Thea Yalding

I remember going into class the first day we were talking about compis effects and the professor asked who knew what dreymond root was used for. Obviously, the answer was an umami flavor and intensifying compis effects of other ingredients, mostly those of the physical variety. I learned that like day three in the kitchen with my aunt. Well, somebody else answered that it was for stimulating hair growth. I saw I wasn't the only one in the room confused by the answer. The professor chuckled and listed off a few more effects, saying that depending on your cultural background you probably knew one or two of those on the list. And that blew my mind! Somebody somewhere else in Leland was using dreymond root for something I didn't even know was possible. Could I combine both knowledge sets to come up with something completely different? My mind was racing. I didn't know it at the time, but that was probably the moment I figured out what I really wanted to do with my life.

— Thea Yalding

Thea Yalding is a culinary expert best known as the author of An Escasceana's Journey Through the Compis Arts, a journal she wrote as part of her travels exploring the world of culinary Composition throughout Leland.
Born in the outskirts of Deamei City, Yalding grew up in a neighborhood with Porcai and Sounith influences and saw first hand the way the fusion of cultures created a unique culinary environment. Her aunt was a guiding force in her interest in the culinary field, teaching her the ropes of compis cooking.
Yalding would accomplish her dream of attending the compis studies program at Ambrosie Boisvert College of the Culinary Arts at the age of 23. The professional training combined with her cultural understanding of culinary Composition fueled her curiosity. After a few years working in various restaurants and food shops in the outskirts, Yalding set out on her journey to study the compis effects being created by escasceanes in the farthest flung place in Leland.
Yalding's travels began in northern Vinato where she traversed the Ganuiles Mountains to explore remote settlements and learn from those who thrived on the shores of the toxic Aici River. Over the course of the next several years she sought the obscure throughout the peninsula, keeping careful notes about her discoveries and experiences in her journal. While traveling in Domthe in 1260 she would meet her future husband, a fellow compisceane who served as her guide along the Ensele River.
In 1267, after returning to Deamei City, Yalding would publish her journal under the title An Escaseana's Journey Through the Compis Arts, earning her name recognition in the culinary community. She married her husband in 1268 and joined the compis faculty of Abrosie Boisvert in 1270.

Enmanity
Power of Composition

Other Ethnicities/Cultures

• Sounith

Year of Birth

1232 SU 40 Years old

Birthplace

The Outskirts

Current Residence

Deamei City