Appearance

Physical Description

Paulet isn't very strong but she is dextrous with a strong stomach. Once she takes of her knit poncho you'll be surprised by how much fitter she is than the average youngster.

Apparel & Accessories

Paulet usually wears a red-brown or oker yellow chong kbun (a style of Asian cloth-wrap pants) with glimmering patterns and a sleeveless top underneath the wide, self knit poncho's. The poncho's and the top have an open slid on the back through which she can fit her wings.
 
She learned the patterns for knitting her poncho's during her travels in her youth. Since they are comfortably warm and are efficient at hiding from others how strong she really is, she has quite a number of them in different colours.

Specialized Equipment

Somewhere along her travels Paulet picked up The ring of *Splat*, a magic ring that summons ghost pies she can throw at enemies or feed ethereal guests.
 
She also has a large, black-wood wagon that functions as a travelling home and a foodtruck.

Mentality

Personal history

Paulet was born in a classist culture where someone is expected to follow in their parents' footsteps and fulfil their duty assigned at birth.
 
In Paulet’s case, her parents owned a bakery. Lucky for her, she has always liked baking and cooking. However, at the age of 14, she found herself becoming more and more bored of her ancestors' recipes.

As such, when she hit the age of 16 and was fully in her rebellious teenager phase, she packed her bags and bid adieu to the land she knew before anyone could stop her.
 
At the first large city beyond her countries mountains, she joined a small group of adventurers to help her understand foreign cultures and languages. This group consisted of a human cleric, a dwarven bard, and an elven archer. They were rather happy to have someone in the group who could cook well and punch hard.
 
During her travels, Paulet’s friends taught her their languages and she discovered many new dishes and herbs to cook with. Of course, during all this, she regularly sent letters home to assure her parents of her wellbeing.
 
After seven years, Paulet began to miss her home and returned with several new recipe books. With a lot of nagging and determination, she managed to convince her parents to allow her to sell some of the pastries she had brought back and they were a great hit among the people.

They were so successful in fact that the imperial palace recruited her as an (apprentice) cook in the kitchen. By the age of 43 years, she’d become the head chef and had married. Her children continue the family tradition of running the now renowned bakery.

Employment

Paulet was expected to take over her parents' bakery since young, which she initially did after returning from her travels. However, the imperial palace heard the word of her skill and recruited her as an apprentice cook to the kitchen of the imperial Star palace.

While she was away her younger brother took over the shop and kept it running successfully.
 
Her education as a royal chef lasted two years. She brought many new dishes to the table, including many vegetable-based recipes the royal children actually liked! As such, when she was promoted to the position of head chef, she was assigned a position in the imperial Moon palace where the concubines and children live.

She's had several students of her own and her own reputation indirectly boosted that of her families shop, enabling the opening of a restaurant. She retired from her position as Royal head chef at the age of 63.

Morality & Philosophy

On the surface, Paulet is an almost typical kind grandmother. Her grandma instincts also compel her to constantly worry about the well being of her companions which might get annoying at times as she stuffs them with the fourth snack of the morning.
 
On the other hand, she’s very strict with her rules about table manners or food. Unless you’re an obligatory carnivore you’re not allowed to leave the table without eating your vegetables. Meals can not be skipped or ‘replaced’ with snacks. One will also have to wash their hands and appear for the meal clean. Etc.
 
However, other than cooking for people this old owl also enjoys tricking others and theatrical dramatics. This is the main reason she consistently presents to be frail with bad hearing. By extension, she has a soft spot for antics of others as long as these aren't right out malicious.

Taboos

Table manners and cleanliness are very important! There will be no dirty, rotting undead anywhere near her food or kitchen. Begone, you dirty wretched things! and don't return unless you're sparkling clean!

Known Languages

Common, Aarakocra, Auran, Dwarven, Elven

Personality

Motivation

Around a year ago Paulet’s grandson, Baritákè, hit his own rebellious peak and went out to become an adventurer. Paulet was delighted by this initiative and told him to send back letters on the regular.

As the half-monthly letters streamed in she could no longer contain her desire for excitement and seeing new things. As such, she packed her bags once again and set out for adventure… to the great dismay of her children.
 
She’s both looking for new ingredients and recipes to create new dishes as well as her grandson. She has some self-knit sweaters and scarfs to give him.

Social

Birthplace

Gaocheng

Family Ties

Paulet's husband passed away three years ago. He was a guard she met while working at the imperial Star palace.
 
She still has a living younger brother who has his own tiny restaurant down the 'street' of her families bakery. They had weekly meetings over tea and coffee to talk (boast) about their children and grandchildren and the past.

Paulet herself has two children who are both married and three grandchildren. Two of her grandchildren are still very young (8 and 10 years) and the last one is a rebellious teenager.

Mannerisms

Oh, I'm so o~ld! Curse these fragile bones.

Paulet enjoys playing up her old age. Often complaining about her bones, bad hearing/ eyesight and other such things. She also walks with a bend in her back, using her magic quarterstaff as a walking stick.

If a fight breaks out, or she is attacked, she will use her martial arts training and acting skills to 'bumble' out of the way and 'accidentally' knock out foes.