Loee Maon, the ceramics magician
Somewhere in the southern suburbs of Sookva, just near the new bridge over the Nool river, stands the tall and colorful building of the House of Ceramics. And every morning, as the sun barely illuminates the roofs of the city, a short but exceptional woman crosses the street towards the school, unmindfully watched by early factory workers who enjoy a glass of grain ale before work.
One of them, probably a newbie, gets bewildered by the sight of such an old woman, opening the doors of the school so early in the day. He asks his colleague about this apparition.
-That old woman? Oh, her name is Loee Maon, doesn't it ring a bell? Well everybody knows her, the's only the most prodigious ceramist of the whole region, perhaps of the world! She's directinh the House of ceramics, kalsh! She was even the one who created it!
-Wow, I didn't expect that, said the younger, 'cause she's old it seems! I haven't seen people that old still working!
- Oh but she's no ordinary elder, mark my word, she's extraordinary, she's kept strong and energetic! There hasn't been a day when she isn't here at break of dawn to open her workshop, and Kal be praised, even during montends!
-Meh, how would you know it? You're stuck to your bed every montend, and you don't even come for morning prayers.
-I pray at home, But it's Robb who saw her once, while he was going to early prayer... Since she's a rebaari, she's not concerned after all.
Anyway, that woman, pure strength she is. A cousin of mine is a student of one of her her apprentices, he says she can do anything with ceramics. He says she is never tired, even late in the day, she works like ten masters, and her art is the best. He said last month that she had again discovered a new type of ceramic.
-It's funny, now that you've said all this, it's true that she looks well, I mean despite her white hair and wrinkles, she looks super classy, and she has fancy clothes. She must be rich, if she's so good at her job.
Seconds later, the woman disappeared through the large doors of the school of ceramics, and the two men went back to drinking their ale in silence.
One of them, probably a newbie, gets bewildered by the sight of such an old woman, opening the doors of the school so early in the day. He asks his colleague about this apparition.
-That old woman? Oh, her name is Loee Maon, doesn't it ring a bell? Well everybody knows her, the's only the most prodigious ceramist of the whole region, perhaps of the world! She's directinh the House of ceramics, kalsh! She was even the one who created it!
-Wow, I didn't expect that, said the younger, 'cause she's old it seems! I haven't seen people that old still working!
- Oh but she's no ordinary elder, mark my word, she's extraordinary, she's kept strong and energetic! There hasn't been a day when she isn't here at break of dawn to open her workshop, and Kal be praised, even during montends!
-Meh, how would you know it? You're stuck to your bed every montend, and you don't even come for morning prayers.
-I pray at home, But it's Robb who saw her once, while he was going to early prayer... Since she's a rebaari, she's not concerned after all.
Anyway, that woman, pure strength she is. A cousin of mine is a student of one of her her apprentices, he says she can do anything with ceramics. He says she is never tired, even late in the day, she works like ten masters, and her art is the best. He said last month that she had again discovered a new type of ceramic.
-It's funny, now that you've said all this, it's true that she looks well, I mean despite her white hair and wrinkles, she looks super classy, and she has fancy clothes. She must be rich, if she's so good at her job.
Seconds later, the woman disappeared through the large doors of the school of ceramics, and the two men went back to drinking their ale in silence.
Biography
Loee was born in a small village in the eastern Blue Sea. At age 6, she was sent to her aunt in Berneem to have a thorough education in . She quickly showed strong interest for graphic art, but her teachers would not let her quit scientific and litterature courses. Frustrated, Loee choosed to leave school at 15 to join the Service, a very young age to join the military.
After more than two years in the military, she is not even 18, so she can't work anywhere other than as a farmer. To avoid getting back to her rural village, she chooses to learn ceramics in a town near Sookva , to the surprise of her family. soon, she gets good at it. Very, very good even. Her masters get impressed by her way to manipulate powders and ligants, she who loathed chemistry so much in her earlier days. At age 21, she buys her very own workshop in the vicinity of Sookva. Applying her analytic thinking, her artisic inspiration and her dexterity, she soon becomes very productive, and as years pass, her workshop gets bigger, her fame grows, and more people want to work and learn with her. At age 41, she creates the House of Ceramics, where she establish a school, and dedicated workshops.
All the while, she pushes the limits of ceramics. By testing new minerals, by experimenting in new cooking methods, she manages to create new properties, paves the way to bio-mineral composites and is even the source of the world's first plastic ceramics. Nowadays, she's known as the Magician of ceramics, or refered to by her apprentices as "chemical grandma"
After more than two years in the military, she is not even 18, so she can't work anywhere other than as a farmer. To avoid getting back to her rural village, she chooses to learn ceramics in a town near Sookva , to the surprise of her family. soon, she gets good at it. Very, very good even. Her masters get impressed by her way to manipulate powders and ligants, she who loathed chemistry so much in her earlier days. At age 21, she buys her very own workshop in the vicinity of Sookva. Applying her analytic thinking, her artisic inspiration and her dexterity, she soon becomes very productive, and as years pass, her workshop gets bigger, her fame grows, and more people want to work and learn with her. At age 41, she creates the House of Ceramics, where she establish a school, and dedicated workshops.
All the while, she pushes the limits of ceramics. By testing new minerals, by experimenting in new cooking methods, she manages to create new properties, paves the way to bio-mineral composites and is even the source of the world's first plastic ceramics. Nowadays, she's known as the Magician of ceramics, or refered to by her apprentices as "chemical grandma"
Portrait
Loee (full name Loeenet) Maon is the founder and director of the Central academy of Ceramics in Sookva. Born in 715.II, 33 Faeesii, she is 79 years old when the previous scene happens, a respectable age nowadays, and quite old for someone still working. She has long, curly white hair that drops on hre shoulders, her grey-blue eyes pierce her deeply wrinkled face, and her resting frown hides a bright and fired up personality. She is short, but she likes making up for it by a choice of colorful working clothes, making her stand out in the workshops and streets, with all those grey uniforms around.
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