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Sally, an Historian

Type
Plotter - Advancer
Job
Historian
Goal
Uncover the secrets of the universe and as many living beings in it. But she's not in a hurry, she enjoys the process of discovery more than anything.
What makes them cool?
Nobody has ever accused her of being cool. But maybe deep down they think that is cool that she seems to always have a solution for things.
Additional Goal(s)
At some rational level she knows that the actual point of knowledge is to help others: help them to survive, to improve, to interact and maybe even find happiness and purpose.
Competence
5 - Highly trained genius
Likeability
3 - Indifferent
Proactivity
5 - Maximum effort

Quirk
Too curious for her (and everyone else)'s well being.
Equipment
She's not one to carry tools, she is more known by given a use to every tool around her. Sometimes by thinking out of the box or using magic to change objects, but mostly because she knows the properties of things.
Desire
Desire? Greed, you could say. She always wants to know. Sometimes it may even seem that there is a reasonable purpose in her look for knowledge, sometimes there is one. But may no mistake, the main reason is always here greed for answers.
Fear
In every world there has been a person that says there is no purpose in fear, that the useful reaction is trying to understand. In the Light Caves, that person is Sally.   And she's always "trying to understand" something different. Look for a list attached to her file.

Happy

The more she ask and the faster she talks, the happier she is with whatever new mystery she had found.

Sad

Quiet. It's hard to know if she's quiet because she's sad, or if she's sad for the same reason why she's quiet: she doesn't know what to ask.

Angry

Some had survive Sally's rage, that's true. But they don't often talk about it.   Apparently, her magic goes crazy... but maybe it's doing exactly the amount of damage that she wants to cause.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Sally was born in the The light caves, and for a few years she was considered a prodigy. "She barely ever cries", "She seems to understand every word we say, see?" "Sometimes I think she controls her magic already"... she wouldn't even get sick.   She started to walk a bit late, but she was exploring the world months before and she said her first words (why, what, mami and cold) earlier than a normal Nidauvie child. She was very sociable and patient around others but didn't make a fuss when she was left unattended.   She was a curious and smart child, but soon her parents and teachers noticed that she had trouble keeping her magic under control as it started to be a little too much for a child to handle. Her parents were patient about it, giving her wise advise instead of lecturing her, and before the teachers and neighbors could worry about it, she managed to learn how to avoid dangerous displays of magic. Later, when she entered teenage age and her friends started to ask for advice on control, she would try to explain them how magic worked, so they could know what to do, but they didn't understand then and nobody ever would. What seemed a simple concept for her, was impossible to put in words.   The problems only started when she was asked about her goals and dreams, to determine what skills to nurture. She wasn't sure about dreams, any grown up job seemed "good enough" or "useful", but nothing dream-like. As for skills, she wanted to explore to see what she could do but didn't have a favorite either. Therefore, her teachers asked the last-resource question: Is there a topic you like? Something you enjoy studying?   Her easy answer wasn't welcomed. She wanted to know everything. To discuss everything. The first suspicions of her being greedy started there, and everyone around her worried. They didn't want to loose her, after all. She was a loved daughter, neighbor, student, friend...   They warned her about the dangers of asking too much. She understood what they meant, and tried to live a simple life as everyone else, not to appease them but to know if she could. She couldn't. Unlike other exiled 'Nidauvie', she wasn't judged or tagged as greedy, she simply left.   She traveled around the universe, following a question at a time, for a couple of years before finding a home in the Community's laboratory in the Ninth World of Grista. Not long after her arrival, she was already leading a team, and collaborating with several others.
Alignment
Mostly lawful good.
Chaotic when needed and neutral when possible.
Date of Birth
8th day of the 10th month
Year of Birth
1 bCo 736 Years old
Birthplace
The Light Caves
Children
Current Residence
Laboratory in the Ninth World of Grista
Gender
Female
Hair
Usually short; auburn and slightly curly.
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Beige, warm undertone.
Aligned Organization
It turned out that there was a dream job for me. Here I can use my social and investigation skills to find out as many answers as I like, and everyone finds it helpful.
— Sally

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Author's Notes

Dec 27, 2022: Well this is a bit chaotic, I'm probably changing the distribution of the info at some point; and the article will probably change as Sally show up in more stories because every time I mentioned somewhere I discover something knew about her. But for now, this is it.


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