| Name: Barynn Ferinda Garmold | Age: 23 | Gender: Female | Sexuality: Bisexual | Height: 4'11" | Weight: 110lbs |
| Race/Species: Dwarf | Hair Colour: Dark brown | Eye Colour: Hazel | Skin Colour: Tanned | Trade: Jeweler |
Appearance:
Barynn is short, standing at only four feet and eleven inches in height, and she is of average weight for her height - not slender, not muscular or bulky, not overweight, but proportionate. Her light skin is always well-tanned. Her heart-shaped face is framed by a cascade of dark hair that falls in loose waves just past her shoulders. She has almond-shaped hazel eyes and thin lashes. Her nose is average, not terribly defined but not heavy either. She has thick lips that curve upwards. She doesn't typically wear much makeup, occasionally brushing some over her eyelashes to make them stand out more or putting some on her lips to make them glossy. Barynn tends to dress quite simplistically, opting for plain white and cream-coloured blouses with knee- or ankle-length skirts in various muted colours. She does, however, like to accessorize, always wearing a variety of jewelry pieces - all of which she handcrafted herself.
Personality:
Barynn is not a people-person. Very independent and solitary, Barynn prefers to be alone. She prefers to spend much of her day inside, working on her trade, though she will relent and talk to people when it comes time to sell her goods. She is quiet and thoughtful, tending to entertain intrinsic thoughts and ideas while she does her work. In the evenings she likes to go out for a walk, though she will typically avoid people during her ventures away from home. When she does interact with others, she doesn't tend to be very verbose. She likes to let her jewelry speak for itself and she wants her customers to choose the jewelry that speaks to them without her input. She will answer questions that are posed, and she is always happy to help her customers find what they're looking for.
History/Bio:
Barynn was raised in an underground settlement far from Veritas Isle. She was always a strange child for a dwarf, though; while the other kids all enjoyed playing in the dirt and being close to the earth, she was repulsed by the dank, dark underground. She always longed for something more. She was one of eight siblings, neither oldest nor youngest, caught somewhere in the middle. As such, she was often overlooked by her parents and had quite a bit of freedom. Barynn was frequently caught trying to sneak away from the settlement, trying to find her way to the land above ground that she'd heard so much about. Her parents worried for her, but no matter how much they told her about the safety and comfort of their home, she still longed to see the land above.
As a child, Barynn took a liking to shiny things, so her people declared that she would be trained as a jeweler. She was taught to work with the metals and gemstones extracted from deep within the earth, and taught to design beautiful necklaces, rings, earrings, bracelets, anklets, and circlets. She enjoyed her trade, but she always felt like something was missing. The books talked about the way that jewels gleamed and glittered, but Barynn never saw the sparkle that she thought the jewels ought to have.
One day when Barynn was a teenager, their settlement played host to a guest from the surface world, a traveling merchant who wished to establish trade ties with the colony. The dwarves were eager to do business with the surface, but all Barynn wanted was to learn about the land up above. She took a liking to the merchant, spending a great deal of time with him and asking him to tell her all about the land from which he hailed. It was from him that Barynn learned about Veritas Isle, a cluster of floating islands in the sky. Barynn didn't know what a sky was, but it sounded incredible to her, and when the merchant left to return to his home, she begged him to take her with him. He didn't want to displease her people by going against the wishes of her parents, though, and declined.
Upon turning eighteen, Barynn decided that enough was enough. She wanted to explore the surface world, and now that she was an adult, there was little her family could do to stop her. She told her parents that she loved them, and she promised to write to them frequently from the surface world. She said goodbye to her brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews, bid her friends farewell, and set out for the surface world. One day, she decided, she would travel to Veritas Isle and see it for herself.
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