Donella Waywocket

Background

Donella, better known as "Don", is a gnomish scholar woman who was forced into manual labor by circumstance. Under Troef's rule, she, like many other gnomes and dwarves, was relegated to work in the emperor's mines, and because of this, has a linguistic foot in most Gnomish and Dwarvish languages. Before this, she traveled and documented the world around her with the vigor of a learned and curious soul. Much of the cottage in which she and Nim live is crowded with trinkets from her travels, and most of all, mountains of books. However, she no longer has the means to travel out of Troef.

Appearance

Don is tall for a gnome, standing at four feet, and is stocky and strong-looking, especially in the arms. She has tan skin, gray hair, and very dark brown eyes. From a human perspective, she looks like she could be in her sixties or late fifties, with wrinkles in her face and hands. She has a chiseled, squarish face that is softened with age and a notably wide, rounded nose. Typically she wears her hair in a braid, all pulled away from her face. She dresses in typical work attire for a manual laborer; durable, jeanlike trousers held up by suspenders over a simple white shirt, often with the sleeves pushed above her forearms. Often, she can be seen with dirt or scuff marks on her clothes and skin.

Personality/Demeanor

Despite the course her life has taken, Don is a jolly soul, and tries to be a comforting presence to those around her. She is exceedingly maternal in nature, especially toward her adoptive child. She is friendly and sociable, though not boisterous. In general, she believes it is better and safer for everyone to keep their heads low and stay in line until things are over. The safety of her loved ones is at the top of her priority list.

Relationships

Don is adoptive guardian to Nim Waywocket. After Don took them in, she had their tail cut off at a young age and later had them shave down their horns so as to help them pass as non-tiefling in everyday society. She rarely let them outside the house, which they've said they understood, but read to them when she could and nursed their love of reading and learning.

As of early May 2020, it's been revealed that Don is in a romantic relationship with the leader of the rebel group Snake Eyes, Bhem Hall.

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