Dredmil
From Changeling Venue
| Seeming | Ogre No Kith |
|---|---|
| Court | Summer Court •• |
| Freehold | Wanderer of no particular Freehold |
| Player | Dawn Lloyd |
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Overview
Alias(es): Dredmil, sometimes Dred to friends
Real Name: Unknown to anyone but very close friends
Apparent Age: mid 30's
Mask: One might think that a 5' Asian woman approaching middle age doesn't look menacing. Anyone who thinks that hasn't met Dredmil. If asked specifically why someone crossed the street, most would have a difficult time pinpointing exactly what it is that creates the impression. It's certainly not the size (although closer observation would imply she's incredibly strong), it's not the dress which tends towards any sort of heavy materials from neatly worn blue jeans to a leather jacket (although closer observation would imply she's likely carrying a wide assortment of oddly shaped weapons), it's not even the fist-sized rock she's often casually tossing. But it is... something.
But at other times, the demeanor drops completely. She smiles and jokes and could pass for any tourist passing through town, complete with a camera, notebook, and copy of Lonely Planet.
Mein: Much of her mein is similar to her mask, but there is a sense of stone pervading her entire mein. The skin is rough and gray like granite, the eyes could perhaps be opals, and her voice has more than once been described as "gravelly" (although perhaps only by those attempting to make a pun.) Certainly everything about her lends itself to strength rather than dexterity, but those who have watched her fight have observed that looks can be deceiving, and even rocks can move quickly when the need arises.
Character Information
Known History
Basic Timeline:
- 1927 - Born, Portland Oregon
- 1942 - Manzanar, California
- 1950 - Taken, northern California
- 1980 - Returned, (US - Unspecified)
- 1981 - Joins The End
- 1984 - Begins traveling internationally
Current Activities: General activist/recruiter for The End, a paramilitary group of zealots dedicated to returning to Arcadia to destroy it
Patrolling the hedge for any newly escaped Lost
Traveling the world to aid those she feels need it (most often newly escaped Lost, groups and organizations dedicated to such things, anyone actively fighting the fae, etc.)
Background: Friends who attempt to ask about her life before she was taken are usually met with growls, others usually encounter fists. The few who bother digging into her background find a very boring story of a Japanese girl born to immigrant parents trying their best to succeed in the "and of opportunity." She speaks indifferently of having been married, and notes that her fetch probably had a perfectly enjoyable life.
Those who ask about her durance are most often answered by "rocks". Those who remember her from Arcadia often have less pleasant tales to tell of her dealings with other changelings.
Those who have known her since her return have known her as a traveler who shows up most often whenever there's a problem she can help with, a rumor of some secret knowledge of the Fae or Arcadia, or a contest or fight.
Reputation
Dredmil is known for being blunt, abrasive, and generally not liking people. She is quick to form enemies, slow to form friends, and slower to forget either. Most fall in the middle, in the vast category of people she couldn't care less about, though. One way or the other, she is quick to let people know where they stand on either side.
Despite her general dislike of most people, she is known for supporting and aiding organizations she considers worthy. Most notably, of course, is her membership in The End. But when not working to further the cause of returning to destroy Arcadia, she's known for contributing to any number of other groups through a variety of means ranging from helping with manual labor to supplying them with goblin fruits to aiding their PR efforts with surprising efficiency.
Although disinclined to mention such things, she is particularly known for a few skills. Most notably among these are her ability to craft weapons out of rocks (as well as carving a wide variety of other objects) and her knowledge and ability to find goblin fruits.
Motley
Questions of what motley she's part of are generally met with a simple statement that being part of a motley would limit her freedom to travel and go where she's needed.
Allies
Enemies
Quotes
Rumors
- Has extremely high wyrd, and as a result, attempts to use magic as little as possible.
- Remembers Arcadia clearly, and only pretends not to remember because she doesn't want to talk about what she did there.
- Is a very adept academic and writer, and simply pretends not to be.
- Has killed people for insulting her rock carvings.
- Has killed people for trespassing, even if not on her property.
- Has killed people for trying to speak to her in Japanese.
