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Captain Sophanisba Merriweather


Quick Facts:
Name: Capt. Sophanisba Merriweather
Nicknames:
Title: The Zepplin Pilot
Region: Fosbir
Career: Owner of The Cantina
Tokota: Balan 6798
Quote: "What's the news?"
Details:
Sophanisba owns The Cantina, one of the weirdest watering holes around Fosbir. She always welcomes weary travelers with a spot at the bar and some of the most potent moonshine. People stay for the cool drinks and the stories of her time as a prospector looking for gold. Her bar is an old zeppelin seen for miles in the distance. Anyone who knows of Sophanisba knows to look up to find her.

Appearance: Old and weather-beaten, her skin has taken on a leather-like quality that makes estimating her age impossible. She has long silver hair that she usually wears braided. Her dark eyes are bright and sharp--sharper than you'd expect for someone who looks like she was present when Fosbir was founded.
Seeing her in anything other than loose-fitting prospector's clothes and a wide-brim felt hat is rare. She wears a belt made of raptor skins and has fashioned their teeth into earrings and necklaces. She's also usually armed, but who isn't? The desert doesn't take kindly to those who are unprepared for danger.

Personality: A gracious host, she has been known to provide first aid and food to anyone who needs it. She has no patience for swindlers or crooks and carefully watches for cruelty among her patrons. She also has no tolerance for law enforcement or any kind of official. She expects folks to treat one another well and mind their business, an irony since she spends most of her time snooping in other people's business.
She has spent decades searching for lost gold and has no thoughts of giving up. She is a shameless gossip, and the more outlandish the story, the more she likes it. Nobody can tell if her talk is for fun or more nefarious reasons: the more lies and misinformation floating around, the less competition there will be for actual treasure.

Background: Nobody knows where she started and where she's going. Sophanisba does as she pleases. Some days she parks her zeppelin in the shade of a mesa and serves as a local bartender, welcoming tokotas and travelers alike into the belly of the airship. On other days she and her airship can be seen low on the horizon, presumably searching for gold in the hills.
Rumors & Gossip:
  • Rumor has it she is older than any of the towns in Fosbir. Rumor has it that she started that rumor.
  • Enjoys hunting raptors. Calls them 'desert rats' and can't stand to have them near The Cantina or any of her prospecting sites.
  • Some think she's mad as a march hare, and she doesn't bother correcting them. Maybe she's been out in the desert sun for too long.
  • Often refers to her ship as a living, breathing thing. Best not to damage or threaten The Cantina in any way.
  • Some say she's already found a vast treasure of gold and just likes being a bartender and explorer.
  • She's said to keep a book of secrets somewhere in The Cantina. For research purposes or blackmail reasons, the rumors haven't been determined.
Original NPC inspiration by the7eventhrider
NPC art by USERNAME