Celandine Dis Rúmil Beren

Backstory
Celandine comes from a well to do family in Lourcana, a large coastal city on the largest island. Not wealthy enough to own multiple houses but wealthy enough to never have to worry. Growing up she didn’t get along super well with her twin sister. Edelweiss adored school and could never understand why Celandine didn’t. Celandine found school to be incredibly boring. Like most gnomes she had a knack for learning but she learned best by doing things. Not by sitting still in a chair listening to a teacher ramble on for hours. When she wasn’t in school Celandine was often tasked with looking after her younger siblings. This was something she liked doing. Celandine could often be found playing with neighborhood children. She loved how open minded, hilarious, inquisitive and filled with wonder over the smallest things kids can be.

Instead of pursuing a higher education like her twin did, Celandine decided to become a Nanny. A career choice her Dad did not approve of.

After 40 years working as a nanny, she'd had enough of dealing with rich parents, but she still wanted to work with children. So she applied to become a teacher at the local school where she grew up. She was determined to make her subject interesting but history is a very boring subject. The history of this world is filled with magic. When Celandine got tired of teaching history (the kids rarely paid attention despite her best efforts) she decided it was time to use what money she had earned and go back to school. To learn about the magic that makes up so much of history, and how to do it herself.

Wizard school was fun. Sure the lectures were hard to pay attention to, but the practical demonstrations were exciting. Celandine excelled at wizardry magic. At first Celandine got frequent letters from her family. It has been a while since she has heard from them and she is starting to worry a little. She just graduated from the school, and is heading back home before she finds a nice paying job as a private magic tutor. Being a wizard is not cheap, and Celandine won’t say no to a way to earn some money before she gets a steady job. Particularly not if it involves some mild adventure.

When she finally decided to go back to school, she would have gone to the Malnamara Institute of Magics. Its across from where she grew up on the small-ish island of Vonpar.

Other Info
So, Cel doesn't like religion. When she was probably like young 20 something a very close friend of hers (Lohik) died. Said friend was super relgious, a follower of some like healing god. Friend died of a disease, and Cel was salty about it.

Lohik
Male gnome - dead

So, Cel doesn't like religion. When she was probably like young 20 something a very close friend of hers died. Said friend was super relgious, a follower of some like healing god. Friend died of a disease, and Cel was salty about it.

Krislynn
elf

They met while she  was working for the Xiloscients in Nao. So that would have been about 7 years ago. She was probably Cel's date to Landri's wedding. Sadly long distance relationships in a world without the internet are hard. So they broke up, also because it seemed their lives were heading different directions

The Timbers
The Timbers were the first family that Celandine worked as a nanny for. Celandine heard about the job from her dad. Mr. and Mrs. Timber work on the projects Mr. Beren helps design. They were a great family to work for. Celandine immediately felt comfortable with them because they were gnomes. They treated Celandine as part of the family, and were incredibly thankful for her help.

The Falones
Celandine found this family through a Nanny agency that matches people with Nannies. She moved out her hometown for the first time to take this job. (Insert some stuff about the city the DM might give me) They were also a human family not gnome. They weren’t a bad family to work for, but they didn’t treat Celandine as part of the family. They were paying her to take care of the children and that was it.

The Xiloscients
Celandine came highly recommended from her previous families. She had coped with working for a human family, but an Elvish family was entirely different. Celandine was just one of many servants. The Xiloscients had lots of hired help, from maids to private tutors for their daughter. She was most likely hired because gnomes are stereotyped as smart. As their Nanny Celandine got to travel to a few different places with the family. They lived in Nao. Perhaps we visited other towns in Aersari.

Talulah Tengo - Celandines middle school Literature teacher. She saw that Celandine wasn’t trying her hardest in school and took a special interest in her. Recommended some really great books.

Ryo Rorora - Fellow student at Wizard school. An elf. He and Celandine had a not so friendly competition over getting the highest grades. He won.

Diary
Mentioned NPCs:
 * Edelweiss: Identical twin. Bookish.  There is at least one entry about ways to prank her
 * Landri: Younger brother. Would have been about 3.
 * Mom: She’s a writer
 * Dad: Idk he’s a dad
 * Lohki: Male gnome.They met during school. Became really good friends.

Cel was scared of the sea when she was little. Waves are gigantic when you’re a foot tall. Her parents rewarded her learning to swim/ getting over her fear by getting her a stuffed great white shark. She still sleeps with that Shark when she’s visiting her parents.

First day of the fourth month of some year
It’s my birthday today! Edelweiss and I are now eight. Mom and Dad got us a combined birthday gift this year. Normally I hate those, but this year it’s okay because they got us a kitten! Adela is so tiny. She’s even smaller then Landri.

Random date
Today Lohki said when he grows up he wants to be a cleric. Thats so silly. When I grow up I want to be a mom. Mom gets to  play with Landri all day while I have to go to school. I bet moms don’t even have to know math.

Cel would have met Lohki while doing some extra credit for school. They both would have been trying to memorize this poem

Courage first met fear, When I was still a child;

Courage gazed with cool, clear eyes;

Fear was something wild.

Courage urged “Let’s go ahead;”

Fear said “Let’s turn back.”

Courage spoke of what we had,

Fear of what we lacked.

Courage took me by the hand

And warmed my frozen bone;

Yet fear the while tugged my legs

And whispered “We’re alone.”

Many have been the obstacles

Since first I had to choose,

And sometimes when courage led me on

I’ve come up with a bruise.

And many have been the challenges

Since fear and courage met,

And yet those times I’ve followed Fear,

Too often – tagged along – Regret.