I, Kati Beattie, was born to an Ubar, a great and noble man. It was among the walls of his city that I spent my early years growing up among guards who protected me, servants who took care of me, and teachers who taught me the ways of the blue caste. Those early years were happy years; though I have no recollection of my mother, who in later years I was told that she was of the blue caste who had gone to dust when I was very young. That is all I know of my mother, Father does not like to talk about her. You can see the pain in his eyes when I ask about her, so I long ago ceased. There was a great upheaval in the land. War came to the city.
So when I had yet to reach my full height Father sent off to continue my training in the best school in the land far from my home. There life was all about scrolls and learning, there was little time for anything else. The days were very disciplined and structured life with not much else happening. I could go on about the classes and such, but it is best to let those fade into the dust of time.
From school, I was sent to the scribes in Fina where my brother lived and he became my guardian (January 2010). My brother companioned and they had a lovely little girl. When his companion and baby girl were killed in a raid, my bother grief stricken he left Fina. Some time later a man came to Fina with some of his belongings looking for me. He told me he asked to bring them to me by my brother ... and that he had gone to dust.
While there in Fina, I worked for the Chief Scribe until the High Magistrate noticed me and quickly elevated me to the position of magistrate there (June 23, 2010). It was noticed that I have been bless by the priest kings with high curiosity and an uncanny ability to walk into the middle of people fighting, ...once or twice with swords drawn, and to talk them down to a more reasonable way of solving their disagreement.
For a short season I was the High Magistrate's companion. Then when he was lost in a raid, I found myself serving as High Magistrate (July 31, 2010), sitting in judgment for a number of cases there in Fina working 50+ hours a week (while holding a full time job in real).
One day Father, Ubar of Rarn, came to Fina to see how I was because word got to him of my brother passing (July 2011). Then upon his arrival the Ubar of Fina would not even acknowledge his presence; which made my father so mad that he left the city within the hour with me in tow. Upon arriving in Rarn he placed me in the position of High Magistrate (September 2011) and I picking up the duties I had preformed for Fina on a bit slower pace (25+ hours per week). Once during my time there a dear man did ask to court me; however, the city was attacked and fell in the month long battle. Few of us were lucky enough to escape with our lives. Rarn however was not so lucky becoming noting more than rubble.
Now I found myself without a home stone or family. Did they survive? I did not know. I wondered for a time from city to city (1), providing service where I could and traveling with caravans to new cities when I could find safe passage.
Eventually this brought me to Abydos (January 2014) and I was once again my work as magistrate was recognized and I became their Chief Magistrate. Here I found a place of rest and happiness I had not known in some years. I lived in a free woman's house with others and was rarely alone or lonesome. It was here to my great joy this is where Father found me (February 2014).
One companion of my father said of me, "Of the Blue Caste... a talented Magistrate. Don't let her quite and shy demeanor fool ya. She's well spoken, well versed and loved by her father and I." She was right, being a magistrate runs in my blood, to not stop being one would be as easy as to never breath again.
Father, the retired scarlet commander, former Ubar, and captain, has now acquired two merchant houses and is now a merchant of great wealth. Along with his companion they run the now combined merchant houses together with the family and others. ...His dear companion is such a sweet lady who I now call "mother".
Father moved us to various cities and depending on the cities needs I worked in the position of magistrate or high magistrate for the city. (1) For now you can find the family within the city walls of Turia running the merchant house. The itch in my blood was to strong that I became a magistrate once again as well.
The Dark Sun Merchant house caters to free, healers, mercenaries, and outlaws alike. Looking for spices and herbs, that special barrel or wine, or seeking some other specialty item, come see us and it will be found for you. Dark Sun will have what you seek.
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(1) Cities:
- Fina (January 2010) High Magistrate
- Rarn (July 2011) High Magistrate
- Isle of Cos (June 2013) Magistrate
- Abydos (January 2014) Chief Magistrate
- Telnus (February 2014) Magistrate
- Turia (March 2014) Magistrate
- Aetos (April 2014) was to be their magistrate but the city never developed
- Atria was another one of these towns that never developed
- Whitewater (June 2014) High Magistrate
- Tyros (February 2015) Magistrate
- Thentis (June 2015) Teaching Scribe
- Rorus (July 2015 - October 2015) High Magistrate
- Agrhi (Family moved in August 2015) Magistrate
- Turia (March 2016)
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Magistrate (August 29, 2016)
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