Boris Highever

**Boris Highever** is a Sky Dwarf and the proprietor of The Goodman Inn. He is also an aeronaut.

Originally a member of the Kaszwa Sky Hold, Boris Highever crashed during a routine resource run between the Masha Desert and Madarak due to an unprecedented engine failure. His co-pilot had died, and Boris was mortally wounded and had the right half of his face scarred by an errant chopper blade.

Boris was saved by a Textile Craftforged traveller who had seen his flying apparatus crash into the woods. She tended to him for weeks despite not knowing who he was, why he had fallen from the sky, or what he was doing in the first place.

Though Boris was severely injured, he pulled through and tried to pay his savior back for her assistance.

The Craftforged communicated to Boris that she did not have a name, and that she was all on her own. The two came to be close friends, and Boris did his absolute best to understand his new friend despite her communicative handicap. But Boris knew that his superiors and investors from Kaszwa would be coming to find him soon, and prepared for what would be his voyage home to his mysterious Sky Hold.

Boris would eventually salvage the rest of his chopper, hoping to be able to recoup some of his losses from it crashing. The Craftforged would help him as best she could, and he in turn would find some way to repay her. At first he offered gold, precious metal, and the like; however, she refused. She saw no use for the items, and the Sky Dwarf was blown away by how something so coveted by his kind could be so easily refused. He offered weapons and food, but she already had her own protective equipment and had a light diet due to her race's predisposition for using food as a light fuel source. The only thing she was interested in was the technology that Sky Dwarves covet even more than their precious metals. Boris and the Craftforged would struggle to come to an agreement regarding his technology.

One fateful night, Boris and the Craftforged were attacked by a band of roaming goblins. Due to a terrible turn of events, Boris was caught between saving his coveted salvage for when investors would arrive for him and his Craftforged friend. He sacrificed his salvage to save the Craftforged.

Since then, Boris and the Craftforged have been inseparable. Boris could not return to his people, as he would be considered a failed aeronaut, penniless, and practically a pariah. Though he was saddened at first, he eventually moved on.

He shared his technology with the Craftforged traveller eventually, and she was ecstatic. Though she had no idea how to handle it, she was extremely curious and gentle. Boris would try to give the Craftforged many names based on their history and his observations.

Tinks, Hero, Sticks, and other names were shared, but all were shot down. At many times, Boris would just use a nickname until it wore out.

Eventually, Boris's injuries caught up to him. He could not travel, but the Craftforged did not want to leave him to die. They eventually came to the road connecting Widit and Calimshan. They would build the foundations that would become the Goodman Inn, a popular rest stop for travelers between the two countries in East Yatara.

At first it was built as a small home, then a small airship, then a bigger home that could secretly fly. Through a lot of innovation and ingenuity, Boris fused sailcloth to the Craftforged magically with the help of a wandering Alborge Wizard. The Craftforged was far less lithe, but now she could spread out her body and acted as a sail for their airship home. She also acted as an incredible helmsman whilst Boris became a great navigator and engineer. Boris finally gave the Craftforged a name that would stick with her: Sails.

Though the adventures were fun, many people would use their home as a rest stop. Hard to keep the secret of the home being an airship when you have travelers staying at your home.

Eventually, the house was renovated into an Inn, though it secretly kept many of the flying apparatuses. Sails would be asked her name by many, and Boris would tell them all "Sales," and say her name was Sales because she drived up sales. Sails in truth loathed customers, but kept up appearances.