Mama Duskshell

**Miriam "Mama" Duskshell** is an adult female tortle and the matriarch of the Duskshell village.

## Description

### Appearance

At 4'10, Mrs Duskshell is a slightly below average height female Tortle. She has green skin and a brown shell which, like all Duskshells, is marked by purple splotches. Much of the times she is seen wearing an apron which has tiny flowers embroidered along the hemline. She does not wear much in terms of ornamentation most of the time, though she has been known to wear pearls on special occasions, or to wax her shell so that it has some extra shine.

### Personality

True to her nickname of "mama", Miriam Duskshell is an incredibly loving and caring woman. Though one should not make the mistake of thinking that love and care are always going to be soft. While she sees no reason to be unnecessarily strict, she knows the value of a bit of tough love every now and then. And her caring extends beyond just her kin. Once she takes a liking to someone, that person becomes as good as family in her eyes.

## Biography

Miriam Duskshell was born and raised in Serendipity, better known as Duskshell village, as it has been occupied by the Duskshell family for generations. She, like most children in her village, grew up being cared for by the whole family. She was always very close to her father, Noru, as well as his sister, her aunt Vhyrra. Her mother unfortunately passed when she was fairly young, as is sadly common for Tortles. She has two siblings, Fro and Suki.

The Duskshell family has always had a bit of a strangeness about them. Certain members, including Miriam's own father, claimed to have a gift of receiving visions which warned them of a terrible future. Partly because of this, Miriam felt a need to make her own family as soon as possible. After all, if the end was nigh, she might as well get her kicks while she could. While most tortles were known to wait until closer to the end of their lives to have children, as egg production often took a lot out of them and limited how much longer they could live after that, Miriam got to it when she was in her late twenties.

Miriam Duskshell would eventually earn the nickname of "Mama", as she had many of her own children, and become something of a mother to the rest of the village as well. She has seemingly mellowed out quite a bit now that all of her children are older, but the effects of her youthful friskiness can still be seen throughout Serendipity.

### Taking in Strays

During one particularly difficult season during which the clams were yet to wake from hibernation and the Inquisition was being particularly forceful, Mama Duskshell crossed paths with a peculiar young lady by the name of Berry. Though she was not exactly a lady at the moment when Mama Duskshell met her. Instead, the young tiefling girl was wild shaped to look like a fluffy dog, and was happily playing with Bimmini, Mama Duskshell's granddaughter. While Mama was trying to explain that a nice dog like Berry surely had a home, the dog reverted back to her tiefling form, and explained that the only family she had was her rats.

Mama Duskshell's heart immediately went out to the young tiefling, and she insisted that Berry stay with her for a while. The tiefling proved herself to be an excellent helper, taking on chores such as tending to the chickens, gathering herbs from the garden, and keeping the young Duskshell's occupied while their parents were trying to get things done.

### A Brief Reunion

It was a few months after the arrival of Berry that Mama Duskshell received more interesting visitors. Her son, Dordlo, brought his adventuring party through serendipity on their quest to find GreyRot Shards, and with the help of Berry, the group was sent up into the mountains to confront a band of Orcs who had been causing the village some trouble. Dordlo and his friends returned and spent some time with Miriam and the rest of the family, which is where they invented the new recipe of Bittersweet Jambalaya.

Although Dordlo insisted that he could not stay, Mama Duskshell convinced him to take Berry with him, and tasked the young tiefling girl with making sure her son stayed safe.

## Relationships

#### Family

##### Dordlo

Dordlo is the pride and joy of Mama Duskshell. She adores her son, and desires great things for him. At times she can be pushy and overbearing, but it is simply a side effect of her love.

##### Bimmini

Bimmini is Mama Duskshell's granddaughter through her daughter Ayesha.

#### Others

##### Berry

Mama Duskshell has been housing the young tiefling in exchange for her help around the village. She thinks Berry is a sweet, albeit odd, girl.