Kariza Fel'maw

**Kariza Fel'maw** was a female Tarrthailese bartender and cook who lived in the Stilltide settlement on the planet Heilyne. Fel'maw came to Heilyne as a refugee following a war on the planet Arehadium in a neighboring system.

## Biography

### Early Life and Career

In 4821 ASA, Kariza Fel'maw was born on the planet Arehadium. As a child, she frequently had chronic pains, which made it difficult for her to exert too much physical energy. Most in her community sympathized with Fel'maw, which allowed her to socialize with many different people from a young age.

As an adult, Fel'maw worked as a bartender at a local seedy tavern. While she mixed and served drinks with considerable expertise, she also gained experience in customer service. This included breaking up fights and bashing heads with those who refused to stop. Fel'maw remained a bartender at this tavern for several decades, which gave her a reputation as an old, seasoned barkeep.

### Fleeing War: Coming to Stilltide

By the time she reached her early 70s, Kariza Fel'maw's homeworld of Arehadium experienced a civil war, where different cities formed alliances with others and fought one another because of trade disputes. Fel'maw and many other Arehadians fled the planet, seeking refuge in neighboring worlds throughout the Ice Quartz Sector.

Fel'maw and two other refugees stopped on the icy planet Heilyne, just 11 parsecs away from Arehadium. The three refugees quickly discovered the settlement of Stilltide established by the Cassiopeian Republic, who granted them food and shelter. Only after a few days, Fel'maw decided she enjoyed her time in Stilltide and wanted to stay there permanently for the remainder of her old life. The other two refugees Fel'maw traveled with decided to take their chances and become nomads on Heilyne, seeking further shelter elsewhere.

Ever since, Fel'maw became a valued and respected member of Stilltide's society. She was known to her neighbors as a woman of many stories.

## Personality and Traits

Kariza Fel'maw was a heavyset Tarrthailese woman with lime green skin patterned with dark bands, orange eyes, and white curly hair fashioned into an afro.

Most knew Kariza Fel'maw as a humble, easygoing woman who had many stories and experiences to share, if given the chance to do so. She had a strong sense of nostalgia in her old age, remembering the different patrons who came and left her tavern on Arehadium. Her experience as a barkeep also made her cautious and quick to analyze people, their actions, and their behavior, which made some consider her to be a strong judge of character. Above all, she found happiness in getting others to talk and wind down through food and drink.

Even in her old age, Fel'maw had a knack for learning new things. She was a generally fast learner, picking up new skills more easily than most.

## Skills and Abilities

While Kariza Fel'maw's skillset was a rather long list of things, from animal handling and gardening to first aid and illustration, her strongest skills were as a cook and as a bartender. She was a professional at preparing both meals and drinks to happy patrons, friends, and neighbors. Her experiences with breaking up fights also gave her an edge during a fight, as she was considerably skilled at hand-to-hand combat and extremely well-versed in firearm usage.

## Trivia

* Kariza is based off of a randomly generated colonist character from the sandbox video game *RimWorld*.