Campaigns/GK-Austin 10-3-19/Tarla Leurc

## Prologue

Tarla Leurc was given another assignment to kill a goblin who has plans that involve disrupting the business plans of Leurc. Or at least that's what she was told. Tarla finds the goblin, kills him before he can spout some backstory, which she wasn't going to listen to anyway. She goes through a gate where her adventure begins.

## Backstory

Tarla Leurc: was told to be an orphan that the Leurc Company found and raised. Actually was obtained as part of a business transaction. Tarla believes that the Leurc Company aims for the good of the people to help out and bs like that. In reality, the planet Leurc (obtained 276 years ago) is covered in the metaphorical sludge that is the evil of man and literal sludge from waste excess in the factories. Tarla finds her planet beautiful.

## Character Journal

Tarla Leurc has always done her best in the service of the Leurc Company. The praise of her superiors has often left her coworkers admiring/envious of her. As a result, she didn't have much in a sense of camaraderie in with her colleagues. Not that she would know. It's not like she grew up with real friends or family. So the passive aggressive nature attitude used towards her is as friendly as a smile. But this all changed when she was given the extended mission to take out Lep.

She doesn't know when this feeling of inadequacy started. Was it when her new cohorts showed no interest in LC despite her praising it? Was it when she held a dying cat child in her arms unable to save it? Or perhaps it was when a god of justice trapped in an amulet told her she “was not worthy.” Not a phrase she has ever heard before.

The companions she now walks with are different from any that she has known before. They reprimand her, but don't threaten to fire her. And to Tarla, being fired to be literally set on fire until dead, but you have to clear your desk out first. So embarrassing. No, these people may be coworkers, but they are the type of coworkers that she'd hangout for happy hour after work. In any case, Tarla is starting to feel a sense of “closeness.”

But despite her new “friends,” the doubt still grows in her mind. For Leurc's sake, her employee evaluation is starting to come by. Who's going to tell her how to improve? Gunner? Tarla still has doubts about his credentials. And they only grow as her “friends” don't hide their own disdain for him. Plus, after the evaluation is her anniversary for staying with the company. She is given a single cupcake as reward. A CUPCAKE!

This mission is taking too long. Longer than any other mission Tarla has been on. She is starting to think her companions aren't going to know about her anniversary and she's going to miss out on her cupcake. Tarla's doubt grows.

Negativity starts to consume her mind, and being on a planet with these nasty reverse centaurs is not helping her state of mind. Unfortunately, Tarla starts to be vocal about her feelings about these natives despite all the sensitivity training she has received. So she turns to alcohol to help calm her mind. Alcohol being an approved method of therapy in the Leurc Company. “You can drink all you want. As long as it's on non work hours, and you don't talk about it.” A proven solution.

It's only several hours later in at the start of a hangover when Tarla comes out of her blackout. And she has one of those nasty horse babies. Her “friends” tell her that she was insistent on keeping the thing, and as Tarla is far physically stronger than them, there wasn't much they could do to stop her.

Tarla was pondering on what to do with this child that she was in the middle of feeding, when she looked into their eyes. In those eyes, Tarla sees two people, she first sees herself as a young child being raised in the ways of the Leurc Company, rising to greatness. The second she sees is the young cat child that was alone and had to fend for himself before being destroyed by power. In this, Tarla sees the two fates for this child, either they are abandoned and will die a painful death, or . . . through the power of the company, will be raised strong. Just like her.

Tarla knows it will be difficult to send this baby to the company, so she will take it upon herself to represent the company, and raise this little one just as she was raised. And so, Tarla names this little one, Beatrice or Bea for short. She will be strong, honorable and serve the Leurc Company in all their glory.

The not-really-a-paladin sends a notice to her company about this new addition to the family, so they can update her insurance. As well as a notice of probation on herself for her drunken misadventures. But going forward, Tarla is always going to hold Bea close, and will work to never lose her.