Race: Human



Age: 18



Sex: Female



Profession: Initiate of Pathfinder Society



Background:

Ayla grew up in the streets and it's all she's ever really known. Stealing to keep alive is a way of life if one might call it that. Now that she's getting older, she's found that there's a whole world out there for the taking.



Entrance Interview Snippet from the Pathfinder Society scribe to catalog initiation:



Laine: "Please tell me a bit about yourself so we can record your entry."



Ayla: "MY NAME IS AYLA AND I AM 18 YEARS OLD.  AT LEAST I THINK I’M 18. MY PARENTS DIED WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG. AFTER THEY PASSED AWAY, I WENT TO LIVE WITH MY GOD PARENTS. THEY WERE NOT REALLY HAPPY ABOUT TAKING ME IN. THEY WANTED ME TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HOUSEHOLD FUNDS, AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT WAS TO LEARN TO STEAL FOR MY FOOD AND CLOTHING. I WOULD GO TO THE SHOP TO STEAL FROM THE SHELVES, AND FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS. I BECAME QUITE GOOD AT PICK POCKETING. I WOULD BUY SOME FOOD FROM THE SHOP AND GO HIDE TO EAT WHAT I BOUGHT. I BECAME FRIENDS WITH THE FORGOTTEN PET DOGS AND CATS IN THE VILLAGE BECAUSE I FELT AN AFFINITY WITH THEM. WE WERE ALONE, AND UN-CARED FOR. THEY BECAME THE ONLY BEINGS I REALLY TRUSTED UNTIL I GOT OLDER AND LEARNED THAT NOT ALL PEOPLE ARE BAD. BUT I STILL HAVE A HARD TIME WITH TRUSTING OTHERS."



Laine: "So you've given that up to start a life of exploration or is it something else?"



Ayla: "WELL WHEN THE SHOP OWNER FINALLY CAUGHT ME, I WAS VERY AFRAID TO GO BACK TO MY GODPARENTS HOME, SO I LEFT THE VILLAGE TO TRY TO MAKE IT ON MY OWN. I WENT FROM VILLAGE TO VILLAGE, AND TOWN TO CITY USING MY ONLY TALENT TO MAKE DUE. I SOON LEARNED THAT CITIES WERE SAFER SINCE IT’S EASIER TO GET LOST IN A CROWD."



Laine: "Well we could find that kind of skill useful when it comes to the urban division. What else happened?"
 

Ayla: "SO ANYWAY, MOST RECENTLY IN MY LIFE, I WAS GRANTED ACCEPTANCE IN A ROGUES GUILD FOR HELPING TO RETRIEVE AND RETURN SOME IMPORTANT DRUMS FOR THE GUILD MASTER, JERRY. NOW WE ARE ON ANOTHER QUEST THAT COULD BE SECRET, SO I WON’T TALK ABOUT THAT UNTIL I GAIN CLEARANCE. THE MEMBERS OF MY PARTY ARE KYRAS (A REALLY GOOD LOOKING ELF), ZOHAN A CAT MAN, AND DICE WHO IS A GNOME WHO SEEMS TO BE A BIT OF A PAIN IN THE BUTT, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, IT SEEMS HE AND I HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON BUT I’M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS. I’VE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS THAT I SEEM A BIT SCATTERBRAINED AND FORGETFUL, SO I NOW CARRY A JOURNAL TO KEEP RECORDS OF THINGS I NEED TO REMEMBER. FUNNY, I’VE SEEN DICE DO THE SAME… I WONDER?"



Laine: "Well if you're already used to keeping a journal, then keeping a Pathfinder log wouldn't be too different. Welcome to the lodge."