Jade
Status: DOA
Tenure Date: NA
Member Since: 01/26/13
Sponsor: Margie
Biographical Information:
Born in the sea port city of Kotka in the frigid north, she was named for an exotic and beautiful green stone her father had seen on his travels. Jade’s father was the captain of a trading vessel and her mother was a baker. With her father away much of the time, as a young child, Jade knew little about the sea faring life or anything beyond the borders of her bustling home city. At the age of nine, while accompanying her mother home after delivering bread to one of the wealthy merchants in town, she witnessed the violent murder of her mother by thieves. She was cared for by family until her father returned from his latest voyage. That’s when Jade first set foot upon a sailing vessel. For the rest of her childhood she sailed with her father and saw the world. She earned her keep by assisting the ship’s cook, and would sometimes assisted the crew with their ship’s duties in order to earn some extra coin. At night her father would teach her to read and write; how to navigate by the stars and predict the weather. She learned to barter and trade and speak languages from many cultures. She was warned of the dangers that lurked in the sea, mermaids and great beasts. She swam with dolphins and fought off pirates, she explored cities much more ancient than her own home city. Her thirst for adventure grew as she did, and when she came of age, she made the choice to remain as a part of the crew of the Vete-Ema.
Today she is captain of her father’s vessel, continuing the cargo trade, fighting pirates and sea monsters, and navigating the waters of the world. If she’s in port, you can usually find her in a market or tavern spinning yarns or cooking up a tasty treat.
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Known Aliases: none
Current Residence: the trading vesselVete-Ema
Place of origin: The Port City of Kotka
Profession: Trader and adventure seeker
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Green
Favored Weapon: Razor Sharp Wit
Likes: The feeling on the eve of a new adventure, stargazing, books and pickled things
Dislikes: Angry people, bad music, bell peppers and icebergs
Special Lineage or Associations: Order of the Brown Cloaks
Jade’s Dark Ones Resume
Somewhere back in the 1990s – Helped Chameleon with the newsletter
August Party 2006 – DarkCon membership table
DarkCon 2007 – Program Book
August Party 2009 – Food
Deadman’s Party 2009 – Food
February Party 2010 – Food
August Party 2010 – Food & Cleanup
CopperCon DarkCon Promo Party – Food – Setup
Mesa’s Monsters on Main 2nd Friday October 8, 2010- Setup – Pimping DarkCon
Deadman’s Party 2010 – Food
DarkCon 2012 – DarkSuite
Summary: Jade got involved with the Dark Ones back in the 90’s, and helped Chameleon with the old Dark Ones newsletter. In more recent years, she’s been working with DarkCon, helping at many promotional events, and in ’07 was Committee (Program Book), and in ’12 will be in charge of DarkSuite. Jade (formerly living in Tucson) has helped with several Dark Ones parties since moving to the valley, frequently providing food and sometimes helping with Set Up and Clean Up.