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The Nail in the Hammer: a character/planquest in Dannen

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Character-based Planquest in an original universe. No trees.
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[X] 1a: "... The Second-daughter of a Kershap boss was expected to be the lieutenant of the First-daughter, sitting on her left at every negotiation and following behind her on her travels to provide a second opinion. It was not a position for the envious or the ambitious: one received much of the burden of leadership with little of the reward ..."
[X] Adventure brings Restlessness: She traveled endlessly. Each new experience brought new skills, and a new hollowness.
[X] 3b: "... The office of Bondsman was an expression of elite democracy among the Makahest. The influence-holders of a given community bestowed the idol of civic pride on one of their number. The Bondsman was not only invested with the political power of their peers, but with the literal spirit of the community. The Bondsman *was* the community. This legal fiction was reliant on a swarm of assistants to support ...
[X] Love and Loss: When he entered, he filled the room with joy. After he was gone, the emptiness stretched further than the space he took up.
[X] 5a: "Zhoja Town sits at the mouth of the Azo, where the sea split the earth and heaven."
 
[X] 1c: "... An endless series of trade companies were founded, expanded, and burst in this early period of economic development, but even as the names on the offices and shipping-boats were changed, the Danhest clerks and haulers who manned the lower rungs of the companies were provided with steady employment in the "Rush to the Wild South," as pamphlets advertising great opportunities called the assortment of migrant workers ..."
[X] Adventure brings Restlessness: She traveled endlessly. Each new experience brought new skills, and a new hollowness.
[X] 3c: "... Banditry and piracy blossomed along with licensed trade along the Lak. Many Danhest, who were outsiders to the community, turned to gangs for protection and a chance to make a better living ..."
[X] Sun and Storms: He burned brightly with ambition. He boiled like lightning strikes water.
[X] 5c: "Nothing grows by the Zoa. Noone stays for long."
 
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[X] 1a: "... The Second-daughter of a Kershap boss was expected to be the lieutenant of the First-daughter, sitting on her left at every negotiation and following behind her on her travels to provide a second opinion. It was not a position for the envious or the ambitious: one received much of the burden of leadership with little of the reward ..."
[X] Duty brings Self-Sacrifice: Her commitment to her work was unwavering. Her passions were subordinated to the goals and causes of others.
[X] 3b: "... The office of Bondsman was an expression of elite democracy among the Makahest. The influence-holders of a given community bestowed the idol of civic pride on one of their number. The Bondsman was not only invested with the political power of their peers, but with the literal spirit of the community. The Bondsman *was* the community. This legal fiction was reliant on a swarm of assistants to support ..."
[X] Sun and Storms: He burned brightly with ambition. He boiled like lightning strikes water.
[X] 5d: "Hesa So is an example of a 'triple toponym' common in the south - it refers to the region as a whole, the river that bisects it, and the city the river nourishes."
 
[X] 1c: "... An endless series of trade companies were founded, expanded, and burst in this early period of economic development, but even as the names on the offices and shipping-boats were changed, the Danhest clerks and haulers who manned the lower rungs of the companies were provided with steady employment in the "Rush to the Wild South," as pamphlets advertising great opportunities called the assortment of migrant workers ..."
[X] Duty brings Self-Sacrifice: Her commitment to her work was unwavering. Her passions were subordinated to the goals and causes of others.
[X] 3b: "... The office of Bondsman was an expression of elite democracy among the Makahest. The influence-holders of a given community bestowed the idol of civic pride on one of their number. The Bondsman was not only invested with the political power of their peers, but with the literal spirit of the community. The Bondsman *was* the community. This legal fiction was reliant on a swarm of assistants to support ..."
[X] Accrual and Absence: Everything he gained, he gave away. His charity extended to strangers, but not to himself.
[X] 5b: "Red-brick ramparts rise / setting sun over sailors / Loa, lover, mother to masses."

Ruin has come to our family...
 
Plan: Danhoi, Child of a Clerk Mother and Pirate Father in the Port of Loa
[X] 1c: "... An endless series of trade companies were founded, expanded, and burst in this early period of economic development, but even as the names on the offices and shipping-boats were changed, the Danhest clerks and haulers who manned the lower rungs of the companies were provided with steady employment in the "Rush to the Wild South," as pamphlets advertising great opportunities called the assortment of migrant workers ..."
[x] Introspection brings Obsession: She was scholarly in her intellectual pursuits. Knowledge quickly became expertise, tinged with something more sinister.
[x] Duty brings Self-Sacrifice: Her commitment to her work was unwavering. Her passions were subordinated to the goals and causes of others.
[x] 3c: "... Banditry and piracy blossomed along with licensed trade along the Lak. Many Danhest, who were outsiders to the community, turned to gangs for protection and a chance to make a better living ..."
[x] Love and Loss: When he entered, he filled the room with joy. After he was gone, the emptiness stretched further than the space he took up.
[x] 5b: "Red-brick ramparts rise / setting sun over sailors / Loa, lover, mother to masses."
 
[X] 1c: "... An endless series of trade companies were founded, expanded, and burst in this early period of economic development, but even as the names on the offices and shipping-boats were changed, the Danhest clerks and haulers who manned the lower rungs of the companies were provided with steady employment in the "Rush to the Wild South," as pamphlets advertising great opportunities called the assortment of migrant workers ..."
[x] Introspection brings Obsession: She was scholarly in her intellectual pursuits. Knowledge quickly became expertise, tinged with something more sinister.
[x] Duty brings Self-Sacrifice: Her commitment to her work was unwavering. Her passions were subordinated to the goals and causes of others.
[x] 3c: "... Banditry and piracy blossomed along with licensed trade along the Lak. Many Danhest, who were outsiders to the community, turned to gangs for protection and a chance to make a better living ..."
[x] Love and Loss: When he entered, he filled the room with joy. After he was gone, the emptiness stretched further than the space he took up.
[x] 5b: "Red-brick ramparts rise / setting sun over sailors / Loa, lover, mother to masses."
 
[X] 1c: "... An endless series of trade companies were founded, expanded, and burst in this early period of economic development, but even as the names on the offices and shipping-boats were changed, the Danhest clerks and haulers who manned the lower rungs of the companies were provided with steady employment in the "Rush to the Wild South," as pamphlets advertising great opportunities called the assortment of migrant workers ..."
[x] Introspection brings Obsession: She was scholarly in her intellectual pursuits. Knowledge quickly became expertise, tinged with something more sinister.
[x] Duty brings Self-Sacrifice: Her commitment to her work was unwavering. Her passions were subordinated to the goals and causes of others.
[x] 3c: "... Banditry and piracy blossomed along with licensed trade along the Lak. Many Danhest, who were outsiders to the community, turned to gangs for protection and a chance to make a better living ..."
[x] Love and Loss: When he entered, he filled the room with joy. After he was gone, the emptiness stretched further than the space he took up.
[x] 5b: "Red-brick ramparts rise / setting sun over sailors / Loa, lover, mother to masses."
 
[x] 1b: "... The Makahest occupied a peculiar social position in the countryside, being discriminated against by the central government and the elites while still being the stewards of much of the region's wealth - a sugar-planter could expect a diverse set of outcomes for their life, as plantation contracts were not only an instrument of cheap labor, but were also a pathway to self-ownership and a comfortable life ..."
[x] Adventure brings Restlessness: She traveled endlessly. Each new experience brought new skills, and a new hollowness.
[x] 3b: "... The office of Bondsman was an expression of elite democracy among the Makahest. The influence-holders of a given community bestowed the idol of civic pride on one of their number. The Bondsman was not only invested with the political power of their peers, but with the literal spirit of the community. The Bondsman *was* the community. This legal fiction was reliant on a swarm of assistants to support ..."
[x] Sun and Storms: He burned brightly with ambition. He boiled like lightning strikes water.
[x] 5b: "Red-brick ramparts rise / setting sun over sailors / Loa, lover, mother to masses."
 
[X] Emotional: When I felt sad, I would hide it from Mother. I was stronger than my heart.
[X] 2b: We travelled with an old friend of Mother's who brought us upriver, hidden between stolen goods.
[X] Storyteller: I told our travelling partners about everything I had ever done, plus a few embellishments.
[X] 4a: Mother served as a clerk for a Danhest regiment. I learned to read and write while running messages across camp, and begged an officer to show me how to hold a sword.
[X] Tragedy: "... The psychological impact of those premodern fetters - violence and poverty - should not be understated. What impact would the knowledge that these tortures are allowed to exist have on the human mind? ... "
 
[X] Emotional: When I felt sad, I would hide it from Mother. I was stronger than my heart.
[X] 2b: We travelled with an old friend of Mother's who brought us upriver, hidden between stolen goods.
[X] Storyteller: I told our travelling partners about everything I had ever done, plus a few embellishments.
[X] 4a: Mother served as a clerk for a Danhest regiment. I learned to read and write while running messages across camp, and begged an officer to show me how to hold a sword.
[X] Tragedy: "... The psychological impact of those premodern fetters - violence and poverty - should not be understated. What impact would the knowledge that these tortures are allowed to exist have on the human mind? ... "
 
[X] Emotional: When I felt sad, I would hide it from Mother. I was stronger than my heart.
[X] 2a: We travelled with a caravan master who let us stay in the wagon train, even though we didn't have anything to sell.
[X] Copycat: I mimicked everything about people I liked. If Mother crossed her arms, I would do the same, like a shadow.
[X] 4a: Mother served as a clerk for a Danhest regiment. I learned to read and write while running messages across camp, and begged an officer to show me how to hold a sword.
[X] Injury: "... At a time when proto- and pre-industrial technologies and societies were forced together, the physical brutality of the environment was at times both heightened and lessened by the brutality of humanity's innovations. One could lead a life relatively free from disease and starvation, only to lose an eye or limb to a rope, chain, or chisel ... "
 
Plan: Emo Teen
[X] Mental: When I felt slow, I would hide it from Mother. I was stronger than my mind.
[X] 2c: We travelled with a teenage runaway, who Mother took under her wing for a time.
[X] Storyteller: I told our travelling partners about everything I had ever done, plus a few embellishments.
[X] 4b: Mother was a ship's mate for a band of sailors. I learned to cook and clean for the crew, and how to load a crossbow to fight off brigands.
[X] Tragedy: "... The psychological impact of those premodern fetters - violence and poverty - should not be understated. What impact would the knowledge that these tortures are allowed to exist have on the human mind?
 
[X] Emotional: When I felt sad, I would hide it from Mother. I was stronger than my heart.
[X] 2b: We travelled with an old friend of Mother's who brought us upriver, hidden between stolen goods.
[X] Storyteller: I told our travelling partners about everything I had ever done, plus a few embellishments.
[X] 4a: Mother served as a clerk for a Danhest regiment. I learned to read and write while running messages across camp, and begged an officer to show me how to hold a sword.
[X] Injury: "... At a time when proto- and pre-industrial technologies and societies were forced together, the physical brutality of the environment was at times both heightened and lessened by the brutality of humanity's innovations. One could lead a life relatively free from disease and starvation, only to lose an eye or limb to a rope, chain, or chisel ... "
 
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[X] Emotional: When I felt sad, I would hide it from Mother. I was stronger than my heart.
[X] 2b: We travelled with an old friend of Mother's who brought us upriver, hidden between stolen goods.
[X] Storyteller: I told our travelling partners about everything I had ever done, plus a few embellishments.
[X] 4a: Mother served as a clerk for a Danhest regiment. I learned to read and write while running messages across camp, and begged an officer to show me how to hold a sword.
[X] Tragedy: "... The psychological impact of those premodern fetters - violence and poverty - should not be understated. What impact would the knowledge that these tortures are allowed to exist have on the human mind? ... "
 
[X] 1a: Suddenly, I was stronger and faster than anyone around me. It was easy to make people do what I wanted.
[X] 2b: I had no interest in working for a living. I wanted to walk my own path.
[X] Comrade: I grew to love a friend, and grew to hate those that stood between us.
[X] Escaped: I ran away from home - there was nothing left there for me.
[X] Rho.
[X] Anfa.
 
[X] 1b: Suddenly, I was more beautiful and charming than anyone around me. It was easy to make people do what I wanted.

[C] 2b: I had no interest in working for a living. I wanted to walk my own path.

[X] Rival: Love and anger sometimes seemed to be the same.

[X] Escaped: I ran away from home - there was nothing left there for me.

[X] Rho.
 
[X] 1b: Suddenly, I was more beautiful and charming than anyone around me. It was easy to make people do what I wanted.

[C] 2b: I had no interest in working for a living. I wanted to walk my own path.

[X] Rival: Love and anger sometimes seemed to be the same.

[X] Escaped: I ran away from home - there was nothing left there for me.

[X] Rho.
 
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