Daralaendra

Daralaendra SuanealaenaDaralaendra Suanealaena
Status:	Alive
Aliases:	Lady Cygnet
Race:	Elothean
Gender:	Female
Location:	Therengia
Relatives:	Yaurilua, Livrilanthria, Tsanibria

Daralaendra Suanealaena is a member of the renowned Suanealaena shipping family.

Demographics

Known Relatives: 3 Older Sisters (in order) Yaurilua, Livrilanthria, Tsanibria
Location: Therengia

Description

Soft, bouncing curls that frame her milky porcelain face lend Daralaendra Suanealaena an image of youthful enthusiasm, but one look at her eyes -- deep blue-violet daggers with an edge keen enough to reduce even the most seasoned Trader to a stuttering oaf -- and there remains no question about the shrewd business savvy she commands. Against a backdrop of tall-masted ships and cargo crates, she appears as a blossom among thorns, but woe to him who should think to pick and collect her; thorns would not rank among his concerns.

Those of shadowy origins know her as Lady Cygnet. She covers the warehouse duties for the family business.

Description (Current)

Daralaendra Suanealaena, aka Lady Cygnet, is a slender Elothean woman with deep blue-violet eyes and fine silver-gilt hair that has been cropped in short, soft curls. She wears a white linen gown with a rich pale blue silk brocade over-tunic. At first glance, her curly hair and youthful face make her resemble a precocious moppet dressed in her mother's clothing, but she has a reputation in the town as a ruthless business woman, like all the Suanealaena family.

Atmospheric Messaging in Daralaendra's Office

• A Riverhaven Warden strides in with a smug look on his face. He gives Lady Daralaendra a vellum scroll and waits while she reads it. "Blast it," she snarls. "My family has cooperated with your investigations since we discovered the thieves using our warehouse. Yet still you insist WE were somehow involved! Go, search again if you must, you won't find anything more than you did the last three times." The Warden strides out as she glares at him.

• A short Human man in the uniform of a Riverhaven Warden strides arrogantly into Lady Daralaendra's office to slap a parchment on her desk. He turns with a sneer and strides off again, leaving Daralaendra to grumble crossly as she reads the paper.

Conversation Topics

Thief-Related Responses

• Thief (if asker is a Thief)

Daralaendra says, "I'm busy enough with my own work without keeping up with my sister's. Go ask her."

• Thief (if not a Thief)

Daralaendra sighs. "Thieves are the bane of any business. Thank goodness the wardens cleared out that dreadful den that had the nerve to try and use our warehouse!"

• Guild (if asker is a Thief)

Daralaendra says, "I'm busy enough with my own work without keeping up with my sister's. Go ask her."

• Guild (if not a Thief)

Daralaendra says, "I'm a merchant, so I pay my dues to the Trader's guild, of course."

• Yaurilua (if asker is a Thief)

Daralaendra says, "My eldest sister. She used to manage the warehouse, before the wardens discovered that back room she had for you lot. She and Crow are too busy staying away from them nowadays, so I get to deal with the guards' suspicions. Lucky me." She gives you a cold stare.

• Yaurilua (if not a Thief)

Daralaendra says, "My eldest sister. She used to manage the warehouse, but she and her husband are too busy with their own business nowadays, so I took over here."

• Swan (if asker is a Thief)

Daralaendra says, "You'll find her with her husband, wherever their current bolt-hole may be. Tell her the captains are getting worried over the red sash."

• Swan (if not a Thief)

Daralaendra says, "The swan? It's our family logo."

• Crow (if asker is a Thief)

Daralaendra says, "Ehh. Mother and father still aren't happy about him, but they've never yet been able to control Swan when she gets the bit between her teeth."

• Crow (if not a Thief)

Daralaendra says, "Crows? Nasty, dirty birds. Scavengers, you know."

• Fiarse (if asker is a Thief)

Daralaendra says, "Aye, my sister's husband. I hear he's in charge of you lot."

• Fiarse (if not a Thief)

Daralaendra says, "I love a good farce. Is there one playing in town?"

• Sailor (if asker is a Thief)

Daralaendra says, "Of course in our business, we deal with a lot of sailors. One of our best captains is a young Halfling sailor. You'll see him around town, if you keep an eye out. A very enterprising young man, always with an ear out for rumors."

• Sailor (if not a Thief)

Daralaendra says, "Of course in our business, we deal with a lot of sailors."

• Kalag (if asker is a Thief)

Daralaendra beams. "Isn't he the cuddliest man you ever met?!"

• Kalag (if not a Thief)

Daralaendra furrows her brow and asks, "Who?"

Suanealaena Family Responses

• Daralaendra (Thief)

Daralaendra blinks. "Me? I'm Daralaendra, the youngest of the Suanealaena family. I manage the warehouse here ever since the Wardens discovered Yaurilua's little operation in the back."

• Datalaendra (Non-Thief)

Daralaendra blinks. "Me? I'm Daralaendra, the youngest of the Suanealaena family. I manage the warehouse here."

• Suanealaena/Warehouse (Thief)

Daralaendra says, "Mmm, the family's been involved in... uhh... "shipping" for many generations now. It's a very lucrative business for us."

• Suanealaena/Warehouse (Non-Thief)

Daralaendra nods at you. "Yes, my family owns the warehouse."

• Sister (Thief)

Daralaendra says, "Yes, three of them. Yaurilua's the oldest (you lot call her Lady Swan, don't you?), then Livrilanthria, Tsanibria and me. I took over managing the warehouse after the Wardens discovered the setup you lot had in the back. Honestly, if I didn't feel so sorry for her having to move around all the time to avoid the guards, I could just smack Yaurilua for letting that be found! The guards have been harassing us ever since."

• Sister (Non-Thief)

Daralaendra says, "Yes, three of them. Yaurilua's the oldest, then Livrilanthria, Tsanibria and me. Yaurilua used to manage this warehouse, but she and her husband are too busy with their own business these days."

• Livrilanthria (Thief)

Daralaendra says, "Livrilanthria's the second oldest child in our family. All girls, whatever were my parents thinking? She showed a talent for magecraft, and joined the Warrior Mage guild, poor thing. Still, she's able to supply us with some... mmm... artifacts to help deter would-be thieves trying to horn in on our hard work, so it's not like she's completely given up the family business." Daralaendra gives you a wink.

• Livrilanthria (Non-Thief)

Daralaendra says, "Livrilanthria's the second oldest child in our family. All girls, whatever were my parents thinking? She showed a talent for magecraft, and joined the Warrior Mage guild. Last I heard, she was working down in Ilithi researching magical theft deterrents."

• Tsanibria

Daralaendra says, "Tsanibria's one of my sisters. She's five years older than I am, and the family has her working on one of the ships to gain experience in that end of the business."

• Smuggling (Thief)

Daralaendra says, "Shhh. If you want to work on that side of the business, go talk to my sister. She's got the final say in it."

• Smuggling (Non-Thief)

Daralaendra smiles. "Well, of course one hears about smugglers in any harbor. But the local wardens are all fine men. I'm sure they wouldn't let anything like that go on for long."

Miscellaneous Responses

• Captain

Daralaendra nods. "We deal with a lot of captains, storing their cargo til the owner can arrange to ship it to its destination."

• Ship (Thief)

Daralaendra winks and says, "Course, we haven't any ships of our own. But there's plenty who do, who sail where we tell them."

• Ship (Non-Thief)

Daralaendra says, "We're a warehouse, not a shipping concern. Let others deal with the vagaries of wind and wave, we just worry about their cargo once it's on land."

• Riverhaven

Daralaendra says, "It's a lovely city, isn't it? Very modern, and of course it's the center for commerce in the barony."

• Baron

Daralaendra says, "The Baron's doing a splendid job refurbishing his Keep, I hear, though it's so far off that I think Riverhaven will always remain the center of commerce in the province."

• Red Sash (Thief)

Daralaendra says, "I don't think any of us mind a little initiative on the part of guild members. But that lot is insupportable. I mean, a little smuggling is one thing, but they actually attack OUR ships as well, and never a percentage of their profits do we see."

• Red Sash (Non-Thief)

Daralaendra says, "A dreadful crew of bloodthirsty pirates. They've been preying upon the shipping between here and Aesry Surlaenis'a."

• Pirate (Thief)

Daralaendra says, "It wouldn't be so bad if they'd only target the merchant shipping. But they're cutting into our business, too, without ever giving us the customary percentage."

• Pirate (Non-Thief)

Daralaendra's eyes widen. "I hear they killed all the passengers and crew on a vessel traveling here from the islands. A ghost ship drifted into the harbor, her sails in tatters from the battle, and all on board, dead. How dreadful!"

• Ratha/M'riss/Mer'Kresh/Aesry (Thief)

Daralaendra says, "Never been out there, though we do a nice business in untaxed Rissan brandy."

• Ratha/M'riss/Mer'Kresh/Aesry (Non-Thief)

Daralaendra says, "Never been out to the islands, I'm afraid. I get so queasy in ships."

• Trader (Non-Thief)

Daralaendra nods. "Why yes, I'm a member of the Trader's guild, why do you ask?"

• Theren (Non-Thief)

Daralaendra says, "Yes, our family has lived in Therengia for years."

• Shard (Non-Thief)

Daralaendra says, "I hear it's beautiful there. Someday I'd like to travel and see the Ferdahl's court."

• Langenfirth (Non-Thief)

Daralaendra says, "It's not bad. Dreadfully rustic, of course."

• Zoluren (Non-Thief)

Daralaendra says, "Dreadful greedy lot down there. Do you know they actually had the gall to send troops into Riverhaven? They claimed they were searching for some rogue Lord named Sorrow, but the Baron sent them about their business quickly enough."