Drusilla

Drusilla is a Mortal from the Ferrevadum (Iron Ford) fort during 31 BCE.

Overview

By modern standards, Drusilla's life is an appalling tragedy. By the standards of her own time and place, it's quite typical. She was born in one of the smaller clans on the fringes of Dacian territory, and lost her family in a raid by Burebista's supporters on perceived rivals. She and other girls were taken as slaves, to provide labor and sex for their masters. She changed hands twice in the next decade, once when her captors were themselves set upon and wiped out and once when her new owners threw her in to sweeten a deal for amber and other trade goods. That lasted for the rest of Burebista's reign. In the ensuing turmoil, she was captured by a band of Dacian raiders who were in turn wiped out by a Roman patrol commanded by Cinna. She's been in Ferrevadum ever since, gaining more and responsibility for the domestic duties in and around the fort.

Drusilla is a slave and Cinna is the boss of a foreign occupying army; they have little to say to each other. He probably thinks of her only a few times a year, when something goes particularly well or badly. The other legionnaires feel much the same way, warm bonding emotions not being common in these circumstances.

Image

Drusilla is a middle-aged woman with deeply tanned and heavily wrinkled skin. Her hair is pure white and thinning, her eyes once sharp blue but now dimmed by the first signs of cataracts. She walks with a permanent stoop thanks to many years of labor that required bending over. Like many slaves with genuine responsibilities, she shows only minimal deference to her masters, and carries herself with confidence.

Stats

Physical: Strength 2, Dexterity 2, Stamina 2
Social: Charisma 3, Manipulation 4, Appearance 2
Mental: Perception 3, Intelligence 3, Wits 3
Talents: Alertness 2, Empathy 4, Expression 2, Streetwise 2, Subterfuge 4
Skills: Animal Ken 2, Craft 4, Etiquette 2, Leadership 1, Stealth 1, Survival 3
Knowledges: Investigation 2, Linguistics 2, Medicine 3, Occult 3, Politics 1
Backgrounds: Allies 3, Contacts 4
Willpower 6

References

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