DUSKWIND
[ Librarian's note: As Duskwind is reluctant to talk about
her past, and the wisdom of interrogating her is questionable,
all the conclusions drawn in this text are just speculation.
Perhaps one day, Duskwind will open up and write about her
experiences as she did about Sal-Karr's life in another book
found in our collection. ~ K.D.E. ]
The stunning woman that guards the docks of Stormfront has
a mysterious past that equals her beauty in complexity.
Duskwind has spent her entire life in the city of Stormfront,
though her beginnings are somewhat clouded with rumor and
uncertainty. Her mother, Lauranya, died giving birth to her,
and also before naming the girl's father. It is believed by
most residents of Stormfront that her father was indeed the
legendary Sal-Karr, though he vanished before the child was
born and was married to Sylasha at the time.
When she was orphaned at birth, the family of Balithor, the
town smithy and former fighting companion of both Lauranya's
husband, killed in the battle for the Tower, and of the great
Sal-Karr himself, took the girl in. She was raised alongside
his children, and thinks of the smith's family as her own.
Balithor and his family were always upfront with her about her
uncertain beginnings, and by the age of 17 she wanted to seek
the truth about her father's (?) disappearance. She left home
and set out in the direction Sal-Karr was last seen moving
toward, that of the Great Volcano. She was gone for several
months, and many feared the worst... but she returned to
Stormfront, wearing a mysterious amulet and with a strange
look in her eyes.
She has never married, though she was at one time pursued
quite extensively by a miner. She appears to have rejected
men under several different and uncharacteristic reasonings,
the one she employed with the miner was to proclaim him too
poor to support her. She has broken many a heart, and one
wonders how and why she chooses to remain solitary.
Presently, Duskwind can be found patrolling the docks of
Stormfront. She acts as Customs Officer for the island. Why she
does this is not entirely clear, she appears to have reasons of
her own. When she presented the idea to the City Elders, they
saw its merit and allowed her free rein in planning the customs
system. It serves the city well and is a tribute to her skill.
A Book on Duskwind, Stormfront Customs Officer [ Q to quit ]