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Name: Parana
Age: 36
Sex: F
Race: surwasi
Species: qaywas
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 165lbs
Occupation: keeper, childcare provider
Hometown: Ranai
Home region: Qaywas

Appearance
- Hair and fur: No hair or fur; medium brown skin with tan or cream countershading
- Markings: dark brown lateral stripe from nose to end of tail on the sides and doubled, burnt orange lateral stripe from plating to end of tail and tripled
- Eye color: silvery-blue
- Other features: burnt orange with brighter orange edge backplating, beige fading to light golden brown sail and facial fins, scars across right side of mouth; two hoop piercings on right sail and a labret piercing with a ring
Clothing/Personal Style: open and casual-- long skirts with chest and waist sash, white cord with dangling shell coins, necklace with coral beads

Behavior and Personality: blunt, sassy, but caring
Skills: good with kids, decent cook
Weaknesses: perhaps a bit too combative/confrontational at times
Likes: good food and drink, watching her kids, dance
Dislikes: cramped places, pointless fighting, inflated egos

Favorite food: swordfish
Favorite drink: sweetened coffee
Favorite location: outer (marine) islands
Favorite weather: hot and sunny
Favorite color: varying shades of blue
Element: water
Weapon: dual katars
Themesong: Killigrew - Mermaid's Tears

History: Originally from the middle (surwasi) islands of the Qaywas region, but moved to the marine (merwasi) islands in her mid teens, settling in the small town of Riau. Before the birth of Xhias, Baikal proposed to Parana to serve as a keeper for his energy, saying her help would be greatly needed in the years to come. He asked that she play some kind of role for the child's family, having sensed something strange about the family he couldn't quite determine. Needing to find work soon anyway, she agreed and he went on his way.
She was immediately hired by the couple and helped with chores around the house to aid the expecting mother. Not long after, she gave birth to Xhias.
Parana continued to aid the family with household chores and taking care of the child, bonding to tiny Xhias rather quickly. She noticed, however, how distant the father seemed to be from anything to do with Xhias. This went on for a number of years, Parana caring for Xhias and eventually Xiane later on. Xiane seemed openly accepted by the father, but not Xhias, so she took over where his father failed, not really knowing what to do. As the father refused to let Xhias attend school outside the home, she took it upon herself to educate him as best as she could. Around this time she also tried to help their mother figure out some kind of plan for the future, as matters were slowly getting worse. The father later discovered those plans, divorced his wife, and kept the children. He reluctantly kept Parana around to care for Xhias as he could not be bothered.
During a shift, Parana snooped around the father's bedroom to find a hidden sum of money. A few days later she informed Xhias of the sum and told him exactly what to do later that night: find the money, steal it, and leave the house with Xiane. Do so quietly.
Xhias complied and met with Parana, who had with her some useful luggage and a pass for two on a ship to Faradus. Knowing the unrest to follow, Parana stayed behind and watched them sail off, knowing she would see Xhias again soon enough.
She has since been taking care of other children at a small childcare center and helping Xhias's mother with her case against his father.