inquisitive • talkative • smug

Frei is an extremely curious woman who travels the world telling tales and relating histories, sometimes solving the mysteries she encounters on the way. She's polite and good with kids and old folks, but if she thinks there's a story to be learned she won't let up. She collects the legends, folktales, and historical records she finds, along with good recipes because she enjoys good food. She appreciates the hospitality of others and will do odd jobs for them or help them solve problems in exchange for room and board. She likes meeting new people and seeing new cultures, but she deeply values her own roots. The laws and customs of her people are things she still follows when she's away from them.

The village Frei grew up in was in a feudal fiefdom ruled by an oppressive lord. The village was isolated and her father was the first outsider aside from the lord's men to set foot there in almost a century. He was a philosopher and logician escaping from his family situation. He taught the lord a lesson with diplomacy and cleverness and was welcomed into the village as one of their own. Frei grew up listening to his stories and those of her mother, a minor priest's daughter. The oldest of three, her family was small by the standards of her village; her mother was rendered infertile by a disease a year after the youngest was born. The middle child is lazy and the youngest is still in school. She was fascinated by history and legends and absorbed all the folklore the village had to offer. Eventually, she decided to leave home on a journey to learn all the world's stories. 

Coming from a traditional village, Frei wears a loose sweater over a shirt and a skirt. She likes boat patterns or ocean themes on her skirts. She wears black tights and rainboots which she reluctantly takes off when she needs to go somewhere formal. Her left ring finger is missing due to a childhood accident caused by ill-advised curiosity. If you ask her how it happened she'll tell a different story every time. She's a bit chubby. Some of her sweaters have traditional designs along the borders. Frei collects scarves but doesn't wear them, saying she's saving them to wear in old age.