A Peaceful Life

Bethany and her dads live in Sunrest, a bustling coastal city in Montelon. Her fathers Miles and Kasim are merchants. While Kasim travels the countryside gathering and selling wares, Miles stays and manages their general store with Beth's help. When Beth was younger she would deliver packages and help stock the shelves. As she got older, her parents would let her run the shop on her own when they weren't around or had plans. After Beth finished school, she worked in her family's store full time. 

Hardship

When war broke out across Montelon, it became less and less safe for her parents to travel. Without a steady supply, the store's supplies dwindled. Beth's family had to cut costs and had a hard time making ends meet, and she couldn't just let her family struggle. Alongside doing odd jobs, Beth turned to thievery and pick-pocketing to help supplement her family's income and buy more supplies for the store. Although her parents didn't question how she'd acquired it, they were worried about her being out late every night.

One day, Miles came down with the terrible sickness and would die without medicine. Kasim couldn't afford the exorbitant price driven up by the war, but Beth had an idea. Bethany joined a highway gang that stole from merchants and travelers, hoping the cut from jobs would be enough to pay for Miles' medicine. She didn't plan on hurting anyone, just making money she needed.

On a routine job, Beth learned the bandit group she was working for was specifically targeting supply caravans from the Sentinels, who were sending relief to towns across Montelon. Angered and confused, Beth left the group after realizing the damage she'd helped do. 

The Blue Shields

While Rhae, Cynthia, and Essa were passing through, they ran into Beth at her store. With no-one else to turn to without getting herself imprisoned or killed, Beth hired The Blue Shields to take down the bandit company she'd worked for. After a quick battle with her former gang members, the mercenaries and Beth learned that the gang was hired by Sunrest's mayor looking to make a fortune off of essential supplies by stealing from caravans and selling it back to the people who needed it.

With Miles' condition worsening, the four wasted no time confronting the mayor, demanding he release the captured supplies to the people. After a hard-fought battle between the mayor's guard and the mercenaries, the supplies were reclaimed and released to the public. Miles' condition was stabilized, and his life was saved.

Beth saw herself indebted to The Blue Shields, and offered her services as a merchant and a lockpick. The answer was a unanimous "Yes."

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