Name
Berra Jarang's Daughter. Not Jarangsdottir.
Child of Jarang the Redsmith and Heri Horse-herder, both dead.
Tribe, Clan, Class
Blue Tree clanswoman, of the Colymar tribe. A professional warrior and Initiate of Humakt
History
A displaced youth who was sent away from Sartar to Esrolia, Berra has grown up to be a Humakti warrior. She returned to Sartar at the start of the campaign.
Diaries/Personal Logs
Berra's Youth - an explanation of where she came from, and a family tree
1625
The Saga of Berra (1625) - Berra's almost-IC saga, telling her story, along with selected quotes, explanations, and links to minor scenes. The saga is broken down by years.
Meditations upon Truth - Berra tries to sort out what 'Truth' is
Meditations upon Water - Berra thinks about why her Water Rune suddenly came up
The Puzzle of Humakt - Berra heard Eril, High Sword of Humakt at Boldhome, say something about Humakti, and went down a rabbit hole trying to work out what he meant
Beast Bruise - Berra admits to Serala that she got kicked in the head by Storm Bull
A Really Bad Votive Offering - Berra speaks with the High Sword of Humakt in Alda Chur, and is truthful without even thinking about it
Meditations upon Calmness - Hot-tempered, mercurial Berra tries to find reasons to stay calm in the face of provocation
Prayer before climbing Kero Fin
Prayer after climbing Kero Fin
Chaos or other Chaos? - Berra talks with Rajar about the near future, and other things hard to predict or answer
Naming a Horse - Having been through the Grazelands on a horse with a name she never found out, Berra asks Serala how horses should be named
Choosing a Temple - Berra considers where she should serve Humakt
Meditations upon Calmness II - Still hot tempered, Berra thinks more on what to do about it
Berra in Winter - Berra complains a lot to herself while undergoing training in winter
A report on Kero Finn - Berra recites the things she can recall as important from her journey, to a Duck who listens more than he talks
Meditations on Swords and Severance - Berra thinks on the dangers that come to a wielder of death
Conversations while Scouting, ST 1625 - Berra was sent out scouting just before the disaster of the Sacred Time HeroQuest. There was an unexpected duck
1626
Berra on a Boat - Berra has time to think about Boldhome Politics while drifting down the Creekstream River to Nochet
Berra back in Nochet - Coming back to the city where she had some of her best times, Berra thinks on what she has left behind, and not what is ahead
Thoughts on Relationships - Berra had a wonderful relationship which she left to join the Temple of Humakt
How to Save a Master - Berra throws herself in front of an arrow to save Irillo
Prayer During Sacred Time - Drifting along the river from the past, slightly out of time, a prayer
Meditations upon Honour - Berra is at a disadvantage around someone prepared to lie
Stable Talk with Serala (Serala's character thread) - Berra tells Serala how her mother died, and listens to the problems of being expected to have children
Prayer before seeking Onjur - Berra's prayer to Humakt as the party set out for a place where they might find Onjur-Eel and their own deaths
Prayer after returning - Berra prays again after a safe return with no deaths among the party
After Temple Service (contains spoilers for Varanis' thoughts) - Berra talks with Varanis about what she should have done at the tower
A shopping trip and a confession (contains spoilers for Varanis' thoughts) - Berra takes Varanis shopping. Berra is cheap
Berra falls off a building. Several times. (Contains mild spoilers) - In showing Varanis a route over the rooftops, Berra forgets she can no longer climb so well
Talking with Xenofos - Berra tries to find out what Xenofos can do or not
You're a noble - Berra tried to stop Varanis from taking a box from an altar. Magic may have been involved in the decision-making, but this was unclear
She's a savage - Varanis and Berra talk about savages and people
I'm Humakti - Berra's inner thoughts on the talk she was having
By the way milady - Xenofos attempts to take Berra to task, and Berra has a different task in mind
Words, words, words - Berra asks Xenofos what a word means, because Eril is Eril
Hungry like the Wolf - Berra has to remember how to eat like a human
Berra 'Training' with Varanis - Berra goes for a walk with Varanis, and then a run. Surprise duck is surprising
Berra has pride in D'Val - Berra notes that D'Val is in fact a Duck, yes
Warrior-money for Salid - The Troll-kin gets a share of danger-money
Meditations upon Meditations - Berra attempts to keep her mind calm while learning
Wolf Prayer - Berra prays after playing Humakt in the Rescue of Voria
Onward and upward - Berra takes Varanis climbing, and does some extemporising on how terrible a bard is
Verbal Sparring - Into a talk about sparring, Berra drops a discussion on leadership and how to do it
The Clan and... Dormal - Berra talks to Dormal about the Clan, and joining it
The Clan and... Xenofos - Berra talks to Xenofos about the Clan, and joining it, and does not get in his line of sight
The Clan and... Varanis - Berra talks to Varanis about the Clan, and joining it, and a tiny baby yacks all over a Humakti
The Clan and... Mellia - Berra talks to Mellia about the Clan, and joining it, and Harrek the Berserk, and Sartar's need for them
Running with Horses - Berra goes for a run, with a lot of very short ponies
Family Matters - Berra comes to terms with her family links as a Humakti
Politics with Rajar - Berra and Rajar have a deep philosophical conversation about politics and gods, shortly before either of them might die horribly
An invitation for the night (contains spoilers for Varanis' thoughts) - Berra invites Varanis to her house, because she has a house
Sleepover - Berra can't sleep (or meditate)
Advice from Bisonback - Berra talks with Rajar about Chaos, and gets to be very tall
Advice from Horseback - Berra tries to tell Nala about her theory of air spirits touching Varanis. This goes badly
Darkness and Night and the Stars - On watch, Berra and Varanis talk about Enlo, Nala, boxes, and definitely not about that thing Berra doesn't want to talk about. Contains spoilers and a slander of Rajar
High Level Goals - Berra talks to Varanis about what, if the Humakti were better educated, she would call Grand Strategy
Wrestling Practice - Varanis wants a rematch back in Boldhome. Berra provides. Rajar brings beer
Asking for more teaching - Berra really hates Meditation, but she asks for more Spirit Magic teaching nevertheless
Torograi Bird-Charmer - Varanis meets Torograi Bird-Charmer, bard to Queen Leika
Berra's Armour - Torograi tells Varanis a story, about the armour she now wears, once owned by the woman Berra is named after
More Wrestling Practice - Varanis cheers on Xenofos as he pastes Berra
Bard from the Inn - After Torograi has gone, Varanis and Berra talk about next steps in finding out her history
Like wrestling, but with spears - Berra and Varanis are mutually incompetent with long spears, and Berra gets a new scar
Rajar cheats like a cheating thing - Varanis and Rajar wrestle. Well, Varanis wrestles. Rajar fights
Xenofos throws Varanis around a bit - Varanis, still giddy, then wrestles Xenofos
A love letter - Berra is surprised to get the second letter of her life
Running Amok - A talk and a race with Xenofos
Humakt and Eurmal wrestle - Berra asks Xenofos for advice on one particular move
Talking to Mellia after wrestling - Berra and Mellia talk about themselves and Varanis
Honey with Varanis - Berra comes to find out if Varanis knew how dangerous she was being by throwing water on Rajar
Bread with Varanis - Berra and Varanis talk about the need for bodyguards, or protection
Try Meditation - Berra nearly punches a duck
Berra meets the Babies - Berra meets the baby unicorns and asks Nala if she can ask questions about a rhino-berserker spirit
Berra is in a bad mood and then... - Things go badly wrong and then amazingly right for Berra while climbing
Berra witnesses Varanis make an oath to the Flame of Sartar - From the Varanis thread
Swords and Tactics - Berra sees another layer of truth in a question about swords
Not Falling Off Balconies - Berra and Varanis talk about the battle, and the difficulty of getting up to face foes
Water with Xenofos - Berra checks up on Xenofos after the battle in the underground temple
Try Meditation Again - Berra nearly says too much in front of a Duck
Berra sends a letter - Berra, through the mystery of writing, sends a letter! (Slightly out of order in thread.)
My Duck! - Berra gets slightly protective of D'Val, but only in her mind
Trust in Swords - Berra orders a sword, but does not have much metal
Apple Shampoo - Berra goes for a run with Varanis (Varanis' thread)
Dismounting Infantry - Finarvi offers to teach Berra how to run alongside horses
Prayer before Travel - Berra's prayer regarding travel to the Greydog Tula
Losing Varanis - Varanis goes missing, and Berra panics a bit
Praise Poem - A praise poem for Berra's sword
Finding Varanis - the aftermath of finding where Varanis was
A Duck WIthout Vice - Berra reports to D'Val about the Flame
So Long, Farewell - Berra says goodbye to Varanis, twice
Berra's New Sword - Berra picks up the sword for her left hand
Duck Cavalry - Berra asks Rajar to teach D'Val how to ride a Bison, but tactfully
Prayer in Darkness - captured by a Death Lord, Berra is in a world of hurt
It takes a Humakti... - Berra tells Xenofos just what Draznk planned
Water Falls - Berra tells Varanis she has failed and D'Val cannot fill in
Report to Sword Lord on Troll Attack - Berra reports on what happened when she was captured, except the bits she cannot bear to say
Questions of Honour - Berra talks to Finarvi about good behaviour
Watching the Darkness - Varanis finds Berra on watch, slightly unexpectedly
Surface Harmony - Berra talks to Salid about trolls, darkness, and hate
A Sorry Apology - Varanis tries to apologise for a thing Berra thinks is not a problem
A Pupilled Gaze - Berra chides Finarvi about his behaviour in the sparring, and admits hers wavered
Water Falls Further - Mellia tries to help Berra. This fails
Hobbies - Berra thanks Dormal for his help and they talk briefly
Limping Homeward - Berra talks to Serala about talking to Dormal
A Mirror - Berra paints woad onto her face, thinking about Truth
A Feather in the Cap - Berra cheers up a bit, and D'Val gives her a lesson in Swords
Talking about Truth - A long conversation with Varanis, from Berra's point of view interesting for the philosophy
Irillo and Wine - Berra talks to Irillo about Eril
The History of Eril - Berra and Xenofos look for evidence of Eril in the Temple of Truth
Teaching Moments - After taking others through sparring, Berra uses her left hand in practice
Shields - Berra prepares to go out and protect her friends
Nuts to You - Berra and Varanis talk about blurting out the truth, and Varanis tells the truth
Lunar Hatred - Berra mulls over what the Lunars did to Boldhome and her High Sword
On the Road - Berra has set off for Wilmskirk, and speaks to Irillo on the way
On the Road (Again) - Berra and Varanis talk on the road, of trolls and other things
On the Road (Again (Again)) - After Rastip's attack, Berra and Varanis talk again
Armour Up - Berra offers to help replace Irillo's armour, and tries to be nice to him
Water Sign - Varanis reveals she had a vision. Berra tells her she had a bad trip
Swamp Things - Irillo and Berra find out Varanis is avoiding water, and talk about the relics and how to protect them
Looking for Water - Irillo and Berra make Varanis drink
Signs are Positive - Berra talks to a rather more cheerful Varanis about Eril, Enlo, water, and intimacy
Surviving the Marsh - Berra briefs Irillo on the Upland Marsh, and tactics, and finds out her High Sword may have used Bad Ways to Do Things
Murder - Berra asks Irillo about Lord Eril's past and the next steps
Venlar and Berra - Venlar wants to talk about Eril. Berra does that, mostly
Eril is Blunt - Berra gives a private report to Lord Eril, and comes away scared
Eril makes Berra nervous - Why is Eril being so nice?
A Letter Home - Berra writes a letter, with the help of Xenofos, who does the writing part
A letter to the Temple - Berra shows Xenofos some city-scanning habits and offers to take a letter
A letter from the past - An old girlfriend sends Berra a package
Eil gives advice - Berra asks Eril for instruction, although he mostly tells her to instruct herself
Berra buys armour - Berra has the money, time, and need for better armour
Healing - Berra goes to see Chalana Arroy about healing her hand
A scarf - Berra is given a gift by Xenofos
Starting the Quest - Berra helps Lord Eril to kill Varanis
After the Quest - Berra is not in a good way when Varanis comes to find her
After the Reward - Berra tells Varanis about her attempt to side-step Dormal's reward
Racing the Sun - Berra goes up the thousand steps to the Palace, touching five-hundred of them on the way
Facing the Darkness - Berra confesses she may have messed up in how she released Yelm, but Eril seems OK with that
Rebellion and Movement - Berra warns Varanis about her own Movement Rune
More talk with Venlar - Venlar wants to know more about his uncle Eril
Those Were The Days - Mellia and Berra reminisce with Varanis, and are recognised
Sparring on the River - Berra and Varanis practice the broadsword
Up On The Roof - Berra and Yamia try to meditate and are interrupted by attempts at being nice to them
People Are Just Too Much - Varanis loses her temper and Berra loses her balance
Marrows and Honour - Lanasha catches up with Berra, and things go badly
Dressing Down - Varanis tries to persuade Berra to accept the gift of a dress, and wear it
Burning Desire - Berra makes a sacrifice to Humakt
A Spar Adrift - Berra is at practice, and Silor steps up
Words, Words, Words - Berra asks Xenofos for some help with words and writing
A Spark - Xenofos says something to Berra that may later lead to trouble
Kindling - Berra lays out a bit of what she plans
Air Flow - Xenofos tells Berra her constrained choices for legal challenge of the Hulta
Oil - Berra and Kesten argue over definitions, and Yamia tries to smooth it over
Duty Deferred - Berra gets time off duty to do her duty
A Life Outside - A quick conversation with Mellia after an oath sworn in a chapel
Second Helping - Berra and Xenofos talk about the duel, Kesten, and the Hulta accusation
Street Talk - Berra reels off what happened to Dormal, who was not present
Writ in Water - Xenofos comes to make sure Berra is not accidentally killing Kesten
Here Lies One - Berra and Xenofos fish out a body
Embers - Berra is still determined to hurt Hulta for torturing and selling a slave
Burning Cheeks - Berra overhears a song about herself and is Very Embarrassed and Upset
Failure of Command - A little out of time. Berra paid the ransom for Vasos herself, for guilt
Whose Name - Also out of time. The conversation with Kesten in the Warehouse
Ashes - Berra, emotionally drained, tells Xenofos why this is so. They wait for sunrise and talk about feelings
Pre-dawn Visit - Varania, Xenofos and Berra go to the Hulta house to see if Kesten is alive
Dawn Visit - Kesten is alive, although somebody else is not. People say goodbye
Praxian Practicality - Berra and Rajar talk a little about the Black Fang Brotherhood
Esrolian Exercise - Xenofos persuades Berra to walk in company to her Temple
Sartarite Strolling - Conversation with Suuraki and Xenofos on the way to the Temple
Back to the Altar - Berra asks for permission to use the altar in the Temple to learn more. Contains flashback to her sword
Back to the Wall - Berra tells Rajar and then Varanis about her new skills and bindings
Back to the Maker - Berra tells Xenofos about her sword. Caution: contains pervert newtling
Armour Feminamque Cano - Going to get armour with Varanis, Berra is recognised. She tells Varanis about her geases
Betrayed - Berra was pulled into a vision Varanis is having, and death was stolen from her
Snow Fight - Berra confronts Varanis about the theft of Death
Snow Man - Berra as Humakt greets Lhankor Mhy - Xenofos - and wrestles a 'troll'
Repairing - Berra and Xenofos talk about the future
Great Sword 1 - Berra, terrible with a greatsword, practices anyhow with Varanis
Great Sword 2 - Xenofos also gets to 'help' Berra practice
Divination on the Sword - Berra spends some time working out how to worship the hero Eril
Getting Sweaty - Berra plays with swords. Varanis plays with Berra
Mabana the Wife - Berra chased Rajar's wife away from him, and this is awkward
On Guard - Berra goes to guard Yellow Storm's body (out of order in set)
Burial by Air - Berra puts the dead shaman Yellow Storm to rest
Still Alive - Berra and Varanis talk about not being dead yet
Holding a Torch - Berra continues to teach her sword despite being unable to pray properly (out of order in set)
Burning Away - Berra has a moment of humanity weakness
Venlar and Berra Talk - Berra gives Venlar the usual hard time
Good Enough - Berra and Varanis talk about living up to being Humakti
Tooth and Hail - Berra and Varanis reminisce
Teeth and Death - Both Berra and Varanis have dreamed of crocodiles, one way or another
Chicken Picking - Berra fails to keep her calm at Tourney Altar
The Peace of Death - Berra dreams in the Temple of Humakt
Muddy Colours - Berra gives Varanis a debrief while they clean her bison
Death and Air - On watch, Berra tries to look after Xenofos, who then looks after her
Sartar Right - Berra finds out that all is not perfect just because she is back in Sartar
Iron Willed - Berra cheers Xenofos up a bit, with her company
Iron Master - Berra sees her Blacksmith to get Torch repaired
Sword Master - Berra reports to her beloved Duck
Venlar and Berra Talk - Venlar tries to give Berra a hard time, and fails (out of order in posting)
1627
Long Sword - Berra and Varanis talk about the task ahead, and Nala's mission
A Man's World - Berra and Varanis climb to the Flame of Sartar - Varanis takes care of Berra
Temple Of Uleria - Berra gets rather irritated at the Temple of Uleria when she goes to see Xenofos
Sparring On The Road - Berra and Varanis spar, for the first time after their argument
Uncaring - Xenofos tells Berra that Varanis is upset. Berra does not care. (Out of order)
Unworried - Berra gives Xenofos the option of a night off, which he takes
Unhearing - Berra and Xenofos fall over each other and fail to impress their own guards
Unseeing - Berra and Xenofos wrangle over cavalry tactics
Marriage In The Blue Tree - Berra tells Varanis about the Blue Tree Clan's byzantine marriage precedents
Worry Later - Varanis talks of her worries. Berra talks about the Water Rune and not worrying about dreams
Plebeian - Berra asks Xenofos what some words mean - words he used about Sartarites
Quest Of Eril: Asking Xenofos - Berra asks Xenofos to help her in a heroquest
Quest Of Eril: Asking Varanis - Berra asks Varanis to help her in a heroquest
Quest Of Eril: Asking Suuraki - Berra asks Suuraki to help her in a heroquest
Quest Of Eril: Asking Rajar - Berra asks Rajar to help her in a heroquest
Quest Of Eril: Asking Valseena - Berra asks Valseena to help her in a heroquest
Quest Of Eril: Varanis has Questions - Varanis asks Berra for more details on her proposed Heroquest.
Quest Of Eril: Xenofos has Critique - Xenofos says what he thinks about the Heroquest that Berra proposes
Quest Of Eril: Asking Nala - Berra asks Nala to help in her HeroQuest
Front Lines - Berra talks to Xenofos about him trying to change her
More And Harder - Berra talks to a duck, then laments to Varanis about not being a better Humakti
No Mugging - Berra gets propositioned by a duck, and alas, it's not bait for a mugging
No Hugging - Berra talks about her bad news; clan and family are suffering
Quest Of Eril: Telling Mellia - Berra warns Mellia about the Heroquest in case she is pulled in
Venlar And Berra Talk - Berra tells Venlar that he will not always be there to look after Mellia. He knows
Talk Away - Berra has said goodbye to Danaril and Mellia tries to cheer her up
Venlar's Request - Varanis passes on a request from Venlar to Berra, to talk about Yamia
Venlar's Answer - Berra tells Venlar about how to deal with Yamia, and perhaps he listens
Duck Who Knows - Berra asks questions of her beloved Duck.
Fifth Columnist - Berra asks Xenofos about words she did not understand, and they talk about Danaril
I'm A Duck - Berra finds out that in one sense, she is a duck
Racing Hooves - Berra fails to shoot a pterodactyl
Head Shot - Berra comes dangerously close to killing Varanis with a sword
Fear In The Dark - Xenofos tells Berra about the fears Varanis has
Tears In The Dark - Berra has a Very Bad Night
Fearing The Truth - Berra specials an Intimidate at Venlar without realising
Catching Up - Berra catches up with Kesten. Two short people at a party
Telling The Truth - Berra tells Dormal that a task is done
Like Old Times - Berra meets Lanasha, has beer and food
Truth And Pies - Berra fails to find a thief, but is happy anyhow
My People I - Berra borrows a bit of cash from Varanis, who helps spend it
My People II - Berra takes Varanis to see her family. They talk about initiation
My People III - Berra's kin live in a tiny house and it's wonderful
My People IIII - Berra's kin hold a feast - which Berra paid for with money borrowed from Varanis
My People V - Berra and Varanis step back outside into Nochet
The Trail Of Lenta I - Berra nearly kicks off at the Hulta Palazzo
The Trail Of Lenta II - Berra asks Xenofos to write her a letter, and finds out he cannot
The Trail Of Lenta III - Berra gets letters written, but not by Xenofos
My People VI - Berra learns more about Varanis' initiation
Separation - Berra sees, but cannot comprehend, a secret of Separation
I'm A Duck Too - Berra asks D'Val about new arrivals, and being a duck
A Lot Of Bother - Berra has a lot of questions for her High Sword
The Trail Of Lenta IIII - Berra talks over the events of Sacred Time 1625 as she knows them.
The Trail Of Lenta V - At the Temple - Berra has both questions and answers
Duck Talk - Berra talks to D'Val about Truth, Ducks, and Swimming
Climbing Roses - Berra asks a favour of Suuraki and drags Valseena over a roof. Valseena is game
Water Lilies - Berra goes swimming, and is fine until she gets out
Hot Topic - Berra is not very able to answer questions, but nevertheless talks with Varanis
Calming Influence - Berra helps to calm Varanis down, but at the cost of keeping her own anger stoked
Fighting Talk - Berr and Varanis start a fight. It's great!,
Talking Talk - Berra and Varanis talk about food and the current situation
Talking Of Fighting - Berra and Xenofos talk about fear, command, and honour
Morale Check - Berra asks Varanis to check on morale, and reminds her winter is coming
Armed For Battle - Berra and Varanis talk about having fought, and a bit about the survivors
Cannon Detachment - Berra brims over with questions for D'Val, and reports to Lord Eril
Doa Or Die - Berra hears that Danaril and Doa have run away after the Clan Ring discussed killing him.
Cliff Face - Berra thinks Varanis may have fallen over the cliff, and has reasons to fear this
Coming Down - Berra finds out she has not accidentally broken a geas
Staying Down - Berra stays still on the orders of her healer. Lenta comes to check up.
Blanket Statement - Berra, still hiding from the world, is visited by Maalira
Sister Pact - Berra and Yehna finally work out they both want Yehna to be in Boldhome
Love Note - Berra gets a letter and gifts from Xenofos
Cooking Up - Berra does not realise that Venlar is trying to find Yehna a husband
1628
Sea Season
Happy Returns - Berra asks Xenofos about his 'niece' in Prax.
Meditations upon Separation - Berra thinks about Death and Separation, while on guard
Walking on Eggshells - Berra talks to Varanis about the dragon egg, and gets guarded
Oathbound - Berra asks Varanis not to lie about being oathbound…
Ridden Out Of Town - Berra cannot yet talk about being banished. Varanis wants to.
Long Briefing - Berra reports on recent Gunda, banishment, and Onjur, to Lord Eril
Short Briefing - Berra asks D'Val a few things, and gets stared at.
Long Climb - Berra talks to Rajar about Onjur. He has some ideas about vulnerabilities.