Name: TaisuldAge: 19
Gender: male
Sexual Preference: bisexual
Craft/Hall/Rank: bakercraft, Tais is a talented young cook
Personality:
innovative and experimentation - Tais is a creative thinker, only instead of paints or the harper's words, he thinks about pastry and how to best serve klah. His main focus is on cooking and he has a curious approach to that- his attention is very fixated and strong on culinary arts. For Tais, cooking is a true artwork, and it is important to him that he is acknowledged as master baker. He really enjoys the look of pure bliss on someone's face when they take a bite of good food on a bad day and lose all their stress in that one succulent stripping of flavour. His dedication scares some who don't find as much joy in their crafts, but it is that dedication that often sets him above other artisans. He often carries around a small wher-hide booklet in which he will jot down flavour and recipe ideas.
Self-assured: Tais is not just confident of what he wants, he deserves it too. There is a flair of arrogance to his otherwise unassuming person that most people find surprising. He often gets what he wants by sweet words and a smile, but when he doesn't, well he's just as wont to take it. This is something of a darker side to him in many senses because he's always being spoiled by older figures around him. As a child he was adored and given sweets and cakes with a few bats of his eyelashes, and women will often try to curry his favour by doing things for him; but as an adult he has a tendency to get his way and expect it. There is an arrogance to his nature that is somewhat uncompromising by changes or differences in the world around him.
Beguiling when needed- Tais believes in the addage you catch more wherries with sweet grasses than shouts. He is generally a fairly easy person until you start messing with his kitchen, stealing his experiments before they're ready or generally trying to bully him; Tais knows that most think of kitchen staff as little more than drudges but he won't settle for being treated as such and his lessons usually involve 'self-learning' for the offender. When he brings pastries to share, and one child hogs them all for themself, he starts getting... creative. The sort that will have you running to the latrines every meal and wondering where that rash is coming from. Or he'll wonder if you've noticed any symptoms after eating his creation? What kind? Oh, people say that its a poisonous flower, the one he put in there; but if you like it, have some more! Yes, he can be a little devillish with revenge or those who get selfish. And he isn't afraid to be so, when someone oversteps in the first place. That being said, Tais doesn't hold a grudge as much because he vents fairly healthily as a result. Basically, he doesn't get angry, he gets 'generous and charming' while he gives you indigestion or knocks you out with fellis juice lacing his concoction.
Physical Description:
Tais has soft brown hair in feathery light folds usually brushed back behind his ears. He's a short man, barely at 5'7ft and not likely to grow much taller, his hands are calloused and developed from kneading and lifting pots for scrubbing, but he doesn't have much of a physique, more like a softer, lithe profile. He has soft, sweet blue eyes and tends to look more girly than manly, there is definitely a sense of the effeminate about him that gives him a very innocent sort of look and definitely makes him hard to imagine with any degree of self-confidence or pride. He has long, defined lashes and pale, northern skin; since he spends most of his time indoors, he doesn't get out much and he doesn't tan so much as burn when he does. Usually seen with his sleeves rolled up in too-big fitting clothing, there's a look to him that people assume he's got no endurance or lasting power.
History:
Tais grew up in the bakercraft main hall, always under his mother's feet and running off with bubbly pies, helping out in the kitchen and getting into the pantry in the middle of the night. His mother (Liana) was a jolly, happy woman who brought he and his father (Certail) a great deal of laughter and sunshine. But seven turns ago, when the thread fell for the first time since the time forgotten, his mother was caught out in the storm and died of thread-scoring.
Tais' father threw himself into a bottle and his work cleaning stables and performing handy jobs around the hall, and Tais was left, young and alone, to find his own comforts. Perhaps this is why he pursues his craft which such a deep and passionate endurance. But where his mother was always jolly, Tais is serious and often a little too overbearing. His skill is borne of obsession, for what, no one is sure, but many of the masterchefs are worried he will burn himself out before he finds balance.
Talents:
cooking savant- Tais is often the bane of many kitchens in that he has a great flair for taste and creation in pastries and many favourite dishes. He specialises in desserts and sweet cakes, and biscuits, but really he's pretty good with any sort of cooking; he isn't quite at the Mastercraftsman level, but has always hoped to be one-day. He has a passion and desire to become a great cook and chef, although his family would hardly notice.
Swimming: Tais keeps in shape by swimming for fun and sometimes to clear his head, he's quick in the water and fairly playful.
Notes: Tais is a bit of a curious mixture between sweet and spicy, since he seems to be fairly playful and childish on the surface, and has a soft face like a girl, its not uncommon to see other men underestimating him, only to find that under his sweet exterior, there's a devil grinning.
