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Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 12:47 am
What's a small town without some colorful characters running around. Here you'll find the full work ups for any major NPCs you might find in Denia. If they own or work in an establishment where open ended role-playing of all sorts takes place you'll find their information here. And what better place to start than Denia's more animated resident.
Codename: None
Real Name: Li Fong
Aliases: Mr. Fong, Noodle Man, That whacked out guy at the Town Meeting
Former Aliases: None
Occupation: Restaurateur/Dinner Owner/Noodle Maker
Legal Status: Resident
Identity: Public- No alter ego
Marital Status: Widower (Mei Fong wife)
Known Relatives: Lin Fong: Daughter Chon Wang: Nephew (AKA Nephew or Chon to Fong)
Base of Operations: Fong's Noodle Palace and Diner docked under Denia island proper
Group Affiliation: Gaia Restaurant Owners Association
Former Group Affiliation: Durem MahJong and Tea Club
Origin: Human
Height: 5'6" Hair: Black gray accents in a six bump long braid at the nape of the neck and a long thin almost catfish like mustache Build: Slender almost pole thin Weight: 155lbs Eyes: Dark brown almost black Skin: Light tan with an olive tone to it Age: 65 Other: Fong has several small cars on his forearms from grease and oil burns he received in the kitchen. He also has a small scar on his left index finger from an accident with his knife while preparing food to cook. On his left shoulder blade Fong has a tattoo of the sign for wisdom in his native language (Gaia version of Chinese) in bright red.
Known Powers/Abilities: Fong is quick with the knife in the kitchen and an accomplished noodle maker. He also holds a second degree black belt in kung fu and tai chi.
Limitations: Fong has a short temper and has been known to slip into anger filled tirades in his native language. He is also known to tell long drawn out stories about his youth and "how things are really done." Fong has the tendency to speak his mind at the wrong times, especially during Town Meetings.
Brief History: To Come
Notes: To Come
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 3:33 am
Codename: None
Real Name: Lin Fong
Aliases: Daughter, Cousin
Former Aliases: None
Occupation: Hostess and wait staff member at Fong's Noodle Palace and Diner
Legal Status: Resident
Identity: Public
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Li Fong: Father Chon Wang: Cousin
Base of Operations: Fong's Noodle Palace and Diner airship
Group Affiliation: None
Former Group Affiliation: Pink Lotus Tea Ceremony and Social Club
Origin: Human
Height: 5'7" Hair: Black with short bangs that stop above her brows and ends at mid back for length Build: Slender yet toned but not too muscular Weight: 125lbs Eyes: Golden hazel Skin: Light tan with a light olive tone to it Age: 21 Other: Lin has a birthmark that resembles a smashed heart on her left thigh and a scar near her right elbow from where it was set with pins when she broke it in a childhood fall from a high tree branch.
Known Powers/Abilities: Is a first degree black belt in the Gaian version of Tai Chi and has a purple belt in Gaian Bagwa. She is also fluent in the native language of the land her parents came from.
Limitations: Can sometimes come off as being too polite and too overly concerned about projecting proper manners. Is a very chatty drunk and can not control what she says and who she says it about. It's for this reason Lin tries to keep away from alcohol.
Brief History: To Come
Notes: Lin has taken over the duty of making sure her father's rantings and ravings at the kitchen staff (now her cousin Chon) do not drive the customers away. Because of this she apologizes to the entire diner every time her father yells in his native language at Chon and does not see that they actually enjoy the "free show." Lin is also the one who translates for her father when he does slip into his native language during the regular course of conversation.
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 1:41 pm
Codename: None
Real Name: Shirley Andrews
Aliases: Shirl (Pretty much only said by the Red Lion bartenders)
Former Aliases: None
Occupation: Social/gossip columnist for the Porta Denia Gazette
Legal Status: Resident
Identity: Public
Marital Status: Widowed (Husband Tom Andrews)
Known Relatives: Jacob Andrews: Son moved to Aekea
Base of Operations: Small three bedroom house/Red Lion Tavern
Group Affiliation: Porta Denia Gazette (for the past fifty years)
Former Group Affiliation: None
Origin: Human
Height: 5'6" Hair: Was dark brown is now mostly gray but covered in dark blond light brown hair color cut short with a bit of a curl to make it look thicker Build: Slender not too skinny with a small belly in the midsection Weight: 145lbs Eyes: Blue Skin: Peachy with a slight yellow tone to it Age: 71 Other: Wears reading glasses all the time now, has a bit of sagging neck skin, age spots on the back of her shoulder, and a little spot on her left arm the doctor is always keeping an eye on
Known Powers/Abilities: Can type fifty-three words a minute and play jazz saxophone
Limitations: Her hearing is starting to go, she's on cholesterol medications, her left knee isn't what it used to be, and her upper teeth are all false
Brief History: Shirley was born Shirley Johnson in Durem in 1936. She spent her youth and college days in Durem where she learned to play the jazz saxophone and earned a journalism degree. It was in college where she met Thomas Andrews. The pair dated for a while and broke up in their last year but never really getting over each other or stopping to socialize together. Tom moved to Porta Denia after graduation to work for Hastings Air in their offices and Shirley still carrying a torch for him followed. Shirley's first and only job on Denia has been with the Gazette, a weekly newspaper, first as a copywriter, then a reporter, and now the social columnist.
Shirley and Tom got back together on Denia and were married in 1964. Four years later they had their only child Jacob who lives in Aekea with his long time girlfriend Wendy. Tom died after a fight with an illness in 2005. Shirley has been on her own since.
Notes: Shirley is never seen in the Red Lion Tavern without her pad of paper and favorite pen. She's a member of the Stein Club and an honorary grandmother to some of the town's children. People have said Shirley and Mr. Fong should go out on a date together but Shirley finds the ethnic man to be a bit too crazy for her tastes and says the age gap has nothing to do with it when people question if that's the reason why she says no to dating him.
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 2:50 pm
It's drinky time!!
Codename: None
Real Name: Denwale Kounds
Aliases: The Town Drunk, Mr Partytime and Denwale you so crazy!
Former Aliases: Voted Most likely to never stan…Wait who’s Denwale Kounds? (In School)
Occupation: Depending if he’s Sober or not. When not sober, he has no job. He’s just up to mayhem. When sober, he works in a small flower shop just North of the Red Lion.
Legal Status: Resident, and only sometimes a criminal depending on how illegal whatever act he is doing.
Identity: Public, though some think Denwale has a twin depending on when they meet him.
Marital Status: Single, though has proposed to about half the town women, a few of the men, a great deal of travelers, three airships, five Casimir trees, two ducks and a rock. However that rock was a beautiful rock, and any man in his right mind would HAVE to ask it to marry him and that’s the story he’s sticking too!
Known Relatives: Anna Kounds(formally Potts) -mother, deceased. Finnius Kounds - father, alive, retired somewhere on some resort beach. Maricus Potts-cousin, most likely alive, airship captain or pirate no one’s quite sure, but he’s the adventurous type and so is traveling about.
Base of Operations: The Red Lily, the flower shop he owes and works at. Any and ALL taverns and bars or any place that sells or has alcohol.
Group Affiliation: Denia’s Thespians, Denia’s Fire Brigade, The Merrybringers (a charity organization), a active member of the Poetry Club, Puppet Making 101, The PTA, The Wine Tasting Club, oddly enough an active member of Denia’s Ladies Society, The Tennies Club, A Sport Meet and Greet club, and many, many more. Also is in charge of a Flower arranging club that takes place every Sunday in his shop, sober or not.
Former Group Affiliation: Denia’s Stamp Collecting Club and the Badminton team.
Origin: Human, though some wonder if Denwale is some type of super human. Height: 6’6 Hair: A light brown in color, long, comes down to the mid of his back. When sober, is always tied back in a long proper ponytail, when drunk, loose, free and very messy. Build: Thin and a bit underweight from stress, slightly muscular though. He looks very gangly and lanky from being so tall however. Weight: 165 pounds Eyes: A surprising interesting bright green, but are hidden by his thick eyes glasses. Skin: Denwale has a very creamy tan skin tone. Not quite as dark as a mocha though, just a little lighter. Age: 22 Other: He has many dark freckles on his cheeks and nose and a few that run across his shoulders and chest. There are many that are scattered across his back On his left hip, he as a jagged space scar from when he fell off the stage from a stage show. He clearly remembers this, however he has no idea what he was doing on stage because he wasn’t suppose to be a part of said show. Denwale’s glasses are only reading glasses and he doesn’t need them to see, however he feels greatly naked if he doesn’t wear them at all times. Expect when he’s drunk. Denwale has prefect teeth, but he rarely shows his smile….unless drunk.
Known Powers/Abilities: Denwale has the ability to drink….AND drink…AND DRINK! Believe it or not, he’s not an alcoholic. He doesn’t drink to forget or feel good and actually can stop when he wants to. However once he gets one drink in him, it’s hard for other people to stop giving him more. When drunk, it has been proven that Denwale can almost do anything. That’s not to say he’s great at everything. He’s highly charming, quite the lady’s man and friend to all men and being! He’s the man about town and a social butterfly. Oddly enough he has been known to have deep and passionate conversations with Mr. Fong in his native tongue, even though he doesn’t speak a lick of it. When sober, Denwale can remember everything he does when drunk, for the most part. Some things may be a bit blurry but he tends to recall everything he did drunk. Now for what reason or rhyme he did it for, he has no clue, just that he did it.
Limitations: When Sober, Denwale is a completely awkward, shy, very quiet young man. Most people don’t pay any attention to him and tend to forget he’s around if he’s sober. He tends to put his foot in his mouth and he seems to never say what he meant to say by ending up saying the wrong thing altogether. Sober Denwale lacks people skills and can be a bumbling mess around pretty women or any women really. He can appear to be a bit uptight and a neat freak which annoys many around him when he starts to clean up areas and places. Denwale does not like the taste of any alcohol when he first starts drinking and therefore does not like it….when he’s sober.
Brief History: Denwale was born and raised on Denia as the only son of Anna and Finnius Kounds. He had always been a shy and quiet boy and he didn’t have many friends growing up. He wasn’t allowed to have sugar for his mother worried it made him a wild child and in truth, in a way it did. He became more open and friendlier towards others when he ate it however his mother feared the worst and banned all sweets from their home. Most of his childhood, nobody paid much attention to him, his father was to busy working most of the time to do any bonding of with him and his mother was overly protective of him. His Cousin Maricus, was his one true friend and was one of the very few people who could pull him out of his shell, however Maricus was bitten by the adventure bug at a very young age and began to travel the world of Gaia. And so he saw less and less of him. Denwale did well in school, however his quiet personality made him fade into the background. For most of his life, he really was just a face in the crowd. However at the age of 18, Maricus, on one of his returning trips, had shared a bottle of rum with him and after having a night of dancing with lovely ladies, breaking into a zoo on the main land, and stealing a kiss from a traveling Sale’s man, the town had discovered a whole new part of Denwale that was kept hidden from the world. His drunken personality. Since that age, Denwale has been liked very much by the town, but only when he’s drunk. And because of this, they try to keep as much in him as possible.
Notes: Sober or not, Denwale is incredibly good at flower arrangement and has a deep understanding of the meaning behinds flowers, their colors and other plant life. Because of this true skill he has, his flower shop is actually very scessefull even if he lacks the people skills when sober. Though he only calls it small crush when he’s sober, Denwale is madly in love with Lin Fong, ever since he met her at the age of 5. However he is far to shy to ever tell her and he keeps this secret to himself. However there are a few in town who have noticed his odd, or more so, behavior when he is around Miss Fong. Oddly enough, She wants nothing to do with him when he’s drunk and that’s the only time he has the courage to admit his true feelings. Sadly, most think he’s just speaking Drunk. Another note, Lin is the only girl to have ever kissed Denwale when he was not drunk. He was 10 and he gave her a flower from his mother’s garden and she kissed him as a thank you. On another note, Lin has been asked to marry him over 1,000 times and will be the only person who has turned him down everytime. He does not plan to give up on her…when he’s drunk.
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 7:24 pm
Codename:
Real Name: Madam Dasina, whether Dasina is her first or last name, no one knows.
Aliases: The Witch of Denia, Demon Woman, the immortal lady, Hey, she seemed smaller the last time I saw her…
Former Aliases: Unknown
Occupation: Denia’s Local Medium and Potion mixer and seller.
Legal Status: Depends on who you talk too. When she first arrived she was an immigrant, but everyone considers her a resident nowadays.
Identity: Public, at least everyone knows her by the name Dasina
Marital Status: Single…people think anyway.
Known Relatives: Unknown
Base of Operations: Most of the time either wandering the Mother tree Denia and all of her levels or at the very top level, in a small home next to the observatory.
Group Affiliation: Denia’s Thespians, Denia’s Ladies Society and the Denia’s Midnight Watch Patrol.
Former Group Affiliation: Unknown
Origin: Unknown, however people think she might be some type of immortal. The answer seems to change from person to person. Old Lady Metha claimed she once saw Dasina with Devil Imp wings, Retired Captain Oggie thought she had goat legs and Elvin ears and Shirley Andrews SWEARS Dasina was a lot smaller and had green eyes when Shirley first came to the Port.
Height: 6’1 Hair: Unknown, due to the fact she wears long colorful veils on her head. It appears though that it might be of a dark color and perhaps long but kept up. Build: Broad shoulders and rather muscular. Seems to have a very fit body. Weight: Unknown Eyes: Stormy Blue, or a dark Grey, depending on what mood she may be in. Skin: Unknown, though from what people can see it appears to be slightly dark skin. Age: Unknown, however logically she should be rather old, yet sounds and appears to be young, somewhere from 18- young 30’s. Other: Dasina is a very soft spoken and quiet woman. She’s even tempted yet is not afraid to speak her mind. She always wears veils that cover her head and face so people always are wondering what she looks like or what she could be hiding. Dasina has rather large hands and feet.
Known Powers/Abilities: It appears that Dasina deals with the supernatural and can foresee the future, the past and things that may come. Dasina is also known for making potions that deal with anything from a sore tooth, to love. It has been proven that a great deal of medicines work just like her potion and vice versa. Dasina seems to know a great deal about defenses and fighting and has a rather odd collection of daggers from around Gaia.
Limitations: Dasina is normally a patient woman however she has been known to lose her cool to those who are very rude to her. She is also known for not paying for things, at least not right away, much to the pain of many shop and restaurant owners. Dasina has no patience when it comes to people touching her. Most of the time this is towards sailors and sales men who get a little to comfy and fresh with her. She has been know to punch, rather hard.
Brief History: Written documents of Denia, show that Dasina first appeared in the port sometime in the year 1909 and set up a potion shop soon afterwards. She still has said shop and was one of the first to live near the top of the Mother Tree. She has been a active member of the Port since then and is involved in many of the town meetings and events. While no one is quite sure if she ages or not, rumors have it that she sucks the souls of men to keep young or even feeds off the emotions of those who visit her shop late at night. However those are indeed just rumors. While she is indeed a very mysterious person, she has appeared to be a kind woman. However people can help but wonder for throughout the years every so often she takes on an apprentice that stays with her for some time and then just mysteriously disappears to never be heard from again. No one has asked about her or her past or even about the rumors…and no one really dares too.
Notes: Dasina tends to enjoy sweets a great deal and has been known to leave a candy piece in places she’s visit. Dasina as of late has been teaching Women’s Defense classes. She seems to enjoy wearing lots of bracelets and rings however she is always wearing the same choker necklace that has a sun for the center piece. She has been known to stir up trouble in town by spreading rumors, however nothing can ever traced back to her. If ever questioned about that, she simply replies “Life needs a little chaos once in a while.”
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 1:00 am
Codename: None
Real Name: Chon Wang
Aliases: Nephew, Cousin, The Kitchen Guy
Former Aliases: None
Occupation: Cook Fong's Noodle Palace and Diner
Legal Status: Immigrant turned resident
Identity: Public
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Ping Wang: Mother (Fong's baby sister) Li Fong: Uncle Lin Fong: Cousin
Base of Operations: Fong's Noodle Palace and Diner/Apartment under the diner with his uncle and cousin
Group Affiliation: None
Former Group Affiliation: Fighting Dragons Track Team (high school shot put)
Origin: Human
Height: 5'9" Hair: Black kind of messy and short always under a short cloth cooks hat Build: Kind of bulky but toned yet a bit paunchy Weight: 225lbs Eyes: Dark brown Skin: Light tan with an olive tone to it Age: 21 Other: Chon has a few small burn scars on his left arm from cooking and a scar on his forehead from a childhood accident. Chon always wears a green bandana around his neck while cooking and is considered to be the softy in town.
Known Powers/Abilities: A decent cook and able to throw a weighted ball nearly eighty feet.
Limitations: While smart Chon is not too bright and it takes some for his brain to process what someone has told him. Chon is not learning disabled but some have thought him to be because it takes him a little longer to work things out.
Brief History: Chon was born on a series of islands east of Isle de Gambino to Ping and and Dong Wang in 1999. As a child he was slow to learn but when he did his work and took his tests he showed he was on par with the average students at school. Chon always received Bs in his classes spending hours of frustration trying to understand his course work. To give him something to be proud of and a sense of accomplishment and self worth, Chon's parents and school counselor placed him on the middle school track team at twelve. Chon was found to be very good at the shot put and earned a medal in eighth grade and second individual one his senior year of high school.
Unable to pay for any formal schooling past high school Chon's parents sent him to live with his uncle and cousin to work at the diner. Chon's mother hoped her brother would be able to give her son a sense of purpose and direction in life while he earned money to pay for a few classes at the college on Denia. Chon has been working and living with Li and Lin since the age of eighteen and has taken a few extension classes at the university in art, photography, woodworking, and gardening to find himself and what he might be good at doing for a living.
Notes: Chon's slow nature has been the cause of a lot of frustration for his uncle causing the poor boy to get yelled at quite a bit in their native language. People in town love to come to the diner just to hear Chon get yelled at much to the dismay of his cousin Lin. Chon is a bit weary of Denwale trying to get Lin to marry him and always coming into the diner when drunk. Like Lin Chon think Denwale would be better off staying sober. Chon believes he could make a new man out of Denwale if the poor man would gather up the courage to actually take his advice.
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 9:28 pm
Codename: Metatron Real Name: Saruna Arkman Aliases: Da Chief, Salna Former Aliases: Venus, the Cyanide Barkeep Occupation: Bartender of the Midnight Star Cove Identity: Public Marital Status: Divorced. Many times. Known Relatives: Many former husbands (too many to name, actually) Base of Operations: The Midnight Star Cove Group Affiliation: Denizens of Dis (information and job supplier) Former Group Affiliation: None Origin: Imp Height: 6'2" Hair: Bruised skin purple, snow white tips Build: Has a pear shape to her, but large overall Weight: 165 lbs. Eyes: Black sclerae, ice blue irises Skin: Mediterranean tan Age: Will never tell her real age, but she physically appears to be in her early, maybe middle, 40s. Other: Has small horns similar to Penn, but the texture is more like sandpaper (Penn's horns are more like miniature drinking horns in texture and pattern by comparison) and the pattern more resembling a spiderweb. She's known in the Cove as something of a mother figure. Known Powers/Abilities:•Super strength, an almost generic power that most -if not all- demons have. •A mastery of making alcoholic drinks as well as poisons, and was well-skilled in the art of making drinks that kill. •Despite a lack of flavor/taste sensing, she can tell apart the difference between one poison and another with but a single drop. Or so they say. Limitations:•However, being an imp, her strength does not rival that of even a half-imp such as Penn. •However, her mastery of combining drinks and poisons flawlessly has all but withered away. •No sense of taste whatsoever: everything to her tastes bland, all except the most extreme of flavors (for example, she can only sense the flavor of the hottest chili peppers, while everything else tastes like chicken soup: dull and kind of flat). •She is horrible at romance, which is why she has so many ex-husbands. Brief History: Saruna Arkman comes from the city of Dis, and as such is not used to quieter life in Denia. She comes from a family of assassins trained in the art of poison-making and potions-crafting, but these days she only puts the latter to use in the form of making drinks for the Midnight Star Cove. And these days, even amongst the Denizens, Salna stays behind the lines giving out information for a fee and jobs found all over Gaia's world. Notes: While her real name is Saruna, she wanted people to call her Salna because people kept calling her "Sauron" by accident. Metatron is her radio name, similar to Penn's being Seraphim.
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:02 pm
Codename: None
Real Name: Peter Hastings
Aliases: Pete (Used by close friends)
Former Aliases: Petey (Only when he was little)
Occupation: Owner and CEO Hastings Air Cargo
Legal Status: Citizen
Identity: Public
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Thomas and Sarah Hastings (Parents retired)
Base of Operations: Hastings Air Cargo Company
Group Affiliation: Hastings Air Cargo, Casimir Alliance, Porta Denia Chamber of Commercee
Former Group Affiliation: None
Origin: Human
Height: 5'9" Hair: Brown Build: Slender yet toned Weight: 145lbs Eyes: Green Skin: Dark ivory with a slight olive tone to it Age: 39 Other: Small forehead scar from a childhood accident
Known Powers/Abilities: Photographic memory
Limitations: Hastings is quick to pass the blame on anyone outside of the company for his bad decisions. Peter is too quick to listen to anything the Board of Directors tells him. He also has the tendency of letting things sit in the hopes that they'll fix themselves. That usually backfires on him badly.
Brief History: Peter Hastings was born on Porta Denia in 1971. As the son of the town's prominent family Peter believed from an early age that he was better than most of the people in town. Because of this Peter grew up thinking that he didn't have to answer to most people because he was a Hastings and the son of a legendary dynasty in Porta Denia. At eighteen Peter went to the best university on Gaia where he earned a degree in business.
After college, Peter went to work for his father at Hastings Air. Peter believed his time working in his father's offices was grooming at his father's right hand to continue what he believed was the family legacy. At the age of thirty-four Peter was handed over controlling interest in the company when his father retired making him owner and CEO in the air cargo company. Peter did not believe in running the company the same way as his father and his ancestors and did anything and everything he could to grow the company to be the largest and most respected air cargo company in Gaia.
Notes: Peter is intentionally keeping his ships away from the Devil's Run in order to keep from losing ships and money to the dangers of the air route. He hates doing this but his board of directors insists it has to be done. Hastings is not naive but he believes in doing what the board feels is right and listens to them far too much. Peter isn't certain if the board is trying to protect him or their pocketbooks by making the decisions they make but he still continues to follow their advice.
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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:41 pm
Codename: None
Real Name: Professor Stephen Michael Gray
Aliases: Star Man (Thanks to the youth of Porta Denia), Professor
Former Aliases: None
Occupation: Head Astronomer of the Porta Denia Observatory/Professor in Astronomical studies.
Legal Status: Resident
Identity: Public
Marital Status: Divorced
Known Relatives: Sandra Harris (Ex-wife) Arthur Gray (Son. 14 years old. Lives with his mother in Aekea)
Base of Operations: Porta Denia
Group Affiliation: Gaian Astronomical Association
Former Group Affiliation:
Origin: Human
Height: 5’10” Hair: Ginger, but starting to gray due to age. Build: Between a medium and heavy build. Weight: 201 lbs. Eyes: Hazel Skin: Pale, lots of freckles. Age: 42 Other: Stephen wears rectangle, metal framed bifocal glasses that he’s often seen pushing back up the bridge of his nose whenever he’s studying something intensely.
Known Powers/Abilities: Stephen always graduated in the top percentage of his classes when he was a student and has a vast knowledge of astronomy as well as astrology. He can practically point out the location of any constellation in the night sky with a simple glance upwards.
Limitations: He’s an intense work-a-holic, often forgoing nourishment, sleep and on some occasions, personal hygiene all for the sake of his work and studies.
Brief History: Coming Soon.
Notes:
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