Baloli often spent long hours away from her parents, being reared by her older siblings Calanon,
Adan and Maerwen. Baloli tagged along with her brother Adan when he was taking short trips around Diamond Lake. While on these trips she would hear tales from old storytellers about life out at sea. This evolved into a love for the sea that grew and grew. Finally it reached a point that all Baloli could think of, was high adventure on the open oceans.These feelings grew stronger and stronger till one day she ran away to Waterdeep to seek employment out on the Sea of Swords. Now on her own, Baloli found herself in the city of wonder. Yet she had no place to call home. She only had a few silver pieces to her name and a dream in her heart. After a couple of days on the streets, Baloli found herself cold and hungry, with no help in sight. She was hanging around the dock’s searching for any kind of work. Picking up small jobs here and there she developed a reputation within the area. This provided Baloli with the opportunity to land a job as a crew member on ship call the White Swan. Her dream was coming true at last.
The White Swan was captained by a rough old privateer named Regan Ravenclaw. It was Regan that gave Baloli her nickname Sparrow. There were 2 reasons for this. One was because he was not able to pronounce her elven name properly and two because he thought she remind him of a sparrow because of the way she flew around the deck of the ship doing everything that was requested of her. A deep friendship developed between the two as Sparrow learned everything about ship life.
Several years passed and Sparrow as she was now known had her reputation growing as an able bodied sailor, and now first mate for Regan her life became quite fulfilled till that fateful day. Sail full and tacking the wind in the Sea of Swords, the White Swan was attacked by a pirate ship known as Snapped Mast. The two ships embattled for what seemed like hours. The Pirates out numbered the White Swan and were able to storm her. The White Swan was lost, Captain Regan died in the engagement and the First Mate was forced to strike the colors (surrender) as all was lost.
From Sailor to slave what a day, a day Sparrow will always remember as she swore to kill the pirate Captain, a Half Orc named Brokenjaw. Sailing with the pirates for almost three years was a long time for a slave. Sparrow waited for that one chance she’d need to catch Brokenjaw off guard and to escape. Then that day came as the Snapped Mast was attack by rival Pirates. Escaping from the hold of the ship Sparrow dove over board. Luck once more smiled on Sparrow as she was picked up by a local fishing boat that returned her to Waterdeep.
Many years had passed and now free Sparrow decided maybe it was time to return to Diamond Lake, worrying her luck had finally run out on the Oceans. It was time, maybe, for her to see her family again. Maybe she could find some adventuring ‘Land-Lubers’ to team up with, after all she had learned a thing or two while on the pirate ship. Arrrrrrrr!
Killed in Action - Three Hills Adventuring Company 1371 DR
