Lilliana
A sharp-eyed cook with a sharper memory, who knows that food keeps bodies alive—and favors keep people safe.
What People Know
Lilliana is the head cook at the commissary of Valin College, a fixture of the campus whose authority begins and ends at her kitchen doors. She runs the place with efficiency, fairness, and an iron sense for nonsense.
If you eat at the College, you know Lilliana—even if you’ve never spoken to her.
Reputation
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Practical, no-frills, and quietly kind
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Trusted by students and staff alike
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Knows who’s hungry, who’s lying, and who needs help
She doesn’t gossip—but she notices everything.
Role in the Story
Lilliana helped the party find a boarding house when they needed somewhere discreet, affordable, and safe enough to sleep without questions. She framed it as nothing special.
It was.
Personality
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Direct, warm when deserved, blunt when not
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Values effort and honesty
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Has zero patience for entitlement
She believes competence should be rewarded—especially when it comes with manners.
Relationship with the Party
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Treats them like people, not trouble
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Offers help without fanfare
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Expects respect in return
If Lilliana vouches for you, doors open quietly.
Rumors
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Lilliana knows which professors are in trouble before they do
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She’s quietly helped more than one student disappear from the College safely
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She keeps emergency meals ready “just in case”
Player Notes
Lilliana doesn’t swing swords or cast spells.
She feeds the people who do.
In a city that eats its young,
she makes sure some of them survive.