Shea Belleson

Shea Belleson (b. 1124) is the daughter of Warden and Kaelan, the leaders of the Moran merchant caravan. She is an able archer and beast master of Henriette, a black constrictor snake which coils around her torso, remaining hidden among her abnormally baggy clothing. Shea prefers to make ranged attacks during combat, reserving Henriette for when enemies come too close and need to be restrained.

Shea is the primary love interest of Ivan Ashford. She is responsible for getting Ivan into the Merchant's guild, despite his not having enough money nor business to buy his way in. She has personally defended Ivan through several debacles, generally resulting from his wild and risky business ventures. As a member of the family charged with leading and protecting the merchant guild's caravan, her professional capacity was to scout the road and find appropriate places for the caravan to stop when in the wild. She has collected several exotic pets over the years, which she generally keeps on her person and always gives human names to.

When Ivan failed to return to the caravan after a venture to the Bullywug swamp, Shea took it upon herself to get him back. She travelled on foot to the swamp, where she met Polder's mate Muskeg. The two rescued a group of Bullywug from some neighboring lizardfolk. The chieftain of the village told them of his deal with the adventuring party, and the two set out for the Afton's. They followed the parties trail through the mines, eventually winding up in Luthe Ada for the winter festival where they were both reunited with Ivan and Polder. While Shea was initially very upset with Ivan, even setting her snake on him, she eventually forgave him.

She looked on from the walls of Luthe Ada when Ivan's adventuring party left for the Afton's after the winter festival attack...

Shea has a somewhat easy-going, kind demeanor. She doesn't prefer company, but she doesn't shy away from it either--especially if said company is also fond of wild secluded places. As a ranger she spends as much time as she can in the wilderness, tracking exotic beasts and hunting only when absolutely necessary. While she will engage in any conversation, she becomes very animated at the mention of anything having to do with her pets. She is a tall, thin young woman with braided, russet colored hair and pale green eyes.