Built suspended over a small stream draining from the jungle to the ocean, Uta got lucky trading her services to several of the carpenter capable gentlemen in the settlement to put together the bones of her home. They did not, however, finish the whole thing. She did. Thatching the roof, building the walls, and trading cloth for information, she created her own cushions and furniture in as minimalist of a way as possible. Her main sleeping platform is safe from snakes with its rough rope suspension and gently sways over the stream for a cool breeze all year round.
Uta's main area of work - the living room - provides a desk, comfortable throw pillows around, and a bit of storage for clothing and notes. All and all the naturalist's home is completely open to nature and allows her to work well within it keeping her inspired and on task with her life's goal - cataloging the flora and fauna of the new settlement of Syka.
The far wall has a hearth mainly used for cooking and cooking utensil storage. The hearth is built of the very stone found in the stream and the rock support the home rests on. All and all this quaint yet unique home is welcoming to all visitors that want to drop by and contribute to Uta's work or ask her advice.
NPC
Name: Uta Lavin
Race: Human
DoB: 481 A.V.
PoB: Syliras
Title: Naturalist
Skills: Organization 80, Botany 74, Wilderness Survival 56, Drawing 42
Gnosis: Bala 1
Uta has always been an explorer, even from her early childhood. She was never happy in the fortress city of Sylira, so when opportunities arose, she set out and began learning the trade of being a naturalist. She loves identifying, cataloging, and typing plants in new areas. She's been in Syka since the small settlement was founded. Spending hours in the jungle, Uta collects specimens, identifies or names them, then preserves them for study. She keeps most of her collection in a nearby cave that is away from the damp of the stream she lives over.
Uta is easily the leading expert in plant life in Syka. She's always willing to take people out into the wilds to explore with her and is glad to take on students in order to pass on what she has learned.
