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1. Why are you a Pathfinder?
It's fun work that needs doing - I get to see the world, meeting interesting people, and make a difference in their lives. I also want to raise the public image of half-orcs - there were times growing up when I could've used someone like a Pathfinder to stand up for me and my family.
2. Do you have a name and surname that is not ripped straight out of existing Earth mythology or popular culture?
"Cecilia" apparently means "blind" in a language I've only ever heard about called "Italian", which I guess is appropriate given how much my parents went on about not judging by appearances (as if just being a half-orc didn't drill that into you). I've also heard that there's some religious group called "Catholics" who have Saint Cecilia as the patron saint of music - that's pretty accurate, me being a bard and all.
By the way, it's pronounced "che-chee-ly-ah", but I've pretty much given up anyone outside of my family knowing that.
My parents also gave me an orc name, "Az'nika", but they're the only ones who ever call me that - the half-orcs in Kaer Maga had it hard enough without speaking Orc all the time.
3. Which nation did you grow up in? How did this nation influence you?
I'm from the half-orc community in Kaer Maga - I'd say it's on the rough side of town, but Kaer Maga doesn't really have a soft side. Later on I moved to Korvosa with my brother.
4. What do you look like? What are your wearing? How does this vary when you’re stalking through forests, sewers, deserts or in glittering cities?
I'm a tall, beautiful young woman. Most half-orcs have rough, scarred skin, but I was lucky enough to be born without that. A fellow bard once said my skin was "the color of faded jade", which I thought was sweet. It was certainly a lot better than a lot of the lines that got thrown my way back home.
My clothes are mostly light, functional, and yes, a little revealing. What can I say? If my looks are gonna get me into trouble sometimes, the least they can do is get me out of it at others. That said, I've learned to be careful, so these days I wear my mithral chain shirt pretty much everywhere and just use Disguise Self to hide it if I need to go to something formal.
5. What do you love? (Treasure and experience doesn’t count)
My brother and I are real close, even if G (that's Grigore Zaconi, if you're curious) doesn't like to show it too much.
As a bard, I obviously also really like music, and I try to learn more of it everywhere I go. Still working on pronouncing the ones I learned in Goka, though. I particularly like some of the songs written during the Peoples' Revolt in Andoran.
Oh, and there's nothing quite like a nice hot meal at the end of a long day of adventuring.
6. What do you hate? (Unclear and irritating darkness level rules don’t count)
People who prey on the weak and defenseless - I saw this a lot growing up in Kaer Maga. It was especially bad when it was other half-orcs, tearing their own house apart when they should've been supporting each other. Thankfully my parents made sure I knew how to defend myself, so I wasn't the easy target that the local gang leader took me for when he tried to make me his *shudder* "conquest".
On a bigger level, I hate the divisions and class structures that created that situation in the first place, and others like it all over the world. Good thing people like Major Maldris working to change all that.
7. Which other Pathfinders (PCs) do you rely on for teamwork, survival and butt-kicking? Do you have a bro? a mentor? a father figure? maybe a rival?
Well, there's my big brother G; he and I signed up at the same time.
8. How does your race influence your views? Are you a stereotype of a certain race? How are you different from most humans/elves/gnomes/orcs/tengu?
I dunno if it's being a half-orc or growing up in a slum, but one or the other led me toward Liberty's Edge. Wiping out slavery seems like as good a place as any to start working on giving people a hand out of the gutter.
Of course, how many half-orcs are known for their singing voices?
9. What are you afraid of? Do you have any phobias or worries?
I'm afraid of being powerless. That might seem a bit strange for a Pathfinder since getting in over our heads is practically in the job description, but since danger seems perfectly capable of finding me anyway...
10. What is your most treasured possession?
My wits, though my magic shortbow is proving pretty handy too.