Jikah hatched into a tiny clan of tunnelfloods in the Puddles who mostly found work repairing buildings damaged by the perpetual flooding of the district and rebuilding collapsed ones. Jikah was largely expected to join her siblings and elders in the family business, learning construction and living quietly. However Jikah found she didn't have a strong arm for carrying beams and hammering nails, and her natural affability made her more useful on the public-relations side of things. Her family would often have her meet with potential clients and discuss plans and payment. It was on one of her many journeys around the Puddles to such a client, she first encountered members of the Platinum Band.
She noticed them helping rebuild a damaged building and providing food to poorer locals. She struck up a conversation with the seeming man in charge, Khonsu-Rho, and before long she'd been invited to the Consulate to discuss contract work. She eagerly shared her plans with her family, who, while grateful for the steady, reliable work, grumbled that charitable organizations didn't pay well. Jikah's family became favored contractors with the Platinum Band's aid efforts in the Puddles. As the go-between, Jikah spent much more time at the Consulate, absorbing the doctrine of the god Apsu and finding it resonated with her. She saw the similarities between dragons and kobolds and felt a paternal warmth from his teachings.
Occasionally she would also meet followers of other goodly gods who came to the Consulate to coordinate their own efforts in the Puddles with those of the church, and found inspiration from the stories of Iomedae, a mere mortal who achieved seemingly divine things. Then she learned about the great dragon Peace Through Vigilance, who seemingly referred to Iomedae as "Mother," and she came to the odd conclusion that it must mean Iomedae was in fact a dragon herself. She began researching both Iomedae's Acts and The Draconic Apsu for evidence to support this hypothesis and it was not long before she was ordained as a priestess herself, much to the chagrin of her family who would miss her negotiation skills.
Jikah's ambition caused her to develop ideas out of sync with her mentors. She knew the work her fellow priests did in the Puddles was important, but it was also a perpetual struggle against entropy. Until true systemic change was made in Absalom, the Puddles would continue to fester. And to make that kind of change, you had to change how people thought. And to do that, you had to show them another way was possible. So she gathered what gear she could and began looking for opportunities to aid the downtrodden in dramatic ways she could use to spread her beliefs and inspire others. In short, she'd become an adventurer.
