Role

Chapter 5

So, it came to pass, that Inea became old enough to work with the Halflings.
She was taught the Halfling way of life, and although she was short for a
human, she was the tallest being among the Halfling settlement. She did come
to became trickster, but not one that caused too much trouble. Her tricks
were mainly to lighten people's spirits and have a good laugh. Confusing
people was her idea of fun. As she grew older though, she discovered new
forms of entertainment: drinking, dancing and acrobats. It was quite obvious
that she was a natural performer, because even though she was likely to take
more than her fair share of money, everyone on the settlement liked her. She
brought lots of entertainment at the settlement, and for that everyone was
thankful.

Halfling laws are different than the laws of man, though. There is no such
thing as stealing, since everyone shared with everyone else. If one needed
food, one could just walk up to another take the spare bread and come home
happy and full.There was only borrowing, and not stealing. Because of this
mentality, many Halflings were trained as thieves, but did not know this.
Some were more skilled than others, but all knew how to take something from
another. Inea was no exception. But unlike the others, she had the concept
of ownership and wanted to amass as much wealth as she possible can. This
wealth did not necessarily have to be with money, for she had more than she
wanted after years of thievery, but it also included wealth of entertainment,
fun, adventures, powers and knowledge. Greed ran through her mind many times
before, and always when she found a gold piece she would take it and hoard
it, unless some other purpose for it appeared. But her love was not for
money, but for adventures, entertainment, challenges, and knowledge.