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[shadowsong26]

1. Pick one of my characters, any one (even if you're only familiar with a vague description instead of a name).
2. I will tell you the origin of his/her name.
3. I will tell you random facts surrounding his/her creation.
4. I will give you a random fact of his/her backstory.
5. I will give you a random fact of his/her forestory.
6. You may ask me up to ten questions about the character.

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[bookblather]

How did she first get her own ship? Why did she go that way in life?

[shadowsong26]

She got her own ship because she's clever and keeps a level head in a crisis, which she proved by assuming command after an accident when she was first mate on her uncle's ship, and successfully handling an emergency trip to Heartwood.

As for why she decided to go sailing...well, the Islands are basically a loose-knit confederation of merchant shipping clans, and almost all the water-mages join crews. Taz just happens to be exceptionally good at all the other parts of commanding a ship, which helped her advance relatively quickly. She joined the crew of a ship belonging to one of her uncles as soon as she was legally old enough, and didn't leave until she was given the Morning Glory.