Esh

> ![[esh.jpg | left | 200]] > ### **Esh** > **A textile worker turned union organizer turned freedom fighter** > Full Name: **-** | Pronouns: **She/Her** > *-* > > Group: **[[RPGs/The New World/Groups/Garrox Squad.md|Garrox Squad]]** > Places: **-** > > | Tier | Social | Mental | Physical | Mystical | > | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | --- | > | **1**| **3** | **2** | **2** | **0 ** | ##### Story **Background Detail** I worked in a textile mill for a number of years, but had recently become a labor organizing, trying to unionize. I have a grudge against the trade owners of the mill who profited from our labor as well as the nobles who wore and showed off our goods without any acknowledgement of where they came from. **Vice Detail** Because of the very structured and repetitive nature of textile work, I got into the habit of experimenting with unstructured and even alchemic modes of production. **Looks** Generally average height and weight with brown hair and eyes, but strong and wirey forearms and hands. **Motivation** "Respect us or expect us!" I am taking my unionizing enthusiasm and transferring that to the cause of defending Ferreland. **Quirks** - Esh created an auto-loom powered by an alchemical version of starplasm - Esh brought the zombie hand to [[Riven the Chemist]] - made a bracelet - Esh discoverd a love of the theatrical after their show in the woods. --- > [!NOTE]- **Backstory** > Esh Boden has spent years working in a textile mill in one of Ferreland’s rapidly growing industrial cities, [[Farfeld]]. As production boomed, wages stagnated, and workers like her found it harder and harder to afford even basic living conditions. That pressure pushed Esh from quiet endurance into action—she became a labor organizer, working to unionize her fellow workers and demand fair treatment from the mill owners who profited from their labor. > > She still works at the mill—she has to—but everything has changed under occupation. Conditions have worsened, oversight has tightened, and dissent carries greater risk. Even so, Esh continues to push where she can, carrying her organizing spirit into the broader resistance. > > The work itself shaped her in unexpected ways. Long hours of repetitive labor led her to experiment in contrast—exploring less structured, sometimes even alchemical approaches to crafting and materials. What began as curiosity became a kind of quiet rebellion: a way to reclaim creativity in a system built on monotony and control. > > Esh’s anger is not abstract. She resents the mill owners who grew wealthy from exploited labor, and the nobles who flaunted the finished goods without a second thought for those who made them. That resentment fuels her drive—not just for survival, but for recognition and dignity. > > Her closest connection is Serifina, a fellow mill worker and lifelong friend. Serifina is less outspoken, more cautious, but has always supported Esh in her efforts, even if from the sidelines. > > Now, Esh channels her rallying cry—“Respect us or expect us!”—into the fight for Ferreland itself, seeing the resistance as an extension of the same struggle: workers, citizens, and ordinary people demanding to be seen, heard, and valued. > [!NOTE]- Associations > ![[MasterBase.base#Associations]]