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It also allows me as the author to dive straight into the plot arc without having to work in the physical descriptions and relationships of the main characters.  \nGrog VII begins five days after the end of Grog VI.  \nProvine Neala Sael Apathria is the leader of the band; she is determined to assist the Empire in its time of need (in this case, the Dusman invasion) . She is a young Dellian female standing about five feet tall, very pretty, with a fine-boned face and thick silver hair worn in a combed-back crest atop her head and shaved to a close burr on the sides. She normally wears a diamond  \nstud in her left nostril, and long earrings with blue gems mounted in silver. Like those of her race, she has pointed ears, gold irises, and horns, although hers are small knubs. When she is nervous or upset she rubs her right knub, but she doesn’t like to be seen doing it.  \n‘Provine’ is her title; she is a churchwoman for her people, and an expert Healer, with both Arts and practical knowledge, and able to use antinecromancy spells. In warm weather she normally wears thigh-length tunics, and moleskin leggings tucked into calf-high boots. A belt of braided leather supports a silver-hilted dagger and short sword whose silver pommels have blue gems, and she carries a three-foot-long, ornately carved ivory staff banded with silver, and set with blue gems. She is usually solemn, although Hatcher and Hunter have been known to bring out the sharp side of her tongue. She frequently does not feel the need to explain herself or her plans for the group. She has a tender stomach, and seldom eats meat, preferring fish, greens, and mushrooms.  \nHatcher obtained a Delian war horse for her at the end of Grog V, named Uggla (pearl). The horse is a frequent point of contention between Provine Sael and Hatcher, over Hatcher ’s method of acquisition.  \nHatcher is a female Nisker, barely four feet tall, busty and pretty; other than her height and a touch of a point to her ears she appears fully Human, as is the norm for her kind. She is a bright, merry soul who loves clothes, jewelry, shoes, and talking. She hates having to walk (her stride is very short, obviously), and generally rides on Grog’s shoulders, to the point of having had a cushion custom-made to protect her rear from his armor. She always wears a scarf (of brown and green when ‘on business’) to hold back her mop of unruly red hair from her face, a decorated belt supporting two kukri-style knives native to her people, and a variety of odd-shaped pouches which contain the tools of her trade (she is an expert in locks and traps) . She is a trusted, if sometimes annoying, advisor to Provine Sael, who values the Nisker ’s judgement. Due to her size she tries to avoid participating infighting except at a distance (she is skilled with throwing axes), but she will fight if it is forced upon her. Hatcher is not her real name; she has gone by‘Griska’ in the past.  \nChabney Torl is a slender, weathered, and tough-looking Man with grey eyes and dark blond hair pulled back into a queue. He wears fighting leathers, carries a longbow and broadsword, and is both a master archer and very good with a sword. He is something of a legend on the north frontier  \nas a hunter of Tulg and Ukar scouts, and for monster-killing; he has been known to leave pieces of enemy scouts tied to trees to demoralize his foes. 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