J (jberg1957)

Background
Born in the deep forests of the westernmost corner of Rathnir, J was raised by a community of arcane craftsmen. These folk believed that through creation of aesthetically pleasing structures, lifespan's purpose and joy is found. So when J became of age, they left their commune of elders in search a new home to exercise this core belief.

First settling in Rathnir she began to work as a contract builder, fixing walls and beautifying the landscapes of towns willing to offer her shelter and food. However this nomadic lifestyle did not satisfy J, as she sought to make a true passion project; one she had dreamed of as a little girl way back in those homeland forests. So, eager to find space to truly build roots, she continues eastward to Eldham.

Here she boated, walked, and wandered until found by Coins, a wealthy town owner of the nation of Bai Federation, and was enlisted as a principle builder for the great jeweled city of Condull. The spruce forests and cold nights of the city reminded her of home, and she saw much promise within their cobblestone walls. She also learned through other villagers that the their peoples' ancestral homeland, Vulpinia, was to the north, and seeing that as a sign of approval from her now far away family, she stayed.

Condullian Builds
J quickly settled into her new home and began to beautify and enhance Condull, much like her ancestors have in their towns of yore.

Notable builds include:


 * Restoration of Condull Wall Towers
 * Condull Community Center
 * jberg1957's house
 * Condull Housing District2021-09-14 13.50.53.png Community Center]]

Baicalite Relocation and Builds
Upon unrest caused by threats of taxation and independence from the Bai federation by Coins, J relocated under the protection of Baicalite's leader, an eccentric man by the name of Nana, to the capital of Bai. Here they built a new home, adjusting to the hot, arid climate of the bustling capital as well as the foreign materials she had been tasked to work with. Hands greyed by the sandstone she carved and stacked every night, she thought back to the teachings of her elders, and explored a new architectural style that mixed the old cabins of her past with the new sandstone adobes of her current home.

Given right to live and political protection from Coins, she fully invested herself into giving back to the city in the best way she knew how: art through architecture.

This boom of building would be known as her sandstone period and is still occurring today.

Major builds that can be seen in Baicalite include:


 * jberg1957's house
 * The shops along the Baiclite Port
 * Baicalite Horse Paddock
 * The Sheep Field

Jam Making and the Quest for Holly
One of J's biggest dreams is to amass a large wealth. Not for power, not for a city, not even for her nation. Rather she dreams of buying a cockatiel parrot and naming her Holly to serve as her companion alongside her dog/gardener Spartacus. No amount of building or mining would ever get her to such an expensive goal in a reasonable amount of time, so she began to pursue more crafts.

This eventually lead to a lifelong passion of Jam making. After joining the Jam guild in early September of 2021, J began to decipher the cryptic texts of the guild's recipes. Oddly enough it reminded her much of the building guides and tales of her elders from her home forest, and so she began to can, and can, until eventually she became just as sought after for her Melon and Cranberry Jams as she was for her architectural prowess.

She has yet to get enough gold to complete her dream of parrot parent-dom, but has been reported to be loving the journey just as much s she believes she will enjoy the destination of this quest.