HEAD COOK PLENTA

Persona : Plenta
Writing Status : NPC/Free
Gender : Female
Age : 54
Rank/Craft : Head Cook
Residence : Ierne Island Weyr

Physical Description : Plenta is a massive hulk of a woman, both in height and in girth, and the kitchen workers often joke (behind her back, of course) that there is "Plenty of Plenta". Her frazzled hair is gray, and nobody remembers what color it was before that because Plenta nearly always has it concealed. She commonly welds a wooden spoon in her large left hand, and the image of Plenta and her spoon serves to strike fear into even the most brave-hearted kitchen worker. Though she is slow-moving, her quick, beady eyes miss nothing. A kitchen worker cannot expect to shirk duties when Plenta is in the kitchen.

Personality : Ierne Island Weyr's head cook is a no-nonsense kind of woman. No-nonsense as in "There is to be no nonsense in my kitchen!" Plenta is extremely possessive of her workspace (indeed, she fills enough of it up!) and expects things to be done correctly, on time, and in direct correlation with her orders. She doesn't like change, unless she is the one who implements it, and Headman Carmac often has quite a challenge in convincing Head Cook Plenta that his orders are actually her original ideas.

Life Story : Plenta was raised in the Kitchens of a northern holding and decided to go south when a ship that was in port announced its need for a cook. Plenta immediately accepted the job, not in the least afraid to spend months aboard a shabby vessel with its even shabbier crew. Though she hadn't had any actual experience in cooking, the young woman had watched the cooks in the kitchen closely enough to know how to fix a few things. There was something about being aboard a ship with several hungry sailors that caused Plenta to learn and to learn quickly.

Plenta found her passion in cooking aboard the ship, and after a few Turns, decided to give up life at sea to find a more stable kitchen where she could try out her newfound talent. After working as an assistant cook for a few more turns, Plenta didn't hesitate to apply when she caught wind of a Head Cook position at a brand new Weyr. This time, she had skill to back up her claims, and she also proved herself a more than able taskmaster. Ierne Island Weyr had themselves a Head Cook.

Last updated on 31-Mar-04