Nadirah Nur

May 10 482 (482-05-10) (age 26)

When Nadirah was twelve years old, she was sent by her mother to a training house to become a courtesan. She excelled in her lessons, learning music, conversation, games, and — most delightfully — a myriad of exotic dance forms. Her favorite was a form that incorporated a sword, and her love of the dance brought about a love of swords. The metal kind. In time, she had her virginity sold away and began working formally as a courtesan.

But then there was an Incident. A mistake with a nobleman. While she never speaks of it, it was a significant enough misstep that she and her reputation never recovered. She was sent away from Draught, disgraced. Now, she has been reduced to earning her keep in a common brothel, having no other art that she considers to be her own. She is thus forever trapped to be more than most whores but never more than a whore.

There are not many who know of her prior life in Draught or how, exactly, she came to work for Guy Fitzwater. It is public knowledge, however, that she is a prized commodity at the Grinning Guardian and its chief earner — being sold for no less than a piece of gold for a bit of her private attention and expertise.

November 6, 506. Nadirah, Guy Fitzwater, Gavriel Fitzwater, Xylinka, Lux, and few of the other Grin Girls pack up shop and head to Green Fields in order to participate in the Grinning Guardian Petting Zoo & Auction.

November 8, 506. Guy proves his ability to take order and turn it into chaos at the Grinning Guardian Petting Zoo. It takes months for Nadirah to forgive him, despite intervention from Inez Derringer and Koen Staas on her behalf.

July 29, 507. Amidst much flurry and fuss at the Grinning Guardian, Nadirah exchanges her room for the one left vacant by former 'den mother', Etta Walker. Looks like someone got a promotion.

October 6, 507. After successful negotiations, Nadirah is contracted for a month of services by HRH Juste Chevalier of Pais.

November 10, 507. Nadirah, along with a small staff of two men, goes ahead of the rest of the Grinning Guardian entourage to prepare for its arrival at the Harvest Festival in the barony of Burgundy Terrace on the isle of Green Fields.

• Nadirah excels, among other things, in veil and saber dancing.
• The quickest way into Nadirah's good graces is to give her a gift of finery along with the coin she is required to collect. Silk, perfume, and jewelry are the most expedient paths.
• Nadirah may be the only whore at the Grinning Guardian to openly express a distaste for the antics for which the Grinning Guardian is known. Why she still works there is anyone's guess.
• Guy takes no small amount of pleasure in taking Nadirah's infamous pride down a few notches. The more public the venue, the greater his enjoyment. The only exception has been during his campaign for Guildmaster, when he used the woman to serve as his right hand in public and, according to rumours, grease a few cogs in private as well.

• Nadirah stabbed a lord in the foot by accident during a performance. That is why she is not currently dancing at the Grinning Guardian.

• Nadirah stabbed a lord in the balls on purpose during a performance. That is why she is not currently dancing at the Grinning Guardian.

• Nadirah cut off a man's head and ate his brains like custard in front of a crowd during a performance. That is why she is not currently dancing at the Grinning Guardian. And why she got a bigger room.

I need not to need. I've always been the tower,
But now I feel like I'm the flower trying to bloom in snow.
The Tower by Vienna Teng

Lord of the Dance by Gypsy Kings

Love for sale. Appetizing young love for sale.
Love that's fresh and still unspoiled. Love that's only slightly soiled.
Love for sale. Who will buy? Who would like to sample my supply?
Who's prepared to pay the price for a trip to paradise?
Love for Sale by Ella Fitzgerald

Close your eyes and roll a dice.
Under the board, there's a compromise.
The End of May by Keren Ann

I would find out what you do, and I'd use it all against you
By working for the goal of making loving me the thing to do.
Ski-Ming by Majandra

Öngyilkos Vasárnap by Venetian Snares

And I'll feed your obsession, the falling star that you cannot live without.
I will be your religion, this thing you'll never doubt.
Supervixen by Garbage

Ojos Así by Shakira

She'll suck you dry, and still you'll cry to be back in her bosom to do it again.
She'll make you weep and moan and cry to be back in her bosom to do it again.
Rev 22:20 by Puscifer

Venus by Shocking Blue