1879 Personalities 05: Nilufer Haktanir
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In which we describe Nilufer Haktanir¸ engineer¸ provide her backstory¸ and discuss her work! This supplement contains Nilufer Haktanir's backstory¸ five of her Connections¸ three Adventure Hooks¸ three fully detailed devices engineered by Haktanir Teyze herself¸ and a complete character sheet¸ everything you need to use Haktanir Bayan in your campaign! As a child and then as a young woman¸ Nilufer worked with her four older brothers in their mechanic's shop. Destabilization brought on by necessary but harsh civil and military reforms¸ and constant threats from outside (usually Russia)¸ meant the Ottoman Empire needed every hand and mind it could get. Along the way¸ Nilufer learned the finest traditions of military scrounging. She could engineer a three-way finagle as well as any man. Given her natural inclination to look for a better deal and trade up¸ Haktanir Bayan made the most-desired list in the city: Princess Nazli's personal salon. The two women's friendship over the next several years became the stuff of legend. When the Russians declared war¸ she started a build in her own shop. Which the first dovmak s assembled outside the Fifth Military Gate¸ she piloted Number Three¸ the one with her children's names painted on the cockpit hatch. Haktanir Teyze led the second charge¸ the one that overran the Russian forces. So yes¸ go see Haktanir Teyze if you need a complicated repair¸ or a specialized part. Do not underestimate this short¸ slightly dumpy woman. This middle-aged Turkish mother drove an untested prototype three-story-high fighting machine¸ that she built herself¸ into combat against the Russians. And she still has tea with the princess once a week.