Bhaskara Kaur

Bhaskara Kaur (craft name Cymbiola)

Early History
Born in the Khanate capital of Marakush to a fairly poor family; born intersexed (sp. Ambiguous genitalia) but otherwise healthy. By tradition, she was tattooed (in the center of the forehead) with "an open diamond" - thus proclaiming to the world that she is 'different' (e.g. non-threatening mutation). When she was still a babe (maybe two or three) her family found a magus who would perform the necessary magics to 'fix' her as either male or female (they opted female) - the wizard's price, however, was the girl herself, as a slave. So it was that, at the age of three, she was delivered into the wizard's possession as a legal slave. At the age of four she was admitted to the Quadrivium (as a student, despite being a slave). The wizard had intended to reclaim her at age 12 and begin instruction (as he believes in the ancient lore that suggests that intersex individuals have great magical ability) however, he became embroiled in conflict against a rival magus, and the situation deteriorated until such a time as she could not be recovered until age 15. At that time, still very resentful, she was whisked away to his new tower and her instruction began.