Age 23; 5' 0", 130 lbs., muscular and curvy; swarthy skin, bronze hair, red eyes. Harissa looks and dresses the part of a pirate, her mostly utilitarian sailor's clothes accented with a few gaudy touches.
Harissa was born in Kizmir, the youngest child of a very traditional family engaged in sea trade. Her father, uncles, and brothers all owned or served aboard the family's cargo ships, but as the only daughter she was expected to stay at home and marry into another wealthy family. She frequently rebelled against these restrictions, and her parents had nearly despaired of making a match until a shipyard owner showed an interest in her for his son. For Harissa, now 16, this impending betrothal was the last straw--she escaped to the docks and bought her way onto the first non-Kizmiri ship she came across. The Golden Dove turned out to be the Midwife, a pirate ship operating out of Freeport. Harissa soon proved to be an able deckhand and thrived on the pirate's life of danger and adventure. She became something of a mascot to the crew, in part because of her name's resemblance to Harrimast's. The ship's priest found an easy convert in Harissa, who quickly adopted the pirate god's romantic image as her model.
Harissa is gregarious and well-liked by most of her crewmates, who are a motley mix of humans, halflings, and elves (of both sexes) from the Ivory Ports and Freeport. The officers include:
Captain Lakrisha Chandler, a half-elf pirate known for her strict policy of seducing only married men (and allowing none among her crew).
Brother Ballast, a halfling cleric of Harrimast, who serves as surgeon and spiritual leader.
Sutton, the human first mate, a strict old salt who is in charge of navigation and discipline.
[Harissa has since parted ways with the Midwife's crew in order to adventure with her new companions, the other PCs.]