Zana is very aware of who her father is. Her mother was a very high-class prostitute and one trial Delroth came to the brothel in Ne’haer where her mother worked. He revealed himself for who he was and, whilst he bedded each of the whores that night, Zana’s mother was his first choice and the only one to fall pregnant following the event. This was taken as a sign of her favour with Delroth and Sara vowed that Delroth's daughter, for such she was sure she would have, would make her father proud.
From the moment she was born, Zana was revered as the daughter of Delroth. Her mother knew that no matter what, her daughter would be great and so she, and the other courtesans, gave the young girl all the training she would need. Stories of her father and his greatness, his power and the blood of the Immortals which flows through her veins have been what Zana has grown up on and, as such, she has a very positive outlook on the Immortal who sired her. She wants to make her father proud, to draw his attention to her.
Zana grew and she relished every aspect of her childhood, youth and then eventual training. She is an individual who seeks pleasure in all forms and she discovered that her profession allowed her to gain a lot of pleasure and make a lot of coin; both of these things satisfied her immensely. As she realized that this job was an entirely selfish and pleasure-driven pursuit for her, she focused on every aspect, from being able to make herself someone that people would pay highly for, to the ability to kill them whilst keeping them distracted. That has always been her preferred method and continues to this trial.
In the brothel in Ne'haer, Zana learned the basics of making herself look more beautiful, using make up to enhance her natural beauty although her mother Sara suggested that she use little to none. When Zana wishes to focus on the innocence which she exudes, she will follow her mother's advice, but when she desires or needs to look a little older, or more experienced, she favors red lipstick.
Whilst Zana worked as a prostitute from the time she was legally old enough to, she is very aware that sex is the least important aspect of what she does. She is a connoisseur of desire and she knows more than most how important the build up is to the act itself. Zana made sure that she had learned about how to provide a range of services, from a massage to simple company; those men and women who pay for her time get the best deal available to them. She considers it a matter of pride that she leaves them in such a state of bliss that they never forget her.
After all, that is how one achieves true Immortality.
Zana learned to play the guitar, to dance and sing in the brothel in Ne'haer. This was done with the aim of her being not just a skilled prostitute but also a consort or courtesan. She amazed her dance teacher by being able to stand on point without ballet shoes from the first time she tried it; so it was ballet that she learned. She loves the feeling of being able to dance, the strength in her legs it gives her and the freedom and restraint of the movement.
More than once, she has been hired for a ten-trial, for example, to accompany one of her regular clients on a business trip or such. Without doubt she learned about the value of being a good companion, a pleasure to be with and a source of relaxation and positivity for her clients. From the moment that she entered the profession, when she was aged just 20, Zana's mother Sara told her of the importance of working in a brothel, not alone. She also taught Zana the importance of the relationship with her handler. Sara taught that this was the most important relationship a prostitute can have, as it protects and trains her and allows for realistic goal setting. Zana was taught to consider every relationship carefully and measure it by what she can get out of it.
She was also taught how to defend herself from those who might seek to hurt her and, whilst her mortalborn abilities are useful, her mother told her time and time again to always have at least two knives on her. Zana has followed this advice and she adheres to her mother's philosophy for anyone working in their industry. It is a matter of pride that the clients are satisfied and a matter of survival that those who manage the girls are. A prostitute alone is soon a dead one, her mother taught her and so Zana quickly became the favourite of one of the managers in the Ne'haer brothel, a man called Jaq. Her mother did not say anything, but kept a careful eye on her precious child.
Zana's relationship with Jaq meant that she was often picked for the more specialist jobs, be that for an individual or a group Zana was happy to perform. Every strange fetish or unusual desire, after all, allowed her to understand the emotions and drives of those she sought to manipulate. In Ne'haer, she had a number of regular clients and she is more than used to providing for a range of tastes and preferences; it makes no difference to her, for her own pleasure comes from the pleasures of those she beds. Quite literally, when she is working is the happiest that Zana is.
As she discovered the abilities and domains her father had passed on to her, Zana also discovered a deep curiosity about the mortal limits of emotion. The gifts her father gave her allow her to be desirable and to manipulate both emotion and physical sensation. Rather than deny these gifts, Zana uses them to the fullest.
When Zana was 26, her mother died in strange and sudden circumstances. Zana buried her and then went back to work; she did not understand why anyone would need to do anything different. She loved her mother and she would miss her, but somehow she was detached from the notion of grief or regret.
Jaq continued to be Zana's handler and she and he grew very close. He knows of her abilities and he enjoys the "Breath of Life" and how she can make him feel but Zana had, at this point, only discovered the abilities associated with the Domains of Air and Attraction. Jaq encouraged her to use the "Trinket of Desire" a lot and Zana did as he bid her, believing that he had their best interests at heart. This meant that the first two arcs following her mother's death were difficult for the mortalborn. She suffered a lot of nightmares and night terrors due to Jaq''s over use of her abilities.
Using the "Trinket of Desire" ability went entirely wrong one night in Arc 679. Two arcs after Sara had died, Zana had targeted a wealthy man with "Trinkets", at Jaq's insistence. However, when he came to the brothel he attempted to kill her. As he tried to throttle the life out of her, Zana initially felt panic ~ he way laying on top of her and she could not move him, but she had followed her mother's advice and there was a knife by the side of the bed. Reaching for it, she fumbled and grabbed it and then killed him. Zana felt no guilt, no remorse. When he had tried to hurt her, she had ceased to enjoy their activity. Recognizing that he would not be happy unless he marked, maimed or killed her, Zana had taken decisive action. She had continued with what he had paid for as she reached to the table on the side of the bed for the blade which she kept there and plunged it into his neck. As she killed him she felt a rush of pure pleasure the like of which she had never experienced before. It appeared that Zana had found her place in life; sex and death.
It was in arc 682 that the "Reflected Experience" ability finally manifested and, as she realised what was happening, Zana did what she would always do and she went to her handler; she and Jaq would explore it together. Jaq instructed that she should try it out on him whilst they were having sex. Not knowing any better, Zana did and the magnification of the physical sensation was too much for Jaq who passed out.
The next trial, Jaq passed her on to the handling of another employee and their eleven arc relationship ended. He died three arcs later, following a long illness. He asked for her on his death bed but Zana would not go to him; he had hurt her. There is no coming back from that as far as the mortalborn is concerned and so she did not visit nor attend his funeral.
She still misses him.
When Jaq passed her on to Tor'rin, he refused to work with her abilities. He moved in arc 690, but he took no girls with him. She was assigned a new handler, Gor'en, who said that he would work with her and her abilities but he changed his mind after the first demonstration. So, with Gor'en as her handler, she worked and did not use her abilities.
Finally, in arc 701 and aged 50, Zana realised that she was bored of Ne'haer and the people there and she sought pleasure in new and different places. Pleasure was what drove her then and what continues to drive her now. She is a seeker after delight but due to the unique nature of her blood, it is hard to find. She does not miss her mother, for her mother lived and now is dead, yet her mother was a good woman and a good parent. Zana does not doubt that she was adored, almost worshiped by the woman who Delroth bedded, but to Zana that is who her mother was. In many ways, it is only when working that Zana truly experiences emotions of any depth.
Having left Ne'haer, Zana travelled for a while and she moved from place to place, always selling her body for money. She has just arrived in Rharne, where she had great hopes. It is her understanding that the Rharnians have a love of life and a liberal attitude to sex. Therefore, she intends to find a job and settle for a while. Zana looks forward to the experiences ahead of her; she loves her work and gains an inordinate amount of pleasure from it. That pleasure is mirrored by the coin she hopes to amass, also.
