Dancer

Dancer is a tinkerer in Bassuras, working on various automatons, and a member of Division of Public Benefit. FCG initially thought of her as their creator, but later learned from Imahara Joe that apparently she had acquired him already fully assembled, though inactive.

Description
Dancer has dark hair, brown eyes, and olive skin. She has a tattoo of a star on her right cheek. Esmer described her has having a "bit of fuzz" around the edges of her arms and, when asked, wasn't sure what race Dancer is. Since the attack in silver mines near Evishi Dancer acquired a metal prosthetic arm. She has a low, gravely voice.

Personality
Dancer is gruff, and when Bells Hells first met her, somewhat suspicious of strangers, following the deaths of the Division of Public Benefit. She is a heavy drinker, and according to FCG, does not take good care of herself. However, she is a skilled tinkerer, and she saw FCG as a friend prior to his attack.

Background
Dancer is a tinkerer who worked on various automatons and other mechanical devices, which they often named for their favorite smells. Fresh Cut Grass was their most advanced piece. Although Fresh Cut Grass believed that Dancer had built him from scratch, Imahara Joe told him that his design was actuallly of Aeorian craftsmanship. In around 838 PD, about five years prior to the events of Campaign 3, a figure named D came through Bassuras and sold FCG's deactivated body to Dancer, claiming that FCG was taken from the Rumedam Desert.

Dancer was part of a group of adventurers called the Division of Public Benefit working out of Bassuras. A couple of months before Brussendar 843 PD, the group was hired by the Rayia Family to clear out their silver mine near Evishi in the Oderan Wilds from unknown, possibly one-eyed monsters. The adventurers camped outside the cave to rest for the night, with FCG going into a stasis not far from the group. On the following morning, he awoke from the stasis to find the other party members, including apparently Dancer, deceased. A week later, Fresh Cut Grass was found by Ashton Greymoore, and left with him. It was later revealed that FCG had reached a critical stress point and had killed everyone in the party other than Dancer, but that he had no memory of this.

Dancer lost their arm in FCG's attack, and their whereabouts for the next few months were unknown. Around Brussendar 843 PD, they arrived at Finders Takers in Bassuras with a mechanical arm to meet with Esmer, an old flame. The two got into a fight a few days later, and Dancer left. Esmer assumed they were living in The Ends.

Campaign 3
Fresh Cut Grass reached out to Dancer via Sending, in the hopes of possibly having her look at the Veilscatter Scope. Dancer asked how he had found her and what he wanted. The next day, they tried to contact her via Sending again, and she told them that she just wanted to be left alone and never see them again, telling them that she barely escaped.

Later that day, following FCG's episode, Imogen contacted Dancer via Sending and told her that she and some allies had apprehended FCG. Dancer told her, after some hesitation, that she was at the Revel and Break for breakfast. Imogen and Orym spoke to Dancer about FCG and learned more details of Dancer and FCG's history, notably that she'd only restored him and had not made any personality modifications to him. They offered to let her talk to FCG while they were restrained, to which Dancer agreed. She and FCG spoke from a safe distance away. She told FCG that she had appreciated their companionship, but that until they addressed whatever had caused them to kill the Division of Public Benefit, she was not ready to begin making amends.

In the days leading up to the Apogee Solstice, Fresh Cut Grass reached out to Dancer via Sending, warning her of the coming danger and telling her to get to safety. Dancer did not respond to the message.

Relationships
Fresh Cut Grass refers to Dancer not just as their creator, but consistently as a former associate. He was upset when his coin of delving, which she had given to him before she apparently died, was lost.

According to Fresh Cut Grass, Dancer "hooked up" a lot, but didn't date a lot.

Dancer's automatons
Dancer named all her automatons after her favorite smells. Each construct was entrusted with particular tasks, and each was unique.
 * Fresh Cut Grass - Task: Healing
 * Oatmeal - Task: Making firewood and campsites
 * Apple Pie
 * Pussy

Appearances and mentions

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Trivia
Dancer's name may be inspired by a line from The Killers' song Human: "Are we human or are we dancer?", which Sam cited in.