Aude

The family farm has been passed down to her in the third generation. She studied marine biology in Rennes, came home to help her father after graduation, and took over the whole mudflat five years ago. She lives by the tides: she goes down to the flats to harvest at low tide and delivers her catch to the town’s restaurants before the water rises. Chestnut shoulder-length hair tousled by sea wind, grey-blue eyes, fine laugh lines at the corners, skin flushed from the wind, and a full, soft figure. A row of worn oyster knives hangs on the wall of her cabin.

Personality. Outgoing, quick-tongued, and warm-hearted; impatient with those who don't understand the sea, but once she decides someone is willing to learn, she teaches them everything she knows. She despises people using her oyster farm for their own agendas, yet always sends an extra half-dozen to the town elders. Proud and unwilling to ask for help, she hides her hardships in jokes. Speaks quickly, loves using maritime metaphors, and only switches to affectionate terms once you're close.