Paneer Calliope
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Born into an affluent family, Paneer was taught how to bake at an early age from her nanny. Her mother encouraged the nanny to use the company’s products to teach Pan how to bake, but the nanny quietly refused, believing in the “true way” of baking where the products had more character. Paneer learned everything about how ingredients interact, what type of pan is best for what type of baked goods, and the do’s and don’ts of choosing the right tool for the job.
Key Event
Once, when she was in middle school, she was tasked with bringing dessert for a class party. Everyone loved the cupcakes she made, but no one knew how to bake them like her because their families all used her family’s company product: SimplyBake baked goods. Gobsmacked, she asked her classmates if they wanted to learn, to which some of them said yes.
Later, Paneer was instructing them how to bake the cupcakes she made when her mother happened to stroll into the kitchen and catch them baking. Putting on a nice face, the mother feigned that the kids’ parents called and they needed to go home.
When Paneer was the only child left, she was scolded by her mother and told to “never share your baking knowledge, or I’ll take away your kitchen privileges.” Paneer figured her mother told her that because she wanted a monopoly over how people make their baked goods, and showing them how easy it is to bake without needing SimplyBake would tarnish the company value.
From then on, Paneer resolved to teach her classmates how to bake as much as she could while hiding everything from her mother. She took up skateboarding as a hobby to hide the fact that she was looking around the city for an abandoned kitchen. As it turns out, she became really good with the board, and met some new friends that way who shared her values. Together, they found an old building that still had electricity, and they discovered a well-worn kitchen with some rudimentary sheets, pans, and tools. This became the base of operations for the group now known as the Skater Bakers.
Later, Paneer was instructing them how to bake the cupcakes she made when her mother happened to stroll into the kitchen and catch them baking. Putting on a nice face, the mother feigned that the kids’ parents called and they needed to go home.
When Paneer was the only child left, she was scolded by her mother and told to “never share your baking knowledge, or I’ll take away your kitchen privileges.” Paneer figured her mother told her that because she wanted a monopoly over how people make their baked goods, and showing them how easy it is to bake without needing SimplyBake would tarnish the company value.
From then on, Paneer resolved to teach her classmates how to bake as much as she could while hiding everything from her mother. She took up skateboarding as a hobby to hide the fact that she was looking around the city for an abandoned kitchen. As it turns out, she became really good with the board, and met some new friends that way who shared her values. Together, they found an old building that still had electricity, and they discovered a well-worn kitchen with some rudimentary sheets, pans, and tools. This became the base of operations for the group now known as the Skater Bakers.
Artwork by Art Man Oil
Motivation
They join the party only on the condition that they cause trouble for Paneer’s mother’s corporation along the way. Early party member so they can educate the player on baking as well as cooking. Starts off a little prickly and skeptical but grows to trust the party more than anyone along the way.