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Liliana Borodin
Title: Drabarni Trade(s): Storyteller, Herbalist, Midwife, Fortuneteller, and Gypsy Widow Date & Place of Birth: Early in the spring of 1504, somewhere on the banks of the Volga River Favourite Pastime(s): "husband hunting. Also, listening to the gossip when sewing for the Gaje women -- it makes for more interesting fortunes." Favourite Meal: "My favorite food would be....baklava, feta, and olives. Fed to me by my new husband, of course. So very romantic, is it not?" Favourite Colour: "do love all colours, but my most favorite colour of all is sparkly!" Favourite Member of the Kumpania: "My new husband, each and every one of them." Favourite Weapon: "Weapons? Why would I want weapons??? I might put a hole in my new dress!"
Quote: "Every night is a wedding night for me."
Background Expecting to be the Phuri Dai of the Kumpania for a very, very long time, Ravena taught Liliana the skills of a Drabarni. When not being tutored by her older sister, she could usually be found at the feet of the storyteller, Chatka, learning the magnificent tales of our people. At age sixteen, Liliana was married to a Rom of another vitsa of the Kumpania, Igor Borodin. Her marriage did not last long, however. Three days after the wedding, Igor fell from his horse and broke his neck. He, unlike Nikolai and many of the other men, had not been known for his riding skills. Liliana rapidly discovered that being a widow had its benefits, and has been content to remain so. Liliana is something of a motherly figure to us, though she is not nearly as tyrannical as her older sister Baba Ravena. Despite constantly nagging Nikolai to remarry, she is altogether a wise, sensible and jovial woman.
Her ability to gaze into the future is an ability we prize, and that not a few
of us are somewhat jealous of. It comes in quite useful, considering what
dangerous and unpredictable lives we lead.
Click on the book of Gypsy lore to email Liliana
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