[@Red Wizard]

A was raised by her mother, a wealthy wine merchant who supplies both the common wines for the taverns as well as the more expensive wines for the nobles and wealthy families. Her mother is also said to be very religious. (some suggestions of the type of dwarven gods in this world would be helpful)

There's still scandalized talk of that trip, about how Mother dragged her husband out with her, how he died on that trip, how she came back with A, a young infant, and pregnant. And her mother still goes out on trips - but what people talk about is how she flirts shamelessly with males; some of them aren't even dwarves! 

And there's whispers that a ghost haunts her, appearing every few months to do battle all night long with her. It would explain the weapons mounted on the wall in every room. Some suggest the ghost is her husband, A's father. 

When A was born, a goose laid a golden egg - and she still has that egg. A's also said to be lucky, and has two younger brothers.

Still working on details of A's life. How do you like what I've got so far?