NEFERU SUN-HEALER
Desert ScholarsPhysician and Solar Mage
"The sun gives life, and I am merely its vessel. As long as I draw breath, I will not abandon those in need.""
Identity
- Residence
- House of Healing in Al-Zahra
- Civilization
- Desert Scholars
Appearance
• Physical: Warm and motherly with gentle hands and eyes that seem to see through illness. Her skin is weathered but healthy. • Clothing: White healing robes that never stain, a heavy pendant bearing the sun-disk of healing, and a belt of medical instruments. • Distinguishing Marks: Her hands glow faintly when she uses healing magic; a scar on her throat from treating a plague victim.
Relationships
- Family - None living; considers her patients her family
- Allies - Other healers who share techniques, grateful patients and their families
- Rivals - False healers who exploit the sick, officials who want to control her services
Personality
- Traits: Compassionate to a fault, deeply committed to her patients, surprisingly fierce when they're threatened, refuses to give up on anyone
- Mannerisms: Touches her patients constantly; hums healing chants under her breath; arranges her instruments obsessively
- Voice: Warm and soothing, becoming sharp when someone interferes with her work
Backstory
Neferu was a merchant's daughter who discovered her healing gift during a plague that killed her family. She trained as a physician and has spent forty years treating the sick and injured. She has saved countless lives and is beloved throughout the desert.
Daily Life
Spends mornings treating patients at the House of Healing, afternoons making house calls to those too sick to travel, evenings preparing medicines and studying new techniques. She sleeps little, preferring to be available for emergencies.
Secret
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Story Hooks
- 1 The plague has begun spreading, and she needs help finding ingredients for a potential cure.
- 2 Someone is sabotaging her healing efforts, and she needs help finding and stopping them.