SITRE SAND-PHYSICIAN
Desert ScholarsDoctor and Medical Researcher
"Medicine is the art of fighting death. I fight that battle every day.""
Identity
- Residence
- Medical Quarter of Al-Zahra
- Civilization
- Desert Scholars
Appearance
• Physical: Professional and capable with hands that move with surgical precision. Her eyes are sharp and assessing. • Clothing: White medical robes that never stain, a heavy belt of medical instruments, and a stethoscope that never leaves her neck. • Distinguishing Marks: Her touch can sense illness; her diagnoses are never wrong.
Relationships
- Family - Children who are doctors
- Allies - Other doctors who share research, grateful patients
- Rivals - Competing researchers, officials who want to control her methods
Personality
- Traits: Professional and dedicated, genuinely wants to heal others, surprisingly fierce about medical ethics, fiercely protective of her patients
- Mannerisms: Checks vital signs constantly; washes her hands obsessively; speaks of medicine as if it's sacred
- Voice: Calm and reassuring, becoming sharp when someone interferes with her work
Backstory
Sitre was a healer's daughter who discovered her medical talent as a child. She has spent thirty years studying medicine and treating patients. Her research has saved countless lives.
Daily Life
Spends mornings treating patients, afternoons conducting research, evenings studying medical texts. She rarely leaves the medical quarter.
Secret
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Story Hooks
- 1 The disease is spreading, and she needs help making her cure affordable.
- 2 Someone has learned of her cure and is trying to profit from it.