TETISHERI POTION-MAKER
Desert ScholarsAlchemist and Potion Brewer
"Every potion is a promise. I promise to make you stronger, faster, better. But every promise has a price.""
Identity
- Residence
- Alchemist Quarter of Al-Zahra
- Civilization
- Desert Scholars
Appearance
• Physical: Stained and slightly wild-looking with hair that has been bleached by chemical fumes. Her eyes are sharp and assessing. • Clothing: Heavy leather apron over practical work clothes, protective gloves that never leave her hands in the workshop, and goggles pushed up on her forehead. • Distinguishing Marks: Her skin is stained various colors from potion accidents; her eyebrows were burned off years ago and never grew back.
Relationships
- Family - A husband who manages her business affairs; children who work as healers
- Allies - Other alchemists who share techniques, clients who rely on her potions
- Rivals - Competing alchemists, former apprentices who stole her recipes
Personality
- Traits: Obsessive about her work, surprisingly practical about business, deeply protective of her recipes, terrified of her own potential
- Mannerisms: Sniffs everything she encounters; stirs imaginary potions when thinking; touches her goggles when nervous
- Voice: Raspy from chemical fumes, becoming excited when discussing new discoveries
Backstory
Tetisheri was a healer's daughter who discovered her talent for alchemy as a teenager. She has spent thirty years perfecting her craft, creating potions that can heal, enhance abilities, and even provide limited magical effects. Her potions are sought across the desert.
Daily Life
Spends mornings brewing potions, afternoons meeting with clients and managing her shop, evenings experimenting with new formulas. She rarely leaves her workshop, preferring the company of chemicals to people.
Secret
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