MATRON HESTIA WOODBINE
EldoriansHead Healer of the Grove of Wisdom
"The body is a garden. Tend it with patience, and it will bloom. Poison it with haste, and it will wither.""
Identity
- Residence
- Grove of Wisdom, near Oakenhall
- Civilization
- Eldorians
Appearance
• Physical: Bent with age but moving with surprising grace, with long silver hair worn in elaborate braids decorated with healing herbs. Her face is deeply lined but radiates warmth and kindness. • Clothing: Simple robes of undyed linen stained with herbal residues, with dozens of pockets containing various remedies. Wears a necklace of dried seeds from every plant she's ever healed with. • Distinguishing Marks: Her hands are permanently green-tinted from decades of herb work; her eyes have turned a soft violet from channeling healing magic.
Relationships
- Family - A daughter who took over her village practice; grandchildren scattered across Eldoria as healers; considers all her students family
- Allies - Sister Morwen (theological discussions); Sir Aldwin (treated his wounds); every healer in Eldoria
- Rivals - The physician's guild, who believe her "folk remedies" are unscientific
Backstory
Hestia was born in a farming village and discovered her healing gift when she saved her entire family from plague using only forest herbs. She's trained three generations of healers and personally treated every monarch of Eldoria for the past forty years.
Daily Life
Dawns in the herb gardens, mornings treating patients of all social classes, afternoons teaching apprentices and preparing remedies, evenings in the healing circles channeling group restoration magic. She claims to need only three hours of sleep.
Secret
2. A plague is spreading that she can't identify, and she needs agents to find the source
Narrative Value
Healer and mentor figure; quest giver for medical and herbalist missions; source of rare remedies and healing knowledge; moral authority on life-and-death decisions. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════