Thessaly Moonweaver
MystaransCrystal Enchanter
"Every crystal holds a thousand possibilities. My job is to find the right one.""
Identity
- Residence
- The Shimmering Spire workshop district
- Civilization
- Mystarans
Appearance
• Physical: Thessaly has pale blue skin that glows faintly when she works with magical crystals. Her hair is white as snow and moves slightly even in still air, charged with residual enchantment energy. • Clothing: She wears practical leather aprons over flowing silk garments, all adorned with small crystal charms that jingle harmonically. Her tool belt contains chisels made from dragon bone. • Distinguishing Marks: Her fingertips are permanently stained with phosphorescent crystal dust. She wears goggles with lenses that show magical auras.
Relationships
- Family - Her parents still work the crystal mines; she sends them half her earnings. Her younger brother disappeared into the mists five years ago.
- Allies - Master Kael, her former teacher who still advises her; a network of independent crystal workers who share techniques
- Rivals - The Crystalworkers' Guild elite who consider her "new money" and try to sabotage her business
Personality
- Traits: Methodical perfectionist, quietly ambitious, deeply empathetic, struggles with self-doubt
- Mannerisms: Hums while working, absentmindedly polishes crystals when nervous, speaks to her creations as if they're alive
- Voice: Soft and melodic, with a tendency to trail into technical explanations that lose most listeners
Backstory
Thessaly was born to poor crystal miners and discovered her gift for enchantment when she accidentally activated a dormant prophecy crystal at age seven. She apprenticed under the legendary Enchanter Kael and now runs her own modest shop, creating divination tools for seers across Mystara. She dreams of crafting a crystal that can store actual prophecies for later retrieval.
Daily Life
She rises before dawn to meditate with raw crystals, then spends her day crafting enchanted items for clients. Evenings are spent experimenting with new techniques in her basement laboratory, where she keeps her most ambitious (and dangerous) projects hidden from the Crystalworkers' Guild inspectors.
Secret
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Story Hooks
- 1 She needs rare materials from a dangerous location to complete her masterwork prophecy crystal and hires the party as escorts
- 2 Her brother has begun appearing in her dreams, trapped somewhere in the shifting mists, and she needs help finding him