Head: Witch's Hat - default
Body: Moonward Top of Healing - grape purple
Hands: Ascension Gloves of Healing - grape purple
Legs: Valentione Skirt - pumpkin orange
Feet: Abyssos Boots of Healing - grape purple
Earring: Amaurotine Earrings of Healing
Neck: Cait Sith Neck Ribbon
Wrists: The Emperor's New Bracelet
Right Ring: The Emperor's New Ring
Left Ring: The Emperor's New Ring
Main Hand: Augmented Isnae Phis - currant purple
Off Hand: --
"Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal. A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said.”
We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilized.
Sometimes we are the healers for someone who needs healing and sometimes we need the healing ourselves. Either way we don’t meet people by accident. The universe matches you with the right person when you need it the most.
A gifted healer from Fenharrow, Yrene is the descendant of a long line of healer women as they are blessed by the goddess of healing, Silba. When the Adarlan soldiers came to take both Yrene and her mother, the kind woman had killed a soldier and distracted the others so Yrene could escape. Yrene had watched her mother die and hated Adarlan and its soldiers from that day on.
One night as she was working in an Innish tavern, she met Celaena Sardothien, and the assassin taught her how to defend herself. As she left in the morning, the hidden princess left enough money for Yrene to go to the Torre Cesme and become a healer. Celaena left a note as well and Yrene kept that note until she was reunited with the assassin, now Queen, Aelin.
In her years at the Cesme, she became the Heir Apparent of the Healer on High. However, a wounded Chaol Westfall and Captain of the Guard, Nesryn Faliq, had arrived in Antica. Yrene was sent to work on Chaol, although she was adamant of her dislike towards Adarlan soldiers, their relationship went from enemies to lovers by the end of Chaol's stay.
With her ties to the royals and healers in Antica, Yrene and Chaol were able to sail back to the northern continent. The khaganate army (with the heir, Sartaq who had fallen in love with Nesryn) as well as an army of Ruk riders, followed as well, committing themselves to the aid of Queen Aelin.
During the war she was constantly using her powers to heal, treat, aid and improve. She was also using them to rid the 'valg' soldiers and change them into humans again. However, whenever she was drained, her husband - Chaol, was as well.
She had healed his back injury in Antica, but a secret plot by the Valg brought his injuries back to the same as before. Yrene was able to treat Chaol, but she had to entwine her life with his. When she is weak, so is Chaol.
When they arrived in the north, Yrene found out she was pregnant, and didn't tell anybody. But being around healers meant they noticed the changes in her and her body.
So when it came time to kill the very evil of this world, she did so, pregnant and exhausted, she obliterated Erawan.
Encounter: a local species of the Waddling Head, a low-level creature type broadly distributed across the gaming multiverse. I could be wrong but as a seasoned researcher in the field my guess is that this particular one will have a gravelly voice and a Brooklyn/Jersey accent and will rudely refer to adventurers as "pal" or "buddy". (On the other hand, I also see some facial morphic resonance with the investigative physician Dr. Gregory House, so if any members of the party have unknown afflictions they may consider asking this fellow about them. I wouldn't guarantee a good result, though.)
Today, October 4th, is World Animal Day, celebrating animal rights and welfare across the globe. To me, animals are neither “pets” or objects we “own.” They are souls, our healers and helpers. Respect them. Honour them. Protect them.