Maura Tessaro (3.5e NPC)
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History[edit]
Maura grew up with her elven mother in the depths of the Oytwood. Her mother lived a very withdrawn life in a remote tree house, due to her loathing of magic, a very unusual trait among elves.
In her early teens Maura met a hunting party from the court of the elven council, and found some friends among the younger elves of the party.
As a result she spent some time at the court, during which her talent as sorcerer was discovered and promoted. Also during this time she apprenticed to an elven armoursmith, in the beginning more or less to make herself useful, but soon she became fascinated with combining metal and magic.
Her developing magical skills lead to increasing conflicts with her mother, so some day she ran away and searched for her father. She found him in Hochoch where he was a wealthy trader. He made Maura a partner in his business, where she concentrated on creating magical armors and her father found occasions to make lots of money of them.
This leaves her very wealthy.
Appearance and personality[edit]
She is 5' 4" and her figure reveals her profession as an armorer, with biceps and shoulders that lead many people into believing that she's from one of the fighter classes.
Her charisma and her open nature make her a respected and welcome guest on many social events. She's generous and supports many charitable purposes in the city.
Due to her contacts to the Oytwood council she was soon also assigned with some diplomatic missions by city officials.
She's quick to make friends, but usually remains at a superficial level. She's always curious and sometimes needs her father to remind her that adventures can be more dangerous than she likes it. She may join a party for a specific goal, but won't seriously follow an adventurer's path.
Followers and allies[edit]
Amaranto Leotta is her bodyguard and close friend.
She is quite close to her father and can rely on his help if she needs it. He is well connected to the city's council, the local merchants and has many business contacts in other cities. On the other hand, Maura would do almost anything to get him out of troubles.
She is known to and has earned some respect from the council of the Oytwood elves. She has some personal friends among the squires, maids and pages there.
Enemies[edit]
TBD...
Combat[edit]
Sometimes she's very impulsive, and occasionally shows cheeky courtiers that she knows how to use her fists as well as her magical quarterstaff. But unless seriously threatened she prefers to deliver nonlethal damage.
If she recognizes a dangerous situation she prefers to use her bluff and diplomacy skills to avoid a fight, or uses her magic to flee. If cornered or determined, she uses her Wand of Magic Missile and is not too shy to deliver lethal damage with her quarterstaff.
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