Nahlia Sandhand
Healer and Administrator
Nahlia Sandhand
Species
Human
Appearance
Nahlia is a broad-shouldered woman with a weathered face, heavy hands, and the compact balance of someone accustomed to carrying the injured. Her movements are economical, almost quiet, but never hurried. Her fingers are permanently stained amber and brown from antiseptic herbs, while the skin around her nails is cracked from endless washing. A thin scar runs from the corner of her mouth to her jaw, giving her resting expression a faint look of amusement that she rarely feels. She wears a small brass key beneath her collar, yet she has no keyhole in the lazaretto that it fits. The unexpected softness of her appearance comes from her eyes, which are large, warm, and almost grandmotherly despite the hard precision of everything else about her.
“Low, measured, and direct. Nahlia rarely raises her voice, but people tend to stop talking when she begins.”
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Distinguishing Features
A pale scar crossing the left corner of her mouth
Amber-stained fingertips and permanently cracked knuckles
A brass key worn beneath her collar
A small tattoo of three horizontal lines on the inside of her wrist, once used to mark bonded laborers
Her shadow appears to lag half a heartbeat behind her when she is exhausted
Voice
“A calm contralto with a dry edge, like cloth dragged over a wooden table. When she is exhausted, the warmth vanishes and every word sounds like an order.”
Clothing
A smoke-gray linen coat reinforced at the elbows, a dark red waist sash filled with bandages and small tools, sturdy trousers, soft-soled boots, and a waxed leather apron marked with old disinfectant stains. Her clothing is practical enough for surgery but carefully mended by hand.
Body Language
Nahlia stands with her weight evenly distributed and her hands usually folded over her abdomen. She tilts her head toward pain as if listening for a distant sound. When frightened, she becomes perfectly still, with only the thumb of her right hand rubbing the brass key beneath her collar.
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