Name
Tressa Ownes

Age
30

Gender
Female

Rank
Full Master Bard and Teacher

Physical Appearance
Blond hair just a little past her shoulders, with highlights from the sun. Her hair is already starting to show gray from age. She has violet eyes that only get darker when she gets angry. She has a frail but strong build, and weathered skin, for she was excellent in weapons work in her trainee days.

Personality
She has a spitfire of an attitude. She is a kind but strict teacher. She very much dislikes dilly dally. She likes to get things done in a timely mannar. She cares very much about the well being of her students. She wants nothing more than for her students to turn out to be the best bards
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Brief History
Tressa was born in Rethwellan in a town called Petras. Her parents died when she was 6 years old in a fire set by bandits near her home. She doesn't remember much of them or her homeland for when her parents died she jumped on her horse and galloped off running away to the north, fleeing from the bandits. After journeying for quite some time she found an instrument trader and began working for him to earn money for her journey. The old instrument merchant looked at Tressa fairly as his own granddaughter and journeyed with her further north. When they made it to the northern Rethwellan Mountains Tressa was nearly 14, and decided to leave her adoptive granddad and travel north on her own. She passed through the Mountains and made it into Valdemar. Eventually she made it into a town called Kettlesmith and began working at an inn. One night while she was working, a Bard discovered her while she was singing to the customers. He told her that she had a very strong Bardic gift and it should be trained in Haven. She agreed eventually to go to Haven with him and he looked after her while she was being taught. Eventually she earned her full reds and became a Master Bard and Teacher when she was 25.

Gifts
Bardic (Very Strong) Talent (Above Average) Creativity (Weak)

Goals
To be the best teacher she can be teaching young bards, and spreading music throughout Valdemar.

Author Comments
I named this character Tressa because it means "Strong" and she has a very strong will and personality, so it fit well.