Sephiria Kaddren
Ask anyone in Magnimar what the first thing that comes to mind when you mention the name “Kaddren” and the answer you will usually get will be: spellcasters. The second thing will likely be the rumours surrounding the recent disappearance of Lord Nerumer and Lady Andreena Kaddren in Viperwall.
It meant that their eldest daughter Zimandi, already a formidable wizard, became head of the family when only in her twenties. Wanting to consolidate her position, Zimandi asked for her family’s support. In response her youngest sister, Sephiria returned from the Arcanamirium in Absalom where she had been teaching following her own training there; it had long been a Kaddren tradition to send promising children away to study at the best magical colleges of Golarion, and Sephiria was no exception.
While teaching at the Arcanamirium, Sephiria was invited to become an initiate of the Pathfinder Grand Lodge, with a view to focusing on translating ancient texts as well as doing research, but also with the option of going out on expeditions.
It was only where she returned to Magnimar that Zimandi recalled how shy and awkward her youngest sister could be unless holding forth on some abstruse piece of history or linguistics. A strict and expensive upbringing had instilled basic good manners, but Sephiria, always too focused on her next research project, had never enjoyed the endless rounds of dinners and visiting.
After yet another mistimed lecture on the impact of Thassilonian grammar on modern Varisian syntax, Zimandi hurriedly arranged an introduction for Sephiria to Sheila Heidmarch of Magnimar’s Pathfinder Society, suggesting that it might be a better outlet for her talents…
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