The Abbess

The Abbess is a middle aged woman of great bearing who is the leader of the abbey of Lissen Carak.

Appearance and Personality
The Abbess has the look of a woman who had once been very beautiful indeed, though she is now about sixty. Her bearing was more than noble, or haughty, her bearing was commanding; The nuns obeyed her with an eagerness born of either fear or the pleasure of service. She generally wears a gown whose grey has just enough colour to appear a pale, pale lavender.

The Red Knight
The farms around Lissen Carak have suffered a spate of attacks from creatures of the Wild. The Abbess sends for help from the Red Knight's mercenary company, to rid her of this threat to her people and lands, especially with the town fair in a few weeks.

When the Red Knight arrives, she learns that one of her nuns, Sister Hawisia, has been killed in yet another attack on a manor house. During her first meeting with the Red Knight, who just calls himself the Captain, she pushes a beautiful novice nun to him, Amicia, in a ploy to keep him off-guard. After much verbal sparing, the Abbess eventually accept the mercenaries for the contract, however she adds conditions to ensure the good behavior of the mercenaries.

When next the Abbess meets the Captain, he tells her that they have tracked and killed a Wyvern, though not the creature who killed Sister Hawisia. She decides to extend the Captain's contract for the Summer, not only to hunt the beasts, but also to garrison the town. She also reveals that Sister Hiwisia had also suspected a traitor in the abbey.