Henna is a statuesque woman of uncertain age
(Thatis reckons from her stories she is at least ninety
although she looks to be in her early forties) who is a scholar who has travelled
much about the Wilderlands. She is something of a free-thinker who does not hold herself
bound by several of the orthodoxies held by many more convential sages. Despite this she
has taught at many of the leading acadamies in the lands including the School of Ancient
Knowledge in
Quitak, although she admits to being careful as to the contents
of her lectures as her true views would probably get her burnt at the stake.
The subject she most loves is history and the lessons that can be drawn from it. She does,
however, have a wide knowledge of many subjects including geography, medicine, biology,
anthropology, and the history and philosophy of magic. Although she is very happy to
converse about any of her academic subjects she is has great personal charm and will
happily chat about the weather and the view if that is what her companions want. She deflects
questions on her motives for her pilgrammage to the Holy Cities, however, by saying it is a
'personal
matter'.
One of the interesting aspects of Henna's effect on people is that
Hanna reverts to being a quiet well-behaved halfing child
in her presence.