Alysson

**Alysson** is a young half-roskheni barmaid who works in The Journeyman's Nook in Briskwater.

## Background

Alysson was born in Trestow, Bregdan, on Tannethsday 18th of Sesturning, 225ER, to [/] and [/]. Being farmers, her parents did not have much by means of wealth, so her upbringing with them was modest. [/] and [/] were abusive parents, being incredibly neglectful of Alysson, and at times taking their frustrations out on her. [MOTHER] was particularly physically abusive, and favoured starving Alysson to punish her for wrongdoings. Alysson was put to work on the farm as young as five years old, and was seldom supervised.

Alysson's younger brother, Oskar, was born when she was five, and she would often care for him as her parents continued to be neglectful. However, when Oskar's infernal heritage began to show when he turned two, and their parents, fearful of this unnatural child, put him up for adoption. He was taken to live on a farm in Barleyborne with [AD] and [AM], a farming couple who could not have children of their own.

Despite being only seven years old at the time, Alysson, determined not to be separated from her little brother, ran away to join him. Naturally, [AM] and [AD] were surprised and concerned to see two children arrive instead of the one they expected, but once the situation was explained to them, they were all too happy to adopt Alysson as well. As the identity of Oskar's adoptive parents was unknown to their birth parents, [/] and [/] were unable to locate Alysson, though they did not seem to care, not even alerting the guards to Alysson's disappearance. In fact, the couple viewed this as a good thing, as it simply meant that there was one less mouth to feed.

Alysson and Oskar lived happily with their adoptive parents in Barleyborne for the next eight years, helping out around the farm and enjoying the parental love and attention they never received before. However, when Oskar turned ten, his powers began to spiral out of control. [/] and [/] did their best to care for and support their son, but ultimately, Oskar decided that he had to leave. Alysson decided to adopt Oskar herself, and the pair departed to find somewhere new to live. Whilst staying at a roadside inn, Alysson heard rumours of a holy creature of Tanneth being seen in the quiet riverside town of Briskwater, and believing that this may help to balance out Oskar's looming infernal influence, she decided relocate here. Alysson and Oskar still live in Briskwater, working at The Journeyman's Nook to earn their keep, and Alysson writes letters to her adoptive parents often.

## Family

Alysson is technically a quarter roskheni, as her maternal grandmother was a roskheni elf, making her mother [/] a half-roskheni. Her father, [/], is a human farmer. Her parents were abusive and neglectful to Alysson and her younger brother Oskar. When Oskar was put up for adoption, Alysson ran away to join him. As a result of this decision, she is now estranged from her parents. She considers [AM] and [AD], her adoptive parents, to be her new family, and she writes to them often.

## Affiliations

Alysson works for Eberhard, and treats him as a sort of tentative father figure. It is a mostly fond relationship, though at times they clash. Alysson also gets along reasonably well with Lottie and Karthrin, who she also works with.