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# Cassandra Thann
_Human Cleric | [[Church of Tyr]] | [[Fort Ten-Torch]]_
## Summary
[[Aribeth de Tylmarande]]'s closest friend at [[Fort Ten-Torch]] — and the woman who watched [[Vareth Justicar]] execute her. In Session 80 she told [[Lynne]] the truth: that Aribeth survived [[Isarr Kronenstrom]]'s forces, was transformed by the [[Sewn Sisters]], returned undead but still herself, and was destroyed by her own Order. Cassandra helped construct the cover story, and is [[Lynne]]'s most direct link to her mother's final days.
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## Now
Told [[Lynne]] the truth of her mother [[Aribeth de Tylmarande]]'s execution by the [[Order of the Gauntlet]] — the revelation that broke Lynne's faith in her Order. Still carries the guilt of the cover story.
## Appearance
Early thirties, auburn hair kept practically short, freckles she never outgrew. [[Tyr]]'s balanced scales hang at her throat; she touches them when anxious.
## Personality
Genuinely kind, occasionally stern, she deflects vulnerability with dry humor — blunt when comfortable, formal when guarded. She hates politics, part of why she fled [[Waterdeep]], and is privately romantic in ways she'd never admit. She covers her own doubts with busyness and service.
## Quote
_"Tyr teaches that justice requires sacrifice. I have to believe that. Otherwise, what's the point of any of this?"_
## Connections
**[[Aribeth de Tylmarande]]** — mentor, friend, and the mother figure she never had.
**[[Vareth Justicar]]** — passed judgment on Aribeth while Cassandra pleaded for alternatives.
**[[Lynne]]** — Aribeth's daughter, to whom she finally told the truth.
## Background
**The Thann Expectations:** Eldest daughter of [[House Thann]], expected to marry well and manage estates, she rejected it all at nineteen for the [[Church of Tyr]]. Her family considers her wasted potential; she considers herself free.
**The Frontier:** She requested [[Fort Ten-Torch]] specifically because it was hard, and found purpose in the brutal north — and found [[Aribeth de Tylmarande]], who became mentor and friend.
**The Execution:** When Aribeth returned transformed, Cassandra recognized her first and pleaded with [[Vareth Justicar]] for time and alternatives. He was immovable. She held Aribeth's hand at the end, and now tells everyone the Silverhand died a hero fighting giants.
## Stats
[[Priest]]
- CR 2. AC 13 (chain shirt); HP 27 (5d8+5). Spellcasting: 5th level, save DC 13, +5 to hit.
- Cantrips: light, sacred flame, thaumaturgy.
- 1st (4): cure wounds, guiding bolt, sanctuary. 2nd (3): lesser restoration, spiritual weapon. 3rd (2): dispel magic, spirit guardians.
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