Old Bess

Old Bess was a soft-spoken jolly middle-aged woman infamous across the coastal areas of Faerûn for her blood-soaked pirating career in the 14 century DR.

"Wot'll ye be havin' now, dearie? Will it be a fish knife through yer gizzard, or will ye be having a sit-down on the business end of a pike?''"

- Tzigone, imitating Old Bess

Description
Old Bess was a plump older apple-cheeked woman with a cheerful demeanor and could easily be mistaken for an aging, kindly milkmaid. She had naturally pale skin, roughened and darkened by the sea sun, and red hair.

History
Old Bess was active in the mid-to-late 14 century DR and by the was famous for her successful and bloody carrier of one of the most ruthless and deadly pirates that has ever sailed a cross the Great Sea. She was believed to be a Northlander from the Moonshae Isles due to her telltale Common language accentuated by a heavy Moonshavian drawl.

In the, Old Bess was befallen with a high fever and spent a summer paying back to the Jordaini College for healing. Customarily for the jordaini, criminals and foreigners were often taken to the House Jordain to give its students hands-on training and demonstrations of the non-magical healing art. Despite all predictions, the Old Shark survived and insisted on paying back to her saviors. Old Bess spent her time at the college teaching young jordaini navigation, tides, currents, and entertained the youth with tales of battles. The stories were the most popular subject among the youth.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * The Magehound
 * The Magehound