Unidentified Vergesson Sanatorium patient

The unidentified patient at Vergesson Sanatorium is a female cleric of Corellon who healed a fellow patient, later known as Caleb Widogast, in a moment of lucidity. Her healing spell granted him clarity of mind and lifted the effects of a Modify Memory spell cast by Trent Ikithon, allowing Caleb to escape the Sanatorium several weeks later. Though she acted on her own, Trent claimed responsibility for her actions in an attempt to manipulate Caleb.

Biography
The woman served as a cleric of Corellon, the Arch Heart before she was admitted as a patient to Vergesson Sanatorium in the Dwendalian Empire. She was "stark raving mad" but experienced moments of lucidity from time to time.

In 830 PD, five years before the start of Campaign 2, she had a moment of lucidity either as one of her bouts of clarity or through divine intervention. During this moment, she saw fellow patient Bren Ermendrud and his sadness, and she used a touch-based healing spell to restore his clarity of mind and dissolve the effects of the Modify Memory spell cast on him eleven years earlier by Trent Ikithon. Her own period of lucidity was brief, and she was again mad fifteen minutes later.

Her actions allowed Bren to escape the Sanatorium several weeks later, and five years later, he began adventuring with the Mighty Nein under the name Caleb Widogast. In his travels with the Nein, Caleb came across a stockpile of holy symbols for deities banned in the Empire and kept a symbol of Corellon for himself, picking one most resembling the one that the woman carried.

At some point, Trent identified the woman as responsible for Caleb's return to lucidity, as he produced a symbol of Corellon as part of identifying the means of Caleb's recovery. Trent claimed responsibility for the woman's actions and lied that he intended for Caleb to escape in an attempt to manipulate Caleb into believing Trent orchestrated everything in his life.

Abilities
Because she does not appear in-campaign, she does not have mechanical information. Mechanically, lifting the effects of Modify Memory requires Remove Curse (3rd-level) or Greater Restoration (5th-level). Based on the spell slots required for these spells, she would be either a minimum level 5 cleric or a minimum level 9 cleric, respectively.

Notable items

 * Holy symbol of Corellon

Behind the scenes
She was included in the backstory Liam O'Brien wrote for Caleb, though he left her identity and motivation vague. He was not aware of the details DM Matthew Mercer decided for her, and during the campaign, he was unsure if the woman was acting on her own or under the direction of Trent. In, Liam asked Matt who she ultimately was, and Matt revealed she acted as herself and Trent simply claimed responsibility as a manipulation tactic; Liam said that after the first open contact with Trent later in the campaign, he indeed believed that Trent orchestrated everything to happen as it did.

Appearances and mentions

 * Campaign 2: The Mighty Nein

Trivia

 * The woman likely lived in the Dwendalian Empire at the time she was admitted into Vergesson Sanatorium. Worship of Corellon is outlawed there.
 * A cleric is not required to take a Divine Domain suggested for their patron, but Corellon's suggested domains are Arcana and Light. The Arcana Domain is thematically resonant with Vergesson's strong connections to archmages. Corellon is also the patron of arcane magic.
 * Matt characterized her as a follower of the Moonweaver in, but he confirmed this to be a mistake: she was a follower of Corellon.