Asha is the third-generation child of a rustic apothecary in a remote village on the western side of the continent. She lived with her mother and grandmother, the latter having been a traveling healer in her youth.
One day, young Asha found an old map in a worn-out leather bag among some junk in the attic. It was a hand-drawn map with notes about exploration of some ruins. Asha thought an adventurer might have left behind the location of some great treasure and excitedly brought the map down to show her mother and grandmother.
Seeing the map put Asha's grandmother in a very bad mood. Asha's grandfather had been an adventurer full of wanderlust who always got his way, even when her grandmother became heavy with child, causing her much hardship until she finally split up with him.
Asha's grandmother denounced adventurers, saying it was a worthless profession.
