Pema Frey/Hooks

Psychiatry: Pema is a psychiatrist who consults with medical doctors when they have patients who have mental health concerns. This might range from health problems that exacerbate existing psychiatric conditions to helping patients who are experiencing distress as a related to the reasons they're seeking care from their physician. She also specializes in cross cultural psychiatry and the cultural context of medical disorders.

Alternate Traditions: Even though she's currently a member of the Children of the Tree, Pema was a member of a smaller magical community in Tibet prior to her return to Philadelphia, and her early education on the supernal arts has a foundation that differs significantly from the teachings of the Diamond or the Assembly.

Half Local: Pema's family life is a peculiar one, with a mother who lives in Tibet and a father who lived in Philadelphia. She spent school years in Philly and breaks abroad, so she might know people who are from the area from either grade school or her time as a student or a professor at UPenn, a job from which she had been on sabbatical for the last two years. She returned just a few months ago.

Attitude Adjustment: People who knew Pema before she Awakened and haven't seen her in years might find her to be almost a different person than she used to be. While she always had a good bedside manner when it came to patients, she was often arrogant, aloof, and harsh on her students. Her obvious depth of knowledge and talents meant that she was in demand for consultations and she was an effective educator, but not a popular one. These days she's very different.