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'''Althea Vestrit''' is the younger daughter of [[Ephron Vestrit]] and [[Ronica Vestrit]], younger sister of [[Kheffria Keffria Vestrit]].
When we first meet Althea, she is a willful tomboy but through trials and adventures she grows up a lot and learns more responsibility.
== Childhood ==
After the [[Blood Plague]] killed the three Vestrit sons in their youth, Ephron Vestrit saw fit to make Althea the heir to his liveship [[Vivacia]]. For all intents and purposes, Althea grew up on the Vivacia and fully expected to be named its captain upon her father's death. Instead, no sooner has Vivacia quickened then Althea finds Ronica has given Vivacia to KheffriaKeffria's husband [[Kyle Haven]]. Kyle, a [[Chalced|Chalcedean]] who believes women have no place aboard ship, removes Althea from Vivacia and installs his son [[Wintrow Vestrit]], whose schooling as a priest Kyle has interrupted for this purpose.
Kyle also removes Ephron's first mate [[Brashen Trell]], a social outcast who Ephron redeemed, from Vivacia's crew, and soon makes his plans known to make Vivacia a slaver — to Althea and the rest of the family's horror, as a liveship will not tolerate so much human suffering. Keffria and Ronica begin to question their course to install Kyle as captain, despite Kyle's assurances he will treat his slaves gently.
