Rhian

Rhian is the weaver of Tenebrae and the most tragic character of Ultima VIII, connected to the fates of her husband Toran and her son Torwin.

Toran was executed before her very eyes for speaking out what everyone felt, that Mordea had erected a dictatorship. She was full of grief when she confessed to the Avatar later, that she'd warned him not to do that. Now she had to take over her late husband's jewelry shop to hold herself afloat. The only thing holding her up was the knowledge that her son Torwin, who had left for Argentrock Isle to become a healer, could return someday.

However, even that hope was destroyed when Torwin died in the ocean surrounding the island. The Avatar had to return his ring and the horrible news to Rhian that her son would never return. This was the final straw and with her tragedy now complete, she was broken with grief.