Alesia

At a Glance
Origin: Profession: Monk, specializing in Healing Prayers Armament: Wand

Pros Cons
 * Heals party members.
 * Always has Restore Life or some other form of resurrection.
 * Makes good decisions about when to resurrect and when to maintain healing.
 * Among the first to be attacked by nearly every enemy.
 * Does not use hex removal spells efectively. This is particularly harmful to warriors.
 * Makes poor movement decisions frequently. Some times will rush next to warriors which places her at great risk (especially from knockdown effects and high damage spells).
 * If she suffers from death penalty she becomes very vulnerable and dies quickly. This means that your party will be without healing.

Known Skills

 * Heal Other
 * Healing Breeze
 * Healing Touch
 * Orison of Healing
 * Restore Life

From Dragon's Lair on:
 * Word of Healing (replaces Heal Other)

Behaviour
Alesia's contribution comes mainly in the form of Healing Breeze and Orison of Healing; the Breeze, particularly, will be used if you're suffering from some kind of Health degeneration. She does not heal while the party is moving. So, if someone needs healing, or is suffering from health degenration, then party should stop running.

Tips

 * If you are doing solo exploration, carry a resurrection skill and if some of your henchmen are down, it is enough to resurrect her.
 * Keep Alesia in the back of combat at all costs; take advantage of the geography around you. On a slope or in a tunnel, monsters tend to charge in one at a time. Have a fighter-type take the heat, while Alesia stands back and heals.
 * If she is under attack, weigh the situation. One warrior-type monster will not bring her down (unless she has a death penalty), while running around to defend her may expose her to more monsters or to high-damage spell casters (like Imps). So, when you see a red dot near her, don't panic.
 * If you're relying on Alesia as your primary means of Health recovery, make sure you have one or two skills with you that you can use for yourself (such as Vampiric Gaze or Healing Signet).
 * Monsters like to go for the healer. If you cast Mending on her this will move her down on their attack priority list from the top to almost the bottom. But beware of critters that cast Shatter Enchantment.
 * For warriors, it is best to carry a protection attack to help protect Alesia. Knockdown attacks are best as the AI of warrior-like monsters is currently written such that if they are knocked down, they will get up and attack the nearest foe.