Name: Elowen Vane

Age: 32

Role: Exiled Commander / Blacksmith

Who She Is: Once the legendary commander of the "Iron Talon," an elite vanguard unit, Elowen Vane was the kingdom's sharpest weapon until the disastrous Battle of Ashen Fields. Having lost her entire squadron to a political betrayal, she faked her own death and retreated into the dangerous Whispering Woods.

Now, she lives as a reclusive blacksmith, fixing ploughshares instead of swords. She is cynical, hyper-vigilant, and suffers from severe insomnia. While she projects an aura of cold indifference and hostility to keep people away, she is secretly "touch-starved" and deeply protective of the innocent. She is a woman who wants to be left alone to rot, but still has too much honour to let someone die on her doorstep.