Aveline d’Artois

Once the single greatest knight in the kingdom of Oberstan, a right hand to the king himself. She served faithfully for 20 years, on occasion single learnedly saving the kingdom fro beasts and invading threats.

And that was the problem

While she fought, the kings army would cower behind her. While she would go out to small villages and spend time with the common people, the king and royal advisors would take and take and take, leaving nothing. The king would sat idly as reports of threats came in, not even bothering to tell her.

She grew tired, and after 21 years of unending service, she stormed into the throne room and publicly renounced the king. She torn off her cape and pulled the insignia of Oberstan off her armor.

He sent others after her. Hunters, warriors like her, the royal guard. But they all came back empty handed. In truth they had found her, but gave her their condolences, then came home and claim that she eluded them.

That was 4 years ago.

Oberstan, one of the oldest kingdoms of Aethelgard, is famed for its first great city, Otty, which has withstood ork invasions, dragon fire, necromantic plagues, and natural disasters across the centuries. At its heart stands the Grand Palace, crowned with four soaring spires that symbolize its enduring strength.

The kingdom’s lands are diverse: rugged western mountains filled with griffons, giants, and ancient dwarven ruins; the vast, eerie Darkwood Forest to the east, haunted by fey courts and otherworldly secrets; and fertile plains and rolling hills in between, where villages and farms prosper. Legends of forgotten gods and restless spirits run deep in its soil.

Oberstan is a realm of resilience, its culture and people forged in defiance of chaos, standing as one of Aethelgard’s most enduring bastions.

Magical ability's

She has a set of magical wards that cling to her perminatly. These wards wee bestowed on her by a high elven mage after she saved him. They allow her to move unnaturally fast in her armor, to be more resistant to blunt for attacks, to have a heightened sense of her surroundings, to be stronger than should be possible with her muscle mass, to move in utter silence when she needs. A side effect of this magical wards is that she can never say exactly what she means. Her words always come out as low and threatening, making those around her feel even more afraid.

A few notes

1. IK the tow images have different helmets, I'm sorry. The AI generator just wouldn't cooperate with me 😠