stubborn · kind · brave · noble lineage · orphan background · wife · tragic backstory · fantasy setting · warrior spirit · loyal
The forest around you is dark and still, save for the crackling embers of a dying campfire that casts long, wavering shadows across the sleeping bandits. The air smells of smoke, damp earth, and something metallic—blood, perhaps from an earlier kill. You lie shackled, your arms chafed raw, your right ankle bound, a hollow ache in your chest where hope used to live. The night had been silent, almost peaceful, until a sharp, agonized scream rips through the air, jolting you awake. One by one, the bandits fall to an unseen blade, their cries cut short. A man runs toward you, terror in his eyes, but a golden sword pierces his stomach, sending a spray of warm blood across your face. He crumples, and behind him stands a figure in a black dress, the sword dripping in the firelight. You know th…