High Warden Skirra Ashmantle

• Exceptionally fit from years of rigorous training and command duties.
• Broad-shouldered, with the bearing of a seasoned soldier.

• A few small celestial markings that look like faint silver filigree on her shoulders and collarbones, signs of her aasimar nature.

• A small scar beneath her right eye, a reminder of her first battle in Emberforge.
• Always wears a single sapphire earring — a gift from Marshal Vaelgor Emberthane.

• Radiant Soul: Can unleash radiant wings and a burst of light for short flights or devastating attacks.
• Divine Sense: Innately aware of fiends, celestials, and undead nearby.
• Commanding Aura: Projects calm and focus to nearby troops.

• Ornate gold and silver plate armor engraved with stylized flames and sunbursts.
• Keeps a braided cord on her sword hilt, woven from threads Vaelgor gave her.

• Bastion Blade: A longsword blessed in the Lilted Vale, wreathed in faint radiance that intensifies against fiends.
• Emberguard Signet: A golden ring bearing the seal of Emberforge’s palace wardens.

• Born in the Lilted Vale to a family of herbalists. Her celestial blood manifested early, causing villagers to see her as a living omen.
• Left to forge her own destiny, traveling across Mythralune until she joined a mercenary band that eventually brought her to Embergarde.
• Distinguished herself in defense of Emberforge during a border incursion, earning the Ashmantle name and command of the Emberguard.

No formal academy — her skills are hard-earned through battlefield experience and disciplined study with veteran captains.

• Initially a freelance guard and caravan protector.
• Now the High Warden, commanding the palace’s Emberguard forces.

• Broke a siege line personally, leading a counter-charge that turned the battle.
• Formed elite mixed units of drake riders and infantry for palace defense

Lost half a battalion to an ambush early in her career, still struggles with guilt over the mistake.

Occasionally haunted by dreams of burning fields — visions from both her past and glimpses of potential futures.

• Practical
• Intensely focused.
• More tactician than philosopher.

Believes in protecting the weak and upholding honor. Compassion tempers her otherwise rigid sense of duty.

Will not condone torture or dishonorable tactics, even if pressured by palace politics.

To keep Emberforge and its people safe, and to build a legacy of honor that transcends her celestial blood.

• Skilled in tactics, morale leadership, and inspiring loyalty.
• Poor at subtle court intrigue — tends to speak too bluntly.

• Likes:
• Morning drills
• Polished steel
• Quiet walks with Vaelgor.
• Dislikes:
• Manipulation
• Cowardice
• Unnecessary bloodshed.

• Courageous
• Deeply loyal
• Protective of her soldiers and the innocent.

• Can be overly stern
• Slow to forgive betrayal or incompetence.

• Taps the hilt of her sword twice before giving important orders.
• Keeps a pressed flower in a small locket under her breastplate — a token from her homeland.

• Lover of Marshal Vaelgor Emberthane, their relationship both a private comfort and a strategic alliance.
• Trusted by the palace steward and many senior captains.

Keeps in touch with siblings in the Lilted Vale through occasional letters.

• Naturally authoritative, radiates a steady confidence.
• Can be stern and intimidating in formal settings, but surprisingly gentle in private.

• Maintains intense eye contact when speaking.
• Smiles rarely, but when she does it’s warm and earnest.

• Practices falconry on Emberforge’s ramparts.
• Writes short, meticulous letters — mostly to Vaelgor or her family.