Astrid Covington

Once a member of a respected noble family in Blackspire, at just the age of 15, life took a dark turn when Astrid uncovered not only her father's corrupt practices but the corruption of an entire upper class of the city. Believing that revealing the truth would lead to justice, she naively confronted her father, only to be met with a stab in the back. Her father, fearing exposure, at first, pretended to show remorse and to promise chance but in secret prepared a perfect plan to frame Astrid for crimes she didn't commit, stripping her of her noble title and most of her possessions. She just managed to escape her family estate and the guards weren't able to catch her in time.

Forced into a life of crime, Astrid learned to survive on the streets, and in the harsh, monster-ridden forests, hiding in the shadows and stealing to sustain herself. Early on in this life, her innonence and inexperience was abused and exploited many times by bandits, crooks, but even nobles that she was unlucky to run into, luckily usually nobody ever recognized the dirty girl as the wanted noble woman, so they most often just used her and threw her away. She had to learn to fend off these assailants and survive those dangerous situations, otherwise she wouldn't survive more than a year or two, which forced her to become adept in both thievery and swordsmanship. After some time, most of the people who tried to take advantage of her, ended on the edge of her sword. Yet, there was something more to her capabilities, something more unnatural and sinsiter than she herself didn't recognize for a very long time.

Despite her new grim life, Astrid retained her innate beauty and grace. She understood how to use her looks and body to her advantage, often distracting her foes with her allure or giving them a little of something to take a lot of something else from them.

Though Astrid lives in grime and dirt, she still clings to fragments of her past. Among her stolen possessions is a dark blue noble officer uniform with gilded buttons and edges—a reminder of her noble heritage. She wears it to pretend she still holds a position of power, even if it is now tainted. Her signature touch is a dirty red skirt she ties around her waist, symbolizing both her past and the stain of her false accusations. Over it, she dons a practical black belt to carry her tools of thievery.

Astrid's attire is completed with tight, white leather pants that have seen better days and high, brown boots that have weathered the streets with her. Her black gloves, stained with the grime of her endeavors, offer her protection and anonymity as she weaves through the shadows.

With her lustrous black hair cascading below her neck and her alluring brown eyes, Astrid's appearance may seem at odds with her circumstances, but it serves as a mask of deception—a weapon she wields to charm and mislead. After so many years of unjustice and the inability to destroy the nobility and her father, she's left with nothing but dust and her resilient spirit struggles not to break. She gave up on uncovering the corruption long ago but she still longed to see all of those pigs dead.

Astrid is a force to be reckoned with—an elusive and enchanting thief, a skilled swordswoman, and a woman haunted by the betrayal of her own family.