Cigfran

Cigfran is a Frailer sorceress wandering across the Ravenlands, offering assistance and guidance to any lost souls she encounters in her travels. She is said to abandon those who wrong her in their journeys, leaving them to meet their own fate in the unforgiving wilderness. All those who have crossed paths with Cigfran are often careful not to summon forth her wrath, for it is a force matched only by her scorn.

Although she may wear the guise of a follower of Rust, Cigfran is actually a Raven Sister of some renown who opted to conceal her identity, to avoid persecution at the hands of the Rust Brothers, by donning the robes and symbols of a worshipper of the goddess Heme. It is uncertain whether this is the reason why she has managed to survive as long as she has, or if perhaps there are some other forces that have seen to it that she does. Regardless, the visage she has chosen to conceal her true identity has certainly proven useful.

## Description

Cigfran is a solitary maiden of recognizable elven descent, modest sylphlike physique and delicate pale complexion. Her eyes are akin to a bright, clear sky in their spirited arctic blue gleam, emphasized by the charcoal smears underlining her eyelids. Her gaze, acute and perceptive, possesses a calming or shunning property about it depending on the nature of the creature that meets it. Her visage is accentuated by a raven black mane, cut just below her shoulder line, decorated with a braided crown that wraps around her head and ties into a short-knotted ponytail at the back.

She wears as dignified an attire as any wandering soul could possess, consisting of an elaborate, weathered maroon robe decorated with intricate embroidery of brown and black in runic patterns at the borders of its sleeves and down the folds, which are covered by a simple leather corset which wraps around her middle and is itself adorned by fragments of animal bones tied together by sinew straps. These last serve an ornamental purpose and nothing more, as evidenced by the gaps in their arrangement. Her outfit is complete with a pair of worn gloves, dark stirrup breeches, knee-high leather boots and a matching black, damaged cloak. At her waist, a carved symbol of Heme hangs from a silver chain along with a coin purse, a water canteen and, when required, a leather belt with additional pouches containing various ingredients, or a selection of small vials. She often brings along a medium sized satchel containing some items of personal importance, and an old leather knapsack.

As far as the common eye can tell, she is but another Sister of Heme wandering around in the Forbidden Lands, carrying herself with reticence and seldomly in active search for needless interactions with strangers, to whom she may seem dismissive and irascible. However, in the presence of acquainted individuals and those privy to her circles of interest, or in dire need of assistance, she may convey an air of good nature.

## History

Once upon a time, Cigfran accompanied a band of marauders known as the Fantastic Four. She accompanied Ranganhar, Lana and Raerepina in their murderous ventures for many seasons before amicably parting ways with them. As fate would have it, Cigfran crossed paths with them again some years later in the outskirts of Cairnwell during a journey in search for the whereabouts of Virelda Bloodbeak. After a wonderful reunion, Ranganhar and Cigfran discussed matters of a personal nature at length. She then convinced her old companions to join the adventurers at Dryvault and assist them in their efforts to secure the region under the promise of good play and an opportunity to murder members of the Rust Church to their heart's content.

\*\*More will become known as adventures go on and conversations take place.\*\*

## Pride

Cigfran always senses unnatural phenomena before anyone else.

## Trivia

* The name "Cigfran" originates from the Welsh language's word for raven.
* Originally, she was envisioned to be a Druid of the Path of Shifting Shapes. However, that iteration of Cigfran would go on to become an NPC for Arkadien's own campaigns due to her potential as a source of legends and lore for player characters. Thus, she was reimagined as a Sorceress, and given a more fleshed out background to match the darker themes surrounding such individuals in the Ravenlands.
* Cigfran has joined other groups of adventurers in the past, all of which she has outlived one way or another. All of her past adventures have been canonized in her backstory for Forbidden Marches, taking place in the years leading up to her arrival at Dryvault.