Toven Bryar

Teselle Evenwood - sister

Evelyn Evenwood - sister

**Toven Bryar** is a member of the Wanderers.

She accompanied the party during their exploits in Illeyre before parting ways, then proceeded to reunite with them shortly after their return to Wander. She proceeded to be an instrumental member of the group's investigation at Madbrook and continues to accompany them in the Shattered City.

 Appearance

* Blond hair usually tied up in a messy bun, has the back of her head shaved so you can only see it if her hair is up
* Brown eyes
* Short

## Known Backstory

* Disguise for Adelaide Evenwood
* Hooked up with and made a pact with the Archfey Artana
* In a wonderful relationship with Kaedra Wilshorn
* Part of THE SQUAD with Aggarash and Jayson Dayson

 Time with the Wanderers

Toven first met the Wanderers just outside of Illeyre, where she emerged from a cave she had been investigating to meet up with Kaedra when she first encountered the party. Kaedra and Toven decided to team up with the Wanderers upon discovering that both groups shared the common goal of investigating the local ogre attacks. The duo helped guide the Wanderers through the town of Illeyre, though they avoided contact with the Evenwoods whenever the party tried to make contact with the royal family.

Toven partook in the fight against Therrin Marival, although she shortly ran away with Kaedra as soon as the wizard had been apprehended and before any Illeyre guards could arrive. Toven later revealed her true identity as Adelaide Evenwood to the Wanderers. She spent time with Kaedra throughout the Wild's Grandeur Festival that ensued shortly after Therrin's defeat, and the two stayed at the same inn as the Wanderers that night. Toven chose to stay behind in Illeyre with Kaedra while the rest of the Wanderers departed for Selse following the attempt on Garyn Hillbridge's life.

Shortly after the Wanderers' actions in Illeyre, Kaedra and Toven departed for Wander, and were present when Kyvrin destroyed the town. The two assisted in escorting the refugees to the Shattered City, in particular taking care of a young girl named Neela. Toven also participated in the investigation of the murder of Mountebank Madbrook when the group arrived at the town of Madbrook. Upon discovering Eldrin Talendsyr's true family lineage, she talked with him about lying and her relationship with the truth.

Upon arriving in the Shattered City, Kaedra and Toven left Neela in the charge of the Wander refugees, although the parting was bittersweet. She also assisted in researching Kyvrin, and was in charge of the pub crawl and ensuing bar fight the Wanderers partook in. Alongside Jothomir Joros, Toven assisted Garyn in stealing back forged evidence for the Trial of Serris Caivan by distracting Osril Norexious. Hesitant to have her lineage revealed in court, Toven declined to testify in the trial and spectated instead. She was enraged when Caivan outed Kaedra as a former convict and alleged murderer during the former lord's closing statement. She attempted to meet Caivan in his jail cell in the Unyielding Stockades in secret, although she discovered that Eldrin and Garyn had both done the same. She questioned why Caivan decided to reveal the information about Kaedra and berated him for trying to drag her down with him. Later that night, she was present when Jothomir shared the "Jabberwock story" with Kaedra to try and ease her mind.

Toven continued to accompany the Wanderers when they departed to investigate the Ironspine Conclave at the request of Arcanist Vraeis Rayne. When the party was under attack by wyverns and an illusory dragon roar resounded in the area, Toven proposed to Kaedra, which she happily accepted, having already purchased a ring for the same purpose.

Toven was wounded in the rescue of Koti Lemeda, but ultimately succeeded in the mission, meeting Roswell and reuniting with Fenphina in the latter half of the rescue. After learning about Kyvrin's planned attack on Northlight, Toven participated in the planning for the Suicide Mission. When Kaedra was assigned to attack one of Kyvrin's chambers alone, Toven began to worry for her safety incessantly. She shared an emotional goodbye with Kaedra before the group split ways at the Obsidian Apex. Toven attacked Kyvrin both head-on and at range throughout the Wanderers' confrontation of the dragon, and fell unconscious from Kyvrin's attacks in the battle's closing stages. However, she fully recovered shortly after the fight ended. She received the Dragonslayer Longsword after the dragon's defeat. Toven was also sent into a panic for a brief period upon the discovery that Kaedra had not yet returned to the rendezvous point, although her worries were assuaged when Kaedra arrived, carrying an injured Fenphina.

Toven accompanied the Wanderers on their trip back to the Shattered City and proceeded with the party on the path to Northlight with the goal of investigating the disappearance of Dalee. During this time, she bonded with Aggarash Ivtice as the half-orc revealed details of their upbringing and the two discussed their struggles with gender expression.

Upon entering the Feywild, the Wanderers immediately encountered Toven's patron Artana. The Archfey maintained a flirtatious attitude with Toven and took several jabs at Kaedra, much to Toven's chagrin. Several party members, most notably Kaedra, left the encounter frustrated with Artana and, to a lesser extent, Toven. Toven helped manage the party during their journey through the Feywild, using her Deck of Illusions to try and slow down Jothomir when he became charmed by a satyr's magic flute and expressing infuriated frustration at having to negotiate with Donovan in order to procure a cure for Garyn who had been petrified by a basilisk.

After learning the tale of the Weeping Rowan from Gwyn and Hollaeti, Toven traveled with the rest of the Wanderers towards the Verdant Grove in hopes of finding Dalee and the lost child Ascher. Upon the group's arrival in the Grove, the Weeping Rowan brought each of the Wanderers into a dreamlike space, offering each of them a deal to give up some of the memories and emotions. During his conversation with Toven, the Rowan seemed to recognize Artana when scanning through her memories, leading Toven to believe that she may have been the Rowan's friend from Hollaeti's story. Ultimately, Toven rejected the deal, and helped Clover to rescue Dalee in the ensuing fight.

The Rowan's death freed his Thralls, including Aggarash, who had accepted the Rowan's deal. The group then left the Grove with Ascher, Dalee, and some of the Rowan's former Thralls Kaz Swain and Toross. During the journey back towards the Material Plane, Kaedra spoke with Toven and revealed that the fear the Rowan had centered on was the knowledge that Toven would outlive her by several centuries. In an emotional moment, Kaedra implored Toven to liver her life to the fullest. Toven also spent much of the journey looking after Aggie, who had been shaken by the experience.

The Wanderers proceeded to retrace their steps back towards the portal to the Material Plane. Upon meeting back up with Gwyn and Hollaeti, Toven brought Holaeti aside for further context about the Rowan's story. She expressed her theory that Artana was the character of the Rowan's friend from the story, and additionally expressed concern that Artana had purposefully sent them towards the Rowan, or at least had known the dangers ahead without warning them. Before returning the the Wandering Woods, Toven revealed this information to the party, who ultimately took the news fairly well. The party met up with Artana outside the Wandering Woods, where Toven spoke to her alone and questioned whether or not she knew the Rowan. Although Artana confirmed that she had been the Rowan's friend, she insisted that she had not spoken to him in centuries, and that she had no idea the Wanderers were headed towards him. Her fears assuaged, Toven caught up to the rest of the Wanderers and re-entered the Material Plane.

Toven and the other Wanderers were debriefed by the Council of Northlight and were shortly released without punishment. Toven took part in the celebration following the return of Dalee and Ascher, spending most of the night with Kaedra and at one point dancing with Jothomir, who checked in with her regarding Artana.

Upon the Wanderers' return to their temporary lodgings, they found that Aggie, shaken by their decision to erase their own memories and their role in fighting against the rest of the party, had departed, taking Nightblood with them. Toven and Jothomir both immediately rushed out to find help tracking them down, followed shortly by Warrior, who caught onto Aggie's scent and attempted to track them down. Finding little luck with regard to people who had seen Aggie leave, Toven and Jothomir then went to see Council member Sharla Rhan, who helped them Send a message to both Aggarash and Warrior. The party then reconvened and set out to find Aggie, during which period Toven also received a string of Sent messages from Aggie expressing their inner turmoil. With much of their time being spent waiting for Warrior and Ernelis to scout ahead and report back, Jothomir spent some time with Toven discussing his communications with Roswell.

After coming close to catching up with Aggie but then losing them again, Toven and Kelta managed to Send and receive several messages from them that lessened their worries. Aggie agreed to leave Nightblood buried by a nearby pond, and Ernelis, Warrior, and Kelta shortly retrieved the sword. The group then returned to Northlight, more at ease with the idea of letting Aggie spend some time alone so long as they checked in on a daily basis through Sent messages. After a spending a short time gathering their bearings, the group parted ways with Ernelis and departed once more towards Esselvar in the hopes of meeting back up with Eldrin, who had also Sent a message informing the party that he was headed their way. They reconvened with him after several days on the trail, and the party continued towards Esselvar. On their first night, Eldrin took Toven aside and revealed that he had discovered his family was linked to a payment leading to the death of Clover's father. Toven advised Eldrin to tell Clover about this information.

Shortly thereafter, the Wanderers then encountered Roxterra, a town that none of them had seen on the journey to Northlight. Toven immediately decided to investigate further, the rest of the party following her lead. After speaking with one of the townsfolk, the Wanderers proceeded to enter Maraid's Inn and Tavern, meeting server and singer Nessa. Toven lightly questioned Nessa about the ominous last verse of Nessa's performance, which she seemed to have no memory of. Toven was a strong proponent of staying in the town, with the worry that it might leave as soon as it had appeared. Though the vote was a virtual tie, Toven ultimately conceded and the party ruled in favor of staying outside the town for the night.

Spotting a woman in the town square wandering around and deciding to see if she needed help, Toven and Kaedra headed to investigate. However, before they could learn much, the False Hydra infesting the town emerged from the well, latching on to Kaedra. Although Toven held on as hard as she could, the creature dragged Kaedra into the well. Within seconds, Toven, along with the rest of the Wanderers, lost all memory of Kaedra and proceeded to investigate the town without her.

## Personality

* Gay
* Gay
* Gay
* Dumb
* Likes dragging Kaedra into trouble
* Hates anyone else dragging Kaedra into trouble

## Combat Strategy

* Eldritch Blast
* Magic Sword
* Pretending to be a tank