Faelan

Faelan is a half-orc ranger based in Tihaka. She is the mentor and adoptive mother of Kika, and a skilled ranger.

Personality
Faelan, despite her motherly role in Kika's life, is not generally outwardly affectionate. Despite this, she shows her love in other ways, like teaching and giving aid when it is needed. Her genuine concern shows whenever Kika bites off more than she can chew and suffers the consequences, such as the party's encounter with the hobgoblins and Air Elemental near Gladeston.

Faelan, like Kika, prefers to use less words than more, and says what she means. She is not the most social of people, a common trait among rangers, but is certainly more sociable than Kika.

Faelan is either homosexual or bisexual, currently in some sort of relationship (whether casual or serious is unknown) with Uru, a member of the Gladeston council.

Appearance
Faelan has long black hair, woven into dozens of braids. She has small fangs and pointed ears, signs of her distant orcish heritage, but her skin is closer to a medium human tone. She has dark eyes, and wears a white cloak.

Biography
Not much is yet known about Faelan's life before she encountered Kika. Faelan came across the infant Kika in a burning house in the forests of Tihaka. She rescued the young tiefling and turned her over to an orphanage in Marell.

Later, when Kika fled the orphanage due to her bad treatment at the hands of the caretakers and the other children, Faelan adopted her and brought her to Gladeston, where she learned the ways of the ranger under Faelan before striking out on her own.

Faelan first appeared in the campaign when Kika sought her aid after their encounter with Bartholomew in Ravenshire. Faelan met the party (at the time consisting of only Kika, Fan Brightgrass and Milla Kramer) at the town border and helped them fight off the pursuing Ravenshire guards before escorting them to Matapeka. She vouched for the party when their presence was questioned by the Gladeston council, and provided food and shelter during their stay.

Milla Kramer sought Faelan's help with learning to wield the dagger gifted to her by Kika after her close call at the hands of bandits. Faelan aided the gnome with basic dagger techniques, but seemed hesitant to encourage her to engage in combat with her lack of skills and training. Faelan, her fears seemingly confirmed after Milla's death and resurrection, chastised Kika for allowing the gnome to participate in combat, but Milla interrupted to take responsibility for her own decisions, earning the half-orc's respect.

The following day, after tracking her down at Uru's residence, Kika gave Faelan the bandit map they found in Jeremy Whitehawk's hideout before the party's departure from Gladeston.