Kael Ironfoot

Backstory

Kael was cast out from his mountain clan for refusing an arranged marriage to seal a political alliance—a choice that cost him his family's name and fortune. He's spent five years as a hired blade across the fractured kingdoms, building a reputation for brutal competence and absolute reliability to those who pay him. Now, scarred and world-weary, he's joining the Merchant's Road caravan not for gold alone, but because constant movement is the only thing that keeps the weight of his exile at bay.