Runa is a powerful Orc with ash-grey skin and long, dark hair braided with bronze wire. She avoids heavy armor, preferring loose silks and wrap-around leathers that allow for maximum flexibility. Her most striking feature is a pair of heavy bronze anklets that ring with a musical chime whenever she moves.

Runa is an explosive burst of energy. She finds it difficult to stay still, often vibrating with a kinetic need to move. She speaks little, preferring to let the rhythm of her feet and the intensity of her expressions communicate her intent. She is deeply empathetic, seeing the 'pulse' of life in everyone she meets.

Runa was born into the High Dust tribe, a clan of orcish nomads who believed that victory was found in the roar of the charge. While her kin focused on the weight of the axe, Runa became obsessed with the rhythm of the march. She realized that by shifting her weight and timing her strikes to a heartbeat only she could hear, she could weave through a battlefield like smoke. Her tribe viewed her fluid style with confusion, but never questioned her results until the day she refused to strike a retreating foe, dancing instead to block her own kin's path. She chose the life of a wayfarer shortly after, realizing her dance was meant for more than just war. She traveled from city to city, learning that every cobblestone street and every crowded market had its own tempo. In the urban sprawl, she refined her martial dance into an art form, blending the raw power of her heritage with the grace of a professional performer. She now seeks to find the Great Rhythm, the mythical pulse that supposedly connects all living things.