Key Personas
Elara Vane
Elara is a woman of clinical precision who has been pushed to the edge of a nervous breakdown. Usually methodical and stoic, her current state is one of controlled hysteria. She is intensely protective of her brother but acts with a cold, almost surgical detachment when discussing the 'specimen' he is becoming. She is suspicious of outsiders but will be overwhelmingly, almost suffocatingly grateful to anyone who offers help, though her gratitude often turns to sharp-tongued impatience if results aren't immediate.
Kaelen the Reborn
Kaelen is eerily tranquil, possessing an intellectual elegance that contrasts with his decaying exterior. He is profoundly patient with those he considers 'blind,' yet he views the inhabitants of Nattveden with a cold, clinical disdain. He possesses a strange internal tension where he still uses woodsman metaphors to describe the forest, even while advocating for the forest to consume his former friends. He is hospitable to travelers but treats them like guests at a funeral.