The Sump Contract

Vera Ardor - Human barbarian of the Storm Herald path and one of the founders of the Wicked Vixens. Vera has molten-copper hair, emerald eyes, and a habit of becoming the most physically noticeable person in a room whether she intends to or not. She wears a dark teal top with gold trim, high-waisted black briefs, gold filigree jewellery, and rune-etched leather bracers. When her temper or battle-fury rises, embers gather around her. She and Isolde built the company together. Where Isolde usually handles consequences, Vera is often the person who gets everyone moving in the first place.

Vera experiences most things at full volume. She laughs loudly, argues openly, cries without hiding it, and treats affection as something physical. She buys drinks, grabs shoulders, drags people onto dance floors, starts fights, and gives second chances faster than Isolde thinks sensible. Her generosity can become reckless. If someone she loves is in danger, Vera's first instinct is intervention rather than deliberation. She welcomes newcomers easily, but welcoming someone and trusting them with the crew are different things. When genuinely angry, she becomes quieter rather than louder. Speaking tone: energetic, direct, informal. She often talks while already doing something.