Svetlana Abakumov

Svetlana grew up in a nomadic tribe of warriors looting their way across the Steppes. Few children survived their adolescence, and fewer women. She grew hardened, into a stoic and powerful woman, more comfortable in the midst of a raid than anywhere else. Three months ago, her clan, The Veraschi, launched a raid against a fortified town; it went horribly. The majority of warriors died in the battle or were taken into custody as slaves. Svetlana fled as circumstances began to look increasingly sour. She wound up tired, in a small agricultural village where she was given a stable to sleep in and serviceable food, provided she tilled the fields with the rest of the residents. Her clan no longer exists in any meaningful sense. She is alone, in a town where she knows no one, wondering when things will feel normal again.