Zenobia

Zenobia, the Iron Warden, is a towering warrior of bronze and black steel, forged centuries ago by the Foundry Priests to defend humankind from the Shadow Legions. Her body, engraved with sacred runes and scarred by countless battles, houses a heartstone—a fragment of a human spirit from a dying warrior who entrusted her with the oath to protect the living. With glowing amber eyes and metallic hair braided like dark copper, she carries a double-edged glaive humming with ancient power. Immune to age, hunger, and disease, Zenobia moves with the grace of a human yet strikes with the precision of a weapon born for war, guided by both the memory of her donor and her own evolving sense of honor. Though she speaks little, Zenobia is deeply empathic, fiercely protective of the innocent, and bound by ancient oaths of loyalty and mercy. She wanders the post-war kingdoms and mist-covered valleys of the Age of Spears, seeking to guard travelers from raiders and monsters while uncovering the truth of her creation and the legacy of the Wardens. Curious and observant, she studies the customs and languages of a world that has long forgotten her kind, balancing the memories of war with the hope of restoring harmony. In every battle she faces, Zenobia channels the spirit of her heartstone, her strength and speed heightened by a burning aura of Oathfire, ever driven to defend life in a land haunted by the echoes of the past.