Gwen left her family name behind with her caste when she joined the Grey Wardens as a recruit, chasing her unusual fascination with the Surface at twenty-two. The necklace she wore was the only piece of home she was allowed to take with her. Her days of working for the family business impressed on her how important contacts were. As a Warden she worked to set up as many debts and sources of information and safety as she could: for both herself and the Grey Wardens.

Gwen is a huge-ass flirt and is open to as many relationships as there are people. She IDs as a lesbian, and is comfortable enough in her sexuality to have platonic sex with anyone of any gender orientation. One of her goals is to turn her companions in the Wardens into a polycule. She has a sharp mind and a sharper memory. She will call in favors from years ago people have forgotten they owe her.