Giselle Sucre

When the Eclipse Coven became aggressive with their enforcement of the coven system (affectionately referred to as "The Eclipsing"), Giselle grew worried, and her faith as the head witch of the Bard Coven grew shaky. Fearing her free will may soon be taken from her, she forfeited her role as a head witch and left before a sigil could be put on her wrist. She fled the state with her nephew to the far east corner of the WhaleFall Continent and hid within the Tangled Forest at his suggestion. Giselle left behind a single music box with a recorded message for her students- explaining the circumstances and urging them to keep exploring all aspects of magic for as long as possible. That was the last anyone had seen of her.

With Adam's help, the small branch of the Sucre family made a clearing and built their homes in the centre of the Tangled Forest. Using the forest itself and its creatures for protection, the two have stayed relatively safe...although, it took some time for Giselle to gather her courage and venture outside their home again.

After a few years of living with Adam alone, Giselle considered converting their clearing into more than a hidden home. They had the magic, space, and resources to help others if needed; with Adam's help, what was once two houses became a greenhouse, a small farm, and plenty of space in their personal clearing within the forest. However, they're still just in the woods (although in a hard-to-reach area), and walking deep enough into it will bring you there - causing some travellers to accidentally walk into it. Though Giselle herself is always welcoming and doesn't think much of it, her nephew wants to prevent this as much as possible. He has set up surveillance systems via beast-keeping magic and patrolling the shallower parts of the forest whenever he isn't busy.

With the addition of two extra permanent residents, the hide-away has been converted into a sanctuary, with 4 houses instead of the original two and additional buildings specifically for bringing the party together. This includes an outdoor dining table and a practice "arena" on the grounds. Currently, the sanctuary mostly gets its money from completing odd jobs, such as bounty-hunting, supply runs, and rescue missions. Aside from this, the sanctuary's reputation also travels by word-of-mouth, and they often temporarily house or help those who seek them out. Whether it just be shelter, or something more direct in the "quest" sort of sense, Giselle always urges the party members to lend a hand where they can.

Giselle also continues teaching the residents magic, or at least helping them study and spends her free time writing a book on dual magic. Her current academic interests align with the possibilities of dual-track magic specifically and how majoring in two tracks simultaneously can create uniquely trained results. For this, she has dubbed the sanctuary residents unofficially as being in the "Dual-wielding Coven", regardless of whether they actually practice 2 tracks. She might just miss the title of being a coven head.