Krahdinok

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Krahdinok’s early life was little more than unending strings of wars and fights, so many she hardly even knew what side or cause she was fighting for anymore - just the highest bidder. She was raised as a roving mercenary with little formal training, and few friends, but could always rely on her sister. Not a sister by blood, as neither of them knew their parents, but a sister in arms. She was at Krahdinok's side in battle and in their downtime, and there was no one in the world that understood Krahdinok like she did.

When she was slain in battle, Krahdinok felt her very soul was lost.

Distraught, she wandered for days in the scrublands, refusing to eat or drink as she mourned. One late night, exhausted from walking, Krahdinok collapsed in the dirt and waited for death to finally take her. Instead, she awoke in the Golden Fiddle Tavern with Vahlokdozii smiling gently down at her. At first she was resistant to his help, brooding in the Tavern’s attic and killing rats, but eventually his proffered warm meals and gentle words of reassurance chipped away at her guard.

Now, Krahdinok tells Vahlokdozii (or “Lok”, as she affectionately calls him) everything, from the good to the bad, and trusts him with her turbulent emotions. They built the Tavern to what it is today and share the responsibility of defending it, though Krahdinok enjoys fighting far more than he does. Without a doubt, Krahdinok is the most powerful Paladin in the Tavern. As Vahlokdozii’s partner during the early days of the Tavern, many assume some of the primal energy involved in its creation fused with her to make her as strong as she is. In other words, as Rovaan often jokes, “she cheats”. Don’t say anything rude about Kulaas or Lok, though - she can and will fight you in the attic.

As High Paladin, Krahdinok is responsible for managing the other high-ranking paladins to ensure the Tavern is defended and its guests' troubles are taken care of. Mostly she delegates training to Liidak or Vedsahnir, but occasionally she will impress the paladins with her skill or put a cheeky recruit back in line. Recently, she's become rather taken with her protege Agvokun, and the pair have started spending more and more time off the battlefield together. They appreciate each others' dark humor, and never turn down a flirty arm-wrestling match. When Krahdinok isn’t out training, she can be found in the cafe discussing the latest fashion with Elskah and Rovaan or exchanging war stories with Vedsahnir.

Though Krahdinok often wears armor and anything spiky - for practicality since she is always in a fight - she prefers expensive clothes and jewelry, and will quickly change into her finest outfit whenever she spends an extended amount of time in the Tavern rather than out in limbo hunting.