Margot

Whispers among lone travellers tell tale of a spectral presence that materialises in their most desperate moments atop a perpetually snow-covered peak — a fox that emerges to guide them safely through the most perilous of snowstorms. Fleeting as its appearances may be, the fox has swiftly transformed into a symbol of fortune — an omen of safety on harsh journeys, a guardian presence throughout the winter's course, and a sign of the turning of the season to brighter days ahead.

Margot pays little mind to her standing among the human populace, for atop the snowy peaks she calls home, she serves as a guardian over a frost-kissed grove, offering sanctuary to frail and lost creatures within a realm perpetually draped in winter. Her sworn duty is to guide humans away from her domain, as decreed long ago when she was first bestowed with her icy prowess from the sources of nature themselves, imbued with the power of the winter solstice itself.

Margot has lived for many years, though the exact duration eludes her memory. Formerly a mortal fox, she once confronted an icy demise atop the mountaintops during a harsh winter, resigning herself to the chilling embrace of the season. And yet... the whims of the world had different intentions for her. She was reborn as a spirit, embodying the very essence of the cold that once threatened her existence.

For as long as memory serves her, Margot has roamed the snowy mountains of her domain, tirelessly seeking lost and injured creatures to nurture back to health within her secret and sacred grove. She tends to them until they regain their strength, allowing them to fend for themselves once more. Fueled by her compassionate nature, Margot is driven by a deep-seated desire to prevent any other mortal from facing the same fate she narrowly escaped so very long ago.

Unaware of the precise conditions governing her powers, Margot understands that for as long as she is able to endure the freezing cold, she is committed to aiding all those in need within her wintry domain.

• Margot's death and subsequent rebirth into a spirit of winter occurred on the winter solstice, a celestial event that is intricately woven into the source of her powers.
• She often has enigmatic dreams detailing shadowy aspects of creatures unknown to her - dreams she suspects to be related to the origins of her powers.
• Despite having a full and fluffy coat, she is cold to the touch, appearing as icy as the world around her.
• Being a spirit, she does not need to eat in order to sustain herself. Her energy comes directly from the cold. In times of warmer weather, she becomes sluggish.