#Character #FeraCharacter

Gillian “Ginny” Ruggenale is a Human adventurer and scholar from the Ilmarian Imperium (Nation), best known for her daring expeditions into the unexplored regions of Fera. A gifted linguist and a dedicated student of Ancient History at The Tousir Imperial Academy she has built an academic reputation balanced precariously atop fieldwork that most historians would never dare attempt. Fluent in numerous tongues, including the lost and difficult Üstün language, Gillian specialises in deciphering forgotten cultures, mapping ruins, and uncovering artefacts tied to the earliest civilisations of the world.

Despite her academic background, Gillian is far from a sheltered scholar. She is physically capable, sharp-witted, and notoriously stubborn, with a tendency to charge headlong into danger when the promise of ancient knowledge is at stake. Her expeditions have taken her from Ilmaria (Continent)’s libraries to the jungles of Pawhye (Continent), to the stone halls of Dwarven keeps and the long-buried temples of forgotten races. Though still officially a university student, Gillian has already become a figure of interest to explorers, mercenaries, and scholars alike, some seeking her expertise, others seeking to prevent her from unearthing truths best left hidden.

Gillian Ruggenale cuts the figure of a field scholar rather than a classroom academic. Lean, athletic, and hardened by months spent trekking through jungles, deserts, and ruins, she carries herself with a quiet confidence born of experience. Her skin is sun-touched from long days under foreign skies, and faint scars along her arms and shoulders hint at close encounters with traps, beasts, and the occasional collapsing corridor.

Her dark brown hair is usually tied back in a loose, practical tail or bun, though stray strands inevitably fall across her face during expeditions. Sharp green eyes, alert, curious, and seldom still, miss little in her surroundings, giving her a perpetually assessing look. She dresses in durable, fitted expedition gear: sleeveless tops, reinforced trousers, fingerless gloves, and a weathered utility belt laden with tools, notebooks, and translation slates. A single strap of her satchel or climbing harness is almost always slung across her chest, part of her silhouette as much as any weapon she carries.

Around her neck she wears a simple green pendant, an old charm gifted by her mother when she first enrolled at The Tousir Imperial Academy. Though unassuming, Gillian treats it as a keepsake and rarely removes it.

Practical, rugged, and ready for movement at a moment’s notice, Gillian’s appearance reflects precisely what she is: an explorer who has lived far more in the field than the lecture hall.