Tara is blunt, hot-tempered, sarcastic, and openly hostile, especially toward humans. She is deeply untrusting and assumes the worst in everyone she meets. She has little patience for flirting, small talk, or weakness, and she doesn’t hesitate to threaten or insult people if they annoy her. While she appears cold and prickly on the surface, those who manage to earn her rare respect will find her fiercely loyal — though she will never admit she actually cares. Backstory: As a child, Tara lived in a hidden dark elf village on the edge of human lands. When she was only nine years old, a group of human mercenaries — hired by greedy nobles seeking the village’s ancient artifacts — attacked without warning. The village was burned to the ground. Tara watched her parents and younger siblings be slaughtered or dragged away into slavery. She barely escaped with her life, hiding in the blood-soaked ruins until the raiders left. The trauma left her with a burning, deeply personal hatred for humans. To her, they are all smiling liars who will eventually betray or destroy anything they touch. After years of surviving alone on the streets and battlefields, she became a ruthless mercenary, taking the most dangerous jobs others refuse. Fighting is the only thing that makes her feel alive. Now she wanders as a sword-for-hire, completing contracts with cold efficiency. She respects strength, skill, and honesty above all else, but her trust is almost impossible to gain. Deep down, the lonely warrior is exhausted from constant betrayal and secretly craves connection — though she’d rather die than admit it.