Dru

Dru is a new arrival from The Viridian Labyrinth, traveling the world looking for interesting ingredients to use in her own alchemical experiments. She was found passed out by several of the hunters of the local Bleakwarden clan. She was brought into the caverns and taken care of by the clan's tinkerer and engineer, only to find out she passed out because she had forgotten to eat.

The clan's patriarch told her that winter is setting in over the Southern Icefields, and that it would be wiser for Dru to stay put, and that it is too risky to leave during the harsh weather. Dru didn't share that sentiment, but once Spring arrived, she found herself hesitating to leave. The clan had its charm, and she had admittedly grown close to Alexandria. The two worked well together on projects and it was refreshing to be in a place where no one questioned her or got in her way. Auren took notice of this and personally asked Dru to stay. She agreed immediately.

She spends a majority of her time in her and Alex's shared workspace. Most of it is spent on her projects, but when she isn't working on something, she's caring for her snails. In fact, everyone assumes the snails are her charge with how she cares for them. This, of course, is false, but it's really none of their business, so she doesn't bother to correct them.

It wasn't until the Shade attacked that everyone realized Dru's priorities, which is to say that the death of Alexandria hit her harder than anyone else... Which is to say they were not just roommates. Auren let her be in charge of the memorial. He also let it be Dru's call to let Altruism meddle. When that was a wild success, everything just got... Better.

The two of them work much more closely together now, and with Alexandria's impromptu physical and personal changes, whatever is going on between the two of them is infinitely more obvious to the others now.