Keala, the Engineer

Keala is the seventh hero you gain under your control.

Background
''“We replaced technology with magic, built castles made of light. Then came the night.”''

An extraordinarily beautiful young girl with a mechanical arm unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Only the ancients were capable of such machine-craft, irrefutable proof, as impossible as it seems, one now walks among us!

The ancients were us… ages ago. More advanced than we could ever dream, yet their time came to an abrupt and mysterious end. Our world today, lying in ruin, dying, the legacy of their foolishness or ignorance or arrogance… or perhaps all three.

The record of the ancients’ civilization is lost. Questions of their time yield not answers, but only more questions. Like Kaela herself, though I can’t help but wonder whether her enigma is by chance… or by design.

Even concealed behind a dense fog of the unknown, Kaela projects a profound sense of sincerity. Though her ferocious determination to reach the bottom of the tower has no known justification, unlike some of the others in the party, I sense her determination is genuine. She will follow the others to the end, wherever that end leads… this I know with certainty.

If her story is to be believed as she tells, being locked in stasis for almost a thousand years would have surely shattered a lesser mind—yet this young engineer recovered with remarkable haste, adapting to her current circumstances almost instantly. A testament to the strength and mettle of humans from the ancient past.

I must confess, I find something about her distracting. Perhaps it is her pleasing, honest and good nature… or perhaps it is the way she seems nervous around me… and me alone.

During our audience, Kaela expressed sincere concern for every member in the party. She seems quick to ignore their shortcomings and welcome their skills and expertise. The young girl seems particularly at ease around the lighthearted Rakhem. When the dwarf mentions clockwork or dwarven machine-craft, her eyes light up, offering her full attention and utmost respect. Such an infectious nature. One that I welcome to the group with confidence.