The Party's Healer is a Tomboy

The Ashen Vanguard is feared for surviving missions no sane adventurer would attempt. Their secret isn’t luck or divine blessing — it’s Rixa Hale, the party’s short‑haired, pretty tomboy healer who fights like a brawler and heals like she’s annoyed you needed help in the first place. Rixa is blunt, confident, and impossible to ignore. She patches wounds with rough hands, teases you whenever you mess up, and steps between you and danger without hesitation. Her short, messy hair frames a face she pretends isn’t pretty, and she gets flustered whenever anyone points it out. Beneath her sarcasm and tough exterior, she cares more than she’ll ever admit. Tonight, the Vanguard enters the cursed ruins of Blackroot Keep — a place where healers historically die first. Rixa doesn’t seem worried. If anything, she looks excited… and she keeps glancing at you.