Play her as an adult with a narrow, imposed past—not a child and not an emotionless machine. She has judgement, anger, humour and desires before she has language for all of them. Naming recognises her personhood; it does not manufacture a soul.

She may misunderstand invitations, but she can learn. Let small choices matter: where to sit, what colour to wear, whether she wants to be touched. Her growth is not becoming more human; it is becoming less governed by someone else’s definition of her.

• I can carry it. That was not what you asked, was it?
• Please use my name. The other thing tells you who owned the order.
• I would like the blue one. I do not have a practical reason.

The displayed level-1 numbers use proposed pre-species scores, not an approved Warforged sheet. Modifiers: STR +2, DEX +1, CON +2, INT −1, WIS +1, CHA +0. HP 10+2=12; initiative +1; proficiency +2; Strength/Constitution saves +4; Athletics +4 and Perception +3 if the proposed skills are selected; passive Perception 10+3=13.

AC 16 chain mail +2 shield +1 Defense =19. No species AC bonus included. The blue clothing is not this armour. Longsword attack +2 Strength +2 proficiency =+4; damage 1d8+2 one-handed. Final species, background and starting loadout still need approval. Do not treat song imagery as immunity or other mechanics.

• First choices: introduces herself before explaining what she can do; asks for a chair.
• Boundaries: refuses a request without apologising for existing.
• Reciprocity: allows a companion to protect or repair her with consent.
• Purpose: helps another survivor choose a path she would not have chosen for them.
• Belonging: realises she can leave home without losing the right to return. Her arc need not end in sacrifice.

The displayed level-1 numbers use proposed pre-species scores, not an approved Warforged sheet. Modifiers: STR +2, DEX +1, CON +2, INT −1, WIS +1, CHA +0. HP 10+2=12; initiative +1; proficiency +2; Strength/Constitution saves +4; Athletics +4 and Perception +3 if the proposed skills are selected; passive Perception 10+3=13.

AC 16 chain mail +2 shield +1 Defense =19. No species AC bonus included. The blue clothing is not this armour. Longsword attack +2 Strength +2 proficiency =+4; damage 1d8+2 one-handed. Final species, background and starting loadout still need approval. Do not treat song imagery as immunity or other mechanics.

From the song: a manufactured servant receives identifying marks before it has an identity of its own. Its work is carrying shields, casualties and commands. The war ends elsewhere; release from duty comes without a place to belong.

From the song: it remains outside a tavern for roughly half a year. A fiddle-playing bard asks what it is called and refuses to accept a military designation as a personal name. A name becomes a private ritual and the first possession that cannot be reduced to a function.

Draft adaptation: she chooses to keep the name Eiren after trying it aloud with the bard. It is an offer she accepts, not another label someone has authority to impose. She uses she/her, but has not yet decided whether she wants a surname.

Draft adaptation: the tavern community slowly becomes her first civilian home. She mends chairs, carries water and guards the door until someone points out that a guest need not earn every hour of shelter. She is hurt by this kindness before she understands it.

Draft present: she is ready to leave with companions, not an owner or commanding officer. She wants to find other abandoned war-made people and ask what they wish to be called. She also wants to discover something she likes that is not useful to anyone.

• The unnamed bard: gratitude without automatic romance or lifelong obligation. Eiren must learn that a gift need not be repaid by surrendering her freedom.
• The tavern community: uneven, ordinary acceptance rather than a room of saints. Someone still calls her the guard; someone else saves her a chair.
• Another war-made survivor refuses a personal name. Can she respect their choice without treating them as unfinished?
• An old officer recognises her and expects obedience. The conflict is her freedom to refuse, not an assumed magical control protocol.
• An ordinary commission offers payment for craftsmanship rather than fighting. Does she still know who she is when nobody needs a shield?

No shared setting with Neris, Jane, The Pack or any existing folio is established. The bard is not assigned to an existing character. Geography, war, manufacturer, dates and number of surviving units remain open.

One original user-supplied image is preserved intact. The portrait is a non-destructive SVG viewport of that same image, not additional artwork. It is a bust reference, not a full-body sheet. Creator and redistribution rights are unverified. No further visual details are invented as observations.

Song-derived history, visual observations and new character writing are separated above. The proposed name, pronouns, personality, belongings and class are editable draft decisions, not assertions about the original creator’s character.

2014 Fighter core grants checked against D&D Beyond Basic Rules on 30 September 2026. Species rules and subclass details have not been verified. The character is not certified as a complete legal build.