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Backstory

1610 CE, Meyer was born on the Hellish isle of Malleator. Yet, Meyer was not destined for a life of smithing. Instead, her talent for violence lead to her getting picked up as a pupil for an elven swordmaster, whose name she has 'forgotten' out of spite. Under him she learned the high-art of the cut, the art of cutting without thought.

When the final schism tore Abscura apart once more, the master-student bond shattered. Meyer's elven master stayed loyal to Highspire, while Meyer stayed loyal to her home. Choosing to fight for Malleator, Meyer would never see her master again. She would eventually be captured at a skirmish of little importance, becoming a prisoner of war.

Due to a minor clerical error, Meyer ended up getting held in prison far longer than she should have been. Years became decades and decades — centuries. Her best friend during these times was a bookmaker —jailed for 'political agitation'— with whom she spent the last 20 years of her imprisonment with. He constantly badgered her for war stories and, more importantly, 'secrets of the sword'. Bored and cynical, Meyer fed him humorous sword fighting tips such as 'throwing your sword', 'running away' and 'using one of them newfangled Finlocks'. The man wrote it all down on whatever scraps of paper he had, eventually turning all of it into a published cult-classic fencing manual "Meyer's Guide to Dwarven Trickery-Bullshittery", regarded by fans as a masterpiece of realist swordfighting.

Meyer was eventually 'discovered' and released. She was handed her old pipe and a sword rusted far beyond its prime, before getting promptly pushed out into a world she didn't recognize. With no home, no kin and no interest in the new world, Meyer spent months living in a wine barrel on the street, content with waiting out her days. She was stopped by a street urchin stealing her pipe as a test of courage. With nothing but the rags on her back and a rusted sword, Meyer strolled into the guild looking to earn enough money for tobacco and a pipe.

Personality

Meyer is a relic of the past. She willfully distrusts modernity and all of its fruits, choosing to live the simplest life possible. Time has stripped of her little else but dry cynicism, which extends to most of her beliefs. To Meyer, swordfighting is a fool's skill (with her as the world's biggest fool). She's still, however, favorable to Malleator, even if old age has extinguished the fires of revolution within her.

Meyer is a loud cynic. She isn't at all afraid of voicing her opinions and philosophies to people, even if it leads to negative consequences for her. Despite her cynicism, Meyer secretly cares deeply for her fellow adventurers, acting as an insulting mentor and a protector when the time comes.