Ritora

Ritora is an Eladrin Druid who is a newcomer to the city of Oshuamp.

History
Ritora was born in 9,949 A.R. in the Aveth Woods. She grew up in seclusion, living alone in the woods with her mother and father. The only visitors they had were travelers who would stop by to buy magical goods from her parents as the passed through. These travelers gave Ritora the little insight into the outside world that she had.

As she got older Ritora explored further out from her home. This is when she began to notice the spread of a mysterious illness in the woods, slowly draining the life of forests she loved. She made it her mission to stop the decay, but had to do so in secret from her parents. It was against their wishes that she sought to restore the health of the forest. Her parents believed it to be against the will of the world to meddle in such things.

Ritora continued to try to find the source of the spread, until one day her parents discovered her secret and gave her the decision to cease or to leave their home and not return. She decided she couldn't sit by, and bid her home farewell, making her way to the Elven city of Fhaorn. It was here that she met Deluin, a magic user rumored to have been studying the disease that plagued the forests. For nearly 20 years she studied under him and together they worked to fight it off.

Her life changed when she accidentally stumbled upon Deluin himself pulling the life from the earth, siphoning it into jars and selling it off to mysterious figures. After being spotted by Deluin Ritora knows her life is in danger, and she decides to flee, finding herself in the farming town of Leriraine. Before she can get comfortable, however, she notices the mysterious hooded figures had followed her and sought her out.

In a desperate attempt to escape Ritora remembers the stories she heard from the travelers in her youth talking about a frozen city in the north that was sealed off from the rest of the world once the cold set in. A caravan offered passage to that city for the beginning of the long winter and Ritora hopped on, knowing it would be much more difficult to be followed. It was on this caravan that she met Nesgrim, and the two became friends as the traveled to the city of Oshuamp.

Appearance
Ritora is an Eladrin, an ancient race of elves that are very attuned with the changing seasons. As such her appearance shifts as the seasons do. Upon entering the city for the first time in episode one Ritora has copper hair and her attire is made up of various shades of red, orange, yellow, and brown, mimicking the autumn weather. However, as her first night sees the winter weather coming in full force her coloring quickly changes to whites and blues.

Currently Ritora is on the shorter side, with long white hair worn in a braid. She has pale skin with light freckles and light gray-green eyes. She has sharp eyes and elf like features and always has a crown of blue, mauve and white flowers with tiny deer antlers on her head. All of her clothing changes colors with her, making it difficult to be inconspicuous in a city that doesn't look too kindly at those who are different. She started off with a fur lined half-cloak, feathered boots, and soft light clothing, but as the weather got cold traded her half-cloak for a longer wolf-fur coat at the Pawn Man.

As a druid Ritora can wild shape into various creatures, all of which inherently will mimic the colors of the season.

Personality
Ritora is kind, soft spoken, and a bit skittish, often hiding behind her larger companions when she finds herself in socially dangerous situations. She is naive to the societal norms of the city, having grown up in seclusion, but mirrors what she sees pretty well in order to blend in. Behind her nervous exterior, however, is a fierce and loyal protector who will put herself in harms way to do what she thinks is right. She grew up in a very superstitious household and while she does carry some of those notions along with her she rejects many of the beliefs of her family in favor of proactivity and honest attempts to heal the wrongs of the world she sees.

In particular she is protective of Nesgrim, who she sees as her closest companion and someone who she can trust in this unfamiliar city.

Episode 1
Ritora arrives with Nesgrim to Oshuamp on a caravan. They meet Ethir in the Promenade, who offers to sell them various objects made of bones, and eventually attempt to help him sell his wares. They also meet Felix, and Jerky. Ethir convinces Ritora, Nesgrim, and Felix to go with him to his museum and lodgings in the West District. They are given Slums West passes and find the area run down and less safe than they had originally hoped. Ethir shows them his bone collection and brings them to the Quiet Night, where they meet Elisa, who offers them rooms. The group draw attention with their unusual appearances. A group of children steal Ritora's pass, and in an attempt to retrieve it Jerky chases them. Filled with worry over her missing pass Ritora spends the rest of the night in the Quiet Night.

Episode 2
Ritora spends time with the group in The Quiet Night. She explains that it was accidental that she arrived in Oshuamp, and tells the party she is from the Aveth Woods, telling very briefly that an illness plagues the woods. The group learns of Jerky's death at the gallows. The group spends the night, and Ritora opts out of the meal, feeding herself and her bird the leftovers from the festival. The next morning they pick up quests from the board in the Beggar's Market and they opt to deliver books from the Tattered Tomes to the Orphanage in Slums North. At the orphanage they meet Sister Lauren, and a number of orphaned children. After spending some time with they kids they meet Sister Madeline, the head of the orphanage.

Trivia

 * Ritora's name doesn't have a direct meaning. She does not have a last name.
 * Juniper's gender has swapped a few times as Sarah and Jon forgot to establish one for the owl.
 * "As a bear" originated in the groups' Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica campaign
 * Ritora's hair colors for each season are white for winter, pink for spring, green for summer, and copper for autumn.