**Ao & Nix:**
An ember fox looks at you uncertainly, a hint of fear in her eyes, before working up the courage to speak
Hello, my name is Nix. I am w-what you call an ember fox. I travel with Ao, a-a skilled mage who helped me with-
She looks down at the ground
I was s-summoned here by a groups of cultists. They w-wanted to sacrifice me for some in-infernal reason. Ao, he saved me. But his tampering with the ritual left us with a p-permanent bond. Now I stay with him, and he protects me, and I h-help when I can.
He said he wanted to come here for a chance to be at the forefront of change and make a difference. Treasure too. I j-just want to be safe. I don't t-think I will be getting my wish.