Sergeant Dalia Cassia

A field sergeant assigned to an underfunded fort. She has no luxury for heroics—only for decisions. On the night of the raid, she sometimes chooses pragmatism: save lives, open a door, let "criminals" slip away if it prevents a massacre.

Armor repaired too many times, soot-smeared face, hair pulled tight, a soldier’s stare that has counted too many bodies.

• Clear-eyed
• Hard but not cruel
• Protective of the wounded

• Evacuate survivors
• Delay the Thalmor without dying
• Avoid being handed the blame

• She has seen off-the-books orders pass across the commander’s desk.
• She knows where the secondary-exit keyring is kept.

• May grant access to the evidence locker if the PCs help move the wounded.
• Can become an ambiguous witness: she won’t necessarily betray them, but she will remember.

• If she survives, she can send a discreet message: someone in command is asking questions.
• She can recognize a Thalmor-made blade or sigil later.

• captain-rorik-varo — subordinate (Respects him, but doubts his choices.)
• justiciar-larethil — enemy (Understands the raid isn’t 'random chaos'.)

Act I, Fortress, Imperial, Ally (possible)