Gwendes was born into a common farming family, sharing a farmstead with her parents, three elder and one younger sibling. Tragedy struck when Gwendes was eleven years old when brigands laid waste to her home, stealing crops and livestock and setting the farmhouse alight. Of the Vaughan family, only Gwendes and her two elder brothers survived the blaze, though both she and her eldest brother suffered terrible injuries in the process of their escape.

Although the brigands responsible for the theft and the fire were eventually caught and brought to justice, it did little to heal the hurt and anger felt by the three siblings. Unable to face returning to what was left of their home, Gwendes’ brothers sold the scorched land for what little money they could and then took their sister away, leaving their hometown far behind with a mind to start anew elsewhere.

Gwendes was raised thereafter by her brothers - who set their minds and skills to seeking out brigands and those of the same ilk before they brought harm to others as they had the Vaughan family.  As she grew older, Gwendes found herself becoming more and more interested in her brothers’ work, and before long, convinced them to train her to be of use to them; working and fighting alongside them both to protect those who were unable to protect themselves, and who might otherwise come to harm at the whim of wicked folk.

Although she now spends most of her time separated from and further afield than her brothers, Gwendes still patrols the lands she wanders, keeping an eye out for trouble and lingering here and there as she sees fit in order to best make use of her skills.