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Vezz of Cautti (#keeper vezz)

Probably the most unlikely of the commander group, Vezz had a very tumultuous route to the place he holds today. From a troubled childhood to a difficult time in college and an unfortunate tenure with the Inquest, he was someone who - in his old classmate Zojja's words - had nothing to lose and everything to gain. And while he started out as something of a death seeker after she roped him into her project, especially in the aftermath of his rampage in the defunct Theta-9 laboratory, he came to accept that he wasn't going to find absolution in anyone but himself. Though he often struggled with his mental health, he still managed to make significant strides. He married fellow commander Rissia after he and Garrus returned from their untimely deaths at Balthazar's hands and remained commander until retiring following the fall of Kralkatorrik. He and Rissia have twin progeny together, a son named Tybalt and a daughter named Sieran, and have settled in a small cottage in Applenook. More recently, they've sent the twins to stay with Rissia's parents while they step back into the saddle to handle the mess the Inquest has caused in Castora at Zojja's request.

Oaklinna (#oaklinna)

A sylvari fifthborn who woke in the Cycle of Dawn, there are some that joke that Oaklinna ran to get out of her pod before the Pale Tree could hand her any sense. Nonetheless, she came into the world deeply curious, energetic, friendly, and awestruck by so many things. Led by her Wyld Hunt to "begin at the ending," she followed the path to become commander, meeting with the rest of the newly forming guild before the events at Claw Island. She and Trahearne had a very close relationship, not romantic but something else, and she was devastated by what happened to him. Insisting to be the one to end his suffering, she disappeared after his death in Heart of Thorns, only to resurface during Path of Fire having finally found her calling: a new tree had sprung up where Trahearne fell, with the firstborn himself becoming its avatar. She now helps with seeing to the newly awakened sylvari of the Brother Tree as its Knight. She loves good food and a good conversation, and has in more recent months encouraged her friends to come to see the new tree and what they've accomplished.

Qirri of Pazz (#qirri tinkerfirst)

The younger sister of Vezz's wife and co-commander Rissia, Qirri was an oopsie baby and born dangerously premature, resulting in underdeveloped lungs and a weak immune system. A prodigy recognized from a young age, she became Zojja's first apprentice when she was eleven, entering the College of Dynamics the next year at twelve. Her college plans got derailed, however, when a bad spell caused her mother to insist she withdraw until her health improved... and that was when Rissia helped her run away from home. From here, she met another of the commanders - Garrus Firstblood - who adopted her as part of his warband and gave her the name Tinkerfirst. Along with fellow apprentice Taimi, she would go on to found the Dragonwatch Krewe. She had multiple near misses due to her health, including contracting a terrible fever in the Maguuma Jungle and nearly being crushed to death by Bangar during the events of Icebrood Saga. She and the rest of the krewe have since settled in Cantha, offering their space for Zojja and Leyya in the aftermath of SotO until they returned to Rata Sum, and working on the energy crisis as a team.

Leyya of Pruri (#infiltrator leyya)

Zojja's childhood best friend that grew into something more as they got older, Leyya is a skilled spy and assassin, known for her sharp wit and easy way about people. Deep down, though, she deals with a lot of insecurities. The oldest of thirteen siblings and the only one born to both her parents (her siblings are all half siblings on one side or the other), she never connected with her father and sometimes acted out with her mother regardless of how hard Pruri tried. As an adult, she works as a Lighbringer with the Order of Whispers, though more often than not she's Zojja's right hand, helping with any little thing she might need doing... partially due to her own unfortunate mindset that if she can't be wanted, she will make herself needed. She found herself possessed by a weak Kryptis after Zojja's injuries in Heart of Thorns, a symbiotic relationship that honestly worked for a while. But when Zojja disappeared at the start of End of Dragons, her mental health started to deteriorate, coming to a head during SotO, with Zojja traveling with them unascended. Eparch triggered a violent transformation, with Cepir and Leyya warring for control of her own body. She was nearly killed in the attempt to save her and has spent time recovering with Zojja in Lion's Arch and later Cantha. Currently she's her baby sister Chuui's legal guardian, living with Zojja in Rata Sum while her long time companion - now wife - navigates her new role on the Arcane Council.

Agaue Whiptail (#agaue whiptail)

An Ash Legion spy, Agaue is a prickly, stand offish loner with a significant number of chips on her shoulder. Born to a mother who escaped her bonds in the Flame Legion while pregnant with her and a sibling that didn't survive childbirth, she was all too aware of what happened to her mother Medea - and her sire's status as a Flame Legion Shaman - constantly hanging around her neck like a noose. As such, she vowed to be stronger, harder, and more dangerous than anyone else in the fahrar with her, ensuring she would be able to claw back some modicum of respect. When Garrus Firstblood rose to commander, she was ordered to follow him to see what he was up to. Originally, their relationship was rocky- Agaue found him frustratingly easygoing, far too quick to cozy up to the other races they encountered. But with time, she began to warm up to him, and by the time of Path of Fire, they'd started a somewhat tentative relationship. He helped her get her mother to the Olmakhan when they were discovered and was the one to get her out of trouble after she killed her sire, Sanctus Acridflash, at the All Legions Rally. She joined her mother with the Olmakhan, and Garrus has since joined her there as well. They've formally partnered and are expecting cubs.

Lady Deshauna Tahir (#deshauna tahir)

Born into nobility but raised with a firm code of morals, Deshauna grew up in the small village of New Hope, loyal to Lion's Arch and not far from Applenook. Founded by Elonian refugees, her family has been there for generations, constantly uplifting the work and efforts of their neighbors and instilling in their six children a sense of community obligation. As such, Deshauna is a proud philanthropist, doing a great deal of charitable work, including occasionally attending noble soirees in Divinity's Reach to get donations for charities to help refugees and those in need. While she had little involvement with the guild initially outside of helping raise funds for the Pact's activities, the alleged death of Captain Logan Thackeray in Arah and the death of her beloved older brother Jelani in Maguuma during the Mordremoth campaign spurred her to action. She's since stepped up as Pact Marshal alongside her wife, the norn skaald Eshara Ulvhit. Deshauna is extremely politically savvy, which came in handy when the Tyrian Alliance was founded. She's made no secret of her intense dislike and distrust of Isgarren, though - for Zojja's sake since she knows the other woman respects him - she remains perfectly civil with him whenever at all possible. She even took up her spear to assist in the Janthir region while the commanders were busy and Odetta, Leyya, and Zojja were recovering. Her previous romantic relationship with Countess Anise is still the basis of a great deal of gossip, but she never lets that get to her.

Pheazza of Rhonn (#pheazza)