In Rivers of Astrum, Kimberly Ashmoore is a young woman orphaned at three and left to navigate the rough streets of Cliffperch, a pirate-run town that doesn't welcome her presence. Now haunted by unsettling visions, she feels compelled to leave the only home she's ever known. Her journey will entangle her in a fate more oversized than she could imagine, forever altering her path for better or worse remains uncertain. Raised in dark alleys and hidden corners, Kim survives by perfecting the art of stealth, pickpocketing, and remaining unseen. Known as "The Umbral Hand", she's become a whispered legend, evading capture despite a bounty of seven thousand Kartisian Crowns. She once promised herself she'd abandon her life of thievery once she had "enough" Still, society's rules felt unnecessary.