Maren Taverndatter

She was a former friend of Trace, Along with Karen, and Red ( database error )

She is less hyper than karen. They work in a tavern

Maren is the older of the Taverndatter sisters that work in a tavern in the town of pinewood. She was Traces (protagonist) girlfriend for a short period of time and she knew that she was just a temporary distraction to the fact that he lost his wife but she stayed with him anyway. maren is close friends with Red/ [DATABASE ERROR] and is older sister to Karen Taverndatter who is cursed to have a set of keidran ears and slightly advanced senses similar to a keidran due to Trace one day when she was annoying him. Maren likes it when things go her way and she tends to be very bossy. She is a tavern maid at the first tavern passed by in the journey of Trace and Flora where Trace met Keith Keiser who was in need of his assistance in a political problem involving him reclaiming his acceptance into the basitin empire after his banishment. Maren is the owner of the tavern as it was their families. she makes various appearances and is currently travelling with her friends Raine, [DATABASE ERROR] her sister Karen and a wolf keidran who is Floras ex-fiancee and nephew to the Duke of the forest wolf territories known as scyth after he raided their village.