Aava is a professional mountaineer.
- Motivation: To be the first to summit Mount Kami.
- Conflict: She leaves behind family and friends. Throughout the climb, she listens to voice messages from home, highlighting the sacrifice of her ambition.
- Themes: Freedom, Obsession, Isolation.
The Game Bakers consider Cairn the conclusion of a thematic trilogy:
- Furi: Fighting for freedom (Combat).
- Haven: Loving freely (Romance/Flow).
- Cairn: Moving freely (Simulation/Survival).
Reach the summit. But the game asks: "At what cost?"