HENUTTAWY WIND-RIDER
Desert ScholarsMessenger Hawk Trainer
Identity
- Residence
- Aerie of the Wind-Speakers
- Civilization
- Desert Scholars
Appearance
• Physical: Lean and agile with weathered skin and sharp eyes that miss nothing. Her arms are scarred from hawk talons. • Clothing: Practical leathers reinforced against talons, a heavy gauntlet permanently on her left arm, and a cloak that helps her blend with the sky. • Distinguishing Marks: Her right eye was damaged by a hawk and is covered by a leather patch; her hair is constantly tangled by wind.
Relationships
- Family - None; considers her hawks her family
- Allies - Other hawk handlers who share information, clients who rely on her services
- Rivals - Competing message services, hawk thieves who want her best birds
Personality
- Traits: More comfortable with birds than people, deeply loyal to her hawks, socially awkward, surprisingly eloquent when discussing her birds
- Mannerisms: Makes bird calls unconsciously; tilts her head like a curious hawk; looks at the sky constantly
- Voice: Sharp and piercing, with a tendency to screech when excited
Backstory
Henuttawy was a street child who discovered she could communicate with birds after rescuing an injured hawk. She trained as a messenger hawk handler and now maintains the desert's most reliable communication network. Her hawks can find anyone, anywhere in the desert.
Daily Life
Spends mornings training new hawks, afternoons managing message deliveries, evenings caring for her birds. She sleeps in the aerie with her hawks, rarely venturing into the city below.
Story Hooks
- 1 Her intelligent hawk has witnessed a murder and the killer knows it; she needs help protecting her bird.
- 2 Someone is poisoning messenger hawks across the desert, and she needs help finding the culprit.
Narrative Value
Provides message delivery services and aerial surveillance. Her intelligent hawk creates supernatural elements and crime-related hooks. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════