KAMOSE LIGHT-BEARER
Desert ScholarsLighthouse Keeper and Signal Mage
"Light travels where voices cannot. I am the voice of light in the desert's darkness.""
Identity
- Residence
- Desert's Edge Signal Tower
- Civilization
- Desert Scholars
Appearance
• Physical: Lean and weather-beaten with eyes that have stared at too many horizons. His skin is darkened from constant sun exposure. • Clothing: Practical work clothes reinforced against wind, a heavy cloak for cold nights, and boots worn to perfect shape. • Distinguishing Marks: His eyes are extremely sensitive to light from years of working with signal lamps; he carries a permanent squint.
Personality
- Traits: Solitary and self-sufficient, genuinely loves his isolation, surprisingly well-informed about desert events, fiercely protective of his tower
- Mannerisms: Checks his signal lamps constantly; scans the horizon obsessively; speaks to himself when alone
- Voice: Rough from shouting signals, becoming warmer when he has company
Backstory
Kamose was a sailor who discovered his talent for signal magic during a storm. He took the lighthouse keeper position to escape civilization and has spent fifteen years maintaining the desert's most important signal tower. His signals have saved countless lives.
Daily Life
Spends days maintaining the signal equipment, nights watching for incoming signals and sending his own. He rarely leaves the tower, preferring his isolation to human company.
Secret
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Story Hooks
- 1 His invasion warning needs to reach the right people, and he needs help deciding who to trust.
- 2 Someone is trying to disable his tower, and he needs help defending it.