SELINDE HUSH-CURRENT
ElementalsWind-Scribe Navigator (Atmospheric Cartographer and Sky-Ship Pilot)
Identity
- Residence
- Zephyr-Isles, with frequent expeditions to uncharted atmospheric regions
- Civilization
- Elementals
Appearance
• Physical: A lean, arrow-shaped form of deep blue-grey air standing seventeen feet tall, their body constantly streaming backward as though perpetually flying at speed even when stationary. Fine lines of silver light trace the major atmospheric currents across their torso like living tattoo-maps that update in real time. Their eyes are narrow, focused crescents of bright white, always scanning the horizon. • Clothing: Wears a fitted flight-suit of reinforced Wind-Silk and a sky-iron circlet that serves as an atmospheric pressure gauge. • Distinguishing Marks: A constellation of six tiny storm-crystal beads embedded in their chest, each one attuned to a different atmospheric layer -- they glow in sequence to indicate altitude and wind-shear data.
Relationships
- Allies - Their sky-ship crew of four junior Wind-Scribes, Primarch Mistral (patron and occasional expedition co-planner), Haelo Stormwright (who builds custom navigation instruments for Selinde)
- Rivals - A rival Navigator who claims that Selinde's northern wasteland maps contain deliberate inaccuracies -- a charge Selinde considers deeply insulting
Personality
- Traits: Methodical and precise, quietly adventurous, deeply competitive about navigation accuracy, uncomfortable in enclosed or underground spaces
- Mannerisms: Unconsciously orients their body to face the prevailing wind, traces invisible map-lines on flat surfaces when planning, goes very still and silent before making any major decision
- Voice: Like a steady headwind -- even, directional, and unwavering, carrying clearly across distance without ever seeming to shout.
Backstory
Selinde emerged from Confluence Birthing at a Nexus Cradle on the Zephyr-Isles, the product of three parent-contributors who were all Wind-Scribes -- a lineage that gave Selinde an almost instinctive command of atmospheric cartography. They completed their training at Zephyr Hall in record time and earned a Navigator's commission at age ninety. Over the following centuries, Selinde has mapped more uncharted atmospheric territory than any living Wind-Scribe, piloting experimental sky-ships into regions where turbulence, Tempest Serpents, and uncharted ley-line flows make navigation nearly impossible. Primarch Mistral personally endorsed their most recent expedition -- a mapping survey of the northern wastelands' upper atmosphere.
Daily Life
When not on expedition, Selinde divides their time between the Wind-Scribes' Circle archive -- where they compile and cross-reference atmospheric data -- and the sky-ship docks, where they test navigational instruments and maintain their personal vessel, the Shearline. They attend weekly Wind-Scribe symposia to present findings and argue (often heatedly) with colleagues about current-mapping methodology. On expedition, their days are consumed by continuous atmospheric readings, course corrections, and the quiet exhilaration of flying where no Air Elemental has flown before.
Story Hooks
- 1 Selinde approaches the party to serve as crew or escorts on a covert return expedition to the sixth atmospheric layer -- funded off the books, outside official Wind-Scribe channels, because revealing the discovery prematurely could cause theological panic across all five kingdoms.
- 2 Selinde's rival has stolen a partial copy of the northern wasteland data and is threatening to publish it with their own name attached; Selinde needs help recovering the stolen data before the rival's inaccurate version causes navigational disasters for other sky-ships.
Narrative Value
Selinde provides access to sky-ship travel, uncharted regions of Landorya's atmosphere, and a world-shaking discovery that ties directly into the Legend of the Sixth Seed -- one of the Elemental Kingdoms' deepest theological mysteries. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════