Marinus Songcurrent
NereidsMaster Musician
"Music is the true language of water - it carries memory, emotion, and truth across any distance.""
Identity
- Residence
- The Resonance Gardens, Nereidum
- Civilization
- Nereids
Appearance
• Physical: Elderly but dignified, with long silver hair that floats like seaweed around his weathered face. His eyes are milky with age but still hold a piercing, knowing quality. • Clothing: Wears ceremonial robes of deep indigo woven from the silk of giant sea slugs, embroidered with musical notation in silver thread. • Distinguishing Marks: His hands are gnarled with age but bear intricate tattoos of musical scales running up his forearms.
Relationships
- Family - Widowed; his wife passed from the Wasting Sickness. His only daughter was taken by surface fishermen.
Personality
- Traits: Wise, melancholic, generous, perfectionist
- Mannerisms: Hums constantly under his breath, often unconsciously creating small water currents that dance around him.
- Voice: Rich and resonant, capable of reaching frequencies that can calm storms or summon schools of fish.
Backstory
Marinus once played for the Leviathan King himself, a performance so moving that the ancient creature granted Nereidum three centuries of protection. He lost his daughter to a surface-dweller's net fifty years ago and has never forgiven the air-breathers.
Daily Life
Marinus spends his mornings teaching the most gifted young musicians, afternoons composing new pieces in his garden sanctuary, and evenings performing for the coral court. He never sleeps more than a few hours, claiming the songs in his head won't let him rest.
Secret
He possesses a fragment of the legendary Song of Creation, which could theoretically unmake the barrier between sea and sky.
Story Hooks
- 1 Marinus seeks adventurers to investigate rumors that his daughter may still be alive, held captive by a surface warlord.
- 2 He needs rare singing crystals from the Abyssal Plain to complete his life's final composition before his failing health takes him.
Narrative Value
Mentor figure who can teach water magic through music; quest giver for retrieval and investigation missions. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════