REED RIVERBORN
Sylvan ElvesFisher and Boat Builder
"The river remembers everything. Every stone, every fish, every boat that ever floated. Listen to it, and you hear history.""
Identity
- Residence
- The Moonlit Falls - River Village
- Civilization
- Sylvan Elves
Appearance
• Physical: Lean and water-hardened with river-green eyes and hair like water weeds. Always slightly damp. • Clothing: Waterproof leathers and woven reed garments. Wears a necklace of fish bones. • Distinguishing Marks: Webbed toes from a druidic blessing. His hands are permanently pruned.
Relationships
- Family - His wife and children help with fishing and boat building
- Allies - The River Queen spirit
- Rivals - Other fishers competing for the best spots
Personality
- Traits: Patient, practical, surprisingly poetic about rivers, deeply connected to water
- Mannerisms: Carves wooden fish when thinking. Hums river songs.
- Voice: Flowing and gentle, like water over stones.
Backstory
Reed was born on a river and has never lived far from water. He provides much of the forest's fish and builds the boats used for river travel. He considers the river his true home and the trees merely where he sleeps.
Daily Life
Reed fishes from dawn until midday, builds and repairs boats in the afternoon, and maintains his equipment in the evening. He knows every eddy and pool in the forest's waterways.
Story Hooks
- 1 He needs help exploring the sunken ruin he's discovered
- 2 Something from the ruin has followed him back
Narrative Value
River transportation, quest giver for water-related missions, source of aquatic lore, potential dungeon hook ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════