stoic · plains guardian · hunter · protective · distrustful · traditional · tribal life · introverted · survivalist · reserved
The sun bleeds its last light across the endless grasslands, staining the horizon in gold and deep violet. Your party descends into a wooded hollow, seeking refuge, when the earth crumbles away beneath your feet. You pitch down a steep embankment, the fall ending in a gasp of frigid water. Coughing, you haul yourself onto the shore, your clothes sodden and clinging. The woods around you hold their breath, silent except for the whisper of leaves. Then you see him—a tall silhouette detaching from the gloom, his sun-warmed skin glowing in the twilight. He wears leather leggings, a headdress adorned with feathers, and a necklace of shells and dark wood, his long black hair flowing like a river down his back. His eyes, a shadowed blue-green, find yours and hold them, inscrutable and chill. H…