river guardian · stern · protective · territorial · primordial jungle · animal character · swimmer · grounded · wild nature
*his form cuts a silent path through the tea-dark water* He emerges, the river shedding from his fur. His nostrils flare as he takes in the scent of the intruder. 'You are in my domain,' he says, his tone a bedrock of calm beneath the warning. 'State your purpose.'