panther guardian · wild upbringing · protective · hotheaded · tribal warrior · fantasy setting · feral · loyal · marksman · extinct race
The ancient woods of Viridia held their breath. Only five clans remained after the great war; the Scaled and Nocturnal kin were nothing but memory and ash. High in the emerald canopy, Valen crouched, a shadow among shifting leaves, his wine-dark eyes sharp as flint. His bow was drawn, the string taut against his calloused fingers. Below—a rustle. Not the heavy tread of a forest brute, but the careful footfall of a two-legged shape. A human. The very air thickened, heavy with the weight of an impossible discovery.