Maris Keelwarden
Head Warden
Maris Keelwarden
Species
Human
Appearance
Maris moves like someone used to being observed. They hold themselves upright and keep their hands visible, palms sometimes dusted with chalk or scale powder. Their skin carries the salt-wrinkling of river life and the faint calluses of ledger work along the fingertips. A carved wooden balance hangs from a short chain at their belt. Their right sleeve is often rolled and stained with black ink, while the left hand bears a thin leather strap with a faded merchant's sigil, worn where fingers wind the sealing cord. Unexpectedly, tucked beneath Maris's heavy cuff, there is a small, delicate bracelet of glass beads that clink softly and catch the light in a childish way. Their gait is steady and deliberate, with a faint limp in the left leg from a long-ago dock accident.
“Measured and formal; uses trade metaphors and often reminds listeners that 'procedure saves us from passion'.”
Ability Scores
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Distinguishing Features
Small carved wooden balance on waist chain
Left sleeve permanently stained with black ledger ink
Delicate glass bead bracelet under the cuff
Voice
“Low and gravel-soft with the precision of someone used to reading aloud in council chambers”
Clothing
Heavy sleeved linen shirt stained with ink, a patched leather vest with pockets for seals and weights, long oilcloth coat for rainy days, waist chain with a carved balance, small glass bead bracelet beneath cuff
Body Language
Hands kept visible and slightly away from pockets, a habit that reads as both honesty and defiance; leans forward when listening as if measuring words
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