Mirewarden Quo'laq
Mirewarden of Oozemire Quo'laq (a.k.a. Memory of the Mire)
Mirewarden Quo'laq is the fluid voice of balance in the deep wetlands of the Seelie Swamp. As the senior Mire Elder of Oozemire, they maintain the delicate harmony between plasmoid tradition and the fey-touched, ever-shifting dangers of their home. Quo'laq is a master of resonant molding—using their shape-shifting to relay ancient memories—and is regarded as the living memory of their people.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Dense, stable plasmoid structure with refined control over form and opacity.
Identifying Characteristics
Always bears a spiraling luminescent mark across their upper torso—a personal sigil formed from Orrax’s last resonance.
Physical quirks
Their form often mimics mangrove patterns when idle; glows slightly in the presence of fey magic.
Special abilities
Resonant Molding: Shape-shifting used to echo and project communal memories.
Swampstride: Can pass through difficult swamp terrain without penalty.
Will-o’-Ward: Generates a protective glow to repel minor fey spirits or misdirection magics.
Apparel & Accessories
Robes woven from kelpmoss and fey-silk strands, which shimmer like mist and cling like membrane.
Specialized Equipment
Echo-Reed Staff: A resonance conduit and ritual tool made from hollow swamp reeds and hardened slime crystal.
Feylash Bracelet: Allows brief communion with the feywild through pulses of shared memory.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Raised in the depths of the Verdalis Basin before the surfacing, Quo’laq learned the traditions of old-world plasmoid storytelling and shapeshifting before helping pioneer the journey into the Seelie Swamp.
Education
Trained by the founding elder Orrax the Everchanging in Resonant Molding and swamp-binding magic.
Employment
Spiritual leader, arcane guide, and chief diplomat of Oozemire.
Accomplishments & Achievements
- Helped tame the Shimmering Pool’s volatile magic.
- Unified early factions of the swamp-settling plasmoids.
- Drafted the Harmony Accords between the Mire Elders and the Feybinders.
Failures & Embarrassments
Once allowed the Feybinders to overextend their rituals, resulting in the uncontrolled transformation of part of the Everchanging Grove.
Mental Trauma
Deeply haunted by the loss of Orrax to fey corruption during an expedition into the Feybinder’s Den.
Intellectual Characteristics
Philosophical, deeply intuitive, and slow to judgment. Processes problems through pattern, memory, and resonance rather than deduction.
Morality & Philosophy
Believes in cyclical balance—nothing is created or destroyed, only shifted.
Taboos
Destruction of mangrove roots or the Everchanging Grove; wasteful use of swamp resources; violating a resonance vow.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Preserve the story and soul of Oozemire. Prevent the swamp from becoming a battleground of fey ambition.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Savvies: Deep cultural knowledge, arcane resonance, environmental navigation.
Ineptitudes: Poor with rigid logic, vulnerable to rapid technological advancements.
Likes & Dislikes
Likes: Swamp rain, ritual dances, shared dreams, phosphorescence, stillness.
Dislikes: Loud voices, cutting tools, fire, imposed hierarchy.
Virtues & Personality perks
Patient, wise, empathetic, forgiving.
Vices & Personality flaws
Overly cautious, slow to adapt to external conflict, bears grudges against external aggressors.
Personality Quirks
Always speaks in a flowing rhythm, voice changes pitch slightly depending on shape.
Hygiene
Naturally clean due to osmotic balance; uses bioluminescent moss to exfoliate.
Representation & Legacy
Living, but already seen as the soul-preserver of the Everchanging Way.
Social
Family Ties
No traditional family; closest bond was with Orrax the Everchanging (mentor).
Social Aptitude
Thoughtful, meditative, speaks in resonant metaphor. Rarely speaks first, but their words hold weight.
Mannerisms
Fluid gestures, slow turning movements, pauses to “listen” through the ground.
Speech
Melodic, soft, with occasional bubbling or undulating tones; uses symbolic phrasing over direct statements.
Wealth & Financial state
Minimal personal possessions, but influential within Oozemire’s spiritual and magical economy.
Current Status
Preserve the arcane equilibrium of the Everchanging Grove and contain rising tensions between the Feybinders and the Shapeless Order.
Current Location
Species
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Mirewarden of Oozemire, Memory of the Mire, Speaker for the Roots.
Age
119
Date of Birth
13th Mortisfall 762
Birthplace
Verdalis Basin
Children
Current Residence
A woven bower of reeds and luminous fungi suspended over a bog-pool in the Glimmer District.
Sex
Genderless
Eyes
Shifting pools of opalescent blue, embedded like floating pearls within the translucent matrix of their form.
Hair
No hair; instead, a gently undulating crest of fine tendrils mimicking mangrove roots.
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Translucent pale green with glimmering bioluminescent streaks that pulse with their emotional state.
Height
4'9"
Weight
38 lbs (can vary slightly with water absorption).
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