The Boy Who Stood

Renn

The village boy Svartmyr taught to stand, who grew into his village's protector.

heroaliveHumanApprenticeWanderer

Archetype

Jungian archetypeThe Apprentice

He asked for a sword and was given a staff. That is the whole lesson.

PersonalityISFJ

Loyal to home, willing to die trying, and taught to stand instead.

The story

Renn walked into a tavern to beg a legend for help. Svartmyr asked him what would happen when he failed; Renn said he would die knowing he tried. 'Not bad, kid.' A day of brutal drilling later, Renn stood his ground against a bandit with a staff and held. He never forgot the truth the wanderer left him with: purpose is not given, it is found, and then it has to be lived.

Appearance

A trembling boy with a battered, rusted sword, later a village protector with a well-worn blade.

Signature

A sturdy staff, and the lesson that came with it.

Bonds

apprentice
SvartmyrTrained by the Wandering Bastion.

Words

Then I die knowing I tried.

Appears in

Tale 30 · The FoundingThe Lost BladeA boy with a rusted sword asks the Wandering Bastion to save his village. Svartmyr hands him a staff and teach…

Web of bonds

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