Cael Oriven

Cael Oriven commands the Silver Wardens along the Woundroot Border. He is calm, exact, and unwilling to let courtly elegance soften reports from burnt trees and fresh tracks. His cloak smells of wet moss, bow wax, smoke, and cold rain. Wardens trust him because he can name the difference between a frightened traveller and a hunter pretending fear. Cael believes every hidden realm must someday decide what it will reveal to defend what it loves. His burden is that every revealed path may save allies and endanger children sleeping deeper in the wood.