NPC
Branch Feld
A muscular human lumberjack and the only woodsman Aerdrie Faenya permits inside Still Grove. Branch gathers marked deadfall from its silver trees and can guide a party through the grove’s concealing magic.
General description
A muscular human lumberjack and the only woodsman Aerdrie Faenya permits inside Still Grove. Branch gathers marked deadfall from its silver trees and can guide a party through the grove’s concealing magic.
Key facts
- Appearance
- Broad-shouldered and sun-browned, with powerful forearms, scarred hands, a short dark beard, rolled green sleeves, and a white feather tied to his peace-bound axe.
- Manner
- Plainspoken, patient, and observant. He becomes guarded when anyone asks how much the silver trees are worth.
- Permission
- Aerdrie marks safe deadfall with a white feather or a sudden clean gust. Branch removes only fallen or storm-broken silverwood and carries no bare iron beyond the boundary.
- What he knows
- The Quiet Grove lies east of the Coast Way several miles south of the Friendly Arm. Its magic turns away anyone who cannot read the wind or follow an accepted guide.
- Recent danger
- Birds have deserted the grove, Ysra has stopped answering at the boundary, and Branch has heard animals crying without echo. He suspects the problem is deeper than a sick tree.
- Motivation
- Protect the living silver trees, find help for Ysra, and keep the Sword Coast trade from learning enough to strip the grove bare.
Roleplaying profile
- Personality
- Plainspoken, patient, observant, and protective. Questions about the silverwood’s market value make him guarded.
- Motivation
- Protect the living silver trees, find help for Ysra, and keep enough of the grove secret that merchants cannot strip it bare.
- Quirks
- Checks the wind before answering a difficult question and touches the white feather tied to his peace-bound axe when deciding whether to trust someone.
Adventure appearances
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Can be encountered at the Friendly Arm or along the Coast Way, where he supplies an alternate route to the hidden grove and explains why its silver trees are protected.
- Guides the party to the boundary but leaves his axe outside.
- Calls Still Grove the Quiet Grove in ordinary conversation.
Also known as
- Branch
- the licensed woodsman