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Grovetrotters

Faun-like guides of the winding grove

Grovetrotters are faun-like people who move through woodland as though they know the next turn before it appears. Their forms include goat features and ram horns, deer features and antlers, and unicorn traits.

Body color · Purple
Grovetrotter: adult faun person with curved ram horns and goat legs jogging along a green courtyard path. Artistic interpretation.
Original interpretive art · not a canonical character portrait

Soul expressions

These are named Soul alignments, not automatic abilities or replacements for the Body.

People and presence

Grovetrotters are faun-like people who move through woodland as though they know the next turn before it appears. Their forms include goat features and ram horns, deer features and antlers, and unicorn traits. Hoofbeats, rustling leaves, and winding paths belong to a daily life shaped by nature and agile movement. Their Purple Body carries a grounded presence beneath that fleet-footed grace.

Gatherings often follow the character of a place rather than a rigid plan. A clearing becomes a dance floor; a sheltered grove becomes a council chamber; an old trail supplies the route for a contest of skill. Grovetrotters can be elusive hosts and formidable guides, enjoying the moment when a guest learns to attend to the forest instead of demanding that it become a straight road. Adventure may begin with a threatened home, a wandering festival, or simple delight in a path not yet taken.

Goat Souls, marked by the ram-horn tradition, emphasize Stamina. Deer Souls, associated with antlers, favor Intelligence and attentive understanding. Unicorn Souls express Charisma through a compelling, almost storybook presence. These traditions carry the grove's influence into any Body a character chooses.

Reading the build

Body color and Soul color are independent. A different Race Soul or an Oversoul can accompany this Body. Physical or cultural descriptions do not automatically equip abilities. Check the selected ability for cost, target, timing, and effect.

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