The Lore of Hedge Wizard Danny of the Brambles

A prince in exile. Daniel’s nomadic tribe in the Expanse has historically been guided by a family of polar shapeshifters. He and his twin brother, Samuel, faced twin crises. First, the expected struggle over who would next lead the tribe, traditionally decided by 1-on-1 combat. And second, how to best guide the tribe in the face of the ice caps melting in the land they had lived on for many generations.

Samuel wanted to use the power of the Quantum Shadow to figure out a way to reverse the damage, but Daniel disagreed and wanted to seek a different solution. However, before the day of their ritual combat, Samuel secretly met with a shadowy figure. He received arcane power in exchange for a promise to bind the tribe to the Shadow.

The next day, both brothers shifted into their giant polar forms. The combat was fearsome, but the fell power Samuel had obtained gave him an edge, and he ended up defeating Daniel and driving him away from the tribe. To ensure that his authority would remain unquestioned, he used his newfound powers to transform Daniel’s daughter (and potential future successor) Tabitha into a rabbit.

Daniel and his daughter roamed for a while, and eventually settled in the Brambles, a wild wood where it is easy to hide. Daniel now goes by “Hedge Wizard Danny of the Brambles”, and very few know of his past up north, or his lineage. Due to the warmer climate, his polar form is weaker than it was, and he uses it very rarely. Instead, as a hedge wizard, he has picked up minor magicks here and there, used mostly for survival and caring for Tabitha. His big magic stick helps him to employ these by channeling a portion his shapeshifter magicks into a new outlet.

His rune of Neptune originally helped him to manipulate ice at will. Today, he more often uses it to manipulate water, although he is not as adept with that.

Today, Danny and Tabitha venture out on journeys throughout the world, seeking knowledge of how to break her curse, and more broadly, how to restore his homeland and combat the Quantum Shadow, a region where Samuel and the Expanse tribe traveled, not to be seen again.

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