Mountainous Hermit of Yore

Several wanderers in the Battle Mage Mountains have crossed paths with Cromwell of the Mount. But none have ever been able to engage with the hermit long enough to discover his true story.

Many believe he was a lone survivor of an ancient village known as Tha’ereus, where fire rained down on the mountain civilisation for over six days, purging everyone in the small town except for one or two children who were fabled to have escaped.

It was only after this disaster that he and his loyal Field Dog were said to have been sighted by many in the nearby villages. Most often, Cromwell can be spotted near the riverbanks using his Dyad to control the foliage around himself, or at the mountain’s peak summoning new breeds of trees from its soils.

An ancient mage who lives at the base of the mountains claims to have trained young Cromwell in the ways of magick when he was just a young lad. He said that he found Cromwell and his severely burnt Field Dog laying by the river. When probed further, the mage often said that Cromwell never felt comfortable around other humans and preferred living alone in the woods as he could easily communicate with the plants with his Dyad’s Ear.

Several travellers have even said they have been saved by plants that either caught them from falling down a cliff or from drowning in the deadman’s whirlpool at the river’s basin. Every one insisted they spotted Cromwell at the scene using his Dyad to rescue them with his faithful Field dog at his side.

Even though he prefers plants to humans, many believe he is a caring soul — despite his gruff appearance — with a deep connection to nature.

Cromwell seldom descends the mountains anymore. Yet, when he does, it is believed that it is to visit the old mage, to bring him rare fungi and plant chimeras he’s created up in his mountain dwellings. But never is he seen without his Field Dog close at his side.

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