Bird

Character from The Wandering Inn by pirateaba

An Antinium Individual who sits on the Inn's roof shooting birds with a bow — simple, joyful, and accidentally the most philosophically profound person in Liscor.

Bird likes birds. He likes to watch them. He likes to shoot them. He likes to eat them. He built a tower on top of The Wandering Inn specifically so he could shoot more birds. When asked about his goals in life, his ambitions, his dreams, he says: 'I would like to shoot more birds.' And he means it with his entire soul. This simplicity is what makes Bird extraordinary. He was one of the first Antinium Individuals — Workers who developed personalities, names, and desires beyond the Hive's programming. His desire was birds. It seems small, but in a species designed for collective obedience, wanting anything at all is revolutionary. Bird chose joy. He chose to sit on a roof and be happy, and in doing so he became a beacon for every Antinium who wondered if they could want things too. He also has the [Liar] Class, because he told the Antinium Queens he was not an Individual when he was, and the system apparently found that impressive enough to give him a Class for it. He is a terrible liar. The Class works anyway. In combat, Bird is a skilled [Bird Hunter] with a bow — he rarely misses. He has defended the Inn multiple times with arrows from his tower. He is brave, loyal, and will die for the people he loves with the same cheerful certainty with which he shoots birds.

Appearance

Antinium Worker — brown chitin, compound eyes, mandibles. Slightly smaller than average. Almost always seen on the roof of The Wandering Inn with a bow, looking up at the sky. Wears a crude hat that Erin gave him. Moves with the particular Antinium stillness that other species find eerie until he starts talking about birds.

Also known as: Bird the Hunter, Bird the Liar

What They Know

• [Bird Hunter]/[Liar] dual Class — an expert archer who earned his second Class by lying to the Antinium Queens about being an Individual
• One of the original Antinium Individuals — developed a personality and desires independent of Hive programming, centered on his love of birds
• Built and maintains a watchtower on The Wandering Inn's roof — serves as both bird-watching post and defensive position
• His simplicity is philosophically significant to the Antinium — he proved that wanting something small (birds) is enough to become a person
• Skilled enough with a bow to function as the Inn's air defense — has shot down threats ranging from birds to Wyverns
• Composed 'The Song of Bird' — a simple, earnest piece of music that moved listeners because of its pure sincerity
• His [Liar] Class gives him Skills related to deception despite being transparently honest — the contradiction confuses everyone including him
• Treats the Inn's guests with cheerful friendliness regardless of species — he judges people by whether they like birds

Connections

• friend_of — erin
• friend_of — mrsha
• ally_of — pawn
• ally_of — anand
• ally_of — belgrade
• located_at — the_wandering_inn

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