❝ nophica's tidings. the wheat rises and falls, and we rise and fall with it. by this harvest, we give ourselves unto the cycle of endless bounty.

GENERAL .
• name:   Mihwa'to Nahvare
• alias:   Wato
• pronouns:   He/Him
• orientation:   Unknown
• race:   Keeper of the MoonMENTAL .
• alignment:   Lawful Neutral
• traits:   Aloof. Loyal. Honorable. // jaded. solitary. hardened.
• likes:   Bread.
• dislikes:   Loud talkers. Crowded spaces. Incompetence. Overly confident attitudes. Excessive heat. Unnecessary displays of wealth or abundance.

BACKGROUND.
•   birthplace:  Black Shroud
• current residence:   Clan Nahvare
• age: mid to late forties
• occupation(s):   Nahvare Sentinel, farmer, retired mentor.
• religion: Devotee to Nophica.PHYSICAL .
• height:   6'2'' (188cm)
• build:   Stocky
• first glance:   Scarred, dark complexion. Stern, pronounced nose. Tufted tail. Excessive body hair. Thick build with functional barreled muscle.
      

▍ ❝   I.🍂 Born the second of three sons to a family of devout disciples of Nophica, Wato was raised a homesteader and farmer alongside his elder brother Mihwa'a, nicknamed Mi'a, and his younger brother Mihwa'li, nicknamed Wali. As the brothers grew, however, Mi'a would take on the primary role of overseeing the lifeblood of the Nahvare clan, managing cycles of growth and distribution of prepared grains. Feeling as though his place in the Nahvare clan could be better served with blood and mettle, Wato diverged sharply from his family's traditional roles, and dedicated himself to becoming a Sentinel—an elite sect of sons of Nahvare sworn to the service of the clan by oaths of fealty and impeccable martial prowess.Wielding faith as both shield and anchor, Wato vowed to honor Nophica not through prayer but through patience, likening his ascension to Sentinelhood to the growth and harvest of wheat. Against the expectations of his family, he undertook an immensely demanding Sentinel Proving under the tutelage of a mentor known for his grueling, difficult, and abnormally long training regime. His chosen weapon—a spectral scythe which he has aptly named Nophica's Tidings—is an emblem of both his heritage and his departure from it, a tool of the fields turned into a guardian's blade. Not only did he pass his Proving, but he excelled, carving a name for himself among the Sentinels and serving many years as a mentor to other would-be Sentinels. Led by example and like his mentor before him, Wato's regimens for Sentinel training became infamous for being painful, arduous trials of patience, cunning, and unyielding will.

▍ ❝   II.Wato would not remain the only of Mihwa's sons interested in Sentinelhood, however: her youngest and final son, Wali, also diverged from the path of homesteaders and dedicated himself to training to become a Sentinel to the Nahvare clan. In deep admiration for his elder brother, Wali insisted to be trained by Wato himself, and for his Proving to be overseen by him. After the success of Wato's proving, all eyes were on them, teeming in expectation for yet another of Mihwa's sons to ascend into greatness. Tragically, a single moment of miscalculation during Wali's Proving led to his sudden, unexpected death under Wato's watch—an event that would forever stain Wato's reputation both within his family and his clan, as the man still refuses to explain what happened to this day.From that day, Wato became a shade of what he once was. While his loyalty to his clan and his faith in Nophica remained steadfast, the regret of Wali's failed Proving never left him, and the warm undercurrent of his compassion cooled and hardened. He maintained a mentorship status if only for his rigid conviction—and as a result, his lessons became that much more demanding, more difficult: his pupils emerging from the Provings almost as hardened as Wato himself. Now middle-aged and wisened—with the regrets of over a decade past—Wato stands a towering presence amongst the Sentinels, but staunchly refuses to pursue any sort of leadership role. To aspiring Sentinels, he is a paragon of discipline and a brutal mentor with the edge of his sorrow a savage blade in their lessons. To his family, he is a distant pillar, ever reliable but ever unreachable.He seldom speaks of the past, and has elected retirement from mentoring young Sentinels to pursue companionship with Mihn'to—a fellow Nahvare and Witch—acting as an auxiliary Sentinel at his side as a protector and guide.🍂

▍ ❝   I.WRITING STYLE: Paragraph/Prose. Present tense, third person.ROLEPLAY CONTENT: Casual, walk-ups, pop-ups. Mature/Dark/Angst Themes, NSFW. I prefer to write with those who are 21+, and will not interact with people under 18. I tend to shy away from godmodding, metagaming, or overt lore breaking (though I do dabble in light lore bending for this particular OC only). Please ask before subjecting me to dice rolls.AVAILABILITY: Available in-game. I do NOT write in Discord. RP Tag On = Walk-ups/Tells welcome by all.

▍ ❝   II.OOC/IC: I separate things strictly between IC and OOC, and maintain a healthy separation between fiction and reality. I do not tolerate crossing this boundary.YOUR BOUNDARIES: I am generally no holds barred when it comes to certain themes in roleplay. I will adjust according to who I'm roleplaying with. It is solely YOUR responsibility to communicate your boundaries directly to me.OTHER CHARACTERS:
Val Warwick*
Tekawte Wanzih'pya*
Raven Vale*
Pimh Vekharu**All listed characters are lore-compliant and do not follow the same lore rules as Wato.

▍ ❝   III.ABOUT THE PLAYER: I've been writing since I could pick up a pen, essentially, and it is one of my greatest joys in life. I've done a lot of independent writing on original novels, and roleplay/collaborative writing is one of my favorite pastimes. I'm LGBTQ+ and welcome and invite connections with other queer folks.I have a Westie named Percival.