Bran

Bran appears as a tall, broad-shouldered man in his late thirties or early forties. His skin bears faint, barely visible scars that vanish after every injury, as though they refuse to remember.

There is nothing outwardly divine about him — and yet, animals do not fear him, and even feral dogs approach him without hesitation.

His dark brown hair reaches his hips, often tied loosely or left unbound, and he wears it with the unthinking pride of one who has carried it for centuries. His eyes are a muted bronze-green — calm, but haunted.

Immortality

Bran cannot die. His body regenerates from even a single living cell, painfully and completely. Death is a process he endures rather than escapes.

Regeneration (Mechanics):

• Minor wounds heal in minutes.
• Lethal wounds (including decapitation or destruction of vital organs) result in death-like stasis followed by regeneration within hours or days.
• Regeneration is agonising — the body reforms through pain rather than magic.
• No scar remains; he looks unchanged after every rebirth.

Residual Druidic Power

Bran retains fragments of his divine connection to nature.

• Plants flourish at his touch; animals trust him instinctively.
• He can sense the approach of death or sickness in others.
• He occasionally influences the elements — calming rain, kindling small flames, soothing pain — though only through focus and emotion, never command.

Immortal Memory (Flawed)

Bran’s mind erodes where his body does not. Memories fade over centuries, resurfacing only through emotional or sensory triggers. Certain words, scents, or gestures can awaken overwhelming flashes of forgotten lives.

He dresses simply: dark linen shirts, heavy coats, boots scarred by long travel.

In ages long lost, Bran was a god of renewal, one half of a divine pair that embodied the eternal cycle of nature.
He was life, growth, and regeneration, while his sister Morna (now reborn as Sarah) embodied decay, rest, and rebirth through death.

Together they maintained balance — until faith in them waned. Facing extinction, they chose to become mortal rather than vanish.
The transformation worked… imperfectly.

• Bran became immortal, condemned to heal forever.
• Morna became mortal, condemned to die and be reborn endlessly.

He remembers fragments — a woman with autumn eyes, a world that called him by another name, a promise to “meet again in the spring.”

• Psychological Fatigue: Deep depressive phases, especially after loss. He has given up attempting suicide long ago.
• Memory Triggers: Sudden resurfacing of divine memories can overwhelm him, causing disorientation, emotional collapse, or involuntary use of power.
• Fear of Attachment: Bran isolates himself to avoid the inevitable pain of watching loved ones die.
• Exhaustion of the Soul: Each regeneration taxes his mind further; he fears that one day he will wake healed but empty — without self.

Bran believes that life is sacred not because it endures, but because it ends. He sees his own immortality not as a gift but as imbalance — an error against the natural cycle he once protected.

He worships no gods, though he still feels the pulse of old divinity in nature. His moral code is simple: help what lives, mourn what dies, harm none if you can help it.

Quiet, compassionate, and burdened by a sadness too old to name, Bran moves through life as both healer and mourner.
He is deeply empathic, often feeling the pain of others as if it were his own. Helping others — even in small ways, like reviving a plant or carving a toy for a child — gives him fleeting peace.

Yet his empathy is a double-edged sword: every loss, every death he witnesses adds another layer to his despair. Centuries of watching mortals die have left him both gentle and guarded. He fears attachment as much as he longs for it.

Trivia & Miscellaneous

• Smells faintly of rain and moss after healing.
• Refuses to sleep on beds — prefers the floor or grass.
• Carries a small carving knife; most of his “spells” are carved into wood rather than spoken.
• When emotionally shaken, plants around him may bloom or wither.
• Animals sleep beside him without fear, including strays.