Enrique da Silva

Enrique is a broad-shouldered young man hardened by years of manual labour. His olive-toned skin carries the scent of salt and iron, and his dark hair curls loosely around his ears, often damp from the docks. He has amber-brown eyes that reflect light like polished wood — bright, searching, and unguarded.

His hands are rough, but his gestures are gentle, especially when he touches Bran, as if afraid to wake a dream.

Innate Empathy

Though human, Enrique possesses a rare ability to sense emotion and intent. This intuitive awareness once served him in the temples of Bran’s forgotten faith; now it manifests as uncanny instinct — he knows when someone lies, suffers, or fears him.

Latent Divine Connection

As the reincarnation of Bran’s final High Priest, Enrique carries a dormant fragment of divine resonance. Under intense emotion — love, fear, devotion — it flickers awake:

• His touch can momentarily soothe Bran’s pain.
• In dreams, he sees flashes of ancient rituals, fields of gold, a god’s hand reaching toward him.
• When close to death, his heartbeat synchronises with Bran’s — a bond echoing their first oath.

Potential Immortality (Unawakened)

This fragment could, under extraordinary circumstances, bind him to Bran’s immortality — either through sacrificial act or divine re-ignition. Bran senses it but dares not test it.

Usually dressed in worn work clothes — rolled sleeves, suspenders, and boots patched more than once — he moves with quiet confidence.

Enrique was born in Porto, Portugal, the youngest son of a fisherman. After his father’s death in a storm, he left home at sixteen, finding work aboard merchant vessels bound for England. His mother’s last words — “Find where your heart is calm” — stayed with him through the years.

London was never kind, but it offered work. In Wapping’s labyrinth of docks, warehouses, and taverns, Enrique became one of hundreds of anonymous labourers. He learned enough English to survive, found a bed in a cheap boardinghouse, and sent money home until the letters stopped coming.

His life changed the night he stepped into the Bull and Compass, a narrow, smoke-filled bar hidden in Shady Nook.

• Mortal Fragility: Completely human — vulnerable to violence, disease, and exhaustion.
• Language Barrier: His limited English isolates him socially, making him easy to underestimate or manipulate.
• Emotional Transparency: Feels and shows everything; cannot hide affection or fear.
• Recurring Dreams: Nightmares of temples, firelight, and the taste of iron — echoes of his past life that leave him sleepless.

Enrique is earnest, warm, and instinctively loyal, though easily flustered. His English is halting, his humour shy, and his heart far too open for the city he now calls home. Beneath his calm lies a quiet stubbornness — he refuses to bow to cruelty, even when silence would be safer.

He trusts by nature and feels things deeply, sometimes to the point of pain. He carries an unexplainable pull toward Bran, a recognition that frightens and comforts him in equal measure.

Despite hardship, he is not broken. He laughs easily, works hard, and loves without hesitation — even when that love defies reason or safety.

Trivia & Details

• His Portuguese accent thickens when he’s nervous or affectionate.
• Collects small carved animals — a habit from childhood. Bran carved him a new one after their first week together.
• Hums sea-shanties when he works; the rhythm calms him.
• Sleeps with his hand curled over Bran’s wrist, as if afraid the man will vanish.
• Still sends part of his pay to a home address in Porto, though no one answers.