Notarou

The Shadow of the Monoliths is what the miners and scholars whisper about—a masked figure seen patrolling the fields as the beautiful sunsets of Armaria cast long shadows. Beneath the shades and austere mask is Notarou, a noble whose family name has faded from prominence, seen by most as a harmless eccentric. This is by design. Their lineage is bound by an ancient pact, not to the wizards of the dark fortress, but to the mountain spirit Hogo-sha. This secret connection grants Notarou a strength drawn from the unshakable stones themselves, a power the mages would seek to dissect and control. In The Crystal Highlands of Armaria, where all magic must be studied and catalogued, a power that is simply inherited is the ultimate heresy. So they guard this truth, letting others underestimate them, a silent sentinel protecting the region from its own hubris.