Konose

Konose was once the most promising geomancer in The Crystal Highlands of Armaria. They saw the magic within the monoliths not as a sacred trust, but as a power to be mastered, a force to be bent to their will. In a moment of supreme arrogance, they attempted a ritual meant for a council of wizards, seeking to draw power from a sacred crystal alone. It did not shatter with a bang, but with a sickening silence, its inner light extinguished forever. The magical backlash scarred not their body, but their ambition. They cast off their mage robes and forsook their titles, taking up a simple apple stick. Now, they guard the mountain shrine to Hogo-sha, a self-imposed penance. The ramen hat is a reminder of humility, that true nourishment comes from simple things.