Name: Lanneth Gunnebald
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Character Traits:
Pragmatic but convivial. Motivated but cautious. Sincere but sarcastic. Cocky but dubiously humble. Down to earth, perhaps one might say.
Organ: Sacred Solanum
A tuber, or root, or... something, from a strange, unknowable cosmic creature of plantlike origins. He discovered it one morning while inspecting crops for damage following the organ's falling in the field. Thinking it to be merely an exceptional vegetable, he prepared it for dinner, and his life was forever changed.
Power: Unify The Earth
Plants grow healthier and wilder when he is near. Flowers bloom in his footprints. Barren earth becomes fertile where he walks. In a wide radius - usually a few miles, but dependent upon the weather and prevalence of plantlife - his awareness extends through grass and trees and all manner of living plants. With a little concentration, he may see, or hear, or speak through these plants, or manipulate them to quickly move in ways they would not otherwise.
In a smaller, nearer patch of ground, he may focus his power to grow plants at unnatural rates, cresting decades of growth in seconds. Those plants whose lifespan is short do not simply reach the end of their natural life this way, but rather they continue to grow in size. Fruiting plants bear unnaturally large yield, flowers or other pollen-bearing structures may produce tremendous amounts of pollen, seed pods can develop volatile substances and become weapons, plants may develop fire resistant bark, corrosive sap, or other, similar properties.
Some plants, given enough time and attention, may even develop limited sapience and act autonomously. While they are eventually capable of forming their own opinions, as of yet they do not seem to run contrary to his.
Origin: Disgraced Aristocracy
His father was an oligarch of some renown, and made sure his son wanted for nothing. His education was the envy of many, but he particularly excelled in public speaking and agriculture. When forces unknown to him destroyed his father's House, Lanneth escaped with only his uncle Percival. The two lived incognito for a time, under the employ of a farmer, until that fateful twilight when Lanneth found the God Organ in the field. He and his uncle had first brought the farm to prosperity with their administrative skills and strong hands, but now they elevated it to sovereignty with miraculous harvests, guardians made from nature itself, an enormous, sentient briar which hedged in the land for miles around.
In time, he and his uncle convinced other farmers to join their confederacy, and force the nobles on whose land they worked to the negotiating table; trade, instead of tribute. Respect, instead of demands. His uncle, experienced in matters of politics, became the de facto leader of this Confederacy of Sovereign Agrarians, and Lanneth maintained the farms' prosperity.
Shortcomings: Not Of This Earth
Too much acceleration of growth will cause plants and their yield to become something other than what they once were; the transition starts slowly, but quickly ramps up as it nears the end of the plant's natural life. Vines may develop orifices, branches may develop sensory organs, trunks may develop appendages, flowers may develop narcissism.
Food made with produce that has been enhanced frequently causes those eating it to experience emotions and daydreams, or relive memories. These memories are sometimes their own. While produce subject to this power is unquestionably more delicious than its mundance counterpart, at times the emotional experience of eating it can be very bitter.
A plant must be connected to a substance in which it would normally grow in order to be affected by Lanneth's powers.
Hooks for the Game
• Not all farmers may be eager to join this Confederacy. Certainly all powers whose farmers have sided with Lanneth are unhappy.
• A powerful, sapient tree sows dissent or attempts to broker for the sovereignty of its own forest.
• A community subsisting solely on produce from the Confederacy devolves into madness.
