Pinwe Lumorndaer

Mr. Finn

Bloomwick (former)

## Description

### Appearance

Straight, long, shiny, honey blonde hair. Grew it out since his son’s death. Lean build, once dressed very sharp and put together, now wears a lot of colorful robes and other flowy garb. Large aviator glasses, right lens cracked.

## History

### Bloomwick

Born in a town named Bloomwick, existing in a different universe than the one we're aware of. Pinwe grew up near a harbor, raised in a household of fishers. He and his three siblings usually helped their parents and extended family catch fish, clean fish, sell fish, tend the boats, manage stands, and sometimes the finances. His eldest brother was expected to carry on the family trade, and being the second youngest, there wasn't much expectation of him to be a fisherman. He was quite uncomfortable with the practice of killing so many fish for profit, but still helped out as much as possible. Pinwe found much joy in reading, researching, and writing his observations of the fish's behavioral patterns. His studying became useful for his family's work, being able to predict the fish to get better catches, as well as monitor their populations and potential migrations.

During the village's annual festival, Pinwe would interact with plenty of performers and wizards that stopped to visit. Witnessing all the possible magic that could be learned and the different backgrounds each spell caster came from, Pinwe's dream to become a wizard sprouted. He'd frequently visit the library, digging for any book to begin his journey. In his search for magical books, his fish studies began to dwindle, leading his family to become frustrated. Instead of trying to tie him down, Pinwe's parents gave him a spellbook on his 13th birthday. All of his previous research was given to his eldest brother in hopes he can continue the work and pass down the new teachings. With ache in their hearts, Pinwe's parents sent him off to a wizarding academy.

About 26 years old, Pinwe was finished with being a student at the academy. Working as an assistant for professors and picking up odd jobs, Pinwe scrambled to build savings, avoiding to ask for help from his parents. Knowing they sacrificed so much to allow him to step out of the family's business to pursue his own dreams, his biggest goal was to be able to afford them a better home and better resources. With the benefit of having connections at the academy, Pinwe began his research, studies, and interviews for magic that existed in each class. By his 90th birthday, he published countless books, articles, and other informational writings. He's also co-wrote plenty of other books, building more connections and friendships with other authors, even editing several books.

### Journey to Panshaw

Pinwe's work was paying off, literally. He accumulated enough money to give to his family for their business and hopefully for any of his siblings to kick off their own dreams. Allowing himself some time to relax, Pinwe fell ill suddenly. Even his mental health was spiraling. After years and years of pushing himself to train, study, memorize, write, and constant socializing, burnout struck Pinwe like an avalanche. Once his illness faded, 100 yr. old Pinwe tried to combat his burnout by overwhelming it with a new adventure: a journey to Panshaw to research the town's monks. Passing through the town and making introductions, Pinwe bumped into a tall, well-toned elf monk, Soalheira. She checked to make sure he was okay, but Pinwe was speechless.

During Pinwe's stay, there were multiple attempts to run into Soalheira to get to know her better and impress her with his achievements. He thoroughly embarrassed himself with limited knowledge of monks. Luckily, Soalheira invited Pinwe to enter the monk's temple to better understand their practice. Going through the monks' daily routine, Soalheira noticed Pinwe's intense habits of researching. She pulled him aside to a more private, gentle place, and she taught him how to meditate. It took Pinwe some time to relax, but when he was able to let go, slow down, he returned to observing the beauty of his surroundings and appreciating time. The more they spent time together, Pinwe forgot his studies and became more social and active in the Panshaw community as he worked along-side Soalheira. She truly helped him and he wanted to be sure that he could bring a positive change to her life. He offered to be more of an editor or at least help her publish her own work of her monastery and techniques of reaching enlightenment. By the time he was 103, Soalheira’s work was published, causing a surge of new members to the monastery. Soalheira and other monks were incredibly thankful for Pinwe’s help, but he didn’t feel like he did enough for her. The rest of his team and colleagues returned to Bloomwick, Pinwe remained in Panshaw.

Following Soalheira through the temple, he noticed how much Soalheira was masking her behavior, coming off very stiff, structured, emotionless, and repetitive. Once he had the opportunity to break her away from her duties, Pinwe took Soalheira to a festival outside of the town. Pinwe got involved in the musical and showy chaos, trying to get Soalheira to freely express herself. After that night, Soalheira took more risks, allowed herself to be messy and loud, to accept out-of-balance and chaos. After spending another night of fun together, Soalheira pulled Pinwe to the side and pulled him in for a kiss. At last, he knew how she felt and together they made each other better versions of themselves.

They spent years together, growing their relationship, traveling across the land and getting involved in adventures. Pinwe built up a small personal library of their experiences and all the new discoveries he made. Pinwe finally proposed to Soalheira after decades of dating, and was married when he was 200 years old.

### Settling in Minnesota, U.S.A - Earth

About 30 years later, Pinwe and Soalheira Lumorndaer lived comfortably. Soalheira was leader of a temple that extended from the Panshaw monastery. As for Pinwe, he joined a team of researchers who were looking into magical openings to cross universes. It was a challenge to create their own "door", but possible to calculate when the universe will create an opening itself and summon it, or at least bring it close enough to their desired location. Eager to start a new adventure with his wife, Pinwe volunteered to step through the opening to gather research about the new environment. Discussing the opportunity with Soalheira, she too became eager about the new possibilities.

After constructing a plan to return in 100 years, the Lumorndaers began to pack their belongings. Pinwe ordered a specially customized Transportable House that is an exact replica of their current home. Once everything was prepped and the Transportable Home Key in hand, Pinwe and Soalheira stepped through an opening, entering a whole new universe, walking on a whole new planet: Earth.

The house was set up, all belongings unpacked and in their correct spaces, now it was time to adapt to the new society and culture. It was 1950 in Minnesota, United States, and the Lumorndaers struggled with the cultural shock, picking up the current events, and comprehending the state of the country they've joined. Pinwe tried to find jobs to be an educator as well as brushing up on his fishing skills. It was difficult to wrangle in money, but by the time he was 259, he and his wife felt like they were in a decent position to start a family.

### The Incident

On October 3rd of 1960, little Ariel Lumorndaer came into the world. A sweet newborn elf with wisps of brown hair and green eyes. Pinwe instantly grew a fatherly love for his child. He would do anything to give his son a happy life. When Soalheira and Pinwe were able to return home with their baby, Pinwe spent every hour taking care of and entertaining Ariel, giving Soalheira enough time to rest and heal.

Ariel was about two years old, able to waddle around the house, always curious about the nicknacks lying around. Pinwe was always excited to teach Ariel about whatever item he picked up or the pictures he'd point at in Pinwe's books. When Soalheira wanted to go out, needed to rest, or had to work extra hours, Pinwe would stay at home to take care of Ariel. Feeling overly confident and comfortable with his parenting skills, Pinwe would spend time doing more magic research and let Ariel do whatever he wanted to do. One day, Pinwe opened a small portal to the Shadowfell when he was trying to gather information about its magic. With his back turned and flipping through books, Ariel walked through the portal. Hearing giggles from his son, Pinwe turned around and realized what had happened. Pinwe dashed into the portal, scooped up his son, returned to his study, and shut the portal. Looking back at his son, he watched as Ariel's skin become pale, his hair shift to black, and his eyes turned an unsettling yellow. Terror and guilt overwhelmed Pinwe. The look on Pinwe's face distressed Ariel, causing him to cry. When Soalheira returned home, Pinwe collapsed to his knees, sobbing and pleading Soalheira to forgive him. He revealed what has happened to their son. She fell silent, trying to sort out the several emotions that bubbled within her.

They quickly came around to accepting the current state of Ariel. He wasn't in any distress, pain, not an ounce of harm. He still behaved like the curious and social child he was. Though there was still an underlying fear from both of his parents, not sure how the Shadow Magic could influence him.

### Ariel's Death

When Pinwe got the news about his son's murder, his mental state began to spiral. He and Soalheira organized a false funeral for folks who weren't aligned with magic, then a private elven funeral, only inviting his closest friends.

His emotions frequently overcame his rational thinking, leaving Soalheira to ground him from making risky decisions. He thought of trying to resurrect Ariel, hunt down his killer, etc. When Soalheira helped him reflect his own work, Pinwe fell deep in depression. Unmotivated, isolated from the world. He retired from working at the Denver University. Eventually, he recognized the rift in his relationship with Soalheira. Putting aside his pain, he returned the comforting that Soalheira gave to him. Together, they took their time, taking slow steps in grieving and communicating each other's needs.

### Ariel Lumorndaer

*"My absolute pride and joy! I would've done anything to help and protect my son, though he was such an independent being. I was always excited to hear his achievements, his stories, everything he's learning. I had such high hopes of him being a successful sorcerer. I'm so glad he was able to follow his heart and pursue his dream career. Every time I looked at him, I saw so much of myself in him... I hope he didn't feel pressured to be me."*

### Soalheira Lumorndaer

*"Ah, Soalheira... My wife, my sun, my moon, my stars, my galaxy and beyond! Sara is full of warmth, power, and strength. She's so incredibly smart, a wondrous beauty, and the most level-headed person I've ever met. I'm so fortunate to have her by my side. Thank the Gods and the stars for giving her the patience and love to deal with me all those years ago. Even to this day! I know I can be a bit of a mess, but she's truly made me a better person. She'll say that I'm super gentle, but I think that's her own doing, and I thank her for that. I love seeing her being expressive, wild, and carefree. I just know she's experiencing her most authentic self in those moments, and I'm grateful to be a part of it. I feel so lucky to have her as my wife and the mother to our son. I love her with my whole existence. I'll keep loving her for however many centuries I have left. Perhaps even after I'm gone."*