The Lanten family tree reveals a long line of ancestors who've served as Constables in a small town in the region of
Navarene, called
Fasten. Mig, and his lineage, are known to everyone and opinions vary. Despite an occupation that rewards suspicious hunches, Mig is good-natured and leans on humor to diffuse tense situations, and he likes to give people the benefit of the doubt. He has a knack for reading people’s tells; those micro facial movements that convey an individual’s mood and disposition. To Mig, people are open books.
His gift for empathy helps him navigate social situations and control them to avoid misunderstandings and prevent useless conflicts from erupting. But, the constant bombardment of emotions from those around him takes a toll. He used to wear his heart on his sleeve, but ever since the Incident, he tries to close himself off and remain inscrutable to others out of a sense of self-preservation.
His family’s creed: In essentials, Unity. In non-essentials, Liberty. In all things, Charity. Someone has to stand up for the helpless, the weak, and the unprotected. Mig believes this duty (more like an inheritance than an obligation) falls to him—and has thus spent much of his life watching out for people. When he sees someone in trouble, he is the first to lend his hand. He might give up his last shin to help the hungry, take a beating to save a person from the same, or call on his own friends to tackle an injustice wherever it might lead.
He bears many scars from previous conflicts, but for each scar, he carries a token of someone’s gratitude—a permanent currency. His self-imposed exile has led him to wander, righting wrongs where he can, and moving on before he makes too strong of an impression and word reaches those that would see him hang for his political indiscretion.
The Incident:
Some time ago, Mig took the side of an outsider, defending them from the retribution of his town’s council. They were scapegoated for a crime they couldn’t have committed. But it was an easy conviction for the council. Mig, slipped in and freed the accused under cover of night, choosing to be banished forever with this stranger—but choosing Truth. Her name is OOLIN.
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