Appearance

Physical Description

Slender and wiry. Not muscular in any way, but can carry a pack all day without complaining.

Body Features

Horns curl upwards with some antlering.

Identifying Characteristics

Keeps herbs and leaves on a string between his horns.

Mentality

Personal history

Hyssop was abandoned in the woods as a child for being "marked of the 9 hells". Found by the druid Bucus, Hyssop was raised by the Circle of the Midnight Vale and taught to protect the wilds as he had been protected by them, south of Storvi.
 
 
After coming of age, Hyssop was sent on pilgrimage to see the world beyond, so as to better know the extent of nature. After a year and a day's journey, bringing salves, tinctures, and a little jolliness to the frontier villages and the creatures of the woods from Storvi to Husvog to Listad, Hyssop returned home, to a terrible reception. The fey had become bloodthirsty and cruel, demanding ritual sacrifice and ever increasing savagery. Melyssa had already fallen to their hunger, and Hyssop escaped with Arven in the dead of night, leaving Sambucus and Nepeta to their raucous revelries.

Education

Hyssop left the villages very young and was raised and taught by the Druids of the Midnight Vale. Hyssop has had some contact with the eastern villages as a traveling doctor, as well as the occasional visitor to the grove, and so is not such a wild child.

Mental Trauma

Druid circle that raised Hyssop turned to blood worship with the fey and split the pack. Melyssa is dead and Bucus + Nepeta are crazed.

Taboos

Do not enter a holy place without supplication.

Known Languages

Common, Infernal, Sylvan, Elvish, Beast Speech

Personality

Motivation

Hyssop is a helper, in the strongest sense of the word. Need help?
Hyssop can help! Or at the very least, figure out who can help and get them to do so.
At a deeper level, Hyssop is aware of having been cast out young for being perceived as flawed, and is determined that no one should be in that position against their will.
 
Short term - Find the source of demonic corruption
Long term - Heal the land and cleanse the Feywild/Midnight Vale
Life's mission - Walk with each and every type of beast in the four corners of the world

Quotes & Catchphrases

I have something for that!
And what did we learn?

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Good at: defusing tensions, turning frowns upside down
 
Bad at: propriety and city manners

Likes & Dislikes

Likes: The rain, small birds, festivals, horned things
Loves: Iridescence (dragonflies, shell lacquer, etc)
 
Dislikes: Daily crowds, undead, bright colors on people(bright = poisonous!)
Detests: Wastefulness, Arcane cruelty

Personality Quirks

Will literally curl up in front of a fireplace on the floor. More likely when drinking.

Hygiene

Mending for clothing and gear, self is taken care of through rain and swimming for the most part.

Social

Birthplace

A village near Husvog

Current Residence

The Scarlet Dragon

Contacts & Relations

Ginkgo - Tiefling Brewer, Storvi. Supplied ale and spirits for mirth and medicine for Hyssop. Friendly.
??? - Elven? Male. Minor noble. Angered by Hyssop interrupting a hunt by healing the quarry. Unfriendly. Encountered between Bjermenes and Husvog.
 
Nelilah, Court Wizard to Dorovan - friendly, down to earth, magical consultations
Lady Telangria - Steward of Lende, haughty, not great terms after commission work
Thaedes Hornsword - Guildmaster of the Right Hand of the Bloody Dragon, demon hunters, fair work done
Derlegg & Axora - Proprietors of the Scarlet Dragon

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Keeper of the Pack - Shepherd circle druid for the Circle of the Midnight Vale

Family Ties

Orphaned young and taken in by Druidic circle. Direct family unknown.
Melyssa - Keeper of the Dream (Circle of Dreams). Half Elf Male. Deceased.
Arven - Keeper of the Stars (Circle of Moon). Human Female. Escaped from Midnight Vale corruption. Split up along path from Gorga to Lende. Whereabouts unknown. Friendly.
Bucus - Keeper of Ages (Circle of the Land). Elf Female. Master Druid of the Midnight Vale. Joined in corruption. Will likely "Join or die" Hyssop.
Nepeta - Keeper of the Claw (Circle of the Moon). Halfling Male. Joined in corruption. Rival.

Religious Views

As a druid, Hyssop pays tribute to all the gods of the natural realms, for their boons and to avert their wrath. Primary patron is Chauntea, with Eldath a close second. Hyssop also holds a soft spot for Beshaba, but is not quite crazy enough to consider her a patron of any sort.
 
The gods are to be feared for their power. Selune created the stuff of the world, and Chauntea first breathed life into the world. The First Circle collectively are the inheritors of Selune's work, and it is their tireless efforts that enable the rest of the Divine spheres to function. Gods are not immune to hubris after all, and many forget who it is that they owe their might towards.
 
Still, they are the holders of power, however petty some of the Gods may be, and they should be praised for their aid and feared for their wrath.

Social Aptitude

Hyssop is very much a commoner, with a "make it work" attitude. Much more at home in a pub or inn than hob-knobbing in the courts and nobility.

Hobbies & Pets

Horace the Mule - a traveling companion for the roads