Chimper #3607
"Don't startle them," an apprentice wizard always whispers to newcomers. "That's Ryuyuu. They're aligning their personal frequency with the fortress's core." In a place of spinning monoliths and beautiful, chaotic sunsets, Ryuyuu is an icon of stability. While mages trip over their robes and experiments blow doors off hinges, they remain utterly still, poker-faced, with chimped eyes fixed on a point beyond the veil. For this, they were named "the Grounded." The truth is, Ryuyuu just found the one flagstone in the entire citadel that doesn't vibrate. They aren't meditating; they're enjoying the quiet. Yesterday, after a rogue teleportation spell filled the lab with frogs, a frantic scientist begged for their profound insight. Ryuyuu blinked slowly and asked, "Is it lunchtime?"
