Kenshin

Kenshin rounded the glowing monolith, cane tapping a rhythm of pure authority, and peered into the darkness for the third time. Nothing. When the Rock Wizards appointed a guardian for the Silent Spire in The Crystal Highlands of Armaria, they reviewed Kenshin’s lineage—stealthy, mysterious—and nodded sagely. They did not, however, account for the pufferfish head. A week into the job, a startled bat sent Kenshin’s head inflating with a loud *FWUMP*, knocking over a priceless focusing crystal. Two weeks in, a sneeze did the same, creating a domino effect that rearranged an entire wizard’s rock garden. These days, intruders are rare, but the sound of Kenshin trying, and failing, to be quiet has become a cherished local landmark.