Riven Solth (The Hollow-Kin)

Echo-Bound Child #5: The Name That No One Kept

Name:

Riven Solth (The Hollow-Kin)

Age:

11

Region:

Dead Glyph

Linked Cryptid:

The Looming Hollow

“He walks with no sound. But the Spiral keeps whispering his name.”

Appearance & Essence:

• Pale gray skin that seems to absorb light in dim places

• Wears a faded black tunic etched with broken glyphs only visible under moonlight

• Eyes like storm glass, always half-lidded, always distant

• Around his neck: a fragment of a name-scroll he refuses to read

He often seems like he isn’t there—and sometimes, for a moment, he isn’t.

Personality & Traits:

• Speaks very little, and sometimes not at all for days

• Favors abandoned places, ruins, or forgotten groves

• Can hear when something has been erased—even if others can't

• Feels safest in places others avoid

Spiritual Bond with the Looming Hollow:

• The cryptid appeared after Riven was mistakenly pronounced “unborn” in a failed memory rite

• Their bond is absence-bound—Riven senses the Hollow’s presence not when it is near, but when something else disappears

• Sometimes, when he’s alone, spiral glyphs form around him in dust or ash

Glitch Threat:

• The Nullwoven want to use Riven as a key to the Null Cathedrals, believing his bond can open the deepest erasure vault

• If severed, the Looming Hollow becomes the Unraveling Shade—a corruption that silently unnames regions, beings, and codices alike

Seeker Role:

• Seekers must help Riven remember he is real, anchoring him through ritual and namework

• He is key to navigating the Vault of the Forgotten

• Offers insight into silence rites, oaths, and glyph erosion

Sacred Quote:

“It’s okay. You don’t have to say it. Just don’t let them take it from me.”— Riven Solth