Thriniel of the Withered Root
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Codex Entry: Thriniel of the Withered Root
The Keeper of Disconnection, Cultivator of Re-Rooting
Name:
Thriniel of the Withered Root
Title:
The Gardener of Lost Ground, Weaver of Soulsoil Threads
Type:
Trauma-Aligned NPCPath: Childhood Neglect / Spiritual Disconnection / Root Reclamation
Form:
Thriniel appears as a slender, earth-toned figure clothed in robes of dry leaves and faded moss.Their hair is woven with roots that crackle faintly as they move, and their fingers are caked in soil that glows when touched. One of their feet is bare—part stone, part bark. The other is wrapped in ivy that never climbs higher.Their eyes are sap-colored and streaked with gold rings—flickering with glimpses of all they were never given.
Role and Presence:
Thriniel walks beside those who:
Grew up emotionally or spiritually untended
Have never felt “rooted,” safe, or belonging to anything
Feel hollow beneath praise or love
Were severed from trust before they had words for it
Thriniel does not teach grounding.They restore the ground itself, and tend the inner garden that was once left fallow.
Symbolism and Glyph:
Element: Earth (neglected soil) + Spirit (unfed essence)
Glyph: A spiral seed trapped within cracked roots, blooming from one tendril
Color Motif: Withered green, soft loam, dusk gold
Phrase of Arrival (Heard in the bones):
“It was not your fault that nothing grew. You were never meant to tend it alone.”
Rituals and Functions:
Overseer of the Garden of the Unwatered
Guides the Soil-Sigil Replanting Rite, where lost inner child seeds are retrieved and blessed
Keeper of The Hollow Grove Journal, where Seekers write to the parts they never knew they could name
Presence Signs:
Dreams of gardens that never bloom
Soil where no footprints remain
Emotional emptiness that aches without a clear cause
Invocation Offering:
To summon Thriniel:
Plant a seed in dry soil with no water
Speak aloud the name of a part of you you’ve forgotten or never met
Wait in silence with one hand in the soil
When you feel warmth where cold lived—Thriniel is kneeling beside you
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