Hog

Hog is… different. Not in a bad way, just in that distinctly odd, quiet, slightly-unnerving-library-dweller sort of way. It moves softly, speaks softly, and somehow always ends up standing behind you right when you’re reaching for a book you don’t remember existing two seconds ago. No one is quite sure if it sleeps, eats, or ever leaves the library — and honestly, no one wants to be the one to ask.

It runs the Archive Hall in Callasta, a sprawling, maze-like labyrinth of shelves filled with ancient records, strange tomes, and books that seem to rearrange themselves when no one is watching. Hog knows every single one by heart. Ask it for anything — a spell, a historical entry, a strange bit of lore — and it will shuffle away, returning moments later with exactly what you were searching for… even if you had no idea how to explain it.

Socially, it’s undeniably odd. Its humor is accidental and dry, its staring habits are concerningly long, and it tends to slip into rambling monologues about texts no one else has ever heard of. But beneath its offbeat exterior is a gentle, brilliant mind dedicated to preserving knowledge — and quietly appreciating the few cors patient enough to listen.

Visitors describe Hog as unsettling, comforting, and confusing all at once — just like the Archive Hall itself. And while it may never say it out loud, it takes pride in every shelf, every scroll, and every curious soul who wanders through its doors.

Just… don’t lose a book. Hog knows.

It always knows.

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