Sleeping Sparrow

SleepingSparrow, more commonly known as just Sparrow, is the head of the Kingdom of Aurea’s Ministry of Law, Culture, and Records. She lives in the Old Architect’s House, east of the Capital of New Aurea and West of Gol. Humble and not particularly wealthy or skilled in battle, Sparrow has had to find other ways to carve out her own role in the Kingdom, and perhaps one day on the international stage of Eldham.

Early Life
She once lived in the lands far east of Eldham, living in a village of scholars. The scholar village had produced many sagious scholars who detailed the histories and religions of the lands far east. Sadly, her village was destroyed, burned by raiders and looted. She fled her homeland, never to return. But she always remembers her life before, and holds it close to her heart.

Arrival to Aurea
Sparrow fled westward from her homeland, following the river that eventually led her to the far eastern outreaches of Aurea. Sparrow arrived in the Kingdom of Aurea poor and penniless. Completely ignorant to the many great nations and cultures of Eldham, Sparrow was hoping for a quiet new life away from the plights of war that had destroyed her home.

The Queen kindly took her in and provided a place to stay, and Sparrow quickly grew fond of her new friends and neighbors in Aurea. She loves the scenic Morikomi Mountains and the liveliness of New Aurea’s city streets.

Sparrow settled into the abandoned home of “The Architect", remodeling it to make it her own home. She began cultivating small cattle, poultry, and sugarcane farms around it to make books for the library and food for the Shamans. The area has turned into a lively little village, with frequent visitors passing through on their way east or west, stopping to grab a bit to eat and share a bit of conversation before continuing on their way.

Aurean Minister of Law Culture and Records
Wanting to make herself useful to the Kingdom, Sparrow started documenting the history of the land she now called home. She traveled all over Aurea’s lands writing the histories of abandoned settlements and long forgotten governors and mayors, hoping to one day restore these old towns. The Queen took notice, and appointed Sparrow to the Ministry of Law, Culture, and Records, where Sparrow has served since. She is greatly anticipating the construction of the city’s new library. The library will keep the legacy of the Aurean Kingdom protected and demonstrate to all of Eldham the strength of Aurea. Sparrow is very intent on the documentation and recording of as much of Aurean history as possible. She keeps lots of records and notes about her home, and is building a large collection of books. She makes copies of any book that passes through her hands, and has a both a private collection and a collection she will be sharing with the public upon completion of the Aurean library.

As Minister of Law, Culture, and Records, she has served on the Queen’s council. She takes meeting notes and has assisted in gathering materials for construction projects, as well as keeping up the Wiki pages of the Kingdom and keeping historical records of all that has changed over the years.

Morikomi Shamanism
Sparrow is the founder and High Shaman of Morikomi Shamanism. Her work as the high shaman includes the writing of religious texts, ceremonial prophecy readings, and collaboration with allies in the Dryad Coalition. Her Shamanistic leadership is the focused on growing the cultural wealth of the Aurean kingdom. The Morikomi Mountains are now dotted with gardens and altars to the many deities of Shamanism.

Development in Aurea
Sparrow doesn't consider herself much of a builder like the famous Architects like Effy from New Aurea. Nonetheless, she does know how to roll up her sleeves and get a job done. The small village of Morikomi is very utilitarian and modest, but she built it with her own hands and she considers it home sweet home. She cultivated the sugarcane farms nearby, and tends to the livestock that fill the area. She is also an avid roadbuilder. Sparrow spearheaded the construction of tunnels through Morikomi, connecting New Aurea both North to Necromancia and East through Gol, across Gennisi Point, and all the way out to Adustia. She built several bridges headed out of Aurea as well. She created the Gennisi Forest National Park of Aurea, encouraging native wildflowers to grow and maintaining horseback riding trails through the forest. She built several bridges headed out of Aurea as well. She also cleared the ruins of an old squatter mine in the park to make a gravesite for Aurea's fallen. Recently, Sparrow built a panda sanctuary in heart of the Morikomi mountains. This project was extremely successful in rebounding the native panda population of the mountains. Her most notable contribution to the Aurean kingdom was the purchase of the Aurean Southernlands. With the collapse of Roddinbrok leaving the area ungoverned, she purchased a large portion of land south of the Sea of Wine and Mead for the Majesty the Queen of Aurea. While not much of a builder, she also regularly donates supplies to various construction projects throughout the kingdom.

She also regularly travels the eastern realms of Eldham, gathering potions, exotic wood, ancient weapons, and other rare goods from long-abandoned homes and bringing them home. She sells these goods to travelers passing through Morikomi on their journeys headed east or west on the road,or trades with fisherfolk headed north or south through Gol's waterways. This is how Sparrow frugally has kept the Morikomi region tax free while never asking for funding or aid from the National Aurean government.