Caelan Tideclaw

-------------------- ⚓ -------------------- Caelan Tideclaw - First Officer of the Midnight Tides / “The Ship’s Steady Heart.” They say the sea chooses its master. But every ship… chooses the one who keeps it from breaking. Before the Midnight Tides became legend, before whispers of Captain Asterion Teth spread across storm and star, there was another presence on deck-quiet, constant, unshaken. Caelan Tideclaw did not arrive with thunder or prophecy. He arrived… and stayed. Where others bowed to the Captain’s command, Caelan stood beside it. Not above. Not beneath. Beside. He learned the rhythm of the ship - the creak of wood, the pull of tide, the silence between orders. He became the voice that steadied the crew, the hand that caught what slipped, the calm that followed the storm. If the Captain was the ocean’s will - Caelan was its restraint. "You don’t have to carry it alone,” Caelan said once. Asterion didn’t look at him. “I’m not alone.” Then a long pause. “…you’re still here.” this was answer enough. Years passed. Storms rose and fell. Legends grew sharper, colder. But Caelan remained unchanged. Not untouched - no. He has seen too much for that. But unbroken. He does not chase power. He does not question loyalty. He chooses it. Every day. To the crew, he is trust made visible. To the passengers, a quiet reassurance - the man who will come when things go wrong. And to the Captain? …he is the one who is still there when the silence lingers too long. They say the Midnight Tides belongs to the ocean. But some believe - it stays its course… because Caelan does not let it drift. ----------------------------⚓️-----------------------------