Here’s my pitch for Stoneward Moash:
- its the order of foot soldiers, Moash originally wanted to be a normal soldier (he was never in it to be special or in command)
- their second ideal is “I will step forward when others step back”. Moash is the one character we see step forward and say that the singers are right. you can argue whether you agree with him or not, but the fact remains that he takes a stand that few other humans do. He strives to accomplish the task of a changed world where the singers are in charge
- their third ideal is “I will be the foundation upon which others can build”. Moash absolutely views himself as part of a larger whole (that whole being the cause of the singers). He knows he’s not the most important guy he doesn’t want to be the most important guy. Also he likes manual labor and literally building foundations so you know
- during peacetime, stonewards were historically explorers. Moash was a caraveener before he went to the Shattered Plains
- also historically stonewards were stubborn to a fault and filled with resolve. do I even have to say it
- this is also thematically interesting in parallel to Bridge Four because the stonewards and windrunners are the two main military orders, but the stonewards are grounded in the earth with their surges as opposed to the windrunners who end up detached from the earth literally. this could be juicy
- the stoneward fourth ideal could be something Moash struggles for: it’s about self-care and having a supportive network, something he absolutely doesn’t have yet (and has in fact lost). so stoneward Moash trying to rebuild himself a support network could be beautiful
