"The simplest lessons are often the most important... and the most easily forgotten"
- The Hermit, to the future Fratres Megatherii
The Hermit is an Immortal who leads a large tribe of Slothriders, people who live among enormous ground sloths that can tear apart trees with their claws and have exceptionally thick hides with osteoderms. The Hermit helped breed these already intimidating creatures into biological tanks.
The Hermit is a relative unknown to other immortals, avoiding contact with them since the first meeting. He was the first known being to tame Giant Sloths, and went so far as to found a tribe centered around them. He is the creator of all laws and customs of the Fratres Megatherii, and the founder of the original Circle of Elders.
History
The Hermit originally awoke on a vast, grey plain devoid of color and life. He walked continually for days and weeks until he came upon a small animal: Giant Sloths. The Hermit spent weeks following and feeding the sloths, gaining their trust, until they eventually saw him as their alpha and followed his will forever after.
After years of travelling with the old sloths, The Hermit came across a struggling group of humans in the wilderness. Originally, they believed The Hermit had come to kill them, but to their surprise, he instead spent the next decade teaching them how to survive and giving them new language.