The Shapers - Magic Story Audio Drama
danmulkerin for Kopala
Kopala is the youngest of the Shapers, the leaders of the River Heralds. Each shaper represents a river within their territory and is chosen by their river. The river Kopala is languid and reflective, and he is much the same. Despite his inexperience, Kopala is wise beyond his years, able to calmly assess the arguments of his betters. He is proud of his peoples' heritage, bound to his duty, and quite compassionate, even for those from outside.
[opening narration]
We were here in the beginning.
Before the first patter of unwebbed feet upon the dirt, my people swam the waters of Ixalan and listened. The Nine Tributaries taught us their secret names, and in return we promised to call upon them only in need. We whispered to the roots as we stepped among them, and they curled away to clear our path—not because we were their masters, but because we alone knew how to ask. We spoke to the wind and the waves and the tangled branches. We shaped them to suit our needs, and they shaped us to suit theirs.
[weighing the arguments of his mentor Tishana and his fellow shaper Kumena] I cannot deny the truth in Kumena's words. If outsiders take the city, only misery can result. The Immortal Sun has brought ruin to this land once before, and we barely survived. For anyone to use it again would mean the end of everything we have built, and the failure of our vigil.And yet. If the Last Guardian had meant for us to wield it, he could have entrusted it directly to our care. The history of the Immortal Sun is the history of its misuse by mortals. I am not so arrogant as to think that we alone might safely bear the weight of this responsibility.
