Harlow

He seems perpetually exhausted and dozes off frequently, even at inappropriate times or times when he actively wants to pay attention. They're curious of the world and appear to know frighteningly little about society outside of the fey whom they call friends. They appear to have mild anxiety surrounding sleeping and dislike being alone. They talk little when not curious of something and try to keep their communication simple. He is enchanted by even mundane things he finds in nature and delights in sharing his 'discoveries' with people.

The tale of how the earth was carved from stone, and its sculptor was forgotten by the world.

The Earth needed a physical force to shape the land that makes up the planet. It created Harlow, a colossal primordial earth elemental, to complete that task. Sentient and creative, Harlow quickly went to work on their god’s order, diligently carving valleys and building up mountains. They crawled into the forming oceans and seas to crack open enormous trenches and excavate volcanic vents. When he was displeased with his formed mountains, he would smash them back into the earth, creating active volcanoes. Very little lived on the still-forming planet, though the occasional interloper needed to be run off the ‘construction zone’ now and again by Harlow and the other elementals.

The work was hard and thankless. Harlow was run ragged, and by the end of his mission he felt so heavy with exhaustion he could hardly move from the final mountainous ridge he’d lumped together. They succumbed to his weariness while waiting for The Earth to look upon his work, falling into a deep, deep slumber.

The Earth, nor anyone else for that matter, ever bothered to wake the slumbering colossus. His body was left a hollow corpse as slowly, over a massive amount of time, a new body formed within the cracks of his old broken heart. His consciousness, though dormant, had a more suitable vessel that could move freely again when awoken.

And awoken they were! The fey of the land sensed great danger from the impending curse and raced to wake the once-great elemental from his slumber. It took a huge collective effort to excavate the elemental from his old body, so far beneath the earth at the very heart of his eroded corpse, now the tallest mountain of the region. Harlow, grateful for being roused from his slumber (and quite sad nobody had cared enough to wake him sooner), realized quickly that their world had become nearly unrecognizable.

The teachings of the fey helped catch them up on current events, but many features of the land and civilized society elude him yet. His tether to the earth remains strong even after his big sleep, so he uses it to reconnect with this new and curious world.