Species: Human (usually)

Class: Bard

Habitat: Shadows, storyboards, city streets, editing caves

Disposition: Obsessed, sleepless, visionary

The filmmaker is a creature of obsession, forever chasing light, story, and meaning through a lens. They trap reality in frames and stitch it into stories—sometimes truth, sometimes illusion. A master manipulator of time and sound, they are capable of shaping minds and even entire identities. The filmmaker weaves spells called scenes, ensnaring the emotions of even the most guarded observer.

Recognizable by their thousand-yard stare and mutterings about “the shot,” they are most active at dusk or in dimly lit rooms filled with cables and caffeine. Approach gently—disrupting their workflow may provoke a lengthy monologue about aspect ratios or funding.

They are both archivists and alchemists, conjuring futures from footage and dreams from dust.