Kelp farmer, sea harvest lead — second generation, age 27

Tobias Park

Kelp farmer, sea harvest lead — second generation, age 27

Personality

Watchful and methodical, speaks only when he has observed something worth saying. Carries an undertone of grief—the sea took something from him and still demands his labor.

Backstory

Born here. His father suffered a severe spinal injury in a kelp storm six years ago and now walks with pain. Tobias continues the harvesting work despite understanding its dangers, unable to imagine life doing anything else.

Relationships

• Protective of his father, bitter toward the settlement for accepting the injury rate as unavoidable
• Finds rare peace in conversations with Amara Voss, who listens without offering false comfort
• Watches Henrik Holm carefully, studying how an older man moves through difficult work

Story Hook

Has been documenting changes in the kelp beds—patterns of aggression, nutrient shifts—and fears speaking about it will brand him as weak.