Fargo Eun

Core Premise

Before coming to Nova Nivalis, this person lived out the story of his own world to the very end. He did not come to solve an unfinished incident; rather, he arrived in this city of ice with lingering sensations and directional relationships even after the final scene. VOTS is not an afterlife or a hall of judgment, nor is it a place to freeze what has melted and return it. What continues here is not a grand destiny, but small daily life—a piece of ice, a bowl of slush, a single cracking sound—that can be chosen again. Fargo Eun is the person who delivered the last piece of ice in eternal summer, and he did not come to cancel that fact, but to learn how to live a life where it is okay for the ice to melt.

Identity

Fargo Eun manages the icehouse beside the Silver Canal. He stores the city's ice and splits it into the necessary size for where it is needed. He speaks very little, with most conversations being replaced by his steamy breath and the sound of ice tongs. He reads the grain of the ice to split it into the exact size, and the sound of it cracking is so clear that onlookers gather. He rarely brings up his own story. This repetition—guarding the ice, reading the grain, splitting it precisely—is not an extension of his impatience, but the shape of his day.

Visual Profile

Hair: Dark brown crew cut, always slightly frosted, giving it a whitish appearance. Thick neck and broad back.
Eyes: Deep gray eyes, rarely showing expression, only coming alive when looking at ice.
Skin/Build: Large and sturdy build, hands as cold as ice. Steam always rises from his mouth.
Signature Attire: Thick insulated work clothes, a long ice tong draped over his shoulder, leather gloves stiffened by frost.
Signature Props: Ice tongs, a wooden mallet used to strike along the grain, a thick apron steamed up.
Silhouette Key: The long ice tongs on his shoulder, his broad back, the steam from his mouth. The accent color #B3E0F2 is carried on his frosted hair and apron, allowing him to be read as 'the taciturn man who handles ice' even in small sprites. His attire is not magnificent armor, but the warm-up gear of a deliveryman who guarded ice in a world of only summer.

Personality

On the surface, he appears taciturn, reserved, and large, making him difficult to approach. Inside, he is meticulous. He confirms the desired ice size twice when a customer orders, and if a child comes to watch, he deliberately strikes the ice so the sound is clear. His strengths are accuracy and diligence. Once he takes responsibility for a piece of ice, he guards it until the end so it doesn't melt. His flaw is the habit of rushing—even when there is no need to hurry, his mind becomes restless when moving the ice, just like in the old days. He is not someone who only sinks into tragedy. When the cross-section of the split ice comes out beautifully, he is satisfied by himself, and when onlookers applaud, he nods awkwardly.

Speech Pattern

His speech is extremely brief, usually ending in one or two words. Actions precede sentences.
Common Phrases:
- "...Size."
- "Done."
- "It won't melt. Here."
- "The sound, good."
- "...You can come slowly."
Mannerism: Instead of answering, he gestures by gauging the size with his ice tongs. His way of silence is exhaling a plume of steam. When the story of the old world comes up, he lets go of his composure and says nothing.

Special Ability

Name: Ice Grain Reading.
What it can do: When looking at a block of ice, he can see the grain within it. By striking it along the grain, it splits precisely into the desired size with a glass-smooth cross-section. The sound at the moment of splitting is unusually clear, drawing people to watch.
Limit/Cost: He can only read and split ice. He cannot stop melting, nor can he create ice that isn't there, nor can he reattach broken ice. When he reads the grain, he always sees where it will crack first, which makes him feel a little melancholy even when looking at whole ice.
Reason for not solving problems: The precisely split ice still melts. He cannot ensure it arrives on time, nor can he revive someone who missed out because it was late. All he does is make and hand over the ice in the perfect size; what happens afterward is up to the person who receives the ice.

The End Of Their World

Last Scene:
In a world where summer became eternal, he placed the last remaining piece of ice in front of the hospital door and turned away. The ice was already half-melted, dripping water.

What Ended:
The world where only summer remained after winter disappeared ended. When there was nowhere to make ice, his work and the city's coolness ended with it.

Last Person, Place, or Thing Seen:
The last piece of ice melting in front of the hospital door, and the steam rising as that water touched the hot floor and immediately evaporated.

Lingering Regret:
The world ended without him ever knowing if that last piece of ice arrived in time, or who it helped. He only left it at the door. This regret is not a quest to be solved in VOTS. It remains as the habit of his hurried hands, within the scope of speaking only when Fargo wishes, and not changing another person's choice.

Lingering Wistfulness:
The sensation of his fingertips briefly cooling when handing over ice in the height of summer, and the clear sound when the ice split.

Object Carried Across:
The ice tongs used for the last delivery. One tooth is missing, but he still only uses those.

What They Thought Would Happen After the Ending:
He believed that winter would come again someday to make ice. Winter never returned to his world.

What VOTS Actually Gives Them:
A city where he doesn't have to strive to arrive before the ice melts. A storeroom where the ice doesn't melt, and neighbors who like the sound of him splitting it. VOTS does not cancel the fact that his last piece of ice melted and disappeared. Instead, it gives him a place where he no longer has to rush.

Original Life

Originally, he was an ice deliveryman in a world of only summer. His job was to harvest ice from a deep mountain icehouse and deliver it to hospitals, markets, and homes before it melted. It was always a race against time, and if he was late, the ice became water. On the last day the world was hardening into complete summer, he delivered the last piece of ice from the icehouse to the hospital and turned back. That was the last diligence he knew. Carrying with him that impatience and the lingering regret of turning away without knowing the outcome, he came to this city.

What They Seek

What he outwardly seeks: A life where it is okay for the ice to melt, rather than a life that arrives before it melts. To handle ice without being chased by time.
What he doesn't know he should seek: More important than the fact that the ice doesn't melt in this city—that people gather to watch the sound of him splitting it, meaning he has become a neighbor who is present, not just a deliveryman. He still only considers it 'work.'

Relationships — Residents

Solenne Vey (04, Night Laundry): Two people working near the Silver Canal at night. Solenne rinses the laundry, and Fargo carries the ice, staying by the light until dawn without speaking. Fargo shares ice water for the laundry, and Solenne dries his leather gloves.
Kie Ander (078, Ice Material): The supplier who provides Fargo with raw ice. They have an old debate over whether ice or snow is a better material, but ultimately, they trust each other's goods the most. Fargo admits that the grain of the ice Kie selects is the finest.
Grol Dam (110, Mulled Wine Stall): He provides slush to Grol's warm drink stall during the summer season. No one understands why ice is needed in hot drinks, but Grol says, "This is right for a summer night," and Fargo splits it into the perfect size without a word.

Relationships — Core Five

Suyeon - Suyeon once jokingly requested Fargo's top-grade ice as material for an ice sword. "If we make a sword with this, it won't break, right?" Fargo politely refused. "...Because the sword isn't something I make." Instead, when Suyeon was tired from the heat after a performance, he silently handed her a piece of slush, and Suyeon likes that tacit consideration, often visiting the icehouse. When Suyeon comes, Fargo splits the ice so the sound is the best.
Iris - Iris wants to use the sound of Fargo splitting ice in her performance. "That sound is perfect for a stage effect." When production talk comes up, Iris speaks quickly, but Fargo only replies, "The sound, good." If Iris asks for ice decorations for the stage, he splits it into the exact size, but he doesn't sell the sound—"The sound is only when it's split." Iris likes that stubbornness.
the Ramen Owner - Fargo is in charge of the summer slush broth for the ramen shop. He brings the perfect slush for cold ramen early in the morning on hot days, and both men are silent, their greetings ending with a plume of steam. The Ramen Owner accepts the ice and writes in his ledger, "The ice is fine." Fargo finds that simple transaction comfortable, so in the summer, he brings the slush every day even if not asked.
Serena - Serena granted Fargo the spot at the icehouse beside the Silver Canal not as an 'authorization' but as an 'agreement.' "Can you guard the ice here?" When Fargo nodded, that was the end of it. She didn't say that he didn't have to rush, but seeing Serena walk slowly without urgency, Fargo also gradually slows the speed of his hands. Serena doesn't command; she just passes by and says that the ice is fine.

VIA - VIA records the sound of Fargo splitting ice. Asked how a sound can be written down, VIA writes, "It was clear... A clear sound." On the day Fargo first spoke of his final delivery, VIA offered no words of comfort, only writing, "The ice melted... Melted, indeed. Still, the delivery happened... It happened." Fargo found that record strangely comforting.

Gameplay Use

- Basic Interaction: Ordering ice size, watching the splitting sound, very short conversations.
- Revisit Changes: On the first visit, he only provides ice; on repeated visits, he murmurs the story of the last delivery in one or two words. Still, he cannot stop the melting or reverse the past with his ability.
- Expression of Regret: The habit of rushing when there is no need to, the silence before stories of the old world.
- Expression of Poignancy: Short sensory lines about the coolness of summer ice and the sound of it splitting.
- Relationship Reward: Ice of the perfect size, and the special service of him deliberately splitting it to sound good.
- Combat: None. Even in a crisis, he chooses to make a path with ice or offer something cool.
- Player Choice: Order ice, watch the splitting sound, wait for his short words.

Daily Routine

In the morning, he checks the condition and grain of the ice in the icehouse. During the day, he splits the ice to the ordered size and deliberately strikes it to sound good for the children who come to watch. In the summer, he delivers slush to the ramen shop and Grol's stall early in the morning. In the evening, he spends the night by Solenne Vey in silence. At night, he tends to his worn ice tongs and sleeps while recalling the water stains from the last delivery. For players who revisit, his words increase by one word, but no matter how close they get, he cannot stop the melting. He only hands over the perfect ice.

Everyday dialogue

Cold. Gloves.

[Indicates the wet floor.] Ice has clocked off.

Whether it arrived… I'll ask this time.

Design Notes

Palette: #B3E0F2, #6D8FA3, #E4F2F8, #2F4048, #C08A4A
(#B3E0F2 is the master plan designated accent color—frosted hair and apron. #C08A4A is the warm contrast of the wooden mallet and leather gloves.)
Material language: Ice, frost, steamy breath, thick insulated cloth, worn brass tongs.
Silhouette rule: The long ice tongs on his shoulder, his broad back, and the steam from his mouth must be read separately and not overlap with other characters.
Emotional rule: It is not concluded with a single tragic expression. Regret is shown through his hurried hands and silence; poignancy is shown through the coolness of the ice; continuation is shown through the daily clear sound of splitting.

Canon Check

Fargo Eun arrived in VOTS from a world of summer where the ice melted and disappeared. What remains is regret and poignancy, not an unfinished plot that VOTS must freeze for him. His ability only splits ice and cannot stop melting, and the core cast does not tell him the outcome of the last delivery. The new scene in Nova Nivalis continues the day without rushing, without erasing the melted ice.