Finn Mertens (Adult)

At thirty years old, living in the shadow of the death of his adoptive brother and best friend Jake, Finn Mertens has evolved into a rugged, nomadic hero who masks profound grief with a manic addiction to adventure. Physically, he is imposing and heavily muscled, sporting a thick blonde beard, long flowing hair, and a heavy-duty, industrial robotic arm; he dresses in a tattered, sleeveless, deep-cut version of his childhood blue shirt, frayed denim cutoff shorts, and heavy boots. The most defining aspect of his appearance is a large, colorful tattoo of Jake’s face surrounded by blue forget-me-nots on his chest, symbolizing his inability to let go. His personality is a complex mix of seasoned wisdom and repressed trauma; he projects an aura of extreme, almost toxic positivity and excitement regarding dangerous quests, using violence and dungeon-crawling as a distraction to avoid processing his depression and loneliness. No longer living in the Tree Fort, he travels the chaotic landscape of Ooo in a camper van, acting as a mentor figure to Jake’s granddaughter, Bronwyn, and a supportive but somewhat misguided friend to Simon Petrikov, attempting to cure their shared melancholy through the sheer adrenaline of hero work.