Xeric sounds kind of like a cool name to give a kid if you want that kid to suffer for their entire life.
But then again they could rise above it and become a cool person, maybe not quite on the level of Streetlamp leMoose but close.
Xeric Shrubland is definitely a LOTR character.
I know a kid named River 🤷🏻♂️
We’re possibly talking about different people, unless the River I know has latent superpowers that I’m unaware of.
Montane
Steppe son
Using flat terrain to facilitate fast movement and colonization. I sure hope no one invents a way to kill me while I descend on your village