Maple full artwork
Rare · One of 150

Maple

“She was right to be.”

A Tide dog of The Hearthkeepers

4 known connections · an open question

The living story

The story so far

Maple retrieves. That's the whole resume and it's enough: balls, sticks, the TV remote, your bad mood. Last summer she dove into the lake after a sinking canoe paddle and surfaced with the paddle and a fish, looking equally proud of both. The family framed the fish story and ate the fish. Everyone won.

Happening now

She has started retrieving things before they're lost — your keys while you're still holding them, the leash before you've decided to walk. It's either precognition or supreme optimism. The family has stopped questioning it and started checking her mouth before leaving the house.

What may come

Maple is one retrieved item away from achieving total household logistics. Give her another season and she'll be running the lost-and-found for the entire county, out of her mouth, with perfect inventory.

Connected

Why someone keeps Maple

  • because she retrieves your bad mood along with the ball and doesn't charge extra
  • because she once surfaced with a paddle and a fish, proud of both, and that's the energy you need
  • because she'll find your keys before you've lost them

The Hearthkeepers

The companions: goldens, corgis, pugs, bulldogs — the dogs on the couch, in the bed, under the table at dinner. Politics: whoever is closest to the human wins. The human is always the territory.

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$15 · One of 150

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At a glance — details & stats
Element
Tide
Pack
The Hearthkeepers — The warmest room in the house
Rarity
Rare
Personality
Retrieves everything: balls, sticks, the TV remote, your bad mood. Maple once dove into the lake after a sinking canoe paddle and came up with a fish, looking equally proud of both.
Edition
One of 150
Stats
power 75 · speed 80 · charm 96