Naru

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Naru is Ori's adoptive mother. She seems to be very protective of Ori.

History and Death
On the Night of the Storm, Ori is loosed from the Spirit Tree. The wind from the storm carries Ori to Naru, who immediately takes a liking to Ori, and adopts it. From that point, Ori and Naru are seen happily enjoying their lives together, helping each other gather food, and build a bridge outside of Naru's cave to reach the other side of the river. After some time, on the night of the Light Ceremony, Ori goes to a clearing and witnesses the explosion of light produced from the tree. Naru, out of fear, runs to ori and carries it inside the cave.

After the Light Ceremony, the forest becomes dark, and plant life in Nibel slowly withers. With little food remaining, Naru goes to search for more. She discovers one last cluster of fruit high up in a tree and struggles to reach it. After falling from the tree, she gives up and returns to the cave. Upon returning, she gives one last piece of fruit to Ori, who offers it back to her. Naru declines. Ori goes outside to search for food, and sees the cluster of fruit that Naru had failed to reach earlier. Ori manages to reach the fruit with ease and returns to the cave with an abundant amount. However, it's too late. Ori goes to offer food to Naru, only to discover that she is already dead, likely due to starvation.

Resurrection
After the events in the Forlorn Ruins, Gumo takes the Light Vessel from the Ruins to Naru's cave. Seeing that Naru's life is faded, Gumo places the Light Vessel next to her. Naru's body absorbs the light from it, and awakens. Gumo then takes her to see the result of Ori's efforts to save the forest, and points to where Ori was last heading. Naru resolves to see her adopted child again, and together with Gumo, they head to Mount Horu.

Restoration of Nibel
Naru and Gomu struggle in their climb to Mount Horu. As the mountain starts to erupt, the path is broken, and Gumo is left behind. After Ori has restored the Element of Warmth to Nibel, Naru sees that Kuro is about to kill Ori. Naru runs to Ori and holds the Spirit in her arms. She looks up at Kuro in sadness, and Kuro makes the decision to sacrifice herself and restore light to the forest. Naru returns to her cave, where she has Kuro's only remaining egg in her care. The egg is then seen hatching.