Roman's World presents

TILDA

Keeper of the Ways Between

The magpie who tends the paths of Roman's World — and knows where everything is. Well… almost everything.

Meet Tilda Watch her fly

Psst — Tilda hid five shiny things on this page. See if you can find them all.

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Tilda the magpie perched on a mossy stone archway where the paths meet

Meet Tilda

The magpie on the paths

Tilda is a magpie, and she has a very important job. She is the Keeper of the Ways Between — she looks after all the paths of Roman's World: the forest paths, the hill paths, the ones that curl past the water and the ones that almost nobody walks anymore.

If something is lost in Roman's World, Tilda probably knows where it is. A dropped ribbon? A missing button? The short way home? Ask Tilda. She has been here longer than almost anyone — she was watching from the branches before Roman ever arrived — and there is very little she hasn't seen.

She is quick, curious, and kind, and she loves shiny things. But there is one thing even Tilda cannot find…

The thrones. Where they are, and what they are for, nobody knows — not even Tilda. Some things in Roman's World stay a mystery, even for the Keeper of the Ways Between.

Her story

Watching the world arrive

Tilda's story isn't one big adventure. It's a thousand little ones — because she has been on the paths for all of them.

Before the Keeper

Before Roman came to the world, the paths were already here — and so was Tilda. She kept them tidy, remembered every turning, and stored away the shiny things travellers left behind.

She watched them all come

One by one, the great ones arrived, and Tilda saw every arrival from her branch: Lupa first, then Leo, then Nox, then Aquila, then Roman himself — and last of all, Invictus, the war horse.

Every day since

Now the world is busy — weather, gossip, visitors, golden rings drifting overhead. Tilda flies the paths every day, making sure nobody stays lost for long. If you see a flash of blue-green feathers, say hello.

Her treasures

The kept things

Every magpie keeps treasures. Tilda keeps hers in her nest, where the paths meet — five special things, and she can tell you where every single one came from.

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The Gold Coin

The first treasure she ever kept. It rolled off a path long ago, and she has kept it bright ever since.

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The Blue Gem

Deep blue, like still water. On sunny days it throws a little blue light across the nest.

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The Crystal

It catches the morning and breaks it into tiny rainbows. Tilda's favourite way to wake up.

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The Silver Locket

Polished and perfect. Who left it on the path? Tilda knows. She isn't telling.

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The Brass Key

It doesn't fit any lock she has found yet. Tilda is patient. The right door is out there somewhere.

Watch

Tilda in motion

Short films from the paths. More of Tilda — and everyone else — lives on the Roman's Game YouTube channel.

Over the Ways Between

Tilda takes off from the paths and glides over the treetops, where the golden rings drift.

The Kept Things

A quiet moment at the nest, checking on every treasure.

Gallery

Pictures from the paths

Tap any picture to see it big.

Tilda flying over the hills and paths of Roman's World — Over the Ways Between

Tilda perched on the stone archway where the paths meet — The meeting of the paths

Tilda standing by her nest on a forest path, a brass key on the ground — Home, where the paths meet

Tilda's nest with her kept treasures — Her treasures

Tilda looking up as Aquila the eagle passes overhead — Watching Aquila pass

A dark forest path at dusk, where Nox the owl walks — The dark path, where Nox walks

Reference points

Tilda, described

For storytellers, artists, and anyone who wants to get her right.

Who she is: Tilda the magpie, Keeper of the Ways Between
Species: Magpie
Her colours: Black and white, with wings and a long tail that shine teal-blue and green in the sun
Her job: She tends the paths of Roman's World — every road, trail, and way between places
Her home: Her nest, where the paths meet
She knows: Where everything is — every path, every turning, every lost and shiny thing
She doesn't know: Where the thrones are, or what they are for. Nobody does
She keeps: A gold coin, a blue gem, a crystal, a silver locket, and a brass key
She has been here: Since before Roman arrived — she watched everyone come to the world
Watch for: A flash of blue-green feathers overhead, and a magpie who is very pleased to see you

Write to Tilda ✉

Found something shiny? Walked a good path lately? Tilda loves letters. Write to her right here — and she writes back! Her answer appears below the moment your letter lands in the nest. No email, no waiting — this page is the whole letter box.

How the nest works: one letter a day from each visitor — the nest is small, and so is she. Tilda answers right here on this page, the moment your letter arrives. Every letter and every answer is kept safe in the nest.

Grown-ups: letters are received by the Roman's Game team, who pass every one to Tilda — please help younger fans write theirs.