Funnily enough he was actually the second drawing I did after Jester when I was drawing Darkest Dungeon characters for the first time (he had a vibe I was immediately drawn in by, dd1 Dismas as well :D)
Wanted to experiment with how he would look in my style, might change it as I draw more DD
Here are the dd heroes' literacy hcs I've been losing my battle with.
I will preface this by saying that ik that some of these heroes do have names that are references to other fictional characters and or real life ppl.
However, I personally treat all the heroes as their own standalone characters with no real affiliation to their referenced name, other than it being a name that they happen to share.
Basically, the dd heroes deserve to not be constantly compared to their namesakes, imo.
Also, these hcs are based off their official backstories but mostly based on personal headcanons & ideas of mine.
Can fluently read & write in at least 2+ languages (their mother tongue, English and/or any others).
Speaking wise, they're exceptionally fluent in their languages & how they enunciate things. Especially Bigby & Paracelsus with their scientific words.
Probably had an exceptional educational background.
Just know that Al-Hazred & Josephine also know a few ancient or dead languages from their research & travels across the globe. It's clear Al-Hazred does already speak an eldritch language of sorts – obviously to do with the Black Beast.
The rest of them just know other languages due to the countries they've lived in, their occupations, social status and/or their families. Yknow?
Also cuz I hc Baldwin to be Autistic and how he struggles with a Blunted-Affect, he does prefer to write than speak. Mainly cuz he finds it easier to convey his emotion & thoughts through writing than speaking.
Can (mostly) fluently read & write in 1 or 2 languages (their mother tongue and/or English).
Speaking wise, they're decent at the languages that aren't their mother tongue. Mother tongue language is incredibly fluent.
Probably had a good or decent educational background.
–> Sahar, Audrey, Missandei, William, Margaret & Barristan.
Imo, Audrey never cared for any of the language education her parents tried to get her into. So they just stuck to making her at least learn their mother tongue through their own teachings (Irish Gaeilge). An attempt at keeping their culture alive while living in America.
But like I said, I highly doubt Audrey remembers much of her education, caring more for her ballroom dancing, horse-riding & other creative hobbies she indulged in.
She probably ends up only using Irish-Gaeilge as slang. Probably can't write it or read much of it (much like Dismas with his Yiddish).
Can't fluently read & write in 1-2 languages (their mother tongue and/or English).
They read & write at a very limited/basic standard but somehow gets by?? It's a struggle™️ They all prefer to speak anyways.
Probably didn't go to any type of school.
–> Dismas, Reynauld, Tardif & Amani.
Plus, for Reynauld, I'd argue the only things he is "good" at reading is the scripture he grew up with. But even then it's still a bit of a challenge if big/complicated words are presented to him. Also, dd1 Irrational Reynauld does scream about being beaten & whipped senseless by a Priest for not reading/speaking his verses correctly sooooo–
Dismas wise, he can only read the sections of the scripture (whatever dd's equivalent of the Tanakh is) he grew up with that his mum taught him. Everything else is gobbledygook. If it was spoken he'd possibly understand it. That's about it.
Speaking wise, Tardif, Reynauld & Amani probably have to regularly switch back to their mother tongue cuz they don't know the exact word in English.
Plus, imo Tardif just doesn't like talking at all. So he prefers to make noises (snorting) or hand gestures to communicate. He only talks/writes when necessary yknow?
And in regards to Amani, with her backstory of being an enslaved dancer (imo, she was trafficked). So, I highly doubt she had an education yknow? Or maybe she was taught the very basics by her parents at home before being trafficked?
She's learned how to speak & write chunks of English since being in dd's equivalent of England (where I believe dd1 is set) imo. Basically very similar to how Boudica learned English after being cast out of her Tribe.
Completely illiterate. Cannot read or write at all.
They only speak and/or use their hands to communicate.
Also, these guys never went to any type of school.
–> Sarmenti, Bonnie, Damian & Boudica.
For Sarmenti & Bonnie, I hc that they may have Dyslexia or another type of learning disability of some kind. Especially Sarmenti.
Much like Reynauld, Tardif & Amani above, Sarmenti, Damian & Boudica have to switch back to their own language cuz they don't know the equivalent in English.
Boudica is only orally fluent in her Tribe's language btw. She does struggle a lot with speaking English than anyone else, imo.
Learning styles they prefer to use instead of learning through writing/reading: Musical/Auditory & Kinaesthetic. Matches very well to my hc that Sarmenti learns music by ear. Also kinda matches that quip Damian says in DD2: "True believers read not - they know verse by heart".
I'll probably add more to this eventually but for now it'll stay like this. It's been sitting in my drafts for like a week cuz I've been indecisive af 🫠
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