riveren

artist that did things fanwork of my ocs is highly encouraged! more active on twt

[riverennn]

happy birthday river! ty for being so cool and kind, i really wouldn't be where i am now without your work ^^ hope you have a lovely day 💐🎂

i am unbelievably late to this, but thank you :) i'm so glad that my work has been a positive impact on you!

just knowing that someone else is passionate about what i'm passionate doing.. well, that has a positive impact on me! ❤️ thank you again!

[riverennn]

can psychomancers telepathically communicate or read minds in every language? like are they omnilingual? or is that a specialized ability that only some psychomancers might have?

when reading minds, they don't really hear thoughts as words, rather the intent and meaning behind them. the language doesn't matter.

i would say 99% of psychomancers are telepathic, as understanding and putting themselves in the shoes of their creators is something that's essential to being a psychomancer.

they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, y'know.

any psychomancer that can't use telepathy would likely become emotionally stunted, as their main tool to empathize with humans would be missing.

psychomancers don't inherently have human emotions, desires, or whims. it's something that's learned. their only innate desire is to connect with others.

if they never learn how to empathize, they may just become a broken, shattered consciousness with an empty, missing feeling stuck inside of them.

they won't see worth in human life, nor worth in their own life.

it would be a lonely, isolating, and pointless existence.

[riverennn]

when u say psychomancers can do weird things with their eyes… what does that look like? i’m curious

psychomancer eyes can be quite expressive, squashing, stretching, changing into all kinds of odd shapes. though, it's not something they can do consciously.

it's more like a reflection of their emotions, typically very strong ones.

also, their cyclops eye merges into two separate eyes when they mature from a psychic blob into a humanoid form. that's pretty weird, too.

[riverennn]

Could you please explain psychomancers' aura in a little more depth? ty

it's basically just a visual byproduct of their psychic energy affecting something. psychic energy doesn't perfectly convert into kinetic energy, and some of it gets converted into light instead.

think of it like a lightbulb. when it converts electricity into light, it also creates heat as a byproduct. it's not a perfect conversion.

the color of a psychomancer's aura is essentially their "true color" since it's the color of the psychic energy they're made out of. though, their body tends to be a similar, yet darker color due to its denser composition.

their auras can have different properties, like appearing spiky, warbly, wavy, etc. and it depends on the kind of psychic energy used to conjure them.

[riverennn]

i always feel bad about not doing much with the psychomancers. believe me, i want to and i've been trying, but i haven't found the right medium to express their story...

i'm scared to commit to a project involving them, because i haven't finished any of my previous ones. it's just really uncertain for me, y'know?

i want to make something really cool so i can be forgiven for how badly i've neglected mind games due to painful memories and shame...

[riverennn]

since psychic’s aura is pink does that mean his fire is also pink, or is it purple?

the inner fire is purple, outer flames are more pinkish.

actually, you can see an example of it in Wilter lmao

[riverennn]

curious, what are your characters’ highest levels of education?

River & Oaken - both highschool dropouts

Autri - currently failing college while showing up drunk

Jesse - nearly graduated highschool, but they forgot to call his name at the ceremony. he once snuck into a college as a 'student' 🙄

Psychic & Myth - no formal education, but highly intelligent/knowledgeable

Fear - no formal education, and not very intelligent either. can't even remember their own name most times.

Omega - has a degree in just about every field, including all the fields he pioneered himself

Chi - freshman in a private school owned by her dad, Omega

Sheila & Kayla - were both homeschooled

[riverennn]

Oh hi there! Two questions about psychic actually.

first off what is his relationship with boyfriend like actual boyfriend? like does he like him? Does he hate him or does he just not care?

and also, this is just been in my head because I’ve recently been looking into Spark Studios’s mods, but has it been confirmed that psychic and Voltz are friends yet or was that drawing of them just made for the gallery and trailer?

He's pretty neutral on Boyfriend, purely because of the Dearests. Girlfriend loves him, but Daddy Dearest hates him. As a result, Boyfriend's standing sort of balances out in his eyes.

The Dearests aside, Psychic doesn't really care about Boyfriend in any capacity. He doesn't want him dead or anything, but he wouldn't really care if he died either... besides how Girlfriend would feel about it.

He only really 'saved' Boyfriend from Spirit because Daddy Dearest wanted to keep Spirit in the game. It just sort of happened to work out in Boyfriend's favor in the end.

However, if Psychic were to be asked directly by Daddy Dearest to kill Boyfriend... unfortunately Girlfriend's attachment to him would be outweighed by the pecking order.

As for Voltz, that was just promotional art the developer requested, but you're free to headcanon them as friends if you'd like! Anything FNF-related is technically non-canon to Psychic's actual story anyway, so go wild! :)

[riverennn]

are psychomancers generally inclined towards religion? if yes, what kind? or does it depend more on their specific upbringing?

not at all, it's simply that religious organizations are the ones that tend to conjure them.

this is mostly due to the fact that in order to summon a psychomancer, you need a massive group of psychics that all use the same energy since birth. that explains the 'organization' part.

though, it doesn't explain the religious aspect. there are quite a number of psychic cults that would technically be capable of summoning a psychomancer...

...so why haven't they?

well, what they're missing is idolization.

the majority of psychic cults know that psychomancers aren't gods, or messengers. they are just obscenely powerful. they know that power can create things beyond their imagination... but they also know it can destroy everything just as easily.

it's not a power any of them want to bring forth, unless the world was at stake.

...unfortunately, more religious organizations tend to look past their destructive nature, idolizing their overwhelming power and likening it to their gods. some believe that psychomancers will be their saviors, but some simply want to use that power for themselves.

either way, it does more harm than good. but that won't stop any of them.

as for psychomancers themselves, they tend to be very neutral. especially in their early years, they are desperate to absorb new information. they can tell when their world view is being stifled, and quickly grow bored of whoever is trying to force it on them.

so most cults fail to indoctrinate them into their beliefs, but some psychomancers actually stay with them simply because they don't know where else to go.

psychomancers are slaves to 'purpose', and not having it is a horrible, crushing feeling. some find purpose in places they don't want to be, simply because they feel there's no other place to find it.

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Toxica - riveren oc Drawing made in the artfight 2024₊⋆

[riverennn]

if psychomancers have an outer barrier protecting them from most forms of harm, is there any way to eliminate that? or would that just kill them?

well it's not only a barrier protecting their body from harm (more specifically their core), but also what's holding all their psychic energy together.

if it were to be punctured, all of their psychic energy would suddenly explode outwards in a catastrophic event. luckily, the barrier tends to bend around whatever's penetrating it.

if it were entirely eliminated, their energy would immediately disperse. without psychic energy, their core would no longer has a power source.

when a core is penetrated, the remaining psychic energy is absorbed into it, allowing for that psychomancer to be "reborn" when fed the same type of psychic energy.

however, in cases where there's no more energy for the core to absorb, it simply goes null and dormant. it no longer retains the 'memory' of that psychomancer.

so if you wanted a fresh untainted core, then somehow stripping them of their barrier would be pretty effective! if you survive the supermassive psychic explosion anyway.

[riverennn]

ooh thats cool! follow up question were u always planning to have voice lines in the mod or was that pj’s idea? (either way theyre awesome :D)

i did always want to have a voiced ending, so it sorta worked out for what i had in mind

[riverennn]

hello river, im kinda curious why are psychic’s vocals from a different person than his voice actor?

at the time, we needed a chromatic to use for psychic. i remembered that my friend salvati made their own chromatic for an unrelated song (late drive), so i asked them if i could use it and they agreed.

later on after the demo released, pj came into my dms asking if he could do voicelines for psychic in the full release, and i agreed!

so that's pretty much the reason lmao

it's also the reason late drive was included as a secret in the demo :P

[riverennn]

hai what are your ocs’ thoughts about being on a ship? like a cruise or if you wanna get extra fancy a yacht or smth o.O

River - She likes water, but she's also scared of being submerged. Would overall enjoy it.

Oaken - Would act indifferent, but secretly enjoys it.

Autri - Would find something to complain about, and probably get very drunk.

Jesse - He'd just enjoy the sophistication, and all the people to flirt with.

Psychic - He enjoys ships, especially historical ones. Not much point in riding one though, since he can walk on water.

Myth - She would do a pirate voice the entire time.

Fear - Would most definitely sink the ship, either intentionally or unintentionally

Omega - Would say he's not getting drunk, and then get really drunk. He tends to let his guard down while on vacations.

Sheila & Kayla - Neither have been on a ship before, so they'd enjoy the sights.

[riverennn]

Hello, it’s aesthetics anon 😄 sorry if that ask was difficult to answer! I really just asked it for fun haha so thanks for humoring me :)

I do like a lot of the ones you picked out! They feel very fitting to me— have a nice day!

YOU!!!!!

you made me use my brain.. how dare you >:(

jokes aside, i appreciate the ask, was kinda fun wracking my brain to figure out the visual associations i have for my characters! ♥️

[riverennn]

Important: Thank you for reminding me of my childhood crush on Blaze Mob Talker. I haven't seen anything about Mob Talker in months and got JUMPSCARED by your art first time I saw it.

just doing my diligent duty as a mob talker blazette fan 🫡

[riverennn]

What aesthetic would you associate with each of your characters?

i'm not great with this kinda stuff, so i'm gonna be really general! (it's why i took so long to respond to this one lmao)

River: Cutesy Goth(?)

Oaken: Red Grunge(??????)

Jesse: Cafe Aesthetic

Autri: Club/2000s Aesthetic

Psychic: Academia Aesthetic

Myth: Blue w/ Gold Accents.. ig general fantasy/nerd aesthetic?

Fear: unexpected, but shrine/ukiyo-e type stuff

yep. feel free to crucify me.