A curious species of butterfly has emerged during the centuries following The Blessing, seemingly evolving to seek out sources of high magical potential, whereupon they attach themselves to their victim and slowly drain its power. In most cases, their targets of note are among the resident Divinain population, who colloquially call them "those fucking winged bastards" and "it's on my arm again kill it kill it kill it right now." Thankfully, the effects of these creatures seem tantamount to a mild headache and a strange "itching" sensation lasting anywhere from a handful of minutes to hours afterwards.
In recent years a movement has started to exterminate the species entirely. In response, many have claimed this would run counter to the peaceful beliefs of The Blessing Angel- perhaps even incurring its all-powerful wrath. Due to its nature as an endangered species on all other continents, "Vaumpairus Aviatius" has been permitted to continue tormenting Divinains all over the world, much to the chagrin of many.
In particular, the species seems especially attracted to Head Monarch Rigel Alphoris-Orionis, who is often seen covered in specimens during the summer months. Considering the look on his face, one can't help but wonder if he truly cares about the angel's wishes at all.
i love how apf is in the fantasy genre so im legally allowed to do whatever i want to the fauna. cats are actually cold-blooded and legally classified as lizards/dragons. birds are blind and use echolocation to get around. dogs are covered in feathers. guinea pigs are exactly the same except comically large. rats have multiple eyes. spiders are bioluminescent and probably have double the amount of legs. lions have feathery manes. horses are kirin
✨ the great yin original character list ✨ see what i did there
or just a list of my ocs idk. this is the pinned post because i talk about my characters a lot, and i feel like it's good to know at least some context so you can understand a single cent of my content at all times. following this blog essentially dooms you to subscribing to a newsletter about these terrible mentally ill little buggers. you've been warned.
consider this my way of shooting guns in the air to keep the rent cheap.
other things to know before reading:
this a little long. i have a lot of characters.
some of this is fandom-oriented! specifically undertale. if that bothers you... sorry?
i did my best to explain minor details and give context to certain words or phrases (particularly in apf) but it may clutter the character description a little. my apologies.
not every character has a drawn reference posted on tumblr, but the ones that do will have either their most recent reference linked OR the closest available thing to one.
some characters are rp-centric ocs and their information can change seemingly randomly. the list will be updated accordingly to reflect this.
this isn't all the ocs i have! just the ones that i talk about/mention most often/are just generally "major" ocs of mine. when i open drawing requests and/or ask games for my ocs, the ones listed here are the ones i'm referring to. ocs that are technically "major" but still not entirely fleshed out will not be mentioned, so if you wonder why someone isn't on the list, this is why.
• APF (Acts, Promises, and Faith) •
An original world of my own creation, planned to be made into a webcomic... someday. Eventually. I'll get around to it. (Tag)
Rigel - He/him or they/them, Gay and Acespec (Sex-Indifferent), at least 2,000 years old. Royal Divinain, or a person with two sets of horns, wings, and sometimes a halo. Head Monarch and basically king of Arboret, he's very relaxed and friendly... but he does have a few secrets that he'll go to great lengths to keep. Also my favorite character. Happily platonically married to Betel. (Reference)
Betelgeuse - They/them, Aromantic (Romance-Repulsed) and Asexual (Sex-Repulsed), 1,380 years old. Royal Divinain. Betel for short. Second Monarch of Arboret and technically Rigel's second in command, they're very rambunctious and often pick fights over laughably minor offenses. Value honesty. Happily platonically married to Rigel. (Reference)
Pollux - Ey/elz, Pansexual, 551 years old. Royal Divinain. Third Monarch of Arboret and the prettiest angel around, ey are very lazy and prefer fashion and small talk over pretty much anything and everything else. Lost elz left eye after tripping and falling face-first onto a rock a few decades ago. (Reference) (second image)
Aldebaran - She/her, they/them, or he/him, Bisexual, 376 years old. Royal Divinain. Aldeba for short. Fourth Monarch of Arboret and the designated parent friend. They're very hard-working and try to tend to the needs of everyone around them, but often neglects themself in the process. A genderfluid icon. (Reference) (third image)
Fomalhaut - He/him, Gay and Acespec (Sex-Indifferent), Xenogender (specifically a forest), 50 years old. Royal Divinain mutant, meaning he can't do magic of any shape or form. Fomal for short. Fifth and latest Monarch of Arboret, he's grumpy and closed-off after being shunned nearly his entire life just for being "incapable". Only became a monarch in the past two years. (Reference) (fourth image)
Altair - He/him, Gay and Xenogender (specifically the night sky), 48 years old. Royal Coloran, or basically a normal human with horns and the power to turn into a sea serpent. King of Requies, he's... distant at best, and emotionless at worst. Was blinded in an accident 22 years ago, and hasn't been the same since. (Reference)
Canis - He/him or they/them, Pansexual, 44 years old. Royal Lavian, or a humanoid with horns, wings, and a long furred tail. King of Sanctus, he's recently become nervous and quiet, but still earnestly wants to help everyone around him. Has taken to wearing a mask recently, and refuses to take it off. (Reference)
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• "Above" •
Nobody is quite sure where these strangers came from... something to do with the sky, perhaps? AKA an unrelated second original world because I really like biblical angel aesthetics. Has no real story, is mostly just for sandbox fun.
Reguel - They/them, Omnisexual, 1,982,643 years old. Some kind of biblical angel, and can change their form to something vaguely humanoid at will. Unironically a cult leader and all-around horrible person. Loves their datemate, Ophiel. Also known as The First Authority, or just The Authority. (Reference) (on throne on left)
Ophiel - Ve/vir, Demiromantic and Asexual (Sex-Repulsed), 120,643 years old. Some kind of biblical angel, and can change vir form to something vaguely humanoid at will. Reguel's right-hand-enby, ve are also a horrible person, happily indulging in torturing vir own species without a care. Loves vir datemate, Reguel. Also known as The Judge. (Reference) (Beside throne on right)
Cassioel - She/her, Bisexual, 1,642 years old. Some kind of biblical angel, and can change her form to something vaguely humanoid at will. Tired, stressed, and wrecked with guilt, she just wants a normal life. Also known as The Second Authority, or just The Authority. No reference.
Rasael - De/der, a fledgeling, 1 month old. Some kind of biblical angel, but hasn't learned to change der form yet. Spoiled even worse than Archer, and has some volitile uncontrolled magic to boot. The offspring of Reguel and Ophiel. (Reference)
Hubel - Sil/Silv, definitely queer, around 121,000 years old. Some kind of biblical angel, and can change silv's form to something vaguely humanoid at will. Narcissistic and vain, sil only care about three things: being pampered, being loved, and being specifically pampered and loved by Reguel. Sil tend to switch between being male or female at the drop of a hat, but don't change silv's own pronouns. (Reference) (afab form only)
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• The Omniverse •
A big collective UTMV (Undertale Multiverse) RP that I'm part of. Managed through Tumblr RP blogs. (Tag)
Nintendo - He/him, Gay, 29 years old. Sentient magic skeleton with creation magic (which is exactly what it sounds like). Formerly a grumpy assassin with an addiction problem, he's retired and is now just a slightly-grumpy dad that finally got over the aformentioned addiction. Currently engaged to his boyfriend. Ink Alternate. (Reference)
Lark - He/him, Bisexual, 35 years old. Sentient magic skeleton that's "errored", or constantly glitching in and out of existence. Formerly a manipulative bastard, he's gone through several traumas and lost his left eye and right arm in the process. Currently lives in space with some of his family. Nintendo's step-brother. Swap Sans Alternate. (Closest thing I have to a reference) (first image, on the right)
Archer - He/him or they/them, a child, 1 year old. Nintendo's baby, and a guardian/sentient magic skeleton hybrid. Can teleport, run, and generate an infinite amount of paint from his hands. Very curious, easily-excited, and spoiled rotten. (Reference)
Greylu - He/him, Bisexual, 524 years old. A corrupted dryad taking the form of a sentient magic skeleton, also is made out of grey tar. Can manipulate and travel through darkness, create illusions, and summon a trident to fight with. Self-proclaimed king of his Multiverse that very recently became an actual king. Happily married with at least 20 children*, he's mostly kind and polite, and would do absolutely anything for his family. Gained tiny wings from an incident involving a certain reality-warping button and refusing to let go of it. Nightmare Alternate. (Reference) (on the right, disregard nintendo's old one)
Hood - He/him, Gay, 524 years old. A dryad with the body of a sentient magic skeleton. Can manipulate and travel through light, and summon a bow to fight with. Ex-god of a cult that's currently living his best life being a dad* and doing some gardening. Sweet, quiet, and just trying his best. Greylu's brother. Dream Alternate. (Reference)
*children not included in character list for my own sanity. maybe if you pay me enough i'll do it (i do not have a bank account. you cannot pay me.)
Caeru - He/him, Panromantic and Asexual (Sex-Repulsed), 34 years old. Sentient magic skeleton that can teleport himself and small-to-medium-sized objects... and that's about all the magic he can do. Perpetually tired and deeply traumatized, he's constantly on edge and grieving for his former self. Also a huge nerd that writes everything down. Also also a DID system, seven alters. Swap Sans Alternate. (Closest thing I have to a reference) (third image, on the left)
Asteri - He/him, Aromantic (Romance-Repulsed) and Asexual (Sex-Repulsed), 229 years old. Sentient magic skeleton with creation magic (same as Nintendo). Formerly naive and cheerful, he's gone through a bit of a trauma conga line and become serious, resentful, and jaded. Used to be friends with Caeru and Hood, but has since drifted away. Ink Alternate. (Closest thing I have to a reference) (third image, on the right)
you said that you invested the most world building in arboret, so what's it like :0? it doesn't trade with the other two continents, so im assuming it's self sufficient? is it more land based or sea based? do the five rulers respect or despise each other? how is it down, in terms of wealth (i.e everyone's generally doing okay vs the rich get richer and the poor get poorer)
gosh i didn't expect to get this many questions about things like that 🥰 thank u,,
Arboret is the smallest continent on Mimue and the farthest away from all other continents- I made a map of Mimue using Inkarnate awhile back!
Arboret is the continent in the top left corner of the map, and is labeled as such. It's primarily taken up by forests and mountains, and pretty much all of it's population are Divinains. At first it relied entirely on the other two continents for resources, but over time it became mostly self-sufficient! Honestly, it's Sanctus and Requies that need trades from Arboret, not the other way around.
As for land or sea based, it depends on the part of Arboret! How the oligarchy works is that each monarch has their own community/town/group of Divinains to run, each scattered around the continent. Monarch Betelgeuse's community is on the shore just before the mountain range, Monarch Pollux's community is on the mountain range, Monarch Aldebaran's community is on the edge of the forest, Monarch Fomalhaut's community is on the brief expanse of grasslands before the forest itself, and Monarch Rigel's community is in the heart of the forest and the center of the entire continent. All monarchs (Betelgeuse, Pollux, Aldebaran, and Fomalhaut) answer to Rigel, but they are all technically on equal footing and can do their own thing.
The monarchs get along surprisingly well. Betelgeuse (Betel for short) is Rigel's QPP and both are close friends with Pollux and Aldebaran (Aldeba for short), who are both in turn buddies with eachother and pretty much everyone else. The exception is Fomal, aka Fomalhaut, the newest Divinain Monarch.
All Divinains can perform magic and are naturally skilled in it... except Fomal. Fomal is a mutant Divinain, and the only one currently alive- he was born without the ability to cast, channel, or even do magic at all.
The main reason Arboret is inhabited mostly by Divinains is because it's... not kind to those without magic. They're often looked down upon, pitied and babied, just generally assumed to be incapable of anything worthwhile. This attitude doesn't usually show around Lavians and Colorans, as it's expected and part of the species in their case, but for Fomal? A Divinain, a species normally extremely adept at magic?
He gets that treatment in full force, and he's angry and rude because of it. This extends to the other monarchs, his people... pretty much everyone. He's like a porcupine, he lashes out and harms to not get hurt.
Fomal is complicated, TLDR. Where was I? Oh, right, Arboret in general.
It's pretty okay in terms of wealth! Compared to Sanctus and Requies it's far from the richest continent in the world, but it's also far from the poorest. No, I don't know how currency and stuff works on Mimue, so don't ask.
The monarch squad are my favorite group in Mimue and I love them all.
APF stands for "Acts, Promises, and Faith", and it's an original world/project/story thing that I'm going to make into a webcomic someday!! Ideally. Someday. One day. I'll get there when I get there.
I've posted about it a few times on tumblr before- even wrote a short questionably-canon character study about my favorite character if you wanna read that- but basically, APF is a fantasy story that takes place on a planet called Mimue. Mimue is inhabited by three races: Colorans (shapeshifter people) Lavians (colorful weasel-like people) and Divinains (magic bird people). Each of them have their own unique traits and live on separate continents and have their own society and culture and stuff. The POV character of the above fic I linked, Rigel, is Head Monarch of the Divinains.
There's a big religion on Mimue centered around the belief that all magic on the planet comes from a single angel that came down from The Above and blessed the world- basically, angels are held in high regard. Lavians in particular are very devoted to this religion, which I'll give an actual name eventually but for now it's just called Angelic.
The main story centers around a Coloran and a Lavian finding a wayward Divinain (well... he looks like a Divinain) and trying to get him home. Along the way they encounter more than a few problems and people who are very much opposed to their goal and uh yeah that's about all I can say without spoiling some Incredibly Big Plot Twists.
I'll gladly talk about it more if anyone asks, but that's the basic overview! Sorry if this is incomprehensible I tried to simplify it and I'm bad at explaining things jfjdksjf
