TASK 001 - SANTOS.
Q. HOW DOES YOUR MUSE FEEL ABOUT THEIR OWN CLAN? how do they feel about the other clans? where do their loyalties truly lie?
a. santos has absolutely no loyalty to the sky people. his entire life on cronos station was unhappy, one disappointment after the other; and even now, he is hesitant to connect with any sky people beyond venus and her father. when it comes to the other clans, he has no real negative or positive opinions outside of the fact that they are not sky people. that said, he does feel most at home amongst the ice nation at troy and is enjoying his time there, even if it is for a serious reason. still, he wouldn’t say he has a particular loyalty to one group or another - just to himself and whatever scenario works best for him in the moment.
Q. DO THEY FEEL AS THOUGH THEY CAN TRUST THE PERSON LEADING THEIR PEOPLE? explain why or why not. refer to the lore page for information on the leaders of each clan.
a. not even remotely - but this is just an extension of santos’ overall distrust of his clan. with his mother dead and his father god knows where, santos has always focused a lot of his hatred and rage about his life onto the most senior authority controlling it: both president santiago nd the council. he hates the way sky people society works, casting people out into the cold (literally) over anything they deem an infraction, and as far as he’s concerned, they are the driving force behind that.
Q. WHAT DOES YOUR MUSE THINK OF “THE DOORS” THAT WERE OPENED BY THE CHILDREN OF THE ORACLE ALL THOSE YEARS AGO? have they heard the rumors that the search to open more of the doors continues on? if so, how do they feel about it?
a. santos admittedly doesn’t think much about the grounders’ lore beyond the machines themselves. but the rumors he does hear about the doors definitely intrigue him. he finds the overall culture of the grounder clans to be more organic and real than his own - less sanitized. so, even though he doesn’t understand the fear some grounders feel about the thought of more doors opening, part of him wants to see it just to see what happens.
Q. WHAT ARE YOUR MUSE’S VIEWS ON THE MACHINES? are they someone willing to do battle with them or do they avidly avoid detection while in the wilds? what are their theories on what the machines’ true purpose is/what they were made for? if they don’t believe that the machines were made by the gods, do they have any ideas or beliefs about who made them?
a. as someone with an interest in tech, santos is fascinated by the machines. the combination of raw power and technology is right up his alley and he is actively looking forward to a chance to come face to face with one someday. he’s willing to do battle (though he isn’t naive enough to think he can punch them down), but more than that, he’d be interested in understanding what makes them tick. picking one apart, putting them back together, taming them even - it’s a rare situation where santos wants to create and understand, rather than destroy.
being from the sky people, a lot of his interest in them is focused on the present. he doesn’t theorize too much about their purpose, who created them, etc because them existing on the ground is the only thing he’s ever known. that doesn’t mean he won’t listen to grounders talk about it though - in fact, it’s one of the few things he’ll actively and enthusiastically interact with grounders about.
Q. IS YOUR MUSE A SKILLED FIGHTER? if so, who taught them how and what weapon(s) do they use most frequently? if not, how does your muse defend themselves in the wilds or against enemies?
a. ‘skilled’ is a very relative term. is santos someone who fights -- and wins -- often and well? absolutely. but, he was never formally trained in either combat or weapons, and likely couldn’t best a trained fighter in strategy. he’s always relied on his brute strength and rage to push him through any altercation because that’s what got him fighting in the first place --- the loneliness that turned to anger the more the world seemed to forsake him. he uses his fists most often in fights, but isn’t opposed to using weapons, typically anything he can get his hand on in the moment. if he had to choose a preferred or more frequent weapon, it would be something he could beat someone with, i.e. a pipe (as opposed to something of a longer range). so far, he hasn’t had a direct encounter with a machine to figure out how he would defend himself against them, but one thing’s for sure: he’d go down swinging.









