i've been tagged by @lizardperson (see its post here!!) a while ago to infodump about an oc, and i'm sending this tag off to @vauhna @firesidefantasy @elkieselkiewrites @autism-purgatory and @nossumusstellae + open tag for anyone who wants in
i know this took so long, you will see why in a minute. for now, allow me to infodump a little about my newest shiny silly, Aren
fandom (or og story): The Mortal God
full name: Illis Enodson, Nosto Rainworth, Mise Laven, Pali Toltson, Yann Cantiser, Uzid Entol, Raleisa Seitfall, Aren Forger
gender: completely fucked up, shoved in a box and is currently going ignored and unadressed. most likely multi-gender
pronouns: whatever works best with their current identity, will respond to almost anything
age: 24 at the start of the novel
species: godling (human and god)
race/ethnicity/class: mixed eastern asian and european, in-world born as a citizen of Restamir but of Iennadese heritage. currently lives commission-to-commission with periods in-between with little access to food, but has been dirt poor and homeless
describe them physically: slender, nearly to the point of gaunt. light-skinned but not pale, with soft lineaments and a hint of curves. white opalescent eyes, but they are covered by a blindfold 99% of the time. a series of jagged scars passes by the eyes and over the nose bridge. their hair is black and thick, with loose curls down to the collarbone
describe how they dress: simple, sturdy clothes, usually in dark and muted colors like browns, maroons and beiges. they dress practical and warm, making absolutely sure to have long sleeves and high necklines at all times. slightly loose pants (or the occasional long skirt) are a must for mobility, and boots are comfortable and good to treck in
favorite things: the dark, clinking jewelry, embroidery, the box of keepsakes from past identities, weak scents
least favorite things: bright spaces, clutter, metals, mirrors, most town guards, willful idiocy
quirks: spends an hour each night recarving the runes in their cane, keeps the house dark unless someone else is there, since the others have been staying at her place he's been sleeping with their blindfold on too
what's up in the romance department (and if they're aro, are they in a queerplatonic relationship): definitely aroace, also not in a qpr. never wanted to be, never felt the need to be, never even considered the possibility of a relationship of any kind, not sexual, not romantic, not even platonic or familial (tho that's changing because Rie is a persistent bastard and then the novel happens. Aren totally deeply resents their four assholes. totally)
best qualities: humble, studious, willing to turn a blind eye on small offences (though their definition of small offenses is wider than it should be), extremely socially patient and difficult to irritate
worst flaws: holds everything in until they burst, terrified to death of being discovered, the petience dissolves immediately when others' wellbeing is on the line, their anger runs hot and destructive (it scares them), would rather exist in misery than change
would you say they're a good person: ...highly debatable. in the small things, yes. they are kind, they enjoy helping others and they prefer to be at peace with their community. however, the second they have to choose between saving / helping someone else and keeping their identity and power a secret, they'll prioritize their identity every time. even if they could do miracles without a problem
fears/phobias: being found out as the prophesied one, and connected to that we have losing their blindfold. they are also claustrophobic totally for no reason :D
tell us in a few lines how you got the idea for them/how they came to be: they came to me at exactly the same time as the core idea of the book: prophesied one actively on the run from their prophecy (said prophecy is faster). they've changed a little bit since, but not in the big ways. their core has stayed the same
if you feel like it, add some sketches, drawings or pictures of your OC or anything that relates to them: hahahahahaha have their playlist, because i adore it and i adore it's title too (do you feel immortal yet? do you, Aren??). also, have a moodboard and some art wips too :D
(sorry this came so late. you open the floodgates Jubi, and i've been drawing her for the past two weeks and a half) (yes that is exactly why it took so long)
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⚙ The Mortal God Taglist ⚙
@definitely-not-flynn @lizardperson @firesidefantasy @savvyminnow
“Aki”
“Old man” (Charlie, teasingly)
“Sir Long-Ears” (Charlie, teasingly)
“The demon who eats demons”
“(The) Cannibal”
“Massacre Demon”
“Traitor”
Ethnicity:
Japanese
Species:
Demon (Oni)
Age:
Chronological Age: 95
Physical Age: 35
Mental Age: 35
History:
Akihiko found himself in a grief-filled tale of horrific circumstances, forcibly transformed into a demon via his own brother when Muzan sought a convenient distraction.
When he accidentally regained part of his memories- in which he watched himself kill and eat his wife and only son, along with several family members- the sheer weight of his rage and anguish inspired him to invoke Muzan’s curse and rip the cells from his body. This freed him, but left him permanently scarred.
Unbeknownst to Akihiko, his torment was so overwhelmingly powerful that Muzan subconsciously felt it along with the curse's destruction through his shared link with his demon kin, and it even forced his eyes, although momentarily, to mist over.
In their shame and terror of the Incident, those left of the Kanda family condemned Akihiko entirely- not that he’s tried to return.
Akihiko has accepted his disgrace with the utmost dignity.
Akihiko’s estate stands abandoned by the family and is believed to be cursed. It is eventually gifted to Charlotte Ainsley.
Because Muzan’s cells changed his DNA, he can still regenerate at a (much) slower rate than other demons.
Akihiko has vowed on battling Muzan if they ever meet again. In preparation for that, Akihiko gathered the broken blades of Demon Slayers who sought to kill him (though Akihiko never harmed them if possible) and found a smith willing to melt them down. He then submerged the end of his tail and both arm-blades in the molten steel.
This formed the Nichirin blades he wields on his body, though the process was so painful it left him delirious for days.
It was an unexpected surprise for all involved when these newly formed blades revealed a striking change in color.
Muzan has a bounty for his head or death, and so Akihiko has lived in hiding on one of Japan’s unpopulated islands until he met and rescued Charlotte Ainsley.
Ainsley willingly (insisted) gifted Akihiko a small amount of her own blood through transfusions in return for protection and training, and eventually they both came to think of themselves as family.
Because Akihiko has torn Muzan’s cells from his body and feeds off of other Oni and Yokai, he no longer feels the need to consume humans, but has no qualms killing any human that willingly works for Muzan.
When the Demon Slayer Corps eventually tracked Akihiko down, he fled- leaving an unwilling Charlotte in their care until their reunion two years later.
Personality:
Stern, strict, though not without moments of humor. Tends to not speak shorthand- “do not” vs “don’t”.
Akihiko carries himself with a swift grace that has been compared to a deity. This has been noted to contrast strongly with his fighting style- which is violent and brutish. He has a very strong sense of duty and honor and tries to make sure those around him uphold their own. He recognizes his faults and regrets and seeks to live better moving forward- though there are some wounds that can never heal. He can come off as overbearing and rigid, but he means well.
Frequently butts heads with Charlie about her behavior but loves her dearly as his own daughter and refers to her as his ‘gift from the sea.’
He and Charlie are well known for their snarky banter.
He is creative in solving problems- even teaching Charlie how to wield a glaive without having much prior knowledge. He also came up with the idea of his oni mask, which is capable of filtering Charlie’s wisteria smoke (and therefore preventing his own poisoning) using charcoal, and a cloak he wore to hide from the sun he wishes to one day be able to walk freely in.
Akihiko has a unique relationship with his demonic abilities- while he despises them, he recognizes that it is now a part of who he is. He hates what he has become but will not give up on his sense of self or his journey to find redemption in any way possible.
Despite his hardships, he is a strong believer in the good in the world. He hopes for a day when everyone is free from suffering, and often tries to relieve the pain of others.
Due to his past, Akihiko holds a legendary hatred towards Muzan and his sympathizers.
Rank:
Akihiko holds no official ranking within the Demon Slayer Corps, but is an ally.
Demon Blood Art: Solar Burst
Fire erupts from cracks in his flesh, encircling his body and connecting back to other fractures in a way very reminiscent of a solar flare.
Not only does this fire burn other demons, but it can also be released in powerful blasts.
These cracks and the markings in his skin glow orange when activated, as does his eyes.
Aside from his blood art, Akihiko fights using his tail alongside the blade-like protrusions on his arms. He also utilizes his wings, in which the muscles on his back thicken with blood, enabling him to fly. This thickening also forces the scales on the edges of his wings to rise, turning them into serrated weapons that shred flesh with ease.
This ability makes him an even more formidable opponent, as it gives him a total of 7 limbs and 5 blades.
He controls every inch of his battlefield, often leaving no time or chance for his opponent to move.
Though he feels it dishonorable, Akihiko attacks his demon prey from behind; using his wing-arms to crush their skulls and render them completely blind and deaf to who attacked them (and therefore preventing the demon from alerting Muzan to his position).
He is deceptively fast, and creative in the ways he uses his body in battle.
Hobbies:
Frequently writes poetry, but he burns the paper after he finishes, so nobody has ever read his work.
Avid reader. Can generally be found with a book or pamphlet of some type.
Enjoys creating paper lanterns and hanging them at various times of the year.
Can play several instruments, including the shamisen.
Is often found relaxing in hot springs. The water and minerals do wonders for his joints and scales.
Likes to bake treats from recipes he’s memorized. They’re the only things he can cook that he can guarantee will taste good, since he hasn’t eaten human food in over 60 years.
Plays Mahjong with his friends, and Charlie.
Special Skills
Including all skills that come with demonic transformation, Akihiko has garnered several personal abilities.
Akihiko lacks the instinctual fear of fire that most Oni and Yokai are born with.
- Fire Absorption Charlie Ainsley and Akihiko frequently tag-team strong opponents. One of their most dangerous moves involves Akihiko absorbing the fire from Charlie’s attacks into his own body and then releasing it in a terrifying blast that incinerates everything in front of him.
- Flight Unlike most of Muzan’s kin, Akihiko’s transformation and eventual evolution granted him the ability to fly using his massive wings. He dislikes this skill and only flies when necessary.
- Night Vision
Akihiko is able to see perfectly as he prowls the darkness.
- Demonic Cannibal
Having altered his body during the process of expelling Muzan’s cells, Akihiko is best known for his ability to devour and gain strength from other demons instead of humans.
- Medic Used to healing Charlie’s battle-wounds, Akihiko has learned to patch humans fairly well and can even take care of some otherwise fatal injuries.
- Intuition His keen intuition allows him to discern most people's emotions or mental states, allowing him to better approach or convince them to accept his help or work with him.
As such, he is able to actively avoid people who hate demons indiscriminately, like Shinobu and Sanemi, but is very understanding of those emotions.
- Alpinism
Akihiko’s powerful wing-arms and grip allow him to scale vertical cliffs that would otherwise be untraversable except by flight
His wing’s hands are strong enough to smash stone with ease, and he uses them to create footholds for Corps members to climb.
Other Trivia:
Though a talented poet, Akihiko cannot draw well
His arm-blades- which he lacked in his initial demonic turning and now has the ability to harm demons- may have been created by his body in an act of redemption. They are a means of striking back at the demon lord that drove him to murder his beloved family.
He considers the nichirin steel’s color change as a gift of the gods, though the color itself (Tyrian Purple) leaves a sour taste in his mouth
Shinobu scares the hell out of him, but he also understands her hatred towards demons. He tries his best not to hang around her any more than absolutely necessary.
Although he initially planned to hunt down Muzan as a suicide mission, when he realized how much he and Charlie needed each other, he abandoned the plan and chose to live to protect her as his own child
In his secluded home, he created a shrine in his family’s honor and visits it every day to remind him of the love he felt for his family, and to pray to the gods and those he killed for forgiveness.
Akihiko has been known to read Charlie’s favorite stories to her to help her sleep at night, since she cannot read Japanese all that well. He denies it, but she has heard him reading in a soft, sing-song voice many times
Animals seem to be able to sense Akihiko’s kind heart (and Gyomei has even commented on it) despite his terrifying appearance. He can often be seen with a swarm of bird or butterflies or forest animals
Akihiko gave Charlotte her shinobue flute, only to immediately confiscate it when she proceeded to tweet it as loud as she could
Quotes:
To Charlie: “Charlotte Ainsley, you are a blight upon the peace!”
“Thank you.”
“It was not a compliment!”
To Charlie: “You’ve failed.”
“What? How?! The demon is dead!”
“And so will you be, if you continue to underestimate your enemies!”
To Sanemi: “Do not mistake my patience for weakness, boy.”
To Kagaya and Co. : “My humanity has been stripped from my body, but that does not mean it has been stripped from my heart.”
To Kagaya and Co. : “I can never atone for what I’ve done. I cannot bring my family back from the dead, but I can make sure other fathers do not have to know the same loss.”
To Zenitsu: “Do you ever stop screeching? I am not going to hurt you!”
“You’re so scary! My heart can’t take this anymore!”
“I am just sitting here…?”
To Charlie: “Everyone has their burdens to bear. How you carry them is up to you.”
To Charlie: “It’s okay to be scared, but it is not to bow to that fear. Stand up.”
To Charlie: “You have the subtlety of a raging bull in a tea shop.”
To Inosuke: “Child, if you eat that bug...”
To Charlie: “Rengoku seems the type to treat you well, Charlie. Don’t you think so?”
“Oh, Gods. We’re just friends!”
“Is that so? Pity...”
“...”
“What about that Tomioka boy? You seem close.”
“No! We are not doing this!”
To Akaza: “I’ve never eaten an Upper Rank…Come, then! Let us shed blood!”
Theme Songs:
Tigrex (MHWI/MHF2)
The Calling- Marcus Warner
Central Park (King Kong, 2005)
Magnamalo (MH Rise)
The Blood of my Brothers- Dwayne Ford & Joel Jorgensen
yooo for the wip folder thingy!! gimme something pirate-y from Lost Sea Symphony!
and also i wanna know about "void & its creatures" pls 👀
(also how long did it take you to prep that fancyass post 😭😭 i'm very impressed)
heya!!
something piratey from Lost Sea Symphony, ay? well i have a couple totally not relevant facts for you
whether they started out as privateers that then didn't get paid or were pirates from the get-go, it was very unusual to have a big ship, like a galleon. those are merchant ships, and they're big and slow and difficult to maneuver in bays and coastlines, and they require quite a number of people to operate it. those are long travel ships
instead, most commonly pirates operated from (sometimes overcrouwded) sloops. those do come in a variety of sizes, so anything from 20 to 200 crewmembers is fair game. for Lost Sea Symphony, i'm aiming at 60-80 people on the ship, but i'm only naming people with a role
speaking of, my gods were there a lot of roles. you have your captain, sure, but that's not your top authority all the time, only in battle and during chases. the one managing the crew, settling feuds, dividing the bounty and all that is the quarter master. neither of them is necessarily the smartest either, because that should be the navigator and that one is extremely valuable. prime kidnapping target if they're skilled. and all of them need to work with the botswain (who manages cargo and the ship itself) and the master at arms (who trains the crew and takes it on raids). and then you need a medic/surgeon for sure. you want a carpenter to fix the boat. you want a cook. it's so much more complicated than "follow the captain's orders"
also, you know how the military has callsigns? pirates do the exact same shit, with the exact same method. do something embarassing once, have a defining feature, get in trouble for something specific, doesn't matter. if it can be shortened to one or two words, be ready for everyone to forget your name. you are now Slipper
as for the Void and its creatures, i do have interesting stuff
for starters, the Void is well known in both the Other Side and the Veiled Earth, but where in the Other Side people are aware of its legends and myths and dangers it's in the Veiled Earth that it is actually studied
by lore, the Void is both its own (extremely ancient) deity and the place where the elder gods of Order and Chaos were banished for destroying parts of the universe with their fighting. so where the Void was originally purely neutral, it's now a three-point scale on order-chaos-neutral. and no, neutral is not the midpoint of chaos and order, it's a third point. this is very important
within the Void there are mostly three types of creatures. as classified by the Harbingers and then by the Institute of Arcane Research and Defense (the "heir" of the Harbingers), these are: the blights, the walkers and the warped
the blights, known in the Other Side as the Void Gods, are an extremely rare sight. standard procedure if one is identified is to run. they can identify a source of magic within milliseconds, and will consume almost any type of it to make themselves stronger. people have noticed differences and patterns in their forms, but what those mean and what their abilities are is almost entirely unknown, because no one (in recent times) has been stupid enough to try and fight one
the walkers, known in the Other Side as Voidborn, are somewhat humanoid and fully sapient. luckily, they don't tend to operate in large numbers, at most two or three. they way more common than blights, but most Harbingers will not fight them if they don't have the rank and/or specialized training for it. because they are much more common though, they have been studied more, and it's been noted that they fall on a three-point scale: the three corners have been called Hollows, Mayhems and Chains and their appearances have been theorized but never confirmed, because no one has ever seen a pure Hollow, Mayhem or Chain. every walker that's been sighted fell somewhere on a middle ground
and lastly the warped, known in the Other Side as Void Beasts. they are sentient but not sapient, have no rhyme or reason to their form, barely have any commonly repeated traits and work in packs always. and mind you, two warped in the same pack can look wildy different. one may have seven legs and no neck, another may be a legless flying two-headed worm. they don't make sense by conventional biology, they don't breathe, they don't appear to have a digestive, reproductive or immunitary system but they do seem to be able to communicate so. go figure
all three of those are made of magic made solid (???) but of a completely different type from any other magic. aka, what in the Other Side is known as corrupted magic, or just corruption, or magical decay if you wanna be fancy. they look extremely fuzzy, like a cross between bad tv static and a glitch, aka like this:
[note, these are examples of people infected with magical decay, not of any of the Void's creatures]
so that's very fun :D
(also that formatting only took about an hour, but only because i'm used to working with invisible characters i fear ;-; )
been working on the maps for Asglen (one for the whole independant municipality and one just for the metropolitan area) and
yeah. this is. this is gonna be a pain to ink
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✵ Revolve Taglist ✵
@corinneglass @aalinaaaaaa @write-with-will @mymomsaysbobcipher @writeintrees @firesidefantasy @inspirationallybored @askyaphelion
+ @elkieselkiewrites because i think you'll like this
