A T H A N O S Y - OC
[ Category: The Promised Land ]
" God of Vermin Kind "
: NEW TO BLOG : | Athanosy never had an official ref sheet before this as he was only ever present in a "height chart" of sorts some time ago on older blogs before I deleted it. So he is not new to me, but his overall character is new to everyone, although my ideas for him are very much not new to me as I've had the basic premise for his character for a while now, I've just recently have been able to get on with officially writing it up.
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Notice: I have loads of OCs but there are also sub categories; Like OCs with "Important roles" and "side OCs" which are not entirely my "Main OCs" but still very much matter to the worlds I've created with them; This is in association with the Promised Land and the Frostclaw.
| Also known as "The Vermin King", A leader of a civilization seem to be mostly made of the void or darkness, interpreted by who speaks of them; They are close allies with the Golden Palace under Athanosy's reign, and are very much important to the cause of keeping the Promised Land thriving and stable.
The race of darkness, or the Vermin kind as they are officially referred to as, were once a very secluded kingdom who were once sworn enemies of the Golden King of that era, aka, Aurelius's ancestors; However when it came to Athanosy's rule, the conflict had suddenly ceased indefinitely before one day willingly swearing his allegiance to the Golden Origins, it was a few years during Athanosy's reign that he and Aurelius ended up becoming a couple in the shadows away from their duties as leaders. The only potential evidence of this affair ever existing was when Aurelius's son, Prince, was one day introduced to the world, however maintaining most if not all of the Golden genes without a single trace of Vermin remnant visible, at least externally that is.
Extra Info
The Vermin Kind are a very unusual race of individuals, as they don't exactly die after their time is up, at least the full blood Vermin Kind don't; Their bodies reincarnate in a way where they retain some of their memories from their previous life, however they will either appear immensely different or somewhat similar as their former being, while still being a completely different person entirely. The majority of Athanosy's incarnations were war mongering kings prior to his reign with a few exceptions where their Kingdom laud dormant; Finally learning from snippets of his past memories as his advantage, he decided to eventually learn from the failures of the Vermin Kind because of war, used his found knowledge to take the somewhat peaceful approach to conflicts instead, thus eventually allying with the Golden Palace and eventually becoming secret lovers behind closed doors
The Lord of Deceit has made himself known to Athanosy through the Golden Palace when they had been majorly attacked one day, indirectly affecting the Vermin kingdom when goods and troops who were supposed to visit the kingdom never did. Athanosy in the end willingly took it upon himself to send soldiers and himself to aid those vulnerable areas, it was even one of the times where Kira had manage to get his hands on Aurelius's son, Prince, before the Golden Majesty and the God of Vermin were able to fight brutally for them back
Usually within the Promised Land there are races and other civilizations that can be compatible with others when it comes to offspring; The Vermin Kind however cannot reproduce well unless under fortunate circumstances, at most Vermin Kind who had fallen for others from different races who did try to reproduce, would suffer the fate of their offspring being born disfigured and too sick for them to stay alive and would then die within moments of being brought into the world, rare occasions are when the survival is guaranteed however the child bearer would usually die during birth due to complications in the body in the aftermath
Vermin Kind usually mould and blend into the shadows as a form of fast travel, however it does not mean that they cannot walk or traverse in the light; It is merely that they work fare more proficiently in the dark
Athanosy professionally, does not really try to make allies or swear his allegiance to other races or regions unless Aurelius has done so first, to not only keep close eyes on potential threats or conflicts that can occur, but also know whatever happens with those alliances, they have witnessed or experienced the complications without suddenly ceasing contact. It does very much show that Athanosy cares for Aurelius deeply and doesn't want anything happening to him or his kingdom
When the Vermin Kind first swore their allegiance to the Golden Palace, there were some conflicting thoughts and debates, rightfully so, as both the Vermin Kind and the People of Gold would have to throw away all differences in order for this eternal alliance to work, but also had to actively train and discipline themselves to not fall back into their old ways; Especially difficult for the Vermin as they were once a war driven Kingdom who thrived and flourished on bloodshed, although it can be very much expected that those who did not agree with the new reigns decision, had fled the Kingdom of Void to either pursue other possibilities or turned to Kira, even if not directly
The Kingdom of Void isn't actually on the exact same realm as the rest of the Promised Land, it behaves as a sort of massive "pocket dimension" that only following a certain procedure can you manage to get there without fatal accidents occurring; It's not exactly a place that can devour you if you do not hold the essentials to survive, but influenced by it enough can potentially mess with your perception of light and darkness itself, the air without protection can feel heavy. It's not for everyday people to stumble into, hence why only the select few have access to the Kingdom. You need the blessings of the Vermin King, and when you have that blessing, you are protected to enter or leave the Kingdom however you please, these laws do not apply to full blood or half blood Vermin since they are either born here or have a Vermin parent, even if they were born outside the Kingdom of Void; Where Athanosy approached Aurelius to form an alliance, and upon approving his offer, Athanosy gave his blessing, making the Golden King the first ever outsider to step foot into the Kingdom of Void
Despite it being rare for Vermin Kind to actually ever be compatible with other races, it very much confirms that the People of Gold and The Vermin are very much a compatible duo in having a successful offspring between one another; The speculators are assuming this could be factual, as roughly the time after their alliance with the two Kingdoms, Aurelius had suddenly ceased to show himself for almost a year before returning with an announcement of having a child, and to whom was the first to congratulate the exciting news, was none other than Athanosy himself. The tone the speculators and the gossipers would use referring to Athanosy's celebrating, would deem it to be "played", like he had already known this news prior and is trying to not raise "suspicion" for "whatever reasons". It very much amuses both Aurelius and Athanosy when they hear "news" or word from gossip-mongers, nonetheless, their child is a beautiful baby boy who may wield strong powers when he grows older
The clothes that the Vermin Kind wear are not exactly cloth based clothing, it's actually part of their forms and behaves mostly of shape-shifting mist of sorts, but it's not skin, as they are not made of such, sometimes the halflings can have the same appendages, or just the essence born onto them
It's very rare for them to get along with other inhabitants of the lands, but since becoming allies with the Golden Palace, it has opened many doors to many others who have given Athanosy and his people hospitality, goods and services from all around the Promised Land
Vermin Kind don't actually eat as they don't really need to in order to survive, the only exception is when it comes to their Vermin mix offspring as they are not full entities of the void
When in the void the Vermin are just practically husks of pure black figures, hence why they are more proficient in darkness, meanwhile in the world of light they do have a bit more colour to their form and "clothing", to make themselves appear more "approachable" to outsiders, to an extent. Also their bodies actually feel more colder to the touch when they're in their environment, but outside of that, they feel a little warm and welcoming, goes to show that exposure the world of light gives their physical being more vibrancy to their existence, which is both a very strange yet fascinating phenomenon that even they can't explain
The Vermin Kind are a very intriguing race as their introduction to the Promised Land is very unusual, it's like they were always here and were just made from the nothing that seemingly came with this strange realm, either way, since Athanosy's incarnation as the newest heir to the throne of darkness, the Kingdom has gone through it's fair share of adventures, conflicts and alliances of all sorts so they're never short on knowing the happenings within the Promised Land. No doubt the Kingdom of the Vermin has actually flourished immensely, sometimes it feels like fate definitely has a lot in store for them, makes sense seeing as the Vermin suddenly one day swore their allegiance to one of their biggest enemies, accepting allies of the Golden Palace with open arms into their Kingdom, and willingly fighting alongside the cause that stabilises the realm from potential threats or armageddon itself.
Athanosy doesn't seem to let mistakes get the better of him, it seems emotions appear as a foreign concept to his kind, though actually falling for someone and having a child with them behind closed doors is rather shocking, even for those who knew Athanosy personally, he's never usually the type to express, but somehow Aurelius awoken something within him otherwise they wouldn't have had Prince together as living proof of their alliance between the two kingdoms, let aine it being possibke for the two races to be compatible with their genes.. Besides that, anyone who js an ally to the Golden King and his Palace, is an ally to the God of the Vermin and his empire; So the entire Frostclaw organisation has his full blessing to to open another branch of trades, goods and services, and hospitality within the Void Kingdom walls. Other settlements, regions and civilizations of course will soon follow when peace has striven to the Promised Land once again.
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Athanosy is another leader that I have actually tried again and again to officially design and properly introduce to the Promised Land project ever since adding him onto the height chart of all important leader roles for the realm between dimensions, but some reason have always struggled to get anywhere for him and his overall character in general which is rather annoying... But months after drawing his new and still current ref, I am finally getting on with his actual bio and the little bits about the Vermin Kind in general, besides his design that I guess was always set in stone in some form, I did have a bit on what the race was like when it came to the basics, but a few other bits of info somehow had to also be incorporated into them, as well as some new info that I never thought of before actually focusing onto his ref.
So his old design, just like a few others, hasn't really changed all that much besides adding a little more "void jewellery" or whatever I can consider them as, and his "cloak" which hasn't gotten much different either. But his overall premise to his character that I VERY much had from the very beginning is that; He is allies with Aurelius, they eventually have a child together who after his father's untimely death, Prince ends up being taught by Athanosy on how to awaken and strengthen his abilities of light to prepare for the soon-to-be second biggest world-ending war to ever approach the Promised Land. Overall, he has quite the duty of being a nurturing father while also being the best teacher for his own child, while also running a Kingdom of his own and ensuring a better tomorrow.
He's a pretty busy King but he gets the job done.
Besides all that though, I am quite proud of his design and have already drawn out his design in my Tomodachi Life island, who's not at all married to Aurelius, disappointed that their relationship never came to fruition, nonetheless seeing them more at peace on my Tomo makes me wanna plan up an alternative version of the story where Kira isn't trying to takeover the land, he and Caligo don't become the God of Mayhem and potentially bring the whole Promised Land into chaos, but no I won't worry about all that yet, others need refs, full re-works and need to be fully introduced to this blog, so the "what ifs" can indeed wait for a long time.
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