(to anyone that has seen me repost this several times i am deeply sorry)
introducing my dol npc, navi the ringmaster 🎪 he’s the kind of guy who’ll smile at you like a gentleman while casually deciding if you’re better as an acrobat or a mop.
what he brings to the game: navi serves as both a people-of-interest npc and a storyline hub. he offers the player “work” at the circus, performances, errands, odd jobs, under the guise of volunteering. but every task comes with hidden costs: debts, fines, or favors owed. the longer the pc stays, the harder it becomes to walk away.
navi can act as a patron, a captor, or a twisted mentor depending on how much the player entertains him. his circus is equal parts spectacle and exploitation, and the player has to decide how deep they want to let him pull them in.
more info under the cut:
Basic Info 🎭:
Name: Navi Armitage
Age: ~26 years old
Birthplace: A coastal UK town outside of town limits (possibly in a decaying seaside slum near the Old Dock area, before being "relocated")
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: ~55 kg (121 lbs)
🍆 Size: Large (uncut)
Notes 🎭:
- Known For: Being charismatic, unsettlingly polite, and unflinchingly professional. Rarely loses his temper.
- Trafficking Use: Uses orphans and drifters for labor or performances. “Volunteers” often have no way out. Keeps things looking legal by forging contracts or bribing officials.
- Speech Pattern: Formal but theatrical. He enunciates clearly and often sounds rehearsed, with moments of sharp wit or sardonic humor.
If you gain any love after meeting Amato, he well start calling for you from the bedroom mirror from 3-4am once per week.
"I'm waiting for you."
"Return to me."
"Remember your promise."
Interacting with the Mirror: If you're already awake at 3am or choose to wake up on your own, you can hear him from the mirror. You catch glimpses of Amato's silhouette. Tentacles emerge from the mirror, which you can interact with. Even when it is not a blood moon, you now have the option to take things further with the tentacles. If you do, they will pull you through the mirror and Amato's storyline will continue. +love
If you do not take things further, the tentacles eventually withdraw.
"I continue to expect you." +lust
Ignoring the Mirror: If you're unaware of his calls, you received the following description upon waking:
Memories of strange dreams dissolve as you wake. You have the sense someone was crying out for you.
After a month of ignoring him, his voice will forcibly wake you.
"I'VE BEEN CALLING FOR YOU. WHERE ARE YOU?" +spite
>Roll over and go back to sleep.
"You never intended to keep your promise." ++spite --love
Tentacles emerge from the mirror, drag you out of bed, and pull you into the Tentacle Plains where Amato assaults you. You occasionally have the option to flee, but Amato continues to hunt, deride and assault you until you pass out or find an exit. You have the sense he's toying with you. (WARNING: This behavior continues once per month so long as you continue to ignore Amato. Reaching 100% spite with Amato results in player death.)
>Interact with Mirror.
"There you are. How long do you plan to make me wait?" -spite
Like the usual mirror interaction, you can choose to take things further to continue the storyline or go back to bed.
Boons: Continuing the storyline gives you permanent access to the Tentacle Plains through the mirror from 3-4am without needing to wait for the blood moon. A free pepper spray can be recovered once per week. You can hide from blood moon Ivory Wraith here as well, but Amato's company isn't necessarily better.
If you interact with the mirror after Amato's storyline continues, his dialogue changes:
Name: Monroe
Age: 21
Species: Human (Fox TF)
Pronouns: They/Them
Height: 197cm (207cm with heels)
"You know what they say- you're never dressed without a shit eating grin" ^^
Fulltime Professional Penthouse Pet</3
A typically spoiled rich kid with a superiority complex, who had a fall from grace. (the superiority complex persists unfortunately)
Monroe’s the bastard child of an affair who got adopted into the family against the cheaters wishes, to serve as a constant reminder and emotional chess piece.They quickly became their step parents prized pet, something akin to a lover, child and a handy bargaining chip whenever some palms needed to be greased or a deal needed to be sweetened.
Doltown is not a good place for anyone but the rich, privileged and powerful; and Monroe got to find that out intimately- shipped back to the place of their conception and kicked down into the bowels of the town, the instant their step-parent died. Forced into an ever increasing debt. A parting gift by their remaining parent for a torturous slow demise.
They're annoyingly charismatic and charismatically annoying. A vain piece of work who has trouble connecting with people, despite being practically surrounded by them at all times. A known menace, mooch, flirt and a prolific liar who lies.
Extremely prideful with a very utilitarian view of people.
They’re the type of person who views everyone but a few exceptions as unimportant background characters with no internal lives. And determines someone's worth by their relevance in the different social ecosystems they frequent.
Monroe is Dee’s overgrown pet fuckboy, situationship, quasi-family and alleged best friend all rolled into one- who also unwittingly mated to her the second the fox transformation got forced onto them.
They spend most of their time away from doltown, practically vanishing into thin air for weeks or even months at a time. Purposefully keeping Dee in the dark in regards to their work as a live-in sugar baby, managing the pathological antics of whichever high net-worth individual is willing to pay the exorbitant rates required to fund their continued survival.
Fun Facts!
Prideful cunt that will take the bit too far, always
Generally pretty unflappable because youre less than nothing in their eyes
Depersonalizes people by exclusively using pet names or nicknames for them. Dee is one of the only people who has the privilege of being called by her name.
probably bailey's top earner and thus afforded more protection (practically untouchable),..But only as long as they keep being useful
worked at a host club and as a model before becoming a fulltime sugar baby
touchy mf. Not to keen on being touched themself but anyone else is fair game
Shit at fighting, good at dodging- slippery like an eel
Developed chronic pain thanks to the mating bond
suppresses the fox tf as much as possible and purposefully ignores it. Yes they turned compartmentalization into their personal sport, thanks for asking
Has an Eating Disorder
Assumes they have a low life expectancy and is making the most of it
they love annoying and unsettling people. They need to be charming and courteous 24/7 usually so they enjoy being a menace to anyone they know is/deem as - unimportant. It Also serves as a sort of test to see who sticks around.
scar on their nose and neck, both from attempts on their life
has their own little spy network. They mainly use it to keep track of Dee- Her schedule and anyone who's getting close to her. They check the Orphan roster semi-regularly to keep track of most of the Orphans as well. Just in case.
Loves to watch Dee eat. Weirdo
Got their Room privileges revoked a while ago due to their frequent absence and thus stays with Dee whenever they're back in town (despite having an apartment they could return to)
Hands out money to other orphans like candy. it makes them look better
They dress provocatively as a form of protection. If someone left scars or bruises it would be easy to see
their debt is ever increasing thanks to their remaining parent, who pays hefty sums to Bailey to ensure Monroe will slowly be ground into dust
this is canto! they're a musician who moved to danube street recently and can be randomly encountered while knocking on doors. :) after that point, their house is unlocked and you can visit them to take either piano or violin lessons once a day!
they LOVE heaping praise on pc for their improvements as they take more lessons. doting and headpats and the like. pc has the option to push them away (-love -lust), remain professional (+love), or to lean into the praise (+love +lust)
their unique stat is euphoria, which increases as the pc's musical skill improves and they continue to work alongside canto on a regular basis. it deteriorates naturally the longer you go without visiting them, but there's no consequence to keeping it low. rather, having it high will unlock new events, which are under the cut >:]
once canto's euphoria reaches at least 50% and the pc's musical skill is high enough, they'll request that pc play a particular piece with them. specifically, this is a piece of music known to cause madness in both those who play and listen to it. they haven't found anyone willing to perform it with them, but they believe the pc has the skill and potential to perform it alongside them. :)
if pc refuses, canto is disappointed but understanding. their euphoria will drop substantially and stop increasing, but their love and lust will remain the same (they won't hold it against you!). however, this opens an option to ask them about it again every time you visit them for a lesson :)
if pc agrees, or asks about it again later on, canto will be ELATED and immediately begin making preparations. if pc is skilled in both the violin and the piano, canto will ask which part they prefer: the calmer violin, or the more erratic piano. otherwise, their role will default to whichever skill meets the threshold.
this requires basically 0 trauma and very high willpower to complete, because canto is NOT lying! continuing to play the piece alongside them will steadily increase trauma. succeeding in willpower checks will slow the increase, but failing them will make it even worse.
if the pc reaches max trauma while performing, they will collapse, and canto will take them to their bedroom to recover, apologizing profusely for putting them in such danger. however, pc won't remember anything that happened during the performance, their trauma having been reverted to where it was before it started. (it's a skill check babey!)
however, canto will not let you try again, meaning that you only have one chance to do this right, because they are NOT risking your life and your sanity again.
if you succeed, however, canto's euphoria is completely maxed out, and you get a very substantial gain in both love and lust. they thank you repeatedly and breathlessly for joining them on this journey, asking if you'd like anything in return for your help. if your promiscuity is high enough, this is the first time you can engage in a consensual encounter with them :) otherwise you can just say that the experience alone was enough of a reward. this will also lower the hard world corruption by 1!
after this, you have the option to play a maddening piece with canto whenever you want. each time you do, the willpower checks needed become less strict, and the trauma gain slows, eventually crawling to an insignificant amount altogether. you can repeat this once a day to have another consensual encounter with them! this will also lower the soft world corruption by 1 each time.
if you reach max trauma while playing these pieces, canto will take you to their bedroom to recover, and you'll have to wait a week to try again. they won't completely lock you out, but they're worried about you!
however, if you fail while canto's euphoria is at 100% and your love is high enough. :)
when these conditions are met, canto will take your screams as a part of the piece itself. they will not help you, instead continuing to play their part of the piece, feverishly and mindlessly. you can either choose to do a willpower check in order to pull yourself together, or you can continue to let out your screams and cries.
if you succeed in pulling yourself together, you shake some sense into canto as well. they shake their head, confused and startled by themself. at this point, you can either comfort them or leave. if you leave, you will dismiss them, as they isolate themself in their home and refuse to let you in, for fear of hurting you.
if you comfort them, they'll recover, but they will refuse to play the maddening pieces again, their euphoria back at 0. you'll have to increase it to at least 50% again for them to feel confident enough to try again.
if you fail or let yourself go during the performance, the piece will continue, searing itself into both of your minds. and THIS is how you get their soft bad end. :)
from this point on, canto will keep you in their home indefinitely, effectively mindbroken by the piece and wanting you to be their accompaniment in playing it over and over—not with your instrument, but with your voice.
each day, they'll play it for you again. you can either give in, allowing the music to bore into your psyche and bring out your voice again, or you can resist, gradually reducing your trauma and increasing your control of the situation.
if you cooperate, each piece will increase the soft world corruption by 1. however, canto will dote on you even more than they did before, giving you decadent meals and clothing and anything you could ask for, praising you as their prized instrument. when cooperating with canto, you also have the option to initiate a consensual encounter twice a day, with canto being much more sadomasochistic than they typically are otherwise. they love you so much and want to hear more and more of your melodic voice <3
the more you cooperate, the more you develop stockholm syndrome and begin believing yourself to truly be canto's instrument. after this point, canto will trust you enough to go out (much like eden) and you'll be able to leave and come back as you wish. however, the longer you stay away without hearing the piece again, the more your trauma increases, until you're forced to return and listen to canto play again.
as time goes on, canto will also have the chance to do various things to or with you: writing sheet music on your body, sitting you down to brush your hair while they hum, bathing with you, all sorts of fun stuff :)
if you resist, however, canto will grow frustrated and manic, eventually lashing out in a nonconsensual encounter in order to bring out your voice. if you lose, either by maxing out your lust or your trauma, canto will succeed in getting you to scream and cry, thus increasing your trauma again and repeating the cycle. a frustrated canto will act much more violently, carving sheet music into your flesh and forcing you to become exactly what their symphony needs.
if you win, you have a chance to escape, either by breaking through a window (++pain) or by the front door. it's much easier with more control/less trauma, because rather than chasing you, canto will begin to play the piece again, and if you collapse, you'll fail to escape.
if you escape, canto's home will be locked for a week. when you return, they will be incredibly ashamed of themself, and you will have the opportunity to dismiss them again. however, if you forgive them, however, they'll be incredibly grateful for your mercy. at this point, you can continue your lessons, their euphoria at 0 once more.
OTHERWISE!!
generally, you can only visit canto during the day. however, if you happen to go to their house on a blood moon while they have high euphoria, they will offer to play a piece for you that's said to calm the dead.
if you say yes, they'll play a haunting melody that seems to claw at your mind, making you feel as though you're sinking into the deep. visions of the dark, of painful wails, of fear and agony and despair... in exchange for a fair amount of trauma gain, the ivory wraith will be calmed during this blood moon, which makes going to the forest to remove ear slimes much easier.
if you say no, you can instead stay at canto's mansion until sunrise, listening to them play normal music instead, which lowers trauma :)
dol ll race headcannons cause i often forget these characters don't have a canonical race and I get mad at robin not using his Filipino/Mexican/Brazilian rage when he's not Filipino/Mexican/Brazilian
robin - Brown Filipino but whitewashed asf and he also has a cockney accent cause why not, if this guy is Filipino Filipino then his lemonade stand would already have upgraded into a fishball and samalamig stand and overprice the shit out of it cause it's hashtag foreign but he doesn't have that #hustler mindset cause he's a DUMB FUCK THAT SELLS LEMONADE FOR ONE POUND THAT DOESN'T ADJUST TO INFLATION
Kylar - Chinese wasian with ginger hair cause he's EVIL. I imagine his family was crazy rich asians with a mansion like that.
Sydney - British white. I mean the game was pretty clear about that so I don't have much to work with.
Whitney - chavest whitest white of white but a bit of 2% brown from the spray tan
Avery - White Arabic cause he reminds me of my dad's boss and he's White Arabic and like that's literally it
Great hawk - bird, a hawk too uhhhh Greek?
Black wolf - ....well...it's in the name...black (Brazilian) wolf...
Eden - Turkish. he seems the type to be racially ambiguous Or or he could be uh yeah I got nothin else
Alex - Irish solely because of the burnt potato scene
