Idk if I’ve asked this already but do you have any c!Karl headcanons from Mianitian Isles? Not many people talk about him and it’s sad
My headcanons for Karl are ALL over the place. I'd always been a big Tom watcher, but I always tried to make a point to watch Karl too.
In terms of hc's tho, my biggest is that Karl was ACTUALLY the first on the Isles. Yes, yes, I know it was Tom but shhh, wouldn't it make more sense for Tom and Jordan- after being launched back in time- to have arrived at a place that already had people?
(As a sidenote- I hc that the gods didn't actually appear on the Isles until AFTER Tom appeared, drawn by the presence of someone with energy SO similar to Dianite's but not)
I also put Karl as a lot older than the others. Late 30's, early 40's. My thought is that he came from a very small, close-knit family. His family was migrating and he was supposed to go out and scout out ahead of the group to find a good place to settle. He found the Isles, a place where only the Light and Darkness had often ventured and eventually settled- hence why Yggdrasil is there and all the lore places are so close.
As a result of living in such a small group, Karl didn't have to do much fighting. He was pure survival and relationship based, which is why he isn't as up to snuff at fighting as Jordan and Tom.
In terms of faith, I think- had Aianite been around at the time- he would have followed Aianite. In fact, his family likely would have had a long tradition of following Aianite.
Instead, Karl is picked up by Mianite because Karl *radiates* life. That, and Mianite wasn't used to someone actually following him, so was desperate to keep Karl on his side.
Skipping waaaaay ahead, with Karl being the one to hold back the Darkness, and to accidentally 'give in' to the Darkness back when the three were tested, I think Karl actually has a closer affinity to Darkness than either Jordan or Tom. (Which would be why the Darkness was trying to tempt Jordan to their side- it wasn't natural to Jordan despite how willing he was to toe the line)
My thoughts are like, all over the place but feel free to ask specific questions if you'd like
