#mant14

[mants-and-lyophi]

MY COUSIN DREW MY BEAUTIFUL BOY FOR MY BIRTHDAY!!!!

[lordtraco]

Choose a fate for my TTRPG character

Go out in a blaze of glory while his powers kill him

Be erased and reborn as someone new

Choose eternal imprisonment (his greatest fear)

Get help, thereby giving up the massive power that's saved his teammates

Whatever horrible secret my GM offered

Voting ended onFeb 9, 2023

[lordtraco]

Soft moment with my amnesiac OC and my beloved blorbo.

Bonus of their brothers:

[mants-and-lyophi]

Writing basics:

Chroniclers have only 24 letters, split evenly among consonants and vowels. Some sounds do not translate well to their language (such as most noises denoted by the letter "a"), while others are all grouped together under one umbrella letter (such as k, c, q, and x).

Their writing is typically written mirrored (having two thumbs on each hand makes this easy). Anything not written in this symmetrical fashion is seen as incomplete and therefore not accepted as fact.

All names in Chronicler have equal numbers of consonants and vowels. In the second photo, you can see Lyophi's name as it would write it. There is also "Freedom" rewritten as "Iphiidom", which Lyophi rebelliously referred to Esca as in all of its reports.

(The "Ph" character is reserved for special Chroniclers who are born with extra wings. It's similar to a lordly title.)

Onto sentences!

Chroniclers originally wrote on their large scales, and still will. However, they are now more likely to have "scrolls", or thin wooden semicircles connected by chains to write on.

Four lines divide the shape into fifths. Each fifth is reserved for a part of the sentence, with the words written on the tree rings. It is a matter of preference how to place duplicate words in a single part (like when you have two subjects performing the same action), but typically the word to the right of the punctuation will be the one on the furthest tree ring.

Punctuation is based on which color is most prevalent when the Chronicler begins their writing. This is signified by an open dot on the line corresponding to the 6 main colors: Infra-red, Orange, Green, Blue, Purple, Ultraviolet. This is mainly useful for telling what time of day or where this occurred. Having no punctuation insinuates the sentence being only overheard or written after the fact. These are dismissed as hearsay and discarded.

Chronicling events is a source of utmost pride. All strive to have their scrolls kept safe on their home planet for future generations to read. As such, words like "smudge" or "illegible" are low level swears. Higher taboo swears revolve around outright lying.

[lordtraco]

I love Make A Terrible Comic Day!

Does this count as a comic? Who knows! Wheeee~

[mants-and-lyophi]

Of Mice and Men - Obsolete fits them too well

[mants-and-lyophi]

Happy and Escape early years:

Before the campaign, all 27 of the Mantis Series robots lived in the secret labs owned by a Nicholas Von Hankerson. MANT stands for Motivation Assigned Neural Test, meaning each robot in this series was given a singular motivation to give their life meaning and see how close to human they acted with this in mind.

These motivations were vague enough to allow for different interpretations. Never was this more true than in Mant2, aka Kill. She was built huge and armed to the teeth, but developed a motherly temperament and close friendship with her creator.

Happy was built to bring happiness and did so whenever possible. They were closest to their brother Escape, who was built to test the security measures and by trying to flee their happy home. He always promised that they'd escape together someday.

The peace was tenuous, however. A particularly bad day for their creator began their downfall.

[mants-and-lyophi]

Pronouns & Basics:

Mant15, also known as Happy, is a sentient praying mantis robot. They are silly and wish to please, as their primary objective is to bring happiness. Her hero license has "Gender: Yes" and enjoys any and all pronouns besides "it".

Mant14 is also known as Escape, Escapist, or Freedom, but prefers the nickname Esca. He is the older brother of Happy and refers to himself with he/him pronouns (but doesn't mind others). He can use hard light holograms to effectively shapeshift into different forms and will occasionally be seen as a teenage boy.

Lyophi is an alien referred to as a Chronicler. It prefers "it/itself" pronouns and begrudgingly settles for they/them. As a Chronicler, this 8ft tall mess of clashing colors, creepy eyes, and large imposing wings is meant to be ignored as it records events unfolding. This hasn't worked well so far.