#oc: buff

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The sound of iron shocks is stuck in my head The thunder of the drums, dictates

who let the god damn ash in here ??

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Codex: The Dweller

𖤝 The Dweller often appears in the shadows, in numbers they create a diverse array of folks each unlike another. A mysterious Reaper fulfilling a contract in the dead of night. A durable human testing their everlasting valor for the sake of perseverance. A wolf being undefined by their demons. Two unexpected beings joining together for adventure. The choice knows no bounds in the land of Hallowmire. So, who are you?

Now accepting residents for Hallowmire

𖤝 Hi! After spending fifty years in CAS, it's slowly started to drive me up the wall so I figured I'd double the final codex as a way to collect sims for my project! Details will be under the cut so I don't inflict the text wall of doom for everyone ⋆˙⟡

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𖤝 They must fit the steampunk aesthetic. CC is pretty limited so Victorian clothing also works as well! I'm positive I've scoured the entire internet clothing and accessory wise so feel free to go wild with that! I would heavily appreciate if they have outfits in every category 𖤝 However... O_O Minimal skin detail cc (1-2GB) and no defaults please! I have my resources page here for the defaults and skin details I do use. As for sliders, I have all of obscurus and nsw's sliders and a majority of their presets. 𖤝 I own a all EP's. SP, GP's and Kits might be a little tricky as I don't own all of them but feel free to message me 𖤝 Although not required, I'd love to hear a backstory! I've included the codex of other types of occults as those specific three have certain characteristics however with other occults, the choice is yours! They also might have a cameo in the Violet Moon so this could help me understand them as well! 𖤝 There's no deadline and I'll probably keep it open for a good while. I appreciate anyone that decides to send over a sim ;_; <3 Thank you thank you if you do! Immortalis | Hexe | Faerie

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updated gear for our dearest buff and bone ˗ˋˏ ♡ ˎˊ˗

↬ sad news, bone's cursed hand is killing him

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can you feel it?

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BUFF & BONE

↬ dnd lore about buff and bone below

BUFF: Orc | Barbarian | Subclass: Path of the World Tree | True Neutral

✧˖ ° Being a strong fighter and leader is in Buff's roots. Or so that's what his father believed. You see, Buff is average. Unremarkable even. Buff never quite understood what being the son of a chieftain meant. Oftentimes he would found himself studying the world around him rather than paying attention to his duties. Replacing getting to know his subjects for mental acuity and self-discipline. Talking to people was overrated anyway. Disappointed, Buff's father sent his only son on a journey to prove his worth.

STR: 16 | DEX: 10 | CON: 14 | INT: 14 | WIS: 12 | CHA: 6

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BONE: Skeleton | Fighter | Subclass: Echo Knight | Chaotic Neutral

✧˖ ° Bone, previously known as " the Viper" was a masked member of the minor thieves guild faction out of the city, working as an interrogation and torture expert. This Faction and the local group of exiled necromancers have been at odds with each other in a dispute over a very powerful artifact that had the power to give eternal life with access an infinite number of universes and timelines. The necromancers accuse the thieves of stealing the artifact (naturally) and of course they did (obviously). After a few ill attempts of retrieving the artifact back ,the necromancers launched a full scale invasion of the thieves hideout. Knowing that all that follows is slavery or death, the Viper used the artifact, not knowing what to expect, binding to this soul and knocking him out. Unfortunately for the Viper, the Necromancers killed every one of the Thieves guild members and in fact, did take bone into servitude. He had remained with the Necromancers for 14 years, strung to a wooden board with all 4 limbs bound, suffering horrible attempts to remove the artifact from his being. Watching the artifacts side effects take hold, month after month his organic body rotting off and leaving nothing but clean white bone in its stead.

STR: 8 | DEX: 16 | CON: 12 | INT: 12 | WIS: 12 | CHA: 14

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HOW THEY MET:

Buff's quest was much more difficult than he anticipated. What exact fortune was he meant to bring back that would be enough? And it wasn't like his father left him with much. Taking to a nearby village, Buff began doing odd jobs in order to take care of his basic needs. His next particular gig was enough to finally buy himself a new pair of pants. The catch? He needed to clear out a group of necromancers holed up in a cavern. Sounds easy enough except Buff's luck had just run out. - The Viper on the other hand, had a change of luck one morning and he is startled by screaming coming from the entrance of their cave. After 10 long minutes of the sounds of death surrounding his Chamber, The door is flung open and in front stood a huge, bloodied Orc. Thinking this is the end The Viper lowers his head, ready to meet his FINAL fate but is met with the sensation of a hard thud on a cold floor. The orc had severed his bounds, No words are spoken but almost immediately after, The orc smiles and collapses with a deep wound in his abdomen region now visible. Later the Orc awakens and notices bandages covering his wounds and a cold meal sat besides him, and in the corner sits a very small Skelton with a very disturbed look. "Did you do this?" asks the orc. "I felt the need to save you, seeing that you saved me" said the skeleton. After a while of bonding and healing the made the decision the adventure forth together, in search of purpose. During the orc's healing process, he introduces himself as Buff, the son of a powerful Orc Warlord. And when asked the skeleton's name he responds "I don't have one, who I was doesn't exist anymore, call me whatever I guess" and with a smile and use of his tribes naming scheme, "the Viper" has now become "Bone".

Bone's portions are written by my bf, wahoo! <3

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the ale definitely passed right through him

Transcript:

?: Oh! ?: Nice. I see you've gotten a head start. Bone: Don't worry, I'll catch up.

also special thanks to my partner, Bone’s dialogue is written by him :)

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HAI! thank you for the ask :3 lemme tell you a story about this guy...

─ Buff Oathsworn of the Stonelit Clan ─

𖤝 Buff's father, Volnar ostracized from his family. There's a lot of deeply rooted shame towards his son after certain events. In his eyes, Buff is his biggest failure as he could never get him to own up to the responsibility of being heir to the clan.

𖤝 He's got a scar in the center of his chest left by his ex-best friend, Kor. While initially, the veins around the wound looked like they were black with ink, they eventually were able to get it contained. However, a wound like that leaves really dire repercussions. It's an ache that never quite goes away. He hasn't raged since the incident as he's not sure if his heart would be able to withstand it.

𖤝 His best moment was defeating the night gaunt. As the party was trying to recover from being under the influence, on death saves or if you were Bone, dead in general, Buff was up against a really powerful creature. In those final moments, he summoned really cool spectral branches and threw the night gaunt onto a trap in which it met it's demise.

𖤝 Buff's whole character arc has revolved around breaking his own cycle and taking ownership. He's quiet most of the time, allowing Bone to do all of the talking, but this behavior isn't new. Never the one to truly be seen, always the one to disappear. But the past follows, and it follows closely behind, forcing him to step into the light and confront his past. As messy as it may be...

𖤝 he's died about four times now and i fear next session will be the fifth as he is butt neked with some necromancer cultists- please get him a bulletproof vest

𖤝 he is 7'5 OuO he tol orc

𖤝 Speaking of Kor, he has a lot of conflicting feelings towards him. They didn't end things in the best of terms, it was the final argument he had before leaving his home and it was so bad that he just aimlessly ran for hours. Buff is trying to forget. Just another person he's failed. Kor on the other hand, has been hunting this man and essentially killed him twice. (Juicy !)

𖤝 Adding to the aimlessly running and events that happened afterwards (jfc this dude's lore), he didn't rejoin society until a few months passed by. In his solitude, Buff felt like his mind was splitting between the silence and the words repeating in his mind. The only comfort became his routine: eat, sleep, hunt. Over and over until he stumbled upon the tree Yggdrasil.... And that's where we'll leave it as it's the mythology I'm currently studying and how applies to his story and dnd subclass OuO something about life and death and rebirth.... man the story truly writes itself atp

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I've done my research, me right now:

OKAY HERE WE GO

For Buff! cause i want to know more about him :D

What scenario might test their convictions?

2. What is the biggest crime your OC has committed? Are they a theif, a cheat, a liar? What is the smallest, most petty crime they’ve committed? Or do they not do crime at all?

3. What makes your OC impatient? What can’t they wait for? Why?

4. What is the most recent thing you’ve discovered about your OC?

For Violetta:

Do they get angry/lose their temper quickly?

2. Are there any rumours about your OC hanging around? Nasty ones or just good humoured? Got any gossip to share about them? 👁👁

3.  Does your OC have any quirks or habits? Do they whistle without noticing it? Do they chew their fingernails? Do they realize they’re doing these things? Do they care?

4. If you were to choose another name for your oc, what do you think it would be? Did you choose it for how it sounds or for its meaning?

For Oxalis:

1. What are the most painful words that can be said to your OC to utterly break them? What are the words that you could tell them to cheer them up?

2. Does your OC like flowers? What are their favourites? Do they keep a garden of some sort? What flowers would they use in a flower crown?

3. What does your OC do for a living? If they don’t have a job, then what do they usually do?

4. Does your oc prefer being in a crowd or being completely alone? How many people can be around them before they get uncomfortable?

i hope this isn't too much jsjs i also wanted to add some questions for caleb, but if you want me to i'll do it lol

HALLO! AH YES the mature ask i received that i will answer! thank you for the ask btw :D

Buff Oathsworn

What scenario might test their convictions?

OOO this is such an interesting question because he's a Paladin now so there's this desire to deliver justice. However, justice is tricky because how do you determine what is good or bad? Is that even a true concept? He shows no mercy to the wicked especially if they have wronged the helpless, but what happens when that face is of someone you used to be friends with? As of late, he finds himself constantly tested.

What is the biggest crime your OC has committed? Are they a thief, a cheat, a liar? What is the smallest, most petty crime they’ve committed? Or do they not do crime at all?

The biggest crime was being wanted for a murder of four. (To be fair-) Contrary to popular belief (by the law), he isn't one to engage in crime. In what I would call phase two of his character arc, he would typically spend the day completing tasks for money, drowning his sorrows in a drink or trying to keep Bone out of trouble. As of late, he seems to be getting framed for stuff that he SWEARS is for the greater good those dudes were zealots soft launching the end of the world-

What makes your OC impatient? What can’t they wait for? Why?

He get's impatient when enemies outsmart him, usually is when he'll enter into a blinding rage. He doesn't like to lose and especially hates to stay inactive in the face of nefarious machinations. Besides that he is pretty mellow and goes with the flow.

What is the most recent thing you’ve discovered about your OC?

He is also dyslexic LMAO! I didn't include in his backstory that he couldn't read, and his stats don't support that however, it is taking him a really long time to read a book because I keep rolling below an 8! Also I'm constantly surprised at his perseverance in spite of all of the adversity, it's not at all how I'd expect things to go!

+ the rest under the cut :3

Violetta Blackheart

Do they get angry/lose their temper quickly?

I would love to say yes but that would be a complete lie just looking at how long she has endured being around the whims of Straud and the Immortalis. Especially when standing down at this conversation. She carries quite a bit of temperance but the question is why? I feel like that one is one I am still solving together with her.

2. Are there any rumours about your OC hanging around? Nasty ones or just good humoured? Got any gossip to share about them? 👁👁

She is coined with the name Engel der Nacht/Nacht, it's so well-known that even Oxalis calls her this without knowing her. But it's not a good nickname, oftentimes, she's associated with death. Or that she is secretly the executioner working for Straud rather than a detective for the Crown. A lot of people, rightfully so, don't feel like she has their interests in mind.

3.  Does your OC have any quirks or habits? Do they whistle without noticing it? Do they chew their fingernails? Do they realize they’re doing these things? Do they care?

YES! So every time I pose her, there's a lot of fiddling of the hands or the hands on/hovering over the stomach, not really knowing what to do with them. In the beginning, I was looking at a lot of references of Victorian women and what they would look like during their promenades and seeing how that would translate to a nearly 600 year old vampire. And then I just felt like, Violetta, would probably be so frustrated, overwhelmed and forgetful over the little manners that evolve over time so nervous hand fiddles it is!

4. If you were to choose another name for your oc, what do you think it would be? Did you choose it for how it sounds or for its meaning?

OOO yes, I go in depth here about names and alternate names! I originally wanted to go with Violet but as mentioned, Violet is the name of another OC. But also building off of that, I wanted it to be named after a flower (Viola/Violet) to coincide with Oxalis being named after a plant. I reached a happy middle with Violett being her human name. The thought behind the change from Violett to Violetta was in a way Straud's dismissal of her agency. That she belonged to the Immortalis now, who you were, no longer matters.

Oxalis Tetraphylla

1. What are the most painful words that can be said to your OC to utterly break them? What are the words that you could tell them to cheer them up?

It would have to be somewhere along the lines of someone not being who you expected them to be. Moreso as discovering someone is intentionally two-faced. As for cheering up, I definitely know the words for this one and that's "Would you like to see *insert animal here*?"

2. Does your OC like flowers? What are their favourites? Do they keep a garden of some sort? What flowers would they use in a flower crown?

YES! Since her family and faerie clan are more nomadic, having a dedicated garden was not in the cards for her during that lifestyle. As for a flower crown, definitely dainty flowers such as lily of the valley or baby's breath. These aren't her favorite but she likes wispy flower crowns. Her favorite flower is difficult but I feel like foxglove is a close choice. Also, bonus but the bearded iris reminds her of her and Violetta :")

3. What does your OC do for a living? If they don’t have a job, then what do they usually do?

Hmm okay. Without spoiling to much, she works for the Queen of the Faeries, Queen Titania. What that job entails, we'll find out soon O_O

4. Does your oc prefer being in a crowd or being completely alone? How many people can be around them before they get uncomfortable?

She definitely doesn't mind being around others, being social and living in communal spaces has made her open to engaging with others. However, if she can't spread out her wings and people are packed like sardines then it isn't a fun time for her >_<