@crashorpie
heard you guys wanted more nonbinary trolls, so here’s my trollsona!
Yeeee they look fab as hell
technically one of twelve, since I plan to make one for each blood caste, but since I’m a Gemini the yellowblood is my ~true~ trollsona)
I’m not great at spriting, so my ref is drawn — while a sprite would be nice, I don’t have a strong opinion either way! also, feel free to take your time if the submissions are piling in.
You may not be a spriter but you’re a hell of an artist! I’m not even sure I have any design suggestions but I might just make a sprite for the pure joy of it.
home planet: Alternia
name: I’m bad at names, so my datefriend has been helping me! “Permia” is from the Permian period, to go along with their lusus, and neither of us can remember where they got “Collum” from.
Hmmmm. How about Anisora, from the dragonfly infraorder anisoptera?
age: currently ten and a half, since that’s roughly how old I am in sweeps, but they’d probably need to either be aged down or booted off-planet.
I mean tbh we still don’t have a canon answer for when trolls are forced off-planet? I assumed it was close to 7 sweeps but I have no way of confirming that.
Strife Specibus: I’m struggling with coming up with a good answer for this one – their psionics aren’t as useful for combat as Sollux’s, so they wouldn’t be able to forego a Strife Specibus entirely like he does.
Hmmm you mention later on that they like singing, so how about like…flailkind, but they use a microphone kind of like a weighted morningstar? It has some fun upgrade potential and is kinda funny!
Fetch Modus: Pictionary!
blood: gold!
symbol: Gempia, the Sign of the Perspicacious since I’m basically doing one for each sign with my moon/aspect results, I’m sticking largely the Extended Zodiac, esp since I’m not great at finding or coming up with signs.
trolltag: currently I’m using ambientGilt, though I’d be open to both GCAT and non-GCAT suggestions! “gilt” is a nod both to their blood color and to the idea that they feel like their own personality is only a surface-level thing: a glittery, attention-grabbing light show that conceals a less-valuable interior. “ambient” I’m less fond of – it’s alluding both to ambience/background music, and to the idea that they pick up most of their demeanor from their surroundings. I guess I’m hoping to convey a sense of ephemerality, mostly?
Maybe giltyLeisure? Kinda like guilty pleasure, but also to convey this sense that this is a person who feels guilty both about their public persona and about the fact that they could relax while amongst others?
quirk: they use all lowercase and proper punctuation, sans periods and sometimes question marks unless they’re feeling particularly serious or verbose, but they capitalize proper nouns. they tend to break up thoughts with line breaks/new messages rather than with punctuation. referencing their sign, they substitute 0 for o and = for “equal” and is/am/are.
special abilities: as a goldblood, they have psionic abilities. their telekinesis is geared almost exclusively towards flight – they can move their own body around with about the same effort it’d take to move a much smaller object. they can move other objects as well, but it’s about 1:1 to their ability to move that object with their own hands. I’m not sure whether or not to give them vision twofold or other prophetic abilities. (at the very least, though, I had fun with giving them eye-searing purple powers. the shades are actually based on a pair I own and frequently wear.)
God I fucking love that. Also as a fellow tacky gay like. I have such a stong sense of “god it’s TOO MUCH I want 5 of them.”
lusus: a meganeura with two dragon heads – its eyes are compound like a dragonfly’s!
I was waffling a whole bunch about goldbloods being “allowed” to have insectoid and flying lusii but as CD pointed out, Tinkerbull can fly so it seems that lower castes can break those rules for a good design reason. I’m so relieved. The duoragonbi stays!
personality: introverted, irritable, and somewhat paranoid, Permia’s sense that others are judging their every action is frequently pitted against their nigh-bottomless need for validation and approval. as an awkward, autistic troll who has difficulty picking up on social subtleties, they typically assume the worst of others’ reactions. when socializing, they have two modes: shy and nearly silent, and aggressively straightforward. even when attempting to stay out of conversations, they tend to wear their pusher on their nonexistent sleeve. when they let their guard down, their reactions are rarely moderated – everything’s either the funniest or the worst or the cutest or the saddest thing they’ve seen in their entire life. they’re competitive and perfectionist to the degree that they’ll attempt to stay out of situations, such as friendly contests or games, where there’s a risk of them not winning or performing perfectly, since they know that sort of thing would ruin their day. in person, they’re wary of just about everyone with a higher blood color than themselves, but online, they’ll be a little more open with highbloods. on the positive side, they’re decidedly loyal and affectionate towards their friends, even those they hold no romantic feelings for, and are good with kids, especially young ones. they devote intense passion towards their interests, and are willing to talk about special interests past and present at the drop of a hat. they also pride themselves on their pithy sense of humor and aren’t above making the shittiest of puns when they occur to them.
interests: Permia can take a shine to all sorts of music, and they love to memorize songs and sing along, even in public. they draw whenever they have free time, and follow several comics. they’re also fond of people-watching, especially in shopping centers or while riding the train from one end of the line to the other. they like specialty sodas and collect the bottles. (they collect a lot of things, actually – to be honest, they’re a bit of a pack rat.)
title: I’m not totally sure on a title – I’m decidedly Light-oriented, but can never figure out what class describes my relationship to it. typically I go with Knight, since I value efficiency and making sure a little goes a long way.
With trollsonas, it’s always a little harder to assign classpects just because that’s you! You know yourself best. I think Knight is a good pick if, in addition to using a little info/luck to get a lot out of it, they often find themselves overwhelmed by a lot of information. Another option is Sylph of Light, since they passively absorb nearby info and remix it.
Land: I haven’t really thought of how they’d play Sgrub, honestly? if they did, though, I feel their Quest would probably involve lots of puzzles, like Tavros’ did.
Maybe a fairly simple Land like Land of Insight and Illusion (LOIAI)? Like puzzles would be all there is, but they’d put a lot of emphasis on their ability to reason to progress anywhere at all
dream planet: Derse. (until I took the test, I heavily conceptualized myself as Prospit – it matches my aesthetic more closely, and a lot of my autistic traits aligned with traits exhibited by Prospit dreamers, especially Jade (“you see not everyone always means the opposite of what they say the way [Rose] and dave always do”) but after taking the test five times and getting Derse thrice I’m forced to conclude that I’m probably a Derse dreamer.)
Derse is not necessarily the planet of mystery or darkness. Like yeah with the humans it seems to be that way but you need to understand all canon human Prospitans and Dersites were kind of related. For examples of straightforward Dersites, look no further than Nepeta, who is sometimes straightforward to the point of rudeness while remaining very sunny.
But honestly seriously for real?? For your design??? No changes at ALL they are a PERFECT yellowblood I can smell the 90s/vaporwave from a mile away. I sprited them out of sheer zest for life.
Horns/psiionics are made by me and hair is edited from a naphal sprite which had kind of the same vibe but the rest is just pure fan-troll templates.
Thank you for blessing me with your troll.
-TR