selkies and scales - characters and locations infodump
these characters reside/frequent places in the seaside town that is the setting for this AU, ranging from the fabulous Las Nevadas Casino, to the tourist trap Diamond in the Rough, and even all the way out to the old lighthouse.
[ some of the pieces of information about the characters may not be... "correct". lets just say, not everyone is as human as they seem. (if you ask the right questions you might just find out who!) ]
[ The Lighthouse ]
Perched up on a cliff is the Lighthouse, a warning beacon to sailors, and an iconic landmark in the town.
Phil (Human)
The widowed lighthouse keeper. Some of the younger kids around town say he's been there forever, and that he will stay there waiting for his wife to return until the end of time. The older townsfolk who remember him running though the streets as a kid let them have their fantasies. Phil seems to enjoy the legends that have built up around him.
He seems cheery enough, even as a widow and single father. He wants to give his boys a normal life. Unfortunately one of them is a selkie and the other constantly gets into trouble so ehh, we will see how that goes.
Phil also owns a beat up yellow pickup! It's awful, and Wilbur uses it more than Phil does.
Wilbur (Selkie)
I've written so much abt him already, you probably know his deal, but here's a recap+more:
Wilbur was seperated from his herd and washed up on shore when he was younger, resulting in being adopted by Phil. He does not like to take on his seal form often, and even less so after meeting Sally.
After catching Sally, he quickly gains a crush oh her that is eventually reciprocated, but he ends up sad and pining for a while. He feels as if he is a danger to her in his seal form.
He and Quackity are often at odds with each other, as Quackity suspects that Wilbur is not quite human (correct). They have a sort of strange antagonistic relationship that ends up with them being sort of friends. If friends are constantly trying to get you to confess your mythical nature.
Tommy (Human)
Phil's son and local menace. He helps out with errands and mostly spends a lot of time chatting to people and charming his way out of trouble.
Wilbur is often busy out on the water or doing errands in town, so Tommy spends a lot of time with Phil's seagulls, and has trained them to steal chips for him.
He's a bit lonely, honestly. Lucky for him there's a new kid in town, as well as the strange voice in the cave near the rockpools...
Tubbo (Mermaid)
Got stuck in a cave under the lighthouse after the tide went out one day, and made friends with Tommy. He visits every day, but never lets Tommy see him. He meets Ranboo and becomes fast friends with him as well, much to Tommy's chagrin.
Tommy and Ranboo try to sneakily carry him around in a bucket to show him places around town at some point.
Sally (Mermaid)
She was caught in Wilbur's net, and at first hated him with a passion. Once she is aware he is a selkie she becomes way more relaxed around him, and after they begin to get along, she becomes a bit of an enabler (which is why they ended up keeping Fundy ;D). She eventually coaxes him to don his seal-skin again and go swimming with her.
Tommy is sad that his brother "has a cool fish wife" before he does. Sally likes him, and thinks Tommy is hilarious. Sally meets Tubbo later, and decides he is a small fry she wants to protect.
Fundy (Selkie)
A baby!!! He baby!!!!!!! A selkie seal pup that Wilbur and Sally found and ended up keeping after they couldn't find his parents. They don't realise he's a selkie until he grows up a little though ;P!!
[ Syndicate Sweets]
A small shop along the boardwalk. It's cozy, and has ample room to host customers.
Niki (Selkie)
She runs a seaside bakery/cafe! Niki also hosts a book club that has only 4 members. Some of the people in town joke that she's the most likely person to be a mermaid. Ranboo finds those discussions stressful, but Niki just laughs.
Niki bonded with Wilbur over being a selkie, and is the only other selkie he knows of.
Ranboo (Mer-selkie)
Niki's half brother from the city. Despite being a mer-selkie, he is scared of the ocean after an incident when he was younger. He was sent here to live with Niki in hopes that he would learn to swim. Currently he is supposed to help Wilbur out on his fishing boat but has yet to actually do so. (Niki called in a favour with Phil. She hopes Ranboo will make friends with Wilbur or Tommy).
Most of his clothes are ones from Skeppy's tourist trap store, not out necessity but by choice. As such he owns many hawaiian shirts.
[ The Las Nevadas Casino ]
Quackity (Human)
The owner of the Las Nevadas casino! The shining star of the Boardwalk. He treats every customer like an old friend, if an old friend were also actively cheating you out of your money. He seems uncommonly lucky.
Sometimes he mentions a... business partner. The identity of this person is unknown to most, and it is unclear whether this is the same person as the "mysterious benefactor" that is rumoured to fund many of the casino's events.
It is unclear as to what exactly Quackity wants from Wilbur, but he certainly is determined. They meet up on the pier in the early hours of the morning to talk and banter.
Sam (Human)
Quackity's right hand man. As he was formerly part of a hunters guild for a time he works as the head of security. He is also in charge of the hotel section of the casino, and gave Tommy a summer job as a bellboy for a time.
He used to hang out with Ponk before coming to work with Quackity, but after a... workplace accident that resulted in Ponk's arm requiring amputation, Ponk gives the casino a wide berth. Nobody is quite sure as to what happened save for the pair, and they certainly won't talk about it.
Foolish (Selkie)
He is a shark-selkie who lost his shark-skin in game of blackjack against Quackity. Foolish gambled and he lost.
He works on the main floor of the casino as well as helping to plan events that the casino hosts. Foolish does not know about the other selkies in town, and even if he did he would not want to put them in danger by letting them know of his nature.
Purpled (Human)
He just works there. Please leave him alone, he's just doing this for the money so he can fix his bike and LEAVE this stupid town.
Charlie (...?)
He's definitely human! Bartender and really strange local. Probably knows too much. He has a knack for identifying of someone is human or not.
... nobody is really sure where he came from, but he's nice enough.
Jack (Human)
Close friends with Niki, they met when they were kids! He works in the casino hotel, and has a grudge against Tommy who almost got him fired once.
[ Diamond in the Rough ]
A tacky souvenir shop that teeters on stilts out over the ocean.
Skeppy (Human)
The sole proprietor of the tacky souvenir shop/tourist trap, Diamond in the Rough. He can often be found talking up some local rumours about mermaids or sea serpents to tourists. His store is always stocked with beautiful shells and terrible awful airbrushed shirts.
He claims that sometimes real actual diamonds wash ashore, and thats where he got the money to start the business (and as such, the name) but nobody really believes him. Skeppy thinks watching the occasional tourist going hunting for diamonds in the sand is hilarious.
Bad (Human...?)
He is the one who supplies Skeppy with the beautiful shells! He formerly was part of a hunters guild in the area, and now just seems to spend time helping out in Skeppy's store or just sitting around chatting. Bad dissapears for days on end sometimes, and returns with various interesting trinkets for Skeppy's shop.
He also took care of Sapnap when he was younger, and acts as a sort of a mentor to him. Bad also stops by and bakes muffins at Niki's place that he gifts to people. He tells Skeppy off when he begins trying to tell people about mermaids.
[ Other characters + locations ]
miscellaneous characters and locations that house only a single character most of the time.
Technoblade (Human...?)
Commonly seen in the library or tending to the community garden's potato patch. He is also often seen walking with Phil on cold days. He seems to travel a lot, and disappears from time to time.
There is a lot of speculation as to what he does, but the a common theory among some of the children is that he is a monster hunter. Some people say he might not even be human himself...
Ponk (Human)
Local doctor and unofficial owner of the community garden! They take care of the lemon trees in the garden and sets up a stall for visitors to buy them as a side income. He banned Sapnap and George from the community garden after an incident with some fireworks when they were kids.
The community garden sits nestled up next to the doctor's clinic. Many people around town come to the garden to tend to the plants and harvest them, the members of the book club (plus Tommy) are the most common to be seen here other than Ponk.
Ponk lost his arm in a workplace accident when giving Sam a surprise visit. They don't talk about it.
Karl (Mermaid)
He's just chilling out in the ocean. He's got many friends in town! Karl was discovered by Sapnap who discovered him while out swimming one time, and found him caught on a tangle of seaweed. Bad day for Karl. Except he has friends now, so it worked out in the end!
Puffy (Human)
A sailor who works offshore and does things with shipping and cargo. She stops by Niki's bakery when she's in town, and works a lot with importing and exporting goods.
She's friends with Eret, who she brought to this town after meeting them abroad.
Eret (Human...?)
Voted the second most likely to be a mermaid by the town. They are the curator of the local museum, and makes a lot of money via the gift shop. Puffy is the one who brings them new artifacts to include in the museum.
They have stayed in town for a long time now, and know the most about the town's history.
Sapnap (Human)
He works part time at Skeppy's some days, and volunteers as a lifeguard on others. Bad convinced Skeppy to give him the job, after the hunters guild disbanded. Goes swimming in his free time to hang out with Karl. He lives with George, and is close with Quackity, but he avoids the casino and won't say why.
George (Human)
Lives with Sapnap. After the hunters guild disbanded he's been mostly without purpose, save for bothering Sapnap. Sometimes he volunteers as a lifeguard as well. George sleeps all day but never seems rested. At night he seems to linger around the doors of the casino, but never enters.
Dream (???)
Missing.
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[ Mysteries ]
nobody in particular...
(some of these characters are more flavour/extra info, and others are more relevant.)
Winter Whisper (???)
Some people say in the middle of winter you may hear what the locals refer to as the Winter Whisper- a mysterious voice that can sometimes be heard carrying over the wind. The words are never quite clear, but they are soft and sweet.
Mysterious Benefactor (???)
It is unknown whether this is the same person as Quackity's business partner. He seems to use the terms interchangeably, but has also used both terms in the same sentence to refer to two different people.
Las Nevadas Business Partner (???)
It is unknown whether this is the same person as Quackity's mysterious benefactor.