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Telal creature! Headcanons below, spoilers as well for AV1
Telal is a nervous wreck, almost always weapon in hand, and is the whole reason he attacks Trace in the first place. He's terrified of death, terrified of feeling exposed and threatened.
Despite being referred to as a warrior, if you ask Telal, he would consider himself nothing but a scared deer
The room you fight Telal in is rather cramped, meaning the backstab strategy only works because Telal physically cannot turn around in these close quarters
What's funny is that he finds cramped spaces to feel rather safe, and is the whole reason Telal fights in such a small room (in comparison to his size)
All the bosses are aware of their counterparts but haven't actually met them, but! Telal has met the Gir-Tab and Uruku variants, and finds comfort in Gir-Tab's presence
When not in a constant fight-or-flight, Telal is rather coherent for being affected by the pathogen, and has a hobby in taking care of the local wildlife... The pathogen hijacks this weakness though, making it a rather rare occurrence
Telal has never been alone in a room with Athetos, which is why Telal attacks almost on sight... Telal finds the situation so unfamiliar that he decides to attack practically on sight
