@crashedquartz
(Vivian is actually my very first fantroll! She was made a long while ago and I’d love some help improving her ;w;)
I looove this character’s starting base a lot actually. So we’ll play around with her and Enhance this lovely gall.
Planet: Alternia
Name: Vivian Lummox (There isn’t really a reason for it– I just think it sounds good)
It does sound cool, but Vivian’s a bit too familiar of a name, and a Lummox is a clumsy oaf, so I might tweak things just a little, but I’ll at least tryyy to preserve the feeling.
For the first name, how about Vivaci? It’s pretty obviously from the etymological root of Vivacity, to be lively and animated, exactly what your character Doesn’t want to be. It reflects all the liveliness that she’s lost.
For the surname, I can think of a few, but none that keep the same vibe. Hmmmmmmmmmm. Luctus? From Luctual, or Sorrowful, Mourning?
Vivaci Luctus. I think that keeps the Energies of the original name pretty well!
Age: 7 Sweeps
Blood Color: Rust
Strife Specubus: Bladekind | She uses a small, simple dagger
She could have a blunt knife specifically, as a reference to Her particular bluntness as well as to the fact that the fight’s gone out of her, she’s not really trying to defend herself.
Fetch Modus: I don’t really know tbh-
If she’s interested in the Many Dumb Ways To Die, her modus could be like, a fear factor x type challenge where she has to complete some stupid shit before she can Get Her Item. Eat a beetle if you want this book.
Symbol and Meaning: It was basically just based off of the rust signs in general
Trolltag: walkingCorpse [WC]
Since trolltags tend to be Less Common Words, might I recommend ambulatoryCarcass instead? It basically means the same thing, but is Bigger.
This also gives me an idea...
Quirk: xX borders text with Xs. She came up with it when she was younger and never bothered to change it Xx
Special Abilities: Standard telekinetics, although weak due to the fact that she never practices them. Her ability to see and sense the dead is heightened than most, its like there’s always at least one looming over her shoulder
Now here’s where I want to bring in my idea. Persephoneanmystery has played around with zombie trolls on this blog before and Aradia in canon got to be a fun zombie, because reds are just... such good candidates for them. I probably won’t go the Same route as either of those characters, but still, the idea of her Almost dying during the drone raid and then the ghosts pulling her back to life- but irreversibly tangling themselves with her soul at the same time is an interesting thought. We know that when you’re zombie-ish, emotions get more muted, and so that’s fun for her. Well, not fun for her, but fun for her writing.
Lusus: A large bear with a third eye on his forehead, called “Papabear”. With his third eye he has the ability to see the dead as well
Personality: Vivian is completely dead inside and wishes she was dead outside too. She lost her first moirail due to a drone raid she went into a state of total bleakness, blaming herself for it since it had happened at her hive. While she has found another moirail this demeanor hasn’t changed much. She’s very blunt and often doesn’t really care how others react to what she has to say. At this point she could care less about the threat of highbloods and treats them as she would any other troll, which isn’t too great to be fairly honest. When she’s around her moirail she tries to allow herself to be cheered up, but its difficult. Even still she makes an effort, and this tends to actually end up with her softening too much and breaking down. Its not so bad, as releasing all those pent up emotions does tend to make her feel better in the end. For the sake of her lusus and moirail she doesn’t avidly seek death, but she doesn’t exactly try too hard to avoid it either.
I want to help herrr. This is good. Definite emphasis on the survivor’s guilt is necessary here, especially with the addition I recommended- she should’ve died too, but she didn’t, and she hates that. Why didn’t her moirail live? Why did it have to be her!! Unfortunate.
Interests: Ghosts, how much trolls can take before pushed to their limit, the many ways one can die
Might I also recommend: Lying on the floor. That’s a legitimate hobby when you’re depressed.
Title: Witch of Doom
I actually do like this quite a lot... She’s someone who’s kind of passively floating through life and accepting her fate at the moment. She needs to get back into herself, needs to be more active. She needs to realize that while she can’t change the past, she can change the future. And then she needs to get out there and do it, actively change the paths of destruction, change the structures, change the damage... And she’ll do that by passively understanding the importance of life.
Land: Land of Rainfall and Friction
Oooh, I like the name of this planet. I wish you’d given a little more context, because I really feel it. A land of torrential downpour where there’s large amounts of tension between various groups because of Laws, maybe?
Dream Planet: Derse
This would theoretically make her Armini, the Reconciler, but I’ll be using your custom symbol, so I’m just showing you this for fun.
Design time:
...You know what, she’s all good. She follows all the rules, she looks suitably exhausted and miserable. All around solid and good character design! I can’t think of anything I would change.