Tell me about your OCs dear mutual driftstar!!! (in response to a post you reblogged two days ago lol)
Right, get yourself comfortable, because I'm about to infodump about my D&D characters. Starting with my daughter:
Polly Acci: Variant Human Glamour Bard
Art by @gravedoggg @joshdamn23 and @aniitaruiz
Polly was basically my very first D&D character I made myself. Originally a Lore Bard for a Level 12 one-shot, her debut adventure ended with a battle with an adult blue dragon. She worked up her courage and grappled it with her Bigby's Hand spell; it was in that moment that I knew there was something special about Polly.
Heavily inspired by boisterous characters like Nora Valkyrie, Princess Unikitty and the Looney Tunes, Polly is very outgoing and eager to meet new people. Switching her to a Glamour Bard ensured that she was both inspiring to her friends and disruptive to her foes.
During the campaign Princes Of The Apocalypse, Polly ended up getting petrified by a medusa boss and the party had to retreat shortly afterwards. They eventually returned with back-up and she was cured, but by that point the medusa had broken off part of her right leg out of anger. She's now sporting a prosthetic leg and her current design, which she wears as the show-woman of a bazaar in a cloudy pocket dimension ran by a djinn.
It was around this time that I began to run games as a DM, so I have taken the opportunity here and there to insert the cloudy bazaar when the party needs to go shopping, which in turn has given me the perfect chance to play Polly again. She might be an NPC, but at least she's safe.
Jenny "Rizzo" Rizolli: Variant Human Beast Barbarian
Art by @miku-plantman-art and @thepurplereaper
Rizzo is the eldest of triplets; she and her brothers Roland and Bobby have wererat in their parentage, indicated by their large ears, long front teeth and grey-tinted tan. This lead to them being constantly looked down on and bullied at the orphanage thet grew up in, where they were left after their mother reportedly passed away after giving birth to them.
Eventually they escaped and Rizzo ended up working at the local mercenary guild, eventually becoming a member when she came of age. Her time on the streets gave Rizzo a resilience that kept her on her feet when it counted and she learned to weaponize her adrenaline into her swings with Monday, her metal baseball bat.
One day, when harnessing her boiling blood, her wererat heritage awakened. After a throbbing headache and the clouding of her senses, Rizzo's skin broke out into grey fur and her face bones audibly cracked as her mout shifted into a rodent maw. She had achieved her wererat form, granting her access to ravenous teeth, rending claws and a long tail that can deflect attacks just as well as it can pierce flesh.
Rizzo has a tendency to be hot-headed when someone is trying to be clever or evasive with her or when she tries to brute-force a puzzling situation. She might be a self-admitted meathead, but she's not stupid; her time on the streets has honed her senses, and her sense of smell is crucial in tracking her goal. She takes almost any job she can, but she still has her own standards. Especially in some personal business that she does on the side for the right client. ;)
Dr Milla Holimion: High Elf Alchemist Artificer
Art by @electricfrank3n and @gravedoggg
Heavily inspired by the Plague Doctor from Darkest Dungeon, Milla is a master of three things; biology, chemistry, and resting bitch face.
Being the daughter of the highly respected Dr Reino Holimion, Milla pursued her medical profession to win the trust of her high-standard father. While she was the top of her class in school, college and university alike, her father was barely satisfied at best at her efforts. This left Milla with a focussed, no-nonsense attitude that persists to this day.
Towards the end of her education, her father grew ill and ended up succumbing to his illness. Milla's final practical exam was to be an autopsy of a recent corpse, and the corpse in question was her late father. Milla was given the option to wait for another opportunity, but she agreed to perform her duties as a doctor. While she was composed and professional during the autopsy, Milla felt a strange sensation of remorse and catharsis as she diagnosed the man who made her who she is, for better or for worse.
He died from an infection that could have been easily treated, if not for his stubborn nature.
Whether she's working as a physician in a clinic or a field medic in the midst of battle, Milla aims to put her medical prowess to the test while trying to be a better person than her late father.
Haruhi: Tiefling Scout Rogue
Art by CosmicNovaArt @gravedoggg and @reabault
Haruhi was left in a forest village as an infant, her parents and birthplace a mystery to her and the residents of her home. Being the only tiefling growing up amongst humans, she never felt like she fit in. She wasn't bullied or alienated, her feelings of being alone among dozens were her own. This lead to her developing more personal hobbies, like her fondness for reading books on nature and geography.
Haruhi learnt her expertise in stealth and acrobatics from a retired mercenary living on their own in the village. While she is proficient with weapons for assassination, she was taught to kill when she needed to. Efficiency is everything to her. Her upbringing and training has caused her to develop a cold, intimidating aura. She's not unpleasant on purpose and will co-operate with whoever she has to, but she has been known to snap when pushed too far.
Like Rizzo, Haruhi works as a mercenary for hire. However while the beast barbarian mostly specialises in bodyguard duty, shakedowns and generally getting her hands dirty, Haruhi takes a quieter, subtle approach to her work. If you need something done without anyone knowing, Haruhi's your go-to tiefling.
Seychelle: Variant Human Fathomless Warlock
Art by @gravedoggg
Seychelle was once a servant to a cruel noble who looked down on her for her humble background. One day the house was gifted with a strange artifact; a stone statue of a tentacle. Whenever she walked past it at the end of the hallway, she could swear she could hear it whisper to her.
One fateful day, her master lost his temper with her and was on the verge of killing her to set an example. But in her moment of need, she heard the voice from the statue next to her loud and clear in her mind. "Break the stone, and I will set you free."
With nothing left to lose, she pulled the pedestal down and the statue smashed on the floor. In what felt like a heartbeat, her vision flooded with water and everything went silent. She felt cold, she felt calm. She felt confident.
When the water around her fell, her master was on the floor, trembling in fear. It was then that she was given her first task. She dragged her former master to a nearby water bowl and drowned him in a shallow grave. She now follows her instincts and the will of her patron. Dressed in a silver cloak and the leather armour of a bandit she drowned in self-defence along the road, who she was before is not important to her now. She is Seychelle, guided by the tides of fate.
Behind Seychelle's elegant yet haunting presence is a cold, quiet confidence. She is not evil or needlessly malicious, but definitely not to be messed with if you fear drowning.
I have other OCs, but these are my main ones right now. If my girls are received well, I'll post about my OCs more often.
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Stex Appreciation Month 2023
Day 1: Rusty
Favorite Actor
Ray Shell, Greg Mowry, Bobby Collins, Kevin Kohler, Max Rizzo
Favorite Song
Engine of Love, Call Me Rusty, Crazy, Starlight Express, Starlight Sequence, I Do, Only You/Only He
Favorite Costume
Still the Japan/Australian tour costume and current Bochum costume. That hat just belongs on him.
Favorite Ship(s)
Prusty, RustedBreaks, SteamPress, RustRepair
Headcanon
Rusty is actually quite the bookworm, his favorite genres are fantasy and mystery
Unpopular Opinion
Don’t have any thistime around
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Starlight Express Appreciation Month!
Day 5: Rusty!
Favorite Actor: Ray Shell, Bobby Collins, Greg Ellis, Max Rizzo and Kevin Kohler
Favorite Costume: the Broadway and Australia/Japan tour ones!
Favorite Song: Starlight Express, Starlight Sequence, Coda Freight, Only You.
Favorite Ship: Prusty (Pre and Post-2018)
Headcanon: After the Championship, Rusty steps down from his role as Champion and gets restored by Control's parents; after the restoration, he's painted of a midnight blue color with silver details, to get the reminder that he's the Starlight, after all. The vitiligo on his face remains, though.
Unpopular opinion: More actors of color need to play his role. Also, Rusty is NOT weak, and his story happened because he wanted to show the world that even a little steam train covered in rust can do anything deemed impossible.
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