i saw your post on how you were thinking about handling the Whole Artificer Thing and i say, let em be a villain! i think it would be fun
I don't have any qualms about Artificer being cruel or whatever; I just don't think that when working them into an anthro doing a 1-to-1 transfer of their behaviors and/or making them just flat out racist/genocidal is an interesting or accurate way to characterize them. (and I just have. Negative interest in working with that type of character) People can do whatever they want but ultimately I just find the idea that anything other making them aggressively genocidal is like, woobifying them, tiring.
Artificer is obviously not good in the context of the game. But the problem and focus of their actions is the scale and spiritual aspect of it, not the actions themselves. Other slugcats are perfectly capable of killing scavengers, most players likely will and many who don't are only held back by the consequences. Scavengers are also warriors, and Artificer's whole campaign is basically set up on the fact that scavengers are defensive and very much follow a 'shoot first' method of self preservation.
So why does Artificer have always be the one thats uniquely villainous in behavior (now with significantly more moral weight behind it than they had as an animal) when the other slugcats, and even the scavengers, get properly 'civilized' when people make them anthros? I just don't think its an interesting way to utilize them, and I won't fault people who do- but like- I feel like if Artificer is going to be Like That when they can walk and talk and do taxes or whatever than at bare minimum the other slugcats and scavengers' relationship with violence/murder/hunting should be touched on.
I'm not making Artificer a good person. I don't want them to be a good person, because I think the fact they are so bad that they have problems on a spiritual level to be the interesting part. Technically, the Artificer I do for anthro stuff has already done their 'Scav King' and found their 'closure'. They set out to do something awful and did it, they got their ending. So now theyre just old and tired and mean and miserable because getting what you want isnt a solution.
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Animal
Afhiri sea slugs, isopods (dairy cow and zebra), geckos and other various reptiles, cats, small birds, musteloids (particularly raccoons and red pandas), viverrids, japanese raccoon dogs, opossums
Candor lions, various eagles (wedge-tailed, golden, crowned), hawks, swans and geese, bighorn rams, crocodillians, sea turtles, elephants, animals that use sun compass orientation
Cirok corvids (raven, crow), dogs (rottweiler, doberman, pinscher, greyhound), venomous black snakes, scorpions, spiders (particularly trapdoor spiders and sicarius), bats, black caiman, sharks
Colors
Afhiri pastels! pink, yellow, orange, green, blue, white, black
Candor changes depending on form but in general purple, blue, red, yellow, orange, gold, brown, white, black
Cirok black, grey, white - absolutely no Colour (thanks to booboo i now think of like toxic waste green when i think of cirok too)
Month
Afhiri September
Candor August
Cirok November
Songs
Afhiri tapi tapi - tempura kidz fear. moe shop and fun - sir sly. sir sly's vibe is way off for afhiri but the lyrics were written for her
Candor a sun coloured shaker - yndi halda and (spring) this was your place - sunlight ascending
Cirok jouska - evenS (probably favourite song of all time btw) and i come with knives - IAMX
Number
Afhiri two/2
Candor three/3
Cirok four/4
Plants
Afhiri celandine, sunflower, pink tulip, daisy
Candor bay tree, gladiolus, heliotrope, rose
Cirok chives, anemone, begonia, deadly nightshade
Scents
Afhiri fresh morning, grass, dirt, cotton candy, bubblegum
Candor cedar, musk, sandalwood, the ocean, burning
Cirok decay, death, rot, overwhelmingly of resin
Gemstone
Afhiri tugtupite
Candor meliphanite
Cirok magnetite
Time of day
Afhiri sunrise
Candor midday
Cirok night
Season
Afhiri summer
Candor summer
Cirok winter
Places
Afhiri taverns, meadows, by rivers and lakes
Candor monasteries, temples, places of worship
Cirok the dank, cold and forgotten, the forbidden
Food
Afhiri sweet things, nothing good for you
Candor warm meals
Cirok raw meat
Drinks
Afhiri sugary sweet drinks, energy drinks
Candor various teas (green, oolong, herbal, black)
Cirok piping hot black coffee
Element
Afhiri air
Candor fire
Cirok water
Seasonings
Afhiri garlic, ginger, cinnamon
Candor paprika, turmeric, bay leaves
Cirok dried chives, cloves, saffron
Sky
Afhiri the most beautiful sunny cloudless summer sky
Candor a colourful golden orange, red, and purple with light cloud cover
Cirok stratus clouds, grey, calm and quiet
Weather
Afhiri warm day with lots of sun and a gentle breeze
Candor blazing hot summers day with minimal to no wind
Cirok cold winters day with fog and light snow
Magical power
Afhiri manipulative magic that makes someone act against their own will, anything that makes them laugh or dance. also the magical power of Insults
Candor holy smites, blinding lights and divine energy
Cirok phasing into the realm of the dead to walk partly as a ghost
Weapons
Afhiri shortsword and dagger combo, dual hand crossbows
Candor mace and shield, longbow, floating/flying greatsword
Cirok dual daggers, throwing knives, poisons and venoms
Candy/Sweets
Afhiri cotton candy, bubblegum, and i designed her with fruit salad in mind!
Candor spicy roasted pecans, maple roasted sweet potatoes, sea salt dark chocolate
Cirok liquorice, black jack, toxic waste
Method of long distance travel
Afhiri roadtrip in a classic volkswagen camper van
Candor flying
Cirok underground trains
Artstyle
Afhiri impressionism, abstract expressionism, street art, dadaism, CoBrA and fauvism
Candor baroque and classicism
Cirok optical art and minimalism
Fear
Afhiri of the self, of emotional pain, of returning home
Candor of imperfection, of failure, of not being worthy
Cirok of being seen, of death, of vulnerability
Mythological creature
Afhiri azeban, mujina, nymph
Candor chalkydri, phoenix, psychopomp
Cirok tsuchigumo, black dog, gargoyle
Piece of stationery
Afhiri a childs box of crayons, dairy
Candor fountain pen, ruler
Cirok ink, letter opener
Three Emojis
Afhiri 🤡🍀🪈
Candor ☄️🎇🪽
Cirok 🕷️♟️🔪
Celestial body
Afhiri the moon
Candor the sun
Cirok black dwarf
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3, 6, 7, 9, 13, 19, 22, 24, 25, for VEN
What is your OCs fatal flaw? Are they aware of this flaw?
In his current state? Probably his selflessness. He gives too much to people and has a hard time drawing lines if it's someone he deeply cares about. Case in point, letting Naida more or less railroad the entire family into chasing the Fountain of Youth. In his defense, Naida isn't really someone you can win fights against, but considering the dangerous nature of the voyage, one would think he should have fought against it a lot harder. I do think he's aware of it, but not in a way he can actively check, because it's a lot of him overcompensating for the way he used to be and the things he's done. So I guess a larger and probably more fatal flaw is the fact that he carries around so much guilt and does a lot in the name of reparations.
How easily could your OC be convinced to do something that goes against their moral compass?
Easily, but tbh I feel this is one thing Ven shares with Kato. His morals can be bent depending on who is involved and the consequence of the situation. Ven isn't standing on moral highground in the first place, despite understanding right and wrong well enough. He certainly doesn't care enough about authority not to break rules, and as far as life or death is concerned, a life will always matter less to him if they're at odds with someone he loves. That being said, I think he's resourceful enough to find ways around making risky choices.
What's one way your OC has changed since you first came up with them?
Also a really fun question, cuz I haven't thought about it in years LOL. Though Ven stayed mostly the same from conception, he was supposed to be a bit more "roguish" even after his Reaper years. More of the typical pirate: loose, unkempt and thieving. But he ended up being way more charitable and straightlaced than I'd initially planned, but that ironed itself out almost immediately so I don't really consider it to have been "the plan" just "what I had had in mind at some point" lmao. Now the idea of Ven sleeping around with literally anyone is goddamn baffling to me.
Do you have a specific lyric or quote which you associate with your OC?
Every single word of his theme song, "The Balancer's Eye" by Lord Huron, but all of this:
Nothing's waiting for us in the great sky
Life is equal to dust in the Balancer's eye
Now I know that I can't lift an old curse
Tell me, how does a man change the universe?
Will I ever be forgiven for the crime of my life?
Will it haunt me till I die? To the end of time?
If you met your OC, would the two of you get along?
I think Ven is one of the few characters I can genuinely answer "yes" to this question lmao. Just because Ven is hands down the least judgmental of my OCs, not to mention packing all that charisma, he can literally talk to anyone. Although I probably would just be dead on the floor so it wouldn't be a very interesting conversation.
How does your OC behave when enraged?
We so rarely see Ven angry. Honestly, a bit like Kyrie, Ven has a quiet temper. He's good at restraining himself now, because he knows intimately well just how horrible of a person he can be, so he makes a concerted effort never to let anything get him that upset. Mostly, things don't anger him as much as he may be disappointed or saddened. There is one scene in OST:O I've had planned for years that actually showcases Ven's true anger and it is very much "silent and lethal" lmao.
What character alignment would you consider your OC to be?
Oof, I dunno, somewhere between neutral good and chaotic neutral. Hard to pinpoint lol
What is an alternative life path your OC might have gone done? How different would their life be if they'd made those decisions?
Oh, this one is interesting. I think Ven could have easily continued down the path he started on when he got the sight. That is, had he not been able to pull himself back from that maniacal person he'd become as consequence, he'd be unrecognizable today. That's not to say he isn't already because he absolutely was that person for a moment in time. The Reaper King wasn't just a persona, it was his entire essence. He was ruthless, violent and he did very literally kill dozens (I won't say 100s but it's up there) of people. We like to imagine him as the loving father and perfect husband he is now, but outside of maybe Elsera he's my OC with the highest bodycount. And while in a way you could justify he killed people because "they deserved to die" he was never in the right to pass that judgement. Had he not eventually woken up from that state of trauma and derangement, he'd still be a completely unstable murderous lunatic .-.
What is your favorite thing about your OC?
How hot he is. The end.
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