The Protagonists ๐ฅโก๏ธโ๏ธ๐
Kohaku, Tora, Yuki, and Kiryu are the main protagonists of their universe and story called, Chasing Nova. In which Kohaku and Tora, sibling espers, take on a new school and explore both the cities they call home. Meeting Yuki, and Kiryu along the way, these four become an unexpected team and face off against other espers, underground mafia, and a cult bent on bringing salvation to all espers.
(thank you to @/raeyxia for letting me use their OC profile template)
happy pride month, we got updated oc profiles for my beloved old people ocs errbody
Character Descriptions below! changes mean to reflect the development their overall characters have undergone
Zhuฤng Jiรฉ
Pronouns: he/him
Age: 61 (at death)
Species: Human (undead/spirit)
Profile: A hardened human warrior, literally and figuratively scarred by a life of fighting and loss, much of which he considers his own fault. In the last years of his mortal life he gains unexpected fulfillment when finding and adopting a baby Six Eared Macaque, raising the little monkey lovingly as his son, until the day he dies ensuring the latter could live on. What he did not expect was being turned into a spirit, unable to take physical form on Earth and find out what happened to his Liu Er. Thankfully, he then met Chรกngbรฌyuรกn, a wandering gibbon spirit who he quickly recognizes as his only possible option getting back. Despite his emotional barriers - along with some of his gibbon companionโs own - the two eventually form a deep attachment to each other as they search for answers together over the centuries. As Zhuฤng Jiรฉ takes to his new predicament, the pain of thinking how his son was left alone in the world weighs heavier on his soul - and he might not be fully prepared to meet the macaque he has become in his absence.
Chรกngbรฌyuรกn
Pronouns: they/them
Age: 3000-4000+
Species: Gibbon Yaogaui (undead/spirit)
Profile: An old, wandering gibbon spirit. They, along with the rest of their family, died very long ago as a mortal yaogaui at the hands of the Lady Bone Demon - coming back alone as a spirit. Haunted by the trauma of losing everyone they loved, Chรกngbรฌyuรกn is in a state of unrest, and spends centuries accumulating energy aiming to take a physical form and avenge the ones they lost, while also fighting not to lose themselves. They eventually gain an unlikely friend and partner in human warrior-turned-spirit Zhuฤng Jiรฉ, finding unexpected comfort and companionship within their shared sense of grief. Over the time theyโve spent in the ghost realm Chรกngbรฌyuรกn has come to understand that their murderer sees corruption where there is life, and that her scope of destruction is bigger than they knew. Even so, they do not back down, and do not take helping their human friend in his own mission as a distraction - theyโve made it their nature to do what they can to help others find peace, and one day find their own.
Lady Bone Demonโs return to the world is obviously a terrible, terrifying outcomeโฆbut it also may well be the chance these two old spirits have been waiting for.
So I've peddled about Deirdre a lot, but in her little AU world, I've got several villains that are her recurring baddies. I wrote up a few profiles on them for anyone interested for what bubbles at my headspace lately.
Gyre the Ibis
โMy stratagems are sound. I simply need better soldiers.โ
Description: Primary Color: White body. Orange-red masking around his eyes resembling goggles. Yellow beak. Fingertips are black feathers. Stylized take on an American White Ibis. Looks similar to Babylon Rogues. Lank, โGeek shapedโ.
Wears a knee length, drab olive all weather coat buttoned up to his neck. Shoes are boot polish black. Attempts to look imposing and militaristic and serious.
Weapon of Choice: Gyre has a reprogrammed Valkeen that he brings out if he feels there is going to be a threat to his person. He prefers to keep it hidden to call it in should he need to escape.
Personality: Gyre is a legend in his own mind. He is a tactical genius. He is a clear headed, rational thinker who knows how to make the tough calls. In his mind, every decision is one of cruel calculus that no one but him seems to be willing to do. He is surrounded by a world of tools and fools, how he treats others is based on where he decides they fall. On a positive side, he can be cunning and prudent and his ego is not borne of overconfidence. He knows when to fold โem should the situation turn against him.
Background: Gyreโs background is simple. He grew in simple circumstances and found enjoyment in testing his mind against others; enjoying feeling superior and basking in adulation for his successes in education, games and glory. He did well in his small hamlet, and the taste of superiority led him to looking toward the Battle Bird Armada as his chance to become a figure of greatness. He learned quickly that he was a small fish in a very big pond. Unable to move upward, he stewed until Eggmanโs conquest smashed through the Armada, GUN, and most of the world. Gyre took his chance and took leave of the Armada, cutting loose and escaping with his hide.
From there, he joined the resistance, inflating his military background for leverage. It did not take long for the Resistance to push back his influence. Much of his grand strategy was to expend as many resources as possible in order to secure any victory no matter how meaningless. He proved himself too willing to sacrifice others for the sake of scraps. He once again quickly found himself out of favor. Made worse when the war finally ended and the Resistance dissolved.
Gyreโs attention turned toward the scattered Eggman Empire. They could possibly use his intel, and his desire to get revenge on the Restoration for their slight to his ego. However, this plan was cut short by the Metal Virus. One of countless victims, in the aftermath Gyre determined the Eggman Empire to be just as much an enemy as every other power. He would not serve, he would command. He would finally work his way to becoming โGeneral Gyreโ. If he could only get good, loyal, proper soldiers as an army for his superior mind.
Boxcars the Badger
โThree rules in life; donโt apologize, donโt hold grudges, and always get while the gettingโs good.โ
Gender: Male
Affiliation: Gyre
Description: Tall and broad, little chunky. Upsized Sonic character model. Smithy or Tumble from IDW. Color pattern is the same as an American badger, though substitute the black for a very dark blue tone. Eyes are brown.
His wardrobe is minimal and standard for Sonic styled males. big simple brown boots and heavy cuffed gloves. Wears a newsie cap.
Weapon of Choice: Generally his hands. When he feels serious, he slips on a pair of narrow, thick knuckledusters.
Personality:ย Boxcars is a genial, emotionally intelligent guy. Genuinely friendly and outgoing, he is loud, almost always presenting good humor and quick to laugh a deep belly laugh. This is no lie, nor a ruse. However, Boxcars is also a deeply self-interested person and a consummate survivor. He does what he wants, as he wants, and heโs quick to get out whenever things possibly present too much of a threat. He is an outlaw because it allows him a good fight and a degree of freedom that he craves. Particularly so because he can trust heroic types to always pull punches in ways that more murderous villains do not. Prone to using pet names(Sweetheart, Sunshine, etc) in lieu of names because he never really wants to get too close to people.
Background: Boxcars keeps a lot of his past close to his chest, so most of the detail is not well known. He is originally from Central City and while he didnโt have much to his name, he was always a little bigger and tougher than everyone around him. He learned young that he could leverage that into getting what he wanted through leveraging size and through learning to enjoy a good fight if his target had more mettle than he expected. At times he worked with others, other times he worked solo, but he was never much more than a pugnacious goon. And that was all well and good for him.
Crisis after crisis, Shattered Worlds and Eggmanโs conquest, taught Boxcars how to survive while looking out for himself. He knew that groups like The Resistance would only be problems for him once the big threats went away, so he made it a point to keep a low profile and to live in the corners around the greater conflict. While he was a bruiser, he knew people liked you if you were friendly, which was easy for him to be. He never had anything against anyone, it was just that he enjoyed his lifestyle the way it was. He could live meager, and whenever things settled down, he would appear again.
Metal Virus was the same routine to Boxcars. When things went to hell, the badger went underground and out of the way. He maintains that he never once was in danger of being infected. Just another example of whenever the grave danger shows up, Boxcarsโ puts his experience into making certain he can avoid having to deal with it as much as possible. Only in the aftermath did Gyre finally seek him out, looking to hire muscle for a robbery of some leftover Eggtech lab. Boxcars saw a predictable egotist, but not a threat. It would be a simple job to help the latest wannabe.
Cathode the Basenji
โ. . .no.โ
Gender: Female
Affiliation: Gyre
Description: A creamsicle orange canine with pointed ears and a tightly curled tail. Her eyes are a dark blue. She lacks any โhead hairโ, but has more fluff at the back of her neck to mimic longer ends.
Her outfit is overalls or a jumpsuit, usually tied at the waist, colored blue.ย
Weapon of Choice: Homemade shock baton attached to a modified battery pack she carries at her hip.
Personality: Cathode is taciturn, focused, and curious. She consistently holds a high opinion of herself compared to others, primarily because of the high level of priority she places on things she considers โtangibleโ. Machines, mechanics, math, functional and provable skill are all things that she enjoys. Otherwise, she finds herself in insecure positions and insecure positions are, to her, to be avoided entirely. Other people, with their inconsistency and idiosyncrasies, are troublesome. Her desires are to get her hands on whatever kind of machinery or gear that the likes of Tails and Eggman have created so she can take them apart for her own study.ย
Background: Born on a small, isolated island, Cathodeโs interest in machines defined a lot of her formative years. She learned to fix and repair the shared equipment of her family and the few other families that shared their small rock of a home. With few other children, she spent most of her time with adults and functioned mostly as a set of hands to help out. Over time, she grew resentful despite her rapidly growing knowledge as the scarce resources and constant repair needs of the aging equipment meant that while she was invaluable, she wasnโt able to spread her wings and truly experiment and tinker.
The news of the great technological advances of Eggman astounded her. She craved getting her hands on those machines. She wanted nothing more than to dissect them, and to learn how they tick. But still she was kept from her desires by the short sighted, pragmatic minds of the others in her village. This bitter resentment was made all the worse when she heard about Tails and the young geniusโ capabilities just reminded her of her own stolen opportunity. She blamed the others for needing her, demanding of her, and under the cover of night she slowly dismantled equipment around the island to cobble together a small boat in order to make her escape.
Unfortunately for Cathode, she arrived in Sunset City just in time for the Metal Virus to be dumped upon her.
In the aftermath, she has struggled to find footing. Her interests in getting ahold of Eggtech to dissect has required her to involve herself with shadier figures. When Gyre presented her with the opportunity to get ahold of the real deal, possibly without battle damage, Cathode could hardly pass that up.
Pierce the Wolf
โEvery heart pleads for a โbetter worldโ, but no two minds can agree on a definition.โ
Gender: Male
Affiliation: Eggman Empire
Description: A tall male wolf with leaner, pointier features than normal. Color is primarily a desaturated, pale blue, close to an off-white. He has a small scar on his right cheek underlining his eye
Outfit is a standard red and black Eggman Empire uniform. He has an affectation of diamond stud cufflinks added to the uniform
Weapon of choice: Stiletto. One regular, a secondary spring assisted one hidden on his person.ย
Personality: Broadly speaking, his personality and demeanor is malleable given the needs of the situation. He will be self effacing one moment, bragging the next. He will be cruel and calculating, or he will present the noblest of faces. Who he seems to be in a moment may not be the person he is in the next. The only truth is that Pierce cares only for himself and what furthers his own ambitions toward power. Everything else is a pawn or a player in the game of power. He is still an empathic person, however, that talent and honed skill is tuned primarily toward his enormous self-interest.
Background: Pierce is from a long standing family of leaders on a small, cold island chain. He was the latest to inherit the charge of his town, having taken over the unofficial but de facto role from his late parents. He found that town leadership was dull and ultimately limited, though he continued with it as was his duty. The global assault by Eggman, however, rocked the wolfโs world deep to the core. He saw in that moment just how small everything around him was. He saw that all he could accomplish was leading a tiny series of specks that were nothing more than crumbs for the real giants to clean up. And he wanted to be one of those giants.
Eggmanโs swift success told him plainly that the Empire was the faction in which to throw his lot. It was not difficult to convince his people that it was the best idea. That they were small and not noticeable. Some he promised that they would be overlooked. Some he promised industrial potential in the new Empire. And soon he had followers behind his plan. A false show of support toward GUN. They were struck quickly and Pierce promised their small fishing villages would be safe for them to hide and recover from the devastation. Only to swiftly turn on them, envelop, and claim GUN materiel and hostages for himself. All a present to appease Eggman.
His proposal worked well enough. Eggman wasnโt going to be impressed by GUN soldiers or technology, but the kind of social skills and cutthroat cunning could be useful for future endeavors. That said, Eggman also knew that Pierce needed to be separated from his home, and from easily manipulated flesh and blood soldiers as well. Pierce was made an offer, but it would cost him his people and home. Pierce only delayed responding as to not appear too eager.
Pierce found himself repositioned and given a small base of operations and a contingent of badniks. His goal would be to seed himself in the region in preparation for a new invasion. One that would be curtailed when the metal virus infected the world. And while he recovered, he knew then that Eggman was not going to be the one to lose this war in the end. The Doctor was simply too capable in an emergency to be counted on losing. If anything, it told Pierce that his decisions to become and remain an Egg Boss was the right one.
Once again he is returned to his base, still chafing under the provisions given to him by Eggman. He knows he is being watched and controlled. That he is a pawn in a greater game. But he has time. And he has patience. And when he looks out from the window of his quarters, he can see the sparkling lights of the city that is his prey.
Mindy was a fairly average kid growing up. Well, her family was pretty well off, but it was hardly anything compared to how wealthy her uncle was. It was still enough to afford a nice flat in the center of Southville and the latest in games consoles. At school she had a fairly large group of friends who she'd often invite over for gaming.
Her life took a downward turn when her father disappeared when she was 7. She had always been closer with him than her mother because of the long hours she worked. Her family drifted apart from her uncle, and she eventually lost contact with her cousin Genevieve. She acted as if she hadn't been hit too hard by it, but for whatever reason her large friend circle quickly shrank to only one or two people.
The move to secondary school was a fresh new start, but it also left her with even less friends. By the end of the first year, she still hadn't quite found some good company. Sometime in her second year, she started getting strange thoughts in her head. They almost seemed to be coming from the people around her. She assumed she was just going crazy and tried her best to ignore it until she could prove it was real.
She freaked out her classmates a bit by knowing exactly what they were thinking, but it still wasn't proof enough for her to be completely sure. Definitive proof came when she caught a passing thought from her classmate Tori. A recent memory of her falling out of a tree, and flying? Maybe her mind reading wasn't the only strange thing going on around here after all...
Once they were aware of each other's powers, Mindy and Tori became quick friends. By extension, she also befriended Tori's friend Irene. A few months later she dragged her classmate Zoe into the friend group after they discovered their teleportation powers, along with Zoe's friend Morgan.
A year or so later, at the end of year nine she invited the group back to her flat for a sleepover to start off the summer holidays. They had a great time, until they were woken up early in the morning by an assailant looking to kidnap Irene. This led to them all discovering the existence of the GPSS, global ring of secret agents trying to keep the world safe, with a base hidden underneath Irene's mum's pizzeria dedicated to investigating the recent rise in paranormal activity and training new agents with powers. Things would only escalate from there.
Later that summer, Mindy, Zoe and Morgan were all accepted into the illustrious but secretive private school known as Providence Academy. The GPSS was also launching a mission to infiltrate the school, as apparently there were some suspicious goings on going on involving powers. They also knew a telepath was involved somehow. Mindy never expected that telepath to be her own cousin, and for her uncle to practically own the place. What were they doing there? Was it even necessary to stop them?
Four years after those events, Mindy had done quite well for herself. Being the last surviving member of the Larue family, she inherited her uncle and cousin's fortune and countryside manor. She's made her way around the upper crust, subtly poking around people's thoughts to know exactly the right thing to say to them. She wears a watch similar to the one her cousin used to wear to enhance her powers. Unlike her cousin's model, this one also comes equipped with technology to weaken or disable her powers if desired, so she can finally have some quiet time in her own head. Her legs are still a bit dodgy from when someone tried to drop a roof on her, but one of the benefits of being filthy rich is being able to afford the best in braces and walking sticks. Unfortunately, this still barred her from undergoing proper GPSS training, but she can still be called on from time to time for things that require her particular set of skills. She plans to study computer science at university, and grow her fortune even more with the next big tech company, or possibly a dubious crypto scam...
Affiliation: Omenborn, The Leyndellian Theater of the Tamed Profaneย
Combat Ability: Nonexistent.
Personality: Ruddle is gentle, easy-going, and almost uncomfortably conciliatory. She speaks and acts with an elegance and affection that one could easily mistake as genuine. Beneath her gilded manner though hides a desperate fear of the wider world, and a willingness to do just about anything to feel safe again.
Backstory: Born to a noble family she managed to avoid having her horns excised before being sent to the shunning grounds. Smaller than most other omens, she survived mostly by being fleet of foot and sneaky. Eventually, when she was still quite young the leader of a small company of players specializing in the macabre and taboo, and a perfumer friend of his found her while looking for an Omen to add to their new sideshow.ย
They brought her to the surface, fed her, made her presentable, taught her to read, write, sing, dance, and perform, and when she was healthy enough they excised most of her horns to make her more palatable to an audience and expand her range of movement.
The perfumer started off as simply curious about omen, the process of excision, and if he could devise a better method as a vanity project. He was sympathetic enough to be kind to her and make the process as painless and safe as possible. He even started to grow somewhat fond of her, and taught her about the procedures he'd devised, including creating gold crowns for the amputated horn stumps and the deep removal and bone auto transplantation he pioneered based on the ideas of grafting. Her curiosity endeared him to her and while he was distant and often dehumanizing, he eventually became somewhat of a mentor and father-figure.ย
He disappeared one day when she was almost grown and she never found out why.
The theater trope stuck mostly to Leyndell and the surrounding area, staying just legal enough to avoid being disbanded. They put on typical acts and performances, but the real draw was the Dance of the Tamed Profane, a pop up masked ball hosted by the troupe. Guests would come in masks fashioned to look like omen, misbegotten, and more, while the members of the "freak" performers of the troupe walked around unmasked and played host. It was allowed as a social inversion event as it served to reinforce how ridiculous it would be for this to actually happen and to allow a controlled outlet for people's curiosity about the taboo. Many people even debate whether or not the "freaks" are real or just elaborate costumes and dedicated actors. These events reinforced Calendula's fear and distrust of anyone outside of her troupe, while teaching her how to cater to them as well.
When the shattering came to Leyndell her troupe scattered and fled, but scared to leave the only place sheโd ever been and terrified without her troupe, Ruddle couldnโt bring herself to go. Instead she hid in the only place sheโd ever managed to fend for herself; the sewers. She scraped by and now keeps a low profile hiding near the entrance should she ever need to flee back to the dark again.
Started working on this to see if I could put some profiles together as inspired by @/kuroimarzipan OC profiles! Pretty rough, but I wanted to test the format!
Eyes: Heterochromatic. Right eye is silver, left is blue
Height: 4โฒ9"
Build: curvy, toned due to her training as a dancer
Distinguishing Marks: Scars from her battles as a Warrior of Light
Common Accessories: None.
Personal โโโ
Profession: Stay-at-home wife and mother, retired WoL
Hobbies: dancing, weaving
Languages: Common, Xaelic
Residence: Goblet
Birthplace: The Azim Steppe
Religion: Nhaama and Azim
Patron Deity: Nhaama
Fears: Losing her loved ones
Traits โโโ
Extroverted / In Between / Introverted
Disorganized / In Between / Organized
Close Minded / In Between / Open Minded
Calm / In Between / Anxious
Disagreeable / In Between / Agreeable
Cautious / In Between / Reckless
Patient / In Between / ย Impatient
Outspoken / In Between / Reserved
Leader / In Between / Follower
Empathetic / In Between / Apathetic
Optimistic / In Between / Pessimistic
Traditional / In Between / Modern
Hard-working / In Between / Lazy
Loyal / In Between / Disloyal
Cultured / In Between / Uncultured
Faithful / In Between / Unfaithful
Additional information โโโ
Smoking Habit: None
Drugs: None
Alcohol: Occasionally, but ceases in front of the children
RP Hooks โโโ
Polycule.ย Shuriโs marriage is open, so she and Estinien have romantic partners within their relationship. They formed their own little village to raise the kids.ย
Daughter of Nhaama. She is devoted to her faith as a Xaela and is loathed to have her faith and traditions disrespected.
Wife, Mother, Friend. Shuri is a wife, a mother, and a loyal friend. If her friends ask something of her, she is there in an instant. She also is a bit maternal to her friends.
Aether-reading.ย Oksana is blind, so the only way she canย โseeโ is by sensing otherโs aether. Aetherย โcomes in different colorsโ for her, so she can tell who is who, even without them speaking.
Songbird of Kugane. Half-Xaela of the Qalli on her fatherโs side, Oksana has the mannerisms of her tribe-members. She also sings in secret.
Crime boss.ย Jani is known under the titleย โBlood Queenโ. She is down in the trenches of the criminal underground and auction off treasures sheโs found (read: stolen). She is also well known to have an extensive information network and is very willing to provide it...for a price.
Dark Past. Janiโs past is rife with abuse. She is very tight-lipped about. You will need to gain her absolute trust to unveil it.
Hidden Softness. Jani has two weaknesses: her adoptive sister, Hatsuko, and her partner, Silas. Any threats to them will earn Janiโs ire--but you will see a rare softness when she talks about them.ย
Void Vampire of Troia. A former prisoner of Beatrice in Troia Keep, Cu was the faithful pet. Once her mistress fell, Cu eventually takes Troia Keep as her dominion.
Curiosity. Cu knows very little and is curious of the world beyond the void.ย
Hunger. Like a true vampire, Cu has to bite her prey in order to feed on their aether. She does so only with consent,ย
The Rivals โ๏ธ๐๐ค๐ฆ
Kage, Yena, Kelli, and Miko are Kohakuโs groupโs rivals you could say. They come from an elite private school, and they're all the student council. They also moonlight as a covert esper unit that is searching for secrets and hidden truths that both Reverie and the Underground are hiding that connect to most of their pasts. They are extremely coordinated and handle missions almost always in a flawless manner. Their paths eventually cross with Kohaku's group and it's safe to say, they don't get along. Kage finds Kohaku and his friends to be obstacles, and a king must remove the obstacles in his way in order to achieve his goals.
(thank you to @/raeyxia for letting me use their OC profile template)
Lyah (left) belongs to Dollya - me
Lunariel (right) belongs to Noir Luna
Please go and check out Noir's profile if you're interested, they're one of my highly recommended artist friends if you ever want a pretty piece of art like the above~