my original characters for rpgs who i rotate in my mind.

• SILAS. the acolyte. org. fallout → bg3. average height, athletic build. warm skin tone, cold green eyes like lamb's-ear leaves. brown, curly hair. attractive, with an untrustworthy and hateful energy about him, as if the air sours at his presence. covered in scars. bloodshed for the insatiable. rotten fruit, ritual sacrifice.
  • ✧ theme: if thine is the glory, mine must be the shame. there's a lullaby for suffering and a paradox to blame. you want it darker, i'm ready, my lord.
  • animal motif: shedding stag.
  • tension: self-sacrifice v. slaughter.
• CENDRA. the undrowned. org. bg3. strong, with a tired but warm face, sensitive eyes. dark-skinned, with eyes like amber rum. the scars and haunted look in her eyes betray survival, an intimate familiarity with something unthinkable. ash in the wind like snow, like fallen petals. flesh marred by licks of fire. seafoam. impenetrable, black ocean depths. rapiers.
  • ✧ theme: oh, father, tell me, do we get what we deserve? do you dare to look it right in the eyes? cause it will run you down, down til to the dark, and way down we go.
  • animal motif: leopard shark.
  • tension: resolve v. prudence.
  • meaningful name: "ash" or "cinder" in catalan, after the ash smudged on her cheeks by her adoptive father after her merchant family's ship burned.
• SAGE. the disciple. org. bg3 slightly below average height, medium length brown-almost-black hair. eyes like cold gray ocean water, obscured by a sheer black veil. a naive appearance with a severe expression. inkblots. divine justice. sprawling texts. morningstars.
  • ✧ theme: suffer does the wolf, crawling to thee. saying i'm the one, i'm the white light, beautiful, finite. even the iron still fears the rot. you poor thing, sweet mourning lamb. there's nothing you can do. it's already been done.
  • animal motif: black lamb.
  • tension: knowledge v. naivety.
  • meaningful name: having, showing, or indicating profound wisdom.
• VIGIL. the folk hero. org. skyrim. tall, muscular, slender. androgynous, very long, straight, black hair. pale complexion, eyes like a bleak winter's sky. a silent, offputting presence, yet surprisingly virtuous. intricate tattoos. colourless, snow-topped mountains. battle axes.
  • animal motif: white stallion.
  • tension: communal sanctuary v. isolation.
  • meaningful name: a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray.
• RHYS. the servant. org. dnd well... he's a big robot man idk. made from a strange mix of state-of-the-art warforged technology, and random scrap parts. draped in tattered fabrics and a cloak. greatswords. the smell of the forest after it rains. gunpowder. seeing your loved one in everything.
  • animal motif: bernese mountain dog.
  • tension: attachment v. independence.
• IVAN. the necromancer. org. dnd round wire glasses, dark blonde hair, warm green eyes like damp moss, blackened hands, white button-downs and vests. the smell of old, dusty books. the forest after it rains, a rusted shovel. a shadow behind a tree, cloak swishing behind it in the breeze.
  • animal motif: fennec fox.
  • tension: ascension v. restraint.