CHARACTER INDEX Kingdom of Asteria [ Character Index ]

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Aurora!

Hybrid! Of a Faun and human!

Local baker!

Long light honey curls that hang over her shoulders and give her face a soft look to it. Pretty bangs that hang in front of her face like curtain bangs in her natural wolf cut that occasionally becomes a curly, messy bun that becomes hidden with a merlot colored bandanna. Her face is soft with a cute button nose that's pointed upwards with a small scar across the bridge. The tip of her nose is faded black, looks like it was covered in char but no matter how much you rub it, it won't go away. Big, round doe eyes that are a beautiful copper color and have nothing but innocence behind them. Her heart shaped lips are in a constant natural pout that gives her an alluring look to her. Her waist is soft, not skinny just soft with pretty plump thighs and slim shoulders, (technically a pear shaped body?). Long, curly ram like horns that cover her cheeks and make her light colored sheep like ears stick out. She has a small, sheep like tail that rests on her lower back.



Abilities are that with a carved, beech flute that she can cause different emotions to stir with the people she's around based on the tone of her melody. Another is that she can lure people with those same melodies.

Flaws are that she's quite the apologetic person even when she doesn't need to be and that she's way too accepting and empathetic for her own good that she believes all people are good and no one can be bad!

She was raised in the forest with her parents who taught her the ways of her faun like counterpart and how life goes. Her parents are sort of hippie ish, very eco friendly.

Nothing that I can think of yet-

 

[Mothball]

Merkor
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Hybrid - Harpy
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Skyguard Captain
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Appearance​

Merkor has a large, intimidating body covered almost entirely with pitch black feathers that only leave his limbs and face exposed. With

unnaturally grey skin dotted with dark freckles he appears as though his body were carved from granite, allowing him to easily blend in amongst the statues perched against Astera's most beautiful of structures. His arms and legs are more akin to the claws of an eagle, granting limited motor skills but enabling him to deliver devastating blows to objects he knocks from the sky.

Not only that, but Merkor is known for having purposefully sharpened talons of which he flaunts proudly whenever possible by tapping against his teeth; These teeth of his are unsurprisingly pointier than most with a focus on consuming flesh, becoming fused closer to the front in a small dark beak hidden just beneath the lips. His wings are joined to his arms up to the wrists and he's top-heavy with a long almost swan-like neck, causing him to walk with a hunch that makes him appear a lot shorter than he actually is (though still able to tower above most of Astera's residents).

Draping behind Merkor is a long feathered tail that assists him in flight - the colouration of his feathers all-together resembling that of a harpy eagle. These feathers replace all natural hair on his body, including atop his head where they remain smoothed downward until he becomes angered or startled in which case they puff up and outward like giant ears. In a similar fashion his yellow eyes may also expand, becoming consumed by the dark pupils at their centre when he spies something of keen interest.

Without focusing too much on his harpy side, its clear that Merkor is an older gentleman with dark eyebags and wrinkles beginning to crease against the stresses of his skin. Exiting out of his prime he's taken to slouching more and occasionally grumbles about the aches in his bones - especially those coming from the silver bands strangling his ankles. These bands appear to be a form of intricate anklet, with an outward hoop where some form of leash would have been attached. Once comfortable and loose Merkor has clearly outgrown the equipment and is in need of help removing it.​

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Abilities​

Merkor is one of the fiercest harpies in Astera, boasting a raw strength that's rarely ever been outmatched within his element. Despite his size most of his flight time is spent in a glide on the warm currents above the island, masking the sound of his approach until its too late. He's patient, biding his time camouflaging into the shadows of buildings watching the sky with literal eagle eyes able to spy prey from an incredible distance. Those talons aren't to be messed with either, like a collection of daggers eager to be put to use.​

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Flaws​

While his aerial abilities are astounding he's less than graceful when it comes to terrestrial movement. More bird than man, he finds it difficult to run (doing more of a quick hop) and struggles to get himself off of the ground without a wide space to stretch out those wings; The action itself also takes far more effort without being high up already, slowing him down considerably. He becomes stressed easily in enclosed spaces, having little to no awareness of what's around his body and often knocking into everything or everyone whether he means to or not.
Merkor is actually far-sighted, struggling to pick up on details when objects are close to him. Being his eyes are also so sensitive he can actually be stunned for longer than most with a bright flash of light. Though, beware his temper once he recovers.​

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Background​

Merkor was hatched in a stable as a part of a noble mans menagerie, fed well and kept warm throughout his childhood he was better off than most even if he never truly could recall any sort of genuine affection. Attention came as reward for obedience, proved in the aerial shows and harsh cull of rabbits for applauding guests. As he grew bigger so too did his prey, from the rabbits to boars to deer to....​

Witches.​

Other hybrids, even humans on occasion. Just so long as they ran fast and panicked enough to make the onlookers cry out in hysterics when the harpy caught them and dropped them dutifully at his masters feet. So long as he was fed and warm he knew no different, growing to see these creatures as little more than unthinking animals. That was until another harpy was settled upon the edge of his perch;

Chani was smaller, brighter, and infuriatingly persistent in her attempts to befriend the larger bird. She'd been taken in as a songbird and by the stars did she sing, even continuing to hum even when Merkor threatened (half-jokingly) to eat her. Yet over time he got used to the company, even going so far as to actually listen to that dreadful squawking... the songs of home, love, fields of flowers and sweet fruits that dripped with juice instead of blood. She sang of the ocean and the boats that could carry their weary wings far off to a distant island - somewhere they'd roost together alone. Merkor had never hoped before. Never once dreamed of anything else. Perhaps that was why they hadn't been prepared for the night the harpies escaped.

To put a long story short the pair made it to Astera, taking some time to settle in and find their place. Chani took to the theatre, while Merkor took to learning the justices of the sky. Over the next few years he would go one to make a name for himself in stopping the rogues and troublemakers above Astera, even if his methods could be described as harsh and permanent. However, you can't simply expect to get away with that sort of thing forever, could you?

Chani was found dead in their home the week the star fell. A burglary gone wrong or so he'd been told. Unsurprising, considering what they had taken was more precious to him than the entirety of Astera itself - an egg. In its place was a note blaming Merkor. Telling him it was his fault. Since then he's become harsher in his methods, having already torn apart several shady trading posts around Astera before being brought to court for a formal warning to his behaviour. It even got to the point where the Magi sent a message with a simple deal ;

Bring us the star and we will find your child.
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• Has spent most of his nights sleeping atop the clocktower, often being mistaken for a gargoyle.
• Although his diet still consists mainly of meat he's gained a particular fondness for mango.
• Prefers the presence of other harpies or feathered hybrids, being considerably more tolerant of them.

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