Tenpai

Amethyst Cabochon set in gold Core | Nature Bloody Rainstorm Ring | Dragon Tail (+Wings)
Void (extra eyes [mostly covered by hair], Mouth Situation), Metal (affects arms, wings, tail, horns)

  A prince-general of an imperial power given new life by a Ringox necromancer after his untimely death at the hands of a hero (link to Furiten), he quickly slipped the reins of his creator and began to cause the problems he wanted to cause rather than the ones the necromancer wanted—including committing brutal patricide on hearing that Furiten was captured and set to be executed. The power vacuum from the emperor's death without a living heir (or rather, one actually interested in rule) led to a calamitous civil war, and he spirited Furiten away in the chaos, leaving a bloody path in his wake. He currently lives as a transient problems-causer, acting in ways that draw out Furiten to do battle with him.

  He was clear during the rescue that he had no interest in actually helping Furiten for its own sake, but rather wanted to prevent their ignoble end when they gave him transient joy before slaying him. His obsession with Furiten is his primary motive at the current moment, and his existence as more of a jrpg’s wandering superboss than anything else is something that he is very insistent gives him greater joy than being a pampered prince (if a very assassination-prone one) ever did. The fact that he's probably linked to the disappearance of several wandering fighters is… probably fine. Probably.

  Incredibly passive and highly disinterested in most relationships except for how they benefit him. He's gotten… slightly better about the latter, but is still highly transactional and indifferent to suffering—he's no sadist, but it absolutely will not occur to him to help someone being attacked unless he wants to feel the attacker’s sword in his flesh. This passivity does not apply to orders given by someone he doesn't respect, however, and now that he is no longer bound to obey anyone he only listens to Furiten (and even then only sometimes, since sometimes he decides disobedience or malicious compliance is more likely to get him the attention he wants). Even as a mortal he tended to take orders and twist them to interpret them in a way he preferred.

  Gender: prince, sexuality: “good lord what's happening in there”

  He has no personal attachment to gender, but the toxic masculinity of his upbringing means he does have some brainworms based on that, mostly in how he views his personal safety when acting in ways his birth society deemed unmasculine (even before his resurrection few were active threats to him in adulthood and he's functionally immortal now, but the scars of childhood run deep), though it's not something he consciously thinks of. He decorates his long flax-blond hair with colorful beads and drapes himself in brightly colored fabric, and (when he has access) enjoys wearing eye makeup. He does not often wear typical clothing due to his immense size and unusual shapes making it difficult, but he has a strong eye for fashion and Furiten’s… unique outlook on fashion often gets playful commentary. He has a robe made for him by Furiten, but he rarely wears it because he doesn't want to incidentally destroy it. His sheer size makes walking on two legs difficult for him, so he tends to prowl on all fours when forced to move, either by shapeshifting into a quadruped or just using his hands.

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Won via Valentines' Art Exchange!
Masterlist #1625