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Daxar. He won't tell you his full name - not unless he really has to. And he'll tell you his House, but it's not the House of his heritage.
Daxar can't remember a time he wasn't aware of his predecessor, Talvin, who had fled Gallifrey and was on the run as a renegade, suffering from a severe regenerative disorder. Ever since childhood, it had seemed as though the absent older brother was a constant presence.
Oh, Korvera wasn't an inattentive mother. Far from it, in fact. She was always there; young Daxar had everything he ever needed. She even arranged for the children of other Houses - even those of significantly lower status, he thinks back now with some disgust - to socialize with him, encouraged him to make friends. For some reason, she had always been very keen that he make connections, not spend too much time alone. Fortunately, that suited Daxar's outgoing personality well, and he gained invaluable practice at navigating these social connections, even learning to charm the parents, guardians and Kitriarchs.
By the time he was taken to the Untempered Schism at the age of eight, he had some idea of where he wanted to end up. Prydonian Chapter - they were the ones in charge, the ones with power. His mother, however, had other ideas, and he was admitted to the Academy in the Arcalian Chapter.
It took him less than a year to find out that Talvin, too, had been an Arcalian.
As was the duty of every young Aspirant, he maintained his connection to his House - but nothing ever changed. Every time he returned to his House, it was just the same as it had ever been; Korvera would make a great fuss of him, making sure he had everything he needed, insistently asking if he was well - too insistently, almost as though she were expecting something to be wrong with him. And within spans, there was Talvin's presence again. A slip of the tongue, a brief mention, a moment of reminiscence. Or just her work - a development in the research into regenerative dissonance, a new holovid documentary, or a visit to the House from a Commentator or a regenerative physician. She would never outright say so - she was careful, precise and stoic as ever - but Daxar could pick up on the hints well enough. Talvin had shown early aptitude for his Archivist career. Talvin hadn't made any friends. Talvin had had better grades.
On graduation from the Academy, Daxar had enough connections to quickly land himself a position, as assistant analyst to a report writer for a speech composer for a member of the High Council.
Politics was changing on Gallifrey; tradition was being eroded, and the isolationist policies that had helped keep the Time Lords in their seat of power for millions of years were being revoked one by one, giving way to new, "progressive" ideas of cooperation with other, emerging temporal powers - alien species that challenged the Time Lords' natural superiority and rule over Time. Even Daxar's own mother was falling for it all, with her irritatingly liberal approach towards criminal justice and what to do with those lower in society on Gallifrey.
Daxar, of course, made sure to back the right people. He could see who had the right ideas, who would be better for Gallifrey, and his dedication and diligence - not to mention a little influence when he married into a suitable House - saw him rise to the rank of associate report writer for a speech composer. And yet, the tides seemed to have firmly turned against the old ways - against Gallifrey herself, some said - and he managed to pass not a single bill, nor advance any further in his career.
To this day, he's not sure who to blame for his lack of political success. Is it his Arcalian background, lacking the influence or prestige of Prydonians or Patrexes? Do people - the Celestial Intervention Agency, perhaps - know something about his connection to his older brother, that infamous outlaw now known as "the Eleven"? Is his mother pulling strings behind the scenes, disagreeing with his politics? Is it President Romana, and her dangerous ideas of cooperating with aliens under the guise of "progress", in direct opposition to the stability and tradition that Daxar stands for.
He doesn't know. But sometimes, it does linger at the back of his mind that he - an insignificant, unsuccessful, low-ranked politician - won't ever be remembered, while his defective criminal brother has already gone down in history.
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Writing snippets:
- "The OC above is your OC's new neighbour"
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Art notes:
- There's a reference page up, but I can't colour to save myself, so it's black and white toned sketches. Colouring is as follows:
- Hair is dark blonde, eyes light olive green
- Robes and collar are the traditional colours of the Arcalian Chapter - that is, shades of green. Robes primarily a muted grass green; gloves, hems and neckline of the robes a deeper forest green. Collar pale lime, with forest green brocade, and the clear stripes silver.
- Seals (those round symbols on the collar that look like a cross between a koru and an infinity symbol) are silver with black markings. Wrist communicators (on the back of his hands) are blank white screens.
- I didn't quite draw the seal symbol right on this one - if you're drawing him with the collar, please look either at Korvera's ref (where I got it right) or look up the "Seal of Rassilon" for how it should look. Sorry 'bout that!
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Ideas for if you're attacking him:
- A portrait of him trying to look Very Important and Dignified, perhaps - he'd like that!
- For backgrounds, traditional Gallifreyan settings would be lovely - a backdrop of the Capitol, or putting him in the Panopticon, something of that sort.
- Traditional, conservative Gallifreyan politics is his jam. Definitely not extremist, just very conservative. He's not going to go out and pick fights with aliens, he's just going to sit in his office and express his disapproval of them being on his planet and try and write policies to stop them coming in or strictly limit their rights.
- Or, I am always more than delighted with interactions with your OCs, or crossovers! Toss canon to the wind and have fun with him! Keep his personality in mind, though.
- Also cool with things like species swaps just for fun - go for it, draw a kitten/dragon/cockatoo version of him! In fact, do what you like with him! Cyberpunk cyborg AU version? Pokemon trainer version? Show me! : D
- Sadly, we can't use canons in the ArtFight proper - but if you're here from minigames, I am down for something to do with him toadying after Inquisitor Darkel - yes, he supported her bid for Presidency.
- Interaction with Korvera, who is an OC of mine, is also cool!
