Axiom
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Axiom Antares
The child of an established and affluent composer family, Axiom is currently traveling the world to make new discoveries, advance studies in the field of magitech, and make a name for themself. In other words, they're a rich brat with no life experience, set loose in the real world with nothing but an unjustified confidence that everything will come easily to them the way it did in school. Somehow hasn't gotten shanked in a back alley yet, but there's still time.
Personality
naive • optimistic • gullible
Axiom is a genuinely very talented and hardworking composer; unfortunately, it seems that they failed to pick up anything else whatsoever during their schooling. Between their airheaded nature and sheltered upbringing, they have about as much common sense as a boiled egg. You could convince them to follow you into a dark alley with a drawn sword in your hand, as long as you promise to listen to their theories on glyph interactions in there.
Although they're amicable toward pretty much everyone they meet, they have a hard time making friends; their ignorance of the outside world and tendency to blurt out whatever they're thinking mean they end up offending a lot of folks. But since nobody has said it to their face yet, they continue to float through life in their signature carefree way...
Design Notes
- About as short as a full-grown immanu can be (~120cm-ish).
- Very proud of their ears. Refuses to cut them even though they keep getting snagged on things.
- Fidgety and distractible; never stays still for long. Probably fiddling with something even when they're deep in conversation.
- Loves fashion & has a ton of different outfits. They think they look cool but the truth of the matter is they dress like an extremely robbable rich tourist... hand-tailored stuff, bright colours, gold/silver accents and accessories, etc.
Story
Axiom is the only child of Ambren and Arleth Antares, the joint leaders of a magitech ship design & manufacturing company. When Axiom was about one year old, their parents brought them along on a week-long corporate retreat on their largest cruiser to date. Displaying an admirable sense of scientific curiosity even back then, Axiom got away from their parents, stumbled onto the deck, and nearly pitched over the railing directly into the sea in an attempt to get a better look at the churning waves. If it weren't for a coincidentally passing guard, they would have died then and there.
Their parents took the shock of almost losing their child poorly. They tightened their watch on Axiom; they were barely allowed to leave the mansion without supervision, let alone socialize with other kids. Without playmates to spend their free time with, they dedicated even more effort to their studies than the average immanu. Although they were never again allowed near the ocean after that fateful incident, their interest in ships grew; their room slowly filled up with stacks and stacks of scribbled blueprints.
Although it was traditional for immanu to travel the world before graduating, when the time came their parents strictly forbid them from doing so. Axiom was hurt by this lack of trust, especially as they'd looked forward to this freedom their entire life. They ended up throwing a screaming fit at their graduation ceremony, and... things escalated from there. They spent the next two years at home, stomping through the hallways and badgering their parents about this matter whenever they weren't grounded.
Finally, Ambren relented. They allowed Axiom to leave the house on their own, under the condition that they message them their location every week, and stay away from the ocean, and - admittedly Axiom stopped listening at this point, but they're sure it'll be fine. Set loose in the world for the first time in their life, Axiom is excited to finally see the ruins and markets they'd read so much about with their own eyes.
Trivia
- Friends call them Azzie, or sometimes just X.
- They don't actually remember nearly falling into the sea, but the story's been told to them so many times that they can recite all the details from memory.
- Their favourite food is farefowl coconut curry.
Relationships
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