Original info

Origin: Traveler | Nature: Stern | Boundary: Mangrove swamp | Size: Massive
Species: Esk | Collection: MYO | Designer: hitodama89

Uncommon traits: None
Rare traits: None
Unique traits: Whiskers
Nature features: White mangrove, crustose lichen

Elementals: Wood

Curses: Fleeing wildlife (mountain biome)

TF rewards: Tiger's Eye crystal x 3

Biome: Fresh waters
Boundary: Mangrove swamp
Haunt: Riverbank
(Reference photos)

Ownership: hitodama89
- can gift, swap (esk only)
- cannot trade (non-esk), resell
Owner history: Claimed from nursery by hitodama89

Personality

The Weary Eyed One is an Esk who   doesn't particularly care about permanent names, pronouns or other   tidbits it sees rather useless for an eternal spirit. But, as not every  other Esk thinks this way, it has been known to reply to a simple "Who   are you" often with answers like "I am... Tired", which has earned it  the title of The Weary Eyed One, as well as many more simple nicknames  such as Weary, Tired and Sleepy. It is more masculine than feminine, but  like already stated, it doesn't really give much thought to such  matters.

Weary's personality is a bit of an enigma. It certainly  is a loner who doesn't deliberately seek out other Esk to interact with,  but it still doesn't seem to mind an occasional chat with a neighbor or  someone it meets in Conservatory. The other party might get a bit  confused by the way it acts, though, as Weary isn't one to waste words  on empty small talk. It rather stays silent and listens what the other  one has to say, starts telling about a though it was having without much  explanation or occasionally even asks some uncomfortably personal  questions from strangers. This all comes from the fact that Weary is a  serious thinker and daydreamer, who seems to live much more active life  in its head than in physical world. The only thing that seems to get it  agitated is when something is threatening its boundary. That's when  Weary truly seems to wake up and isn't afraid to use any means necessary  to protect its territory. It can also show some protectiveness over  creatures in need, but that it does in its usual stern and passive  manner. All in all, the most content Weary seems to be whenever it can  spend its days floating in river with blank expression and unmoving  body, but with mind that travels freely to unknown galaxies far away.

Appearance

Even  if Weary isn't in reality a malignant creature, its appearance can be  pretty daunting at first glance. It is about as large as a polar bear  and even more strongly build than one, thick fur covering most of its  body. Especially the fur around Weary's neck area is pretty long and  forms a respectable mane that can be lifted up in those rare cases when  the Esk gets angry or scared. The golden brown strands of fur in the  mane as well as the streaks on tree trunks are actually crustose lichen;  the fur itself is colored with shades of dark brown and light gray.  Weary's tail is a bit on the shorter side by Esk standards and its head  seems to lack visible stop between forehead and muzzle, which has four  stubby whiskers. The nature feature on its back is composed of two White  Mangrove trunks and their roots that seem to cross their way through  the creature's body. The roots are partially visible here and there, but  the exact places can vary when fur uncovers some of the roots and then  again covers others. With its elemental powers the Esk can also rapidly  grow trees and roots from ground. Lastly there are three transformation  crystals that resemble Tiger's Eye gems implemented into Weary's  shoulder area; two on left and one on right shoulder.

Life

From  its past before transformation Weary doesn't remember all that much.  What it does recall the best is the constant, strangling feeling of  being in a hurry and wanting to be somewhere completely else.  Then,  only some time before transforming, the human Weary received some really  bad news regarding their health that made them re-evaluate their life  choices. They left everything behind to travel, to find the place they  had so desperately longed for, and they ended up making a trip to the  mangrove swamp. There a crocodile attacked and bit the incautious human,  wounding them badly enough to make them incapable of traveling back to  safety. That's when the human met a peculiar creature, the Seventh, and  was transformed into an Esk.

Tidbits

• Weary's "voice" (Esk use telepathy) is deep, rumbling and slow paced.

About the character

• Created in 2017.
• Esk is a closed species created by witherlings.
• Original character info can be found here.
• Masterlist entry can be found here.

Art permissions

• Everyone can draw this Esk mostly without needing to ask permission first!
  Permission is only required if you want to show this Esk:
• Interacting with another character
• Doing something that might permanently affect its life
• Doing things that might be against its nature.