humble ✦ spirited ✦ curious ✦ talented ✦ determined

insecure • secretive(?) • reclusive • oblivious • workaholic

Cress is a very gentle and kind xyn, known to be fairly shy. They seem quite reclusive and are rarely seen outside of festivals, so not much else is openly known about them, except to only the closest of friends. This secretiveness makes some xyns curious, but those who want to become closer to Cress are often hesitant, because Cress lives in an area thought by most as haunted (Cress however, is completely unaware of these rumors, and thinks everyone avoids them specifically). But those who do know Cress, know there is nothing actually mysterious about them at all. Cress's percieved introversion is simply due to their fixation on their work. They can never sit still for too long, as they get bored easily without something to do and need busywork to occupy them. Cress does tend to downplay their own emotions and repress themselves a bit in front of xyns they don't know well, but this is only because they have the idea that nobody likes them, so they try to remain neutral so as to not offend. Bottling up emotions isn't the greatest though, and has resulted in the bottle bubbling over dramatically sometimes...but oddly enough, this is how they made some of their friends! Seeing what you once believed to be a very cold xyn suddenly laugh until they cry at a ridiculous pun is a sure icebreaker and proof you were all wrong about them!

Insecurity is one of Cress's biggest weaknesses, but despite that they are determined to work hard, perhaps to prove themselves. Cress mainly works in their vast home garden, and there they care for many different kinds of crops and are constantly maintaining and improving it. On weekdays, they run a dual gardening-cafe shop from their home, where they will sell you crops and seeds as well as home cooked meals made from their garden-fresh produce. Gardening and cooking are two of their favourite things to do to busy themselves, and they have a bit of a knack for it! Cress being naturally inquisitive and loving to learn is a boon that enables them to always be improving at it too, whether that be learning to care for and grow rare difficult plants or creating new delicious recipes to share.