Karl
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Humorous . Optimistic . Likable . Thick-skinned . Introverted . Critical
Argumentative . Overthinker . Tactless . Unemotional . People-pleaser
Karl is reserved, soft-spoken, alert, introverted, and humorous. While he isn't opposed to social situations, he prefers to stay in the background for the most part, loathing attention and the center stage. He can be surprisingly argumentative though, having extensive debates over things most would consider minor, as he believes these "minor" things can have greater significance than they seem.
Karl resembles an anthropomorphic cross fox. Covered in dark brown fur that lightens up towards his back and head, with a dark brown muzzle and crown. He has thick but fairly light hair, with long bangs that he keeps to one side of his head. Towards his extremities his pelt darkens, until the very ends where he has shocks of pale fur, highlighting his fingers, toes, and tail tip.
He often wears jackets, coats, and pants of varying types, with undershirts that have simple patterns. He doesn't usually prefer to have his legs or arms exposed beyond rolling up his sleeves. He also enjoys wearing scarves, which has left his neck fur permanently misshapen, fluffing outward just under his jawline and otherwise being compressed.
The only visible scar he has is the notch in his right ear where he used to have an earring, until he discovered his metal magic and accidentally tore it out. The fur around his claws is also constantly uneven due to how often he picks at it and pulls it out.
Ortherions can typically use one of two types of magic: Siatildan magic, which allows the user to create new structures from the body by expending large amounts of the body's resources, and siatiftan magic, which allows the user to manipulate specific existing materials for a typically lower cost than siatildan magic. Some can use both, such as Karl.
Emotions, hormones, and genetics often heavily affect magic in a variety of ways. Symptoms of overusing one's abilities are similar to those of starvation, dehydration, and/or low blood sugar.
Siatiftan Flesh Magic
Karl can dramatically accelerate the healing of surface wounds, using his magic to seal tears by pulling the edges together and fusing them. This has the benefit of leaving minimal scarring in most cases, but means that he can't regenerate lost flesh. For example, if one cuts the tip of their finger off, he can only close the wound left behind, not regrow what was lost.
Unlike most abilities, emotions have little effect on this.
Siatiftan Metal Magic
Karl can manipulate metals, making them bend, levitate, and move at great velocities without touching them. The selection of the object is largely mental; he has to have a clear idea of what he wants to move. Being vague or uncertain will result in multiple objects in the general area being affected. He would be able to move an object outside of his line of sight if he knew exactly where it was.
Typically the weight of the items being affected will have the same strain on him as though he were lifting them by hand, so his capacity is limited by his physical strength. However, emotions affect this ability by reducing the strain substantially if he feels something strongly. For example, while normally unable to move a car, if someone he cared about was trapped under it, he would be able to move it long enough to get them out. After this emotional state passes he will feel the effects of whatever he did, which would typically manifest as muscle pain or exhaustion.
Siatildan Plant Magic
Karl can produce plant matter from anywhere on his body as long as he's touched the original plant before. If he's eaten a part of the plant raw, he can completely reproduce the plant itself, to the extent that it can be removed from him and replanted.
Emotions have a significant effect on this ability, enough that they can involuntarily activate it if Karl feels something strongly enough. Generally, these are minor things, such as flowers appearing during great joy, or thorns emerging during seething rage. This can also affect his attempts to generate plants, the greatest danger being anger or hatred adding toxins to what's expected to be a benign plant.
Siatildan Ice Magic
Unlike his other abilities, this one is only partially expressed in his genetics. This has resulted in him being unable to consciously activate it and left it entirely reliant on his emotions.
It only emerges when he's anxious, stressed, or otherwise in distress. In its mildest form, such as during general anxiety, it just lowers his temperature and prompts him to shiver even in a hot room. As the severity of his emotional state increases, this can progress to frost appearing on his body, to ice spikes emerging, to sharp ice entirely coating his limbs.
Heneshla was desperate to have a child who loved them. Their prior two had abandoned them, leaving to either strike out on their own or in favor of their sires. With a new partner and waning fertility though, this time Heneshla would make sure they did it right.
The pup would only know them. Ashka's work kept them either away or asleep, leaving Heneshla with plenty of time, all of which would be spent making sure their pup only knew them, and only knew love. Their pup would not go to school, Heneshla decided. There was no need, after all; their pup was supposed to stay at home, to love Heneshla and care for them as they aged. Ashka would work until they retired, and then their pup would care for them too.
Their pup would also do best not to know friendship, as that would only complicate things, introduce thoughts and concepts beyond Heneshla's control, and necessitate corrections, explanations, and excuses.
For a time Heneshla enjoyed the fruits of their plan. Their pup was an artist, and they used that skill to make Heneshla gifts and scrawl out their adorations endlessly. The pup was attached to Heneshla at the hip, terrified of strangers and strange places, as they should have been. They saw other pups and were sometimes curious, but it was easy for Heneshla to find reasons to keep them away. They saw things on the television and asked about them, but whatever answer Heneshla gave was accepted without further scrutiny, for the pup trusted Heneshla wholeheartedly.
Heneshla loved their pup dearly, but they were exhausting at times, pestering Heneshla for attention and play, to answer more questions and explain more observations. Heneshla couldn't keep up with this and decided it would be easiest to agree with the pup's whims and simply never fulfill them. The pup trusted Heneshla so much that they would understand, of course. But this did little to stop the questions, and eventually, Heneshla gave their pup the ability to find answers and activities for themself.
The computer quickly became the pup's focus. A wealth of experiences and information unknown until now, hours passed by peacefully for Heneshla for the first time in several years, not hassled by the pup and not dealing with Ashka.
Over time though, the consequences of this became evident. The pup had even more questions and observations, but not about the world; instead, about Heneshla. They now questioned everything about Heneshla's judgment and made casual statements that would enrage Heneshla, commenting on how abnormal their life was, or pointing out things that Heneshla had done their entire life were wrong. The nerve of this pup, ignorant of the world, to think they knew better than Heneshla.
Words were ineffective with the pup, now. Where before they hailed every breath of Heneshla's as the truth, now nothing was ever enough, just frustrating question after question. So where words failed, actions would take their place. The pup was still smaller, and weaker; they may have a mouth, but they didn't have strength. Heneshla would beat the pup into submission, as it was much easier to find comforting words in the aftermath than to give in to their previous demands for answers.
This outlet of frustration was easy, Heneshla found. Now whenever the pup annoyed her, it became second nature to correct it with a yank of the hair or shirt, a shove, or a spritz of aerosol in the eyes. The pup may cry, but that was fine. Besides, after a few loving words, the pup would be right back to normal, singing Heneshla's praises with drawings and writing, thankful for her kindness when she gave it.
As the pup grew though, Heneshla noticed that this boundless affection faded. They tried to remind the pup of what they used to do, but now most things Heneshla said hardly even garnered a response at all. Heneshla was hurt, and sorely missed the endless displays of love that the pup used to pour out to them. Now, they only saw the pup as malicious, hating Heneshla for no discernible reason. To make matters worse, by now the pup matched them in height; they couldn't correct the pup with punishment anymore, or they risked retribution. They hardly knew their pup anymore, so there was no way to predict what they would do; sure, they seemed calm and quiet most times, but when would that veneer break and they would lash out at Heneshla violently now that they were able to?
The confusion and stress haunted Heneshla day and night. Every word spoken by the pup was incendiary, and Heneshla could not figure out why. They demanded answers from the pup over and over, screaming and shouting while staying out of arm's reach for their safety, but the pup would never tell the truth, instead insisting that they "didn't mean anything like that." Heneshla longed to just be able to know so they might understand what happened to their dear, sweet pup to make them so hateful.
Heneshla came to hate being around their pup, which made their heart ache with memories of how they used to be. Before, they looked forward to scribbled hearts and poorly written declarations of love. Now, they dreaded even being in the same room as the pup, and spent every moment waiting for them to start some needless argument. Thankfully, the pup still spent most hours of most days at the computer, away from them.
One day, their pup was gone.
. . .
Karl was raised by an abusive and delusional dam, trapped in his house and deprived of any socialization or preparation for living independently. He found solace, knowledge, and allies on the internet, which would eventually culminate in them coming to rescue him from his situation in his adulthood.
- His colored pupils and limbal rings are not stylistic, please avoid making them black. You may darken them if you prefer, just not black.
- He's generally unexpressive, and the expressions he does make are rarely anything beyond halfhearted, outside of extreme circumstances. For example his smile often doesn't reach his eyes.
- The fur on his fingertips can be drawn ragged due to him picking at it. The rest of his fur can also be drawn unkempt and messy.
- His build is slim, not necessarily malnourished, but just low-fat yet not fit.
- He is right-handed.
Lyun Shinguna Unrelated
Confused
Deceased
One of Karl's first friends, and among the most significant. Cool, eccentric, energetic, and with a unique sense of humor, Karl loved nothing more than spending time with them and even came to idolize them. Lyun was not as fond of Karl though, as he first learned when Lyun snapped at him.
From then on Lyun's attention became highly conditional, a treat only to be had a couple of times a month, and Karl did whatever he could to appeal to Lyun, molding a personality just for them; a persona they would like and want to be around, all in the hopes of possibly earning more time with them. Eventually, this persona would become Karl's natural state, as he came to forget who he was before.
As time passed Karl gained friends who were easier to be around, and he began to realize how poor Lyun's treatment was. But by this point Lyun had become dependent on him, as all of Lyun's other friends had betrayed or abandoned them; Karl was their last remaining support who would still dutifully listen to their woes and keep them sane when no one else would.
Ten years into knowing each other, a breaking point was reached and Karl voiced some of his issues with how Lyun acted. In response, Lyun spat hate and vitriol at Karl, revealing everything that had been going on; that Lyun had always hated what Karl assumed to be shared interests, that the time spent away from Karl was a deliberate punishment for unspoken slights, and compared Karl to Heneshla. After this, Karl finally cut contact with Lyun.
A month later, Lyun passed away.
Karl is haunted by this, wondering if he was right to abandon Lyun when he knew of their instability and reliance on him, or if he should have continued bearing it for their sake.
Selka Nacrissa Unrelated
Friend
Living
Humorous, formal, reserved, strong-willed, and confident in their beliefs. Can become impatient with others easily.
Friends with Lyun when Karl met them, though early on Selka began to realize the negative effects of being around Lyun. Selka couldn't get through to Karl about them though, and after seeing the person Karl was becoming because of Lyun, Selka gave him an ultimatum; stay friends with Selka and leave behind Lyun, or stay with Lyun and lose Selka.
After making his choice, Selka cut contact with Karl. A couple of years after Lyun passed, Selka contacted Karl again to catch up and see how he had changed. With more self-awareness and maturity between them, they reconciled and understood each other better than they were able to before, and over the next few years they became close friends.
Selka would end up rescuing Karl from Heneshla's house, and he now lives with them.
Heneshla Gatri Dam
Despised
Living
Heneshla, referred to affectionately as "Henny", is delusional, narcissistic, temperamental, over-emotional, and ignorant. Having lived an easy life paid for by their various partners, they prefer not to engage with the outside world, living in their own personal bubble and making sure everyone else around them lives in that bubble too. They believe they deserve all the ease and kindness in the world, in exchange for them working so hard to maintain the home and raise the children, so anything other than gratitude is met swiftly with anger and even physical violence.
Karl doesn't hate easily, but Heneshla has earned it. He feels absolutely nothing but contempt for them.
Ashka Shaenali Sire
Disliked
Living
The current partner of Heneshla. Ashka had hardly any involvement in Karl's life, being at work for most hours of the day and sleeping or partaking in their hobbies for the remainder. They wanted a partner who would just take care of the home and raise the children, which Heneshla fulfilled easily; there was no deep love between them, and they could hardly stand being around each other for more than a couple of days.
Karl dislikes them for having no regard for how Heneshla treated their child, but the few times Ashka has participated as a parent, they've only backed up Heneshla.
Ria Shikarae Half-sibling
Disliked
Living
Heneshla's second child. Karl knows little of them but has had minor contact via letters and messages. Apparently after escaping Heneshla, they found a partner and had children of their own, but in their hatred of Heneshla's sheltering ways, they went the opposite direction with rearing their children, forcing them to become mature and independent incredibly early.
Karl doesn't approve of their approach, pities the children, and has no interest in knowing Ria further.
Hara Heshizi Half-sibling
Unknown
Living
Heneshla's first child. Karl knows little of them and hasn't met them personally, only heard stories from Heneshla, which are likely unreliable. Apparently, after growing up, Hara became involved in crime and distanced themself from the family.
Trivia
- He is my fifth sona ever, made at age 21, and currently serves as my truesona.
- He was preceded by Slate, who remains a secondary sona.
- Heneshla's design is based on a blue-eyed black lemur.
- Ashka's is based on a black-backed jackal.
- Hara's is based on a maned wolf.
- Ria's is based on a pronghorn.
Likes
- Nature (clouds, sunsets, rivers)
- Rain, storms
- Rain
- Detergent
- Junk food (snacks, treats, candy, etc.)
- Sourness
- Spiciness
- Being alone
- People-watching
- Gaming
- Fishkeeping
Dislikes
- N/A
- Repeating sounds
- Talking with food in mouth
- Coffee
- Boiling vegetables
- Extreme sweets
- Eye contact
- Attention, being watched
- Being interrupted
- Decisionmaking
Phobias
- Astathikinetophobia
The fear of things moving erratically. Some examples are the waves in a pool after a cannonball, the trailer behind a vehicle swaying after a turn, and ceiling fans that shake. - Gelotophobia
The fear of being laughed at, which leads to an additional fear of failure when others are around. This also causes an inability to distinguish between playful teasing and genuine ridicule.
Mannerisms
- Often picks the fur on his fingertips when focused, if his hands are free.
- Actively avoids eye contact when speaking to someone, Making eye contact makes him lose his train of thought easily.
- Often avoids using contractions (e.g. "it is" rather than "it's")
Voice
Themes
Title: there is light in us
Artist: Mathbonus
Album: there is light in us / where did my ground go
Title: FEEL NOTHING (Instrumental)
Artist: HEALTH
Album: SLAVES OF FEAR
Title: I Am a Stone (Instrumental)
Artist: Demon Hunter
Album: True Defiance
Title: Method of Madness
Artist: Gracchus
Album: Method of Madness
Title: The Fox
Artist: North Bloom
Album: The Fox
Title: Panic
Artist: Caravan Palace
Album: Panic
Playlist
Title: Overthinker
Artist: INZO
Album: Overthinker
Title: I Need a New Beginning
Artist: Ruiji
Album: The Comfort Zone Deluxe
Title: dream of another way out
Artist: Visceral Design & anatu
Album: mirage
Title: The Consequence Of Imagination Is Fear
Artist: Junie & TheHutFriends
Album: The Consequence Of Imagination Is Fear
Title: Analog Nightmare
Artist: sayk_
Album: 404
Title: you don't know me anymore
Artist: guardin
Album: you don't know me anymore
Title: you'r in my head
Artist: moow
Album: I can't tell you how much it hurts
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