An older character of mine, both in terms of character age and in terms of creation. Been around for a while, though he tends to be more outgoing than his sister, Abyss. He does have his more reserved moments though, and finds it relaxing to rest with a good book or something instead interacting with people.

Unlike earlier in development when edgy upbringings were the norm(tm), in this ine he had a fairly normal upbringing, got an engineering job pioneering some technology in their world with his sister and then :) I was mean. Cue minor cataclysm & a few intervening centuries n whatnot and now he's mostly helping protect how things are and exploring other worlds and collecting stories.

Observant | Caring | Charismatic | Canny
Protective | Sardonic | Playful | Precise | Reserved | Easygoing | Introverted
Meddlesome | Secretive | Impulsive

Haze has a complicated personality. A lot of how he comes off as depends on how well he knows the person - though they aren't outright wary of everyone they meet, they've been alive for too long to trust everyone they meet. He doesn't ever really come off as rude at first meeting - even if he's heard stuff about the person, he prefers to make his own opinion, barring certain circumstances. He's very charismatic, and gets along with most people easily, and is generally pretty chill.

He is a good planner and does have plans - however, despite his best efforts, he is more on the impulsive side at times, especially when someone he cares about is involved/in danger(or if there's an opportunity to collect a new story/learn a piece of information). Curiosity killed the cat pretty much. He does care about people, and prefers to save lives rather than take them - however, he isn't above manipulating people at times, especially when something he considers more important is on the line. He also can't really resist the opportunity to tell a story, even if it's just some kids asking for one.

Light

Haze primarily uses this element for illusions. Though many light keepers can access their elemental form with ease, he generally only partially shifts into it when channeling a lot of power. With this element he can see in wavelengths outside of the norm for the species, as well as create flashes in multiple wavelengths. He is a very skilled illusionist, though when concentrating on them he often finds it difficult to physically move at the same time.

Energy

Arguably the element he's the strongest in, with this element he can manipulate energy and harness other sources for his use. Though electrical energy is the easiest for him to harness & repourpose, he can harness energy from magical sources, & with his fire element, from fire to avoid being burned. Theoretically he could take energy from other living creatures, but that has it's own repurcussions and is banned unless it's willingly given and the individual has the reserves to survive the process. He can also generate an electrical current accross his body, and shock people on contact.

Fire

Though he is considered a fire elemental, he specializes in controling & manipulating the heat aspect of fire rather than the flames. Though he can generate & manipulate flames to an extent, he finds them more unpredictable than anything else and prefers to stick to manipulating heat energy - though that is mostly used in concert with other elements. On its own, he can generate heat and use it to warm himself up/his surroundings, melt metal, and touch hot objects & fire without harm. Due to also being an energy elemental, he can convert heat energy into general energy he can repurpose.

Dangers of Elemental Overuse

As with anything, overusing his elements has consequences. Overuse of elements can damage the body, even if reserves are not exhausted - channeling too much power through his body over a short amount of time can damage it, somewhat similar to how circuits can get overloaded and melt. This expresses as internal bleeding/damage around his eyees + the markings that change color & glow, as those are the main "channeling points".

For him, that most commonly manifests as burns around those points if he cannels too much power in too little time - this is particularily accute in his human form, as though it is more resillient to elemental channeling than a normal human, it is still a far cry from his natural form's tolerence. And as self-inflicted elemental overuse injuries are resistant to healing elemental's capabilites, these burns & internal damage can take a while to heal.

If he manages to exhaust his elemental reserves, his abilities will start drawing from his body's reserves - fat & muscle tissues - and consume them instead of his elemental reserves, which can quickly lead to unconciousness or death.

Brief current time summary - essentially, functioning as a bit of an adventuer in the multiverse - going between worlds, disguised as the native inhabitants, and collecting stories about what the people are like and what their world is like, without interfering. Sometimes pulled to get some people out of tough situations/advise/serve as bodyguards or to deal with some :) fun critters that he & his sibling have a bit of a rapport with, but generally left to his own devices away from politics.

Something about childhood

somewhat normal

:) mm yes fun times

cries in having a whole story in my head but what is writing