3391 | Nameless

Basics

About

Trivia

• He was originally a white-tailed buck before being transformed.
• He doesn't speak at all. The only 'noise' he makes is what deer sound like. He communicates entirely through body language that he used before his transformation.
• He gets around purely by walking. Since he sticks so close to what he was like before being an esk, any idea of floating/flying he won't do if he ever figured it out.
• Even though he's not a fan of the lake after falling through the ice, he still likes walking across it at times and wading in the more shallow water.
• He very much acts like a deer. He'll scratch on trees, try to eat grass, and even get aggressive towards other male deer.
• He doesn't ever travel much and really prefers to stay within his boundary. Leaving it makes him feel like he's missing something, a feeling that he hates more than anything.
• He's only been to the conservatory a few times and doesn't mind it, but he never stays for very long. It can feel too crowded for him despite the massive world that it really is.
• His activity tends to reflect that of typical deer beahvior, being most active in the very early morning and around dusk.
• Despite his cold nature, he does have a soft spot for baby animals. It’s one of the few times you can find him being kind towards another being.

Currently: protecting his familiars and maintaining his presence at the lake.

Personality

Nameless is a very introverted esk that prefers to be on his own more than anything. The only company he likes to keep are his doe and fawn swarm familiars. It lets him imagine that he is still the same deer he was before being transformed, watching over a herd as he would’ve in his previous life. He clings to the idea that nothing has really changed, hating any reminder that he isn’t entirely 'alive,’ almost refusing to believe that he fell through the ice that fateful day. He avoids interacting with other esk as much as he can, a feat easily achieved by hardly ever leaving his boundary, but if they're quiet and leave him alone he can tolerate their presence. He rarely ever leaves his boundary because of how unnatural it feels, hating the feeling of losing even a small amount of the energy he gets from his home. He doesn't even like going to the conservatory, despite nothing changing for him.

Nature Features

The nature features that he has do change with the seasons around him. The silver maple tree will change as fall comes, the leaves turning oranges and reds until it eventually becomes bare for the winter, only to sprout little buds when spring rolls around. The pitcher plants on his chest don't change as much; as the air gets colder, they'll seem to shrivel a little bit and become dull. But they don't die off completely and will quickly brighten up in the warm weather.

As a Creator

Nameless avoids transforming anything at all costs, hating the life he was forced into as an esk. He would rather have the life of something end than preserve that soul. He dislikes being an esk so much that he wouldn't wish that for any creature that he encounters. The only exception would be a lost fawn with nothing else to turn to. But he would much rather attempt to help out the fawn or doe before trying to transform them into an esk. In the off chance he would become a creator, he would be extremely distant and unhelpful towards them. The guilt would be too much to bear, even if he did create a traveler.

Boundary

Nameless lives at Beaver Lake Nature Center in Upstate New York. It is a small lake surrounded by a large forest. It's a protected park that has many trails for people to walk along. There’s even a small wetland at the edge of some parts of the lake. An information building was built for humans to learn more about the park, but Nameless never goes near it. He avoids the trails as best he can as well, disliking running into any humans. Sometimes he’ll simply walk across the lake, the only indication he’ll give himself that he’s an esk. He always found the place beautiful, a silver lining for the situation he's in.

Familiars

The deer familiars that follow him act like typical deer. The minimum that manifest are two doe and one fawn, but sometimes more will come and go depending on his mood. He doesn't have any real control on how many appear at a time, but as long as there's enough for him to feel like he can protect, he doesn't care. They often just follow him around and display normal deer behavior, but ocasionally they'll act in kinder ways; it's almost how Nameless wishes he could be but can't. An extension of himself that he wishes he could explore, but refuses to acknowledge.

Enchantments

His enchantment manifests as blue horns and makes the area around him colder than whatever the normal temperature is. The radius can fluctuate, as well as the intensity, which both change depending on his mood. He has no trouble trying to use this on other esk, especially as a way to keep his distance from them; how effective it actually is up in the air. It mostly drives animals around him away, disliking the random coldness as he walks around the lake. No matter what, the enchantment is always active and visible on his form.

Elementals

His ice elemental manifests around his feet, leaving a trail of frosty prints behind him that eventually fade the further he gets. The only way it sticks for longer periods of time is if he's angry, often a direct correlation of how intense his enchantment is. He can also make ice spread around him that comes from his feet. He can freeze water and the ground; he'll even put a frost over plants and around the base of trees.

Origin Prompts

Original Form | Meeting the Esk | The Transformation | The Other | Their Haunt

Monthly Prompts

October 2019

Quest Prompts

Shifting Seasons Event | Environmental Changes

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