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TITLE: Sparktongue

HALO: Lightning

Pernicious is a conman with lightning running through their veins. Their name is pretty indicative of the mark they leave on the world. It seems that everywhere they go, chaos follows. They make most of their living through the minor crime guild ALPHA, which they run with their four younger siblings. When they aren't fencing with ALPHA, they're traveling around, selling vaguely magical vaguely shitty trinkets and potions, and following interesting weather phenomena. They're a rather powerful storm sorcerer, and very rarely allows people to forget the weird impact they have on the weather around them. Part of their goal is wanting to perfect the art of stormcrafting. They want what they make to be virtually indistinguishable from natural storms. It’s a work in progress. As a result of this pursuit, they know a  pretty decent amount about funky fresh weather, down to ways to determine the origin of a storm based on minute details. It’s a Big Hyperfixation of theirs that they’ll talk about for hours if prompted. Having fun is among their highest priorities. A lot of what drives them is profit and entertainment. And they’ll actively insult those who try  to ruin that fun. They do not and will never give a singular shit about what other people think about it. The only opinion that matters to Pernicious is their own. Everyone else can get stuffed for all they care. They’ve adopted Go Big or Go Home as their personal motto, often choosing to demonstrate their prowess/pizazz/whatever else in big sweeping gestures. Subtlety is not one of their strong suits. 

Pernicious has hardcore used car salesman vibes. This little dude’s relentless when it comes to trying to make a sale. Just. Hates cops. It’s almost a personality trait at this point. Law enforcement has done nothing but try to mess with their fun, so why would they even bother giving most of ‘em a chance? It's rather childish, and physically incapable of not being sarcastic. If they don’t say something snarky They Will Literally Die. They’ll actively try to pick fights with people who are two, maybe three times their size, and then paint them as the aggressor in that situation. They talk a lot of shit for someone who’s just over two feet tall. Believe it or not, they also tend to be the Designated Responsible Person in any given group. Someone’s gotta keep an eye out while the rest of the party gets shitfaced. Pretty flirtatious. Will toss around the word sexy in daily conversation. Pretty much always DTF. Their taste in lovers is questionable at times, but hey, it works for them I guess. They have a harder time making connections with people. They’re absolutely terrified of hurting people they care about. They can’t do that again. He never shuts up. Like ever. Uncomfortable with silence. They can’t stand it at all. Their foresight isn’t great. They don’t make the best decisions at times. They sometimes get in way over their head as a result. They're a compulsive liar. It’s hard to tell when they’re being honest and when they’re lying through their teeth. Facetious is a word that is often used to describe them. Also physically incapable of taking anything seriously. Their wanderlust is insatiable. It’s hard to keep them in one place for long. Pernicious holds an active hatred of authority. Giving any sort of power or allegiance to any sort of government entity, legal or not, makes them physically ill. Generosity is immensely rare for them. They like riding on other people’s shoulders. The bigger the person they’re riding the better. It makes them feel tall. They understand the concept of personal space, but like, refuses to acknowledge it.

Pernicious was born in Hirane in the country of Veozhar. Their last name is Redacted. No literally. That’s their family name. Oldest of five siblings. Just below him, there are twins Alias and Alibi, and then their two younger sisters, Havoc and Larceny. Together, they run ALPHA, which is a very small merchants’ guild based out of Goldfall. They also do light shows for different events. Every single one of them wields some sort of storm based power. Havoc is a storm herald barbarian. Alias is a tempest cleric. Alibi is a storm paladin. Larceny is an evocation wizard with a knack for thunder. It works. ALPHA isn’t super legal; they do a lot of fencing in and around the Goldfall area, and offer some services in item laundering. If you have hot goods and ties with the Redacted family, they’ll take good care of you. Occasionally the siblings will strike out on their own and seek their own profitable pursuits. This often takes them pretty far out from home. Gotta cast that web nice and far. Pernicious is by far the one who is willing to travel the farthest. Mostly for profit, but they also quite enjoy the changing scenery. There’s something weird about the Redacted kids. It seems like they all have a slightly linked conscience. Like a partial hive-mind. They finish each other’s sentences. It always seems like they’re on the same wavelength. They can communicate telepathically over long distances. Nothing crazy complicated, but sending a sentence or two isn’t out of the ordinary. Interacting with more than one at time is pretty unnerving at times. They will all speak in unison as much as possible and there is nothing in heaven or hell that will stop them. Their parents are/were weather scholars. The storm sorcery heritage comes from their mother, Maene. It’s also where a lot of their fascination with weather patterns came from.  Maene is no longer with them, killed by lightning of Pernicious’ making. It was an accident. They swear it was an accident. They didn’t mean to hurt anyone. They didn’t mean to hurt anyone. Their siblings were more understanding than their father, Linace. Their relationship with Linace kind of crumbled after that. It. Hurt. More than they’ll ever be willing to admit. They don’t spend a lot of time at home anymore. Beyond fencing with ALPHA, they also have their own little side business selling vaguely valuable vaguely shitty vaguely magical trinkets and potions that aren’t quite what they seem to be. They have a way of making folks think that what they’re selling is the answer to their problems. People tend to pay exorbitant amounts of money for their respective solutions, and often don’t find out that they’ve been scammed until Pernicious is looong gone. It’s super skeevy, but they really don’t care. Falls into that ‘other people can get stuffed’ sort of mentality they’ve cultivated. They have also been known to partake in heists with different teams, though mostly as flashy backup or a distraction.