The Basics
⌈Name⌋
Volpos Velethragan
Volpos Velethragan
⌋Nickname(s)⌋
V/Vol
V/Vol
⌋Age⌋
Apparent age:20; Actual age: ??, not like he keeps track
Apparent age:20; Actual age: ??, not like he keeps track
⌋Race⌋
Elf - Mer - Sailfish sub-type (Mer race cleared with Igari - Race description to be put it in yet-to-exist OOC thread)
Elf - Mer - Sailfish sub-type (Mer race cleared with Igari - Race description to be put it in yet-to-exist OOC thread)
⌋Gender⌋
Identifies as Male
Identifies as Male
⌋Sexuality⌋
Asexual || Panromantic || Most likely very sexually confused
Asexual || Panromantic || Most likely very sexually confused
⌋Appearance⌋
Vol can, at first glance, be an intimidating person, but that idea of him is quickly destroyed. He has a 'tattoo' of sorts on the left side of his face that make help the first impression, one of a terrifying person, people get of him. This tattoo however, is mostly just to signify who he is in the Mer world, the family he's from. He's a relatively tall person, compared to the average height of most humes. He stands at 5'11" and has the build, as can be guessed, of a swimmer. While it may not seem like it, he's actually pretty strong.
Regardless, his appearance changes drastically when he is submerged/drenched fully in water. When so, he becomes what most people would think of a Mer through a relatively painless process. His skin changes into a gray color with patches of blue. His body itself undergoes multiple changes, until he fully goes into the most common Mer form. Once this is done, he gains quite a bit of fins over his body, to help with making his body more hydrodynamic, and webbed hands/feet. Gills/slits appear on the sides of his neck and around his chest. The ones on his neck take in water form his environment, alongside his mouth, and feed said water to his 'lungs'. His lungs then expel this water through the slits on his chest, allowing for a seamless cycle. A see-through membrane also forms over his eyes and under his actual eyelids, as to allow him to see in the water without much of a problem.
Vol can, at first glance, be an intimidating person, but that idea of him is quickly destroyed. He has a 'tattoo' of sorts on the left side of his face that make help the first impression, one of a terrifying person, people get of him. This tattoo however, is mostly just to signify who he is in the Mer world, the family he's from. He's a relatively tall person, compared to the average height of most humes. He stands at 5'11" and has the build, as can be guessed, of a swimmer. While it may not seem like it, he's actually pretty strong.
Regardless, his appearance changes drastically when he is submerged/drenched fully in water. When so, he becomes what most people would think of a Mer through a relatively painless process. His skin changes into a gray color with patches of blue. His body itself undergoes multiple changes, until he fully goes into the most common Mer form. Once this is done, he gains quite a bit of fins over his body, to help with making his body more hydrodynamic, and webbed hands/feet. Gills/slits appear on the sides of his neck and around his chest. The ones on his neck take in water form his environment, alongside his mouth, and feed said water to his 'lungs'. His lungs then expel this water through the slits on his chest, allowing for a seamless cycle. A see-through membrane also forms over his eyes and under his actual eyelids, as to allow him to see in the water without much of a problem.
Inner Mechanisms
⌋Personality⌋
Nervous, loyal, self-preservative, acidic, bored, intelligent, cynical, pessimistic, temperamental, and volatile.
Those would all be words that could be used to describe Vol. He's not necessarily a good person, but he isn't a straight up villain either. He's, if anything, one of the most human people you could find. He feels fear, anger, sadness, and happiness as all other people do. He isn't the most courageous person out there, but he does have his moments.
Vol is an intelligent person. He prefers to use his mind instead of pure brawn when possible. He holds cunning, logic, and facts in high regard. He uses hid mind to find the best way to carry out what his heart wants. He isn't one to feel bad, at least not for prolonged periods of time, for doing what's necessary to get what he wants or to survive.
Vol is also a very socially inept and nervous person. He finds talking to new people to be a very hard thing to do. He'd, if possible, prefer to ignore people who are ridiculously 'bright' instead of trying to find the words to talk to them. He's a coward. He prefers hiding to actually facing things. If pushed enough however, he could eventually warm up to someone.
Vol is however, when around people he trusts, a generally laid-back person. He speaks eloquently and tends to use sarcasm, wit, snark, and joke around. If he's nervous around a person, he most likely doesn't trust them. Otherwise, he's a 'normal' enough person when around people he considers 'friends'.
Vol is a coward, to be blunt. He finds a lot of things to be scary, as they rightfully should be. If faced with a choice between fighting a big monster and running away, he'd pretend to be getting ready to fight, then run directly in the opposite direction. Cause you know, who'd do something as stupid as fighting a big monster? Not him, obviously. He'd much prefer to be safe than to be heroic.
Vol's regardless of what you may say about him, loyal. To a fault. He'd, even if he's scared beyond belief, risk nearly anything to save a friend in peril. If you gain his trust, you can pretty much guarantee he'd look after you. Getting him to do so however, is a hard thing to do. He tends to push people away. All a person has to do to become a 'friend' of his however, is push back hard enough. Not malevolently, mind you,unless you want him mad at you but with good enough intentions. Outwardly, at least.
Vol does have a tendency to, due to his unhealthy habit of suppressing his emotions, have emotional outbursts when pushed too much. If you were to, for example, take one of his books from him in front of him, he'd most likely end up tackling you to the ground and threatening you without a second's thought. This is, mostly, a defense mechanism. It's also probably very unhealthy, to his mind that is. And the person who ends up setting off this ticking time-bomb.
Vol enjoys literature quite a bit, regardless of the fact that books tend to not fare well underwater. Reading more books is one of the reasons that he decided to go to the land above water. If you'd ask him what his favorite genre was, he'd most likely respond with 'Horror'.
Nervous, loyal, self-preservative, acidic, bored, intelligent, cynical, pessimistic, temperamental, and volatile.
Those would all be words that could be used to describe Vol. He's not necessarily a good person, but he isn't a straight up villain either. He's, if anything, one of the most human people you could find. He feels fear, anger, sadness, and happiness as all other people do. He isn't the most courageous person out there, but he does have his moments.
Vol is an intelligent person. He prefers to use his mind instead of pure brawn when possible. He holds cunning, logic, and facts in high regard. He uses hid mind to find the best way to carry out what his heart wants. He isn't one to feel bad, at least not for prolonged periods of time, for doing what's necessary to get what he wants or to survive.
Vol is also a very socially inept and nervous person. He finds talking to new people to be a very hard thing to do. He'd, if possible, prefer to ignore people who are ridiculously 'bright' instead of trying to find the words to talk to them. He's a coward. He prefers hiding to actually facing things. If pushed enough however, he could eventually warm up to someone.
Vol is however, when around people he trusts, a generally laid-back person. He speaks eloquently and tends to use sarcasm, wit, snark, and joke around. If he's nervous around a person, he most likely doesn't trust them. Otherwise, he's a 'normal' enough person when around people he considers 'friends'.
Vol is a coward, to be blunt. He finds a lot of things to be scary, as they rightfully should be. If faced with a choice between fighting a big monster and running away, he'd pretend to be getting ready to fight, then run directly in the opposite direction. Cause you know, who'd do something as stupid as fighting a big monster? Not him, obviously. He'd much prefer to be safe than to be heroic.
Vol's regardless of what you may say about him, loyal. To a fault. He'd, even if he's scared beyond belief, risk nearly anything to save a friend in peril. If you gain his trust, you can pretty much guarantee he'd look after you. Getting him to do so however, is a hard thing to do. He tends to push people away. All a person has to do to become a 'friend' of his however, is push back hard enough. Not malevolently, mind you,
Vol does have a tendency to, due to his unhealthy habit of suppressing his emotions, have emotional outbursts when pushed too much. If you were to, for example, take one of his books from him in front of him, he'd most likely end up tackling you to the ground and threatening you without a second's thought. This is, mostly, a defense mechanism. It's also probably very unhealthy, to his mind that is. And the person who ends up setting off this ticking time-bomb.
Vol enjoys literature quite a bit, regardless of the fact that books tend to not fare well underwater. Reading more books is one of the reasons that he decided to go to the land above water. If you'd ask him what his favorite genre was, he'd most likely respond with 'Horror'.
⌋Likes⌋
Literature - Self explanatory. He likes books. More than he likes most people, actually.
Science - Vol is a person enamored with science. He thinks of magic as a science as is annoyed when people act as if its some force that cannot be explained. He plans to one day be able to break it down in to a system. For now however, he plans on trying to find ways to abuse it and, perhaps, cause entropy.
Swimming- Vol, obviously enough, enjoys swimming. He finds it preferable to walking.
Literature - Self explanatory. He likes books. More than he likes most people, actually.
Science - Vol is a person enamored with science. He thinks of magic as a science as is annoyed when people act as if its some force that cannot be explained. He plans to one day be able to break it down in to a system. For now however, he plans on trying to find ways to abuse it and, perhaps, cause entropy.
Swimming- Vol, obviously enough, enjoys swimming. He finds it preferable to walking.
⌋Dislikes⌋
Racism(Specism?) - Vol dislikes the pompous attitudes of beings who believe that their race is the best. He understands that some races are better suited for some things than others and respects that.
Excessive Heat - Obviously enough, he doesn't like excessive heat. He, due to his nature, dehydrates quite easily.
Rain - Ironic, right? Vol doesn't like rain for the sole fact that, if drenched in it, he could very well die due to lack of water to breathe.
Heights - He doesn't like heights. It's probably obvious why he doesn't. He spent most of his life deep underwater, not high above land.
Racism(Specism?) - Vol dislikes the pompous attitudes of beings who believe that their race is the best. He understands that some races are better suited for some things than others and respects that.
Excessive Heat - Obviously enough, he doesn't like excessive heat. He, due to his nature, dehydrates quite easily.
Rain - Ironic, right? Vol doesn't like rain for the sole fact that, if drenched in it, he could very well die due to lack of water to breathe.
Heights - He doesn't like heights. It's probably obvious why he doesn't. He spent most of his life deep underwater, not high above land.
Combat
⌋Equipment and Personal Objects⌋
-Clothes, spare pack of clothes, waterproof backpack, hunting knife, lockpicks, Mer money, above-world money, 'crowbar', spellbook, and a map.
⌋Abilities⌋
Supernatural Chore Adeptness - Vol is capable of doing most chores with relative ease. He is however, most skilled at making unnaturally delicious food.
Natural Mer Abilities
Natural Mer Abilities
- Aquatic form - All Mer, regardless of where they're from, have at the very least one common ability. They will, regardless of whether or not they want to, when drenched/submerged fully in water, change into a form suited for aquatic travel. Each Mer has their own form they change into, reminscient of an aquatic animal(usually), that they inherit through genetics. If a Mer's parents are of different 'types', then that Mer will share traits with their parents. Mer that have a form clearly similar to an existing aquatic animal are referred to as 'pure-bred'. This ability does however, have its obvious drawbacks. If it were to, for example, rain, a Mer would be very vulnerable. While some Mer have adapted the ability to breathe air and water simultaneously while in their aquatic form, most haven't and are vulnerable as such. Vol is in the latter group.
- Strength - Obviously enough, it takes more energy to move underwater than it does above water. It also takes a lot of energy to be able to move at quick speeds, as a sailfish can. Seeing as Vol is a sailfish-type Mer and has lived underwater for most of his life, it's expected that he's strong. He can quite easily defeat people twice his size. This strength does however, come with its own problems. He's, for one, clumsy. He's not used to being above ground and tends to break a lot of what he touches. There's also the fact that he doesn't know what's appropiate for a situation. He's used to being around people with the same strength as him, so he doesn't know what's acceptable above water. He might, if just playing around, bruise someone with a punch.
- Longetivity - Vol, due to genetics and being a Mer, will most likely live a long life. Most Mer age, once they reach the age of 20, at a rate 1/50th what they'd normally do so. This is an evolutionary trait that counters the fact that Mer have a hard time keeping their children alive, due their vulnerability in their first few years. This has led to the Mer people being very limited in terms of numbers, only having about 2,250,000 members in total. This number, although it may seem big, includes those Mer that are of old age. As such, it is obvious that the race isn't doing so well in terms of population. It must also be taken into consideration that this number is the total number of Mer located in the world's oceans. Compared to the above-worders, this is a very small and unnerving number for the Mer.
'Magical' Abilities
- Natural Magics - All mer are under the Elves category, and are more partial to Natural Magic as such. This holds true for Vol. He can use Natural Magic better than he can the other types. He uses these magics with versatility. If he needs food, he uses life and growth magic. If he needs to get through a wooden object, he'd decay it. If he needs to kill something, he'd use death magic. It's simply a matter of necessity. His 'magic' however, is weaker when he's not in his aquatic form.
- Improvisation - Vol has a tendency to, due to slightly understanding how magic works as a system, abuse that system and use variants of already existing spells. He sees it as a form of art, if you may, that can be changed to be best for the current situation.
- Spellbook - Vol has his own spellbook. It isn't however, one that's old or full of archaic knowledge. It is a small book, one that has seemingly only a few pages. These pages can, when flipped, reveal new ones. This spellbook is enchanted, if that wasn't obvious enough. It is his own creation, and has knowledge that he himself learned. This means that he won't be learning any new spells or enchantments through the book.
The book itself is brought to him by a simple summoning spell and put away through another simple spell. The book is written in a new language based upon the Mer language, as to make it useless to anyone who'd want to steal it.
The easiest way to stop him from using this book is to cast a malevolent spell upon it, forcing it to go into a 'hibernation'-like state in which the book attempts to heal itself and purge itself of any corruptions. This hibernation's length is directly connected to the spell used against it. This wouldn't do much, other than disallow him to write new entries for a while. To completely destroy the book, one would have to steal it from him and break the protection spells on it.
⌋Strengths⌋
Hand-to-hand combat - While it may not seem like it, Vol is very capable of handling himself in a fist fight. Reflexes are very much necessary underwater, do to the creatures that reside there. Fighting him head on with fists is inadvisable, for most races that is.
Intelligence - Vol prides himself on his mind. He can, if given enough time, figure out solutions to most problems he's faced with. He's good at learning new things and can, if necessary, study to learn a way to solve something.
Swimming - Self-explanatory
Hand-to-hand combat - While it may not seem like it, Vol is very capable of handling himself in a fist fight. Reflexes are very much necessary underwater, do to the creatures that reside there. Fighting him head on with fists is inadvisable, for most races that is.
Intelligence - Vol prides himself on his mind. He can, if given enough time, figure out solutions to most problems he's faced with. He's good at learning new things and can, if necessary, study to learn a way to solve something.
Swimming - Self-explanatory
⌋Weaknesses⌋
Reflexes - There's no denying it, he has good reflexes. This is however, a problem in itself. He, when frightened, attacks the thing that has scared him, whatever it ends up being. This can lead to... awkward situations. If he were to, for example, be touched on the shoulder, he'd probably end up elbowing the person that touched him without intending to.
Indecisive - Vol tends to think too much about things. He tends to see the consequences of actions easily and attempt to weigh them against the pros. It can be annoying to have him changing his mind on an important plan.
Socially inept - He's not very good at talking to people he hasn't yet gotten around to trusting. It isn't, in fact, surprising to see him ignoring someone with a vibrant personality in the hopes that they'll go away. If pushed however, he'll most likely end up befriending someone.
Coward- He's not very courageous. If you wanted a hero that would save an innocent person from a scary person regardless of their relationship with said person, you came to the wrong character. He'd most likely end up running away than helping, unless the person in peril is someone he cares about.
Rain - While his aquatic form is an advantage under water, it's a disadvantage on land. If he were to, for example, be stuck in a rainstorm, he'd do everything to stay out of it. He'd, if drenched with enough water, turn into his Mer form. Unluckily for him, he isn't one of the few Mer capable of breathing air while in their aquatic form. As such, he'd have a hard time not dying due to lack of oxygen if transformed on land. There's also the fact that it's nigh-impossible for him to talk without air or while being distracted by the pain of being unable to breathe, making the casting of spells quite hard.
Reflexes - There's no denying it, he has good reflexes. This is however, a problem in itself. He, when frightened, attacks the thing that has scared him, whatever it ends up being. This can lead to... awkward situations. If he were to, for example, be touched on the shoulder, he'd probably end up elbowing the person that touched him without intending to.
Indecisive - Vol tends to think too much about things. He tends to see the consequences of actions easily and attempt to weigh them against the pros. It can be annoying to have him changing his mind on an important plan.
Socially inept - He's not very good at talking to people he hasn't yet gotten around to trusting. It isn't, in fact, surprising to see him ignoring someone with a vibrant personality in the hopes that they'll go away. If pushed however, he'll most likely end up befriending someone.
Coward- He's not very courageous. If you wanted a hero that would save an innocent person from a scary person regardless of their relationship with said person, you came to the wrong character. He'd most likely end up running away than helping, unless the person in peril is someone he cares about.
Rain - While his aquatic form is an advantage under water, it's a disadvantage on land. If he were to, for example, be stuck in a rainstorm, he'd do everything to stay out of it. He'd, if drenched with enough water, turn into his Mer form. Unluckily for him, he isn't one of the few Mer capable of breathing air while in their aquatic form. As such, he'd have a hard time not dying due to lack of oxygen if transformed on land. There's also the fact that it's nigh-impossible for him to talk without air or while being distracted by the pain of being unable to breathe, making the casting of spells quite hard.
Background
⌋Region⌋
Vol was born in the underwater city of Posei, the capital of the Deimar people. He was 'pure-bred' and had two pure-bred sailfish-type Mer parents. He was very well-off, being in the higher echelons of society. The city of Posei is one where commerce booms. It is located directly in the middle of the Deimar territory and allows for easy travel to the other cities. The fact that its underwater also means that travel is quit easy. There are no roads, seeing as most inhabitants can easily swim around. The buildings in the city are varied. There are some that float just about the seabed and are connected to it with chains, while there are others built onto or in the seabed. It's simply a matter of choice.
The people of the city are a nice and vibrant people, generally speaking. Not everyone knows everyone, but the people in districts tend to know each other. Vol lived in one of the richer districts. He went to school at a prestigious school and learned the culture/langauges of the above world through there.
Vol was born in the underwater city of Posei, the capital of the Deimar people. He was 'pure-bred' and had two pure-bred sailfish-type Mer parents. He was very well-off, being in the higher echelons of society. The city of Posei is one where commerce booms. It is located directly in the middle of the Deimar territory and allows for easy travel to the other cities. The fact that its underwater also means that travel is quit easy. There are no roads, seeing as most inhabitants can easily swim around. The buildings in the city are varied. There are some that float just about the seabed and are connected to it with chains, while there are others built onto or in the seabed. It's simply a matter of choice.
The people of the city are a nice and vibrant people, generally speaking. Not everyone knows everyone, but the people in districts tend to know each other. Vol lived in one of the richer districts. He went to school at a prestigious school and learned the culture/langauges of the above world through there.
⌋Relationships⌋
Father - Orcien, Mer, Sailfish type - Distant
Mother - Atlaya, Mer, Sailfish type - Distant
Female Friend 1 - Atropas, Mer, Shark type - close friend
Male Friend 1 - Mu'lka, Mer, Octopus-type - Close friend
Female Friend 2 - Mortica, Mer, Dolphin/Shark-type - Close friend
Father - Orcien, Mer, Sailfish type - Distant
Mother - Atlaya, Mer, Sailfish type - Distant
Female Friend 1 - Atropas, Mer, Shark type - close friend
Male Friend 1 - Mu'lka, Mer, Octopus-type - Close friend
Female Friend 2 - Mortica, Mer, Dolphin/Shark-type - Close friend
⌋History⌋
Vol was born into the city of Posei, the capital of the Deimar people. He, due to his lineage, was well-off and considered 'rich'. He was born into one of the richer districts and went to a private school. He learned of the above-world world alongside his studies of the underwater one. He got excellent grades, but wasn't necessarily the best at speaking to people. He was, thankfully, one of the fastest types of Mer and could easily escape from trouble.
Vol grew up without much of a problem. He managed to form a group of four close-knit friends. His parents were distant, but he didn't resent them for it. He thought that was how all parents were, so he didn't question it. Regardless, school was a breeze. He rarely ever got lower then a 97% and was considered a genius.
Vol, as he grew, began wanting to explore the above-world. He could not however, leave without the permission of his parents unless he was of age and was therefore stuck underwater. He, saving his money, waited until he was old enough to leave without consent and be considered an adult. Eventually, he left at age ?? and ended up at a city. The only problem however, was which city he ended up at.
Vol was born into the city of Posei, the capital of the Deimar people. He, due to his lineage, was well-off and considered 'rich'. He was born into one of the richer districts and went to a private school. He learned of the above-world world alongside his studies of the underwater one. He got excellent grades, but wasn't necessarily the best at speaking to people. He was, thankfully, one of the fastest types of Mer and could easily escape from trouble.
Vol grew up without much of a problem. He managed to form a group of four close-knit friends. His parents were distant, but he didn't resent them for it. He thought that was how all parents were, so he didn't question it. Regardless, school was a breeze. He rarely ever got lower then a 97% and was considered a genius.
Vol, as he grew, began wanting to explore the above-world. He could not however, leave without the permission of his parents unless he was of age and was therefore stuck underwater. He, saving his money, waited until he was old enough to leave without consent and be considered an adult. Eventually, he left at age ?? and ended up at a city. The only problem however, was which city he ended up at.
