{"It's better to be hated then forgotten because at least when you're hated, you know they care enough to give some sort of thought...but being forgotten is like you never existed.”}
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|{Full Name}|
Khufukare Sahure Nemesokar
|{Nickname}|
Khufu
|{Gender}|
Non-Binary [goes by them, they]
|{Age}|
Nineteen
|{Sexuality}|
Pansexual Demiromantic
|{Hometown}|
ᕬᕩᒫᓲ᙭ᕱᘘᖱᖇᖻᗂᕢ
Khufu is a curious mix of feminine and masculine, with a sharp jawline and prominent nose, with full lips and a strong chin. Their eyes are a dark brown, framed by long, dark lashes that match the eyebrows that hood over their piercing, formidable orbs. With high cheekbones and long, silky black hair, Khufu's face is intriguingly androgynous. They keep their hair pulled up in a long ponytail or braid with accessories, usually of value, woven in. In ancient times, Khufu wore long brown and gold robes, with hoods or other pieces attached. They wore lots of jewelry and accessories, many of them secretly harboring weapons or poisoned tips.
Khufu's mask is an interesting piece as well. It resembles a human face, with a huge pluming headdress fanning out behind. There are two long strands that frame the beard-like appendage that seems to drip down from the face, where the plume wears down. It seems to be made of metal, and in fact is forged from an incredibly strong material resistant to most magical attack spells and some can take quite a heavy blow. It has magical properties itself that allow it to be incredibly light and take different forms, such as a sword or magic staff. The mask is often used as a shield in combat, when Khufu isn't wearing it.
Khufu's modern style is quite different from their ancient garb. They tend to wear dark colors and metallics, like long black capes with a golden sequined shirt and black leggings, paired with dressy black shoes. They tend to dress in a formal attire or battle gear, with very little in-between except for when they only wear a jacket or such with tight pants to show off their fit body. They constantly stay in a state of fitness, exercising often and eating very well.
|{Powers}|
Shapeshifting-
Khufu has two primary forms, a wolf [see above] and a dragon [see side gifs]. However, any animal or mythical beast whose body they can map out and understand well is an easy morph for them. Some forms are triggered by emotions, and they can use the senses of the creatures they transform into without actually turning. However, they cannot speak to anyone [neither animals nor humans] while in an alternate form. They also cannot alter the original size of the creature, so Khufu often breaks buildings as an elephant or whale. Sorry, hope you have whale destruction insurance.
Telekinesis-
Khufu can move things with their mind. It's usually a remote they're too lazy to retrieve, or an entire arsenal of poison-tipped arrows. Khufu also uses their telepathy to move small gears inside of machines and can flip a jammed switch or open a door easily, but they feel the strain on their bodies for any action done with their mind.
|{Hobbies || Talents}|
|[✓]【 m a c h i n e r y 】[✓]|
Khufu revels in the New Age technology and tries to figure out how everything works.
|[✓]【 l e a r n i n g 】[✓]|
Everything is very different here, and Khufu is still trying to understand. They love to study.
|[✓]【 a n i m a l s 】[✓]|
With his main power becoming an animal, how can Khufu think any other way?
|{Fears || Weaknesses}|
|[✖]【 f i r e 】[✖]|
Khufu often had sacrifices to them burned. As a result, they are wary of fire.
|[✖]【 f o r g e t t i n g 】[✖]|
If Khufu is completely forgotten, they will die. As a result, they remember as much as they can.
|[✖]【 c o f f e e 】[✖]|
They have a bit of an addiction. Khufu adores coffee to a point where it's a valuable bargaining chip.
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|{Personality}|
Khufu is impossibly polite, slightly off, and very devoted to education. They are from an entirely different plane of existence and time period, so their normal behaviors may seem strange to new-age people- such as their odd introductions, titles, and ways of fighting and other everyday, mundane tasks. For example, Khufu always eats meals in courses and is very uptight and closed in social situations. Khufu is usually off alone, preferring to practice and learn independently of a large group. They are very ambitious and pursue power, but also have decent morals and try to abide by most rules, though they do have a disdain for those who are overtly lawful, such as goody two-shoes and heroes with a perfect record. Khufu definitely has a marked past and has a certain fondness for those who disregard their previous mistakes to right themselves. Not that Khufu is very good with that themself, but they admire those who have the ability to renew and pay for their mistakes with heads held high. Khufu's guilt runs rampant and is one of their downfalls. However, they are an excellent leader and has the literal and figurative ability to mask their true emotions. They rarely fall for emotional bait, and always puts the many above the one. Khufu will try to retrieve a lost member, but if it's for a better cause, they aren't afraid to let people go. They also have nearly inexpendable patience, being 798 years old.
|{History}|
Khufu is both ancient and alien. They are technically only nineteen, but having grown up in a similar universe where one year is about equivalent to 42 of ours and everything ages incredibly slowly, Khufu remains at a seemingly young age. Their home world is incredibly similar to Ancient Egypt, and Khufu was made for the royal family.
They were 'born' at the hands of a metalsmith, in an intricate process that only the world of ᕬᕩᒫᓲ᙭ᕱᘘᖱᖇᖻᗂᕢ [roughly translates to Aelixandryya in English] has perfected, where a body is built from a certain type of metal and imbued with runes of life and power, and springs to life as a fully functional, growing, and completely organic being.
Khufu was the only child of ᓧᒹᕬᕦᓏᑶᕢᗂᖶᖆᓲᗋ and ᖶᕩᘙᖶᕬᘢᖇᕨᗗᘗ of the highest Ring of Power, and grew up with the world practically at their fingertips. They were intrigued almost immediately by the most complicated of theories and rituals. They were integrated into the Ring's inner circle of priests and such at age 43 [about one in human years] and was one of the most influential thinkers as they aged. When they reached 375, their parents were brutally murdered by an uprising in the citizenry and Khufu was sent away. Here, they discovered many things about themself and began to practice their imbued magic. Shifting into small animals to watch the goings-on of the outer towns, Khufu eventually returned as his mastered dragon form and took down many of the rebel supporters. He became the sole ruler of the kingdom, which was relocated and enlarged for their favored dragon form.
Khufu was very kind to the poor cities which had taken them in as a refugee, but many of the wealthier patrons who'd supported their rule were upset. The wealthy citizens hired a group of outlawed dragon hunters [dragons were actually quite common and many were in allegiance with the new emperor] to assassinate Khufu. Their attempts failed, but a few of Khufu's most trusted dragon allies were slain. They went on a rampage against the hunters and completely eliminated them, but their emotional rage had left them exhausted, battered, in human form and having to pay for the destruction he'd caused. Khufu resigned themself to the north tower of their palace and appointed an elder dragon and translator to rule the kingdom in their guilty absence.
Khufu studied for many hours in the tower, creating new forms of magic and discovering how to use telekinesis. After they had studied for many years, Khufu finally emerged and rebuilt their kingdom with the magics they'd discovered- turning stone to gold, moving objects with their mind, and using their brute strength as many different creatures to assist. They started a peace campaign and allied with many powerful races near their home, but one such race was bitter.
The dragonhunters had also been studying and training, and as Khufu outlawed their kind in the flourishing kingdom, they grew enraged and began an assault on the newly-formed nation. Khufu was targeted constantly, and while many of the races came to the aid of Khufu, the dragonhunters used their powerful magic and brainwashed many over to their side to fight. Khufu was eventually captured, and as his attendants tried to pursue them, Khufu told them to search the North Tower and teach the citizens all the magic they had discovered.
In captivity, Khufu was tortured and humiliated. Their magic was greatly sapped, leaving them with only the ability to shift and weakly move objects with their mind. Khufu was eventually left for dead in the dungeons. As they slowly regained strength, they shifted into a powerful digger and excavated slowly. As Khufu's captors forgot about them, Khufu escaped the dungeons. However, not as stealthy as they had hoped, the emperor was followed by the hunters. In a last-resort escape, Khufu used the only energy they had left to rip dimensions and hurtle into the mortal world. Their legacy was left behind, many of the hunters were killed by the dimension rip, and Khufu was stranded in an alien world, turned human, in the middle of New York City. They luckily had studied English in their reclusive time, and made their way to Vigilante Village, where Khufu hopes to rebuild their skill and eventually return and vanquish the dragonhunters and save their kingdom.
|{Other}
Khufu's dragon scales are fire resistant and almost as hard as diamond, however their underbelly is softer scale. They have a spot on their chin where if scratched, they will freeze temporarily, almost like flipping over a shark. They have a similar mechanism as any shifted animal, however if you do that to their human form you'll get a weird look.
|{Face Claim}
Jaye Davidson [Ra from Stargate]
Smaug [Desolation of Smaug]
Character Dialogue || #daa520
