-_- I hate it when I become attached to my NPCs. I should stop using NPCs in plots, because then this happens. Gragh. Tentative information ahoy!
ONE
Name: Ashe
Gender: Male
Species: Tuathi
Age: 60
Appearance: A young Tuathi male that's just recently reached maturity, Ashe doesn't quite have the strong, muscular build older males develop, instead being more on the lean side, a bit wirey and obviously still making that transition from adolescence to adulthood, but he still has obvious muscles. He's tall at 6'3" with two spiraled horns that each have two points, each only about three inches in length. His ears are long and deer-like, he has a deer-like fluffy tail, and large, sharp cloven hooves instead of feet. Like all Tuathi, he has retractable claws and sharp teeth.
His eyes are a light reddish-brown in color, and his skin is white, though it has a light auburn pattern repeating over it that somewhat resembles a snow-leopard's rosette pattern. This pattern continues onto his hair, which is jaw-length and predominantly white (save for the auburn rosettes).
Personality: Pretty carefree and light-hearted. Ashe is, for the most part, rather calm, likes to joke and tease, and has a playful, boyish spirit. However, all that can change the instant he or someone he considers "family" is threatened. Ashe is a vicious fighter and fiercely protective, especially over females. He feels it's his duty to protect those weaker than he is, and he will fight to the death to do so if that's what it takes. He's a bit foolhardy and reckless, tending to put others first before his own safety, and he can be rather selfless.
At the same time, he can also be very selfish. Oftentimes he'll do things that are supposed to be "for your own good", but the truth is it's a selfish tendency. He may think he's doing something for the good of someone else, to protect them, when he's really doing it for himself to make himself feel better, in control, or "strong". He doesn't always take other people's feelings into consideration, thinking that he knows best--especially if they're female. He's a proud creature and can get needlessly competitive around other males, but at the same time he's quick to forgive, nurse his wounds (AKA pout and brood), and move on after a while if he's outdone.
That is to say, he may be pissed as all hell at you one minute, may be clawing you up and getting clawed at in return, but once the battle is over and done, there's no hard feelings. It probably seems like a strange attitude to adopt, but it's also a cultural trait.
He has a misogynistic attitude, but he doesn't see it that way because that was the way he was raised and the way his society is--males are the leaders, females are subordinate. However, he would never intentionally abuse a female, seeing his role as more of a protector and friend. Granted, this will probably drive all the females OFF Ren'unis, his home planet, batshit insane since he's certainly not used to the social structures outside of Tuathi society.
Like most Tuathi, Ashe is stiffly formal and polite to those he's not well acquainted with, but once he gets to know someone, that is when he finally sheds that front and starts acting like, well, himself. Even though he's 60, he's still quite young in Tuathi terms, and he still has a lot of growing up to do.
TWO
Name: Mer (pronounced more like "mare" than "mer" as in "mermaid". Random name thrown together for what was supposed to be an insignificant NPC, now she has to live with it. xD)
Gender: Female
Species: Tuathi
Age: 61
Appearance: Rather tall for a Tuathi female at 5'7", Mer wears her hair short, also chin-length like a male's. It's white with red streaks going though it, and those red stripes continue over her entire body. Her eyes are gray. Though most Tuathi females have lithe, graceful builds, Mer is more stocky than slender with noticeable muscle, even if her stomach isn't quite what it used to be after childbirth. All that is hidden, however, as she wears clothes that conceal her body--and her gender.
Personality: Rebellious. Mer left Ren'unis shortly after giving birth to her first child, leaving the baby with some babysitters before just...not coming back. She decided that was enough for her, as truth be told Mer is quite staunchly asexual and finds mating disgusting and childbirth horrible (she'd never do that again). With a dominant personality more fitting of a Tuathi male than a Tuathi female, many Tuathi joked that she had been born in the wrong body and should have been a male instead, something which she always agreed with as she found the social structures and expectations limiting and unfair. In short, all her life she felt out of place, like she didn't belong--a horribly frustrating, alienating feeling.
Because of the way Tuathi society is set up, Mer is, quite honestly, gender confused and thinks of herself more in male terms than female terms while still having an obviously female body. She does think she was born in the wrong body (something that was reinforced by the other Tuathi's comments) and prefers to be addressed as a male because of this--at least now that she's away from Tuathi society and can get away with that. It gets even more confusing for her since she doesn't particularly care for males yet thinks of herself as male. Also, while she is neither shy nor modest and has no issue with nudity, she tends to wear as much clothing as she can to make her gender ambiguous.
Aside from her gender issues, Mer is a trickster if anything. She loves to joke, loves a good prank, and she has a strong will and a backbone of steel. She doesn't take abuse from anyone and she's not afraid to speak her mind, lacking typical Tuathi tact and politeness--something which has gotten her into trouble in the past and present. She can be quite fearless, and she hates authority.
...homg. Rhi's first transsexual. xD
Now I just have to figure out how they got off Ren'unis. D8 Whatever happened, my guess is Ashe followed Mer to try and stop her and...got sucked into it as a result. Hum.
