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AbyssRanger
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Name: Averi
Age: 53 (appears around age 20)
Gender/Pronouns: They/them
Sexuality: Demiace
Species: Chimera
Occupation: Jeweler and metalworker who enchants and sells accessories from their business, Eyes of Avarice. They get all of the metals and gems required from a personal mine not too far from the outskirts of Forest Nook, and sell any additional resources such as local cave flora and fauna that they find there as well.
Appearance: Averi has olive green eyes with snakelike pupils and a willowy build that often causes others to underestimate their strength. Their skin has a blue-grey sort of tint to in, and is scattered with scales of a swampy blue-green color. Their hair grows in a wavy sort of mane in a deep navy color, kept just short of shoulder length and too unruly to cooperate with any sort of attempt to style it. Their tongue is forked and accompanied by a sharp set of teeth, two of which resemble snake fangs, and they have a long scaly tail with barbs resembling porcupine quills running atop it. Both their quills and fangs are venomous.
Their typical outfit is a practical one of black leggings, monochrome colored shirts, hiking boots and gloves used for handling metal when at work. However the accessories Averi wears more than makes up for the plain outfit. They often wear elaborate necklaces, bracelets, and earrings of their own design, the style and color changing from day to day depending on their mood.
Personality: Averi is a critical, standoffish sort of person at first glance but with a keen eye for detail. They have a taste for the finer things that can be found in Forest Keep, and prides themself in quality of their craftsmanship. Despite this, Averi is genuinely mindful and courteous. They will gladly invest the time and effort it takes to get to know someone, often leading an ear to listen free of judgement if needed. Being a tolerant, no pressure sort of person who enjoys quiet time getting to know others, Averi would make a good friend if it wasn't for their unfortunate tendency to keep people at arm's length.
Averi often lets others do all the talking upon first getting to know them, quietly going about their day to day business and pursuing hobbies that take them deep into the forest. However they have a certain ambitious streak to them that isn't normally shown and will tirelessly pursue any goal they may have in mind, sometimes to the point of obsession until their objective is reached. They enjoy travel as well, being one of the few people who explore the deep woodland and mountain areas around Forest Keep. They enjoy telling of their many discoveries to any friends they might have, finding enjoyment from discovering something new and figuring out a use and classification for it. They also have an interest in architecture, although their building designs remain unshared. Averi views the world like it's a sort of puzzle that can be solved one day at a time, and will gladly give thoughtful advice and constructive criticism to those who ask for it.
Backstory: When we die, our spirits fade into a memory of what once was. We're simply spheres of bejeweled nostalgia, stripped bear of all desire and set free to seek another purpose - but what if such a purpose, rather than found by the spirit in question was forced upon an unwilling soul? Such creations are unnatural, mere puppets of the necromancers who dare to call such a warped thing back into life.
Averi is one of these unfortunate beings, a floating spirit that was compelled by dark magic to reanimate the form of a cave nymph that had been modified with traits of three other animals: a crocodile, a porcupine, and a rattlesnake. Averi was then made the familiar of the mage who had orchestrated their creation, hoping that this custom pet would put their dangerous gifts to good use and aid in their sinister plans for sinister things like world domination and cutting in line for morning coffee. Averi gladly obliged, being new to the world and lacking a will of their own. But as the years went by, Averi managed to form some semblance of a conscious mind and started studying scrolls secret, learning to master their own abilities both arcane and otherwise. When they had learned enough to surpass the mage in strength, Averi rebelled and in the conflict severed the bond of master and familiar.
Two decades before present day, Averi found themselves free but unused to such freedom. People both normal and supernatural alike already looked on them as a monster, and they were unsure what came next for them. As soon as Averi heard rumors of Forest Nook, the hidden city that allowed anyone and most importantly
anything through its doors, they left the ruins of their former home to pursue a new life halfway across the globe. Averi discovered much about themselves during that journey, learned the art and joys of metalworking, and for the most part managed to join the ranks of Forest Nook without incident. It took awhile for them to settle into their place within the city and still remains rather keen for new adventures, but otherwise has lived happily in Forest Nook ever since.
Other:
- Averi's shop is in the same market area as Alaric and Cat's, although it's across the street and down the road a ways. They don't live in their shop however, but had a stylish sort of custom home built in one of the nicer parts of town.
- They have a keen sense of direction when navigating caves, and is occasionally called to explore cave systems or other remote places with resources and draw up maps of their findings. They gather hard-to-get resources on request as well.
