# NPCs # Judge NPCs # The Entity
> I'll tell you now: in the Bifrost Terminal I am creator, judge, and jury. Nothing happens without me knowing. *-- The Mysterious Entity* A shadowy figure that has appeared to both Cain and the Competitors. It seems to lead the other figures within the Bifrost Terminal-- or it has the most awareness. Either way, it stands out as the most powerful presence in all of The Bifrost Terminal.
Table of Contents 1. [Backstory](#bkmrk-backstory) 2. [Personality](#bkmrk-personality) 3. [Abilities](#bkmrk-abilities-1) 4. [Skills & Stats](#bkmrk-strengths) 5. [Usage Notes](#bkmrk--8) 6. [Gallery](#bkmrk-gallery-1) 7. [Author's Notes](#bkmrk-author%27s-notes)
### Backstory --- No one is sure if it's like the other souls in the Terminal or something else entirely. It speaks as though it is not the same, commanding the competitors to free the other souls, but never including itself in needing to also be freed by players. One can only guess...
##### **The Entity** Mysterious Power
![the entity.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-03/the-entity.png)
**Aliases/Nickname(s)** Mysterious Figure Strong Spiritual Signature Terrifying Presence
##### Profile
**Race** ???
**Pronouns | Gender | Sex | Sexuality** ???
**Age** ???
**Weight | Height | Build** ??? | Tall | Big
**Hair | Eye | Skin Color** ??? | Shining | ???
**Distinguishing Features** ✦ Shadowy ✦ Bright eyes
**Job/Vocation** Lead Scare-r
**Hobbies** ✦ Scaring Trespassers ✦ Practicing Scary Noises
##### Creator
???
### Personality --- Grandiose. Ruthless. Clever.
Likes - Power? - Targeting freeloaders
Dislikes - Failure - Presumably TITAN
### Abilities --- #### ✦ All Knowing Presumably. #### ✦ All Powerful Allegedly. #### ✦ Interact with the Physical World Most definitely; that building didn't magically seal itself. ### Skills & Stats --- Don't bother; you'll lose.
Weapons Supernatural power; limits unknown.
#### ✦ General Stats
**✦ Strengths** **✧ Weaknesses**
- Yes - Presumably also trapped within The Bifrost Terminal
##### ✦ Imperative Strengths They hold your fate in their hands. ##### **✧** Imperative Weaknesses They are apparently also stuck in the Terminal. ##### ✦ Psychological Stats ✦
**Charisma****???****Kindness****???**
**Patience****???****Intelligence****???**
**Confidence****???****Perception****???**
**Discipline****???****Psych stamina****???**
**Courage****???****Caution****???**
**Honesty****???****Loyalty****???**
**Maturity****???****Creativity****???**
**Cleanliness****???****Work ethic****???**
##### ✧ Physical Stats ✧
**Physical Strength**
**???**
**Speed**
**???**
**Magical Strength**
**???**
**Constitution**
**???**
**Physical Defense**
**???**
**Dexterity**
**???**
**Magical Defense**
**???**
**Stamina**
**???**
### Usage Notes ---

**Required to be included in your audition.** This scene is *canon for all competitors* and what happens within must be included-- though the prose should be written in your style and for your character-- before the end of your audition entry.

For reference, this is exactly what the entity states to all players: > The powers that be finally deigned to do something about us, huh? I should've figured when that idiot came in here whimpering about being here to help. Let me guess, they told you to get rid of us by any means necessary? That they would pay a king's ransom for your service. Hmph, typical. Now you're trapped in here with me. I'll tell you now: in the Bifrost Terminal, I am creator, judge, and jury. Nothing happens without me knowing. > > ”You are all still in one piece because I decided you should be. So, explore the terminal, ask questions. You are all here for a job, aren’t you? Well then, allow me to assign you your work task: figure out how to free the souls trapped in this godsforsaken facility. And as incentive, the first among you to succeed in freeing all of the spirits here shall be allowed to leave The Bifrost Terminal. As for the rest of you… If you don't finish first? If you slack off or annoy me and your fellows instead of putting your nose to the grindstone? > > Well... I'll leave that to your imagination." ### Gallery --- ![Entity Close up.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-03/entity-close-up.png)
![the entity.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-03/the-entity.png)
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### Author's Notes --- ✦ There's a mystery to be solved... # Tweedie
> I just drank the last of the coffee creamer I bought you. *-- Tweedie* Tweedie is over a hundred years old, Scottish, and looking for ways to stave off her depressive boredom. Though a raging alcoholic, she never seems drunk. Might have something to do with being a Sin Eater.
Table of Contents 1. [Backstory](#bkmrk-backstory) 2. [Personality](#bkmrk-personality) 3. [Location](#bkmrk-weaknesses) 4. [Abilities](#bkmrk-abilities-1) 5. [Job](#bkmrk-strengths) 6. [Skills & Stats](#bkmrk-skills-%26-stats) 7. [NPC Usage](#bkmrk-judge-npc-usage) 8. [Gallery](#bkmrk-gallery-1) 9. [Author's Notes](#bkmrk-author%27s-notes)
### Backstory --- Born in 1828 Scotland of Earth, in a nowhere village that no longer exists. She was orphaned at an early age and left to fend for herself. Her parents had worked with tweed, so the village called her Tweedie. She has no memory of her given name. Sin Eaters were popular at the time. Bread and beer were laid on a recently dead body to absorb the sin of the person. Another would then willingly eat the food, consuming the person's sin to allow them into Heaven. In doing so, the Sin Eater was condemning their soul. They were also given a small payment. Tweedie being a young child didn't understand this. She only saw a means to eat and ate well when a plague devastated hers and the surrounding villages. Tweedie became a Sin Eater for local lords, eventually shipping off to England. She was paid handsomely to consume the sins of church clergymen and other high-ranking officials. She has massive wealth but doesn't really do anything for herself with it. She'll anonymously drop huge amounts to local charities and random individuals who need a little extra help. Towns that she has lived in somehow have plenty of money to fix the infrastructure and help elevate poverty areas. Locals of the town she currently lives, Mistfall, Main, have given her the title of town drunk. None of them know she owns the local bar and pays her workers far above-average salary, not even her workers. Or that she resides in the mansion just outside of town where she keeps all the junk she's accumulated over the years. She's thought about opening her home up as a museum.
##### **Tweedie** Unconventional Wine Aunt
![tweedieclip.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/tweedieclip.png)
##### Profile
**Race** Human
**Pronouns | Gender | Sexuality** She/Her | Female | Ace
**Age** 128
**Weight | Height** 102lbs | 5' 1"
**Hair | Eye | Skin Color** Red | Green | Pink
**Distinguishing Features** ✦ Her hair, eye, and skin colors appear dull like the color has been drained from her. ✦
**Job/Vocation** Sin Eater/Local Drunk/Bar owner
**Location/Area** N/A
**Hobbies** Drinking/Throwing money at people/Being an absolute menace
##### Judge Rep
[AnimationMutation](https://archive.thraelosverse.com/books/staff-and-judges/page/animationmutation)
**Judge in:** Bifrost Terminal OCT
### Personality --- Tweedie's truthful but not outright. She'll deflect and twist her words, making you work for a straight answer. She won't ever explain her actions, no matter how strange they are. Mostly she does things because she thinks it's funny and will do it all with a straight face. Breaking into your home to leave old paintings on your wall after cleaning the house. Dine at a high-class restaurant and loudly sip wine out of the wrong glass. Keeping handfuls of zip ties on her person, just in case. Tweedie tends to keep to herself, even when out in a crowd she blends into the background. And that's the way she likes it. She likes to people-watch and learn about them from a distance. It makes anonymous gift-giving all the more amusing for her. She doesn't like seeing people in poor situations, having grown up in awful conditions herself. She has the means to do something about it so she will. She just prefers no one knew it was her doing. She hates most people in positions of authority and is highly critical of them.
Likes: - alcohol - chicken wings - subverting people's expectations - cows
Dislikes: - authority - cabage - being told what to do - religion
### Location --- Tweedie wanders the halls of the Terminal in a state of confusion. She knows something isn't right but can't tell what. She has no memory of where she came from or why she's there. She can interact with those she comes across but isn't sure if she's met them before. ### Abilities --- #### ✦ Sickness The sin that Tweedie consumes builds in her body, stalling her natural death while she physically ages and saturates her color pigments. She can target an individual to unleash the sin upon, causing them to become ill with some sort of sickness. The more sin she lets out the more dangerous the illness is. When she releases sin she appears younger and healthier. #### ✦ Unseen Due to consuming so much sin throughout her life, beings of evil and the like don't notice her. They either see her as one of their own or not at all. ### Skills & Stats --- #### ✦ General Stats
**✦ Strengths** **✧ Weaknesses**
- playing mind games/frustrating people - can not get drunk - poker face - empathy - physically weak - loner - trust issues - Heilan Cows
##### ### Judge NPC Usage --- Use her as you see fit. ### Gallery --- ![tweedieclip.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/tweedieclip.png) \[main reference image\]
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Free-to-use Assets \[If applicable, assets pertaining to the Judge NPC that will assist the competitors in drawing them\]
### Author's Notes --- ✦ \[Author of page/Judge's notes pertaining to this Judge NPC\] # Doruine Notise
> For some people, secrets are their bread and butter. For an Informant, secrets are bread, butter, dessert, currency, everything in between, and thrice on Sunday. *-- Quintos Baritan, Head of the Thieves Guild* A former Jester turned Informant of Noble rank from the world of Umbrallah, Doruine is equal parts helpful and mischievous. Always up to trade words for words, Doruine is a man of many secrets and for the right price, all of them are for sale. Secretly though, he hides a prideful side for his home and his world, and one would do well to never underestimate his ability to hold grudges.
Table of Contents 1. [Backstory](#bkmrk-backstory) 2. [Personality](#bkmrk-personality) 3. [Location](#bkmrk-location) 4. [Abilities](#bkmrk-abilities-%5Bif-applic) 5. [Skills & Stats](#bkmrk-skills-%26-stats-%5Bif-a) 6. [Usage Notes](#bkmrk--8) 7. [Gallery](#bkmrk-gallery-1) 8. [Author's Notes](#bkmrk-author%27s-notes)
### Backstory --- The son of a blacksmithing family, Doruine grew up a curious boy. Often asking questions of adventurers and others who would visit his fathers shop and getting to see his fair share of rare weaponry. Though not interested in a life outside of the city, he was a natural at talking to people. Eventually, as he began to grow older and assist his father at the forge, he would add his own bit of flair to the proceedings, often drawing a crowd as he'd juggle and throw finished products to test and demonstrate the quality of their work. Eventually, one of these performances caught the eye of a local noble, Henrietta Volundstruck. With a bit of convincing, and after seeing the quality of their work, along with the recommendations of her guard, the Notise family joined the Noble House of Volundstruck as their personal Blacksmiths, and Doru was given the role of personal Jester to the Elder Noblewoman, becoming sort of a son to her. As such, when the Volundstruck family found themselves in the midst of a terrible scandal, involving Lord Rapheal Volundstruck, it was using his skills at disarming people and position as a fool that allowed Doruine to clear his Patrons name. Now a widow, Doruine offered to continue to act in this duel role for his Lady, an arrangement she accepted as, with the blessing of his birth family, was brought into House Volundstruck as a full member, acting as the Right Hand of Lady Volundstruck.
##### ****Doruine Notise**** Jester-turned-Noble
![Character profile image](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/democt-symbol-vector-variation-1-smaller.png)
**Aliases/Nickname(s)** \[Doru (From close friends and family)\]
##### Profile
**Race** \[Umbrallan\]
**Pronouns | Gender | Sex | Sexuality** \[He/Him/Them | N/A| N/A| Heterosexual\]
**Age** \[27 Moons\]
**Weight | Height | Build** \[197 Megastones| 5'9 | Skinny\]
**Hair | Eye | Skin Color** \[White | Brown | Gunmetal Grey\]
**Distinguishing Features** ✦ \[Right eye glows Amber when using magic.\] ✦ \[TBD\]
**Job/Vocation** \[Noble Informant\]
**Hobbies** ✦ \[Whittling\] ✦ \[Juggling\]
##### Creator
\[link to creator page(s)\]
### Personality --- At his heart, Doruine is someone that seeks to make people laugh and forget their troubles. However, his time digging through the muck and mire of nobility and politics have hardened, making him a bit cynical to the untrained. Still, he strives to aid those, especially the elderly and those who can't help themselves even if just a bit. Wordplay, juggling, and mischief are his weapons of choice when entertaining and gathering information, and he enjoys performing for the young and elderly especially. He takes great pride in his acts, but isn't afraid to have a laugh at himself and is always on the lookout for new gimmicks and contraptions to add to his routines.
Likes - \[Games\] - \[Children and the elderly\] - \[Puzzles (he's not good at them)\] - \[Magic/Tricks\] - \[Rap music\]
Dislikes - \[Hecklers\] - \[Liars\] - \[Mint\] - \[Riddles\] - \[Puzzles\]
### Location --- Doruine can typically be found in the Library of the Bifrost, or sometimes at the bar. He doesn't drink, but he enjoys the atmosphere. ### Abilities --- #### ✦ Sleight of Hand Expert Juggling, sleight of hand, and other acts of dexterity that involve his hands all fall into this skill. An expert at picking locks, misdirecting the eye to or away from his hands are all part of the craft he uses in his job. #### ✦ Tier 2 Magic Because of his status, Doruine is allowed to access Tier 2 Magic on his world. This extends to things such as personal barrier magic and utility magic, including creating small flames, chilling things he can touch, etc. #### ✦ Subterfuge Befitting his occupation, Doruine is skilled at the art of lying and half-truthes, as well as figuring out information from others without them realizing. He uses this often in both his field work and as a performer. #### ✦ Swordplay A skilled swordsman, since taking on the role of Informant for his Lady. His Patron has spared no expense to make sure that Doruine can protect himself. He prefers curved blades, as well as small arms that he can conceal or throw. ### Skills & Stats ---
Weapons \[Daggers: Doruine keeps a seemingly endless supply of daggers on his person. Typically as a part of any act he may be working on, they're also useful for when situations call for more direct means of actions.\] \[Scimitar: A gift from his patron, it is emblazoned on the sheath and blade with the crest of the Volundstruck, and as such is a prize possession to him and an expertly crafted blade; his families of course.\] \[Crossbow: Attached to his gauntlets, he's not the best shot, but he has it for utility and ranged purposes.\]
#### ✦ General Stats
**✦ Strengths** **✧ Weaknesses**
- Distractions - Information gathering - Morale boosting - Utility - Direct confrontation - Large Groups - Kids - The elderly
##### ✦ Psychological Stats ✦
**Charisma****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧**Kindness****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Patience****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦****Intelligence****✦✦✦✦✦✦****✦**✧✧✧
**Confidence****✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧**Perception****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**
**Discipline****✦✦✦✦✦✦****✦**✧✧✧**Psych stamina****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Courage****✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧**Caution****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Honesty****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Loyalty****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**
**Maturity****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Creativity****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧
**Cleanliness****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦****Work ethic****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧
##### ✧ Physical Stats ✧
**Physical Strength**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Speed**
**✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧
**Magical Strength**
**✦✦✦✦✧**✧✧✧✧✧
**Constitution**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Physical Defense**
**✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧
**Dexterity**
**✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**
**Magical Defense**
**✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧
**Stamina**
**✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧
### NPC Usage Notes --- TBD ### Gallery --- ![democt_symbol_VECTOR VARIATION 1 smaller.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/democt-symbol-vector-variation-1-smaller.png) \[main reference image\]
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### Author's Notes --- ✦ \[Notes from the page author\] # Ben Waller
> The Bifrost Terminal will be a marvel. The pinnacle of modern innovation in a stunning package, the first in it's kind to meet the public eye. The Bifrost Terminal is ambitious. I'll give you that, but we at Paradigm Architectural are equal to the task." *-- Ben Waller, Head Architect and Founder of Paradigm Architectural* *In an Interview for Interstellar Discovery* *(Upcoming Attractions Edition)* Founder, Architect, and Forman of Paradigm Architectural, the company hired by TITAN to oversee the design and construction of the Bifrost Terminal, Ben Waller is not a man to be trifled with lightly. He is ambitious, meticulous, and does not mind getting his hands dirty to make his dreams a reality. Now he haunts the very Terminal he built. He has kept tabs on his family, using the terminal's lingering connection to Paradigm's network to secretly help with work orders and oversee new designs so that they will be able to survive. The first portal open to the public, it's bold concept and design made the company popular despite the eventual tragedy. He would do anything it takes to find a way back to his family. Anything.
Table of Contents 1. [Backstory](#bkmrk-backstory) 2. [Personality](#bkmrk-personality) 3. [Location](#bkmrk-location) 4. [Abilities](#bkmrk-abilities-%5Bif-applic) 5. [Skills & Stats](#bkmrk-skills-%26-stats-%5Bif-a) 6. [Usage Notes](#bkmrk--8) 7. [Gallery](#bkmrk-gallery-1) 8. [Author's Notes](#bkmrk-author%27s-notes)
### Backstory --- As a young man, Benjamin James Waller dreamed of the sky. He had always been intelligent. He had to be. In a growing world, he worked twice as hard to get half as far, but still he dreamed of the stars in the night sky and wondered what they had not yet found. It had been years since the advent of interstellar flight, but he knew there was more out there. When he was old enough, he tested into one of the greatest schools of engineering and spacefaring on Thraelos: Antares University. He studied. Engineering, astronautics, astrophysics, art, architecture, and interstellar politics took the majority of his time. When he could, he worked construction to help pay for it. There was always something that needed built, and he made it clear that nothing was too dangerous for him not to give it a try. He graduated with honors and moved into a flat close by. Years fly by. It wasn't long before Ben had the money and connections to start his own business. He brought with him all of the connections to local construction companies, their bosses, and the suppliers for all sorts of materiel. On his 30th birthday, he turned in the last of the required forms. Paradigm Architectural was open for business. It was as he celebrated with his friends and new employees that he met Yasmine. They hit it off immediately. Friends said it was because they both new what they wanted in life. Family said it was because they didn't put up with each other's \[nonsense\]. A year later, they were married. A year after that, they had a child. Theirs was a happy family. When Ben was 35, the business had it's first big corporate job. He was approached by TITAN, a corporation overseeing multiple government contracts with not all of them on Thraelos. They had seen his designs of smaller buildings and seen his work on aeronautic transportation both theoretical and actual. They had a proposition: Design the most welcoming, elegant, and efficient teleportation this universe had ever seen. He accepted the challenge with relish. Many sleepless nights went into the project's design, much to his wife's dismay. While she worried, she ruefully confided to their friends that she couldn't be surprised since that was the man she married. A year later saw him presenting his final design and structural drawings along with a surprise: a bid for the work of building it. Who better to insure that his design is implemented well? This is how he found himself the Site Foreman and Architect at their build site in the Pantheon Mountains. The money he saved by doing it himself had allowed him to not only stay in budget, but to better exploit his connections. It was about this time his wife announced their second child was on the way. He and his union crew of construction veterans got to work. As they completed the exterior and moved on to the interior, the Crew got a nasty surprise. TITAN had sent a corporate foreman and a small crew to work independently on some of the systems in the Terminal. After a lengthy discussion, Ben decided he was a plant by TITAN to try to undermine his union workers and be eyes for corporate. Though he complained vigorously, he was overruled. He could only keep an eye on them and ensure his people gave them a wide berth. After installing the backup system for the Terminal's power, he saw little of the corporate foreman or his crew though his own crew said they'd seen them lazing on their breaks. Despite this hiccup, the Bifrost Terminal completed it's initial tests with flying colors and was soon ready to open. He held his newborn son before leaving to put the Terminal through it's paces one last time.
##### **Ben Waller** Assertive Foreman
![BenWaller.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-03/benwaller.png)
**Aliases/Nickname(s)** Chief Foreman Head Architect Benny
##### Profile
**Race** Human
**Pronouns | Gender | Sex | Sexuality** He/Him | Cis | Male | Bi/Demi
**Age** 37
**Weight | Height | Build** 303 | 6'3" | Stocky
**Hair | Eye | Skin Color** Black | Dark Brown | Umber
**Distinguishing Features** ✦ Tall ✦ Imposing
**Job/Vocation** Original Foreman and Head Architect
**Hobbies** ✦ Painting ✦ Chess ✦ Playing with His Kids
##### Creator
MoonCrazed
**Judge in:** Bifrost Terminal OCT
### Personality --- Described by his friends and coworkers: Ambitious, Driven, Confident. Described by his family and close friends: Passionate, Stubborn, Caring. Described by employers, teachers, and union busters: Ruthless, Calculating, Bold. Pushed to describe himself, he would not describe himself as a kind man. He has little patience for fools or laze-abouts. He cares about his friends and family, but does not scruple to throw a stranger under the bus if it will help himself or those he cares about. He is hard to get truly close to, but once he no longer thinks of you as a stranger he will as whole-heartedly commit himself to your cause as he does to the rest. Unless it goes against something he needs, that is.
Commander/ENTJ-A personality type.
Likes - His Family - Pthalo Blue and Green - Sharing a beer with like-minded friends after a long day - Puzzle games - The sound of dragons and airships passing by - Coffee
Dislikes - Fools - Union Busting (See above) - Coriander - Overly sweet things - Tea - Castle Grey
### Control Room --- The Foreman can be found lingering in the control room. He uses the panels and their ongoing connection to Paradigm Architectural's servers to keep tabs on his family and business. He has also spent copious amounts of time here trying to find out what happened on the day he got stuck here. When he isn't perusing the servers, you can find him digitally painting on his tablet as he tries to find a healthy outlet for his frustration. ### Abilities --- #### ✦ Research "The core of any skill or solution is proper research." It is something one of his teachers told him, and something he has perfected. If the information is accessible, he can find it and use it to it's best effect. #### ✦ Polyglot The Known Universe is vast and filled with a large number of peoples. In his time working within the University and Construction, Ben has picked up a working knowledge of many languages, some of which are not native to Thraelos. He picks up these languages quickly, most of the time by exposure. #### ✦ Hyperphantasia The ability to imagine things in exceptional detail. This includes the ability to interact with things and people in his mind's eye as if they were real and in front of him. This can be both to his benefit and his detriment. ### Skills & Stats --- Ben Waller has never been a man to say his learning is done. As such, he has gathered a large numbers of skills. For ease of reference, there is a list of his Areas of Expertise: Topics on which he may expound at length. Whether he will or not is another thing all together.
Areas of Expertise **Aeronautics:** the science or practice of travel through the air. **Art:** the various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, literature, and dance. He is best at painting, drawing, or sculpting but has been known to branch out occasionally. **Architecture:** the art or practice of designing and constructing buildings. **Astronautics:** the science and technology of human space travel and exploration. **Astrophysics:** the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical nature of stars and other celestial bodies, and the application of the laws and theories of physics to the interpretation of astronomical observations. **Engineering:** the branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures. **Information Technology:** the study or use of systems (especially computers and telecommunications) for storing, retrieving, and sending information. **Interstellar Politics:** the study of the activities associated with the governance of planets and how they interact with each other **Programming:** the process or activity of writing computer programs. **Union History:** the study of the forming, defending, rise and fall of worker's cooperatives **Workplace Safety:** the study of workplace hazards and how to avoid injury because of them (as well as the laws concerning them)
#### ✦ General Stats
**✦ Strengths** **✧ Weaknesses**
- Works for a Living - Well Rounded - Stone Faced - Skeptical - Eagle Eyed - Family Man - Only Human - Stone Faced - Trapped - Honorable
##### ✦ Strengths Explained - - - - Works for a Living: Not only an architect, Ben has the muscle to prove that the job can be done. - Well Rounded: A look at his Areas of Expertise show that he has a well rounded education. He can answer a lot of questions about a great many topics and extrapolate how they are connected. - Stone Faced: Rarely showing strong emotion does wonders for the ability to lie, though it does have drawbacks. (See Weaknesses) - Skeptical: He's been around Corporate enough to know that \[cow pie\] walks. He's hard to fool. - Eagle Eyed: Spotting an error or a miscalculation a mile away, Ben is good at seeing what other people can't. ##### **✧**Weaknesses Explained - - - - Family Man: His wife and children are tender spots. He misses them dearly and would do anything to ensure their safety. - Only Human: As it says on the tin. He was only a man. If it could break any other human, it can probably break him. - Stone Faced: Rarely showing strong emotion makes it hard to be understood sometimes, and even harder to be trusted. It does have some perks, however. (See Strengths) - Trapped: Stuck inside the Bifrost Terminal with the Contestants. Or would it be better to say they are trapped with him? - Honorable: A Union Man through and through, if you have earned his loyalty he has a tendency to give more than he gets. Often to his detriment. ##### ✦ Psychological Stats ✦
**Charisma****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧**Kindness****✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
**Patience****✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧✧**Intelligence****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**
**Confidence****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧**Perception****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧
**Discipline****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧**Psych stamina****✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
**Courage****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Caution****✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧
**Honesty****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Loyalty****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧
**Maturity****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧**Creativity****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧
**Cleanliness****✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧**Work ethic****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**
##### ✧ Physical Stats ✧
**Physical Strength**
**✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧
**Speed**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Magical Strength**
**✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
**Constitution**
**✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧
**Physical Defense**
**✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧
**Dexterity**
**✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧
**Magical Defense**
**✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
**Stamina**
**✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧
### NPC Usage Notes --- #### ✦ BTOCT Audition While it is not required to include Ben in your audition to BTOCT, keep in mind that he is canonically *also* within the Terminal. It would be strange for you to make it in without his notice considering his vigil in the control room, but you are free to try. ### Gallery --- ![BenWaller.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-03/benwaller.png) \[main reference image\]
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### Author's Notes --- ✦ \[Notes from the page author\] # Non-judge Staff NPCs # Kazuya perpetual draft
> If you were annoying to me I wouldn’t be here right now. Stop asking… it’s fine. *-- Kazuya to Cain* \[Overview summary/description of the judge NPC\]
Table of Contents 1. [Backstory](#bkmrk-backstory) 2. [Personality](#bkmrk-personality) 3. [Location](#bkmrk-weaknesses) 4. [Abilities](#bkmrk-abilities-1) 5. [Job](#bkmrk-strengths) 6. [Skills & Stats](#bkmrk-skills-%26-stats) 7. [NPC Usage](#bkmrk-judge-npc-usage) 8. [Gallery](#bkmrk-gallery-1) 9. [Author's Notes](#bkmrk-author%27s-notes)
### Backstory ---
##### **Kazuya** Reluctant Helper
![dragon kazuya rendered small.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-04/dragon-kazuya-rendered-small.png)
**Aliases/Nickname(s)** Kazuya
##### Profile
**Race** Dragon
**Pronouns | Gender | Sex | Sexuality** He/Him | Male | Pansexual
**Age** 32
**Height | Build** Entry | Entry
**Hair | Eye | Skin Color** Dark Navy Blue | Orange Sclera, Blue Iris, White Pupils | Pale Blue and Greyish Blue
**Distinguishing Features** ✦ Torn Right Ear ✦ Spots
**Job/Vocation** \[Entry\]
**Location/Area** \[Entry\]
**Hobbies** \[Entry\]
##### Judge Rep
Agent Cheshire
### Personality --- \[In depth description and info about the Judge NPC's personality\]
Likes: - Cain (lol jk jk.......... *unless...*) - Flying - \[Entry\]
Dislikes: - Socializing - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\]
### Abilities --- #### ✦ Flight \[Description of Ability 1\] #### ✦ Ice Breath \[Description of Ability 2\] #### ✦ \[Ability 3\] \[Description of Ability 3\] ### Skills & Stats --- \[Description of the Judge NPC's skills and such\]
Weapons: Claws, teeth, and an icy cold blast that can freeze anyone struck by it in their tracks, literally.
#### ✦ General Stats
**✦ Strengths** **✧ Weaknesses**
- \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\]
##### ✦ Imperative Strengths I mean he's a dragon ##### **✧** Imperative Weaknesses \[In depth explanation of important weaknesses\] ##### ✦ Psychological Stats ✦
**Charisma****✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧✧**Kindness****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Patience****✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧**Intelligence****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧
**Confidence****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Perception****✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧
**Discipline****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧**Psych stamina****✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧
**Courage****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦****Caution****✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧
**Honesty****✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧**Loyalty****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**
**Maturity****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧**Creativity****✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧
**Cleanliness****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Work ethic****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧
##### ✧ Physical Stats ✧
**Physical Strength**
**✦****✦****✦****✦****✦✦✦✦**✧✧
**Speed**
**✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧
**Magical Strength**
**✦****✦****✦****✦****✦****✦**✧✧✧✧
**Constitution**
**✦****✦****✦****✦****✦✦**✧✧✧✧
**Physical Defense**
**✦****✦****✦****✦****✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Dexterity**
**✦****✦****✦****✦****✦****✦****✦****✦****✦**✧
**Magical Defense**
**✦****✦****✦****✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧
**Stamina**
**✦****✦****✦****✦****✦****✦****✦**✧✧✧
### NPC Usage --- \[State clear hard 'no's and/or permits with character usage, if applicable\] ### Gallery --- ![dragon kazuya small.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-04/dragon-kazuya-small.png) (Lines by EE colored by Chesh)
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### Author's Notes --- ✦ \[Author of page/Judge's notes pertaining to this Judge NPC\] # Cain Salvatori
> Do I perform tarot readings on myself? *Ahaha*, I used to-- but there are only so many times you can pull *The Tower* before you start to take the hint... *-- Cain* Known locally as "The Psychic" (complete with capital 'T' and 'P' to match his showman persona), Cain is the sole owner of **The Hourglass**, a small shop located in Marrow that is chock full of mystic and magic wares-- and his personal psychic services. Unbeknownst to the general public, however, his act as a psychic is just that: *an act*. He has not a single iota of psychic power; everything he passes off as psychic abilities is either smoke and mirrors, observation, sleight of hand, misdirection, cold & hot reading, or just plain theatrics.
Table of Contents 1. [Backstory](#bkmrk-backstory) 2. [Personality](#bkmrk-personality) 3. [Abilities](#bkmrk-abilities-1) 4. [Job & Skills](#bkmrk-strengths) 5. [Location](#bkmrk-weaknesses) 6. [Plotlines](#bkmrk-plotlines) 7. [NPC Usage](#bkmrk--8) 8. [Gallery](#bkmrk-gallery-1) 9. [Author's Notes](#bkmrk-author%27s-notes)
### Backstory --- Cain has been living in Marrow for about a decade now, having hailed from... well, *somewhere else*. He doesn't really talk much about where he's from, his family, or his past prior to showing up in Marrow, but word around town is he's let a few tidbits slip after a couple drinks: he allegedly mentioned that he "learned his trade from his parents" but had to "move to a city to find any success in it", apparently adding that he sends the majority of his money back to his family for reasons yet unspecified. Unbeknownst to anyone in Marrow, 'Cain' is *not* his real name. If you wanted to find out what his real name actually is... well, you'd have one hell of a time coaxing that out of him; Cain is incredibly guarded with that information. Along the way, even prior to arriving in Marrow, Cain acquired a steep debt to an impatient and unforgiving debtor. While it seems that he owes money, he's never actually stated that *money* was what he owed-- only that whatever it is was "too much". Trying to get more information out of him about it is nigh impossible. It's likely that revealing too much would incur the ire of this already ruthless debtor. What *is* clear, however, is that he's been set up to fail: the interest climbs ever higher, and it looks as though Cain will be in debt for the rest of his (self-proclaimed "short") life.
##### **Cain Salvatori** Charming Imposter
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**Aliases/Nickname(s)** "The Psychic"
##### Profile
**Race** Human
**Pronouns | Gender | Sex | Sexuality** He/Him | Cis | Male | Pansexual Panromantic
**Age** 28
**Weight | Height | Build** 110 | 5'7" | Slim/Underweight
**Hair | Eye | Skin Color** Black | Gold | White
**Distinguishing Features** ✦ Gold eyes ✦ Quite thin
**Job/Vocation** "Psychic" | Shopkeeper
**Location/Area** Resides in the city of Marrow, present
**Hobbies** Cooking, card tricks, illusions, petting cats, sleeping, reading detective novels
##### Judge Rep
[**ElectricEidolon**](https://archive.thraelosverse.com/books/staff-and-judges/page/electriceidolon "ElectricEidolon")
**Judge in:** BifrostTerminalOCT (Host, sub judge)
### Personality --- #### ✦ The Façade Ever the showman, Cain is exceedingly charming and personable, able to gracefully maneuver his way through conversations with even the toughest of personalities. He has the ability to entertain, coerce, and convince most to whatever it is he may be trying to peddle (or glean) at the moment, all of which comes quite in handy as a salesman. Keenly observant while also empathetic, Cain is able to combine both traits to understand how others may think or feel, using that sense to manipulate situations toward the outcomes he desires; both traits also help him with his "psychic" services (which is to say, as a professional liar). Confident, charismatic, congenial; Cain is either well-liked or detested, there is rarely any middling indifference to how others feel about him.
A few more notes about Cain with his façade: - Life of the party - Probably an ENTP-esque personality - Minus the obsession with debating - Rolls with "Yes and-" - Chameleon - Can reasonably alter his own voice/accent to appeal to someone - Appears well-off - Very skilled liar - Though ironically doesn't enjoy lying
#### ✧ Under The Façade Rather surprisingly, Cain is actually reserved and quiet deep down, not at all a showman by nature. For reasons he has not yet revealed, before moving to Marrow, he forced himself outside of his comfort zone and learned how to play the role of the entertainer. While the extroverted charm is manufactured, his keen senses of observation and empathy are true to his core, leaving him frequently laden with a deep guilt due to lying being part of his current livelihood. As such, even while Cain is still *technically* lying for certain psychic services (such as séances, for example), his end goal is still to *help* his clients, and will therefore do every ounce of research he can in preparation and suss out what is the best possible thing (in his opinion) for his client to hear. In a way, he's a bit of an unintentional life coach-- just with a lot of theatrics thrown in. Hidden under that extroverted façade, Cain is simply a lonely depressed man who feels trapped in his circumstance.
A few more notes about Cain's true self: - Guilted and lonely - Doesn't really believe he deserves happiness - INTJ-esque personality - Poor - Has the one nice outfit that he's learned to repair/tailor himself - Basically starves himself to save funds (hence being so thin) - Depressed
#### ✦ Socializing & Relationships ##### ✧ Outside Looking In Charming as all hell, **Cain can be very suave and smooth when socializing**-- and he has a knack for making it convincingly genuine under normal circumstances. Despite his secret financial hardship, **Cain takes pride in his appearance** and tries to look good regardless of his circumstances. A good example of this is in the one nice outfit he owns: unable to afford any additional expensive outfits or to have the one he has repaired by a professional, Cain has learned to repair and tailor it himself as needed. Not too overblown, he has a healthy amount of vanity. Dress the part and fake it 'til you make it, he tells himself. ##### ✧ Customers and Threats No rancid skeezy car salesman vibes here; even when he is trying to sell a product or an act, **Cain holds having satisfied customers in high priority**. In fact, should any typical client walk away feeling unsatisfied with a psychic service from him, he will unquestionably issue a refund. There are exceptions to this, however. While thankfully not common, any client that Cain can discern is (or recognizes as) up to no good, a deplorable person, or otherwise someone he distinctly dislikes, will *not* be issued any refunds-- and Cain is not above being smug about it, should the client be an especially deserving piece of work. This, of course, doesn't always work out so well for him, sometimes leading into the client becoming heated (or worse). **In the face of a threat, Cain will always attempt to charm, outwit, or simply talk his way out of the situation.** Should those methods fail and a physical altercation occurs, he will try to use his agility and dexterity to attempt an escape rather than fight back as he is painfully aware that he has very little in the way of strength or fighting skills. ##### ✧ Inside Looking Out **Despite it seeming like Cain loves to socialize, he genuinely finds it exhausting** and often sticks to himself when he doesn't have to interact with others. It's a complicated issue, mainly due to how draining it is to constantly keep up the act. An introvert pretending to be an extrovert is strenuous. It isn't helped by his guilt and self-loathing either, causing him to believe he doesn't deserve any sort of happiness via relationships. There's also a practical reason: the longer he's around someone, the higher the chance increases that his secret could be discovered. The complication really becomes obvious in the fact that Cain is also lonely and dislikes *being* so alone, even if it's of his own doing. ##### ✧ Friendships and Romance **Relationships are a thing Cain typically has tried to avoid** for various reasons, some of which have been already mentioned. While there *are* others he considers his friends, he still tends to keep his distance, even from them. When it comes to romance, however, Cain has *never* had any romantic partner, ever. Just as with platonic relationships, he doesn't believe he deserves that happiness-- let alone thinking he'd just end up accidentally ruining that person's life. This doesn't mean he *can't* end up with a romantic partner eventually, though. While it wouldn't be easy, someone *could* get him to push past his fears and allow himself to fall in love. With that in mind, it should be noted that **while Cain *can* flirt expertly, it is usually entirely manufactured and not at all genuine.** ##### ✧ How To Instantly Break His Act All of that being said, if someone wanted to *instantly and undeniably destroy* his façade, there is not a more surefire way to ensure that than to make the flirting become *more real,* aka: getting physically intimate with him, showing genuine love and desire to form a romantic relationship with him, etc. **Taking it beyond simply flirting will cause Cain to suddenly become nervous and nonplussed, rendering him unable to hold up his flirtatious act (or any act at all) convincingly.** He'll then try his best to talk his way out of whatever the flirting is turning into or find an escape as subtly as he can-- either way, it'll be a struggle for him to hide the sudden anxiety and fear, but he'll certainly try.
Cain's likes: - Cats - Mysteries - Lo-fi music (to decompress) - Coffee - Sleeping - Eavesdropping - Cleanliness & looking nice - Smores and smores-flavored things - Helping others (subtle) - Cooking (when he has the extra funds)
Cain's dislikes: - Lying - Organized religion - Debt collectors - Imbroglio - Physically fighting - Any form of teleportation (nausea) - Being alone (especially with his Thoughts™) - Deep ocean (thalassophobia) - Fatalism - Prejudices
### The Hourglass --- Cain's shop of mystic wares-- and where he provides his psychic services-- is called **The Hourglass**. It is a small hole-in-the-wall located deep within the city of Marrow. With a large catalog of inventory coming from a wide array of ethical sources, he has quite a lot to offer. Whether or not everything in his stock actually works as intended (or at all), however, is a bit of a mystery; most of the time, the only way to find out the efficacy of an item from The Hourglass is to purchase and try it. As for the offered psychic services, most are walk-in welcome-- with the hard exception of Mediumship. #### ✦ Items For Purchase:
The Hourglass inventory that your OCs can procure: - **Health & Healing Items** - Potions of healing, antidotes for toxins/poisons, elixirs of magic/power regen, powders of revival, medicines & herbs for most major ailments/status conditions, etc - Most popular items - 100% genuine and effective - **Luck Charms** - Both good luck \[bless\] & bad luck \[curse\] - Efficacy uncertain, highly subjective - **Crystals & Gems** - For focus, spellcasting, positive/negative vibes, aura control, decoration, etc - Authenticity and effectiveness are based on type and goal - **Buffing & Debuffing Items** - Come in various forms, including but not limited to: rings, bracers, sigils/charms, jewelry, food/candy, clothing, powders, crystals/gems, etc - 75% reliability - **Books, Scrolls, & Tomes** - Vast and varied selection, including but not limited to: countless types of spells, ancient & modern information on a wide variety of creatures/lore/myths/legends, various magic & magic-adjacent research, etc - Arguably all genuine, but vary wildly in accuracy or efficiency - **Trinkets & Curios** - Wide selection of \[presumably\] non-magic items simply for enjoyment, such as novelties, knickknacks, souvenirs, ornaments, collectables, & curiosities - These sure are roadside attraction paraphernalia-esque - **Divination Tools** - For fortune-telling purposes: tarot decks, non-tarot cards, dowsing rods, dice, runes, pendulums, spirit boards, crystal balls, scrying mirrors, etc - Effectiveness is said to depend entirely on divination skills and methods - **Ritual Tools** - Altar dishes/bowls, chalices, pentacles, patens, swords & daggers, other blades, inks & quills, wax, wands, etc - Results may vary \[wildly\] - **Candles & Incense** - Burning options for a wide array of intentions, including but not limited to: healing, love, fertility, protection, enlightenment, money, luck, etc - 100% real; ???% success rate - **Art & Statuary** - Originating from countless different cultures and worlds, a vast selection of magical arts, statues, stained glass, décor, etc - Authenticity not guaranteed - **Summon & Familiar Accessories** - Items for summoning specific entities from a large catalog of available choices - Results WILL vary; The Hourglass is not liable for any damage (collateral, property, physical, or psychic) caused by summons - Accessories for familiars, including but not limited to: clothes, armor, name tags, cute jewelry, etc - Any accessories destroyed by unsatisfied familiars will not be refunded - ***SECRET ITEM:** **Information*** - *Need specific information from around Thraelos? Want to know the current rumors surrounding something or someone? Desperate for intel on your next opponent? If you are aware this secret offer exists, you may be able to order it from Cain* - *If what you are wanting to discover is already available knowledge to Cain, it can be discreetly purchased off of him under the table* - *Cain can also be covertly hired to acquire the desired information, using his observational skills and social adroitness, then report back to you* - *Not all requests will be accepted; will depend heavily on many factors, including but not limited to: reason, importance, difficulty, and potential dangers involved for Cain himself*
#### ✦ Psychic Services:
Psychic services your OCs may hire Cain for: - **Cartomancy (Tarot Reading)** - The art of fortune-telling and divination through the use of cards - Probably the most popular psychic service he offers, cartomancy-- or more specifically: tarot reading-- is a means by which Cain may foretell a client's future by using a deck of cards. His preferred method is via tarot cards, but he is also able to utilize typical playing cards to the same degree. His tool of choice is a well-used tarot deck that seems very sentimental to him. Cain offers several different types of spreads based on what area of your life you might be aiming to focus on: love, success, spiritual, career, or any other manner of specific request - Available via appointment and walk-in - **Clairsentience** - The power to perceive emotional or psychic energy that is imperceptible to the five standard senses - Similar to clairvoyance, Cain offers the ability to discern various types of information through use of his extrasensory perception-- the key difference being that he receives the information via psychic feelings rather than psychic visions. He can't always guarantee what exactly he will sense as this power can yield a vast array of results and depends heavily on many different variables, but he can attempt to hone in on specific subjects of interest. The psychic feelings can also manifest themselves in three completely different ways: precognition (pertaining to the future), retrocognition (pertaining to the past), and pericognition (pertaining to the current moment) - Available via appointment and walk-in - **Palmistry (Palm Reading)** - The reading of character and divination by interpretation of lines and undulations on the palm of the hand - Another popular psychic service, through palmistry Cain can read a client's palm (or equivalent thereof) to glean attributes of their character, personality, and experiences. He can also read their future, which is the more common request, particularly with the focus on personal relationships - Available via appointment and walk-in - **Psychometry** - The ability to discern facts or impressions about an object (or its owner) through physical contact - With psychometry, a client can bring an object to Cain (or bring Cain to an object) that he can then touch and tap into images or visions that will appear in his mind corresponding to the life of the subject that the object is associated with. Cain will require time with the object to better solidify the visions as they typically appear slowly and with incomprehensible definition; over time (which varies), he is able to bring the visions into focus and make more sense of the information presented in them. Very rarely can he instantly glean clear visuals and information from the initial touch - Available via appointment and walk-in - **Mediumship (Séance)** - The practice of mediating communication between familiar spirits or spirits of the dead and the living - Via what is commonly known as a séance, Cain offers clients the opportunity to communicate with the deceased through the use of himself as a medium. This psychic service costs the most and is often the most demanding of him-- but it is also the only service that tends to yield paranormal occurrences perceivable to the naked eye. Séances have very specific time, place, and ritualistic demands of Cain, and thus can ONLY be via appointment. Unlike any of his other psychic services, hiring Cain's mediumship requires scheduling ahead of time and the addition of at least one preliminary meeting with the client prior, in order to allow Cain to properly prepare for a connection with the correct spirit - Available via appointment ONLY
### Abilities --- #### ✦ Deduction Being inherently keenly observant, Cain's greatest strength comes in the form of his deductive skills. He is very perceptive, able to pick up on details and clues around him that the average person would completely overlook or disregard. Reason, intuition, and logic are his tools of instinct. All of this combined with his sense of empathy gives Cain an *almost inhuman* ability to accurately read and understand others-- something that plays directly into his fake psychic charade. He can pick up on nearly imperceptible tells and micro-expressions, allowing him to deduce his way through cold reading others; ironically, this also makes him quite good at detecting lies and deception. #### ✦ Charm For all intents and purposes, charm almost rivals deduction for Cain's maxed out skill, falling short due to being a *learned* trait rather than one that came naturally. This isn't to say Cain isn't a charming person under the act, but it certainly isn't the same as the sharpened persuasive silver-tongued ability he taught himself over many years. Using charm, he is able to entertain, tap into humor and quick wit, make snap judgments, exude trustworthiness, persuade (and manipulate, if the ends justify the means), lie convincingly, and typically win *most* people over-- the exceptions being individuals that distinctly dislike him, find his type of personality irritating, or can somehow *perceive* that it is an act. His charm is a key factor in his ability to ascertain desirable information from around Thraelos. #### ✦ Sleight of Hand Like one might expect, Cain's sleight of hand skill involves quick, clever, and dexterous movements of his hands utilized namely to deceive spectators and/or manipulate objects. This is an ability he has honed for *many* years, making him slick and very adept with using it in various situations. His card tricks and illusions benefit substantially from this ability, making them seem like legitimate magic to all but the most acutely perspicacious (who know what to look for). Other uses for sleight of hand include misdirection, lock-picking (his hair stick is multi-purpose in that regard), stealing/pickpocketing (though he'd only ever do either if it was a justifiable means to an end, never just for himself), cheating (especially in card games), theatrics (particularly with 'psychic acts'), and entertainment. ### Job & Skills --- Outside of running his shop, the main occupation and skillset that most others associate with Cain is that of a working psychic. In addition to the services he offers normally, his ability as a psychic has also been called upon from time to time by authorities, such as a consultant in missing persons cases or in helping solve particularly stumping mysteries. Truthfully, however, Cain's status as a working psychic is secretly a complete farce. **Cain actually *doesn't have any powers* at all whatsoever; he is *not* a real psychic.** The success Cain finds under the guise of being a psychic is actually achieved through deduction, research, intuition, and theatrics. For example: when the authorities believe they are hiring a consulting psychic, they are actually hiring a highly intuitive detective pretending to make discoveries through use of psychic abilities. When Cain is able to make \[seemingly\] very specific and accurate readings, it is actually through use of subtle cognitive tricks such as Barnum statements, reading tells and micro-expressions, prior secret research, etc. When paranormal events seem to occur during a séance Cain is conducting, it is actually due to hidden smoke-and-mirror tricks and rigging he'd already have set up in preparation. Many magical items in his inventory can often lend him a hand as well. **All in all, while Cain *is absolutely not* a real psychic, he still tries to (and typically manages to) get the results he is hired for**-- it's all simply presented under the guise of having been gained through psychic methods.
Deconstruction of Cain's psychic skills:
Definitions of techniques used in Cain's tricks: - **Reading \[People\]** - Hot Reading - The reading technique of utilizing information that was already secretly known prior to the reading (for example, from background research or overhearing a conversation) - Warm Reading - The reading technique of interpreting responses to generic catch-all statements and questions - Barnum Statements - General statements of characterizations attributed to an individual that are perceived to be specifically true for them, yet which are in fact vague and general enough to apply to a wide range of people - Rainbow Ruse - A reading technique in which the reader first assigns the subject a personality trait, and then assigns its opposite to cover all possibilities for validation - Shotgunning - A tactic that a reader uses to put forth a large amount of general information, then observes which one elicits a reaction in order to slowly narrow the scope - Cold Reading - The reading technique of quickly obtaining a great deal of information by analyzing a person's body language, micro-expressions, age, clothing, style, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, education, speech, origin, etc during a line of questioning - **Misdirection** - The art of subtle deceptive directing of an audience’s attention towards one thing (a magical effect) so they do not notice another (the method or mechanics of a trick) - **Mentalism** - A performing art in which 1) the practitioner appears to demonstrate highly developed mental or intuitive abilities, and 2) includes special effects that may appear to employ psychic or supernatural forces, but that are actually achieved by "ordinary conjuring means", natural human abilities (i.e. reading body language, refined intuition, subliminal communication, emotional intelligence), and an in-depth understanding of key principles from human psychology or other behavioral sciences - **Logical Reasoning** - Deductive Reasoning \[Deduction\] - Making an inference based on widely accepted facts or premises; a general-to-specific form of reasoning that allows one to apply known truths to specific instances with a high degree of certainty - Inductive Reasoning \[Induction\] - Making an inference based on an observation, often of a sample; a specific-to-general form of reasoning that tries to generate broad rules that can be applied in many circumstances - Abductive Reasoning \[Abduction\] - Making a probable conclusion from what you know; a specific-to-general form of reasoning that specifically looks at cause and effect, often for a particular example - **Confirmation Bias** - The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values - **Sleight of Hand** - The skillful art of quick, clever, and dexterous movements of hands, utilized namely to deceive spectators and/or manipulate objects - **Improvisation \[Improv\]** - The activity of making, doing, or saying something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found
- **Cartomancy (Tarot Reading)** - Utilizes: Cold Reading, Warm Reading, Deduction, Improv, Confirmation Bias - Being without a doubt the trick that Cain has the most practice in, Tarot Reading is his personal favorite psychic service and one he can pull off with ease. It seems that Cartomancy might have been the first psychic skill he ever learned; he still uses a very old and clearly sentimental deck– perhaps his first? Having an extensive memory and understanding of both the major and minor arcana at his disposal, most of Cain's focus goes instead toward the personalization of the pulls, leaning hard into his deductions of his client through Cold and Warm Reads to improv on his working memory of the cards' various meanings. He likes to add dramatic flair for fun as well, of course. He can whip out a professional card reading at a moment's notice, seemingly always in a state of gauging those around him for information. Giving any divination reading typically depends entirely on expounding on his understanding of the client, their goals, their problems, and what he personally believes is the best way forward for them. As with any other situation in which Cain is "telling the future", he will word it all in such a way that can't be brought back on him later should his prediction be incorrect. - **Clairsentience** - Utilizes: Cold Reading, Deduction, Induction, Abduction, Improv, Confirmation Bias - Relying almost entirely on his sense of empathy, the trick to Cain's Clairsentience "ability" is simply observation and reasoning; he isn't *entirely* lying when he claims he can intuit something through a feeling. Working with empathy as the primary tool is technically using feelings to get results, after all. Out of all of his advertised psychic powers, Clairsentience is the simplest, yet not at all the easiest: simplest in that it's merely a mix of logical reasoning (all three types typically) and empathy. However, it's quite difficult in that there are no guardrails or parameters to follow, unlike Cartomancy or Palmistry, for example; it leaves him the most subject to any manner of topic or situation that can be thrown his way, thus he must be on his game to handle the high chance of curve balls. To that end, Cain will always give the disclaimer that this service yields the lowest guarantee of accuracy due to "many variables at play" and how he "doesn't have control over what information he receives"-- aka deniability should he fail. - **Palmistry (Palm Reading)** - Utilizes: Warm Reading, Induction, Abduction, Improv, Confirmation Bias - Reading palms is the easiest trick for Cain to pull off as it doesn't require much heavy mental work outside of memory. For the most part, he simply has to memorize and recall all of the possible "meanings" for the details found on palms. Warm Reading techniques can really spice up the reading to make it feel more "personal", as well as through observation and cause-and-effect reasoning (Induction and Abduction respectively). The tricky part comes in with reading palms for divination, but much like with Tarot Readings, Cain can simply expound on what he's already read of the client and improvise generic or vague enough predictions for them. He always states the predictions in ways that give him an out later should they not come to pass, though. - **Psychometry** - Utilizes: Hot Reading, Warm Reading, Mentalism, Improv, Confirmation Bias - Similar to séances, Cain's Psychometry service typically relies heavily on research conducted in secret prior to the actual "psychic event" (Hot Reading). Although the focus is primarily on the object presented to him (at least to the onlooker), Cain utilizes any subtle information he can glean from the client as well to help formulate his overall understanding of the "big picture" (aka his interpretation or made-up details to fill in the gaps). Generic questions (Warm Reading) can really help in this case, something he can explain away as requisite for helping him "better understand the object and its history" so that he can "hone his psychic ability on it". Cain then requires that the object be left in his care (or that he has continued access to the object, especially if it's huge or immovable) for a number of days so that he can "focus and discern the visions". The truth, of course, is that he's actually just using that time to do as much research as possible. Once he has enough info to formulate a plan, he'll bring in the client once more, physically touch the object, and play up receiving visions of the answers (Mentalism). On rare occasions, Cain may already be familiar with the object (or what is being asked in relation to it) so he doesn't need to take time for research, instead simply pretending to get clear visions instantly. - **Mediumship (Séance) - Utilizes: Hot Reading, Warm Reading, Cold Reading, Deduction, Induction, Abduction, Sleight of Hand, Mentalism, Misdirection, Improv, Confirmation Bias - It's not a lie when Cain states that utilizing his "Medium skill" takes the biggest toll on him out of all of his psychic services-- it's simply not in the way he presents it as. Rather than due to honing his psychic abilities to reach and channel specific spirits, séances require use of all of his tricks and techniques to pull them off effectively, and then some. This is also the reason why this service is the only one REQUIRING an appointment in advance; Cain begins the service by doing as much research on the client and the client's deceased target as possible, which includes an initial "interview" appointment in which Cain gathers as much information as he possibly can (including the subtle info garnered through Cold Reading) under the guise of "making sure he hones in on and channels the correct spirit". Once he feels he has a sufficient portfolio of info to pretend convincingly, he'll rig the room in his shop that he'll use ahead of time with hidden theatrical tricks to secretly set off during the performance in order to make it seem as though paranormal activity is actually happening. Conducting the séance itself is an intensive one-man show that requires exhaustive effort from Cain and utilizes every type of logical reasoning, reading style, and a considerable amount of improvisation-- plus the Mentalism, Misdirection, and Sleight of Hand skills in order to pull off the theatrical parts at the same time.
Important note: For the most part (which is to say, when the client isn't someone he actively dislikes and feels is horrible), if Cain intuits potential problems the client may be facing during any of his psychic services, he will try his best to subtly suggest help through the psychic act, be it advice for the issues at hand, his opinion on a decision, encouragement, guidance, or even just what he thinks they want to hear if it'll help them to make it through another day, etc. Cain may be a liar, but he is one with good intentions.
#### ✦ General Stats
**✦ Strengths** **✧ Weaknesses**
- Observant & perceptive - Reading others - Agile & quick - Sneaky - Silver-tongue - Improvisation & thinking on the fly - Dexterous - Persistent - Every normal human weakness - Self-loathing & guilt-ridden - Low stamina - No magic, no powers, no extra-human anything - Physically weak in strength & defense - Weighs very little - Stubborn - Loner
##### ✦ Psychological Stats ✦
**Charisma****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦****Kindness****✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧
**Patience****✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧**Intelligence****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧
**Confidence****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Perception****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**
**Discipline****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧**Psych stamina****✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧
**Courage****✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧✧**Caution****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Honesty****✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧**Loyalty****✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
**Maturity****✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧**Creativity****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧
**Cleanliness****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧**Work ethic****✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧
##### ✧ Physical Stats ✧
**Physical Strength**
**✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
**Speed**
**✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧
**Magical Strength**
✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
**Constitution**
**✦✦✦✧**✧✧✧✧✧✧
**Physical Defense**
**✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
**Dexterity**
**✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦**✧
**Magical Defense**
✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
**Stamina**
**✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧✧
### Plotlines ---
BifrostTerminalOCT **Meta role:** Host NPC --- ##### ✦ BTOCT Prologue > With a sharp *thwip*, the nature of the last tarot card was revealed. > > “Hm, The Tower…” A beat followed by a long inhale, “There's no gentle way for me to infer this, so please forgive my bluntness: The current path of your financial future is careening towards *complete and utter ruin*.” > > The client sitting across from him gasped softly, shaking their head in resignation. Their downtrodden expression told him that they had silently expected that answer all along. > > “But,” Cain started again, gloved finger sliding over to tap The Chariot card pulled earlier, “You have the chance, the choice, right now to change that. After all, it’s called the ‘sunk-cost *fallacy*’ for a reason– you can choose to take your losses of the past, stop gambling, and bet instead on yourself, your worth, your potential, on a better financial future. The cards depict two paths for you: one in which you reap what you sow in the present and continue to instantly gratify your way to devastation– or one in which you break the addiction, weather the pain of the immediate, and walk out of the tunnel into a brighter future for yourself. So…” The psychic sat up, his gold eyes locked unwavering with the client’s rapt gaze. “You stand at a crossroads, my friend; in which direction will your chariot race?” > > ... > > With a soft smile, Cain bid the client farewell, closing the door to *The Hourglass* behind him with a click of the lock and twist of the 'OPEN' sign. Once hidden by the thick wood of the door, he shook his head with a sigh. Sometimes these readings were making him less a “psychic” and more a “life coach”. > > They’d been the last customer of the day, a sad fellow. With everything Cain could read on the poor lad, stricken by incessant poverty of their own well-intentioned doing, he couldn’t in his right conscience charge them for the tarot reading. After all, he saw in them a mirror of himself, one hitting far closer to home than he was willing to admit. > > That would have been the fifth psychic service he’d decided to work pro-bono that week already– and it was only Wednesday. Maybe he was growing soft, his hidden bleeding heart starting to claw its way into his rationale more and more. Regardless of the why, the bills– *his debt*– didn’t have the same bleeding heart for him. They’d need to be paid somehow and– > > *Tp tp tp.* > > The faux psychic perked up, his thought interrupted by the sound of a knuckle tapping rhythmically against the window of his locked shop door. *Who…?* A man in a sharp suit stood on the other side, patiently waiting to be let in. > > Above the breast pocket sat the recognizable logo of **TITAN**. "Present day" Thraelos; A small but well-known psychic. Resides in the city of Marrow where he keeps a small shop of magic wares, The Hourglass. Touts having a number of psychic skills and offers several psychic services (though it's all a ruse). Contacted by the megacorporation TITAN for a hush-hush job offer: rid the century-abandoned Bifrost Terminal of its haunting; absurdly high payment. Needing the money, Cain accepts the job and travels via flight on the back of hired dragon, Kazuya, to the Bifrost Terminal to complete it, expecting it to be a case for a typical exorcism. He discovers he is very *very* wrong. This is not a type of haunting he has ever seen before. Well out of his league, he retreats back to Marrow, thanks to Kazuya retrieving him, and decides to subcontract additional help: anyone who feels equipped to assist, be it priests, psychics, paranormal investigators, mediums, ghost hunters, etc. When he returns to the Bifrost Terminal and meets up with those that answered his call, they all become suddenly trapped within the facility by the most powerful ghost there, challenged now to free all of the spirits haunting the Bifrost Terminal in exchange for their freedom. --- ##### ✦ Within The Winning BTOCT Canon \[TBD\] --- ##### ✦ BTOCT Epilogue \[TBD\]
### NPC Usage --- #### ✦ BTOCT Audition While it is not required to include Cain in your audition to BTOCT, keep in mind that he is diegetically *also trapped there* with your characters in the Terminal. It would create a plot hole to not mention him at all as if he didn't exist, but you are free and welcome to write a reason for him to not be there, effectively explaining away his not being included in the entry. #### ✦ RP (Roleplay) Players have permission to use Cain in BTOCT RPs. You do not need to ask ElectricEidolon to use him, but please do not claim him as your OC. ### Gallery --- [![judgecain_fullbody_refsheet.png](https://aws-sloct.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-02/scaled-1680-/judgecain-fullbody-refsheet.png)](https://aws-sloct.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-02/judgecain-fullbody-refsheet.png)
[![judgecain_chibi.png](https://aws-sloct.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-02/judgecain-chibi.png)](https://aws-sloct.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-02/judgecain-chibi.png)[![Cain with the jacket gifted from Kazuya](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-02/guilded-image-6d50d43fe518f4c69514795839211d4c.png)](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-02/guilded-image-6d50d43fe518f4c69514795839211d4c.png "Cain wearing the gifted jacket")[![Intro Thumbs 10 022425.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-03/intro-thumbs-10-022425.png)](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-03/intro-thumbs-10-022425.png)
Chibi CainCain wearing the gifted jacket \[Art by LinksTheShifter\] Prologue - Cain waking up in the Origa clinic \[Art by LinksTheShifter & EE\]
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### Author's Notes --- ✦ Cain's voice claim is **Billy Kametz**, à la his voice for Macaque of *Monkie Kid* (which also includes the current VA for that character who is matching Billy's work, **Alejandro Saab**). [Click here for a few voice claim audio examples.](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VVqJROSdNkB63696BsdYg7yCRh6v-5lp?usp=sharing) ✦ Cain's overall backstory details have been left **intentionally vague for flexibility of your storytelling needs.** Please feel free to fill in those gaps in such a way that best fits your plot-- after all, he is a set piece for your use in the OCTs. ✦ Fun Fact: This version of Cain is actually an AU! The *canon* Cain is one of the main characters in a TTRPG podcast (and he is much more... bristled)! ✦ Feel free to contact ElectricEidolon (such as via the BTOCT Discord server) if you have any questions! ✦ This page, as with those of many other NPCs utilized across ThraelosVerse, will be updated over time to reflect how the character's plotline has progressed over the course of the OCTs. # TITAN [INFO COMING SOON]
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Table of Contents 1. [Backstory](#bkmrk-backstory) 2. [Personality](#bkmrk-personality) 3. [Location](#bkmrk-location) 4. [Abilities](#bkmrk-abilities-%5Bif-applic) 5. [Skills & Stats](#bkmrk-skills-%26-stats-%5Bif-a) 6. [Usage Notes](#bkmrk--8) 7. [Gallery](#bkmrk-gallery-1) 8. [Author's Notes](#bkmrk-author%27s-notes)
### Backstory --- \[NPC backstory\]
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**Job/Vocation** \[Entry\]
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##### Creator
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### Personality --- \[In depth explanation of the personality of the NPC\]
Likes - \[Entry\]
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### Location \[if applicable\] --- \[In depth explanation of the location of where the NPC can be found typically; if the NPC is a shop-owner, give descriptions and info of the shop, and link to the shop archive page\] ### Abilities \[if applicable\] --- #### ✦ \[Ability 1\] \[Description of Ability 1\] #### ✦ \[Ability 2\] \[Description of Ability 2\] #### ✦ \[Ability 3\] \[Description of Ability 3\] ### Skills & Stats \[if applicable\] --- \[Description of the NPC's skills and such\]
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#### ✦ General Stats
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##### ✦ Imperative Strengths \[In depth explanation of important strengths\] ##### **✧** Imperative Weaknesses \[In depth explanation of important weaknesses\] ##### ✦ Psychological Stats ✦
**Charisma****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Kindness****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Patience****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Intelligence****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Confidence****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Perception****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Discipline****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Psych stamina****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Courage****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Caution****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Honesty****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Loyalty****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Maturity****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Creativity****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Cleanliness****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Work ethic****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
##### ✧ Physical Stats ✧
**Physical Strength**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Speed**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Magical Strength**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Constitution**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Physical Defense**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Dexterity**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Magical Defense**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Stamina**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
### NPC Usage Notes --- \[State clear hard 'no's and/or permits with NPC usage, if applicable\] ### Gallery --- ![democt_symbol_VECTOR VARIATION 1 smaller.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/democt-symbol-vector-variation-1-smaller.png) \[main reference image\]
![democt_symbol_VECTOR_smaller.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/democt-symbol-vector-smaller.png)![democt_symbol_VECTOR_smaller.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/democt-symbol-vector-smaller.png)![democt_symbol_VECTOR_smaller.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/democt-symbol-vector-smaller.png)
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### Author's Notes --- ✦ \[Notes from the page author\] # Kazuya
> If you were annoying to me I wouldn’t be here right now. Stop asking… it’s fine. *-- Kazuya to Cain* ### Backstory --- Don't worry about it. ### Personality --- Typically one to keep to himself, Kazuya interacts with others usually begrudgingly. He might have a low tolerance for socializing but he’s… cordial enough. Often his bluntness causes him to come off as rude without really meaning to, but primarily he’s just kind of awkward when made to interact for extended periods. Though far from being an open book he’ll still answer most questions when asked but tends to keep conversations short and to the point. The only person he seems content chatting with is Cain. His trust and loyalty is difficult to earn but those who have earned it he is fiercely protective of. There are very few people he will help without question. First and foremost being his younger brother, Masaru, followed closely by Masaru’s wife and children, though Cain seems to slowly be making his way onto that list. He’d never admit it, but the charming psychic is starting to grow on him.
##### **Kazuya** Reluctant Helper
![dragon kazuya rendered small.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-04/dragon-kazuya-rendered-small.png)
**Aliases/Nickname(s)** Kazuya
##### Profile
**Race** Dragon
**Pronouns | Gender | Sex | Sexuality** He/Him | Male | Pansexual
**Age** 32
**Height | Build** Entry | Entry
**Hair | Eye | Skin Color** Dark Navy Blue | Orange Sclera, Blue Iris, White Pupils | Pale Blue and Greyish Blue
**Distinguishing Features** ✦ Torn Right Ear ✦ Spots
**Job/Vocation** \[Entry\]
##### Judge Rep
Agent Cheshire
### Abilities --- #### ✦ Flight Kazuya feels most at ease when flying. High above and out of reach of most anyone, he can just relax and let his mind wander. If he needs time away to think he will often fly off to gather his thoughts similar to how one might go take a walk. #### ✦ Ice Breath An icy cold blast that can freeze anyone struck by it in their tracks, literally. ### NPC Usage --- Since it took me till after he's really relevant to get this up at all it kinda doesn't matter ### Gallery --- ![dragon kazuya small.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-04/dragon-kazuya-small.png) (Lines by EE colored by Chesh)
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### Author's Notes --- ✦ Sorry this is late and bare bones, I've been busy and tired. I'll update/add more if people plan on using him past the audition but if not then I'm not really going to worry about it;;; # Player NPCs # New Page # New Page # Cordelia Hawthorne
> What is a mortician if not a very, very late doctor? *-- Cordelia* The responsibilities of a funerary witch are such; Mortician, Undertaker, overseer of the graveyard, Funeral home director, exorcist, and, in Cordelia's case, mentor. While she has employees for most of these, raising a teenager is one of her hardest tasks yet. Made only harder by the kid's propensity for wandering off. Lord, where did she go now?
Table of Contents 1. [Backstory](#bkmrk-backstory) 2. [Personality](#bkmrk-personality) 3. [Location](#bkmrk-location) 4. [Abilities](#bkmrk-abilities-%5Bif-applic) 5. [Skills & Stats](#bkmrk-skills-%26-stats-%5Bif-a) 6. [Usage Notes](#bkmrk--8) 7. [Gallery](#bkmrk-gallery-1) 8. [Author's Notes](#bkmrk-author%27s-notes)
### Backstory --- \[NPC backstory\]
##### **Cordelia Hawthorne** Too young to be going gray
![Character profile image](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/democt-symbol-vector-variation-1-smaller.png)
**Aliases/Nickname(s)** The Director
##### Profile
**Race** Human
**Pronouns | Gender | Sex | Sexuality** She/her | female | female | bisexual
**Age** 43
**Weight | Height | Build** 187 | 5'11 | tall and thin
**Hair | Eye | Skin Color** chesnut brown | green | tanned
**Distinguishing Features** ✦ thin face, pointed features ✦ \[Entry\]
**Job/Vocation** Funerary Witch
**Hobbies** ✦ Taxidermy ✦ Sewing
##### Creator
brought to you by Izzy
### Personality --- \[In depth explanation of the personality of the NPC\]
Likes - \[Entry\]
Dislikes - \[Entry\]
### Location \[if applicable\] --- \[In depth explanation of the location of where the NPC can be found typically; if the NPC is a shop-owner, give descriptions and info of the shop, and link to the shop archive page\] ### Abilities \[if applicable\] --- #### ✦ \[Ability 1\] \[Description of Ability 1\] #### ✦ \[Ability 2\] \[Description of Ability 2\] #### ✦ \[Ability 3\] \[Description of Ability 3\] ### Skills & Stats \[if applicable\] --- \[Description of the NPC's skills and such\]
Weapons \[If applicable, descriptions and information on the character's weapon(s)\]
#### ✦ General Stats
**✦ Strengths** **✧ Weaknesses**
- \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\]
##### ✦ Imperative Strengths \[In depth explanation of important strengths\] ##### **✧** Imperative Weaknesses \[In depth explanation of important weaknesses\] ##### ✦ Psychological Stats ✦
**Charisma****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Kindness****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Patience****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Intelligence****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Confidence****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Perception****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Discipline****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Psych stamina****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Courage****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Caution****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Honesty****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Loyalty****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Maturity****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Creativity****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Cleanliness****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Work ethic****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
##### ✧ Physical Stats ✧
**Physical Strength**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Speed**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Magical Strength**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Constitution**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Physical Defense**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Dexterity**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Magical Defense**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Stamina**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
### NPC Usage Notes --- \[State clear hard 'no's and/or permits with NPC usage, if applicable\] ### Gallery --- ![democt_symbol_VECTOR VARIATION 1 smaller.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/democt-symbol-vector-variation-1-smaller.png) \[main reference image\]
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### Author's Notes --- ✦ \[Notes from the page author\] # Citron
> \[Quote\] *-- \[Quote source\]* \[Brief description and/or overview introduction to the NPC\]
Table of Contents 1. [Backstory](#bkmrk-backstory) 2. [Personality](#bkmrk-personality) 3. [Location](#bkmrk-location) 4. [Abilities](#bkmrk-abilities-%5Bif-applic) 5. [Skills & Stats](#bkmrk-skills-%26-stats-%5Bif-a) 6. [Usage Notes](#bkmrk--8) 7. [Gallery](#bkmrk-gallery-1) 8. [Author's Notes](#bkmrk-author%27s-notes)
### Backstory --- \[NPC backstory\]
##### **Citron** *Sable Stallion of the Pale Rider of Gaelia *- Friend | Warhorse | Mount
![Character profile image](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/democt-symbol-vector-variation-1-smaller.png)
**Aliases/Nickname(s)** Aliases - Nicknames - Cit
##### Profile
**Race** Horse
**Pronouns | Gender | Sex | Sexuality** \[Entry | Entry | Entry | Entry\]
**Age** \[Entry\]
**Weight | Height | Build** \[Entry | Entry | Entry\]
**Hair | Eye | Skin Color** \[Entry | Entry | Entry\]
**Distinguishing Features** ✦ \[Entry\] ✦ \[Entry\]
**Job/Vocation** \[Entry\]
**Hobbies** ✦ \[Entry\] ✦ \[Entry\]
##### Creator
\[link to creator page(s)\]
### Personality --- \[In depth explanation of the personality of the NPC\]
Likes - \[Entry\]
Dislikes - \[Entry\]
### Location \[if applicable\] --- \[In depth explanation of the location of where the NPC can be found typically; if the NPC is a shop-owner, give descriptions and info of the shop, and link to the shop archive page\] ### Abilities \[if applicable\] --- #### ✦ \[Ability 1\] \[Description of Ability 1\] #### ✦ \[Ability 2\] \[Description of Ability 2\] #### ✦ \[Ability 3\] \[Description of Ability 3\] ### Skills & Stats \[if applicable\] --- \[Description of the NPC's skills and such\]
Weapons \[If applicable, descriptions and information on the character's weapon(s)\]
#### ✦ General Stats
**✦ Strengths** **✧ Weaknesses**
- \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\] - \[Entry\]
##### ✦ Imperative Strengths \[In depth explanation of important strengths\] ##### **✧** Imperative Weaknesses \[In depth explanation of important weaknesses\] ##### ✦ Psychological Stats ✦
**Charisma****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Kindness****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Patience****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Intelligence****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Confidence****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Perception****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Discipline****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Psych stamina****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Courage****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Caution****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Honesty****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Loyalty****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Maturity****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Creativity****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Cleanliness****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧**Work ethic****✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
##### ✧ Physical Stats ✧
**Physical Strength**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Speed**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Magical Strength**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Constitution**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Physical Defense**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Dexterity**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Magical Defense**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
**Stamina**
**✦✦✦✦✦**✧✧✧✧✧
### NPC Usage Notes --- \[State clear hard 'no's and/or permits with NPC usage, if applicable\] ### Gallery --- ![democt_symbol_VECTOR VARIATION 1 smaller.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/democt-symbol-vector-variation-1-smaller.png) \[main reference image\]
![democt_symbol_VECTOR_smaller.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/democt-symbol-vector-smaller.png)![democt_symbol_VECTOR_smaller.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/democt-symbol-vector-smaller.png)![democt_symbol_VECTOR_smaller.png](https://thraelosverse-octs.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/democt-symbol-vector-smaller.png)
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### Author's Notes --- ✦ \[Notes from the page author\]