Llŷr 🐟 the curious (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
soundsfishy) wrote2019-01-01 12:49 am
soundsfishy) wrote2019-01-01 12:49 am
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In Llŷr's world, supernatural beings exist; there are faeries in groves, dragons hidden among the Himalayan mountains and ghosts haunting graveyards. However, humans are rarely aware of this thanks to a secret pact among non-humans that is generally known as the Veil. This Veil makes sure the main population of humanity are not told just how much of their old fairytales and stories are actually true.
Naturally, this Veil isn't foolproof because people are people, but it has been more and more heavily enforced in the later centuries, where humanity changed towards industrialism and started seriously polluting nature. It was the last straw for most of the supernatural population.
A few human beings do become aware of non-human existence even today - most of them are halfbreeds or Enlightened; humans that learn magic or otherwise break through the Veil. Others learn the truth by accident, and some even decide to profit from it.
Then there are those that decide to turn their fear to slaughter. Humans are not safe because their reaction to the unknown is nearly always violence... and many hunted by them know this far too well.
Categories of supernatural creatures come in many different forms, and if you've ever heard of it, it probably exists somewhere - or did, before humans destroyed it (either by accident or purposely). This even includes gods, a name given to supernatural beings that grow in power due to worshipers. The more worshipers, the more powerful you are. (Angels are damn heavy hitters among non-humans.)
Creatures like vampires, shapechanging werefolk and other mostly-humanoid beings are more easily mixed in the human population, while most creatures that fall under the umbrella term 'fae' has done their best to avoid them. Some have their own pocket dimensions and veiled realities - while others live so far away from populated areas that they may never even see one of the so-called Unenlightened.
This is the case with most merfolk, as humans still struggle to explore the ocean. While some are curious of the surface world, many never even see the surface itself and live their while lives down in the deep.
Llŷr is the former. Ever since he was young, he had a fascination of the surface world and collected human things from wrecks. As an adult, he split from his pod for a while and swam closer inland to Wales in order learn more about them. He was watching humans under the Victoria Pier in Colwyn Bay when a girl dropped her phone in the water. Unable to stop himself, he grabbed it.
Waterproof technology soon became his biggest obsession, because it had the most amazing thing of all time:
The Internet.
He learned a lot of the human world on the web, and while not everything made sense, he wholeheartedly enjoyed it. Unsurprisingly, he loves to drag Disney's The Little Mermaid for all the dumb stuff in it. (He secretly loves it.)
More information about humanity came from a swimmer who got caught in a riptide. Llŷr accidentally bumped into her while looking for crabs, and they spent several days together on the ocean until the coast guard found her 'miraculously' alive.
It was after this he decided to cross the Atlantic in a whim of exploring the Enlightened and fae in the US. He knew that there was a very large underground society of them in New York, and after a long time of traveling he reached the Hudson River.
From there, he started gaining friends among the supernatural beings in the city, and ended up having some interesting adventures.
● strengths:
Supernatural Knowledge 🐚 Knows that supernatural things exist. Knows a little about most standard creatures (from his world). Generally very accepting and curious about them, and does not judge a non-human for their nature. He can happily talk about hunting with vampires and possessing with demons. As long as they don't go after 'his' people, Llŷr doesn't care. His grandmother lives of humans, after all.
Ocean-Wide Loyalty 🐚 Speaking of 'his people', Llŷr is really loyal and protective of friends. Mer are very social creatures in general, and since Llŷr was a bit of a loner before he came to the US, he treasures friends fiercely. This can also go in the other direction, where he's overprotective.
Curiosity Killed The Catfish 🐚 Llŷr wants to know everything about everything. He's always ready to learn something new, and thus he also has a fascinating amount of knowledge about different subjects.
Waterproof Tech 🐚 He knows how to work human technology... or at least an Iphone and the internet. This is very unusual for his kind. (Llŷr still wishes there was such a thing as underwater charging stations.)
Stubborn Like A Storm 🐚 Fae have lots of willpower. He is hard to sway both by word and magic (but not impossible). If he sets his mind on something, he'll do it. Like swimming across the whole damn ocean.
● weaknesses:
Fish out of Water 🐚 Llŷr can spend up to three hours out of water comfortably, after that he'll start having trouble breathing and the scales itch as they dry out. Ten hours could kill him, but it can be extended if he's splashed with water and kept cool (similar to moving a dolphin or whale). That would be quite painful and uncomfortable, though.
Fins Forever 🐚 Changing into a human is a siren skill that Llŷr has not yet mastered, and thus he has a hard time looking inconspicuous out of water. A wheelchair and sunglasses may help to move him from place to place, but it can be quite awkward. He hopes to unlock this within himself one day, but he's not sure he actually inherited that magic from his grandmother.
Ooh, Shiny 🐚 He is easily distracted by shiny things. Mer in general love shiny things, especially if they glow with their own light. This also ties in to the fact that Llŷr has a lot of random whims and ideas, causing other kinds of distractions. It might take him a while to get places if there's too much to explore!
In Your Bubble 🐚 What is this personal bubble thing? His curiosity might get too personal at times, and he doesn't always pick up on the awkwardness. This might unsettle or even piss people off, and he still needs to learn why.
Naturally, this Veil isn't foolproof because people are people, but it has been more and more heavily enforced in the later centuries, where humanity changed towards industrialism and started seriously polluting nature. It was the last straw for most of the supernatural population.
A few human beings do become aware of non-human existence even today - most of them are halfbreeds or Enlightened; humans that learn magic or otherwise break through the Veil. Others learn the truth by accident, and some even decide to profit from it.
Then there are those that decide to turn their fear to slaughter. Humans are not safe because their reaction to the unknown is nearly always violence... and many hunted by them know this far too well.
Categories of supernatural creatures come in many different forms, and if you've ever heard of it, it probably exists somewhere - or did, before humans destroyed it (either by accident or purposely). This even includes gods, a name given to supernatural beings that grow in power due to worshipers. The more worshipers, the more powerful you are. (Angels are damn heavy hitters among non-humans.)
Creatures like vampires, shapechanging werefolk and other mostly-humanoid beings are more easily mixed in the human population, while most creatures that fall under the umbrella term 'fae' has done their best to avoid them. Some have their own pocket dimensions and veiled realities - while others live so far away from populated areas that they may never even see one of the so-called Unenlightened.
This is the case with most merfolk, as humans still struggle to explore the ocean. While some are curious of the surface world, many never even see the surface itself and live their while lives down in the deep.
Llŷr is the former. Ever since he was young, he had a fascination of the surface world and collected human things from wrecks. As an adult, he split from his pod for a while and swam closer inland to Wales in order learn more about them. He was watching humans under the Victoria Pier in Colwyn Bay when a girl dropped her phone in the water. Unable to stop himself, he grabbed it.
Waterproof technology soon became his biggest obsession, because it had the most amazing thing of all time:
The Internet.
He learned a lot of the human world on the web, and while not everything made sense, he wholeheartedly enjoyed it. Unsurprisingly, he loves to drag Disney's The Little Mermaid for all the dumb stuff in it. (He secretly loves it.)
More information about humanity came from a swimmer who got caught in a riptide. Llŷr accidentally bumped into her while looking for crabs, and they spent several days together on the ocean until the coast guard found her 'miraculously' alive.
It was after this he decided to cross the Atlantic in a whim of exploring the Enlightened and fae in the US. He knew that there was a very large underground society of them in New York, and after a long time of traveling he reached the Hudson River.
From there, he started gaining friends among the supernatural beings in the city, and ended up having some interesting adventures.
● strengths:
Supernatural Knowledge 🐚 Knows that supernatural things exist. Knows a little about most standard creatures (from his world). Generally very accepting and curious about them, and does not judge a non-human for their nature. He can happily talk about hunting with vampires and possessing with demons. As long as they don't go after 'his' people, Llŷr doesn't care. His grandmother lives of humans, after all.
Ocean-Wide Loyalty 🐚 Speaking of 'his people', Llŷr is really loyal and protective of friends. Mer are very social creatures in general, and since Llŷr was a bit of a loner before he came to the US, he treasures friends fiercely. This can also go in the other direction, where he's overprotective.
Curiosity Killed The Catfish 🐚 Llŷr wants to know everything about everything. He's always ready to learn something new, and thus he also has a fascinating amount of knowledge about different subjects.
Waterproof Tech 🐚 He knows how to work human technology... or at least an Iphone and the internet. This is very unusual for his kind. (Llŷr still wishes there was such a thing as underwater charging stations.)
Stubborn Like A Storm 🐚 Fae have lots of willpower. He is hard to sway both by word and magic (but not impossible). If he sets his mind on something, he'll do it. Like swimming across the whole damn ocean.
● weaknesses:
Fish out of Water 🐚 Llŷr can spend up to three hours out of water comfortably, after that he'll start having trouble breathing and the scales itch as they dry out. Ten hours could kill him, but it can be extended if he's splashed with water and kept cool (similar to moving a dolphin or whale). That would be quite painful and uncomfortable, though.
Fins Forever 🐚 Changing into a human is a siren skill that Llŷr has not yet mastered, and thus he has a hard time looking inconspicuous out of water. A wheelchair and sunglasses may help to move him from place to place, but it can be quite awkward. He hopes to unlock this within himself one day, but he's not sure he actually inherited that magic from his grandmother.
Ooh, Shiny 🐚 He is easily distracted by shiny things. Mer in general love shiny things, especially if they glow with their own light. This also ties in to the fact that Llŷr has a lot of random whims and ideas, causing other kinds of distractions. It might take him a while to get places if there's too much to explore!
In Your Bubble 🐚 What is this personal bubble thing? His curiosity might get too personal at times, and he doesn't always pick up on the awkwardness. This might unsettle or even piss people off, and he still needs to learn why.