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Chilli

Guardian of the Tomb, SITCO Exfiltrator

Awakening, walking in the darkness alone, no one nearby. Observing the surroundings, sensing magic, noticing the light at the end of the tunnel ahead. Unsure of what purpose the tunnel serves; deciding pondering upon it to be pointless without clarification.
Turning senses inward, this form is a combination of formerly living and non-living substances. It is interpreted as "cold," though not uncomfortable. As I observe my body visually, it seems sturdy but flexible until I reach my upper section. I stride towards a nearby sound that identifies as "running water" and instinctively know it will help in my inspection of this form.
As I approach the thing recognized as a "river," I turn my vision towards what I anticipate. Upon its surface I see an opaque shape --moving confirms it is mine-- and begin my inspection. Running through my knowledge, it appears my upper... torso is made of the solid form of what shows myself. Checking my knowledge thoroughly, it would seem it stays this rigid form at low temperatures which, upon further inspection, will not be an issue for this "body." I am unsure as to why, whether it be how this "wood" is made or something else, but I need not concern my processes with staying cool.
Now understanding myself, I turn my attention back towards my surroundings. I'm able to identify several things I recognize such as "snow", "trees", and "dirt" but am unable to discern, "why?"
Suddenly, a directive forms within myself; I take a moment to process it... "Explore. Learn. Understand."
I turn towards a direction and walk.

Physical Description

Body Features

A blocky, raindrop shaped upper torso made of ice, limbs and lower torso made of polished, articulated wood with leaves accentuating the joints and outlining his features. Only 4 digits on each hand (the fourth and fifth digits are fused), no toes (all fused)

Facial Features

The upper part of the raindrop is semi-conical with some cracks in it. The “eyes,’ the “mouth,” all cracked ice. Eyes and mouth flash dimly with blue light when active.

Identifying Characteristics

Sentience when the rare few like him are without it.

Physical quirks

Ball joints are thinner, roots growing out from the ice block into the thicker wooden limbs.

Special abilities

Chilli’s understanding of Nature and Arcana are intuitive rather than learned. He isn’t nearly as precise as the learned folk, but he still gets there.

Apparel & Accessories

Armored, staff wielding, back satchel. Wears cloaks and cold weather clothing, as he is still susceptible to the extremes of even the cold weather.

Specialized Equipment

Gleaming steel breastplate
Staff of the Wildlands
Leather Bracers of Ogre Strength

Mental characteristics

Gender Identity

N/A

Sexuality

N/A

Education

Inhabited by some of the spirit of the lands of Veșnică itself.

Employment

Guardian of an Ancient Tomb, protected by the Thagda.
Silverpalm Isle Trading Co. Exfiltrator

Accomplishments & Achievements

Saved Holstead from undead incursion
Located the Felkrag Anomaly
Located tomb that he first emerged from and temporarily lock the imprisoned entity within
Helped return The Thagda Tribe to their homeland

Failures & Embarrassments

Due to limited exposure to other Aethrin, his analytical nature often supersedes his compassionate attempts, mistaking dispassionate calculation for comprehension of subject matter observed.

Morality & Philosophy

Violence should be avoided if possible, understanding before destruction, life is precious, but strike first and without remorse or worry.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Learn, understand, and explore. Is there more to this directive? Unsure.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Understanding the intent of magic and nature but not how it does a thing.

Likes & Dislikes

He enjoys learning and expanding his understanding; he dislikes those who seek to destroy without reason.

Virtues & Personality perks

Kind, helpful, and willing.

Vices & Personality flaws

Tends to focus on a goal without thinking of others.

Personality Quirks

Technically --wholesomely-- clueless. Chilli has difficulty with context and idioms since society is new to him so he tends to take things extremely literal.

Hygiene

Pragmatic cleanliness.

Social

Contacts & Relations

Séamus of Thagden: druid who found Chilli wandering, SITCO Exfiltrator
Elder Dierdre: Highest Elder of Thagden
Mr. Tallsky: Exfil Team Coordinator of SITCO - Eastlee
Viktorine StarStalker: Necromancer, Violinist, SITCO Exfiltrator
Jayce: Gunslinging Tinkerer, SITCO Exfiltrator
The Incomparable Shoe: Performing Street Magician, SITCO Exfiltrator
Morgan Henry: Sailor, SITCO Exfiltrator
Yousan: “Conjured” Protector of Shoe

Family Ties

Constructed by Ancient Guardians. Given sentience by an unknown force.

Religious Views

A meaningful respect for deities but fails to see the fundamental differences between himself and them.

Hobbies & Pets

Leatherworking (apprentice), herbal alchemy, exploration, a silver pseudodragon named Shard.

Speech

Two glaciers colliding to make a voice.

Wealth & Financial state

Money is strange, useful only as it can pertain to furthering his and his companions’ goals.

Alignment

Lawful Neutral; he has a core of ethics he follows but he is focused almost exclusively on the continuation of life.

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Guardian of the Tomb of (an unknown ancient arcane force)
SITCO Exfiltrator

Date of Birth

Construction: Unknown
Date of “Birth”: 17th of Kethra

Circumstances of Birth

Woke up in a cave, left cave, hiked mountains, stumbled into Thag’den, met Seamus and Elder Deirdre

Birthplace

Old Thagden/Cassbul's Pit, Veșnică

Current Residence

Old Thag’den

Gender

N/A

Eyes

Ice Blue Light

Height

6’8”

Weight

420 lbs

Quotes & Catchphrases

“How does one, ‘Go Fish?’”

Other Affiliations

• Silverpalm Isle Trading Co.

Known Languages

Fluent: (Veșnicăn) Draconic, Druidic, Dwarvish, Giant, Primordial
Learning: (Veșnicăn) Elvish

Character Prototype

Years ago when me, Jeremy, and another friend were using a different (now defunct) tabletop system we really enjoyed, we decided to randomly roll some character traits; in this system, super powers were the focus so the traits we rolled were: origin of powers and starting power; we left things like race and such open to give ourselves freedom. Since we had aspirations to revitalize the system and make it our own, our intention was to make a new set of canon characters to focus the foundational story on so we rolled up 3-4 characters each, took the time to flesh each one out, and then presented each of them to the others to decide who we thought would be the best for the story. Chilli didn’t end up being chosen but he was one of those characters. Originally, he was a manifestation of order within the universe and an actual ice elemental who would shapeshift between different animals to represent each power he had. I only had a basic backstory: new mage decided to summon a golem to help him out with his studies; because he was new, he messed up part of the sigil and instead of binding a non-sentience to the body he grabbed something that had one; Chilli. Chilli had never had a body nor ever “lived” before so he started out very rudimentary just like any other golem. Eventually, something happened to his master (actual accident) and after some time had passed without him returning, he left the lab to explore the world.
Years later when Jeremy started his Friday game in the D2U, I thought about bringing this character back and giving them the story debut that they deserved! Nature had already been a fairly core thing to Chilli before so I eventually realized Druid was a great fit; however, I’d already played a Moon Druid before and I thought Land Druid (Arctic) could fit him better. I discussed it with Jeremy (since he was there when Chilli was made originally) and he thought it was a great fit too and BOOM, this Chilli was born.