#𝐈𝐈. * ◞ hcs. / opera g.

[antiquelic]

thoughts on opera ghoulette.

a water ghoulette. it is unknown when she was summoned or who summoned her exactly, it was some time during the reign of papa ii she appeared. found naked alongside a river, without glamour, singing a haunting song in a strange tongue. naturally she was brought to the clergy before she was discovered by outside forces.

like most ghouls, opera often uses glamour. standing roughly 6 ft 2 in glamoured and 6 ft 10 in unglamoured her appearance can be defined to a ghost or a bride. in either form she is pale with ginger - red hair that falls to her waist, though often hidden beneath a veil. long - limbed with spider - like finger, slim and toned body with wide hips, and large, piercing blue eyes that are unnerving regardless of her form. unglamoured, her skin is grey above and white underneath like a great white shark with a tail mixed between a lions though at the end it is shaped like a shark. her horns twist and twirl upwards like the horns of an addax, with webbed fingers and toes. under her ribcage she has a set of gills and rows upon rows of sharp, predatory teeth. her true form is menacing and predatory.

she is called opera because of her singing vocals. though people would argue the name siren would be fitting, she prefers the name opera. it's a music genre she enjoys listening to because of its calming nature and actively sings alongside operas / musicals / softer songs. her hearing is senstivite to louder music.

does not shy away from hunting. she is an apex predator, vicious and hungry. on land she is slightly slower but still dangerous, in the water she is an excellent swimmer. often outswimming her fellow water ghouls. she is the most likely to pull any humans into the lake to either devour them or scare them.

to the emeritus line, she is obedient, polite and helpful. towards other ghouls she's often mischievous and playful. but to any siblings or others outside these two groups: she will be a bit of a bully. there is no room for weakness in her eyes and she isn't afraid to say that to siblings.

opera's job varies from backing vocals in musical performances, a handmaiden ( usually to any lady emeritus), and a carer towards the children of the clergy. she has a soft spot for children which pushes her to extreme lengths to protect the young, often lashing out towards anyone she deems a threat towards "her children".

during the film rite here rite now, she is the ghoulette providing the vocals in if you have ghosts. this is her first live performance outside the ministry, hence why she heavily veils her face from the crowds and cameras.

[antiquelic]

it should be noted that my ghouls refer to the other ghouls as brothers and sisters, similar to the siblings of sin. while they aren't family ( aside from the few ) i believe that sense of familiarity does comfort the ones who have never been on our plane of existence. while family is a rather foreign concept for ghouls, the older ones have observed the ways of humans and found that many have a sense of family with each other.

moss won't refer to most ghouls as brother or sister aside from the earth ghouls ( he calls them his dirt kin ), bloodhound refuses to acknowledge anyone other than kaison as family, and opera refers to all ghouls as her family.

[antiquelic]

something to be incredibly cautious of when engaging opera is that she will kill and devour anyone. in the pits, she was called the cannibal. a powerful creature of hell who truly feared no one, the one who hunted her own kind out of hunger. even on earth she still has these tendencies, eager to sink her teeth into her fellow ghouls and even the humans surrounding her. it has made her dangerous, especially without being tied to a member of the lineage. essentially free - reigning the place, though limited with the threats of banishment back to the pits. but she has been made almost the ultimate punishment for traitors, those who she is allowed to feast on.

she does affectionately bite her favourite ghouls. mountain ( @mtngh0ul ) is perhaps one of the only ghouls who surpass her in height and strength, who doesn't discourage her behaviours. so he's often covered in shark bites from this feral girlie just latching on.