#akona taumata

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RO SPOTLIGHT - AKONA

What’s the worst that can happen—you asking me out? 😏👌🙅🏻‍♂️🍺🍲

Could you really call soup an acquired taste? Don’t we all love soup? Welcome to Souptown, where we all live in a 778 square foot commune to discuss our love of soup. And that’s what you missed on—

Okay, okay, no, but seriously. If you are wondering if Akona does think about soup pretty often, you would be right. What if we could sup our soup for the rest of our soups and live soup? Is perhaps something she has often thought about. A part of it has to do with the rotating soup of the day at the Inn, and maybe it’s because water is a part of her comfort as she is Taniwha, too.

You will most likely catch her at the inn, the bustling central social gathering haunt of the locals—being a business owner doesn’t exactly give you time away from said business, you know. And though she jokes very often about leaving the town or abandoning the inn, you have an inkling that she likely is a little too fond of it to turn said jokes into a serious consideration. So please, don’t mess with any part of the inn’s infrastructure, or you will face the consequences.

Built like an architectural wonder, she also enjoys hard work and working out. Though if you can believe, she doesn’t really try too hard at it as a lot of her strength is natural. Sure, she’s got a don’t-mess-with-me-or-else vibe on the outside, but she’s looking for all sorts of connections on the inside. If you’re interested, like she said: what’s the worst that can happen?

Notes:

Can be romanced by any player character.

Sneak Peek of All ROs

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Sugartop RO Quick Peek

In Sugartop, you can start a romance or become BFFs with one of sixteen ROs (one is a secret) of various gender identities, romantic and sexual orientations, and ages (23+). Take a peek at who they are below—surely there’s someone here who piques your interest? 🔍

(P.S. We’ll be rolling out RO spotlights in the coming weeks, so stay tuned 🎶)

Akona Taumata

Inn owner, river guardian, enthusiastically divorced, definitely selling the inn (no), always the mom friend

Being: Taniwha Age: ? Gender: woman(ish) Pronouns: she/her (shifts to she/they and then they/them in game) Romance: available to all players Orientation: bi/pan if you must label her

Handsome Anthony (Anthony Smith)

Blacksmith, streamer, #handsome, #theaterkid, #cinephile, lives on Letterboxd, have we mentioned theater yet

Being: Guess. Age: Early 30s Gender: cis man Pronouns: he/him Romance: available to player characters who identify as men or masc-of-center Orientation: gay

Arielle Boateng

Doctor, spiritual practitioner, never has a bad hair day, avid reader, believer of the sweater curse

Being: Human Age: 30 Gender: cis woman Pronouns: she/her Romance: available to all players but has a preference for women and feminine-of-center people Orientation: bisexual disaster, open to poly

Coda

Bus driver, plant parent, living life to the #fullest, daydreamer, bold but not brash

Being: Electronic person (not a robot) Age: 27 Gender: agender Pronouns: xe/xem/xir/xirs/xirself Romance: available to all players Orientation: aromantic pansexual, poly (comet relationships)

Takeuchi Daisuke

Town handyman, carpenter, writes the best letters, fishing is the best pastime

Being: Werewolf Age: 33 Gender: cis man Pronouns: he/him Romance: available to all players Orientation: pan

Devon Rhee

Inn bartender (#mixologist), feeling lost after college, golden retriever bf, gym rat

Being: Myoin* local catboy *People with feline features such as cat ears and tail, originating from Korea in the world of Sugartop. They are not ‘werecats.’

Age: 23 Gender: trans man (in game, starts out identifying as a cis woman before coming out and beginning transition) Pronouns: he/him (in game, starts with she/her before transitioning to he/him) Romance: available to player characters who identify as women or feminine-of-center Orientation: attracted to femininity and queerness

Giannis Kotronias

Cheesemonger, TTRPG GM, beige is not sad or boring, warm lighting only, fashionably late

Being: Satyr Age: 38 Gender: cis man Pronouns: he/him Romance: available to player characters who identify as men or masc-of-center Orientation: gay

Shin Kihu

Viticulturist and winemaker, keebhead, video game enthusiast, why did you stand in the fire

Being: Dokkaebi Age: 1804 Gender: a man Pronouns: he/him Romance: available to all players Orientation: grey ace, demisexual

Matias Montes

SeamstRESS, designer, tailor, cobbler, proud parent, resident extrovert, DILF, #drama (affectionate)

Being: Human Age: 49 Gender: cis man Pronouns: he/him Romance: available to all players Orientation: pan, ethically non-monogamous/poly

Max Lis

Florist, writer, pastry enjoyer, audiophile, black cat gf, self-proclaimed oldest resident (a lie)

Being: Celestial fox descendant Age: 53 Gender: cis woman Pronouns: she/her Romance: available to all players Orientation: bi

Nickie Williams

General store manager, forager, medicine woman, stud, steward of the land, strong opinions about music and streaming services

Being: Human Age: Mid 20s Gender: trans woman Pronouns: she/her Romance: available to player characters who identify as women or feminine-of-center Orientation: sapphic

Rhea

Funeral director, mortician, deeply fashionable, podcast enthusiast, pastel colors, moodboarder

Being: Ghost of the human variety Age: 400+ Gender: cis woman Pronouns: she/her Romance: available to player characters who identify as women or feminine-of-center Orientation: “i love girls (gender expansive)”

Shashi

Beekeeper, herb farmer, infodumper, #stimming, fixated on tupperware (particularly glassware)

Being: Water spirit Age: ? Gender: nonbinary Pronouns: she/they Romance: available to all players Orientation: panromantic grey ace

Tuyen Vuong

Librarian, archivist, docent, nerdy jock, #fitness, highly competent, better driver than you, former RV owner

Being: Elf-fiend mixed blood Age: 33 Gender: cis woman Pronouns: she/her Romance: available to all players Orientation: bi demisexual, open to poly

Wali Rehman

Pastry chef, baker, food wizard, gacha game hater (but rhythm game enjoyer), homebody, slowburn

Being: Angel but not biblically accurate (but also biblically accurate) Age: Mid 20s Gender: cis? man Romance: available to player characters who identify as men or masc-of-center Orientation: gay

BONUS - Deep Friendship Option

Bear

Rancher, Chicken Whisperer, mayor, cottagecore (surprise), hyperfixations, broken humor

Being: Dhampir Age: …looks like he’s in his late 20s, but a mystery Gender: man? Pronouns: he/him Friendship: available to all players Orientation: aromantic asexual