#char:eden

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Treble K. Left -- The Merged Mechanic

appearance

29. Non-binary. White. They have a light tan from growing up in a coastal town and a smattering of moles and freckles all over. Short, wavy auburn hair, often twisted into a bun. They’re fairly lean like they would be agile in a sprint. Before the m҉e҈r̵g҉i̸n̴g̷, their eyes were a pale blue-grey. Now they’re so gray it’s hard to see where their irises begin against the white of their eyes. They wear colored circle sunglasses, regardless of the weather, even indoors…

description

As the town’s only mechanic, Treble is often found running from place to place on one errand or another. And when not tending to the malfunctions of the machines, they tinker away in their shop in the town’s center. Generally easy-going and sociable, Treble is very popular among other townsfolk, a fact Marci loves to tease them about. Though your interaction with the mechanic is brief, the sad yearning look they adopt when no one is looking intrigues you.

Damian Vargas -- The “Retired” Private Eye

appearance

39. Male. Hispanic. Light brown skin weathered and marred by a long career of dangerous work, Damian bears his scars proudly, though the most prominent is the jagged gash across the bridge of his nose. He keeps his jet black hair long enough to comb and slick back. Though the scruff on his face gets less care and does as it pleases. His eyes are the kind of dark brown that glow in the sunshine and crinkle with his smile.

description

Well-known for his affinity for finding missing persons, Damian gave up his investigative career after the missing eldest Moondeer child’s trail ran cold. A string of other missing persons cases also led to Natoma–and all of them now remain unsolved. While his retirement was less than voluntary, Damian has settled into Natoma rather well. Unlike Treble and Marci, Damian can fall into the trap of taking things too seriously but time off has tempered some of his sharper edges. His concern for your wellbeing is touching but you do wonder if he knows more about the danger surrounding Natoma than he lets on.

Marci Cruz -- The Rocker-turned-Barkeep

appearance

34. Female. Filipino. Olive-toned skin when not covered in ink, Marci has tattoos crawling down her neck, arms, and chest. To complete the alternative aesthetic, Marci wears a lot of liner around her black eyes and has several piercings, a septum, a few on her right brow, to name a few. Her hair is short-cropped with black roots and the tips dyed a different color every other month.

description

Marci owns Natoma’s only bar, On The Rocks, a bustling establishment with good drinks and even better music. It’s punk rock aesthetic seems at odds with the rest of the sleepy town but there’s always more customers than seats to fill. Though a responsible business owner and mother to her son, Marci still knows her way into a good time. Maybe you’ll be even lucky enough to catch her playing music. While she has no problem with you, Marci harbors a strong resentment towards your employer and even stranger a deep distrust of the lighthouse.

Eden Witt -- The Bewitching Biologist

appearance

31. Gender determined in game. Black. Eden has a pretty solid jawline with high-cheekbones and a wide smile, the kind that creates laugh lines. They have shoulder-length braids, that are usually tied back into a ponytail or bun. Though they spend most of their time indoors working, Dr. Witt is fairly toned and muscular from their time working on a research vessel. They tend to wear thick and funky block-shaped glasses when reading and writing.  

description

A non-native to Natoma, Dr. Witt came to the town on a marine biology grant to study an anomalous algae bloom. Though their work keeps them confined to their make-shift lab in the town’s library, Eden is rather popular among the single town residents.  And though they respond in kind, none of their flirting or fascination ever lasts long. Personal curiosity aside, the biologist’s interest in Natoma’s coast, the Lighthouse, and the ecosystem surrounding it may pose a problem for the creature it houses and that you must protect.

Beacon -- Your Eldritch Roomie

appearance

Unknown age. Agender. Eldritch being of unknown origin. When in the lighthouse, Beacon appears to you as…well, a shadow, a dark outline of where a shape might be. But isn’t. There exists a physical component to Beacon’s shadow, a form adapted to life beneath the sea, housed somewhere underneath the Lighthouse itself. Beacon refuses to speak on the subject. Though they’ve never managed to manifest a humanoid form–thanks to the Lighthouse’s strange restrictions, it’s unclear how much control over its appearance they would have.

description

Your Keeper guide materials say little about the being you’re meant to be “keeping” in the Lighthouse. Aside from some basic descriptions of their appearance and expected behaviors, you really have no idea what you’re dealing with here. And though they love to threaten “flattening the coast” with their other-worldly powers(of course, no one ever explains what those are…), the threats begin to feel hollow as you settle into your new cohabitation. Being from another dimension doesn’t make them any less annoying or petty as your human roommates, from being slightly passive-aggressive to a lack of personal space, rooming with an Eldritch being is going to take some adjustment for the both of you.

DEMO TBA.

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You know? I’ve never really found a game where all the ROs were instantly interesting to me, especially before demos are out, but after reading the intro for Styg, I’m totally in love with everyone already! I absolutely cannot wait to see more! The concept is fantastic and super intriguing! Any extra facts you can share about the ROs??

!!!!! OMG thank you!! That makes me so happy!! 

Treble: comes from a musical family(both their dads play professionally and conduct together) and they can play a fair number of instruments, clarinet, trumpet, French horn, several percussion instruments, in their younger days, they played the drums in Marci’s band

Damian: is hard of hearing. During a job, he got injured and now can’t really hear on his left side even with an aid. It’s partly why he adopted, Bucket, an old former police dog with enough issues to be ineligible for service dog work. A match made in heaven as far as Dames is concerned.

Marci: has a son, named Dante. He’s 13 and the light of her life, despite being the reason she had to leave her music career and settle down permanently in Natoma. But if you ask her, getting be his mom is the best thing that ever happened to her.

Eden: used to be a competitive ballroom dancer, something their mother brings up at every opportunity. It was one of the only athletic activities they could stand doing as a kid and it happened to be something they were naturally gifted at.

Beacon: loves board games. Shouldn’t be much of a surprise, they’re practically a eternal shut-in, board games are par for the course. Although it took months of pleasing and pestering from a former “keeper”/watcher in Morocco to get them to play their first game, a round of connect-four. Needless to say, Beacon won that game and every other after. 

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i already know i’m simping for eden 😌 so.. mtl angstiest routes in stygian? 😳🤲🏼

Oooo this is a good question! Tbh everyone is gonna be a bit angsty given the situation but I think this is the order from least to most angsty:

Damian

Eden

Marci(really it’s a tie between her and Eden)

Treble

and, no one is surprised, Beacon<3

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What kind of clothes do the Stygian ROs like to wear? Thanks!

Oooo well, most of the cast wears work-related clothing but I do have some idea of their fashion sense!

Treble wears heavy-duty utility overalls or a mechanics jumpsuit. They tend to get hot easy and so the top half of their overalls or suit is usually undone and tied around their waist. They like to wear tank-tops or button-ups underneath their overalls, plain one for works and then fun patterned ones for play;)

Marci wears a lot of black, unsurprisingly. There’s no dress code for a bar tender, at least when its a bar that you own. But she like to keep her wardrobe simple, black jeans, short, etc. and usually a plain white or black top with some type of flannel or jean jacket for chilly nights. 

Damian still has most of his work clothes, despite retiring years ago. Slacks and fitted pressed shirts that just sit at the back of his closet. Now he mostly wears the same seven knitted sweaters or a basic flannel and shirt with jeans, think millennial dad fashion. And of course, his dog(I think this the first time I’ve mentioned Thelma) has matching lil doggie sweaters. 

Eden is probably the most fashionable of the bunch. Which is ironic considering the heavy restrictions on clothing and jewelry in labs. They’ve gotten pretty good at skirting dress codes and now that they’re technically their own boss doing field-work, anything(within in reason) goes! They like to dress up traditional academic styles, adding pops of color to traditional pieces like buttons-ups and long skirts. They also love to wear statement jewelry, large chunky pieces, their favorite are this long, anatomically correct tentacles;)

Beacon is confused by clothes. They see the appeal in expression but is utterly fascinated by the way certain aspects of clothes are culturally approved and looked down upon. Pockets, a utility, are neglected in clothes for one groups of humans but standard in another. It’s mind-boggling to them(to me as well tbh) There’s no way for them to wear clothes in their current body but they’d be open to concept.

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Styg ask: Everyone's opinions on puns? And what's their favorite one?

Treble: will laugh at puns, but won't voluntarily make them; their fav: Don’t let your kids watch symphonies on TV. There’s too much sax and violins. 

Damian: "hates" pun, gl catching him laughing at them, but the dad humor slips out when he's tipsy; his fav: Howl ever live without you?

Marci: purely neutral about them, Dante had a pun phase growing up so she knows plenty; her fav: Old musicians never die, they decompose.

Eden: love puns but their favorite are marine biology related^^ their fav: Why do seagulls fly over the sea? Because if they flew over the bay they would be called bagels!

Beacon: doesn’t know what they are! or used to, even still, they don’t quite “get” them, their “fav”: What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches? A nervous wreck.

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If you're doing them SFW A-Z ASK: H and J 👑

H = Hugs(Do they hug their s/o? How often?)

I’m gonna do shorter answers for this one!

Yes, often: Warren, Vivian, Hugh, Marci, Damian, Eden

Yes, but they have trouble initiating physical contact: Sam, Treble

No, but they have their reasons: Beacon

J = Jealous(Do they get jealous? How do they act when jealous?)

From most to least Jealous:

Warren, Eden, Beacon, Sam, Vivian, Hugh, Damian, Treble, Marci

This goes for everyone but they’d never make their jealously mc’s problem nor act out based on those feelings. In fact, for some the realization they feel jealous is the catalyst for realizing their affection