#oc: le'thuil

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

Thuil repping some traditional R'lyehian (there's a few, lots of different folk live in that city) clothes, plus a fan (cut out of a species of lilypad specifically cultivated for its use in fans)

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

Hammerwright stares at itself for wayyy too fucking long. Making poses, checking himselves out, the works. Look.... can you blame them, they are LITERALLY a relationship

Not taking clothes into account, Laz looks in and goes "mmm yep that sure's me mm yep". Ze's kinda apathetic abt zir "natural" appearance and such. Now, fashion and style - that's where the real shit begins (and not in the way you think. Think of people who wear cosplay or humongous amounts of merch of their fave things here - similar situation)

Reb is too small in JFV to really think abt these big things, but she likes playing with her reflection even if she knows it's her. Also, it's the only major way to see yourself sign, so she sometimes talks to herself in front of one :3

If he was just passing by, Windward would look in for a second, no more. Maybe pat his hair down a bit, fix his tie. But when it's the morning (or he's having something important) you KNOW he spends an hour minimum shaving, lotioning and twirling his stache. Good for him tbh

Poirot thinks he's... not ugly, but definitely not pretty. He'd glance at it and immediately decide nooo thank u... I am just a small man who does his things... in our world's terms, a nerd who thinks he will only be remembered for his then-controversial research and not have even a single "he was considered attractive" on his Wikipedia page u.u

Thuil is that one skleph with a 69 step skincare routine, if pe finds a mirror expect pe to apply 10x more (as in, different kinds) moisturizer than is recommended for a cethelan to remain healthy in the dry Athamian air

Knight would pass right by. It already checks it chassis for still-removable rust daily, it's not like it can rust that fast. Fucker does better maintenance on itself than transmutation engine factories, and that's saying something considering those fuckers have Gregtech minecraft mod machine tier requirements can miscast on sometimes catastrophical levels if not everything is in place lol

Ursula would punch it to smithereens. Her face reminds her of her past too much, and she's still finding her "new" self.

How does your character act/react when encountering a mirror?

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

I don't see you talk about your ocs that much so. Maybe you could introduce one of them to us? Maybe a favorite or someone you've had in mind most recently

cpmputer. Show me the Thang.

This is Le'thuil, a character from The Three Planes. A cethelan of clan Le, Thuil is a member of the Committee (an elite group of mercenaries within the wider Agency) and out of its 4 members is the thief or other sneak for hire.

Granted, this was not always the case. Thuil was and still is a gentleskleph thief. Cultured and born to an affluent (natively) R'ylehian clan, pe didn't have a reason to steal. But pe still did, for shits giggles and fun.

In fact, that's how pe got hired - pe broke into Windward's own tower-mansion. And, instead of immediately killing per, he offered per a job. Pe accepted, because it's something to do outside of going to theatres and eating expensive foods.

Some factoids:

The small doohickeys on per "elbows" are field generator augs. Hooked up to per nervous system, they detect chromatophore activity and automagically cast invisibility spells across clothing. Great for sneaking around.

Thuil is atheist, which is a rarity in R'yleh since it's a holy city of multiple religions. It's not exactly a humongous social hindrance or anything, but due to quirks of social convention it often puts folks off. (In obvious absence of a gender system, many cethelan societies place great importance on the many axes of social standing, religious being one of them. Thuil has the convenience of belonging to a notorious and rich clan, and also at least allegedly being employed in the Tri-City's foremost private contractor, so sklephit are willing to look past per godlessness. Usually.)

Pe is bisexual, with a preference for human and serthan women. If you asked per why, pe'd probably say they're more "dignified". But really, pe just finds high fashion and make-up hot (which has a somewhat different context here since there isn't a patriarchy. In Athame specifically, women were considered to be more fit for official/administrative and representative roles, and an official must look good, no?). Pe's so bird of paradise coded.

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

a few goobers from the three planes, my magi-teslapunk fantasyish universe

(he/him for the 2 guys on the left, pe/per for the gentleskleph in the center, he/they for the fancy hat wearing automaton, she/xit for the fist-happy kit-de on the far left)

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

revisiting some old ish fandomless ocs

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

MY TURN which one of your ocs would get sent to weenie hut jr's instead of being admitted into the salty spittoon

Lazarus, Samuel, Maxwell, Dell, Thuil and Walter.

Kat & Dawg would get sent at first but through a whole sitcom slapstick episode of murder and hijinks (and or bomb/death/etc threats) they would eventually be admitted.

Poirot also would get sent but then he would blow up the Salty Spittoon with giant fireballs. And then blow up Weenie Hut Jr's too for good measure

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

prof poirot and le'thuil! : 🍉🥑🍇

🍉 [WATERMELON] What will your OC take to the grave?

Poirot - Esoteric knowledge nobody would even dare read and his crush on Windward (the latter only in a few endings, but still)

Thuil - Around a hundred extremely complex analyses of classic theatrical and literary pieces. Pe's kinda too busy to write them all down.

🥑 [AVOCADO] What will they never back down about, even if it makes them seem bad?

Poirot - The freedom of knowledge, specifically the freedom to practice any kind of magic. He's basically the wizard equivalent of a feral scientist after all.

Thuil - Formality and general class. Pe WILL use extremely complex words and dramatic flair in literally every situation. Also, that stuffed isopod is the best food in existence and everything else sucks.

🍇 [GRAPES] What's their circle of people/their species like? What dynamic would they be called?

Poirot - Well, he's human, so fairly obvious, but also a thaumatologist, AKA a wizard: in his case, specifically proficient in conjuration and destruction, dabbling in forbidden magic, especially transmutation on the side. Wizards in general have a stereotype of being secretive weirdos, but he couldn't be more open! And ever so slightly silly (read: he loves casting fireball and turning flesh into silver).

Thuil - Cethelans are a strange bunch. Tall, semi-aquatic, molluscoid, tentacle-faced, one eyed, four armed, hermaphroditic. The closest trope I can think of is elves, and while their bodies are better conduits for magic than human ones, cethelans aren't smug (Thuil is, but pe's just like that) or exceptionally long lived. Clan Le is... strange to say the least. They've had a lot of famous and/or infamous members over the 300+ years of its existence, in no part due to a whopping 11 schools being part of it. They make an impact, and that's all I can really say.

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

these are oc ships btw. archlowe is archibald/lowe, polywind is robert/poirot/knight/le'thuil/ursula (yes thats a 5 way polycule this is not a joke), starsteel is trajan/steelblade

archlowe real, polywind real, starsteel real

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

i love per so much

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

thuil knows a lot of weird human facts and throws them in randomly in conversation to fuck with ursula and knight

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

temtacles

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

gentleperson thief

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

thuil is like. high class and cultured and an enjoyer of fine arts and music and dining but also a shitfucklord 9000 sarcastic asshole to everyone except per closest friends

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

professor ending: auto makes poirot confess his feelings to windward. windward graciously accepts and reciprocates. poirot faints from the shock right after. in the credits you see them sitting on a bench watching the sunset

bodyguard ending: auto encourages windward to start going out beating stuff up again like in the old days. he joins ursula on one of her jobs and the two accidentally develop feelings while fighting some bad guys. poirot is obviously sad but comes to the conclusion that as long as windward is happy he's happy.

thief ending: happens if auto doesn't anyone up with windward. le'thuil jokingly flirts with windward. he returns the feeling genuinely and you can later see the two hanging out in various clubs. in the end credits you see them clinking wine glasses and chatting. again a bittersweet ending for poirot.

hitman ending: auto sets up a totally friendly meeting between knight and windward. turns out the meeting is a date. windward figures it out and seizes the opportunity to seduce the automaton. poirot is confused as to how his boss chose a literal killing machine over him but feels roughly the same as in the other endings. in the end credits you see windward kissing knight's chassis.

true ending: you arrange dates with each of the committee members and windward so that they all meet in one place. polycule time. in the end credits you see the committee all embracing windward, also his organic hand has 4 rings one on each finger except the thumb.

secret ending: auto uses their video game protagonist powers to romance windward

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

aww the crimblo crunkly double tap now

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

Can I get uhhh some facts about Le'thuil? :D

An absolute snark/sarcasm singularity.

Condescending towards humans, but in a "fascinated with these funny little creatures" way.

Per calling card is a green, paper rose. Sometimes, if the heist is of a particularly iconic or flashy item, it's several roses instead of one.

Likes shiny stuff, especially jewelry. Often goes into jewelry stores just to stare at the wares (and occasionally to make note of the security systems).

A cultured enjoyer of fine arts.

Doesn't like using illusion magic and considers it cheating, but pe's still sometimes forced to use it on certain jobs.

Weapon of choice: silenced pistols, wielded akimbo.

Does most of the shopping in the Comittee (they all live together and split chores).

Bonus general cethelan fact: the Le' in Thuil's full name is pers clan name, and Thuil is per firstname. Cethelans don't have families as humans know them, they have large and loose clans. Larvae are raised communally, so while they have relatives, they don't really have parents.