#other's oc: xanthos

[agentc0rn]

Sunlit Uplands

Huge thank you to @/fairune for the commission! (uploaded with permission). Her character, Xanthos (oc younger brother of AZ), was a really fascinating character to work with.

Some thought process for the piece:

I positioned AZ a bit back from his brother to signify how he is behind in self-healing compared to Xanthos and to show some bit of a literal & figurative distance between them (past feuds, rocky relationship over kingship, etc).

I also added dandelions to provide a hint of wishful hope and healing to come. Moreover, I made a cloudy outline (behind the brothers) reminiscent of the ultimate weapon. The title itself is a phrase commonly used in British terms within a political landscape, which I found to be quite fitting with the theme of making amends, restoring relationships and shared goals for a better future.

[aevris]

doing some painting and pose practice

[fairune]

Transcript (and more info) below the cut.

Idolatry ; a slightly old comic about AZ during his kingship, and his younger brother, Xanthos.

Transcript:

I wanted, more than anything, to be like you.

You were not powerful in the traditional sense. But you were determined. Intelligent. You always found a way to surpass your own limitations.

I watched our homeland grow prosperous, molded by your very hands. Your inventions alone unified Kalos towards a common goal.

What was I in comparison?

Smart, but not enough. Strong, but not enough. A leader, and yet I could not unify people in the same way you could.

I was merely… your little brother. Always in your shadow. Valued for strength, and little else.

It was tolerable when we were young. I could pretend you were weak, and by taking the role of your knight, I could experience, if only briefly, how it felt to be god-like.

By the time you ascended to the throne, you no longer needed me to protect you;

Any value I could offer you was long lost.

🏹🏺

And now for more info :~) I posted this to my main account, but... I don't have any new art for new years. So I'm just going to be reposting some of the comics I've made that never made it over here which primarily focus on AZ and Xanthos, my younger brother oc for him.

This one is of course about the ways in which Xanthos idolizes his brother to the point of feeling inadequate in all aspects of life. Xanthos suffers from an intense feeling of guilt due to an event that happened in their past, and that guilt has led to him having Very low self esteem. He thinks himself useless, and only capable of hurting others. His feelings of self hatred later become an outward hatred aimed at his brother who he saw as a nearly saint-like figure; if he cannot be Good, and he cannot be Loved, then he'll just stop trying and become the horrible person he knows he is deep down.

.... If only we could tell Xanthos that the version of AZ that exists in his head, and the version of AZ that exists in reality, were in fact two very, VERY different people. 💔

[cosmicaldeity]

okay i wish i had a more specific question but i’d love to know things about OCCURSE… im especially curious about alba but the whole thing seems so interesting

OMG WHERE DO I BEGIN. i love talking about my OCs but im so bad at actually writing the stuff in a way that makes sense. i have like 2 or 3 docs with some info but it's not presentable at all.

there's so much stuff to get through so get ready for the lore dump of the century

so, Alba comes from a small seaside town that was invaded by one of the two kingdoms in the story and most if not all the townsfolk were executed so the place could be inhabitated by the invader's subjects (there's some geopolitical reasons to the invasion that i wont get into right now). by a series of magical shenanigans and plot armor, Alba survives the whole ordeal and ends up in a nearby island where they eventually meet Laios Xanthos, an old priest that lived in the outskirts of the island's town. Xanthos takes them under his wing and becomes Alba's guardian.

Alba grows up in that island barely remembering their life prior to being in the priest's care (mostly because alba was like 3-4yo when it happened). As a kid they meet Siavash, a lonely boy from a horrible family, and they become best friends and eventual lovers.

As a teen, Alba made a name for themself in the town always being around the harbor helping the sailors with their shipments and volunteering at the orphanage because they felt it was the best way to pay back all of Xantho's kindness. There's two important events in this period of their life. The first was one time that Alba's magic (water element) got out of control and almost drowned the whole town by fucking up the tides (if you've seen steven universe, it was similar in concept to lapizlazuli making the water tower to get out of earth in her first appearances). The other time was the Orphanage Incident.

That was when everything started falling apart. Alba occasionally took the kids out with them to the harbor so they wouldn't get bored at the town. This one time one of the girls got on a ship to explore in typical childish curiosity and ended up finding and releasing something she shouldn't have. Long story short, the thing was "owned" by the mayor's son (something something, illegal trades and trafficking and such) and when he found out about it he lost his shit, Alba tried to cover up for the kid and the kid ended up dead. The Mayor's son blamed all of this horrible stuff on Alba and they were exiled for like a year or two. Nothing anyone could say would have changed the outcome because even if Alba was well liked, power and money and no morals talk louder.

Xanthos moved some strings so that Alba could at least go with an old friend of his during their time away. The friend in question was a captain and she basically taught Alba all about sailing. The teen, though traumatized by the Incident, managed to get along pretty well with the crew.

You may be wondering what was Siavash doing during all of this and the answer is nothing because he never had the courage to step out of his comfort zone (tbf to him, he is a victim of abuse and getting away from it is hard but his reluctance to both accept help and change is what ruins his life forever). Understandably, the exile put a strain in the lovers relationship. Alba, once the exile ends, cannot go back to their old life for many reasons and invites Siavash to sail with them so they don't have to be apart anymore. The dude doesn't really want to but ends up accepting anyways.

Little detail I didn't mention, Alba has been dealing with a "curse" ever since the tides event. Their magic has moments when it gets out of control and their mental health got worse and worse with time because they're stubborn and don't like showing weakness. I think you imagine where this is going. We got Siavash who's having doubts about sailing and a recently-promoted captain Alba that has duties to fulfill and a deteriorating mind. Yeah, shit hit the fan. Alba turns to more violent approaches while sailing in an attempt to placate the "curse's" urges, Siavash is horrified at the sight of their beloved being that way but doesn't know what to do. They argue. Badly. Siavash sees no other option but to plan a mutiny (very reasonable, very normal, not at all overreacting).

Alba loses their eye in the fight with Siavash when the mutiny is in action and the crew leaves their captain to die in the ship while everyone gets on the lifeboats.

(insert here the Mother Crash Out of all crash outs). With all the blood lost from the eye injury and the violent urges from the "curse" and the pure unbridled rage of the betrayal, Alba is pretty delirious. They attempt suicide because what else was there for them anyways. They don't die ofc. The magic shenanigan from when they were a kid and didn't drown comes back and saves them.

The magic shenanigan in question is a pact with a soul trapped in a different plane that i'll have to explain another time because this is already long enough. This pact has been partly the reason Alba's magic went haywire occasionally because it was left incomplete when it first appeared and now after the attempted suicide its fully active. After the pact comes fully into action, the person affected becomes immortal. Details aside, enter Savitri Panthea, the soul in question. She's based on a flamboyant cuttlefish and a bit of a vampire squid. I'm still working on her character, she's pretty underdeveloped...

Alba wakes up in a random shore, wanders into a city and decides to live there for a bit. Where before they were pretty well liked, now they became feared. The anger in Alba's heart clouded their mind for years so the violent side Siavash ran from is all left in them anymore. They still have some morals and such but anyone they don't vibe with ends up sleeping with the fishes. In this city they ally themself with Emelrich, an innkeeper in a bad part of the city. Emelrich provides them with shelter and food as long as Alba takes care of any troublemaker at the inn and runs errands to keep the place in shape.

Alba doesn't spend all their time at the city tho. They offer their services as a mercenary and a captain, if you're willing to pay the price and accept the small chance you could end up at the bottom of the ocean if you're scum trying to take advantage of them. That's how they gained the name of The Tides Terror. Many ships had gone missing or arrived empty of crew at a port because the angry pirate deemed you a shitty person that wasn't worth the time nor money. People learned to be careful with Alba because you never knew if you had their favor or not.

One time, someone came asking for a ride to Alba's old home, the island. The pirate almost declines because of all the pain associated with it but decides to accept. The thought of revenge was tempting enough. But not against Siavash, which would be understandable, but against the mayor's son that started the chain of events that lead them there. So back home they went.

Some sailors back home recognized Alba when they started asking around for info and most answered gladly. The old seafolks missed having the kid around so when the exile took place, no one there was happy about it and they resented the mayor and his family greatly. The orphanage took a massive hit after Alba left because people in power were desperate to erase anything good Alba did to better justify the exile. So they underfunded the place and the kids had to turn to other places to bring food to the table. A couple of the orphans were working in the town's tavern so when Alba showed up they almost jump to meet them (they don't because they're working and Alba gestures them to keep a low profile)

Ok, this is getting super long. Alba gets revenge, the mayor's son is dead and Alba goes back to Emelrich's inn. The asshole's death causes a chain of events relating to Siavash and Xantho's but that's a story for another day.

[eternalflowershipping]

hi Hope! 3, 9, 13 for Nerine?

Hello!! Thank you so much for the ask ^.^

3. how do the other characters generally feel about your self insert?

to put it simply they find her intense to the point of being intimidating... she's a very sweet and caring woman deep down, but on the surface she has a sort of mysterious dark aura to her that people pick up on. however upon actually interacting with her they discover she's really kind of a loser.

9. who are your self insert’s closest friends?

💔 well she doesn't have very many because of how standoffish and closed-off she is 😔 but i like to imagine she's acquainted with Valerie and Diantha, and outside of Kalos her and Lenora are friends as they both have museum jobs (i like to think they met at some kind of conference and hit it off :~) ). she's also friends with some mutual's ocs but i feel a little shy about namedropping ... just be aware

13. does your self insert have any information about their family?

Nerine was raised by a single mama alongside 2 sisters (Nerine is a middle child :~) ). In the modern day Lysandre is her immediate family, though their relationship becomes strained in Lys' adulthood. 😔 depending on whether I'm going the "Nerine adopted Lys" or "Nerine is just his mom straight up route," she may or may not have a woman named Marzena who she treats like a niece. Nerine comes from a family of bronze age witch-priestesses, though she lacked any special powers or blessings of her own.

Oh and... my oc Xanthos is her brother-in-law, and I think of Floette as her sister-in-law.

[timecma]

Can I bother you for some Xanthous headcanons? Or Cyrus headcanons?

The Xanthous information would be a headcanon for sure, but Cyrus is an OC so it would very much be canon if I said so haha. I’ll give you five of each and (just in case you were meaning the version of Xanthous I have developed for my story) I’ll give you five extra headcanons that involve them both.

Spoilers ahead. You’ve been warned.

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Xanthous Headcanons:

1. Xanthous’s mannerisms evolved quickly as he grew, meaning he matured quickly and found solace in seriousness, because of the switch from being a member of the Fairy Council to becoming the literal Demon King. It’s different when you have people there to bounce ideas off of, to keep you in check, to not let the power of ruling over a completely subservient species like the demons get to your head. Xanthous faced difficulties while being the Demon King—many of which coincided with what the previous Demon King dealt with. Eventually, this started to change him into someone like the person he was reincarnated from. Thankfully, Xanthous had the self-restraint and respect for the demons to contact the fairies and have them help him. As a group, they planned out how the demons could learn self-governance, and this allowed Xanthous to rejoin their ranks despite remaining the Demon King. However, his personality would never quite go back to what it used to be when he was younger.

2. Xanthous took a while to learn about the full extent of the LGBTQIA+ community. At first, he thought it only consisted of people who were attracted to the same gender. Then, when he discovered the possibility of someone being attracted to both genders, it started to open his eyes to the possibilities. The first time he encountered someone who was transgender, he knew that person belonged under the same umbrella as him—not because he was trans, but because they were both othered and differed from what was considered “normal”. He’s always been an advocate for everyone included in the queer community, and the people who go “LGB without the T” make him unfathomably angry.

3. Xanthous never focused too much on education until he got to a point in his life where he realized that being a member of the Fairy Council and Happily Ever After Assembly (this headcanon is before Alex so it’s not the Happily Forever After Assembly just yet) meant that he was one of the rulers of the world. As such, being educated was extremely important, and so he began to teach himself various things he never learned in secret. Because of this, he’s actually quite the learned man and that’s why he takes a lot of pride in his station. He also enjoys the new sense of efficiency that comes with being knowledgeable about the best courses of action, and this is why we see him run the Bailey home in such a strict fashion. He doesn’t mean any harm by it, he just knows the best way to keep everyone safe.

4. Xanthous didn’t notice it until it was pointed out to him, but his Demon King crown and cape resemble an angel’s halo and wings. Not being particularly religious (even if he knows demons exist and therefore it does make sense that angels might as well), Xanthous didn’t question much about it. Then, he started looking more into the known lore about angels and demons… Suddenly, the stories about demons being fallen angels started to make a bit of sense to him. Angels that lived in the heavens must have been able to withstand heat incredibly well because of how close they are to the sun. If they were fire beings all along, then it makes sense why they would want to build their home in the center of the earth after falling. Xanthous couldn’t make much sense of it, since they were just myths and legends, but he likes to think that demons are just angels that followed their own paths in life. If that got them kicked out of heaven, then perhaps it wasn’t so great up there. This is all just speculation to Xanthous because he doubts he’ll ever know the truth.

5. Xanthous doesn’t know his true birthday. He has a general sense of when it may be solely because he knew to watch out for when his father would suddenly become worse at some random point in the year. Because it happened like clockwork around a specific month, set of weeks, or even couple of days, he’s narrowed it down to a range of times. However, he doesn’t trust himself to give accurate information on that, so eventually—when he was free from that life—he just picked one of the days and stuck with it. That became his birthday, and it wasn’t like the specifics really mattered because he aged every year regardless. But, everyone he knows (namely the Fairy Council) respect his decision to have chosen his own birthday and celebrate him on that day. Despite having the power to potentially find out for sure when he was born exactly, they would rather Xanthous have the positive association of assigning his birthday to himself rather than any of the negative aspects that came with his actual birthday. Short headcanon: Brystal definitely knows and she’s only told like Emerelda, but they care for Xanthous too much to tell anyone else.

Cyrus (Head)Canons:

1. Cyrus has quite a few motifs that go into his character. One of the biggest ones is the connection to butterflies. Not only do butterflies symbolize growth, transformation, and development through facing challenges (all of which are central themes of his character), but they also represent things like freedom and hope. Cyrus doesn’t actually embody all of these aspects because he’s more like a caterpillar than he is a butterfly. He’s still going through the stages of trying to become what he was meant to be, but (unlike actual caterpillars), Cyrus has a series of physical, mental, and emotional blocks that prevent him from getting to the butterfly stage. His story has strong roots in the realistic journey of life where you find yourself tossed into situations without many tools to help you navigate it. The more he learns and practices, the more tools he obtains. The more tools he obtains, the easier his life becomes. That is the moral and significance of being taught in a way that benefits you—as is eventually seen through Cyrus’s character growth.

2. Cyrus is incredibly musically inclined. While he can’t play an instrument, he likes to hum tunes he is familiar with and particularly enjoys specific orchestral pieces because of the layers to the sound. He has a preference for when all manner of instruments can come together to produce something full and moving, and he is the type to get goosebumps when the music gets really good. He has a way of deciphering whether or not someone puts their emotions, heart, and soul into a piece they have written or are performing, so he actually is a little picky with what he enjoys hearing. Of course, he knows it’s not his place to be so judgmental when he can’t even play an instrument, but his taste for quality music doesn’t go unappreciated when people ask him for feedback. Cyrus’s complements to musicians go above and beyond—since he is familiar with some basic musical terminology—so he tends to deliver very specific insight into pieces. Because of this, he tends to befriend people who are musicians or similarly musically inclined (like Juniper for example).

3. Cyrus’s magic has strong familial roots, and this is why he is so disconnected from it. While capable of training himself to get better at it over time, Cyrus can never fully unlock the potential he has for magic until he faces his ancestry. This happens within the story, but Cyrus’s father is a very central figure—especially when it comes to Cyrus’s magical capabilities. His techniques and affinity with splitting apart the fabric of reality are actually generational secrets passed down in the Amury family that Cyrus never got to know because he had no recollection of his father. Before being cursed with amnesia, Cyrus was beyond compare when it came to magic. He was taught by only the best of the best, and he excelled within all manner of magical study. Unfortunately, in his story, Cyrus struggles to get back to that level of magical prowess even after regaining his memories. This is because, even with the knowledge of how his magic really works returned to him, he still has the memories of endless struggle and strife while trying to relearn it. This mental block continues to plague him and is the last remnants of his Magiclexia. He is capable and can do magic well, but there will always be a part of him connected to Magiclexia.

4. Cyrus prefers places that are high up. He used to love flying before his wings were ruined, so it’s only natural that he would find himself climbing to the tops of places just to enjoy the feeling of being away from the ground. When he gets used to his magic and has a decent amount of confidence in it, Cyrus uses it to fly short distances. Granted, nothing ever feels the same as flying with his wings, which is why he doesn’t like doing it for too long. The freeing feeling comes with the sorrow of knowing he’s doing it from a difference source. His wings give him grief for quite some time, but he does actually get them back in the future as a reward for completing his journey and returning to his true form. Because of that, Cyrus has to relearn how to fly with them. Just because it’s the end of his journey doesn’t mean his struggles end. Again, his experience is rooted in what would naturally happen if someone just stopped using some of their muscles for a very long time. It requires training and effort and determination to get back to the state they were once in. This is what Cyrus undergoes, but he does it without too many hurdles because the goal is incredibly important to him (which is great motivation).

5. Cyrus enjoys being lazy and procrastinating, but he doesn’t let himself have the luxury of rest because of his stubbornness. In an effort to prove people wrong about him, Cyrus overworks himself. This is obviously the wrong answer to how someone should approach the situation of being judged, but Cyrus has a complex of needing to live up to the expectations of others. This is why whenever he does something wrong, Cyrus either defends his actions until his dying breath or makes up for it as best he can. However, when he has a day to himself where he doesn’t have to do anything, he likes to rot in bed and not leave it. This is a double-edged sword because he eventually feels like he didn’t accomplish anything and that the day was wasted. Unlike most people, who may tell themselves (or be told by others) that self-care is important and it’s ok to take a day to just be lazy and procrastinate, Cyrus doesn’t have access to that mentality. This becomes a vicious cycle of despising himself to the point of overworking which leads to the eventual need for a lazy day and it repeats all over again after that. The only one who has helped him gain a better sense of self-care when it comes to lazing around is Gale, but Cyrus only listens and abides by his words for so long before he does it again. Such is the way of habit and negative mentality. It takes him a while, but eventually he does get better about it permanently.

Cyrus and Xanthous (Head)Canons:

1. Cyrus’s fake sense of confidence has provided him with a real ego that surprises him sometimes. Because of his failure in certain aspects, when Cyrus excels at something he latches onto that pride and becomes self-assured. However, this balancing beam where he sometimes leans too far into confidence and sometimes too far away makes him come off as either too humble or too arrogant. He’s been fighting to get a good balance of both, but it’s extremely difficult for him. That’s where Xanthous comes in. By either hyping him up or humbling him, Xanthous effectively nudges Cyrus into a better position on that balancing beam. While it may come off as Xanthous being a little cruel to him, he is benefiting Cyrus in the long run. In the future, Cyrus is thankful for his assistance. It made him a better man.

2. Xanthous and Cyrus do their best conversing whenever they are seated. It may sound weird, but the way the atmosphere between them changes when they are stationary and locked in to a conversation is astounding. Xanthous eventually catches on to this and makes Cyrus sit down before he eases into a potentially tense topic. Gradually, Xanthous began to choose locations that Cyrus preferred—ones that made him more comfortable—to entice him to stay despite what he had to tell him. Eventually, Cyrus’s reactions to the topics became less intense and he would engage with patience or understanding. Xanthous successfully managed to train Cyrus into being more accepting of information so long as he was sitting down, and that is why there are so many scenes of them sitting together.

3. Cyrus has a spot on the back of his neck (that’s involved with part of his curse) which is very sensitive to touch. It’s basically his weakest spot, and when it is hit too hard or even grabbed a specific way, he has a chance to go into a kind of shock. Xanthous learned this the hard way one time, and Cyrus’s reaction scared him so bad that he has never brought his hand even close to the back of his neck. However, that changed one time when he decided to ask Cyrus about how the back of his neck worked when he saw him massaging it to make himself feel better. Once Xanthous knew the specifics, he finally felt good enough to give him pats on the back again. The worry that he will accidentally hurt him never leaves Xanthous though, and this is why he eventually starts to pat Cyrus on the top of the head whenever he is proud of him. It makes Cyrus feel a little like a dog whenever Xanthous pats the top of his head, and that leads to him commenting on it or smacking his hand away. Secretly, Cyrus doesn’t mind it because he likes head pats or scalp massages. Xanthous probably knows that he doesn’t actually mind it and that’s why he keeps doing it.

4. Xanthous doesn’t realize how central Cyrus is to his daily routine until Cyrus is absent from it. Of course, Xanthous doesn’t mind it and can continue to function perfectly fine without him around, but there is always this little sense that something is missing from his life. Even though it’s time-consuming, Cyrus’s little quibbles with him are one of the things that keep Xanthous on his toes. Since Cyrus is naturally curious, Xanthous has to call upon his wealth of information to answer some of the questions he has or challenges he makes to existing notions. It’s like an exercise for his brain, and without Cyrus there, Xanthous feels like he’s not thinking to his full potential. Cyrus misses the presence of Xanthous much more than Xanthous misses him when they are apart, but there is still a piece of the both of them that feels incomplete in each other’s absence. When Cyrus and Xanthous are reunited, it’s like an itch that has been scratched for Xanthous when he’s met with the inevitable comment that gets his brain thinking. He, of course, has to be correct when challenged by his apprentice, so not only does it give his brain a workout… it also feeds his pride. Cyrus has attempted to chip away at Xanthous’s ego for so long, but it never seems to work.

5. When Xanthous and Cyrus become comfortable with one another, Cyrus eventually starts to settle himself in close quarters with him. One of the things he likes to do is sit and read his books when Xanthous is busy doing some manner of Fairy Council paperwork or something. He’s the type to face his chair at Xanthous, right next to him, and put his legs over his. Xanthous was irritated by this at first, but then it started to feel a bit more like the comfort of a weighted blanket. Because the both of them enjoyed it, the practice of sitting like that became commonplace. While Xanthous doesn’t allow it where other people are free to look at them, he will sit and do his work or read with Cyrus just so they can be seated like that. It’s basically a little treat for the both of them. While Xanthous does like his bubble every now and again, he’s gotten so used to Cyrus that he lets him invade it without consequence. One might even think that Xanthous’s personal bubble expands just so Cyrus can be included and close to him…

But he’d never admit that in a million years.

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Thanks so much for the ask! It was a lot of fun to think about little details or things that may or may not be true. Also this was done right in the middle of my homework, so sorry if it seems a little wonky. I have like .5 of a brain cell left 😔

[neopoliitan]

RWBY OC Fic Recommendations!

No doubt most of the people who follow me are well aware of my RWBY Fancomic, Team RAIN, which is presently on hiatus while I slowly work on the first chapter(s) of the final arc.

While you wait, dear readers, why not delve into some other RWBY fanworks? 

Need I mention that the following are canon to the Team RAIN comic? While you don’t need to read the other two for one to make sense, doing so will provide nice little nuggets and references along the way that you may not catch otherwise. This is like the RWBY OC Cinematic Universe.

So, without further ado;

Team ZRCN by @sustraiii​

(Artwork by sthefbooh)

Team ZRCN (Zircon), comprised of Zelde Sewick, Xanthos Ravindra, Cordovan Radcliff and Neela Oxford, are a second-year team from Atlas Academy. Throughout their quest to end an underground crime spree running rampant throughout the kingdom, the four of them chance upon a revolver toting Bloody Mary, Atlas’s greatest university, the Ace Ops’ B-Team and a Vytal Tournament Winner, among a LOT more.

I’ve been friends with the author for 5 and a half years, and played no small part in roping her into the RWBY fandom. It’s really awesome to be on the reader end of a fic about a team I’m very invested in!

Team LLAC by @mercurryblack​

(Artwork by shuasharp)

A third-year team from Haven Academy, Team LLAC (Lilac) is roped in by their mentor, to aid in solving the murder of two veteran huntsman. The team is comprised of twins Lillian and Amaryllis Armilde, Harriet “Hattie” Lazuli, and Cait Miya.

The author started out by suggesting ideas to me over anons, and has become a good friend of mine over the years. I’m so glad I managed to persuade him to put pen to paper, because I always knew he’d be a great writer (spoiler; I was right). Though it’s quite a young story right now, LLAC sits on a very strong foundation.

[iamthespineofmybook]

Team GRAY

Back in Volume 2, I decided to make my own OC team on the off chance that there was going to be a character contest. Apparently, there was one, but I only learned about it yesterday.

Either way, I do like the team I made, who are meant to be foils for Team RWBY themselves. I don’t really know if there’s a standard template for this, so I’m just copy-pasting from my document on them.

The basis for the team is Final Fantasy classes, so each of them has an “Overdrive” ability that takes them beyond their limits, but has some backlash (unlike actual limit breaks from that series).

Team Leader: Grey Veyon Appearance: Shaved head, silver goatee. Grey eyes. White hoodie, grey pants. Tall and slight of build. Bio: Grey Veyon is a gentle man, so his choice to become a Hunter surprises many. Indeed, when fighting Grimm he tends to hang back, letting his team take on the creatures in favour of using his Semblance. However, this does not mean that he is incapable of fighting. He carries a quarterstaff that seems to be made of wood, but it is actually a cleverly painted miniature rocket launcher. His fighting style could safely be categorized as “staff aikido,” where he uses weapon and his opponent's momentum to safely turn their attacks against themselves. Weapon: Hibiscus Rod. A mini-rocket launcher disguised as a wooden quarterstaff. Incredibly sturdy. Semblance: Healing. He can knit the wounds of anyone within three meters, though the amount of healing decreases with distance, barely being able to knit a paper cut at maximum range, but being able to reattach limbs (if they're well preserved or freshly cut) while touching the target. “Overdrive”: Holy Light: A pair of angel wings appear behind him, then bright light covers a six meter area, healing everyone within it. Grey then falls unconscious from exertion. Aura Strength: Medium-low. Dust Use: Medium-high. Inspiration: White Mage (FFX)

Second Member: Roan Ghaelach Appearance: Short reddish hair. Blue eyes. Red robe over grey clothes. Average height and build. Bio: Roan Ghaelach is a prodigy of a Dust scientist who once worked alongside his father, Xanthos, for the Schnee Dust Company (his mother, Amber, is a roboticist for a different company), but was sent away after one too many attacks on their laboratory by White Fang. They repelled all attackers without injury, thanks in part to his unique inventions. He is somewhat rash, though his actions will have thought and planning behind them. Roan acts arrogant and condescending, flaunting his intelligence at any opportunity; he does this in reaction to being bullied as a kid for his natural genius, cloaking himself in the very thing he was being hurt over (“I'm a genius, I don't need friends.”). In truth, however, he's desperate for friends, but he's been pretending for so long he finds it difficult to let down his shields. He fights best at long range and utilizes certain Dust mixtures to escape from foes that close in on him. Weapon: Triple Duster. A custom weapon created by Roan, which uses special bullets full of Dust. It has the shape of a regular gun, save for the fact that it has three barrels and chambers for up to nine bullets at once. By manipulating a dial on the side of Triple Duster, he can fire one, two, or all three bullets in the firing chambers, creating bigger or combined effects. Semblance: Dust Augmentation. Roan is capable of augmenting the power of Dust's effects, whether it be empowering the reaction or damping it. This power cannot completely de-power Dust. For example, making Fire Dust only as potent as a candle flame. At full power, however, Dust becomes ridiculously dangerous. “Overdrive”: Omega Blast. Roan loads three different Dust Bullets into the Triple Duster and augments  them to full power before firing. Capable of levelling a skyscraper, this attack also destroys the Triple Duster, requiring a rebuild. Aura Strength: Low. Dust Use: High. Inspiration: Black Mage/Gunner (FFTactics)

Third Member: Aurum Bracchium Appearance: Golden-brown hair in a ponytail and a full beard. Hazel eyes. Golden armour over tan clothes, with a wolf pelt cloak. Average height with heavy muscles. Bio: Aurum Bracchium was raised by Faunus his whole life, and considers himself one as well, even though he's a full-blooded human (his adoptive family, a bear-faunus (Dwyer; paws) and hawk-faunus (Lucia; eyes) told him so, having found him near the bodies of his birth parents). He wears his wolf-skin cloak in an attempt to reconcile his beliefs and his blood. And although he thinks of himself as a Faunus, he dislikes White Fang due to the negative light they cast on the Faunus people. He fights up close and personal with every foe, barely thinking of his own defense as he attacks in a pseudo-fury. Weapon: Grimm Reaver. A tricked-out, two-handed battleaxe. Each of its two blades can fire a bullet to either deal extra damage or speed its swing as it bites into an enemy. As an additional utility, it can fire the spike between its blades as a grappling hook, allowing the wielder to reach far places. As one last surprise, it holds a similar mini-rocket launcher as Grey's Hibiscus Rod in the bottom. Semblance: Undiscovered as of his third year at Beacon. (Animus Shroud. Similar to the Schnee summoning ability, but instead of calling upon the foe in question, he takes on its qualities in gold. Initial form is only parts, intermediate form is full shroud, final form allows him to mix-and-match those parts.) “Overdrive”: Master Blow. Aurum puts every ounce of his power into a single attack. Capable of taking out dozens of Grimm in one swing, this attack renders him completely helpless and unable to move for another hour from sheer exhaustion. Aura Strength: High. Dust Use: None. Inspiration: Berserker (FFV)

Fourth Member: Yin Dàlǎohǔ Appearance: Messy short black hair. Red eyes. Wears heavy, spiked, black armour, including a helmet, when on a mission, but his casual wear is a black longcoat over a red shirt and black pants. Short and slight. Bio: Yin is so quiet and reclusive, many people believe him mute. In truth, however, he speaks only when absolutely necessary. Why this is is unknown to many, but he is fiercely protective of his allies, taking every blow to them as a personal failure. He fights with a shield and sword in close quarters combat, but isn't averse to long range combat when necessary. His dedication and silence both stem from a traumatic event, where he and his friend, Whyt Veyon, were attacked by Grimm; she died and his Semblance and Aura both activated. Weapon: Death Lotus. A sword and shield combo. The sword can fire bullets from its tip, and the shield has a compartment of Fire Dust that can be utilized through a nozzle on the front in the form of a flamethrower. For storage the weapon and his armour merge into the shield, which he carries on his back. Semblance: Blackfire. Yin can utilize of some sort of dark energy that explodes on contact with a surface in a manner similar to a crushed Fire Dust Crystal, but black in colour. However, using his Semblance causes damage to himself due to his trauma (this damage can thankfully be healed by Grey's Healing Semblance). “Overdrive”: Rage Demon. Yin's Semblance merges with his Aura, cloaking him in a destructive shroud of dark energy. This merger empowers everything about him, but prolonged use can outright kill him. Aura Strength: Variable. It's stronger when he's defending others, and weaker when he's fighting for himself, becoming practically non-existent outside of combat. Dust Use: Medium. Inspiration: Dark Knight (Bravely Default)

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Basic OC List

Some OCs share a protag role with my best friend's OCs because it's more fun.

Fallout

Dean Waller. Fallout 3, Lone Wanderer. Biracial gay trans man. Baseball bats and pistols. He/him.

Evelyn Vogel. Fallout New Vegas, false Courier. White aroace cis woman. Energy weapons and science. She/her.

"Six" (real name unknown). Fallout New Vegas, true Courier. Indigenous  gay cis man. Non automatic rifles and explosives. He/him.

Aria Bodhi. Fallout 4, canon Sole Survivor, leader of the Minutemen. Desi bisexual cis woman. Baseball bats. She/her.

Charlie Giovanni. Fallout 4, Far Harbor. Afghan-American cis woman, struggling with sexuality and identity. Sniper rifles. She/they.

Lun Yan. Fallout 4, Nuka World, Overboss. Chinese cis lesbian. Swords and knives. She/her.

Vic Abrams. Fallout 4, Star Paladin of the Brotherhood of Steel. White cis bisexual man. Energy weapons and power armor. Terrible person. He/him.

Abigail Hendricks. Fallout 4, Agent Whisper of the Railroad. Black cis biromantic asexual woman. Pistols. She/he/they.

Aarón Moses. Fallout 76, Vault Dweller. Latino asexual cis man. Undocumented immigrant, just wants to farm and raise brahmin. He/him.

Dragon Age

Daphnina Cousland. Dragon Age Origins, Fereldan queen. One of two Wardens. Latina cishet woman. Archer rogue. She/her.

Evris Tabris. Dragon Age Origins, city elf. [Race] cis gay man. Sword and shield warrior. Romanced Nathanial Howe (and second Warden, cis gay Dalish elf). He/him.

Garrett Hawke. Dragon Age 2. Default appearance, trans gay purple Force Mage. Romanced Anders. Supported the mage rebellion. He/him.

Saarebas "Adaar". Dragon Age Inquisition, canon Inquisitor, one of two. Gay cis Qunari rift mage, romanced Dorian and the other Inquisitor (cis bi elf, who romanced Iron Bull). He/they.

Juiri Lavellan. Dragon Age Inquisition, noncanon Inquisitor. Korean straight trans woman. Templar trained shield warrior. Unfortunately romanced Solas. She/her.

Fruli Cadesh. Dragon Age Inquisition, noncanon Inquisitor. Black bi cis woman. Tempest trained duel wield rogue. Technically romanced no one (totally romanced Varric). She/her.

Maxwell Trevelyan. Dragon Age Inquisition, noncanon Inquisitor. Black cis ace man. Artificer archer rogue. Romanced Cassandra. He/him.

Mass Effect

Commander Dana Shepard. Canon Paragon Shep, ME 1-3. Egyptian bi trans woman. Automatic rifles. Romanced Garrus. She/her.

Pathfinder Saul Ryder. Technically noncanon Pathfinder. Black gay trans man. Shotguns and more shotguns. Technically romanced no one (Totally romanced Drack). He/him.

Rocks. Vorcha Shock Trooper. Trans gay male. Asari sword and Omniblade combo. Jokes characters are always the most tragic. He/him/it.

Saints Row

Big Bee. Saints Row 1-4 (technically 2-4 lol) Third Street Saints boss, former president. Black pansexual nonbinary. Dildo bat. Crimes against humanity and cops. They/them.

Elder Scrolls

Xanthos. ES3, one of two Nerevarines (the "Star"). Gay cis Argonian. Glass armor, blades. Carries Sunder (too OP with Keening). He/him.

Gnora gur-Botruk. ES4, Hero of Kvatch. Cis butch lesbian Orc. Steel armor and warhammers. She/her.

Lily Moon-And-Star. ES5, Last Dragonborn. Cis femme lesbian Dunmer. Leather armor and bows. Adopted daughter of the Nerevarines. She/her.

Outlast

Angel. Outlast 1, peaceful Variant. White trans gay male. Follower of Father Martin. He/him.

Soulsborne

Maxson Farroway. Good Hunter. Trans gay male. Saw Cleaver and Threaded Cane. Saving as many survivors as he can. He/him.

Ebri Tavantris. Choir hunter. Albino trans gay male. Kos Parasite and A Call Beyond. Hedonistic little brat. He/they.

Winston Forsythe. Mensis scholar. Cis grey ace male. Reiterpallasch and Hunter's Pistol. Just wants to study in peace. He/him.

Crisanto Torres. Cainhurst Vileblood knight. Filipino cis bi male. Stake Driver. A gentleman. He/him

[Chosen Undead - Dark Souls]

Reinhart Dusk. Bearer of the Curse. Black genderfluid gray-ace. [Details coming soon]. They/them.

Yurie Albelin. Ashen One knight. Gay trans male monsterfucker. Watchdog of Farron. A gentle soul with a less gentle claymore. He/they.

Flynn Wilder. Tarnished Vagabond. Cis gay male monsterfucker. Easy to fall in love. He/him.

Final Fantasy

Maus Bastovan. Miqo'te Conjurer. Gay trans male. Woke up on a cart to Gridania and isn't sure how he got there. Wands and healing spells. He/him.

Kazak'sivanz. Hrothgar Thaumaturge. Bi cis male. A simple explorer looking to see new and exciting things. Staves and ice magic. He/him.

Star Wars

Pahvor Sulan. Zabrak Sith Sorceror. Cis bisexual male. As charismatic as he is sadistic, and very fond of lightning. The lightsaber is more of an accessory at this point. He/him.

Xiaan Vel. Pureblood Sith Jedi Sentinal. Cis woman unsure of her sexuality. Amazonian stature with dual lightsabers. Good at detachment and bad at impartiality. She/her

Rashti Kaan. Togruta Smuggler. Cis bisexual woman. Blaster rifles and big naturals. Has weaponized her tits. She/her.

Tzarin Dran. Twi'lek Bounty Hunter. Trans gay male. Grand Champion of the Hunt. A bit of a slut and everyone knows it. He/him.

"Liska" Lisk'ama'ura. Chiss White Sith Juggernaut. Intersex female-presenting lesbian. Single lightsaber. Soft domme. She/her.

Nil Shandori. Nautolan Dark Jedi Sage. Intersex lesbian. Single lightsaber. Will achieve galactic peace, no matter how many people need to die to get it. She/her.

Kuujoh Taj. Cathar Republic Trooper. Cis bisexual male. Big ol' guns. Situationally appropriate slut. He/him

Vitaara Thresh. Mirialan Imperial Agent. Cis lesbian. Sniper rifles. Repressed PTSD. She/her.

Dungeons & Dragons

Keth gro'Tulgora-Kenthworth. Half-Orc Path Of The Totem Barbarian. Cis gay male. Chaotic good. Greataxe Himbo. Muscles are for hugging your friends. He/him. (Courts Of The Shadow Fey)

Zurn. Illithid Pact Of The Tome Warlock. Genderless bisexual. Neutral good. Eldritch Blast and a Great Old One Patron. A pile of scarves and anxiety. He/they. (Candlekeep Mysteries)

Captain Vodnik Of The Undertow. Ulitharid Battle Master Fighter. Masculine-presenting AroAce. Lawful evil. Flashy rapiers and Mind Blasts. Fond of himself and his favorite slave, and nothing else. Prefers "Captain", but he/him works. (Journeys Through The Radiant Citadel)

Ch'y. Half-Gnoll Necromancer Wizard. Cis male slut*. Chaotic neutral. Cold and necrotic magic. No one accuses you of evil magic if they think you're a bard. He/him. (Upcoming Curse Of Straud) * Bisexual includes all genders... and yet that's still too limited for Ch’y.

Tilaan. Tiefling Pact Of The Blade warlock. Nonbinary slut*. Chaotic neutral. Unpredictable Charm Person and an Archfey patron. Can't get in trouble if you seduce the guards. Xe/xem but they/them works. (Unused)

Agari. Loxodon Circle Of Spores Druid. Nonbinary biromantic asexual. Neutral good. Spores spores and more spores. Everything is a friend, especially the mushrooms growing on the tusks. Any pronoun will do. (Unused)

[agentc0rn]

Doodle turned comic featuring @kuruna's OC Xanthos- hehe (I need to keep working on formatting the dialogue boxes...)

Bonus doodle below....

[agentc0rn]

Oough my heart got a strong pang--Xanthos' face covered with sweat and tears...Floette's face at the bottom--😭The composition here and everything is so poignantly well done. Floette positioning herself in front of the sword (fairy type against steel type...)....

The mask shattering stood out to me especially when viewing through both literal and metaphorical lens, of how it physically exposed Xanthos' face and a facet of his character, that is his affection for floette long kept unseen. Xan receiving the scar is quite poetically symbolic in the sense that with all of these emotions and thoughts he never disclosed, combined with his actions, played a huge role in all of this tension and feud between him and his brother that ultimately led to this.

the conflict build up and delivery is so masterfully executed in these panels and im just--osfdgsg

It is said that as his brother was about to land the finishing strike, the king's cherished Floette protected him, placing herself between the king and his brother's sword. The reason she was able to do such an act of bravery is simple to understand; she knew deep in her heart that the king's brother would be unwilling to bring her harm.

In her small eyes, he must have seen her pleading... As well as the lifetime of memories they had made together until then.

- The Histories of Kalos, written by Caryscias of Medea, translated by Linaria Salix.

I'd been thinking about Xan's coup and why it failed and remembered this art idea I had a few weeks ago... I was like "oh, that's why it failed. Of course."

Uncropped version of the top drawing as well as a bonus panel ... In addition to wanting to minimize the empty space (😭) I liked the idea of not being able to see Xan's face at first, hiding his expression as well as the fact that his cheek is bleeding! AZ managed to land at least one hit on him, and he broke Xan's mask in the act too..... This is why Xan has that scar later on btw.

It feels weird to draw Young King AZ without his scarf or headband but he's in his pajamas here. He was trying to sleep 💔

I feel like I had more I wanted to add but I can't recall... 💔 I've posted Caryscias before, but Linaria I haven't drawn yet. she's a historian whose in charge of a newly opened history museum in Kalos (haven't decided which town it's in yet though!) ^.^

OH YEAH now I remember what else I wanted to say. Going to pretend my OC is a canon character here. There's an interesting contrast between Floette trusting that Xanthos would be unable to harm her to the point of being willing to place herself in front of his sword (and being completely correct in her assumption!), and AZ later blaming Xan for her death 😭 ohhhh he doesn't even know... He doesn't even know that Xan loves Floette just as much, he's just terrible at being open about it......

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SWTOR OC list

Also trying to work out who I am missing picture wise.

Secrets of Llulla

Lord Khadae/Jedi Knight Llulla

Jedi Master Leyten Oro

Darth Dyn

Darth Troskohn (how could I forget Troskohn?!)

Jedi Master Xu’Lorun

Padawan Talsarn/Lord Wanyuy

Padawan Maccias

Jedi Knight Eva

Jedi Master Kendra Oro

Jedi Master Osbourne Oro

Nakai

Mieka

Jedi Master Kyril Xanthos

Jedi Knight Ariadne Makri

Jedi Knight “Tali”

Lord Rina

Lord Haikyrion

Fia

Kitti

Ludwik

Other

Kres’abra’hvnah/Darth Sabrah (though he and Darth Dyn do know each other, the vanilla story has messed with his character badly so I don’t play him as often)

Excubitor

Vox Imperatoris (yes, that does mean “The Voice of the Emperor” :P)

Lord Temazros

Midnight Lothcat

Esplin

[fairune]

I've been posting him a lot to my main account but I don't think I've posted much of him here yet 😭 Xanthos is my OC for Pokemon XY ! He is AZ's younger brother / Lysandre's ancestor in an AU I made where they both become immortal. Their story takes place after the main story; now that Floette has returned... maybe it's possible for these two to find a way to forgive each other as well.

None of these drawings are old but some have outdated design elements 😱 I changed Xan's nose shape to make it a bit more obvious that he's mixed race for example.

The last 3 drawings are Xan when he was younger and take place in the late bronze age ❣️ guy whose a former redhead!

I have a lot of lore and story info planned out for them and would love to make some short comics at some point, but we'll see if it happens 🫶🏾

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OC Traits

Tagged by N/A

For Ottis Xanthos

WEALTH —

$ financial: // wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty

✪ class: // upper / middle-working / poor / slave / unsure

✚ medical: // fit / moderate / sickly / disadvantaged / disabled / not applicable

✔ education: // qualified / unqualified / studying / other

✖ criminal record: // yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no / has committed crimes, but has not been caught yet

FAMILY —

◒ children: // has one or more children / has no children / wants children / verse dependent / doesn’t want to have children / can’t have children

◑ relationship with family: // close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no sibling(s) / sibling(s) are deceased

◔ affiliation: // orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent(s) / not applicable / kidnapped

TRAITS + TENDENCIES —

♦ extrovert // introvert // in between

♦ disorganized // organized // in between

♦ close-minded // open-minded // in between

♦ calm // anxious // in between

♦ disagreeable // agreeable // in between

♦ cautious // reckless // in between

♦ patient // impatient // in between

♦ outspoken // reserved // in between

♦ leader // follower // in between

♦ empathetic // indifferent // in between

♦ optimistic // pessimistic // in between // realistic

♦ traditional // modern // in between

♦ hardworking // lazy // in between

♦ cultured // uncultured // in between

♦ loyal // disloyal // in between

♦ faithful // unfaithful // in between

BELIEFS —

★ faith: // monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic / it’s complicated

☆ belief in ghosts or spirits: // yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✮ belief in an afterlife: // yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✯ belief in reincarnation: // yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

❃ belief in aliens: // yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

❀ philosophical: // yes / no / sometimes

SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION —

> sexuality: / heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual / demisexual / questioning

❥ sex: // sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable

♥ romance: // romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable

❣ sexually: // adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious / inhibited

⚧ potential sexual partners: // male / female / other / none / all

⚧ potential romantic partners: // male / female / other / none / all

ABILITIES —

☠ combat skills: // excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

≡ literacy skills: // excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✍ artistic skills: // excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✂ technical skills: // excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

HABITS —

> drinking alcohol: // never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

> smoking: // never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

✿ other narcotics: // never / sometimes / frequently / to excess / tried some

> medicinal drugs: // never / sometimes / frequently / to excess / when needed

☻ indulgent in food: // never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

$ splurge spending: // never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

♣ gambling: // never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

Tagging: 

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I needed to draw something else so i drew @kuruna's oc Xanthos :))) very cool character

You know what's funny, I was working on the first piece around the same time the leak for early AZ's tale came out and i instantly recognized the helmet of the soldiers that was similar to one of my mutual's art piece

[agentc0rn]

It was meant to be a doodle but here's a piece for @kuruna's wonderful character Xanthos- im quite fond of him 🙌😆 happy 1st year to this guy. Had so much fun coming up with more stories for XY.

For what's inside, Zeth made a small tapestry of marigold field (considers himself as a beginner, but it is one of his side hobbies :)) and Eternal Klefki (or her nickname, Esme) holds a bracelet that she proudly made from the little beads she collected.