CHARACTER GUIDE
Age: 25
Species: Ketherean (terranial)
Pronouns: he/him
Erik's a young lad who is going through the worst existential horrors one can face (adulthood) He's not the strongest nor the most clever, but he finds his way to get through whatever he needs to go through with the help of his street smarts skills.
He's somewhat friendly (just don't annoy him on the wrong day), and enjoys the company of others but try to mess with him and he'll come up with the best comeback you've ever heard and you will remember it 10 years later while you're trying to fall asleep.
He likes food that can be qualified as fancy and expensive, since he had a pretty precarious childhood where sustenance was pretty scarce.
Gaming is one of his hobby as well, and by gaming I don't mean video games (they don't exist in my world sadly, no fortnite and roblox womp womp) but card games, tabletop games etc....
But be careful he has a very strong competitive spirit and may cheat once or twice to ensure his victory. He also loves taking bets and gambling, that totally won't bring any problem laters.
Age:85
Species: Mek
Pronouns: he/him
Thaur's a big guy with a passion for cooking, he's always carrying a bag filled with diverse food with him at all times, I mean no one knows when someone will get hungry.... or if he will find a starving traveler on his way.
A lot of organic beings wonder why would a robot who can't eat, nor taste be so invested in cooking, and how he can even be good at it since he can't tell if what he is cooking is good or nah...
To Thaur, cooking is a form of art, he can memorize recipes and based on them he can create original ones, of course it takes a few tries at first, he also need to find a taster since he can't shove food in his small little yellow optic.
He also hopes that someday he'll be able to fulfill his dream of opening his own restaurant, but it's kind of hard when you live in a world where no one takes your skills seriously since you can't even taste what you make... A lot of organics believe that Thaur only learn recipes by heart and is unable to create new ones from scratch, if only they knew how talented he can be...
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People are a bit scared of Thaur because he sounds like those sci-fi AI villains with a deep unsettling voice, he wish he could have a friendlier voice but tinkering with his voice modulator could cause some serious damage to other parts of his body since all of his internal circuitry is pretty much all connected together....
Thaur's body wasn't meant to express emotions, and as such, it is very hard for many to read his feelings... He doesn't have eyelids to emote anger or sadness for exemple, only a bright yellow optic... But just because he can't show emotions doesn't mean he doesn't feel any, he's a very emotive guy, even if he has a tendency to hide them due to his stoic nature
He genuinely wish he was born as a ketherean, meks don't feel physical pain, they can't eat nor sleep, they don't feel touch as much as an organic being... Living as a mek is incredibly limiting for Thaur; he feels like he is missing crucial life experiences. He wish he could taste his own meals and be able to kiss his beloved...
During the story, Thaur will develop romantic feelings for a very close friend of his (Lumexia)
Age: 46
Species: Ketherean (terranial)
Pronouns: she/her
Lumexia is a middle aged gal mechanic who specializes in the repairs of electronics devices and other various machinery. She spent most of her early adulthood repairing robots who couldn't find anyone to fix them. Because of her vast knowledge and competency when it comes to operations on robotic organs, she became somewhat of a mek "medic"
She's the person you need if you ever need a repairman, she can fix anything!; broken machinery, broken electrical components, broken devices, broken 7,4 ft tall sapient cook robot man (Wow that last one is Oddly Specific, I wonder if this have any kind of connection with another character of mine hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm)
She can be a little grumpy and may be hard to approach at first but once she gets warmed to someone, she'll become much friendlier.
Lumexia loves cutes things (figurines, plushies, etc) but she isn't really open about that since she is afraid people will mock her for being into "childish" things.
She also happens to be one of my most mentally stable characters of mine, hading had a fairly normal childhood with caring parents
Her early adulthood however....................
Age: 23
Species: Ketherean (aetheris)
Pronouns: she/her
Mnelmy is a doctor in training, what kind of doctor? Well she isn't really sure herself... Currently she's doing studies in psychology but doesn't know what career she wants (for exemple: psychologist, therapist, social worker etc...)
Another thing about Mnelmy is that she doesn't really want to be some kind of doctor... She comes from a family of doctors where its a profession that is highly regarded and her parents pressured her into going to a prestigious university so she can go in a program that is related to the medical field or else they wouldn't pay her studies...
She picked psychology as a ''haha gotcha!'' to her parents since it's still a medical field but one that's related to the mind. (Mnelmy REALLY doesn't see herself as a physical doctor working on specific organs and whatnot). Hopefully she will become independent from her mother and father someday and actually chose a career she wants...
Her favorite hobby consist of reaching whatever's the highest top near her and just sit on it and watch the horizon and analyze the landscapes for potential threat (I say sarcastically but she actually does do that, I think she should get tested for anxiety issues). She loves listening to music and podcasts on the radio, working on her herbarium and pulling pranks on Erik, a great friend of hers.
She also happens to like girls but she has 0 knowledge in how to flirt nor is able to recognize if another gal is interested in her romantically (for now...)
Age: 58
Species: Ketherean (terranial)
Pronouns: he/him
(Reinhart is more akin to an "honorary" main character since he won't always be with the other protagonists. He will join them from time to time, and will sometimes stay for long periods, but he will always eventually leave to work on other things)
Reinhart's an old man in his late 50s who used to be a detective but retired not long ago. Despite being in retirement, his workaholic nature is still present, seems like his thirst to decipher mysteries and old cold cases won't die anytime soon...
The majority of Reinhart's friends knows what he actually looks like, but stangers often wonders why he hides his face under his hat and his neck warmer... Some hypothesized that Reinhart might be sick or that he's hiding something, but the the truth is quite simple: Reinhart just doesn't like being perceived.
On top of that, hiding his face makes it easier for him to ''play'' his role of detective (think of it as some kind of ''persona''). He also believes that hiding his identity makes him look more ''mysterious'' and ''threatening'' to potential offenders and criminals alike..
Reinhart suffers from a severe sleep disorder and is unable to sleep more than 5 hours per night (and he often sleep even less...), this of course impairs him and it's also the main reason why he always looks so tired and why he can sometimes be irritable.
Unlike the usual stereotype of the coffee loving detective, Reinhart prefers tea, since coffee only cause heart palpitations for him (which is not the greatest when you need to focus). He also has a sweet tooth, which he will never admit.
Some more info about Reinhart if you're interested: He's autistic but doesn't know it, that's why he doesn't like being perceived and prefers being alone, social interactions feels like a chess game to him. He likes hiding his face because he doesn't have to force himself to appear ""normal"" to others, he's not someone who's very emotive facially, he feels a lot but it's mostly internal.
Back in his days, mental health and neurological/neurodevelopmental conditions weren't well known... His insomnia limits some of his functions daily and some days are worse than others but it doesn't change the fact that he's still kind of obsessed with his profession. Reinhart special interest (he doesn't know what an s-i is yet) is criminology and also his very own job; he loves working and resolving cases, his work genuinely makes him happy (very rare occurence amirite)
Age: 8 Months old
Species: Mek (? generation)
Pronouns: he/they/it
N-A is the first mek to see light after a whopping 75+ years... Meks are unfortunately a single generation people... The origin of their sapience is still a mystery to this day and many researchers tried to decipher the reason of their "awakening", but none found an answer...
So how is N-A even alive? How is it possible?... Well it's really complicated and I don't think I can write a loredump wall here... But all you need to know is that he was built by two meks, one of which I have a profile here in the side character page: Galgen-Galloway, a guy obsessed with the goal of saving his species from extinction.... (You can check galgen's profile if you're curious about the kind of relationship N/A has with him)
N-A is around 8 months old but they are not a child, meks obviously don't have the same "childhood" as organic beings. The second they were born, they could talk and process complicated calculations. During their beginning (around 1-2 months old), they were similar to a teen mental wise, but now they are more akin to an young adult. (They grow so fast don't they?)
N-A starts as a naive character, who will unfortunately discover the harshness of the world alone by themselves (they didn't even know what death was the first month of their existence... wormdeep.png ).As time goes on, he will learn more about his surroundings, about the world and its people... Only issue is that N-A will grow to DESPISE this very planet he was born into.
Many traumatic events happened to him since he went "online" for the first time, and those experiences sadly forged a being who is incredibly resentful and apalled about the world. (wow that kinda reminds me of one of their creator, Galgen cough cough, like father like kid amirite).
But he will meet other people who will change his pessimistic worldview, such as Erik, Mnelmy and their friends. He will grow a bond with these individuals and will slowly understand that not everything is dark and bleak. (I would also like to note that even though N-A will initially have a lot of hatred towards the world as a whole, a lot of his anger and frustration comes from the lack of kindness and justice in this world.
He very often repress his anger and other negative emotions, so very few are aware of the things he's going through since on the surface he just seems like a guy who's a bit "weird")
N-A will discover hobbies and other fields that will become very important to it, such as philosophy and art, especially art history. There is a philosophical author that was very crucial to N-A development because it helped it to understand acceptance and to cope with the overwhelming reality it found itself in.
Also what does N-A even means? Well N-A hasn't found a name for itself yet, it's not even sure it wants one.. So for the time being, it ask others to refer to it with ''N-A'', short for "Not Applicable", pronounced "Ennay"