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Description

Name: Flax Karlet

Titles: Lady Karlet, Mistress Flax

Species: Manticore*

Pronouns: She/Her

Age: About 34 in manticore years (she won't say her age in human years...)

Height: 5'5"/165cm (130 ott.**)

Blood: Tharris***

Crochety, Stubborn, Prideful

Theme: The Moon Will Sing (by The Crane Wives)

She's pretty grumpy a lot of the time, but she's a good person deep down! Flax has more money than she knows what to do with and either gambles it away or donates it to good causes. It takes quite a while for her to warm up to people since she's suspicious of everyone around her.

Additional sketches of her body without all the fur.

Snippet:

    “When I was younger-” Flax said as she hobbled down the corridor, “ther was a boy in my school-”
    She squinted with disdain, remembering, “-Oruck Bushalt.” Flax grumbled something to herself and stopped suddenly, “Too close- I can’t stand yer hoverin’.”
    “Sorry ma’am. Yes ma’am.” Mr. Rymnson took a few hasty steps backwards, still gripping onto Flax’s cane in case she needed it.
    “Grumpf,” she said before resuming her walk. Rymnson hustled after her, at a reasonable distance.
    “Oruck Bushalt,” Flax started again, “I remember, one day, I over’eard im’ sayin to one of his friends, he said: ‘If I was rich and famous, I could ‘ave all the girls I wanted.’ ”
    After another moment of quiet walking, Flax stopped again. She swept her arm out in frustration, “So, where are they?”
    “Where are the who?”
    “The ladies! Where are all the ladies? I was promised all the ladies I wanted-”
    Mr. Rymnson started to say something, but got cut off.
    “Don’t, you dare say anythin’ about yer wife-” Flax held up a finger.
    “I wasn’t about to-”
    “Oh, well, what issit.”
    “You might need to look for them?”
    “Obviously-” she started to lose her balance for a moment, and like a flash Rymnson was already offering the cane. She took it. “Grumpf.”

More Detailed Info Below!

  Flax Karlet is a manticore with a condition called Butan-Moe's Syndrome. It doesn't exist in reality and is unique to manticores, but it is best compared to Multiple Sclerosis. BMS is genetic and she's had it since childhood, and has used a cane since she was a teenager. At least, she was supposed to but didn't very often because people made fun of her for it. Even today she only uses it when she absolutely has to, and will deal with the pain much longer than most would tolerate. Some days she feels relatively fine, others she can't get out of bed. She hates feeling helpless, and fiercely clings to whatever parts of her life she feels like she can control.

She didn't grow up rich, but her grandparents had a massive fortune that her parents inherited when they finally died. It was more than enough to go around and she and her younger brother ended up with sizable fortunes themselves.

  One of her closest friends was the Goddess Fortuna (who I have enrolled in OC-Training before, but will probably re-enroll her at some point) they had an... interesting relationship. They first met playing cards, and Flax has been enamored with her ever since. The feeling is mutual, but they were never officially "together" (although they had a few flings together). For reasons unknown to Flax, Fortuna had to disappear to Tier 2**** indefinitely and doesn't expect to see her ever again. She never really gets over her and feels incredibly lost without her, since Fortuna was one of the few people who she was truly close to and made her happy.

Fortuna was unable to bring her beloved pet drake***** Bubbles with her into Tier 2, so she left him with the one person she trusted the most. So now the only thing Flax has left of Fortuna is her very special guy (and a necklace she left her).

Flax's assistant Lyck Rymnson was originally hired to do paperwork. But Flax doesn't let him touch (most of) it because she is perfectly capably of doing it herself. Now all he does is wake her up in the morning, help her out of bed if she needs; and assist her with physical tasks that she struggles with. He also carries her cane around when she insists she doesn't need it in case she changes her mind. He's a bit of a worrywort and Flax grumbles about it all the time, but she secretly appreciates it. She also has a second assistant (Hock Obalt) but he's more like a bodyguard. Flax doesn't trust Hock as much and tends to keep him at arm's length, but he's good muscle.

*Manticore

Manticores are a creature originally from Persian Mythology. They are lions with human faces and scorpion tails (that eat people). Sometimes they have spines on the ends of their tails instead; mind have both. Mine are also bipedal, and more humanlike. They have three rows of teeth (one extra sharp row behind their bottom teeth) and large tusklike bottom canines. Manticores have a venomous stinger surrounded by porcupine-like quills on the end of their tails. However, they tend not to use their venom except in extremely dire situations because it takes a lot out of them, and most will just whack you with their tail. All manticores regardless of sex have beautiful lovely manes, and they take great pride in them. As well as their hair they also have two different furs on their body; a lighter, thinner fur and a darker, thicker fur. They have paw pads on the bottoms of their feet and their hands, as well as retractable claws. The claws on their feet do not retract. They can also growl and are able to roar like a lion (even while talking/yelling, usually when angry). Manticores are also capable of purring.

**Otts
Standard method of measuring in Tier 2 and 3.

***Tharris
One of 8 different categories of blood based on magic level. Tharris is level 3, more magic than humans and giants but not as magic as aelfe or merfolk. Most regular animals in Tier 3 have tharris as their blood, it is considered "normal" in Tier 3. Beings with tharris are capable of very minor spells and benefit from longer lifespans. It is a bright pink (as shown in the image, one color that is separated from the others)

****Tier 2
Tiers refer to the four different planes of existence, each more full of magic than the last. They require magical rifts in space to traverse between them. Tier 1 is where humans live, and everything above that gets progressively more magic. Manticores like Flax live in Tier 3, as well as the higher gods. Fortuna and her brother were the last of the lower gods to finally go into Tier 2, but Tier 2 is usually where the lower gods live.

*****Drake
Domestic drakes are Tier 2 and 3's answer to dogs. Wild drakes have been bred and domesticated to be loyal pets for centuries. There are hundreds of different breeds coming in a variety of shapes and sizes, about as diverse as our dogs. The appropriate equivalent to "doggy" for a drake is a "draggy". A "hatchy" is a baby drake. Bubbles in particular is a "Beter-Headed Seelie Drake", which is known for its short snout that doesn't allow its tongue to properly stay in its mouth. Because of this, the Beter-Headed Seelie Drake's tongue becomes desensitized to smells and relies more on licking things (or just putting them inside its mouth) in order to "investigate". Fortuna found Bubbles abandoned in a dumpster as a hatchy and immediately took him in. You could say they were lucky to find each other.

Description

Name: Flax Karlet

Titles: Lady Karlet, Mistress Flax

Species: Manticore*

Pronouns: She/Her

Age: About 34 in manticore years (she won't say her age in human years...)

Height: 5'5"/165cm (130 ott.**)

Blood: Tharris***

Crochety, Stubborn, Prideful

Theme: The Moon Will Sing (by The Crane Wives)

She's pretty grumpy a lot of the time, but she's a good person deep down! Flax has more money than she knows what to do with and either gambles it away or donates it to good causes. It takes quite a while for her to warm up to people since she's suspicious of everyone around her.

Additional sketches of her body without all the fur.

Snippet:

    “When I was younger-” Flax said as she hobbled down the corridor, “ther was a boy in my school-”
    She squinted with disdain, remembering, “-Oruck Bushalt.” Flax grumbled something to herself and stopped suddenly, “Too close- I can’t stand yer hoverin’.”
    “Sorry ma’am. Yes ma’am.” Mr. Rymnson took a few hasty steps backwards, still gripping onto Flax’s cane in case she needed it.
    “Grumpf,” she said before resuming her walk. Rymnson hustled after her, at a reasonable distance.
    “Oruck Bushalt,” Flax started again, “I remember, one day, I over’eard im’ sayin to one of his friends, he said: ‘If I was rich and famous, I could ‘ave all the girls I wanted.’ ”
    After another moment of quiet walking, Flax stopped again. She swept her arm out in frustration, “So, where are they?”
    “Where are the who?”
    “The ladies! Where are all the ladies? I was promised all the ladies I wanted-”
    Mr. Rymnson started to say something, but got cut off.
    “Don’t, you dare say anythin’ about yer wife-” Flax held up a finger.
    “I wasn’t about to-”
    “Oh, well, what issit.”
    “You might need to look for them?”
    “Obviously-” she started to lose her balance for a moment, and like a flash Rymnson was already offering the cane. She took it. “Grumpf.”

More Detailed Info Below!

  Flax Karlet is a manticore with a condition called Butan-Moe's Syndrome. It doesn't exist in reality and is unique to manticores, but it is best compared to Multiple Sclerosis. BMS is genetic and she's had it since childhood, and has used a cane since she was a teenager. At least, she was supposed to but didn't very often because people made fun of her for it. Even today she only uses it when she absolutely has to, and will deal with the pain much longer than most would tolerate. Some days she feels relatively fine, others she can't get out of bed. She hates feeling helpless, and fiercely clings to whatever parts of her life she feels like she can control.

She didn't grow up rich, but her grandparents had a massive fortune that her parents inherited when they finally died. It was more than enough to go around and she and her younger brother ended up with sizable fortunes themselves.

  One of her closest friends was the Goddess Fortuna (who I have enrolled in OC-Training before, but will probably re-enroll her at some point) they had an... interesting relationship. They first met playing cards, and Flax has been enamored with her ever since. The feeling is mutual, but they were never officially "together" (although they had a few flings together). For reasons unknown to Flax, Fortuna had to disappear to Tier 2**** indefinitely and doesn't expect to see her ever again. She never really gets over her and feels incredibly lost without her, since Fortuna was one of the few people who she was truly close to and made her happy.

Fortuna was unable to bring her beloved pet drake***** Bubbles with her into Tier 2, so she left him with the one person she trusted the most. So now the only thing Flax has left of Fortuna is her very special guy (and a necklace she left her).

Flax's assistant Lyck Rymnson was originally hired to do paperwork. But Flax doesn't let him touch (most of) it because she is perfectly capably of doing it herself. Now all he does is wake her up in the morning, help her out of bed if she needs; and assist her with physical tasks that she struggles with. He also carries her cane around when she insists she doesn't need it in case she changes her mind. He's a bit of a worrywort and Flax grumbles about it all the time, but she secretly appreciates it. She also has a second assistant (Hock Obalt) but he's more like a bodyguard. Flax doesn't trust Hock as much and tends to keep him at arm's length, but he's good muscle.

*Manticore

Manticores are a creature originally from Persian Mythology. They are lions with human faces and scorpion tails (that eat people). Sometimes they have spines on the ends of their tails instead; mind have both. Mine are also bipedal, and more humanlike. They have three rows of teeth (one extra sharp row behind their bottom teeth) and large tusklike bottom canines. Manticores have a venomous stinger surrounded by porcupine-like quills on the end of their tails. However, they tend not to use their venom except in extremely dire situations because it takes a lot out of them, and most will just whack you with their tail. All manticores regardless of sex have beautiful lovely manes, and they take great pride in them. As well as their hair they also have two different furs on their body; a lighter, thinner fur and a darker, thicker fur. They have paw pads on the bottoms of their feet and their hands, as well as retractable claws. The claws on their feet do not retract. They can also growl and are able to roar like a lion (even while talking/yelling, usually when angry). Manticores are also capable of purring.

**Otts
Standard method of measuring in Tier 2 and 3.

***Tharris
One of 8 different categories of blood based on magic level. Tharris is level 3, more magic than humans and giants but not as magic as aelfe or merfolk. Most regular animals in Tier 3 have tharris as their blood, it is considered "normal" in Tier 3. Beings with tharris are capable of very minor spells and benefit from longer lifespans. It is a bright pink (as shown in the image, one color that is separated from the others)

****Tier 2
Tiers refer to the four different planes of existence, each more full of magic than the last. They require magical rifts in space to traverse between them. Tier 1 is where humans live, and everything above that gets progressively more magic. Manticores like Flax live in Tier 3, as well as the higher gods. Fortuna and her brother were the last of the lower gods to finally go into Tier 2, but Tier 2 is usually where the lower gods live.

*****Drake
Domestic drakes are Tier 2 and 3's answer to dogs. Wild drakes have been bred and domesticated to be loyal pets for centuries. There are hundreds of different breeds coming in a variety of shapes and sizes, about as diverse as our dogs. The appropriate equivalent to "doggy" for a drake is a "draggy". A "hatchy" is a baby drake. Bubbles in particular is a "Beter-Headed Seelie Drake", which is known for its short snout that doesn't allow its tongue to properly stay in its mouth. Because of this, the Beter-Headed Seelie Drake's tongue becomes desensitized to smells and relies more on licking things (or just putting them inside its mouth) in order to "investigate". Fortuna found Bubbles abandoned in a dumpster as a hatchy and immediately took him in. You could say they were lucky to find each other.