Character Name: Sheliak Saarela Canon: Original Character Faction: Shuten Brief Rundown:
Sheliak is a water mage, a being of pure magic inside a human vessel. He was born human but he became a mage when his goddess chose him, along with six others to gift with her magic. He was the perfect son and heir of the noble Saarela house. He dedicated his life to meeting his family's incredibly high expectations and he hides his true self, which he sees as imperfect, behind an icy mask of perfection. His world recently fell apart when his world was destroyed and he learned the nefarious truth about his magic. Sheliak and the other mages fled to Earth, through an ancient portal, where he went from being a revered mage to a monster whose magic will end the world. Feeling betrayed by the goddess that gave him his power and lost without a purpose, Sheliak hides his fears behind a mask of nobility, desperately clinging to the last fragments of the world he lost.
Initial Ideas: I will be making a toplevel for Sheliak
Bikinis - Toraguma told Sheliak to look his best so he's staying far away from the Shuten's tiger striped speedos. He will be wearing a silk version of this with white swim trunks. He has also added a small braid in his hair on one side, which was how his best friend wore his hair so he feels a bit self conscious about it.
Shuten - Sheliak's magic is still sealed so his alcohol tolerance is terrible, but he's used to his magic helping him handle it better so it's the perfect recipe for disaster. Sheliak's less perfect personality slowly comes out more when he's drunk and the added competitiveness is going to speed up the switch. Sheliak's hidden personality is the side he feels he isn't allowed to show, but that he's entitled to due to him always striving to be the perfect like he is asked. He's selfish and impulsive and overall less polished than his icy noble persona. This wilder Sheliak is going to want to compete and naturally win (his arrogance is way worse, I'm sorry in advance), in everything. Drinking contest, volleyball, shoulder chicken, etc. If it's a competition, he's interested. His magic is still sealed so he's at a large disadvantage but he's arrogant enough to think he doesn't need his magic to win. He will be most interested in surfing. He doesn't know what it is but it involves water so his pride as a water mage is on the line!
As for the other clans, he will be extra competitive towards Tamamo. At some point he will discover the Sutoku waterbreathing candies and he will try to take a much desired underwater nap with questionable results. I'm sorry Enma lifeguards for this stubborn fool who will keep trying to sleep underwater until someone manages to stop him. He misses his favorite napping place.
Cursed City - Sheliak will have a terrible time with the cursed energy and I'm planning on playing with two different ways the nightmares will manifest.
The first is a corruption of Sheliak's personality. He's a being made up of magical energy, that is tied to a human soul. The purpose of his magic is to destroy the veil between the real world and a magical dimension that was created by humanity's imagination. If magic flooded the world, it would catastrophically alter the world, destroying the world they know. Sheliak harbors a deep fear for his magic's potential and his role in destroying the world. The cursed energy is going to corrupt the magic within him, and weaken his human hold on it, affectively turning him into the chaotic entity he would be without Sheliak's human soul to keep it in check. Sheliak's magic is still sealed so it will only affect his personality, making him extremely violent and destructive.
The second one is a manifestation of his fear of death. (Sorry for another long section of lore) Water mages can predict death. If their visions are vague and fragmented then they can potentially save someone if they piece the pieces of their vision together. However, the clearer the vision is, the closer that person is to death and if they see a perfectly clear vision of someone's death, there is nothing they can do to change their fate, no matter what they try. Sheliak has seen the death of two important people to him. His young sister, and his best friend and lover Arrakis. He predicted Arrakis's death when they were 17, Arrakis figured it out and they both lived with that terrible knowledge for years before Arrakis died. The fact that he couldn't keep it secret from Arrakis is his greatest regret.
His nightmare is going to be a grim reaper version of Arrakis that resents him for predicting his death.
I'm very excited to play with both of these concepts! When Sheliak isn't being haunted by his mistakes and what he is, he is going to try to distract himself by trying to solve the mystery so the nightmares go away. As a side affect of being haunted by Arrakis, Sheliak is also going to be more open to helping others more, which is what Arrakis would do.
Anything else: - Sorry this got so long orz. Here are Sheliak's permissions and opt out.
Sheliak | OC | Shuten
Canon: Original Character
Faction: Shuten
Brief Rundown:
Sheliak is a water mage, a being of pure magic inside a human vessel. He was born human but he became a mage when his goddess chose him, along with six others to gift with her magic. He was the perfect son and heir of the noble Saarela house. He dedicated his life to meeting his family's incredibly high expectations and he hides his true self, which he sees as imperfect, behind an icy mask of perfection. His world recently fell apart when his world was destroyed and he learned the nefarious truth about his magic. Sheliak and the other mages fled to Earth, through an ancient portal, where he went from being a revered mage to a monster whose magic will end the world. Feeling betrayed by the goddess that gave him his power and lost without a purpose, Sheliak hides his fears behind a mask of nobility, desperately clinging to the last fragments of the world he lost.
Initial Ideas: I will be making a toplevel for Sheliak
Bikinis - Toraguma told Sheliak to look his best so he's staying far away from the Shuten's tiger striped speedos. He will be wearing a silk version of this with white swim trunks. He has also added a small braid in his hair on one side, which was how his best friend wore his hair so he feels a bit self conscious about it.
Shuten - Sheliak's magic is still sealed so his alcohol tolerance is terrible, but he's used to his magic helping him handle it better so it's the perfect recipe for disaster. Sheliak's less perfect personality slowly comes out more when he's drunk and the added competitiveness is going to speed up the switch. Sheliak's hidden personality is the side he feels he isn't allowed to show, but that he's entitled to due to him always striving to be the perfect like he is asked. He's selfish and impulsive and overall less polished than his icy noble persona. This wilder Sheliak is going to want to compete and naturally win (his arrogance is way worse, I'm sorry in advance), in everything. Drinking contest, volleyball, shoulder chicken, etc. If it's a competition, he's interested. His magic is still sealed so he's at a large disadvantage but he's arrogant enough to think he doesn't need his magic to win. He will be most interested in surfing. He doesn't know what it is but it involves water so his pride as a water mage is on the line!
As for the other clans, he will be extra competitive towards Tamamo. At some point he will discover the Sutoku waterbreathing candies and he will try to take a much desired underwater nap with questionable results. I'm sorry Enma lifeguards for this stubborn fool who will keep trying to sleep underwater until someone manages to stop him. He misses his favorite napping place.
Cursed City - Sheliak will have a terrible time with the cursed energy and I'm planning on playing with two different ways the nightmares will manifest.
The first is a corruption of Sheliak's personality. He's a being made up of magical energy, that is tied to a human soul. The purpose of his magic is to destroy the veil between the real world and a magical dimension that was created by humanity's imagination. If magic flooded the world, it would catastrophically alter the world, destroying the world they know. Sheliak harbors a deep fear for his magic's potential and his role in destroying the world. The cursed energy is going to corrupt the magic within him, and weaken his human hold on it, affectively turning him into the chaotic entity he would be without Sheliak's human soul to keep it in check. Sheliak's magic is still sealed so it will only affect his personality, making him extremely violent and destructive.
The second one is a manifestation of his fear of death. (Sorry for another long section of lore) Water mages can predict death. If their visions are vague and fragmented then they can potentially save someone if they piece the pieces of their vision together. However, the clearer the vision is, the closer that person is to death and if they see a perfectly clear vision of someone's death, there is nothing they can do to change their fate, no matter what they try. Sheliak has seen the death of two important people to him. His young sister, and his best friend and lover Arrakis. He predicted Arrakis's death when they were 17, Arrakis figured it out and they both lived with that terrible knowledge for years before Arrakis died. The fact that he couldn't keep it secret from Arrakis is his greatest regret.
His nightmare is going to be a grim reaper version of Arrakis that resents him for predicting his death.
I'm very excited to play with both of these concepts! When Sheliak isn't being haunted by his mistakes and what he is, he is going to try to distract himself by trying to solve the mystery so the nightmares go away. As a side affect of being haunted by Arrakis, Sheliak is also going to be more open to helping others more, which is what Arrakis would do.
Anything else: - Sorry this got so long orz. Here are Sheliak's permissions and opt out.