Original Character At-A-Glance

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Name: Prince Ankari

Race: Stilmyst Elf

Age: 45 (Appears 25 while in Bloom)

Height: 6'-2" (~188cm)

Basics:
Fourth and last born prince of a rainy kingdom called Stilmyst.

He can "bloom" into a fancy high elf or be "withered" into more of a goblin man. This is common for his type of elves, but he has much less stamina than the average elf due to chronic illness. His orange eye is bloodshot and blind when withered, so he'll wear an eyepatch over it. The cane is needed as he has a weak hip and knee on his left side.

Blessed by the elder goddess Hyveska who is a pure form of creation, truth, love, and fear. Has an ability called speak truth that can cause pure terror through spoken word based magic powers. His blood can be used as a reagent to fuse and reshape flesh, which can be used for healing or straight up body horror.

Has an inherent sense of what is truth and what is lies, from his blessing. Hearing truth gives him a fearful feeling he's used to recognizing, but he's not a perfect lie detector.

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General Character:

Witty and tactical. Would rather avoid and resolve conflict than face it head on.

Scolds himself to be realistic, while he's a romantic at his core.

Too self sacrificing for his own good, largely because of low sense of self worth.

Very dedicated to those he thinks he should be serving and protecting.

Loyal to his promises and feels guilty when he breaks any vows, even if doing so under duress.

Disdainful towards his royal status and much of his fellow nobility.

Overthinker who will act impulsively to avoid inaction.

Desperate to prove himself, hates nothing more than feeling like a burden or disposable. Always trying to be "useful" in any given situation.

Puts on a mask of bravado and charm when he's expected to be princely, which really tires him out. Loathes when this doesn't come naturally to him.

Social, but appreciates time to himself to sulk and generally be a sadsack when alone.

Compulsively truthful, though he'll sometimes think better of that if it is ill-mannered or cruel. Most likely to lie through omission.

Kind and thoughtful when given the luxury, but has hateful and bitter impulses he'd blame on his particular royal pedigree.