Inkstone

inkstone
he / him ✩ sapio-demi ✩ cartographer
an older gentleman, inkstone is a cartographer who enjoys making treasure maps that show the location of treasure he himself buried.
inkstone 	inkstone
 	
art by 	radar
background information	background information
creator 	radar
attribute 	curiosity, fascination
element 	deep sea water, parchment, buried treasure
animal 	squirrel, crab
color 	midnight blue
song 	my burden is light • nightmargin
mbti 	enfp-a
character information 	character information
nicknames 	inkstone (alias), lewini, lewi, winnie
age 	56 (hy)
gender 	male
tribe 	sea / night
occupation 	cartographer, tinker, quest-giver, fisherman (formerly), explorer (formerly), treasure hunter (formerly)
orientation 	sapioromantic demisexual
residence 	seawing archipelago / territories
relatives 	selachi (father, deceased), serket (mother), tudes (older brother), older sibling-in-law, lamna (younger sister)
allies 	paathak, most dragons
enemies 	extremists
likes 	treasure hunting, the ocean, cartography, legends, rum, fishing, experimentation, chatting, puzzles & traps
dislikes 	wasted potential, mundane repetition, creative censorship, social isolation
abilities 	can breathe + see underwater, night vision, talented cartographer
weapons 	shark tooth dagger, words
loves 	may have an ex
appearance
inkstone has pale midnight blue scales covering a majority of his body, acting as his main scales. going across the top and dripping down to cover his gills is a deeper midnight blue. dark shades of this color make up the membranous parts of inkstone, along with faint, light blue striping across the tips. his luminous patterns a light blue and have an almost... bubble-like look to them. the star markings seen on both sides of the hybrid's wings are also this color.
this color is also present on the teardrop-shaped luminous patterns that can be seen going along the sides of his tail. a very light midnight blue goes across his underside, with a fin protruding from his chest making an appearance on his chest. grey-blue sprouts from both the back of his head as straight horns as well as wing spurs. this color is also present at the very tip of his tail. his eyes are a midnight blue, similar in color to his main scales. but a bubbling on a much lighter blue colors most of his eyes and prevents his eyes from blending into his scales.
the hybrid is quite lanky in build, his age starting to show under his eyes, as eye bags are starting to appear. his snout with quite average in length and has a slight crookedness to it. while he's dominantly a seawing, his nightwing traits show through in his horns, wings, and forelegs. though it's perhaps the most prominent in his tail, which is significantly thinner and more graceful than the average seawing's.
inkstone doesn't wear too many accessories, only three golden earrings in his left ear and brown, ink-stained, leather satchels filled with mapping supplies. his talons have black stains on them from the ink he uses. occasionally he can be a bit... sloppy. when in public, he tends to wear a grey-blue, hoodless cloak with sea creatures embroidered on to it. a gold clip with the symbol of paathak, the god of his worship, keeps the cloak together.
personality
 
* a pretty happy and chill guy overall, he enjoys the thrill of experimentation and trying new things.
*quite social and enjoys going to taverns to just chat with people. he mostly talks about legends of dangerous sea beasts and treasures hidden... waiting to be discovered. 
**some of these "legends" is lore he added to his own treasure hunts to basically advertise it. others are actual myths he's either heard from during his time as a fisherman or that he came up with himself.
*too curious to be scared of that many things. of the things he should be afraid of, he's respectful towards them rather than cocky. he knows better than to poke the bear, even if he doesn't fear it, he knows that it's capable of.
*likes doing nice things for others, but he's too modest to really like being praised for it. loves being this sort of mysterious quest-giver who sends people on fun adventures he himself concocted.
*LOVES treasure hunts and, more specifically, making them. puts a lot of thought into different clues and codes to break and coming up with lore for all his different treasure hunts. 
**is all about riddles, puzzles, and secret codes / messages. will scatter them all along the different "trails" he creates for each treasure hunt.
**the treasure at the end is either something he found when he used to go treasure hunting or is part of a greater story he's trying to tell.
* doesn't like going on treasure hunts himself as much anymore and much prefers encouraging others to do so. it brings him more fulfillment than doing it himself.
*mostly deals solely in treasure maps he created, this is his craft and he loves doing it.
*kind of... likes making his maps needlessly fancy solely to test his tinkering abilities. he loves experimenting.
*can be boisterous at times. especially when... uh... intoxicated.
*hates social isolation and is prone to bouts of loneliness and melancholy when he can't get the chance to chat it up with people at least a few times a week.
*a very socially confident person who enjoys learning about other people's stories. would be willing to bond or chat with just about anyone, even the remaining gods.... if any of them were much for conversation. only paathak really chats with his followers... and even that is rare.
* often finds the characteristics or interests people are the most ashamed of to be their most likeable character traits. because... most of them are just completely normal character traits that are either stigmatized or hidden out of fear of judgement.
*wasting perfectly good material gives him anxiety. will finish your plate if you couldn't finish your food because seeing it get thrown out when it's perfectly good food physically hurts him.
**makes an exception for shellfish because he's allergic.
*any potential or ideas he comes up with he uses. there's no harm in experimentation after all! and if he doesn't use them, then he'll just be in emotional pain for the longest time.
abilities
 
*mast most of the tribal seawing abilities. namely being able to breathe and see underwater, as well as having luminous patterns on his body. while he technically has luminous patterns on his tail (the teardrop "scales"), they're too small to be used. he also doesn't have any luminous patterns on his forelegs.
*has instead opted to be fluent in pyrrhian sign language. he also thinks this is more valuable as a skill since most dragons within the seawing archipelago and vaara understand it.
*really good with puzzles, riddles, and code-breaking. uses all these skills to make treasure hunts for people as he needs them to be difficult somehow.
* the star-like patterns on his wings glow like any of his luminous patterns.
*a talented map-maker who mostly specializes in treasure maps.
history
 
*born to selachi, a former pirate turned cartographer, and serket, a toxicologist and healer who was an animus that specialized in healing poisons and venoms.
*already had a brother, who was older than him by 5 or so years. and he'd eventually become a middle child with his sister, who was younger than him by 3 years.
*the family as a whole worshipped paathak, something selachi and serket believed was the best idea because of what he offered... a long, healthy life. the sacrifices of the flesh was a bit... ugh... they only sacrificed livestock since they were firmly against dragon sacrifice, believing it to be selfish.
**the parents mostly attended to this since... having a small child witness you cutting open livestock might be a tad bit traumatizing. inkstone, though he went by lewini, would only begin to partake when he reached about... 16 or 17.
*bonded a lot with his father since he took interest in what he was doing. the two would often go out on small explorations looking for buried treasure. though these "explorations" were concocted by his father, with the treasure being buried there by him. he just... found it as a good way of bonding with his kid.
relationships
paathak • he's a good man. actually heard him... "sing" at a few taverns inkstone visited. by the moons, he isn't a good singer, but he sure is passionate about it. and also very... boisterous. though he chalks that up to him being... very intoxicated... at all of these. the deity rarely resurfaces, but when he does everyone sure does make a ruckus about it. they don't have much of a relationship as the two don't directly interact with one another, but inkstone likes him. he's not as intimidating as the other deities are... though he's still not one to be trifled with.
inkstone sometimes sees him dress up as a pirate, often with the wyrm of the rainforest, which is... cute? and also strangely enlightening. he wonders if the deity from the depths who has ruled for millions of years... likes pirates. for some seemingly all-powerful ruler, he's... quite taken by mortal culture... or at least some aspects of it. it also certainly gives him character. he hopes he'll get the chance to speak with him more since... he's more approachable. • positive
ouija • he's seen the wyrm a few times, as he occasionally shows up, in costume, with paathak. he's certainly a lot more intimidating than his associate and, as such, he tends to avoid him. he does find how he dresses in costumes to be a curious thing, though. from what he's heard, the wyrm even sets up plays as entertainment sometimes and has an affinity for storytelling. that... certainly makes him more likeable in inkstone's eyes. • neutral
pallas • the one who wishes to liberate the one who waits. he doesn't know much about him and never speaks of him in public as he's quite a... controversial... figure to say the least. even speaking slightly positively about him can lead to imprisonment or worse. as such, he usually only speaks of pallas privately to his family, namely his mother and younger sister. they seem a bit worried what his goal of slaying all the remaining gods would do to their family... as paathak is the one who gifted them with prolonged life.
he actually met him once at a tavern and chatted with him like he was just another tavern-goer... which he was in some regard. he wasn't at all what he expected, as most described him as either a cruel, dangerous heretic or as an egotistical, stupid knight looking only for glory. pallas was neither, he was calm, friendly, and kind, ever eager to learn more about other people as he rarely ever spoke about himself. and he was quite thoughtful as well, to the point that some of his thoughts were... enlightening.
inkstone wouldn't say he fully supports what his goal, but as a person, he's a swell individual. he even took on a few of inkstone's quests just for the fun of it. he... didn't even take the treasure, according to him, he just enjoyed the journey. what a delightful oddity... • mixed - mostly positive 
selachi • his father. he was great. a former pirate and explorer, he sparked inkstone's love for treasure hunting as the two would often go on treasure hunts that his father set up for the two of them. this was something they both bonded over and it made them very close. the hybrid would attribute how he learned most of his day-to-day skills to him while is mother was more about staying in line and being safe. the two often engaged in friendly banter, playfully teasing one another. • very positive 
serket • his mother. he isn't as close to her as he was selanchi as she never was as playful as he, but they have had their moments of bonding in the past. serket was always quite devoted towards paathak, though her reasoning behind it was quite simple. he provided, in her eyes, the best bonuses for her and her family. inkstone didn't... really understand why as a dragonet, but it makes sense now. even though she should be quite elderly now... she's still happy and healthy, something she wished for all of her dragonets and spouse. 
since she lives relatively close by, inkstone will visit her just to check in and make sure she's still doing well. you never know when something may happen. the two often exchange gifts when he visits, with his mostly being trinkets while hers are more... remedies, herbal medicines, antivenoms, crystals, and pleasant picnics of bread, cheese, fish, and wine. on these picnics they reminisce on the past and talk eagerly about their future plans or decent discoveries they made. even despite her disinterest in adventuring and treasure hunting, they still find things to bond over. • positive
tudes • his older brother. the two had a strained relationship as dragonets, but they grew to respect one another as they matured. tudes always wanted to grow up too fast as a teen, perhaps that's why inkstone considered him such a jerk growing up. because he didn't have an interest in treasure hunts, finding himself to be too mature for such "childish" activities. but when he was actually on them... he seemed to have had a lot of fun solving the puzzles.
looking back, he tends to tease his older brother for acting like he had everything figured out when he absolutely didn't. the two occasionally meet up at taverns to catch up and talk about very mature, adult things like... how many sharks can one beat in a fight, how long one could survive on an deserted island and what they'd do... that sort of mature stuff. tudes still doesn't seem very interested in treasure hunts and the like, but inkstone still goes through him when making riddles or codes as he still enjoys solving them. • positive
lamna • younger sister. • very positive 
trivia
 
*moral alignment is neutral good.
*love languages are gift-giving, acts of service, and quality time.
*pronounces treasure as trey • sure. nobody comments on his odd pronunciation of this word, but they do give him confused looks.
*likes cephalopods for their looks. they're very strange-looking creatures and he loves them for it. loves using them, usually their tentacles, as a design motif on the map's interface.
*doesn't really know the relationship between on the remaining gods and just assumes they're just... friendly colleagues or associates or something along those lines.
*allergic to shellfish.
* all his treasure hunts have different levels of difficulty, to which he decides how perilous they will be. the easiest have light puzzles, with the puzzles becoming more difficult and complicated as it goes up. his most difficult ones actually can endanger people.
base by wyrmsprout, color by fritz
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