Ode

they / it ⟡ sapio ⟡ secret-keeper
i know the secrets you try to hide
buried deep, deep inside
every burden, every fall
so come to me, hear my call
so i can learn them, learn them all
ode 	ode
 	
Art By 	destiny
background 	background
Creator 	radar
Attribute 	eccentricity
Element 	amethyst geodes
Animal 	rat
Color 	light purple, powder blue
Song 	nomai ruins • andrew prahlow
MBTI 	enfj-a
character 	character
Age 	29 (hy)
Gender 	non-binary
Orientation	sapioromantic sapiosexual
Occupation 	secret-keeper, knowledge seeker, self-proclaimed healer, collector
Tribe 	mud / ice
Relatives 	psalm (older sibling, bigwings), raum (younger brother)
Residence 	sky-ice border
Allies 	most dragons
Enemies 	unknown
Likes 	their siblings, secrets, knowledge, intelligent conversations, honesty, helping others heal
Dislikes 	lies, withholding information, oppressing emotions
Abilities 	can hold breath for an hour, slight cold resistance, perceptive
Weapons 	ritual dagger, talons
Loves 	n / a
appearance
they look like a normal mudwing from the head to the base of the tail, though their spines are a little sharper. in color they are light purple on top and pale blue as the main scales. very pale pink underbelly with dull pale blue scales separating the top from the main scales. ode's spines are a darker shade of their top scales. the icicle-like spines that are shown along their tail are of the same color as their underbelly, a light purple pink.
they have weird eyes, a burning magenta, that are very calm and serene, little does anyone know they long to consume knowledge. usually wears a long, silken cloak with crystal jewelry hanging from their horns and ears as earrings. theses jewels are hanging from silvery purple metal. they're usually slouched over and they're considered short and stout, with their tail being thinner due to their icewing heritage.
they usually wear a neutral frown, but it lightens into a soft, friendly smile when around others. keeps their hands together and usually fidgets with them. their wings are split into a purplish grey near the base and a lighter purple grey along the edges, separated by a metallic purple curved line. purple bands run across the undersides of the lighter half of their wings. their legs are rather muscular and are pale blue in color, same in color to the lower half of their scales. 
personality
ode is... certainly a character, animated and eccentric, with an intense lust for knowledge and learning the secrets of others. they consider themself a healer of sorts, relieving others of their burdens that they wish to keep hidden to help ease their heavy minds of emotional turmoil. they truly wish to help others, while also satiating their own gluttonous lust for knowledge, and they're unrelenting in wanting to do so.
they believe that keeping emotions pent up, keeping secrets from others, it builds up into emotional turmoil that eventually leads to a decline in emotional and mental wellbeing. how horrible it must feel 
the mudwing hybrid is far from judgemental, for it comes with the nature of their job to be so, as most tend to hide away what they perceive to be their wicked, shameful, or depraved desires and thoughts. they care not about the contents, they simply wish to consume, to keep the burdens of their "clients" within themself. they will never tell, for a secret is a secret, and they will keep that promise no matter what, panicking if anything slips or is revealed.
some might find them a little... fanatical, to which not even they can deny, for their enthusiasm for helping people in their own way brings them so much joy. they may be strange or a bit overwhelmingly enthusiastic, but they know to respect their "client's" boundaries and know not to push too far lest they upset them or make them uncomfortable. ode is still learning to pick up on social ques, signs of others are uncomfortable or upset, they were never really the most... observant person in the world.
they believe everything is providing them with knowledge and tends to enjoy listening for "the voices of nature" when they're alone as they "tell them secrets." though they mostly focus on moving water, the rustling of leaves, and crystals, believing they all are softly whispering to them. ode seeks enlightenment through learning secrets and knowledge, finding satisfaction and pleasure in it.
abilities
they only have one of the normal abilities a mudwing would possess that being the ability to hold their breath for an hour. they are clearly more mudwing than icewing, with most of their icewing-linked abilities being nonexistent, with the exception of slight cold resistance. they're also somewhat physically strong, with this coming entirely from their mudwing side.
ode is also notably quite good with their hands and enjoys crafting decorations or accessories out of random things lying around their house. most of these crafts end up being made of a thick string or silvery silk, beads, and crystals, all of which they found while exploring the spider's den. perhaps what they are most famous for is their... social intelligence and ability to easily coax the secrets out of others. what delectable things they are and they're learning, what to do... what to avoid... all so they can better spill out the secrets others try to hide.
they're very perceptive, as they saw keen observation as something practical in their line of work, and it's almost... frightening how well they can pick up on things. things they'll then use to coax out secrets if they're having a difficult time doing that already. no matter how deep they bury these secrets, ode will always uncover them from the depths of one's mind and archive them down in their memory cellar.
history
born the second oldest of a clutch of three, ode hatched naturally obedient and curious about the world. they were taken care of by their bigwing, psalm, who was making a living through farming. they were enlightened early on, as psalm had a small collection of books for them to read. they were mostly plant and farming books to which they read cover to cover. this would soon grow into a thirst for knowledge, with their fixation on secrets coming from how tightly-knit they were with their siblings.
they rarely kept secrets from one another, with honesty and trust being very important to the three. ode would often end up being the shoulder to cry on, as they had... the least going on and their growing thirst for knowledge was being quenched by learning more about their siblings. soon an obsession with learning about others' secrets and listening to them tell it their burdens became... incredibly alluring and filling. they drained their siblings of all their burdens and they both became better because of it, which is where they began to consider themself a healer.
relationships
psalm ⟡ very positive
yes, yes... it tries to keep its secrets from them... but they found a way to crack it open. they're very close with their bigwings and it enjoys spending time with them, they just know it... they know it. they relieve it of its burdens, make its head feel lighter... clearer... they did all that, they helped it, they're helping it heal. they don't live together, mostly because psalm was insistent on living somewhere they didn't want to live... vaara... "to farm" it said. blegh... what a vile place. it really has a terrible taste in scenery. the siblings all meet up for the rituals they perform together.
raum ⟡ very positive
their defiant brother... defiant... why is he so defiant...? he must not have given them all his secrets! they... they need to know his secrets! what if he gets in trouble... what if others hurt him... they need to empty him! rid him of these foolish desires! they love him, they love their brother so much... it'd pain them to know if anything bad happened to him. so he must let his troubles out, spill them to the floor, lest he upset the ones in power! they're saving him, they just. need. to. find. him. where could he be, where could he be, where could he be...
gods of old faith ⟡ positive / neutral
no god can keep their secrets from it, it will learn them all... every wicked thought in their heads will be its as well. they do intimidate it... yes, yes... very much so, for they have such great power... it can feel it... whenever they're around. but what cursed knowledge they must all hold... it wants to know... it must know... it'll claw open their minds if it has to.
shamira will be first... yes... they are close by... hiding away in caverns lit by crystal and mushroom... they're so willing to give out knowledge... it just needs to prove its devotion to them... that it will do... for knowledge. break the bone, flay the flesh, tear the tendons... it will sacrifice for the wisdom they can give. so it can help more! yes, yes, a few must perish to help the rest! such a noble cause, they should be proud to be cut open by a pristine blade!
bhavish... yes, they will be next... they have no voice... no way to get their burdens out! they must have so much filling their mind, weighing it down! they need someone to get it out! they need me! i'll pry out their thoughts, their secrets, their knowledge and let it all out. oh, how thankful they will be... imagine a god thanking me, a mere mortal... a mere servant. ah, but alas, i am a servant to all, i am only fulfilling my duty as they are theirs.
the wyrm... mmm... yes... he is a secret-keeper like me... but i never trade my secrets... no, no, no... what a breach of trust that would be! but he's a healer as well... he takes others' burdens and keeps them inside. i must know them, know them all, he shall spill them to me, his secrets, everyone's secrets! i hold, with gluttonous desire, a thirst for the delectable secrets he can provide.
the squid... he hides himself away, but not from me... no, he cannot escape from me. hiding away his secrets deep below the sea... it's only a matter of time before duty calls and he just resurface. i just have to be patient... yes... he's full of secrets, i just know it! the waters silence him, fill his mind with burdens and gag him so he cannot let them out! how cruel, how miserable, how torturous it must be! to be seen and not be heard! but i see him... and i hear him... yes, yes, i do... and he will spill his burdens to me... once he reaches the surface and his voice is no longer bound.
pallas ⟡ mixed - mostly neutral
the reaper, the reaper! yes, yes, it comes for gods and wishes to steal their secrets from me! how could it, how could it? it isn't healing, it wishes to cause more suffering! not like i, no, no, i am helping, it is forcing them all to suffer in silence! and yet... what secrets does it hold, i wonder... that scarlet eye it wears... yes, it must be hiding secrets of its own too! but not from me, no, no, not from me! i will stop it, yes, i will, until the gods have spilled their secrets to me! heed me now, impatient brute, i just need more time.
trivia 
* moral alignment is lawful neutral.
*right-handed.
* decorates their house with an unreasonable amount of crystals because they're so enamored by them.
*can do backflips, but only when no one is watching.
* calls paathak "the squid" because they genuinely don't know his name. this is the same with all the remaining gods except shamira, because it lives in their domain.
*writes down all the secrets they're told on pieces of parchment. will then roll these up and put them in glass bottles, sealing them up with a cork. they then place these secrets in a "secret vault," which is basically just a wine cellar that isn't filled with wine... but knowledge.
*buys bottles of wine for the bottles and pours the wine itself out into the grass. thinks alcohol "can turn even the wisest into a fool." repurposes the bottles for their own needs.
*is considering learning necromancy to raise the dead to learn their secrets.
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