Otter

OTTER
they / them ❄ cupio-ace ❄ criminal
belongs to radar; banner base by winter.
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Otter 	Otter
 	
Art By 	skittle
Background Information	Background Information
Creator 	radar
Attribute 	affection, comfort
Element 	ice, snowflakes
Animal 	blotched tabby
Color 	ice blue, dark purple
Song 	
Character Information 	Character Information
Age 	21 (hy)
Gender 	non-binary
Orientation 	cupioromantic asexual
Occupation 	criminal, lumberjack (formerly)
Tribe 	icewing
Goal 	go home
Relatives 	fjord (father), skerry (step-father)
Residence 	fathoms, among-the-evergreens (formerly)
Allies 	vollmond, toka, other friends
Enemies 	the government
Likes 	cold weather, frozen treats, air conditioning, their goggles, vollmond, swimming
Dislikes 	extreme violence & gore, hot weather, being underestimated, suffering, being incompetent, math, reading
Abilities 	normal icewing abilities, slightly webbed talons, waterproof scales
Loves 	n / a
APPEARANCE
otter’s appearance is very distinct, though this is likely only due to the dark purple markings going across their back and forelegs. their main scales are ice blue, with slight white highlights fading in and out around the dark markings on their forelegs. faint flecks of white, like snowflakes, dapple their neck area. their scales have a naturally shiny sheen to them, as though they were polished. a cold aura radiates from their scales, making them cold to the touch. blue-white spines ripple down their back and protrude from the back of their head in the form of straight, short horns. otter’s face is perhaps the most crowded, with light purple going across the crest of their head and two stripes surrounding either side of their eyes. going from the front corner of their eye to their snout is a darker ice blue, and from the back corner of their eye to their ears is the same dark purple that fill their body markings. 
their eyes are stormy blue, matching the color of the icicle-like spines that are arranged on the back of their neck. a solid white patch is present in their throat and is the most noteworthy inclusion of the color. otter’s wings are perhaps the most noticeable part of their body, and can be easily comparable to the wings on a nightwing. arctic and ice blues whorl around on the membranes, with hints of purple peering in ever now and then. silvery-white flecks rush in a flurry along the edges of their wing membranes. their talons, wing spurs, as well as the thin spines on their tail are all white. 
the icewing’s build is, to say the least, stubby and wiry, with their length outweighing their height. otter is, by far, the shortest member of the trio, despite being of similar age to the other two. their body is very much streamlined, much like the name they share a name with, and their paws are slightly webbed. because of their wiry build, otter is rather flexible, especially compared to the others who are bigger and bulkier in size. while they don’t wear too many accessories, there is one thing that remains constant. a pair of rustproof metal goggles on their head. while the straps are a light grey, the main part of the goggles is a cool grey with dark purple lens. these goggles simply assist them when they’re going underwater.
PERSONALITY
 
*friendly and talkative, though they're also a really good listener. generally very generous, modest, and compassionate. while affectionate, they're very respectful of boundaries.
*more street smart than book smart and isn't particularly academically gifted. seems to believe that, because they're not book smart or particularly knowledgeable in any pragmatic skills that they're stupid.
*since they don't consider themself intelligent, they've been trying to build up their physical strength so they can be good at something.
*doesn't realize their own strengths and just focusses on their weaknesses, something vollmond brings up during times where they're both emotionally vulnerable.
*insightful and polite, and is also quite knowledgeable on arctic wildlife, as they used to enjoy listening to their step-father talk about them. might sometimes talk about animals with the others if they're curious... or when they can transition into it. and what they have to say is genuinely interesting.
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*math and reading are their kryptonite. has some trouble with spelling and reading, usually getting a headache if they look at huge walls of words for too long. this is why they have a preference for graphic novels and such as opposed to chapter books, because they have less words and also pretty visuals.
*hates when people mock them for not liking to read or making jokes about how they can't read because it genuine hurts their feelings and makes them feel self-conscious about their own abilities, which they aren't too confident in already.
*down on themself a lot while they raise everyone else up. tends to worry about their performance in regards to how much they're contributing to their little group. might even tag out of going on their little expeditions when they're feeling extra down because they don't think they'll contribute anything meaningful.
*isn't touched by generic compliments, but will still thank them because they're nice.
* has a habit of making grammar errors.
*can be rather blunt when they're upset or angry. other than that they tend to set aside their ruder feelings to be polite. is only completely honest when they're being vulnerable about something or trying to comfort others.
*in regards to food, they usually don't experiment too much and just stick to what they know they like. this is because they feel really guilty wasting both the food and money on stuff they don't like.
*kind of conflicted with feelings of anger and doesn't quite know how to completely process it. where they come from, words like "hate" aren't just thrown around like they're nothing. they're only for things that are genuinely bad, like corrupt people.
ABILITIES
otter doesn't have anything too noteworthy outside of their own tribal abilities. they are able to withstand subzero temperatures and seem to even get light-headed in hotter temperatures.
* frostbreath and can withstand sub zero temperatures. from their original universe, in addition to this they also have streamline builds, slightly webbed talons and waterproof scales.
*but since they're so adapted to the cold, they often feel light-headed in temperatures of around 85 degree fahrenheit and above.
*an above average swimmer, wears goggles so they can see underwater.
*doesn't seem to have anything else noteworthy.
BACKSTORY
 
*grew up in the arctic wastelands of a pyrrhia that now can only depend on an artificial sun for warmth and light. raised by a lumberjack named fjord and a biologist named skerry. never met their biological mother as fjord refuses to talk about her and skerry didn't feel comfortable talking about her behind fjord's back.
*started working at the lumbermill their father worked at when they were about... 12, i'd say. they didn't do too much of the hard work and their father wouldn't allow them to do any of the dangerous work. they mostly just chopped wood and carried the lighter pieces to where they needed to be.
*it was a little difficult to put otter to work because they had a hard time focusing, being rather inattentive and often forgetting things they just put down. their motivation to do things was rather sporadic, sometimes they'd say they're willing to do something and then when they actually do it, all motivation just drains from them.
RELATIONSHIPS
please roleplay beforehand
FJORD
while their relationship with their father has been a little up and down, they do care about him dearly as he's the only family they have now. otter didn't really get to see him too often, as he devoted most of his time to the lumbermill, but they did bond over fishing trips where the two would compete against one another to see who could catch the most fish. though they got the feeling their father intentionally lost just to make them feel more confident in their abilities, something they only now recognize as they've grown older. otter does have their gripes with their father, specifically in how impatient, dismissive, and rude he can be at times. while most of his rudeness just comes from his sarcastic sense of humor, they have been... hurt by some of the "jokes" he's made and doesn't appreciate how he dismisses their hurt feelings with "it's just a joke."
this is a reoccurring issue they've had with fjord, as he has a habit of dismissing some of their concerns, treating them as though their inconveniences. he also has a habit of joking about them not liking to experiment with new foods and branch out their food palette more. and while he's completely supportive of their diet, he does sometimes push them to try different types of seafood, not really acknowledging why it is they just stick to what they like. this issue isn't too prevalent and only really shows up when the two go out to restaurants together. they understand where he's coming from, pushing them to discover new foods that they could possibly really like, but they wish he'd also just accept that they like sticking to what they like.
he is trying his best to be a good father and be there for them when they need it, and they acknowledge and truly do believe he'll always be there for them when they need him. there are times they find him to be genuinely funny, just when they aren't the subject of ridicule, and they appreciate his caring nature. but it cannot be ignored that sometimes he can be arrogant... and impatient... and dismissive and sometimes his jokes do genuinely hurt their feelings or get on their nerves. perhaps that's why they feel closer to their step-father, as they definitely see eye-to-eye more often. otter hasn't really gotten around to telling them how some of the things he does make them feel because... they don't want to hurt his feelings or be confrontational about it.
Positive
SKERRY
otter's step-father, who came into their life a few years back. while they're still sort of adjusting to having another person living in their house with their father, they have come to like skerry. he's a biologist who studies the biodiversity in the surrounding region and, as such, he often talks about the different animals he comes across. they love asking him about his work and sometimes, if they're lucky, he'll even bring them along with him. "to get on the job training," he often says jokingly, though he knows that, despite their interest in his work, it's only really surface-level and they find all the little intricacies of his job complex and headache-inducing. he still seems to try to nudge them more into following his footsteps and otter gets the feeling it's because he wants to bond with them more.
skerry tends to go easier on otter and doesn't pressure them to do anything they don't want to do, which the icewing has sometimes taken advantage of to get out of doing work to sleep or go play. though they often feel guilty afterwards and try to make up for their laziness by working as hard as they can. while he attempts to have more intimate conversations with them, they don't feel quite comfortable yet being entirely open and vulnerable with him, but sometimes they do slide into telling him more... personal things they don't want to tell their other father. unlike fjord who can be a bit dismissive, impatient, and arrogant at times, skerry is fully compassionate and understanding, always willing to listen to what they have to say without judgement.
Very Positive
VOLLMOND
while he was initially dismissive towards them upon first meeting, they slowly formed a bond over both being taken away from their homes suddenly and without warning. the two agreed to help one another and in that span, they've been through thick and thin. otter loves when he can just be vulnerable with them and they genuinely love talking to him in a meaningful way, as those conversations always bring them closer together.
Very Positive
TOKA
they aren't as close with him as they are with vollmond, likely because he's the newest recruit, but they have an overall positive to neutral opinion on him. otter feels more bad for him than anything else, really, and they aren't quite sure how to help him other than listen to his troubles. toka hasn't really made much of an effort to be open with them and seems to be much more attached to vollmond and therefore interacts with him a lot more. whenever they do spend time together, it's usually... awkward. the seawing's social anxiety doesn't do him any favors and they have a hard time getting him to talk about... anything. which they don't usually have a problem with, they won't judge him for being anxious or shy, but when they're trying to reach out to him they find it a bit... frustrating at times. 
Positive / Neutral
TRIVIA
 
*moral alignment is neutral good.
*otter was also the first one to be placed in fathoms. during their original revamp concepts, they were a boatman in a scrapped city i made called lucid. this original concept was inspired off of the river person from undertale. 
**during further development of their character, i placed a newly revamped vollmond and soon to be added toka there with them too.
*is a pescatarian. never really liked the feeling of hurting land animals, as they found them too cute to eat, but they have less attachment towards fish and the like.
GALLERY
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