Toboe Darktail

Tok-roe (older brother)

Flor Darktail (wife, deceased)

Tokoe Darktail (son)

Rose Darktail (daughter)

"*I promised their mother that I would keep them safe."*

Toboe Darktail is a Scaleling that resides in the village of Pantano with his two children. He's an acquaintance of Saturn Satshi and Fiora Aroura.

## Background

*Toboe was born in a village near a swamp, Pantano, which is solely inhabited by Scalelings. He belonged to a beast-tamer clan, and so since childhood he was introduced to taming animals. When he came of age, he tamed an Eel Hound whom he named Stormcall. Also, since the male members of his family were Assassins by profession, Toboe was trained from an early age to the art of fencing, martial arts, among other things. As an especially, he decided to become a snipper, and soon he gained the reputation of being able to shoot a fly into a try from kilometers away.*

*At twenty years old, he married a beautiful female named Flor, with whom he fathered two children. Sadly, his wife grew ill and died shortly after laying their second egg. Toboe was grief-stricken from this, and for some time he isolated himself from everyone, including his two children, until he learned to cope with it. Due to the low resources from their village and clan, Toboe had to accept 'jobs' from Furlings to spy or to kill their enemies to maintain his family.*

## Personality

Toboe is an earnest, grumpy and sometimes sarcastic individual. He doesn't really see things in black and white, but rather in shades of gray, thinking it actually depends on one's own perspective. He is a professional, and takes his given jobs very seriously.

However, he has a tender side. He is a loving (though somewhat strict) and protective father, particularly with his youngest daughter Rose due to her resemblance to her late mother. Though he doesn't make differences with his children, Toboe's relationship with his son Tokoe has deteriorated ever since Flor passed away. Since he believes that it's his job to keep his children safe from harm, Toboe often tries to shield them from the harshness of reality by keeping them in the dark, even if it has crumbled the foundation of trust between him and Tokoe.

Toboe is very confident in his skills and doesn't take challenges lightly, but he is also aware of potential limitations, and analyzes a situation before going out on a job. This has made him very observant to anything around him.

Toboe, like the rest of his clan, has a deep resentment towards Furlings, particularly due to racist treatment towards Scalelings on part of the more technologically advanced Furlings. In fact, the only reason Toboe accepts assasination jobs from them it's because of necessity.

## Abilities

**Stealth**: Toboe is quite experienced when it comes to moving around unnoticed and moving through the shadows, as his specialty weapon requires him to shoot targets from afar and a hard-to-see spot.

**Animal taming**: As with most Scalelings, Toboe is an expert animal trainer, having tamed his Eel Hound Stormcall when he was ten years old for his rite of passage. He's got a few more years of experience than Saturn.

**Weapon wielding**: Despite his preference of shooting from afar, Toboe carries a short knife which he can wield expertly in case an enemy manages to get too close.

**Snipping**: His main specialty. Toboe has the reputation to be able to shoot a clean shot into a fly's wing without hurting it.

**Quick-thinking**: When he cannot rely on his weapons to get him out of trouble, Toboe will rely on his wit and smarts, trying to use his enviroment to his advantage or come up with alternative solutions.

## Relationships

Tok-roe: While sometimes infuriated by his brother's often carefree and careless behavior, Toboe actually loves his brother very much and appreciates his help and support after the death of his wife. Tok-roe often takes care of his children when Toboe must leave on a job; unfortunately for him, Tok-roe's ideas of 'having fun' are a bit too reckless and may be a bad influence on the kids.

Flor: Having known her since childhood, Toboe loved his wife dearly and was devastated after she passed away. To this day, he still loves her and doesn't even consider the thought of remarrying, as Flor is the only woman he'll ever love.

Tokoe: Toboe used to be quite close to his son when the latter was young, but their relationship has somewhat deteriorated ever since Flor passed away. Toboe loves his son very much, but is far stricter on him because he knows Tokoe is much like himself when he was his age. Despite this, the two still enjoy some father-son moments together.

Rose: Toboe shows her a softer side that he doesn't show too often to others. She's his baby girl and he loves to paper her, though he does remember to draw lines and teach her morals.

## Trivia

* He's a terrible cook, so his neighbor or Tok-roe usually make the meals ever since Flor passed away.
* Like most Scalelings, he's not good with technology.
* His black coat was a gift from his late wife, so he cherishes it very much and hates whenever it rips or gets dirty.
* He doesn't want his children to be assassins because it's not a nice life and he doesn't want it for them.
* Toboe is particularly overprotective with his daughter Rose.
* His family is well-liked and respected in Pantano because his great-grandfather, Tamako Darktail, was a member of the Elite Corps and protector of the town.
* Toboe *hates* bugs.
* Like the rest of his family, Toboe is a skilled animal tamer. Saturn sometimes recurs to him when he's got a particularly hard-to-deal- animal under his care.
* He has the habit to wipe a table with his elbow when he's eating somewhere, and due to the black cloth the dirtiness doesn't show.
* His favorite dish are larva-worms, a dish that consists of raw larvae of spot-flies specially bred in the swamp region.
* He plays the harmonica for his children sometimes.
* Toboe discourages his son to become an assassin whenever he can, in part because he knows the strains and risks of the job and doesn't want such a life for Tokoe.
* While distrustful of Furlings, there have been a few who he has come to respect because of their skills, particularly a female purple Furling he encountered once during an Assassination he was carrying out. He never knew her name, but he was surprised she could tell at what part of her body he was aiming at, and sliced the bullet of his hecate with her claws.
* On his free time, Toboe likes to spend the day out with his children.