PosiDon

PosiDon (or Posi for short) is a relatively minor resident of Plasma Temple. He is an amateur historian and researcher who tries to document the past, present and future of his mysterious new home. Posi is the apprentice of an unseen and supposedly eccentric individual known as the Chronicler, which he usually nicknames "Chronnie". He was formerly a rival of the Chronicler's nemesis, Dhiaran Forchanis, although his focus has now shifted into helping him redeem himself.

## History

Posi was sent to PT by Chronicler and charged with the task of documenting PT history. He arrived on August 10, 2022, but left shortly after, likely due to syncing issues with the abnormal territory. However, this did not stop the crafty archivist from his work, and he returned November 15 of that same year. He remained dormant and attracted little attention to himself until August 1, 2023, when Instigator's siege drastically changed the social topology of the temple. Possibly sensing the place might not be long for this world, the Chronicler pushed him toward making a more active effort to pursue his documentation.

For the next several days, Posi interacted with other residents of the temple to greater and greater degrees, gradually acclimating to the environment. He became familiar with beings such as Phantom, Instigator, Malignant, and Malignant's attitude. He also traveled the adjacent earth - particularly Scotland - and was able to study the memetic value of the Highland Cow Forms particular to post 1992 earth, which seemed to be manifestations of the energy of Scotland itself. He would later weaponize this newfound memetic weaponry to strengthen himself and fend off enemies.

On August 6, shortly after Posi's more engaged approach to the temple, Dhiaran arrived and made use of it as a base of operations, much to the former's annoyance. Particularly troublesome was Dhiaran's alliance with Instigator, which Posi saw as his own fault. That same day, Dhiaran launched an attack on an area of the temple under the temporary supervision of Malignant. Though his opponent was strong, he had noticeably less understanding of the cognitohazardous and memetic forces roaming within the PT universe, so Posi was able to defend the area from him and his army of mutants with the power of the Highland Cow Forms and his own wits. Additionally, he was assisted by A, who had arguably greater knowledge of said memetic forces and was even able to utilize the infamous cotton candy lobster. Lastly, marginal assistance was provided from certain other members of the server who didn't quite take the threat seriously and who we will not be naming here. Although Posi himself was later overwhelmed by Dhiaran's human-handed crab mutants, he bought enough time for A to use the cotton candy lobster, disabling the attacking army and forcing Dhiaran to retreat. Malignant later revealed he had been actively watching the battle, having opted not to intervene in order to gauge the battle prowess of both sides.

On August 10, during Instigator's final offensive, Dhiaran launched a second assault on Malignant's temporary territory, banking on other important figures being distracted with Instigator's last gambit. Posi rushed to the area's defense as fast as possible, but was completely overpowered by Dhiaran's newly improved forces. Additionally Dhiaran had managed to stealthily steal Posi's Highland Cow Forms, depriving him of his newfound weaponry. Without the particular powers of the land to back him against his stronger rival, Posi was unable to stop Dhiaran from wreaking havoc. Thankfully, he was saved when Malignant stepped in and severed Dhiaran's connection to the temple, preventing him from being able to interface with it or deploy any more of his mutants. Unfortunately, this did not extend to Dhiaran's ability to connect to Posi directly.

After Malignant's intervention, Dhiaran devised a backup plan: he used a particular mutant of his, the Hypnozebra, to take control of Posi, using him as a proxy for further attacks. At first, Posi had no defenses against this incursion, but soon he remembered he had acquired a much stronger Highland Cow Form between battles, and that it was likely Dhiaran hadn't realized this brand existed - thus, he mustn't have known to steal it. After he scrambled to activate the Form, he was able to overpower Dhiaran and re-secure his individuality. Later, the two of them had an argument where Posi was eventually able to convince Dhiaran to cease his operations - especially as Instigator had already been destroyed by that point. With no allies to rely on and the odds stacked drastically against him, Dhiaran admitted defeat. Soon after, he returned Posi's Highland Cow Forms and temporarily left the temple.

Since Dhiaran's defeat, Posi has been continuing to document the history of the temple and rehabilitate his former enemy. However, he is less active now than he was in August, as he began his first year of university on September 3.

## Personality

Posi may be a recent newcomer, but much is already documented about his personality. He is known to be polite, friendly, and generally curious about the history of the temple, though some of this may be a result of his assignment and his desire not to rock the boat. He is quick to become annoyed when he feels he has been slighted, however this was primarily expressed toward Dhiaran prior to his redemption, who Posi had good reason to be annoyed with. Even so, his threshold for tolerance is much higher than many other residents, and he was known for being very respectful to Malignant even as the latter berated him for interrupting its work. He offers forgiveness when appropriate and shows empathy toward the situations of others.

## Powers

Posi fights with a trident and is fairly proficient in combat, but he isn't known to have any particular powers beyond controlling his newly acquired Highland Cow Forms: a rather nebulous utility that allows him to perform a wide variety of feats, particularly defending against Dhiaran's mutant army and strengthening his body and mind. The more "clear" the Highland Cow Form he's using, the more of a positive effect it has on him.

## Trivia

* Little is known about Posi's life prior to his arrival, although it is implied heavily that he has history with A, who evidently knew him already by the time he showed up.
* In a private conversation with Phantom, Malignant expressed distrust toward Posi because he seemed *disarmingly nice*, proving that there's really no winning with the guy.