Harrier

Shinny Harrier, waving hello!

Harrier, formally Harrier Horrig, is a kind-hearted yet mischievous little Willowed Kobold that speaks mostly in third person. He has an obsession with Shiny objects and his behavior is animalistic.

## Personality

#### Alignment

Harrier oscillates between Chaotic Good and Chaotic Neutral for the reasons stated ahead.

#### Overview

The personality trait that sticks out the most in Harrier is the fact that he speaks in third person and has a rough way of communicating most of the time, giving the impression he is only able to speak about mundane topics. Although he has been heard saying "I" lately, and his vocabulary is improving by the day.

Apart from his feral nature and lack of good manners, whoever speaks with Harrier would quickly notice that he seems to have a very simple world view, perhaps coming off as childish or pure hearted, he does love living life and lets his curiosity run wild.

However, Harrier is simply nota a child. He may behave like one, but that's just his way of being, it's crucial to understand that he had to thrive in the "undercity" of what he told everyone was a village, however there's rumors that he actually lived in streets of a big city b*efore* becoming an Oraclean, a place where they had no respect for him or his kind. And so, he grew disobedient. It must be said that violence, death and filth have all taken a part throughout his whole life.

#### **Likes**

* Shiny objects, specially gold or gold-like stuff.
* A successful hunt. He hunts small rodents, birds and fish.
* Successfully pit-pocketing things, or stealing things. He can't help it. Being able to yank what he wants successfully gives him an adrenaline rush.
* Running around and discovering new places. Specially caves and enclosed enviroments without sunlight.
* Learning more about the world.
* The shroud of darkness and the Moonlight.
* Willow-trees (because they're Shiny).
* Meat, specially rabbit meat. He its it raw.
* Hugs. But only to those he really trusts.
* Reading stories and writing, he's found discipline in learning since he arrived Oracle.
* He thinks dragon-born and other kobolds are really cool.

#### **Dislikes**

* When people mistreat his friends.
* When people point him out, judge him or are rude.
* When people steal from him.
* Very hot climates.
* Cake (he got food poisoning from eating too much).
* People who he knows he can't trust.
* Corruption. He simply thinks it's a disease on nature.
* Crowded places.
* Troll buggers.
* Horrid smelling people (except for Lyle).

## Appearance

### Scales:

Harrier's scales were originally brownish, with some hints of red scattered about and a prevalence of darker scales around his shoulders. Now, the bright glow of the Willow Tree emanates from patches of scales throughout all his body.

### Eyes and face:

A big and expressive pair of golden yelloweyes mark the attention on his head. His snout is just like that of any other kobold, adorned with pointy tiny teeth that can be seen even when his mouth is closed.

### Overview

If you look at his right shoulder you'll spot a lonely little horn peeking out of it, his left arm doesn't have it, although running your sight downwards you can notice some barely visible lumps on it. A scar. Same goes for his abdomen scar, a brutal slash from Zorfu that almost takes his life... Both also shinning Willow.

His head is adorned with horns. The only ones that are pointy are the ones on the back of his head and the ones on his heels. On top and front of his head, he has these flat pair of horns that look very unique to him.

His tail is long, scaly and thorny. If he's not comfortable with people reading him, he lets his belt hold it because it moves when emotions are overwhelming. Although he uses it to swim and keep his balance when he runs in all fours.

His bag is handmade (probably by him) but his belt is of an oddly good quality, a fancy silver buckle made by a blacksmith of an unknown land.

## Notable Relationships

* Virgil Kasanto: Harrier has mad respect and trust for the Avian, evidently in his own weird way. He was the first person Harrier met in Oracle and the one who got him to reintegrate back into society, teaching him the basics of reading, correcting some of his far fetched behaviors and offering him a home. Harrier sees him as a fatherly figure, somewhat.
* Venia: When Harrier heard of Leafton's summer festival and decided to hop into the train on his own (like the penguin taught him), he did not have good intentions. With plans of stealing from the unassuming residents enjoying the festivities, in the beginning it all changed course thanks to his own clumsiness, as he fell from a tree trying to run away from Venia, fracturing his arm in the process. But really, it was thanks to the Triton's kind treatment and friendly demeanor that day, that Harrier found respect for the busy city and it's inhabitants. Now he considers her a close friend and likes being in Leafton.
* Lyle Horrig: The friendship with Lyle is one of those that are so closely knit together that a bond of brotherhood forms and takes over instead. This was all officiated after Harrier asked if he could be part of the Horrig surname, he loves his brother, even if he stinks of death at times.
* Eldrin: Harrier looks up to his *"Kindred"* Eldrin. The little kobold just can't help but stare at how cool the Elf is. And even though his stoicism is the exact opposite of Harrier, he concluded that they share a similar past -Somehow. Now he feels this newly found sentiment of wanting to impress him one day. Additionally, he also feels like he's in debt with his friend, for being passed down the *Predator's Nastirrath*, his old bow and for saving his life after the battle at Zorfu's volcano during the Corruption Crisis.
* Ayda Dulámán: *Harrier had a rough first impression of Miss Ayy-da, Miss Eeeye-duh. He was in a new environment, with people he barely knew, and without fully grasping the stakes or everything or even yet the whole context. However, Harrier saw that Miss Eeye-duh was always very formal to Harrier and he came to learn she actually was at one points the Archivist, who had a whole institute full of books and had a gigantic brain. Now he knows she's a friend and is very thankful for not judging Harrier.* (a scribble on one of Harrier's pages)
* Krimsley: It's impossible for Harrier not to be thankful to the king of Arcadia. Harrier never even dreamed of people treating him as well as Krimsley does, he wishes to see the kingdom he rules thrive, and all of the magnificent structures the dwarf whishes to build, specially the castle that reaches to the clouds.
* Grog: Even though Harrier doesn't like Orcs, he never quite saw someone as well dressed as Arcadia's botanist, this got him intrigued. Though he would never have guessed how generous the man is towards him, being a key contributor for his Shiny stash's recent grow.
* Otto Kruk: It is Otto's way of speaking that attracts Harrier the most, he feels as if he could stay in The Vine listening to the man tell him stories for hours.
* Cressa Grey: It's weird, but Cressa reminds Harrier of his mother in her best days. He also loves it when she pats him in the head. He feels very grateful for helping in turning him into a shiny kobold.
* Gwen Brightshire: After all that has happened, Harrier is fascinated by the life and death of Gwen Brightshire, and would kill to hear her stories once again.
* Stotum: His God. Sotum promised him of so much more than the Shiny he currently has, and gave him a way to achieve his mischief without getting caught, devotion towards him is in growing.
* Doctor Frogwart: Harrier loves bumping into his neighbor friend, specially because they are both small folk and seem to share a similar, more simple minded attitude towards life, she also shows him very gory and visceral stuff that he finds *"fascinating"*, a word he started using because of her. After the Willow-fication, he considers her one of her closest friends.
* Kiku: Kiku saved his life, so he respects the Triton. They have always been friendly and he finds the person kind of handsome.
* Karasha: This person gave Harrier like 30 blocks of gold, they practically won Harrier over.
* Iridessa: He enjoys spending time with his draw friend! He can't help but pull her leg, but it's all in good heart, or at least he thinks of it that way.
* Roseanne Phoenix: He doesn't quite know why, but Harrier cares deeply for Roseanne. In secret, he writes poems thinking of her.
* Zorfu: Harrier can't help but somewhat admire Zorfu. In his eyes, he's a cool rich orc lord who lives in a volcano, he dreams of the Shinies in his posession...

## Life so far

### Early Life (Pre-Oracle)

Harrier's life has been very short, but one thing is for certain, he has been a feral kobold from the start.

Born into a nest of 10 brothers and sisters, deep in some unknamed lush woods, as the one to hatch last. Raised by a single mother (Karka) and bullied by all of his kin for being the youngest (specially by Harry, the oldest and cruelest brother). Life was rough back then, in the wild, amidst the dangers of predation or poaching from the cruel people of those lands (mostly orcs, half-orcs and humans) . Not to mention the fact that they all had to fend for themselves and find their own food and water. And even though groups formed between brothers and sisters as time passed, nobody wanted to cooperate with Harrier and he was excluded from his family.

Without a choice, Karka had to take care of Harrier a little bit longer, and he stayed to live with her in a little house between the tree tops. Here is where Harrier learned most of the skills he has now in hunting, crafting and surviving the wild. His mother was rough with him, but despite everything they still loved each other and this time was very precious for him because she passed away shortly after. And that is when he had to leave, as the house didn't hold up and this wasn't his home any longer.

Harrier lived in the wild for years until a terrible winter arrived and he had to venture upon a poor and not-so-violent town, itself already far in the wild woods outside of this realm. It was here that Harrier spent his time before Oracle, living in a; what he describes, "Goblin shit cave". Having to pay rent a nasty family of goblins that were the only ones willing to have a Kobold close to them, but still deciding on taking advantage of it. They made him sleep in the part of the cave closest to were they left their residues. This made Harrier feel truly miserable, as he's always had the secret gift of a outstanding sense of smell (even for a Kobold)- Such stenches would make him go nights without sleep and suffering from a terrible headache during the day, as if the deepest nerves endings in his nose were still in that cave. It was here that Harrier garnered his love for Shiny objects.

It all began when he started feeling a certain beauty emanate from the spare coins the goblins didn't take from him. This somehow motivated him to start becoming mischievous around society, a natural born talent, as he started with sneaking into a peasant's house through the unsuspecting open window and stealing a coin bag that was sitting in an old wooden table. Soon enough Harrier became a thief, and started regularly taking trips to said town, not only pit-pocketing now but also taking trips to the market to snatch Shiny objects (and others he could sell in the darker parts of town at night) when nobody was looking. It should be said that even back then, Harrier knew how to defend himself, and did not allow himself to be screwed over by the more questionable denizens of the region.

In a short's moments notice Harrier was thriving in these streets, he achieved financial stability, even owning some furniture for his side of the cave, although he was still poor- It was one of these days that Harrier tried to steal a very Shiny ornamented necklace from the (corrupt) mayor himself, but was ultimately caught because he wasn't patient enough to wait for a better moment to do so. This cause the town to upheap in anger towards Harrier, as they were getting sick and tired of this trend of things getting lost, being pauper themselves.

Poor little Harrier ran like no other day to the "Goblin shit cave", starting to believe that place could be called home. But unsurprisingly said family of goblins had turned their back on him and when he got there the little Shiny stash he was building was completely gone (this was his most precious possession and they knew it). And so, Harrier felt pure rage for the first time in his life, jumping like a lion at one the father's goblins face with every intention of using his claws to hurt him, the man fell to the floor as Harrier aimed for his eyes and blinded him permanently. And thus, a pursuit started, with little Harrier being the arrowhead. Harrier ran and ran until he could no longer feel his legs, but he kept running. And when he could not hear the angry mob behind him, he kept running for days on end until he realized he didn't knew what way was backwards and which way was forwards, and so he realized he was once again, utterly lost.

### Recent Life Events (Arrival to Oracle)

In said doom, Harrier walked and walked until it was already winter again. His body was starting to give in and his Kobold instincts were firing. Must. Find. Food. Must. Find. Warmth.

And luckily he did- A cloud of smoke rising to the sky caught his attention, and the smoke was not alone, it was accompanied by an impressive set of spruce-wood buildings under construction. It was in fact a Kingdom under construction. Misan Refuge. He went in for a closer look and was caught prying into one of the residential tents by no other than Vigil Kasanto, Misan's nightwatch and advisor. At first Harrier was very defensive and showed hostility towards the Avian, but it was when he was treated with kindness that he lowered his guard, and was in the end welcomed to the newly formed kingdom of outcasts, being he an outcast himself.

During the following months Harrier would have his reintegration into society take place, starting with Virgil's lessons on reading and continuing when he meet some of the residents of Misan, like Styx (the leader himself) or Gekko (a friendly triton that he quickly became friends with) alongside a bunch of other people from the whole of Oracle. Even getting to travel to Eldora with Virgil's company and meeting King Aiden and another kobold he immediately considered his friend, Gwen Brightshure. And although still a bit mistrusting towards strangers, without noticing it, Harrier had started to lighten up. Not long after Harrier had already began to try writing. His first word being "Shiny", next to a drawing of what appears to be him and a huge mountain of gold.

### Present Life Events

Harrier decided it was time to start exploring the realm on his own when summer came around, and so he went towards Leafton's Summer Festival with not-so-good intentions, but it all changed when he stumbled upon a stranger and in his attempts to run into the trees and hide, he fell and fractured his left arm. Luckily for him, said stranger was no other than Venia the Triton, who also treated Harrier with care and kindness, patching him up and putting a stitch on his arm. Once again the world showed Harrier that not all people are bad, and it was thanks to Venia that he was able to go to the Summer Festival and meet even more people, participating in the treasure hunt himself. She also showed him Leafton's library, a place where he would continue to expand his vocabulary and practice his writing and reading skills. This experience showed him that his shyness wasn't all that necessary and he could go around this realm being himself.

Not all is fun and games though, Harrier realizes, it didn't took very long to learn about the whole corruption ordeal that in his eyes is threatening to destroy this beautiful new realm as he knows it.

Harrier's closest near death experience was in The Volcano Raid, where he got too close to the orc Warlord Zorfu, suffering a heavy blow to his abdomen. It was thanks to his friends and the magic of Arc'drasil that Harrier was able to see another day.

### **Shiny Harrier Arc**

As the Corruption War continued, the prospect of having Lyle imbued with the power of the Willow Trees came into fruition. Harrier didn't think much of it, as he didn't really grasped what the procedure entailed, it was thanks to Lithille Crowne Violette and Ayda Dúlamán's proposal that the idea of becoming infused with the Willow, and in turn become ***Shiny***, came into Harrier's mind. His Willow-fication was possible thanks to the research made by Virgil Kasanto, Skylar and Dr. Frogwart, and the procedure was conducted by the Doc and Cressa. It was an attempt to test this with a creature of smaller size than that of a human, and learn the complications that could come up. However, once Lyle found out that his little brother also wanted to be Willow-fied, he insisted that they were both done at the same time. Now the two walk *shiny* across the lands, this makes Harrier happy, oblivious to what sort of magic or power he has access to now.

## Skills & Abilities

* Harrier can track a person or a magical item if he is able to sniff a piece of clothing or something similar to said item. If a person has a distinct smell or he has spent a lot of time with them, he can try remembering their scent.
* Harrier is a skilled thief and rogue, knowing how to pit-pocket, pick locks, sneak about and steal stuff. All that jazz.
* He's skilled with sharp tools and bows, although they have to be light in weight, that's why he opts for a hatchet. Though lately he has gravitated towards archery to keep his distance during combat.
* Harrier knows all about getting a piece of meat if the weather is not too 'extreme' outside, being a hunter for the majority of his life.
* He is a pretty good swimmer.

### Strengths

* Harrier has a very keen sense of smell, being able to detect the smell of magic (and corruption) , sometimes he can detect a person's intention. However all of this can backfire, as he gets a terrible headache if the stench is intense or he gets sensory overload.
* Like any good Kobold, he is able to assess his surroundings very quickly, and find an escape route in the blink of an eye. Quick with both his hands and feet.
* He may not be book-smart, but he sure is street-smart and nature-smart, knowing how to overcome precarious situations while on the streets or in the wild

### Weaknesses

* Undoubtedly his biggest weakness is his fragility and his lack of strength, being only a small kobold.
* Kobolds can't really regulate their temperature on their own, so he's at the mercy of the climate and can't run for very long if it's too hot or too cold.
* He is not dumb, but he's not wise and common sense, making him an easy target for manipulation. He either heavily distrusts or trusts completely, there rarely is a middle ground. Although he has been learning about being loyal.
* The Shiny obsession is a problem. A compulsion, it can easily get him into trouble.
* Not a very good speaker, nor reader. He takes a lot of time reading and his hand-writing and grammar are abysmal (although improving by the day).
* Can't read the room very well and usually ends up coming off as imprudent or rude.

### Common Sayings

*“Greetingsss!"*

*"Name Harrier! And you?"*

*-Calls you by your race, mispronounces your name or just uses his own weird version of it.-*

*“Ooooh.... Shiiiiny.....”*

*"Miiiiiisaa...." (referring to his home, Misan Refuge)*

*\*Hiss\**

*"Shiny Harrier! Shiny Harrier!"*

## Fun facts!

* Harrier sprints on all fours.
* He has a bloody and rotten pig head staked on the outside of his house, he finds it decorative.
* He finds sunlight annoying, and prefers the shroud of darkness and moonlight.
* Oddly enough, he's a disciplined fellow that takes his studies seriously, dedicating at least an hour a day to keep at it.
* He is currently writing a book where he's actively trying to get at least his punctuation and capitalization right. He dreams of being a renowned poet one day.
* This is weird... But you know you can trust Harrier.! You know you can trust Harrier. Harrier is your friend! Trust Harrier and, Protect Harrier