Ataran

*"Her body never stops steaming. Fortunately, the steam is not poisonous."*

-Faust's Notebook

## Appearance

Ataran's appearance seems to be as if her skin is made of wood or some other coarse material. Her body harbors orifices that spew out steam. She wears a gas mask, paired with a button up dress, and rubber boots. Her 'hair' is designed to be a bob.

## Letter History

### Tier I

* Hello Daddy,

I am sorry I have been filling the house with my steam. I try to control it, but no matter what I do nothing changes. I hope that you can help me stop all of this smoke from boiling off my body. Please help me, Daddy.

* Hello Daddy,

I am grateful to the Celestials that you said my smoke is not poisonous. I am also glad I can work in town just like my sisters. But I feel that everyone is avoiding me. Is it because of my steaming body?

* Hello Daddy,

Why Daddy? Why? Why are you killing us? Are we no longer useful? Why are you doing this to us one after another? Do you not care about us? I cannot accept this. I cannot agree to this. I do not understand you. I thought you loved us.

### Tier 2

* Hello Father,

No one likes me. My steaming skin scares people, even my sisters. They cannot stop staring at the steam, and they will not even talk to me. I wish I had normal skin. Father, can you help me?

* Hello Father,

No matter what I do I cannot stop from steaming. I can make it worse, but I cannot make it stop. Maybe if I force out a lot of steam no one will be able to see me and I can disappear. Then, I will not have to see their staring faces.

* Hello Father,

It worked. I can fill my room with steam and no one can see me at all. I will just sit here and breathe the humid air. I heard a lady in town say humidity is good for your skin. Maybe someday my skin will improve. Until then, I will sit here in the dark and wait for the end.

### Tier 3

* Hello Father,

The steam coming off of me is very scary. No one else is like me, Father. Why am I so different? Can you make the steam stop? I just want to be someone who does not scare others away.

* Hello Father,

In the morning the mist is sometimes thick enough that you cannot tell I am steaming. I try to get up early so I can seem more normal to the people I cannot avoid. It is gloomy so early, but at least I stand out less.

* Hello Father,

While I was hiding in the mist I heard a fancy man mention the Master Warlock. The man said he was very powerful. Who is this Master Warlock, Father? Is he powerful enough to change my skin and stop the steam?

## Death

Her skin is made from a geyser, and constantly emits bubbles and smoke. Unable to simply kill her and leave the body anywhere, Faust murders the homunculus and dumps her body in the river.

## Personality

Ataran is one of the strongest Sadness Homunculi in terms of showing her primary emotional element. Her letters show her constantly expressing being upset about the way her skin steams and harms people, pleading incessantly with Faust to find a way to fix it. She uses the steam her body produces to hide, hoping it will keep people from staring at her. She seems very lonely, expressing deep sadness at the truth of her existence and the fact that even her fellow homunculi will not speak to her out of fear of being burned by the steam.

## Relationship

She is also curious of the Master Warlock and thinks his power can help even her.

## Trivia

Ataran is named after a steamy, crater-themed area from one of Game Changer Studio’s previous games, *Ascender.* (Source here)