Gil Cardine

## Description

Gil Cardine is appears only a few times, almost always accompanied by his husband, Rex Cardine. Gil is a part of the Pentagram City's Book Club along with Mormo Marduk, Kinoko, and Latz/Atza.

## Personality

Gil is a very shy demon. He isn't very outgoing or open with new people, and will tend to shy away from large crowded areas when possible. Gil enjoys reading and can often be found with his head buried in a book from the library.

## Powers and Abilities

### Biological Abilities:

**Enhanced Breathing:** As an Envy Ring Demon, Gil possesses the ability to fully breathe underwater, or inside practically any form of liquid.

**Full-Demon Form:** Gil's full demon transformation allows him to change into a large sea serpent of around 25 feet long.

## Backstory

Gil was never like the rest of his family. Growing up, while his brothers and sisters would brag about all the ships they had sunk and goods they had taken Gil would prefer to go to the library and read for hours and hours at a time. This behavior earned him massive amount of ridicule from his family. "Why not try doing something useful for once" "Do you really have to stay in that form all the time?" "Is he even our brother?". All of this came to a head when he came out to his family. Some reacted with faces of confusion, others of disgust, but none quite like his father, "You miserable excuse for a serpent. Not only do you refuse to partake in the family business but you won't even carry on the blood line. How dare you? Get out of my house, you fucking disappointment." After being kicked out they were homeless for a while, staying at the library all day, finding escape in its pages, until it closed and he was left to swim aimlessly until they opened their gates once more. This all ended when he accidentally let slip to his online pen pal, Lila, who he had been in contact with via the library's computers, that he was homeless. This was a secret he had kept well from her for months but somehow his sleep deprived brain managed to let the information through the cracks in his facade. Lila instantly invited him to come live with her in The Pride Ring, which he happily accepted. Gil got a job at one of the many libraries in The Pride Ring and the two lived happily together for about a year until that fateful day. Lila invited Gil to come pub crawling with her and her friends which they accepted as they had nothing else to do. When the group eventually made it to The Gay Ring the place was loud and crowded. Gil found himself over stimulated by the noise and bright lights but they dared not tell the group for fear of ruining the fun. They weaved their way to the bar where the charismatic bartender made a drink just for them. It numbed their senses and made the noisy bar tolerable. The two got to talking and hit it off instantly, with Gil staying behind as the rest of the group made their way to the next bar. Gil stayed long after closing and the two talked all through the night. At the end of all of it the bartender gave Gil his number. From there sprung a beautiful relationship, they would go on dates, talk late into the night, or just sit in silence and enjoy each other's company. Rex encouraged Gil to break out of his shell and try things he never had before like writing, playing music, and drag. After about two years of dating Rex asked Gil to move in with him which Gil happily obliged. After another three years Gil asked Rex to marry him and of course Rex said yes. Rex got a ceremonial cuff around his left horn and Gil got one around his tail. Gil changed his last name from Serpentine to Cardine. Today Rex and Gil live happily together in the apartment above The Gay Ring.