Nic

Nic is the third main character of Fable Flees the Coop. He is a Dim painted dog with fluid markings.

## Nic

#### Creation & Conceptualization

As a character, he started out as a cat, but I gave up this design & re-created him into a wild dog. Before, as a cat, he didn't have any solid backstory - back then he simply existed to exist.

Nic (the dog) is very heavily based off of Nic Newsham (the musician) & as a joke I refer to the furry as his fursona.

#### Basic Information

Nic is 37 or 38 (not established), with unrecorded height & weight. He is mostly referred to as "the dog" in FFTC by Fable. He is "missing an eye" & is covered in shadow patterns due to his Dim descent. His natural markings are very inconsistent & move around a lot, with only a few key features remaining consistently. He has artificial hindwings, which do work, but not as intended. He also has twin tails.

He tends to fall into the grumpy old man trope. He evens out the main trio with this mentality. He is very neutral, in between Fable's energy & Kaile's levelheadedness. He is also very smart & a good problem solver. He is Limbo's best friend, the two having bonded over species similarities.

There isn't a lot to him, honestly. He's just the "meh" of the group.

##### Biology + design notes

Nic is not bright whatsoever except for his paws, which are bright purple, & the whites on his body, so I don't like portraying him in bright pieces of artwork because it clashes with the natural colors. He absolutely needs to be drawn with the shadow patterns, it is part of who he is after all.

#### Biography

In memories very hazy to him, Nic describes having grown up in a clan of other painted dogs before the clan was broken up by the Hive. He spent most of his life in the facility up until Fable broke him out by accident. Having realized exactly what harm the Hive was doing, he stuck together with Fable & Kaile to take it all down.

In his FFTC debut, he was seen working with Miel very closely, being what appeared to be his apprentice. When Fable & Kaile broke in, he viciously attacked them both, but Fable was able to break free from the combat & accidentally lured him into the woods as a result.

When Limbo was taken in by Fable, he became close friends with her.

For the majority of the story towards the end, Nic was pursued by Dr. Orchid Argo, a former colleague who tried to get him return to the Hive. She chased him down diligently & was wholly obsessed with him. The first time around, it was simply a mishap & an attempt to get the dog back into the Hive. No experimentation was planned. Nic spent 2 weeks stuck with Argo in the Hive. He refused to face Miel, still angry with him for what the Hive was doing. The realization had hit him pretty hard, & Nic was bitter for being brainwashed. In the end, Fable was able to rescue his peer.

The second time around, a month before the final battle, Nic was struck on the head & dragged away from his peers once again by Orchid & her underling. This time, this was for Orchid's own gain. Nic managed to escape her on his own, but her advances on him stuck with him for quite a while. He remembered this going into the battle.

Once more, Nic was ambushed by Orchid, this time in the final battle. She knocked him down, & tried to saw his wings off, which would ultimately kill him. Harvey came to Nic's rescue. This is what strengthened their relationship.

#### Post-FFTC

Nic became a formal beast tamer after FFTC. He still lives with the three remaining heroes, but in post he is mostly seen with beasts.

#### Traits & Abilities

Even though he is not what is considered a real Ultra-demon, Nic is still a pretty good magician. Most of his magic is used for combat outside of general telekinesis.

He also can fly, though not as well as an Avian. His skills are well enough that he can move around in the air.

Nic is an endurance runner.

#### Family

I haven't even considered any family for him (yet).