Caelan

## Player Determinant

**Caelan** is the point of view character in the visual novel Far Beyond the World. His name can be changed by the player early in the story. "Caelan" is a pup-call, a kind of juvenile nickname, given to the human by Ranok. He suffers from retrograde amnesia, having forgotten every detail of his life prior to the events of the story. He quickly finds however, that the medieval world he now resides in is completely alien to the lifestyle he vaguely recalls. Most notably, that the world is populated by otherkin, anthropomorphic races, and that supernatural occurrences are all but mundane.

## Appearance

Caelan is a young caucasian human male with dark hair. His build is slim with very little muscle or fat. He has described himself as "having lived the healthiest, yet least active lifestyle". His height is diminutive by wolven standards, but it is unclear how he compares to other humans. The player is never shown Caelan's full appearance, as the novel is exclusively portrayed from his point of view, but Ranok finds him attractive, and Cora likewise describes him as cute.

Initially found completely naked, he spends his first few days in Tirnan wearing only a loincloth. Ranok occasionally lends him one of his spare cloaks. Later, Caelan is gifted a silk dress, with a matching gold and sapphire belt, by Verissa which she modifies into a tunic. During their time in Strandbard together, Ranok purchased pants, an embroidered shirt, and sandals for Caelan.

## Background

Little is known about Caelan's life before waking up in Ranok's house. He is able to deduce some things about his past due to his unorthodox vocabulary, habits, and social and political biases. He has recalled the existence of rollercoasters and cellphones, that mirrors aren't a luxury back home, and that he is at a loss for how to care for himself without the modern conveniences he's come to rely on; such as soap, match sticks, toothpaste, and to his greatest disdain: toilets.

Caelan often makes pop-culture references, much to the confusion of his friends and even himself due to his amnesia.

Caelen is written to be an "every-man" who could plausibly hail from any region of 21st century Earth. However, the things he does remember about his past, his outlook, and behavior suggest that he is most likely from Europe or North America.

## Trivia

* Caelan is capable of understanding and speaking any language as if it were his native tongue. Because of this, he is unable to tell what language anyone is speaking at any time, outside of context. He can however detect when someone isn't speaking their native tongue due to shifts in accent or less-than-fluent verbiage. Interestingly, when Caelan chooses to speak in a language that is foreign to himself, it isn't translated by this ability. Often, he will use loan words that others are completely unable to understand.
* Caelan occasionally hears mysterious voices in his dreams or when he feels alone or weak. Though these voices are sometimes helpful, they all have caused him psychic pain, so he is innately distrustful of all of them.
* Sometimes Caelan is psychically attacked by an entity he refers to as Ominous Whispers. Also nicknamed "Cosmic Fart". Ominous Whispers has a great degree of control over Caelan's emotional state, and can even influence his train of thought and reactions. While under attack, Caelan's perception of time is sometimes distorted, causing hours to feel like minutes. Ominous Whispers also seems to have the ability to cause Caelan to hallucinate, though it rarely makes use of this ability.
* Caelan has healed from a major stab wound at unnatural speeds. In just two days the wound closed completely, and had even begun scarring. It is unclear if this ability is innate to Caelan or is the work of outside supernatural forces.
* Caelan's head hair, facial hair, and nails do not grow. Thus, he never needs to shave or trim. His skin has also been likened to a baby's for its softness. His palms in particular have been taken as a sign that he has never performed hard labor in his life.
* When Caelan was first discovered, he was soaked with blood and viscera. Ranok says it cannot have been Caelan's, as there was so much it would have been fatal. Since Caelan didn't have a mark on his body at the time, it was presumed to have been the result of a blood ritual conducted over him.