Rusalka

Corporeal for your benefit

Rusalka is an elusive piglin, a supposed medium of The Twisted Twin and current keeper of Burial Mounds and its many animals. As an heir to Orberus, they're followed by her pack at every step, although Rusalka seldom wanders too far from her domain.

## Appearance (Need a damm reference-)

Rusalka is a tall, imposing and altogether beautiful piglin with fine fur of slate-gray and quartz-white stripes- not unlike those of wild piglets, but decidedly more mystical in nature.

Their face is wooden but well-adorned with two curled tusks, a silky beard, and a light blaze. It's their eyes that are particularly striking, heterochomatic ghostly spring green and turquoise lined with blood-red lashes.

Their long hair is more akin to liquid moonlight, and some strands of it are decorated with beads of raw gold. It's partially weaved into a mermaid braid under a fishbone-like headpiece.

Their outfit is an opulent and impractical thing, dazzling with unearthed riches that a single piglin would spend hundred years bartering for- especially the adornment on the shoulders, the glimmering jewels connected with golden thread.

The top piece is a glittering chest wrap with golden stitchwork and tassels, its straps connected to a simple necklace. Then wear short satin harem pants. Their waist is wrapped in a blue sash secured with a jeweled belt, upon which hangs a overskirt, the material so fine and light it could be made of crystal glass and firefly wings.

As part of their templar upbringing, their teeth were pained black and their feathered hooves are metal-shod and brittle. For longer journeys, they'll use a cane of bamboo to lean on and test the ground with.

## Personality

Perhaps the foundation stone of their entire being would be the word “Restrained”. Rusalka sure feels a lot- with the paranoia that hunts their mind, it would be impossible not to do so- but you'll have better luck driving blood from stone than visible emotion from them.

They're well practiced in controlling their presentation and whim, coming across as elegant and very, very verbose and grand when given the chance. Rusalka is not unkind, perse, they definitely do all they can to not be, but with their poor socialization, cluttered mind and ghostly way of being, they are both incredibly malleable and a wildcard.

They are deeply devout to their Gods. Perhaps the best example of this is that they only build a solid roof over their head once Orberus convinced them that they're actually making a temple. They believe Twisted Twin is by their side at all times, and that she will bring chaos to people Rusalka shows emotions for- be it an outburst of anger, or a simple touch.

They cannot always hide how young they are. In many ways, Rusalka is experiencing the world at large for the very first time, and the transition is as wondrous as it is painful.

All in all, Rusalka acts more like a spectre than a living being, disconnected from the world at large and gliding through the motions with a noble elegance- when not falling through the floor, that is. They've been blessed with the most baffling streak of bad luck and coincidences, and their wolf pack has a difficult job of keeping them alive (relatively) Orberus is gone.

## Relationships

### Orberus

To Rusalka, the giant wolf might as well be a deity. Ever since they made it out of the Nether together, Rusalka clung to him like a stray, and Orberus took onto a parental role with relish. They love each other fiercely, and Rusalka heeds Orberuses every word- something that Orberus herself is not that pleased about.

He routinely makes soft attempts for Rusalka to live fully and make sense of what happened in their past, ever so careful to only ever guide them onto the right path rather than completely undo them. It had very little success so far.

#### Scriboush and Annie Atall

A sylvan rooster and his very very normal buddy. Conoceurs of corn, with Scriboush scarfing down raw potatoes by mounds. What Scriboushes abilities are past being a constant force of bewilderment is unknown, but Rusalka thinks of him as talented listener, and appreciates his silent wisdom. Annie likes to lounge around and exist, as chickens often do.

## Trivia

* Rusalka is pyrophobic, and will attempt to suffocate any normal fires in their victinity. Orberus is trying to get them to overcome this by giving them the duty of tending to candles around the Burial Mounds- and Rusalka overcame this by always resorting to simply shooting them with a flaming arrow from a safe distance, They have only started four wildfires so far!

* Their main theme is “Hříšná těla, Křídla Motýlí” by Aneta Langerová - The WIP playlist is here.
* Their oinkish name is a shortening of Selo Insa Mute-nasic (The Vessel Inside the Labyrinth, so to speak.)