Axel

Axel Rod is a supporting character in North Park and older cousin of Timothy Dull.

## Axel Rod

* Casual
* Work

### Relatives

Bundle (sister)
Timothy Dull(cousin)
Various siblings

## Background

Axel is the strange eldest son of his hillbilly family, where he works on their farm just outside of town. Axel works the fields on cold North Park nights with his scythe and hood to protect from weather, and sometimes unintentionally spooks passerbys who hear rumors about dangerous people living on the outskirts of town.

Axel drives his truck into town to tell the produce the farm produces, however since the North Park Sewers run off into the farm's water supply, the various toxins in the water cause what they grow to become strangely and supernaturally changed, sometimes in harmless ways and sometimes in bizarre ways with significant side effects when consumed, or even dangerous. Axel still sells it all since he needs to make money for the farm, but he does give warnings to those who buy his more peculiar produce.

## Appearance

Dull is tall and lanky, with a long face and brown messy hair in a mullet. He usually wears black boots, grey pants and a green shirt. He also wears a black scarf or cloak depending on the weather and what he's doing.

## Personality

Axel comes across as strange or even scary, but he himself is actually a pretty friendly individual who just finds himself deep in thought. He isn't very expressive, and when he speaks he either speaks very directly and matter of fact, or speaks cryptically with very little in between. He isn't quite an adult yet, but has been around long enough where he carries a lot of wisdom for the kids who come to him for advice.

## Family

#### Bundle

Bundle is his younger sister, who he is very protective of. He tries to keep her out of danger but finds himself too busy to watch over her all the time. He won't go easy on anyone that hurts her, but is aware of her own violent habits and tries to reel her back in if he notices her going too far, sometimes helping to rescues people she kidnaps.

#### Timothy Dull

Axel seems to acknowledge his younger cousin Dull as a kindred spirt. It is likely that Axel was quite similar in his peculiarities to Dull when he himself was his age. Because of this Axel sometimes takes on a strange mentor like position for Dull.

## Relationships

#### Chef Sheffield

Shef likes to buy local, so sometimes gets his ingredients from Axel's produce. Depending on what he buys, his food can sometimes have unexpected side effects, either to those who eat it or to the food itself.

## Powers and abilities

#### Farmer

Axel is a hard worker and seems well equipped to manage the farm and any potentially dangerous things they accidentally grow or breed there.

#### Cryptic wisdom

Axel has a lot of knowledge of the various folk tales about town, and the stories behind other strange anomalies one might encounter.

#### Outsider art

Axel is somewhat of an outsider artist, in his spare time he may compose peculiar poetry, some about his life experiences some completely absurd and hard to comprehend, he also likes to build strange and somewhat ominous sculptures out of things he has access to like straw, which can frighten any who get lost outside town and stumble upon one.