Caligo Diruyo

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**Caligo Diruyo** is the current president of Taraxacum. He first appeared shortly before Max's arrival, while Vivian was leading the village. After Maximon arrived, Caligo quickly became his right-hand man, until he eventually ran for president himself. He is currently leading Taraxacum with his vice president and girlfriend, Priya Kolohe.

## Information

### Nicknames

* Cale
* Cash
* Calvin
* Cameron
* Caden
* Cade
* Charley (all Max)

## Characteristics

### Likes

* Absinthe
* His homeland
* Deer

### Dislikes

* Triple shot espressos
* Betrayal
* People insulting Priya

### Abilities

* Knowledgeable about knives
	+ Can throw a knife with accuracy at 60 yards
* Brewing liquor

## Relationships

### Family

* Lace
* Emmett
* Catelynn
* Lashae
* Ember
* River Dunn (siblings)

### Romantic interests

* Sunny Acacallis (former) †
* Priya Kolohe (fiancée)

### Enemies

* Maximon Sciuridae
* Owen Fogo
* Mammon Cozbi

## Description

Caligo's appearance has generally undergone no changes, save for when Max was president. During that time, he wore a white t-shirt with a blue Hawaiian shirt decorated with a red flower pattern, to reflect Max's personal style choices. Accompanied with a tie and a pair of khakis, this was his 'uniform' for vice presidency. His demeanor during his employment under Max was always one of patient submission, occasionally voicing reason to the president whenever he stepped too far over the line.

All other times, though, his outfit is comprised of a simple black t-shirt, brown jacket, and gray long pants. Along with his brown eyes and hair, the outfit may seem to lack color and brightness to most, but its simplicity is just fine to Caligo.

## Personality

Before coming to Taraxacum, Caligo was an extremely vengeful person that held grudges easily. Despite that, though, he tended to assume the best of people and only became set on revenge after a heinous crime was committed. Although that vengefulness has never truly disappeared, he has matured greatly after witnessing Sunny's death and Marnina's abandonment. Now, he is friendly and helpful, still holding onto his perspective of "innocent until proven guilty" for most people. Until they do something to wrong him, he'll assist them to the best of his ability. Coupled with his persistence, this means that he is often all too ready to put himself in dangerous situations for the good of others. So many dangerous experiences, though, have given him impressive critical thinking skills and split-second decision-making.

## Biography

Caligo was born in Praesidium to Daena Diruyo and his father, who left a few short years after Caligo's birth. He grew up best friends with Sunny Acacallis, who he grew to have a small crush on. They often played together with two other friends, Certus and Fraus. Certus, in fact, gave Caligo his first-ever knife. It was a small Swiss army knife, which Caligo carried with him for years. While in Praesidium, Caligo got interested in sketching, and he often shared his sketchbook with Sunny and Certus. The group of friends spent a lot of time together. They often play fought with sticks, among other various childhood activities. At one point they even decided to dig out a small bunker, and stocked it with supplies "just in case."

The bunker was eventually put to good use when Caligo decided to test how well they had prepared by sleeping in the bunker for an entire week. One morning, he awoke in the bunker to an eerie silence interrupted by a piercing scream. Immediately, he ran to check on his mother. Unfortunately, she was already gone. It seemed someone had attacked the entire town at once, and almost all of his friends and neighbors were dead. He headed to the palace to check on Sunny and see if any of the royalty survived, but based on the sight of the guards' bodies strewn across the lawn, he didn't hold much hope. The door surprisingly opened when he knocked, and James, one of the butlers, explained that everyone was dead, including Sunny. He suggested that Caligo leave and try to find somewhere else to reside.

So that was exactly what Caligo did. He wandered for a little less than a year before stumbling upon a quaint little village named Ashwalt. It seemed perfect at first glance. The people were wonderfully kind and generous, and one family even offered him a place to stay with their children. After a few months of staying with them, they officially adopted him, and he became the seventh child in their family. He had an older brother who helped him learn how to use the knives he'd collected in combat and for practical purposes. His younger siblings included him in their antics, and helped him feel truly at home in the loving area. Unfortunately, in school, he did not encounter the same welcoming attitude. There, he was singled out for his orphaned status and unusual past. He was bullied relentlessly, though that was one of the only issues he had in Ashwalt.

Years passed and life continued as normal. Caligo was almost ready to move on from his homeland, until, when he was nineteen, his village was massacred again. Ashwalt's entire population was wiped out overnight, and as Caligo grabbed what few belongings he owned and prepared to flee, he noticed a familiar figure in the street. James was on one knee beside a body, holding something Caligo couldn't make out. Immediately, Caligo assumed his old neighbor was a mass murderer, and had killed everyone Caligo had ever known. As he left the village, he swore to enact vengeance for his family and friends, and kill James.

After wandering for a couple of months, Caligo stumbled upon Taraxacum. He found it a suitable place, so he decided to stay there for the time being. He asked around to see if anyone had heard of James, and surprisingly they had. He asked for directions back to Praesidium, but Niloago refused, concerned for James' safety. Not long after he arrived in the village, Maximon Sciuridae appeared, alongside Svjetlo, the god of death. After claiming the village was his by right, and with the god of death there to back him up, Max quickly assumed control. As soon as Svjetlo left, Caligo asked Max how to contact him, and did a favor for him in return for the information. The god decided to allow Caligo to send letters to his mother in limbo, which gave him a much-needed means of communication with her.

Max took a liking to Caligo and soon selected him to be the Vice President. As the VP, Caligo mainly stuck with Max to attempt to balance out Max's strong personality and lack of empathy when making decisions. After a while, Niloago agreed to set up a meeting with James for Caligo, in a neutral location. When Caligo met up, he wasted little time before delivering what should have been a fatal stab to James' chest. He went on believing that James was dead for a little over a month.

During that time, Vivian proposed to Max that Taraaxacum should hold an election to determine who the best leader would be. Max agreed, and Vivian decided to run as well. Ormr approached Caligo during the campaigning and suggested that Caligo should run for president himself, instead of running as Max's VP. Caligo agreed and told Max about his decision. He offered to let Max run as his VP instead, and Max reluctantly said yes. Shortly after Caligo was elected Max left the village without warning and moved into his 'Crime Shack' in the woods. Caligo worked to restore their friendship by visiting Max often and bringing him coffee and cookies. Eventually, Max returned to his position, though he stayed living in the woods.

One day Max approached Caligo and informed him that James was still alive. He'd visited Praesidium alongside Sunny and seen James with his own eyes. Max offered the use of a demon he'd summoned, and the three of them made their way to the castle. Caligo talked with James and Sunny, and Sunny explained her unique situation, along with her responsibility for Caligo's families' deaths. Caligo stormed out and returned to Taraxacum after finally agreeing not to hurt anyone. He returned later to apologize to Sunny for his reaction and invited her to visit Taraxacum whenever she wanted to. She began spending a lot of time there, even when she had all her memories, much to Caligo's delight. He grew very fond of Sunny, even despite her unfortunate situation, and eventually decided that the next opportunity he had, he would confess his feelings to her.

Max had a different idea though. He had grown tired of Sunny's presence in the village, and the way she disliked him. Combine that with her volatile state bimonthly, and Max decided it was time to do something about her. He drugged Caligo with a batch of cookies and locked him in a cell behind the Taraxacum waterfall. The next time Sunny entered the village, Max lured her to Caligo's cell and, after a short time of allowing Caligo to talk to her, slit her throat.

Max ran soon after, and once Caligo was let out of the cell by Marnina, he quickly spiraled into alcoholism. More often than not, he could be found at the bar with Marnina, either tipsy or full-on drunk. A few residents moved out during this time, upon realizing their president was spending less and less time sober. Eventually, Iniko showed up, though. He challenged Caligo to a duel for leadership of Taraxacum, which Caligo drunkenly accepted. Not long after that, though, Marnina got into trouble with Srijan, and he almost killed her. Caligo tended to her wounds, but when Josie visited she expressed agreement with Srijan, so Caligo attacked her.

Josie did not retaliate, but not long after, Iniko showed up with a group of people and kidnapped Caligo. They tortured him for a short time before Josie rescued him and revealed that Sunny's final wish was for Caligo to be protected. After this revelation, Caligo decided to drink less alcohol and try to live his life better.

## Abilities

* Extremely proficient at knife-wielding
* Can throw a knife accurately at 60 yards