Umby

Penumbra "Umby" Lake also goes by the name Penn and is a financial advisor in the Earth city of Dystopolis, as well as the boyfriend of **Talia Blackthorn**. Along with his friend and lover **Jaice Delecroix**, he is infamous for his transformation from ex-jock into morbidly obese foodie, though even Jaice has not matched Umby's sheer gain.

## Appearance

Umby's defining features are his charcoal fur, bio-luminescent growths, and piercing red eyes... Once you get past his immense girth, that is. Umby's sleek fur and enticing lights point to his ancestry: his species are known as expert hunters who lure their prey in the dead of night through their many bright baubles. Though Umby himself appears highly encumbered, he moves with an impressive amount of grace for someone his size, demonstrating the natural finesse of his species.

Thanks to America's lenient laws on fur and clothing, sufficiently furred people such as Umby are permitted to go about 'in the buff,' though Umby will often wear clothes at work or official gatherings, depending on if he can find any that fit him.

Umby's night vision is unsurprisingly impeccable, topping that of most other nocturnal species. His other senses are also heightened to varying degrees, though he claims his tactile sense has diminished a tad given that stimuli often has to make it through several inches of fat to reach him.

## Biography

Umby led an unremarkable life prior to his first meeting with his future girlfriend Talia at the age of 19. Born to upper-middle class parents, he was groomed as an athlete and savvy businesscat, and remains the latter. Umby was popular in school, and remains well-liked by many even after his weight gain, largely due to his even temper and generous nature.

Umby has completed a Bachelor of Business and Economics at Dystopolis University and currently works as a financial advisor at Raoul and Sons Financial, along with his University friend Jake Burnett. The details of his life in Axiworld's Future Canon are unknown.

Umby met his partner Talia through a chance visit to the infamous 'Palace,' a club for feeding and stomach expansion where she worked at the time of their meeting. Initially meant to serve as a joke visit organized by his roommates, Umby's meeting with Talia sparked an unlikely relationship that has remained strong ever since. The meeting also led to Umby developing and embracing an intense love of eating and gaining weight, which resulted in a vastening which shows no sign of slowing.

Umby's emergent gluttony is credited by his friend Jaice as the reason for his own growth, and the two have since become not only close friends, but occasional lovers, a relationship which Talia not only condones but happily takes part in. In return, Umby admits that Jaice's flirtatious and open nature have rubbed off on him, and he is known to be very playful when it comes to those he finds attractive. Jaice claims the two are competing to see who can gain the most weight, though Umby has expressed in no uncertain terms that his own weight gain will eventually reach the limit of his comfort zone, and he will begin regulating it after that point.

## Notable Appearances

* Umby has not appeared in any major games or events, though his weight gain was illustrated as part of Inktober 2017.

## Trivia

* Umby received his full name, Penumbra, as well as its short form, Penn, from the DeviantArt community.
* Though Umby was initially a fan-character based on the Pokemon Umbreon, he has since been reworked into a mystic cat anthro.