The Maintenancekeeper

Waist-height depiction.

## Background Info

Delinius Rennart Langton of the Wau timeline, known as The Maintenancekeeper, is a Soul Flame residing in Separ after the eradication of his native timeline. He tracks alternate instances of himself and subtly alters their fate in various ways.

The abundance of time-based magic on the Wau timeline renders it difficult to compose a coherent chronology of The Maintenancekeeper's life. It is commonly established that he was born around the same time as other versions of Delinius and frequently experienced abnormal passage of time from an early age. He grew up to be adventurous, seeking to straighten out the wrinkled canvas that was the timeline's time, so to speak. He met like-minded individuals in his travels who held similar views. While a majority of Ludus' inhabitants thought of them as a dangerous group of meddlers, The Maintenancekeeper pressed on.

During his adventures, Delinius encountered a strange, horned individual tinkering with a project he described as a "submachine". Hankvi and Delinius became friends, despite Delinius disappearing to other times and places quite often.

All the time magic that ran its course on Wau took a toll on its stability. Once it became clear that the timeline would soon be no more, The Maintenancekeeper gathered as many of his friends as possible, claiming that he was shown a means of escape by the deity Ukron. Some chose to remain and disappear with the timeline, while many others fled at his side. Together, they built a habitable shelter for themselves.

The Maintenancekeeper, realising the potential of his situation, began investigating versions of himself from other timelines, learning to steer their lives in directions he deemed beneficial to their timeline as a whole. Together with his friends, Delinius formed the Unclocked Crew with the explicit goal of guiding every Delinius down the right path.

## Appearance and Personality

The Maintenancekeeper is most notably set apart by his short height and long, somewhat messy hair that falls well past his shoulder. He frequently wears jackets and vests with modifications to suit his needs, ranging from extra pockets to protective plates.

This version of Delinius is primarily driven by his plans, leaving little room for casual interaction outside his cohorts and other versions of himself. While not impolite, he can seem impatient, nosy and meddlesome towards outsiders that aren't currently relevant to him. On the other side, he is quite friendly around his crewmates, acting more as a friend than a leader when matters aren't exceptionally pressing.

## Relationships

### Other instances

Delinius the Maintenancekeeper maintains a certain distance from other timeline counterparts of himself, preferring to interact indirectly whenever possible. In the event he does meet other selves, he approaches them as if he were an older, wiser sibling, providing advice and insights while giving them no concrete information about their future.

### Unclocked Crew

The Maintenancekeeper is quite close with the people who followed him out of his native timeline.

He is on good terms with Perdax, the two often working together when creating and maintaining equipment and machinery. Despite Perdax' gruff exterior, he is genuinely concerned with The Maintenancekeeper's safety during excursions and tries to ensure that he doesn't put himself at risk needlessly. Disagreements occur over the exact scope of their work from time to time, Perdax maintaining a narrower, more precise view than Delinius.

Valenz strongly believes in The Maintenancekeeper's ideals and goals, trusting in his judgement when difficult choices need to be made. While he laments her lack of detachment when out for scouting, Delinius accepts that her approach gets results and trusts in her abilities. In her downtime, Valenz, like many, enjoys sharing some of the unusual sights and events she has witnessed during her travels, and she finds an eager audience with The Maintenancekeeper.

This Delinius is also on good terms with other members of the Unclocked Crew.

## Skills and Abilities

* While The Maintenancekeeper's abilities are strongly based around time, they are primarily focused on travel and displacement of objects and beings. This leaves him susceptible to trickery by others who can manipulate the passage of time for themselves and others.
* This instance of Delinius has only average skill in physical combat and forms of magic beyond the usual scope of time.
* He is fully versed in building devices and machinery to aid him and his friends in their travel to different timelines, and he often makes use of technology embedded into his attire rather than separate devices.

## Appendix

### Appearances

* **🗛**: Corruption 2: The Story Nobody Expected
* **Π**: Return to Sender, The Great Mailman War

### Trivia

* The Maintenancekeeper started as a drawing and gained characterisation later.
* His Aura is **Pepper**.