Tellum Karetao

**Overview**

"*Well, I advise you to exercise caution, especially when working with fire. It’s a wildly unpredictable and uncontrollable element. Fire can do a great many things, but it is primarily used for destruction and violence.*"
―To Priya about her magic

## Information

### Nicknames

* General Tellum (title)
* Project 731103

## Characteristics

### Likes

* Swimming
* The sea
* Exploring new things
* Helping others

### Dislikes

* Being objectified
* Being alienated
* Walking on land

### Age

* 15,790 (chronologically)
* 30 (biologically)

### Abilities

* Hypnosis
* Excellent swimmer
* Shapeshifting

## Professional status

### Occupation

* General of Pulvia
* Resident of Taraxacum
* Corwynt's right hand

## Relationships

### Friends

* Caligo Diruyo
* Priya Kolohe
* Noor Asra
* Olysseus Ayre

### Others

* Vilhelm Roka
* Fiammetta
* Azar
* Ember
* Helios
* Aariv

**Acquaintances*** Adira Ekon
* Marnina Astraea
* Josie Aster

## Other

### Genshin Counterpart

Sangonomiya Kokomi

**Tellum Karetao** is a male android designed to resemble a siren. He is a supporting character in MC Lore and lived in Taraxacum for a short time. He is currently Corwynt's second in command and the general of Pulvia's military.

## Appearance

Tellum has fair skin and medium length, cobalt blue hair. In both his original and secondary forms, Tellum has long, pointed ears resembling fins. Behind his ears he has a shimmering, indigo set of fins. Hanging from his left ear is a long pearl earring. He typically wears a thick, sheer cloth over his eyes which allows him to see, but hides his eyes. When removed, his eyes are a startlingly bright emerald green. His white teeth have pointed canines, appearing as fangs.

In his original form, Tellum has an electric blue tail that reflects small rainbows and white diamonds across the rocks when the sun hits it. His scales are smooth and pristine, accented by jagged fins and stripes of deep, sapphire blue.

## Personality

Tellum is extremely kind and considerate. He's attentive and patient, as seen when he noticed Priya having trouble with her magic and offered to help her. Despite being an excellent fighter, he prefers to avoid conflict and settle things through conversation. He's observant and able to act quickly. He is extremely protective of those he cares about and prioritizes his "rescue protocols" over everything else.

## Biography

Shortly before The Great War ended, Garami wished to gift Corwynt a present as a display of friendship and peace. During a particularly devastating battle, Corwynt had lost her second in command and did not have anyone capable enough to take the title. Garami chose to instead build her a second in command out of scratch. She hosted a selection disguised as an exchange program to gather talent from around Semayi. She put them through various trials before finally selecting six students: Vyn, Fiammetta, Azar, Helios, Aariv, and Ember.

Throughout a decade or so, the group worked tirelessly to perfect an android capable of mimicking emotion and perfectly replicating a siren. The end product was named "Project 731103" which Vyn later named Tellum. Tellum was then given to Garami and immediately assumed his position as the general of Pulvia and Corwynt's second in command. Since then, he worked to improve Pulvia's military, control the border, and maintain peace.

## Abilities

* **Hypnosis** - Like other sirens, Tellum is able to hypnotize others. This typically results in them wandering into the water and unknowingly drowning themselves. Unlike other sirens, he is incapable of producing a siren song, as his creators were unsuccessful in finding a way to give him that magic. Instead, a module was build into his brain using his eyes as the means of execution. In order to hypnotize someone, Tellum needs to look at them.
* **Swimming Proficiency** - Due to him being modeled after a siren, Tellum is an extremely good and fast swimmer. Being an android he does not tire, and can go for much longer than most other sirens.
* **Shapeshifting** - Using substitution modules, the creators were able to mimic a siren's ability to shift from sea to land.

## Quotes

*"How kind of you. [...] If you ever want to chat, let me know, I’ll always be open. Not much happens in the river."*
― Befriending Priya (*დ 4. Reaching Into The Past*)

*"And be mindful of your tails, I don’t expect either of you to be amazing swimmers immediately."*
― Explaining how to swim to Jessie and Vyn after they gained tails (*25. Submerged*)

*"Contact me or anyone else should you need anything."*
― Leaving Jessie and Vyn alone after escorting them (*25. Submerged*)
## Trivia

* His color palette is based off of an electric blue cichlid.
* His name translates to "Weapon (Tellum) robot (Karetao)