Babo

**Babo** is a Human bard and paladin and founding member of the Red Rites. The Dreamscape Arc is centred around her. Raised as part of a travelling troupe known as the Dreamscape Cast, Babo had always been the weakest link of the performers. After being abandoned, she wandered lonely across the continent. Although finally having found another family to travel with in the Red Rites, she has failed time after time to be the performer she sees herself to be, and to be the hero her party needs her to be. When impulsiveness and insecurity meet, the results can be disastrous, and Babo has now found herself under the influence of a Mirror Sword, which could spell catastrophe for the party.

## Description

### Appearance

Babo is a human of twenty-two years. Her height is 5'6" and she has blonde hair and blue eyes. When first joining the Red Rites, she wore an outfit of motley, but has since adapted to an outfit consisting of dark-red overalls over a red jumper, and a belt. The outfit has begun to fray, with the front pocket almost falling off. Her shoes and the overalls are patchy. She wore a sleeveless red dress to the Everfall Ball. She is rarely seen without her backpack, so much so that Void Cat used the backpack as her symbol in its portal runes. Her right hand is missing, and she wears a bandage over it. The bandage is likely for show, as since it was magically removed, there was no blood to hold back.

### Personality

Babo is quite impulsive, which can make her a liability to the team, running into scenarios instead of operating with tact and caution. The Red Rites are not always her top priority, and her own wants and needs can take precedence, such as her. She deals with internal struggles of lack of acceptance, having been abandoned (at least perceivedly so) by both her family and the Honey's Breaths. She also struggles with feelings of inadequacy, such as her inability to produce magic in certain cases. She values her independence, criticising Darcy Willner for his subservience to the Blackrazor. Despite having that as a value, she has shown herself to be susceptible to the manipulation of higher beings, like the entity within the Mirror Sword.

Her sexuality is not explicit, but she has shown attraction to several characters of both sexes and in the semi-canon gay pride illustration she is given the responsibility of holding the generic pride flag.

## Biography

### Early Life

Babo's early life is shrouded in mystery. She was born about 4547 PF. She never knew her parents, nor the circumstances of her birth, but she knows that she was raised in squalour in the city of Magicnun. It is unknown why she was named Babo, or who by, but if it retains its Korean meaning, then it was probably by someone who thought little of her. It could be Babo herself, reflecting her lack of self-confidence, or by Del and Bell, who would have tried to keep her confidence down. At some point, she joined the travelling troupe known as the Dreamscape Cast, but was expelled at some point for her lack of talent.

### Red Rites

Babo somehow got her hands on a Blight Seed.

Frequently following combats, Babo would cut off the tails of any enemies they had defeated with tails. She gave up her collection in the Trial of the Lion, but continued the practice afterward.

Following the battle with the Bone Queen, Babo felt insecure in her ability to aid the Red Rites and decided to break her flute. As a gesture of goodwill, Leor offered her a kazoo he had bought from Crackle.

In Silverbreak, Babo was given charge of Kane Solace's letters to the Red Rites. She read six of the letters, but a seed of mistrust was sown when she discovered that Cinnabar Murrey's letter had been blacked out. Babo directed an impromptu play in the forests nearby. In Redhaven, Babo came across the Mirror Sword, a half-broken sword which commanded her to kill Del and Bell.

During the party's stint in the Mirror Dimension, Babo lost her right hand.

## Relationships

### Red Rites

* Brimy
* Kane
* Cinna
* Darcy
* Leor
* Nym
* Skoria
* Yossel
Brimy's relationship with Babo deteriorated after the battle with the Bone Queen, because Babo had the opportunity to heal Brimy while they were close to death, and chose instead to keep fighting. Babo has since apologised, but the resentment is there.

"*Why did you lie to me?"
"I thought you were lying to us.*"
—A dialogue between Cinna and Babo about Kane's letters[src]
Babo was mistrustful of Cinna due to the blotted out letter that Kane wrote for her. Cinna disapproves of Babo's impulsiveness and thinks of it as a detriment to the team, but appreciates her wit and light-hearted humour in times where such a demeanour is called for.Babo chose to let Darcy fall in the Mirror Dimension.

Leor offered Babo their kazoo, which warmed (no pun intended) Babo to them.

"*Where's your heroism gone?"
"Who are you to talk to me about heroism?*"
—A dialogue between Babo and Skoria prior to the fight with Valka[src]

### Other

* Del & Bell
* Gale
* Iris
* Xander

## Paraphernalia

* Babo's Flute (formerly)
* Magic Kazoo
* Mirror Sword
* Rose-Tinted Glasses

## Quotes

"*Weren't there six of you?*"
—Babo to the Blue Båls, unaware of their grief[src]

## Meta

Babo's name is derived from the Korean 바보, which translates as "idiot", reflecting her stupidity. She is inspired by the typical bardic archetype of a libertine deviant.

Babo's player, Isla, created her with the intention of depicting a character she would not otherwise want to play.

## Gallery

Babo in CallstallBabo in the Crystal KingdomBabo in FrostfordBabo in SilverbreakBabo in the Mirror DimensionBabo at first Gay Rites prideBabo at second Gay Rites prideBabo at level 6
## See also

* Babo/Theories
* Category:Babo-Centric