down by the river — fish's bio

[roman]

her birth name was connie. she would have been greyhound. she would have had six siblings and two parents who loved her. but she died much too young so she never got to know them. her eyes had not yet opened when she passed. somehow, her soul was reincarnated into the body of a wolf. but not a regular wolf. she has gills, and scales like an alligator which can change to match her surroundings. all she knows is that she is something which she not not be, and that she was robbed of a normal life. now, she is a grimy water demon living alone in the swamps, searching for her lost family.

[roman]

NAME fish
NAME ORIGIN once upon a time, an unlucky traveler happened upon the terrifying sight of the creature and exclaimed: "what kind of fish is that?!" perhaps inspired by her strange, fish or crocodile-esque scales. after that, she began calling herself fish
BIRTH NAME inna
GENDER cisgender female
PRONOUNS feminine
AGE ageless | appears to be in early adolescence
CLAN & RANK rookie of tanglewood

PARENTS unknown x unknown
SIBLINGS unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown
SEXUALITY just a giant baby so..
RELATIONSHIP STATUS single / she's a child
FRIENDS becky-poo
ENEMIES none

APPEARANCE & DESIGN
with sea green eyes and a canine physique, fish is the size of a shire horse. instead of fur, she is covered in thick scales. upon first glance, they are a dark, inky black, but when the light strikes just right, her scales are actually iridescent (x). her tail is thick and powerful, adapted to assist in propelling her through the water (x). although her appearance is quite imposing, her expression is generally very soft and distant, as if trying to remember something important but it always escapes her.

→ smell: reminiscent of a creek
→ texture: smooth skin and scales
→ sound: speaks slowly and softly
→ basically a mutated northwestern wolf
→ can change color of scales based on surroundings
→ making eye-contact can be unsettling
→ always wet or covered in moisture
→ eyes darken to black when angered
→ eyes capable of seeing in the dark
→ can breathe in air and water
→ beautifully terrifying
→ design based off of the hellhounds from riddick
→ fish doodle
→ pixel by tricky

PERSONALITY & BEHAVIOR
true/chaotic neutral | naive, gauche, impish, independent, childish
→ avoids making direct eye contact
→ prone to partaking in cannibalism
→ unlikely to be active during bright, sunny days
→ HATES fire but tries to hide it
→ prefers to be in or around water
→ generally carefree and laid-back but likes to mess with people when boredom strikes
→ can be very childlike in behavior despite her (apparent) age
→ either hyper-focuses on one task or finds it impossible to focus at all
→ don't ask personal questions because she probably won't answer
→ loyal to people not groups
→ prone to wander and cross enemy lines because she does not understand why she should hate people she doesn't know
→ not a confrontational person, but will kill you if it pleases her
→ jealous of people with families
→ resents that she did not get a chance to grow up as a normal child but is resigned to her fate as a spirit
→ thinks that she is ugly