Badlands Spirit
Long ago banished from the High Spirit Council for "behavior not suitable for a High Spirit," the Badlands Spirit remains in his physical forms in the Badlands region of the continent. With her connection to the spirit world thin and dying, she doesn't have much High Spirit power left, so the Badlands mostly runs itself now while he chills in it.
Divine Domains
Badlands
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Androgynous, a bit underweight but quick and agile. Stronger than she looks but still not that strong. Crazy flexible, as if his bones bend and twist out of his way whenever she needs them to.
Body Features
Natural skin tone is a lighter tan, but hundreds of cycles spent under the harsh sun in the Badlands has burned her a warm light red-brown shade.
Facial Features
Androgynous
Identifying Characteristics
Lots of tattoos up his arms and across her shoulders, crawling up the back of her neck and down a little past his shoulder blades. Tattoos are thick black lines of criss-crossing branches, thorns, desert flowers, Badlands critters, and other symbols of the Badlands. She claims to have a small black ferret somewhere, but no one has found it yet.
Small scar bisecting her left eyebrow.
Physical quirks
Ambidextrous.
She scratches at the scar on her eyebrow a lot.
Special abilities
His animal form is a black-footed ferret, native to the Badlands. She shifts between animal and human forms with ease, expertise even.
Apparel & Accessories
Buckskin leggings and chest wrap, a wool robe tied around his shoulders if it's chily. No moccasins or shirt.
Specialized Equipment
She keeps a small rawhide bag holding shards of a ceramic pot at his waist at all times. Twin braces of small throwing knives on either arm, larger knife on his belt.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
He irked the Sun Spirit one too many times and got pushed out of the High Spirit Council. She never obeyed any of the Laws, just kept causing trouble, so he got banished, basically, to her Badlands region. He doesn't mind, actually, despite sucking at survival.
Gender Identity
Bigender, he/him and she/her
Sexuality
Asexual
Accomplishments & Achievements
She became The Most Annoying One, bothering the Sun Spirit more even than the Mountain Spirit, which he considers a feat worthy of recognition and pride.
Failures & Embarrassments
He was awful at doing his job as High Spirit, managing the Badlands and such.
Mental Trauma
Getting 97% cut off from the spirit world is rough for a spirit.
Intellectual Characteristics
She has a clever mind, especially for making crafts.
ADHD
Morality & Philosophy
Do what you gotta do to survive
Taboos
No leaving the Badlands
No entering the spirit world (not even sure if she can)
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Just wants to survive, maybe make a few pots, maybe cause some trouble.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Good at ceramics, herding sheep, and likes to think he's good at throwing knives. Because she's bad at surviving by himself, she's taken up thievery and pick-pocketing and is really good at it, unfortunately for everyone else. Natural skill for stealth, with light, quick feet and fingers.
Bad at basic survival skills like hunting and making shelter, finding water, etc. Bad at having responsibilities and making commitments. Bad at being chill.
Likes & Dislikes
Likes sheep and making ceramics, the Badlands, desert flowers, humans, rain, bugs and berries (for eating), and dreaming.
Dislikes most animals, daytime, spirits, fighting, surprises, himself, and the past.
Virtues & Personality perks
Generally happy and optimistic, even in less-than-ideal circumstances. Eager to try and learn new things (but he sucks at acquiring helpful skills). Creative, bright, wants to be helpful sometimes.
Vices & Personality flaws
She's a coward--when she feels guilty about doing/not doing something she runs and hides, pretends it never happened. Rules and authority figures make her bristle, be argumentative and stand-offish for once in his life. Low self-esteem. Kinda really dumb at times; she fails at using common sense and has zero good decision making skills. Very little sense of personal space or proper etiquette. Jittery and hypersensitive to bright noises and sounds, fast movements, etc.
Addicted to smoking, gambling, thievery, and an herb that induces hallucinogenic effects.
Personality Quirks
Always moving, touching things and walking around, shifting his weight or tapping her legs/fingers.
Touches his bag of pot shards when she's nervous.
Hygiene
If he comes across a stream he'll bathe in it. She actually really enjoys baths.
Social
Contacts & Relations
She's friends with the "unsavory" types, like no-heartbeat creatures and the wind cheveyo. Very close connections to the Dreams Spirit. The Storm Spirit tries to chat with him sometimes, but she refuses interaction.
Social Aptitude
Introverted, but likes people and social interactions, but unfortunately isn't very charismatic so most people don't like him.
Hobbies & Pets
Hobbies include ceramics and knife throwing.
Speech
Talks very fast, high-pitched voice, sometimes when she's excited she'll speak so fast speaks fast it sounds like a ferret's chatter.
Relationships
History
They long ago agreed to allow another complete unrestricted access to each other's minds during dreams. They both love the wild things that run wild in nighttime imagination. The Badlands Spirit enjoys the escapement from reality, the Dream Spirit adores the twisted paths of the Badlands Spirit's mind.
Commonalities & Shared Interests
Dreams, imagination.
Divine Classification
High Spirit - Banished
Alignment
True Neutral
Species
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Current Residence
Northwestern Badlands
Eyes
Dark brown
Hair
Short and bristly, like a buzz cut
Height
Average
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