grivences | Ryslig: Monster Info

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p: millennialfalcon
d: objectpermanence
est / gmt-5

Information

name Robin Buckley	gender cis-female	housing Palazzo
canon Stranger Things	age 18	employment Poundmates, Nai'a Nights
timepoint end of S4	sexuality lesbian	height 5'2" (originally 5'8")
monster Goblin	alignment neutral	build lean, wiry

Changes

first change: august 2023

Long, pointed ears; Blue skin with striated patterns of light and dark blue, and red freckles; A shorter stature; Short spikes growing on her shoulders. Excellent night vision; Weakness to sunlight, with a preference towards being nocturnal.

second change: september 2023

Sharp, darker blue claws in place of fingernails and toenails; Additional spikes on elbows; Reddish-orange spikes replacing her hair; Wing-like protrusions on her back that are too small to fly with.

third change: october 2023

A need to feed on human energy. She accomplishes this by immobilizing them and then draining their life force with a spell. The spell takes a lot of concentration and can be easily interrupted, however. If she does not feed for an extended period of time, she will start to lose her self-control until she does. An affinity for elemental magic. Fancier maneuvers such as using wind magic to fly will need more practice She can now use her elemental magic to immobilize humans to feed on them with her energy-draining spell. The ability to take shadow form and travel silently and through small crevices. Goblins in this form can't be injured, but using this skill takes a lot of energy.

later changes, as of yet unplanned: month yyyy

Alteration of facial features, from Elfin to Orcish - such as higher, sharp cheekbones or a more angular jaw. A fog form. This is an exaggerated version of their monster form that appears only during the fog and is a chance to make your monster more "horrifying" during the fog. Elemental form: the Goblin may take the form of any of the elements in the Goblin's magic roster. This way, the character will either be able to blend into their surroundings, or move faster, depending on the form they choose. They may choose a different element every time they activate this power. However, they will not have access to any of their other powers while in this form. The ability to enchant objects with elemental properties. For example, making something warm to the touch. Doing this requires some of the spellcaster's blood to activate the spell, and they will have to keep supplying blood to keep it going over time. The ability to use dark magic to cause nightmares and, at more advanced levels, waking hallucinations in humans. The nightmares are just for fun, but the waking hallucinations are a good way to paralyze their victim with fear so they can be more easily drained. A love for luxury. Goblins may enjoy the finer things in life, and are deeply appreciative of high quality items. A self-indulgent nature. Goblins will usually put their own comfort first, even if that means deceit, impersonation, or just borrowing someone else's fancy car.

Appearance

art by

winterbolt
(full)

first impressions The first word that comes to mind when looking at Goblin-Robin is “blue.” The second word that comes to mind is perhaps “spiky.” She's shorter than she was as a human, but maintained the same proportions, so all in all she just looks small. The spikes on her shoulders, elbows, and head are hard to the touch, with the consistency of fingernails, and they bristle to attention when she is startled or frightened, much like a porcupine or a Studio Ghibli character. Her winglets are also made of spikes, although they look a bit like sparse feathers.

clothing To accommodate the spikes on her elbows and shoulders, Robin tends to wear either halter tops or cold-shoulder tops, with short or flowing sleeves. She also likes to wear suspenders and vests, with high-waisted pants typical of her native 1980s fashion. Because of her sunlight sensitivity, if she is going out during the day, Robin always has sunglasses on and an umbrella in hand to block out the sun. And she never goes anywhere without her doodled-on Chuck Taylors.

Powers

elemental magic (not yet obtained)

As a Goblin, Robin is able to channel the elements through magical spells. She can conjure flame, or use water magic to freeze-dry substances. With practice, she will be able to use wind magic to fly. She can also levitate stones using earth magic. Part of the elemental magic includes Robin being able to take an elemental form. She can use this to either travel quickly (as wind or rushing water), or remain hidden in place (as a rock, a candle flame, or a puddle, etc.). She can choose a different elemental form every time she activates this power, however she does not have access to any of her other powers while in this form. Another aspect of elemental magic involves enchanting an object with elemental properties. For example, making something warm or cool to the touch. Doing this requires some of Robin's blood to activate the spell, and she must continue supplying blood to keep the spell going over time.

dark magic (not yet obtained)

Robin is able to use dark magic to cause nightmares and, at more advanced levels, waking hallucinations in humans. She can use this magic to paralyze victims so that she can drain their energy to feed.

Inventory + Coins

Arrived With jack shit	Regains trumpet Item
Coins Earned: 66 Spent: 0 Remaining: 66	Links spreadsheet tracker AC top level Mana Rewards page

Deaths + Memory Loss

8/15/2023 - Trapped in endless back rooms and liminal spaces, without any food or water, and unable sleep for fear that the room itself will digest them, Robin and Miles Morales decide to sleep in shifts. While Robin is on watch, Javert seeps into the room as mist and then attacks. She tries to stop him from feeding on Miles, but he drinks her blood instead, tearing her neck apart in the process. Robin dies of exsanguination.
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Temp Change - May 2023

art by

love_struck
(full)

When she first arrived in Ryslig, Robin had a blessed two weeks of peace before she suddenly and violently turned into a maned wolf centaur. This is also when Robin had her first kill. She was following a pretty human girl through the streets of Bavan, hoping to get up the courage to ask her on a date, but when she finally was able to get the girl alone, Robin's bloodlust kicked in, and she blacked out. The next thing Robin knew, the girl was dead, and Robin's mouth and shirt were covered in blood.

Temp Change - July 2023

art by

hopepunk
(full)

After Rachel Gardner fucked around with trapping the Fog God inside a hastily cobbled-together body, the rest of the peninsula found out how pissed that made the god, Robin included. After less than a month back in her human body, Robin spent a week as a half-demon, half-naphil hybrid. During this time, Robin made her second kill, but her first soul consumption.

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BLUE: 1st changes (AUG 2023). GREEN: 2nd changes (SEPT 2023).
YELLOW: 3rd changes (OCT 2023). GRAY: later changes/unsure.

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MANDATORY CHANGES

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Long, pointed ears.

Skin most often hued with a ~~greenish~~, blueish or ~~reddish~~ tint, but other colors have been spotted on Goblins on occasion.

Excellent night vision.

Weakness to sunlight. Direct exposure will weaken a Goblin, and in general Goblins prefer to be out at night or underground. Fire does not have the same effect.

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Spikes on their elbows and shoulders.

Sharp claws in place of fingernails and toenails.

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A need to feed on human energy. The Goblin accomplishes this by immobilizing them with a weapon or their elemental magic and then draining their life force with a spell. The spell takes a lot of concentration and can be easily interrupted, however. If they do not feed for an extended period of time, they will start to lose their self-control until they do.

An affinity for magic. Goblins will find that they can use elemental magic (creating fireballs, gusts of wind, etc) with ease, although fancier maneuvers would need quite a bit of practice. They also have a spell that can drain energy from humans.

OPTIONAL CHANGES

Mottled skin color patterns that include gradients, two-tone mixes, spackled flecks or all of the above.

A shorter stature. Goblins tend to be smaller than other creatures.

Wing-like protrusions on the back that are too small to fly with but can be used to maneuver when flying with wind magic.

Spikes or jutting bone on any other part of the body, which can include replacement of existing hair.

The ability to take shadow form and travel silently and through small crevices. Goblins in this form can't be injured, but using this skill takes a lot of energy.

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Alteration of facial features, from Elfin to Orcish - such as higher, sharp cheekbones or a more angular jaw.

A fog form. This is an exaggerated version of their monster form that appears only during the fog and is a chance to make your monster more "horrifying" during the fog.

Elemental form: the Goblin may take the form of any of the elements in the Goblin's magic roster. This way, the character will either be able to blend into their surroundings, or move faster, depending on the form they choose. They may choose a different element every time they activate this power. However, they will not have access to any of their other powers while in this form.

The ability to enchant objects with elemental properties. For example, making something warm to the touch. Doing this requires some of the spellcaster's blood to activate the spell, and they will have to keep supplying blood to keep it going over time.

The ability to use dark magic to cause nightmares and, at more advanced levels, waking hallucinations in humans. The nightmares are just for fun, but the waking hallucinations are a good way to paralyze their victim with fear so they can be more easily drained.

A love for luxury. Goblins may enjoy the finer things in life, and are deeply appreciative of high quality items.

A self-indulgent nature. Goblins will usually put their own comfort first, even if that means deceit, impersonation, or just borrowing someone else's fancy car.

Any psychological changes are welcome! Feel free to pull from real world myths, canon creatures of this variety, or any other source!

Edited 2023-09-24 11:29 (UTC)