Player Name & Pronouns: bobby they/them Contact:crowders Aversions: nothing relevant to this post unless someone's monster of choice is A Car Crash
Character Name: nicolo di genova Canon: the old guard Curse Type: wilk orrrr maybe niez
still heavily brainstorming, so these are just super vague thoughts:
for his monster, my first instinct was to go classic with a werewolf. it was the first thing that came to mind for nicky when i was browsing the game pages and i can't really think of anything i like more than that! in terms of visuals, i've always really loved the werewolf design from the prisoner of azkaban movie – there's something really creepy and unnatural and not?? wolf-like??? about it, with the skeletal long limbs and hunched back, so that's the vibe i'm going for. furless, but i actually think he's gonna have a sphynx cat texture, where he feels like velvet to the touch. he will have the same lovely green eyes as nicky though. in terms of abilities, the vibe is pure strength, raw hunger, increased sense of smell, and speed. in his monster form, he'll be driven by animal instincts, won't be able to understand when people speak to him, and won't be able to tell the difference between loved ones and enemies.
my second idea which i ONLY JUST NOW came up with is to lean Very Hard into the christian/catholic angle with something in the vein of a nephilim, which is why i suggested niez as an alternative because i think the aesthetic fits better with this. the traits listed for wilk are definitely more nicky, BUT i could comfortably make an argument for him being niez. anyway the more i type about this one the more i like it, but the aesthetic would be: white marble all over and generally resembling nicky in an ancient greek statue sort of way (especially the eyes with no details and the completely expressionless face), VERY BIG (like i think verging on maybe 10 feet tall or more), big ol wings, possibly an extra set of eyes for that biblically-accurate angel energy, and also glowing faintly white. also what if he had eyes on his palms too like that dude from pan's labyrinth. also i think that leaning into the Marbleness would be fun, so if he was injured he would just crack and pieces of him would break off like actual stone. in terms of behaviour, i like the idea of him being compelled by a fanatic, destructive kind of righteousness, casting judgements on people and having an unstoppable need to follow through on those judgements which he would consider to be divine. it'd be a fun way of playing with his faith, which is very important to him. i'm kind of leaning more towards this one now BUT i don't know!!!
nicky | the old guard
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Aversions: nothing relevant to this post unless someone's monster of choice is A Car Crash
Character Name: nicolo di genova
Canon: the old guard
Curse Type: wilk orrrr maybe niez
still heavily brainstorming, so these are just super vague thoughts:
for his monster, my first instinct was to go classic with a werewolf. it was the first thing that came to mind for nicky when i was browsing the game pages and i can't really think of anything i like more than that! in terms of visuals, i've always really loved the werewolf design from the prisoner of azkaban movie – there's something really creepy and unnatural and not?? wolf-like??? about it, with the skeletal long limbs and hunched back, so that's the vibe i'm going for. furless, but i actually think he's gonna have a sphynx cat texture, where he feels like velvet to the touch. he will have the same lovely green eyes as nicky though. in terms of abilities, the vibe is pure strength, raw hunger, increased sense of smell, and speed. in his monster form, he'll be driven by animal instincts, won't be able to understand when people speak to him, and won't be able to tell the difference between loved ones and enemies.
my second idea which i ONLY JUST NOW came up with is to lean Very Hard into the christian/catholic angle with something in the vein of a nephilim, which is why i suggested niez as an alternative because i think the aesthetic fits better with this. the traits listed for wilk are definitely more nicky, BUT i could comfortably make an argument for him being niez. anyway the more i type about this one the more i like it, but the aesthetic would be: white marble all over and generally resembling nicky in an ancient greek statue sort of way (especially the eyes with no details and the completely expressionless face), VERY BIG (like i think verging on maybe 10 feet tall or more), big ol wings, possibly an extra set of eyes for that biblically-accurate angel energy, and also glowing faintly white. also what if he had eyes on his palms too like that dude from pan's labyrinth. also i think that leaning into the Marbleness would be fun, so if he was injured he would just crack and pieces of him would break off like actual stone. in terms of behaviour, i like the idea of him being compelled by a fanatic, destructive kind of righteousness, casting judgements on people and having an unstoppable need to follow through on those judgements which he would consider to be divine. it'd be a fun way of playing with his faith, which is very important to him. i'm kind of leaning more towards this one now BUT i don't know!!!