A ghost, a fish, and a cookie walk into a bar...

His staff, covered in sharp thorns, yet too important to throw away. It keeps cutting his hands. His hair, ears, hands, and feet have tinged a darker hue with star-like specks from the dark moon magic he's leaned into using during this time.

In general, he's doing bad. He's consistently in a volatile state of mind, jumping between snapping at whoever talks to him, breaking down, staring blankly at a wall for hours on end, or apathy.

Unfortunately for the Gingergang, he's less inclined to chat than canon Truthless, and more likely to bite. I've not thought through it too much yet, but the fight at the end of Episode 7 went.. a bit differently, and the gingergang didn't make it out of the confrontation without a few scratches to say the least.

In other notes, his relationship with Shadow Milk is.. just as volatile as he is emotionally. Truthless's feelings on Shadow Milk are very mixed between hatred, heartbreak, curiosity, fear, and of course, love. Shadow Milk broke his heart, but his feelings regarding him aren't entirely gone because of it, just.. a bit warped I suppose.

On the other hand, Shadow Milk sees Truthless as both his plaything and his precious other half. Either way, he spends quite a bit of time poking and prodding and messing with Truthless, as I'm sure you can imagine. He does genuinely care for and love Truthless/Vanilla, but he would never admit to it, having far too much fun in playing with Truthless's feelings.

Anyway, doodles~!

Woe, take baby Vanilla! He was taken in by two sheep, and despite being a wolf, raised as their son. They knew how things would go if word got out, so they hid that he was a wolf... not that it was all that easy in such a small, rural village where everyone knows each other.

And some Awakened PV and Shadow Milk moments!

Things were pretty tense between them after the Spire, but Shadow Milk had accepted the offered hand. No matter the fact he accepted it with claws out, and teeth bared, he had taken Vanilla's hand. A willingness to try again, despite everything. Even if they were both twisted(perhaps some more than others), there was a willingness to change...

I don't think they'd get along with Nutmeg Tiger well at all. They wouldn't follow her orders, and claim to be the 'better right hand' to Burning Spice. They don't actually care about all that, and mostly say it to anger her, lol-

And another little thing! Beetle Byte is more supposed to be eating away at her treasures while she's distracted fighting Burning Spice, given they have no hope at winning against her.

Pure Vanilla, a sheep with warm wool, and an equally warm smile. The king of the Vanilla kingdom, he's a gentle and calm healer, and though he has incredible expertise in magic of all kinds, retains healing and protection as his specialties. He really likes his space and his privacy, despite how friendly he is.

I'm not sure about the staff I gave him, but we'll see... It still has the same functionality as his usual orchid staff, just.. a couple more flowers that are much, much smaller. His usual outfit is the one on the right, which is basically his canon outfit, but with the addition of lotsa fluff, hehe! The left is an alternative outfit inspired somewhat by the Pastel Blue costume, because I love it a lot hehehe!

Shadow Milk Blueberry Milk, an eccentric and theatrical rabbit who lives in Pure Vanilla's dreams, quite literally. His situation is somewhat of a mystery to Pure Vanilla, but he knows the rabbit is rather lonely without him. Blueberry Milk is full of jokes, excitement and energy, making every night entertaining through a handmade stageplay, or an intriguing conversation. He's incredibly intelligent despite his chipper and lax attitude, which shows clearest in deeper conversations.

His design is very inspired by the statue seen in Episode 7, though also with definite use of Shadow Milk's current design, and referencing his sprites a little, especially for colors. He might get some design changes over time, mostly adding some details perhaps? His outfit feels a little too plain for him methinks... haveta think about it I suppose :3

In Pure Vanilla's dreams, he'd made a friend unlike any other, and they ended up becoming closer and closer to each other after years and years of talking each and every night. After all, Blueberry already knew Vanilla's deepest secret, so for once, there was nothing for him to hide... which I'll get into later. ;]

I will note, some other characters and their animals have been figured out but not too many. I have most of the other ancients, and some of the other beasts though!

(EDIT: SOME DETAILS LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN RETCONNED ALREADY... SORRY ABOUT THAT.(When I have a masterpost, I'll be so powerful...))

Dark Cacao: Moose Golden Cheese: Bird(Wow, shocker.. still haven't figured out what kind yet though, because it will be more specific than 'bird') White Lily: Mantis(Possibly Orchid Mantis) Hollyberry: I'm trying to decide between Draconic or a Bear.. hmm...

Mystic Flour: Spider Burning Spice: Lion Honestly don't know enough about the other two beasts to decide for them quite yet methinks..

Here's some more loose ideas I have for other characters:

Werewolf is going to be a wolf, obviously. Cream Ferret, Fig, Kumiho and Cream Unicorn are along the same lines for obvious reasons. Crunchy Chip will also be a wolf most likely(unless I get a better idea(unlikely)) I think Rye should be either a cow or horse I would like the faeries to be bugs, specifically along the lines of butterflies and moths The mer cookies like Crimson Coral, Sorbet Shark, Frilled Jellyfish, Squid Ink, etc. probably will mostly remain how they are, and same with the dragons. Chili Pepper might be a raccoon, or a weasel because I think it'd be funny Strawberry I think is gonna be some kind of cat. Not sure about Wizard and Gingerbrave right now though