#ancifswap

So, moving into a house was your objective. But, having a gargoyle roommate, two aquatic sweethearts, and seven more cryptic-like beings was a plus. So, what better way to take advantage of the situation, than to have them help?

Mono (Classic, Sans)- Convincing- He internally huffs, both irritated by your ignorance to gargoyles even though the opinions on gargoyles varies and.. amusement? You see, you asked him to help, not told him. You’re the first to ever do that. But, he still doesn’t trust you. How he helps- He, actually isn’t allowed inside the house. No gargoyle is.. Without trust in his housemaster and their trust in him. He doesn’t even want to help. But he has to, by your wish. But, he’s surprised when you say he doesn’t have to, but doesn’t voice it. He doesn’t trust you. He won’t.. He won’t. That’s what he tells himself. Give him some time to come around. What the others say- They don’t really say anything. They know he can’t really help with how his subspecies of monster works, along with his distrust and dislike of humans. But Talie will encourage him to try and bond with you. “Try someone else.. I can’t-” ‘Won’t.’ “-help you..” “Sorry..”

Talie (Classic, Papyrus)- Convincing- With Talie all you need to do is open your mouth and he’s in. But, with these tentacles? It’s sort of hard.  How he helps- Like his brother, he can’t exactly go inside your house to help. He wants to, he really wants to. But, with him being stuck in water, he can’t. He’ll, with his brother, help on the outside.. Close to the water. Give decoration advice, tell you when you need to take a break, the like. What the others say- Honestly? He’s too lovable by them all maybe not all.. DomniCentri that they don’t care since he can’t help it. “Gee, Human, I Wish I Could, But I Wouldn’t Be Much Help. Nyeh Heh Heh!”

Envei (Swap, Blue)- Convincing- Honestly, you’re at a loss here too. Maybe in another timeline he could, one where he was a terrestrial or aerial being. How he helps- Like his other aquatic counterpart, he also can’t leave water.. As far as he knows. He could turn into a human, with legs, but Taif hasn’t told him of this due to protective natures. In the meantime, he’ll try to go on land, going as far as the shore. His fears keep him from going any further. What the others say- Like with Talie, they can’t blame him for his limited reach. However, they are more appreciative of the fact he can’t when it comes to you. He’s rather.. sexual and has taken interest in you. “Oh, You Need My Help, Now Do You? Well, I Could Certainly Help Myself With You~ Mweh Heh Heh! I’m Joking Human! Wish I Could. Try My Brother.”

Taif (Swap, Honey)- Convincing- It make take a bit. He’s distrusting, anxious, honored, and a bit smug. You want his help. His help. His help. You’re jus making him feel more guilty about lying about his real name. How he helps- He’s a bit nervous, to say the least. His fae instincts are going ecstatic. You’re not supposed to invite fae into your home unless you’re prepared. Then again.. you don’t really know.. And he doesn’t want to break your trust in him. Still.. you do want his help.. And you do have some drinks and food to offer.. Fine. He’ll help.. But, he’s helping with the small things, no matter what the others say. What the others say- They’re more protective of you due to him being a fae and the faery nature. Still, they’ll make sure he stays polite. “Y-you want my help..? …Uh... I-I could try.. Fine! I-I’ll help!”

Domni (Fell, Red)- Convincing- All you needed to say was his name! He may seem rough around the edges, and rather lewd, but he just has this need to feel useful, so you asking for his help fuels something in him that’s more intimate than sex. How he tries to help- He’s more than willing to help! Plus, he gets to look at your cute little ass and impress you with his rather thick humorous bones and strength. Everyone know he’s showing off. But if you mention his strength, he’ll smirk, lift your chin some, and comment on how he has “something big and just as powerful” for you. What the others say- With Domni, it’s just eye rolls. They know he’s trying to impress you. Typical. Well, they’ll make sure he doesn’t try anything passed lewd flirting and light touching. “What’s wrong sweetheart? Oh? This? I can carry more than just a dresser. Hand me another one. Ya know what? Get on my shoulders while your at it!” 

Viper (Fell, Boss/Edge/Crimson/Spice)- Convincing- Truthfully, he snap some and say he’s busy and will try to slither away, but if your expression drops from pleading to a limp frown and downcast eyes, or you give him just the sweetest pleading eyes, his soul clenches and he caves. How he helps- Like his brother, he’s rather strong, so the heavy lifting is also split with him. Of course, he’ll 'subtly’ keep looking at you because that makes him think you’re watching, so he has to be at his top game. What the others think- Geez, calm the fuck down! You barely know this human! They find it kind of annoying because he keeps getting it the way. Probably his superiority complex. But, under that, they’re surprised. Viper only does something for someone else if he gets something out of it in return. “Watch Out Human! You Almost Tripped Over The Vampiric Viper! Shut The Fuck Up Domni! I’m Not Showing Off For This Vile Creature! Get You’re Head Off Of You’re Tail!”

Centri (SwapFell Red, Black/BlackBerry)- Convincing- It takes a bit, and a bit of pleading from Relib before he caves. How he helps- Due to his harpy powers, he’s carrying an entire bed up the stairs without even changing his mild scowl. It’s almost admirable, and he gets a sweet dark ginger flush as you gawk at him not even breaking a sweat while he easily lists your refrigerator over his shoulder. The previous owner took theirs and the landlord gave you a used one beforehand. What the others think- They’re shocked. Centri never, never, helps anyone on his terms. Call him selfish, but he much prefers doing things on his own, and would rather people learn to do that Relib, his sweet older brother, is fine though as well. “No! Screw Off, Pest!” “Fine! But Only Because I Need To Keep An Eye On The Idiots So They Don’t Harm My Servant” 

Relib (SwapFell Red, Mutt/BBQ/Puppy/Rus)- Convincing- Relib is another skeleton that all you have to do is ask and he’s already asking back where you want stuff. How he helps- He isn’t as strong as the others around, so he helps with small things. Offering arrangement places, putting away books, hanging up picture, washing dishes, handing out drinks and snacks at breaks. What the others think- He’s just the same old Relib, but.. he seems to have gained some confidence with you, and not the mask he puts up. “W-Would it be okay here? Yeah? Alright.... That would look better to that wall, by the way.”

Ren (Horror, Blood/Axe/Skull)- Convincing- You don’t need to ask him. He just sees commotion happening and immediately shows up to see what’s happening. Good luck fending him off. How he helps- He just like a cat. A big, lazy, affectionate cat. He’s pulling you into his lap and whining when you insist you have to get up. What the others think- They naturally don’t like Ren, except for the aquatic brothers, but Envei is neutral with the wolf. He keeps distracting you, holding you, and is so damn clingy.. “*whine*... Come.. back..”

Mono (Tale)

Talie (Tale)

Envei (Swap)

Taif (Swap)

Domni (Fell)

Viper (Fell)

Centri (SwapFell (R))

Relib (SwapFell (R))

Ren (Horror)

Creature- (Forest) Fae

Element- Earth. Taif is a very patient being. He’d much rather try to convince someone rather than force them to change, no matter how long it takes, he is immortal after all, so he has all the time in the world. Not only this, but he is also a thoughtful being. All gifts from him are from his soul, and will likely relate back to something that had happened between him and another, but he doesn’t like giving gifts too often because that gives power over a fae and he doesn’t like that feeling, so he only gives to those he deeply trusts. This insecure trickster is actually a very hard worker who wants things to remain calm and positively eventful, so he does his best to keep this state.

Shared-

Fae are mischievous, loving pranks -although prefers executing rather than being a victim. Fae are pacifists, unless they are bothered deeply or what they hold dear is threatened. Fae a typically rather phlegmatic beings, but Taif is a partial exception.

Taif will show his emotions, but prefers to smother them with a smoke of a cigarette or weed, or even a drink. Too much alcohol, however, makes him spill his heart and mind, especially to those close to him.

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Taif is a lanky skeleton with light orange fleckles decorating his cheeks. Despite him slouching, he's two feet and two inches taller

He has mainly cream colored cicada iridescent wings.

He wears a form of green and brown cloth with small red, white, and light purple flowers blooming from the vines that weave through the cloak. Gems are embedded into the fabric.

His sockets glow a faint gold tinted irange, magic activated or not.

Powers-

Tongues- Fae are able to speak in tongues, which Taif uses the older languages as not as many know them as a way to joke on others, hide his secrets, and flirt when he’s too shy to outright say, or to impress, but all to help boost his confidence.

Glamour- Taif also shares a glamour power. Due to insecurities, he uses this quite a bit to appear more ‘appealing’ to others or to just ‘help’ his mind feel more comfortable with his appearance.

Flight- Despite a lack of wings, Taif can fly, although he usually just hovers, not liking being so high up.

Shape shifting- While some fae can shapeshift into different creatures, this drains a lot of energy from the poor skeleton, so he usually sticks to only increasing or decreasing his size (in more ways than one.)

Fae mark- Invisible to all but the fae, fae are able to mark humans as enemy, friend, mate, or family. Each mark is unique to each fae, and each of the four categories listed here are different as well.

Fae-dar- They’re able to detect anyone with fae blood.

Invisibility- Fae prefer to be unseen, and this adds to that.

Weaknesses-

Iron- The purer and more raw, the more lethal it is.

Shiny objects- Taif is partial to shiny objects, loving them, so they throw off his focus.

Deal making- Fae are incapable of breaking a deal they made, unless the deal is broken by the other part, and not by loophole but fully broken.

Personality-

Taif is a rather.. meek monster. Unlike other fae, he’s somewhat shy and insecure. While, yes, he can have confidence, his mainly comes from using his powers to impress. Using his glamour to alter his appearance to something he’d find more attractive, tongues to impress and confuse.

He, despite his species, isn’t as manipulative as other fae may be. He pushes away his thoughts of luring you into fairy rings and trapping you in the fae realm. Unlike other fae, he isn’t as strict as others could be. He still doesn’t like others who are selfish or rude, but has built a tolerance for it after meeting humans and what they’ve done to monsterkind.

Speaking of which, he’s very suspicious of humans and reluctant of their species due to his past experiences with them. He doesn’t like humans, but also knows that those around today aren’t the same ones that sealed all communities of monsters in the undergrounds, or forced them into hiding a second time, but he still doesn't like them.

Backstory-

Before the underground, he mainly practiced his magic alongside others who had similar powers, so being underground wasn't a new thing to him or socialized with humans, but a sudden influx of monsters of all elements was, but he dealt with it. Once the curse was lifted, and they were able to step out, only to be chased off again furthered his dislike of humans. They began hunting them, selling them, killing them, and more until half of each community remained while humans spread far and wide and overcrowded.

Envei (Berry) (En-v-ay)

Creature- (Lionfish) Siren

Element- Earth + Wind. Earth elements strive to keep peace, keeping things calm, hard work, are rather practical, keep others in mind, and like to pull things together. I picture Envei like this because he loves doing the best he can, keeping things a positive neutral as to not disrupt any serenity, a key point to others plans or ideas, and adores his ideas fitting together perfectly and smoothly.

Shared traits-

Sirens will draw prey in through a deceiving song, but will go after said prey if the song doesn’t work. Envei, however, is different. He will draw people in with flattery, but will send a song if the friend tries to leave for a long amount of time or he isn’t ready to have them leave.

This has led him to drowning and nearly drowning. He doesn’t mean to, he promises! He just.. doesn’t want someone he cares about to leave him.

Unlike his feral siren groups, Envei is able to keep his hunger under control with mainly fish and cooked mammals, occasionally fruits for any nutrition he can’t get from his typical diet.

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Envei, if with legs would four inches taller, one, but with his tail he’s two feet and one inch.

He has lionfish spines going from his spine fown to a quarter up from his tailfin to a few inches down from his pelvis.

He has four fins, the upper two larger than the inner two.

Just above his tail fin, on the sides just above, are a fin that flows almost like a mini cape over the actual tail fin part.

On his elbow areas, he has small spines that have membrane between.

On the aidea of his head he has fins wjere his ears would be.

He has sharper teeth, which he tries to hide due to wanting to look softer and more approachable.

His pinpricks are a nice blue glow with a small gold slit to the inside.

Powers-

Song- Envei does have a song, but he uses it for last because he wants to win friends over the right way, but he can loose control between wanting to sing normally and going to his sirens song.

Waters- Envei is a deep sea siren, so he works better in dark areas or pressured water, having night vision.

Underwater- Due to being a water based creature and a skeleton, he can, of course breath underwater and speak.

Telepathy- While he does have the power to read minds, he does his best to stay out of peoples heads.

Heart Storm- Has the ability to cause storms, but this only happens when he’s throwing a major fit over something.

Venom- Instead of venom in his pines, he has a sort of aphrodisiac. His canines have actual venom he could use, but tries not to.

Weaknesses-

Mirrors- Mirrors show their true form.

Bronze daggers- Getting stabbed by a bronze dagger is a nasty wound on it’s own. but if it’s coated with the blood of a victim becomes lethal.

Terrestrial- Being a water based creature, being out of water for a long while can cause him to become dehydrated and could end up with him dead.

Venom- He doesn't like to use his venom stuff, unless someone attacks his friends or prey.

Personality-

While Envei may seem like a brat, he honestly isn’t. He's just very clingy. The doesn't like seeing people close to him disappear.

While he may seem precious and happy on the outside, he still has a storm inside that rages. This adds to his want of others to be happy, not wanting them to feel the cold, burning anger that he deals with.

Envei is a rather protective being. He will allow tether, but he’s still a pretty defensive little creature. If he thinks you’ll be in danger and -even after he tries to convince you to not go do what you want to- will pout, begrudgingly giving you suggestions of safety precautions to encourage you from getting hurt.

He’s also a jealous type. If he likes you and sees you with someone else being lovey dovey, he’ll subtly pout, turning his head away.

Otherwise, he's a very sweet and eccentric monster. He just wants others to be happy and safe, hoping that it could happen at some point.

However, this isn't to say he's completely childish andin innocent.

If he strikes an interest in a one night stand, or as a mate after a period, he flips his charm on and start flirting and teasing the other he was infatuated with.

Backstory- 

1. The kings are Tale, Fell and Horror. Queens are Swap and SwapFell Red.

2. All the rulers are in separate undergrounds under a large line of mountains. (Five undergrounds underneath one very large and long mountain. Think of like the Andes mountains.)

Posted 5/27/2020

Once monsters reached the surface, it wasn’t pretty right from the start.

Nearly all humans had moved on from the ‘silly’ tales of monsters, magic, the mountain housing them, and didn’t spread those stories anymore which resulted in those who didn’t look far into history to have these writings evaporated from human minds. But the earth still remembered. Those five children chosen by the spirits themselves told the children it was time to restore balance.

Humans used to depend on monsters for help keeping the earth in check due to most humans being in tribes or towns that only had two to seven elders each, so the ones who weren’t born with the gift of being able to sense the emotions of the area had monsters help -who taught the original wielders who were scared of their gift. 

Monsters depended on humans to keep their powers in check and to make sure the races always mixed to ensure no bias or unjust opinions sprout in any communities. But, this never stopped humans did it?

As everything was going perfect, some humans still hated -more of envied- monsters for their powers and being more in tune with nature.

When the four outcast children from these monsterphobe communities -were more of cast out- the spirits guided them to their new families with an amazing brother and a pair of loving parents who helped grow the child's gift which they had feared because the gift was the reason they’d been outcast.

The six misunderstood children had finally found a place where they were accepted regardless of race, abilities, mentality, and were finally shown true compassion.

It wasn’t until those with the gifts were overcome by a disease that swept across the lands. Few survived, and those children were not in those few.

The six were to be carried to the highest elders, but that included passing through the towns the six originated from that surrounded the monsters lands. The gifted ones brothers all fell, and within the fortnight, the six kings waged war on humans.

It amazed elders that peace could be broken so easily as they formulated a plan while the queens tried to figure a plan.

This ended swiftly as word swept across that the princes had killed their siblings, and that was enough to have all alive elders to help seal away the monsters under the mountains.

First tense days passed of the kings fought to break each barrier that encased them, and then weeks, and months, years, before the struggling men felt hope drain.

Two decided to keep their rule, but stayed in painful solitude, as their mate had left, keeping rule over the kingdom.

One king and two queens turned their anger onto their subjects and that reflected onto them as they grew hatred for the king but had to riots, fearful of the kings power.

Two of the kings went to a softer life, but the rage was picked up by the queens of the two. Both couples argued before they separated. One queen ruled fairly, the other with hatred.

The monster race had fallen, all from the biased, bigoted, and idiotic acts of ignorant and envious humans.

The story did not stop there, however.

After centuries, six children all curious about the mountains, made a pact to bring justice to monsters. However, ones sibling went and ruined the underground of one fair kings and sparred few.

Not long after each child -except the older sibling- spent a decade in the underground, a seventh child came and freed the ruined kingdoms world.

Monsters were sent to the surface.

However, each city was different.

The fair king led his subjects to a town where they were put in terrible conditions and slaughtered. The fair queen was no different.

The cruel king was welcomed with a wasteland where humans no longer thrived, but past structures stayed. The cruel queen was the same.

Lastly. due to the sixth child killing the king from the ruined kingdom, his head Sargent took the throne and was the ruler of monsterkind. They were feared for their scars, injuries, and intimidating look. They were quickly chased off, weak from so long being abused by their own.

Humans quickly chased the monsters away and the children were taken off the map. 

Very little had been documented after. However, humans ended up splitting the creatures the monsters were to make it simpler on the mind and eyes, but more mind, as paranoia could set in due to such power combined. 

Posted 5/25/2020

This is the opening to Ancif.

Under cut due to length.

You had only recently bought a house -more of a small Victorian style manor- in the deep forest, a couple miles off from the thin suburbs, just under a high cliff that was just under a quarter mile high. You had your own reasons for moving so far out; mental issues, family, an ex, health, or just liking the charm the house had.

Even though it was a good hundred or so years old, it had been lightly renovated, no water damage, excellent electrical wiring, no breaks in the interior or exterior, and was just great overall. And, to make sure you didn’t waste hundreds of thousands o n bills, the water supply was from fresh water lakes and rain, electric and heat was solar powered, and was overall self sustained.

Not to mention the area surrounding. Just a couple hundred yards away was a rather large deep tropical water lake that once connected to the ocean a century ago, which held a vast ecosystem and half the forest was the manors property, so you could fish at the lake, plant food, take down trees, build structures, and do whatever you wanted.

Of course, that didn’t mean you would never have to go into town. You still had to go into town for groceries, work, or for buying things for your house and other non-essential bills. 

As these passing thoughts went through and out of your mind, you turned the corner as you drove the large U-Haul towards the obscured residence, the waning gibbous moon shining light onto the narrow dirt road narrowly escaping being concealed by the branches and leaves of the mid spring trees.

As you drove at a low speed, you caught glimpses of different animals around. Was.. Was that a wolf? A.. rather.. large one at that? No! Of course not.. You’re mind must be hallucinating due to lack of sleep from prepping to move, loading your things in alone, and it being rather late -quarter passed two.