Can u tell us about Baxel? How did ey come to be?
[ID: A digital sketch page compiling multiple ocs. The top left features 5 different species; from left-to-right are the Grokies, slug-inspired creatures with sharp teeth & huge arms, the Seikorg, snail-inspired species with rolled-up eye stalks & shell-hats, the Lumids, jellyfish-inspired species with large hands & decorated caps, the Glix, magnetic-fluid creatures wearing masks & stomach plates, & finally the Sabergrits, a reptilian & avian combination with a large main eye & winged arms. Below them is someone named Baxel, who is black & white, curly eared, with a spiked tail, underbite & tired eyes. Fe's shown to be an artificially created amalgamate of all 5 species, plus some dog dna. To the right are their parents, a Seikorg/Grokie mix called Slug & a dalmation reporter called Broaden. End ID]
Lore-wise, Baxel was originally commissioned as a test-tube baby by their parents (common practice, esp for those who are sterile/don't have means of natural reproduction) and was only suppose to have the DNA Slug and Broaden- however, fe ended up being illegally modified by their bio-engineer, and was later even stolen by said engineer, raised as their own kid after they claimed skull died due to complications. Parents and child continued not knowing the other existed for 16 or so years, until Baxel got involved in a bunch of stuff that led vox to learning about their conception, as well as about the species they're related to.
Baxel's "bonus" modifications included the addition of Lumid, Glix and Sabergrit dna, which coupled with the Seikorg and Grokie dna from Slug, made them a rare and unique mix that's also potential cause for corporate conflict. See, the 5 aforementioned species are technically copyrighted, super secret, artificially created, and incredibly destructive creations of bio companies that went missing a couple years back. Not only do/did the creators hate each other, but they kept them a secret to deter copycats, and to perfect them until they could be weaponized. Most of these species ended up breaking away from their birth companies but, for one reason or another they maintain their secrecy and few know about their existence at all. The bio-engineer who "created" Baxel use to work for these companies and managed to steal some samples/ building instructions, hoping to create something really powerful with a five-way amalgamate, something that would rival all species in raw ability. As Baxel grew though, the engineer's disappointment turned into verbal abuse and skull ended up running away at age 16, getting imself into a bunch of shenanigans and potentially stopping an apocalyptic war.
