#conoric

5 words to physically describe your OC

Dark, small, brittle, closed-off

Who inspired your OC?

Much life Cas, I tend to draw inspiration from all over the place so here's my top three.

Felix from Fire Emblem Three Houses was a kind of origin point for his development. I created the earliest version of Conoric well-before I'd ever played Three Houses but my experience with Felix helped flesh out some of Conoric's character as well as where I intended to go differently. Which was a lot of places really. Meriot from Cadfael was a massive inspiration because it was exactly what I was looking for. A character so wounded that he became bitter and stoic but never unkind. He had a heart that was meant to love and he tortured himself as well as others by pushing everyone away and bottling everything up. V from Devil May Cry V I guess? I was going through his redesigns when I started playing Devil May Cry V and something about his design helped me come up with Conoric's final design. I mean, I was toying with giving Conoric a physical manifestation of his natural frailty so... thanks for giving me the idea to give my boy a cane!

Give me a song to define your OC

I really always associated this one with him, being a broody type full of self-sacrifice.

Who Will Save You Now? by Les Friction

If I met your OC on the street how would they greet me?

He wouldn't. He might look at you, understand what he could of you but wouldn't say anything unless it seemed like you needed help. Even then, he'd never announce his help, he'd just do what he could as quietly as possible without drawing attention to himself.

Can your OC be your best friend? Why?

Nope. He can't even be his best friend, let alone anyone else's!

1 adjective and 1 noun to describe your OC

Cautious Observer

BACKSTORY

Born to lesser nobility, the boy who would become Conoric was left as a popular inn in Walbury as a Winter Child. Born magically gifted and with the uncanny ability to see things beyond what others could see, the boy's talents were feared and mistaken for the early signs of Terrorisation. While attempts were made by his birth family to understand him, he was ultimately seen more of as an omen than a child. During his birth mother's pregnancy, she became gripped with fear for her life and that of her unborn child's and attempted something truly horrific. After surviving his birth mother's attempt to drown him, the family sent the 4-year old was sent away to a distant inn to be raised by another, unable to understand or raise him.

PERSONALITY

Solitary, dour and always wearing a cold mask that repels others away. He carries a heart-deep pain that he has grown accustomed to, feeling that the bitter anguish is as part of him as his skin. Conoric is highly intelligent, very sensitive and with a quiet but very genuine need to help others and feel needed. He has a very low tolerance for social activities and tends to need a lot of time alone to cope. Despite his desires to keep apart from others to protect himself, he longs to be a part of something greater and has a keen eye for noticing small problems that have the potential to grow.

BEHAVIOR

Quiet and watchful, Conoric keeps his distance from everyone he doesn't trust, taking in details from his caution that others might overlook. When around his brother, stepmother or anyone else he may grow to trust, Conoric is almost a different person. He smiles, speaks openly and shows his true nature and caring side. He and his brother work wonders together by pooling their different findings and tempering those findings with their vastly different outlooks.

MOTIVATION

Conoric is someone who feels purposeless, especially without Cas. He clings to Cas, hoping that Cas will never leave him but deep down he knows it will happen someday.

POSITIVE TRAITS

EMPATHETIC Cautious Protective Independent Analytical Curious

NEGATIVE TRAITS

OVERSENSITIVE Cynical Insecure Withdrawn

FATAL FLAW

Cognitive: He has become comfortable with melancholy, walks around in a gloom and subconsciously pushes people away. Behavioral: Seeing criticism where there is none

Negative Coping Mechanisms

Denial or repression Distrusting others

Positive Coping Mechanisms

Volunteering (focusing on others) Expressing his thoughts and feelings via journaling

Uncomfortable Emotions

Powerlessness Pity Longing Bitterness

QUIRKS

Can sense spirits and unseen forces Avoids physical contact with others Adds sugar to a lot of his foods & drinks

HOBBIES

Writing. Reading. Calligraphy.

TALENTS & SKILLS