#crystallinecryptid

Look at this little goblin... imp... jack-in-the-box mixed with a joker card... thingy-  This is the first thing I ever drew completely digitally. Don’t worry, I’ve drawn more since then, so now I know how shading works on this thing. Since then, I have discovered the corrector tool, which I didn’t know about until hALFWAY THROUGH THE DRAWING-

wait hold on I’m interest…wait…let me stop eating these fuckass cookies in my bed in 87 degrees weather

guys pls tell me we can see Kino playing NIKKE (NOT BC I PLAY IT AND GOT THE NEW SUMMER CINDY TO CORE 2 BUT YK!!!!!!)

The heroes/villains:

Pix: (she/her) short for pixel, she's 4th wall aware and can create and manipulate meta constructs (I think that's the right word?) she like climbs on text boxes, attacks using onomatopoeia, does minor time travel through panels, etc. At this point in the story (I haven't posted anything but I'm working on a first chapter when I have energy) she's a very bubbly person and loves being overdramatic as a joke. Her hero name comes from the rules of her universe being that for plot to happen there must be a "viewer" and until the start of the story she had no viewers at all and was so far removed from being part of the story that she would only ever show up as a single pixel on someones screen. The story has a planned villain arc for her where she tries to get rid of all viewers by making every hero, villain, and vigilante stop being interesting even if it means killing them, so that the plot can stop and there would be no tragedy (this is not what would happen, and on some level she knows it. In reality, the cause and effect are reversed, something big is happening, so a viewer shows up. But oh boy does she think that this would do something.) As she gets more unhinged, she learns more about her powers. At the start she's not that OP, she just hits people with onomatopoeia, climbs text boxes, and occasionally goes through panel borders, but only as little pranks because her 'time travel' isn't reliable enough for a fight. By the end she'll basically be a god of her world.

Okay that was a lot.

Crescent sun: (they/she) They can manipulate light, but work only in absolutes. Technically she CAN do illusions, but does not like to. Their philosophy is that if something's worth doing, it's worth finishing, and to her the light bending won't be finished until it's either 100% light or 100% dark. Their team doesn't have a real healer, so they put a lot of effort into learning first aid because she wants to protect everyone. They also make snacks for everyone. Will congratulate the villain on a fight well fought after winning, and give them bandaids and/or a cookie. Just really happy to be with everyone, didn't want to be a superhero, but this their friend brought them on to the team and they're really glad to be there.

Taunt: (he/him) Sarcastic and rude but cares very deeply for his friends, and WILL admit it. He is always reminding his friends just how much he loves them, and then insulting them to their faces. He would never talk bad about someone behind their back. Really loyal. It takes a bit to get his trust, but once he trusts someone he would follow them to the ends of the earth. Even though he openly mocks people out of love, he has trouble bringing up genuine criticism for fear of offending someone. The least people-pleaser-y people pleaser. As for powers, hyperempathy powers. What power he has depends on what feelings the people around him are having, and how strong they are depends on the intensity of the feeling/how many people are feeling it. Sews a new patch onto his costume every time a villain is beaten, with a smile/frown/angry face/etc. depending on the emotion used to beat the villain. Anger is super strength, pride is fire, excitement is electricity, fear is invisibility, and I'm still working on the rest.

Lily: (he/she) Plant 'villain'. Just wants to be left alone, he lives in a very secluded forest, but for some reason people keep showing up! The first few people she killed were important politicians on a (illegal) hunting trip who were going to shoot her pet deer, so now they just keep sending people to deal with her. she just wants to live in the forest in peace! He doesn't want to hurt anyone, but they just won't back off. He loves fashion design, and makes all his own clothes out of vines and flowers. Literally just minding her own business. Actually a very reasonable person, but people keep coming to kill her so what's she supposed to do?

H2(s) (pronounced Hiss): (she/her) Ice villain! Name comes from her armor which is ineffective but super cool because it's made of hydrogen in it's solid form. Her ice powers are extreme to the point where anything that touches her skin freezes solid almost instantly, but her insides are molten, allowing for movement, eating, breathing, etc. I know this wouldn't actually work, but in my universe it does because I think it's neat. Just wants power. Actually treats her henchmen well, she wants to be the most powerful for the sake of being the most powerful but doesn't really want to use the power. Literally a villain for the bragging rights. She's smart strategically, but doesn't know much about the real world and will have her henchmen doing most of the daily tasks because she gets overwhelmed really easily. Really positive work environment though.

that's all I have for the heroes/villains for now, although I'm working on more characters when I have energy.

The Casino characters:

Murphy: (they/xe) Spirit of bad luck who owns the casino. Believes in cheating at all the games, if you can win against their bad luck aura you deserved it. Somehow everyone loses money, often even the house. Mischievous and fun loving, always looking for new games and making little bets. Xer casino is a place for anyone to be accepted, and xe makes as many accommodations as possible through magic. Repairs of the magical systems takes a lot of time, so the majority of security staff is actually working on keeping everything running smoothly.

Chance: (she/her) Murphy's mom, a spirit of good luck. Loves her kid and will occasionally pop in to the casino while wearing a veil to disguise herself so nobody asks for good luck blessings. The staff all have a big debate going on about who this lady is because she always wins. Murphy will not tell them that "Lady luck" as they call her is xer mom, because it's fun to watch them guess. She can't talk, and communicates either with sign language, an aac device, or magic depending on the person's familiarity with sign and if she has her aac device with her. Using magic telepathy tends to give her a headache so she doesn't like using it much. Her personality is very similar to Murphy, she's always looking for something fun and getting into well meaning mischief.

Connie: (she/they) She's the bartender and also a snake person! She's petty and can snap at people, but she's very kind overall. Uses pet names for people "what can I get you sugar?" or something like that. They don't start anything, but boy can they finish it. Her favorite revenge is to just tell someone they messed up BAD, and let them stress about what she's gonna do. Somehow nobody has figured it out yet. She herself rarely gambles, but she knows the strategy behind every game. Also they have a prosthetic tail and a wheelchair which they use interchangeably depending on how they feel on the day and what types of activities they'll be doing. They lost most of their lower body in a landslide when they were young. She loves chemistry and mixology and her favorite game is to guess what type of drink a customer will want before they order it.

Squeak: (it/its) The only security guard who is actually a security guard, and the only one they need. It's a little mouse person, with huge sharp teeth. It's really protective of everyone and will not hesitate to throw anyone out if they're causing problems. Refers to itself as a feral ratboy. It often jokes about excessive violence, but really only throws people out of the casino. It loves its job so much, and plans on working at the casino until it dies. It loves looking cute and kicking butt. Will dig through the garbage for something shiny. It's pretty good at reading people but often not sure what to do if someone's upset. Normally either "Do you want to pet my head? I'm really soft" or "Do you want me to punch something for you?" are it's two methods of reassurance. Weirdly enough, this usually works.

I'm also still working on the characters in the casino, but these are the OCs I have for now. Thanks for listening!! Probably good I don't have more of them fleshed out yet because this is pretty long, and I'm realizing I'm not great at describing personalities. Sorry it's so long.

Thank you so much for letting me share my characters!! I love the little guys in my brain. ^-^