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Late to this game and I apologize for that, but absolutely!! :D

6. What sense do they most rely on?

This might be a very straightforward pick for an asura, but hearing!

7. Is your character an optimist or a pessimist?

Somewhere in the middle? Pliarr's more of a realist than either extreme, but he does tend to think of as many possible negative outcomes as he can and plan for them. So...realist/pessimist, or something like that, maybe.

16. What is their choice of weapon?

Pliarr is proficient in using pretty much anything that's pointy (also with scepters!), but he usually fights with dual swords.

17. When does your character think that violence is justified or deserved?

Finch hours!! :D <3

1. What was the first element of your OC that you remember considering (name, appearance, backstory, etc.)?

Appearance but also the legion it's from! I really wanted to have a charr from a legion other than Ash, since the first six I created (Ari and her 'bandmates) all belonged to the same one, so I thought "cool, we'll try out Iron Legion this time." Finch's coat pattern/design also is based (somewhat loosely but close-ish) on one of my IRL cats :)

3. How did you choose their name?

Finch has gone through. at least two other names I think?? It's existed in-game for a lot longer than I've been talking about it, since it took a while for me to settle on its actual personality/backstory. I chose Finch because a) I enjoyed the irony of naming a cat after a bird, b) for the symbolism of giving a bird name to someone who flees/escapes from what it sees as a cage, and c) it ended up with specifically Finch because that's the "nature name" I chose in fifth grade during science camp and I figured why not xD. Its warband name was comparatively an afterthought, but "Wildreign" seemed fitting--and, fun fact, I still haven't decided which part of that name was shared by the rest of its original warband!

19. What is your favorite fact about your OC?

Oh no worries no worries I'm so glad you like it!! :D Please always feel free to ask about Finch; it makes me happy :)

C. What’s their weirdest habit or quirk?

I don't know what qualifies as weirdest necessarily, but one quirk that Finch has is that it actively dislikes silence. Even an irritating noise is better than silence, as far as it's concerned.

J. What is their greatest weakness?

In terms of physical fighting, it relies on shadows and stealth rather than an overabundance of DPS ability. If you manage to take away its ability to hide, it's going to have a much more difficult time in combat. In more general terms, probably the fact that it's done things on its own for so long that it doesn't even really consider that it could be getting help and support from the people it has in its life now and thus will not ask for it pretty much Ever.

K. What is their greatest strength?

In terms of physical fighting--stealth! :) If it can get the drop on you and it's possible to take you out in one hit, there's a good chance you're going down unless you are Very Very aware of your surroundings and can dodge. In more general terms, either its near-intuitive tech skills or its willingness to get the fuck out of dodge if that's what it thinks best, though the latter does have the potential to be a less good thing depending on the situation.

L. What is their secret to happiness?

Hi hi!! :) <3 Thanks so much for asking about him!!

So, before I answer that question, I'ma ramble about him for a second:

The side-character thing comes from the fact that Pliarr is responsible for a lot of things that change the trajectory of people's lives, but not in a way that would put him in the spotlight. His attempt to save his sister as a kid is half the reason for the Primordus corruption that affects the rest of her life, though it absolutely saved her life. He's on a "scouting" mission in the Silverwastes when he runs into Nisha and Rel, and he brings them to the Priory. He's pretty much Ari's only friend in the first few years she's part of the Order of Whispers, and even if they weren't particularly close due to the general headspace Ari was in at that point, it did mean a lot to her.

Pliarr also very much has his own life going on, though. He grew up with his sister as the center of his world after they lost their parents. The only reason they didn't go under the care of Progeny Protective Services was thanks to a family friend, who was their guardian in name (and money/housing) but little more than that. Said family friend also is the reason Pliarr ended up in the Order of Whispers; she was a former member who'd retired to focus on her own research and also acted as something of a headhunter for them (entirely of her own volition, but it wasn't ever discouraged, either). He was (and is) a very talented mesmer who focused far more on improving his magic skills than he did on his Statics work, though he still graduated, and he didn't leave to officially join Whispers until Cio left for the Priory.

He specifically holds the Slayer title in the Order--he works as an assassin, more or less. He also holds a crap ton of secrets--some from the general public as a Whispers agent, and a couple from the Order itself. He's also, these days, kind of loosely attached to Chieko's search-and-rescue squad that's currently doing work in Gyala Delve, so...quite a few avenues to go down for things that would put him in the spotlight a little more--past actions coming back to haunt him in either a physical way or a mental one. He's not going to have the most fun down there, that's for sure.

Oooh, for sure for sure! :D <3

🖊 - Casca is really not a fan of fishing. She has the patience to pull off longer missions--she's former Ash Legion--but sitting still and waiting for fish to bite a line would be absolutely horrible for her. (Don't ask me why this is the first thing I thought of because I have entirely no idea aklsjdfsadf xD ) Funnily enough, her partner Brook is totally fine with fishing.