#fokron

Recently heavily revamped Beyond's backstory. All three of them r in one of my savefiles (my gourm run) and Beyond is modified gourm sprite with DMS. BUT... i wanted to give them some lore reasons for looking freakish ahah .... their backstory notes below copied from toyhouse :3

Purposed organism' was created from test tube when Ancient's were still around, as a slugcat 'show breed'. From base slugcat, elongated ears, feathers/wings, shortened muzzle, extended lifespan (~150yrs / 54,750 (assuming a cycle is roughly an earth day long) ) + heightened intelligence (to perform tricks, was also given the mark, but not given a way to communicate BACK to ancients).  

Was raised for show by their ancient owner from age 10-23 (yrs). Came out of the test tube at age 10, did not experience being baby. Show breeds' 'wings' are just for show and were never intended for flight, since this would make them harder to control. 

Has some breathing issues bc of shortened muzzle, and runs out of breath quickly.Beyond was prized for their pearly green-white pelt, long tail and ears, and circular head marking.

Their owner saw them more as a valuable object than as an alive being. Owner kept them on a very regimented diet and schedule which Beyond hated. Beyond has lasting trauma from this, tends to have authority issues, dislikes most phyical contact (except from select individuals under select contexts), stress eats and hoards food and territorial over food.

Later feels a kind of solidarity for the iterators for the ancient's poor treatment and abandonment of them as well.

when they were 23 yrs the mass ascension happened. Owner attempted to ascend with them (w/o proof of scugs/beyond being able to ascend) and Beyond escaped.

text in the golden parts of the image are 4 prayers to the in-universe god Doa! (Doa, god of judgement) who is very central to Daejn/Dlollom's characters.

"Hear me, I deny not the blood that rushes through me. I follow where it commands. I rejoice in what is meant and what is meant not.

Hear me, I allow that fire within to burn freely. As it burns may it illuminate what I need from what I want.Steady, may it clear a path for me.

Hear me, I tread carefully forward, minding the paths laid before me. I go onward not blindly.With this knowledge, may I not bleed by claws already bloodied. May my claws be the ones which strike first.

Hear me, know my fear so that I may know mine. May I know it so it tugs not against me.May I feel it yet let it pass as nothing but a breeze. May I hold it but not clutch onto it, and it not clutch unto me."

(Doa is heavily associated with the number four... so that is present many places here too)