#kyriach

The Red Order claims to be named after Hope, a red-skinned tiefling who gave his life to save an entire kingdom from ruin. To honor his sacrifice, the monks will regularly give their own blood to symbolize the pain and suffering Hope suffered for them. The order present themselves as humble, kind scholars that have given their lives to fulfill Hope's final wish of protecting the people he died for. In fact, multiple members of the order claim direct descendancy from the hero himself!

Beneath that veil, though, the Red Order are an order of assassins and spies, working under the front of a peaceful monastery. They abuse the lenience and trust hapless monks inspire to infiltrate and blend into crowds. 

Oh Kyriach would vibe so hard with the chill singing and the guitar. It wouldn’t be his favorite, but he’d absolutely enjoy it. Same probably goes for Finn, my paladin. 

😍 which muse is the biggest heart breaker

I’d say Kyriach is a good mix of appealing and comitaphobic. Some, like Kul, have some of the energy, but Kul also doesn’t really invite romantic clamoring. Kyriach is genuinely charming, and very flirty by default, so it’s easy to get the wrong idea with him. 

🌛 which muse is the biggest dreamer

That would be Kyriach! He is the only one with any grand ambition beyond riches, fame, or finding a life purpose. He has a huge end goal that he strives for, and in general dreams of a better society where everyone can be safer.

🌉 which muse is most consumed by wanderlust

Wujian. A big part of the reason Wujian left the home provinces was to experience the outside world! 

🍕 which muse is a terrible cook

Most of my muses has some basic cooking skills, due to having to live on the go for a long time. They can handle themselves with a mess kit, you know? 

☠ which muse is The Worst™

While some characters, like Bludrak, have extremely high body counts, most of my bad characters either have different moral values or at least have a good side to them.

That doesn’t really apply to Nizeh. She has no real excuse for her wanton violence and mean attitude, even towards friends. She knows fully that what she is doing is wrong, and is perfectly fine with it. 

👑 which muse is most likely to take over the world

Not including obvious powerhouses like Bludrak and Raven’s Foe, this is hard to answer. Most with the ambition lack necessary skills (Nizeh) while those who don’t lack the ambition (Steve and his merc army). I would say the closest is Kyriach, who might go the extra mile in his vision for a better world. It would be far down the line, but it could happen.

💎 which muse is the biggest drama queen

Atsu, hands down. I specifically made him to channel my most obnoxiously arrogant and dramatic self. It... Kinda worked? I have a hard time fully playing someone that obnoxious, so he’s been scaled down a bit. By now, he’s still very “spoiled prince”, though. 

🎭 which muse is the easiest to write

It might be Kasim, just because I’ve come to use him so often. Otherwise it might be Hergin, simply because he’s got a lot of things common with me, plus some very simple but concrete character points. I seldom worry that I do him “right”, he usually flows really naturally. Even now, where I haven’t used him in a game for over a year, he’s clear to me.

💕 which muse falls in love too easily

GIVE ME THE NAME OF ONE OF MY OCS IN MY ASKBOX AND I'LL ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY

01. Full name: Kyriach Erik Rutherford

02. Best friend: Mara, especially because they’ve been friends for such a long time.

03. Sexuality: Panromantic pansexual polysexual

04. Favorite color: Purble. Maybe a bit self-centered but you know how it is.

05. Relationship status: Single

06. Ideal mate: Someone romantic and willing to communicate openly. They have to be receptive to a lot of affection, especially physical, and ideally just as liberal with giving it back. Having a high libido and interesting sex is basically a must. Finally, being lawful and supportive of his goals would be nice. His parents are an adventuring power couple, and he’d like that same feeling of being able to fight together as well as you love together. 

07. Turn-ons: Confidence, combat capability, intimate touching, dirty sense of humor, and casual flirting. 

08. Favorite food: Probably anything from Mara’s festhall. 

09. Crushes: Nothing serious for now

10. Favorite music: Anything non-intrusive. With today’s music, he’d like heavy/electric bass and especially post-rock. 

11. Biggest fear: Dying before accomplishing anything useful.

12. Biggest fantasy: Changing the Red Order from within to what he considers to be the ideal form with the ideal goals.

13. Bad habits: Too flirty, even in serious dealings.

14. Biggest regret: There’s not a lot, at least not yet. For now, it might be his worst romantic experience?

15. Best kept secrets: The Red Order’s true purpose. 

16. Last thought: “Down below...? Ven’dri needs us to clear out rats or somethin’?”

17. Worst romantic experience: Tried to date within the order, which did not go well. 

18. Biggest insecurity: Despite being educated at the monastery and at home, he’s retained very little practical knowledge. 

19. Weapon of choice: His fists and his trench knife

6. Hugging headcanon

He! Loves! Hugs! He hands them out like candy because he loves physical contact. When he hugs people, his tail usually gets involved to go around their waist or wrap around their leg. 

9. General physical contact headcanon

While Kyriach touches a lot of people, having it flipped can put him on edge. People grabbing him out of nowhere really kicks his monk teachings into gear and he’s like “OK DUCK AND THROW THEM TO THE GROUND- Wait it’s just my friend, ok cool.” He’s trying to get over that instinct, but a big part of his monk training was about handling attacks from all directions.

16. Favorite possession headcanon

9. General physical contact headcanon

Kyriach is very touchy if you’re okay with it. He loves playing with people’s hair, touching clothes, putting a hand on people’s shoulder, etc etc. Hugs are arguably his favorite way to greet people. It probably comes from how touchy his dad is, and he took after that.

10. Physical appearance headcanon

Kyriach has a number of cuts across his arms and lips. Almost all of them comes from his use of blood magic, which requires him to sacrifice some of his own health to use effectively. His most common way to do this is to do a quick cut across his arm, but sometimes he bites into his lip, especially if he’s casting a charming spell.

As a result, he always keeps ample supplies of bandages at hand!

11. Wardrobe headcanon

After being raised by a half-naked demon and a woman who only dressed in light clothes or hunting gear, followed by training in a monastery, Kyriach now has the fashion sense of a mole. All his clothes are extremely simple and pragmatic. I’d say his monk robes are as unusual as he’ll go. 

12. Jewelry headcanon

For the same reason as above, Kyriach has no jewelry, and doesn’t feel the need to get any! That said, he loves jewelry and decorations on other people. It’s just one of those things where he doesn’t connect the dots and realises that it would also look good on him?

13. Nickname headcanon

Kyriach’s other name, Erik, is not quite a nickname. His parents struggled for a long time about what to name him; his dad wanted a more demonic name, but his mother insisted on a normal name. As a result, they kept both, and now he answers to both names interchangably. Even if you ask him what his name is, it’s a toss-up over which name he offers first. Both feel “right” to him.

(Personally I tend to use Kyriach because it’s a much more unique name, so it makes it easier not to get him mixed up with other Eriks)

14. Dancing headcanon

Yet another result of a pragmatic upbringing, he’s not much of a dancer! His sense of rhythm isn’t great either, but he likes doing it if it’s with a friend.

15. Singing headcanon

🔮 Do they have any magical powers or abilities? If it’s a realistic world, what religion do they follow?

As a tiefling, Kyriach has some innate magic, mostly focused on seduction and manipulation. There’s also the usual unnatural resistance to fire.

Aside from that, he’s trained as a monk for several years, and in doing so has learnt skills like limited blood magic.

🎲 Do they have any vices? 

He sleeps around a lot, and he also drinks socially. Apart from that, he interacts with some unsavory people, but I dunno if talking with criminals is considered a vice?

🌹  What songs remind you of them?

Slow jams, especially kinda sultry ones. Not just for the obvious reason, but he’s also a chill guy who likes to just lay back and relax. I couldn’t imagine Kyriach being into super energetic music.

That said, Danny also brought Sweet Tooth by Scott Helman to my attention, and it def has some of his vibes.

🍑 Which emoji would they use the most?