#oc studies

More original characters’ studies, this time featuring a turnaround of the villain and our heroine’s opinion about him.

The Eldest. The God of life and death. Of all things that grow and rot. And the most ancient of the Divines. He has a veritable range of manifestations. The most common one looks like a walking corpse, with flowers and other plant matter growing out of his empty eye sockets and cracks in the bone. Velvet hangs from his tines, some of them torn and broken. If this form can be compared to one that is dead, then his second manifestation is a perfect opposite. His body whole and strong and gleaming with an ethereal whiteness brighter than the sun but soft on the eyes. His antlers a lofty and magnificent crown. But this second form is very rare up close. Shown only to those purest in heart and near/after death. Though some legends say that a pure white buck can lead one to where they need to be. If this is the Elder Being, it’s not known. But those who do see the apparition feel it is so. 

It’s unknown as to why he chooses to manifest in his first form, but individuals believe he expects those to seek their hearts and try to understand what they feel. The lesson; those who seem foul or unassuming often tell the truth, while those who appear grandiose at first tell lies. 

Many believe this god has major influence not only to deer, but to all living things, and doesn’t appear as cervine to all. A few deem him to be the One God, and creator of the earth, while others think of him as a high ranking servant to some powerful unknown force. The matter is hotly debated in some more extremist individuals. Little to no stories tell of him parting wide rivers or moving mountains for divine intervention, if he decides to intervene at all. Though perhaps his intervening is more subtle than many think, and that he guides and advises individuals to their supposed fate. Those who believe their lives were heavily influenced by the Being say he appears to those who have a need in their souls, and sends them to other souls in need to help nourish their own.

 The Dark Spectre

This gloomy being is almost exactly what it sounds like. An unassuming shadow in the distance and never seen very up close. Often in the form of a wolf or raven, though a deer form has been reported. Those who believe in it say it’s a living shadow with no body in contrast to the Elder Being. Others report it having three glowing yellow eyes lacking pupils 

oc studies ft. @ladyinthebluebox ‘s Diedre Lavellan & Sybil Ryder, @amell-on ‘s Avi Hawke, & @ma-sulevin ‘s Avery Ryder