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About Cupio:

Lived at Fair Children with Cupiea

Lives in Winterhollow with Fenna and Seven Lock

Cupiea's brother 

5'11 

Black curly (3c) hair down past his shoulders. He has these romantic face-framing pieces that often hang in front of his face

Four horns, Jacobson sheep style. 

His nose and mouth are more of a snout (not pictured)

Sheep-like nose (not pictured)

Sheep-like mouth (not pictured)

Sharp teeth, like a carnivore. 

Has claws instead of fingernails. They are black. 

The fur on his legs is very curly and starts at his waist

Tufts of fur grow between his pectoral muscles and on the sternum, on the shoulders, through the neck area, retaining black color (not pictured).

Black sheep ears

Black curly fur on legs 

Does not wear shoes, as he has hooves.

Has a short sheep tail. 

Light yellow eyes with goat pupils 

Almond skin tone, freckles, his skin tone is lighter than Cupiea's since the Winter Court doesn't get as much sun. 

Lean and athletic 

Has hooves 

Also has a gold ring on his horn, matching Cupiea

Much more reserved and aloof than Cupiea. Protective, quick-witted, adaptable, resilient, ingenuity. Also very emotionally suppressed and guarded, at least in public.

Plays the upright bass. 

Doesn't talk much in public

Loves art, drawing, woodwork, and playing the upright bass 

Has learning disabilities (dyslexia, dysgraphia)

Has poor fine motor skills (Fenna or Seven Lock will cut his food for him, holds glasses/cups/mugs with both hands, detail work is difficult for him, etc.)

Has a mild, persistent tremor in his hands

Hip wings, heart moth, like the rest of the family

The hip wings are usually at rest, like a moth's, and are flat against his side when at rest. When happy/excited, they will flutter

Sheep type Doveacean 

Wears an amulet, a silver circle inlaid with a copper swirl, to help prevent against memory loss and fear/mitigate the effects of Fenna's chimera form

Dating Fenna and Seven Lock

Messenger for the Winter Court

Casual/Non-working clothes: black, white, or cream colored poet shirts with the ties undone, loose, and casual. Loose black pants with slits up the sides for his wings. Leaves a gap of skin between his shirt and pants such that you can see his waistbeads. Wears the amulet from Fenna, his horn ring, a golden sun earring in one ear (from Mese and Anthe), a silver snowflake earring in the other ear (from Fenna and Seven Lock), a leather cord bracelet with one of Fenna's claws on it alongside one of Seven Lock's claws. 

Clothes when working: Black leotard with silver details. Black legwarmers that go to the tops of his thighs. A cloak in the pattern of Seven Lock's fur with Fenna's feathers around the edges, closed with a silver snowflake clasp (the cloak matches Fenna's and Seven Lock's). Keeps the amulet, waistbeads, horn ring, earrings, and bracelet on.

Gets very animated/funny when drunk, bantering with Cupiea and telling stories, showing how he and Cupiea are related.

Picks on Cupiea often, as siblings do.

Prefers spicy, savory, or hearty foods

He is fey and cannot lie

Has a staring problem. His eyes can see a lot, given the goat pupils. But he stares and does not blink (fey thing). 

Calls Fenna "Fang" affectionately 

Calls Seven Lock "Seven" or "kitty" affectionately 

Bisexual

Fair Children is a large Doveacean commune in the Material Realm, hidden in southern Utah, buried deep in the mountains near a river. It is the largest commune in that region. It has a school on grounds, a medicinary, several common areas, large gardens, and, of course, plenty of houses for its members.

The houses are all built by hand, shaped to the family who will be living within them. Each house is a mixture of cob housing and earthship housing, blending with nature. The commune does have working electricity and water, using solar panels, hydroelectricity, and some prayers to stay afloat.

The commune hunts its own game, grows its own food, creates textiles, has a couple of apiaries, and maintains all of the equipment it uses. They mostly rely on the Earth and her offerings, but the humans of the commune sometimes go into town to get essentials for the rest of them.

The leader of the commune is a woman named Gene Carroll, who helps organize events with nearby communes. Gene is a fair leader, calm, kind, and gentle. You can frequently find her hanging out with the herbalist, Idalie Medina, maintaining the grounds, or drinking coffee on her front porch. Though she leads the commune, that does not mean the commune does not run as a democracy. Gene values the voices of all of the people who live there, and really only uses her position when breaking ties, which is infrequent at best.

Idalie, frequently referred to as Ida, is the commune's herbalist and Gene's best friend. Their houses are side by side, green and purple buildings dotting the landscape. They blend well together. Gene is clever, gentle, yet not a doormat, wise far beyond her years. Ida is humorous, witty, achingly smart, and direct, yet never callous or mean. Both are good teachers, have good intentions, and care deeply for those around them. If you see one of them, the other is often not far behind.

Freddie, Rory, and their parents live in three bedroom, two-bathroom house. The outside is a burnt orange, the roof a light brown. There are wildflowers spread all across the property alongside handmade lawn stakes of dragonflies, butterflies, and frogs. Freddie's room is small, with a bed, a desk, a couple of small shelves built into the wall, and a few chests to hold her things. Freddie decorates her room with handmade paper chains, stars, and anything colorful she can find.

Rory's room is covered in half-finished projects and drawings. He has a threadbare carpet, a bed, a desk, shelves, and chests, just like his sister, but his room is darker, more ambient. He has a bass guitar, some tools lying around, and plenty of posters on the walls.

The rest of their house is a mash of color, decor, mismatched plates and cutlery, and other bits and bobbles they've collected over the years. To be quite honest, the whole commune is like that, each house a reflection of the personalities of the people within.

They have plenty of friends across the commune, a few families they are especially close with, and others. The commune, as a whole, is very community-centered. It is the only community they have, and so they must take care of it.

The commune has various festivals throughout the year. The Firefly Festival, which occurs around the summer solstice, Hard Ground, which occurs around the winter solstice, In Bloom, which occurs around the spring equinox, and you get the picture. The festivals are always great fun, with arts, crafts, food, games, music, drinks, and other various substances abound. It's become part of their culture, at this point.

The commune is a mixed bag of people. Some Doveaceans are more sheep-like, some more goat-like, some antelope or deer-like, some even yak or ox-like. It doesn't matter to them, to be quite honest. The commune doesn't care who you are, who you were, or what you do, as long as you are kind, responsible, and care for others around you. The commune welcomes different monster types; if they so wish to live there, they even welcome humans from time to time!

The commune, sadly, does not get many visitors who are not like them. Isolation, general prejudice, and some odd quirks of the place often get in the way of that. They try not to sweat it, though, and instead are just happy to be among each other.

Despite the fact that the commune relies mostly on the earth, that does not mean they have not modernized in some ways. Though they do not have washers or dryers, they have gas stoves. Though they do not prefer it, they have some form of internet connection to keep them in-the-know. The commune just prefers to live without boundaries, to live within the safe confines of the earth, to feel her arms wrapping around them. They live, and they love, which, to them, are one and the same.