#tekar

@protoss-menagerie

Tremanix will sing, but her voice is the worst on the list. She couldn’t carry a tune in a padlocked bucket.

Delarix can sing, but she’s pretty average. The fact that she sings when she’s happy is prettier than her voice.

Eris is a little better, but his grasp of language can be... tenuous. It’s adorable, but it gets more comedic than cute.

Immardar and Tekar have better voices, but you’re not getting a song out of them. Immardar will at least give you the intentionally-bad karaoke version, Tekar will not.

Eesh, throwing a hardball, huh?

For the most part, I haven’t like... named them with consideration for meaning. Canon is fake and blizz has abandoned starcraft, so I can do what I want, but I’m still kinda hoping for a release of the khalani dictionary.

That being said, there are a few that I have like, some vague idea about.

Polaris’ name actually is “Guiding Star” in Khalani, but we have a concept for that already. Eris’ name is meaningless because he’s a feral baby boy. Dani’s legal name is “Little Jewel,” but she doesn’t even remember that, so her father just calls her Dani.

Tekar and Nerak came from my neural network of protoss names! If any of my protoss names actually translate to something meaningful in Khalani, it’d be theirs.

Tal’shar and @midsaneart‘s Tal’maar are both big and huggable so I like to joke that the “Tal” prefix means something like “large” or “lovable” but that’s just me being funny.

Delarix: Some things are better left unknown, I think.

Hannya: So what? It's not like lying is the worst thing I've done.

Khasuri: My personal experiences aren't that important, really. The medical advice was more pressing.

Feodosia: Ask me your little questions on your own time, not as part of a game, and maybe I'll answer.

Tekar, like a liar: I've been honest. You think a bachelor librarian has had that interesting of a life? I've been doing this since I was old enough to own my own shop.

Polaris: I'm not obligated to answer you. You should be grateful that I'm not killing you.

Preyasi: You don't need to know anything about me.

Raski'il:

Bright lights. White walls. A cold, sterile waiting room. Chemical smells that sting his skin. Mindless, time-wasting datapads piled on a table nearby. But how could he distract himself? He’s not allowed in, they’re not telling him what happened, just that something went wrong, a deformity, dead on arrival, dystocia, words that should have made sense but were too busy spinning around in his head for him to comprehend them.

“I want to see her.”

“I’m sorry, she’s still recovering. We will tell you when you can see her.”

“I want to see her now.”

“If you cannot behave, we will make you leave.”

It’s unclear what happens next. He vaguely remembers a fight. His next memory involves waking up in a cell, charged with aggravated assault. He just wanted to know what had happened.

He comes down the stairs softly. “Mother? Mother, do you like my outfit?”

His father doesn’t look up from his work. “Your mother had to go out on call. She’ll be back after they apprehend the arsonist.”

Lefkarthas shuffles his feet. “When will that be?”

“She’ll be back when she comes back!” His father snaps, still not looking up. “She’s trying to keep people safe, please understand that she can’t be here all the time!”

“Yes, Father. I’m sorry to have disturbed you, Father.” He ducks his head respectfully and runs up the stairs.

Dani, due to her brain injury, is the master napper. Her brain keeps trying to unsuccessfully heal itself, so every nap is a long one.

For adults, it’s a bit of a tie between Tremanix and Khasuri. Tremanix won’t nap during the day if she can help it, but due to her medication, if she does nap, she’s out for the count. Khasuri is similarly averse to napping, but chronic pain and discomfort are really tiring to deal with, so if she naps, it’s a long one.