#tjong

PERSONALITY & BACKGROUND:

A prototype of an artificial spirit left in the ruins of the Temple of the Astral Eye, Tjong was found and restored by Puri. He is unaware that ██████████ ██████████ ████ ███ ███ ██ █ ███████ ███ ███ ██████ ███ ██ █ █████ ███████ ███████ █ █ █████████ ████ ███ ███ ████ ████ █ instead, he believes that he was created to be a powerful temple guardian. With the terrestrial society that created him long gone, he was raised in isolation in the Astral Reaml. His knowledge on human history and civilization comes from historical myths, heroes’ tales, and... the leftover recordings of ancient soap operas. His recollection of his own life is disjointed, and he is even unsure of his own age. As a result, he has a uniquely poor perception of time. For example, he strugged to understand the day/night cycle when he first arrived in the Terrestrial Realm. Tjong naturally assumes that most of his eccentricities (or at least what others would call eccentricities) are attributable to the differences between humans and spirits. However, most of these traits are actually a result of ██████ █████████ ████████ ██ ███ ████████. Tjong is more humanlike than he realizes... man creates in his own image, after all.

Rarely thinking to question what he is told, Tjong often doesn’t know what to do with himself without some sort of preordained task. At the same time, he struggles to see things from others’ perspectives and can be very difficult to reason with. His dedication comes with vigor befitting such a fearsome spirit, and he will plow down everything that stands in his way. Even though he is a follower by nature, Tjong is arrogant and self-important, considering himself a heroic warrior and assuming that he must be the most capable person for any task he is given. He remains rather ignorant towards his colleagues’ complex schemes, but he probably wouldn’t care what his friends did, as long as they remained so. His "little brother's" scheme, on the other hand... well, he can't do anything to stop it now, and he's not going anywhere, so I guess he just has to be disgruntled over it. Speaking of Tjong seems to know more about Meridian than anyone else -- more than Meridian does -- and, uncharacteristically, he's not talking.

While Tjong would never describe himself as emotional, considering it ill-fitting for his role, he undeniably is. Like everything he does, his feelings tend to be delivered with the subtlety and gentleness of a metal bat to the face. Luckily, he is upbeat by default; even in the heat of battle, he is usually smiling. True, genuine rage from him is a rare, frightening display. Anyone who isn’t terrified of him will probably consider him a completely ridiculous individual. He has a formal, theatrical way of speaking and takes every absurdity dead seriously. To his credit, though, Tjong readily admits when he does not understand things. He has poor social intelligence, but his nature as a spirit allows him to understand complex systems with relative ease. He has an innate understanding of how spirits, relics, and the Astral Realm function. Tjong is incredibly passionate about anything that interests him. Although he is not particularly astute, he is curious by default and approaches new things with a sort of naive whimsy.

ABILITIES:

As a simulacra, he is contained within a physical relic. In this case, a sheathed blade. When you attempt to pull it from its sheath, it instead becomes Tjong as a humanoid spirit. If he is banished, his humanoid form will disappear. When his dagger is sheathed, he is not aware of his surroundings or "awake" in the Terrestrial Realm. In order to summon him again, he must have accumulated enough essence, and, more importantly, be willing.