*makes a witchsona so I can annoy belos*
Meet Charon Fen, a Witch / Swamp Nixie (otherwise known as a 'Swamp Sleeper')! These creatures of the isles, much like their prehistoric ancestors 'Stone Sleepers', spend hundreds of years hibernating in the marshlands, connecting with the magic of the titan and the in-between realm in a spiritual slumber. When hibernating, Nixies will blend into the landscape, simply appearing as logs, moss or mounds of earth to the untrained eye.
Charon did just that. Sleep for a few hundred years before being abruptly awoken. Construction coven scouts rocked his peaceful rest whilst foraging for palistrum wood. The whole world was drastically different. Stepping foot into the modern day from the Deadwardian era would be daunting for anyone. But for Charon, nothing could be more scary than waking up in the distant future and seeing a familiar face. A familiar face he was 'friends' with hundreds of years ago. A familiar face who he knew the truth about. A familiar face who he didn't think would survive this long. The Emperor himself. Or, as Charon knew him, the lost human; Philip Wittebane.
Notes:
Most Nixies are far more daunting than Charon; all over 6 feet and comprised of solid woodland materials. Charon can cover his whole body in a hard wooden shell, matching his hands, feet and tail but that's just a protective exoskeleton he can manifest.
He doesn't have a coven sigil. He struck a deal with Belos that as long as he isn't given one, he won't expose the truth. It's not that Belos thinks anyone will believe him, but he agreed.
His Palisman is called Quag (short for Quagmire). Often gets called Quagington, Quaggle, Quack Quack. Lots of nicknames this one.
Belos wants to keep him in close proximity, just to keep an eye on him. Charon works as a bounty hunter who's also tasked with keeping the Basilisk experiments at bay and recovering escapees. Basilisks and Nixies remained enemies for countless centuries due to their disputes over magic. It's rumoured that their feuds led to the eventual extinction of the species.
I like to think there are other types of Nixies than the swamp ones. Freshwater Nixies and Saltwater Nixies. I will need to design them all one day.
He has gills on his neck and waist to help him breathe underwater.
I tried to condense stuff as much as I could for this post! I have so many IDEASSSSS. Here's his TH page btw! (under construction)
he's so mean and cocky and I cried over accidentally killing a blue bottle fly today. We are not entirely alike but that's okay, I still love him. He's more of an oc than a sona.
