#valtraid

Zale: He has a very low pain threshold but a high tolerance. Winces, shouts, squirms when his wounds are being tended to. Will cry and scream during battle and rush forward to fight until he passes out, and gets very clingy when he’s hurt. Emotional pain, Zale tends to isolate and distract himself, usually unsuccessfully.

Valere: She manages her pain well in battle, though can still be a bit reckless, like Zale. Knows when would be better to back off than pick a fight, and prefers to nurse her wounds in solitude. Tends to meditate on emotional pain and mull over her thoughts.

Garl: He’s a big, strong guy who hides his physical pain and acts like he’s okay, when he really really isn’t. Can work through physical pain and tends to suppress emotional pain, hiding it deliberately for the sake of his friends.

Seraï: Her cyborg biology is unique in that her mechanical parts don’t feel any pain, but her flesh parts feel it the way humans do (The junctions between flesh and metal are excruciating when injured). She tends to ignore pain and often gets ahead of herself with how much she can handle. Like Garl, she suppresses her emotional pain and pretends things are okay.

Teaks: Has had her fair share of ouch from traveling and is relatively sturdy, though she tends to avoid conflict. Knows a bit of basic medical care because she travels by herself. She tries to drown out her emotional pain, burying her nose into her studies or running off for another adventure.

Resh'an: He has gotten so used to physical pain that he doesn’t care anymore and doesn’t really even feel it. Arm chopped off? Alchemy can fix that. Crushed by a boulder? Not for long with the Elixir. He simply doesn’t care. Resh’an tends to run away from his emotional pain rather than confront it, hiding away for decades at a time.

Aephorul: As a consequence of flesh alchemy, Aephorul can control how much pain or sensation he can feel at any given time. He’ll tamp it down before a battle or confrontation.. or turn it up, if he feels he deserves it. He broods through emotional pain, and takes it out on those around him.

B'st: He feels none of it because of his glass body, and as such has very little regard for himself in dangerous situations. However, emotional pain strikes him hard and he’ll often dissociate when it happens.

Yolande: As the one who picks fights and sometimes gets carried away, Yolande has learned to manage pain for the sake of keeping her crew safe. She grows serious when she’s got emotional pain, and it’s easy to tell.

Valtraid: Doesn’t have the highest pain tolerance, but he’ll grit his teeth and bear physical pain with a smile to try and lighten up the feelings of worry that go with. He’s good at hiding his emotional pain and doesn’t easily admit it when he is.

@maifazcomics said it's too late for them to post it so I'm doing it instead. During the most recent ARG event (The failed one with a lot of forklift jokes) Thierry went on a tangent about the mechanics of Valtraid's magic shirt. When it gets ripped, it grants it's user a strength boost proportional to the strength used to rip the shirt, or the amount of damage done to it, one of these.

Zale: A wild, boisterous drunk. He gets crazy when he’s had a lot of alcohol and loves to get in trouble. Enjoys drinking games and all kinds of alcohol. Has burned his own eyebrows off trying to light a sunball on fire by pouring whiskey on it.

Valere: …Not as crazy as Zale, but oh, she encourages him when she’s also drunk. Tends to be more reserved when drinking, but can handle her alcohol better than her partner. Has gotten stuck on a roof trying to howl at the moon and become a “Lunar Were-Monk.”

Garl: He has a high tolerance for alcohol, and can drink quite a bit before he gets tipsy. Finds alcohol to be a culinary addition and much prefers to drink alongside a meal for the best experience. Turns into a happy, cuddly drunk and needs to be walked home.

Teaks: A playful, cheery drunk who gets a little over-the-top when she’s had a lot to drink — but this is rare, as she doesn’t drink alcohol often. Prefers the fancy, fruity cocktails. Sometimes spills a few too many details in stories when drunk, and doesn’t remember it when she’s sobered again.

Seraï: A reserved, more contemplative drunk. Alcohol passes very quickly through her system, so while she gets drunk fast, she sobers up really fast. Tends to become more emotional when she drinks, and because she’s less inhibited, lets out all the pent-up feelings.

Resh'an: His tolerance for alcohol as a human was pretty good, and he used to (still does!) love making all kinds of drinks, as an alchemist. Truly a connoisseur; if you can imagine it, he’s drank it. He’s a flamboyant man, apparent when he’s drunk, and loves to show off and give people Eagle Rides.

Aephorul: As a human, his tolerance for alcohol was nil. Just one or two drinks would have him all tipsy, and Resh would have to carry him home. He doesn’t drink now, though. Why drink, when he could respire anaerobically, and with flesh alchemy ferment the stuff in his own muscles? Resh’an hates this, by the way. Super gross! Or… is it? Hard to know unless you try some!

B'st: Can’t really have alcohol in the traditional sense, but Resh’an found a way to “inject” it into B’st system for a bit. Needless to say, that was a very crazy time. B’st happens to enjoy letting others do body shots off of himself, as well as performing his own glass tricks, laughing and singing when he’s tipsy.. though he feels wistful he can’t experience it in his native body.

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