Some of my Hendrik headcanons:
1. Very opinionated on what constitutes the perfect remoulade
2. Once won a cured meat eating contest by accident during his snack break. Wasnât even competing, he was just close enough to the main stage for everyone to make the assumption, and bet on him
3. When lost in the woods during his âmushroom foraging saved my lifeâ scare, absolutely consumed at least one psychedelic shroom and was visited by the apparition of Horse Hendrik - not sure if it would be funnier for that to be a majestic Hendrik looking centaur, or merely a regular horse with Hendrikâs face
4. Before their miscommunication-driven spat, Jasper and Hendrik likely got into all sorts of mischief in the castle while growing up: Hendrik the long suffering friend who always says yes, and Jasper being the conniving ringleader of the pair. Hendrik ofc was always the only one to get into trouble because Jasper would scarper at the last minute
5. Hendrik recoils at the sight of seafood. Fish is fine. Prawns, lobsters and the like are absolutely not, however. Far too visually similar to insects for him to go there. Which made negotiating the seafood paellas in Puerto Valor while he was training there an entertaining sight for everyone else involved
5a. On this note, Sylvando has absolutely thrown at least one prawn at Hendrik, who shrieked at just the right pitch to shatter a nearby church window
6. Hendrik has absolutely traversed the castle halls at night during the summer months in naught but his boxers on a midnight haunch of venison run. Has absolutely bumped into Carnelian and Jade who were doing the same, except for desserts and sweets. And they had the decency to be fully clothed. Cue hilarity
7. Hendrik and Jade balance each others phobias perfectly. Hendrik can reach the top shelves so Jade doesnât need to get on a ladder. Jade can catch and get rid of the bugs in Hendrikâs quarters.
7a. She has absolutely put some in there on occasion just to test a theory. The theory is âdoes Hendrikâs caterwauling extend to the outer reaches of the castleâs perimeter on discovery of a live cockroach in his desk drawer?â The answer is: yes
8. Hendrik inevitably infodumps about his horse whenever the opportunity presents itself. âWere you aware that Obsidian is nineteen and a half hands high? Truly he is a majestic creature beyond compare.â
9. Hendrik also very likely named his horse according to the Heliodor naming conventions whereby nearly everyone is a precious or semi precious stone (Jade, Carnelian, Jasper, Ruby, etcâĻ)
9a. This is especially poignant given that after losing his homeland, Heliodor became his new home đĨē
10. Laments of Princess Jadeâs âtomboyishnessâ (e.g. in the JP character book), but absolutely secretly enjoys a woman that can kick his ass (also Jade)
11. Sketches realistic horses to relax - when heâs not âreadingâ to achieve an altogether different kind of relaxationâĻ (again, the character book pretty much alludes to him âcracking one outâ:
âStress relief: Readingâ.
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12. Absolutely crushes on the princess Jade, but is content to be a volcel bc he cannot have her - and would never presume he would ever be allowed to in the first place
13. Again, going by the JP character book, Hendrik is no follower of fashion, and so Jasper has not only designed their matching armour, he has also in the past tricked Hendrik into wearing âvery fashionable formal wearâ when they were to attend banquets and parties together - only he always made sure Hendrik was wearing last yearâs fashion
14. Hendrik is the sort of gentle giant that cats flock to him - something made all the more hilarious given his terrible cat allergies.
14a. Man-hating cats always seem to love him. NPCs are always remarking âoh, but my cat usually HATES men!! :0â as one jumps into his lap, trapping him there out of politeness as he fights not to sneeze, and his eyelids begin to swell
