OC-tober
My October was packed with stuff, but I just couldn’t resist to write a bit OC-tober stuff, according to @oc-growth-and-development‘s OC-tober prompts. This one is a two in one, Youth and Mentor, for my half-gnoll character Cuy:
(CW: Colonialism in Steam-Fantasy-Setting)
Excerpts from the diary of Prof. Joren Dhiran Rhaeas:
… I discovered the most curious child in the Village of Arasol. They are about 4 years old but I could not make of their sex yet. The villager call them “Kui” and told me they are the offspring of a human man and a female gnoll, these hyena-like, savage half-beast of this land. This child however, is raised among humans, albeit primitive ones, which makes me believe, it could be civilized. As long as I stay in this village, I will observe them. It may be a big opportunity to find out more about this rare form of a mix-specied being...
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… as for the child: I found out he is male, when I saw him play with the other children at the nearby river. However I also noticed that the villagers are hostile towards this child, but not too fond of him either. His mother brought him to Arasol about a year ago, but his father is not living here. Nobody seems to know, why the gnoll chose this village for her child or why they gave it away in the first way. The child looks mostly human, but his ears and his mouthpart resemble these of a gnoll. His hair has the grey-brown spots like the fur of his savage ancestors. If only I had the possibility to examine him closer…
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… I think I am connecting to the boy. Like I thought, he is more a human being than a savage monster. He speaks, like any child of his age and does not seem less intelligent than his peers. His understanding of simple mechanical operations and logical puzzles even seem to be slightly above the average. I gave him my old compass and could observe his obvious joy in this simple thing. The goddess knew me well, to guide my feet into this village. I am sure, the boy is a perfect example for showing that upbringing is much more influential than biology, a fact I am aware of, as a half-breed myself, even though it still lacks scientific proofs.
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Thank the Goddess for her wise and wonderful ways! The village elders agreed on giving the child in my care. Since he now needs a proper name, I called him “Cuyvenda Bartholomäus Arasol”. Cuyvenda, since it is the male name closest to what the villagers called him. Bartholomäus, after St. Bartholomäus, because he, the child, was lost and found. And of course, in lack of a real last name, I chose the name of his origin, Arasol. I cannot wait to bring him to Bhatwirah and I will raise him like any other Bhatwirian child should be raise, with interest in the science and respect for the Goddess.


















