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A City of Assassins, Punk Rock Bands, And Their Shenanigans
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Basic Info
Name: Nyx (meaning "night")
Species: Moth Shrimp
Personality Traits: Serious, Tired, Knowledgeable
Height: 6'
Additional Info: Nyx is an assassin that resigned extremely early due to an injury in the field that left him in chronic pain. Pretty much no one knows about his past; now he works as a cashier at Paulmart, which is where he met and somehow fell in love with Sweetie.
He is "friends" with Muzo; he only lets him hang around because Sweetie does.
He is generally paranoid about his past as an assassin being revealed, and regrets his decision to join Cutting Edge Forge. However, he knows that Darrow will most likely have him (and possibly Sweetie) killed if the truth about the company is revealed.Design by Wintertine
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Basic Info
Name: Sweetie
Species: Candy Moth
Personality Traits: Snotty, Self-centered, Cool-tempered
Height: 5'7"
Additional Info: Quite the opposite of her name, Sweetie is a candy moth based on sour gummy worms; the white dots on her body resemble sour sugar particles. Her tongue is barbed and also has a piercing.
Her fluffy worm tail has its own separate brain/personality, but Sweetie still has limited control over it.
Despite her sour reputation, she can be sweet in private to those she loves (Nyx, mostly).
She is "friends" with Muzo. She finds him a bother but mainly lets him hang around because he is rich.
She is a die-hard fan for the band Broken Bones, with the goth/rock persona influencing a lot of her character.Design by Wintertine
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Basic Info
Name: Muzo
Species: Moth Shrimp
Personality Traits: Fun-loving, Sweet, Curious, Stubborn
Height: 5' 3"
Additional Info: Muzo was raised in a wealthy family (the coming of wealth is unknown) and lives with his parent. He always wears his favorite puff jacket along with various other clothes. He loves the color gold, and loves to share his own gold with others (which his parents do not approve of). He has a three-bump mouth and thin fingers, almost developing into claws. He has 2 small horns in-between his ears. He is quite dumb and also is vegan!Design by KatieKat107
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Basic Info
Name: Spice
Species: Candy Moth
Personality Traits: Paranoid, mysterious, serious, determined
Height: 6'
Additional Info: The guitarist and a singer for the Broken Bones band. Is famous for his razor-toothed mouth which he rarely shows. Is a assassin for Cutting Edge Forge with the codename "chili pepper". Gets lots of scars and bruises which he covers up with bandages and play off as part of his band costume. Tail has a mind of its own and he has little control over it. Not a fan of the spotlight or crowds.Design by KatieKat107
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Basic Info
Name: Harley
Species: DubDog
Personality Traits: Sweet, energetic, fun-loving, wild
Height: 5'8"
Additional Info: A sweet female Dubdog that loves to be in the spotlight. She adores her fans and loves to rock out and create music. She is kind and unquestioning, usually leading to people using her. She lives in an apartment with her bandmate Spice. The speakers on her body sometimes hums tunes and can blast music if she holds a connected wire in her mouth.
Design by KatieKat107
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Basic Info
Name: Minx
Species: Viluporyx
Personality Traits: Quick, Fierce, Curious
Height: 5'8"
Additional Info: Minx is a bassist for the band Broken Bones. He is unusual for viluporyx in the fact that he has a regular place in society; his reason for this is because he is curious about the punk/goth style, and wants to learn more about the sentient species near his territory.
He can't help but hunt smaller creatures he finds, and it isn't unusual to see him devouring rodents or the like while on stage.Design Note: He has very specific hooves for feet, see the viluporyx species for reference.Design by Wintertine
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Basic Info
Name: Darrow (meaning "spear")
Species: Vernid
Personality Traits: Sly, Informative, Stylish
Height: 6'
Additional Info: Darrow is the head of Cutting Edge Forge; his assassin employees codename him as "Spearmint". He is very fashionable and smooth with words. He often plays with knives and has good aim when throwing them. He also can usually be seen with a toothpick in his mouth.Design by Wintertine
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Name: Bandit
Species: Viluporyx
Personality Traits: Agitated, aggressive, concealed, serious, (fake) kind
Height: 5'9"
Additional Info: Owns a well-known bakery called Bandit's Bakery. Has a pet Chimeeko named Cupcake. Doesn't like people very much and prefers to do their job with little to no social interactions or conversations. Can become aggressive when annoyed too much.Wing design based on an Upland Sandpiper (reference is just low quality)Design by KatieKat107
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Basic Info
Name: Cupcake
Species: Chimeeko
Personality Traits: curious, cautious, aggressive, loyal, cuddly
Height: 1'
Additional Info: A pet of bandit and beloved pet of Bandit's Bakery. Sometimes works as the doorbell or server for the bakery. Likes to try to eat icing, which then leads Bandit to having to clean their bell. They breath through their bell and their ribbon acts as ears. They have frosting covering various parts of their body. They don't like leashes.Design by KatieKat107
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Name: Onyx
Species: Ezenu
Personality Traits: Quiet, Determined, Prepared
Height: 6'1"
Additional Info: Onyx is a metalworker for Cutting Edge Forge; her saw-edged blade markings are her signature on every weapon she makes.
Silver is her pet and helps her with tasks around the forgery.Design by Wintertine
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Name: Silver
Species: Chimeeko
Personality Traits: Quiet, Careful, Beautiful
Height: 1'
Additional Info: Silver is Onyx's pet and helper in the forge. Her fur is luxurious and she takes care to keep it that way.
She shakes her head to communicate, making a jingling sound.Design by Wintertine
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Basic Info
Name: Quidel
Species: MittKitt
Personality Traits: Serious, weary, kind, addictive
Height: 5'6"
Additional Info: A weary metal worker who is obsessed with fire. His horns and eyes glow when he in using his flame abilities. He is a very big arsonist and although he loves his job he's not a fan of what he believes it's being used for. He is very sweet and loves kids. He doesn't like species with sharp teeth. He mainly uses his hands to work and sometimes uses his ear hands to protect or cover himself.Design by KatieKat107
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Basic Info
Name: Zephyr (meaning "west wind")
Species: Zaragal
Personality Traits: Chill, Curious, Violent
Height: 6'5"
Additional Info: Zephyr is an undercover assassin of Cutting Edge Forge codenamed "Freerunner", who frequents Bandit's Bakery and can often be seen with some sort of hot drink. He is generally a chill guy but, on the job, has the ferocity and incredible speed of an apex predator; his completed jobs are often among the gorier of his fellow assassins. He struggles with violent urges due to the feral/apex predator mindset of his species and sees his job as a way to relieve some of that.
He is friends with Mahad, the two often meeting up at Bandit's Bakery. Zephyr helps him with his cases, but is sure to lead him astray just enough that the truth about Cutting Edge Forge remains unrevealed.Design by cramortiya (Scratch.mit.edu)
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Basic Info
Name: Mahad (meaning "soft")
Species: Snyail
Personality Traits: shy, timid, kind, serious
Height: 5' 3"
Additional Info:
A short and sweet chief officer of the Drayven City Police Department. Is very timid and shy, mumbling and stuttering a lot when they speak to others in public. Likes to understand everyone's perspective in a conversation. Becomes very serious and frankly very scary when out working on the field. Puts on a metaphorical mask acting very serious and intimidating, making some people twice his height shiver in fear. Smells like donuts.Design by KatieKat107
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Basic Info
Name: Mawl
Species: Synaxid
Personality Traits: Snappy, Excitable, Loyal
Height: 1'
Additional Info: Mawl is Sharetta's pet and bodyguard of sorts, snapping at anyone who comes near. Being eyeless, his tongue acts as a sensor for the world around him and also glows to lure in unsuspecting prey (which is usually a stuffed toy).Design by Wintertine
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Basic Info
Name: "Two-Tone" Tony
Species: Syrocattus
Personality Traits: Sneaky, Resolute, Playfully Aggressive
Height: 6'2"
Additional Info: Tony, known most often as "Two-Tone" Tony due to the interchanging green-blue and gray of his fur, is the main owner of The Sea Shepard. He has a very "tough guy" mentality and often lights sticks in his mouth as a strange substitute to smoking. His weapon of choice are his prized brass knuckles, which he sports almost constantly.Design by Wintertine
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Basic Info
Name: "Calico" Jack
Species: Syrocattus
Personality Traits: Defensive, protective, eager to please, prideful, open-book, paranoid
Height: 5' 6"
Additional Info: Calico Jack is a personal body guard of Two-Tone Tony. He hates the feel of restrictive clothes, and as a result, refuses to wear anything formal except for a pair of pants. His weapon of choice is his fins, which has about the same durability and damage as a knife. As the guard of Tony, he is always on his toes, throwing suspicious glances at anyone near his leader. He also hates being called short, and is sometimes called "kid" by those above him.Design by KatieKat107
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Basic Info
Name: Viola "Von Violent"
Species: Makrocattus
Personality Traits: Secretive, smooth-talking, agressive, protective, anti-social
Height: 6' 4
Additional Info: A fighter with a thirst for violence, there is a reason Viola got her nickname. She is a sneak-attack fighter, hiding in the shadows and stalking her victim before shooting them with her hand-held crossbows (which she made herself). She oftentimes is taken with Two-Tone Tony whenever they conduct business, as her scars and personality make her quite the threat, but she also is good at swindling and smooth-talking. Although she is "good" at conversation, she hates being around crowds and prefers to do something physical rather than social.Design by KatieKat107
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This section refers to information on locations and groups that reside in this universe.
Set in a world much like our own, except filled with anthropomorphic original species instead of humans. Guns are highly regulated for the general population and undiscovered crime rates are high. The world is mostly focused in the city of Drayven, a bustling city full of charm and "friendly" faces. It is most famous for its diversity of species.
Cutting Edge Forge
To outsiders, Cutting Edge Forge is just a local blacksmith company, specializing in handheld blades - but to those who work there, the name has a much more gruesome meaning. The company itself is a hotspot for assassins hired to do the bidding of their employer Darrow, who sends them to do their job depending on the highest bidder. Each assassin has a code name that they use in order to avoid detection. The company maintains a good reputation and keeps a large number of employees, most of which do not know of the schemes being brewed by their employer.
The company spans the width of multiple buildings, complete with luxurious lobbies, metal forges, and sales offices scattered throughout.
Bandit's Bakery
Bandit's Bakery is a small Paris-style Cafe hosting a range of delicious items, such as cupcakes (what it is most known for) and hot drinks. The cafe itself is clothed in a noticeable amount of pink, from the walls to the uniforms, and even the desserts themselves. The bakery is solely run by a "friendly" viluporyx named Bandit, with the assistance of his beloved pet Chimeeko, Cupcake. The bakery is a well-known and popular gathering spot, much to the annoyance of the owner.
The Broken Bones
The most beloved in all of Drayven, The Broken Bones is a gothic, alternative rock band consisting of three band members; one drummer (Harley), one bassist (Minx), and one singer/guitarist (Spice). Their concerts are one of the most popular events of the year, with millions of fans fighting to get even a single ticket.
All the band members have a signature bone fragment that they display on their clothing.
PaulMart
Paulmart is your everyday grocery store, not particularly charming or eye-catching. It specializes in store-brand products, and is popular among locals or cheapskates looking for a deal.
Its mascot is a happy-go-lucky brown bear lumberjack named Paul.
The Sea Shepard
The Seaside Harbor for Exotic Products (aka Shepard or SHEP). A secret smuggling business run by local Syrocattuses. Main location is a small store disguised as a simple trinket shop. The store is hand-made from driftwood and palm leaves.
The smuggling business in itself mostly is of exotic or endangered undeveloped creatures, rare metals, pearls, and natural poisons/toxins such as snake and Viluporyx venom. Although this is their main specialty, they really are willing to find and bring in anything that will make them a profit. They have very little morals, with 'no kidnapping or smuggling intelligent creatures' being their only rule of business.
The Sea Shepard is run majorly by "Two-Tone" Tony.
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