AMITYVILLE ACADEMY ENROLLMENT FORM
Name: Howard
Nicknames: Howie, Tiki (through biological memory, the first words often said by Shoggoths are "Tekeli-li", a cry the Elder Ones used)
Gender: Nongendered, biologically, but expresses masculine persona.
Age: 100? (they live through millenniums)
Faction: Monster
Race: Shoggoth- "Lovecraft writes them as massive amoeba-like creatures looking like they are made out of tar, with multiple eyes "floating" on the surface. They are described as "protoplasmic", lacking any default body shape and instead being able to form limbs and organs at will." (wiki)
Natural Ability: Shapeshift.
Shoggoths were created by the Elder Ones to build their massive cities. They had the ability to change their shape to best perform the task given to them.
[Note: Aquatic breathing- it is implied that they can "breathe" underwater because they cities they created were underwater cities. Being a young Shoggoth, he still lacks the ability to breathe air and requires some kind of breathing apparatus...or a bucket of water]
Personality:
Howie is unique. An odd one in the family you could say. For several millenniums, Shoggoths were mindless slaves, eventually some of them evolved and revolted. This one was born to go against the grain, when most were malleable and submissive like their forms; this one was rooted and solid. He was far from being independent, but he was truly an individual among the masses of his faceless brethren. How can you define yourself, when you are one of the few among your species to be an individual? There really is no other Shoggoth he can model himself after. While the rest of species were Shoggoth, all his relatives were Shoggoths, and none were any different.
Being an empty slate does have it perks, he's curious of everything. Shoggoths were made to only have visual and tactile senses, and the other senses are all new to him. He still has yet to determine what is “good” or “bad” when it comes to taste, sounds and smells. These new ventures often takes him to obsessive levels, as he tries to learn about single subjects for long periods of time- fortunately, Shoggoths are ageless. This has made him an accomplished baker, and also extremely stubborn.
Basic physics, and geometry is innate among all Shoggoths, even to Howie. His race was specifically created to help the Elder ones build cities. It literally is in his blood. But a mathematically bound mind often conflicted with the mutation called free will and emotions. Rebellious Shoggoths are mutations. Emotions are highly illogical.
Without a real parental figure or sufficient models to follow, Howie is attracted to very strong personalities. Perhaps, somewhere in his DNA he’s still a follower, or maybe he’s just really curious to how there are people who exhume so much flavor- as he says it. He’ll often follow or stalk these people like a shadow, and if he gets close enough, he’ll cling to them, literally sometimes.
This obsession with such an individual overtime may grow to a point that he’ll show signs of severe separation anxiety when not in their presence. This often becomes dangerous between the two parties because he’ll become too protective of the other, almost suffocating. But when bound, he’ll take great amounts of abuse without question, like natural Shoggoths would.
This makes him cold and aloof, uncaring. He tries shy away from others too much. He also doesn't know how to process emotions, or at least it takes him awhile. But give him a break, his species took several millions of years to know what being oppressed meant, and it'll take time for him to properly reciprocate a response.
He has natural affinity to other Shapeshifters, and rarely seek friendship outside of that circle, even with other Monsters. Though, he appreciates and is appreciated by Patchwork Undead and Zombies. He can understand the frustrations of Patchwork about being created and having little sense of who they are. Zombies don’t hunger for him because technically, he has no brain, and Howie on the other hand, being new to the world of smells, do not find them revolting.
Why are they enrolled in Amityville Academy?
Like any student, he enrolled into the academy in order to expand his horizon and get a better grasp on the world that they exist in. Howard has many questions, and knows that he may never find the answer, knowing that some are somewhat existential, like the meaning of life (or unlife), what is the purpose of existence, and such. To this Shoggoth, the more he knew about the world around him, the more he would know what he wasn’t. He’s looking for himself.
He’s willing to try everything that’s offered in school, he’ll find something to be focus/obsess on.
FEAR Ability: Density Control
Shoggoths tend to usually just be mush puddle of sorts, but they have a great degree of controlling their bodies, perhaps even exceeding the cellular level. They have the ability harden it enough to crush penguins, and cut stone blocks for their Master's cities.
But as a young Shoggoth, his skill is limited. He can only harden his body to the durability of stone and for short periods of time.
Physical Description:
His true form is... formless. A large protoplasmic sludge with several eyes floating on the surface. The colors of this sludge often range from various earthy tones, though a flash of purple, blue or orange is not uncommon.
In his humanoid form, Howie often shapeshifts into a pudgy young boy tinkering at 5 feet. He was wide shoulders and big belly to boast, but he's not overly obese. He often sports some kind of eyeware, often thick black glasses to hide his unusual eyes. He also sports a hood on, which covers his completely hairless head and brows. His lips are thin and small, flat, bearing no emotion. When talked to, he often responds with a closed lip smile when he prefers not to verbally answer. He found that when he smiled and just stared at them, they would leave him alone. He rarely opens his mouth, and when he does, it’s noticeable that he really has no teeth. Overall, he lacks small details which make him human, like nails, nipples, external ears or a bellybutton. He often hides his hands in his pants pockets, or the pockets of his hood. The color of his skin may vary, but he prefers an unusual tone of pink which makes him appear that he has an eternal blush. His pants of choice are khakis, and pair them with black leather shoes.
Lacking a bone structure, he's unnervingly flexible, and can scare others when they're surprised to see him bend at places where no joints should exist.
Eye Colour: He doesn't have traditional eyes. The shape of his iris moves; creating a pupil the varies in shape, though its size is no bigger than the sclera. Think of Hypnotoad eyes.
Hair Colour/Style: None. His body lacks hair.
Skin Colour: Light pink
Clothing Style/Colours: Hooded jacket with standard school uniform pants and shoes.
Extra: "Overall, he lacks small details which make him human, like nails, nipples, external ears or a bellybutton"
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