A series of geometric shapes (mostly circles and lines) that start on the top of his left foot and stretch up his entire leg. They thin out just above his hipbone. Most of the time, they're not visible since he prefers to stay covered up.
Personality ||ambitious, selfish, awkward
+ ambitious Even though he started so young that his alchemic skills seem advanced for his age, Howth has had to work quite hard to earn his knowledge, and he's well aware of that fact. He loves to learn, and he chases new ideas like they stole something from him. He maintains this drive in other parts of his life, he simply hasn't had much of an opportunity to show it yet.
+ creative A large part of scientific study is thinking of all of the possibilities that might arise from any given situation, and Howth excels at doing just that. He also draws well, sings passably, and occasionally dances with the right partner.
~ awkward He might be good at sketching and experimenting and studying, but Howth is as socially awkward as a boy who rarely left the house would be, and he has no real desire to waste his time becoming more charismatic. He gets by.
- selfish Howth watches his own back first in all things. Perhaps it comes from having been a spoiled only child for most of his life, but however he got here, he has quite the ego on him and won't hesitate to look for how he might benefit in any given situation. Thankfully, he's not intentionally malicious about it, but it can be rather annoying to deal with.
- proud Pride is Howth's greatest sin, and while he isn't arrogant enough to believe he can do it all, when he does feel he's good at something, he is clearly the best at it. No question. And he truly hates to have that perception challenged or be around people who might see things differently.
Likes || climbing
Former Life Work || Back when Howth was set on attending the Academy of Steam, his life work revolved around the disappearing/reappearing ink he first developed while apprenticing under his father, a healer. Missives written in this ink retain a faint purplish color as they dry, after which they turn fully invisible and are as undetectable as a message penned in water. When the paper bearing the message is brushed with a seaweed-based reagent, the ink reappears and can be read.
Since he decided to strike out on his own, Howth has perfected his invisible ink and a pair of reagents. Between testing that the ink performs as it should every time it is used and reworking it so it can be used with additional reagents, he experiments with many other types alchemical tinctures and healing balms using materials he finds on his relic hunts.
Hometown || A suburb of Valmon.
Speaking Color || #93c795
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those he knows
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✔✔Nnena || Howth loves his mother fiercely and as a child, he dreamed of being as strong as she was. Instead, he made some ink.
✔Chenet || Howth's father has a tendency to hold him at arm's length, not because he doesn't enjoy being a father, but because he occasionally forgets he is one. Chenet is often so intensely focused on his work that there is little room for anything else in his head, a feeling Howth can certainly sympathize with.
●Ianne || Howth has never met his baby sister. He kind of doesn't want to.
✔Zumei || coming soon
✔Xaawo || coming soon
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the past
From a very early age, Howth was fascinated by potions, tinctures, and any matter of mixtures that did the unexpected. His father, Chenet, was a healer of the mundane variety, patching cuts, setting bones, and easing the discomfort of disease without the use of magic, and Howth learned a great deal under his tutelage. But Chenet was a successful man, and seeing no need to reinvent the wheel, Howth strayed away from healing when he grew old enough to start projects of his own.
His mother, Nnena, was a bodyguard officially, but she was often sent away on mysterious trips for the well-to-do, and Howth worried greatly for her while she was away. Over time amidst his worry, he grew interested in the transfer of secret information and spying, and endeavored to find a way to make that sort of business less dangerous. He created his ink first, developing a solution that quickly faded after it had dried and was indistinguishable from the surface it was applied to. It took almost two years for him to find something that would reactivate the ink, though in that time he was actively changing the components in the ink as well, so he likely reached a working combination out of equal parts luck and skill.
Nnena retired a mere four months before her son left home, and soon after that, she announced she was expecting a second child, a full sixteen years after the first. Howth has never met his baby sister in the flesh, but he does write to her and his parents whenever he gets the opportunity.
Growth Blurb: Howth is coming into his own as an explorer with the help of his friends and is making a surprising amount of money turning over the relics he uncovers to wealthy collectors. While he doesn't often think about what he might have given up by not attending the Academy of Steam, he has continued working on the project he would have pursued there and has been contracted by a number of thieves guilds to provide them with discreet communication options. He is making his way north into Zena chasing the promise of a lucrative expedition, but he doesn't plan to stay long.
Physical Description:
hair: still the same length, still tousled and not deliberately styled earrings: still there; i only just realized they aren't in his stage two art because i am blind but they never went away i promise XDD glasses: new! any shape that looks good, same bronzey metal as his other buckles and buttons face: thoughtful or slightly frowny expression clothing: same top and vest, can be different colors if you want; generic pants tucked into boots - a plain short boot is fine, but you can go totally unhinged if you'd like lol marking: it's fully under his clothes!
Body Type: Completely average. He's an academic explorer and has the same "slightly more fit than some guy behind a desk but still just a dude" physique as Indiana Jones.
Preferred Artists: Anyone! I'm using this full body ticket on the lad!
WIPs: Yes, indeed!
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Prentice Growth Form
Character Name:Howth Class Promotion: Collector (Treasure Hunter) Current Location: Belrea Journal:xxx RP Growth Point Links:
Class Affinity/Choice Solo:xxx Class Quest Solo:xxx
Physical Description:
same hair same earrings if visible (he still only has the two you can see in his prentice art) same color scheme same indifferent-to-sour expression vest and shirt similar but can be any style you like as long as it's on the more mundane side of things fewer pouches and things than this because he's just starting out, but something along those lines
Body Type: Howth will always be tall for an earthling and have a certain nerdy aesthetic to him, but he is also a treasure hunter through and through, growing more accustomed to climbing crumbling cliffs and wiggling through ruins every day. He should be lean and somewhat fit, able to switch between frantic study and embarking on an adventure at a moment's notice.
Preferred Artists: Anybody! WIPs: WIPs and livestreams are fine!
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combined timeline
howth is born xaawo is born a party for no reason (xaawo: 8) new year, new me (xaawo: 9) pickpocket! (xaawo: 10) almost there/proud (howth: 14) class affinity: treasure hunter (howth: 15) tendaji treats (howth: 15) prentice to collector growth solo (howth: 16) xaawo advances to prentice; howth advances to collector shady dealings (howth: 17) fire (howth: 18) trade (xaawo: 16) jasla (howth: 18) unequal trade (howth: 19) hey there, fancy boy (howth: 20) treasure hunter (xaawo: 18, howth: 20) an arrangement (xaawo: 18, howth: 20) kuona hunt (howth: 20) prentice to blade growth solo (xaawo: 18) a local disaster (xaawo: 19, howth: 20) take on the beast (howth: 21)
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