the bookbinder
| general info | |
|---|---|
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| the bookbinder's chibi design | |
| personal info | |
| other names | yomogi (friends only) |
| age | pretty old |
| birthday | 1 / 1 |
| race | anthousai (mugwort) |
| height | 5'9" |
| pronouns | it / its (he / him for friends) |
| identity | gay man |
| less personal info | |
| role | mentor |
| hometown | to be added |
| relations | the traveler (friend) |
| hobbies | bookbinding (heh), reading, making candy |
| likes | tea, shortbread cookies, the smell of leather |
| dislikes | fire, interruptions, blood |
| other info | |
| story appearances | The Name Eater's Tale |
| status | alive |
| sounds | |
| voice claim | to be added |
| mood music | tanioka kumi - within the gloomy darkness |
an elegant man with a large collection of books from around the world, restored and rebound by its own hands. it is very reluctant to lend the books out, but willing to share the knowledge so long as the books stay inside its house. the main problem there is that said house is deep, deep in a supposedly haunted forest. many people have tried to find it, but most come back scared and shaken from the eerie woods... which is usually just the bookbinder itself following them around, dragging a stick on the ground to scare them away. it's fun, it's a good hobby!
it has a scar - often covered but occasionally not - on its neck that would suggest its head has been removed and reattached. it will not answer questions about this. additionally, it almost lost its entire library once in an accident... or so it would tell you. it was more of an attack on its home, an accident on no one's part, but it's in the past now.
recently, it found someone collapsed and on the verge of death near its home, so deep in that forest... someone with no memories or name, no belongings... so the bookbinder nursed them back to health, against their usual way of acting, and entrusted them with a mission: find the beast that did this to you, and take it down.
table of contents
- personality
- design notes
- motifs
- trivia
- gallery
personality
- enigmatic - it hates sharing personal info with anyone
- irritable - it's pretty easy to get on the bookbinder's nerves...
- lazy - though when you live and work all by yourself, isn't that fine?
- sensitive - even though it puts on a tough act
- efficient - it's gotten everything down to an art form... so it can spend more time being lazy
design notes
- its irises are white with yellow edges, and its pupils are snakelike
- it has sharp fangs
- it prefers loose, flowy clothing and sandals
- it has large breasts
- its ears, tail, arms, and legs fade to an almost black colour
motifs
- mugwort
- old books
- wax seals
- gold accessories
- foggy forests
trivia
- it doesn't need to eat much, so it gives the candy it makes away to visitors
- often wears little shades when out of the house
- it goes into the nearest town for supplies once a month, trading books and sweets for what it needs
- it's a little scared of heights, and very scared of fire, but if you see it in such a state, it might just kill you (because of the embarrassment...)
- it likes to play around with different hairstyles
gallery
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