Onyx Skygge Character in Hogoku (The Sanctuary) | World Anvil
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Onyx Skygge

Onyx Skygge

Physical Description

Body Features

Her skin is a pale grey and sometimes looks translucent. She often keeps her hair its natural silvery color, but will dye it to avoid someone recognizing her.

Identifying Characteristics

Though it is not always seen, Onyx has a large burn mark on her back. She's good about keeping it covered, but there are times that it is exposed.

Physical quirks

Onyx learned to be ambidextrous to be less suspicious in her illusions, however her more dominant hand is her left. Although it's not often, when she becomes nervous, her hand will begin to tremble, depending on which one she is using for her illusion.

Apparel & Accessories

To most people, she dresses similar to an alchemist, great for selling bottles of water and urine as "potions of strength". She wears baggy clothes and carries around a large book, most will think the book has spells or potion descriptions, but under closer inspection the book contains all her latest scams.

Mental characteristics

Gender Identity

Onyx usually identifies as a female, but due to her great acting lessons as a bard, she can convince almost anyone she is any gender she chooses.

Sexuality

Onyx doesn't care about romance or sex, but if it helps her to get what she wants, she'll take advantage of anyone she can.

Education

Most of Onyx's knowledge on illusions comes from a self taught background. She makes up her own tricks on rare occasions and only performs them for herself. On basic information, such as a schooling, Onyx had attending school as a child, but stopped when her parents had given up on her and kicked her out.

Failures & Embarrassments

Onyx usually feels embarrassed when she is caught in one of her tricks. It's very difficult to catch her in the lie, but victims usually realize after she had made her escape.

Mental Trauma

Onyx does have a great fear of fire, though she won't admit it. When she was in her early teens, she was caught in her illusion and as punishment the man had burned her back, thus scarring her back. She normally can stay calm when a fire breaks out, but surrounded with no way out, she will be sent in a panic.

Morality & Philosophy

Onyx believes that if you fall for deceit, then you deserve to be deceived. She makes a living off of lies and illusions.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Onyx wants to make a name for herself, though the direction she pursues is not a positive one, she wants to be known all around the nation.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Onyx is very good at card tricks and other simple illusions. However, she's pretty bad at stealing. She has tried in the past, but she's better at conning other people.

Likes & Dislikes

Onyx likes money, not because she wants to buy things, but mostly to prove to her parents that she can make a living on her own. Onyx dislikes law enforcement and being arrested, even though she will find a way to break out or charm her way out, she still finds it a pain.

Virtues & Personality perks

She is very quick on her feet, being on the run most of her life has granted her great endurance for running.

Vices & Personality flaws

Onyx is very egotistical, she can get in a mindset that no one is as smart as her which is terrible when she has to work with others.

Personality Quirks

Her hand will tremble slightly when she is nervous. For those who have seen her illusions multiple times, they can pick up on a sly smile when she is ready to flee.

Hygiene

Onyx prefers to stay clean and organized, she believes that if she is not organized she will make a mistake and someone will catch her. Being clean also makes her more presentable and attractive for people to watch her illusions.

Social

Religious Views

Like most fetchlings, Onyx believes that the Umbral Dragon is the most powerful being out of them all. Generally when she encounters priests or clerics, she'll tease them and usually as her biggest joke, have them pitch to her why she should believe in their god or goddess.

Social Aptitude

She is extremely charming and flirtatious when in front of a crowd, when in a small group, she can be sassy and uninterested if money is not involved.

Hobbies & Pets

In her free time, she does enjoy charm and jewelry making for herself. Surprisingly she won't sell these for profit (she likes to keep work and play separated).
Species
Birthplace
Shadow Plane
Children
Current Residence
Whatever inn she is currently residing in, tends to move around a lot.
Gender
female
Eyes
blue green, playful
Hair
long, usually kept up, silvery-blue
Height
5'7"
Weight
130lbs
Known Languages
common, orcish, draconic, inferno, gnome

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