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[ Player Name ] : Lauren
[ Personal LJ ] : laverinth
[ Age ] : 28
[ Timezone ] : Central US
[ Other Characters ] : none
[ Character's Name ] : Tavros Nitram
[ Character's Age ] : 13 (six solar sweeps)
[ Series ] : Homestuck
[ Canon Point ] : death
[ History ] : MSPA wiki link
[ Personality ] :
Tavros is somewhat unique among the trolls, and not just because of his physical issues. He's still a troll, and thus jaded to some aspects of death and violence, but he's one of the more gentle trolls. Like some of the others in his session, he enjoys FLARPing (LARPing). Unlike Vriska and Terezi, who take on characters resembling their ancestors, Tavros dresses up like Pupa Pan. That and his lusus Tinkerbull begin the reference to Peter Pan. He loves animals (though is allergic to cats), which probably has a lot to do with his animal communing capabilities, and plays card games that seem similar to Pokemon. When talking with Nepeta, he's also one of the few that will actually roleplay back without the intent of teasing her.
He's very hesitant to kill, communing with the imps that showed up after SGRUB started rather than taking them out. (Though in retrospect this would mean he had little money for building on his hive, so we can probably assume Vriska took the same route Rose did and dropped the occasional bit of furniture on them.) He couldn't get himself to kill Vriska later on when she was making god tier either, even when she was asking him to in order to make her death quicker and less painful. However, once his self-esteem receives a boost later on, he does attempt to go after her and take her out. This unfortunately results in his own death instead. Given that he also killed Jade's grandfather thinking he was a villain, it's clear that he's not opposed to killing if he thinks it's absolutely necessary for the greater good.
Tavros is just the sort of character who would rather talk things out first before going through extreme measures. While all the other trolls fight and kill their denizens (something like the final boss monster for each of their realms), it's said that Tavros spoke with his instead. This is something that will later be repeated with the John of a Davesprite's doomed timeline, as well as Jade.
This is a troll with some self-esteem issues, something that's easily demonstrated in his complicated relationship with Vriska. She seems to use him mostly for her own amusement, yet he continues to talk with her and let her boss him around even when he's not happy with it. He's just not all that good at standing up for himself, though given how Vriska can just take mental control of him it might be more resignation than anything. To combat this, with little success, he's taken Kanaya's advice and created an imaginary manifestation of his confidence that he's named Rufio. This is directly modeled after the character from Hook (further Peter Pan references), though it's later shown that his ancestor dressed similarly. Although he speaks to him and calls on him for inspiration, he's well aware that Rufio isn't real.
After failing to kill Vriska the first time, Tavros turns to escapism in the form of his dream self. On Prospit, he still has his legs, after all. That whole experience was rather traumatizing for him, especially as Vriska refused to force him into doing it but still had him write out her commands in her own blood.
Most of his relationships in general have worked out poorly. The mess with Vriska goes without saying, but he also developed an interest in Jade only to be politely turned down. Then there's Gamzee, who apparently had a thing for him. It's unclear whether or not any of that interest is returned, though Tavros clearly never expected it.
[ Strengths/Weaknesses ] :
STRENGTHS: Physically, he's no stronger than any other troll. He has metal legs which means they may be more durable in some areas than others, but there are plenty of cons to having them too. The biggest strength of his is his ability to commune with creatures. This doesn't seem to work on anything humanoid (such as humans and trolls), but it does work on imps and even powerful beasts like Bec. He's able to tell them what to do and have them obey his commands. (In Vatheon, this wouldn't work on any player character, even if they're more animal like, though he might be able to speak with the latter sort mentally.)
He also has more patience than many others, as proven by his desire to go through and solve all the puzzles in the ruins of his world, learning the lore before facing his denizen.
WEAKNESSES: Self-esteem issues. He has them. Granted, I'll be taking him from a later point in time where he's gotten a large confidence boost, but that doesn't make things much better. He tends to go overboard with things, and Jade had to reproach him for it. Not really knowing how to be confident, he ends up coming across as just cocky and arrogant, which is something he'd be working on not doing. Finding a happy balance, given the friends he has, might prove to be difficult.
His weapon of choice is a javelin, or a lance, which works well when he's riding something but not quite as well when he's walking around on two legs.
[ Other Important Facts ] :
Being a troll, Tavros types in quirked courier like all the others.
hIS, uHH, pARTICULAR QUIRK IS DONE LIKE THIS,
wITH, cOMMAS AND REVERSED CAPS,
aND MORE, pAUSES THAN USUAL,
He also has a sylladex that allows him to store items, one of which might still be the rocket chair he used to travel around with in his medium.
[ Sample ] :
(Here are two dear mun samples of first person: one, two)
Tavros lounged on his stomach on the sofa, completely enraptured by the book in his hands. It had been a little difficult to get into at first, as the human family system worked completely different from the troll one. It wasn't that the details were boring - on the contrary, they were absolutely fascinating. The confusing differences just made it so that it took him a little while to understand what was going on.
The particular family unit shown at the start of Peter Pan involved three children, two parents and a lusus called Nana to look after the little ones while their parents were away. He'd never heard of wigglers receiving such care, though it was possible that it had something to do with the fact that they were named the Darlings. That was another thing human families did, having each member have the same last name. He liked it, in a way, as it made them all seem more connected. He mused for a while over the idea of his lusus having been called Tinkerbull Nitram.
The story was similar. There were characters and names that all matched with the Pupa Pan story to some extent. At the same time, the differences were staggering. The human species as a whole was gentler, more prone to forgiveness. The children didn't have to be worried about being devoured by the adults of their species, simply growing older and becoming a working member of society, potentially leaving many of their childhood fantasies behind for good.
It was quite possibly the best thing he'd ever read, and he really hoped he wouldn't get in trouble for taking it from the library for so long, as he never intended to give it back.
When he finished the book for the first time, he was inspired to do something he hadn't done for a while. His Pupa Pan costume was retrieved from his sylladex and he dressed himself in it before making his way outside. He stood proudly in front of his hive, hands on his hips. ...Just until his communicator went off and he realized he'd have to explain to someone else why he currently had a green feathered cap on his head. Perhaps there would be better times for such things.
Though as long as Vriska didn't see him in it he wasn't too worried. The last thing he needed was for her to gank the book and start making further comparisons between herself and Tinkerbell. That would just turn into far more trouble than he was willing to deal with again. If anything, she was more like Captain Hook - especially when she'd still had one metal arm. Actually he found that comparison pretty damn clever. He'd just have to make sure never to mention it ever.
[ Questions? Comments? Concerns? ] :
No, I think I already had most of these answered!