#I'm always happy to babble about Crysanthe

[cobaltash]

4, 12, 14 and 18, for the OC creating ask!! For whomever you're most feeling :>

Let's do Crysanthe, my Mage PC!

4. In developing their backstory, what elements of the world they live in played the most influential parts? 

I think the most important would be the Mysterium as the Order that she belongs to. You see, mages tend to organize themselves in Orders that reflect their values and their pursuits and the Mysterium is the Order Crysanthe chose for herself. They are the eminent lore keepers and seeker of the Pentacle; sure every mage seeks out magical knowledge in their own way, but it's the Mysterium Mages who are known to seek out that knowledge for it own sake and they are the ones who protect it most fiercely, for pancryptia, the phenomenon that erodes magic and makes it hide itself is an ever present threat. Crysanthe is, in many ways, a good, if young, Mystagogue. She believes in the core doctrines and thrives with their methods of doing things. The Mysterium wasn't, for her, a foregone conclusion as it is for many mages who tend enter the orders that their mentors occupy. Crysanthe did not fit in with her mentor's order and so she made her own decision on where to belong and her reasoning and the way she meshes with this Order in particular were very important to building her character.

12. What have you found to be most difficult about creating art for your OC (any form of art: writing, drawing, edits, etc.)? 

Honestly, when drawing her, I have most trouble with her height, 'cause she is a pretty tall girl (183 cm) and has a lanky build and that's sometimes hard to keep consistent.

14. If you had to narrow it down to 2 things that you MUST keep in mind while working with your OC, what would those things be?

I'd say one would be that she has an Intelligence of 5 (the max naturally achievable score) and second would be that she has a Wits of 1 (the lowest score she could naturally have). Now, the combination of those two usually means that, while she'll theoretically come to the correct answer given a bit of time, she is woefully unequipped to make good snap judgements. She doesn't pick up on small things in the moment, especially when it comes to social cues and is painfully aware of that, which is why you will seldom see her relaxed in a social situation. She Knows she doesn't know, basically.

18. What is the most recent thing you’ve discovered about your OC?

She would be very bad at dealing with Fey creatures since she honestly cannot wrap her mind around tricking something out of someone with a turn of phrase. I mean that usually, when dealing with a Fey you want to word your deal in such a way that you're giving little to nothing and getting something in return for it. One of the Myserium Core Doctrines is that "Knowledge Must have a Price", and one common way of talking about it is that "something gained for nothing is worth noting". And Crysanthe is nothing if not a good Mystagogue.