#chimere-verse

[crystal-verse]

so guess who's changed k'pheli's design Again

[dragontamer05]

Regardless of verse I wonder if Tim would be able to pick up Alchemy.

When it comes to learning he's better at the more practical aspect. Seeing and doing it. Reading is his weakest skill tbh and look smart as he is I could see even him having difficulty reading like deeply scientific texts and all that.

But I think having someone read it out and listening he'd be able to pick up on aspects of it you know

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Kisara for sure feels the type to be able to pick up on and figure out Alchemy

[felinefractious]

are cats with both red and blue in their coats always chimeras?

Basically yes, usually.

Blue is dilute and red is non-dilute, this combination cannot naturally occur in a single individual… unless something crazy happens, like chimerism.

There may be other genetic anomalies that result in the same or a similar effect but I’m not well-versed in them and couldn’t tell you what they are or how common they are.

There’s also “red-blue tabbies” which aren’t chimeras but their own thing and can vary from actually looking red-and-blue to just looking kinda dirty gray-orange.

There are also normal color patterns which can look deceptively like red-blue without actually being the real deal due to influences from things like rufousing.

[tomicscomics]

03/08/2024

If that word was made flesh, I'd punch it.

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JOKE-OGRAPHY: 1. The priest, Fr. Mark, is giving a homily during Laetare Sunday (the fourth Sunday of Lent, and a day when priests wear rose-colored vestments).  He notes that, in the first reading, the infidelity of the people of Judah seems infinite, and it defiles their places of worship, and it continues indefinitely.  Because the words "infidelity," "infinite," "defile," and "indefinitely" share many letters and sounds, Fr. Mark starts combining the words together to make hip new words which contain all of their meanings at once.  The evolution of this new word goes thuswise and whenceforth: 1a. INFIDELITY (in-fi-del-i-ty): unfaithfulness. 1b. INFINIDELITY (in-fin-i-del-i-ty): infinite unfaithfulness. 1c. INFINIDEFIDELITY (in-fin-i-def-i-del-i-ty): infinite unfaithfulness which defiles. 1d. INDEFINFINIDEFIDELITY (in-def-in-fin-i-def-i-del-i-ty): infinite unfaithfulness which defiles and continues indefinitely.  Indef(inite) + infini(te) + defi(le) + (infi)delity. 2. Once the ultimate form of the priest's new word is complete and the heroes can no longer stop it's godless birth, one of the parishioners declares that he feels God in the priest's word.  Is this out of genuine religious ecstasy, or out of fear that the new word will destroy everyone who resisted it when it gains sentience?  That, I leave for the scholars to decide.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is yet another "Tomics Resurrection," where I've taken an old cartoon and, much like the priest, remade it with all the hubris I can muster.  The old cartoon only combined "indefinite," "infinite," and "infidelity."  In this new version, I added "defile" to the mix, because that's also in the verse, and contains several of the same letters as the rest of the victims of my chimeric abomination.  Ironic, isn't it?  That I would defile the English language further than ever by using that very word.  But I'm a scientist, after all.  The opportunity was there, so I took it, even if it was taboo.  I can almost hear it murmuring, "Ed...ward?"

[kitsuneheart]

Courtship-Verse pets

The perpetual urge, when writing a long fanfiction, to give the characters a pet.

Shadow would get a male calico cat, because male calicos are either chimeras or have XXY chromosomes, and that just works well with him entire chimeric background. Sonic is too irresponsible to keep a pet, but the calico likes him better than Shadow.

Amy, besides all the farm animals, needs a livestock dog. Probably an Anatolian Shepherd or two. They'd be damn near as big as she is!

Tails already has a pet, his drone, Em-Two. He'd probably also put out loads of birdfeeders on the roof. He's never caught one, but he loves looking out the window of his aerie and gekkering at them.

Knuckles enjoys beta fish videos (warriors!), but isn't gentle enough with tank cleaning to keep them himself. Many of the animals that live around the house recognize him and know he won't allow strange humans nearby, so they chill near him while he meditates. There's a buck deer who squares up with Knuckles every Fall, during breeding season, and Knuckles is very proud of how strong the buck has become, and was delighted when he realized the buck had secured a few does and fathered fawns.

Stone doesn't keep pets, but regularly visits the farm and all the goats adore him. He refers to himself as Uncle Stone.

Robotnik thinks pets are stupid, but for some GODDAMN REASON, every single domesticated animal in the world loves him. Or realizes he hates them, and thus show him affection to make him mad.

Everyone loves Ozzy and Ozzy is immortal.

[brettanomycroft]

Signals from Somewhere Else

After episode 22 of Protocol, there’s one thing (okay, maybe two things) that everyone is going to be talking about. But I don’t want to talk about that thing (yet. Okay, I lied, it might come up). Instead, I want to dive into some of the implications of this week’s case and how they might relate FR3-D1 [Error], and even Isaac Newton.

Spoilers for TMAGP episodes 21 and 22 below the cut. CW: we’re gonna talk about the brain stuff; probably overuse of the words “fleshy” and “wet” by I blame AJN for that.

Our case in this episode, graciously recounted by Peepaw Augustus, focuses on real-life German psychiatrist and neurologist Hans Berger, whose work led to the invention of the EEG and furthered our understanding of how brainwaves work. The experiment described in the case mirrors actual experiments that Berger completed while working at the University of Jena, including experimentation on a subject with a deformity that allowed easy access to the brain and the placement of silver wires under the scalp to measure electrical activity. Even Berger’s disappointing initial results seem to be in line with history.

Like in real life, the cosmic horrors of this case begin when Berger takes a little depression nap.

The description of “an ocean, deep and unforgiving… full of dark secrets” creates a striking image to be sure, but what’s more interesting to me here is what he recalls next: the “radio signals, invisible and unknowable.” Berger laments that it’s a “shame these two things would never meet,” and then proceeds to enable such a thing to happen, whether he realizes it or not.

He wakes up and is immediately “inspired” to alter the setup he is using to record Herr Schmidt’s brain activity. While Berger is unable to explain how he came up with the idea (we could tell him: it was The Horrors, bud), he transforms his recording device (an early version of an EEG) into a two-way wireless telegraph, using poor Herr Schmidt’s brain as the receiver for the very radio waves that, perhaps, were never meant to make contact with the world below. Berger sent a politely phrased request into the void, and the void screamed back.

Who or what was on the other side can only be guessed at. Was it John/Martin/Jonah, individually or Frankensteined into some horrid chimerical conscience (please read this great post and have your heart broken like me)? Was it The Fears of the Archives-verse, recombined and tossed about like naughty pears in a pear wiggler? Or was it something or someone else entirely? I’m leaning towards JMJ, in parts or as a whole, specifically because I suspect that Hans Berger’s strange (and wetly explosive, thanks Alexander J. Newell) discovery provides a clue to how [Error] and possibly FR3-D1 operate.

Let’s start with [Error]. Here’s what we know about them so far:

They were locked up in tunnels or a basement space under the Archivist’s office at the Manchester Magnus Institute

Something about them causes people, dead and alive, to recount their fears or horrible things that have happened to them (I am not using the word compel here, even though it is used in the transcript for episode 21, and that is on purpose)

They seem very invested in getting the entire story out (this is, admittedly, speculation, as it’s unclear as to whether “THERE IS MORE” is in reference to more victims or more of Gwen’s story)

They have some really weird dogs

I’ve seen a lot of folks speculate that [Error] is or was the Head Archivist in the Protocol universe, and I’ve also seen a lot of folks speculate that [Error] is or was John (and therefore also The Archivist). I think either of these could be true, but more than anything, I think [Error] is a high-powered antenna with the ability to turn the people around them into speakers. Or maybe Speakers? I do love a good capitalization.

What if the “esteemed brethren” of The Magnus Institute were all too aware of the unusual results of Berger’s experimentation, and hoped to tap into the unusual consciousness(es) floating around in the radio waves and ether of the universe by creating their own version? Perhaps they thought they could create a direct conduit (think almost like a psychic medium) through a person, someone who might be able to communicate with whatever is out there and be able to relay its/their esoteric knowledge to help further the Institute’s goals of “Universal Transmutation.” We know already that the Institute was interested in doppelgangers and perhaps alternate universes and that they had a lot of irons in the fire (the Millenium Dome, the gifted child programme, Welling’s Mutare Materia research program, the various outreach centres), so it would hardly be surprising if they were also experimenting in communicating with “the beyond” to try and gain more knowledge.

And maybe it worked. Maybe they were able to create or transmute someone into an antenna, capable of receiving these strange signals, except these mixed signals were too powerful and ultimately took over. Perhaps [Error] is the natural consequence of who or whatever was speaking to Berger finally getting “OUT.” And if who or whatever was speaking to Berger happened to include the fractured consciousness of a hungry Archivist, well then, we have an interesting case for [Error]. [Error], whether or not they were an/The Archivist in this universe, could now be directed by the desires of The Archivist, channeling The Archivist’s thoughts and abilities but with a power greater than that we ever saw in John (or, perhaps, the same power but completely unrestrained by his remaining humanity). Or [Error] could be channeling The Fears themselves, bringing parts of them through not unlike they were brought through in The Magnus Archives.

Either way, I doubt that creating a connection between whatever was out there and the physical world led to the results the Institute was hoping for.

[Error] is receiving the signal to feed, but the signal coming through is so loud and so powerful that instead of politely asking to snack on some horror stories, coming into contact with them instead allows them to pick up on a person’s horrible experience and forces them to broadcast it to the world. It’s possible that, upon creating [Error] or losing control of [Error], those at The Magnus Institute locked them up and cut them off from the dangerous signal they were receiving… Sam accidentally poking a big hole in the floor (and the alchemical signals inscribed in it) could have reestablished the connection between [Error] and the force guiding them.

Now let’s talk about FR3-D1. We know that FR3-D1so far is that it

Is a “bespoke” internet software developed sometime in the mid-90s, apparently designed to search the internet for spooky stuff

Has German source code

Crashes, constantly, much to Colin’s dismay (? Or maybe he’s helping those crashes along to stop it from listening in… but that’s a theory for another time)

Has, within the last year or so of Sam joining the O.I.A.R., started running a text-to-speech program that reads certain cases out in one of three voices, two of which are familiar to anyone who has listened to The Magnus Archives

Occasionally has some unusual .JMJ errors

Seems to be “targeting” Sam with specific cases related to The Magnus Institute

Is believed to be “listening in” by Colin, Alice, and Sam (which is supported by what we know as the audience)

Has been working “better” since Colin has been on mandatory mental health leave

May have some connection to the Stasi, the secret police force of Communist East Germany before the fall of the USSR

Is assumed (by us as the audience) to have some kind of sentience

There are some other items (notably the spreadsheets found in the ARG that appear to be from or connected to FR3-D1and the emails Sam and Gwen have received) that could be connected to FR3-D1 but have not yet been confirmed. Yet aspects of FR3-D1 do seem to share some commonality with [Error], namely a level of sentience and the ability to locate the stories of people who have had horrifying supernatural encounters.

My speculation here is that FR3-D1 and [Error] were both constructed using the same premise or with the same goal in mind: to receive and channel the signals of entities or consciousnesses existing in or coming from “Somewhere Else”: FR3-D1 through a supernaturally or alchemically conceived software program, and [Error] through a supernaturally or alchemically conceived transmutation on a living human.

If this proves to be the case, then the results seem… distinct, albeit with the potential to be equally dangerous. FR3-D1 is more “controllable” and could potentially be better able to separate out the signals being received, manifesting as “Augustus,” “Chester,” and “Norris.” Now these “three” could still be part of homunculus-esque JohnMartinJonah consciousness, but perhaps the computer program is a little more stable and delineated than the fleshy wet mess of the human brain, and therefore what remains of each individual consciousness is able to act more distinctly and independently. In contrast, [Error] (and their fleshy wet mess of human brain) is receiving the signals all mixed and jumbled together, with no failsafes to keep them from “overloading” or being entirely taken over by The Horrors or JMJ or The JMJ Horrors. Given their spectral descriptions, it’s possible that fleshy human brain and body couldn’t take it anymore and, pun intended, gave up the ghost.  

[Error] could be, in some ways, a bodiless, mindless soul acting on a confused mess of instinct and hunger; FR3-D1 is then, perhaps, the elevated mind, in (more) control but disconnected from a body and perhaps from a soul. Given the heavy influence of alchemy in The Magnus Protocol and the importance in alchemy of the number three, the Tria Prima, and the balance of mind, body, and soul, there may be a third entity we have yet to meet who, like FR3-D1 and [Error], are tuned into these signals from beyond and is eager to reunite with the rest… or perhaps FR3-D1 and [Error] are looking for a body of their own to inhabit and find balance (Sam, anyone?).

I feel like I myself am beginning to mix the signals I started with, but before I attempt to wrap this up, I do briefly want to throw one more piece of spaghetti on the wall, because I think it’ll wind up being something: the mention, specifically, of the silver wire the Berger used in his experiment.

It was Dr. Caton who recommended that Berger use the silver wire, as silver is known for being an effective conductor of electricity. Silver also holds importance as one of the seven metals of alchemy and as a possible base metal in the creation of a Philosopher’s Stone. Perhaps equally important here is that the Diana’s Tree, also known as the Arbor Philosophorum, is created using a solution including silver (or more accurately, silver nitrate) and mercury (one of the elements in the Tria Prima)… yep, the (sort of) same spooky tree created by Newton in TMAGP 19, where Newton gave his dog an existential crisis and Robert Hooke was like “burn it all down.” The conclusion we could draw here is that silver is used in both TMAGP 19 and TMAGP 22 to connect organic life to the unseeable Knowledge of some other plane… with potentially disastrous effects.

Whether it ends up being the case that FR3-D1 and [Error] are big antennas wirelessly receiving The Horrors or I’m totally off base, it seems pretty clear that Hans Berger “tuned in” to an unusual—and dangerous—signal, and what’s more, enabled that signal to connect with the Protocol world in a way that likely never should have happened.

[trickstarbrave]

i kinda wanna write this ngl but i feel like it would be. too cringe

can i have a rly cringe modern au nerevoryn idea rq

[excelsior9173]

do we think the “go ahead and wrap your arms around me” is genuine or a taunt?

i think one of my fave things about this band is that every song has chimeric interpretations to me. somedays they seem so full of yearning and others it’s soured to venom.

i hear emergence differently every time i listen. those rap verses definitely are aggressive, but then you contrast with the pre-chorus/chorus it goes back and forth in my mind lol

[areazeromybeloved]

Blog Introduction post

GIF by jadeazora

Hello! My name is Titano!

This blog was dedicated to the Kaijumorpha au, past paradox pokemon, Legends games (Arceus and ZA) and even some prehistoric media!

Aside from my main blog @ofowlsdinosaursanddragons, I also have an RP account on the kaijumorpha au @thekorairpaccount. I also have a twitter too! (I don’t really post art here btw)

A Kaijumorpha au brief overview.

The kaijumorpha au is a Pokémon au that is an overhaul of the pokemon universe’s lore and Mythos. While the most drastic change being the inclusion of humans with pokemon types and the kaijumorpha.

What are the kaijumorpha?

The kaijumorpha are a group of strange organisms that originate the world known as Gaea, or known as the world of beasts by most people, a counter mirror to the pokemon planet which earth fauna, familiar and unfamiliar, roam. In the pokemon planet’s past, the Kaijumorphs once lived amongst the pokemon and humans after an ancient cataclysm happened around 3,000 years ago.

Among the kaijumorphs, there are four groups that each falls under, which include:

- Werebeasts.

Werebeasts are shapeshifting kaijumorphs that have both a humanoid and a bestial form. They are the most common of the kaijumorphs with them being the most recognizable within the pokemon planet’s societies. They come in four major sub types: Mammalian, Avian, Saurian and Cryptid (resembling Therus kaijumorphs)

(Example: Serena, a vulture Werebeast.)

- Therus

Therus are a polyphyletic group of Gaean megafauna, mostly archosaurians that are fully sapient and can harness the elements similarly to pokemon. They are regarded as either powerful forces of nature who are capable of rending entire towns with others able to turn into humans or werebeasts. In ancient times, they once ruled the pokemon earth from the beginning of the kalosian war to the events within the Hisui saga. Most therus live within Gaea, though there are some, like in Alola and Kanto where they still remain. (It should be noted that, due to an incident within area zero, those infected with the px virus are considered to be “false Therus”. Them alongside the ancient Pokémon are not considered kaijumorphs)

(Example: an assortment of therus known including a Boreal Titan.)

- Beastkin

Beastkin are the hybrids of a human/werebeast and a therus. Due to their nature, most, if not all are infertile and cannot reproduce. However, they are still capable of learning both Pokémon and Therus elements.

(Example: Duke Calem of Kalos.)

- Amalgams.

The final and most horrific are known as the amalgams. Amalgams are chimeric beings who are the result of 2 or more beings, whether they be human, pokemon, kaijumorph or even a gaean beast fused with each other. Most amalgams known who survived the hybridization process are highly dangerous with no sense of risk or caution. However, it should be noted that there are a few Amalgams who have remained sane even after the trauma of the chimerization process. Though, unfortunately these amalgams are incredibly rare…

(Example: two beings lock within combat, with one being an amalgam and the other being a Pokémon known as the “winged king”.)

Extra notes on the au:

Humans in the au can have types with normal looking humans having the normal type.

Pokemon in the au have differing levels of sapience with some like bidoof, muk and the fossil pokemon being animalistic.

Pokemon are bigger within the au and most are comparable to the sizes shown in the anime.

While the au follows the game timeline, some of the spin-offs like Pokémon horizons and Pokémon: origins are canon to the verse.

Masterposts:

The Hisui saga masterpost

[earth-unknown]

Shoutout to @dead-by-mending, I wanted to make a post about it because I have a ton of ideas for Earth-UNKNOWN, including inspiration from one of the Legion's cosmetics, Chimeric Horde.

In this verse, Talbot Grimes is the Earth-UNKNOWN variant of Dr. Doom; still conducting his experiments, but under the influence of the Entity, and her corruption over his mind. This would drive him to perfect the Blighted Serum for the sake of universal domination by his own version of a super-soldier. One such experiment(s) are the teens of Ormond; making them into one being, akin to the Chimeric Horde, but less eldritch in nature. For The Legion, I had the idea of making them a corrupt/entity driven version of Moon Knight, with Frank being the host body, and Julie, Susie, and Joey being alters due to their bodies fusing into one. As well as being the avatar of the Blood Moon, foregoing any sort of attachment to Khonshu and other Egyptian deities.

I hope this answer was one that seems fitting for the character(s) of the Legion; and if you have any more questions about this verse/these variants, I am more than happy to answer them!

[catschimericalcreations]

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[tarnishedxknight]

OC Muse: Xenokratos, a.k.a. “Xenos”

Xenos' main "About" post is located on my multimuse blog ( @thenexusofsouls ), here!

Note: This info post will only detail a specific FFXII verse for this OC. Because I am remaking his background in this verse and permanently linking it to the FFXII world and mythos, I wanted to detail it here on this blog, even though Xenos’ main “home” will be on my multimuse. He is usually fandomless, but this verse will need to be far more specific in its setup, so this post will contain the details for how he fits into the FFXII world. This verse will only be written on this blog, whereas his other verses are fandomless and more versatile. For basic information, background, abilities, and other information about Xenos’, please refer to his main “About" post. I’ll be building off of that post rather than starting from scratch with a full background for him here, so it might be good to skim that before reading the specific verse info below.

Changes to Xenos’ Background and Origin For His FFXII Verse

For this verse, instead of him being an incorporeal void being from a shadow realm parallel to the “real” world, Xenos will instead be an Occurian. At least, in origin. What I want to do with him here is create the opposite sort of vibe of creation to that of Mithran. Mithran is a chimera, the permanent fusing of a human being and an Occurian, but his creation was done out of love. Xenos’ creation… will be done out of evil, cruelty, and for the purposes of enslaving an Occurian to do the bidding of a human. So he will have physical and emotional differences to Mithran and will be a separate track of evolution because of that.

My Occurian OC, Munoh, creates the being known as Mithran by infusing the body of my other human OC, Caelen, with their own. They do this because Caelen was mortally injured and dying, and the intensity of emotion felt by Munoh at the sadness and injustice of that situation caused them to spontaneously use their life force, the energy of their being, to help anchor Caelen’s soul to his body, thus saving his life. The result, though, was that Caelen and Munoh were forever fused together, blended perfectly, into one chimerical being: Mithran. Because this process was positive and done out of love, Mithran ended up a being of light, warmth, justice, and courage. His physical state is in perfect harmony with his mental, emotional, and spiritual states, and so his body thrives as well as his mind. In other words, the fusion was perfect, there were no problems with it. His mind did not reject his body, or vice versa, and his spiritual essence is content to be housed within his physical form.

In Xenos’ case, in stark contrast to Mithran’s, he was created against his will, by force, and for selfish and power-hungry reasons. Because of this, the fusion was a forced and unnatural thing, his body is out of alignment with his spiritual essence, and therefore there are issues with the health of both his physical form and mental state. All the sensory issues and instances of him feeling alien in his own body that are mentioned in his main “About” post all apply to this verse because of this forced fusion of an Occurian and a human being.

To illustrate the difference, think about two parents coming together to have a child, blending their genetics together to create a natural being. That’s what Mithran’s process was like. For Xenos, the process was more like that of Frankenstein’s creature, forcibly jamming two being together and “sewing” them together to keep them form being able to separate. The two beings in that case would no doubt fight to stay separate, either through a souring of the spiritual energy or diseases of the body, right? Well, the same is true of Xenos’ situation. An incorporeal, ancient, powerful Occurian trapped inside the body of a mortal hume? That’s going to be one seriously tortured being.

And to make matters worse, this process was not permanent… at first. But Xenos was kept enslaved long enough that his body and his spirit spent too much time forcibly fused, and in time, the state he was in became permanent. (Side note: It’s a situation not unlike The Last Unicorn, when Amalthea was changed from a unicorn into a human being via magic. The longer she remained human, the more mortal she became, the more she forgot her previous self, and the more danger there was of the process being unable to be reversed. Also, the more tortured she became. It’s a very similar situation with Xenos, in this verse and in all his other verses as well.) So Xenos could have been freed from his corporeal prison had anyone intervened on his behalf, but no one did, and now it’s too late. He’s trapped forever in a human form with the “soul” of an Occurian.

Xenos’ situation is a little different from Mithran’s in another key way. Mithran was the fusion of Munoh and Caelen, with the resulting being having traits of both. Both beings are equally represented within Mithran. With Xenos, a human man was killed and used as an empty vessel to house the Occurian slave. So the spiritual energy is 100% that Occurian, and then the mental state of that being is influenced by the body its housed in. For example, have you ever heard of organ transplant patients developing some of the likes, dislikes, and habits of their donors? There is a school of thought that theorizes that physical bodies have some “memory” to them, and that something of the personality of the previous inhabitant or owner of a physical body can be transferred to whoever receives that person’s organs. The same is true for Xenos. Although the human man’s soul has passed on to the afterlife, the physical body still contains that somatic memory.

The longer the Occurian is trapped in the body, the more it is altered by the influence of that human memory on its being. Xenos therefore gradually develops the personality and identity of the previous soul that used to reside in his physical body to some extent. Not fully, it’s not like he becomes this other human man, but he will do things like… develop a gender identity and a sexuality, which Occurians have no use for. He’ll develop emotions such as empathy, aggression, tenderness, fear, sadness, and happiness, which the Occurians either don’t have or have in much more tempered degrees. So his body does influence him the longer he remains trapped inside it. And that’s true for all his verses as well, not only this one, but it’s especially pronounced when his origin is being an Occurian.

As in his other verses, the “soul” that was his previously natural state of being also influences his physical body, just as his body influences his soul. This results in his strangely non-human appearance in the form of alterations or the apparent evolving of his human form over time. Examples of this include the blackening of his skin beginning at his extremities and traveling slowing over the years across his body, his red glowing eyes, his elongated fingers and toes, his fingernails becoming more like claws or talons, and the way his body elongates over time to a barely perceptible degree to the point of him becoming slowly taller each year. This is quite literally the extremely powerful “soul” of the Occurian stretching, shaping, and altering the human body in which it is being forcibly contained. The elongations and shape changes are the result of too much power being contained inside a mortal shell. The blackening of his skin is a side effect of the fact that this was neither a perfect fusion nor a positive one, so the body over time is reacting to the negative emotions of the angry and distressed Occurian, causing the skin to turn black and almost leathery. The glowing red eyes are merely a window into the power contained within the body.

So… how did Xenos come to exist in the FFXII world, you ask? Well, the idea with Mithran is that, as soon as he comes into being, he will be rejected and hunted by his fellow Occurians for being a too-powerful abomination that must be neutralized. Why do they care about this and what precedent was previous set to make this something that’s so vehemently opposed by them and on their radar of things to watch for? Xenos creation, heh. Back when King Raithwall was chosen by the Occuria as their champion and given the power to unite troubled lands through conquest and centralization of political power, other humes wanted that power for themselves as well. Others wanted his power, wealth, fame, and the ability to conquer their enemies with the magic of nethicite, created by the Occuria. But of course the Occuria don’t just give that to anybody, so other power-hungry humes were simply denied.

Except for one… who took by force what was given to Raithwall as a gift. Back in the time of Raithwall, after he had made a name for himself and the beginnings of the Dynast line were born, there was another hume sorcerer who devised a plan to trick and trap an Occurian. It took decades of study, practice, thought, and planning to pull off, as well as learning forbidden arts such as necromancy. Long story short, Xenos’ previous Occurian form was the unlucky being snagged by this deception, and some unwitting hume man was sacrificed so his body could be used as a vessel for this Occurian. The ritual was a success, followed immediately by subsequent rituals to not only ensure the containment of the Occurian but to enslave it and force it to do the bidding of the hume.

There was never a scenario in which this ended well for the hume sorcerer. Over the decades, the man artificially extended his lifespan with magic, conquered many towns, cities, and even whole kingdoms with his Occurian slave’s power, and grew to be something of a name whispered in fear by commonfolk across a large swath of Ivalice. However, as the decades dragged on, the Occurian that was now renamed Xenokratos by the sorcerer gradually grew in strength and acclimated to its tortured, imprisoned state. Eventually, it grew so powerful that it was able to break free of the magical restraints placed upon in and kill the sorcerer. But by that time, it was too late for it to free itself from its own human body.

The being renamed itself Xenos and wandered Ivalice, coming to identify as male and reimagine his own existence in the face of the realization that there was no going back to being a full Occurian for him. He battled his own kind, being hunted simply for what he was, because his time as a slave had resulted in him doing things that greatly upset the agenda of the Occuria. They wanted him to be eliminated and hunted him to do the deed, and it was not until one of his kin spared his life in exchange for him disappearing quietly into anonymity that their relentless hunting of him ended. Gerun, the leader of the Occuria, and all others from that point onward believed Xenos to have been destroyed some 600 years ago by the time of the events of FFXII.

That’s the basic setup and any changes to his main background that this FFXII verse affords him. The rest of the info in his “About” post, like his abilities, obstacles, unique traits, and all his basic info would remain the same aside from the above changes.

How This Affects Threads with Xenos & Potential Starters

I’ll be keeping his FFXII verse only for those threads that take place in the canon FFXII time/world, and then in the MCU verse in threads with other Ivalicians who have been displaced. He has a separate MCU verse that stems from his main background for interactions with muses not attached to the FFXII world/mythos.

As far as starter ideas, Xenos could be found wandering just about any part of Ivalice and could come in to either hinder or assist muses in the events of the game. For example, he could be recruited to fight against someone or something, he could be encountered as an antagonist at first, or he could be freed from some dormant state by your muse in an old temple or place where he’s just shut down for a time while trying to stay hidden from the Occuria. In a MCU crossover verse, he could know your muse from the canon FFXII time/world and meet them again in the modern-day time period, or your muse could meet him for the first time in modern times.

Because he was trapped in human form around the time of King Raithwall, following the man's rise to power, he's been known rather infamously to humes for over 600 years. By the time of the events of FFXII, the Occuria think him destroyed, dead, and no longer existing. So any muses from the time the game took place might have heard about "Xenocratos" and the havoc he wreaked. Or at the very least, they might have simply heard about a strange man with powerful magic who caused a lot of death, suffering, and destruction. But it would be more in a "there's an old legend about..." context than the sense that it was really true. Like a fable or something like that. Most muses probably wouldn't think the story was actually true, but was either just fiction or maybe was inspired by real events that had been embellished. Even so, muses who meet Xenos might recognize his name or might make a connection to having heard his tale if he shares who/what he is with them.

Although Xenos is a character I developed some 15 years ago, this FFXII verse is new, so bear with me while I flesh it out and take him in this new direction! =)

[mochiyukiii]

— ;  BIO && VERSES && TAGS : SHOTO TODOROKI

NAME: Shoto Todoroki && ALIAS: Icy(t)hot, Half and Half bastard,

AGE: verse dependant && BIRTHDAY: january 11th

GENDER: Intersex* ( true chimerism ) && PRONOUNS: he / him && SEXUALITY: questioning

HEIGHT: 5'7" && WEIGHT: ≈ 164 pounds ( muscle )

HAIR COLOR: red/white && EYE COLOR: teal/grey-brown

SCARS: burn mark over eye + various parts of the body. && PIERCINGS: verse dependant && TATTOOS : verse dependant

POSITIVE | extremely intelligent/advanced ( just not socially, alas ) • resourceful • determined • charismatic • devoted • loyal  NEGATIVE | awkward  •  emotionally constipated • socially inadequate ( casual talk ) • a bit too arrogant / hate driven • secretive / reserved •  petty • dark humored / melancholic • ill mannered / mouthed • violent • childish ( you know the scene )

LIKES: cold food ( yeah, soba ), strawberry anything, smaller animals, cold weather  && DISLIKES: uninitiated physical contact, being outside, people ( poorly socialized ), innuendos/flirting, sour food

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VERSES : in every verse minus " THE FAMILY JEWELS " Shoto is an ADULT, each ship also takes place in the verses it goes with or just an undefined verse that's labelled. most of these verses are canon compliant / linear and play off of observations made during

— FROSTBITE ( semi canon divergent | post war arc ) -

Shoto never forgave Endeavor in this verse nor his remaining siblings let alone reconnected with them due to the isolation faced; the brief interaction Shoto had at the festival with Midoriya didn't completely last long with Shoto on accepting his quirk as his own which created a domino affect as he already felt at fault for the downfall of his family. This verse plays on the given concept more in depth about Shoto being Dabi's foil / his role in the dynamic and acknowledges the way the family as a whole largely ignored Shoto after/during the Final War arc instead of brushing past it.

In this verse, he's graduated from the academy with his own Agency in the works with the intention of inviting others and joining partnership with the Quirk Therapy experiment to avoid people like Dabi/Toya from happening because of another Endeavor situation but, like in canon at this point he's still stuck in his father's shadow which casts doubt in certain areas due to the big reveal of Dabi's identity along with his connection to the Himura Family / Geten however his popularity grows due to what he's done in the Final War which still causes vast discomfort and his appearance which only proves Stain's words true and is currently making Shoto rethinking his choices.

— THE FAMILY JEWELS ( 16 / semi-canon compliant ) -

This is based on an AU where All Might is severely injured during the Kamino incident where Endeavor's talk with All Might didn't get to happen and thus, there has been no improvement in anything on Shoto's behalf; Shoto’s path of growing as a person has been stunted following the death of All Might and the disgrace brought upon UA, he's accepted his quirk as his own however he's potentially been more reserved than ever due to the possibility of Endeavor pushing him beyond expectations be it by himself or Endeavor ( this is dependent on Endeavor's mun choices, I won't force anything ).

He's still feeling the weight of being his family's demise even if not directly and now being completely alone to deal with it as he never really relied much on his friends and no longer attempts to visit Rei due to the fear still engraved in her, years worth of guilt heavy on his heart as he subconsciously regresses back to being asocial and just focusing on graduating out of obligation. His goal is to figure out if he truly wants to keep down this path and potentially continue the cycle to make something completely different of himself

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strictly for verses that aren't defined / just for fun and oneshots. there's no story build ups or anything.

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SHIPPING GUIDELINES : I don't have many guidelines for Shoto as long as there's chemistry and/or we talk about it in dms as I'm not too picky depending on the information given to me to work with.

[chimerisms]

Age: 20 FC: Tanner Buchanan Tag: v:welcome to reid’s

Skylar’s canon verse. He works a full shift as a waiter at his father’s diner (Reid’s) and does his best to accommodate to the changes of his body after the experiments. He’s a chimera without a pack, trying to make it through without drawing the attention of Hunters or other problematic people.

Age: 35 FC: Dan Stevens Tag: v:home in my own skin

The years passed by and Skylar took over the diner, eventually turning it into a blooming franchise with spots in different places of the city. He’s far from rich and he still works a lot, but he’s managed to accept his chimerism and become a functional member of society, even if he still remains packless.

Age: 18 FC: Tanner Buchanan Tag: v:ore before the forge

Senior year is not what people sell it out to be. Skylar’s an outcast even within his own pack, trying to grow into the alpha he was always supposed to be. This verse happens before the experiments that turned him into a chimera, so he remains a werewolf for now. He tries his best, but it’s hard to stand out with not a lot of natural talent to begin with.

Age: 35 FC: Dan Stevens Tag: v:never slow down

Set in a regular modern verse where the supernatural is not a thing. Skylar has grown and inherited the restaurant from his father, and is now expanding it into a franchise all over the city. He’s overworked himself all of his life, so he has little else to show other than his business; if only someone were to change that.

[maxarat]

Sending you questions - my little joy.

— Legoshi - Transfem (she's my girl and I love her). Her name is Abelia Elisandra Tanaka, In honor of her great-grandmothers, Tanaka is my last name headcanon. [this concept is completely new, I will refine it]. Her alias - Jade. Jade is a gemstone that has the beautiful color of an emerald and the transparent charm of pearls [Leano's scales were bright green, while Miyagi's were pearly white].

"Abelia" is an elegant snow-white flower of the honeysuckle family that, beautiful in a simple and gentle way, symbolizes faithfulness and tenacity, Elisandra meaning "noble defender" or "divine grace".

— Hybrids are actually highly valued on the black market in the most horrific way... and their children, too, especially second-generation hybrid children. This happened to Miyagi when he was little, - pretty little wolf cub with cute scales like pearls...

His father Jason made it in time. That's how Abelia's second grandfather lost an eye and got a scar almost all over his face. Coriana carefully made sure that her granddaughter resembled a wolf girl as much as possible. One of the most common examples is the meat trade, gourmets who want to try a "delicacy", or animals with cannibalistic tendencies who believe that "hybrids aren't even real animals".

— Abelia's scales are actually extremely unusual - tricolor. The bright green and shining emerald is from her mother, the snow-white and iridescent mother-of-pearl is from her father, the transparent green and sparkling jade is a mixture of her parents, her scales look like gems scattered on her fur. This, given the color of her eyes, the soft shade of pink due to partial inherited albinism, makes me inclined to believe that she has a genetic chimerism.

— The only film in which Miyagi starred in one of the main roles and the one that indirectly caused the suicide of her parents... Abelia keeps the tape of this movie as her biggest jewel and watches it on her birthday every day, clutching her mother's photo (this is actually a clipping from a modeling magazine from her mother's heyday) to herself. It almost makes it feel like they're here.

This secret de Polichinelle of their family - both Gosha and Jason and Coriana know that their granddaughter keeps this movie and watches it every her birthday, (They never did. When this film was released, they betrayed their children's lands and trying to take care of a five-year-old orphaned child, which was the last thing they had left of their children).

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Ooh so does Legoshi still talk to his grandparents in this verse or does he go radio silent again? - Abelia has a great relationship with her grandparents and her grandmother.

When not at school does he live with Gosha or Miyagi's parents? - She lives with Gosha, but Jason and Coriana bought an apartment next to Gosha's apartment after her birth, and she often goes to spend the night with them since early childhood. We can say that Abelia lives with them all.

How do the grandparents get along? - they get along well with each other, they understand each other on a deeper level than others could ever do - their forbidden love, which turned out to be mutual, and the children who were born and whom they loved no matter what - and of course they are all united by their granddaughter, their little sun.

Also you make me sad talking about the parents and Legoshi's inner monologue!

Oh, I hate to upset you!! but unfortunately, angst and sadness are integral components of this AU.

Does this affect the plot as we know it? - this is a brand new AU that I've been working on quite recently (lol, I had this idea so long ago that I almost forgot about it), I'm still creating and you're the first one to know about it right away. Thank you very much 🩵💛

Also do you send asks out of preference or because you can't reblog? I don't have a preference either way I just want to make sure this is cause you have a preferance! - Oh actually, I love sending questions! For me, it's like giving someone a gift.

Omg I adore transfemme Legoshi! Abelia is such a good name for her! And it def sounds like your version of her has genetic chimerism. It would have to be that way for the partial albinism I think?

Your angst doesn't upset me, it's just successful lol. And your asks definitely feel like presents for me, I love hearing this lore!

[frost-eyed-autumn]

{--Been thinking a lot of Chuuya's FMA verse tbh and him being "enlisted" to the military at a young age (definitely not as young as Edward was though) because of being one of the few to survive Chimeric transmutation experiments with good results (being fused with a goat and a cheetah).

He's obviously not huge and muscle-bound like Kimblee's Chimera soldiers (Darius, Heinkel, Jerso, and Zompano) -- his strengths are more towards being stupidly nimble and maneuverable. Of course he's stronger than your average human is for his weight class, just not as much as the other, beefier soldier Chimeras.

Besides managing to survive the experiments and change his shape between human and a human-beast looking hybrid (all except his short goat horns, which he hides under his hat in public), he's also intuitive and wicked smart, and unlike Kimblee's Chimeras he has an innate interest in science and alchemy.

Of course, he's basically property of the State, and performing alchemy? That's not something for Chimeras to do (though I haven't found anything that explicit says its impossible for them, more likely just most Chimeras are too animal and considering human chimeras are supposed to be forbidden... not like there's a huge sample size to draw from for how possible it is for them.), that's a job for State Alchemists and researchers to worry about. Alchemy isn't his job. His job is to take orders and fight for Amestris using his superior animal talents.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't study it on the side when he can and dabble a bit, when no one is breathing over his shoulder. He's even learned enough that he can sometimes use Alchemy on the battlefield if he needs it. And I really want to say that he's read a lot about physics and studied old literature on the subject and started to play around with a theoretical.

Of course there are all kinds of wild Alchemy. His Chimerism is the result of that, and you have widely renowned State Alchemists like the Flame Alchemist, Armstrong Alchemist, and Fullmetal Alchemist who everyone has heard of to some extent.

Those are cool and all, but he's interested in something a little more off-the-cuff.

What if Alchemy could be used to manipulate gravity in a targeted space?

That's a crazy idea, of course. Its not as if gravity is a tangible thing with a measurable chemical composition you can alter like stone or metal or even human flesh, and even most scientists barely understand it beyond theory, but what if it was possible? And what if he could actually use something like that out on the field?

Of course he's already got some of the best natural maneuverability of most anyone in the Amestrian military. He can easily scale or run across just about any surface up to 90 degrees thanks to his mix of cheetah and goat traits. But that's not really enough for him.

He wants to push the limits further than even what he's able to do on his own. Its such an incredibly far long-shot, but if he could crack the code on it, well... the Gravity Alchemist doesn't exactly have a bad ring to it.--}