FULL NAME. Naga ( surname lost , unknown , unnecessary ).NICKNAMES. Snake head.TITLES. Skin Painter , A Hand Of The Myriad.DATE OF BIRTH. may 20th.AGE. (verse dependent) always within his late 20s and early 30sZODIAC SIGN. taurus.GENDER. cis man.* he / himORIENTATION. Bi. ( no preference )SPECIES. human.ETHNICITY / RACE. ThaiOCCUPATION. Criminal - primarily theft and gang related activities / 1 count of manslaughter (reformed) , monk (current)EDUCATION. Literate , taught within the monasteryRELIGION. Myriadism

HEIGHT. 5 ft, 11 in.WEIGHT. 160 lbs.BUILD. wiry.EYES. dark brownHAIR. red , currently baldCOMPLEXION. warm beigeSCARS. several, generally small to medium in size.TATTOOS. several, most noticeably the snakes that encircle his neck and the back of his head, along with several flowers with the snakes and behind the ears. His tattoos prominently depict snakes and reptiles and illustrations of various types of flowers. A few eye tattoos can also be found on his body as well.PIERCINGS. multiple on the ears (+ gauges) , nose (septum, bridge) eyebrow, bottom lip (snake bite) , nipples .ATTIRE. Often seen in either saffron red monk robes or white monk robes specifically for the monastery he is apart of, under the watchful eye and tutelage of the deity he serves under. Other than that he prefer comfy loose fitting clothes, simple and not too flashy.AESTHETICS. snakes and flowers, puddles of water after the rain, the scent of lavender and mint, bloody knuckles, tigers, ink stained fingers, tattoo needles, the feeling someone is watching you, home cooked meals

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TO PUT IT SHORTLY … * VERSE , ORIGINAL CANONThis grave sight. The eyes are always looking beyond the veil, at him. A feral child of the woods with eyes, living among the mountain ranges in the deep shelters of a green canopy. Naga was found by a hermit who had lived in the woods self sustained for many generations. The hermit was only ever sought out for one skill. Tattoo artistry.The land that they lived in, that breathed and hungered, was one under the myriad. The Motherland as the whole is called is well underway to a path of oblivion as immortality breeds stagnation, and thus the mortal coil fails to continue. The land as become a stagnant pool of water, festering with bugs and blood suckers, disease and rot. This is what the hermit believed, and he was right most of the way through. The Motherland was watched over by deities, the ones born closest to the Myriad Gods and are adorned with tattoo like markings that represent their power and status. Thus tattoos are seen as something sacred and a gift. Often given great meaning, often painted so meticulously and with care. Tattoos are commonplace, but there are a certain breed of tattoos that are seen as taboo.This hermit who lived in the wild and mountains in woods that seemed impossible to be grown, he was known when younger to be a monk of a past deity. From there he absconded with forbidden knowledge and fell into a place of crime and villainy. Treacherous acts were just that, treacherous. But truly heinous acts against humanity was the weaponization of what should be a dedication to god.The hermit's name was Heshin, a tall broad dark skinned man with long tangled knots of pale hair and markings across his body that would be painted differently each day. He was stiff, strict, an eccentric without being one. Heshin found this child who he named Naga tossed away. Perhaps kidnapped, maybe so cruelly disposed of, either way they were Heshin's child now. Heshin noted that this child had a stare. Dead, intense, unwavering. This child didn't seem to be looking with their eyes, but with something else.Naga grew up under Heshin, although he wasn’t much of a parent. The discipline he gave out was harsh but rare and Naga acted out for much of his childhood and into the teenage years. When he did go to town he stole and fought and was a general pest. Heshin did nothing and the two of them mostly bickered or sat together in silence during a meal. But the two did care for each other, maybe as father and son, maybe something more instinctual. Either way, Heshin eventually got around to teaching Naga of tattoos.It was in his late teens, early twenties when Naga began to learn of his caretaker’s roots. Being a monk and absconding with forbidden knowledge for one reason or another. ‘Why not stay with them?’ Naga asked ‘I’ve always been a thief’ Heshin replied. He was by no means bad, but instead facilitated and bred badness by extension. The tattoos he was able to produce out of ink wells and needles were more than just pictures on the skin. They held power.

Eventually Heshin passed on and Naga was left with his legacy in the form of a metal poking stick and a knowledge he’s unsure he wants to know. But Naga continued. He became a felon most remarkably, a blasphemer, a cruel person cold and calculating. He denounced the myriad and spat at the idols that were these deities towering over them. He brawled and stole and burned and attacked. This life was not one he enjoyed but it was one he knew, and sometimes there is a comfort in the familiar. But he started to notice, against the skin of some of the ruffians were tattoos distinct in style and specific in depiction. Eyes.He did not mean to inherit that first eye, the eye he’s seen scrawled against Heshin’s skin a few years back. But he did when a colleague died from a blow to the head, bleeding out his mouth and nose and waiting for death to take him. The eye was gifted, willed over to him and now he had an eye. These distinct eye tattoos are found in one of the larger countries in the motherland, then are traded like a blackmarket, stolen, gifted, transferred and regarded as sacrilege everywhere in the world. They are a currency of power in the criminal underground, a status symbol and an invitation for trouble.Naga ended up bearing the marks of a few eyes over the years. Whether beaten out of an opponent or given to him as an act of respect. But one eye was regarded as something of incredible value and he received it on accident. His single count of manslaughter is attributed to this incident. The accidental death a crime kingpin in the countryside and now Naga is in possession of both an execution order and a following of hundreds of similarly loyal criminals.It was in his cell where he was kept to face trial, when a deity of grand stature and intensity stood before him in black and feathers. The deity’s name was Starlis, and he preceded over funeral rites and death rituals for all the motherland. Making standards for burials, cremations, funerals and similar activities and anything regarding death, and life after it. Starlis was always a proud and borderline arrogant deity, seen as the more revered and powerful of his position and divinity. He had tattoos of course, but were often hidden under billowing sleeves. Starlis reached out to Naga with an offering. A deal was struck between the two of them, as were several before. To live in Starlis’ monastery and become a monk of death and rot. Robed in white for funerals, these monks stood under Starlis’ reign. They worshipped and found home within the temple they were somewhat blackmailed into joining. But over time they became loyal to the deity who gave them all a second chance.

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Aeonian - the gift of longevity. Depending on placement can give the beaer extra years to their life. Closer to the center the longer they will live.

Dissimulate - To disguise. A color that morphs into another color when necessary, taking on the effects of named other colors. For example if Okuri needed more strength it would take on the color of Jacqueminot to make up for the lacking color.

Memorabilia- remembrance. Gives the bearer extra ability to remember and recount certain things. Even the smallest of details may be remembered depending on how many of the color is present on the skin and at what intensity.

Salubrious- of well off health. A color that breeds health. Keeps them at peak performing condition as well as heals up injuries faster and can sustain more wounds than usual.

Penumbra- shadow mass, the instinctive and seemingly innate evil within the slain. This passes onto the bearer, this may or may not be villainess feeling. But it actually gives them empathy. To understand others at a fuller, deeper understanding. Their pain and why they are the way they are.

Jacqueminot - the red of blood and ferality. Gifts the bearer with increased strength and bloodlust. The closer to the middle or on multiple layers the more intense the effects.

Cynosure - the attention seeking, calls interest to. This color brings about interest to the wearer, makes them seem important by radiating a distinct aura that may or may not attract others for positive or negative reasons. Has a distinct effect of attracting haunts.

Nirvana- place of peace and enlightenment. Gifts the bearer with clear thought when needed and with generally clear thought at all times. Calms and causes sereneness.

Xenoglossy- All speak, gives them the ability to comprehend languages as well as pick up on languages that they may not know, allowing them to converse with most anyone if enough of this color is accumulated.

Elysian- delight. The feeling of peace that spawned at death, passed onto the bearer. This feeling of peace can be activated at their own time of death or can be passed onto others on their deathbed to ease one to eternal slumber.

Impedimenta - to hinder growth. Slows the spread of disease and illness, as well as poisons from seeping into their body. The closer to the middle or on multiple layers the more intense the effects.

Paucity - Fades into the masses. The opposite of Cynosure. Makes the bearer faint and timid, seen but unseen, forgotten upon first glance. The aura they radiate is so dull it causes many to disperse. (Paucity and Cynosure often cancel each other out, but with the help of Dissimulate either can be used to it’s full effects.)

Quaquaversal - to see at many angles, many reaches, perception at great advantage. This color gives the bearer the ability to see and sense better than usual, than that of an average creature. May give the beaer multiple sights at once if concentrated on, a seer of sorts.

Vivify- to give an extra burst of energy when in dire straights. The final and last attempt to evade second death of the entity slain compacted into this color. Gives a second wind to the bearer.