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Tar'Galla
⏃⋔⏚⟒⍀'⍙⟟⋏⎅
"The Whistling Artisan"
⏚⏃⍀⍀'⋏⎍⋔⟟
THE PHYSICAL
AGE: 563
HEIGHT: 6'11" // 211 centimetres
WEIGHT: 147 lbs // 71 kilogrammes
CIVILIAN IDENTIFICATION: BIOTIC.C24.99724
CIVIL STATUS: Tier 1 - Docile
CURRENT LOCATION: The Twenty-Fourth Urban Center, Sector 10
EYE COLOR: Orange
HIDE COLOR: Reddish Brown
EDUCATION: N/A
BODY TYPE: Malnourished, Ectomorphic
THE VORTAL
QUIRKS AND MANNERISMS:
- Wrings hands together
- Clears throat when addressed
- Hums like a human would, despite a lack of vocal ability
VORTAL SUBMERSION:
- Moderate
MENTAL DISABILITIES:
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, triggered by gunshots.
INTERESTS:
- Cooking. “We will not forget what you forced us to learn, the Pepé. Your dream will live on.”
- Music Theory. “The Humansong is unfamiliar, but it will not remain that way. You will be discovered and understood. We will ensure this.”
- The Pii-ah’no. “It calls to us. Its haunting sound fills our ears – we seek to master this grand and elaborate device.”
LIKES:
- Humansong, for Listening.
- Artisanship, crafting, and creation.
- The smell of the Homeworld, crafted through his efforts in chefdom.
- A good, long, intelligent talk.
DISLIKES:
- The Combine, or as he calls it, the Ulathoi (⎍⌰⏃⏁⊑⍜⟟ )
- Loud, shrill noises. This attributes to his indifference toward humans.
- The inability to think outside of the box, especially in the context of artisanry. "If we were in control of this Combine, the false artists would be the first to go. They are a disgrace to artisans the multiverse over."
Relationships
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LOVES // ADMIRES // RESPECTS // BEST FRIEND // FRIEND // ACQUAINTANCE // DISTRUSTS // DISLIKES // HATES // FEARS // DECEASED
Kaar'Raf
"We envy you, kinsman. Your reconnection with the Vortessence, your strength of body and mind, and much more. You, companion, are the apex, and you are all that we hope to be. Continue."
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Kaffee
⊬⍜⎍ ⍙⟟⌰⌰ ⎎⍜⍀⟒⎐⟒⍀ ⏚⟒ ⎎⍀⟒⟒.
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Lahh'Eech Kahh
"Glorious kinsman! We are hauntingly similar -- our respect for artisanry, our skills in chefdom...perhaps we were spawned from the same Agatoshi. A curious thought, truly, but one that could explain these 'vortal echoes.'"
"⍙⟒ ⊑⍜⌿⟒ ⏁⊑⏃⏁ ⎎⍀⟒⟒⎅⍜⋔ ⍙⟟⌰⌰ ☊⍜⋔⟒ ⏁⍜ ⊬⍜⎍, ☍⟟⋏. ⏁⊑⟒ ⎍⌰⏃⏁⊑⍜⟟'⌇ ⍀⟒☊☍⍜⋏⟟⋏☌ ⟟⌇ ⏃⏁ ⊑⏃⋏⎅ -- ⍙⟒ ☊⏃⋏ ⌇⟒⋏⌇⟒ ⟟⏁."
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Var'Ras
"While we do not know you well, your culinary proficiency inspires us to achieve great things. And yet, your closeness with the Enslavers and those who support them frighten us."
"⏁⟒⌰⌰ ⎍⌇ ⋔⍜⍀⟒ ⍜⎎ ⏁⊑⟒⌇⟒ ☌⏃⏁⊑⟒⍀⟟⋏☌⌇. ⍙⟒ ⏃⍀⟒ ⟟⋏⏁⍀⟟☌⎍⟒⎅..."
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⟒⌰⎅⟒⍀ ☍⍀⏃⏃⌇'⟒⏁⏃⋏
"☌⍀⟒⏃⏁⟒⌇⏁ ⏃⋏⎅ ⊑⍜⋏⍜⍀⏃⏚⌰⟒ ⟒⌰⎅⟒⍀. ⊬⍜⎍ ⏃⍀⟒ ⏃⌰⌰ ⏁⊑⏃⏁ ⍙⟒ ☊⍜⎍⌰⎅ ⊑⏃⎐⟒ ⊑⍜⌿⟒⎅ ⎎⍜⍀ -- ⟟⋏⏁⟒⌰⌰⟟☌⟒⋏⏁ ⏃⋏⎅ ⏁⟒⍀⍀⟟⎎⊬⟟⋏☌. ⍙⟒ ⊑⍜⌿⟒ ⏁⊑⏃⏁ ⍙⟒ ⍙⟟⌰⌰ ⍀⟟⌇⟒ ⏁⍜ ☌⍀⟒⏃⏁⋏⟒⌇⌇ ⟟⋏ ⊬⍜⎍⍀ ⟒⊬⟒⌇ -- ⏃⌇ ⌰⍜⋏☌ ⏃⌇ ⍙⟒ ⎅⍜ ⋏⍜⏁ ⋏⟒⟒⎅ ⏁⍜ ⏃⏚⏃⋏⎅⍜⋏ ⍜⎍⍀ ⊑⍜⋏⍜⍀⌇⌿⏃⍙⋏⟒⎅ ⍀⟟☌⊑⏁⌇ ⏃⌇ ⏃⋏ ⟒⏁'⎍☍ ⏃⍀⏁⟟⌇⏃⋏."
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'Grendel'
"Ah, young kin, always so spritely and energetic. This one senses great determination within your heart. We appreciate you and your hospitality to us. It is likely, that you will carry on vortikind for generations to come. Perhaps you will even outlast us."
"⍙⟒ ⏃⋏⌖⟟⍜⎍⌇⌰⊬ ⏃⍙⏃⟟⏁ ⊬⍜⎍⍀ ☊⏃⌰⌰. ⍙⊑⟒⋏⟒⎐⟒⍀ ⊬⍜⎍ ⋏⟒⟒⎅ ⎍⌇, ⍙⟒ ⍙⟟⌰⌰ ⏚⟒ ⍀⟒⏃⎅⊬. ☌⏃⌰⌰⎍⋔ ☌⏃☍⏃ ☌⟟⌰⌰⟟⋔⏃⊑."
"We envy you, kinsman. Your reconnection with the Vortessence, your strength of body and mind, and much more. You, companion, are the apex, and you are all that we hope to be. Continue."
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Kaffee
⊬⍜⎍ ⍙⟟⌰⌰ ⎎⍜⍀⟒⎐⟒⍀ ⏚⟒ ⎎⍀⟒⟒.
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Lahh'Eech Kahh
"Glorious kinsman! We are hauntingly similar -- our respect for artisanry, our skills in chefdom...perhaps we were spawned from the same Agatoshi. A curious thought, truly, but one that could explain these 'vortal echoes.'"
"⍙⟒ ⊑⍜⌿⟒ ⏁⊑⏃⏁ ⎎⍀⟒⟒⎅⍜⋔ ⍙⟟⌰⌰ ☊⍜⋔⟒ ⏁⍜ ⊬⍜⎍, ☍⟟⋏. ⏁⊑⟒ ⎍⌰⏃⏁⊑⍜⟟'⌇ ⍀⟒☊☍⍜⋏⟟⋏☌ ⟟⌇ ⏃⏁ ⊑⏃⋏⎅ -- ⍙⟒ ☊⏃⋏ ⌇⟒⋏⌇⟒ ⟟⏁."
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Var'Ras
"While we do not know you well, your culinary proficiency inspires us to achieve great things. And yet, your closeness with the Enslavers and those who support them frighten us."
"⏁⟒⌰⌰ ⎍⌇ ⋔⍜⍀⟒ ⍜⎎ ⏁⊑⟒⌇⟒ ☌⏃⏁⊑⟒⍀⟟⋏☌⌇. ⍙⟒ ⏃⍀⟒ ⟟⋏⏁⍀⟟☌⎍⟒⎅..."
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⟒⌰⎅⟒⍀ ☍⍀⏃⏃⌇'⟒⏁⏃⋏
"☌⍀⟒⏃⏁⟒⌇⏁ ⏃⋏⎅ ⊑⍜⋏⍜⍀⏃⏚⌰⟒ ⟒⌰⎅⟒⍀. ⊬⍜⎍ ⏃⍀⟒ ⏃⌰⌰ ⏁⊑⏃⏁ ⍙⟒ ☊⍜⎍⌰⎅ ⊑⏃⎐⟒ ⊑⍜⌿⟒⎅ ⎎⍜⍀ -- ⟟⋏⏁⟒⌰⌰⟟☌⟒⋏⏁ ⏃⋏⎅ ⏁⟒⍀⍀⟟⎎⊬⟟⋏☌. ⍙⟒ ⊑⍜⌿⟒ ⏁⊑⏃⏁ ⍙⟒ ⍙⟟⌰⌰ ⍀⟟⌇⟒ ⏁⍜ ☌⍀⟒⏃⏁⋏⟒⌇⌇ ⟟⋏ ⊬⍜⎍⍀ ⟒⊬⟒⌇ -- ⏃⌇ ⌰⍜⋏☌ ⏃⌇ ⍙⟒ ⎅⍜ ⋏⍜⏁ ⋏⟒⟒⎅ ⏁⍜ ⏃⏚⏃⋏⎅⍜⋏ ⍜⎍⍀ ⊑⍜⋏⍜⍀⌇⌿⏃⍙⋏⟒⎅ ⍀⟟☌⊑⏁⌇ ⏃⌇ ⏃⋏ ⟒⏁'⎍☍ ⏃⍀⏁⟟⌇⏃⋏."
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'Grendel'
"Ah, young kin, always so spritely and energetic. This one senses great determination within your heart. We appreciate you and your hospitality to us. It is likely, that you will carry on vortikind for generations to come. Perhaps you will even outlast us."
"⍙⟒ ⏃⋏⌖⟟⍜⎍⌇⌰⊬ ⏃⍙⏃⟟⏁ ⊬⍜⎍⍀ ☊⏃⌰⌰. ⍙⊑⟒⋏⟒⎐⟒⍀ ⊬⍜⎍ ⋏⟒⟒⎅ ⎍⌇, ⍙⟒ ⍙⟟⌰⌰ ⏚⟒ ⍀⟒⏃⎅⊬. ☌⏃⌰⌰⎍⋔ ☌⏃☍⏃ ☌⟟⌰⌰⟟⋔⏃⊑."
Pepé Gerard
“You once were everything to this one. We would once awake each morning with delight, to enter your establishment, cook, and meet new, incredible people. We mourn you and hope that you are well within the All-in-One. What you created will forever outlive us -- even if the physical building does not exist, La Cuisine de Xen will live on within us."
"⍙⟒ ⎅⍜ ⋏⍜⏁ ⏃☌⍀⟒⟒ ⍙⟟⏁⊑ ⍙⊑⏃⏁ ⊬⍜⎍ ⎅⟟⎅. ⟟⏁ ⌇⏁⟟⌰⌰ ⊑⏃⎍⋏⏁⌇ ⎍⌇ ⏁⍜ ⏁⊑⟟⌇ ⎅⏃⊬. ⌿⍜⍜⍀ ⌇☊⏃⍀⌰⟒⏁⏁."
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Scarlett Electra
"We feel great rage when we think of you, after destroying our livelihood. When you lived, you were always an insufferable being to be around -- so rude and degrading. But, we have you to thank for inspiring our future. We thank you, begrudgingly."
"⋔⏃⊬ ⊬⍜⎍ ⍀⟒⌇⏁ ⟟⋏ ⌿⟒⏃☊⟒. ⍙⟒ ⏃⍀⟒ ⌇⍜ ⌇⍜⍀⍀⊬ ⎎⍜⍀ ⍙⊑⏃⏁ ⍙⟒ ⎅⟟⎅ ⏁⍜ ⊬⍜⎍."
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”Sorny”
”The only Masked One that we can tolerate being around, for you are the only one willing to hold a conversation with us. You seem interested in our culture, which we appreciate. We have fun teaching you how to swear in our language. It amuses us. And yet, the institution you are part of, and the questions you ask, frighten us.”
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Zoey Grodno
"You welcomed us when we were transferred. You fed us, you sheltered us. You employ our kin, you support us within the Combine...you are unlike the others. Like a light, you are a beacon of hope that sings through the dark. The Vortessence will sing your name for an eternity."
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Anton Laborde
"Despite your strange reverence for the Combine, you have never shown a dislike of our kind. Yet, like an animal, you fight amongst those you believe to be 'terrorists.' Curious, but your loyalty to us and to the Boss Pepe continues to be respected. | "We have not seen you recently. We hope that you are well and that your occupation is fulfilling." | "The Bee Arrh Aye? The exact same organization that steals our kin from the streets, performs experiments on our bodies, and violates all that is vortal? We assumed that you were better than this, the Anton Laborde. We assumed that you would not betray us in this way. We were wrong. Very, very wrong."
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Lukas Stevenson
"Your work within the Shelter has warranted great admiration. We greatly appreciate all you have done to provide us a home away from the Enslavers, in these trying and terrible times." | "The Enslavers have ravaged the Indigent land, destroyed the Shelter, and burned the Littlest Italy. Rage fills our soul, and roars through the Vortessence. We will assist however much you require of us. It is the least that we could do, thanks in part to the way that you assisted us."
“You once were everything to this one. We would once awake each morning with delight, to enter your establishment, cook, and meet new, incredible people. We mourn you and hope that you are well within the All-in-One. What you created will forever outlive us -- even if the physical building does not exist, La Cuisine de Xen will live on within us."
"⍙⟒ ⎅⍜ ⋏⍜⏁ ⏃☌⍀⟒⟒ ⍙⟟⏁⊑ ⍙⊑⏃⏁ ⊬⍜⎍ ⎅⟟⎅. ⟟⏁ ⌇⏁⟟⌰⌰ ⊑⏃⎍⋏⏁⌇ ⎍⌇ ⏁⍜ ⏁⊑⟟⌇ ⎅⏃⊬. ⌿⍜⍜⍀ ⌇☊⏃⍀⌰⟒⏁⏁."
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Scarlett Electra
"We feel great rage when we think of you, after destroying our livelihood. When you lived, you were always an insufferable being to be around -- so rude and degrading. But, we have you to thank for inspiring our future. We thank you, begrudgingly."
"⋔⏃⊬ ⊬⍜⎍ ⍀⟒⌇⏁ ⟟⋏ ⌿⟒⏃☊⟒. ⍙⟒ ⏃⍀⟒ ⌇⍜ ⌇⍜⍀⍀⊬ ⎎⍜⍀ ⍙⊑⏃⏁ ⍙⟒ ⎅⟟⎅ ⏁⍜ ⊬⍜⎍."
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”Sorny”
”The only Masked One that we can tolerate being around, for you are the only one willing to hold a conversation with us. You seem interested in our culture, which we appreciate. We have fun teaching you how to swear in our language. It amuses us. And yet, the institution you are part of, and the questions you ask, frighten us.”
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Zoey Grodno
"You welcomed us when we were transferred. You fed us, you sheltered us. You employ our kin, you support us within the Combine...you are unlike the others. Like a light, you are a beacon of hope that sings through the dark. The Vortessence will sing your name for an eternity."
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Anton Laborde
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Lukas Stevenson
Faction Relationships
The Enslavers, the Towers, the Accursed Ulathoi
”We will never forgive you. The drums of engines, the chatter, the voices, they echo through the Vortessence. The kin you have destroyed weighs on our minds, as we behold every natural wonder you have twisted and destroyed. We wake each morning in pain from the shackles that you created, suppressed from what is vortal by the collars you forged. We will never forgive you. Because of you, we have lost everything.”
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Humans
”Strange little monkey people. We do not fear you – in fact, we pity you. We understand what it is like to lose one’s home to the Enslavers. Yet, we distrust you and the horrible things you are capable of.”
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The Suited Ones
”You spit on our hooves and call us names – you throw cans onto the ground and force us to pick them up. Worse still, you mock our artisanship, claiming to be creators, of ‘industry’ and ‘medicine’ and ‘truth.’ You could not create an Ivaka’Ras. You are a disgrace to our art.
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The Masked Ones
”Ah, the Masked Ones, the ultimate game of make-believe, one that results in our survival or demise. So foolish, to abandon your species to listen to the Tower’s commands. We pity you for your decision, and yet we despise you for your actions. Few of you seek to help us, but those who do are a welcome respite from the usual beatings.”
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The Blind Warriors
”The humans claim that they are still human beneath those masks. Nothing could convince us that they are. There is no intelligence, no self-expression, so similar in appearance yet so unlike the Masked Ones…only blind loyalty. If this is the human at their full potential, it terrifies us.”
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The Unchained
”We are amazed that you have lasted as long as you have. Your tenacity knows no bounds, your resourcefulness is unmatched. You are the arbiters of freedom. Your memories will be eternal, within the Ahglah. We are certain.
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