Name:
- Sibiri Selkie
- Sibiri from Pusa sibirica, the Baikal seal.
Selkie from the folklore creature of the same name
Blood colour:
- Blueblood ████████ (#1C00A5)
Gender:
- Female
Symbol:
Personality:
On the outside, Sibby seems soft and squishy and all around like an unassuming child. Realistically, Sibby is still pretty soft and squishy, but she isn't necessarily the friendliest thing.
Sibby doesn't warm up to other trolls very easily. While she isn't necessarily hostile right out the gate, Sibby can come across as aloof and harsh as she tests the waters with trolls she initially meets. First impressions are everything with Sibby. The easiest way to earn her respect and attention is through displays of strength, as Sibby wants to surround herself with powerful and positive allies in hopes of learning from them to better herself. However, the second she perceives any troll as dragging her down, she ditches them, as she very much believes that "the chain can only be as strong as the weakest link". Sibby is not a very helpful troll and has her own interests at the forefront of every action, and for this reason displays zero hesitation when it comes to either stabbing other trolls in the back or leaving them behind. She doesn't see anything wrong with this fair-weathered mentality, but she is willing to give trolls a proverbial second chance if they find themselves lashing back at her for her actions. To her, a riled, fighting troll is a healthy troll, and it maybe means she did misjudge them in the heat of the moment.
That being said, Sibby tends to go through with her actions 100% and rarely second guesses herself. She's very secure with herself at this point in time and she views it as a very crucial skill for her to have. As someone who lives off the land and constantly challenges herself, any sort of doubt can result in a very early end for her, especially out in the wilderness where second chances are far and few between. In the case that her decisions don't work out the way she expects them to, she goes to Mamagoma for her guidance, as she considers her word to be on par with the law. That being said, she doesn't usually accept criticism well from anyone who isn't her lusus, and Sibby can often become confused or agitated if other trolls aren't as gung-ho about her ideas as she is. Sibby is not a troll that likes to settle on differing ideas (especially if they contest her own), and it's not uncommon for disagreements to spark into full blown fights with her. Not only that, but she hates being questioned by trolls if they haven't proven their worth to her. Conversely, if a troll has been cast in a positive light by Sibby, she will be more apt to hear them out and maybe even change her mind on a few things. This can be a double edged sword. If their words ultimately end up misguiding her, then Sibby's opinion of them will drop drastically and she'll often end up taking it as a personal jab for not only making themselves out to be a fool, but dragging her down as well.
When Sibby isn't getting into trouble, she's likely working on her hobbies, hunting, or training for her future. Sibby enjoys sewing and crochet, both having started as a necessary skill, but ultimately becoming things that she can have fun with. Sibby knows that (as a highblood) she could afford to purchase the things she makes for none of the effort, but she enjoys putting her time into things and seeing results, especially with how important Sibby ranks being self sufficient on her list of skills. More for fun and less for work, Sibby enjoys ice swimming as well as wood carving for a more mindless, calming task. Hunting is something that Sibby treats with more respect as the wilds of Busthind can be capricious and she takes failure to provide very seriously, but she also finds a hearty thrill in felling the wildly diverse fauna of Alternia. While she won't deny her enjoyment of the sport, she's always careful not to take too much from the wilds, and often makes sure to give back whatever she doesn't use from her kills in some way. The only exception is if Sibby stumbles upon weakened, sick, or injured prey, to which she will almost always deliver what she believes is one part "mercy-killing" and one part keeping the gene pool strong for that respective species.
This is all according to Mamagoma's plans for Sibby's future. While the conquests of space and aspirations in the military are the goals of many highbloods, Sibby wants to be one of the best Orphaners that Alternia has ever seen! Culling is in her blood. The strong live, the weak die, and Sibby feels that the most important place for her to be is directly within the cycle. All of her training is slowly preparing her for this. For training, Sibby often spends time studying trap making, practicing with her hook, and vigorously learning whatever basic anatomical advantages and disadvantages of fauna as she can, considering Alternia's diversity. She keeps a bestiary book on her for this purpose, and takes a great interest in other trolls lusii because they're typically among the apex creatures of her planet. Sibby is also very inquisitive of the world around her and takes every opportunity she can to add new information to her repertoire, especially now that Mamagoma has deemed her old enough to travel from the mountains and experience many new and exciting things compared to her humble Busthind existence.
As far as the hemospectum is concerned, Sibby adheres to it very firmly, but does have some exceptions to the rules. She knows highbloods are supposed to be the strongest and most capable castes, while lowbloods are expected to be docile, attentive and all around... squishy. That being said, she doesn't necessarily put sassy lowbloods in their place if they can prove their mettle (and actually finds it amusing), but she does hold fellow highbloods to the same standards that Mamagoma holds her to. She fiercely challenges highbloods if they display any sort of hesitation or doubt and will take any opportunity she can to usurp rank if she thinks they aren't capable. This is more observed with her own caste specifically, as she believes that any outliers with blueblood can ultimately give her a bad name for sharing the same hue. Seadwelling purplebloods are treated with a little more caution on the thought that they have the authority to cull Sibby herself, and as such she's less likely to call them out and more likely to find another competent seadweller to listen to instead.
Strengths:
self-assured:
- Sibby is very sure of herself and her actions. This skill makes it helpful for her to make split-second decisions in the heat of the moment and leaves her without hesitation in the midst of a fight. Even in the event that her choices go sour, Sibby can turn this into optimism and often bounces back relatively quickly instead of dwelling on what went wrong. Her confidence in herself keeps her constantly on the go and fuels a very perky, peppy Sibiri.
adventurous:
- Sibby is very curious about her planet and the trolls within it! Now that she's old enough to travel around with her lusus, Sibby has taken it upon herself to expose herself to as many different things as she possibly can. This ultimately leads her to meeting many different trolls, seeing many different lusii, and appreciating many different views of climates completely different than her own. This innate sense of adventure keeps Sibby occupied with life and constantly has her focused and moving forward with her life.
Flaws:
short-sighted:
- On the flip side to Sibby's sureness comes plain inexperience. Sibby is young and whether she realizes it or not, her actions are not necessarily the most thought out. This shortsightedness leads to a lot of unnecessary conflicts and can often get Sibby into loads of trouble, not to mention the fact that Mamagoma doesn't typically step in to intervene in these instances. It's better for Sibby to learn for herself, even if she does make an idiot out of herself from time to time.
flighty:
- Sibby is very much a fair-weather friend. Not only that, but the second something better presents itself, Sibby displays no hesitation and doesn't even try to hide the fact that she's 'jumping ship'. She believes life is a series of opportunities and it's not her fault if other trolls are too scared to take them. That being said, Sibby can burn a lot of bridges without even realizing it. If she's in a group and someone gets hurt, her first thought is 'leave them behind' and not 'help them forward'.
Weapon:
- Sibby's weapon of choice is a gigantic fishhook that she's fashioned into a grappling hook of sorts. Think Roadhog's hook honestly.
Appearance:
- Sibby prefers to dress in lighter colored material to blend in better with her snowy habitat, as she finds throwing her bloodcolor on everything to be rather superfluous with it's very obvious looking at her skin. Freckles dot the entirety of her body with tighter clusters on her cheeks, shoulders, elbows and kneecaps. Sibby has a stocky frame and is a little thicker than the average child. Her face is very round and soft, and her large doe eyes can occasionally give false impressions to her much harsher behavior. She also keeps her nails long and sharp to be vaguely reminiscent of Mamagoma's own claws. Sibby is almost never seen without her seal skin, as she considers it to be one of her prized possessions! She only ever takes it off to sleep, to wash it, or to preform other miscellaneous maintenance on it.
Sibby's horns are shaped like fish hooks and grow from either side of her head. They curve forward! Think ish.
Home:
- Sibby makes her home deep within Busthind's mountains. Her actual hive is delicately hidden within a cave near the base, with the interior being home to an underground lake for Mamagoma. The rest of the hive is very cozy for a cave, as it's lined and well insulated with Mamagoma's shed pelts, making it quite the warm refuge from the dangerous elements outside. The section that Sibby inhabits is small compared to Mamagoma's den, but it ultimately provides her with all the space she needs. Being a cave, there aren't any natural walls dividing the "rooms" of her hive, but she's instead hung pelts to try and give some semblance of a floor plan and at least separate her respiteblock from the rest of the open space.
Mamagoma's den is mostly limited to the underground lake portion, which comprises of many underwater tunnels that lead to even deeper aquifers and to outside springs. Occasionally same species of Mamagoma will visit to loaf on the shores, as the rest of her original herd also utilize the same maze-like structure for their own dens. They're largely indifferent to Sibby, and Sibby in turn tends to keep to her own space.
Lusus:
- Mamagoma is an adorable thing on the surface. Big ol' doe eyes, cuddly looking fluffy fur, and permanently blushing cheeks make her look like the furthest thing from a threatening lusus. However, this is mostly a (unintentional) front that Mamagoma wears, uses, and teaches her charge to follow. On land, Mama's true form is much more noticeable, with the "cute exterior" being nothing more than a hefty layer of skin that covers the top half of her body. Underneath she has a pair of strong, concealed arms that are excellent for punching (and slapping).
An unusual quirk that Mamagoma has is the fact that she sheds her top, fluffy part of skin in much the same way that a lizard would. Despite the oddity, it's a crucial part of Sibby's livelihood, as she uses the near-intact pelt sheds to insulate her hive as well as make clothes for herself. Mamagoma and Sibby rely on one another heavily and care for each other deeply, with Sibby ever attentive to whatever wisdom Mamagoma wants to impart and Mamagoma willing to make every sacrifice necessary for the safety of her charge. The only source of tension that arises between the two ties into Mamagoma's intense focus that she places on strength. On Alternia the weak die and the strong prevail, and Sibby's status as a highblood is not lost on her lusus. Occasionally Sibby falls short of her expectations, which results in some strife between the two (and usually ends with Sibby being grounded for a few weeks and forced to train on whatever shortcoming she displayed).
Power:
- big round eyes
