- Pragmatic: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
Common sense: good sense and sound judgment in practical matters.
Blood colour:
- Orangeblood, specifically #C9530A ▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄
Gender:
- Male
Symbol:
- A rock/boulder or club shaped object? o vo"
Personality:
- Pragma is an easy going, goofy troll with a curious and friendly nature. Adventuring through the forest and ascending the mountain with his Lusus is a common past-time as he explores the world around him off Omini's back. From this high perspective, the world is a veritable playground waiting to be explored.
Needless to say, some of Pragma's favorite pastimes are venturing outside of his cave to travel through the surrounding forests and climb the mountain, looking for the best hidey holes, springs, and outside wonders. Coupled with his adventuring is a passion for rock climbing, crawling up the rock faces to get higher vantage points to see the world in an even better perspective. If it isn't readily apparent already, Pragma's favorite activities are pretty much anything involving physical activity, but his favorite is wrestling. Growing up with Omini was a veritable smorgasbord of sneak attack wrestling matches and outright challenges of strength. Though considerably dwarfed and outmatched by the large Trispikorillian, Pragma refuses to give up and is rewarded over the years with a high physical prowess and an understanding of how to use an opponent's strength and size against them.
In regards to his relations with other Trolls, Pragma has never met one that he didn't want to be friends with, unless they didn't want to be friends with him. While this can confuse and frustrate him, his simplistic and straightforward nature trundles on without a second thought, accepting the fact that they are different but loving them just the same. However, Pragma is very territorial of himself and loved ones when threatened or provoked (physically, emotionally). Against Ominis best wishes, this was the one thing he couldn't change of Pragmas troll side. Examples could be a bully pushing him, harassing his friends, or not leaving them alone with the result being a punch to the face, smack against the head with his club, or a straight out wrestling brawl.
As for the hemospectrum, Pragma could care less. He is aware of it and understands the roles each color provides, but if he hit you over the head with his club would you still say "OW"? If the answer is yes, then you are just the same as him on the most basic of levels.
Hobbies/Interests: adventuring, rock climbing, wrestling
Fears: swimming (doesn't know how)
Likes: food, the cold, physical activities
Dislikes: excessive heat, cold rain, rancid odors
Strengths:
- Strength/Endurance
One of Pragma's most defining features is his formidable strength and endurance. Having grown up on the side of Busthind Mountain with Omini as his teacher and wrestle partner, Pragma's musculature has always been a point of envy for many different trolls. Able to climb the mountainside with the best of them, hold out in all temperatures, and fight tooth and knuckle until the trolls come home, Pragma is able to hold his own in the face of physical threat.
Calm Honor
On the heels of Omini's pestering about calm temperaments and thinking before doing, Pragma is a stoic figure in the heat of battle. His focus is straightforward and blunt, always striving to do the right thing. His moral code is the almost textbook definition of chivalrous or a Earthling's "knight of old" without all the ye olde English. To offer even better examples, Pragma does his best to not cheat, lie, steal, or make inappropriate passes at any Troll of a physical or sexual connotation. When he does, he feels absolutely horrible, almost as if he blatantly disregarded all of Omini's teachings.
Flaws:
- Block-ish
Upon meeting Pragma, many trolls seem to think of him as daft - the sun just not rising to its full peak. While he doesn't feel the need to speak every minute he is in another's presence and his voice/speaking pattern is slow and deep, helping to enforce this ideal, Pragma's intelligence isn't necessarily obsolete. Rather, he just so happens to be simplistic. He takes everything at face level, sarcasm is lost on him, and he doesn't understand the concept of "beating around the bush".
Gullible
With his strict honor code, bright smile, and simple nature, Pragma can be someone who is easy to figure out. Once you figure him out, it's easy to get him to do what you want to do with even the most malicious intent. While he reacts negatively to bullies and evildoers, Pragma has yet to have experience with the non-canon bad boys who smile like friends and leer in the darkness. Does this fit your character? Then you can probably end up twisting Pragma into doing your bidding for eeevvillllll, wherein he won't realize until the very end you tricked him (if you're clever enough).
Weapon:
- A large club, perhaps later adorned with sharp objects to make it more offensive (similar to that of his Lusus, Omini)
Appearance:
- Pragma, in his younger years, is very much unaware of the concept of "style". Possessing a loping gait similar to that of his Lusus with long, somewhat muscular arms (for a kid), his most eclectic features is his horns, taking after that of Omini, sprouting from his temple and the center of his forehead, close to the hair line. He wears his hair somewhat shaggy around his chin/shoulders and wears only one simple ornament - a gold chain adorned with his own personal symbol. Other than that his outfit consists of a torn and ragged ensemble of open vest, pants, and a couple belts to hold it all up, all wearing a goofy smile. His body style is somewhat thick and compact, like a young powerbuilder.
Home:
- Pragma and Omini live in a your atypical cave on Busthind mountain, with the basic amenities needed for a Trispikorillian and a Troll. You can find their cave in the lower region close to the edges of the forest, yet far enough up that it's not visible from the treeline.
Lusus:
- Omini is a massive Trispikorillian, a bipedal knuckle-walker with large chests tapering to a thick waist, coupled with beefy arms and legs. However, the Trispikorillians' build isn't the only noticeable characteristics they possess as they have a tri-horned crown and spiked tail-mace to finish out their look. Thankfully the Trispikorillian race is a very peaceful and non-engaging race, only rising to anger when they or their charges are threatened. Omini is no exception to this rule as he watched endearingly over his young troll and did his best to impart patience and honor in his lessons, resulting in many headaches over the course of Pragma's growth. Eventually, though a trolls need for death and violence can never be truly culled, Omini was proud to see some of his preachings take hold.
Over the course of their relationship, Pragma and Omini are fiercely loyal to each other and do pretty much everything together. While Omini is not restrictive to Pragma's freedom and independence, the two find themselves so similar that they enjoy having the others presence at all times. Though that's not to be said the one can never be found without the other.
Omini also imparts a very strict understanding of the hemospectrum, but that no matter the color, everyone can bleed and die the same. Thus, no one should ever think themselves as inherently better, just that they have different roles in society.
((please don't judge me for this horrible sketch drawing of a Trispikorillian LOL))
Power:
- I am up to the option/suggestions, but I don't find it necessary nor required.
