Monster Info Post | Ryslig

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OTTO OCTAVIUS | MERPERSON

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ALL OF IT (thank you Mana) | 11-08-22

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deaths current: 075 | spent: 210
current: 01

(Land form!) Art by winterbolt!

(Aqua form!) Art by crousley!

Land form: His typical form comes across as pretty human, as he doesn't have too many scales on him. The fact that he's a merperson is mostly visible from the ear fins and his webbed hands. He's also got the gills on the sides of his neck, which will be exposed just above the collar of whatever shirt he's wearing. When he speaks, sharp pointy teeth will be visible. The fins on his arms and legs will likely be hidden beneath clothing.

Aquatic form: When hit with water, his clothes instantly disappear and the tentacles are unleashed. My god, so much tentacle. Six of 'em. Still no scales on the upper half of his body, though. Even after drying, it still takes a minute or two before he returns to land form.


Full list of changes:

Physical changes:
✓ - Gills on the side of his neck
✓ - Fins by the ears, on his lower arms and on his lower legs
✓ - Very light layer of scales on the arms and legs, near the fins
✓ - Fingers are longer and more slender, with webbing in-between. Same goes for his toes
✓ - Sharp, pointy teeth, like a shark
✓ - Aquatic form!
✓ - A need to feed on human energy. (The Merperson accomplishes this by holding a human underwater until they drown)
✓ - Optional Fourth God body mod: Bioluminescent spots, the size of tiny pinpricks, dotting the skin along the sides of Otto's spine.

Abilities:
✓ - Travel form: the ability to take the form of the aquatic creature the Merperson's monster form is based on. In this form, Otto will look like a normal octopus and will be able to travel faster in water. However, he will not have access to any of his powers in this form, and will also be more vulnerable
✓ - Sharpened senses, especially underwater
✓ - Resistance to water pressure
✓ - An immunity to cold
✓ - Venomous spines on his fins that can cause pain and paralysis in humans. (And fellow monsters, upon agreement with the player in question)

Additional traits/notes:
✓ - A need for water
✓ - Preference for cold weather
✓ - An instinct to hoard any sort of gem or other shiny trinket underwater, and to act extremely aggressively towards thieves

Mood Ring Camouflage: His tentacles and webbing also include chromatophores; thousands of color-changing cells under the skin that can change colors almost instantly. This means that while Otto's standard mer color is a pleasant light blue, those aspects will turn a vivid red when he suffers from certain mood swings. The parts of his body affected are his fins and the webbing between his fingers. If he's in his underwater form, the entirety of that tentacle situation he's got going on will change color to match.

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Art by vincira!

Purchased Mana Rewards:
- Permanent change to Merperson
- A literal water bed with an enchantment. His room in Hill House has been tweaked to hold a deep pond-of-sorts in place of a bed (9 feet deep, roughly), with the enchantment being that the water is always fresh so there's no hassle involved with keeping it clean. (Mana tossed in an Otto-sized aquarium castle to sleep in for free.)

God Boons: (click here!)

Fourth God, Tier 1
- Minor spell: A camouflage ability, allowing him to blend in with his background as much as possible. (Clothes included, he will not go naked for this.) Can be used 2 hours a day, max
- Smallest room in the Arcade
- Resurrection inside the Arcade after 2-3 days (regardless of fog days)
- A death counter plugin on their PC

Fourth God, Tier 2
- A second spell: An ability to create a protective dome with a ten foot radius, with a once-per-day limit. It will remain in existence for up to 24 hours, unless Otto takes it down or a monster hits it 3 times with a monstrous power, which will cause it to shatter. Attacks from humans will have no effect. Only one dome can be in existence at a time: if Otto creates a new dome before the 24 hours are up, the old one will disappear
- Instant resurrection in the arcade after being killed
- A modified Fog Form with cybernetic limbs
- Extending the protection of the arcade to a neutral character: Peter Parker

Deaths:
1) Participated in the big ritual during the October 2023 event along with other monsters to restore the natural balance of Ryslig.

Generic items received and found:
- An octopus plushie from Peter
- A jacket from Norman
- A tiny pinball machine from Chiaki
- Mysterious shiny rocks from the bottom of Lake Fors

Nattensfest 2022 gifts:
- A small scrap of tritium from the Nattenskatt
- Another octopus plushie from Secret Santa Doppio (this one is kind of uncanny with haunting eyes)
- A flashlight that works underwater from Chiaki

Nattensfest 2023 gifts:
- An octopus-themed coat hanger and a day pass for LIGHTS, CAMERA, COFFEE from Secret Santa Makima
- A jacket with a lot of hidden pockets from Peter. The interior pattern is like patterned like an octopus
- An Arachne silk samue shirt, and a nice, shiny watch that matches with it from Tsukikage
- A lucky charm from Reira
- A novelty mug from Noa
- A hand-sewn hat that has octopus tentacles from Sonic
- A book on trains from Emmet