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Paphnutia "Nutty" Gowdie
Skills
Skills
Total Points Available To Spend: 12 |
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The default for new characters over 16 is 12, for characters under 16 it is 11. |
Physical
-Scampering [Trained] (2)
Total Points In Category: 2
Mental
-Research [Proficient] (3)
-Esotericism [Seasoned] (4)
Total Points In Category: 7
Social
-Long-Winded Explanations [Proficient] (3)
Total Points In Category: 3
General Information
Age: 31
Species: Fennec Fox
Size: Small
Physical Description
Paphnutia, or "Nutty", as she/they are more commonly known, is a slim fennec fox with sandy fur, large ears, and a mess of unkempt headfur between them. Her bright blue eyes are framed by a pair of gold rim cat's eye spectacles, and they tend toward light colored suits with eye-catching bowties. She typically is seen carrying at least a few books in their arms, mostly on esoteric subjects in languages that aren't so much 'dead' as buried alive and still trying to claw their way out.
Inventory and Real Estate
-An entire closet full of bowties and silly jackets
-An office piled high with so many books, it's impossible to tell if there's even a wall
A magenta magnifying glass for safely examining oddities
-A nest of blankets and couch pillows under her desk for sleeping
Personality
Paphnutia readily answers to "Nutty", which says about everything you need to know about her. They don't seem to care as much for trivial details such as what name she is addressed by, or even what pronouns are used for them, for that matter, though 'he' and 'it' still seem to rankle. She delights in their eccentricities, readily expounding on subjects that only they can understand at the drop of a hat, and eating seemingly anything put in front of her without reservation. They sleep beneath her desk every night because 'differentiation between occupational and recreational space is inefficient', and possibly because they have a blind spot when it comes to things like monthly bills or paying rent. They also have a tendency to speak openly about things that probably best not spoken of within earshot of the general public, which is why the Ministry of Misanthropy has encouraged her to keep their quarters within the Ministry itself.
Strengths
Paphnutia is a truly brilliant, if a bit eccentric, scholar of the esoteric, often making connections that other minds struggle to follow - a useful skill in Occult Division, where a touch of the unfathomable is practically a prerequisite. Their openminded nature makes her very easy to get along with, though more conservative beasts within and without the Ministry find them to be a bit unsettling in how readily she transgresses social, physical, and metaphysical boundaries and norms.
Weaknesses
Paphnutia is, frankly, just a tad disconnected from reality. They have a wide range of theories about the true nature of the universe, ranging from the entire world in fact being the dinner plate of an eldritch being that just happens to be a very picky eater, to the universe, in fact, not existing and solely being the shared hallucination of a set of malicious gods that delight in the torment they inflict upon the figments of imagination they conjure into consciousness. That they talk so openly about this and other concepts unnerves most other beasts, making her that beast at parties who everyone hopes steers clear of the punch bowl, since no one wants to venture within conversation range. While they largely benefit from no one outside of Occult Division believing a word she says, they have been reprimanded by senior leadership a few times for failing to meet the standards of confidentiality expected of a subdivision of M.A.U.L.
History
Papnutia has given a dozen different histories for themselves to those who have asked, and seems to delight in in keeping folks guessing as to which is the real story. Among those tales, she has claimed to be the reincarnation of an Akefi high priestess, the offspring of a cult leader on the Mahsterious Sahthern Cahntinent, a graduate of the University of Length and member of a secret student society dedicated to ensuring that the sleeping entity that dwells between space and time in the annexes of the library remains bound for all of eternity, and, on occasion, has claimed to be from Kenny's Bunk Pointe, though no one believes the latter. What is known is that they've been working for Occult Division for the last ten years and were personally recruited by Minister of Misanthropy Duchess Dusk Rainblade to help establish the research team. From whence the Duchess recruited her, no one knows, and this story, at least, Paphnutia remains unwilling to tell.
