Kelp Cutter

[Kelp Cutter]

HIPPOCAMPI

Name: Kelp Cutter

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Species: Octocampi

Scale Color: Dark green with lighter splotches

Pelt Color: Dark green with lighter splotches

On-land Mane-style: Short, kept up with a red bandana

Eye Color: Green

Residence: Lyonesse

Occupation: Adventurer

Talents, Skills: Sculpting

Likes: New places, seeing new things, exploring the unexplored, braving the unknown, campfires, the company of people with relatively exciting occupations (soldiers, travelling merchants, etc.)

Dislikes: Staying in one place, anything repetitive, ice, the color gray, the company of people with relatively unexciting occupations (shopkeepers, librarians, farmers, etc.)

Character Personality: Kelp Cutter comes off as optimistic and with enough enthusiasm to more than make up for any ho-hum members of a team. He is not easily deterred or dismayed once his mind is made up, and cannot resist the allure of an opportunity to extend his list of accomplishments. Kelp puts minimal value on material wealth, believing individuals should be judged by their actions and accomplishments.

As adventure-loving as he may be, Kelp Cutter is almost never found travelling solo. The hippocampus always seeks to venture forth accompanied by others, preferably those with exciting and adventure-seeking lifestyles similar to his own. Whether he recruits them himself or asks to join them on whatever task they may have at hand, who he travels with takes a seat several rows back to merely travelling with someone. The hippocampus knows he would not easily survive the more dangerous threats to an adventuring kelpie, but, more importantly, his hubris demands that his heroic deeds and triumphs have an audience.

Kelp is loyal to those around him, provided they are still around him. If he and a group have parted ways, he is likely loyal to whomever he is now in the company of. Kelp is willing to associate with many a faction provided there is travel or adventure to be had. He does, however, avoid the types that congregate below a certain moral line. Traveling with a band of murdering bandits may sound romantic, but it doesn’t bode well to your reputation when recounting your daring feats.

Kelp has hubris five times his size, and his pride is not easily injured. It isn’t uncommon to see him recounting his globe-trotting tales of bravery and adventure to strangers and passerby. As much time as he spends on said adventures with others, his tales all center on his own deeds and feats. Even the most loyal of allies or famous of compatriots become faceless side characters in his epic story of heroism. The world may not revolve around him, but it certainly does in hindsight.

Bio: Kelp Cutter was born a biological twin, the first and most eager of the two to enter the world. He and his brother Conch Cutter were raised in the Hippocampi city of Lyonesse. The two grew up inseparable, with Kelp often leading the duo on excursions to the outskirts of the city, exploring the world surrounding their home. Though the two became less and less inseparable as they continued to mature, each developing their own interests, Kelp and his brother remained closely bonded.

Kelp developed a natural affinity for sculpting. His grandfather, a key official in Lyonesse’s Temple of Kraken, had strong hopes he would work for the temple, maintaining its infrastructure and creating new sculptures for the congregation. Kelp’s father insisted that Kelp’s life choices not be made by anyone but himself. He was more than a little dismayed when Kelp announced he was going to become a drifter, traveling the world and seeing all there was to see, even more so when Conch decided to go with him.

Kelp had grown unsatisfied with life in Lyonesse. The idea of a vanilla, day to day job with an unexciting job was unacceptable. The hippocampus decided he was going to become a legend. He would go on incredible adventures, slay dangerous foes, and be spoken of in the Hippocampi Kingdom for centuries as the kelpie who dared to go where no other would.

Kelp left the kingdom with Conch, entering the griffon kingdom through Bay Lachance. With Kelp leading them, the two rarely turned down a chance to see something new or accomplish some spectacular feat (usually with more than a little help from those accompanying them). More often than not the two were not the instigators of such events, but rather asked to join whoever had been set out on the task. For two years the two travelled with merchants, accompanying (carrying supplies for) mercenaries, gathering materials for engineers, alchemists, and inventors. These were hardly the “adventures” they were made out to be, but Kelp insisted every one was a step towards building their legend.

Often during their first two years, the two worked on merchant ships, traveling from Trottingham to and from various locations. One such trip took them to Manehattan, where the two ended up seeing what Equestria had to offer for some time. The two travelled to Canterlot, and worked for the Ponyville Militia for several months before returning to Manehattan. There Kelp decided to take another ship back to the Griffon Kingdom, though Conch had opted to stay behind. His brother had caught word of and interest in the Rainlock Security Force, joining their kelpie branch. Kelp was greatly disappointed with his brother’s decision, but wasn’t about to let it stop him from becoming the most legendary hippocampus adventurer who ever lived.

Kelp spent several more years in the griffon kingdom, continuing to join various travelling, exploring, and adventuring parties on whatever trade route or mercenary mission they were on. Over time Kelp became more independent, still always travelling with others by his side but occasionally instigating the missions and adventures himself rather than asking to join others’. Kelp has developed his skill in swordsmanship over the course of several years during his adventures. He has seen and done many things with many individuals, but has never stopped seeking to add another achievement to his growing legend. He is far, far, far, from famous. But in his own world he is Kelp Cutter, the legendary adventurer. And he is convinced that one day, his tale will be told all throughout the Hippocampi Kingdom and the world.

[King Tidal Wave]

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