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spellslots) wrote2015-08-25 10:31 pm
spellslots) wrote2015-08-25 10:31 pm
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Online handle: Justine
Age: 25+
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Character name: Taako
Canon and canon point: The Adventure Zone, during The Stolen Century around cycle 70
History: Taako at the TAZ wiki
Personality:
For a canon that originally started as a complete joke, Taako manages to be a fairly well rounded character. He is, at best, an asshole with a heart of tarnished silver rather than gold, but we try not to hold that against him. The problem with summing up Taako is that there's two slightly different versions of him, due to the decade he lived without his memories. Taako-with-Lup and Taakoo-without-Lup are similar, of course, but they're also distinct people. He's softer with Lup, more open, more assured of himself because no matter how hard life got, there's always one person who loved him and stuck by him. Without Lup, he's distant, catty, and slow to trust.
At his canon point, Taako has only just regained his memories of Lup. This doesn't erase the ten years he spent not knowing she existed, meaning that he's sort of got a lot going on with regards to his personality and he's got a lot of healing to do. That said, there are traits about Taako that are bone deep; he's selfish, he's smart (despite protests otherwise), he's got a big ego but not a whole lot of self-worth, and sometimes, when it counts, he can be kind. With or without Lup, they ran away from home at twelve and were forced to survive without help from anyone, leading him to become a little more selfish, a little more pragmatic, because if it's a choice between himself (and his sister) starving or a stranger starving, he'll choose the stranger. There's a hint of kleptomania that plays into this, where he takes whatever he can because there's no certainty in any situation, it could change at any moment and he'd rather steal gold along the way so that when it does go tits up, he won't be left without a back-up plan.
But his selfishness extends to others, in its own way. It can be a task in and off itself for Taako to start caring about people, considering how many barriers he tosses up to stop people from getting in; a likely side effect of a century where every single person they met was doomed, a set of circumstances that affected Taako deeply. (He wants people close, he's just terrified of losing them.) But once he does start caring, once people are his, he'll go to significant lengths to keep them safe, both from physical harm and emotional distress. When Magnus is offered the chance to give up his quest for revenge, Taako encourages him to take it, to let go of the past that's hurting him and move on. When Lup is plagued by guilt over the magical items they created, Taako does his best to reassure her that she isn't responsible for the deaths caused by the item, that she couldn't have known how bad it would be. Despite not liking to put himself in harm's way, he'll risk his life to help the people he cares about, because losing them is as bad as dying.
Taako is the sort of friend you want to call if your car breaks down at three am, because even if he'll whine about it the whole time and demand that you make it up to him, he'll show up, without fail.
The other big contradiction with ya boy is his ego and self-worth, because he has a whole lot of one and not that much of the other. When it comes to certain things, Taako knows he's got this in the bag. He's confident about his appearance and his cooking skills, and tends to act like he's the most important person in the room at any given time. But he's also constantly doubting himself and his abilities. This is more obvious when he doesn't have memories of Lup; he frequently calls himself stupid despite the fact he comes up with some of the most creative solutions to their problems, and he often seems worried that he'll only be kept around as long as he's useful. The over the top bragging covers up his insecurity.
His sense of humor and laissez-faire attitude are another way to cover up any negative qualities he thinks he has about himself. Taako is quick to make jokes, both to dismiss serious situations and to draw attention from them, and as a way to keep closed off from people. Going in for a slightly mean joke is a sure fire way to stop people from thinking he likes them too much, and if he can use a joke to brush off his own emotions before people catch wind of them, that's even better. More often than not, Taako doesn't seem to take anything seriously, and while sometimes that's true, more often it's a cover to avoid too much scrutiny.
He's someone who's caught between what he wants and what he thinks he can get, and most of the time he takes the easy way out so he doesn't risk losing too much, whether that's a friend, or pride, or straight up gold. With or without Lup, that's just how Taako operates. It's safer that way.
What are they in for? Murder & theft mostly
Pick a number from 1-99: 69 (nice)
Inventory:
- The clothes on his back, a general fantasy adventurer outfit and a bright red wizard robe
- His wand
Age: 25+
Preferred contact:
Character name: Taako
Canon and canon point: The Adventure Zone, during The Stolen Century around cycle 70
History: Taako at the TAZ wiki
Personality:
For a canon that originally started as a complete joke, Taako manages to be a fairly well rounded character. He is, at best, an asshole with a heart of tarnished silver rather than gold, but we try not to hold that against him. The problem with summing up Taako is that there's two slightly different versions of him, due to the decade he lived without his memories. Taako-with-Lup and Taakoo-without-Lup are similar, of course, but they're also distinct people. He's softer with Lup, more open, more assured of himself because no matter how hard life got, there's always one person who loved him and stuck by him. Without Lup, he's distant, catty, and slow to trust.
At his canon point, Taako has only just regained his memories of Lup. This doesn't erase the ten years he spent not knowing she existed, meaning that he's sort of got a lot going on with regards to his personality and he's got a lot of healing to do. That said, there are traits about Taako that are bone deep; he's selfish, he's smart (despite protests otherwise), he's got a big ego but not a whole lot of self-worth, and sometimes, when it counts, he can be kind. With or without Lup, they ran away from home at twelve and were forced to survive without help from anyone, leading him to become a little more selfish, a little more pragmatic, because if it's a choice between himself (and his sister) starving or a stranger starving, he'll choose the stranger. There's a hint of kleptomania that plays into this, where he takes whatever he can because there's no certainty in any situation, it could change at any moment and he'd rather steal gold along the way so that when it does go tits up, he won't be left without a back-up plan.
But his selfishness extends to others, in its own way. It can be a task in and off itself for Taako to start caring about people, considering how many barriers he tosses up to stop people from getting in; a likely side effect of a century where every single person they met was doomed, a set of circumstances that affected Taako deeply. (He wants people close, he's just terrified of losing them.) But once he does start caring, once people are his, he'll go to significant lengths to keep them safe, both from physical harm and emotional distress. When Magnus is offered the chance to give up his quest for revenge, Taako encourages him to take it, to let go of the past that's hurting him and move on. When Lup is plagued by guilt over the magical items they created, Taako does his best to reassure her that she isn't responsible for the deaths caused by the item, that she couldn't have known how bad it would be. Despite not liking to put himself in harm's way, he'll risk his life to help the people he cares about, because losing them is as bad as dying.
Taako is the sort of friend you want to call if your car breaks down at three am, because even if he'll whine about it the whole time and demand that you make it up to him, he'll show up, without fail.
The other big contradiction with ya boy is his ego and self-worth, because he has a whole lot of one and not that much of the other. When it comes to certain things, Taako knows he's got this in the bag. He's confident about his appearance and his cooking skills, and tends to act like he's the most important person in the room at any given time. But he's also constantly doubting himself and his abilities. This is more obvious when he doesn't have memories of Lup; he frequently calls himself stupid despite the fact he comes up with some of the most creative solutions to their problems, and he often seems worried that he'll only be kept around as long as he's useful. The over the top bragging covers up his insecurity.
His sense of humor and laissez-faire attitude are another way to cover up any negative qualities he thinks he has about himself. Taako is quick to make jokes, both to dismiss serious situations and to draw attention from them, and as a way to keep closed off from people. Going in for a slightly mean joke is a sure fire way to stop people from thinking he likes them too much, and if he can use a joke to brush off his own emotions before people catch wind of them, that's even better. More often than not, Taako doesn't seem to take anything seriously, and while sometimes that's true, more often it's a cover to avoid too much scrutiny.
He's someone who's caught between what he wants and what he thinks he can get, and most of the time he takes the easy way out so he doesn't risk losing too much, whether that's a friend, or pride, or straight up gold. With or without Lup, that's just how Taako operates. It's safer that way.
What are they in for? Murder & theft mostly
Pick a number from 1-99: 69 (nice)
Inventory:
- The clothes on his back, a general fantasy adventurer outfit and a bright red wizard robe
- His wand