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75 lines
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# Characters
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## Player Character
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- Slime-kin hybrid born from a human mother.
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- Born without slime core, and therefore has human appearance.
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- Developed much more quickly, may be 2 years of age but may look 12.
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- Adopted by somewhat abusive family. Only parents know of the real circumstances.
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- Doesn't know they are a slime-kin, only that they are treated differently by many.
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- Being gaslit into believing to be as old as they appear.
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- Being brought up as a boy despite being technically sexless.
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- Has a hazy memory of their past due to trauma.
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- Unlike the other kids, does not get to celebrate their birthday.
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- Not allowed in school, has not been taught to read or write, with small exceptions.
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- Takes care of the house, doing chores, while everyone else is gone.
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- Since recently, is also sent to the market to get groceries.
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### Mother
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- Used to be a skilled (monster) huntress.
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- Stopped the senseless killing, since learning many monsters are actually pretty intelligent.
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- Settled down with a slime-kin, who's disguised as a human to be able to spend time with her in her village.
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- Didn't know they could have a child, as human-monster offspring were more of a thing of fairy tales.
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(Such a fairy tale could be told as a cutscene, or maybe be an optional book the player could read.)
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- Other parent fled, unsure what'll happen, due to fears of being found out and attacked by humans.
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- She decided to stick around, believing in her community, but they grew very suspicious of her.
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- After birth, is taken captive and punished with prison for life, and her monster child sentenced to death.
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- Those in charge of child's fate couldn't go that far, feeling remorse for what happened to the mother.
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## Adoptive Family
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### Adoptive Mother
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- Strict, bossy
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- Works in the townhall, helping out the major.
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- Pushes back any attempt of PC to build emotional bond.
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- Secretly scared of the PC, keeps them away from her children.
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### Adoptive Father
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- Sensible, busy
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- Works as a woodcutter, but is available for any odd job.
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- Tries to include PC in family activities.
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### Children
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- Told not to speak about their adoptive sibling to anyone.
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- Two youngest spend most time at a school during the day.
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#### Youngest
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- Boy, 8
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- Jealous of older siblings.
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- Especially jealous of PC for growing up so fast.
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- Will get physical, especially now that PC is bigger than him.
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#### Middle Child
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- Girl, 14
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- Rebellious
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- Protective of PC but in a very childish way.
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- Plays dress-up with PC, especially since they fit into her own (older) clothes.
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- Gets PC into trouble, for example by inviting them outside when they're not supposed to.
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#### Oldest
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- Girl, 17
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- Wants to become a legendary monster huntress.
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- Thinks she understands what's going on, having heard the rumors about.
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- Knows about PC's mother and is disappointed in the "famous" huntress from her town.
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- Straight up ignores the PC's existance when forced to spend family time together
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- Barely hangs around family, focuses on training and helping out with monster hunts.
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- Is frustrated that barely anyone thinks she's capable. (She might not be.)
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- Likely will be an enemy the PC will face in the future.
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