# Characters

## Player Character

- Slime-kin hybrid born from a human mother.
- Born without slime core, and therefore has human appearance.
- Developed much more quickly, may be 2 years of age but may look 12.
- Adopted by somewhat abusive family. Only parents know of the real circumstances.
- Doesn't know they are a slime-kin, only that they are treated differently by many.
- Being gaslit into believing to be as old as they appear.
- Being brought up as a boy despite being technically sexless.
- Has a hazy memory of their past due to trauma.
- Unlike the other kids, does not get to celebrate their birthday.
- Not allowed in school, has not been taught to read or write, with small exceptions.
- Takes care of the house, doing chores, while everyone else is gone.
- Since recently, is also sent to the market to get groceries.

### Mother

- Used to be a skilled (monster) huntress.
- Stopped the senseless killing, since learning many monsters are actually pretty intelligent.
- Settled down with a slime-kin, who's disguised as a human to be able to spend time with her in her village.
- Didn't know they could have a child, as human-monster offspring were more of a thing of fairy tales.  
  (Such a fairy tale could be told as a cutscene, or maybe be an optional book the player could read.)
- Other parent fled, unsure what'll happen, due to fears of being found out and attacked by humans.
- She decided to stick around, believing in her community, but they grew very suspicious of her.
- After birth, is taken captive and punished with prison for life, and her monster child sentenced to death.
- Those in charge of child's fate couldn't go that far, feeling remorse for what happened to the mother.

## Adoptive Family

### Adoptive Mother

- Strict, bossy
- Works in the townhall, helping out the major.
- Pushes back any attempt of PC to build emotional bond.
- Secretly scared of the PC, keeps them away from her children.

### Adoptive Father

- Sensible, busy
- Works as a woodcutter, but is available for any odd job.
- Tries to include PC in family activities.

### Children

- Told not to speak about their adoptive sibling to anyone.
- Two youngest spend most time at a school during the day.

#### Youngest

- Boy, 8
- Jealous of older siblings.
- Especially jealous of PC for growing up so fast.
- Will get physical, especially now that PC is bigger than him.

#### Middle Child

- Girl, 14
- Rebellious
- Protective of PC but in a very childish way.
- Plays dress-up with PC, especially since they fit into her own (older) clothes.
- Gets PC into trouble, for example by inviting them outside when they're not supposed to.

#### Oldest

- Girl, 17
- Wants to become a legendary monster huntress.
- Thinks she understands what's going on, having heard the rumors about.
- Knows about PC's mother and is disappointed in the "famous" huntress from her town.
- Straight up ignores the PC's existance when forced to spend family time together
- Barely hangs around family, focuses on training and helping out with monster hunts.
- Is frustrated that barely anyone thinks she's capable. (She might not be.)
- Likely will be an enemy the PC will face in the future.