SlimeDream/docs/characters.md

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.