~Rhyxus, Aberrant Creature~

By and large, most people aren't sure what to call this thing. That he hails from some realm alien and perhaps yet undiscovered is plain, for he bears features that don't  quite fit any creatures particularly familiar. There have been some who insist he is some manner of fiend, and this theory almost holds up when they consider him by his appearance alone...

He stands on legs which sport a digitigrade bone structure, strong thighs trailing down to a set of talon-tipped toes which bear his weight. He is powerfully muscled and must possess very low bodyfat; he presents a corded, ripped look and every movement is unnervingly pronounced by stretching and contracting masses, lined with spidery veins just beneath the sleek, leathery, burnt-crimson skin. A long, sinuous, apparently prehensile tail coils and writhes from its sprout above his posterior, spade tipped - a classic indicator that one might be dealing with a demon, or a devil.

An interesting note, and a point of contention between separate sightings and reports; when some have spotted this creature, his arms were a spread of wings, much like a massive bat; they insisted that he was capable of true flight, and in fact, had swooped into their view from some perch above. Yet others have said that he walked like a man, and sported a pair of arms as such, ending in large, clawed hands perfectly capable of manipulation. Perhaps he has some manner of control over the shape he presents, a shifter.

His face, however, there lies the distinctive, uniquely bestial array of expressions twisting upon a snouted, near-lizardlike structure. Two golden-hued eyes with hawk-like focus betray a cunning, intelligent mind within. Stretching from either side of his skull, a pair of long, twitching ears that appear quite sensitive. His maw, seeming naturally curved upon an unending grin, is lined with yellowed tusks, fangs that protrude beyond supple, thin lips. Should this maw open, a meaty, long, glistening tongue might unfurl from within, blacker than a moonless night and ending not in a serpent's fork but rather a simple rounded tip. Some accounts have suggested that when extended, this gleaming organ could reach down to his chest, and was capable of coiling much like his tail.

The beast seems to recognize a need for modesty, if just barely so. He has often been spied clothed in what might generously be declared a loincloth or thong, lined with a pouchbelt draped 'round his waist. His shoulders sport some manner of dovetailed mantle and he often cast about with a shroud over his features. A pair of manacle cuffs lace his ankles, the chain long since removed. He has never been seen sporting a weapon of any kind.

Here we arrive at the complicated nature of this thing; as stated earlier, the common perception is that he hails from the Abyss, or some circle of the Nine Hells, and yet devout paladins and discerning clerics might be disappointed to find no inherent taint of evil upon him. Granted, nor is there the warm glow of a goodly creature - Rhyxus, as he has named himself, bears no stain or beacon light of alignment. He is utterly neutral.

And he has indeed uttered his name to several, and said much more; despite his clear origins toward the beast, the monster, he is yet capable of communication in several tongues; one of which is thankfully Common. He speaks with a ragged, scratchy tone; deep, but like a whisper, tinged with hisses that might tickle the ear if close.

Conversations with  Rhyxus have yielded little fruit as to what his purpose is in any given place, as he seems to possess some manner of playful nature, tainted only slightly by a tendency to edge along darker humors and occasional sarcasm. It might be a reach to suggest that he's charismatic as far as creatures go, but he's not the grunting, guttural thing his appearance would suggest. The closest suggestion to a profession he'd given was that, akin to an explorer, he savored the sensation of being lost and witnessing new, unfamiliar things.

LIGHTS:

Green: Serious-minded RP, broad spectrum. Throw anything this character's way, if it isn't distinctly listed in the reds.

Yellow: GoVeryFast

Red: Anything against server rules, non-consensual encounters, permadeath or permanent mutilation.