Misk

The Agent of Stars.

Color

Sea Blue

Symbols - Tools Thread

Misk is thematically linked to needle and thread, and tools: hammers, toolboxes, wrenches, screwdrivers, cogs.

Elements

  • Water - reconfigurable, ok at everything, healing
  • Mirror - clones, duplicates, reversal
  • Psychic - weird, occult, control, puppet

Story Beat: master of both worlds, returning and becoming whole

Denouement. Wrap up.

If our protagonist finally reconciled their character arc - they found what they need rather than chasing what they want - now would be a great time to show them happy in a new, better status quo, the implication being that this one is going to be more permanent.

If their arc resolved tragically - they chased what they wanted and lost everything in the climax - now we focus on them miserable in a new status quo.

If the protagonist didn't resolve their arc at all, what have you been doing all this time?

Characterization - Well-Prepared Polymath

Finally, a chance to use my degree in underwater semiotics.

This Jack of All Trades provides a lot of utility and wears a lot of hats. Their strength lies not in their focus but in their versatility.

Chatting with Misk, you'll quickly discover that they spent a few months as a river-boat captain, one time they met the King, and that they can juggle professionally.

Their home is filled with curios and souveneirs. They've tried everything.

There are a few ways for this to go: sometimes a Misk will seem obscenely overqualified and well prepared for the task at hand. This is a good opportunity to have them fail miserably, establishing the gravity of the situation and putting the ball back in the court of our intrepid heroes.

Sometimes a Misk will seem to have a completely inadequate, abstract, or useless set of abilities and equipment for the task at hand. This is a good opportunity to have each and every one of those abilities pay off.