Character art done by drillbit/Ren (their page doesn't seem to exist anymore, sadly...)

Character Reference Sheet

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Note: Biography still somewhat under construction, so story holes are rampant for now

Chawrcel was one of those individuals that learned of how unfair life really is from an early age. Despite having only a very distant fiendish heritage (at least five generations), the diluted hellhound blood decided to express itself in a very startling and unexpected way when he was born. His parents apparently had absolutely no idea that somewhere in the family tree there was a demonic influence. Predictably this had a profound effect on how his relationship with his parents went. For the rest of his childhood he had to put up with the thinly veiled feelings of disappointment and distrust that came from not only his parents but also the villagers. Of course there were a few accidents that happened to involve him but in the long run he was a (fairly) well-behaved child. A tad rambunctious yes, but even normal Faerie hound puppies are like that.

Naturally he was eager to leave the poisonous home life that plagued his first 16 years or so. He became a consummate vagabond, taking every sort of odd job here and there, anything from being a coal miner to a highway brigand. Thankfully when he was growing up his father taught him the ins and outs of the abilities inherent to his race the Faerie hounds, so he was eventually able to make a fairly lucrative living out of hiring his services as a tenacious Bloodhound and bounty hunter.

After serving a 50-human-year sentence in the infamous Prison of Faerie (how he got there is a story unto itself) he is once again serving as Lady Absinthe's most feared enforcer. On the streets and slums of Tuanadaan he is known as Mr. Jaws or the "Cheshire Hound" due to his disturbing habit of showing his teeth when he smiles (which is often, and not always a good thing), he is known as Chawse to those select few that know him as a fun-loving and laid back scoundrel. Anyone else best keep to their best behavior around him lest Mr. Jaws decides he needs to give a lesson on manners.

~Origins and Inspiration~

He's an entity that I dreamed up months ago, actually. He sprung almost fully-formed from my subconscious before I was even fully awake, and I remembered that grin most vividly. Some of his backstory in the dream was already revealed to me, such as being stuck in prison and also having a girlfriend waiting for him in the outside world. His appearance, with only very minor refinements, is pretty much exactly how he looked in the dream as well. I think my subconscious was influenced somehow by Hellboy in that dream, which I guess stands to reason since I adore that comic. He certainly has some personality and appearance similarities with that iconic character.

Miscellaneous Other Character Info:

• Setting: "Uncanny Hosts"
• Known Relatives and Relations: Eve (Fiance), Lady Absinthe (Long time employer and ex).
• Similar to my other character Absinthe, he is a magical anomaly the Fae call "Pariah." Though technically both a Faerie hound as well as a Hellhound, due to the thin and porous nature of the boundaries separating the Land of Youth with the human world, it results in humanoid mutations of creatures, like Chawse here.
• Is immune to inhaled pollutants such as smog, toxins delivered via aerosol and similar poisons. He can also create a thick, billowing and odorless cloud of inky black smoke from his nostrils that obstructs vision and movement to others; very useful when he's in a brawl. This doesn't even include his highly deadly fiery breath weapon.
• Has an entirely black mouth and tongue, the latter of which is slightly forked at the tip. Does not have dog-like dentition but rather has very uniform, triangular teeth (vaguely like a shark's).
• Does not make the sound of footfalls when he walks, neither does he leave footprints. He can track quarry across planar boundaries as well. Also, his bay has the classic disturbing quality inherent in all Faerie hounds in that it's louder the farther away he is from is mark and very faint when he is upon it.