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ELDRITCH ENGINEERING (Story Concept)

Tw: Death, Dissociation/Derealization 

I will try to keep this as nongraphic as possible, only describing enough so you get the idea. 
Hopefully I didnt miss anything but if you spot something that could be triggering, let me know and I'll add it to the list.
Thank you for reading.


Eursa / Protector of Earth

There is a god in this world! Not related to any religion at least not intentionally, more inspired by like the whole "Mother Nature". I will refer to this God as Eursa, name could change later, Eursa does not have a form but she is feminine :)

Eursa is pretty much watcher/protector of earth. She cannot control others, but she is able to gift others portions of her ability to give people incentives to do something, this sounds nice but can be rather cruel to the gifted person. She truly wants the best for every earth inhabitant. She CAN manifest in the real world, taking form as something like a regular person or an animal, but she cant physically interact with things, only people and its usually for a short time.

She is known to basically "Employ" people if she needs help with protecting as she cant do a whole lot. 


Griffin (Finn) Galavan / Void

Backstory

Finn was just 22 when she was mauled to death.

 Finn is a mechanical engineering major, currently taking a break after a semester, she decided to take a small camping trip as she would with family, back when she was younger.
 That night, a surprise storm hit, causing many animals nearby to behave strangely. Finn was mauled to death by a bear, slashed in the throat, and bled out.

A week later she woke up, the gash to her throat had closed up but she was still injured. Her vocal chords were severely damaged, and he had both a scar across her throat and her chest. 

This was the day she received her gift.


Over the next few days, not only was Finn absolutely distressed trying to figure out what the hell happened to her, she also began feeling an itch in the back of her mind that seemed to slowly grow. She became aware of what felt like everything. Conversations taking place in her apartment complex, Dogs barking across town, the emotions and pain from everywhere around her. She found it difficult to eat without feeling nauseous, getting sick constantly which didnt help the pain in her damaged throat. 

She spent many weeks stuck in her home. Throughout those weeks, one idea seemed to stay in her mind. She needed to help. It was a ridiculous thought, something she would never consider but for some reason, just coming up with the idea made her feel slightly lighter, it felt possible.

Eventually gaining enough strength to attempt to alleviate some of her pain, She began to plan and construct. 
Not really sure how to transition this smoothly but basically she becomes a vigilante! She doesn't fight villains, mostly just does small things, takes down threats. 
 Her ability to focus more on herself AND focus on specific things around the city just by her senses greatly improves, but the abilities still take a toll on her, just not nearly as bad as the start. 

Some little bits of info

- she never gave herself a vigilante name but due to her mysterious nature, the city nicknamed her "void"
- her design seen up top is basically her in her up to date technology, id imagine her beginner stuff would be a bit uglier and scrappy looking
- the gun she holds is more just like a homemade taser, she doesnt kill people. the green measuring thing just shows how much charge she has
- the goggles are for night vision and connect to a mouth piece because uhhh spoilers!!!! she gets a sidekick later on!
- forgot to mention this earlier but shes mostly mute! its very difficult for her to speak, she later picks up some sign language
- since the incident, she is now vegan id imagine
- she has small bits of white in her hair from stress, shes a very tired, sickly looking person since she works all night and finds it difficult to sleep

Erin (Name to be determined, a not very built character yet)

Backstory

Erin was 25 when he was killed in a housefire.

Erin lived in a small home, raising his little sister shortly after his mother died. He was an introverted guy but sociable in small groups. He's very good with kids, and took good care of Geo, his sister who was about 15 at the time. They lived in a fairly remote location, a little ways from the city. It's unclear what started the fire, but help didnt come for a long time. The fire had naturally been put out by then. Geo was dead, and so was Erin. 

Eventually SOMEBODY saw the wreckage and called the cops. When the first responders checked, erin still had a pulse. He then woke up in the hospital, he had lost an eye and had burns all over his body.

This was the day he received his gift.


Erin experienced all of the same symptoms Finn did. By the time he got out of the hospital, he had pretty much shut down. He moved to the city, living in a small apartment complex, first floor (VERY IMPORTANT LOL). 

The effects DID change him a bunch, he just didnt really show it much. He was very very distant, mostly staying inside except for essentials. He shut down, was kind of out of it and on auto pilot to keep his thoughts away from everything. 

kinda lived in a loop for awhile, he didnt ever think of trying to help people or try to stop it, he just tried to pretend it wasnt happening, or anything happened at all. 
his personality/demeanor changes after the event, hes much quieter, hes still very caring but just standoffish. 


some epic fun facts:

- his sister enjoyed white noise/static on the radio, this sparked erin's interest in radios and he enjoys taking them apart and fixing them
- likes to bake! bakes for people he likes being around
- wears those compression clothes for people with burns for it to heal better.. he also has a red hoodie that was drawn in his older design but his older design is a lot different!
- knows sign language


theres a bunch more that happens but honestly, just tired of writing but stay tuned if interested i guess? 

i know erin seems kind of boring as a character but STAY WITH ME. he has some character development its gonna be epic... 

also also i really do apologize if i dont explain something well or if i portray things incorrectly, i base some of this on experiences ive had but other stuff i had to research. comments are very appreciated :) 



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