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HELLO HI OC HAVER HERE
this is my divine little beast selkie and i adore her with all my heart.
she is based off of selkie stories (wow who would've thought it) specifically the legend of the kopakonan from the isles of kalsoy
she's an older maid (around the same age as outis) originally born in the outskirts, she lived with her family where they would hunt to survive. it wasn't a beautiful or easy life, but she was surrounded by the people she loved, so she loved it in return. however, in her mid 20s, she was discovered by a fixer who was adventuring in the outskirts alone. he took "pity" on her situation, and took her to the city, where they got married and had her children. meanwhile, selkie had no clue what was happening, just that she was somewhere new, and the people she loved weren't around her anymore. eventually she learnt the local language, but there was nothing that she could do to return home, so she relented to the life that had been forced upon her, reluctantly giving birth and raising three children.
one day, her "husband" came back with a pelt. a seal pelt. a seal pelt that only her and her family had access to. in a fit of despair and rage, selkie distorts and wreaks havoc upon the small nest town she had resided in, eventually ending her rampage when she came across her children, who she killed in her anger. however, after she killed them, she was immediately struck with shock and grief over her actions, and undistorted, turning her children into rocks that she could carry with her. before she left, she went to her husband with a promise. a promise that she would return to pick off every last person that he loved, until only he has left. then, she took off, eventually finding shelter in limbus company.
personality wise, shes very well meaning and mild mannered, but can snap and become very spiteful and angry if you manage to piss her off. she doesn't like it when people try to write over the wills of others, which can make her very oppositional and confrontational, which also means she ends up siding either with heathcliff or ishmael in a lot of arguments. she sees a lot of bits of the two inside herself, and thus she's very protective over them, almost seeing them as her own kids, despite them being full adults. can can be a bit coddling but, again, she only means well. she's my sweet old seal lady and i love her dearly.
LIMBUS ENJOYERS if any of u guys have any fan characters or self inserts or ANYTHING reblog or comment about them i want to hear about them and their backstories and lore
you are so correct shes a very good hugger
LIMBUS ENJOYERS if any of u guys have any fan characters or self inserts or ANYTHING reblog or comment about them i want to hear about them and their backstories and lore
shoutout to my girl selkie, who is based off of. the general mythology surrounding selkies.
she has 5 kids, 2 of them were murdered, 3 of them she turned into rocks, she has placed a curse on her ex husband, her hair is always in a state of slightly damp and she isn't even a human. her favorite food is raw fish that she caught herself. ilove her dearly.
i love limbus ocs with unusual sources. like novel sources are cool and all but when i see a limbus oc whose source is a childrens story, or a myth, or a song, or a cryptid, or a niche historical reference, i get so fucking happy. if youre thinking of making a limbus oc but are worried cause your oc isnt based off of some novel from the 1800d. this is your sign. make that limbus oc soldier.