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| − | {{Presence | + | {{Cradle NavBox}}{{Cradle Character|Name=Dross|image=Drolls.png|Species=Baby Presence|Origin=[[Ghostwater|Formed in Ghostwater]]|First Appearance=[[Ghostwater]]|Dad=[[Northstrider| Kind of Northstrider]]|Home=[[Ghostwater]]}} |
| + | Dross is the seed of an AI Presence, begun and discarded by [[Northstrider]] and completed by Wei Shi Lindon in Ghostwater. | ||
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| + | ==Appearance== | ||
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*originally a small rusty metal ball, found floating in the purple Dreamwater Well (Ghostwater, ch 5) | *originally a small rusty metal ball, found floating in the purple Dreamwater Well (Ghostwater, ch 5) | ||
*probably gender neutral but he adopted a "bright male voice" (Ghostwater ch 5) | *probably gender neutral but he adopted a "bright male voice" (Ghostwater ch 5) | ||
*an AI. An intelligence, a Presence, originally just a memory construct (Ghostwater, ch 5) | *an AI. An intelligence, a Presence, originally just a memory construct (Ghostwater, ch 5) | ||
| − | *a one-eyed pebbly sphere, purple violet, with two stubby purple arms (Ghostwater. Also Underlord, ch 2) | + | *a one-eyed pebbly sphere, purple violet, with two stubby purple arms (Ghostwater. Also Underlord, ch 2). Gradually he develops small fangs. |
*Dross eventually merges with Lindon. As a spirit, he lives inside Lindon, at the stem of his brain. He can materialize / manifest and move around outside Lindon, but unsure how far he can go from Lindon. (Ghostwater. Also Underlord, ch 2) | *Dross eventually merges with Lindon. As a spirit, he lives inside Lindon, at the stem of his brain. He can materialize / manifest and move around outside Lindon, but unsure how far he can go from Lindon. (Ghostwater. Also Underlord, ch 2) | ||
| − | [[ | + | == Personality == |
| + | Dross was talkative, snarky, mocking and proud, but with a deep anxiety about being abandoned. After he was damaged during a fight against an [[Wandering Titan|extremely powerful opponent]] and repaired, he had lost his personality, becoming bland and robotic. He was twisted during another [[Reigan Shen|fight]] and became domineering and rude. Lindon conducted extensive repairs to him with the help of the echo of a [[Ozmanthus Arelius|powerful soulsmith]], and his personality changed to be morbid and dramatic. | ||
| − | == | + | == Biography == |
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| + | ===''Ghostwater''=== | ||
Dross started out as a spherical metal memory construct meant to record and repeat information. As a "grand work" designed to enhance [[Northstrider]]'s mind, he was considered a failure and discarded as dross (hence his name). Then he fell (or was tossed) into the mind-sharpening Dream Well water. He dubbed himself "The Keeper of the Well" (ch 5). He floated there alone for fifty-six years. After a while, he became sentient, and it was five years after this point that [[Wei Shi Lindon Arelius|Wei Shi Lindon]] found him. | Dross started out as a spherical metal memory construct meant to record and repeat information. As a "grand work" designed to enhance [[Northstrider]]'s mind, he was considered a failure and discarded as dross (hence his name). Then he fell (or was tossed) into the mind-sharpening Dream Well water. He dubbed himself "The Keeper of the Well" (ch 5). He floated there alone for fifty-six years. After a while, he became sentient, and it was five years after this point that [[Wei Shi Lindon Arelius|Wei Shi Lindon]] found him. | ||
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With permission from Dross, Lindon removed Dross from his rusted ball and merged him with an Eye of the Deep orb, with its sapphire eye (Ghostwater ch 7). From then on, Lindon carried Dross around Ghostwater, who provided help with navigation and information. En route, Dross absorbed the power of the Spirit Well and the Life Well, gaining madra channels, a core, and a physical skin. In Ghostwater, he was temporarily absorbed into the Tree, giving him the knowledge on how to complete himself as a Presence. He mixed ghostwater, water from the three Wells, and Northstrider's soulfire to create a substance which Lindon then helped him absorb. He fused to Lindon, abandoning the Eye of the Deep, and became a baby Presence. | With permission from Dross, Lindon removed Dross from his rusted ball and merged him with an Eye of the Deep orb, with its sapphire eye (Ghostwater ch 7). From then on, Lindon carried Dross around Ghostwater, who provided help with navigation and information. En route, Dross absorbed the power of the Spirit Well and the Life Well, gaining madra channels, a core, and a physical skin. In Ghostwater, he was temporarily absorbed into the Tree, giving him the knowledge on how to complete himself as a Presence. He mixed ghostwater, water from the three Wells, and Northstrider's soulfire to create a substance which Lindon then helped him absorb. He fused to Lindon, abandoning the Eye of the Deep, and became a baby Presence. | ||
| − | "I don't know everything, do I? What do I look like, a know-everything construct? That's a terrible name. I'm sorry. I'll try again. What do I look like, an omni-codex? That sounds pretty good, actually. Call me that from now on." (Ch 7) | + | "I don't know everything, do I? What do I look like, a know-everything construct? That's a terrible name. I'm sorry. I'll try again. What do I look like, an omni-codex? That sounds pretty good, actually. Call me that from now on." (Ch 7) |
| + | ===''Underlord''=== | ||
| + | Eithan gave Dross dream madra scales and allowed him to input as much as he could from the [[House Arelius]] library. | ||
| + | He also experienced the Soulfire Lindon gained in Underlord. | ||
| − | === | + | ==Capabilities== |
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| − | + | *Dross can compile battle plans for Lindon after seeing the capabilities and techniques of enemies, to predict their responses. | |
| − | * Dross can compile battle plans for Lindon after seeing the capabilities and techniques of enemies, to predict their responses. | ||
| − | * He can also craft illusions for Lindon, which Lindon chiefly uses to simulate Soulsmith experiments. | + | *He can also craft illusions for Lindon, which Lindon chiefly uses to simulate Soulsmith experiments. |
| − | * He enhances Lindon's speed and mental reactions in combat by 'handling his unimportant thoughts'. | + | *He enhances Lindon's speed and mental reactions in combat by 'handling his unimportant thoughts'. |
| − | * He can transmit messages to people other than Lindon by speaking in their heads; the range of this is unknown. | + | *He can transmit messages to people other than Lindon by speaking in their heads; the range of this is unknown. |
| + | *in [[Bloodline]] he oversees a multi-level attack on a [[Dreadgod]] (Titan) and redirects the monster with a huge-scale illusion. | ||
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“Oh, we will make sure you grow. Yes…” Eithan’s smile slowly widened until Lindon would have called it manic. “Planted in the fertile soil of Lindon’s spirit, we will grow you until you dwarf Dreadgods and tower over Monarchs! The world itself will struggle to contain you! When I fear I have set my sights too far, I find that I was not ambitious enough! Who will dare to hold us back when we have such an ally? Let the day you completed Northstrider’s work be known as the day that the very foundations of history trembled!”(Underlord, ch 7)</blockquote> | “Oh, we will make sure you grow. Yes…” Eithan’s smile slowly widened until Lindon would have called it manic. “Planted in the fertile soil of Lindon’s spirit, we will grow you until you dwarf Dreadgods and tower over Monarchs! The world itself will struggle to contain you! When I fear I have set my sights too far, I find that I was not ambitious enough! Who will dare to hold us back when we have such an ally? Let the day you completed Northstrider’s work be known as the day that the very foundations of history trembled!”(Underlord, ch 7)</blockquote> | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:42, 6 November 2024
| Dross | |
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| General information | |
| First Appearance | Ghostwater |
| Species | Baby Presence |
| Origin | Formed in Ghostwater |
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| Father | Kind of Northstrider |
| Home | Ghostwater |
Dross is the seed of an AI Presence, begun and discarded by Northstrider and completed by Wei Shi Lindon in Ghostwater.
Appearance
- originally a small rusty metal ball, found floating in the purple Dreamwater Well (Ghostwater, ch 5)
- probably gender neutral but he adopted a "bright male voice" (Ghostwater ch 5)
- an AI. An intelligence, a Presence, originally just a memory construct (Ghostwater, ch 5)
- a one-eyed pebbly sphere, purple violet, with two stubby purple arms (Ghostwater. Also Underlord, ch 2). Gradually he develops small fangs.
- Dross eventually merges with Lindon. As a spirit, he lives inside Lindon, at the stem of his brain. He can materialize / manifest and move around outside Lindon, but unsure how far he can go from Lindon. (Ghostwater. Also Underlord, ch 2)
Personality
Dross was talkative, snarky, mocking and proud, but with a deep anxiety about being abandoned. After he was damaged during a fight against an extremely powerful opponent and repaired, he had lost his personality, becoming bland and robotic. He was twisted during another fight and became domineering and rude. Lindon conducted extensive repairs to him with the help of the echo of a powerful soulsmith, and his personality changed to be morbid and dramatic.
Biography
Ghostwater
Dross started out as a spherical metal memory construct meant to record and repeat information. As a "grand work" designed to enhance Northstrider's mind, he was considered a failure and discarded as dross (hence his name). Then he fell (or was tossed) into the mind-sharpening Dream Well water. He dubbed himself "The Keeper of the Well" (ch 5). He floated there alone for fifty-six years. After a while, he became sentient, and it was five years after this point that Wei Shi Lindon found him.
With permission from Dross, Lindon removed Dross from his rusted ball and merged him with an Eye of the Deep orb, with its sapphire eye (Ghostwater ch 7). From then on, Lindon carried Dross around Ghostwater, who provided help with navigation and information. En route, Dross absorbed the power of the Spirit Well and the Life Well, gaining madra channels, a core, and a physical skin. In Ghostwater, he was temporarily absorbed into the Tree, giving him the knowledge on how to complete himself as a Presence. He mixed ghostwater, water from the three Wells, and Northstrider's soulfire to create a substance which Lindon then helped him absorb. He fused to Lindon, abandoning the Eye of the Deep, and became a baby Presence.
"I don't know everything, do I? What do I look like, a know-everything construct? That's a terrible name. I'm sorry. I'll try again. What do I look like, an omni-codex? That sounds pretty good, actually. Call me that from now on." (Ch 7)
Underlord
Eithan gave Dross dream madra scales and allowed him to input as much as he could from the House Arelius library. He also experienced the Soulfire Lindon gained in Underlord.
Capabilities
- Dross can compile battle plans for Lindon after seeing the capabilities and techniques of enemies, to predict their responses.
- He can also craft illusions for Lindon, which Lindon chiefly uses to simulate Soulsmith experiments.
- He enhances Lindon's speed and mental reactions in combat by 'handling his unimportant thoughts'.
- He can transmit messages to people other than Lindon by speaking in their heads; the range of this is unknown.
- in Bloodline he oversees a multi-level attack on a Dreadgod (Titan) and redirects the monster with a huge-scale illusion.
Excerpt on Dross's Potential:
Eithan turned to Dross. “If I’m not gravely mistaken, then you are only a seed of what you will eventually become.”
[I don’t like to think of myself as a seed. Not very flattering, is it? Maybe an egg, but a really nice egg.]
“Oh, we will make sure you grow. Yes…” Eithan’s smile slowly widened until Lindon would have called it manic. “Planted in the fertile soil of Lindon’s spirit, we will grow you until you dwarf Dreadgods and tower over Monarchs! The world itself will struggle to contain you! When I fear I have set my sights too far, I find that I was not ambitious enough! Who will dare to hold us back when we have such an ally? Let the day you completed Northstrider’s work be known as the day that the very foundations of history trembled!”(Underlord, ch 7)
