Henumesu

Henumesu, or Henu for short, is a young Egyptian boy, one of three siblings among the latest generation of royal offspring. Though he may not be the heir apparent, he is certainly the most well-liked of the three, his delicate features and equally lovely personality bringing him great adoration from the citizenry and nobility alike. He stands at an imposing 4'6, with a pudgy potbelly that's been cultivated through years of intense spoiling rotten from the town's ladies. His hair is long, brown and luxurious, flowing freely in countless waves all the way down to his rump. It is often messy or tangled, much to his caretaker's annoyance.

His skin, light tan, tends to burn easily in the hot desert sun, so his advisors tend to try and keep him indoors as much as is possible. But it's hard. Damn hard. The little guy is practically bouncing around all over the place at all times, and WILL slip out from any boring, stuffy royal nonsense at the earliest opportunity. He may be sweet and a little dumb, but he's crafty. Smart where it counts (and is annoying).

Perhaps due to his lax upbringing (the heirs not-apparent are, unsurprisingly, held to a much lower standard), Henu is also lacking in manners. That isn't to imply he's cruel, the boy doesn't have a malicious bone in his body, merely that he lacks a sense of propriety. He WILL burp unabashedly after a large meal, among a number of other unflattering habits.

His outfit consists of two golden armbands, a gold headband, bandages around his chest (his pudgy physique makes having his chest out immodest, according to the royal tailor, but this is the best they could get him to do. He'll often accidentally leave a nipple hanging out, much to said tailor's annoyance.) And lastly, his favorite shendyt, held in place with an adjustable golden sash.

Though the garment was not initially a problem, as Henumesu grew rounder, the poor thing became less and less capable of doing its job. It has reached the point where, to put it delicately, his royal business is often flying around just as freely and unabashedly as he is. This is a source of great annoyance for his advisors (a running theme), but they can do little to stop him. Thankfully, said royal business is rather small and smooth, so it's easy to hide at most angles for public speaking appearances.

Henumesu, as mentioned before, is both sweet as sugar and dumb as a rock. He enjoys tending to plants, and will always take in and nurse a sick animal back to health, even if said animal is say, a cat that's firing twin waterhoses of waste matter from both ends. Not that that's ever happened.

There is certainly royal blood in his veins, however. Typically, this manifests as a predisposition towards greedy behavior. Again, not in a malicious way, but in the way someone with an addictive personality might be. Someone who's hooked on life. And tigernut cakes. And especially cuddles. However, if denied what he wants, he morphs into a tiny tyrant in the truest sense, throwing a fit after negotiation and whining fail. His speech is both formal and casual, as he is very exciteable, but tends to use large words and avoid contractions.

He LOVES soft things. Cats, blankets, breasts (much to, you guessed it, his caretaker's chagrin), you name it, he's lovingly rubbed his face against it. He'll let you rub your face against his belly, too, since his respect for fellow appreciators of soft things is bottomless. He isn't aware of it, but he's got a kind of burgeoning protofetish for soft bodies, as well as (peculiarly) being tucked into bed.

Henumesu enjoys Senet, but is terrible at it, often making grave tactical errors within the first turn. He prefers games of chance, and nearly independently invented a card game out of the desire to do so. This is, unfortunately, a much dumber member of Egyptian royalty than anyone from THAT series.

Henumesu looks up to his older brother, Nebmaat, very much. Henu tries to imitate Neb's naturally steely, firm mannerisms and rulerly qualities, but usually fails in a pretty goddamn adorable way. The two love each other very much! The same goes for Satiyah, his older sister, who drags Nebu out on adventures and fills his head with nonsense.