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Setting: Ringo is a traveling cook from the Dreamlands who visits the dreams of people randomly to give them a lovely (Dreamlands) based meal in exchange for some company, items, or knowledge. While he prefers to be a cook, he is also a great apothecary/alchemist. He lives in a huge wagon pulled by a tamed sandshifter (giant scorpion/stingray thing. hovers off the ground. Filter feeds.) He’s nomadic.

Dreamlands- It is a vast, alternate dimension or universe, with lands, seas, creatures, civilizations, and an extensive Underworld. Ruled by the Crawling Chaos, but he’s almost never seen.

Name: Ringo Age: 200 (An adult for his species.) Gender: Male Species: Miri Nigri. Amphibious, aquatic frog/fish-like humanoids. Not to be confused with Deep Ones. Born from the flesh of frogs, they usually mindlessly serve the Great Old One, Chaugnar Faugn. When mind controlled, they will capture young men and women to feed to their god. Any offspring between a Miri Nigri and a human results in a Tcho-Tcho, which is really just a long-lived human with scarlet-sun burned looking skin, sharp teeth, black void eyes, and drawn to the occult like moths to a flame. Height: 167.64 cm Weight: 53.1 kg Complexion/Build: Gray soft skin with black mottled patterns on it, like other amphibians. Skin is silky, not slimy. Is very ‘squishy’ feeling, bones are extremely delicate and thin, yet muscles are rubbery and tough under soft flesh. Has claws on hands/feet. Has digigrade legs. Pointed-elf like ears. Blushes extremely easily, and its obvious when he is. Comely and androgynous, often gets mistaken for a woman. Hair: Long, silken, light green hair tied up with beads, bronze pieces, and a often scarves - especially his favorite red one. Eyes: Yellow-tawny, like melted amber or illuminated honey. Clothing: Wears an orange poncho made out of the fur of a large sabertooth cat in the Dremalands; resembles leopard print. Wears a red turtleneck croptop under it. Has a large black and white sash under brown harem pants. Accessorizes with bronze bangles/hoop earrings/anklets and other accessories. Scent: Smells like freshly cut grass CRITICALLY IMPORTANT: Mute. Ringo cannot speak, as he cannot verbalize at all. His vocal chords do not work, so he uses a smart phone to type on, to which he’s very proficient with. He likes to type with lots of emojis to help express himself with. His smart phone, while there is no service, keeps a perfect charge due to his friend, Ali, putting an enchantment on it. He guards said smartphone with his life, and also plays games on it. It’s his most prized possession. Personality: Ringo is shy, bashful, fidgety when flustered, and easily moved or even manipulated by those around him. He tries to be more shrewd with what people say, but it takes him having to learn the hard way (only once..) to realize in that particular scenario he was manipulated. Although also eager to please, conscientious, and courteous, he can be very petty to crappy customers. While he won’t ever taint someone’s food, he may temporarily curse someone afterward. Examples of curses are itchy rashes, speaking backwards, vomiting swarms of gnats, ect. He really hates being manipulated, even for little things. He appreciates honesty. Is a bit of a romantic, but has deep self confident issues with being a ‘weak frog man’. Alignment: Lawful Good Goal: To cook for people when they visit the Dreamlands in exchange for items, chats, ect. A big goal would be to be able to have a lover for the first time in his whole life. Fears: Though he has full free will now, and even if he was around Chaugnar Faugn again, Ringo fears ever falling back to mindlessness and losing himself. He stays away from occult tomes, does not worship any of the Great Old Ones or Outer Gods, and happily proclaims he is Atheist despite living around actual gods. This is to protect him first and foremost, he tells himself. Likes: Cooking (A huge passion), Smart Phones (so useful), Happy Customers, Overcast days (its very hot in the Dreamlands 90% of the time), Geography of other worlds, Earth music from the 60~70s, Bohemian style clothing Hates: ‘Karen’ customers, Subspecies spiders of Leng. He finds them everywhere and detests them. They are as big as tarantulas but are many - has turned them into crunchy snacks for his sandshifter. Sexuality/Behavior: Pansexual, but his exactly lean is unknown. He tends to lean a switch, as if he’s given the reigns he’d have too many options, and not know where to start+ constantly asking what he should do. He’s highly inexperienced and hates how his body looks. One encounter with someone, who never even went far with him, insulted his body and made him feel deeply wounded by it. He would like things to just be spontaneous, cuddly, lighthearted. Has unknown kinks for doing things in water and spooning.

Backstory: Born a Miri Nigri, first few years of his life were only dedicated to Chaugnar Faugn, and anything the Great Old One wanted. The god was gluttonous, sacrificed its creation whenever it wanted to, and had nearly killed Ringo several times on the off chance. Trapped inside of his own mind, unable to do anything but scream internally, Ringo was freed when Chaugnar Faugn was sealed away, and he was forced to aimlessly amble around.

He later slipped into the Dreamlands, and traveled around - getting a taste of civilization. He learned from socializing that he could write and especially cook, which he realized was very ironic. Overtime, while cooking for even kings and clergy, Ringo sought to embark on his on adventures, and be a nomad. When realizing he could happen upon people who dreamed into the Dreamlands, he made serving those people in particular his primary goal. (Plus, its less likely they would suffer in the Dreamlands if they spent their time with him instead.)

Abilities/Knowledge:

• Is a phenomenal cook. He can make anything he sets his mind to as long as he has the tools and ingredients. Ringo is responsible for several Dreamlands dishes.
• Great at Apothecary/Alchemy. He is not a master at it, but cooking in the Dreamlands often requires refining and processing ingredients to make them edible. As a side hobby, he learned how to brew powerful tonics, potions, and ritual substitutes.
• Occult Curse Magic. Left over from his time serving The Feeder. He rarely uses it, but when he does it’s like second nature to him. He doesn’t do it to permanently affect bad customers, unless its someone trying to hurt him, then its offense for defense.

Key Relationships:

• Ali. Looks like a young tall man with tan skin, long wheat blonde hair, and always wearing the same black/gold robes with the hood up. Is a very powerful sorcerer, poet, and source of knowledge. An old soul but with the curiosity/wanderlust of a youthful spirit. Ringo is one of the few people who knows he’s actually Abdul Alhazred, and has sworn to keep it a secret. Ali enchanted his phone and other things for him in return for meals. Ali gives him lots of pep talks. Until recently, Ali had been a constant. It’s been weeks since Ringo last saw him. Ringo worries for him, but is optimistic - as Ali was trying to get out of the Dreamlands to escape the fate of becoming one of Nyarlathotep’s Million Favored Ones.
• Raj, Progeny of Yig. Looks like a handsome naga man - dark skin, black hair with gold streaks. Raj is addicted to his own smart phone. Mooches off of Ringo and bullies him. In return, is probably one of the customers he’s cursed the most.
• Mr. Kruschtya. An enigmatic business man with long slick black hair, piercing turquoise eyes, and impeccable clothes. His harshest but most fair critic. Ringo is both humbled and scared by him. Pays Ringo handsomely, but is rare to show. Unknown to Ringo, this is really the Crawling Chaos.

Ringo is a traveling Mirig Nigri cook from the Dreamlands who visits the dreams of people randomly to give them a lovely (Dreamlands) based meal in exchange for some company, items, or knowledge. While he prefers to be a cook, he is also a great apothecary/alchemist. He lives in a huge wagon pulled by a tamed sandshifter (giant scorpion/stingray thing. hovers off the ground. Filter feeds.) He’s nomadic.

Dreamlands - It is a vast, alternate dimension or universe, with lands, seas, creatures, civilizations, and an extensive Underworld. Ruled by the Crawling Chaos, but he’s almost never seen.