Fontaine - the greatest showman

Full name: Fontaine Aliases: Gatsby Gender: Male Species: Kivouachian Age: Unknown (Over 7 Billion Years theoretically) Height: 6'4"

Residence: Kivouack (Formally) Las Vegas (Usually) or The Croft Estate

Physical Appearance: Fontaine is humanoid in shape with a long, lanky body and six thin, spindly arms. His head is wide and oblate, with fluffy red hair, two slits for nostrils, and three mouths- one large one with red lips and crooked yellow teeth with which he talks, and two smaller, similar ones where his eye sockets would be. These "mouths" do no speak, although they do hold his eyeballs in place. His facial markings, consisting of multiple red spirals and curls, are reminiscent of Mexican calavera makeup. His hands have eight digits each- four fingers and four thumbs- arranged with two thumbs on either side of each palm.

Clothing: Fontaine wears an ochre-colored trench coat with three spine-like frills jutting from the top collar, fitted to his unusual anatomy. Atop his head he wears a matching hat with a flower in the side, and a lopsided brim that partly obscured his eyes. Beneath his coat he wears a set of cream-colored dress pants and a blue high-collared shirt with more flowers in the breast pocket.

Personality: On the surface, Fontaine can be likened to a kindly old grandfather - giddy, joyful, and enjoys telling a salty tale. He has good connections with people and knows how to make friends.

However, on the inside, Fontaine is a raging bull. He is a historically strong and a sly go-getter. He created Las Vegas and runs countless casinos. He took a young Ludwig under his wing and helped to turn him into the hardboiled leader he is today.

Fontaine is the remnant of a bygone age and a creature obsessed only with what lies within his pockets...

Background: Fontaine grew up in ancient Kivouack. His life was rough, not being the most threatening creature, and he was always being attacked and outcast. He found his place when he started trading loyalties for items of value. He would steal from the higher class and use them to gain favour with the lower echelon. This turned into a small empire of thieves and tricksters, all of which followed Fontaine.

The Kivouack was a place of all round showmanship and performance. Singing and dancing was common place and Fontaine was one of the best. He was a highly praised dancer and singer. He eventually started teaching younger generations his tricks. He taught Ludwig how to perform and captivate an audience. On the side, Fontaine ran a group of swindlers and thieves, Ludwig was his prize pupil. Fontaine was also an old friend of Sombra and would teach Lucy the tricks of his trade too. Fontaine would always be on the look out for Wexle, as a high ranking soldier, she would attempt to bring Fontaine before the courts for judgment. But Fontaine was always too smart. When she did arrest him, nothing ever came of it because he was always in good favour with the Judge. When Lucy Lacemaker took over as Judge, he became untouchable.

Fontaine was a creature of good connection. He always knew how to make friends. One of such friendships, or rather connections, was Yeshua, the leader of the Kasino district in old Kivouac at the time and the progenitor of all the Dollhouses and performance based stages and entertainment.

Fontaine played a pivotal role in keeping the Kivouack alive. Once, when Mandus surrounded their capital settlement, it was Fontaine who managed to smuggle in supplies and resources to the capital. But Fontaine's life was forever changed when he actually met Mandus, face to face. To this day he can't get over the aura of genuine terror and beauty that surrounded him.

Fontaine's Relationships: Ludwig - Fontaine sees Ludwig and Lucy Lacemaker in almost a fatherly way, while also respecting the former as a peer and friend. He helped to partially raise the two when they were just fowler's and taught them all of his tricks.

Luna - She is his Whisper, and they have a close relationship. She is his right hand woman and helps run things in his stead when he is not around. He can also trust her to get messages delivered to others while he handles business.

Winifred - Their relationship appears to be neutral ; they haven't been seen interacting so far, although Fontaine appears concerned about Winifred's psychological distress in Episode 10 ("Mentor"), and advises Ludwig to "leave her be".

Wexle - Formerly his nemesis during the era of the Kivouack, she was bent on catching him and having him sentenced for his illegal activities, but Fontaine would always outsmart her thanks to his cunning and Lucy's help. Nowadays they have however warmed up to each other and will go on missions together.

Helgan - She is in charge of a money laundering business, and thus likely in direct contact with Fontaine, although he doesn't seem to trust her, and will occasionally threathen her with physical violence if she tries to challenge Ludwig's authority.

Shuck - Neutral relationship. They are never seen interacting, except from one brief occurrence in Episode 3, when Shuck matter of factly states that he wasn't prepared for his arrival at the Croft Estate along with Ludwig and Wexle.

Fleischer - Neutral relationship.

Hyzenthlay - Neutral relationship.

Yeshua - Former business partner in the days of the Kivouac Kasino. Yeshua's circus held many a performer and he helped Fontaine with a lot of snuggling operations. These days Yeshua is a subordinate to Fontaine and takes care of the Dolls under their shared employment. (Dolls or Dollies are the Kivouachian equivalent to performers, entertainers and even sex workers.)

Sombra - (deceased) Fountain had a former friendship with Sombra, the Voice of architecture of the old days of the Kivouac. Sombra was a sibling to Locket and Winifred, the three having shared former leadership positions before their homeworld's downfall.

Locket - He's hostile to her nowadays, like the rest of Ludwig's followers ; even though Fontaine does acknowledge the value of her actions for the Kivouack's prosperity, he also mentions that Locket did nothing to prevent its destruction by Mandus. He's also visibly shocked and revolted to find out that Locket used Hollie's body as a genetic catalyst to repair her own damaged DNA.

Kivouachian Abilities: Immortality: All Kivouachian's are immortal due to their cellular structure and the ability to control the length of their own telomeres, because of this they cannot die naturally of age. The only way a Kivouachian can die is if their DNA is damaged and left un-mended. Usually the damage directly to the brain or burning them with fire causes true death.

Physiology: All Kivouachians have cross or star shaped pupils. All Kivouachians have three belly buttons. All Kivouachians have three hearts inside their body.

Bodily excretions: Kivouachian's bodies can only produce sweat, tears, drool, blood and/or vilt. Kiv never need to use the bathroom to relieve themselves.

Regeneration: Kivouachian's are capable of regenerating skin, limbs, tissue, and other body parts. Even dismemberment is of little threat to them.

Transformation: Kivouachian's have the ability to rewrite their own DNA and density at the flick of the wrist, giving them the freedom to re-create parts of themselves whenever they'd like to whatever they'd like (ex; Wexle's arms turning into blades when she fights Dorothy, Lucy Lacemaker turning herself into a swarm of flies, etc).

Contortion/Rottulation: Sometimes Kivouachian's were dismembered at the head for whatever reason it may be; sometimes for pleasure and sometimes for play. But all have the ability to stay alive for extremely long periods of time without the head. Of course this becomes invalid once the head is eaten, burned, or dissolved, but if not - they are simply unconscious. Those with weak genes will usually die after a couple thousand years without their heads on, and most will need aid when it comes to actually putting it back on. But there are the rare, lucky few (ex; Lucy Lacemaker) who's heads will naturally return to their bodies without help. This being an extension to being called Waking Dead, a being who is conscious even with their head detached.

Kivouacian genetics: All Kivouacians are functional hermaphrodites.

Gower: Universal reproductive organ—opening ("Mound") or pseudo-phallus ("Front-Tail"). Vilt-sacks ("balls") internal/external. The Gower is always covered in a small patch of fur that matches colour to its owner's fur.

Reproduction requires a Vessel (Rotulated body) infused with Vilt. Stopped by head reattachment.

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Additional Terms:

"Ooh la": a native term used to express excitement or great appreciation over something or even said in satisfaction.

"Wa la wa": a native colloquial term that roughly can be applied to a few meanings such as: "it is what it is", "what the hell", or even an expletive of no real meaning, sometimes said in outrage or in resignation.

Blackhall: the name for an anonymous private investigator. Sometimes freelancers or Ex Yolsh.

Inker script: a standardised means of writing. This is the first kind of script that Kivouachians learn to read and write. Equivalent to human block text. Mostly used for mass printing or used by inexperienced inkers and interns at Bookburrows who have just started out.

Personal hand: a Kivouachian's personal handwriting style. This is mostly used by professionals. Heads off state, heads of businesses, organisations, highly experienced inkers and their directors.

Grit: smoking tobacco, usually made of Kivouachian square head flowers

Gritpipe: smoking pipe

Voice: Term used for the head or leader of a certain sector or organisation.

Whisper: Term used for the second in command, or the right hand to a Voice.

Yolsh: Kivouachian law enforcement.

Inker: term used for the Kivouachian journalists.

Ink house: news house or paper press. Home to journalists/inkers and their managers/directors. Ink houses are also functioning paper mills and many even produce their own ink.

Chop shop: Kivouachian butchery. Functions like restaurants that mostly focus on meat based meals like roasts, broths etc. (Kivouachians are usually obligatory cannibals and most meat comes from Fowlers, immature Kivouachians. Although many kiv eat various other things.)

Laugh houses: Equivalent to a tavern or an inn where both drink, food, entertainment and even lodging can be found. Laugh houses can have their own dollies employed as more as music or singing entertainers and several trade business with chop shops for meat for meals. Laugh houses can also brew their own alcohol and often have signature drinks. The oldest form of alcohol is Grin, a thick and black liquid that's bitter and burns on the way down. Pucker is a sour based alcohol and various other flavours of wines, ciders and whiskeys now exist. Several native flower species are used as cordial ingredients, such as round head flowers for sweetness, square head flowers for bitterness, and triangular head flowers for sours. Honey mead is of the rarer varieties and highly sought after.

Bathhouses: facilities with warmed water, soaps, private pools and incense for relaxation and cleaning.

Bookburrows: Function as central trading hubs and libraries. Materials of varying types and certain services can be bartered through bookburrows for other facilities like jewelers, perfumers, ink houses, laugh houses etc. Some Bookburrows produce paper and ink to supply to smaller ink houses or to be used for their own books and documents. A kiv needs to have their appearance and abilities registered with a Bookburrow in order to be eligible to apply for jobs at other facilities.

Dollhouses: facilities aimed at entertainment and pleasure. Dollies sing, dance, play instruments, put on plays or do numerous things as entertainment for clients. Including pleasure work. These facilities can also offer food and drink and even rooms when a client pays for and takes on the services of a Dollie (can be either male or female).

More standard facilities such as Jewellers, Tailors, Blacksmiths, wood carvers, Masons, and many others exist. Some such extra facilities are tobacconists and perfumers who harvest native Kivouachian flower species for smoking, for incense or for perfume infusions.