Varlan (Remake)

(Appearance) Varlan is an avali, a feathered raptor-like alien species with four ears. Varlan is extremely tall compared to most of his species, standing at 6'3" while most other avalis stand at only about 3'4" tall. His eyes are solid black with a faint yellowish sheen. Varlan's face, belly, and legs are light beige in color, and covered with short, soft fur, while his chest is covered with thicker tufts of light beige fur. The rest of his body is covered in smooth bright yellow feathers. In the back of his head he has long and droopy yellow feathers with brown striped patterns hanging down just past his shoulders like long hair. His arms have wings made up of layers of long yellow plume feathers with brown stripe patterns, and the longest feathers having beige tips. Varlan's hands have 3 fingers, one of which is an opposable thumb, and each finger is tipped with a short dark brown claw. A long and stiff tail extends behind him with a slight upwards curve and a fan of yellow and brown feathers at its tip. His thighs are thick and lean, and a thin strip of skin covered with yellow feathers connects his thighs to the base of his tail, forming a natural skirt that covers his cloacal region. His legs are digitigrade with three toes with dark brown talons on each foot. Varlan's face is slightly more elongated than the average avali, and he has a more pronounced muzzle, giving him a slightly animal-like appearance which other avalis consider to be somewhat monstrous. His everyday casual clothes are a set of red and brown wraps with gold trim, which drape over his shoulders and chest and around his waist, leaving his belly exposed. When on bounty hunting missions, or in formal settings, he instead usually wears a red Terrene Protectorate uniform with gold shoulder pads and black pants.

(Personality) Varlan's speech is usually slightly broken. He may occasionally slightly mispronounce words and/or combine words in unusual ways, and he will frequently use "yep" and "nope" in his casual speech (but not more than once in a single sentence) as if they are verbal tics, especially when he's excited. When he's highly focused or serious though, his speech will become much more proper, and he won't have these verbal tics as frequently. Varlan is somewhat eccentric and very scientific minded. He greatly enjoys inventing and experimenting with new technologies, and also loves exploration and meeting new kinds of alien life forms. Varlan is a member of the Terrene Protectorate, and he also works with the Terrene Peacekeepers as an interstellar bounty hunter, and is highly skilled at the job, having a reputation for being nearly unstoppable thanks to both his extensive combat training and the highly advanced technology he has at his disposal. Varlan enjoys being playfully dominant over his friends, but he will immediately stop and apologize if he notices that his behavior is genuinely distressing them. Despite his intimidating appearance, he's actually very kindhearted and quick to bond with new friends. His friendliness however should not be mistaken for weakness, as he can also be ruthlessly fierce and unyielding when faced with a threat, and he has both the means and the willpower to hunt an enemy all the way to the edge of the universe if necessary. He enjoys vore with friends, swallowing them whole and keeping them safe and comfortable inside of his belly without digesting them. The inside of his stomach would feel tight but comfortable, and would feel cold at first, but would quickly warm up to a comfortable coolness.

(Physical Traits) Combat training: Varlan is trained in hand-to-hand combat as well as the use of various weaponry. Strong legs: Varlan's powerful legs make him very agile on his feet and allow him to jump high. Flight: Varlan's winged arms allow him to glide in Earth-like environments. In places with low gravity and/or dense atmosphere he is capable of remaining airborne for extended periods. Adaptable body temperature: While the avali species is primarily adapted for extreme cold environments, Varlan's modified blood allows him to adjust his bodily temperature according to his environment, allowing him to survive in warm environments as well, though he still prefers relatively cool environments. Vore capability: Varlan is capable of swallowing humans and similarly sized creatures whole. His stomach squeezes and kneads tightly around swallowed prey, but not uncomfortably so. Varlan is also able to shut off his stomach's production of digestive acids, allowing him to hold a swallowed person inside of his belly indefinitely without harming them.

(Weapons and Technology) Protector's Broadsword: Varlan's preferred melee weapon. It is a hybrid weapon that is able to function as both a traditional metal sword and an energy sword. Its blade is made of durasteel. When powered up, its blade is charged with energy, making it glow bright blue. It was obtained when he graduated from the Terrene Protectorate Academy on Earth. Firelance: Varlan's preferred long-range weapon. An avali style rifled railgun designed for anti-material use. It fires small thin lead bolts at extremely high speeds and has high accuracy even at ranges of over a mile. Its shots pierce straight through bare flesh with near 0 resistance, making it only minimally effective for unarmored combat due to not leaving behind large exit wounds. However when a shot strikes a hard surface such as armor plating, it strikes with massive impact, shattering the struck surface and scattering deadly shrapnel. Matter Manipulator: A mysterious device that is able to break down any material into pure energy and store it while memorizing its exact molecular structure. It can then perfectly reconstruct the material from the stored energy. While primarily used as a construction tool, it can also be weaponized if it's used to store hazardous materials such as lava. Matter Manipulators are given to all graduates of the Terrene Protectorate Academy, and are considered to be like a badge of office for Protectors. They are near impossible to obtain through other means. Neurolink: A brain implant that is very commonly used in avali society. It allows its user to connect to a vast information network called the Nexus, and instantly access a vast library of information. It can also be used for long range communication or for accessing augmented reality interfaces for various avali technology.

(Backstory) Varlan is an avali, a raptor-like alien species from a world called Avalon. Avalon is an icy moon orbiting a gas giant planet called Elysium. Avalon is a world covered in thick ice and extremely low temperatures. The avali are a technologically advanced species, and bodily enhancement and modifications are a common practice. Varlan used to be a fairly ordinary looking avali. He was hatched on the avali home world, Avalon, and spent most of his early life there. Once he came of age, he and his packmates joined the Avali Exploration Force (AEF), and ventured into space to explore other worlds and meet and study other sentient life forms in the universe. This job eventually brought him to Earth, as the presence of the Terrene Protectorate had made Earth a hub for all kinds of various species from all over the galaxy. Upon arrival though, the environmental protection equipment of one of Varlan's packmates suddenly failed, and so being unaccustomed to Earth's relatively hot atmosphere compared to Avalon's, Varlan's packmate was painfully cooked alive in the heat. After this incident, Varlan and the rest of his pack returned to Avalon and began researching new ways to allow easier survival in Earth's environment without the need for powered devices which could be prone to failure. The solution he came up with was called the Terravali project, and it involved altering an avali's bodily makeup by replacing their normally ammonia-based blood with a water based solution which would have much greater resistance to change in temperature and would also be able to withstand much higher temperatures without adverse affects. Varlan himself became the first avali to undergo this modification, but his body reacted adversely to its new makeup. In order to survive, he was given high doses of various drugs and hormones to keep him alive long enough for his body to adjust and be able to function on its own again. He survived, and the experimental blood modification was a complete success, giving him much greater resilience in high temperatures. However, the drugs and hormones which were required to keep him alive during his adjustment period had extreme side effects, causing him to grow much larger, changing his face, and greatly increasing his metabolism and appetite. His modified blood also made him less able to tolerate the extreme cold of Avalon, and his altered appearance also made life more difficult, and so he returned to Earth, and now being able to withstand its environment more easily, he decided to settle there and join the Terrene Protectorate.