by Leurai » Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:17:36 pm
Sour is an easy-going and likeable Wyrm. When he was first hatched (got him in person at Anthrocon), he only wanted to be attached to my shoulder, and in the hotel room didn't want to be alone. He often napped along my collarbone.
Now that he's matured, he's never really alone. He spends his time with his 'big sister' Halie, who looks after him and makes sure his monstrous appetite is kept in check. He loves to eat and preen. Sour is deeply vain, and will spend a long time admiring himself. He's stubborn and not very brave, often not wanting to do anything remotely risky because he's "too pretty" to put himself in harm's way.
When Plume and Antigone arrived, Sour was naturally a little put out by being the only male in the squirm. But he gets along well with Plume, and the two will often be noisy and have fun together, away from Halie, who prefers peace and quiet. Antigone, on the other hand, doesn't have much in common with Sour, other than vanity. He admits that Antigone may be "almost as good-looking" as himself, but dislikes her bad attitude and prefers to play with Plume.
I saw a picture of the attractive Wyrms we were going to be sent from FA:U, and I assumed the Growler was going to be a boy. After all, of the five Growlers that we knew of at the time (Pearl, Brigid, Ginger, Laochra, and now this one) only one had been male. So I made an entire backstory for 'him', drew a human form, and everything.
And he was a girl. XD
So I took some time and made a new backstory for her.
Her parents wanted a strong baby boy, and instead gave birth to a small infant girl. Antigone managed to avoid major conflict with other Growlers until she was a teenager, when her left ear was nearly completely removed by a rival female (Her ear actually broke off in transit, and after being superglued back on, left a small seam, which looks like a scar).
She ran away from the mountains until she came into the valleys and forests where other types of non-violent Wyrms flourished, and found her niche in our squirm.
Antigone is a little conceited and self-absorbed, as she loves the way she looks. She is also confident and ambitious, and she can be ruthlessly cunning to get what she wants. She loves cute and pretty things, which is one of the few things she and Plume have in common. She treats the little Leaf Crawler like a sister, though she rarely shows affection.
She has a bad attitude, and will mouth off to anyone and everyone. She can't stand Halie nagging her, no matter what the Angler Eel's intentions are.