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Player Name: TF
Character Name: Varian
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Item being Returned: Enchanted Cat-Ear Headphones
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GOODWILL REFUNDS (FOR REGAIN PAGE)
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Player Name: TF
Character Name: Varian
Link to Activity Check-in: LINK
Item being Returned: Enchanted Cat-Ear Headphones
Link to Purchase: Here
Item being Returned: Cardboard Box
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Item being Returned: Winged Boots
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Varian
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⇓in character⇓
PHYSICAL AFFECTION: Varian's not a super fan of being touched- though he does ease into physical affection with people as he gets closer to them. Just expect him to be a little tense and awkward until he gets to know them a little better.
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: Go for it- there's a very good chance you can take him. Varian is only 5'2 and weighs about as much as a wet towel. He will put up a fight with his various chemical concoctions and robotics - though get past those and he's easy to take down.
ROMANCE/FLIRTING: Feel free to flirt with him, he probably won't get it.
SEXUAL CONTENT: Kaisou Varian is 18 now, but he's still an awkward bean and unlikely to talk about it to anyone. He's in a commited relationship, so that's just for Jun. Non-Kaisou Varian likely no.
PSYCHIC ABILITIES: Varian has no psychic abilities of his own- other characters are welcome to go prodding around in his mind. Just give me a heads up first so I can plot with you what you want to find. The kid's got some juicy stuff in there.
MAGIC/POWERS: Varian is not a big fan of magic. Though he's learned to accept it as a viable power both back home and in-game, he'd always rather rely on science. Expect him to bit a little snippy and dismissive of magic, and he'll always stand by science is superior. That said, characters should absolutely be free to use their powers/magic on him.
MEDICAL INFORMATION: Varian has PTSD from the events of season one, and has regular night terrors with it. Fun.
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS OR TRIGGERS: Corrupt leaders really sets him off. Varian's a former villain so anything that treads the waters near that backstory has a good chance of upsetting him. Broken promises are a big 'ol CR sinker so BEWARE.
⇓out of character⇓
BACKTAGGING: I will backtag until the heat death of the universe.
FOURTH WALLING: Feel free to talk about Rapunzel as a fairytale to him, he'll be EXTREMELY confused and probably grill your character about HOW THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PRINCESS ARE YOU A SPY?!! Tangled itself as a canon I'd rather avoid.
THREADHOPPING: Absolutely!
CONTENT I ABSOLUTELY NEED WARNINGS FOR, BUT CAN STILL PLAY: Just give me a heads-up if your character is gonna start talking about clowns so I can mentally prepare- so long as there aren't any images, I will be able to play it just fine.
CONTENT I ABSOLUTELY NEED WARNINGS FOR AND THAT I CAN'T PLAY: Images of clowns. ANY talk of cancer.
Somewhere in Kaisou's junkyard
Varian's been working steadily on his portal since he got to the city. Sure, there have been some...complications along the way, but they've only made him all the more certain that he needs to get out of here before more madness happens. Rapunzel and Cassandra showing up from the wrong point in time was definitely the last straw for him in that regard. He needed to resolve this, and quickly as possible.
So he's been working on his portal. He's had help, of course- had his friends (and Hunter) gather ingredients for him. He's been focusing largely on the building himself- he remembers how dangerous the last portal was, how he'd got half of Corona trapped in the Lost Realm. He'd rather not repeat that particular incident.
So when it comes to starting the damn thing up, he plans to be alone. He doesn't get to be alone, of course, because Fern caught him trying to sneak out to do it and that was that. So one hot morning, Varian circles his completed portal, hemming and hawing.
"Okay. I think it's ready."
So he's been working on his portal. He's had help, of course- had his friends (and Hunter) gather ingredients for him. He's been focusing largely on the building himself- he remembers how dangerous the last portal was, how he'd got half of Corona trapped in the Lost Realm. He'd rather not repeat that particular incident.
So when it comes to starting the damn thing up, he plans to be alone. He doesn't get to be alone, of course, because Fern caught him trying to sneak out to do it and that was that. So one hot morning, Varian circles his completed portal, hemming and hawing.
"Okay. I think it's ready."
Varian's workshop
Varian's Workshop
Stuff Varian Makes
An explosive sword for Fern.
A new arm for Vash!
A car! Needs serious fixing up!
Things Varian may or may have at any given time given supply/time to make:
Sticky bomb - A sticky substance held in a glass ball, on impact, it traps whatever it hits in a sticky goo that can only be removed by his neutralising potion.
Flynnolium - A proto-fuel source of his own design for his machines. It also doubles as an explosive! If you blow up a shit-ton of it, it makes fireworks, weee~
Smoke bomb - What it says on the tin, the smoke is usually magenta for whatever reason.
Bubble bomb - It can encase an object or person in a bubble- which is weirdly strong and able to lift that object/person into the air.
Ice bomb - Creates a sheet of ice on the ground.
Flash bomb - Makes a bright, blinding flash of light.
Sleeping gas - Knocks a person unconscious - needs to be released at close range.
Action figure -
For Ken- it's some big hero of his or something.
Transdimensional portal -
It went bad, it went SO SO bad.
Grow lights -
Keeping plants and plant people alive without sunlight!
Glow in the dark seashell necklace -
For Moana's birthday!
Mood Potion/ Truth Serum - Both need oil from the rare three-leafed echo plant- this only exists back home so will need a regain to create.
Kaisou CR chart
August
Tired guru
Tired guru
Ever since his comments on Pride, August has been a constant information source for Varian on queer issues. He helped Varian understand his bisexuality and helped him get together with Fern. He deals with all of Varian's weird questions valiantly and Varian's pretty sure he wouldn't be half as comfortable in his own skin without the man's input.
Moxxie
Oh He's A Little Bit Fucked Up Actually
Oh He's A Little Bit Fucked Up Actually
An ex-professor in the college. Apparently, he's a demon of some sort. Usually a pretty chill guy, he just sometimes disassociates and commits atrocities. A freakishly good shot who has saved Varian's butt more than once. Varian just wishes he calms down a little with all the murder. Moxxie got murdered by Zodiac and came back to life again which is weird, but Varian's glad the dude is still with them.
Sorey
The shrink is in
The shrink is in
Varian's therapist and PokeGO mentor. Sorey's help has been absolutely immeasurable in getting Varian to a better place mentally. He knows he still has a long way to go, but Sorey's patience and coping mechanisms have made it so Varian at least has the tools to start working on his self-loathing and grab bag of other mental health problems. Thanks to Sorey, Varian's starting to believe he IS allowed to have nice things and give himself a better life.
Vash
Is he like, okay?
Is he like, okay?
Guy from the crappiest crapsack world there is. Despite that, he's relentlessly optimistic and always a listening ear to provide some great advice. Reminds Varian a little of Rapunzel which is deeply comforting. Vash also let Varian shoot at him once because the guy dodges bullets with math which makes him super cool!
Varian/Fern playlist
Varian/Fern Playlist
Than the one you've been
Brewin' up in your mind
I've weathered worse storms
Lord knows, he knows I've been sailin'
For an awfully long time
Alana Henderson & Joshua Burnside - On Board
When I think I am weak
And you say I am held
When I am falling short
Lauren Daigle - You Say
Believe me when I say
It's not about your scars
It's all about your heart
Mindy Gledhill - All About Your Heart
That shines in your eyes
If only you could love yourself
The way that I love you
Passenger - The Way That I Love You
But you got 'em too
So give 'em all to me
And I'll give mine to you
Julia Michaels - Issues
Till I learned how to speak
Even with ashes in my mouth
I was still born to breathe
I wonder are you like me
Were you left in the fire
Mary Lambert - Sum of Our Parts
Keep it safe and keep it sound
But love won't feel so heavy
If you spread that shit around
What is it that you're afraid of?
Being hurt? Let down? Destroyed?
Anthony Rapp & Jason Tam - Best Worst Mistake
Now I’m in too deep
I think I’ll just keep swimming down
There’s no point in turning round
Tim Minchin - Drowned
You don't have to know what to say or what to think
You don't have to be anybody you can never be
That's alright, let it out, talk to me
Cavetown - Talk To Me
Or tunnels, to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Follow You Into The Dark
We may break but we won't stay broken
Through the cracks in the road
The flowers grow
Alice Kristiansen
- Moon And Back
Is your real advantage
When you live for someone
You're prepared to die
Zach Callison & Gace Rolek - Do It For Her
We trust, we doubt
To find, to lose
We hurt, we bruise
Richard Walters - The Rules For Lovers
Let me be the place that you hide
We can make our lives on go
Run away with me
Jeremy Jordan - Run Away With Me
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová - Falling Slowly
I think too much overnight
But in you I see a light
Let’s be more than strangers
Chloe Adams & once Monsters - Messed Up
Badly damaged
But your love’s too good to lose
Hold me tighter
Even closer
I’ll stay if I’m what you choose
Barrett Wilbert Weed & Ryan McCartan - Seventeen
I might agree with that
When everything I touch will break
Loving you is my escape
Beth Crowkey - I Scare Myself
And on the highway of regret
The winds of change are blowing wild and free
You ain't seen nothing like me yet
Sleeping At Last - Make You Feel My Love
I don't need you to fix what I'd rather forget
Clear the slate and start over
Try to quiet the noises in your head
We can't compete with all that
Ben Platt & Laura Dreyfuss - Only Us
But people always seem to want some proof
No one even would believe my luck of evil I got pictures of
But I would throw them all out just for you
Ludo - Anything For You
Cause there's more to life than pretty things
So I'll just give you me
Yeah, I'll just give you me
And I'm not even five foot three
Flannel Graph - Five Foot Three
But they're just some old ghosts that we grew attached to
The tragic flaw is that they hide the truth
That you're enough, you're enough, you're enough
Sleeping At Last - You Are Enough
Please remember the reasons why
You and I are two of a kind
Like a willow tree, intertwined
Artist - Willow Tree
Forget the troubles we've seen
Forget the people we've been
Before all of the mistakes
Passenger - If You Go
I left as a guide
Don't expect me to play fair
Move and I'll move even deeper inside
I like you right there
Audrey Brisson & Chris Jared - Stay
You can ebb and I can flow
And we'll take it slow
And grow as we go
Artist - Grow As We Go
And it feels like you're broken
I just want you to know that I believe in
I believe in you
JJ Heller - I Believe In You
Always
That's when I'll be there
Always
Nick Lucas - Always
I just wanna hold you when your not enough
I just wanna give you everything I got
I do
Susi Suh - I Do
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Fleurie - SONG
Kaisou apartment
Location: Zodiac Appartments
Inhabitants: Varian & Fern
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
General vibes: Like you should have got a tetanus shot before entering. Filled with lots of repurposed items which were found in the junkyard. Questionable science experiments have been performed on most items by Varian to at best understand them or at worst upgrade them. Microwave is possibly a health hazard now. The kitchen has some WEIRD chemicals in it. The bathroom has extra pipes, where do they go? What do they do? No one knows. The balcony is nice, though. It's haunted by a kusatchi, after Varian took apart Fern's Tamagotchi gacha. It beeps at people and follows them around.
Varian's bedroom: Is only slept in when Varian legitimately passes out from exhaustion. Has half-finished inventions strewn around the floor. Bed never made.
Fern's bedroom: Info here
Spare room: Info here
Kaisou inventory
Inventory
KAISOU ITEMS
Cell Phone - Gained on arrival. Lets him access the Libra app.
Positive Affirmation Stone - A stone that will give you positive affirmations when you touch it. (Gacha)
Yarn of Ariadne - Magic yarn that cannot be broken and if used to make a trail through a maze, in the real world or the spirit realm, it will not be moved by anyone but the owner. (Gacha)
Magic Fly Swatter - A fly swatter that will always appear in your hand when you need it. (Gacha)
Horse Boots - When worn, you move slightly faster.
Magic Comb - A comb that makes your hair change to a different colour when you brush it. It'll remain that colour until you use it again.
CANON ITEMS
Ruddiger - Semi-sentient trash panda. Loyal lab assistant, endless companion, will steal your food.
Backpack - Always contains at least a few notebooks, charcoal pencils and potion vials.
Shrine - A collection of Flynn Rider/Eugene Fitzherbert items Varian has collected throughout his life, these include:
- The complete Adventures of Flynn Rider book collection (about 12 books total)
- A wanted poster.
- A single boot
- A lock of Eugene's hair
- A broken dagger hilt
- A coin purse
- A satchel
- A few royal proclamations concerning Eugene's thief status
Family portrait - - Showing baby Varian, his father, Quirin and his dead(???) mother, Ulla. Gifted by the Birthday Skeleton for his 17th birthday.
WEAPONS
Alchemy Bombs - He can only make one potion a day and has limited supplies- luckily for everyone.
CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES
Canon Outfit - The outfit he arrived in, includes trousers, shirt, maroon vest, steel-toed boots, gloves and scratched-up goggles.
Pile of Umatchable Socks - Just a big pile of novelty socks. None of them match. (Gacha)
Welding Mask - Keeps his face safe and also makes him look like he's gonna murder you at summer camp!
Heavy Duty Gloves - A Santa-built gift. These are inbued with the fire element and can create a bucket worth of fire while also being heat/fire proof. (Fern)
Goggles - Shiny and new with magnifying lenses! (Fern)
Leather Gloves - Fancy leather gloves for his work, heavy duty! (August)
T-Shirt - Both sentimentally and punny at the same time. (Moana)
Big Ol' Boots - They have pockets in them!!! (Luz)
Blue Vest - Hand-sewn to match his blue streak. (Snow)
OTHER
Blow Torch - For welding things!!!
Giant Bubble Wand - A giant bubble wand. It just blows bubbles nothing else. (Gacha)
Model Car - A model car. You put it together yourself! (Gacha)
First Aid Kit - So very needed. (August)
Books - Set of books on different topics in science history from this world. (Danny)
Bakeware - Lots of bakeware supplies and mixing bowls. (Amal)
Kinetic Sand - A box of kinetic sand to practise his earth bending with. (Jun)
Beaker Drinking Set - Safe flasks to drink from! (Moana)
Star Cube Puzzle - Like a Rubiks cube but evil. (Luz)
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Kaisou info
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It's this desire to please others that cultivates one of Varian's most glaring flaws. Varian desperately seeks validation from his loved ones- particularly his father, Quirin. He wants nothing more than for his father to be proud of him - a motivation that pushes him through the first season while also being one of the root causes for his descent into villainy. Quirin is their village leader- a tough, hardworking man with a dark past of his own- miles apart from his science-minded, curious son. There's definitely a gap between them, personality-wise, and Varian does his best to bridge it, wanting his father to see what he does and be impressed by it. The thing Varian wants most in the world is to be praised for his efforts, to be told he's doing good and helpful things- that he can make a difference in the only way he knows how. He creates an entirely new element to impress Cassandra, whom he carries a torch for, admitting that "if I could show you what I was capable of, you would see something in me, something special." He's treated as something of an oddity- with a mind beyond his time, so he tends to be ostracised, marked as 'a wizard' and 'dangerous' by the citizens of Old Corona. He's misunderstood by everyone who speaks to him, and this only makes him more determined to show what he can do and earn their praise and acceptance.
The kid has a streak of righteousness in him. Varian cares, an awful lot, sometimes a little too much. He wants to make the world a better place with scientific progress- and later wants to use his knowledge to help people fight forces that might otherwise destroy them. He feels that he sees things others either don't see or choose to ignore. When the Black Rocks started taking over Old Corona, his was the loudest voice shouting to do something about them. He could see the threat they were to the village (and likely the world at large) and studied them to try and find out how to remove the threat. When his father not only refused to do anything about them but then later lied to the King about the fact they were a problem at all, Varian lashed out- arguing that their home was being destroyed and he seemed to be the only person who cared about it. Quirin, knowing the true nature of the rocks and trying to protect his son, forbade Varian from experimenting on them. This was something Varian utterly disregarded- believing his father was burying his head in the sand instead of trying to save their village. Later, Varian was the one Rapunzel entrusted with the Demanitus Scroll, knowing that he has the drive and passion to decipher what it means and would not rest until he understood how to use it to protect Corona. Once Varian has set his mind on something, very little will deter him. He's a stubborn little dude.
Unfortunately, this righteousness and his desire for validation mean Varian often fails to understand the consequences of his actions before it's too late. He has tunnel vision when it comes to his experiments and creations. He sees what his end goal is and is willing to reach that no matter what. To him, the end always justifies the means, even when those aforementioned means dip into morally grey areas. This results in his inventions often backfiring on him or causing severe harm to those around him- simply because he failed to think through what might happen if he achieved what he was aiming for. He almost blows Old Corona sky high trying to create a hot water system for them (to make the villagers happy and his father impressed!!!) and his focus when things go wrong was that he "couldn't let it happen again" - trying to fix his mistake- rather than admitting he probably shouldn't have done it in the first place. He does, at least, try to resolve the problems he inadvertently causes. That said, most of those problems could have been averted if he'd thought about if he should do something before thinking if he could.
Varian is a sassy little so-and-so, he has a sarcastic streak a mile wide and has no problem with unleashing it on people. Eager to please as he might be, he doesn't suffer fools gladly. He doesn't have a lot of patience - especially with people who might not be on his own wavelength. Lance especially tends to be the subject of his ire- delightful himbo that he is. This isn't ideal when he's usually the smartest person in the room. Ironically, for an alchemist, he has a short fuse. If he's been irritated or had any of his buttons pressed, he has explosive (hah) angry outbursts. While usually a relatively harmless trait- he cools off relatively quickly- this anger can (and did) turn into something much darker if it's allowed to fester in him.
And eventually, that dark streak was allowed to fester. Rapunzel being unable to come to help him when he needed her most left a deep sense of betrayal in him. The loss of literally everyone he could rely on hit him hard and turned him against the very people he respected and cared about so much. Here, he showed his ability to be deceptive and cruel- pulling Rapunzel along with lies to get her to commit treason for him, and then letting loose with how much she let him down and how he only used her when she finally called him out on it.
This only got worse after he turned completely on Rapunzel. He thought nothing about kidnapping the Queen- then using amber against her to force Rapunzel to help him. All that mattered was saving his father and then making Corona pay for failing them. When that failed, Varian finally snapped. All his anger and hurt exploded out of him, and he lashed out at his former friends. He only cared for revenge, and tried to kill both the Queen and Cassandra in front of the princess- he wanted Rapunzel to "endure the same amount of pain and agony I have". It was no longer about the greater good, or saving his father- it was about making his former friend suffer. That anger and hurt still boiled inside him as he was defeated and taken away. Varian had crossed a line and found himself capable of things he never realised he was capable of before.
This was something that was used to the group's advantage once Varian rejoined the fold. Eugene entrusted him with finding a way to stop Cassandra permnenantly. Both knew this was an absolute last resort, but Varian is also one of the few people within the group who can cross that moral line and do what needs to be done if all other options fail. In the lead up to the final battle, installed a stun mechanism in Quirin's helmet- once Eugene pointed out he was likely a sleeper agent under Cassandra's mind control. It visibly broke Varian's heart to harm his father again- but he did what was needed for the greater good.
Varian carries a lot of guilt over his past actions. His year in jail gave him the space he needed to actually think about what he did, and where he let his anger and hurt take him. After aligning himself with the Saporians, he decided the only way out of the dark place he'd got himself was to erase what he'd done completely. He desperately wanted to redeem himself for what he did- but he felt no one would give him a second chance, and wiping everyone's memories was the only guarantee he could have for a second chance. He was willing to die in a suicide mission to stop the Saporian plot from destroying Corona- begging Rapunzel to let him "clean up his mess". Even after he earned his redemption and became part of Rapunzel's inner circle again, he is haunted by his shame and guilt. This came to a head when they needed to deal with the Red Rocks- Varian admitting to Rapunzel that what he saw in them weren't visions of his worst fears (as they were for everyone else), but reminders of what actually happened- of what he did. He came clean about how he felt no one would ever really forgive him and how he felt that most of the kingdom hated him- adding that he didn't blame them for this at all- that he did terrible things and he deserved their ire. He tackled these fears, but they have not left him entirely. When he tried to reach out to Cass- to convince her that the path of revenge would not end well for her, he opened up plenty about just how much his villainous period still bothers him. He told her it would leave her with a "permanent mark" and in carrying on this way she would "lose her faith and lose her soul". His desperate plea to her made it clear he's still very much haunted by his past and he's not as content in himself as he's been making out to the others.
Despite his past still haunting him, he still settled into his own Disney Certified Happily Ever After after the defeat of Zhan Tiri. He moved into the palace as Corona's Royal Engineer. He finally perfected his hot water boilers and Corona because the first Kingdom to have hot running water. He made a little more peace with himself and his place in the world (despite his mistakes) and was finally relatively happy. He still had plenty of healing to go- but he was on the path towards it at least.
features The blue streak in his hair is natural, no, this is never explained. He has an absolute shit-ton of freckles and prominent buck teeth. He pretty much constantly wears his thick alchemy gloves and always has his goggles on top of his head (except for when he's sleeping or if he actually decides to use them for their intended purpose). His style tends towards a weird steampunk-goth mashup. Learning Hot Topic existed was the best thing in his life. He has a werewolf form during a full moon or when he's in the Spirit Realm. He wears a engagement ring that he made himself.
CANON
Backpack - Always contains at least a few notebooks, charcoal pencils and potion vials.
Shrine - A collection of Flynn Rider/Eugene Fitzherbert items Varian has collected throughout his life, these include: The complete Adventures of Flynn Rider book collection (about 12 books total), a wanted poster, a single boot, a lock of Eugene's hair, a broken dagger hilt, a coin purse, a satchel, a few royal proclamations concerning Eugene's thief status.
Family portrait - - Showing baby Varian, his father, Quirin and his dead(???) mother, Ulla. Gifted by the Birthday Skeleton for his 17th birthday.
Alchemy Bombs - He can only make one potion a day and has limited supplies- luckily for everyone.
Canon Outfit - The outfit he arrived in, includes trousers, shirt, maroon vest, steel-toed boots, gloves and scratched-up goggles.
Welding Mask - Keeps his face safe and also makes him look like he's gonna murder you at summer camp!
Blow Torch - For welding things!!!
Team Rapunzel Portrait - A portrait of him, Rapunzel, Cass, Eugene, Lance, Angry, Catalina, Max, Pascal, Owl and Ruddiger.
King Herz Der Sonne's Journal - Writing your name in it as a couple will bring the moogles!!
PETS
Ruddiger - Semi-sentient trash panda. Loyal lab assistant, endless companion, will steal your food.
Newton - His Zigzagoon Pokemon partner with POKEGO.
Edison - - The Pachirisu he won on a sidequest.
Pokemon TMs: Surf and Thief
Ghost Cat - You are now the owner of a ghost cat. It is like a normal cat in every way but it's also a ghost. It is prone to go invisible and knock things off your table and walk on your keyboard.
Thesaurus :A little dinosaur companion that acts as a living thesaurus and dictionary. It's like clippy but actually useful and cute.
WEAPONS
Quarterstaff - Helps focus his earth elemental powers. (Amal)
Pod - A flying robot companion that basically serves as an Alexa/Siri assistant that you can pet. While initially disabled, you can regain it's ability to shoot things using regain points.
Magic Knife - A knife imbued with the power of fire
A compound bow and arrows (Amal)
ARCUS - Comes with the Gloom and Moebius master quartz (Elliot)- see abilities
Magic Knife - A knife imbued with the power of fire. All attacks done with the knife are treated as fire elemental attacks.
CLOTHING
General outfits
Pile of Umatchable Socks - Just a big pile of novelty socks. None of them match.
Heavy Duty Gloves - A Santa-built gift. These are inbued with the fire element and can create a bucket worth of fire while also being heat/fireproof. (Fern)
Goggles - Shiny and new with magnifying lenses! (Fern)
Leather Gloves - Fancy leather gloves for his work, heavy duty! (August)
T-Shirt - Both sentimentally and punny at the same time. (Moana)
Big Ol' Boots - They have pockets in them!!! (Luz)
Blue Vest - Hand-sewn to match his blue streak. (Snow)
Magical Hoodie - A hoodie that when the hood is up, people are unable to identify your face.
Magic Coat - A coat that will change to match your style and the weather.
Gear necklace - Makes common metals easier to smith, grants a permanent strength boost. (Amal)
A pair of heat-resistant lab gloves - Matches his POKEGO labcoat (Jun)
Raccoon hoodie - A hoodie that looks like a raccoon (Elliot)
His god-awful villain outfit
MAGICAL
Positive Affirmation Stone - A stone that will give you positive affirmations when you touch it.
Yarn of Ariadne - Magic yarn that cannot be broken and if used to make a trail through a maze, in the real world or the spirit realm, it will not be moved by anyone but the owner.
Midnight Channel TV - A TV that acts like a TV most of the time, but on rainy nights at midnight it will show a weird channel that reflects the state of the spirit realm. If you touch the TV, you can use it as a gateway to either the event log's Spirit Realm, A Stable Spirit Realm, or the Spirit Realm that belonged to an OU when they joined the game (the OU MUST be in the thread for this to work).
Enchanted Cat-Ear Headphones - A pair of headphones with cat ears attached. Can be used as normal headphones, or could be used to boost the user's hearing to enhanced levels
Sleep-inducing pillow - A pillow that will make you sleep a solid 8 hours as soon as your head touches it. The sleep can only be interrupted if contact with the pillow is stopped.
Tea Friend - A living teapot that is more than happy to try to make sure you have a nice relaxing tea time (Mikleo)
Mary Poppins Bag - A seemingly normal bag that can fit an unreasonable amount of things. However, it does not cancel out the weight of the items.
Serenitea Pot - A teapot that houses a personalized spirit realm within that you can treat as your own personal estate. Choose one of the layouts available through the link. There is a two-story home within the pot, but you'll have to bring in and make your own furnishings.
Magic Rainstick: A rainstick that when used will cause a microburst to happen in your general vicinity. Microbursts area is no bigger than 10ft x 10ft
Lover's Car : A red (or pink) car with an enchanted backseat can grow and size and become a full sized bedroom. Unfortunately, the bedroom is decorated like a love hotel.
True Sight Camera: A camera that when you take a picture of something, it will undo any illusion or invisibility spells it may be casting.
Hair Brooch of Protection: A hair brooch that's enchanted to keep your hair perfectly kept no matter what.
Magic Possum Ring: A ring that looks like a possum. It allows you to summon one possum. It's a normal possum.
NON-MAGICAL
Model Car - A model car. You put it together yourself! He's done 2.
First Aid Kit - So very needed. (August)
Books - Set of books on different topics in science history from this world. (Danny)
Bakeware - Lots of bakeware supplies and mixing bowls. (Amal)
Kinetic Sand - A box of kinetic sand to practise his earth bending with. (Jun)
Beaker Drinking Set - Safe flasks to drink from! (Moana)
Star Cube Puzzle - Like a Rubiks cube but evil. (Luz)
Tractor Wars (Book) - It's a book about modern agriculture and tractors!!! (Danny)
Multitool - Look at all the KNIVES! (Danny)
Car - It's an old junker he's fixing up! It'll probably look worse.
The Hottest Hot Sauce Known To Man - It will let you breathe a small stream of fire up to three times a day.
Void Denny's Membership - A membership card to the Void Denny's. When visited, you're given a random food item from another world. Often cursed.
Googly Eyes - A pack of 50 googly eyes that can be stuck onto places.
Daruma Doll - A seemingly normal daruma doll, but you can't help but shake the feeling it's judging you for not accomplishing your goal.
Tape Deck - An old fashioned tape player deck. "Best of Queen" is lodged inside the deck and cannot be removed.
Cardboard Box - A regular cardboard box
Game console - A current gen game console (Switch).
Books- one is the xkcd guy’s what if?, another is a science fiction novel about space pirates that Edward figured sounds scientific enough, and the last one is a picture book about raccoons entitled You Are A Raccoon (Edward)
Tool maintenance supplies (Dang Heng)
A little knit hat for his Zigzagoon (Dang Heng)
A pair of mugs (Josuke)
Color pencil sketch of his zigzagoon and his raccoon (Jun)
A knitted sweater that'd fit on one of his pokemon (Jun)
Handmade winter decorations that look like birds. They're painted coppery-brown in colour, and each of them sport a pair of goggles atop their heads (Vash)
A small plant pot with a very tiny start to a bush growing in it--recognisable, perhaps, as one of the berry bushes from the Kanto region starting to bloom flowers.
A large binder of typed notes - The first page has a very brief forward: A Selection from the Library of Alexandria, with a brief explanation of how Eve enjoys the library and wanted to share it. Inside are various scientific excerpts and texts, carefully copied. A little philosophy might have been mixed in, as Eve's grasp of what counts as science is still young (Eve)
A book - The Chemisty of Plants (Souta)
Extremely durable coffee travel mug (Jun)
Manga Volume: A single volume of a manga - It's FullMetal Alchemist. Varian hates it so much.
Fridge: A full-sized refrigerator/freezer
Armchair: A normal but comfortable armchair
Garfield Phone: An old style phone that looks like Garfield.
Polaroid Camera: A polaroid camera
Animal Plushie: Plushie of your favorite animal- it's a raccoon, naturally.
Paper Fan: A paper fan to help keep you cool in summer!
Donnie Darko fact mask- FRANK!
Bepsi Machine: A soda machine that dispenses mysterious strangely named sodas. They taste different every time - in The Alley
Inflatable Tube Guy : Your very own inflatable wavy tube guy! He put it outside the Fortress.
Insulting Tarot Cards: A beautiful set of tarot cards, but whenever you do a reading words will appear that'll insult the person the reading is for.
| name Varian Vasiya (Larch) | pronouns He/him | housing Meropide/Amal's |
| canon Tangled | age 19 | dob 24 March |
| timepoint Series epilogue | species Werewolf/Puca | job POKEGO/Uni student |
| game Kaisou | sexuality Bisexual | element Earth & Shadow |
About
They say there's a thin line between genius and insanity. Varian not only straddles that line, but he's set up a permanent base on it. Science, especially alchemy, is his lifeblood, and he's at his happiest when he's creating inventions or mixing new alchemical concoctions. It has made him something of the village weirdo, and before Rapunzel showed up on the scene, he clearly didn't have any friends. Though Varian likes people plenty, he tends to gloss over that maybe not everyone is as interested in science as he is. He tends to yammer on about whatever he's working on to his friends like an excited puppy, not picking up that they're not really all that interested in what he's talking about. Even when they outright tell him so. It makes him on the socially awkward side at best and dismissive of people's interests at worst. He's very eager to share what he knows and show people what he can do- there's a deeply ingrained need to please people there.It's this desire to please others that cultivates one of Varian's most glaring flaws. Varian desperately seeks validation from his loved ones- particularly his father, Quirin. He wants nothing more than for his father to be proud of him - a motivation that pushes him through the first season while also being one of the root causes for his descent into villainy. Quirin is their village leader- a tough, hardworking man with a dark past of his own- miles apart from his science-minded, curious son. There's definitely a gap between them, personality-wise, and Varian does his best to bridge it, wanting his father to see what he does and be impressed by it. The thing Varian wants most in the world is to be praised for his efforts, to be told he's doing good and helpful things- that he can make a difference in the only way he knows how. He creates an entirely new element to impress Cassandra, whom he carries a torch for, admitting that "if I could show you what I was capable of, you would see something in me, something special." He's treated as something of an oddity- with a mind beyond his time, so he tends to be ostracised, marked as 'a wizard' and 'dangerous' by the citizens of Old Corona. He's misunderstood by everyone who speaks to him, and this only makes him more determined to show what he can do and earn their praise and acceptance.
The kid has a streak of righteousness in him. Varian cares, an awful lot, sometimes a little too much. He wants to make the world a better place with scientific progress- and later wants to use his knowledge to help people fight forces that might otherwise destroy them. He feels that he sees things others either don't see or choose to ignore. When the Black Rocks started taking over Old Corona, his was the loudest voice shouting to do something about them. He could see the threat they were to the village (and likely the world at large) and studied them to try and find out how to remove the threat. When his father not only refused to do anything about them but then later lied to the King about the fact they were a problem at all, Varian lashed out- arguing that their home was being destroyed and he seemed to be the only person who cared about it. Quirin, knowing the true nature of the rocks and trying to protect his son, forbade Varian from experimenting on them. This was something Varian utterly disregarded- believing his father was burying his head in the sand instead of trying to save their village. Later, Varian was the one Rapunzel entrusted with the Demanitus Scroll, knowing that he has the drive and passion to decipher what it means and would not rest until he understood how to use it to protect Corona. Once Varian has set his mind on something, very little will deter him. He's a stubborn little dude.
Unfortunately, this righteousness and his desire for validation mean Varian often fails to understand the consequences of his actions before it's too late. He has tunnel vision when it comes to his experiments and creations. He sees what his end goal is and is willing to reach that no matter what. To him, the end always justifies the means, even when those aforementioned means dip into morally grey areas. This results in his inventions often backfiring on him or causing severe harm to those around him- simply because he failed to think through what might happen if he achieved what he was aiming for. He almost blows Old Corona sky high trying to create a hot water system for them (to make the villagers happy and his father impressed!!!) and his focus when things go wrong was that he "couldn't let it happen again" - trying to fix his mistake- rather than admitting he probably shouldn't have done it in the first place. He does, at least, try to resolve the problems he inadvertently causes. That said, most of those problems could have been averted if he'd thought about if he should do something before thinking if he could.
Varian is a sassy little so-and-so, he has a sarcastic streak a mile wide and has no problem with unleashing it on people. Eager to please as he might be, he doesn't suffer fools gladly. He doesn't have a lot of patience - especially with people who might not be on his own wavelength. Lance especially tends to be the subject of his ire- delightful himbo that he is. This isn't ideal when he's usually the smartest person in the room. Ironically, for an alchemist, he has a short fuse. If he's been irritated or had any of his buttons pressed, he has explosive (hah) angry outbursts. While usually a relatively harmless trait- he cools off relatively quickly- this anger can (and did) turn into something much darker if it's allowed to fester in him.
And eventually, that dark streak was allowed to fester. Rapunzel being unable to come to help him when he needed her most left a deep sense of betrayal in him. The loss of literally everyone he could rely on hit him hard and turned him against the very people he respected and cared about so much. Here, he showed his ability to be deceptive and cruel- pulling Rapunzel along with lies to get her to commit treason for him, and then letting loose with how much she let him down and how he only used her when she finally called him out on it.
This only got worse after he turned completely on Rapunzel. He thought nothing about kidnapping the Queen- then using amber against her to force Rapunzel to help him. All that mattered was saving his father and then making Corona pay for failing them. When that failed, Varian finally snapped. All his anger and hurt exploded out of him, and he lashed out at his former friends. He only cared for revenge, and tried to kill both the Queen and Cassandra in front of the princess- he wanted Rapunzel to "endure the same amount of pain and agony I have". It was no longer about the greater good, or saving his father- it was about making his former friend suffer. That anger and hurt still boiled inside him as he was defeated and taken away. Varian had crossed a line and found himself capable of things he never realised he was capable of before.
This was something that was used to the group's advantage once Varian rejoined the fold. Eugene entrusted him with finding a way to stop Cassandra permnenantly. Both knew this was an absolute last resort, but Varian is also one of the few people within the group who can cross that moral line and do what needs to be done if all other options fail. In the lead up to the final battle, installed a stun mechanism in Quirin's helmet- once Eugene pointed out he was likely a sleeper agent under Cassandra's mind control. It visibly broke Varian's heart to harm his father again- but he did what was needed for the greater good.
Varian carries a lot of guilt over his past actions. His year in jail gave him the space he needed to actually think about what he did, and where he let his anger and hurt take him. After aligning himself with the Saporians, he decided the only way out of the dark place he'd got himself was to erase what he'd done completely. He desperately wanted to redeem himself for what he did- but he felt no one would give him a second chance, and wiping everyone's memories was the only guarantee he could have for a second chance. He was willing to die in a suicide mission to stop the Saporian plot from destroying Corona- begging Rapunzel to let him "clean up his mess". Even after he earned his redemption and became part of Rapunzel's inner circle again, he is haunted by his shame and guilt. This came to a head when they needed to deal with the Red Rocks- Varian admitting to Rapunzel that what he saw in them weren't visions of his worst fears (as they were for everyone else), but reminders of what actually happened- of what he did. He came clean about how he felt no one would ever really forgive him and how he felt that most of the kingdom hated him- adding that he didn't blame them for this at all- that he did terrible things and he deserved their ire. He tackled these fears, but they have not left him entirely. When he tried to reach out to Cass- to convince her that the path of revenge would not end well for her, he opened up plenty about just how much his villainous period still bothers him. He told her it would leave her with a "permanent mark" and in carrying on this way she would "lose her faith and lose her soul". His desperate plea to her made it clear he's still very much haunted by his past and he's not as content in himself as he's been making out to the others.
Despite his past still haunting him, he still settled into his own Disney Certified Happily Ever After after the defeat of Zhan Tiri. He moved into the palace as Corona's Royal Engineer. He finally perfected his hot water boilers and Corona because the first Kingdom to have hot running water. He made a little more peace with himself and his place in the world (despite his mistakes) and was finally relatively happy. He still had plenty of healing to go- but he was on the path towards it at least.
Appearance
height 5'2
build Skinny
hair Black, teal streak
eyes Blue
first impressions Varian is noticeably very short. While his legs and arms are in that gangly mid-teen stage, there's no height to him at all. His body language is confident only when he's talking about science, otherwise, he tends to shift around a lot- hugging his arms around his body or rubbing the back of his neck. He doesn't like making eye contact and he shies away from being touched. He speaks with a stammer and often has long pauses between words. Outfit collection. build Skinny
hair Black, teal streak
eyes Blue
features The blue streak in his hair is natural, no, this is never explained. He has an absolute shit-ton of freckles and prominent buck teeth. He pretty much constantly wears his thick alchemy gloves and always has his goggles on top of his head (except for when he's sleeping or if he actually decides to use them for their intended purpose). His style tends towards a weird steampunk-goth mashup. Learning Hot Topic existed was the best thing in his life. He has a werewolf form during a full moon or when he's in the Spirit Realm. He wears a engagement ring that he made himself.
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Character Name: Varian
Canon: Tangled
Canon Point: S3E19 Plus est en vous - Post series epilogue
History: Don't you worry, whatever it might take, I'm finding a way.
Personality: TW: parental "death", PTSD and suicidal ideations.
They say there's a thin line between genius and insanity. Varian not only straddles that line, but he's set up a permanent base on it. Science, especially alchemy, is his lifeblood, and he's at his happiest when he's creating inventions or mixing new alchemical concoctions. It has made him something of the village weirdo, and before Rapunzel showed up on the scene, he clearly didn't have any friends. Though Varian likes people plenty, he tends to gloss over that maybe not everyone is as interested in science as he is. He tends to yammer on about whatever he's working on to his friends like an excited puppy, not picking up that they're not really all that interested in what he's talking about. Even when they outright tell him so. It makes him on the socially awkward side at best and dismissive of people's interests at worst. He's very eager to share what he knows and show people what he can do- there's a deeply ingrained need to please people there.
It's this desire to please others that cultivates one of Varian's most glaring flaws. Varian desperately seeks validation from his loved ones- particularly his father, Quirin. He wants nothing more than for his father to be proud of him - a motivation that pushes him through the first season while also being one of the root causes for his descent into villainy. Quirin is their village leader- a tough, hardworking man with a dark past of his own- miles apart from his science-minded, curious son. There's definitely a gap between them, personality-wise, and Varian does his best to bridge it, wanting his father to see what he does and be impressed by it. The thing Varian wants most in the world is to be praised for his efforts, to be told he's doing good and helpful things- that he can make a difference in the only way he knows how. He creates an entirely new element to impress Cassandra, whom he carries a torch for, admitting that "if I could show you what I was capable of, you would see something in me, something special." He's treated as something of an oddity- with a mind beyond his time, so he tends to be ostracised, marked as 'a wizard' and 'dangerous' by the citizens of Old Corona. He's misunderstood by everyone who speaks to him, and this only makes him more determined to show what he can do and earn their praise and acceptance.
The kid has a streak of righteousness in him. Varian cares, an awful lot, sometimes a little too much. He wants to make the world a better place with scientific progress- and later wants to use his knowledge to help people fight forces that might otherwise destroy them. He feels that he sees things others either don't see or choose to ignore. When the Black Rocks started taking over Old Corona, his was the loudest voice shouting to do something about them. He could see the threat they were to the village (and likely the world at large) and studied them to try and find out how to remove the threat. When his father not only refused to do anything about them but then later lied to the King about the fact they were a problem at all, Varian lashed out- arguing that their home was being destroyed and he seemed to be the only person who cared about it. Quirin, knowing the true nature of the rocks and trying to protect his son, forbade Varian from experimenting on them. This was something Varian utterly disregarded- believing his father was burying his head in the sand instead of trying to save their village. Later, Varian was the one Rapunzel entrusted with the Demanitus Scroll, knowing that he has the drive and passion to decipher what it means and would not rest until he understood how to use it to protect Corona. Once Varian has set his mind on something, very little will deter him. He's a stubborn little dude.
Unfortunately, this righteousness and his desire for validation mean Varian often fails to understand the consequences of his actions before it's too late. He has tunnel vision when it comes to his experiments and creations. He sees what his end goal is and is willing to reach that no matter what. To him, the end always justifies the means, even when those aforementioned means dip into morally grey areas. This results in his inventions often backfiring on him or causing severe harm to those around him- simply because he failed to think through what might happen if he achieved what he was aiming for. He almost blows Old Corona sky high trying to create a hot water system for them (to make the villagers happy and his father impressed!!!) and his focus when things go wrong was that he "couldn't let it happen again" - trying to fix his mistake- rather than admitting he probably shouldn't have done it in the first place. He does, at least, try to resolve the problems he inadvertently causes. That said, most of those problems could have been averted if he'd thought about if he should do something before thinking if he could.
Varian is a sassy little so-and-so, he has a sarcastic streak a mile wide and has no problem with unleashing it on people. Eager to please as he might be, he doesn't suffer fools gladly. He doesn't have a lot of patience - especially with people who might not be on his own wavelength. Lance especially tends to be the subject of his ire- delightful himbo that he is. This isn't ideal when he's usually the smartest person in the room. Ironically, for an alchemist, he has a short fuse. If he's been irritated or had any of his buttons pressed, he has explosive (hah) angry outbursts. While usually a relatively harmless trait- he cools off relatively quickly- this anger can (and did) turn into something much darker if it's allowed to fester in him.
And eventually, that dark streak was allowed to fester. Rapunzel being unable to come to help him when he needed her most left a deep sense of betrayal in him. The loss of literally everyone he could rely on hit him hard and turned him against the very people he respected and cared about so much. Here, he showed his ability to be deceptive and cruel- pulling Rapunzel along with lies to get her to commit treason for him, and then letting loose with how much she let him down and how he only used her when she finally called him out on it.
This only got worse after he turned completely on Rapunzel. He thought nothing about kidnapping the Queen- then using amber against her to force Rapunzel to help him. All that mattered was saving his father and then making Corona pay for failing them. When that failed, Varian finally snapped. All his anger and hurt exploded out of him, and he lashed out at his former friends. He only cared for revenge, and tried to kill both the Queen and Cassandra in front of the princess- he wanted Rapunzel to "endure the same amount of pain and agony I have". It was no longer about the greater good, or saving his father- it was about making his former friend suffer. That anger and hurt still boiled inside him as he was defeated and taken away. Varian had crossed a line and found himself capable of things he never realised he was capable of before.
This was something that was used to the group's advantage once Varian rejoined the fold. Eugene entrusted him with finding a way to stop Cassandra permnenantly. Both knew this was an absolute last resort, but Varian is also one of the few people within the group who can cross that moral line and do what needs to be done if all other options fail. In the lead up to the final battle, installed a stun mechanism in Quirin's helmet- once Eugene pointed out he was likely a sleeper agent under Cassandra's mind control. It visibly broke Varian's heart to harm his father again- but he did what was needed for the greater good.
Varian carries a lot of guilt over his past actions. His year in jail gave him the space he needed to actually think about what he did, and where he let his anger and hurt take him. After aligning himself with the Saporians, he decided the only way out of the dark place he'd got himself was to erase what he'd done completely. He desperately wanted to redeem himself for what he did- but he felt no one would give him a second chance, and wiping everyone's memories was the only guarantee he could have for a second chance. He was willing to die in a suicide mission to stop the Saporian plot from destroying Corona- begging Rapunzel to let him "clean up his mess". Even after he earned his redemption and became part of Rapunzel's inner circle again, he is haunted by his shame and guilt. This came to a head when they needed to deal with the Red Rocks- Varian admitting to Rapunzel that what he saw in them weren't visions of his worst fears (as they were for everyone else), but reminders of what actually happened- of what he did. He came clean about how he felt no one would ever really forgive him and how he felt that most of the kingdom hated him- adding that he didn't blame them for this at all- that he did terrible things and he deserved their ire. He tackled these fears, but they have not left him entirely. When he tried to reach out to Cass- to convince her that the path of revenge would not end well for her, he opened up plenty about just how much his villainous period still bothers him. He told her it would leave her with a "permanent mark" and in carrying on this way she would "lose her faith and lose her soul". His desperate plea to her made it clear he's still very much haunted by his past and he's not as content in himself as he's been making out to the others.
Despite his past still haunting him, he still settled into his own Disney Certified Happily Ever After after the defeat of Zhan Tiri. He moved into the palace as Corona's Royal Engineer. He finally perfected his hot water boilers and Corona because the first Kingdom to have hot running water. He made a little more peace with himself and his place in the world (despite his mistakes) and was finally relatively happy. He still had plenty of healing to go- but he was on the path towards it at least.
Time of Arrival to Kaisou: Immediately!
Items:
His steampunk season 3 outfit.
Ruddiger - His pet raccoon. Like all animals in the Tangled universe, Ruddiger shows a little more sentience than a regular bog-standard animal, being able to understand what is said to him and being able to complete more complex tasks such as making hot cocoa or plotting a way to rescue his idiot human from a magical trap. Tangled animals are weird y'all. Under the influence of Varian's mutating serum, he can be turned into a giant raccoon monster thing. It's temporary, but I'm gonna nerf this from the start and make it a major regain down the line.
His backpack, this currently contains:
- A few empty test tubes.
- Two of his notebooks.
- Quill, ink and parchment and a piece of charcoal. Note-taking 1800's style.
- 6 empty glass balls - these are what Varian fills his solutions with to make bombs out of. They smash on impact so they're a one-use-only weapon.
Retained Ability: I'M GONNA LIST THEM HERE, but I've already spoken to Yuff about this (hi Yuff). He'll be limited to making only 1 potion a day as per potion rules and his more complex potions will have to be done with regains for ingredients and the like. He'll also struggle to get basic chemical supplies because he's a 16-year-old child in a now-modern American city and people aren't just gonna sell him acid. Rude.
Varian is a baseline human with no actual magical/powered abilities but he's by absolutely no means helpless. Varian has a genius-level intellect and can create mechanical objects beyond his time period, can create a wide range of non-magical potions, and can study and replicate potions and machinery he comes across. His general... enthusiasm and lack of caring for the consequences of his actions mean quite a few of his experiments backfire all on their own. Nothing he creates is magical technically, by his admission, it's all science-based which sure ACTS like magic. Basically, he's a living deus-ex-machina and I'm gonna do everything I can to roadblock him into not being that.
Here is some of what Varian can definitely create already:
Stick bombs - A sticky substance held in a glass ball, on impact they trap whatever they hit in a sticky goo that can only be removed by his neutralising potion.
Truth serum - A potion that compels whoever ingests it to tell the truth. This is a modified version of the mood potion - which changes a person's primary traits to their opposites when ingested. Varian replicated this, so presumably, he can make that, too. It requires a specific type of plant that only grows in Corona, so he'd need to get a regain if he were to make any more of this.
Flynnolium - A proto-fuel source of his own design for his machines. It also doubles as an explosive! If you blow up a shit-ton of it, it makes fireworks, weee~
Smoke bombs - What they say on the tin, the smoke is usually magenta for whatever reason.
Bubble bombs - They can encase an object or person in a bubble- which is weirdly strong and able to lift that object/person into the air.
Ice bombs - Creates a sheet of ice on the ground.
Flash bombs - Makes a bright, blinding flash of light.
Sleeping gas - Knocks a person unconscious - seems he needs to get close to someone for it to work.
Glowsticks - LET THE 19TH CENTURY CHILD GO TO A RAVE
Cassandrium - He made his own element I guess. It's legit just a pretty purple rock. That's how you get girls to like you, right?
Amber solution - Utterly useless in Kaisou. This is a solution that reacts to the Black Rocks, creating a wave of amber that traps anything and anyone in its path. It's nigh-indestructible,
Hot balloon/air ship - He learned how to make this from the Saporians - he can now construct one in about an hour or so, somehow.
Automatons - Big robots powered by Flynnolium. They have a little music box on the back which acts as their 'programming'.
Mutating serum???? - Whatever the hell he uses to turn Ruddiger into a giant monster thing.
Quirinium - A synthetic gas he was working on to erase everyone's memories. It never worked but this was also a VERY POWERFUL explosive. For larger-scale destruction than Flynnolium. If he deigned to make it again, it could level a city. He'll COMPLETELY avoid making it due to all the fun trauma attached to it.
An automated warning system - it shoots fireworks in the air basically.
An amber-firing bazooka (child, please)
A stun device that can be hidden in a helmet.
A trans-dimensional portal- he literally built a Stargate.
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Other Characters: Bruno Madrigal
Character Name: Varian
Canon: Tangled
Canon Point: S3E19 Plus est en vous - Post series epilogue
History: Don't you worry, whatever it might take, I'm finding a way.
Personality: TW: parental "death", PTSD and suicidal ideations.
They say there's a thin line between genius and insanity. Varian not only straddles that line, but he's set up a permanent base on it. Science, especially alchemy, is his lifeblood, and he's at his happiest when he's creating inventions or mixing new alchemical concoctions. It has made him something of the village weirdo, and before Rapunzel showed up on the scene, he clearly didn't have any friends. Though Varian likes people plenty, he tends to gloss over that maybe not everyone is as interested in science as he is. He tends to yammer on about whatever he's working on to his friends like an excited puppy, not picking up that they're not really all that interested in what he's talking about. Even when they outright tell him so. It makes him on the socially awkward side at best and dismissive of people's interests at worst. He's very eager to share what he knows and show people what he can do- there's a deeply ingrained need to please people there.
It's this desire to please others that cultivates one of Varian's most glaring flaws. Varian desperately seeks validation from his loved ones- particularly his father, Quirin. He wants nothing more than for his father to be proud of him - a motivation that pushes him through the first season while also being one of the root causes for his descent into villainy. Quirin is their village leader- a tough, hardworking man with a dark past of his own- miles apart from his science-minded, curious son. There's definitely a gap between them, personality-wise, and Varian does his best to bridge it, wanting his father to see what he does and be impressed by it. The thing Varian wants most in the world is to be praised for his efforts, to be told he's doing good and helpful things- that he can make a difference in the only way he knows how. He creates an entirely new element to impress Cassandra, whom he carries a torch for, admitting that "if I could show you what I was capable of, you would see something in me, something special." He's treated as something of an oddity- with a mind beyond his time, so he tends to be ostracised, marked as 'a wizard' and 'dangerous' by the citizens of Old Corona. He's misunderstood by everyone who speaks to him, and this only makes him more determined to show what he can do and earn their praise and acceptance.
The kid has a streak of righteousness in him. Varian cares, an awful lot, sometimes a little too much. He wants to make the world a better place with scientific progress- and later wants to use his knowledge to help people fight forces that might otherwise destroy them. He feels that he sees things others either don't see or choose to ignore. When the Black Rocks started taking over Old Corona, his was the loudest voice shouting to do something about them. He could see the threat they were to the village (and likely the world at large) and studied them to try and find out how to remove the threat. When his father not only refused to do anything about them but then later lied to the King about the fact they were a problem at all, Varian lashed out- arguing that their home was being destroyed and he seemed to be the only person who cared about it. Quirin, knowing the true nature of the rocks and trying to protect his son, forbade Varian from experimenting on them. This was something Varian utterly disregarded- believing his father was burying his head in the sand instead of trying to save their village. Later, Varian was the one Rapunzel entrusted with the Demanitus Scroll, knowing that he has the drive and passion to decipher what it means and would not rest until he understood how to use it to protect Corona. Once Varian has set his mind on something, very little will deter him. He's a stubborn little dude.
Unfortunately, this righteousness and his desire for validation mean Varian often fails to understand the consequences of his actions before it's too late. He has tunnel vision when it comes to his experiments and creations. He sees what his end goal is and is willing to reach that no matter what. To him, the end always justifies the means, even when those aforementioned means dip into morally grey areas. This results in his inventions often backfiring on him or causing severe harm to those around him- simply because he failed to think through what might happen if he achieved what he was aiming for. He almost blows Old Corona sky high trying to create a hot water system for them (to make the villagers happy and his father impressed!!!) and his focus when things go wrong was that he "couldn't let it happen again" - trying to fix his mistake- rather than admitting he probably shouldn't have done it in the first place. He does, at least, try to resolve the problems he inadvertently causes. That said, most of those problems could have been averted if he'd thought about if he should do something before thinking if he could.
Varian is a sassy little so-and-so, he has a sarcastic streak a mile wide and has no problem with unleashing it on people. Eager to please as he might be, he doesn't suffer fools gladly. He doesn't have a lot of patience - especially with people who might not be on his own wavelength. Lance especially tends to be the subject of his ire- delightful himbo that he is. This isn't ideal when he's usually the smartest person in the room. Ironically, for an alchemist, he has a short fuse. If he's been irritated or had any of his buttons pressed, he has explosive (hah) angry outbursts. While usually a relatively harmless trait- he cools off relatively quickly- this anger can (and did) turn into something much darker if it's allowed to fester in him.
And eventually, that dark streak was allowed to fester. Rapunzel being unable to come to help him when he needed her most left a deep sense of betrayal in him. The loss of literally everyone he could rely on hit him hard and turned him against the very people he respected and cared about so much. Here, he showed his ability to be deceptive and cruel- pulling Rapunzel along with lies to get her to commit treason for him, and then letting loose with how much she let him down and how he only used her when she finally called him out on it.
This only got worse after he turned completely on Rapunzel. He thought nothing about kidnapping the Queen- then using amber against her to force Rapunzel to help him. All that mattered was saving his father and then making Corona pay for failing them. When that failed, Varian finally snapped. All his anger and hurt exploded out of him, and he lashed out at his former friends. He only cared for revenge, and tried to kill both the Queen and Cassandra in front of the princess- he wanted Rapunzel to "endure the same amount of pain and agony I have". It was no longer about the greater good, or saving his father- it was about making his former friend suffer. That anger and hurt still boiled inside him as he was defeated and taken away. Varian had crossed a line and found himself capable of things he never realised he was capable of before.
This was something that was used to the group's advantage once Varian rejoined the fold. Eugene entrusted him with finding a way to stop Cassandra permnenantly. Both knew this was an absolute last resort, but Varian is also one of the few people within the group who can cross that moral line and do what needs to be done if all other options fail. In the lead up to the final battle, installed a stun mechanism in Quirin's helmet- once Eugene pointed out he was likely a sleeper agent under Cassandra's mind control. It visibly broke Varian's heart to harm his father again- but he did what was needed for the greater good.
Varian carries a lot of guilt over his past actions. His year in jail gave him the space he needed to actually think about what he did, and where he let his anger and hurt take him. After aligning himself with the Saporians, he decided the only way out of the dark place he'd got himself was to erase what he'd done completely. He desperately wanted to redeem himself for what he did- but he felt no one would give him a second chance, and wiping everyone's memories was the only guarantee he could have for a second chance. He was willing to die in a suicide mission to stop the Saporian plot from destroying Corona- begging Rapunzel to let him "clean up his mess". Even after he earned his redemption and became part of Rapunzel's inner circle again, he is haunted by his shame and guilt. This came to a head when they needed to deal with the Red Rocks- Varian admitting to Rapunzel that what he saw in them weren't visions of his worst fears (as they were for everyone else), but reminders of what actually happened- of what he did. He came clean about how he felt no one would ever really forgive him and how he felt that most of the kingdom hated him- adding that he didn't blame them for this at all- that he did terrible things and he deserved their ire. He tackled these fears, but they have not left him entirely. When he tried to reach out to Cass- to convince her that the path of revenge would not end well for her, he opened up plenty about just how much his villainous period still bothers him. He told her it would leave her with a "permanent mark" and in carrying on this way she would "lose her faith and lose her soul". His desperate plea to her made it clear he's still very much haunted by his past and he's not as content in himself as he's been making out to the others.
Despite his past still haunting him, he still settled into his own Disney Certified Happily Ever After after the defeat of Zhan Tiri. He moved into the palace as Corona's Royal Engineer. He finally perfected his hot water boilers and Corona because the first Kingdom to have hot running water. He made a little more peace with himself and his place in the world (despite his mistakes) and was finally relatively happy. He still had plenty of healing to go- but he was on the path towards it at least.
Time of Arrival to Kaisou: Immediately!
Items:
- A few empty test tubes.
- Two of his notebooks.
- Quill, ink and parchment and a piece of charcoal. Note-taking 1800's style.
- 6 empty glass balls - these are what Varian fills his solutions with to make bombs out of. They smash on impact so they're a one-use-only weapon.
Retained Ability: I'M GONNA LIST THEM HERE, but I've already spoken to Yuff about this (hi Yuff). He'll be limited to making only 1 potion a day as per potion rules and his more complex potions will have to be done with regains for ingredients and the like. He'll also struggle to get basic chemical supplies because he's a 16-year-old child in a now-modern American city and people aren't just gonna sell him acid. Rude.
Varian is a baseline human with no actual magical/powered abilities but he's by absolutely no means helpless. Varian has a genius-level intellect and can create mechanical objects beyond his time period, can create a wide range of non-magical potions, and can study and replicate potions and machinery he comes across. His general... enthusiasm and lack of caring for the consequences of his actions mean quite a few of his experiments backfire all on their own. Nothing he creates is magical technically, by his admission, it's all science-based which sure ACTS like magic. Basically, he's a living deus-ex-machina and I'm gonna do everything I can to roadblock him into not being that.
Here is some of what Varian can definitely create already:
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INFORMATION
Blessed Day:
28 November
28 November
Patron Pthumerian:
The Tower
The Tower
Blessed Item:
ball bearing compass
ball bearing compass
