Monster!AU Lore Drop #2 - Wraiths, Perchts and Haetae (Patreon)

yet another lore drop since my tumblr keeps the gears turning when it comes to my boys. This one has a bit more information on how monsters interact with/view with their own kind, as well as a bit of backstory on Konig and Horangi.

Wraiths

There is no confirmed number of wraiths currently existing and probably never will be, because they’re impossible to keep track of. However, their numbers are probably very low, simply because the circumstances needed to create a wraith are extremely specific and unlikely to naturally occur.

Because of this, it’s unknown if two wraiths have ever even met - Ghost has definitely never met another one in his whole life (and never wants to either)- but if they did, chances are it wouldn’t end well for anyone involved. They are volatile, capable of massive amounts of destruction if let loose and (so far) impossible to contain against their will. I think they’d mostly be apathetic to one another in a “don’t fuck with me, and I won’t fuck with you” sort of way but they’re naturally sort of angry and vengeful, so it’s best to assume violent confrontation is an inevitability.

For what it’s worth, I think if Ghost did meet another wraith, he’d pity them.

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Perchts

Perchts like each other well enough, so long as nobody veers away from tradition too much. They’re monsters that are perfectly happy living within their very insular, very regimented communities and distrust anything that differs from the norm. Their judgemental ways come from generations of belief that their kind all working towards the same goal is the only thing allowing them to survive in the remote areas they call home. However, they tend to go way too far, and punish any deviancy with draconian responses like public beatings and even exile.

König (or Klaus, as he was once known) tried his best in their community but he was doomed from the start with his enormous stature. He adopted a hunch as a child to try to fit in with his peers but it just wasn’t enough. After one too many mistakes, he was beaten and left for dead, effectively disowned by his own kind.

He was saved by a scouting party that happened to be in the area and then voluntarily allowed himself to be mutated so that he could be useful. He was all too happy to do so in the moment with spite against his own kind fueling him, but he regrets it a little nowadays as it has started to take its toll on him.

Fun fact: Perchts can shapeshift into humans to disguise themselves. This means that Konig’s percht form is how he truly is, and whenever you see him as a human, that’s him in his shifted form.

König has a difficult relationship with Perchts nowadays. He hasn’t seen another one in decades since they avoid large clusters of people like cities and villages now. I think if he did meet another one he’d try to avoid them - despite his best efforts, he still feels some shame about never reaching their standards.

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Haetae

Haetae hybrids are an extremely rare monster that stays contained within their own family bloodline. In the Monster AU there's something like 12 families who have Haetae lineage (Horangi comes from a family of tiger variants) and that's all the Haetaes in the world.

They're not all...mean per se but I'd say most of Haetae hybrids are extremely devoted to what they see is a noble life-long cause to protecting their territory. They're very regimented families who live strict, regimented lifestyles and intentionally detach themselves from average humans and what they see as their vices like alcohol or gambling.

Horangi is an outcast from his family, and has been estranged for a long time. Years of growing up in this environment resulted in an especially explosive rebellious phase that backfired on him immensely. He's been disowned by his family, and would say he doesn't give a shit about them anymore.