Character Preview: An Eldritch Fashionista (Patreon)

Okay, so my main excuse for stalling on sharing this one is that I'm having a hard time pinning down what her speech an mannerisms should be; so her dating site profile isn't done yet. And I've been sharing these previews along with their dating site write-ups. But hey, maybe ya'll will have some suggestions for this.

Anyway, instead of the dating site profile written from her point of view, I'll just explain her concept with my own words, which will give a more rounded idea of what her 'deal' is than she would explain/reveal up front herself anyway. Though I'm not sure where to start.
Possibly slightly spoilery depending on what we ultimately decide is revealed/described about her up front?

First off, credit for the character design goes to Ebelisk, the same person whom drew the winning character design for Amaryllis. 'nude' version attached.

The goal for this character was to make a more alien and monstrous character to the point of basically being a straight-up abomination, and use some horror elements in a more fun/silly way. She's mostly inspired by the [pop culture version of] the idea of an ancient eldritch god rather than any specific god, creature or legend from any of Lovecraft's (or similar) work.

Physically, she seems to basically be a mass of tentacles and god knows what packed into a human-shaped mannequin body. (which she made herself, by the way). Being a multi-dimensional being (ie: at least 4 of them) said body that we see is basically an 'avatar' and from her perspective using it is metaphorically similar to operating a hand-puppet in that only a *part* of her 'actual' self is inside it. She's able to push other parts of her 'true' self into our realm of 3d space which looks about like what you'd expect to see when 'a great eldritch being encroaches upon our realm'  tentacles sprouting out of walls, senses going haywire from things you aren't equipped to perceive, reality warping slightly, etc. Though I'm aiming for surreal rather than straight-up horrifying for that sort of stuff.

Of all the possible hobbies for such a being to pick up, she's gone into fashion design. She's enamored with humans (and the other adjacent 3-dimensional monster-people races in the series) and finds them absolutely adorable. To some extent it's sorta like the same kind of thrill you'd get playing dress-up with dolls (or pets even) but she also finds it to be an interesting creative challenge to make something using only 3-dimensions. Well, mostly. Some of her clothes use extra-dimensional components allowing them to break the laws of physics as we know them. She made the mannequin body to more easily interact with 3 dimensional beings and so that she could model her own creations.

Riffing off some of the tropes involved with 'eldritch horror'; she does have a growing 'cult following' in the fashion world, growing more powerful with the worship from her occasionally fanatical fans. In terms of 'madness' she has a generally manic disposition, coming across as wild and fun-loving, and tends to have a poor grasp of human culture, social etiquette and such but she's trying to learn. Can sometimes act or speak in a way that's completely irrational by human standards but it all fits into her 'revolutionary avant garde artist' sort of persona. Ultimately she's harmless; even if she comes across a bit unsettling at the same time. Getting that balance for her character right is going to make writing her quite difficult, which is why we don't have her 'actual' dating profile written yet.

As always feel free to let us know what you think of the character concept. She's still open to tweaks at this stage.