NAME:
Issac // meaning: He Will Laugh // Country of Origin: Israel
REASON FOR NAMING: mahii thought it was cute. Once checking the meaning it made sense so it stuck. ^__^
GENDER: Male
LEGEND/MYTHBASE: Irish-the Dullahan
ABILITIES: Can "see" through the touch sense*(Also called Supernatural Sight), Locked doors don't affect him, Can call for a soul of a dying person. (only with head.)
ABANDONED ABILITIES OF THE DULLAHAN: When he stops moving someone dies, if someone looks upon him he strikes them blind or throws blood in their face.
LIKES: Soft and plush things. things that are cool to the touch, mushy foods, the warmth of a fire or heater, lukewarm foods, hugs, backrubs, soft blankets, loud and pounding music, and thunder.
DISLIKES: GOLD, rough and abrasive things, foods that are too hot or too cold, hard foods, rain, carpet and rough handling.
*Touch Sense: Because he doesn't have a head the only sense left of the 5 that he has is touch. Like a blind person with the remaining heightened senses, his sense of touch has magnified hundred-fold enabling him to see and hear after a fashion through the vibrations in the air. However it's all a little blurry. If he directly touches something it's almost like putting on glasses. This enables communication and less walking around into things...although once and awhile he does that. ^^;; He can feel speech through this and learns the language even though he can't speak it himself. He can understand the alphabet and write because he can see the flat surface of a chalkboard. Computers and TV is a no go, because unfortunately they just "sound" like flat screens. Therefore he's more into the arts and writing than he is couch-potatoing it up.
Baby------
Born without a head, he is the most silent baby you'll ever see. He communicates through body language and because of his heightened sense of touch HATES clothes. They're itchy and he always manages to wriggle out of them. He fusses a lot at night, but because he doesn't make noise it takes awhile to notice...so he's a bit of a nervewracking baby. He knows when people are near and LOVES to be held. LOVELOVELOVES backrubs! XD
Feeding is a bit of a challenge...due to lack of a mouth, but a system will be made probably involving tubes of some kind or an IV.
Toddler------
The dangerous age. Because locked doors hold no barrier to him, it is impossible to Issac-proof the house. He touches everything, climbs everywhere and basically wreaks havoc. At least he can't teethe...
At one point he asks what mahii's doing as she writes a letter and she tries to teach him. He learns to read at the age of 3ish (which is totally justified because I learned to read at 3. ^__^), but can only read words being written out as he watches. Issac is taught the meanings of words by having them written out as he is handed the item they stand for. Unfortunately this means that abstract concepts are pretty impossible.
He learns the language by hearing the vibrations in the air and because he can "see" well enough he learns not to speak, but to understand much in the way that a normal child would. He starts to have "nighttime terrors" where he wakes up shaking all over and so he is given a bell to warn mahii when he awakens. He adores the bell because of the calming vibrations it gives off and has to be taught ONLY to ring it when he needs help.
He also starts realizing that the beings around him all have this thing on the tops of their necks which he learns from mahii are heads. He becomes obsessed with the idea of heads and starts balancing items on his neck--baseballs, lampshades, cereal bowls... one day exploring in the attic he finds an old foam rubber cast of a pumpkin. He settles on this as his interim head.
Kid------
This is the age he learns to write. He is given a small chalkboard and writes and uses body language to communicate. He is DAMNED good at playing charades which is good, because sometimes he needs to say something that's too long for his board. He still enjoys discovering new things and frequently disappears, only to reappear holding some trinket that mahii was SURE had been packed away in a locked box
He can now describe his nightmares and states that in them he feels trapped in a dark place, but there are "weird touchings" going on. He doesn't understand light, smell and sound and certainly not taste. It's awkward, but to eat food he just puts it down his throat. Literally. He's deathly afraid of gold for reasons no one can figure out and runs, screaming every time he sees it.
Teen------
The dreams of the dark place strengthen and he eventually realizes after (fa'e) years of discussing them with mahii that the "weird touchings" are probably his other 4 senses... which may mean his head. At some point he quests to get his head back. When he finds it it's COVERED in hair and a beard and it looks like the mouth had been slashed open to the ears. He sews up the mouth to be more normal and has mahii trim the hair and beard. He enjoys stroking the beard. It has a funny texture. After he finds it, he takes to carrying it with him everywhere. He spends a lot of time exploring his new senses and has to learn to see with eyes instead of touch. He won't lose the ability to "see" with touch, but sight, hearing, taste and smell are new and exciting. However, he is still mute. The only thing he can speak is the name of someone about to die. He still wears the pumpkin.
Eating is still really awkward because he wants to chew everything before eating it. But his head isn't attached to his neck. Basically no one wants to eat with Issac. He's almost like a kid again with his new senses and gains a HUGE addiction to the theater, The loud sounds and moving people and glorious sets make him glee.
Youth------
To be Determined
Adult------
As to whether or not he becomes human or ancient, it's really up to Issac. We'll see perhaps.
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