Rice

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Rice is a member of the AviarySMP, bearing a codename for the time being as his real name is not currently known. He has built a predominantly underground compound as his first major build on the server, and has survived competently despite the existence of 'The Voice' plaguing his life. Constantly in company, not necessarily good nor bad, Rice ironically prefers a more solitary lifestyle, which makes his relationships with Sophii and Midnight (and more recently Lee), that much more jarring. Although he is improving as he spends more time with people, Rice struggles to read social cues even when attempting to prioritise others, and this makes him extremely polarising to everyone he meets. With such poor social skills, it's almost like he has never met a real person before...

Additionally, he has proven very competent in regards to self sustainability, inadvertently causing his social skills to diminish even further at times due to a lack of necessity for contact with others.

Physiology
By classification, Rice is an Enderian, a child of the Ender Dragon, and thus carries certain features that resemble their parent. This is evident by the distinct wings on the back, that have a dull, yet luminescent, violent shade coursing through the muscle. A more intense shade of violet is prevalent on the eyes, uncannily similar to their mother, with a scar and tapered scales warping over the right eye. For the most part, his actual skin is concealed due to its exposure attracting unwanted attention as well as hostility from endermen, but his crying-obsidian-esque head is fully on display with his magenta horns proving particularly challenging to hide, and this prompts the use of a helmet to obscure his draconic characteristics despite its uncomfortable consequences in favour of safety. In order to hide his slight claws and the rest of his skin, Rice wears tan gloves, modernised buskin boots, all whilst adorning a purple tunic that drapes over a fastened (to prevent wings from jutting out of armour) black shirt.

As for different outfits, Rice is yet to be willing enough to show more casual clothing on the SMP due to a lack of trust, however has, in times past, worn other practical attire such as a vantablack cloak when carrying out covert tasks, rendering him essentially untraceable; like a shadow.

Personality
Rice bears, arguably, the most inconsistent personality on the entirety of the SMP. This has nothing to do with how Rice expresses himself and his opinions, no quite the contrary, Rice constantly falls into the potentially dangerous habit of being severely outspoken and always throwing caution to the wind when being defensive of those he cares for; that and of himself. Instead, the lack of clarity stems from the influence of 'The Voice'. Having never stated any explicit concern for Rice's wellbeing, 'The Voice' has proven to change Rice's opinions of certain characters such as Dame on the SMP, where he persuaded Rice to view him as a potential tool rather than a threat. As a direct consequence of this, there is a jarring gap in consistency of Rice's feelings, with few being exceptions to this rule where his true colours, absent of Swodahs' meddling, begin to show.

When Rice is alone with Swodahs, his thoughts, his resourcefulness becomes more prevalent over his instincts. His intelligence has been shown when gathering numerous supplies he deems to be for 'protection', although this seems to be a farce as they are almost always heavily destructive tools suggested by 'The Voice'. Atop this, his ability to survive has been shown to relate to his overall outlook; he is at his strongest when he is 'alone' so to speak, seemingly functioning at his best when he has no one else to rely on, physically anyway. He has also shown to be incredibly protective over characters like Midnight and more notably Lee, with his usually cold and unrelenting words only appearing to have a probable cause in the presence of them. This nature goes against every other fibre of his being, considering he prefers to isolate himself due to his distinct lack of social skills, and this only emphasises his unparalleled care for these people, as it directly defies his better judgement to open up and let his wit and better self shine through.

D&D Alignment
Rice is bound only by the objective morals so long as they benefit himself or those he cares for, causing him to be a Lawful Neutral until people of importance to him are involved, where he strays to a True Neutral as he bends his own rules for 'the greater good'.

Quotes

 * 'Thought cycle gusty a mind, filled with hot air, must I care for nothing more than myself?' - Monologue
 * 'Lee, do you have a totem? Hold it' - Prior Lee exploding and using said totem
 * 'I am going to make it very fucking clear to you that you are not the one in control here' - to Orange prior his death
 * 'Half of me believes I should be here and the other half doesn't' - Soliloquy (reacting to being called into the void after waking up in the End)
 * 'I have my reasons to suspect you're a capable individual' - to Sophii upon first encounter
 * 'I want you to back up. I want you to against that wall and choose your next words very carefully' - to Sophii upon first encounter
 * 'What the f- GET OUT MY HOUSE!' - to Midnight upon home invasion
 * 'The children bear the sins of their parents' - The Voice to Rice
 * 'I can't lie to you Lee...I'm not a good person' - to Lee

Trivia

 * Rice looks down on Endermen, viewing them to be beneath him as if they were peasants (note he does not see Lee as an Enderman)
 * All pets Rice has are chosen and kept based on their loyalty/fearlessness
 * Bob Jerome, a zombie piglin, is Rice's canonical base guard, having his own sectioned off quarters on a dedicated throne, which he sits upon with max netherite armour and sword in hand
 * Pompeii is the gender-fluid zombie piglin (male-female) that tends to Rice's nether wart
 * There are 3 arctic foxes he has named, Nemo (the one found with a clownfish in their mouth), Khione and their son Jack Frost
 * Only 1 wolf has been named, Domum, appropriately named as the first dog to make it with Rice to his then-established home
 * Ironically, he is fascinated by the ocean, expressing great gratitude when presented with items from it, most notably sea lanterns
 * Rice feels uneasy around strongholds, as if he isn't prepared to learn more about his true origins
 * If Rice were to have a theme song, it would be Privately Owned Spiral Galaxy - Wilbur Soot Cover (this version in particular due to tone)