Xitra_Blud
Sage
I started a topic in another discussion that started a bit of controversy about one of my supporting characters. (Here is the link to that discussion if you want to see it:http://mythicscribes.com/forums/bra...character-too-similar-legend-zeldas-link.html)
In it, I have a character that swallows fairy-like creatures (keetries) in order to heal himself and give him strength. I suppose it is not full cannibalism considering he is not one of these creatures (I have not come up with a name for his race yet) but a lot of people were say that it makes him cruel and unlikable).
A bit of information about the character:
He's had to fend for himself alone in the wilderness since childhood having been banished from the his kingdom, so he has a "kill or be killed" mentality. Due to the kind of blood he has, eating these things are his only medicine and how he heals himself. Though he can be cold at times (due to his "halfblood") he doesn't do it out of cruelty.
The keetries are not very kind, themselves, and can be quite vicious. They are 8 winged creatures who aren't very cute (not saying that's a reason for them to die) and they even tried to kill a rebellious member of their tribe. He and the main character save her.
My question, would making the character somewhat cannibalistic automatically make him unlikeable? I wouldn't say he has no redeemable qualities. He puts the life of his sister and the main character's before his own and has even found himself in jeopardy to defend them. I'm also not saying that he's perfect. Again, he can be quite cold and also brutal at times, but is he irredeemable because of the keetri eating thing?
Note: the story is meant to be dark.
In it, I have a character that swallows fairy-like creatures (keetries) in order to heal himself and give him strength. I suppose it is not full cannibalism considering he is not one of these creatures (I have not come up with a name for his race yet) but a lot of people were say that it makes him cruel and unlikable).
A bit of information about the character:
He's had to fend for himself alone in the wilderness since childhood having been banished from the his kingdom, so he has a "kill or be killed" mentality. Due to the kind of blood he has, eating these things are his only medicine and how he heals himself. Though he can be cold at times (due to his "halfblood") he doesn't do it out of cruelty.
The keetries are not very kind, themselves, and can be quite vicious. They are 8 winged creatures who aren't very cute (not saying that's a reason for them to die) and they even tried to kill a rebellious member of their tribe. He and the main character save her.
My question, would making the character somewhat cannibalistic automatically make him unlikeable? I wouldn't say he has no redeemable qualities. He puts the life of his sister and the main character's before his own and has even found himself in jeopardy to defend them. I'm also not saying that he's perfect. Again, he can be quite cold and also brutal at times, but is he irredeemable because of the keetri eating thing?
Note: the story is meant to be dark.
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