Fade Notte Tole
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| Pronouns | He / Him |
| Species | Lesser Kindred |
| Subspecies | Black Cat |
| Role | Gravekeeper |
| Height | 168cm / 5'6ft. (Minus Ear & Heel height) |
| Age | 131 |
| Birth Date | 12 Crevasse 1099 (29 October) |
| Zodiac | Melancholic Mimic |
| Aspect | Water |
| Family | Parents (alive) / Nyor - Purrtôme (deceased) |
| Creator | Eggulette |
| Artist Credits | Eggulette |
“People come and go. But here, their legacy lives on, and it is my duty that the legacy stays alive.”
The one who wanders the graveyards of Heartsford, the one who tends to the dead. The last to see their faces. Fade is the mysterious Lesser Cat Kindred gravekeeper from Heartsford who protects the town's dead along with his trusty shovel. Despite the way he looks, he's often dazed out, enjoying the sunlight's rays.
Appearance
Fade is a lanky but somewhat short Lesser Kindred with ashy brown skin and dark purple hair, ears and tail, his tail end being crooked. He has heterochromia, his right eye being yellow while his left eye being covered by his hair is light blue. Both his eyes have long lower lashes. Although not often see, both of Fade's legs are a black, that lighten up to his knees. He also have sharp nails that are often covered by his gloves.
Fade's regular attire is that of a suitcoat that goes all the way down to his feet, with a slit near the middle for his legs to move more easily. His undershirt is a white blouse with a ruffled button up and his attire comes with a shoulder shawl with a large collar. In addition, he wears a hair that has cut outs for his ears, a strap on his tail and long thigh high boots with heeled ends. His entire color scheme being a blueish grey and muted blue accents.
Personality
Fade is often seen with a blank expression on his face. He is calm and collected in most scenarios, especially when dealing with graverobbers in Heartsford. But most of the time he’s often spacing out and looking at people passing by from the tops of withered trees as he slowly falls asleep, the sun’s rays in Heartsford are very comfortable.
Rumors : “People say he's the keeper of the graves, all stoic and stonelike- That is, if you gots a ball of yarn on ya" - A Rusty Doberman
Biography
Fade Notte Tole, comes from the Tole family, a generation family whose family legacy is to guard Heartsford’s graves, an important place of their town’s culture and undying respect for their dead. The family is not in any way influential but rather they had been in the grave keeping business for so long it became almost a staple to have a Tole as a gravekeeper. Fade was born into this role as its sole heir and left to guard the graves once he came of age. There he led a quiet but not isolated life, having the freedom to travel and talk to others but choosing to uphold his duties and spend time with the Purrtômes that wander the graves; many runts see him as their mother too. One of the Purrtômes was his best friend and family pet, Nyor, who guided and accompanied Fade in his early years as a gravekeeper, staying by his side as he learnt to become the capable groundsman as he is today.
Unfortunately, about 20 years into Fade’s career as a gravekeeper, Nyor had passed away due to old age which broke Fade. However, Nyor did not leave the world without leaving behind a gift, a blessing created when a Purrtôme leaves the world full of love from its owner. This blessing takes the form of a core similar to that of a tail light that Purrtômes have. Holding this core put Fade into a calmed state, an eternal soothing warmth that keeps him stable. However, should he be apart from the core for too long, he’ll fall back into the state he was before he received the blessing.
Abilities
Shovel Abilities
Upon receiving the blessing gifted to him by his Purrtôme, Fade gained abilities similar to that of the creatures. Fade has a special bond with the core that activates these abilities and cannot manifest them at will, only through contact with the core or the shovel can he manifest these abilities. Such abilities include being able to sense people’s emotions and casting a soothing ray of light that can calm any emotion to a neutral state. Fade uses these abilities mainly to guard the graves of Heartsford.
Personal Abilities
Fade : Ironically enough that’s the name, it’s Fade’s ability to create a dark mist cloud from surrounding vapour. Allowing him to disappear into said clouds, this is especially potent at night where there is minimal light.
Sink : Fade is able to sink into bodies of water and even create his own water puddles to dive into. He cannot move in this state so this ability is mostly used for avoiding or surprise attacks.
On Hands
Shovel
Fade's most treasured belonging. Once a regular tool given to him by his parents, it's importance only increased with the death of his beloved partner, Nyor. Embedding the Purrtôme's core in his shovel, Fade uses it's power to continue his duty. But also, so his friend is forever by his side.
Trivia
- His birthday October 29 is national cats day.
- He has heterochromia, his other eye is light blue.
- He became friends with Havak unwillingly. They both have jobs that take place in the night. She often pops in to visit him when he least expects it. On uneventful days, which is most, having Havak around who yaps about the weirdest topics gives Fade something to pass the time, even if he doesn’t respond much, he appreciates her company.
- Fade is often active at night but can be seen roaming Heartsford in the morning and afternoons on his days off to get food for his next few shifts. His duties delegated to his friend Havak Ballahast who she appointed herself as an unofficial gravekeeper. The Tole family have no say in this as the Ballahasts hold more power than they have.
- He has markings on his legs that go from black to his skin color since birth. It’s the origin of his name, Fade.
- He has very loud purrs but they will never see the light of day.
- When he’s alone with the Purrtômes he often hums a melody to them, resulting in a chorus of meows. Which caused many people in Heartsford to create rumors to avoid going out on nights when the Purrtômes sing, for that’s when the Reaper walks the streets.
- He can house many Purrtômes in his shadow without feeling their weight. Should he get frightened or caught off guard, often he doesn’t outwardly express anything but the Purrtômes will sense a shock from within his shadow and leap out in hoards.
- He doesn’t call people by their names, he gives them titles associated with how he views them. Example : Havak is called Watcher
- Although Purrtômes in Heartsford can choose their owners, many are attached to Fade. If you want one from Heartsford you may have to bug him for one.
- He often holds his shovel when he sleeps, it calms him.
- He does not like to be touched.