Zhétiān es sen Chén

Zhétiān es sen Chén was the principal lightkeeper of Kumaur's lighthouse. He was rarely seen in town due to the demanding nature of his occupation, but was heavily disliked by the citizens of Kumaur due to his violent nature and tendency of getting into fights with people whenever he was onshore. Disturbing rumors also surrounded his person which further worsened his terrible reputation.

He is currently missing, and a wanted a man in Kumaur due to being the only possible murderer of the assistant lightkeeper Kyeong ke sel Haevo.

Appearance
Zhétiān was a relatively small man with a weak physical and mental constitution. He stood at only 180 centimeters and possessed a lean build that continually deteriorated over time until the intimidating frame of his uniformed body had completely withered away.

He was a handsome man that had a very cat-like appearance. His hair was black and cut into a crop that was left unstyled for practical purposes; he had a heart-shaped face, sharp and upturned eyes that were black in color, fair skin, pouty lips, and long canines that added to his likeness to cats.

On the rare days when he made an appearance in town, he was usually seen wearing the prescribed uniform for lightkeepers which consists of a light gray fur-lined jacket underneath a thick dark gray overcoat—a steel-buckled, black leather belt wrapped around the waist to define the lightkeeper's form—black woolen trousers tucked into lace-up boots, and undyed leather gloves that the wearer may dye themselves if they so wish. Zhétiān's leather gloves are dyed in the same dark brown color as his gas mask.

Occasionally, when the weather took on a harsher lilt than usual on his visit to the shore, he wore a fox fur cap and a fur cloak over his uniform.

Personality
Although he was softhearted at his core Zhétiān had a horrible personality. He was impulsive, impudent, insensitive, prideful, ill-tempered, and violent. He lacked confidence, self-esteem, and any sort of redeeming quality despite having moments of kindness and thoughtfulness.

He was emotionally reactive and would turn violent at the most minor of slights which made him even more deplorable than he already was. And yet he was also self-aware; the trouble that came with his self-awareness was that his self-reflection often ended in the acknowledgement of his flaws and misdeeds. He rarely had thoughts of changing or apologizing to anyone he'd crossed despite feeling so ashamed of his actions, and to protect himself from such feelings he blamed those he'd wronged instead of his inability to control and better himself.

Influence of the Lighthouse
The lighthouse is occupied by a sentient and malevolent mushroom that preys on the negative emotions of all who enter the premises in the hopes of obtaining a vessel through which it may interact with the world; the longer a person stays in the lighthouse, the stronger the mushroom's influence over them becomes.

Zhétiān was an easy victim for the mushroom due to the unstable state of mind he was in when he first entered the lighthouse. And the principal lightkeeper at the time—Valter Ulrich—further contributed to the rapid deterioration of Zhétiān's physical and mental health which made him even more vulnerable to the influence of the mushroom. The two were in an abusive and codepent relationship, and the connection they felt with each other was another reason Zhétiān stayed at the lighthouse despite always having the freedom to leave.

The mushroom was one of the many reasons for Zhétiān's emotional fluctuations. It terrorized him with delusions of grandeur and fulfilment, preying on the regret and shame he felt for the life he'd lived. It also terrorized him by forcing him to reflect on the choices he'd made over the course of his life that landed him in his dead end. The delusions caused him great pain and misery he never escaped from.

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 * The name Zhétiān uses the characters 哲 (zhé) meaning "sage, wiseman" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky". Meanwhile the surname Chén uses the character 陳 (chén) meaning "to explain, old".
 * All art by me, S2. Haha, I was pretending to not be S2. Damn it.