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I hope it's okay that I took some liberties with the species since there's not much to be gleaned about them online. o/

Name: Caleb

Age: 312

Monster: Sandman

Strengths / Weaknesses:
+ Can produce/manipulate golden sand freely.
+ Can make living beings fall asleep by sprinkling said sand over them.
+ Weightless- floats around using his sand.

- Becomes useless if wet. Soggy Mudman, can't produce sand.
- Sometimes his own sand makes him fall asleep too, if he's not careful. (Narcoleptic.)
- Caffeine. It negates his power to put people to sleep...

Heritage: Monster

Diet: Human Consciousness

- Sandmen consume human consciousness, retrieved and absorbed by their golden sand. On the back of their heads hidden by hats and hoods are their true mouths, gaping holes rimmed with sharp teeth that produce their signature golden sand. (Thus why golden sand tends to trickle out from under the hat, especially after a meal.) While the effects of their sand on children are not often detrimental due to young minds' strong imaginative powers, adult victims are often 'sucked dry' by the golden sand, and lose all mental capacities. Sandmen cannot survive on children's consciousness alone, so commonly seek a number of regular adult victims, who are almost always reduced to a comatose or vegetative state as a result of their encounter. As such, Sandmen are almost always exclusively found in cities that have hospitals with long-term care and pediatric wards.

Gender: Male

Height: 5'9"

Weight: 152lbs

Personality: | Gentle | Polite | Quiet | Perceptive | Compassionate Oblivious |
| Push-Over Vengeful | Timid Anxious/Nervous | Worrywart | Volatile |

Kind-hearted and gentle, Caleb is an amicable young man who has both his wits and manners about him. He is a realist who doesn't entertain any great ambitions for himself, and is uncomfortable being cast in the spotlight-- preferring to blend with the crowd. Despite settling for less lofty goals however, Caleb is quite assured in what he knows he's capable of. He somewhat lacks the easy charisma that comes naturally to most of his tribe, but makes up for his awkwardness with the appearance of honesty and genuine goodness.

After the loss of his umbrella however, things have changed. Though entirely ignorant himself to the changes in his behavior, losing the nightmare umbrella has caused his personality to shift almost imperceptibly to the unobservant eye. On the surface he still seems sweet and harmless, but these once positive traits now hide a certain toxicity. His words, while said with a gentle smile, may sometimes bite with hurtful remarks. He has few qualms with withholding important truths if it is to his own advantage, regardless of who may be hurt. And he holds grudges that he positively obsesses over until he feels that he has exacted his revenge.

Background: Born as an amalgation of childrens' dreams in the early 1700s, Caleb is a wanderer who has long forgotten his roots and origins. One of few Sandmen in the world, their numbers began dwindling upon the advent of the light bulb, which kept children out of bed as electricity allowed them to stay up later, dreaming fewer dreams.

Years and years passed with a steady routine and nothing to particularly vex or disturb it- until one incident 40 years ago, which caused quite the scandal in his tribe. Caleb was instantly shunned by his fellow sandmen due to the fact that one of his umbrellas had been stolen by a mischievous alp by the name of Noah, who had taken the nightmare umbrella Caleb used to prop over naughty children. It took time to find the alp who had stolen his umbrella-- enough that by the time he had found him, the sandman had long been corrupted by the loss of his integral umbrella. Most of his days were spent ruminating over how best to punish the creature for his trickery, observing and planning. The perfect opportunity came when Caleb discerned that the foolish Noah had become attached to a human, whom Caleb instantly chose to eat at a tortuously slow pace. Day by day, week by week, he crippled the human- robbing him of his ability to move, remember, think, and even function. Bit by bit he wore away at the human, until finally devouring his consciousness for good when the alp finally discovered the cause for his beloved human's slow deterioration.

It was now Caleb's turn to trick the alp, and he promised to "return his human to him" should Noah find the nightmare umbrella that he had stolen and lost, and do the work of granting nightmares to children that Caleb could no longer complete. He carefully worded his promise such that he would not be entitled to return the long consumed consciousness of Noah's human (a task which he was incapable of anyway) and intended only to give back the shell of what was left of him. After sending Noah on a fool's errand to find a single black umbrella in a world full of human made identicals, Caleb was satisfied with his revenge, harboring no expectations nor hopes that the alp would actually find what he had stolen so many years ago. 30 odd years passed in this vein, the search proving fruitless-- and after being forced nominated to represent the sandmen despite his lack of interaction with his tribe for years, Caleb finds himself coming face to face with the unlucky Noah once more.

Additional Information:
- Caleb almost always has (harmless) golden sand on his clothes since it tends to trickle out from under his hat. To the untrained eye it looks more like gold glitter.
- All sandmen wear golden shoes and cover their heads somehow; it is a symbol that makes them easily recognizable to each other.
- It is impolite to refer to a sandman by their given name unless they introduce themselves to you as such. Most sandmen prefer to only be identified as one of their tribe, and should thus be referred to as 'Mr. Sandman', or 'Sandman'.
- He does not need to sleep, but he is capable of it. He usually wakes up within a few minutes when his sand induces an unexpected nap.
- His physical form can be compared to that of an empty doll, manipulated to move in a human like manner via golden sand on the inside of the skin. The shell, made from the corpse of a dead human, acts as a defense mechanism to protect him from liquids, as a sandman will die if all of his sand turns to mud. Sandmen regularly change their dolls based on their own whims and preferences-- and Caleb's current doll is made from the corpse of a politician's dead son. (He's kept this doll for about 70 years.)
- The golden umbrella he carries around with him is the one he uses to grant good dreams. The inside is decorated with constantly shifting, colorful dreams- and Caleb keeps more securely shut in his briefcase.

Sketch & design by me
BEAUTIFUL lines and colors by ////// chuchu ilu

Description

I hope it's okay that I took some liberties with the species since there's not much to be gleaned about them online. o/

Name: Caleb

Age: 312

Monster: Sandman

Strengths / Weaknesses:
+ Can produce/manipulate golden sand freely.
+ Can make living beings fall asleep by sprinkling said sand over them.
+ Weightless- floats around using his sand.

- Becomes useless if wet. Soggy Mudman, can't produce sand.
- Sometimes his own sand makes him fall asleep too, if he's not careful. (Narcoleptic.)
- Caffeine. It negates his power to put people to sleep...

Heritage: Monster

Diet: Human Consciousness

- Sandmen consume human consciousness, retrieved and absorbed by their golden sand. On the back of their heads hidden by hats and hoods are their true mouths, gaping holes rimmed with sharp teeth that produce their signature golden sand. (Thus why golden sand tends to trickle out from under the hat, especially after a meal.) While the effects of their sand on children are not often detrimental due to young minds' strong imaginative powers, adult victims are often 'sucked dry' by the golden sand, and lose all mental capacities. Sandmen cannot survive on children's consciousness alone, so commonly seek a number of regular adult victims, who are almost always reduced to a comatose or vegetative state as a result of their encounter. As such, Sandmen are almost always exclusively found in cities that have hospitals with long-term care and pediatric wards.

Gender: Male

Height: 5'9"

Weight: 152lbs

Personality: | Gentle | Polite | Quiet | Perceptive | Compassionate Oblivious |
| Push-Over Vengeful | Timid Anxious/Nervous | Worrywart | Volatile |

Kind-hearted and gentle, Caleb is an amicable young man who has both his wits and manners about him. He is a realist who doesn't entertain any great ambitions for himself, and is uncomfortable being cast in the spotlight-- preferring to blend with the crowd. Despite settling for less lofty goals however, Caleb is quite assured in what he knows he's capable of. He somewhat lacks the easy charisma that comes naturally to most of his tribe, but makes up for his awkwardness with the appearance of honesty and genuine goodness.

After the loss of his umbrella however, things have changed. Though entirely ignorant himself to the changes in his behavior, losing the nightmare umbrella has caused his personality to shift almost imperceptibly to the unobservant eye. On the surface he still seems sweet and harmless, but these once positive traits now hide a certain toxicity. His words, while said with a gentle smile, may sometimes bite with hurtful remarks. He has few qualms with withholding important truths if it is to his own advantage, regardless of who may be hurt. And he holds grudges that he positively obsesses over until he feels that he has exacted his revenge.

Background: Born as an amalgation of childrens' dreams in the early 1700s, Caleb is a wanderer who has long forgotten his roots and origins. One of few Sandmen in the world, their numbers began dwindling upon the advent of the light bulb, which kept children out of bed as electricity allowed them to stay up later, dreaming fewer dreams.

Years and years passed with a steady routine and nothing to particularly vex or disturb it- until one incident 40 years ago, which caused quite the scandal in his tribe. Caleb was instantly shunned by his fellow sandmen due to the fact that one of his umbrellas had been stolen by a mischievous alp by the name of Noah, who had taken the nightmare umbrella Caleb used to prop over naughty children. It took time to find the alp who had stolen his umbrella-- enough that by the time he had found him, the sandman had long been corrupted by the loss of his integral umbrella. Most of his days were spent ruminating over how best to punish the creature for his trickery, observing and planning. The perfect opportunity came when Caleb discerned that the foolish Noah had become attached to a human, whom Caleb instantly chose to eat at a tortuously slow pace. Day by day, week by week, he crippled the human- robbing him of his ability to move, remember, think, and even function. Bit by bit he wore away at the human, until finally devouring his consciousness for good when the alp finally discovered the cause for his beloved human's slow deterioration.

It was now Caleb's turn to trick the alp, and he promised to "return his human to him" should Noah find the nightmare umbrella that he had stolen and lost, and do the work of granting nightmares to children that Caleb could no longer complete. He carefully worded his promise such that he would not be entitled to return the long consumed consciousness of Noah's human (a task which he was incapable of anyway) and intended only to give back the shell of what was left of him. After sending Noah on a fool's errand to find a single black umbrella in a world full of human made identicals, Caleb was satisfied with his revenge, harboring no expectations nor hopes that the alp would actually find what he had stolen so many years ago. 30 odd years passed in this vein, the search proving fruitless-- and after being forced nominated to represent the sandmen despite his lack of interaction with his tribe for years, Caleb finds himself coming face to face with the unlucky Noah once more.

Additional Information:
- Caleb almost always has (harmless) golden sand on his clothes since it tends to trickle out from under his hat. To the untrained eye it looks more like gold glitter.
- All sandmen wear golden shoes and cover their heads somehow; it is a symbol that makes them easily recognizable to each other.
- It is impolite to refer to a sandman by their given name unless they introduce themselves to you as such. Most sandmen prefer to only be identified as one of their tribe, and should thus be referred to as 'Mr. Sandman', or 'Sandman'.
- He does not need to sleep, but he is capable of it. He usually wakes up within a few minutes when his sand induces an unexpected nap.
- His physical form can be compared to that of an empty doll, manipulated to move in a human like manner via golden sand on the inside of the skin. The shell, made from the corpse of a dead human, acts as a defense mechanism to protect him from liquids, as a sandman will die if all of his sand turns to mud. Sandmen regularly change their dolls based on their own whims and preferences-- and Caleb's current doll is made from the corpse of a politician's dead son. (He's kept this doll for about 70 years.)
- The golden umbrella he carries around with him is the one he uses to grant good dreams. The inside is decorated with constantly shifting, colorful dreams- and Caleb keeps more securely shut in his briefcase.

Sketch & design by me
BEAUTIFUL lines and colors by ////// chuchu ilu