Lufian

Lufian is one of the two main antagonists of my theoretical Paper Mario×B3313 fangame.

Appearance

Lufian is a black anthropomorphic cat who appears to be carved from coal. There are several cracks in his body, revealing that his body is hollow and held together by green-tinted magic. He has bright gold eyes, though he wears a heart-shaped eyepatch over his left eye. His tail has been broken off, leaving only a small part behind.

He wears a red shawl over a green vest, which itself is worn over a dull brown long-sleeved shirt. He also wears brown pants and boots.

Personality

Lufian started out as a representation of love, though over time it has been corrupted into envy and lust. He views himself as lesser than those from outside the Eternal Kingdom, viewing them as more 'real' than him; this feeling and the desire to prove it illogical is what motivates him in his quest to collapse all worlds into one.

He puts on a cruel and pessimistic persona, using the excuse of mimicking those around him to explain his actions. He's extremely happy to meet those from beyond the Eternal Kingdom, but feels no remorse for wanting to destroy their lives and rewrite them himself.

Lore

Once upon a time, the Eternal Kingdom was peaceful. The first Prince and his two Archivists, a pair of cat-shaped beings named Lufian and Sontem, lived in peace and kept the Kingdom in pristine condition, following the laws imprinted on their souls: they were to uphold order and not stray from their roles.

The two Archivists fulfilled their roles, watching and recording the lives of those in dimensions outside the Kingdom, for a long time. But one day, Lufian began to question his duty and existence. Why was he born to watch others live out their lives? Why was he so unwilling to try and live out his own life? Was he even capable of such a thing? Over time, he began conversing with Sontem, who was more devoted to the duo's job, and the two began developing their own feelings about it all.

Lufian's records began becoming more personal as he started realizing his own feelings towards those he watched. He wanted to live like they did. He wanted to have any purpose, any purpose at all other than staying in the Kingdom, far away from the rest of reality. He wanted to be real, more than anything else - he wanted to discard eternity and become everchanging, like the subjects of his records. Said records drifted farther and farther away from the absolute truth as he delved further into trying to become 'real'.

One day, Lufian disappeared, having told Sontem he was going to the depths of the Eternal Castle. He spent several days down there, first searching for the core of the Kingdom, then communing with it. Whatever happened during that conversation is something he's never elaborated on, but it left him deeply unhappy, and pushed him to want to take over the Kingdom and use its power to make a new world where he could be real.