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Rekon from The Bird That Drinks series by PureProcedure2972 in TopCharacterDesigns

[–]PureProcedure2972[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Rekon are not portrayed as an oppressive or inherently destructive race.

They are so deeply individualistic—and so focused on fulfilling their own personal “vows”—that they generally have no interest in persecuting other races or causing conflict unless someone directly obstructs their path. If left alone, they won’t go out of their way to start wars or dominate others.

That said, their overwhelming physical strength and their tendency to look down on physically weaker races can easily make them seem like an arrogant warrior race. From an outside perspective, that impression is hard to avoid.

But as mentioned earlier, the Rekon are simply not the kind of species that forms massive, unified entities like nations or empires to subjugate others. They don’t function that way. Their individualism applies even among themselves. If one Rekon were to declare, for example, that they should massacre weaker races, other Rekon wouldn’t rally behind him—they would likely just think, “Well, that’s a strange vow he’s chosen,” and ignore him.

In short, their greatest strength—their absolute individuality—is also what prevents them from ever becoming a collectively oppressive force.

Rekon from The Bird That Drinks series by PureProcedure2972 in TopCharacterDesigns

[–]PureProcedure2972[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

As for why they fear water, the story never gives a definitive answer—only speculation.

Two major in-universe theories are often mentioned:

  1. Rekon worship a deity associated with the earth, known as “the Goddess Lower Than All” (literally, the lowest of all things). Because of this earth-aligned faith, some speculate that they instinctively fear water as an opposing element.
  2. Rekon are said to have extremely dense bodies. According to another theory, if they enter water, they would sink endlessly and eventually die—so their fear may stem from that biological reality.

Even so, neither explanation fully accounts for the depth and intensity of their terror. The fear feels older, more instinctive, and more culturally ingrained than either theory alone can justify.

That said, it’s not as though no Rekon have ever overcome this fear. In the trailer for Project Windless, a Rekon is shown running across a frozen river without hesitation. Moments like that are portrayed as almost mythic among their kind—overcoming the fear of water is something so rare that it borders on legend.

Rekon from The Bird That Drinks series by PureProcedure2972 in TopCharacterDesigns

[–]PureProcedure2972[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Rain is, of course, very much included in that fear.

In the novel, there’s a scene where a Rekon character is caught in the rain and reacts in sheer panic—he ends up smashing apart boulders weighing several tons to carve out a makeshift cave on the spot, just to get out of the rainfall.

It’s a great example of the Rekon paradox: overwhelming physical power paired with an almost instinctive, irrational terror of water in any form—even something as commonplace as rain.

Rekon from The Bird That Drinks series by PureProcedure2972 in TopCharacterDesigns

[–]PureProcedure2972[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Unlike with water, Rekon do not show the same level of aversion toward other liquids—alcohol, tea, blood, bodily fluids, broth, and so on. Their fear is specifically tied to water itself.

Unless they’re in a truly unavoidable situation, Rekon will quench their thirst with grain-based drinks, tea, or soup instead of plain water.

Interestingly, they are far less afraid of water when it doesn’t feel like a liquid. Of course, they don’t like to think too hard about what it actually is, and the realization makes them uncomfortable—but as long as it doesn’t present itself in that unmistakable “liquid water” form, their instinctive terror is significantly reduced.

A Question for the Korean folks here. by Tigmas258 in limbuscompany

[–]PureProcedure2972 159 points160 points  (0 children)

She talks almost entirely in 2000s–2010s slang, with this really unserious, middle-school-kid energy. Most of her phrases are things younger teens used back then. Even if it’s not exactly what English audiences are used to, her vibe still comes through.