Temper

Temper is the main character of TDIC, along side his love interest Sol. He was the first character to be created, coming from a simple brainstorming sketch which eventually became his old design.

From a young age, Temper never felt like he fit well in his family. Instead of being noble and regal, he used to spend his days playing in the Thieves' Market in the slums of the island instead of attending meetings for his family. His mother and father used to discipline Temper harshly for this as they wanted to make their eldest son grow out of this behaviour, wanting him to be 'perfect' in their eyes. Luckily for them, this borderline abuse ended up whipping Temper into shape. He grew into a surprisingly happy teenager but he was still curious, especially about his family's mysterious past.

Temper got too curious and ended up finding his way into the family archive, where he found thousands of books in a large archive. Each book told the tale of ancestors past, detailing various crimes and heists. One book in particular caught Temper's interest however, telling a story of a magical crystal that could grant the user the power of shapeshifting. His interest and curiosity only grew from there and he went to find it, only spending an hour or so before he managed to find the sealed room where the large crystal was being kept. Temper eventually managed to get in, going over to the crystal to get a better look when he ended up accidentally breaking off a small portion of it. That portion ended up attaching itself to Temper somehow and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get the floating crystal to leave his ear. When he came out of the archive and went to tell his parents about what had happened, a serious argument broke out that ended up with Temper getting disowned from the family and kicked out from the desert island in it's entirety.

Temper found a job training as a King's Guard in the main island and he absolutely adored it. He had found his calling in working there, spending as much time as he could getting stronger and working harder despite the already tough and sometimes dangerous training regimes to eventually become a fully fledged guard. Unfortunately Temper had a very serious accident during a period of training, permanently damaging and disabling his back leg. This forced him to drop out of the guard entirely, leaving him jobless and homeless now. He fell into a very bad place, using his powers from the crystal for crime and eventually he ended up getting imprisoned a few times due to reckless behaviour and general antisocial behaviour. Temper was eventually sent to work with Tabitha, an old fortune teller that worked in a small fortune shop in the main island. From then on, Tabitha helped Temper's rehabilitation and slowly ended up becoming more like a mother figure to him instead of just someone who was sent to help him.

Now, Temper works happily as her assistant and apprentice and often runs errands for the old cat when she isn't feeling up to it.

Trivia

 * Temper was originally supposed to be completely different in terms of personality, instead of being grumpy and serious he was supposed to be sarcastic and witty with good humour. Instead, this personality has been passed onto his relative, Spectre.
 * He wasn't going to have a love interest at the start, but during the development process of Sol and Temper's relationship it was decided that they would both fall in love.
 * Temper is demisexual - demiromantic and finds it hard to form friendships and relationships.