║┃ STAKE THE VINEYARD ┃║

‣ Age: ???
‣ Gender: Male
‣ Species: Grapevine, insists to be called a vineyard
‣ Occupation: Elemental Ninja
‣ Element: Decay
‣ Sexuality: Pansexual

‣ Relationship status: Not committed to anyone, just looking for a good time
‣ Hobbies: All kinds of mischief and simple pleasure - food, drink, music, thrill, he lives for it all
‣ Zodiac sign: Capricorn
‣ Myers-Briggs: ENTP
‣ Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
‣ Deadly sin: Pride
‣ Holy virtue: Diligance

One of the earliest of the Elemental ninjas, Stake always possessed a kind of demure insecurity to him. He was the type to care about others, to want to see a better world. Decay was a strong power, but it was a power someone as kind as him could be trusted to use well. He can speed up the gradual breakdown of most types of matter, turning metal to rust to specks of dust if he so desires. Can he turn it back? Usually... but in small amounts. He has to take root into the ground and channel all of his power to reverse this process, and any attempts on a living creature of plant simply result in failure. It was a sad power, but he could be trusted with it.

Could be. But as he grew, he started to realize the power this gave him. He could destroy entire cities and forests if he truly focused and desires. But he doesn't. In fact, he never desired. He doesn't want to destroy the world, he just wanted to live a happy life, and he started living that happy life for himself. Because as it turns out, decay isn't just stages of rigor mortis. It's fermentation. On a moments notice, he could create alcohols of all kinds. He's essentially become a party boy with an endless supply of drinks. And he has never concerned himself with the decay of his own body. He can reverse the process on himself, if he takes root and rests for weeks on end. He is effectively immortal... as long as his roots aren't cut.

But his main joy is playing tricks. He's very much the role of a mischief god among these elemental ninjas, using his powers to teach them some level of humility, or love, or respect. He isn't malicious, he wants to see people being happy. It's just that teaching people lessons by pranking them and revealing their own faults and hubris is more mischievous and fun than a bland conversation. People almost always turn around. And if they don't... The underside of his cloak bears a mass of twigs and dirt that serves as a camoflague for his natural environment.

The main reason for all this mischief is something he would never admit- insecurity. He uses his powers to teach others how to live, sure, but he can't follow his own advice. He lives to have fun, loves random people, drinks like a fish, and pisses off many, many people in his little jokes. He knows he doesn't have any real future with the life he lives, and seeing these ninjas in training only reminds him of his own failures. Teaching them a lesson just gives him a chance to pretend like he's on top, instead of having to approach himself as a failure that some pissed-off former prank victim is likely to prune at the roots one day.

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This is my entry for "mobianscrollkeeper.deviantart.com" "http://www.deviantart.com/journal/OC-Contest-Theme-Elemental-Ninja-663399992" I wanted something like a mischief god as a traditional role for my entry, and some kind of a weird, unique species. His robes are based on a combination of normal greek god traist and a traditional korean garment known as a hanbok, to keep the usual east-asian influences while still having him visibly clash and be chaotic with the rest of the designs.

For the most part, I'm happy, but it looks kind of Jesus of Nazareth-y to me? I might make a second entry that's the exact same character with a different design? I don't know, stay tuned for that. :///////

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