Light

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General Light, known informally as Light, or the General, is an outsider to The Hoard, and the only resident of Icecaine, a neutral settlement.

Despite frequently being included in a significant amount of the Hoard's politics and events, he has made several efforts to remove himself from the political landscape of the server, placing his own freedom above all else. Though he doesn't have any explicitly controlling or demanding desires, his violent and impulsive tendencies mean that his specific moral dynamic is debatable.

After his mutual framing of the Pet Killings, and his subsequent "execution" of Link, Light further retreated from the Hoard's dynamic, taking a more destructive stance in his isolationism. Though he was pardoned for his actions, he refused to accept any apologies sent his way.

In the wake of his further inclusion in the Dreamon situation, he has since taken an 180 on his stance of non-contact, instead using his frustration to properly illustrate why his inclusion in the community is a poor, poor idea.

Appearance
As a shapeshifter, Light has the ability to completely alter his appearance every few months. As a result, Light has altered his appearance entirely to resemble the historical figure of Wilbur Soot, seeking to embody him entirely. Though shifting only affects physical features, Light went the extra mile, and copied his clothing style, as well.

Light also sometimes wore a shawl-type item around his shoulders, blue in colour, to defend against the cold and distinguish him from his "facesake". He owned this shawl for the majority of his life. Most of the time, though, he wore netherite armour that was accented with gold colouring.

After his intentional shift into the mindset of an antagonist, Light has changed his eye colour from black to red, and has changed into a modern waistcoat suit. He keeps his "pistols" (crossbows) in holsters on his hips.

"Isolationist" Period
Light is prickly and defensive around people he does not trust, constantly wary of his stance on the server. He often carries himself with some degree of pride, and speaks with a similar formality, steadfast in his beliefs and excellent at appearing confident and overpowering. Though he does not always intend to come across as scary, it would appear that Light has accidentally become adept at intimidating others through his cold speech patterms.

Most of the time, though, Light was not actually hellbent on being a dominating force, taking peaceful solace in his newfound freedom. He enjoyed reading, writing, and building, focused on making his own personal sanctuary away from the forced community dynamic of the Hoard. To the few who Light has grown to like, he is casual and comfortable, and takes care about preserving his relationships with them, determined to avoid becoming unfulfilled in his desire for freedom.

Light has a marked tendency to act irrationally when he is in danger. To others, he might appear paranoid, and he does have some paranoid tendencies, often struggling to sleep at night when the stress becomes bad enough. Notably, while Link was at the head of the Hoard's elected committee, Light felt increasingly unsafe. This pressure would come to a head in the confrontation at Link's murder.

Light employs several unhealthy coping mechanisms, cutting ties instead of seeking to repair them. He is vaguely aware of his unhealthy habits, but sees no point in rectifying them, dedicated to his replication of his facesake's legacy - no matter how far down it takes him. Light is stubborn to a fault, unwilling to budge on what he wants, and narrow-minded when it comes to the consequences of his more impulsive actions. Though he pretended to always be sure of his actions, Light constantly second-guesses himself, and has resorted to writing his thought processes in a personal diary set in order to feel secure in himself. He often obsessively seeks to justify his actions only after he takes impulsive decisions.

Link's murder left Light markedly traumatised, and though he initially agreed to the murder, he became increasingly unsettled with the act of murder. He has only ever admitted this to Link in a rare moment of honesty, and intends to never reveal it to anybody else, keeping up the guise of strength, and willing to kill again to secure his own security. He is resistant to outside efforts to help him, and is quick to anger when he thinks he is being belittled.

"Antagonist" Period
In the wake of Light's inclusion in the incredibly dangerous plan to rid the server of a Dreamon, Light grew frustrated at the amount of people who seemed hell bent on including him in their narrative. He has become significantly more volatile as a direct result of facing Multi again, taking his former stubborn and nervous habits to an extreme. He is almost never seen not fully prepared for a fight.

Whereas in the past, he was neutral on anything in the Hoard, and treated most people with civility, he has retreated into a mindset of antagonism, in that he actively runs counter to the plans the Hoard have laid out for him. This is a direct response to his forced inclusion in a majority of their crises. He is still prickly and defensive around others, but he is actually willing to co-operate with other people who share his similar motive of being anti-Hoard, and intends to lean properly into his intimidating persona.

He is quick to grow frustrated at things, though he often attempts to hide it under a layer of self-assured cool. His previous insecurities have been completely replaced with a new state of real self-assuredness.

Ideology
Light has an innate dislike and thinly hidden fear of authority, having put a great deal of research into the rise and fall of his facesake. He mostly agrees with Wilbur's eventual ideology, placing the belief of freedom above all. When someone claims an official title, Light is unsettled by it immediately, and will fight to either dismantle it or be completely left out of the dynamic. He will never properly recognise an authority figure.

He believes in freedom to the bitter end, and is incredibly stubborn in achieving his own personal freedom. In the light of the Hoard attempting to include him in their "narrative", he has decided to instead play into their narrative, in order to make them regret their inclusion of him and eventually take a permanent freedom. Light is not against partnering formally with people to send that message properly.

Arrival
Light arrived at the Hoard from an unknown place, nearly completely itemless and clueless about the workings of the place. He initially attempted to settle down in and around the Hoard's central areas, trying several times to create bases nearby - despite being willing to live nearby, he would insist on the secrecy of these bases, refusing to reveal the location to anybody. When his attempts fell through, he found himself squatting in Princey's house against his will, helpless at the hands of the night. This first period kindness, during Light's weakness, would result in his self-decided debt to Princey.

Initially, Light focused on his creation of drugs, subconsciously trying to recreate his facesake's first actions. This first batch of "drugs" would become sentimental to him, to the point where he almost erroneously believed them to be his soul piece. This would be disproven, however, upon their relocation into an ender chest.

Forming Icecaine
He quickly grew disillusioned with the idea of living nearby, eventually deciding to head out of the spawn in order to find a place to settle. His searches would finally come to fruition upon his discovery of a glacier biome, seemingly completely untouched by the rest of the Hoard's inhabitants. He staked out a land, and claimed the entire biome as his own, fully aware of how wide a claim it was.

He designed and built the structures of Icecaine himself, initially residing outside the fortress but later relocating inside. The fortress' construction took a significant amount of time, during which Light became steadily less prone to death and significantly more self-reliant, to the point where he began to offer his room to Princey should he ever need to squat, in order to pay off his moral debt.

Interference in Hoard Politics
During this period of growth, Light's drug stash left at his Hoard-based shop would be stolen by an unknown perpetrator, who threatened the formation of a government. Frustrated by this, Light reacted irrationally for the first time, deciding to take the issue into the public and calling for a meeting in order to hunt down the thief. Though Light was not defensive over this stash itself, he felt threatened by the presence of a malicious force, opting to try and assert his position in the landscape through intimidation and threats.

As members stood forward with propositions of government, Light consistently stood against them, raising concerns about the organisation of an election, and the leadership of the non-elected Triad. Though he was legally unaffected by these changes, as an outsider, Light would continue to feel threatened by the rise of a hierarchy, and so he offered to help dismantle the Triad as soon as it became clear that others didn't feel warmth towards them. However, in a later meeting, this proposed insurrection was shot down nearly unanimously in favour of the elected positions, and so Light removed himself from the situation.

The Burning of the Crescent Docks
Some time later, after Light continued to gear himself up, Scitrust began to construct a communal docks within render distance of the Icecaine Fortress. Though there were no apparent intentions of harm, Light reacted harshly to the situation, fearing the compromise of his self-inflicted isolationist lifestyle. Fearful for his freedom, he created a flint and steel - later renamed as the Portable Button - and burned the docks down, leaving signs in their place.

A trial was called in response, during which Light attempted to plead his case, but was ultimately requested to compensate the situation with a repayment of roughly half a stack of oak logs. This debt has yet to be repaid.

Construction of the Safe Library
Hoping to foster a better relationship, and build out his rising discontent with his level of safety, Light declared Icecaine as a formally neutral territory, constructing a library underneath his fortress. This library would be filled with important documents of the past, for reading - Light would become fascinated with the unique history of the area, and eventually come to educate himself on some other unique topics. This widened scope of knowledge would begin to make him further doubt the leadership of the server though, as he was reminded of the tumultuous past of allegations and syndicates that had been thrown around in the past.

Despite these private concerns, Light opened the doors to the public, and allowed visitors officially into the glacier area - on the condition that they respect his boundaries, and take care to appear nonthreatening. The library was ultimately a success in its opening, and later expanded to host free discs to listen to within the library's boundaries.

Link's Execution
After a consistent period of perceived peace, during which Light geared up fully and began to work on reasserting his safety via a progression of powerful firearms, Link visited Light, voicing a discontent with her position of power. Light initially acted dismissive towards her, uninterested in getting mixed up with politics again. However, after further discussion, Light came to realise that he could potentially use the situation as a last-ditch effort to resolve his rising feelings of borderline paranoia, by driving everyone away for good. He plotted with Link to stage her death, agreeing to be framed for a crime in order to display what would happen if he continued to be dragged into the mess of Hoard politics.

Light planned for the day, preparing a series of carefully crafted explosive firearms and practicing dual-wielding crossbows. He destroyed his mailbox in preparation for his disconnect from the community, laying his escape route - a boat - out in advance.

He questioned himself significantly, but ultimately decided he could not back out, and attended the meeting fully prepared, initially armourless so as not to raise suspicion. Upon being called up to the stage, Light inadvertently ended up genuinely venting his frustrations on stage, pointing his weapons at Link - who he'd requested prior to be armourless. Though he almost faltered from the act, he shot twice, "killing" her in front of everybody and boating away to safety.

Attempted Prosecution
The day after the murder, Light retreated to his base, conflicted about his actions despite being sure of them earlier. He attempted to squash his doubts by undertaking mundane activities, clearing snow and listening to music.

While he was still riled up, though, Scitrust appeared at his doorstep, requesting a private meeting with him regarding the events. Right off the bat, Light responded defensively, having not had a chance to soothe his nerves due to a lack of sleep, and refused to acknowledge Sci's innate authority over the land. Scitrust demanded his Soul Piece as compensation, but Light refused to give it up, and so he watched as they scoured his base for it.

Light attempted to remain calm during the search, squashing his defensive fear of Sci by heckling them, though he did remove himself from the situation several times in order to complete activities to lower his stress levels, such as writing in his journal, and feeding his dogs. Luckily, Sci failed to find his soul piece, but promised to be back later, leaving Light alone once again.

Attendance at Dreamon Meeting
Light was personally invited to attend the Dreamon Meeting. Though he initially believed that the Hoard's issues were not his own, he relented when he learned that the issue was a Dreamon (a topic he has had time to personally research in his backstory). He attended reluctantly, refusing to put his weapon down, and watched in near-silence as the proceeds went on, scarcely acknowledging his acquittal.

After the meeting, he returned to Icecaine to write in his library, but was interrupted by Link arriving to talk and apologise about the execution. Light quickly became frustrated, venting some of his minor frustrations and admitting how deeply Link's murder scarred him. However, when Link offered to help Light as a friend, and offered her loyalty and trust, Light voiced his dissent with the idea, backing further into his ideology of self-isolation. He eventually grew tired of the interaction, and asked for Link to leave, shutting the door on the way out.

Shibuya Induction
Light was visited by Grumpi on his land. Though he was initially wary of this stranger, and threatened him with a crossbow, Core strangely reminded him of his idol, and so Light invited him inside to talk. They ended up talking about the problems of the hoard, during which Light took over somewhat, thinking out loud. Eventually, he hit upon the idea of playing into the dynamic of the hoard, only to make them regret their inclusion into the narrative. He struck a deal to work alongside the new group Core was making, before watching him leave.

Light then wrote his thirteenth journal, and swore to himself not to let anybody else control him. He later began construction of a secret settlement in the jungle, for dire escape measures only.

Personal Items
Light has a strong attachment to his personally named items, and will never leave a weapon of his unnamed. He will commit murder for the safety of his equipment, and treats them like friends.

Pets
Soot - The first dog Light ever tamed. He has a black collar, and resides within the main Icecaine Fortress.

Batman - A Black Horse with iron armour that Light found accidentally. Despite being decent in the field, Light never actually rides him.

Relationships
Princey - Light has a positive opinion of Princey, and he is the one member of the Hoard that Light is closest to trusting. In return for his initial hospitality, Light seeks to preserve their amicable relationship, readily assisting him when asked of it. Before killing Link, Light sought to stay on Princey's good side by sending him a letter. Though he prefers living alone, and typically prefers cutting ties with external people, Light values Princey's hospitality enough to resist the urge to withdraw from him completely.

Scitrust - Light has absolutely no respect for Scitrust. Before his insurrection, he was only mildly wary of them, but after the burning of the Crescent Docks, and Sci's attempted prosecution of him, Light is now passively hostile towards them. He consistently acts cocky towards the admin, readily looking down on them and thinking of them with a high level of contempt.

Mads - Light once had a decent relationship with Mad, but after the death of Link, the two cut ties. Outwardly, Light is relatively unaffected by this splitting of ways, as it aligns with his desire to escape from the community atmosphere of the Hoard and live peacefully, though he is privately conflicted about Mad as a whole. Light intends to avoid Mad as much as possible in order to avoid confronting this emotional problem.

Grumpi - Light has recently come to interact with Grumpi in order to join the "Shibuya". Though Light has feigned a partnership-type ideology, he intends to use Grumpi to achieve his goals, rather than cooperate with both of their desires.

Phoenix - Phoenix once contacted Light about staying in Icecaine after proposing concerns about the governing class of the Hoard. Though he had no intention of allowing Phoenix to stay, he contacted them about it, only to find they'd lost their memory. Light has a very neutral opinion on Phoenix, clear in establishing a formal boundary with them. Despite this level of indifferent formality, and his dislike of their past self's intrusive request, Light does not bear any ill will towards them, and has no reason to dislike them.

Link - Despite having worked with her, Light is on a strained formal basis with Link, having previously strongly disliked her term as an elected leader. He only assisted with her fake death scheme in order to take advantage of the situation for his own gain. He is decidedly neutral on her, respecting her decision to leave the Hoard, but unwilling to assist her escape without further incentive, as he wants no further involvement in the politics of the Hoard. Her insistence on helping him frustrates Light, as her death caused him a significant amount of stress, and he feels generally belittled by her insistence that he needs assistance. He has no desire to see her again.

Quotes
"Let this be a message." - shortly before "executing" Link.

"Fireworks always look beautiful in Icecaine at night. I sometimes wonder if other people would like the way they look." - a rare moment of genuine calmness.

Trivia

 * Light's soul piece is a copy of "Mellohi". It is the first copy of the server, sourced from a low-maintenance Disc Farm.
 * Light runs a non-canonical Disc Shop in order to sell his excess discs. He refuses to sell Mellohi copies, though.
 * Light had a fish in his ender chest. She is decidedly not Sally, though.