Name: Hagibis
Home Country: The Philippines
Date of Birth: ?
Hair: Long, straight black hair.
Eyes: Dark brown.
Build: Slender
Race: The
Tikbalang (lit. "demon horse") is a mythical creature of the Philippines, generally described as a tall, bony humanoid creature with disproportionately long limbs, to the point that its knees reach above its head when it squats down. It has the head and feet of an animal, most commonly a horse.
Sexual orientation: Yes.
Archetype: The Trickster/The Clown
Weapon of Choice: Baston, Bankaw, Balisong
Likes: Winning, women, the ocean, open spaces.
Dislikes: Losing, women, enclosed places.
Goals: Hagibis's goal is to avoid inheriting the tikbalang throne.
Magic: Tikbalangs are said to be able to run as fast as the wind, become invisible, and can transform itself into a human. They can cause confusion, manipulate forest paths, and have spikes protruding out of their mane. Tikbalang are said to be benevolent guardians of treasure and elemental kingdoms, but they can be mischievous or, at worst, malicious and evil. Tikbalang can also give people who can tame them anting-anting (amulets) made from one of their spines, and will serve those who can tame them until they die.
Hobbies: Tikbalang are easy to entertain, and Hagibis is no different. He likes to race, dance, and almost every night ventures out to the city to drink and dance with humans.
Personality traits: * Playful * Adventurous * Good sense of humor * Loyal * Witty * Resourceful * Flirtatious * Bold * Kind * Generally benevolent and forgiving
Personality flaws: * Irresponsible * Mischievous * Self-centered * Vainglorious * Childish *Devious * Cocky *
Motivation: Hagibis is a hedonist, and his main motivation is to avoid pain, discomfort, and responsibility.
Out of the Ordinary: Hagibis is the son of Datu Maliksi, a famed tikbalang warrior and protector of Biringan, a city in the Philippines, not unlike Atlantis. Hagibis is the fastest of Maliksi's sons, and he's been named for his speed. When he runs, Hagibis carries with him a strong wind and the sound of rolling thunder.
Advantage: Hagibis is the fastest of the tikbalang. He is stronger than humans, and can use magic to confuse them and other entities.
Disadvantage: Hagibis, while the eldest of his brothers, is the smallest and the weakest.
Scared Most By: Failing his people and the people he cares about.
Greatest Regret: Failing to protect a loved one from harm.
Skills: * Tikbalang magic * Arnis
History:
Hagibis is the eldest of seven brothers, sons of Datu Maliksi, protector of Biringan. As heir to the throne of Datu Maliksi, Hagibis is saddled with many responsibilities, all of which he performs, albeit reluctantly.
After a while, Hagibis becomes resentful of his father, his responsibilities, and the burden of the throne. He begins to rebel, shirking his responsibilities to eat, drink, and be merry. It is 1930 when he flees Biringan and travels to Manila, where he meets a woman named Felipa Culala and becomes her lover for a short time.
After some more time gallivanting around, Hagibis is confronted by war when Japanese forces invade the Philippines. Felipe Culala, later known as "Kumander Dayang-Dayang" convinces Hagibis in 1945 to join the Huks, a nascent group of guerilla soldiers campaigning against Japanese invaders.
In his time in the Hukbalahap, Hagibis becomes the most trusted soldier of Kumander Dayang-Dayang, and is often seen riding out beside her in battle. Hagibis is known for his fearlessness in battle and his supernatural speed.
Later, a witch-aswang named Magdalena joined the Huks. Despite a tikbalang's natural inclination to revile aswang, they fell in love.
Kumander Dayang-Dayang is elected into the Huk's military committee, but Commander Luis Taruc quickly becomes threatened and jealous of the woman's skill, and her men's loyalty to her. There soon come threats of thievery and abuse against Dayang-Dayang, and she is soon executed by the Huks.
Taruc had sent away Hagibis on a scouting mission, and so he is unable to protect his commander. Magdalena runs from the camp and brings word to Hagibis. They abscond to Siquijor. They live at the edge of a small community and protect it from Japanese soldiers, and the place is safe for a while. Some of the townspeople are grateful to them, but many fear and hate them.
Hagibis returns home one day to find that Magdalena has not returned from the river with her washing. He goes to find her, and finds er beaten body half-drowned on the riverbed. He nurses her back to health, letting her take revenge on the man who violated her.
That evening, as Hagibis stands guard at their home, smoking tobacco underneath the acacia, he hears the cicadas go quiet. Even the mosquitoes have stopped buzzing, and a strong wind comes shaking the treetops.
Kulog and Kidlat, his brothers, come to bring him back home to his responsibilities. They fight, and the twins overpower their brother and take him home to his responsibilities.
At home, Datu Maliksi strips Hagibis of his title of prince and heir, until he can redeem himself in "my eyes and the eyes of the kingdom."
At present, Hagibis is always accompanied by Alas and Dos, tikbalang guards assigned to keep him from running away again, and track him down when he does. Of course, he manages to evade them every now and then, and regularly gets himself into trouble.
