Opal

Opal Maxell is our resident cabbage-loving, kind, pale blue tiefling. Very artistic, he shows his love not only through his wonderful soul, but through his artwork as well.

Appearance
Opal stands at 6’0" with light blue skin and black hair, usually pulled back in two braids and tied with a yellow ribbon. His horns go in almost a crescent moon shape but curve outward at the tips and are a darker and slightly grey shade of blue. Depending on the day he has a bit of scruffy facial hair. His eyes are white with some specs of other colors, hence where he got his name as they were reminiscent of the stone opal. His face is covered in freckles mostly centered on the left side, and he often wears yellow flowers in his hair. He’s got a frostbite scar on his neck that is covered by his green vest and white shirt, as well as a black and gold pendant around his neck. He also has top surgery scars on his chest.

Nowadays, he has a sunflower tattoo on his neck, and longer hair that he wears down. He now wears a variety of different clothing from a shopping trip with Angel. He now has a big scar on his chest from a spar.

Personality
He generally is known to be kind to those he knows well, or those who are kind to him. Opal can come across as cold or callous when he gets overwhelmed; in those moments he tends to shut down. However, he’s super genuine and gets very blushy/flustered when people give stuff to him or compliment him (he’s not really used to affection, you know). He really wants to make friends but wasn’t really given the chance to figure out how when he was younger. He often finds himself conflicted by wanting to connect with people versus his fairly cold upbringing.

Background
Opal grew up in a small town up north, began worshipping the Frostmaiden from a young age, which was common. His mother raised him mostly alone, however when he was 14 he began spending more time working with the elder members of his town that worshipped the Frostmaiden. Most people were ‘cold’ towards each other, affection or love being greatly ignored for being more focused on whatever task you were assigned. At 16 he began living with another follower of the Frostmaiden named Aleria, and the two became good friends, soon even becoming more romantic. Opal mentioned to Relish that he and Aleria would sneak out at night to watch the snowfall, often just laying down on the ground and letting it fall on them. They would practice their healing magic to avoid freezing.

He’s never known his father, his mother had him young and fled her home when she was only 18 to the northern town where Opal grew up. She moved with Opal into a one room shack, changing her name to Lavinia Maxwell and starting to worship the Frostmaiden. Opal had never met any other members of his family, nor does he even know their names. For a long time growing up he had thought they didn’t exist, but his mother told him generally what had happened and that she had to leave them behind. His mother passed away when Opal was 17.

Opal had a tendency to want to run away from things, often distancing himself emotionally from the people he’s around as to not hurt them if he does. Recently he’s been trying to get better about this, allowing himself to make emotional connections with people, however is still a bit apprehensive to fully let them know how he’s feeling. He’s alluded to the fact that his past relationships had not been good, however has yet to go into specifics about why.

Camp Timeline
These are important moments during Opal's time at camp.


 * The first tiefling Opal met at camp was one of his roommates: Anthea. The two bonded over their love of flowers and talked for a while before setting off to find some to decorate their room. As they made their way into the forest they ran into their other roommate Arche along with Uva and Å who had been playing a game involving throwing acorns at mushrooms. Opal joined in, excited to play but evidently losing. Anthea gave each of them little rings of flowers, which Opal has cherished along with the bit of Queen Anne’s lace she made for him.
 * Opal had gone off to explore the waterfall where he briefly met Relish. They chatted for a little while and Opal gave her a tiny hat he’d made after she’d given him a river rock.
 * While exploring, Opal happened upon the rope room where he saw Axel, who was teaching Uva how to tie someone up. Opal volunteered to help and after the lesson Axel told Opal about Angel.
 * Opal ran into Taryn, Trouble, Malva, and Uva at the campfire while they were having a game of "Never Have I Ever" with alcohol, which he joined but didn’t last long as everyone else was already very drunk. He ended up in a cuddle pile with Taryn and Trouble after Uva and Mal called it a night.
 * At one point, Opal had gotten overwhelmed and went out to cry by the lake but he was met by Angel who tried to comfort him. They had a good conversation and the two became friends quickly. Opal tried to teach Angel how to make tiny hats (which didn’t work out too well), and Angel promised Opal he wouldn’t have to be alone anymore.
 * Opal paid a visit to Clem’s tattoo shop to get a tattoo on the back of his neck of a snowflake and two crescent moons. They talked about where they were from and Opal mentioned that the tattoo was a reminder of his loved ones.
 * Opal and Angel met up again, this time deciding to hang out in Opal’s room. Opal drew a design of a sun on his hand with the beams shifting down into trees along his elbow that Angel later got tattooed permanently.
 * Deciding to explore the library, Opal ran into Rust, the two becoming very flustered with one another. They started a conversation about cabbages, as Rust had been pretending to read a book about them and eventually decided to meet up soon to search for some. Additionally they bonded over stories of snow and Opal told Rust about frozen waterfalls.
 * The next day, Opal made his way to the waterfall where he met Li and Eyl. The three decided to try jumping off the waterfall and did not have a good time. After Eyl left, Li and Opal managed to successfully freeze the waterfall.
 * He found Rust as he returned to his room and the two set off to the barn in hopes of finding a cabbage, accidentally creating a cabbage cult in the process. They ended up mostly talking and joking with each other while Opal put flowers in Rust’s hair, where eventually they kissed and ended up falling asleep together in the grass.
 * After he’d woken up, he went over to the dining hall where he sat with Eyl. He ended up ripping a piece out of his notebook to make a tiny hat for her, but that made her start crying because he’d hurt the notebook. Then Opal almost started crying because Eyl was upset and he apologized to the notebook before the two set off for other supplies to make hats out of.
 * Opal accidentally wandered into Fight Club Junior, deciding to join in the training with Eyl, Uva, and Clove. He did not fare too well, but Clove ended up going easy on him. After Uva fled, Opal helped Eyl get back to her room.
 * Opal went to meet Angel at the waterfall, where Angel was visibly distressed from the events of an incident at the Fight Club. After Angel explained what happened, Opal tried to comfort him and the two eventually ended up going back to Angel’s room. Opal told Angel about him and Rust and eventually found out about what happened in the hot springs between the two. He was hit with a wave of doubt and contemplated leaving, but because he didn’t succeed at pretending to be fine, Angel noticed and the two talked about it. They ended up cuddling because they are best friends.
 * After a few days of being absent from his room, Opal finally went back to spend some time with Anthea to catch up. He told her about him and Rust and when she very poorly tried to hide she wanted to ask Arche to the dance, Opal gave her some love advice about "trusting yourself".
 * After saying goodbye to Anthea, Opal went out to find flowers and joined Rust in the arts and crafts room for a date. They started painting some birds and Opal asked Rust if they were together, prompting the two of them to solidify their feelings to one another. After a comment Opal made, the two got very distracted from their painting.

Relationship(s)

 * Angel: Opal's best friend here at camp, whom he has confided a lot in (and has done so in return)
 * Relish: Another very close friend of Opal's, has helped him discover his father through "specific means"
 * Rust: Rust is Opal's fiancé
 * These two make up the ship IcyHot, also known as Son Boy Yeehaw?? and Opal/Rust.

Trivia

 * Opal now has a fox familiar named Aurora.
 * Opal and Rust found a young raccoon, eventually adopting the raccoon and naming him Biscuit.
 * He glows rainbow when he's happy or excited due to his deity lineage.
 * Whenever he hangs out with Angel, he doesn't use his brain in any way (despite being a wizard).