Craden Araxus

Description
Craden is of average height and average build with messy hair.

Craden constantly feels as if there is something "wrong" with them. It's a vague, underlying feeling that Craden cannot pinpoint as something physical, mental, or anything else. It's not simply an insecurity, but a genuine belief that they are unwell in some way. They suffer from body dysphoria, and take little interest in their physical appearance or health. Craden has great admiration for Laraya's appearance, but Craden dismisses the idea that When Maxxus suggests they switch from male to female pronouns, it helps Craden's emotional state tremendously, but it isn't enough to shake the underfeeling that there is still something "wrong" about them.

Craden is not the most booksmart troll when compared to Maxxus or Darios, which causes them great inward frustration. This blinds them to what strengths they do possess. Craden tends to downplay any positive attributes about themselves. Modest to a very real fault.

Craden's strengths lie in their compassion for others and seeing problems more "simply" than others might. Craden is not one for violence, and will seek a peaceful resolution as a Plan A.

Chapter 1
Craden is in torment, haunted by dreams and thoughts they don't understand. Craden's sense of time and space is fractured, falling in and out of the past and present with little ability to discern between what is and isn't real.

Craden will not use the recuperacoon or sopor slime, and fights off sleep for as long as they physically can. When they succumb, their dreams are always the same: running through the forest in a desperate search for Cylena. The dream seems lucid, and Craden takes a different route through the forest each time, and when they do finally find Cylena, she appears to have died. Before Craden can reach her, they are distracted and awakened by the Red Lady.

Craden awakens in their hive with their glowstone nearby. They grab it and stand up, surveying the room. They step on top of one of their statues, which appears to Craden as a poorly whittled stick. They discard it and