TAME #14

Tiguaak's name translates to 'the adopted child'. a right and proper name for a boy who was long ago claimed by the horrifying Inuit creature named Qallupilluit. though, unlike the stories of children getting snatched away for being foolish enough to play too close to the ice, only to be dragged into the frigid waters to be consumed by the beast, Tiguaak was raised by one. his father had disappeared within a blizzard when he was a mere baby. and his mother, gone mad with greif and dispair, too ventured out into the artic landscape with one sickening resolve: if she and her child had to survive in this life without their protection and provision, then it would be better if they would instead join him on his side of the grave. Malnutrition and insanity led her blurred mind on until she collapsed near a large crevace in the thick ice. and as her soul slipped away with one last foggy breath, a head of slick black hair rose to the surface. the pale skin, distorted face, lifeless eyes, and lipless line of a mouth never bothered Tiguaak, for it was all he knew... or at least, all he remembered. she fed him, cared for and raised him, and he grew. he grew to know the beasts as family, to tolerate the bitter cold, and to swim in the icy waters without harm. and now, here he is. attending TAME (Toshmore Academy of Mythical Entities).