Rummel

Name: Rummel

 

Name Meaning: "Rummel" is a German term which means "funfair"

 

Species: Giraffe

 

Gender: Male

 

Day of Birth: 26th February

 

Age Group: Adult

 

Region of Birth: Land of Eternal Night

 

Shoulder Height: 3 meters

 

Weight: 1'100 kg

 

Love Partner: None, but he has a crush on Wattara

 

Children: None

 

Appearance:

Rummel is a very colourful and joyful giraffe with a standard build. His design theme is amusement park rides and that is clearly evident: His body is covered with various lights which are usually found on such rides. These lights shine in bright and vibrant colours of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and green, always in this order. They can switch between these colours in various ways and times. There are three glowing stripes on his neck, just below his head, on his ears, tail, above his front hooves, and only two stripes above his hind hooves. The rest of his legs and tail feature small, regularly scattered round lights that protrude slightly. His face and other parts of his body have additional lights shaped like a rhombus, and on both shoulders, the word "FUN" can be seen, with each of the three letters in a different colour. Rummel does not have a mane on his neck, as is common with other giraffes. Instead, his neck is adorned with four diamond-shaped light bulbs, each of a different colour. A similar light bulb forms the tip of his tail, which is larger than the ones on his neck. Even the tips of his horns consist of cute round lamps that always share the same colour. The only lights on his body that never change colour are the round lamps on his cheeks, which resemble warning or indicator lights and which always shine in red. In the centre of his nose, there is a green button that looks like a start button. Although it can be pressed, it is merely decorative and has no effect. However, Rummel enjoys pretending that it works to bring joy to others. Surrounding all these lights is a short, soft light yellow fur, and he has lovely short orange-brown hair on his head. His hooves are almost identically coloured. The inside of his ears is pink, and he has beautiful blue eyes. The lights are the only parts of his body that can glow

 

Character Traits:

• Very jolly

• Considerate

• Cheery

• Attentive

• Reliable

• Careful

• Security-minded

• Detail-oriented

• Great observation skills

• A little bit controlling

 

Abilities:

• Rummel is able to control the lights and lamps on his body in many different ways. He can make them glow brightly, dim them, change their colours between his five colours and he can decide which light is turned on and off. He can do this with almost every light individually, except for the red lights on his cheeks, these lights cannot be controlled nor turned off. The brightness of these lights depends on his current mood and emotions. They shine brighter when he's happy or embarrassed or are heavily dimmed when he's sad or tired. The way his lights glow is particularly strong and bright. Unlike other creatures, the glowing requires almost no energy and his lamps never break

• He has the ability to repair or even replace the lights of any amusement park ride using his magical powers. Not only that, but he can instantly sense when something is wrong with a ride and can identify issues through a kind of magical scan. To a certain extent, he's even able to fix technical defects immediately with his magical powers, as long as they aren’t too complex

• He is a very reliable, attentive, and safety-conscious being, making him a highly valuable member of the local amusement park and funfair. He ensures that the rides are in perfect condition, and every creature can feel completely safe while enjoying them. He takes great care of the impressive machines, their riders, and their operators with affection. Thanks to his keen attention to detail, not even the smallest faulty light or loose screw escapes his notice

• He is a very cheerful and uplifting being who loves to bring joy to others, whether by happily carrying them on his back or putting on a fantastic light show for them by letting them push his start button

• He has the ability of speech and he speaks and understands many different human languages of our world. Of course he is able to interact with his fellow species and other animals and creatures. He can even translate to a certain extent

• Unlike other giraffes, he can see almost all existing colours. He cannot see so well in the dark though

 

Weaknesses:

• He cannot turn off the red lights on his cheeks and their glowing seem to be out of his control. It can happen that they glow at an unsuitable moment or even reveal when he is embarrassed for instance

• He can sometimes come across as a bit of a control freak in certain situations, as it is very important to him that everything functions perfectly and everyone is happy. However, he occasionally takes this need for control too far and gets overly caught up in it, which can be quite stressful for both him and those around him

• He has developed quite a strong crush on his friend Wattara, an adorably sweet cotton candy sheep who also works at the same amusement park and funfair as him. However, he keeps his feelings hidden from her and everyone else because he believes he is far too big and heavy for the small and delicate sheep. Additionally, he thinks he isn’t sweet enough for her, which of course, isn’t true at all. Wattara is also secretly in love with him but is too shy to confess her feelings, as she believes she is too small and fragile for him and lacks the organisational skills that such a perfectionist as him would desire. This situation is emotionally burdensome for both of them

 

Likes:

• Amusement park rides

• Amusement parks, funfairs and the like

• Colourful and bright shining lights and lamps

• Light shows

• Making others happy and smile

• His family and friends, especially his crush Wattara and best friend Motley

• Having full control over the things that are important to him

• Making sure every single creature is safe

• When everything works as intended

• Pure happiness and joy

 

Dislikes:

• Broken things, especially when his beloved rides and their lights are broken

• Malfunctions

• Lack and loss of control

• The uncontrollable lights on his cheeks sometimes

• When others feel unsafe

• Dangers of any kind

• Dark and dull things and places

• Not being able to confess his feelings to Wattara

• Sadness and gloominess

• Any kind of violence

 

Further Information:

• He was born in the Land of Eternal Night a gorgeous land which is full of colourful and glowing plants and creatures. As the name implies, the land is in a state of eternal night. It is a very soothing and peaceful land. When he still lived in his homeland, he also participated in a funfair, one that wandered beyond the borders of the land. When it was once located in the Land of Eternal Dusk, he met Motley, Wattara, and Carouselle, his now best friends, who work in the largest and most famous amusement park in the land. This park was set to expand, but there was a shortage of important professionals, such as inspectors and mechanics. As luck would have it, Rummel seemed to be the perfect creature for the job, and he agreed without any hesitation and with great joy. Shortly thereafter, he moved to the land and has been living happily and contentedly there ever since

• He and every here presented Land of Eternal Dusk resident are good friends. As previously mentioned, he works very closely together with his beloved friends Motley, Wattara, and Carouselle. He considers Motley to be his best friend and he is secretly in love with Wattara, who shares these feelings but also keeps them hidden

• He has a vegetarian diet. He eats leaves, vegetables, fruits, sweet treats and much more

 

Rummel belongs to Sylviparda (website owner)

Design by Sylviparda and image by anouki.adopts