Character Profile: Khaldun (DREAM)

[This post will not include *major* spoilers for Dream. It will include fun facts and trivia that won’t necessarily make it into the novel.]

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Basic Stats

Sex: Male

Gender Expression: The only clothing he wears is bandages, as he is a living mummy. However, his personality is feminine.

Pronouns: He/His/Him

Age: 16

Race/Ethnicity/Culture: Khaldun is an Egyptian mummy. He was cursed into this form - while still living - as a child, by the hands of Penumbra.

He was once the child pharaoh of the hidden kingdom.

His culture is that of ancient Egypt.

Height: 5′3

Body type: Toned

Appearance: Khaldun’s eyes are green, but only one isn’t bandaged. In fact, most of his body is covered by his bandages. His skin is still caramel colored, and his muscles still bulge beneath them, however. 

Tattoos/Piercings: He has an ankh earring that dangles from his left ear. (Which is the only one that is visible.)

Relationships

Family: Khaldun’s mother died in childbirth with him. His father died when he was six, and gave the throne to him, despite the fact that his older sister had been training to become pharaoh for years.

Friends: Khaldun made friends with Dante, Theodore, and Mizu when they were children. Since being sucked into the void of Halcyon, he has become close to Terra, just as their ancestors were acquainted long ago.

Sexuality

Orientation: Pansexual

Attraction: Khaldun doesn’t really have a type. He finds everyone to have some sort of beauty.

Skills: It isn’t really much of a skill, but Khaldun has nightmares every night, giving him an unlimited supply of nightmare shards. 

Hobbies: Khaldun likes spending time with Terra on her ship and learning about her peoples’ technology. 

Personality and Character

Khaldun is kind, sweet, and shy. But he is afraid of literally everything. This is because the curse that Penumbra cast upon him only allows him to feel fear. 

Goals/Dreams/Aspirations: Khaldun wants to learn to fight. He also regrets leaving his sister behind, and wants to become brave enough to rule alongside her. Another goal of his is to fight through his shyness and find a lover.

Beliefs: He follows Isis, the creator goddess.

Fears: Literally everything.

Insecurities: Khaldun is afraid of being looked at as if he is a monster