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an old book, an adversary, a dead god and an artist - robloxia actively crumbles day by day and trying to make a difference in a world falling apart seems futile.the current keeper of the necrobloxicon, barley struggles to juggle normalcy and trying to amend a critical mistake - keeping out of the eyes of admins, seen as nothing more than an aspiring designer by society, he holds deeper connections than one would expect of a simple robloxian.between being a devotee of noli and a pawn of 1x1x1x1, he's more of an up and coming threat than an artist.

UPDATE: looking for barley's character reference sheets? please refer to 'II.' !

barley holt
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he/she/any / gnc transmasc ftm / 5'5"
24 years old / april 27thunassuming by design, barley is at most deemed an eccentric but preppy robloxian with a desire to do good. he's innately kind, if rather loud and dramatic, but he's good company - well liked by the people who have met him, mostly.outspoken and bold, unafraid to take risks, his main downside is the deep sadness he harbors in his heart; that, and his deeply-rooted hatred for a promise broken.

former devotion to fire; passion ignited into stars

once upon a time, a lonely artist sought to be seen. finding comfort in aged paintings and sculptures of gods long since forgotten, in passion left behind by those who have passed, he tried so hard to match even a spark of the work left in their wake - hoping he, too, would leave a legacy behind as prized as theirs, to be worth remembering.this artists' plea was heard; and one day, he woke to a very special book in his grasp. walking dreams and retracing history, he'd met another with great purpose - telamon, in his prime. they'd become friends, as best as a god and mortal could be friends, anyway. as history goes, however, telamon's own path of self-destruction could not be avoided.this artist, in his pursuit to be seen, was burned by the lick of telamon's flames, and in his absence was left with his hatred. in the waking world, the artist was swept away by followers of the adversary - that book he'd been given their final key to his return. whether willingly or not, the story isn't clear.. but among the bodies of the devoted and a devastated sacrifice, the artist was given a second chance at life. so, too, was the adversary.

the artist's story doesn't have a cruel end. not yet, at least - cradled by stardust and void, another deemed divine has taken to kindly sheltering this passionate soul; noli, as he is named.while the artist seeks repentance, he is given kindness in the tempest; all he truly wanted out of this life.

• body + outfit reference.
• cultist outfit reference. (TBA)

— ✧ —MISC trivia and notes !your muse is allowed to know about some of this information, though i'd prefer you ask prior if it is something a bit more intimate (ex. the chain and the necrobloxicon)

- barley is a clothing designer and artist; this is what he is most well-known for. he has a personal, self-made AI assistant he made to help himself, trained off his own artwork, though admittedly it is very roughly made due to his lack of knowledge in robotics. (in his PRESSURE AU, this creation becomes pAInter.)
- his favorite admins are tarabyte, shedletsky and mr. doombringer!
- due to prior mishandling of the necrobloxicon, he owes a lot of sleep debt.— ✧ —

- despite how hospitable barley tries to be, he harbors a lot of resentment and anger. he's not good with emotions, though, so he doesn't know it's resentment OR anger. it rarely shows, though.
- there is a green chain hidden around his neck beneath his scarf that nobody's allowed to touch, not even himself. it's the only thing keeping his head attached to his body.
- barley's real name is byggvir! barley's easier to pronounce, though, so he just goes by that.