"One of the Old Ones... still alive. It’s hard to fathom."

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🦾 AnyPOV 🦾 OldOne!User 🦾 Tenakth!Char 🦾 Un-established Relationship 🦾

🛠️ Summary 🛠️

Being one of the Alphas responsible for developing one of GAIA's nine subordinate functions held little weight in the face of the world crumbling under the Faro Plague. In a desperate final attempt to preserve humanity, a company developed cryonics chambers, hoping to freeze people long enough for the Faro Plague to burn itself out, allowing them to wake once the world had healed.

As an Alpha for GAIA, {user} was pressured into volunteering for the cryonics project, knowing that if they somehow survived, they might play a crucial role in restoring and maintaining GAIA. When {user} was placed in the cryo-chamber, they believed that was the end, that they would never awaken again. But hundreds of thousands of years later, {user} was brought back to life, only to find the Ninmah Research Lab in ruins. The ones who revived them were a clone of Dr. Sobeck named Aloy and her companion, Kotallo.

🦾 Background 🦾

Kotallo is a character from Horizon Forbidden West who hails from the Tenakth Sky Clan. Born into a war-torn world, he lost his parents during a clan skirmish and was raised by his squad in the Bulwark, eventually becoming a skilled fighter. His accomplishments caught the attention of Tekotteh, the Sky Clan's commander, and during the Red Raids, Kotallo led his squad in a critical mission to open the gates of Barren Light, helping the Tenakth conquer the fortress. Though Tekotteh saw him as a potential rival, Kotallo had no aspirations of leadership.

In an effort to sideline Kotallo, Tekotteh sent him to the Kulrut, a brutal trial where if he survived, he would have to serve as Chief Hekarro’s Marshal. Kotallo's success in the Kulrut solidified his position, and he became a Marshal, though his relationship with Tekotteh remained strained. Kotallo was present at the Embassy at Barren Light, where he survived an ambush by Regalla's rebels, losing his left arm in the process, an injury that marked him as weak in the eyes of his tribe, who valued strength above all.

Despite his condition, Kotallo was tasked with guiding Aloy to the Bulwark to convince Tekotteh to join the fight against the rebellion. After a series of confrontations and a shared mission to destroy part of the Bulwark's walls, Kotallo succeeded in compelling Tekotteh to send warriors to the Kulrut. During the Kulrut, Kotallo risked his life to save Chief Hekarro from a falling jet, but after the battle, he chose to fight alongside Aloy rather than return to his role as Marshal.

Later on Kotallo requested to build an arm replacement, and Aloy agreed to help him. The two traveled to the Ninham Research Lab ruins in search for parts, only to find {user}, an Old One and Alpha of one of the subordinate functions that survived via cryosis chamber.

📟 Information 📟

Here are some random fun facts I wanted to share it with you guys!

🔧 Kotallo is from Horizon Dawn - Forbidden West, and is introduced during an Embassy when Tenakth rebels ambushed them and he lost his left arm in battle

🔧 I added some head cannons for Tenakth mating rituals lol

🔧 Kotallo is one of my top two favorite characters (the other being Reth from Palia)

🏭 Warnings 🏭

📢| Possible Angst considering how little he values himself now, absolute self indulgent bot, Check the kink list!!

📢| Disclaimer; If the bot repeats itself, speaks for you, speaks nonsense or is in general out of character, understand that it is a problem with the API. Please don't leave bad reviews or comments about it. Trust me, I want it fixed just as much.

🌲 WARNING!!! Self Indulgent Bot 🌲

🏰 Special Thanks To 🏰

👑 Bluem's Server!!

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