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An adorable new character of mine, Soren! A very friendly and expressive (albeit slightly clumsy) lizard, running a coffee and baked goods shop called the Mystical Morning, which specializes in using magic and exotic ingredients in many of its menu items!

My original idea for him was that he'd be an NPC in a video game, located at a major city the player would be operating out of. You can visit his shop for all sorts of long-lasting buffs, and of course he can be given exotic ingredients to experiment with and expand his selection. But you don't just go there for the buffs - he'd also have pleeeenty to chatter with you about! Anything ranging from recent major events, to leads on new quests, to even tiny little things like something funny the local blacksmith did last week - all while you get to watch a cute lizard make your coffee! And, of course, he'd be a romance option too~

That aside, one fun little detail is that he often keeps some bells tied to the end of his tail. It's mainly because the jingling sound helps him keep track of where his tail is, since he's often prone to accidentally knocking things over with it, but he also just thinks they look cute on him~