Concept

Character

I wanted to try out the Laughing Monster MA style so the base concept was just a guy from a MA gang of that style. I decided that I wanted to flesh out the god that would be exalting my character first, since my concept was so loose, so I did that before continuing here.

God

According to the style's description in Lunar, it originates through a number of interactions between the Fae and Creation, so I figured it should originate on the edges of creation. It also says the it is epitomized by impetuosity, wicked humor, misdirection, and confusion. This description made me think of someone being harassed by a troop of monkeys screaming and shaking the trees above them. Monkeys can also switch from playful to murderous quickly and unpredictable, which sounded fitting to me. Baboons are large monkeys that can be dangerous, so I decided that the god being associated with baboons as well made sense.

So that led me to how did this baboon god become the god of Laughing Monster style? Well it made sense to that an minor terrestrial god that was unhappy with its limited purview might see this new thing that exists without a god and work to associate itself with it. So this small god of a local troop of baboons approached the shaman that took the style from the Fae and offered to be the patron of his tribe. He used his powers to help the tribe tame his troop of baboons (FYI for those that don't know, it is illegal for gods to interfere this much in creation but celestial enforcement is a joke). He became the patron god of the tribe and worked to intermingle the tribes worship of him with the practice and teaching of the MA style. A large part of the success of doing so was due to the similar nature of Laughing Monster Style and the baboon god.