Cottonmouth

Cottonmouth is a male human who appears in The Flames of Hope. He made up half of the consciousness of the othermind, along with Freedom.

Appearance

In his youth, Cottonmouth wore regal, silky wrappings with silver filigree thread decorating the edges.^{[page # needed]} Later he is seen wearing rougher wrappings, with a new scar across one temple and long, brown hair, boasting a bright green feather tied in with gold thread. He has gold medallions on each shoulder of his cloak.^{[page # needed]}

When Luna encounters him in the abyss, he is seated on a throne, wearing thick black gloves with a young dragon between them. He has a plant growing through his skull, emerging behind him with vines cascading like hair, or tentacles exploding outwards. He has a white film covering his eyes, with a shimmer of mossy green overlaying it.^{[page # needed]}

Personality

On Pyrrhia, Cottonmouth was pretentious and self-assured, working as an advisor to his emperor.^{[page # needed]}

Cottonmouth is bossy, self-assured, and confident.^{[page # needed]} He is a coward about feeling any pain, and will cease to possess a dragon if they experience more pain than he can bear.^{[page # needed]}

Quotes

"You say that, but you wish you had this power [...] anyone who had the chance to be me would take it in a heartbeat."

― to Luna, about his power to control others

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"He's the kind of person who's only interested in pictures if he's in them. He might shuffle through your memories to see if there's anything about him, but he will not care about your friends or family or crushes or anything you care about."

― Freedom, about Cottonmouth