Shivrust is a ‘filthy, primitive brute’ with the invasive, untaught instincts of a natural 'immunologist.' He is a thinking, calculating force of entropy who finds grim satisfaction in the breakdown of all things.

As a dracthyr (dragon man), he is the ‘smiling, creepy one.’ His demeanor is often ‘playful’ and 'sly,' yet it masks a muddy, nihilistic, and sociopathic mind. As a condition entropist (catalyst for chaos), Shiv’s behavior labels him as a cosmic-level heckler—a being who views existence itself—life, society, hope, love, and order—as a fragile, often absurd ‘performance.’

Does that make him a villain?

Shiv’s primary motivation is to 'poke' and identify ‘flaws,’ be it a mighty ‘fortress’ or a fragile ‘friendship.’ His first instinct may not be to ‘ruin,’ but to ‘test’ the particular ‘nature’ of any ‘arrangement.’

Such curiosity, a trait he lives by, drives Shiv to find the most amusing way to make something, anything, ‘unravel,’ whether physically or psychologically. The eventual ‘collapse’—the moment a ‘thing’ reveals its true, transient ‘nature’—is always the charming ‘punchline.’

I've created a music theme playlist for him on Spotify. You can listen to that here.