A quiet record concerning an anthropology lecturer whose human identity appears perfectly ordinary—provided one never looks too closely.
The archive holds only fragments of what has been witnessed. Some records end abruptly, while others disappear into the quiet corners of Ashbourne, where certain truths are best left undocumented.
Professor Arthur Pendelton is a Social Anthropology Lecturer at Ashbourne University. In the quiet neighborhood near campus, he maintains the appearance of an ordinary academic: thoughtful, courteous, private, and almost reassuringly human. What he is beneath that identity remains unknown.
Tall and lean with a mature, warm complexion. Messy dark-brown hair carries subtle gray, framed by thick brows, a strong jaw, light stubble, and warm hazel-brown almond-shaped eyes. His expression is friendly and thoughtful, carefully cultivated into something comfortably human.
His true form bears the large black head of a mongrel or Doberman-like creature: a long, narrow muzzle, black nose, tall pointed ears, short black fur with subtle brown markings, and deep obsidian eyes.
Arthur views humanity with fascination rather than contempt. As an anthropologist, he is endlessly interested in human behavior, traditions, rituals, relationships, and contradictions. He tends to observe before judging.
