Tehri

Tehri is an archaeologist, demolitions expert and all around adventurer, taking the form of a mechanical snake.

Appearance
Tehri's robotic body is that of an old, now-unidentified combat type, gradually converted into a form worth of cushy civilian life as well. Taken at a glance, Tehri is a thick, heavy individual with plump curves that almost seem cuddly in size; in particular, she bears a swell stomach and an ample set of breasts. The softest elements of her body are a charcoal black, armoured with various amounts of steel plating, typically camouflaged in a manner relevant to whatever region she has lived in most recently.

The innermost "core" of Tehri's body is a complex array of wires, synthetic muscle and compartments, subject to a variety of upgrades and repairs over her lives. In her tail section is a series of heavy tire-like spheres, to reduce rolling resistance - enabling a proper slithering movement - and to distribute pressure in an indoors environment.

On top of this core layer is a black, ruggedized fibrous material with a hexagonal tiling scheme, a mixture in which nylon is a primary component. This material, though incredibly durable, is also flexible enough to provide a comfortable life for Tehri, able to stretch and squash in accordance with worked-up fat, recently-devoured meals and more. In particular, it deforms readily, but heavily damps any deforming force - making it highly resilient against blunt attacks, but satisfying to play with in a non-combat context. It is on this synthetic layer that the main marks of her previous life become apparent - old serial numbers, and a distinctive white 33 on her stomach's left side being most evident.

Rarely is the entirety of this skin left uncovered, with a large number of metallic panels providing armour for Tehri's serpentine body. Even in a demilitarized configuration, with a bare chest and stomach to allow seemingly infinite stretching, much of the rest of her body remains well-protected, wildly overkill for day-to-day clumsiness and accidents. Combat-ready armour covers her torso fully, with provisions for reactive armour should the need arise - and should such armour be available to begin with.

Bio
Tehri's full history is a mystery to even herself, with her body seemingly built for wars from decades ago. Though she doesn't entirely define herself upon this body's history, it is one of her life's main mysteries, and perhaps the very reason she explores ruins to this day.

In youth her personality was simplistic, as is common for machines; though never truly a child, much of her life truly was spent as "a rangefinder with a mouth". But, evolve it did, as questions piled up in her mind about the past, and about the body that she felt like she was stuck in since forever. It was here that an interest in archaeology grew apparent, though with the arsenal of demolitions equipment she was blessed with, her methods were found to be wildly excessive at first.

Today Tehri lives as Roxanne Tenvaralos' closest friend, fiercely defensive of her reserved lifestyle to the point of gross overreaction. This combined with her own more traditionally lewd lifestyle makes for a rather bipolar sort, sometimes struggling to tell between much-delighted complements to her own body, or backhanded gossip about Roxanne that she so dearly dreads.