Nanachi

About
Nanachi is a Narehate—a survivor of ascension from the sixth level of the Abyss. Madness and/or death are not uncommon results of such an attempt but, due to certain circumstances, Nanachi was able to keep their personality and mental faculties intact, their body, however, was deformed beyond recognition.

Nanachi looks very young but their vast knowledge of the physics and ecology of the Abyss seems to suggest they've lived there for quite a while. They also appears to be an accomplished healer with significant surgical skills and an extensive knowledge of medicinal plants and animals. Ironically, despite their knowledge of the world around them, their cooking is pretty awful.

Appearance
Nanachi's appearance is very rabbit-like, save for a long sturdy tail. Medium tan fur covers their entire body, with light tan being on two spots on their cheeks, the insides of their ears, and on their belly. They have straight white hair in a short bobbed style, with the sides of their bangs being much longer. Their eyes are yellow with the pupils are horizontal ovals. Their fingers are rather stubby.

Personality
Most of the time Nanachi is cool and reserved, keeping their distance both emotionally and physically. Their attitude often borders on being sarcastic and even cynical, however behind this mask Nanachi hides a kind and gentle soul capable of deep compassion and selfless devotion. They have an immense soft spot for Mitty.

History
Not much is known about Nanachi's past—they were born in the Far North region of Sereni, lost their family and home at a young age and were taken to the Abyss by treachery, along with many other children. Bondrewd was working on experimenting with ways to negate the curse of the abyss, and using children as his test subjects. While in the abyss, they met Mitty, another child taken by Bondrewd, who they quickly bonded with. Nanachi and Mitty were best friends, until one day when Bondrewd decided to use the two as test subjects because of their strong bond. They were each placed in separate connected capsules, lowered to the 6th layer, and then quickly brought back up. As a result of this experiment, both Nanachi and Mitty became horribly deformed, though Mitty to such an extent that her mind and body were no longer intact, though still alive. Nanachi, in their new Narehate form, continued to work for Bondrewd at Idofront until they escaped with Mitty on their back, unable to bear the horrible experimentation Mitty was subjected to any longer. Nanachi lived with Mitty in the fourth layer for some time, trying everything she could to put Mitty out of her misery, and later joined Reg and Riko in their descent to the bottom.

Trivia

 * Nanachi is presumed to be female, though their gender and sex are never expressly stated, and when talking about themself Nanachi uses the gender-neutral pronoun "oira."