ORIGIN - Profile of Cortex

CYCLE 138 — Current time: Oct 24 2026, 06:28 PM

Cortex

Full Name: Researcher Cortex

Alias: n/a

Gender: He/they

Age: 70 Cycles

Species: Common raccoon

Magicka: ʡ 10

Postlog: n/a

ACHIEVEMENTS

ENCHANTED ITEMS

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10/13/26 — Aged up to 70 cycles.
09/13/26 — Aged up to 69 cycles.
08/14/26 — Aged up to 68 cycles.
07/15/26 — Aged up to 67 cycles.
06/15/26 — Aged up to 66 cycles.
05/16/26 — Aged up to 65 cycles.
04/16/26 — Aged up to 64 cycles.
03/16/26 — Aged up to 63 cycles.
02/14/26 — Aged up to 62 cycles.
01/15/26 — Aged up to 61 cycles.
12/16/25 — Aged up to 60 cycles.
11/16/25 — Aged up to 59 cycles.
10/17/25 — Aged up to 58 cycles.
09/17/25 — Aged up to 57 cycles.
08/18/25 — Aged up to 56 cycles.
07/19/25 — Aged up to 55 cycles.
06/19/25 — Aged up to 54 cycles.
05/20/25 — Aged up to 53 cycles.
04/20/25 — Aged up to 52 cycles.
03/21/25 — Aged up to 51 cycles.
01/27/25 — Aged up to 50 cycles.
12/28/24 — Aged up to 49 cycles.
11/28/24 — Aged up to 48 cycles.
10/28/24 — Aged up to 47 cycles.
09/29/24 — Aged up to 46 cycles.
08/29/24 — Aged up to 45 cycles.
07/30/24 — Aged up to 44 cycles.
06/30/24 — Aged up to 43 cycles.
05/31/24 — Aged up to 42 cycles.
05/01/24 — Aged up to 41 cycles.
03/31/24 — Aged up to 40 cycles.
02/28/24 — Aged up to 39 cycles.
01/29/24 — Aged up to 38 cycles.
12/30/23 — Aged up to 37 cycles.
11/30/23 — Aged up to 36 cycles.
10/31/23 — Aged up to 35 cycles.
10/01/23 — Aged up to 34 cycles.
09/01/23 — Aged up to 33 cycles.
08/02/23 — Aged up to 32 cycles.
07/03/23 — Aged up to 31 cycles.
06/03/23 — Aged up to 30 cycles.
05/05/23 — Aged up to 29 cycles.
04/05/23 — Aged up to 28 cycles.
03/06/23 — Aged up to 27 cycles.
02/04/23 — Aged up to 26 cycles.
01/05/23 — Aged up to 25 cycles.
12/06/22 — Aged up to 24 cycles.
11/06/22 — Aged up to 23 cycles.
10/07/22 — Aged up to 22 cycles.
09/07/22 — Aged up to 21 cycles.
08/08/22 — Aged up to 20 cycles.
07/09/22 — Aged up to 19 cycles.
06/09/22 — Aged up to 18 cycles.
05/10/22 — Aged up to 17 cycles.
04/10/22 — Aged up to 16 cycles.
03/11/22 — Aged up to 15 cycles.
02/09/22 — Aged up to 14 cycles.
01/10/22 — Aged up to 13 cycles.
12/11/21 — Aged up to 12 cycles.
11/11/21 — Aged up to 11 cycles.
10/12/21 — Aged up to 10 cycles.
09/12/21 — Aged up to 9 cycles.
08/18/21 — Created a thread we grew up closer than most in Monoceros
08/13/21 — Aged up to 8 cycles.
07/14/21 — Aged up to 7 cycles.
06/14/21 — Aged up to 6 cycles.
06/13/21 — Attempted Other (Failure!) in don't worry i'm a vegetarian
06/07/21 — Created a thread don't worry i'm a vegetarian in Eridanus
06/02/21 — Received ʡ 25 from Cygnus
06/02/21 — Created a thread why do we bother to stay? in Monoceros
05/26/21 — Joined thread dispersed through designations in Monoceros
05/15/21 — Aged up to 5 cycles.
05/08/21 — Joined thread Application of Insectoids as N... in Cetus
04/15/21 — Aged up to 4 cycles.
04/02/21 — Received ʡ 37 from Temperance
04/02/21 — Learned the spell Fabulous Banana
03/16/21 — Joined thread Site Construction [THE LABORAT... in Monoceros
03/16/21 — Aged up to 3 cycles.
02/24/21 — Attempted Other (Critical Failure!) in Dawn of the Croods
02/14/21 — Aged up to 2 cycles.
01/25/21 — Joined thread Dawn of the Croods in Eridanus
01/15/21 — Created a thread Put that thing back where it came from or so help me (so help me!) in Polaris
01/15/21 — Was taught spell Red Sense by Origin Cave

Appearance

Cortex is really just your average raccoon. Grubby paws, a bushy tail, and a mask to accent his constant angry expression.

He is about 40 centimeters (16 inches) long and weighs about 5 kilograms (11 pounds) once fully grown. He has four legs, each with a paw with five toes on each foot, and though he lacks thumbs, he is still adept at using his hands to lift and acutely manipulate objects. Therefore he can use various tools and carry things, even walking (awkwardly) on his hind legs for short distances.

He is melanistic and his fur is a dark grey all over with a darker undercoat, with banded black markings on his tail and a dark mask over his nose and eyes. His face is white and his eyes are heterochromatic, one a bright gold and the other a bright blue. He has excellent night vision and can climb trees and other structures. He isn’t as adept as a squirrel or other arboreal species but he’s perfectly comfortable in any space he lives in and adapts very quickly to any environment.

On one of his forefingers is his gem, which replaces the second finger’s claw, acting as an extremely sharp blade meant for cutting, acting as a sort of scalpel.

Personality

Cortex sees the world as inherently flawed, specifically the beings in it. He finds them ignorant and often stupid, since most of them go about living like animals, only eating, drinking, and sleeping. Very few people bother to learn about the world they even live in! There is so much to know about the flora and fauna and the caves themselves- forget the Masters and the people and the politics.

He wants to see the insides and outsides of anything he can, his thirst for knowledge and skill unquenchable. Rarely does he even get along with people unless they are like him, like-minded and interested in what the caves have to offer.

Unfortunately, Cortex has a severe case of an angry resting face, making him look grumpy or even mean, which can put off many. To counter that, though, he is chipper and enthusiastic about his work, intent on learning and putting his learnings and new skills into action. He will go to great lengths to pursue his work, even if it means hurting people in the process.

Most of the time, though, he tends to take notes on various plants and memorizes their properties with his photographic memory, which makes it easy to remember things off the top of his head. It makes him a valuable researcher, that’s for sure.

Also, he really likes to cook! Technically it is like chemistry, so...

History

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