Cusps are legally sorted into a caste by their cavern workers, and they come in three varieties:
True Cusps are considered an even 50/50 split, and could be sorted in either direction depending on the cavern workers' discretion. Hemoloyal trolls tend to look down on these cuspbloods the most, as they don't fit neatly into one box or the other.
Tints are a mix of one caste and the midpoint, which makes them easier to sort. Nearly all trolls could technically be considered tints, as it's extremely rare for one's blood to match their caste exactly, but cusploods are only labelled as such when they are visibly between two castes.
Double Cusps are a subcategory of tints with an even 25/75 split. Beyond this point, the difference typically becomes imperceptible, and it is considered a standard variation in hue.
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Some cusps are considered rarer than others, as it's hard to recognize them when two castes are already close in hue. Jade/Olive, Indigo/Cerulean, and Indigo/Purple cusps are especially difficult to spot!
Typically, cavern workers will sort true cusps into the lower caste. In cases such as Teal/Jade cusps, however, they usually do the opposite as a means of keeping their own rare caste free of cuspbloods.
One a blueblood who was maybe too eager to enforce the rules, one a. Ghost? Freaky Psionic Projection?
a goldblood furious with their best friend/possible quad sacrificing them to their worst nightmare (helm hunters). For what? cries the goldblood. Headpats from the hunters? Good-boy-points? The goldblood is convinced their whole quadship was a lie just to lure them to the gallows, and resolves to haunt their ex furiously with whatever way they know how.
The blue, though, is in despair. He had not intended to sell out his quad, and is forced to put on a strong face while enduring countless nightmares of every time his haste has caused a troll's death. He can even see their ghosts, as many are just as jaded and vengeful as his ex-quad. He wants to do right, but he does not know how. Doing it within the laws he now upholds only leads to further despair, but trying to do so outside of the law risks his own culling. And despite his wanting to do good, he is too much a coward to risk his own head on behalf of others.
the goldblood's powers, beyond the usual bioelectric pump, includes a sort of ghost-style projection and the manipulation of dreams (not incredibly strong, but damn do they make good nightmares). While the blue is mostly just able to see ghosts (and ghostly projections)
★-Lovina
Her love of romance novels has brought her to attempt to write them as well! She knows they're terribly written, but she still hopes to write one to publish one day, no matter how hasty the "plot" is
★-Ozzone
Despite his lowblooded status, Ozzie makes a fairly good amount of money doing pyrotechnics. Highbloods can't seem to resist the idea of having their faces or signs show up in explosions, and Ozzie loves the challenge. The way they talk down to him also doesn't seem to bother him too much, as he seems to let it roll right off his shoulders.
★-Ursula
Urshie's breath weapon is something that could earn her the title of Dragon. It's a violet colored mist that she's able to exhale, which on land is able to cause things to blacken and rot, and in the water causes a concentrated stream of boiling/acidic water. She doesn't use it so often anymore, but when she's really upset she tends to puff small clouds of it from her mouth.
★-Miraii
Not much is known about this mysterious troll, however he is able to scream at people until their heads explode. He has to speak with a very measured volume in order to avoid doing that, but with his quick temper it can be very VERY hard. He hasn't had an incident in sweeps though!
I wanted to check up on ya Mal. How are things going? Are you getting along better with the three everyday? You notice anything...about them you particularly like? Like a certain cerulean?
"Oh, dude, your timing is perfect. I just learned this thing about Veylin and I am going to explode if I don't tell someone about it.
Brace yourself, it's fucking cute."
"So we're sitting there watching a movie, right? We're in the middle of some serious emotional beat, it's whatever, when Veylin goes um-
That's it, just um-
And they pause. And I'm thinking, like, yeah, okay, sure, she probably has to piss. But then before she even says anything, Benjin starts explaining the scene.
And I don't mean the events we just saw, I mean he's explaining what emotions we're supposed to understand the characters to be feeling. It's stuff I would have thought was obvious, like 'she's congratulating him on his new matesprit but she's clearly hurt and just saying it to cover up the fact that she's not over him.' Stuff that's like... Pretty basic.
So I'm just sat there wondering, you know, what's the deal? And then it hits me."
"She can't tell."
"And how could she!? How would she ever have learned to read things like intonation and facial expression when she can tell exactly what people are feeling just by standing in proximity to them?
She gets confused watching movies because she's got a whole one of her senses cut off! It never even occurred to me!"
"So here's my plan. Next time we're settling in to watch something? I'm suggesting a musical. It's fucking perfect! Every important emotion is delivered through song! People describe exactly what they're feeling! She won't be lost at all!"