Locko archive · Characters

One traveler. One unwilling witness.

Locko crosses universes because a failed summoning opened the wrong road. Kevin crosses them because Locko insists on summoning him before the road is tested.

Young warlockRecurring imp companionUneasy loyaltyNatural banter

Primary record

Locko was a warlock before he became a wanderer.

Locko is young, curious, capable of interference, and not reliably obedient to the moral expectations of the worlds he visits. He can help someone, walk away from a larger cause, or pocket something that does not belong to him.

That does not make him a destroyer. The binding line is consequence: he does not ravage worlds for sport or leave universes meaningfully broken behind him. His curiosity and appetite create trouble, but they do not erase his capacity for decency.

Companion record · Kevin

The first complaint usually arrives before the world does.

Kevin is an imp-like demon summoned before each crossing. He dislikes this arrangement because the ritual was originally meant to reach his realm—and because Locko’s destinations are rarely what either of them expected.

Role

Recurring companion

Kevin gives Locko someone who remembers previous journeys and can challenge his judgment without becoming a narrator in disguise.

Temper

Reluctant participation

His objections arise from danger, inconvenience, and experience rather than a need to turn every exchange into a joke.

Presence

A physical character

Wings, tail, posture, eyes, and movement carry emotion between lines so conversation remains part of the scene rather than a floating script.

Tone record

Humor is seasoning, never the meal.

Most dialogue is natural and sincere. Light banter appears when character and pressure allow it, but danger is permitted to remain dangerous and grief is not interrupted merely to land a punchline.

Continue the record

Character becomes history when the crossing begins.