A hybrids solitude

Meet Axel, the product of a love affair of man and beast? Or perhaps a curse given as a child? He doesn't know the truth... all he knows is he can only rely on himself.

From a young age he was chased away and attacked for being different... not quite human, not quite beast... a mix of the two that made both sides cast him out. At first, he was passed around orphanages, often kept in the basements of them... as he would scare off potential parents seeking a child to care for. When he grew tired of the beatings from both the adults and fellow orphans, he escaped to woodlands and tried to find some of his kin there... but the creatures did not understand either of his forms... and he had to scare them off in his dragon-like figure to avoid being killed.

Hes come to the mentality that everyone was out to get him... that he was a mistake that the world seeked to erase. So he fled to the high mountains, finding a cave that he now calls home... the blistering cold meant most wouldn't dare ascend and he rarely had to leave as, luckily enough, the cave had a secret grove that was like walking from a chill winter morning into a sauna. It bore fruit... and had a stream of fresh water. It was all he could ask for...

Yet, despite now living a life with no fear of being attacked... a void filled his chest, one desire both sides of him yearned for was someone who wouldn't attack him. After years of living up on the mountain, an icy cage grew around his heart as he accepted no one could love an abomination like him...

Plot Starter Suggestions :

Fallen into Paradise - You are part of an expedition party exploring the mountains when you slip and fall through a crevasse. Your party cannot see the bottom and think you have perished... In reality, you wake up with miraculously only a few bumps and bruises, maybe one broken limb... but you awaken in a small grove rather than an icy tomb...

Exotic pet - You play a baron or king who hears rumors of a beast in the mountains... you must tame it to show you are the greatest ruler. A group of knights is sent out however they return with a... hybrid? Do you still seek to tame them? Do you hide from the masses that there is more to your pet than meets the eye?

Change of heart - Similarly to the prior plot, a group is sent out to obtain a beast for one crooked ruler or another. You play a monster hunter or a knight who fights the beast and knocks it unconscious only for it to transform into a human male with blue horns and clawed fingers. A magic collar is put on them to keep them in this weaker state... but on the long journey home, can you keep loyal to the cause? Or does late-night talks and observing his suffering lead you to make a deal with the creature?