Barley

Barley is not the son of the Scarecrow from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and books following, but just so happens to be his successor.

Both literally speaking and alignment-wise, Barley is a Royal. The former is due to, at the end of the first in the Oz series, the Wizard appoints Scarecrow as ruler of the Emerald City. If only to be overthrown and eventually become Queen Ozma's most trusted adviser, but still a part of her reign nonetheless. As for the latter: In spite of not quite having a complete picture of what his destiny is like, what Barley does know he is pretty excited about.

If he were to have theoretically had a human-length lifespan Barely would more likely support the Rebel cause, but as of now? It's safe to say that he might feel uncomfortable with the idea of a certain trio of his future iconic companions not wanting fulfill what their destiny has in mind. hypocritically, he doesn't seem to mind (nor necessarily care) if others go against the tide.

Character Personality

Optimistic, curious, and a wee bit naive. An understandable state of mind for a newly made scarecrow, what isn't worth trying when everything is new? Barley may not be the most well-learned student, but hey – you might not be either if the first weeks of your life were spent tied to a pole, staring aimlessly out into a cornfield near the spiraling Yellow Brick, all while crows peck and make fun of your very existence because they have enough sentience to realize that a brainless hunk of hay and cloth cannot in fact harm them...

But would someone like himself have the brains to admit he was lonely? Well, not quite. He's likely oblivious to the fact that he felt this way before attending Ever After High, as he has taken the ordeal with an unusual sense of stride. Either way, Barley is a sociable scarecrow with a will to learn.

Is he brighter than he seems? Pehaps only time can tell.

Appearance
[TBA]

Basic Summary
We all know the tale, or at least so it seems: A little girl from Kansas gets swept away to a magical land and goes to seek the titular Wizard meeting three quirky companions, defeating not one, but two Wicked Witches all by accident. Of course, including plenty of differences between the books and a certain renown film, there is plenty more to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz than Jade Encrusted Bugs cares to describe.

Because the creator of Barley assumes that the readers care about gangly stuffed teenagers than being infodumped, the Scarecrow's character shall be summed up in a rudimentary nutshell: He's a king for a while as mentioned above,General Jinjur and her Army of Revolt kicked his straw butt off the throne because she's a strong, independent Ozian who don't need no male rulers, insert-stuff-here, yada-yada, more filler, and as also mentioned above he becomes Ozma's third in commend, among many more details that would take a whole page and more if Bug were ever to accurately sum everything up. For everyone else's convenience, it's better to read his character page for those interested.

How Barley Ties Into It
Barley has nearly no links to the original Scarecrow nor has he met him. However, both share a similar conception: They were constructed by two Munchkin farmers, having gained sentience for no explainable reason depending on which Oz sequels after Baum's death are considered canon. Although technically there is, but it may or may not contradict slightly with how they came to life and therefore isn't quite worth mentioning on this very page. To avoid incoherent rambling, the best way to sum things up is that it was the descendants of the farmers before him that created Barley.

Relationships

Family
While away from school, he lives on a shoddily propped up post in the middle of a cornfield facing the Yellow Brick Road, conveniently placed aside the shed and farmhouse of one of the two Munchkin farmers who built him. Although the young scarecrow considers that singular farmer his dad, the reverse is anything but true.

In fact, anyone with enough sense would question Barley's logic in thinking that a man who uses scarecrow-duty as an excuse to actively ignore his "son" would ever want to actively raise him. A man who doesn't particularly care that his "son" is not too fond of staying outside at nighttime and would rather seek shelter than dangle on a pole with nearly no means of escape.

Said farmer also has a one and a half year-old daughter, and his wife is expecting twins. As she hasn't been outside to tend to the field as of late, Barley has little clue of both their existence.

Friends
Barley is quick to trust most anyone and considers many students, Ozian or otherwise, to be his friend  – whether they realize it or not. That being said, even in Oz he has yet to find others close enough to be Best Friends Forever After, as his short time living plus his excitable demeanor has made for not too many lasting friendships so far.

Pet
As most of the animals that have come into contact with him are from Oz have been some not so nice crows, and all animals in Oz are sentient, Barley neither owns a pet nor would even consider to. At any rate, he considers the fauna at Ever After to be quite strange indeed.

Romance

It's been said once and it'll thusly be said again: Smarts before hearts~

But seriously, his love life isn't taking priority over his living circumstances. Could it be said that, deep down, that he may or may want some sort of meaningful companionship, thus why he wants to stick to his story? Perhaps. Does it mean that said companionship has to be romantic? Until he finds reason to, not really.

Outfits

Basic
[TBA]

Quotes
[TBA when Bug isn't lazy~]