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sariels-world-ella · 11 months

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Conundrum of morality (The Game that I am co-creating, where I am the artist, music composer, co-story writer, dialogue writer and character design/developer) will have a minor/background character named Sandra Bakire-Faól, Mystic's Sister-in-law, who gets referenced and makes a few cameos (a photo of her in Mystic's office and a possibly an old voicemail on Mystic's phone once we reach the point of adding the phone mechanics, may or may not make a physical appearance in the full game)

Her design isn't 100% finalized so there is some inconsistency in her appearance among the drawings/concept art of her, also some was left out for not being very good.

Without dialogue:

Comic regarding Sandra's age: (I don't like her facial appearance in the first one and was tempted to discard it)

Hand drawn sketches/drawings, click/tap to fully view, transcriptions below the last drawings:

Concept art of possible sprite appearance:

Comic 1:

2 single frame drawings

Transcription of Comic 1:

Sandra: so my cousin shot in the head by a home invader who was mad at her because she couldn't save his wife. My husband(Your brother), fighter jet exploded, then my parents died of complications of old age, whose next? Me? You? My kids?

Mystic: I've got shot 28 times in the 30 years I've been in law enforcement, I'm not going anywhere, Sandra.

Sandra: well, not everyone is bulletproof, Mystic.

Mystic: I'm not bullet proof, I am just relentless.

Sandra: I wasn't being literal.

Sandra: why do you take everything literally?

Mystic: it's not my fault you don't say what you mean.

Transcription of the 2 single frame comics:

Sandra: I'm going to slap the silly out of you.

Jophie: Mami? Are we going to get to school?

Sandra: not now, Jophie, Mommy is busy chewing someone out. Trivia/character information under the cut:

“Sandra Bakire-Faol, the cousin of Cylda Da’brine, widow of Parker Faol, Sister in law to Mystic Faol and single mother of 3, is a charming empathic, sometimes being short tempered, lady who wants the best for everyone but is never afraid to give someone a piece of her mind. She wishes for everyone to have a chance to succeed in life. She wants to keep her late-husband’s memory alive and visits her husband’s cenotaph at once a month. She is deeply saddened by her husband’s unfortunate demise as an airforce pilot, however Sandra still believes it's best to move forward with life, though it can be difficult. Mystic has notably started visiting Sandra more frequently after Parker’s passing”

Since Mystic is older than Sandra, Mystic will be referred to by Sandra by the word variations for someone who is older than her while Mystic will do the same but for someone who is younger than them in the planned Japanese translation. Example (if my memory is correct): Sandra will call Mystic 義兄 (gikei) or 義姉 (gishi) while Mystic would call Sandra 義妹 (gimai)

The only exceptions of Sandra's name spelling changing in different translations is when the game releases it's planned translations into Russian and Japanese, with her name being spelled as "Сандра" and "サンドラ" respectively.

Since the 8 year age gap, and Sandra mentioning she looks young for her age with Parker being the opposite, looking older than his age, this could be a factor on why they have an 8 year age gap in the first place.

due to the 2 year age gap between her and Mystic, this makes it possible that Mystic and Sandra went to school together (if this is true, then they were not too close as it probably feel a bit awkward and much weirder for Parker and Sandra to be in a relationship).

If Sandra knew Mystic prior to her relationship to Parker, it could play another role in why Parker and Sandra have a large age gap, as if Sandra knew Mystic is older than Parker, it probably wouldn't make Sandra automatically think Parker is a whole decade younger than Mystic, (even with the world record for the biggest age gap between siblings being 41 years, I don't think Sandra would realistically think Parker was too much younger than Mystic, as large age gaps between siblings are apparently uncommon, and the average age gap between siblings is a surprising measly 2 years, but it does mean that Sandra would think that Parker could have easily been the same age as herself or extremely close to her age)

Since she is 46 and the game takes place in 2021 (when we first were developing the game) her birth year is 1975 thus alive during the 1981 school disaster, thus being one of the few alive and well-rounded minor characters to be alive at this time, other being Daniel Morgan (but he could be argued to be more of a prominent character in the game, as he makes a physical appearance and has talk/face dialogue box sprites.)

it's very clear that Sandra is in close contact with Mystic after Parker's death, but she still was before Parker died.

Only her daughter, who is the youngest child, has a known name, that being Jophie (it's "Sophie" but with a J), pronounced and sometimes misspelled as "Josphie", her sons' names are never mentioned.

If the game does well and a side stories DLC gets released, she’ll make an appearance with the side story revolving around Mystic’s late-brother Parker. this side story is about grief and taps into Mystic’s family life.

She is a lot older than she looks. She gets extremely annoyed when people think she’s younger than she is, because she feels that people would disrespect her more and assume she had her children while she was underaged.

She was 30 when her eldest child was born, her son is currently 16 thus making her currently 46, thus younger than her sibling-in-law Mystic (age 48) by 2 years

Abby is her adoptive first cousin once removed, but refers to Abby as “My Niece, Abby", "My late-cousin's adopted child" or just "My Niece”

Since she is Cylda’s Cousin this makes her Grandparents Da’brine’s (Abby Da'brine's caregivers) niece.

Sandra knows karate and self-defense, also being strong enough to carry Parker Bridal style, but it's implied Mystic is physically stronger.

Sandra got in an argument with a life insurance agent for two hours, possibly stated by Mystic in a chance dialogue in the full game, since the demo wouldn't have those type of chance dialogues.

Though Sandra is usually passive unless provoked, she is good at protecting herself and not afraid to stand her ground.

Sandra believes that she shouldn't be as sad about Parker’s death than Mystic should be because Mystic was Parker’s older sibling and grew up with him. But, Mystic's stoicness makes Mystic seem to have "absent grief".

When Sandra and Parker had a wedding, Sandra accidentally smacked her hand into Mystic’s face when she threw the bouquet of flowers, as she didn't know Mystic was standing next to her trying to ask why she was going to throw the flowers for.

Though Sandra is mentioned to be a lawyer, Mystic has completely memorized Arieon law, unlike Sandra, admitting Mystic reads and rereads Arieon Law books multiple times a day.

Sandra thinks Mystic’s restricted amount of interests and unwillingness to explore/gain new interests, lack of showing visual emotions, and taking things literally is somewhat strange and a bit annoying at times.

Sandra speaks fluently in the Arieon native/official language and usually prefer to using profanity in that language than English.

Sandra is either a second or first generation immigrant to Arieon (the fictional country the game takes place in), while her cousin, Clyda is second.

She's the only character who wears cosmetics, and the second only character to wear piercings(ear rings) with the other being her cousin Clyda Da'brine, evident by Clyda's picture in Mystic's office.

she is the 3rd character to have canonically deceased parent(s), with the others being Abby and Gunther, though Gunther's parents are completely unknown as he was an orphan for an unknown reason, but it's safe to assume his biological parents are dead as Gunther is chronologically 116 years old. With regards to Abby, only her adoptive Mother is dead as her biological parents' status is unknown.

It's unknown what country her family/she immigrated from, however judging by her race, it's most likely an European or North American country.

Depending on her immigration status, either Parker met her overseas and she immigrated to Arieon where some of her family happened to also live, or she was born in Arieon and her parents immigrated to Arieon. the latter may be more likely seeing she knows the native language, some of her family lives there and Parker doesn't have much of a reason to be overseas in the time frame of before he joined the military, but this could be argued against.

if the game had to have a romantic subplot it would be about Sandra and Parker's relationship, even though he's deceased.

She's the second known character to have lost a spouse, though Daniel Morgan lost his spouse through a divorce due to an unknown reason, also making Sandra Bakire-Faol and Daniel Morgan the only 2 single parents with biological children, and Sandra Bakire-Faol, Daniel Morgan, and Clyda Da'brine the only single parents in the game.

if Sandra makes a physical appearance in the game, it would be at the end of the linear route's neutral ending in Soliarin Cemetery, if the player is unable to keep Abby from ending up dying from a blunt force impact in Chapter 2, she'll be watering flowers on Abby's gravesite and if spoken to the first time, she will reassure Mystic it wasn't their fault and Mystic tried as much as they could. interacting with her a second time she says that Parker wouldn't mind her spending today with Abby at the moment, implying that she usually goes/plans to visit Parker's cenotaph on this day or the day the linear route ends is on Parker's birthday.

Regarding to the fact above, it's likely the latter is the case as by her dialogue being easy to assume that she was supposed to "visit him" that day, though other possibilities are that it's the end of the month or she has no other days available in that month to visit his cenotaph at the Arieon Capital, Atyrau.

Dialogue Changes in different Translations:

Sandra's voicemail dialogue changes in different subs/translations when translated back into English: in English she greets Mystic, and introduces herself as "this is your sister in law calling" and says her son's talent show is next Thursday and it would mean a lot, ending with "Please respond as soon as you can! Sincerely Sandra then mumbles to herself "oh wait, do you say that in a voicemail? Ugh, nevermind, it doesn’t matter"

in the spanish version, her dialogue is the same except she says "I want to know if you can come, your nephew really wants you to! Call me when you can, sincerely, Sandra" and mumbles "Oh wait, I'm not supposed to say "sincerely" in a voicemail Ugh never mind never mind"

In the French version the dialogue changes just a bit and , but the major change is that she says "I just want you to know that my son is in a play at school and he wanted you to come ... Call me back soon! cordially Sandra!" and mumbles "Wait, that's not a letter, I'm not supposed to say cordially"

in the German version, she says at the end "I would like to know if you would like to come or not. It would mean a lot to me if you did…! Please reply as soon as possible. Kind regards Sandra! (Oh wait, isn't that exactly what they say in letters? Oh, never mind, it doesn't matter)"

in the Russian version, it's a concert, besides that nothing changes but her mumble at the end is a bit different being "oh wait, should I say this at the end of the voicemail? Ugh, whatever, it doesn't matter"

in the Japanese version, quite a few things change, she refers Mystic using the -san honorific, she doesn't say "this is your sister in law", instead she just says "this is Sandra" she also says it's her son's birthday and he wants Mystic to attend not a talent show. she ends with "Please call me back if possible. With love, Sandra! Oh wait. Unlike actual mail, we don't verbally sign your name on voicemails. Hmmm, ignore that."

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warcraft-lore-archives · 3 years

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The Formation & Ideologies of the Holy Orders of the Light

The Church of the Holy Light

Humanity’s foremost religious organization, the Church of the Holy Light, was formally established in the heart of Lordaeron many centuries ago. The spiritual teachings that gave birth to the church, however, date back much further to the time of the Troll Wars when a human warrior named Mereldar began having visions of beings made of the Light. Those strange holy lifeforms – known as naaru – taught her and others about the wisdom of virtues such as protection, justice, retribution, holiness, and compassion – all tenets that would later be embodied and espoused by countless paladins and priests of the church. Enlightened, Mereldar and the others set out to write down the beings’ teachings in a series of books that quickly sparked the formation of a significant religious movement in the Eastern Kingdoms [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume II, pg. 126]. The Church of the Holy Light, as it would come to be known, eventually expounded all sorts of other virtuous ideals, but its core principles – the five tenets put forth by Mereldar – would always remain unchanged.

The Holy Order of Northshire Clerics

Sometime well before the First War, a few members of the Church of the Holy Light moved south and established Northshire Abbey on the outskirts of Stormwind City. Because of their great skill in the healing arts, the clerics of the abbey typically accompanied Stormwind’s soldiers in times of war and mended their wounds whenever needed [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume II, pg. 125-126].

Unfortunately, they were targeted by the orcish horde during the First War for the very same reason they were lauded by their brothers and sisters in the Alliance - their prowess with the Holy Light. Many of the clerics – unarmed, untrained, and unable to defend themselves – were massacred when the horde razed Stormwind City, although some survived and fled to Southshore with other refugees [Tides of Darkness, Chapter Six, World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume II, pg. 125-126].

Though the clerical order was all but wiped out in the First War, their demise paved the way for a new, more powerful holy order in the coming years known as the Order of the Knights of the Silver Hand.

The Order of the Knights of the Silver Hand

Formed by Archbishop Alonsus Faol shortly before the Second War, the Knights of the Silver Hand were mostly born of a need for more capable warriors and leaders on the battlefield [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume II, pg. 152-153, Tides of Darkness, Chapter Five]. Distraught at what had happened to the Northshire clerics, the Archbishop proposed the idea of training a small group of priests and knights to wield the Light in battle [Tides of Darkness, Chapter Five]. Just as Mereldar before him, Faol believed the core traits of the Silver Hand to be retribution, holiness, protection, justice, and compassion, each of which was embodied by a founding member of the order [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume II, pg. 154].

Although initially small, this branch of the Church would grow quickly in size after the Second War, with notable paladins like Arthas Menethil and Alexandros Mograine joining its ranks. The original organization, however, was rather short-lived. After Uther refused to join Arthas in culling the infected civilians of Stratholme, the prince suspended the paladins from service – something which he technically did not have the power to do [NPC: Arthas Dialogue, Ashbringer: Death is Contagious]. Nonetheless, the order fell apart not too long after when irreconcilable ideological differences between its members caused it to fracture, leading to the formation of the Argent Dawn and the Scarlet Crusade.

It was not until after the Third War that the Knights of the Silver Hand reformed, this time with the help of renowned paladin Tirion Fordring [Quest: In Dreams]. Unfortunately, the holy order would dissolve yet again a couple years later – absorbed into the newly-formed Argent Crusade at the start of the war against the Lich King – only to be revived for one final time following Tirion’s death at the Broken Shore in Legion [Quest: The Light of Dawn, Quest: A United Force].

Of the many different holy orders existing today, the Knights of the Silver Hand likely resemble the core Church most in their principles and beliefs. All paladins who join the reformed Knights of the Silver Hand must swear an oath to protect the weak, uphold what is righteous, fight against injustice, and act honorably [Quest: Champion: Delas Moonfang, Quest: A New Path].

The Brotherhood of Northshire

Although he spearheaded the formation of the Knights of the Silver Hand, Archbishop Faol also took it upon himself to reform the Holy Order of Northshire Clerics after the Second War as a new religious organization known as the Brotherhood of Northshire [Plaque: Archbishop Alonsus Faol].

The Scarlet Crusade

While the Scarlet Crusade was not officially founded until after Alexandros Mograine’s death, the xenophobic ideology that ultimately led to their split from the Knights of the Silver Hand began to emerge approximately a year earlier – around the same time Prince Arthas culled Stratholme [Ashbringer: Death is Contagious]. It started when the Knights of the Silver Hand, lacking the sufficient numbers needed to stop the Scourge, moved to recruit from other races. Some prominent disciples of the organization, believing that “lesser” races such as night elves, dwarves, and gnomes would pollute the order, refused to include any non-humans in their ranks despite the pleas of their compatriots that such a thing was necessary if they were to put an end to the Scourge threat [Ashbringer: Death is Contagious, Ashes to Ashes]. Disgusted at his comrades’ racist beliefs, the paladin Maxwell Tyrosus took many of his followers and left the Knights of the Silver Hand. Those remaining, including the likes of Saidan Dathrohan, Renault Mograine, and Brigitte Abbendis, went on to form the Scarlet Crusade [Ashbringer: Ashes to Ashes, Quest: Annals of the Silver Hand].

Although they started out thinking of other races as simply “unclean,” the Scarlet Crusade would grow much more dogmatic in their beliefs over time. They rationalized that because the Scourge had no restraints on their tactics, neither should they if they intended to triumph over them [RPG: Dark Factions, pg. 87]. As a result, the Crusade eventually came to believe that all outsiders were potential carriers of the plague and thus had to be destroyed [Page: Scarlet Monastery, RPG: Lands of Conflict, pg. 94].

The Argent Dawn

Following his departure from the Knights of the Silver Hand, Maxwell Tyrosus formed his own order that, unlike the Scarlet Crusade, would continue to preach the values of the Holy Light and accept all races. This new religious organization was known as the Argent Dawn [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume III, pg. 103, Ashbringer: Ashes to Ashes, Quest: Annals of the Silver Hand].

Though the Dawn sought to adhere to the ideals of the Church of the Holy Light in a way that their compatriots in the Scarlet Crusade did not, the non-canon RPG asserts that they still strayed from the church’s established teachings in a notable way. Similar to, but far less fervent than the Scarlet Crusade, the Argent Dawn maintained that the church’s methods of dealing with their enemies was insufficient. They were convinced that since evil constantly changed, so too must the forces of good change to deal with them [RPG: Dark Factions, pg. 87].

Many holy organizations – namely, the Knights of the Silver Hand and the Scarlet Crusade – survived time and time again despite incurring heavy losses and undergoing massive restructuring. The Argent Dawn, however, ceased to exist as a faction entirely following its assimilation into the Argent Crusade during the war against the Lich King [Page: Argent Dawn].

The Brotherhood of the Light

The Brotherhood of the Light has existed for some years now, but its origins and why it was established are somewhat unclear. An old and likely outdated quest implies that the organization was formed prior to the Argent Dawn, whereas more recent sources claim that the sect was formed afterward and is in fact an offshoot of the Dawn [Quest: The Fate of Ramaladni, NPC: Crusade Commander Korfax Dialogue, RPG: Dark Factions, pg. 126]. While not canon, it may be worth adding that the RPG asserts the Brotherhood of the Light was formed a few years after the Third War, suggesting that it was indeed established after the Argent Dawn’s inception [RPG: Dark Factions, pg. 126].

Nevertheless, the Brotherhood was founded by a group of priests and paladins who, much like the Scarlet Crusade, held ideological beliefs that put them in contention with other sects of the Church. Where the Argent Dawn traditionally adhered to a strict code of morals and ethics, the members of the Brotherhood of the Light shirked such restrictions and did not consider themselves held in check by human emotion [NPC: Crusade Commander Korfax Dialogue]. While that makes it seem as if their ideals aligned with the Scarlet Crusade’s, the Brotherhood actually found the Crusaders to be without reason and overly zealous in their cause [Quest: Like Rats].

The Argent Crusade

After the events at Light’s Hope Chapel that culminated in many death knights gaining independence from the Lich King, Tirion Fordring took it upon himself to merge the Argent Dawn and the second iteration of the Order of the Silver Hand into a new order known as the Argent Crusade [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume III, pg. 174, Quest: The Light of Dawn]. Although the Crusade would carry out many additional tasks in the coming years, it was initially founded with the express purpose of putting an end to the Lich King [Quest: The Light of Dawn].

The Scarlet Onslaught

Not dissimilar to the Argent Crusade, the Scarlet Onslaught was also primarily established to go north and obliterate the Scourge once and for all. The idea of a “Scarlet revival” made from an elite cadre of the Crusade’s most faithful remaining in the Eastern Plaguelands was first proposed by a man known as Bishop Street. It was only when the Crusaders arrived in Dragonblight, many months after their departure from New Avalon in the Plaguelands, that their leader High General Brigitte Abbendis officially sanctioned the Scarlet Onslaught [Item: The Diary of High General Abbendis, NPC: Lord-Commander Arete Dialogue].

Although Abbendis and the rest of the Onslaught’s leadership were killed partway through the war against the Lich King, the organization continued to persist well into Legion [Quest: Onslaught Envoy].

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