Meet The Choir
It's Monday, so I'm giving you lore bits about my character's "Choir" - the result of Minti's job crystals resonating with her aether and Echo. In non-WoL timelines, they are aetherically created constructs made from Minti's imagination; in WoL timelines, they are people she's met on the way to becoming the Champion of Eorzea. Think of them like party members you'd meet in a classic Final Fantasy game. Or, if you've played Civilization games or Disco Elysium, they're like those pop-up advisors who appear to tell you about how cities work, or to tell you that your ugly tie looks GREAT on you.
I go into more detail HERE and HERE.
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Without further ado, let's meet our aetheric host:
Lead Soprano: The Artist (They/None)
Note: "I am here to create. You may refer to me however you wish."
"The world may be dark indeed, but have faith. The chill of winter must come 'ere we find the warmth of spring."
Manifested from the Samurai job crystal. Self-appointed voice of reason, coordinator with the many other voices in Minti's crystals. Logic with tempered passion.
Soprano: The Firebird (She/Her)
Note: "Let me burn freely, and fully. You'll let me do that, won't you?"
"You always fought with such passion, my love. Harken to my dance..."
Manifested from the Dancer job crystal. The voice that burns bright and pushes Minti forward, even in the darkest of days. May be a misremembered paramour, or even one of the Four Lords. (Mortals don't have love affairs with primals...do they?) Passion with tempered logic.
Soprano: The Frost Queen, She Made of Ice (She/Her)
Note: "I've been waiting to rejoin the Choir for a very long time. High time to grow my hoard..."
Originally manifested from the Dragoon crystal, but was abandoned in the Coerthas Highlands. Rejoined the Choir when Minti retook up the lance.
Used to take on the form of an ancient Ice Dragon, and may, in fact, be the spirit of one bound to the job crystal. Has a long memory and a dragon's hoard to match.
Experience. Acknowledgement of the past, remembrance of sins, and embrace of the future.
Soprano: The Steel Queen, She Made of Machina (She/Her)
Note: "Loading standard greeting and designation....Hello. I am The Steel Queen. Standard operating procedures are in place."
Originally manifested from the Machinist job crystal. Currently manages Machinist and Sage, but Sage may be splitting off into their own voice.
Anticipation and proper procedure. The voice best suited for memorizing job rotations.
Lead Alto: The Signora (pronounced Si-NO-rah) (She/Her)
Note: "Hello there. You aren't busy at the moment, are you? Of course, you are browsing your website, yes, but are you busy afterwards. We should talk."
The voidsent bound to Minti's Reaper crystal. Originally known as the Countess Alessandra. Before her world became enveloped in Darkness, she was a favored figure in the kingdom of Troia. Has a lovely singing voice. Is not proficient with the subtle art of assassination, who told you she is, that's a rumour.
Greed. The drive to see a difficult fight finished.
Alto: The Knightly Mother (She/Her)
Note: "My face may be unfamiliar to you, but I am assured you know who I am. I am, as always, waiting and willing to take the reins from you, Warrior of Light.
Just say you have need of me, my friend.
I will never abandon you."
The darkness inside Minti's Dark Knight crystal. The collected memories of one Lady Sabbatine Treleaux - dark knight, matron of a fallen Ishgardian House, mother to a Viera who was a long way from home. Protector to the very last breath.
Friend, comfort, honor.
Lead Bass: The Royal Volunteer, or Volunteer (He/Him)
Note: "No aethergraphs while I'm working! Please! What's that Au Ra doin' ther-"
Originally manifested from the Gunbreaker crystal. The classic Final Fantasy adventurer, always ready to do content, whether that's roulettes, raids, or delivering mail for the Deputy Post-Moogle. Many, many letters...
A big man with an even bigger heart, who wants to improve his skills when there's a chance. Getting in misadventures with Scions or friends is his bread and butter.
Reliability, friendship, love given freely and often.
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And that's everyone! New voices will be added in future posts.
I hope this has been of some help to you, at least in understanding how Minti's Echo works.
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Hey, so I kinda have this small concept/AU since highschool and I wanna throw it at you.
So, basically in this universe not only are the Greek gods real, they also interact with mortals more. Here the three Virgin goddesses Artemis, Athena, Hestia got together and built this institution called "The Elysium of Virginity" (real original IK) where people can go to live and swear off either sexual relationships. And while this is nice for the Aces and all, a lot of the time it has been used by overprotective parents and such to keep their loved ones from having a healthy love life.
Back to topic : So basically we have Nortalice being a cute couple and Orpheus just isn't having it. Dude tried almost everything to break em up but it didn't work, so as a last desperate F you to Norton (and a super unintentional dick move to Alice) Orpheus just signs her up for the Elysium. Obvs godly contract didn't stop Nortalice from being together, and bonus point, the three V's know all about it and are literally helping them while discussing ways to deal with Orpheus that doesn't involve murder and brainwashing and shit.
(For more info I kinda made a post about it : https://www.tumblr.com/feministqu33n/695561682345426944/what-if?source=share)
(edit: oh my goossh I thought I had already finished responding and posted it but ITS JUST BEEN SITTING HERE IN MY DRAFTS WHAT THEEEEEEE MY BAD LOOOOL)
OOOOOOOOOO 👀 Love me some good greek lore/gods stuuuufffsssssss 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👀👀👀👀
But oooooohhh this is fascinating
I love that so many gods will be getting involved LOOOOL I can even see Norton being like 'eeyyyyyy Hadessssss buddy ol paaallllll, yeeaaaaaaaa, I've got a situation', with Hades also being the god of hidden wealth and all, I can see Norton trying to gain favor with him for most his life cause of that. (and would also make most people wary of him cause oooooo boi bro is trying to get close with the SCARY god of the underworld?? lol)
*crowd of people harassing Norton about trying to gain favor with Hades*
Norton: "he is actually way chill--" -he is telling the truth lol-
*the crowd FLEEING the scene fearing Norton about to be struck down for being so informal LOL*
Norton: "finally peace and quiet"
but that would definitely add to the 'ALICE you CANNOT be with T H A T GUY"
but that is probably part of what drew her to him in the first place LOL The only person that wants to enter his world and stick around, that actually shows a genuine care for him
then Norton being able to appease her curiosity and take her places no one else would dare to venture to. Cause 'as long as you don't mess with the dead you're gonna be just fine' lol
two peas in a pod doing their own things together, growing closer as time passes
only to then be ripped apart like thaaaaat 😭
BUT maaaan in the end I can see them being their own constellations together with no more interference from mortal or immortal parties ahhhh
😭😭😭😭 gooooossshhhhhhhhhhhh I love GREEk LORE STUUUFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
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soulkin ponies!
earth pony magic manifests thru EMOTION. soulkin ponies' magic is tied to OTHERS' emotions; make another pony feel a way, it powers u up.
soulkin culture is big on the arts for this reason, as a way to evoke emotion while also giving back to the community and expressing urself.
twilight sparkle is a soulkin pony, tho due to her emotional instability and social isolation, the only emotion she knows how to use to invoke her magic is FEAR, so her and her ghost friends make a habit of trying to scare other ponies.
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