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acesofspadess · 9 months

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Live {3}

summary: after a silly little comment on Niall's live, who would've thought it bring you...well here....

a/n: redemption arc??? nahhhhhh

Battles week was here and to stay you were feeling all the feels was an understatement.

It was unfamiliar to see his name pop up on your phone again. It was like no time had passed and you were back in Mullingar in your music room sending him audios of melodies you had put together.

Another notification from him snapped you back into reality.

I know why you said what you did,

and I know it is all my fault.

I think you need to get your ego checked.

It clearly triggered something as he was calling you the next minute.

“I'm sorry Maia.” he breathed out, and you could hear his sincerity. “I wish i was there when you released your EP, and i wish i kept in contact with you. I never wanted you to feel forgotten. By the time I had finished with the album you had already moved on. I saw the way you looked at her.”

“It was always you Niall.” the words were out before you knew and you sucked in a breath.

“Are they about me? The songs.” he asked and you knew he knew the answer, so you didn't respond.

“Did she know?”

You seemed to lose all sense at that.

“Of course she knew! It was the reason we broke up.” you heard him inhale at that. “But still she was there for me. She was my friend! I trusted you Niall-”

“Maia-”

“No, let me talk! I sent you the tracks of some of the EP, did you know that? Or did you know that I was slowly falling for you? You were not only my friend, but my musical mentor. I trusted you to guide me like you said you would. And what hurts the most is the date, June 9th Niall. Really? You just had to choose the date we met.” he inhaled sharply. “I chose Kelly because even if I lose with her as a coach, she never left me high and dry.”

He had tried to call and text everyday since but you haven't answered until the day before Battle rehearsals.

I know you won't answer this or maybe even see this. But I know your battle is tomorrow. I believe in you and I know you're gonna do amazing, no matter what.

Thank you, it means a lot.

Mai, I am so sorry. I know your upset but i want to do everything i can to make it up to you, please.

I know Niall. I forgave you a long time ago. It sucks that i could never stay mad at you. But this doesnt mean im pushing everything out. You still really hurt me.

Im going to make it up to you i promise.

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“I was going through some songs for you guys. And I decided on this song because you guys have an amazing range.”

During rehearsals you knew it was going to be hard for you to win this one. You knew Kelly couldn't coach nerves and that was what you knew would be your downfall.

Kelly was amazed with you in rehearsals and you hoped it was enough

“No matter who I choose, it has everything to do with the fact that I'm gonna pick who has it at the moment. Just have a good time. And the goal is for the other one to get stolen.

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“Singing ‘River Lea’ here is Team Kelly”

The organs played and you lifted the mic to your lips

Everybody tells me it's 'bout time that I moved on And I need to learn to lighten up and learn how to be young But my heart is a valley, it's so shallow and man made I'm scared to death if I let you in that you'll see I'm just a fake Sometimes I feel lonely in the arms of your touch But I know that's just me, 'cause nothing ever is enough When I was a child I grew up by the River Lea There was something in the water, now that something's in me Oh I can't go back, but the reeds are growing out of my fingertips I can't go back to the river

The audience cheered as you riffed and you smiled

But it's in my roots, in my veins In my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain Oh, it's in my roots, in my veins In my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea Yeah, I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea

You both sounded amazing together as the audience clapped

I should probably tell you now before it's way too late That I never meant to hurt you or to lie straight to your face Consider this my apology, I know it's years in advance But I'd rather say it now in case I never get the chance No, I can't go back, but the reeds are growing out of my fingertips I can't go back to the river But it's in my roots, in my veins In my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain Oh, it's in my roots, in my veins In my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea Yeah, I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea Yeah, I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea,

You saw Kelly standing up and it gave you a burst of energy you needed to finish the song

River Lea, River Lea (oh) River Lea, River Lea (oh) River Lea ,River Lea (oh) River Lea, River Lea (oh) River Lea, The River Lea The River Lea, River Lea The River Lea The River Lea

The audience roared and you hugged Kate.

“You both killed it, and in two different ways.” Blake spoke up first. “Kate, your softness while singing those big notes and having Maia’s straight in attack on those notes, like its a cool thing you do up there.” he told you and your chuckle turned into a full blown laugh when you heard Nialls. It's a beautiful thing to listen to together. I dont know Kelly.”

“Help me!”

“I can't, I'm sorry.”

“It was mind blowing.” Niall spoke next. “It pinned me back to my seat.” you all laughed softly. “You completely made it your own from two different sides. It was really what a battle should be. Amazing control from both of you and the harmonise were perfect. Kelly its a tough one, but, and i say this with my entire chest, if i was in your position i would pick Maia.” you thanked him softly with a head bow and you watched him nod back to you.

“That was a solid performance,” Chance praised. “Maia you have great control and how Blake was saying you attack it. I don't know, I just love your tone. Kate, towards the end of the song you really made it your own, so for that i would send Kate to the next round.”

You watched as Carson came up and the audience clapped softly. “Man, I just wanna say well done.” Kelly commended. “The both of you have such unique talent and both incredible powerhouses. Now the crappy thing is you both rose to the occasion in completely different manner. You both are amazing and I love both of you.”

“The time has come, who is the winner of this battle?”

“Oh man, i'm gonna re-” she cut herself off with a hum. “The winner of this battle is Kate.” You clapped for her as disappointment soared through you. You watched her hug Kelly and you waved back to her and sent her a kiss.

When she walked off you looked back at the judges and heard the sound effect of a steal and you squatted down to floor. “We've got a steal!” Carson announced as you stood back up. The sound played again and you covered your face in your hands. “We've got another steal!” Carson announced. When the audience died down Carson let both judges speak. “Chance?”

“Maia, I think you are such a great singer and I think with the right songs and proper training you can go really far.”

“Niall?”

“Maia, maia, maia. I told you in the blinds and i'll tell you again. You have such a unique voice and amazing talent. I know you can win this thing with the right songs and i can already see you up there with the trophy in your hands.”

“Maia, who do you pick to be your new coach?” you knew who you were going to pick the moment the steals went off. “I pick team Niall.” Niall screamed, thrusting his fist in the air.

“Niall steals Maia. Go meet your new coach.” you walk down the stairs quickly and into Nialls awaiting arms.

He lifts you off the ground and you both laugh. “You really thought I was gonna let you go.” he whispered and you shook your head at him. “I was really hoping you wouldn't.” he let go of you and you walked down the steps as Niall went back to his seat.

“Bad move Kelly.” he laughed menacingly, while rubbing his hands together excitedly. “She's gonna win this thing.”

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ellowynbeimler · 4 months

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Dec 21

Dear Dad,

Despite the fact that I've barely been able to help or do anything more than sit around, one of the priestesses at the temple must have felt bad for me because she let me do some of the dusting that needs doing.

So the temple is pretty small, apparently tiny from what I understand, so most of the alters and stuff are in rooms about the size of broom closets with little doors that close behind people. Some of the closets, as a result, are not opened for months, so they get pretty dusty.

So, I got to go around on the topmost floor, which is mainly filled with gods and goddesses of the sky and light, and are also up like 8 flights of stairs, and dust everything so the alters would be clean for the festivities.

The priestess I talked to said that this festival was one of the few nearly universally practiced. It's pretty similar across the continent.

The first evening will be mostly people drinking, dancing, and festivalling through the night, eating various festival foods, and then, in the darkest depth of the night, watching the play about the origin of the world and deities. From there, the little ones are put to bed, and there's even more festivaling and people leaving offerings on the various alters. Most will be left on the altar of the patron god of this city, but people hoping for specific things, love, success, etc., will leave their sacrifices on the alters of the deities who are most likely to provide for them.

I don't know if there's a god of portals, but I've got a couple days to look for them and see if they'll help us.

The second day is all about the different other gods. Then more festivities and sacrifices. Then, the third day is about this area, the fourth is about whatever god is the patron here, and the fifth and final night is about the temple and city itself. Then, more festivities, with the morning of the fifth day all about praying to the gods and resting.

Then, clean up for however long that takes. So that's going to be pretty neat. I mean, I'm not going to drink, so I'll probably have a harder time sleeping those nights, but I doubt anyone will bother me if I want to sleep in.

So there I was, making sure that I was carefully dusting everything because just because I don't really believe in these gods doesn't mean I'm going to risk messing up the alters. When I found Zunair in one of the somewhat cleaner ones.

I wasn't expecting him, mostly cause I thought he was over at the bard hall or working a corner or something.

I think I startled him as much as he startled me because we both jumped, and he yelled at me a little. He had his instrument, a small stack of papers, and what I'm pretty sure was my spare pen.

I asked him what he was doing there, and he said he was trying to come up with a new song. He thought it might be a good thing to give up, a sacrifice. I asked him if he thought a sacrifice would help us get home, and he said it couldn't hurt for us to try. We'd seen some weird, amazing, really out-there stuff, and we knew someone was magically healing people. It seemed related to the temples, so maybe it was gods or other beings like gods. Maybe they'd answer our prayers even though there were sure to be so many other people praying.

I hid myself away with him in the room. Zunair's obsession with music wasn't something I hadn't heard from him or for him before, and I was curious. I asked him about it, and I figured it would be something he was just picking up, something passing like the magic for me, something to do here that could make a little money if he was half decent at it.

Zunair told me about his mom. His mother used to play and sing to him when he was little, and Zunair wanted to learn to play, too. He told me about her incredible singing voice and how she'd bring any room alive with music. He'd learned how to play a little bit from here while growing up, but when he tried to pick up her guitar after she passed, he thought his father was going to have an aneurysm.

He didn't, and Zunair hadn't tried again. The pain of that interaction, the memory of his mom playing, had been too much for a long time.

But here, he missed his mom, and this was something he could do to remember her that wasn't hurting anyone and wouldn't make his dad cry.

And here, and now, where he wasn't home, and he still missed his mom, and where he wasn't home and just had to be here, more or less alone with the pain he felt and the loneliness, he could try it again. So he was.

It makes sense to me now why the other Bard Hall let him in so easily then and why he was putting so much of himself and his focus into it now. He needs something to focus on, just like I did, do. His just happens to be music.

I hugged him and told him I'd help cover with the others if he wanted help at the apartment. It's nice for him to do, and he has been getting a lot better.

I dusted around him and left him to keep working on the song. I'm sure it'll be something. I can't say good. I really don't think it will be, but it'll be from the heart, and I think that'll make it good enough.

And maybe the gods will appreciate something new and made from the heart.

Thankfully, there weren't any other surprises while dusting. But it was still so exhausting that I napped for a little while, waiting for Riley to finish whatever her tasks for the day were.

Reese gave me a piggyback on the way to the apartment, which is probably for the best because I'm not sure I would have been able to make my way up the stairs. There aren't many, but it would have been too many for me.

This weakness is just the worst.

I hate it.

I don't think much else worth talking about happened. Grace helped clean up the pools on the bottom floor of the temple, and Zunair told me he was much closer to being done with his song, which is also great.

Overall, it was a good day, and I got to hang out with Zunair and get to know him a little better, which was a surprise and a pleasant one at that.

Good night, Dad. I hope you're sleeping okay and that you haven't had to spend too much of the time I've been gone on cases. Or maybe you have, so you're not too worried about me.

Love, Jack

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amuseoffirebane · 6 months

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I felt much the same for a long long time, what's the use of doing things I enjoy anymore if the world is on fire anyway. But I think that doing these things creates hope, even if it's just in yourself. You are fulfilling a voice coach's want to help and teach someone. You may get to a place where you feel comfortable sharing your voice with others and they'll smile. The tiniest positive thing might grow into something bigger, and even if not, those tiny victories are what still gives us all life and light in world that feels like it's heading toward doom.

I recently got a job as a pet sitter after 9 years unemployed. While it doesn't destroy my fears or cure my depression, it lightens the emotional burden. It helps heal a small part of me. I gives me back my joy in seeing life thrive. Dogs don't seem to have a sense of impending doom on a macro scale like humans do. Dogs don't now anything about what's happening in the wide world. They just want walls and pats and treats and it gives me so much joy and a sense of doing something to better myself and the immediate piece of the world I live in. Maybe if you learn to sing, those songs will lighten the load in the small piece of Earth you live in too, you know? And if anything, while I don't interact much with most people ever, I still enjoy seeing you and the things you share on my dash c:

I hope the dread lessens my friend.

Thank you for taking the time to reach out, that's very sweet of you <3 It's so hard to muster positivity even when reasons for it are right in front of me-- it's really like my mind and depression are a sand pit.

There's certainly logic in the 'small things grow' argument-- I've often found that little detours or larks can create big changes in someone's life. And I guess that scares me because I'm so weak now compared to when I was younger, I can't handle most sustained efforts. I don't want to think that it's nothing more than a fear of failure or embarrassment that makes me not want to try.

Well, anyway, thank you again. I'll go to the consultation I have set up tomorrow, at least. I guess we'll see if it goes anywhere from there!

#tobiltop #muse ings

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cinnabun-faerie · 2 years

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FFXIV Scions Reactions: Modern!WoL singing songs from their world

A/N: I am someone who can help but sing and hum songs randomly, especially when focused/concentrated. Also my apology for a few to be longer than others.

Context: You're from Earth-2022 and you end up getting stuck in your favorite game (FFXIV). You have no idea how to get back, so you just live out your life there instead.

Alisaie

I believe that she'd eventually get used to all of the times that you do this. She'd even ask you to teach her one of these songs so she could sing it with you. Also she'd want a leg-up on everyone else. She'd definately have the 'Ha! Only I know of Y/N's songs, as I am her best friend!' outbursts. Especially towards Alphinaud. I just have a feeling that they'd have that typical sibling argument over who you is really your best friend (But they know it's both of them).

Alphinaud

His first initial reaction would be to asks many questions. Who is this Bruno that you don't speak of...but singing of? Who are you married to (cause this is news to him)? Why did you have a wedding in such atrocious weather? Estinien would just be there somewhere in the background rolling his eyes cause he's heard you sing this song about 50 times. Alphinaud would be extremely confused when Alisaie would pop out of who knows where, just to sing 'Seven-foot frame, rats along his back. When he calls your name, it all fades to black'.

Estinien

He's taken aback when he first hears you sing. First of all, who knew that you could sing like that? Wow. Secondly, why are you singing in the middle of the battlefield!? Also what is this song? He's never heard anything like this. What are these lyrics?

Eventually, he finds out from Alphinaud that you tend to sing something random when you're nervous or focused. So he grows used to whatever strange song you decide to sing. No two battle songs were alike.

G'raha Tia/Exarch

Ever since you'd asked him if he'd found 'G'raha Tia' in the Crystarium and he denied it, you'd enter the Occular singing the same song. He asked you once for the name, but you refused to answer. Instead you made sure to keep his gaze on you when you sing a specific part. Are you a temptress?

I'll keep you my dirty little secret Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret

The Exarch, however happy to hear your lovely voice, was suspicious of you. And your smirk only confirms that perhaps you knew something. Or perhaps you were just messing with him. The Exarch would never come to know exactly what. Only G'raha Tia, freshly awaken on the first would learn of your secret of being from another world and time.

Thancred

Thancred is living for this. You've been singing this one song (Partners in Crime - Set it Off) every time he fights by your side. Like the best friend he is, he asks you to teach him this song. So now you both are fighting while singing this song at the top of your lungs. Not to mention, you're both extremely theatrical. Urianger is just trying to do his healing peacefully nearby, but he can't because of you two. He can't even pretend not to know you at this moment. Zenos (or whoever your enemy is) is just tired or all this.

(Bonus points if your job is anything to do with shooting projectiles alongside Thancred's Gunbreaker)

Urianger

(I'm sorry but I headcannon this song with Urianger. I will be doing a one-shot of this later)

You know I want you It's not a secret I try to hide You know you want me So don't keep saying our hands are tied

He finds it peculiar that you keep singing this one song whenever he's around. Thancred in particular had asked him what was going on between the two of you. Urianger had not noticed before how sad you look as you sing it. It's almost like you fall into a trance when you sing it, a tear falling from your cheek. Your eyes seem to stare blankly through him when he meets your gaze.

It isn't until later does he realize feelings welling inside himself when he looks at you. A feeling he'd found so familiar yet swore he would never feel again. He just has never said anything to you about it. Scared of what the future may bring of your fates, that were woven together from the very beginning. He knew that now. You had helped him through so much and he's come so far. But he could not have expected this. But here they were, hugging him and bringing back memories of the past. He swore that he could hear your quiet melody fading with your footsteps. No. Please. Don't go. Y/N, please. But the words don't leave his lips, and thus the threads binding your fates untangle and two hearts fall and shatter.

You know I want you It's not a secret I try to hide But I can't have you We're bound to break and my hands are tied

Y'shtola

She's quite entertained. She's listened to you singing Friends on the other Side for so long that she even has the words memorized. She must admit she loves your dramatics as you sing. She even helps you mess with Urianger and Thancred by bringing your scene to life with some impressive magicks. Honestly please sing more songs and she'll do her best to take them to the next level.

#ffixiv #ffxiv reactions #ffxiv scenarios #alisaie x reader #alphinaud x reader #estinien x reader #g'raha tia x reader #thancred x reader #urianger x reader #y'shtola x reader #ffxiv x reader #ffxiv x wol

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kingwuko · 3 years

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(Please note I haven't read the comics.) Hello, good morning (at least where I'm from!) Or good afternoon or evening, I have brought to you some more Wuko headcanons and they are, drum roll please:

-The outside of their fridge is stacked with papers. (The inside of their fridge has, like, two eggs and a cartoon of milk, they need to go shopping.) Papers from Lin about the police department, recipes from Pema for airbender food, recipes from Grandma Yin for what to do with all the halfway-decent fruit from Lu's cart in Ba Sing Se she sends once a month, a NutTuk magnet, a landscape drawing of Republic City drawn by Meelo that he insisted go on top of all the other papers, an 'airbending scroll' drawn by Ikki that Wu and Bolin both agree just look like stickmen dislocating their stickjoints, a colorless sketch of BumJu that Jinora said they could gave the final picture of once it's done. (Probably didn't give it to Uncle Bumi because he'd gasp in horror and say "This isn't BumJu! This is a fire ferret!" And she'd either end up taking that to heart or starting a lecture about spirits.) Also on the fridge is a list of emergency contacts with Asami at the top.

-Their apartment isn't really decorated besides for the fridge. The only thing they have hanging up is Mako's badges and various awards from the police academy, Probending awards, and pictures of Team Avatar and Co. Some pictures, like the one Mako took of an off guard Bolin playing Pai Sho with the champ Pabu, get smushed up against the spirit vines growing outside their apartment complex. (Mako couldn't decide whether or not being the farthest away or closest to the Republic City portal was good or not until Korra AND Jinora lectured him about spirits and humans living in harmony, good spirits and bad spirits coexist, he can't remember the rest.) They have a radio that plays quiet, jazzy tunes Wu will dance to and sweep Mako in, it's right next to a science experiment they did with Meelo and Ikki (hypothesis: do plants from other nations grow faster than others? with each plant with different soil from each nation.) It's a simple life and a lot less suffocating than that of the Earth Kingdom, but it also has the Avatar and her engineer girlfriend, a lavabender, a rebirth of a nation, and 💖Mako💖

-That's not to say they don't go on adventures. They'll often accompany Tenzin and Pema to find airbenders, sometimes Kya and Jinora will join and Kya will tell embarrassing stories. Tenzin will come back with how they didn't talk to each other for months over fighting over Lin. Kya will then reply "What do you know you're the youngest" (which is so freaking funny) and Tenzin will just clench his jaw and change the subject. Once when this happened, he suggested signing songs and decided to start off with an "airbender song Father thought me." It was Secret Tunnel. Wu immediately pointed it out because he had learned some songs from Chong when they were in the Earth Kingdom and that it was more Earth Kingdom (specifically Omashu) origin than anything else. And Kya just starts cracking up at that and points out "Not everything Dad taught you was a secret airbender thing!" Tenzin was grumpy and silent for the rest of the ride. Ever since then Wu will quietly sing Secret Tunnel and it just makes him break out into a grin because, oh my god, airbenders are hilarious. Mako just melts at his singing, no matter it may be, and his big grin.

-Since Wu can't bend and it's something he feels insecure about, he decided to take up weaponary. He heard Tenzin's Uncle Sokka was a master at weapons and even had a space sword but, sadly, there were no cool outer space rocks to make into swords in Republic City. It's ok because he didn't really like the way a sword felt almost like it was tipping him foward because he didn't have balance, bow and arrows caused blisters on his hands and he needed aim anyway (shitty eyesight Wu rights), and boomerangs came back fast and knocked him backwards when he did catch them. Finally, he tried throwing daggers and they're much easier and don't require aim, just general area. He has a set of two throwing daggers, a green orietnal set with an Earth Kingdom symbol and badgermoles on the handle, and a practice set that Mako got for him. It has a simple wood handle and blade that constantly needs sharpning. The handle has a heart and a "M+W" carved into the handle. He first tried throwing them on the spirit vines until Jinora got upset, then Mako got him a dart board and they'll play knife darts. They've both gotten really good at throwing.

-Mako didn't get back into Probending because of his arm and he feels weirdly jealous when he sees Bolin with a bruise the size of a pizza pan on his stomach and Korra with healed burn scars on her arms. He knows he why he's upset and that's because he misses Probending and the exhilaration of it, and knowing why he's upset makes him more upset and it's a cycle; so sometimes when Wu catches him listening to the match while clenching and unclenching his jaw, he'll softly turn off the radio, run a hand gently up his sccared arm, tracing the scars like it's the Bayan-grove tree roots, telling him it's ok, there is bravery in your scars, and pick his hand up to kiss his knuckles. When it's really bad, like when he wakes up at night feeling filled with electricity and lightning and the power Ozai praised Azula for having and shaming Zuko for not, he'll open the window and point his scarred arm outside. Nothing happens. Nothing ever does, but he feels a little relieved and will go into the bathroom to wrap his arm up tight before going to bed again. Wu notices and leaves the window open while they sleep, sometimes wrapping his arm for him.

-Sorry for the angst, but now, please consider: them babysitting BumJu and it's a mess because what do spirits eat? And Korra, BumJu went into the Spirit World agai, is that normal? And Jinora how do you play with spirits, do you just chase them around or throw a stick?

Anyway that's all I got, have a great day!!!! 💖💖💖💖💖

OP all this is beautiful and well thought out. I especially like Wu using throwing daggers.

#answered #wuko #mako #king wu #prince wu

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jamiebluewind · 4 years

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Character Descriptions for Fantasy High 2.9!

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As always, let me know if I need to edit or add anything and tag/ask/PM me about art and stories so I can check them out!

Warning: trauma, abuse, mental abuse, neglect, starvation, manipulation, memory loss mention, dark themes, isolation, imprisonment, fantasy racism, vomit mention (please let me know if I missed any)

All pronounciations typed out have a rolled R.

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Facts

The party is currently at 44,100 exp. each. Next level is at 48,000 (which will probably take 3 more big battles, 2 if Brennan is super generous with RP awards).

Abernant family had all their land and wealth reclaimed by The Court of Stars for their treachery and failure to prevent a war with Solace. Elianwyn committed treason and betrayal as well.

To save Adaine, the group decided to break up into 3 teams: Pylon 1 (Ragh, Tracker, Cathilda, and Sandra Lynn), Pylon 2 (Gorgug, Fabian, and Riz), and Recovery (Ayda, Fig, and Kristen). Team 1 and 2 would simultaneously take out the pylons. Then, the recovery team would go in (invisible and/or disguised) and gets Adaine and Aelwyn. They would all meet back at Van where they would most likely use Ayda's teleport to leave Fallinel (or regroup to plan their next move).

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New Characters

Tell-ah-mine Low-men-el-da

Fabian's grandpapa

Tall elf with regal green robes, a silver circlet, long platinum white blond hair with a widows peak, and shimmering blue eyes

Crinkle in the corners of his eyes shows his age in sort of an Elrond way. He look of a dude in his late 40s/early 50s who took excellent care of his body and kept it tight

Moves with supernatural grace

Can turn into silver sand and float away

Has no concept of what time means

Obsessed with the fact that his grandson will die before him (Your human blood has brought mortality to this family. You will one day die.)

Offers to send word to an elf who is a fabled eye smith who lives on the high mountains at the heart of Fallinel that can craft a working eye (from songs, whispers, beams of moonlight, jeweled edges of the blue of the sea, and shimmering poems pulled from the ether itself) for Fabian, but has no clue how long it will take (a moment, a year, or a hundred years).

Can't pronounce words in common very well, especially words he's never heard before (which delights Fabian and pisses off Gorgug)

Calls Fabian Aramais Seacaster fa-bee-ahn ah-rye-ah-my-ess Seacaster (which might actually be the proper pronouncations of his name in that region as "Seacaster" was said correctly and that's how all the other elves say his name as well) and calls Hallariel ha-lair-ee-el

Weeps without moving his face, but also sometimes makes a soft eeehhhh sound when he cries (at one point he cried over a drop of water)

Gifted stewardship of Khy-low Meh-new-rah 3000 years ago after he crafted The Sword of the North Star (he was the smith of fung-dran-ghoor) for the ancient king of Fallinel Th-wrist-win Eversong.

"Without the Elven Oracle, we are lost."

Saw the Abernants as power hungry and cruel and can't understand why they would leave Fallinel. He found Anguin in particular to be a crass and small man with no nobility, only a thirst for power.

Thinks Riz has a harsh energy, is "a little dick", and calls him "a strange green mouse thing"

Got physically ill when a gun was explained to him, calling it gross and some dwarven kind of thing before vomiting which he turns into a flock of white crows

Vhan-lair-ee-el

Fabian's aunt

Tried to heal Fabian's pneumonia with elvan singing

Said "I have failed" when her singing doesn't work before she fades into starlight and vanishes

Hal-door-in and [unnamed youth]

Elven teens in white linen shorts arguing because [unnamed] believes Hal-door-in took his lute.

Calmed by a distant song which stopped their fight.

Faf-threth-riel

Lithe elven youth (around 17 or 18 years old) with a blond mop of hair covering one eye

Bakes elven whey bread

Lived a sheltered life

Ragh was the first half-orc he met

Mostly into Ragh due to Ragh being half orc, excessively talking about his green skin (like the boughs of a tree leafy, my leafy man), being big and beefy (your legs are like the mighty trunks of trees), was really into rage (like when Ragh punched a seat cushion) to the point of it making Ragh uncomfortable

Sang in bed

Treth-thren-ren

Elven youth who does morning dance yoga

Tried to get Fabian to eat a grape

Oak Warriors

Elemental plant based automaton soldiers made of pure magic

Look like 8 foot tall green men with leaves coming from their faces

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Changes to Established Characters

Aelwyn

Matted long blond hair

Dry skin, chapped colorless lips, and thick bags under her eyes

Severely dehydrated and trance deprived (probably hasn't been allowed to trance for nearly a year)

5 points of exhaustion. Only magic is keeping her from going to the 6th level and dying.

Her "room" is a large large beautiful elven chamber with silver and marble. Ambiant light glows from the white stone.

Trapped inside a 15 foot diameter orb that's constantly turning so she can't trance

Crawling on hands and knees while trapped, shaking with the effort

Doesn't give Adaine up to Kear

Can still remember how to cast the message cantrip

Feels strange and addled (unable to think clearly; confused), can't remember what's real or imagined anymore, doesn't clearly remember what happened in her past (including what she did to get imprisoned), and forgets what she and Adaine have already talked about (causing a lot of reputation).

Thinks her parents "tried their best they could" and that "they expected quite a lot of us, but isn't that what- doesn't that... didn't that make us great?" (possibly due to something her father said or did since her imprisonment as it echoes a few things he's said)

Gilear

Looks scruffy (from not shaving), dirty, and has pit stains

Somehow didn't mess up being diplomatic with Fabian's grandpapa

Unbuttons the top button on his shirt when he "lets loose"

To Fig about Sandra Lynn and Garthy: Are you aware of such... hanky panky?

Learning of Sandra Lynn's infidelity with Garthy "Honestly? Perhaps this is... fucked up. It makes me feel... like there wasn't something uniquely wrong with me. Maybe a tiny little w for Gilear."

Spent the night walking through the forest with Hallariel's father, reciting poetry (badly)

To Fabian after Hallariel's father threw up "You're low and he's low. It's Gilear's day baby! It's Gilear's day."

Tried to ask Hallariel's father for her hand, but even though Fig gave him bardic inspiration and Riz helped by covering Fabian's mouth, he failed... so much. ("Lord Tell-ah-mine of Khy-low Meh-new-rah I like you am-" *makes himself throw up* "We get it. We both get it. We... We're the throw up boys." *passes out*)

Ayda

Hid in the van the entire visit

Might have rejection sensitive dysphoria (which is common in those with autism or ADHD)

Did a sending spell to Zelda for Gorgug for 150 gold (after reminding him that she very much does not like anyone in her debt or visa versa)

Offered to exact vengeance on Zelda for Gorgug

Is powerful enough to know teleport and learn plane shift (so level 13 or higher)

Stated that Adaine is her best friend and decides that since Fig is also Adaine's best friend, by the transitive property she is best friends with Fig as well (and Fig agreed). Learning this, she says "Fantastic. I grow richer by the day. I'm emotional." before starting to cry fire "I'm emotional. I'm gonna fly away." She then flew away, returning after she had calmed down.

Ragh

Ate grapes and started burping musical notes after he left Khy-low Meh-new-rah.

Lost his virginity to Faf-threth-riel who then got creepy and kinda racist, making Ragh very uncomfortable (and want to get out of there asap)

Fabian

Lost both points of exhaustion thanks to the 8000 thread count elven sheets (did they get to keep the sheets or at least one sheet for help with exhaustion?)

Felt really good when he tried out dance yoga, even wondering if he should be some kind of yoga dancer instead of a fighter (how about a whirling dervish dancer like Cathilda?)

The grapes he put in his pocket (after refusing to eat them) turned into song

Indifferent towards saving Aelwyn and doesn't want to be on the retrieval team

When he started feeling anxious about the Aelwyn stuff, Riz told him to lose himself in dancing again to feel free (Riz: You are the only one that I wanna see dancing right now.) It made him feel much better.

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Other Characters

Adaine

Taken by Court of Stars

Her jacket and spellbook were taken

Trapped in an orb which is soft and doesn't hurt her, but the constant movement of its slow turning doesn't allow her to be still or trance

The walls of her room glow with runes and there are many perminant magical effects, making her captors capable of some crazy things (like prepared directional counter spells), but the setup wouldn't counter cantrips

Escaped the orb with dispel magic (dc 15) which makes a couple counter spells go off and an alarm sound

Hid in Aelwyn's room. The sister's spoke before she was recaptured and placed back in her orb. Adaine told Aelwyn that she was going to get her out

Discovered that her room was close enough to Aelwyn to talk to her via the message cantrip

Repeatedly cast Ray of Frost to turn her orb into a slip and slide to stay entertained

Instead of speaking to her father in elvish, she responded in common. Also cast Tasha's Hideous Laughter on him.

Anguin and Kear said she would be executed for treason for staying in Solace and refusing to cooperate. She demanded a lawyer and then the Ambassador to Solace, citing her age and being a student at Augefort Adventuring Academy which summoned a recorded hologram of Arthur Augefort.

Arthur Augefort

Has a recorded hologram that is activated when a student claims the need of his diplomatic help in foreign affairs.

It threatens the listeners with graphic and terrifying violence and doom, giving them the options of either rectify the actions that summoned him (Yes) or refuse and welcome the aforementioned punishment for their actions (No).

Gorgug

Fabian's grandfather called him Jhor-judge

Finally got a message to Zelda via Ayda using her sending spell (Zelda. Safe in Fallinel. Gonna finish cell tower soon. Sorry about everything, but hope your break is going well in spite of this. Miss you.) and got a reply the next morning a little while after waking up (Sorry. Was at a party. You don't have to build a cell tower. That's crazy. It's all whatever Gorgug. I don't blame you.)

Didn't sleep well, but still got the benefit of a full night's sleep due to elven sheets.

Kristen

Got in a fight with Tracker and then got 3 nat 1s on persuasion checks when she tried to make up with her.

Slept in Adaine's room

Doesn't know how to make a cell tower

Took one of the 40 to 50 foot long diaphanous silk scarves with her

Gave (inspiring?) speech ending with "Friendship is thinker than water and we need water to live." which gave everyone 11 temp hit points

Accidentally called Pok a "smiling elf" and then blew it off as being due to her being human

Can now see Shadow Cat in the picture (along with Tracker, Sandra Lynn, Garthy, Riz, and Sklonda and possibly the dead cambian, Pok, Jace, and Adaine's mom) and reacted by saying "Was I spooning the cat all night in the milk!?"

Sandra Lynn

Dropped out senior year and got her diploma after the fact to join an adventuring party

Joined as a replacement member for an existing adventuring party that was already active in the world and included an older much more powerful married couple.

Fresh out of high school, fell in love with one person from the couple (nonbinary or gender intentionally hidden) who "did not treat her very kindly"

When it all came out, she was ejected from the adventuring party, her romantic partner took great pains to smear her name (so no one would accept her), no other party would take her as a replacement, and she was forced to become a Celesian Ranger

Gilear knows who the couple were, but doesn't want to tell Fig (could she know the people involved?)

Key-heir/Khear

Child-like elven maiden with long brown braided hair, a white gown, and a large staff.

When confronted by Arthur Augefort's hologram, she chose to not heed his warnings.

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