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nabesthetics · 9 months
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“So… you haven’t noticed the unusual ingredients in some of the drinks?” With a gentle upward wave of his palm, Alastor raises a small flower out of his own drink, the pastel bloom rotating slowly as it hovers mid-air. “Boltblooms grow in magic-rich areas and are often used in power potions. They are usually powdered and combined with other ingredients to increase potency, but they do have some effect in this original form as well. It’s actually quite impressive, I should ask someday how Barth works with them…” [...] “Most of the time that means that the organism – any organism really, a flower, an animal, a lichen, you name it – depends on magic in some way, and often has magical properties or even abilities. Well, um, in this case the plant simply stores magical energy. Which isn’t unique by any measure, but this particular flower is valued for also not being poisonous: a magician can get a small amount of energy even from pure, unprocessed petals! Rather bitter without any preparation, though.”
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With that small lecture done, Alastor sends the floating flower straight into his own mouth, unable to stop himself from grinning at Julian’s reaction.
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macabremayhem · 4 months
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The old sketch of human (or not?) Valdemar.
Because of their antiquity, I came up a headcanon about their origin. So, what about a country near the great river and with the great pyramids? Many lands of the Arcana world have references from India, Arabic region or Mongolia – so, Ancient Egypt? Why not? I can't decide, maybe this is ancient Zadith? There is nothing about Zadith in the canon, just a note in the https://thearcanagame.fandom.com/wiki/World:
"The homeland of Asra's parents, Zadith lies across the Malvent Strait from Vesuvia. This is a country where both science and magic are highly respected. Those who combine both disciplines are known as alchemists."
I think this short description is suitable for the heritage of such civilization as Egyptian.
I’m sad that the history of the world is so poorly developed, but I still love the lore so much. And I’d be happy to read (only from the original writers), say, a brief history of the world. But since there's no any history, I'm taking the liberty (and, a bit, my history degree) to assume: Zadith is the inheritor of some ancient civilization like the Ancient Egypt.
I'm not good at naming, so I will provisionally call it "Deshret" – Egyptian word for "red land, desert". Valdemar spoke about "millennia of existence", describing their antiquity, so I'm pretty sure: they have been born as a human in the ancient kingdom, like the Ancient Egypt. Also, note that red beetle brooch at the neck: similar motives were common in the Ancient Egypt. And, I think, Valdemar had this beetle brooch long before the Plague.
Okay, maybe developers in Portia's route (flashback scene with Prospero and foundation of Vesuvia) just showed Valdemar to us as we know them, because of developing another (kinda "more ancient") sprite and costume for the short scene is not viable. But anyway: we have what we have. What if we imagine that "red beetle brooch" of the Courtiers is rooted not only in the Red Plague? What about a, merely my headcanon, the Egyptian "scarab" motif?
So, there's the old traditional sketch I have. When I drew this pic, I imagined Valdemar just after their first deals with the Devil. Just look at their eyes.🫀
And – of course, they are in the tomb. Maybe as a priest? Who knows, fellow humans.
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jeridoesntdourls · 4 months
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Saw @vesuviaweekly 's prompt for MC dynamics wanted to talk more about my guys!! Sadly I have not completely nailed their designs yet so for now I'm just going with text! I personally treat my MCs as less of MCs and more like LIs so I'm gonna also include what I think their dynamic with the MC themselves would be! As you'll notice my MCs are all residents of a country I made for the Arcana universe myself if you want you can see more about that here. Minos' entry is a bit undercooked but I'm rushing to post this before the deadline ends LMAO. All of these gorgeous banners are by @cafekitsune
edit: put in a link I forgot to put the first time lmao-
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BOREA NORCHE // she/they
with the MC
Borea knew MC before they died of the plague and worked alongside them and Asra to find a cure. She succumbed to the plague herself only a few weeks after MC and was buried beside them as her last wish. She was brought back by making a deal with the Heirophant and not knowing MC was brought back by Asra, debated staying in Vesuvia to stay near MC or to leave and look for Asra. They ended up unable to do either and were ordered to return to their home country, Tua, by the Heirophant. She returned to keep her end of the deal but both her and Tua had dramatically changed. On her arrival she began to keep her emotions in and dutifully began to work as Tua's magic consultant.
At some point MC, along with the LIs, would take a trip to Tua (for diplomatic reasons as Tua has a considerably new government now running it) and Borea would be one of the more respected officials at the Syndicate meeting. Asra had heard from Nadia about the more prominent figures that would frequent this meeting but, still believing that Borea has died, hadn't thought much of it.
After they first encounter her at the meeting Asra evades her and tries to explain their relationship to the MC as they have not gotten a hold of all of their memories. He is unable to explain in time and is interrupted by Borea herself who began looking for the MC.
Their dynamic in this Era is very different than it was in the Plague times. Borea is, at first, in denial, she embraces the MC and they have a bout of their headaches, this makes Borea only more desperate which makes her hold on even tighter. Only Asra is able to separate them from the MC and pull them aside to explain what happened.
Borea is absolutely crushing under the weight of everything, running a new government, meeting the two closest friends she's ever had after years of assuming she'd never see them again and having to learn about MC's resurrection makes her even more prone to completely isolating herself from the Vesuvian guests. She eventually has to converse with Nadia and, ever observant as she is, makes Borea explain her adversion to them.
From them on Nadia slowly begins to work to re introduce both Asra and the MC to Borea. At first she's a force to be respected, acting professional to an absurd degree but that facade begins to decay into something nervous and unsure. MC has to reassure her that her feelings are important and need to be felt (in her upright end at least) and she begins to explore her pent up anger and longing with them.
I would describe their final dynamic as old married couple(ish) in that they have SO MANY idiosyncrasies and can practically read each other's mind. Borea is very much a closed off and firm individual for anyone other than their family, MC and Asra. With those people, she is able to express that reckless curiosity and boyish side she had hid for so many years.
with Asra
They have a very similar dynamic with Asra than with the MC. The only difference is that Asra ALSO has a tendency to run from his problems so Nadia has to work overtime to make them both talk to each other. It takes a mishap with the Buzia House and Borea stepping in to rescue the group to make them talk to each other.
They work in compleat harmony but after they get to safety they go back to being unable to have a conversation longer than three exchanges. Despite that, Borea refuses to leave Asra's side, keeping watch for any other threats to his safety. In doing this Borea over exerts herself and Asra has to make her take a break before she colapses in a meeting.
They go over their years apart, recounting tails and making each other laugh. Slowly they begin to work together again as Mage Commissioners.
Their dynamic is honestly the one which would take the longest to happen. Very much an AGONIZINGLY slow burn and re kindling. Asra needs to work through so much guilt in regards to leaving Borea behind and Borea, like in MCs route, also needs to work in being honest with her feelings and losening her grip on relationships she think she'll lose.
with Nadia
With Nadia she has the most light hearted dynamic, very much liege and ruler but the roles keep switching between them both. They're both givers and Nadia really is the best person to make Borea learn how to actually accept being the one receiving.
On Nadia's route we also get more of a focus on the politics of Tua and the conflict between the new Syndicate government and the Buzia House's integration into it.
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Dates with her definitely include stargazing and going to the beach at any time but especially at night. She'll be at home to just nerd out about the constellations and the planets, even reconstructing their partner's favorite ones with their orbs.
Relationships include lots of late nights and reassurance. She has a tendency to try and do everything for her partner, so she needs someone who can make her slow down and take care of herself. She would love a partner who is also proficient in magic and who can help her create laws and boundaries for the new Tuan government.
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ATTIS SALVO // he/him
with the MC
Attis is exceptionally cheerful at first meeting. As he is one of only members of the Buzia House willing to collaborate with the Tuan government he feels the need to keep up the appearance of harmlessness to not potentially cause a rift between the two opposing sides.
He's very much used to working alone. Loves his community and family will all his might but the weight of the future falls into his shoulders most times. This, combined with the fact that he really can't entrust his problems onto that community (his sister specifically) because they continuously judge any action he takes makes him weary about working with anyone else.
Working with the MC to ensure the exchange doesn't cause another civil war really strains him at first. He's lived through a bloody revolution and his family only became the engineers and weapon makers that they are because of Vesuvia's betrayal. That history along with his personal habits of doing things alone cause him to be weary of the MC at first. That weariness only ever comes out in passive aggressiveness, he's very adverse to any conflict after years of playing diplomat.
This relationship really only changes when his parents pass and he, along with his sister, are left to rule over the entire House. Under all the additional stress he begins to impulsively turn to the MC as a distraction. MC needs to make it clear that they actually feel something for him or else he'll continue to use them eternally.
He's the oldest out of these three characters which means he's had lots of experience with partners, none of them ending well. When MC first confesses they do feel something for him, he's in shock and already making some excuse as to why they wouldn't work.
MC would notice his panic and have to calm him down for him to notice that he also feels something for MC, even if that something isn't as clear cut as MC's feelings.
with Julian
Attis only notices Julian after his parents passing when rumors begin spreading that they were assassinated by the Tuan Syndicate who used the Vesuvian's to infiltrate the Buzia House.
Julian, sketchy as ever, is high on Attis' suspect list. This list is kept hidden from the public and he'll talk about how false he believes the rumors are to anyone who will listen.
He tracks Julian down and as a last resort, Julian uses his charms to try and escape. For the first time in his life, it actually works and he is able to momentarily flee.
After that they fall into a pattern of cat and mouse and feelings develop much to Attis' dismay.
Julian's confession and Attis' reaction play out similarly to MC's but Julian stumbles and trips over himself to explain that he didn't kill anyone which makes Attis reach over to comfort him.
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He's very sensitive even though he keeps his emotions to himself, he's prone to crying over things that have already been resolved and just ignores any emotions that aren't productive because "he's got a job to do."
Also very prone to falling back into nostalgia, that longing for things that have passed ossifies him and keeps him from doing anything productive so he keeps those memories for when he's alone.
His dynamic with a partner would make him a lot more playful, he feels as if he finally has someone who understands him and is in HIS corner.
Dates include just staying home and letting the sun pass by. He's never intent to sit still for too long so he'll fiddle with the clasps of his revolvers or his partner's hand.
I'm not sure what I'd describe their dynamic as but I think Two Idiots in Love covers it well.
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MINOS FERNI // she/he/they
with the MC
Minos is a pretty difficult person to get into a relationship with. Even if they like a person romantically they fervently ignore it both in fear of being rejected and their own self sabotaging ways.
They were born into the Heilist church and even after its reformation by the new Syndicate, they inwardly still believe the old doctrine. That includes the ideia of a cycle in which humanity is doomed to commit the same mistakes and suffer infinitely, the old Heilist god would then forgive humanity for their treasons at the time of death and welcome them into the sky.
Minos believes that any break out of that cycle (the revolutions and the new goverment) would forego the forgiveness given to him by God. So, his dynamic with an MC would have to be SLOW. like VERY slow. and very patient. At first it's almost certain that Minos would dislike them and it's only after comming to terms with their repression that they might be open to the thought that MAYBE they like the MC.
Mino's main emotion is guilt. Guilt for not attending to God as he should and guilt for not attending to his community, its only when he realizes that those two things overlap that he can hope to move on to a less painful existence (in his upright end at least). Their relationship in the later staged reminds me of Martin and Jon's dynamic from TMA. Hes trying his best not to be a tyrannical force of magical horror.
with Lucio
Minos hates hin at first. Its very rare for them but his pompous nature and disregard for consequences makes Minos crack and finally show some of their true own true nature. Ironically enough its this initial crack that opens the floodgates of Minos' person. They begin to hunt Lucio down as a way to try and make things go back to how they were. Very much a Hannnibal and Will adjacent pairing. (Lucio in this AU/expansion of sorts is a lot less silly)
with Muriel
haven't put much thought into this pairing but i think that if they both got past their inicial distaste for each other they woukd work out wonderfully.
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Don't think she would go on dates but she'd definitely take MC sightseeing and show them around the more historical spots around the city. They would be a very devoted lover (a little obsessive if im honest) and only ever vulnerable with them. Honesty and grappling with their own identity are still new to them so they would definitely need someone who's ready to spend nights on the church roof talking things over and putting things into perspective.
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kabewski · 4 months
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FLAK ARCANA LORE DUMP!
Here's the explanation of the main power dynamic of the setting, magic, tech and the balance between them.
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silvercompassmaps · 3 months
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Maheshwari Indian Temple
Tall marble staircases, ornate pillars, and a golden-brass statue all welcome worshippers and travelers to the Maheshwari Mandir, which roughly translates to "Temple of the Great One."
Indian temples come in a variety of styles, but the inner structures are almost always the same. There are two main sections, an inner chamber that houses the deity called the garba griha, and an outer worshipping space called the mandala. Worship typically takes place in the form of a Puja, during which various food items are offered to the deity in a large sacrificial fire.
This map can also be used as a general fantasy temple if you wish to do so.
Download the map for free here.
This map will also be included as part in my 5e Devabhumi setting book, which will be released this year! Devabhumi is an Ancient India-inspired campaign setting, which presents an alternate world that brings the epics and stories of this rich culture to life.
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kittymama01 · 26 days
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So, there's still a lot I need to learn when it comes to worldbulding, like lore, making locations, making kingdoms, etc.
But... Am I the only one who feels... Confused? With Vesuvia's build?
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The idea of the city being on water is pretty cool... But, what's with all the cuts in the pieces of land? And where are the bridges that connect them?
Also I wasn't aware that the castle was elevated from the rest of the city. Which has me very confused, if you have done Julian's route a lot. The very first chapter, you're at the castle grounds, which we now see is higher than the city, and you spot this stream of red water. That leads to South End- where the Rowdy Raven is.
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(I'm so sorry if it's not readable. Upper right: "Wouldn't the stream be there?" On the lower left: "Not the same ground level")
There's too many large lines of water, the stream was supposedly behind the castle, and there's no reasonable path to the Rowdy Raven from the castle garden or behind the castle. And, again, not the same ground level. That elevation has no hills, it's just a straight cut down, there's walls and waterfalls to show that. From the chapter, it made me think the castle was in the center of Vesuvia and the Rowdy Raven was in an area behind the castle. There's also the fact that the stream of red water was flowing behind RR but as I show in the photos, how would that work? The bodies of water are too big and the red would have faded to pink and then probably to nothing in that area AND the RR seems to be in a certain spot that has the "behind it" part make no sense.
If you're sitting there saying "Why do you care, this is a romance game- it's not a big deal."
When has that stopped any weirdo writer/artist like me, dude? 🤣
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bluehairperson · 1 year
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I thought only now about the possibility of Lucio having commissioned some coins with his face on them. Imagine being traumatized by this tyrant and all the things he did, never wanting to see him again after his death but constantly being haunted by his memory not only because of the various monuments around the city, but also because his face is literally engraved on the local currency.
Asra grimacing every time he gets paid by a client at the shop or has to use the same coin to buy bread. The man who took everything from him and made him grow up in absolute poverty is now part of what allows him to afford food and shelter every day.
Julian spending everything he has at the tavern every night because the mere thought of having those coins in his pockets makes him feel heavy with dread. He doesn't even look when he tosses them on the table.
It doesn't matter how far away they both try to escape during their travels, some of those coins always manage to catch up to them no matter where they go. It's like he never left.
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mjart12699 · 14 days
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Yes the smut fic requires worldbuilding
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saint-nevermore · 1 year
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three major arcana tarot cards illustrated and printed! in order it’s Pietre as the Hanged Man, the Urtarasque as the Tower, and Drydera as the High Priestess. these were a lot of fun to work on and i’m so pleased with how they look printed!
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arsenicxarcana · 1 year
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re: lucio face coins
what do you think nadia replaced them with? it wouldn't be HER face, she's not as much of a narcissist (unless i guess she was required to put her face on it as countess)
maybe an image of chandra with the old US motto of "mind your business"
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nabesthetics · 2 years
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are you or your followers able to share what we know about the stove salamander? / how it works?
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just a little friend…
Weird that the lil guy doesn't have a name even (unless I missed it), we should probably rectify that. I'd need more time though because otherwise I'll just name him Bob or something. I'll call him Stovie here for simplicity.
Unfortunately, there's not much information about him. I can mostly just recall that he eats (?) coal and spits fire to heat up the said coal. Breathes out smoke to express annoyance. Other things, I can just speculate about.
Stove salamanders are clearly not a common way of heating up stoves/ovens, as most characters' reaction to hearing about him is essentially "a what?????". The MC just considers Stovie a normal part of the kitchen because they knew him for as long as they can remember. (You'd think they'd have stronger attachment to him, given that it's the only other living being aside from Asra and Faust that the MC knew for a while)
A very intelligent and peaceful creature capable of understanding requests and even express emotions, including amusement. Whether that's a species trait or just this one individual's personality is up for interpretation.
While it’s called a “salamander”, it also has very distinct lizard features (e.g. eyes) as well as amphibian, so it might be a magic hybrid of sorts. Unsure yet if I’d classify it as a dragon or not.
Normal body temperature is perfectly manageable (so yes you can pet them), and after a burst of heat they need some time and fuel to “recharge”.
Possibly able to hibernate or just spend a lot of time resting because nobody is concerned about leaving Stovie alone for weeks. That also shows that the critter doesn't tend to spit fire or travel much by itself (that or the stove has some protection spells on it).
Fire might be a protection mechanism and/or a way to get coal in the salamanders' natural environments. I'd assume that they live in volcanic areas, or dry places with common forest fires. Maybe deserts where they can burn dry vegetation without causing a disaster? If we assume that they can hibernate for long periods of time, it might be that they just nap while the area recovers, and are awakened by heat.
Hell, could also be that Stovie is some one-of-its-kind creature.
Alternatively could be a domesticated species more commonly used in other areas, e.g. Zadith. Asra most likely found Stovie/Stovie’s egg during their travels, so could be either “wild" or “domesticated” option. The latter is most likely though, since then Asra would be sure that the critter is happy with that arrangement and won’t burn the house down.
Imagine a larger creature like this being a blacksmith’s familiar…
Important Stovie fact: 10/10 adorable
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lemme-just-oops · 1 year
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How the school system may work in Bound Arlyn: (Clarification, there is little/no proof to anything I say, but no statement of it being otherwise. So, Storytaco definitely acceots this by default)
1. For how long do they study? (And uniform)
Spica may be the oldest of the main characters, and we know that he has attended the school for a prolonged amount of time. He has become the leader of the guide committee and issues out missions. I like to believe that he has stopped studying long ago to concentrate on his current duties. The school sinply offers him a place to stay, as well as helping younger sorcerers grow in potential and powers. And seeing as the school is quite strict about their dress code, he is forced to wear the student uniform as his working outfit.
From the little view on Schedar that we get, Schedar does wear white/black with only a golden necklace. While the main characters wear ties and pins on their uniform. The absence of color may be due to Schedar being the headmaster and showing color indicates that he prefers clans associated with the colors he wears, so he must stay as neutral as possible.
Rigel, on the other hand, wears black and grey. No jacket in sight. As he is the head of Queen Tet, he gets more privilege than the rest of his clan and one of the privileges is that he can wear anything, as long as the colors are either that of the school (white/black) or of his clan (black).
2. What does the school offer?
Not everyone can be a sorcerer, thus regular schools would not be able to properly deal with anyone who gets chosen by the constellations.
Schools for magic offer training in a secure place with experienced sorcerers to guide the newly chosen ones. If magic is used without proper guidance, it could harm the user and the surroundings.
Because of this, I assume that sorcerers have little say in whether they learn in an ordinary or a magic school.
Such schools possibly are adjusted to deal with all ages of people, as constellations can choose any age to be a sorcerer. A six year old or a 68 year old can be chosen, so the teachers must have countless majors to properly teach whatever age their next students have.
The next problem is that there are many different kinds of magic. We only know of the four different types the Main Cast has (Transformation, Pathway, Bad Luck, Arcturus), but we can assume there are many more. This leads to the conclusion that teachers must have at least theoretical knowledge of all practices to offer counseling and improvement to anyone who asks questions.
I dare to say that the teachers are carefully chosen to ensure that all students learn to safely handle magical powers and the duties of a sorcerer.
3. HOW DO STUDENTS GRADUATE?
Sorcerers are immortal. You can still be a student while your own grandchildren chill in a retirement home.
The school does not just raise sorcerers, but also soldiers. We see it time and time again in the story, that the monsters spew from towers and even the sorcerers struggle to fight against them. It is the students who are tasked to deal with the threat on a dsily basis.
I repeat. The students deal with threats against humanity. They keep the nations safe.
So, I do not think students "graduate" in the same way we do on Mid-Eartheim. They get promoted. As soon as sorcerers learn the basics, they are teamed up with more experienced students to complete missions and gather more courage and success.
Like an intern, the inexperienced one will follow and learn what those missions accomplish and will grow through the teamwork. From watching each other, the students may learn a technique to strengthen their own skills.
As the years continue, students will be less present in their own classes, and constantly out on missions. And with the technology being as it is, some work only remotely. As soon as they finished one mission, they call in to report and ask for the next one.
I repeat, they do not graduate in the same way we do. They graduate slowly, without even realizing. This indicates that their school years last all year long, with the weekends only off if the students are not out on missions.
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jeridoesntdourls · 5 months
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Love getting sideblogs because now i can rant about the whole of the worldbuilding (being a history nerd) that has been going on inside my head about this without feeling guilty about my mutuals who came there to see my DE art and not arcana- So a little while back I decided to start brewing up some ideas for an Arcana-based Brazilian continent/nation called Tua and of course, my own characters! I haven't uncovered the entirety of Vesuvia’s lore and so my own ideas might seem too expansive in comparison.
Firstly, we have Borea or Borao (Boh-reh-ah and Bor-um/Bor-ão respectively). Born to two foreign diplomats during the shift from the First Conquest to the Red Council (you can see a timeline here!), they lived during two of the shakiest moments in Tua's history. Through their parent's reasonable wealth and items gained from visits to other lands, they managed to hone their magic and become one of the nation's best sorcerers (silently cultivating their infatuation of astronomy and it's associated magic alongside that). As the years passed so did the dissolution of the Houses made during the Red Council, paving way to the influence and familiar exploration under the influence of the growing Insulind nation. After the first grueling years, Borea's parents began to organize a counterattack, relying on the local community to plan heists and revolts, creating the group Cravo Vermelho (Red Carnation). These reactions were not as effective as the people would have liked, Insulind growing more violent and capable of outlasting any revolutionary effort. As a last effort, the Diplomats striked a bargain with Vesuvia, one of the only nations not allied with Insulind, they would send their most experienced mages to help cure the Plague and in return they would be given the military aid of its ruler: Count Lucio.
Borea set sail to the country amongst friends and stormy seas, getting to Vesuvia amidst bloodshed and disease. Working under the merciless Courtiers, many of the mages died to intentional cruelty or in reckless pursuit of the cure, guided by the Count's demands and the frantic longing to return home. Borea would meet Asra during this time and work alongside him as an anxious but ambitious friend. That changed during the climax of the Insulind's hold on Tua, where Lucio failed to uphold the bargain(again), causing the deaths of Borea's parents and the beginning of the revolts that would one day free Tua. Borea changed from a chattering researcher to an apathetic shell, intent to watch Vesuvia die, believing the Plague to have been a warning and eventual retribution to the failures of the Count by the Saints. They roamed the sickly streets daily, forgetting the warm faces of bakers who would offer them food and scurrying children, a silent fury accumulating deep inside, paving the way to frustrated arrogance. They would eventually contract the plague themselves and succumb to it, continuing to follow the Asra route from there.
Borea's route must be the one to follow cannon the most and also the most history heavy! There's still a lot of things I haven't covered (their relationship with their siblings and more interpersonal things but this would be an entire essay if that were the case). Argo is a moth in case anyone was wondering and their card is The Hierophant Here's their profile typed out:
BOREA NORCHE
PRONOUNS: She/Her/They/Them
FAMILIAR: Argo
BIRTHDAY: August 28th
HEIGHT: 5'7'' (176cm)
FAVORITE COLOR: Navy Blue
FAVORITE SEASON: Winter
FASHION SENSE: Fancy nerd
MBTI: ENFJ
FURSONA: Ram
MOST LIKELY TO: Believe in aliens
OTHER: Middle sibling of four
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ace--of--swords · 1 year
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They are very tired of being hollowed out, rekindling the soul, being almost possesed by an ancient deity, losing their grandfather, than father, separated from their mother by folks who attempted to hollow them out and get possesed, see their friends die of plague, dying of plague, trying to pull monte christo on Lucio while dead, then taking a pity on the man, getting split into two, being ressurected, self ressurecting after another 3 years passing, enduring another apocalyptic event and ressurecting the goat (out of pity and spite towards powers to be), dealing with loudly bleating skelegoat, putting a furface on the said goat to hear him bleating louder and thats all before their coffee.
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miasomnyx · 1 year
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Chimera Arcana Lore Guide: Realms and the Physical Universe
The composition of the universe can be described in the most basic way as a supermassive web of unstable matter, suspended in an endless void. Scattered along this web are bubbles of stability known as Realms, which contain within the conditions that allow life and civilization to exist and thrive.
While the size of the universe and the number of realms is theoretically infinite, there are only about 150 Realms which are in contact with each other; most of these exist in one of two closely connected clusters, which are named the Astral Domain and Edaxian Domain. The remaining Realms can be found in the void between the two clusters, which is called the Great Division.
Realms can come in a wide range of sizes, with the largest being about half the surface area of Earth, and the smallest being only a few kilometers in length. They are all cylindrical in shape, as a Realm’s Seal, which helps keep the entropy of the outside universe from destabilizing the Realm’s interior, will always wrap completely around a segment of the universal web. All realms contain both a Sun and a Moon; the Sun being a disc of pure energy embedded on the seal, which provides a Realm with light and heat, and the Moon being a spherical ball of matter that orbits around the Realm’s surface, nearly outside but still within the seal. What purpose a moon provides, as well as their very nature is still shrouded in mystery, as no known person have managed to successfully land on a moon’s surface.
So this is the first entry in a series of images and writing that I have been working on for over a year; the Chimera Arcana Lore Guide! The intent of this series is to go over any info that may be helpful to know before the webcomic properly begins. This is all optional info, though; none of this will be strictly necessary to read in order to understand the story.
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alnazarcana · 9 months
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genuinely going to explode myself bc mappingthearcana is suddenly gone and that blog was my life source
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