#Zehmik

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And to finish with excellence, 14 of my many asura OCs for the easy oc-tober challenge (34 out of 31)! ✨

Poffi - Tocchix - Iotta Wixxa - Quazz - Alyt Huki - Bunnie - Nuvly - Flom Zehmik - Edraas "Noiza" - Kedd - Xud

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Just my heavy rats: Flom, my dragon-asura hybrid Edraas Noiza, and (double) Zehmik

Why are asura so hard to design!

send me your asura fits!

preferably heavy's

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One year of Zehmik and his big kitty, Marsee!

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Zehmik has been living rent-free in my mind lately and I'm just a little feral about him.

He was this little rascal with a big heart who was ready to do a little crime and piracy/mercenary work to earn a better life for himself, his sister and his boyfriend. After all, they all were dealt a shitty hand by life, so dirtying his own hands a little to carve something better for all of them was more than fair. And then, just as he was close to achieving his dreams, shit goes south and does so too fast for him to do more than pick the personally-nuclear option, likely dooming himself but at least ensuring his loved ones would be safe. Forced by those dire circumstances to join and stay in the Mist War, Zehmik pretty much immediately goes against orders, because what the fuck, he can't leave people behind to die! And then, instead of being punished, random people start to defend his actions and praise him for his bravery. And just like that, those people start to rely on him during the most traumatizing shit he could have imagined. He did not sign up for that, but he isn't up for letting them down either, and so that becomes his life for two decades. Not a great one, made of responsibilities he didn't ask for, frequent loss and pain, and a few temporary deaths, but he's apparently too stubborn to properly die, still sending money anonymously to his sister and clinging to hope that he'd be able to see her again one day. He gets a big kitty companion in the meantime, at least.

At some point he grows tired of waiting and being "a coward", so, confident that if shit came his way he'd be able to deal with it and protect his loved ones, he leaves the Mists and starts tagging along with the Pact while the whole IBS stuff is going on. He had helped the Commander during her short presence in the Mist War, so he gets his bearings on what happened since he left and then finally gathers the courage to meet his sister (and nephew and grandniece) after so long. He then follows Aurelia when she's recalled to the Wizard's Tower, and he gets to be a smug thorn in Isgarren's and the Ward's side, while also reuniting and slowly mending things with the ex who thought him dead for two decades. A good turn of events, I'd say.

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In honor of Pride Month, here's a rapidfire ramble about my OCs' orientations and how those and their actual preferences play off with their personalities and shape key moments of their story. Bonus context for my hc on queerness in Tyria.

Aurelia Dragonwings - Pansexual homoromantic Girls are pretty. I mean, boys are neat too, but she only ever had eyes for Ardea and later on Ellara, and that clear preference never had her experiment with the other side. The one and only experience she had with a guy was with her best friend Obsius, specifically when Ardea wanted to have a cub and she took one round "just to try it", only to end up having a cub as well (Adamas is an oopsie baby, yes). In general, labels are very confusing to her and the topic of romance held a lot of grief for years, so she would avoid answering any question on the matter, but if someone were to ask her friends, they'd just say she "doesn't know she's lesbian for someone".

Adamas Crystalsoul - Pansexual He's a pretty boy with great pedigree and had waves of people interested in him, but in the fahrar he was too focused on becoming Legionnaire to entertain childhood crushes, and then his heart got snatched away by Maeveryl before he even considered romance an option, still recovering from the loss of his would-be warband. Countless hearts got crushed by the fact that the Pact Commander's son was open about dating a sylvari and being loyal to them, yet Deryn somehow managed to woo the guy (only because Maeveryl sometimes quite literally pushed him towards her). Overall he has a feminine and androgynous preference, though like his mother he never had a proper chance to explore romance with guys.

Tocchix - Demisexual panromantic (trans guy) He spent most of his teenage years feeling sort of inadequate for romance because he never felt "the full pull" towards anyone (not helped by the comparison to a serial crush-haver like Fynn, his best friend in Lion's Arch), so he preferred to focus on training hard and join the Order of Whispers, figuring that it'd be a problem for his older self. Terrible at picking up on flirting attempts and needing to have it very slowly and clearly spelled out for him, he missed a ton of chances with many, and that was not helped by the fact that when he falls for someone, he becomes the definition of devotion, not seeing anyone else even to his detriment. He only ever fell for Iotta, Poffi and, many years later, Huki.

Maeveryl - Panromantic asexual (non-binary) While they are pan, they do have a strong preference for masculinity, or better, a general aversion towards feminine behavior and appearance. They had their first experience with romance with their saplinghood best friend, Morwen, and they quickly figured out femininity wasn't really for them, both for their own body and in a partner. After that, they only had another experience that ended bitterly, and then Adamas became their heart. Years later, when Deryn joins their relationship with Adamas, they don't share romantic feelings for each other, though they quickly become quite platonically affectionate with each other.

Ellara Echodancer - Homosexual Just lesbian. Girls gals girls. Only women of all kinds. She's totally not a hot mess, because she's got rizz and isn't afraid to use it, even just to have a little innocent flirty fun that totally isn't a distraction.

Hel Ravenlost - Homosexual G g girls... pr... etty... Don't worry, after losing Sieran without having been able to tell her how she felt for years, she does get better at not completely hiding her feelings. Luck isn't on her side, but third time's the charm, I swear!

Bunnie - Pansexual demiromantic (non-binary) She likes to sleep around, so anyone willing and compatible (both personality-wise and physically) is fair game for her to have a little no-strings-attached fun. As for the romantic side, I elaborated on it a bit here, but in short she does want romantic relationships and isn't afraid of showing the kind of interest in others that could lead to that, but she always had issues with developing feelings of the romantic kind and having them last, so she tends to coyly hide behind a bit of an emotionally-nonchalant facade until she feels safe to love someone.

Ethanryel - Asexual aromantic (agender) Just never felt anything of either kind of attraction, and that's very much fine for them. Bunnie once explained queerplatonic relationships to them, but that ended up being a sore point for them. The closest thing to that could have been their bond with Grace, a Zephyrite gal who had taught them a lot about healing and voiced for them to join the Zephyrite on their last travel. She had a pretty evident crush on them yet she was the first that didn't make them uncomfortable, but before they got to talk about anything of that matter, she was mortally wounded in the crash in Dry Top, and they never forgave themselves for not having been able to save her. Years later, when Aurene branded their arm to save them, Ethanryel took the title of Grace of Aurene in memory of their friend.

Deryn - Pansexual Gender doesn't matter to her, if one is a nice and hot charr, they're a nice and hot charr. Probably if Mae were a charr she'd have made a move on them as well, but after the initial fascinated curiosity towards the very concept of sylvari, only strong platonic feelings towards them are left.

Markus Blake - Bisexual Due to his parents being in a queerplatonic relationship and being told since really young that he'd have assured the freedom to choose they nearly didn't get (Nora and Lionel were childhood best friends who married each otherso that they could have the kid they both did want and be done with further family expectations, with her being lesbian and him aroace), he never really thought much of romance, thinking he'd just know when he found "the one". When he met Kai, he thought he'd found that one and hoped she'd eventually return his feelings for years, failing at being clear with her about it while ignoring what he felt towards Fynn, the best friend he had found at the same time. It took him a while, but, by what felt just short of divine intervention, he eventually figured out that the "one" was actually "two".

Nari - Bisexual homoromantic Gals is where it's at. She does find feminine people hot in general and had a few experimental flirts across the gender spectrum, but proper relationships are something she knows she wants only with gals. She believes that such kind of strong confidence in her own ideas was what caught Hel's attention in spite of not being norn, not realizing that Hel prefers non-norn until much later.

Iotta - Pansexual demiromantic Her opinion of romance is that it sucks, like all that comes with it. Sure, people can be hot in ways that make sense from a biological standpoint, but for her whole life she couldn't imagine willingly being in a relationship, because everyone else is grossly incompetent and, at best, more annoying than what she could deal with on a daily basis. Being in a relationship with a dork like Tocchix only confirmed that she hates it, because that kind of implicit vulnerability and distracting fondness for someone else goes against everything she knows to be safe, and she utterly despises the fact she wants more of it and that she played herself into it by getting that brilliant idea of manipulating him in the first place. And then being "left behind" shattered any positive perception of romance nearly irreparably, and it drives her mad that she can't get that yearning blade out of her heart so it can rot in peace. So yeah, romance sucks, and it sucks that she fell for it that one time.

Poffi - Demisexual biromantic Growing up in a small krewe that was part of the same polyamorous pod for years and that treated her like their own progeny, she was exposed to plenty of relationship examples, so she thought she had a pretty clear idea of what she was like by the time she left home to join the Order. Sadly she never got the chance to test her theories due to her general insecurities, and she also missed the pretty important part where maybe some girls can be just as romanceable as guys. (hey, at least AU!Poffi gets to go through quite the poly rollercoaster)

Daunte Burstspell - Homosexual He's a simple charr: he liked his guys hot like his fire, and life was not a little fun without the risk of burns. Verge was his flame since childhood, and they openly shared their warmth with many others. Daunte continued doing so after losing him, and even though it was never the same, he did genuinely care for the young norn he so gleefully annoyed to no end.

Hagan Wesson - Pansexual Forced to run away from Hoelbrak and break up with his childhood sweetheart, Gretna (Hel's sister), he eventually tried to get over it in some way, and ended up having some... positively revealing experiences. Swinging for years between times where he wanted to enjoy himself without attachment and others where he tried to ignore everything else to focus on his duty in the Vigil, after Daunte's death he's been more open about enjoying other people's company, and eventually ended up being reunited with Gretna after he had already settled with Flom.

Flom - Pansexual Good thing he likes everything and is quick to like others, because he genuinely believed "beggars can't be choosers" for the longest time. Even better thing, he now has people he likes and who chose him first (and a demon in his head who regularly calls him out on bs he should unlearn).

Zehmik - Homosexual (masculine non-binary) Guys are just neat, sorry gals. Lost count of how many flings he entertained during his years in the Mist War, always keeping feelings at arms' length due to the risky nature of their situation and a heartbreak he never recovered from. The occasional experiment only confirmed his very serious case of gay gay homosexual gay.

Edraas Noiza - Asexual aromantic (?) Due to being a highly experimental hybrid, its body is a biological mess that may have yet to fully mature and its perception of emotions is different from that of all other sentient species, so the concept of romance or anything of that nature is downright alien to it.

Lenorey - Asexual ?romantic She doesn't really get what the big deal about romance is, not beyond just preferring someone's company over others', while sex is just an activity that can be fun. In general she cared more about getting high off of toxins, so it's all of little interest to her. Now, finding a weird little asura that is literally toxic, gives you more toxins as part of the experiments she asked to perform on you, and you get just a little bit high when you kiss her? Maybe that's what love feels like.

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💔 - Exes

Answer for two of your characters :3

OC's Background Relationships Ask Game

The randomizer picked Hagan and Zehmik! [under readmore cuz it got long]

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Hagan's got a fair share of flings, but only two (technically three) ex-relationships that he considers such.

Gretna was his best friend and first girlfriend, back when they were teens. She had a noble future as one of Raven's shamans and he didn't want to put the burden of it all on her, so he broke up with her and exiled himself after what happened with his older brother (Martel had joined the Svanir while away to look for their parents, and when he tried to convert him as well Hagan killed him in self-defense). She knew what happened and understood, but it still broke her heart, especially as he was her only real friend in Hoelbrak. They met again once for a brief time, but then during IBS they got the chance to reconnect, and while it was initially weird that Hagan was already in an open relationship with an asura like Flom (the whole possession thing probably took the cake for weirdness), Gretna didn't lose her chance when she saw it, even standing up to her mother when she criticized her choice.

As for Daunte... it's complicated, and weird. Meeting in the Vigil, they straight up couldn't stand each other for the first years, annoying and one-upping each other constantly, then things somehow snowballed from yet another of the charr's petty jokes into sudden intimacy. They weren't technically dating, they were more "rivals with benefits" than anything romantic, but they cared for each other and whatever they had going on was comforting to both of them. They often joked about each other's death, but losing Daunte in the Heart of Maguuma hurt Hagan more than he could have ever imagined.

The relationship with Gaell started out as a simple one night stand between friends who had too many bad feelings they struggled to express, but they figured they could try to make it work, and it lasted for about a year (during LS4). At first it was intense and overall nice, but the more time passed, the more they started butting heads over nothing, as the human noble turned Priory Scholar was a bit too much of a primadonna for a headstrong down-to-earth himbo like Hagan. Eventually they decided to cut things off before they got bad, and they managed to remain friends after the awkwardness passed and having each others' back stuff took priority (during LS4).

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Zehmik had plenty of "exes" as well during the nearly twenty years he spent in the Mists, though he considers even the longest-lasting ones as flings or "companionship of circumstances", because the only one that ever mattered is the one he had to leave behind in the first place, [name pending because I can't decide yet, gonna call him Plenn]

Zehmik had been part of a fairly reputable pirate crew for a while when he met Plenn in Lion's Arch, and they hit it off right away, spending all the time they could together and making big plans for the future. Plenn was a brilliant mind kept away from opportunities due to part of his parentage (who was badly exiled from Rata Sum after a clandestine experiment ended up blowing up half the lab and 3.5 members of the krewe), while Zehmik and his sister Bemme had been struggling on their own since they were young. Zehmik wanted to earn enough gold to allow the three of them to live a comfortable life in Metrica as they chased their dreams, and he just needed to work for a while longer to get them there and quit for good.

When his captain died of "sudden causes" and the new captain seemed to bring bad luck, Zehmik followed some of his friends into a group of mercenaries, much to Plenn's and Bemme's worry. That job seemed to go even better, until one particularly high-risk-high-reward gig in Orr, where others made a series of poor choices that killed most of them, left Zehmik scarred (and magically enhanced), and had the Inquest sic a recovery team on their trail to get the loot they were promised. Zehmik managed to barely escape them twice with his life (the only other survivor got murdered the second time), and as he hid in Lion's Arch he had to make a choice: go back to Plenn and lead danger to him (and potentially his sister and everyone else he knew), or run away so that danger would only follow him. He chose the latter, and in a moment of desperation he took the only way out he had available, joining the Mist War in the process. He stayed there for nearly two decades, only managing to send one of his earrings and all the gold he had left to Bemme through a trusted friend he made there, yet unable to do anything about Plenn, too afraid to know what he'd think of him and heartbroken.

Then, many years later, Zehmik follows Aurelia after the first part of SotO and finds out about the Astral Ward... and that Plenn is one of them. It's messy and rough for both of them, especially at first, because for the longest time Plenn thought he had been abandoned or that Zehmik had died, while the Mist Warrior had feared the same when he hadn't found any recent news of him or his whereabouts after finally leaving the Mists. Still, they eventually manage to mend things, and by the end of SotO they're happily and gayly back together, though Zehmik is firmly not on board with the whole Ward and Wizard sketchy deal (after what he's been through as a high-ranking Mist Warrior, he'd know how to sniff out something suspicious), but Plenn has been doing more than he ever dreamed of there, so he plays as nice as he can (while still growling in the direction of a certain Wizard in particular).

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You can make a lil' shit pirate into an overcompetent veteran of the Mist War, but you can't take the lil' shit energy out of the overcompetent veteran.

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Highlight(?) of yesterday WvW adventures: fell through the map as squad took down a gate at Stoic Rampart.

Zehmik will find a way to swim even in the middle of a desert in the Mists, I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Shiny-eyes boy (smug lil' bastard) Zehmik is done!

Finally got to use the warlord set on someone after years of unlocking it, and he's closest companion is a big Mists warkitty, Marsee.

Now to level him and unlock spellbreaker on him, so he's WvW ready~

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for the gw2 profession ask thing:

3: Have they dabbled in any other professions than the one they ended up with?

4: On the scale of absolute novice to complete expert, how good are they at their chosen profession?

GW2 Profession Ask Questions or something IDK

Since no character was listed, I'm gonna go rapid fire on all the list! :D

Aurelia Dragonwings 3. She used to be a warrior, quite strong physically but with no access to magic. Those skills are still relevant. 4. She's pretty good at being a revenant and she's a strong one too, though with some "disabilities" caused by her encounter with [redacted]. Other than the initial memory loss, her main issue is that she can't create traversable rifts to the Mists (surface-level rifts are fine, like the ones used in combat).

Adamas Crystalsoul 3. His mother Ardea taught him some elemental magic, but he clearly had more talent for tinkering so he never really developed it further. He still knows a few elementalist tricks and is more comfortable than most (maybe a little reckless) with working on high-temperature equipment, ended up being useful with his holoforge. 4. Expert engineer in many fields. He's extremely quick to learn new things, if he's interested enough, and he's particularly good with alchemy, gadgetry, firearms and small constructs.

Tocchix 3. His first mentor was Alyt, who is a thief/elementalist, and she did try to teach him some elemental magic, mostly to no avail as he was more interested in hand-to-hand combat and shadow magic. 4. Extremely skilled daredevil, though he's only able to use shadow magic to enhance his physical abilities. Sneaky, fast and hits like a truck, though a bit too reckless at times.

Maeveryl 3. No. 4. Used to be a talented warrior, though mostly uninterested in combat. Since becoming a berserker in an uncommon way, they had to really hone in on their skills due to safety reasons, so one could say they're expert.

Hel Ravenlost 3. No. 4. Definitely an expert necromancer. She was talented from a young age, too much in her mother's opinion, and left her duty to chase more knowledge, becoming an Archon in the Priory. Particularly good at controlling necrominions, she could have very easily become a lich if she hadn't been stopped in her wild chase for a way to bring back a friend, but for now her most impressive feat is single-handedly taking over and "taming" a risen chicken while Zhaitan was still alive.

Ellara Echodancer 3. No, other than what she tried in mandatory basic training in the fahrar. 4. Quite a good mesmer overall, though she knows she's far from the expert label. Mostly self-taught in chronomancy and use of psychic blades.

Bunnie 3. Elemental magic would have been really cool to learn (Alyt left an impression on her), but alas she has no magical abilities to write home about. 4. Expert engineer, specifically in golemancy. Some may counter her claim of being "the best golemancer in the world (after Snaff)", but she did become Snaff Savant AND her results are hard to dismiss.

Ethanryel 3. No. 4. They're a pretty okay elementalist, with a talent for weaving elements.

Deryn 3. Sort of. She's an Olmakhan and was officially a Dawnwalker. 4. Self-taught dragonhunter/firebrand through trial and error, she's far from an expert but makes do in her own efficient way.

Markus Blake 3. Not really, other than some general training with the Seraph. 4. Decent ranger. Has a good aim, is good at tracking and easily gets along with animals, but his magical talents are underdeveloped.

Iotta 3. She is a necromancer/thief. 4. Extremely competent in both professions, always had a talent for hand-to-hand combat and necromancy. She hated not being able to take full advantage of her death shroud, so she overcompensated with perfecting everything else.

Poffi 3. She has some engineering background due to her family's job (they used to be part of the same golem maintenance krewe), but she never wanted to go in that field, instead aiming to become a lab technician before discovering her talent as a sniper. 4. She was a sniper (deadeye) with near-perfect aim, though she was too insecure to be more effective than shooting from a distance. She died too young to be defined as an expert and needed to become more well-rounded, but she was in line to earn the title of Slayer in the Order of Whispers.

Daunte Burstspell 3. Nah, other than basic fahrar training. 4. He was a pretty powerful elementalist, having plenty of strong Flame shamans in his bloodline. Not exactly an expert and he lagged behind in the other elements, but he did focus on becoming better with water magic.

Hagan Wesson 3. Not really. 4. More of an expert hunter than an expert thief. Possibly due to Zar'gol, but he started developing specter powers after S4, though he's far from an expert.

Flom 3. No, he felt like he genuinely sucked whenever he tried anything and gave up. 4. NOPE. His "revenant" powers are limited to the equivalent of Mallyx's, and when Flom is forced to use them that's actually Zar'gol taking control.

Zehmik 3. Has some knowledge of thief tricks from his time in pirate crews. 4. Maybe not an expert, but definitely competent. After nearly two decades spent in the Mists War, he became a Legendary Defender and refined his spellbreaker powers to suitable levels of reliance and strength.

Nari 3. Not exactly a profession, but she went through Kestrel training. 4. She's a pretty good bladesworn and made her own sword, but is a better scout than a fighter, and the lack of experience puts her at a disadvantage.

Edraas Noiza 3. No. [Mechanically Edraas is a willbender, but it fights in an unique manner] 4. Nope. It fights as its draconic-hybrid nature allows, and it gets tired real fast.

Lenorey 3. Technically has some thief skills. 4. Look, weird stuff goes in, strong necromantic energy comes out. Don't ask her to be more specific than that.

Haidee 3. Does some generic spy training count? 4. Not sure if she can be called an expert, but she did earn the title "the Mirage" thanks to her skills with illusions. When she learned of the existence of the mirage profession, she dragged her girlfriend to Elona to go perfect her skills.

Okami Whitewings 3. Not really, other than basic fahrar training. 4. They'll say they're only good with animals, but hey, they survived this long doing a variety of dangerous things.

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Doing a proper ponder on the new rat... What I have in mind is close to these, but like... it's not accurate in any of these >:/

Teen/early pirate (not gonna be in game of course). Fully-fledged pirate/mercenary (shorter than this, think Jim Hawkins but with short ponytail). Last days of being a mercenary/Mist Warrior rookie, post-accident and with freshly obtained powers and scars (length is almost accurate, bit messier. scar not accurate, bigger between eyes and on his jaw as well). Veteran Mist Warrior, in his 30s/40s (probably no braids, unsure about bangs like that, but ponytail sure goes swishhh. few more scars, ears are a true tattered mess).

BUT I'm still undecided on which of the last two I should use. I want hairstyles to be part of the wardrobe T_T

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MistFallen Characters

Quick list of my in game characters

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Aurelia Dragonwings Charr | Female (she/her) | 1289 AE | Warrior Revenant | The Mistfallen, First Pact Commander & Leader of Dragon’s Watch

Strong, fierce and brave, but also more caring and considerate than one would expect from a charr of her stature and fame. Once part of an elite Blood Legion warband, during the mayhem that followed Kralkatorrik’s wake she lost her family and ended up in the Mists. Years later, she re-emerged with new mysterious powers and something wrong with her (besides the voices in her head), but little to no knowledge of what had happened in that time due to her fogged memory. Since then, she’s come into her own as a leader, as Aurene’s Champion and as the heart of her new family, finally moving on from the heavy grief that held her heart.

Dam of Adamas, mother figure of many, widow of Ardea (as of 1320 AE), mate of Ellara (as of 1333 AE).

Tag: #Aurelia Dragonwings

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Adamas Crystalsoul Charr | Male (he/him) | 1308 AE | Scrapper/Holosmith | Ex-Commander & second-in-command of Dragon’s Watch

Smart, brave and with a leader’s heart, he was set to be the Legionnaire of the Crystal warband, but Kralkatorrik’s wake left him a gladium before even he even left the fahrar. Escaping from the Legions’ grasp as he feared for his life, he was adopted by his new family in Lion’s Arch and nursed back to full health, and later followed his new brother in the Order of Whispers as a Creator. After finding his mother again, he managed to let go of his traumatic past and move on to become who he was meant to be in the Pact first and then in Dragon’s Watch, with Maeveryl and later Deryn by his side.

Cub of Aurelia, adoptive brother of Tocchix, mate of Maeveryl (1325 AE) and Deryn (1331 AE), sire of Iridis and Diane.

Tag: #Adamas Crystalsoul

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Tocchix Asura | Trans male (he/him) | 1307 AE | Daredevil | Lightbringer

Empathic and always ready to help others, he's loyal to a fault to his family and friends, and to the Pact. One of the best scouts and agents of the Order of Whispers due to his dexterity and rigorous training received from his mentors, he used to be a ray of sunshine, but an unexpected betrayal cast a shadow of self-doubt and self-loathing on him, turning him into more of a reckless mess the more he tried to fix things, until the right someone helped him find a way out.

"Cousin" of Bunnie, adoptive brother of Adamas, ex-partner of Iotta, partner of Huki, adoptive father of [names pending].

Tags: #Tocchix | #Commander!Tocchix AU

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Maeveryl Sylvari | Agender (they/them) | 1317 AE | Berserker | Priory Scholar & member of Dragon's Watch

Bright, cheery and a total nerd, they try their best not to let the past cloud their future. Scholar of the Durman's Priory, their memory is scary good at remembering where they read what. Doesn't like fighting unless necessary, but their combat prowess is not to be undervalued, especially after learning how to tame the berserker powers they accidentally obtained for a certain artifact.

Mate of Adamas (1325 AE) and platonic partner of Deryn, parent of Iridis and Diane, best friend of Hel.

Tag: #Maeveryl

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Hel Ravenlost Norn | Female (she/her) | 1303 AE | Scourge | Ex-Priory Archon & member of Dragon's Watch

Cunning, daring and a gifted necromancer, the irony of dreading mortality -not her own but that of those she loves- isn't lost on her, and her studies in the Priory spurred by grief brought her down a dangerous path in Elona. Saved by saving others and coming to terms with her fears, she managed to find her own path, which brought the Ravenlost back under Raven's wing, and then set her free.

Best friend of Maeveryl, partner of Nari (1335 AE).

Tag: #Hel Ravenlost

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Ellara Echodancer Charr | Female (she/her) | 1295 AE | Mesmer | Lightbringer

Smart, quick-thinking and sassy, she's an excellent spy and a smooth duelist, always moving with feline elegance and swift elusiveness. Chooses to ignore the fact she's a bit of an emotional mess, prefers to take care of others and her job instead. She left the Ash Legion and joined the Order of Whispers after losing her late mate, only to find herself as double agent for both. Her warband had followed her through thick and thin, and after losing them as well, she dedicated herself fully to the well-being of her loved ones through her job, which meant aiding Aurelia whenever possible.

Mate of Aurelia (fell tail over horns for her, was fine with being her close friend for 8 years, is more than fine as of 1333 AE).

Tag: #Ellara Echodancer

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Bunnie Asura | Non-binary female (she/they) | 1308 AE | Mechanist | Pact > Crystal Bloom Quartermaster

Spunky and abrasive golemancer prodigy, she is known for her UNK series of golems, frequent victories in clandestine golem throwdowns and the title of Snaff Savant. Joined the Pact to help her family and friends in their efforts, going from a simple Vigil's supply officer to Pact supplymaster, and later being one of the first to join the Order of the Crystal Bloom as a quartermaster.

"Cousin" of Tocchix, old friend of Zojja, "cuddlefriend" of Nuvly, partner of Farka.

In-game name: Golemancer Bunnie Tag: #Bunnie

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Ethanryel Sylvari | Agender (they/them) | 1320 AE | Weaver | Grace of Aurene & second-in-command of the Crystal Bloom

Awakened the day of Glint’s death, their Wyld Hunt showed them a strong light surrounded by figures they were meant to follow, particularly who they'd get to know as Caithe and Aurelia. Going through adventurous hoops and painful loops, they proceeded to do just that in their own way, until they became known as the “Grace of Aurene” after being granted powers by her intervention to heal them. A bit odd, often just quietly gravitating around people and always ready to listen and help, they know a lot of things, just rarely what you expect them to know.

Good friend of Caithe, Aurelia, Tocchix and Bunnie.

Tag: #Ethanryel

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Deryn Charr | Female (she/her) | 1310 AE | Dragonhunter/Firebrand | Olmakhan & member of Dragon's Watch

Carefree, daring and fun-loving, she wanted to leave the Sandswept Isles since she was a cub, knowing her future was past those shores despite her strong sense of responsibility towards her people. Skilled hunter and self-taught magic user, she's not afraid to fight and eagerly joined the Pact first and then Dragon's Watch after things with Adamas got serious.

Mate of Adamas (1331 AE) and platonic partner of Maeveryl, dam of Iridis and Diane.

In-game name: Deryn Skylight Tag: #Deryn

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Markus Blake Human | Male (he/him) | 1310 AE | Ranger | Lionguard, currently Deputy

[WIP]He was the first person Aurelia met after re-emerging from the Mists, and he and his mother took care of her as she recovered. Eagerly followed in his father's steps and became a Lionguard.

Partner of Fynn and Kai, father of [name pending].

In-game name: Lionguard Markus Tag: #Markus Blake

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Iotta Asura | Female (she/her) | 1305 AE | Necromancer/Thief | Ex-Lightbringer & Lead Executive Supervisor of Rata Primus

Stone cold, snarky and intimidating, she was an extremely skilled Inquest operative who was trained to go undercover in the Order of Whispers to spy on their plans. Determined to prove her worth no matter the cost to herself, she's successfully completed her mission and has become a high-ranking Inquest member in the security department under her mentor, but her only failure and regret kept haunting her until the day of the Awakened invasion of Rata Primus, then freed her from the nightmare of awakening.

Ex-partner of Tocchix.

In-game name: Lightbringer Iotta Tag: #Iotta

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Poffi Asura | Female (she/her) | 1307 AE | Deadeye | Agent of the Order of Whispers

Despite being insecure and shy beyond saving, she was a proficient sniper with nearly perfect aim, as well as a pretty good cook. She was a member of Nadine's team along with Iotta and Tocchix, and had a massive crush on him. Died in Orr.

In-game name: Agent Poffi Tag: #Poffi

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Daunte Burstspell Charr | Male (he/him) | 1296 AE | Tempest | Vigil Crusader

Veteran Crusader of the Vigil, he was a reliable soldier who thrived in the middle of the chain of command, serving also as a first-aid healer when necessary. Aggression-happy, standoff-ish and brazen, he's not highly sociable and tended to veil everything he said in sarcasm, preferring to show his feelings in concrete ways. His years of service in the Blood Legion alongside the Commander's late warband and the loss of his warband and mate left him disillusioned in the Legions' chain of command, and he found a new purpose in the Vigil, trusting Almorra to guide them to victory. Died in the Heart of Maguuma, taking out a small horde of Mordrem.

Old friend of Aurelia, widower of Verge, ??? of Hagan.

Tag: #Daunte Burstspell

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Hagan Wesson Norn | Male (he/him) | 1302 AE | Thief/Specter | Vigil Lieutenant

[WIP: can't find a way to sum him up neatly, so for now I'll just say "himbo"]

??? of Daunte, ex-partner of Gaell, partner of Flom and Gretna (same pod with Nuvly and Bunnie)

In-game name: Hagan Wesson Tag: #Hagan

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Flom Asura | Male (he/him) | 1306 AE | "Revenant" | Pact technician

Awkward and with no spine, he used to be an Inquest technician working on portal technology, until an experiment gone awry resulted in the death of his krewe and him being "possessed" by an exiled Margonite, Zar'gol. Kept as specimen in Rata Primus, he was rescued by the Commander and later managed to build a good friendship with the "demon", who then helped him regain control of his life in exchange of letting it experience Tyria once again.

Partner of Hagan and Nuvly (same pod with Bunnie)

In-game name: Technician Flom Tag: #Flom #Zar'gol

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Alyt Asura | Female (she/her) | 1282 AE | Thief/Elementalist | Ex-Peacemaker, Priory Explorer

[more TBA]

Ex-partner of Quazz (Tocchix's father), "aunt" of Tocchix and Bunnie, current mate of Favian Sharpmark.

In-game name: Explorer Alyt Tag: #Alyt

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Farka Guardkeeper Charr | Female (she/her) | 1306 AE | Engineer/Mechanist | Legionnaire of the Keeper warband (formerly Guard), Iron Legion soldier

[more tba]

Ex-warbandmate of Adamas, partner of Bunnie

In-game name: Farka Guardkeeper Tag: #Farka

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[screen pending]

Rhys Sylvari | Male (he/him) | 1310 AE | Mesmer/Thief | Mercenary and bounty hunter, crime boss and leader of a gang in Lion's Arch's underbelly (formerly)

[more tba]

Situationship(?) of Damyan (and only still-living person who got a hint of what they are)

In-game name: Outlaw Rhys Tag: #Rhys

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Nytum Sylvari | Female (she/her) | 1314 AE | Soulbeast/Untamed | Baroness of Howls (formerly), merchant

[more tba]

Ex-love interest of Morwen, partner of Maolmuire

In-game name: Thornfang Nytum Tag: #Nytum

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Lenorey Sylvari | Female-NB (she/they/it) | 1324 AE | Necromancer/Thief (Reaper/Harbinger) | Aetherblade/ex-Aetherblade

[more tba]

Partner of Veeq

In-game name: Antitoxin Lenorey Tag: #Lenorey

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Gareth Sylvari | Male (he/him) | 1318 AE | Guardian (Dragonhunter/Willbender) | Warden (formerly), Pale Reaver (formerly), Mordrem (formerly), Hunter and [actual job title pending]

[more tba]

Ex-partner of Morwen, partner of Eurys

In-game name: Gareth The Hunter Tag: #Gareth

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Eurys Sylvari | Female (she/her) | 1328 AE | Revenant/Druid ("Mistdreamer") | Mender & [actual job title pending]

[more tba]

Partner of Gareth

In-game name: Mistdreamer Eurys Tag: #Eurys

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Zehmik Asura | Male (he/him) | 1??? AE | Spellbreaker | Mist Warrior & Pact/Astral Ward associate

[WIP: guy has seen some stuff because he's been stuck in the Mist War for almost two decades in order to keep his family safe. Oh wait now he can finally come out, time for shenanigans! Oh, hi again, Aurelia!]

In-game name: Defender Zehmik Tag: #Zehmik

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Nari Human | Female (she/her) | 1308 AE | Bladesworn | Kestrel

Wise beyond her years and impulsive at the same time, her mixed heritage comes from a fairly complicated and unlucky family history, and she felt out of place as she grew up in New Kaineng, living with her father after her mother's passing. She joined the Kestel as soon as they let her, wanting to continue her mother's work. Good scout, likes to go undercover, she doesn't mind having the occasional chance to use the gunblade she crafted herself.

Partner of Hel (1335 AE).

In-game name: Kestrel Nari Tag: #Nari

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Edraas Noiza Draconic asura hybrid | ? (it/its) | 13?? AE | "Willbender" | Ex-Inquest specimen & Priory ward/scholar

Absolutely regular asura who looks just a bit uncanny, totally not an escaped Inquest experiment that was recovered by a group of people in the Heart of Maguuma and is now a ward of the Durman's Priory under secrecy for respectful analysis, real body legitimately not hidden by layers of glamour for its safety. When not coveting its hoard (reading through the Priory's library), it mostly hangs out with Kendra as she tends to animals or with the Priory's flock of skyscales.

Tag: #Noiza

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Haidee Asura | Female (she/her) | 1303 AE | Mirage | Order of Whispers's "associate" & researcher in Taimi's krewe

She and her partner Dorrya [my partner's character] are both acquaintances of Zojja, and they decided to aid the Pact during most of their campaigns without ever really joining in, stepping in to help with various tasks when required, such as helping survivors, handling supplies or evacuating people. After Kralkatorrik's death, they joined Taimi's krewe and later managed her old lab while she was in the Eye of the North. Currently taking a vacation with her partner, still in contact with Taimi in case they're needed.

In-game name: Haidee The Mirage Tag: #Haidee

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Okami Whitewings Charr | Agender (they/them) | 1295 AE | Ranger | [my main and fursona's self-insert]

Became a member of the Wings warband after Aurelia left Reeva in charge as Legionnaire and kept their status of free agent. No one knows what their exact deal is (they swear not to be involved with the Order of Whispers) and they don't exactly know the Commander, but they're often seen around Tyria doing a variety of stuff.

Partner of Xyrod and best friend of Doryx [my partner's characters].

Tag: #Okami Whitewings

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Ardea Dragonwings [Commander AU] Charr | Female (she/her) | 1289 AE | Elementalist | Ex-Legionnaire of the Blood Legion, Pact Commander and Wayfinder

Ardea from an alternative universe in which she's the one who ends up in the Mists and becomes Glint's Herald, then has to hunt down her warband to free them from Kralkatorrik's control. [more tba]

Widow of Aurelia (as of 1320 AE), mate of Ellara (as of 13?? AE)

In-game name: Ardea Dragonwings Tag: #Commander!Ardea AU | #Ardea (regular)

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Vesska Asura | Non-binary (they/any) | 130? AE | Guardian -> Revenant (Mists-lost Aurene's Champion and Minion) | Vesska the Lucky, Pact Commander and Champion of the Siblings (in their universe), Mist Stranger

Commander from a luckier alternative Tyria that was consumed by the Dragonvoid, though not before their Aurene managed to save them at the last moment by throwing them into the depths of the Mists. Deeply changed by the disconnection from Aurene and their experiences in the Mists, Vesska emerged from them in search of a Tyria they could still save with what they knew... only to arrive too late and find it already free of the Dragonvoid, all in spite of the undeniable failures of its Commander, and their heart started harboring the doubt that maybe it was their luck that had doomed everything they had ever loved. Now they roam this alien Tyria as they try to learn about it, mourning the memories they can never return to as they visit familiar faces and memorials.

Openly polyamorous [most important relationships of various kinds: Trahearne (romantic), Rytlock (fwb), Canach (fwb), Kas and Jory (platonic), Caithe (beyond words), Braham (romantic), Yao (romantic)]

In-game name: Commander Vesska Tag: #Vesska #Vesska AU

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Ye Jam Fractal anomaly? | ??? | ???? AE | ???

Aurelia's mind has blocked out most of her time in the Mists, but she remembers... a friend? Multiple or the same? Always different, always there...

Tag: #Ye Jam

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Miscellaneous non-in-game character tags (adding them as I use them)

Dragon/Wing warband: #Ardea | #Obsius | #Odhran | #Sidonia | #Lupita | #Rorick | #Kouran | #Reeva

Charr: #Favian Sharpmark | #Cassia Wreckday | #x Asura: #Quazz | #Alyt | #Nuvly | #Huki | #x Human: #Nadine | #Gaell | #Zuri | #x Norn: #Gretna | #Leif | #x Sylvari: #Chandler | #Maolmuire | #x

Warbands: #Dragon/Wing | #Crystal | #Echo | #Burst | #Clear | #Guard >Guard: #Farka | #Darva | #Ravik

AUs: #Commander!Tocchix AU - #Commander!Ardea AU - #AUs

Couples post

Total GW2 characters counter: 291+ (actually way over 300 not including pets, still sorting and counting)

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Zehmik met his first in-game death in WvW. He managed to escape it once at bay by jumping in the water when the assault failed, but he valiantly fell a month later, caught by the enemy during the retreat from another failed assault at the garrison, as he tried to help the rear of the line o7 After that, he went with a small group to assault (the other) bay and kill the lord, but they had just gotten to him when defenses arrived. He still jumped into the water to escape.

Perfectly fits with the vague ideas I had for his first times in the Mist War, AND I guess at this point that he's a very good swimmer. I mean, he was a pirate for a while before that...

[mistfallengw2]

Anyway, from the OC standpoint, I think this expansion (at least so far) is starring just Aurelia, Ellara and Zehmik. Everyone else is just too busy, between being needed elsewhere and/or taking care of their own new families.

[more in-depth rambly stuff, some spoilers ahead]

So, as far as story goes:

Aurelia receives the invitation to the Tyrian Alliance from Crecia, and since they were together at that time, she goes to the meeting with Ellara as her plus one (she also received a letter from Malice asking her to make sure her mate would be there, and they talked with both Imperators before then). Ellara learns the news of the Astral Ward's existence along with everyone else, and she's even less surprised than Malice about Aurelia's involvement. To her ex-Imperator she admits she knew something was up but that it was nothing worthy of intel (at this point her being a double-agent is an open secret), and Aurelia intercepts her glare with a promise to tell her everything she can, which she does while they're en route to DR, since Ellara is deadly set on going with her.

Markus uses his influence as a Lionguard Captain to be present at the Alliance meetings as one of the guards. On one hand, he does so out of moral obligation (his mate Fynn was pretty shaken up after witnessing one of the kryptis attacks, and said attacks were the catalyst for the Alliance), but on the other he also wants to take advantage of the chance of hanging out with Aurelia more. Before things took a turn, he had planned to spend the rest of the day with her and she initially agreed to it, but then they agree to postpone that.

Zehmik is already at Moon Base when they get there, but initially stays behind as he's helping his previously-ex-now-again-bf with some stuff. Later when the kodan welcome them, his warclaw Marsee is introduced to the journeykin and she seems to be quite comfortable around them, and the similarities spark curiosity in him (he had to fight with her at first and then she kept play fighting with him) and he wonders if she could learn to jump like the journeykin (maybe being stuck in the Mist War made her forget things?).

Both Aurelia and Ellara get a journeykin of their own (details pending).

Ellara expects Aurelia to refuse the offer to take the Homestead, and she's more than surprised when she agrees to it, given they had been looking for a place to call their own for years at that point yet Aurelia never felt at home anywhere. When asked about what made her mind so fast, she admits that what Poised Arrow and Stoic Alder said just made her feel a connection to the place because she saw herself and Adamas in them, just with the difference that her new beginning was already at her side.

Aurelia is always on the lookout for potential similarities with the whole [redacted] thing she experienced. She isn't sure that's the right lead, but Titans might as well be it, so she is personally invested beyond her people's history. Also the Mistburned creatures spark curiosity in her.

During the vote, Aurelia is strongly on the nay side, and she's the one who says she'll just go back to Janthir and investigate further, as she doesn't want to go for the nuclear option ever if she can help it. Ellara doesn't agree with her and seems pretty annoyed, but doesn't say why. When later Aurelia teases her for being a bit too on the same page with her ex-Imperator, Ellara gets angry for a moment, then folds and admits she is worried for all the risks and just wants things to end asap so that they can go back to living a quiet life together. Aurelia apologetically points out that she spent the last year in another realm because "risks" always seem to come find her, and Ellara gives up on that thought, stating that she doesn't want to be left out anymore and at least enjoy the dangers with her, Titans and snobby wizards be damned.

After that, they go straight back to Janthir, but first Adamas, who had heard of the sudden meeting taking place, manages to catch a hold of them just as they're about to leave. He wants to come and help, but Aurelia first cuts him off by stating it's too dangerous and that she wants him to think of his family first, then promises she'll come visit as soon as she can. He is pretty peeved at being left out like that, but accepts it on the terms that they'll explain what's going on.

Rest goes as it does in the story, with Ellara just doing things as needed. Ironically, she gets along far too well with Malice and Caithe, which unsettles Aurelia at times since she's the only non-spy of the group, so she also hangs out with Zehmik a bunch.

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>Bonus for characters outside of story

Ethanryel was left in charge of the Crystal Bloom while Caithe was on leave, and they're continuing clean-up efforts around Tyria. Being the quartermaster, Bunnie is often aiding them, and Farka and her warband are often "on lease" to them by the Iron Legion (with the mounting tensions due to Mia KindleShot gunning for Khan-Ur, they want to be away as much as possible beyond personal reasons).

Hagan was on extended leave since the end of the Dragon Cycle, and he and Flom were busy living the family life with Gretna, Nuvly and their kids (being an asuran-norn pod with an extra demon comes with a fair share of shenanigans). While they're mostly out of the picture, Zar'gol did suddenly possess Flom one time when it sensed kryptis getting too close, and even if nothing bad happened, Hagan is starting to get more involved with the Vigil again.

Speaking of, since their parents are all friends, the kids often meet to play (Hagan's and Flom's have to visit, but most live in/near Lion's Arch). While they are still very young, they've already got a krewe-warband-guild thing going on, which is both wholesome and a tad worrisome (the last thing those kids need is to be like some of their parents).

Hel has been constantly on the move, traveling a lot to aid matters in the Shiverpeaks (trying to make her connection to Raven do something), in Cantha (helping the Kestrels) and in Elona (checking on Zuri who is in the Sunspears and aiding them as well). Nari often tags along, acting as a sort of representative for the Kestrels and, most importantly, enjoying new experiences with her girlfriend.

Still got a few more characters who are still on the ??? table when it comes to post-EoD story, will probably need to figure that out first. Eurys was part of the original "Heart of Maguuma group" that has been scattered, and I wonder if she'll get a chance to involved now that the Pale Tree's fate is relevant... and who of them (other than Gareth) she'll drag along. My kodan OC Rime Breath and (her de-facto adoptive kid) Wraith could theoretically fit in Harvest Den (especially due to Rime's experiences with being a Voice's daughter and prospect-Voice of her late tribe), but I haven't touched on their story much lately so mhhh.

Now to ponder a Lowland Kodan OC... hopefully just one.

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1, 18, and 20 for whoever you'd like!

Then I shall randomize it :D

1. What's their most trivial fear?

Zehmik is not "afraid" of crabs, he actually likes them a lot when cooked, he just has a completely understandable aversion to them. In his early pirate days, his Captain decided to stop by a reef to recover some shipwrecked supplies stuck on it. Zehmik eagerly volunteered since he was nimbler than most of the crew and wanted to prove himself, and all went well until he slipped and fell in a deep hole between the rocks. By the time he was pulled out of there, there were enough crustaceans pinching him that the crew had a crab-based dinner that night. He hasn't let a live crab get close to him since, and vengeance is still the best seasoning in his opinion.

18. Most embarrassing thing they enjoy in private?

Iotta is gonna say something like "pastries" (not fully untrue, because after growing up in the Inquest under Xud's strict training regime, letting herself get something sweet as the occasional treat was probably the nicest thing about being undercover, albeit "childish" in her view) to get out of the conversation, as she won't say "Tocchix's company" (or "worse") even under torture because THAT is embarassing to admit to herself, let alone others. After completing her mission, it'd be thinking of what she had left behind, because she has more important stuff to do than letting herself dwell on such stupid things (spoiler: it does get extremely embarassing for her from a certain point onwards).

20. Would they blame someone else if they accidentally broke something of value?

Ellara would take the blame and probably offer to pay it back to avoid causing a scene. Unless she broke it "accidentally", that is.

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Quick Zehmik appreciation post since my boy finally has two fairly viable sets for wvw and I got around to unlocking his spec. Here's him as a little-more-than-rookie Mist Warrior vs him as a Veteran Defender.