#iotzza

[archesa]

Aldrei : Small animals are way more vicious. It’s because their anger has way less space to be bottled up in.

Rorschach : That can't be true. Give us one example of that.

Sieran : Wasps.

Trahearne : Piranha.

Lucius : Elianora.

Iotzza : Jiirka.

Galaëd : Canach.

[lilypixy]

For the Twins - 🍰: What's something your OC counts as unforgivable?

For Rorschach - 🍟: What does your OC admit to be their guilty pleasure? What actually is their guilty pleasure?

For Jiirka and Iotzza - 🍕: How does your OC spend a lazy day?

My first ask! Thank you @archesa ❤️!

🍰 : Meryw and Dairban, despite their similarities in character, have different standards.

Meryw worships knowledge and truth, and would be horrified to see someone destroy a book. The Elona campaign was a bit jarring for her companions, as the usually kind and demure dragonhunter had taken a personal vendetta against the Lich.

Dairban values justice above all, but his true trigger is disloyalty of any kind. Like Commander Rorschach and his orderly Galaëd, he was shocked when Caithe took Aurene's egg and saw it as treason. He never forgave her for that.

🍟 : Rorschach will readily admits to loving Zhaitaffy to the point of Sieran finding wrappers tangled in his mane, but his true guilty pleasure is scratching his chin against Galaëd's antlers, whenever he can do so without the sylvari noticing.

🍕 : Before Aurene's birth, Iotzza and her nephew liked to take a stroll in the jungle, her teaching Jiirka about various flora and fauna of the Metrica Province, or summoning a minion for the little warrior to chase and fight in the bushes.

After the Scion appeared in Jiirka's life, the old scourge spent more time with her own overgrown lizard (her words).

[archesa]

multiple comms ask -> 1, 5 and for some angst, 8 :>

Thanks for the ask!! Here is some De Draconis Mobile lore 😁

The Multiple Commander Asks are still very much open, as a preambule to a soon to be posted prologue to DDM (It is time!!)

1 / At what point during the story do they meet up?

Big question!

Let's start somewhat chronologically!

Lilja and Aldrei are childhood friends, with Aldrei being a sort of elder sibling figure to Lilja.

Iotzza is Jiirka's 'aunt' and mentor.

Meryw and Dairban are podtwins, and bloomed a few hours before Galaëd. They shared a few visions of each other in the Dream of Dreams, and fought the Shadow together.

Elianora met Iotzza, Jiirka and Aldrei when she joined the Whispers.

Galaëd and Dairban joined the Vigil around the same time and met Lilja there.

Meryw met Rorschach at the Priory, and eventually became Sieran's second mentee.

Rorschach and Galaëd met on Claw Island, and Trahearne had them work together from the very early beginnings of the Pact, having been a firsthand witness of their synergy in battle.

Two other members : Tora and Lucius join the guild later, respectively during Season 2 – as an emissary of the Olmakhan tribe – and after Path of Fire – as an agent of the Order of Shadows.

5 / Did all of them, only a few, or just one of them go through the dungeon storylines?

Rorschach explored the Catacombs with Sieran, a few weeks after he joined the Priory.

Galaëd and the twins went with Caithe at Twilight Arbour.

Elianora, Iotzza and Jiirka found themselves together at Caudecus party. (The first feat of the infamous Terror Trio!)

Iotzza and Jiirka cooperate with Lilja at Sorrow's lament... add a dash of Zojja and Kudu to an already very explosives mix!

Honor of the waves calls for intuition and diplomacy, so Aldrei and Meryw are the wisest most natural choice.

The Citadel of Flames is an opportunity for the recently anointed Commander to scare his Tribune Brimstone and Captain Thackeray into submission with the now infamous Terror Trio!

8 / Who mercy killed Trahearne?

Rorschach.

It would have destroyed Galaëd.

[archesa]

Played through the Citadel of Flames for the first time yesterday! Iotzza and Trahearne were so done with Rytlock and Logan’s shenanigans! They need some out for their pent up emotions, something to connect about and sort out their feelings...

Iotzza, pining but lucid :

Rytlock & Logan for the whole entire rest of the dungeon :

[archesa]

you gave me three pens for three characters, i give you three pens for three characters--🖊🖊🖊 for elianora, lucius, and galaed maybe? :D @kerra-and-company

Thanks so much for these asks! ^^ I have a lot to say about these three and honestly the possibilities are so wide open with the yet to be properly introduced Champions Galore AU that I didn’t know where to start! Hope you’ll like this sneak peek! Let's dive deep in "De Draconis Mobile" 🐉🥰

🖊️- Galaëd used to be a little wary of the Whispers — he didn't like their plans when it came to dealing with finding the truth about Riannoc's fate or retrieving Caladbolg from the hands of its unworthy bearer — but Jiirka's sharp wit and even sharper tongue, Iotzza's haughty exterior shattering at the mere prospect of a treasure hunt salvaging rare and precious artefacts, Tybalt's warm disposition and openness and Elianora's fiery temperament eventually won him over.

🖊️ - Elianora greatly enjoyed her time in Amnoon before Balthazar came and ruined her fun! She’s not the most diplomatic person ever, but she has a keen eye and a flamboyant enough personality that she’d manage to draw the attention and make friends in unlikely places, so having her as an envoy of the Pact was not as wild a guess as it seemed. Surely enough, she gravitated towards a member of the Order of Shadows within days of her arrival...

🖊️ - Lucius knows the desert like the back of his hand. The crystal Oasis first and foremost, but should his guild hypothetically need directions to... let’s say, a remote, secluded location, right at a confluence of leylines for a few dragons to rest and a few asura to power their labs, it would probably take him no more than a few minutes to point it on a map.

[archesa]

Elianora for the list ask game? 👀

Thanks a lot for this! Let's give Eli some love, she needs it! 🥰

Elianora

01. Full name: Elianora Eira

02. Best friend: Lord Faren (childhood friend), Tybalt, Aldrei

03. Sexuality: Straight (perhaps a little bi ?)

04. Favorite color: Purple

05. Relationship status: Taken (by Lucius)

06. Ideal mate: Composed, thoughtful, protective, witty

07. Turn-ons: General badassery, warm embraces from behind

08. Favorite food: She's a real sweet tooth! Omnomberry chocolate cake is a huge favorite of hers!

09. Crushes: Faren (briefly), Kasmeer (is it even gay to crush on Kasmeer, honestly?), Félanor, Aldrei, Lucius

10. Favorite music: She loves the rock version of the Super Adventure Box themes! ^^

11. Biggest fear: "That an innocent person who believed in me would die because I couldn't save them." - in the canonverse a HUGE theme of her story was grief, mourning and moving on... She couldn't safe Tonn, she couldn't save Trahearne, (if I were to follow the pattern and be a big ass meanie) she couldn't save Félanor, she couldn't save Lucius (who got saved and branded by Aurene to survive), she couldn't save Soo Won... yeah. No shit I got depressed playing her verse and moved her in the "everyone lives*AU"! (*almost everyone) In DDM, this fear remains, but as she is not the one carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders (hi, Jiirka! hi, Champions!) she is under way less pressure!

12. Biggest fantasy:Restoring her parents' reputation was a big dream of hers, but nowadays she's sorta just rides the wave and sees where life takes her.

13. Bad habits: Does throwing oneself head first into danger with no regard whatsoever for the odds or just basic safety count as a bad habit? I think it does ^^'

14. Biggest regret:

15. Best kept secrets: That she and Faren were childhood sweethearts. No one can know.

16. Last thought: I probably should give her some attention and rework her archetype so she's less fragile and I no longer have to play her as a 1hp weapon of mass destruction ^^'

17. Worst romantic experience: Seeing Faren make an utter fool of himself and wondering in what universe she could have a crush on this idiot (affectionate)!

18. Biggest insecurity: She's probably the most on edge of my characters, and she's insecure about a lot of stuff so it's hard to prioritize one... I'll come back to this later, when I play her more ^^

19. Weapon of choice: Scepter and Warhorn

20. Role Model: Iotzza (don't tell her!) & Dalor (Félanor's brother)

[archesa]

Character List

It's been brought to my attention that I don't have a character list for my OCs, which can make it hard to follow track. Truth be told I never expected to need one because I had yet to encounter a fandom I felt at ease enough in to discuss my OCs at length the way I do now !

Alrighty then, so, let's give my kiddos a look ! Might (will) contain heavy spoilers for the aforementioned games and the related fics, so, read forth at your own risks!

Guild Wars 2

Trahearne Lives!AU

Anwen Evergreen - Celestial Guardian

Orphan before she could remember, Anwen was adopted by the Faren and grew up in Divinity's Reach, surrounded by a loving family and the best preceptors of Kryta. She swore an oath to Kormir and became a guardian in her early twenties, shortly before the sack of Shaemoor, where she drew the attention of the Seraph and the Shining Blade. She later joined the Priory, under the tutelage of Sieran.

After her mentor's untimely death in Claw Island — where she met the one who'd become her shieldmaiden and closest friend, Meryw (belongs to @lilypixy) — she threw herself heart and mind into the creation of the Pact.

During the campaign of Orr, she became fast friends with Trahearne, but it would take the Marshal going missing in Maguuma for her to realise her feelings for him went beyond friendship. She manages to defeat Mordremoth and save her dear friend at the cost of quite a few scars for them both.

Julian Alfred Faren - Bard Swordmaster

Not much need to introduce Lord Faren, but there's much to say about his years growing up with Anwen!

Lady Violet Faren & Lord Conrad Faren

Disaster parents to the Disaster Siblings! They're amongst the oldest and wealthiest families of Divinity's Reach and as such all but immune to scandal. Thus, they’re quite amused by their children’s shenanigans, and ever supportive of their idiosyncrasies.

Mesmer extraordinaire (aka Mentors Live AU, aka De Draconic Mobile)

Galaëd of the Cycle of Dusk - Phantasmal Duelist

Our mostly reliable narrator !

Born as the sun gleamed its last upon Caledon, Galaëd is fascinated with stars, wisps and fireflies — all the things that enlighten twilight and shimmer in the dark. He joined the Vigil to protect the world against the rising threat of the Elder Dragons and later became aide-de-camp to the Pact Commander, Rorschach Grimlaugh (belongs to @lilypixy).

Elianora Eira - Tempest

Daughter of destitute nobles, Elianora joined the Order of Whispers to use her influence, her knowledge of politics and her skill with elemental magic to good use against the dragons. (Officially part of the no less official Terror Trio, alongside Iotzza and Jiirka - Moar on them to be added!)

Lucius Gwenvaël Ayşenur Al-Amir (aka Lucius of Amnoon) - Sniper

Member of the Order of Shadows, Lucius is the son of a Vabbian noble, rumoured to descend from the Primeval Kings themselves, and a runaway ascalonian noble cast away on the shores of Elona while trying to escape an arranged marriage. He has embraced his matrilineal crusade against His Supreme Putrescence, Palawa Joko and is sent by as an ambassador of the Order to make a first contact with the Order of Whispers’ envoy, Elianora, and afterwards distantly watch over the Commander during his crusade against Balthazar. After a while, he joins Dragon's Watch and Elianora's life... permanently.

Felanor Eurwén - Warrior

A Seraph and childhood friend to the Elianora.

Dalor Eurwén - Engineer

A skilled inventor and jeweller, older brother to Felanor, and childhood friend of Elianora.

The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim

Specifially for my fic The Dragon and the Bear

Eliana Evergreen Stormcloak

Half-elven alchemist of Falkreath, condemned to death by the Thalmor, she escaped Helgen with Ralof and embraced her destiny as Dragonborn. She remained neutral in the conflict till Alduin was defeated but afterwards joined the Stormcloak rebellion, in hope to free Skyrim from the Aldmeri Dominion 's influence. She and Ulfric eventually fall in love and rule over a free Skyrim together.

Aventus Aretino

Kept from completing the Black Sacrament by Eliana, he was pardoned and offered to stay in the Palace of Kings as Ulfric's ward.

Gendry of Solitude

A young scout who lied about his age to join the rebellion. He earned Ulfric and Galmar's trust during the battle of Hjallmarsh and the sinister case of the Butcher, and was offered a position as housecarl to Windhelm's newest Thane, the Dragonborn.

Buliwulf Stormcloak (spoilers!)

The first of the Stormcloaks children. His Voice is strong and he is coveted by the Greybeards to become one to them.

Liv Stormcloak (spoilers 2!)

The second of the Stormcloaks children. Much like her mother, she’s exceptionally skilled in destruction magic and will join the College of Winterhold to further her studies in Restoration and Conjuration. An investigation led by the College on the strange events plaguing Solstheim will eventually lead her to Apocrypha where she’ll encounter Miraak.

Arya Stormcloak (spoilers 3)

The third of the Stormcloaks children. Small and shrewd, her tongue is as sharp as her daggers, which will help her harness many allies and fend many enemies when she’s forced to flee Windhelm with Aventus and Gendry as her protectors in the wake of the capital’s siege at the beginning of the Second Great War.

Liv Darroch, the Heroine of Kvatch

Founder of the Evergreen line.

Uncovering the corruption of Mannimarco, King of Worms, over the Mages Guild, she was wrongly accused of the murder of the Arch-Mage, Hannibal Traven, and would have been executed or left to rot in a cell of the Imperial Prison if not for Akatosh’s wicked sense of humour and purpose, as the cell she was imprisoned in held the secret passage the Blades had to take the Emperor through to protect him from the assault of the Mystic Dawn.

Stricken by his assaillants, Uriel Septim entrusted the rogue Master Wizard with the Amulet of Kings and a secret that would seal the fate of Tamriel for the centuries to come.

My Novel

I might mention the characters sometimes but I'm mostly keeping that story a secret for now 😅

[archesa]

Rytlock for the latest ask game?

Ohh! Thanks for the ask! I realise I almost never mention Rytlock, and this ask's a good opportunity to talk about him more!! Thank you again :)

How I feel about this character : Quite neutral actually.

Neither Elianora nor Anwen have a very close relationship with him, and as such I don't have strong opinions on him, positively or negatively 😅

All the people I ship romantically with this character : I quite enjoyed his interractions with Crecia, they got the perfect "divorced couple maintaining a strong bond despite everything" vibe (or as I call it the "Witcher 3 Geralt/Yennefer vibe" ^^). I could feel the sparks whenever they interracted and since I still haven't finished IBS, I can only hope their relationship doesn't fester in the future...

And I'm quite fond of the possibilities offered by @lilypixy 's necromancer, Iotzza, being in a relationship with our dear Tribune ^^ Oh the damage they'd cause!! 🤩💚 They'd be unstoppable!!

My non-romantic OTP for this character : I grab popcorns everytime he interracts with Canach! Sassy Chaotic Good pissing off Gruff Lawful Neutral ? *chef's kiss!* I want to see more of them! So much more of them! 🌵

My unpopular opinion about this character : I don't know if it's an unpopular opinion, really, but I hate how much of an arse he is with Rox! Tough love, I guess but... No! Does not sit right with me, seeing how hard she tried to get his approval only to be constantly rebuked.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon : I wish we had seen him interract more with Logan after their reconciliation, post Zaithan. They're battle-brothers and they barely share 10 cumulated minutes of screentime, it's a shame... Also, I want Rytlock to meet Snargle to address a certain novel 🤣