#oc Millicent Wauters

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Millicent, seeing Elowyn babying Aurianna: What happened?? Elowyn, putting a plaster on Aurianna’s finger: Auri got a paper cut. Millicent, rolling her eyes: Seriously? Yesterday Farren was screaming "I've been stabbed!" and all you did was yell "shut up!" Elowyn, after kissing Aurianna’s boo-boo: That's because he was screaming "I think I've been stabbed!" Bitch, you're either stabbed or you aren't! Millicent: Elowyn: Millicent: Snotgrut, sitting next to them while casually eating cereal: She's right.

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Lute for the bard themed asks!

Hi Ray!

(... that makes you sounds like kind of super villain WMD. Take that observation as you will 😅️)

Lute: what OC is most or least like you?

At the moment, the most like me is Millicent Wauters. Short, bubbly, likes to read & write, has a desk job that involves helping and organizing other people. Writes fanfic but noone at her job can ever know this.

Least like me is probably Kicks. He's big and broad, happy to get into fights at the slightest provocation, strong enough to swing a big mace. His job involves swanning around the country getting overly involved in other people's business and casts magic (LBR - if I could, I would also cast magic).

Thanks for the ask! 🫖️🌿️

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Happy STS! Do your OCs like reading? If they lived in our world, what would be there favourite book? @catharticallysarcastic

Happy STS @catharticallysarcastic :D

The name picker has chosen Millicent Wauters, from Fighting Fantasy World of Titan, for this one.

Millie adores reading. She's very fond of tales of adventure and derring-do, about beautiful princesses, dashing knights and vile villains overcome by Goodness.

If she were to read works in our world, she'd be enthralled by the Arthurian Legends and things of a similar ilk. I'm not sure if she might criticise the handling of magic in some of the fantasy books I own though ^.^'

Thanks for the question 🫖🌿

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OC Superlatives tag

Yoinked from @sleepyowlwrites because it looked fun.

Tagging back: @strosmkai-rum @spacetimewraithwrites @wildswrites @tetrodotoxincs @odysseywritings @ayzrules @morganwriteblr @my-writblr @bexminx @writingingraves @dreamwishing @aalinaaaaaa @wardenoftheabyss @pleaseloathemyveryexistence @jaguarthecat @catharticallysarcastic @bread-of-death @bluegreystarstuff

Rules: Which of your characters best fit the following descriptions?

I've decided to take from a range of universes because it's fun.

Most arrogant: Dr Matherson Grey (The MOW FIles)

Most humble: Bell One-Hundred-and-Three (Starbound)

Most charming: Crispin Aveskamp (FF/ Titan)

Most aggressive: K'Rin L'Rue (Tusmov)

Most talkative: Oganesson (Starbound); Aderyn Griffiths (TESIV: Oblivion)

Least talkative: Ronald (The MOW FIles)

Most relatable: Alexis Dalliance (FF/ Titan)

Least relatable: Ken-seh Gorumn (One-shot)

Most ambitious: Tana Papowski (The MOW FIles)

Most easy-going: Edelweiss (One-shot)

Most high-strung: Pella “Cookie” Crom (Star Wars)

Most pretentious: Lazy Ami (Starbound)

Most cheerful: Millicent Wauters (FF/ Titan)

Most patient: Cygwen (TESIV: Oblivion)

Most diligent: K'Rin L'Rue (TESIV: Oblivion)

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Incorrect quote tag game!

Tagged by @corkythewriteblr, about this time last year

Rules: use this quote generator & list as many quotes as you like using characters from your WIPs, then tag as many people as quotes you listed.

I decided to do all these from the Fighting Fantasy World of Titan because of that the last 'find the word tag' I did. Also, I'm popping the taglist up here cuz it says do as many quotes as tagees and so this is gonna get long.

Tagging: @strosmkai-rum @spacetimewraithwrites @wildswrites @tetrodotoxincs @odysseywritings @ayzrules @morganwriteblr @my-writblr @bexminx @writingingraves @dreamwishing @aalinaaaaaa @wardenoftheabyss @pleaseloathemyveryexistence @jaguarthecat

Also tagging @aquadestinyswriting because she'll get a kick out of these.

Random criminal: I really like this whole ‘good guy, bad guy’ thing you guys have going on. Farren: It’s not an act, it’s just that I’m mean and Elowyn isn’t

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Elo: Hey, Yoruk, can I get some dating advice? Yoruk: Just because I'm with Merri doesn't mean I know how I did it.

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Elo: I prevented a murder today. Aurianna: Really? How’d you do that? Elo: self control.

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Snotgrut: I think I'm having a mid-life crisis. Farren: You're like 15 years old Snotgrut: I MIGHT DIE AT 30!

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Elo: How did none of you hear what I just said? Thazar: I’ve been zoned out for the past two and a half hours. Strucker: I got distracted about halfway through. Schreiber: Ignoring you was a conscious decision.

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Elo: On a scale from “damn Daniel” to “fre sha vaca do”, how are you feeling? Farren: In between “it’s an avocado, thanks” and “how did you defeat Captain America”, but as a solid answer I would say “I don’t need a degree to be a clothing hanger”. How about you, Milli? Milli: Probably “road work ahead”. Snotgrut: I speak many languages, and this is none of them.

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Elo: This is a mistake Felix, enthusiastically: A mistake we're going to laugh about one day! Elo: But not today Felix, still enthusiastic: Oh, no. Today's going to be a mess

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Elo: I learned some very valuable lessons from this. Strucker: I’m guessing they are all horrible distortions on the lessons you actually should’ve taken away. Elo: Death isn’t real, and I’m basically God.

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Elo: I slept for almost 12 hours but I might still be tired so lets go for 12 more just incase. Farren: Elo, that's a coma. Elo: Sounds festive.

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Merri: I was arrested for being too cool. Snotgrut: The charges were dropped due to a lack of supporting evidence.

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Felix: Whaddya call a fish with no eye? Snotgrut, not looking up: Myxine Circifrons Felix: Felix: fsh

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Snotgrut: Okay. I get it. You've had a really hard time lately, you're stressed out, seven people died- Elo: Twelve, actually. Snotgrut: Not the point. Look, they're dead now and really whose fault is that? Elo: Yours! Snotgrut: That's right: no one's.

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*Quentin and Felix are doing something absurdly dangerous* Felix: I think Houdini did something like this once! Why, if I recall correctly, he was out of the hospital in no time! Quentin, deadpan: Well that's encouraging.

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Elo: Snotgrut, keep an eye on Schreiber today. He's going to say something to the wrong person and get punched. Snotgrut: Sure, I’d love to see Schreiber get punched. Elo: Try again. Snotgrut, sighing: I will stop Schreiber from getting punched.

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*Squad reactions to being told ‘I love you’* Enezeag: Thanks fam! Elo: oh no Felix: *cries* I love you too Snotgrut: Sounds fake but okay Laurence: *A flustered mess* Quentin: can i get a refund

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Felix: Everytime I hear someone talking about updog, I’m torn between not wanting to fall for it and wanting to help them complete their joke. Aurianna: Okay, but what is updog? Enezeag: Updog is a long sausage in a bun, often served with ketchup, mustard, onions, and/or relish. Snotgrut: Not, that’s a hot dog. An updog is when a new version or patch of an application is released. Quentin: No, that's an update. You’re thinking of the fourth largest city in Sweden. Snotgrut: Surely, that’s Uppsala, where’s updog is the giant spider in Harry Potter. Felix: That’s Aragog. Updog is a symbol conventionally used for an arbitrarily small number in analysis proofs. Laurence: You’re thinking of epsilon. Updog is an upward-moving air current. Snotgrut: No, that’s an updraft. An updog is the modern version of a henway. Aurianna: What’s a henway?? Felix: Oh, about five pounds.

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Last line tag

Thanks for the tag, @writingonesdreams, even if it is months late...

This is from Princess for a Day, because I've added to it.

[Millicent] was too distracted, staring at the way crystal chandeliers spun rainbow ribbons through the air, while golden wall sconces glimmered like honey caught in sunlight.

Tagging: @strosmkai-rum @spacetimewraithwrites @wildswrites @tetrodotoxincs @odysseywritings @ayzrules @morganwriteblr @my-writblr @bexminx @writingingraves @dreamwishing @aalinaaaaaa @wardenoftheabyss @pleaseloathemyveryexistence @jaguarthecat @catharticallysarcastic

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Hello! What is Millicent's favorite treat?

Hi! Thanks for the question Raev :)

In terms of food, Millicent enjoys lemon curd tarts. They’re a particular rare treat in her part of Allansia as the lemons have to be imported from far away. Fortunately, Titan has spells that preserve goods over long distances.

In terms of activities, Millie loves going to cultural events, such as the theater and galleries.

Hope you enjoyed learning a little more about Millie 🍵

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OCs - Who the Hell is: Millicent 'Millie' Wauters

(A short Original Character primer)

Universe

Fighting Fantasy World of Titan

What does she look like?

Millie is a gnome, so she's short (3'4"/ 102cm) and on the plump side (45lb/ 20kg). She has long ash-blond hair, usually pinned into a bun, and grey eyes. She's probably the only person in the SRU (without a divine decree) who doesn't wear armour; instead, she wears brightly coloured dresses (plus kirtles in the winter), and long skirts & blouses. She wears half-moon spectacles and usually wears her Scriveners' Guild stole while in the office. At 66, she's very young to have the skills she does, but as many of her tutors at the Scriveners' Guild have said, she seems to be a natural.

What's she like?

Millie is a scrivener and works as the SRU's main administrator. She was brought in to help Elo write up her reports, because the Captain's handwriting is, in the words of her Second Lieutenant, "appalling". Her duties have slowly edged out into secretarial and general SRU administrative work.

Bright, clever, sassy, organised. Irrepressible good humour and incorrigible sweetheart. Culture geek. Possibly my only sunshine character. Knows exactly how to deal with her disorganised mess of a boss. Has impeccable handwriting, fits in with the rest of the team like she was made for the role. Was very excited at the prospect of working in the SRU, but had to be disabused of the notion it would be excitement and glamour all the time. So far, despite what the senior SRU team said, it has lived up to her every expectation. A role that no one else in the Guild wanted to take, has turned into her dream job, making other Scriveners jealous.

Who are the main people in her life?

Undeveloped

Can you give us a highlight reel of her life?

Undeveloped

What period of her life are you mostly writing about?

Her work within the SRU. She probably deserves a backstory/ her own mini-adventure at some point. She's a little bit neglected in regard to screen-time.

Who is she in real-world development terms?

Millie first appeared in "Golden Freedom (or: In which Elo gets annoyed and takes the afternoon off)", thought her hiring was hinted at in "Adjusting to Life in the SRU". She just kind of... waltzed into Elo's office and started taking down delegation notes because Elo wanted to fob off her duties for one afternoon and go play with Aurianna. Since then, the poor girl just sort of... flitters at the edges of other stories. Needs more love and attention.

Taglist (ask for +/- to FF Titan): @aquadestinyswriting @viawrites-andacts @strosmkai-rum

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For the character ask meme: Millie Farren and of course Elowyn 😚

It’s been a while since this came in (oops...) I think this was for the “what traits do you share with your OCs?” game.

What traits do I share with Millicent

Writer

Excellent administrator

Keeps personal things personal

I’d like to say excellent Boss-wrangler

Wry sense of humour

Short

That’s it for her; there’s not too many traits, because she’s so bubbly and such a sweetheart (I am not a sweetheart and I will growl at anyone to prove it :P)

What traits do I share with Farren

This one is hard because he’s based on several people who are the exact polar opposite of me (and thus Elo, which is sort of the point).

Loves bad jokes and puns

Happy to go for a drink

What traits do I share with Elowyn

Short

Serious

Trouble telling when someone’s being sarcastic

Loyal to a fault

Deeply cares about *vaguely waves hands* people, even if we don’t let it show

Platonically in love with a lot of people

Frequently exasperated by the people in my life (especially those who pun, or do stupid shit)

When things go to shit, either completely break down or get the urge to knock seven barrels out of someone

Surprised by affection (one day I will stop responding to “I love you” with “why?”)

Really like trees. Really, really like trees

Always end up the centre of attention, even if I don’t necessarily want it

Reluctant leader -- “I don’t want to, but if not me, then who?”

Loves solitude; doesn’t get enough of it

Can’t think of any more right now, but I’m sure there are others.

Thanks for the ask 🍵🍃

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For whichever ones you feel like: Do complex puzzles intrigue or frustrate them? What do they like that nobody else does? and Do they like being called pet names? Do they call other people pet names? What’s their go-to?

I’m gonna go with Talis Omellian and Millicent Wauters, because these sunshine-darlings don’t get enough love.

Do complex puzzles intrigue or frustrate them?

Millie loves puzzles. After all, organising the whole of the SRU is like one of those puzzle boxes where you need to fit the gears and rods exactly right to make it work. She’s got a really good innate ability to mentally juggle things together and see how they best fit. She’s be amazing to play “Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes” with.

Talis not so much. Maybe if you phrased it in terms of flour to butter ratios? He gets quite flustered when he can’t figure something out, his ears go bright purple, and he gets a little teary. As you can imagine, he find it embarrassing, so generally stays away from those kinds of things.

What do they like that nobody else does? (I assume this means in their respective casts, rather than in the whole wide multiverse XD)

Millie likes lemon curd tarts. They’re really hard to get hold of, because the lemons grow a little further south than Torguard is. This also means that no one else likes the sharp citrus flavour.

Talis really enjoys the terrible ale at the Bloated Float. Everyone knows the landlord waters it down with Rumare Lake-water; no one drinks it because they like it, only because it’s cheap... because it’s bad. But given the choice between something decent, and Rumare-watered ale, Talis will always take the Rumare ale.

Do they like being called pet names? Do they call other people pet names? What’s their go-to?

Most of the people Millie knows are people she also works with, so I think she’d find it a bit odd being called pet names by them, but generally she’s fine by it. Farren is the obvious exception; he gives everyone a nickname, he just can’t help it -- Millie’s is “Ms Goldpen”, in honour of the Scriveners Guild symbol. Where the situation calls for a pet name, she reverts to fowl-based ones, eg “okay duck”, “silly goose”.

Talis isn’t so keen on people calling him pet names, because he gets embarrassed (which leads to the flushed ears etc). He’s also very respectful, and hardly ever uses pet names. If he did, he’s probably use something like “my little scrib”, similar to the name his mother called him and his siblings.

Thanks for the questions

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Golden Freedom

Context: Set a few years after the Special Recondite Unit has been up and running. I had a vision that at some point the rich elite of Torguard would end up viewing the SRU as their own private force (because it’s different from the standard Watchhouses), and thought it would be fun to send Elo through that dance. Also I love putting her in more domestic settings and watch her bitch about paperwork. Words: 1770 Warnings: Rich entitled asshole, mild cannon appropriate cursing Read on AO3

"Lady Elowyn? Lady Elowyn," came the imperious voice. "Hurm?" Elo blinked and reluctantly dragged her thoughts back into the office, lit with later morning spring sunshine, and away from the dragon who, allegedly, was on patrol, but in reality was doing aerial acrobatics in that same warm spring sunshine. "Are you listening to me, Lady Elowyn?" "Ah, apologies Councillor. No, not really." Elo ignored the spluttering and outrage that came from the man as she stood. "I'm terribly sorry, Master Chandler, but we'll have to cut this short. I have received a Whisper from one of my officers that needs my immediate attention." The woodling came to stand beside the Councillor's chair, one arm extended as an unsubtle hint for the candle-maker to leave.  Blustering, the man stood. "I say, m'Lady, this is terribly-" "Yes, it is rather abrupt, but such is the nature of crime," Elo cut in with the barest hint of civility. "As to your concern, however, Councillor, I am quite certain your neighbourly dispute does not fall within the remit of the SRU." The woodling adroitly steered the outraged old fellow to the door of her office, despite him being double her height, and paused there to usher him out.

"My Lady, I must protest-!" "Yes, I'm sure you must. And it's 'Captain', if you please." Elo paused, as the man quietly fumed in the practised manner of the Gentry. When he didn't make to move from her threshold she once again pointedly gestured to the waiting area outside. "Now then," she said, tone brisk and unflinching, "if you'd like to take a seat for a moment, I'll have my assistant pass you the details of someone within your local Watch who will be more than capable of dealing with your problem. Rest assured, that if their investigation does, indeed, reveal your neighbour's over-loud parties are linked to the worship of some dark god, we will take the case back. But until that happens, I feel I must remind you, Master Chandler, that the Special Recondite Unit is not some exclusive police force only for those of a set wealth level. We have a very narrowly defined remit - to whit, the investigation of strange and unusual security threats - and I intend for my unit to remain by that restriction." The woodling paused again and sucked in a breath. "Now, kindly take a seat while my assistant gathers that information for you." "Right this way, sir," Millie said cheerfully, taking the Councillor by the elbow and steering him, as one might an elderly relative, out of the Captain's office. A moment later, the gnome slipped past Elo and back into the office.

Elo closed the door and gave a lusty sigh. "You didn't really get a call from Lieutenant Snotgrut, did you?" the blond gnome asked, looking over half-moon spectacles at her Captain. "No, Millicent, I didn't," Captain O'Toreguarde said, walking back to her desk with a small twist of the lips. "I merely wanted to get that drear man out of my office. Gods." She pinched the bridge of her nose and took a breath. "Let's see. The fandan lives over in Goldneedle, right? That puts him in Precinct Two..." she looked up. "Do we know if Gingerbread still works there?" "You mean Sargent Grierson?" Millie asked, with some doubt. "I believe so, yes." "Excellent. After you've given the Master of Chandlery the requisites, please write up the case notes, then send them over to Gingerbread with a couple of bottles of Killartas and a note to say it's a code eighty-six, with my apologies." "Will that be all, Captain?" Millie asked, glancing up from where she was furiously scribbling on a slate. Elo leant against her desk and frowned in thought. A golden dragon, glittering in the sunlight, flickered through her mind's eye again. "You know what? No. I need-" the Captain paused. "Go see to the fandan first, then come back. I want him out of my 'House with all haste." "Ma'am," Millie said, dropping a curtsy. The gnome maid gave her captain a bright smile and practically flounced out the door. Elo watched her go with a fond smile, then shook her head. "Gnomes!" she muttered, turning to her desk and a small stack of paperwork. Chirpy, fastidious and endlessly energetic as they all seemed to be, she wondered why it felt the Gods sent her the more rambunctious specimens. Because you need to be reminded what you're fighting for. And to smile, came Aurianna's amused retort. I like her. She's good for you. You're good for me, sálfug . Besides, I didn't say I didn't like her. 

Millie had been Elo's assistant for nearly four months. She worked hard, followed every directive with verve and an obsessive attention to detail. Her handwriting was perfect, and she collated all these skills in a bubby, good-natured mien. She fit perfectly in Elo's little team, and everyone loved her. Even Snotgrut had to admit he could find no flaws in her work, and he'd been just itching for an excuse to start looking at Elo's paperwork again. She's perfect at her job , Elo thought to Aurianna. The Captain stared at a form in her hands. You know this probably means she worships Kaloth, right? Don't be such a cynic, the dragon rejoined. Elo gave a tight mental smile and went back to her form, the dragon's acrobatics shimmering through her mind.

"Captain?" Elo looked at the timekeeper standing against the wall. Less than a quarter-hour to get rid of Councilor Chandler. Impressive. Elo smiled. "Yes, Millie." The maid came into her office and closed the door. "You had further instruction for me?" "Yes." Elo dropped the form - the same one she'd been staring at when Millie left - happy to let the pretence at concentrated work go. The Captain came around the desk and resumed where she'd been leant. "Yes. I said about sending Gingerbread in Watchhouse Two some apology beer right? Along with the case notes?" "Yes, Captain." "Good." Elo paused, thinking. "Please tell Agresta I need her to attend that meeting with the Treasury at One - all the required notes are in this book." The captain tapped a blue-bound tome, smirking. "She's been bugging me for weeks about more responsibility, that ought to quiet her for a bit. What else? Ah... Ask Farren if he'll step in for my Two Thirty? That thing with the Broderers... I don't even know what that's about." Millie shuffled her slates. "They want to talk to you about the end of the world," she said. "Excuse me?" Elo stiffened. "Apparently you are one of the few remaining in the city who dealt directly with stopping armageddon." "Ah. That kind of talk. Tell them to go see Snotgrut." "They already have, Captain." "And?"  "He told them to talk to you." Elo crossed her arms and thought about this. "Bastard," she said. Millie smiled. "Specifically," the gnome continued, "they want to hear about that thing you did with killing the Harbinger of Doom. They want to make a tapestry of it." "Must they?" Captain O'Toreguard said. She did not whine it, Millie thought, because she was a Paladin, and the Captain, and neither of those things whined. "It is quite a popular story, Captain," Millie said. "Really fired the public imagination. They wrote a song about it and everything." "Yes, I've heard it. Annoyingly catchy, given the subject matter was such a hap-dash stupid idea." "You did, kind of, save the city by doing so," Millie pointed out, tugging on her earlobe. "And, you know, the rest of the world by extension." "I broke my Aunt's tower, and I crushed my old Watchhouse." Millie ducked her head in capitulation, and to hide the smile that crept over her lips. Her Captain's attitude always amused her, the fantastic seeming mundane, and the mundane conversely made fantastic ("I saved the world, yeah yeah. Oh! I got biscuits with my tea!"). Millie looked back up when Captain O'Toreguarde let out an exasperated sigh. "Send Farren to meet with them anyway. After all, he was there, he did see what happened. If they want more detail they'll have to reschedule." "And the signwriters at Three?" Elo frowned, gave a consternated eyebrow twitch, closed her eyes and sighed. "Libra's Scales, we need a facilities manager. Ah... they're only re-touching what's already there." She opened her eyes and gave Millie a considering look. "D'you think you could manage that?" the Captain asked. "You don't need to keep an eye or anything - they're good folks. Just greet them, show them what they're painting and that's it." Millie thought about it and nodded. "Yes, no problem," she said giving her Captain a perky smile.

Elo returned the smile and pulled away from the desk. "Right. That should be everything. I'm off." She started striding towards a small door in the corner of her office. "Oh, one last thing. If you finish up early, take the rest of the afternoon off," Elo added, pulling her cloak on. "Th-thank you! But wait!" Millie called. "Where do I tell people you've gone?" "I've stepped out, matter of urgency - anything you like!" "No, but-!" Millie took a step forward, making her Captain pause again. "What do I tell Lieutenant Snotgrut." The Captain grinned. "That I'm fine, don't scry on me, and I'll be home in time for tea!" Millie blinked, and Captain O'Toreguarde had vanished up the tower stairs, the tail of her cloak flicking out as she ran.

Elo thundered up the stairs, calling Aurianna with her mind, knowing that the dragon would be near enough waiting for her at the top. She burst into the bright sunshine at the top of the turret and paused as the stiff breeze teased at her hair and clothes. She let out a breath, tension flowing out of her, carried away by the wind. Sometimes it was good to be the boss. "Did you want to fly, or is the breeze enough?" asked the golden cat winding around Elo's legs. The woodling glanced down at it. "Your father would be horrified to know how sassy I've let you become," Elo replied easily. The cat twitched an ear, and then they were both running, Aurianna slightly ahead. They leapt from the tower, Aurianna changing as they did. She swooped around, and elo landed easily on her back, head back and laughing in delight. "Where shall we go?" Auri asked. Elo shook her head - she didn't care. "Take us into the blue!" she cried, and with one powerful sweep of leathery snapping wings, they were off.

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how do your OCs feel about where they are at in life?

Thanks for the ask Aqua.

I think I’d going to land this in the SRU days, because that seems to be mostly were I’m writing from at the moment.

Elowyn O’Toreguarde: I don’t think she’s very satisfied at all to be honest. She’s happy she’s doing Good, that she’s keep people safe etc, but her time is spent with paperwork and meetings, two things she deeply despises. Maybe it’s rose-coloured glasses, but she misses the freedom of running around the world to save people. She feels trapped by the chains of leadership, that someone has to make the Calls, and that someone has always apparently been her. I think she’ll be much happier in a few decades time, when she goes to Fangthane for her sabbatical/ consultancy period following Farren’s death. 5/10 thinks life could be better.

Farren Breakwood: I think Farren is pretty happy. He’s got a good position doing what he loves, it’s a position he’s striven for a long time to get. He’s comfortably well-off, and has a lot more time for himself. He also knows he’s slowing down, and that he’s better off in management, rather than tearing around on the streets. Again, there might be some rose-coloured glasses going on when he looks back at his early days as a Watchman. But overall, he’s got everything he wanted out of life, he’s made peace with his regrets. When he dies, he’s going to die a happy man. 7/10 pretty satisfied.

Snotgrut: ‘Grut always was good at living each day at a time, taking what satisfaction he could get, so he’s always pretty chipper. He’s lived at least treble of his life expectancy, after all. Plus, he’s still got excitement and adventure, he can still learn things, he’s gained an appreciation for high entertainment, he’s got people he can share his passions with, and good food on the table every night. What’s not to love? He’s a very happy little goblin. 10/10 very satisfied.

Millicent Wauters: Her career is pretty much just starting, and she’s landed a doozy of a job to do it with. I feel like there’s a lot of prestige that’s come from being the admin of the SRU within the Scrivener's guild. She might have naysayers saying she’s not experienced enough. But I feel like she’s taken the job by the horns, tamed, moulded it, and made it her own. She’s very happy. She’s flying high, got amazing colleagues, all the excitement she could ever want and the pay is probably pretty good. 10/10 extremely satisfied with life.

Overall, they’re all pretty happy; aside from Elo. But then, she always was a contrary, cantankerous old mare ;)

Thanks again for the ask, and I hope you liked the answer 🍵

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Describe your OCs As... Tag Game

Stole this one from @writingonesdreams (Based on this post by @develop-your-oc)

I'm going to take from across the whole pantheon of OCs, rather than limit myself to a specific universe.

Rules: Describe your OCs As...

⏳ TIME — dawn Elowyn o'Toreguarde (FF/Titan) because of the way she brings hope.

— noon Kathy Scott (Cryptid Series) because of the way she's so proactive

— dusk Farren Breakwood (FF/Titan) because of the way he walks the fine line between doing bad things for good reasons.

— night Aderyn Griffiths (TESIV: Oblivion, Modern AU) because she's a loner who does her best work in the dark.

🤝 RELATIONSHIP — friend Edelweiss (n/a) As long as you mean no harm to him or his mountain meadows you'll be treated as a friend, alongside a host of animals and plants.

— lover Aylun Lingenhall (FF/Titan) because she's sensual, attentive and a fantastic kisser.

— ex Gorumn (From Before it Shatters). He's a piece of work. Sly, manipulative, wilfully obtuse. He's That ex.

— enemy Kellandra Rinonn L'Rue (From Tusomov). No matter what you do, she's aggressive, defensive, and will assume the worst of everything said.

✨ SEASON — spring Talis (TES). He's very energetic, and always hopeful even if it's sometimes a tremulous hope, like the first struggling days of spring.

— summer Millicent Wauters (FF/Titan) because she's bright, chirpy, incorrigible. You just can't help but be her friend & she can't help but be yours.

— autumn Asuka Rackell (The MOW Files) because somedays she's bitter, icy storms, and other days she's full of warmth and sunshine.

— winter Tana Papowski (The MOW Files). Cold and calculating, even her friendship is like walking on a frozen lake.

🌀 DESTRUCTION — tornado Cookie (Starwars). If there's one character who could take up all the "destruction" set it would be Cookie. A grey force user with bare control over her excessive powers, she's several dire accidents in a trenchcoat.

— wildfire Kellandra Rinonn L'Rue (From Tusomov). I wasn't going to reuse characters, but K'Rin is too perfect. Her anger flares and consumes, but quickly eats itself up.

— earthquake Alexis Dalliance (FF/Titan). Where she hits is catastrophic - but it's the aftershocks that ripple outwards that are more likely to get you killed.

— tsunami I can't think of anyone who matches this

🌄 LANDSCAPE — mountain I can't think of anyone who matches this

— forest I can't think of anyone who matches this

— ocean Mio (Starbound). I feel like this might be cheating because the Hylotl race is amphibious and canonically evolved in the oceans.

— desert Ronald (The MOW Files). He's a very dour character, dryly sarcastic and a bit prickly.

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[druidx]

hello, my friend! 17, 18, and 39 for the OC relationship ask? @/aetherwrites

Hi @aetherwrites, thanks for the questions :) But, gosh they took a lot of thinking about ^.^;

17 Which OCs don’t know each other, but would hate each other if they did?

Massively mixing universes here but think Alexis Dalliance (FF/Titan) and Rin L’Rue (TESIV: Oblivion) would constantly and aggressively be at each other’s throats. Rin would think ‘Lex was a willful and contemptible degenerate; ‘Lex would think Rin was a sanctimonious quim.

18 Which OCs would make the worst couple?

Again, crossing universes, but Pela ‘Cookie’ Crom (Star Wars) and Crispin ‘Aves’ Aveskamp (FF/Titan) would be an unmitigated bisexual disaster. Aves is cuddly and likes touching, and has trouble with passive people. Cookie is the epitome of passive, and hates being touched (partly because unpredictable things happen with her Force powers).

39 Who does OC consider they have learned their most important life lesson from?

I’m gonna answer this about Millicent Wauters (FF/Titan) (she’s so underdeveloped, it’s a sin). 

Her big life lesson is “A good reputation is more valuable than money”, which she learnt while apprenticing under an older Scribe. Xe wasn’t a nice nor especially kind person, but xe was talented, and got a lot of specialist work from folk who otherwise wouldn’t put up with xir attitude. I’m not sure if the Master Scribe intended to teach Millie this, or if it’s something she came to conclude on her own, but it was a good lesson to be taught.

Want to ask my OCs about their relationships? The List is here

[druidx]

Happy Storyteller Saturday! ❤️ How would your OCs summarize your wip, from their perspective? (Bonus: would they argue with you about what they wanted to happen?) @chauceryfairytales

Happy STS @mirror-of-too-many-books!

I’m going to take Who Watches the Watchman for this ask:

Elowyn O’Toreguarde: This is about me having a nice, normal day for once. I got caught up on my paperwork! It was glorious. Though I could have done without half of those meetings... And that thing with the Gargoyle...

Kashton Saito: So, it seemed like a normal day. And then it got weirder. And weirder. ... Those SRU folks are nuts *shakes his head* Buuuut they do have some really great stories...

Farren Breakwood, Snotgrut and Millicent Wauters: The Boss didn’t get into trouble today!  Snotgrut: She didn’t get kidnapped... Farren: No one tried to kill her... Snotgrut: Nothing magical exploded on her... Farren: She didn’t get possessed by anything... Snotgrut: She didn’t go running off into trouble by herself... Farren: She didn’t fall into any canals or get her tunic ripped... Millie: She signed off the holiday requests, prepared the rotas and she managed to check the budgets! That Kas fellow is some kind of lucky charm, and welcome back a n y t i m e.

Thanks for the ask, this was a fun one! 🍵

[druidx]

The Vexations of Elowyn O'Toreguarde Masterpost

A Fighting Fantasy World of Titan series

➼ Main Characters

Elowyn of Toreguarde, Watchman Tags: #oc Elowyn O'Toreguarde

Farren Breakwood, Watchman Tags: #oc farren breakwood

Millicent 'Millie' Wauters, Scribe Tags: #oc millicent wauters

Crispin ‘Aves’ Aveskamp

➼ WIP Intros

Elowyn Investigations - A simple theft becomes a race to save the City's prominent figures Tags: #wip 'Elowyn Investigations'

Who Watches the Watchman - A bard, Kashton Saito, is tasked to follow Elo and scribe something about her life. Tags: #wip 'Who Watches the Watchman'

Elo runs into more trouble - A collection of loosely linked shenanigans

Her Countenance was Light - Elo must investigate the death of General Strucker's daughter while trying to contend with something that shouldn't exist Tags: #WIP 'Her Countenance was Light' ; #HCWL Chapters Only

➼ Series tags

Series tag: #series DNS

Non-Player Character intros: #DNS NPC

Setting headcanons: #FF headcanon

➼ The Fics (in rough narrative order)

Alexis and Elowyn take a walk in the woods Words: 6000 First Person. Elowyn and her mentor, Alexis Dalliance, go for a training session in the woods outside Torguard, where Alexis reveals a terrible secret she has been keeping from Elowyn. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

The Coffee Machine of Precinct Eight Words: 1500 Third Person. The coffee machine has sat in the corner of Watchhouse Eight for nearly five years. How did it get there, where did it come from and why does it gurgle like an angry kuo toa from time-to-time? Read on AO3 or Tumblr

Lost Paths (Vignette of Watch Life) Words: 750 Third Person. An exploration of what the Watch is like. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

New Partners, Forever Partners Words: 3600 Third Person. In which Elo and Farren work their first case together. Read on AO3 or Tumblr: Pt1 : Pt2 : Pt3

Weapons of Minor Distraction Words: 4570 Third Person. Checking out a sleezy club, Elo and Farren get accidentally embroiled in another Watchhouse’s operation, and Elo learns things about herself. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

A character study of Farren Breakwood Words: 2370 Third Person. Farren Breakwood has been kidnapped. Aveskamp, the officer charged with locating him, sits down with Farren's Duty Watch Partner, Elowyn to discuss Officer Breakwood. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

Allegedly a character study of Elo O'Toreguarde (with hints of Breakwood and Aveskamp) Words: 6400 Third Person. In which Elo is the one kidnapped, with Farren Breakwood and Crispin Aveskamp discussing her while on the way to a rescue. Read on AO3

Yesterday's Lie is Tomorrow's Truth Words: 2230 Third Person. On the eve of taking her Oath of Poverty, Elowyn struggles with parting from her Sunblade - the weapon that has come to define who she is as a Paladin. Cragspine is there to offer some words of wisdom. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

Si Quis Mihi Words: 830 First Person. In which Elowyn writes a letter of apology to her Aunt Sel for a particular set of in-game circumstances. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

I sing of freedom! Words: 160 A song penned by an unknown bard after our Heros saved Toreguard from the dragon herald Armageddon (includes my singing). Read on AO3 or Tumblr

Adjusting to Life in the SRU Words: 1220 Third person. Elowyn and Snotgrut have a philosophical discussion about paperwork Read it on AO3 or Tumblr

Dead Reckoning Returned Words: 2200 Third Person. In which Farren has been presumed dead, but returns to the Special Recondite Offices to the joy and awe of the SRU's head officers. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

Golden Freedom Words: 1800 Third Person. In which Elo gives Millicent a list of instructions to fulfil while the captain of the SRU plays hooky with her dragon. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

Rain and Blood Words: 190 Third Person. Two officers get an unwelcome surprise on a rainy night watch Read on AO3 or Tumblr

The Darner’s Dance Words: 8550 First person. Elowyn has been ordered to get decent clothing. She leaves with a little bit more than she bargained for. Read on A03 or Tumblr: Pt1 Pt2 Pt3

Fidgeting Words: 310 Third person. Elowyn and Merri sit in on a dull meeting. Read it on AO3 or Tumblr ; Podfic on Tumblr

A Shopping Trip Words: 1000 Third Person. In which Merry & Elo go shopping and find Cultists instead. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

Broken Hearths and Hurt Feelings Words: 5500 Third Person. In which Elo makes the mistake of telling (an equivalent 5yo) Gavid about his Grandma, leading to Merri & Elo's first real argument and lots of hurt feelings. Read on AO3

(Last updated 10 Mar 2024)