#prolly forgot something somewhere but it's definitely mostly here!!!!!!!

[kaerran]

#28 Vainglory

[part 2 is actually alphinaud and alisaie shenanigans, but i don't have enough info to do them yet so enjoy part 3 lol :V also i definitely did NOT play legacy and am working entirely off of gamerescape's scripts so there's prolly inaccuracies, but that's ok it's a time travel fic that explains everything. i THINK i've figured out what the uldahn plot was, at least. the vainglorious ones here are the goobbue conspiracy, just to be clear. qahs'a still has no self worth]

Thancred quickly, quietly, herds the man and Ascilia away somewhere else, and Qahs'a is left to face the sudden crowds alone.

Well. Not for very long, as Niellefresne and, oh Qahs'a has nearly forgotten his name, Greinfarr that's it, both start to gather attention, and an Elezen he's never met before helps him sneak away.

The Elezen then introduces himself as Courgevais, and apologizes profusely for letting the goobbue get away from him, but Qahs'a doesn't understand. He's never heard of a thaumaturgical spell that would allow you to shackle a goobbue, the only one he knows would put it to sleep for a short while.

And then Courgevais asks if that man was okay.

Qahs'a tilts his head at him, uncertain who he's talking about.

"The, uh, Ala Mhigan refugee, with the girl," Courgevais explains. "It looked like the goobbue was going to... I don't know what I'd do with myself if he died."

Qahs'a shrugs a shoulder. He's not sure how to communicate that the man is fine without waking up Ardbert.

Okay, Ardbert is perfectly awake, but Qahs'a doesn't feel like negotiating with him right now.

Courgevais goes a little pale, mutters something about going to check, and then brushes past Qahs'a, heading back to the usurped parade.

Qahs'a is left to ponder his choices, and, for lack of any better ideas, decides to head to the Adventurer's Guild. Momodi won't recognize him, but it would be nice to make himself useful.

As he walks, he gets to witness the Uldahn gossip train at work. By the time he reaches the Quicksand, he has heard no less than five versions of the events of the parade. They range in scope from one Midlander assuring his daughter that everything was fine, no one got hurt, but the rest of the parade and fireworks were cancelled so they were going home, to a Lalafellin man telling a group of three or four others how he was personally rescued from the debris of a fallen house by Greinfarr the Great, and how the awful Garlean sabotage had ruined the planned Coliseum tournament and killed at least twenty people.

Come to think of it, that Lalafell looked an awful lot like Seserukka.

He's not sure what he's stumbled on, exactly, but he's not sure he likes the shape of it

[things i found out while researching this: thancred was actually exiled from uldah about midway through the flashback legacy plot, quite plausibly because he blatantly cheated at the platinum mirage but it's not stated anywhere why. i didn't read forward enough to see if he shows up in the "present" timeline ever, but arr flashbacks suggests that they either completely forgot about that or he got it rescinded before the calamity (relatedly, the arr flashbacks don't have him in his legacy gear, the belt is the wrong colour even when he's missing the aether detector, but that's fine. i believe thancred is the only one whose outfit changes in any way, and it's really just the belt) i definitely don't understand the gridanian plot well enough to write it right now. which isn't saying much since all three of the legacy opening plots are mired in confusion but at least i DETANGLED uldah and greinfarr specific trivia: he's a hellsguard with a sea wolf name, which is mostly interesting because in half his modern appearances he's using his hellsguard name (bronze bull) because apparently he's rebuilding his gladiatorial career. he's present in bsm 50 and halatali hard as a gatekeep. the other half are all related to the legacy uldah quests EXCEPT the one little ladies appearance where he shows up with popokkuli and seserukka although he's only "involved" in one questline (the uldahn quests), he's also present in 2 others, but only in echo flashbacks (gsm and gla each have one flashback with him, gsm he is stealing heartstrike which fails because canonically he steals the fake one that legacy wol makes lol :V, gla he appears when SIGH wol is sent to gridania to find a former coliseum fighter, the hellfire phoenix, who lost a big stakes match. it's j'moldva, and she lost to greinfarr to prevent a riot, and he nearly had to kill her, and he helped her escape to gridania. yes the now-scion. she keeps vowing to never pick up her weapons again and then finds a reason to do so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) i can find no evidence of him in the "present" legacy timeline, so as far as i can tell he vanishes after the goobbue conspiracy fails / he steals heartstrike and only reappears well after the calamity hits he's actually the former coliseum owner's son (the current one is raubahn, altho that must be Interesting now that he's moved to ala mhigo)]

[darby-drabbles]

Vamp AU updates from Darla’s visit so I remember all the good stuff but also I’m too excited not to share but doubt I’ll cram it all into the next drawing’s description:

Evelyn, Octavius, Ricky & Tatiana are all vampires in the AU now, while Avery and Nicki are now part of the AU as humans! Ricky n Tatiana belong to @duck-n-clover​!

Evelyn owns a goth nightclub/bar, with a secret (“secret”?) vampire underground scene, Ricky and Tatiana work there as well. Besides having to do a lot of important owner and manager tasks, she prefers to bartend more than anything. The club is occupied with 3 tiers, I guess. Humans who just like the vibe (they r valid), humans aware of the vampire community (usually wearing a subtle but unique accessory indicating if they're dtf/dtb(e bitten)) and of course the vampires themselves! Often marked with a blacklight stamp granting them into a vamp exclusive or vamp feeding zone! They may bring a human or unstamped guest into The Zone if they'd like, provided they know what they’re getting into. There’s another small room off of that featuring snacks, healthy drinks, and comfortable lounge furniture if any companions start to feel weak from the blood loss. The bar has a signature bright red cherry drink, to easily write off any possible stains or spills that could happen, though it’s usually dark enough in there and the crowd majority probably tends to wear black clothes.

Our vamps can transform into bats and also have an unrelated animal form they can transform into, though Evelyn just prefers to be a bat. She never really settled into one that feels right so jumps around, usually between common animals that won’t seem out of place. Dogs, cats and birds mostly. I don’t know when exactly she was turned but she stays very up to date on modern times, although she still sleeps in an old fashioned coffin when it’s not necessary. Is it just aesthetics? Or a reminder of when she was first made! A bit of both, most likely. Can’t stand sunlight for long, and isn’t really apart of a coven. She spends enough time around so many other vampires that it isn’t really a desire for her, though it’s true that she loves her friends and staff quite dearly.

Ricky is the entertainment/hostess buzzing around the club to make sure everyone is having a good time. However, she’s also a little goblin who may take a shiny piece of jewelry here n there, so, watch out. ;) Her animal form would be a squirrel. Can tolerate and indulges in human foods more than the average vamp. Tatiana is the security, and her animal form is a deer.

Evelyn meeting the whole crew because of the club isn’t really a surprise.. but I was trying to think what would make them so special to befriend out of all the other vamp covens she’d meet! I think what will end up happening is a little on the sad side but it’ll be fine.. Andre used to be in a no good spooky coven who Kinda left him for dead, then Levi Izzy & Lucky take him in and care for him, helping him get better slowly but surely. One night someone from his old coven comes back to the area, recognizes Andre at the bar as one of them and demands he come back. (Andre’s “branded” with a particular recognizable scar.)

Andre’s obviously upset and doesn’t want to, which makes the other guy mad. This of course draws attention, and it’s really not the ideal situation in the first place, but especially with some regular humans around. So while Tatiana does her job and tries to stop a fight and escort the bad coven out Evelyn also steps in to try and get the upset Andre to calm down, too. She takes him to a backroom until someone can come to take him home and they end up talking a lot while Andre vents about what happened. Evelyn blacklists a few vamps, and stays in touch with Andre n gives him special treatment next time he’s at the bar ‘cause boy has he been through a lot in this one. They are... buddies now.

Octavius was made some time vaguely between Andre and Nate/Kriss, but again, not 100% decided there. Was probably part of the navy at some point. Works at an aquarium now, just like in the regular universe. Can be out in the sun for stretches of time, long enough to get to work and retreat into the darker undersea exhibits for most of his shift without getting too drained of energy. Tries to keep up with the latest technology but looses himself for a bit and is always a little behind with things. Met Andre at the club and shares a bite to eat (*winks*) with him. (They were both thirsting after the same guy and his blood, is what I mean.) Andre’s a bit territorial? but eventually softens enough to get familiar with Tavey, bringing him back to the Vamp House to meet and befriend the rest of the mix n match. His favorite animals are of course octopuses... but you can’t always swing that transformation, so he defaults to a mastiff dog sometimes!

Avery is Andre’s human familiar, helpin him with daytime tasks n things. Kinda helps the whole mix n match if they needed anything but most of them can tolerate the sun for at least a little bit of time. Avery is just fine not becoming a vampire, seems like a messy life. Just picked it up as an odd job at some point! They definitely met the gang after Nathan and Kriss get turned, and maybe even close to when Nico was born!

Haven’t thought of Nicki’s role too much but she’s gfs with Evelyn still and might work at the bar as well. Definitely knows they’re all vampires, don’t worry!