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the world ( so far )

there are 5 schools of magic : - caelism : the manipulation of oxygen ; - tetherance : enchanting and chaneling energy through a proxy ; - pocket : reaching into " subrealms " , sumoning , banishing ; - corporalism : manipulation of living mater ; - noesis : manipulation of mind and perception

the most prevalent religion is worship of the aethra : man-made gods that surpased the human afterlives (Cricete and Ayedia) into Empyrin : - Novian : the oldest aethra , governs chaos, revenge , " time " - Born with the curse of knowing the future, Novian tried to warn his king of an impending ruin to descend on his country. The elders ignored him and half of Arkkukari was entirely wiped out. He was believed dead and his journals preserved as the only records of the incident, worshipped as a tragedy. He returned “from the dead” and sought revenge on the other half of Arkkukari; he went down in a blaze of rage and dishonour and left a trail of his own ruin in his wake

- Azrasil : governs the hunt and the earth, patron of wariors - Azrasil's parents pressured them into entering a political marriage with Kyr, a girl from a powerful family. Neither consented but complied with their parents wishes and married. They grew to care for each other, became friends, and agreed that they would each have their own lives and keep it quiet. When their parents discovered what they were doing, Kyr and Azrasil ran deep into what is now known as Kyr's Wood to flee their parents' wrath. They hunted and gathered for food until a fruitless winter, and they died holding each other and moss grew over their corpses until they were swallowed by the earth.

- Cerise : governs medicine and alchemy , patron of the ocean - The first Hidrrai, a race of people deep in the ocean, by result of a mutation from birth; her parents cast her into the ocean to die. She survived, some say she was blessed by the preceding divines, and founded the first underwater civilisation. Some say she was a curse upon her parents by Novian as revenge, and after he saw what was done to her he brought her to Empyrin and blessed her with power and status of a divine.

- Micarah - governs disease and the afterlife , patron of martyrs - "She had this rare disease when she was young. There's conflicting accounts of what it caused, but her health was never great, and when she got older it only got worse. She saw so many healers and corporalist mages, and none of them knew how to help her. Cerise caught wind and for whatever reason decided to heal her completely. She became renowned in her town as a miracle, and when she eventually died she was inducted into Empyrin, just like the other aethra. She was assigned as the keeper of the afterlife, which she accepted for a few hundred years... until she decided she didn't want to anymore. It was outrageous, insulting, that the aethra would make this sick little girl preside over death and disease... she rebelled. Cerise was the only divine with any sympathy for her, but what could they do just the two of them? Cerise did nothing, and Micarah was cast down from Empyrin, stripped of her status, her power sealed away across the continent."

- Rimeis - god of order , education , justice

- Mehaura - divine trickery , deception , shadow

- Aradia - godess of mercy , love , daylight

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synopsis ‼

wretched crusaders/survival is a fantasy ya duology , close to the time period of early modern britain ( i do not know about history and i will not be making a google search)

the plot ⁉ : ragtag gang gathered by protagonist larz brachov on behalf of silas shykler , a merchant leading metacarpus , an underground syndicate second only to larz's own empire in herton , the harbour city in south-east corva . they've been tasked with destroying towers across the continent , said to hold up the world and containing powerful energy

ohoho what goes wrong who fucks up why does larz take the deal ? why does shykler trust larz ? oh the tension

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pined poste ‼

helo everycreature this is a blog for my novel duology wretched crusaders/survival !

dm for the link to the first 7 chapters !

posts will probably be updated over time eg ill add more worldbuilding info to the world post as i figure it out

navigation tags ( youd never figure it out ) : - wcs.info : general info about the novel - wcs.lore : information about the world and history - wcs.characters : information about shock horor the characters - wcs.hespeaks : me when i talk me when i admin

i dont have a personal tumblr but my twiter is @ jordqnger and my quotebot is @ nomobots

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the ladz

Larz Brachov : leader of a city-wide crime syndicate that deals in the secrets of merchants, lawyers, royal advisors - anyone he thinks needs taking down a peg. Autistic and physically disabled, needs a cane to walk and is blind in his right eye. Rational, calculating, emotionally distant, untrusting.

Leandar Aravade : the librarian of Herton University and lives in the library tower. Has access to a lot of magic resources made publicly illegal by new legislation that others do not. Cottagecore househusband with nobody to husband.

Virgil Faehnya : Larz's most trusted spy and the handle of his blade but more importantly the blorbest meowmeow. Higher empathy than Larz but can be blinded by emotion. Does not remember most of his eleven years serving Corva's capital Ebascon as a spy. meow for us catboy

Briar Okora : a hunter that works as an enforcer for Larz's empire. Big muscle wife (this picrew does not do her justice) and is the tallest of the cast at 6'2. Holds a lot of respect for the aethra, as she was raised in a religious environment and it stuck with her, though she is able to think critically about it.

Fenne Erador : a prince of Erador, studying at the University of Herton. Moved away from Ebascon to avoid the competition between his siblings. ADHD and is constantly held to impossible standards by his family and the public.

Rosalva Myriapar : An ajai of Kyr's Wood that practises corporalist magic against the rules of her village. Autistic and has not been exposed to civilisations outside of her own interdependent village.

Jiyn Zylinx : Formerly King Varden's entertainment, and given to Silas Shykler after a scar from a bar fight. Despises the Corvan Crown and wants nothing more than to bleed it dry. Believes he is wasted on being a personal whore and is set on proving this to Shykler.

Char : A noise with dirt on it. Had to flee the ancient Cretrou village they lived in when it was destroyed by Corvans under the guise of beneficial technology. They now live in the foothills of the mountains bordering Corva and Ozryn.

Ambra Estlin : Shykler's blade; the staple girl-askew girlboss. Has a list of names carved into her arm and it's the only thing she trusts. Lacks identity and is more comfortable in someone else's skin.

Aravis Fray : a genderfluid chronically ill detective. Sent by the faery Court of Blood to cover a suspected suicide case in Herton. An absolute fanboy for Larz Brachov we love a parasocial relationship

Mylas : Slutty man and faery emperion. How is one supposed to slut it up in a culture adverse to touching?

the picrew v v v