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Sacrificed into flame Now fed as kindling they all burn the same With warmth to stave off the end I'll quench the cinders' desire To let there be fire again
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Charas I'll be adding to the roster as soon as Engage comes out:
Rosado
Goldmary
Ivy
Zelkov
Zephia
Jade
Diamant
Citrinne
Timerra
Chloé
Lapis
(bolded are the ones I'll definitely add, the others I'm heavily considering and will probably add them).
“𝙎𝙃𝘼𝘿𝙊𝙒 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝘽𝙊𝙉𝙀” - 𝙄𝙉𝙎𝙋𝙄𝙍𝙀𝘿 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙈𝙋𝙏𝙎.
hi friends!! basically, i watched the teaser trailer for season 2 of shadow and bone, got excited, began to reread the soc duology, and then these happened! or rather, i found an ancient unpublished fic i wrote after the first time i read the duology, and decided to make that a problem for everyone else! i hope you all enjoy these, you don’t need to have seen the show nor read the books, i actually think many of these are fairly fandomless! i just wanted to explain my inspiration! DON’T ADD TO THIS LIST! i’ll make more lists like this one! ily all, bon appetit, go forth and write or read or nap or watch tv or something!
“ my goodness, you’re not nearly as stupid as you look! ”
“ you have all the answers right in front of you. you just need to look at it differently. ”
“ don’t presume that you know me just because you’ve heard a few rumors and read a few articles. ”
“ there’s certainly more to you than meets the eye, isn’t there? ”
“ i urge you to remember exactly who it is you’re talking to. because while others might appreciate your tone, i assure you, i do not. ”
“ i’m concerned that you mightn’t understand what discreet means. because the path of chaos you’ve just created is exactly the opposite of discreet. ”
“ you owe me a favour. i’m here to collect. ”
“ i thought it was a good time to pay you a visit. it’s been so long, after all; and we have so much to catch up on. ”
“ you are not your father/mother/parent’s child. not by anything other than blood, and that’s not even on the spectrum of importance. ”
“ i was wrong about you. ”
“ you know, i was warned not to get involved with you. people insisted it was a fool’s decision. but i held out hope that you’d prove them wrong. now’s your chance. ”
“ i’m not the sort of person to fuss over hurt feelings. you’re either of value to me, or you’re worthless. so prove to me that you’re not the latter. ”
“ you honestly think i don’t know where you go each night? i’m not blind nor an idiot. i just trust your ability to return home unharmed. ”
“ have you told anyone else about this? ”
“ there are no children anymore. only survivors. childhood and innocence are luxuries afforded to the privileged. not us. ”
“ i offered you an opportunity once. to build a better world together. we both know how that turned out. and now, you come crawling back, begging for… what? mercy? forgiveness? ”
“ i’m with you. always. no matter what happens, i will be right by your side. do you understand? ”
“ we’re a team, aren’t we? teams stick together. even when the leader is being a prick. ”
“ …i was really worried about you, you know. you scared me earlier. and i’m not saying it to make you feel bad, it’s just… promise me you’ll tell me if things get bad again? ”
“ i can’t pretend to understand all this stuff you’ve got going on. but i do promise that i’ll be here to help you through it all. alright? ”
“ there’s a job that needs to be done before we get to work on the big task. that’s why i’m here. you’ll be helping me/us to complete both jobs. payment upon completion. ”
“ you and i aren’t as different as you want to believe. that must be why you’re so angry. because looking at me, all that i’ve done… it’s like looking in a mirror. isn’t it? ”
“ people are scared. they need a leader. and right now, like it or not, they’re looking to you. so go on. lead us. ”
“ you’ve come up with some really insane plans over the years, but this is just defying any amount of belief. ”
“ look. i don’t care if people underestimate me. i actually enjoy it. they see me as an idiot, they drop their guard, the end. but i need you to know that i’m not an idiot. okay? ”
“ people have died. we can’t let that go unpunished. ”
“ the world is changing. and if we don’t get ahead of it, then they’ll be the ones to decide what it changes into. ”
“ right! what’s the plan, then? and god help the lot of us if you don’t have one. ”
“ not all of us can afford the luxury of a conscience. ”
“ don’t make the deadly mistake of presuming my actions reflect weakness. too many have made that same presumption. and not a single one of them lived to tell the tale. ”
“ you’re scared. i can tell. the shaking, the look in your eye… you want to run. don’t. you’ll waste precious time and energy, and you’ll need it all if you want to live. ”
“ everything is gone. it’s all smoke, ruin, obliterated. is that our legacy now? our reputation? destruction, devastation, death? is that who we are? ”
“ we’ve fought against powerful enemies before, but this is beyond that. if we want to get out of this alive, we need to be smarter, stronger, better than we’ve ever been before. ”
“ don’t forget why we’re here. there’s far more at stake than our lives if this goes wrong. ”
“ you’re the only person here i trust. we need to stick together, watch each other’s backs. just because everything’s changed, doesn’t mean we have to, too. ”
“ i can’t think of anyone i’d rather be doing this crazy, ridiculous, nearly definitely lethal mission with. let’s go out with a bang, eh? ”
“ you people are completely insane. but you’re also insufferably good at this sort of thing. so let’s go save the world, shall we? ”
“ why are we fighting so hard to save the lives of people who hate us, anyway? ”
“ you’re the best there is at this sort of thing. i’d hate to see the one who got the better of you… ”
“ look at them all. going around, fussing over money, clothes, land… do they ever realize what’s going on around them? do they ever see the bigger picture as we do? ”
“ you’re clever. good. it’s nice to have a challenge. but you should know now, you’ll want to be a hell of a lot smarter than that if you want to go up against me. ”
“ you and i both know the risks. we both know what people like them are capable of. tell me it’s all okay, and i won’t question you. but if it isn’t… we need to be ready. ”
“ it’s lonely and vicious at the top. i can handle that. but you… you wouldn’t survive five minutes of this life. ”
“ you can’t survive in this world without growing a thicker skin, and erasing that naive belief that you can trust anyone you meet. least of all me. ”
“ if you’re knocking on my door, i can only imagine it means you’re here to collect. and by your demeanour, it’s one hell of a favor you’ll be asking, too. ”
“ i understand your anger. i’ve lived with that sort of rage for many years of my life. but you need to set it aside, understand? we need you calm if we want to get out of here. ”
“ oh, don’t get all sentimental. i saved your life because you’re worth more to me alive than dead. it doesn’t signify any degree of care or affection. ”
“ you have one hell of an inflated ego, you know that? we were told this job was impossible. that’s not a challenge. that’s a fact. it is not possible. even for you. ”
“ i’ve heard it all before. one more job. one more mission. one last heist. but there’s always more. it’s like some sort of obsession for you. searching for another thrill. ”
“ enough! this is it! don’t you see that?! we almost died! you almost got killed! if the saints are kind enough to save us today, it’s only so we can quit while we’re ahead! ”
thinking of adding the following muses:
Sylvain
Bernadetta
"Epimenideez nuts." (sorry arval :P )
...okay, fine. Perhaps he should have seen that coming. He's spent enough time with Shez by now to know exactly the way her mind whirs-- especially when one considered he practically lived inside it, prior to her giving that Epimenides bastard the ass-kicking of the century. He had his own body now, sure, but...
❝ Will you ever let that go? Please? The guy's dead. Nothing but a collection of dust particles in a void. Food for the... ❞
What does live in a void, besides that creepy dude they got rid of?
❝...void fish. ❞ Sounds about right. Sure there must be void fish there. How did Epimenides survive without nutrition, if not. Anyway. ❝ Food for the void fish. I doubt they were any nuts for him to find in there, anyway. There was not a single tree or bush in sight! ❞
( Oh, Arval. You still have so much to learn about the human mindset.)
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arval ┋┋ THE LONELY ANGEL
[ starter for @brxtalsimulation ║ SHEZ ]
❝ I cannot believe this! ❞
Maybe she’s overreacting, really-- it wouldn’t be the first time their dear partner in destiny has, --ah, how does Shez often put it?-- pulled that kinda shit. Fighting a demonic beast on her own? Okay, fine, Arval knows she’s strong enough to handle that. Jumping off a cliff to ‘become stronger’? They can’t see the reasoning behind it, but perhaps there is one her fuzzy, amnesiac mind is unable to comprehend. Okay.
But this? This, of all things?
❝ Did you seriously, without a hint of irony or exaggeration in it... eat poisonous weeds? Just because that Dimitri guy said they were edible?! ❞
By the void, she’s going to lose her mind with Shez. Or, well, whatever it is she has. Consciousness. Mental presence. Whatever.
At this point, they’re starting to wonder who’s more stupid-- the purple-haired disaster she’s stuck with, or the simpleminded prince? And he’s gonna have to lead a country someday... Ugh. Arval is momentarily glad they’re not a citizen of Faerghus. Good luck to them and their weed-consuming sovereign both.
❝ Please tell me you visited the infirmary for it, at the very least. I know I said I can keep you alive, but judging by the way things are going, I’m beginning to doubt my own ability to do so. ❞
artemisia ┋┋ THE MOONWEAVER
[ starter for @gottgenug ║ JERALT ]
It still feels unreal; finding her father and sister again, waking up to their voices every morning like so many, many years ago. So long ago in fact it feels more like a dream than a memory-- but now it’s all coming back to her, and she’s there, and her family is, too. Alive.
Not just that; but there seem to be two new additions to it. Father hasn’t deigned to mention anything yet --in embarrassment or guilt, she suspects; it might have been several centuries, but he has remained mostly unchanged-- but she can tell a wyvern from a dragon, so to speak. The human mercenary and his daughter --actually, scratch that, she’s not entirely sure they are humans at all-- seem to spend virtually all of their free time around Seteth and Flayn, and often, Artemisia thinks she can detect a faint trace of her father’s scent on Jeralt. Interesting, to say the least.
She hasn’t said anything-- not to Father, not yet, but she’s certainly asked Cethl- Flayn, who’s confirmed her suspicions with a mischievous grin. They had a good laugh about it together; Father really wore his heart on his sleeve, but she wasn’t going to prod him about it. She knew what he must have gone through after Mother died, and she had no intention of reminding him further by poking her nose in his private business. She’d wait for him to feel comfortable enough to tell her.
But, she reasoned, there was someone else she could ask for all the important details. The whens, the hows, all of it and more. So after not finding him in the Knights’ barracks, Artemisia sought Jeralt in his office (just across her father’s, she notices, relieved to see the latter is currently not in there to question her business with the knight).
❝ Excuse me? ❞ The door has been left ajar, and she knocks on it lightly as a polite warning before stepping in and peeking around; soon enough, there Jeralt is, sitting behind his desk. Artemisia immediately flashes him a polite smile, trying her best to appear welcoming and friendly-- she did not wish for Jeralt to think she did not approve of his affair with her father.
❝ My most heartfelt apologies for interrupting your work, but I was wondering if it would be possible for us to converse about something rather important? ❞
Like her father and sister, she has not lost her archaic manner of speech- but tha probably, and thankfully so, won’t be a problem when it comes to Jeralt. He seems to know everything about who Ci- Seteth and his family is already.
marzhana ┋┋ THE WHITE REAPER
[ starter for @blairscorned ║ RHEA ]
❝ ...Hm. ❞
Garreg Mach is... new. It’s noisy, so full of colour, so many human smells intermingling, burning the back of her throat, making her want to gag. She still can’t stop the bony fingers of her ice-sculpted, skeletal arm from twitching every time she came across a small group of human students; it wasn’t her fault, really, centuries of pent up fear, fury and hatred now imprinted within her very core. But... she’d promised Aunt Rhea she would try, and Uncle Cichol looked so very stressed all the time watching over Cousin Cethleann. And while she hadn’t lived with any of her kin in five hundred years give or take, let it not be said about Marzhana that she was willing to cause additional trouble for them.
Strength in numbers and all that. Or something like that. Thoughts are still a little fuzzy, she has to admit.
❝ So, why did you call me here? ❞ She keeps her tone neutral --it won’t do for her, a juvenile, to antagonise the current head-dragoness of their pitiful little group, but her voice is still hoarse from disuse, fangs slightly bared instinctively. She looks up at the Goddess Tower above them, at the foot of which Rhea had asked her to meet, and growls apprehensively. ❝ It’s just a tower. I know. You named it after Grandmother, but do you truly think she’s any closer to us here? Or is there something you expect me to learn from looking at a human construct made in her memory? ❞
anyway, like this post if you’re interested in a starter from Marzhana, my Very angry Nabatean girl <3 i’ll get to the rest of the starters today, as well!
Yo. #ActualRealLifeSlav here. Had a quick look at your OC and I literally cannot see anything immediately offensive. I don't speak for all Slavic descended people, but I hope that counts for something. Maybe anon is too, but I haven't spotted a fellow Slav in this RPC in literal years. Might have missed someone though? But yeah, if you ever want to ask about things you want to incorporate, feel free to talk to me. But from what I've seen, you're completely fine in my opinion! Especially since I HAVE seen my culture appropriated in this fandom with no apology before, and that's not what you're doing. Just hope that reassures you.
-(I mean also, the Balkans are a bit of a mess ethnically speaking - being Greek, you've got more right to take Slavic elements than a lot of people in this RPC. I'm not going to assume your descent, but our countries share a border and kept changing which towns belong to who. But YEAH I hope I'm making sense)
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First of all, thank you so very much for the support. I am very glad to hear my portrayal of Marzhana is not problematic, as that would never be my intention. Having had my culture butchered in popular western media like pjo, i would never wish to do that to someone else's culture. I would absolutely love to ask about details on her, thank you so much for the offer and for the support <3
And god yeah the Balkans are a soup fhshf. I'm technically Greek, but my mum's mom has some ethnic connections to Bulgaria (although sadly most of the details have been lost to time), and besides, northern greece has a lot of similarities with our neighbouring Balkans due to, as you said, we kept playing border ping-pong for a while there. Which is very cool imo, it gives me a sense of solidarity, us few poor, small countries having each other's backs and sharing many customs!
Again, thank you very much for the support, it really helped. I'd love to chat more, especially since it's not often I find a fellow Balkan here in the FERPC!
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Hey I read your ocs and they’re a little insensitive. Especially marzhe she’s appropriating Slavic snd other indigenous cultures in a really disrespectful nearly racist manner. Considering the nature of the church, it’s canon colonial behaviour, and the history of indigenous peoples it’s coming off really insensitive to use those elements in a Nabatean.
Can't believe I seriously have to answer this but wow, there's SO much to unpack here.
A) "appropriating Slavic culture". I have done my research on Marzhana, the Slavic goddess of death and winter, which is why I've named my OC, a Nabatean deity associated with winter (the Chevalier dragon was the Snow Dragon), as well as death (due to her vengeful personality), after her. Additionally, all known Nabateans are named after deities or mythological figures from various cultures across the world, including: Irish (Cichol, Indech, Macuil, Cethleann), Greek (Rhea, Seiros, Sirius, and I happen to be greek so I'd know) and Egyptian (Sothis). As such, many of my Nabatean OCs, most of which aren't present here, are named after deities and mythical figures from various cultures, including mine. Artemisia is specifically named after the goddess Artemis because she is associated with the moon and uses a bow and arrow, for example. If you have a problem with the Nabateans being based off various deities and mythical figures from across the world, please take it up with IntSys, as it is literally canon. Thanks.
B) Related to Marzhana "appropriating Slavic and other indigenous cultures", Marzhana is literally a Slavic deity, so no, it's not "other indigenous cultures". You didn't even try there.
C) "disrespectful and nearly racist manner" please do tell me why. She is not a carricature, she has research behind her and incorporates element from a real goddess into a fictional dragon which is what, as I said already, basically all Nabateans are based after. Additionally, Slavic paganism (just like Hellenic, Norse, Celtic, etc paganism) is not a closed culture.
D) "the colonial aspects of the church". Please tell me what country they colonised. Because I played the fucking game for 300 hours and they did the literal exact opposite, isolating Fodlan from the lands around them, and even that was done so the history of the relics could not spread, in order to literally prevent weapons of mass destruction being created. It's even specified various times in game that Rhea has no problem towards people from other lands, other faiths, etc (Shamir and Petra being the top two examples). And in Hopes she literally helps the people of Duscur rebuild with no strings attached so like. You wanna know some countries in-game that do practice colonialism tho? Let's see... Hmm, the Adrestian Empire, for one, considering they literally subjugated Brigid and keep its next heir as their political hostage to ensure Brigid doesn't try to earn it's freedom back. Dagda is another, since they were the instigators of an invasion on Fodlan and are also indirectly responsible for what happened to Brigid. Then you have the Kingdom of Faerghus and Sreng, both of which are essentially trying to invade each other, with the cherry on top being the Kingdom taking the Sreng leader's son as their political hostage, and expanding their lands to the North, primarily through the Gautier family. Last but not least, you have Almyra, who constantly invades Fodlan unprovoked just to expand its borders and conquer its neighbouring reasons. Hmm...
D) You do know the Nabateans ARE the original indigenous people of Fodlan, right? Sothis created a "beta version" of the humans, the Agarthans, who eventually became corrupted and sought power and dominion over everything and everyone else. Thus Sothis punished them by sending them to live underground. The current humans populating Fodlan were her second attempt at creating life to populate the land. And her own people were eventually actually fucking genocided and their hearts and bodies turned into weapons of mass destruction by the Agarthans themselves. So if you're insinuating that the race of people (well, dragons) who were genocided, actually somehow deserved it, or that the genocide was right/okay/excused, or that the survivors of that genocide are hiding themselves and part of history in order to not end up violently murdered and dissected and turned into weapons, is "colonialism", I do have some news for you about who the racist is, between the two of us. Hope that helps.
To finish this off, I know the Church of Seiros is not, in fact, perfect. No institution of power is, ever, and that's the whole damn point of the game. Rhea is trying to do good, but due to her past and trauma, she ends up fucking things over, which is why the church eventually has to be reformed by Byleth, and Rhea steps down to allow them to do so, because she realises hiding the truth and keeping her people in the dark is wrong, which is exactly what she says in her S support dialogue with Byleth in Silver Snow if you decide to romance her. And not only is Marzhana not affiliated with the church in any way, and even tries to kill Seteth and Flayn when they attempt to reason with her, so even if the Church and the Nabateans were colonialists, which they are not for all the reasons described above, she would have had no part in it, as she is literally a hermit whose arm was cut off and turned into a relic, whose people were genocided, and who just wants to live away from the world and destroys everyone who comes close to her home in the mountains because she does not wish to have the rest of her turned into a relic as well. Hope that fucking helps.
If you have more questions, I welcome you to come off anon so we can discuss it more in DMs. However, any further anon asks you sent will be deleted, as I have no intention of arguing with an (apparent) genocide apologist who hides behind the safety of the anon button, and I do not wish to bother my mutuals and friends by bringing discourse to their timelines. We are here to have fun, and if you want to create a ruckus, you are very much not welcome. Go try to be higher than thou to someone else who does not know their research, their characters, and the canon material of the fandom they're participating in.
Have a good fucking day.
mini starter call! I'll get to it tomorrow when I wake up, pls specify muse 💖
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People on twitter have been fighting over Shez vs. Byleth recently when we all know the obvious answer: They’re girlfriends.
