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⛰️ [MOUNTAIN] -> ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ꜱᴘᴏᴛ ᴏɴ ᴊᴏʀᴠɪᴋ? ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇʀ, ᴏʀ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜᴢᴢ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜᴢᴢ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴛɪᴇꜱ?

For Nivian, its any forest or woodland area, really. She grew up around what we today know as Firgrove and spent lots of time in the forests around xer village. Back then, I headcanon that the road leading away from Firgrove was surrounded by a lot more wood and the mountains of Jor nearby were also covered in a lot more trees than they are nowadays. She'd spent most of xer free time there, at least until that whole "reincarnation" and druid thing became relevant - than her favorite woods became the Hollow Woods and the areas by Wildwoods!

With Sila, it's the barren forests of Dinosaur Valley. Well, to be honest, any of the regions around the valley are her favorites - with the exception of the frozen waters, which she doesn't really enjoy as much, despite being capable of manipulating the water element. Specifically that area where the in-game elevator and introduction area are, and the area around Garnok's Fury/the volcano are her favorites.

And Rachel just enjoys any mountain peaks. The Choir resides by Jorvik's crater, and Rachel spends most of her time atop the highest mountains, where she can observe all of the island perfectly and most importantly, in tranquility. Also, the higher up she is, the "closer" she is to the sun, and that's where she feels most at peace.

And for the last question tied to that emoji: They're all nature lovers and city haters! Not that there really were big cities back around 1300.

🌪 [TORNADO] -> ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴛʀᴀᴜᴍᴀꜱ ᴏʀ ꜰᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴛᴇᴍ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴏɴ ᴊᴏʀᴠɪᴋ? ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴏɴꜰʀᴏɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ꜱᴄᴀʀʀᴇᴅ (ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟʟʏ ᴏʀ ᴘʜʏꜱɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ)?

Uh, well, Nivian discovering that she's the reincarnation kinda traumatized her. Everything that has to do with being Aideen Reborn and having magic abilities really scarred xem. It made her develop this fear surrounding xer identity and who she is: Either people see her as the "village chief's daughter" or as "Aideen reborn" and never really as...herself. And she's terrified that they'll never see xem as just Nivian. Plus, the treatment of the settlers toward xer family and native Jorvegians definitely left scars, too.

Sila, after the settlers tried invading the valley, became terrified that they'd try to exterminate her people - the Kallters. It's this quiet yet persistent voice at the back of her head whenever she sees non-native Jorvegians anywhere. Plus, she lost her brothers and their Deaths left her pretty shaken up. It's something she's not healed from yet, mostly due to how it affected her parents and made them basically "abandon" her in their grief.

An Rachel's just...generally terrified that Jorvik will eventually meet its end. If not through the settlers and humans, then through Pandoria or Garnok. It's this...thing she's constantly aware of. A fear that she cannot ridden herself off. She's not been really traumatized yet, and the only thing that could truly leave her scarred for eternity is surviving the destruction of Jorvik and awakening to her home being gone.

✨️ [STARS] -> ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ? ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴇꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ꜱꜱᴏ ʟᴏʀᴇ (ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇꜱ, ᴇᴛᴄ.)

Well, as Aideen Reborn, Nivian has access to all abilities of each circle - I just haven't really figured those out for my AU world building yet lol. But, while she does have access to them, she's really low level and never really...gets the hang of it. The ability she's (unintentionally) most skilled at is understanding animal speech and conversing with them, lol.

Sila, just as the majority of Kallters of the younger generations, was born close to Garnok's Fury and thus, when she was born, magic was able to affect her much more strongly than most other Jorvegians. She was born with abilities that would most closely be categorized as Comet Circle (in-game Lightning Circle) abilities: She can manipulate the elements of wind and water.

As the original Sun Sister and Aideen's Shield, Rachel can access all powers of the Sun Circle, including original/ancient abilities that have gotten lost over time and can't be used anymore by today's generations. This includes powers tied to fire, protection/defense, and the sun.

She has had trouble fitting in and conversing with her peers, feels like she doesn’t fit and had hard time making sense of other people’s emotions. She thinks of herself as awkward with other people, she thinks horses are easier to read than humans, since people don’t always mean what they say or tell the truth. She’s found a friend in Concorde and is surprised by the other girls asking her to tag along with them during the Light Ride. Anne mentioned going to therapy and at the end of the books she thinks that talking to Fripp is easier than talking to other people, and that she should discuss this with her therapist. There was also some mentions of her wondering about ”rules” in social settings, if she’s acting in a right way or not when socializing.

my own conrad maarsden design (mostly blend of old + new)

i hate the new conrad sso design, they made him look so generic 😭😭😭 i literally dont get why they made the new design so much more,, conventionally attractive ? they shaved down all his facial features until he fit more into the safety of modern beauty standards

it isn't law yet, however. so don't freak out, yet. or at all because the best thing you can do is be calm. it still has to pass senate and that's a fact.

keep calling your reps... especially the ones who have voted specifically for the kids act + kosa. reminder that these aren't the only bad bills they're passing. i forget all of them (since they total as 19, i believe) but the screen act and appstore accountability act are especially alarming.

call, email, fax, and write to your senators! resources are right down below as usual for easy access! (badinternetbills provides you an email script and the names of senators. it's super easy, anyone can do it with just a few clicks. if you don't feel like calling you can wait until after hours and leave a voicemail. you can always write a letter, but i'd advise you do that immediately so it's seen as soon as possible!

and if you can't do any of those, it's okay. just keep spreading the word and not only on tumblr. make videos to post online and persuade family into contacting local congress as well (but be careful with who you tell, because they might just be in favor of these bills)