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⠀⠀ ⠀⠀…⠀⠀ ⠀⠀a  𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐇𝐄  born  to  an  ancient  bloodline,  Emilia  is  daughter  to a legacy of  witches  who  have  lived  among  mortals  for  centuries.  Raised  in  the  heart  of  𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐋𝐘,  she  and  her  twin  sister,  Vittoria,  spent  their  days  steeped  in  tradition  —  tending  to  their  family’s  bustling  trattoria and  weaving  hidden magic.  Emilia  was  the  careful  one out of the two,  the  dreamer  with  a  cautious  heart, aised  under  the  watchful  eye  of  her  grandmother; her nonna, who  taught  her  the  sacred  ways  of  𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐀 𝐃𝐀 𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐈  and  the  peril  of  stepping  too  close  to  the  darkness.  Until that careful life was torn open. Vittoria was murdered ... brutally, senselessly ... and Emilia's world did not break so much as it burned. 𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐅  burned  away  the  girl  she  once  was.  𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄  forged  the  woman  she  would  become.  The  careful  witch  turned  reckless.  The  believer  in  𝐒𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐃  𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐒  became  the  one  who  broke  them.  In  her  desperate  search  for  truth,  Emilia  ventured  into  the  realm  of  𝐋'𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈 𝐎𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐈,  walking  paths  from  which  no  witch  had  returned  unscathed.  What  was  once  forbidden  became  her  𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍,  her  weapon.  With  every  step  deeper  into  the  unknown,  she  felt  herself  unraveling.  Becoming  something  new,  something  feared.  A  force  willing  to  tear  apart  the  heavens  and  the  underworld  alike  to  reclaim  what  was  taken  from  her.  𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓  𝐀𝐍𝐃  𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒  war  within  her,  but  one  thing  is  certain  —  she  will  not  stop  until  the  wicked  have  𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐃  𝐈𝐍  𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃.

𝖓𝖚 𝖘𝖙𝖚𝖉𝖎𝖚 𝖘𝖚𝖕𝖗𝖆⠀ ﹕ ⠀cursed lineage ⠀ ❝⠀𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐑 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 ˢʰᵃᶜᵏˡᵉ⠀❞⠀﹒⠀sicilian gothic⠀﹒⠀ancient prophecies⠀﹒⠀forbidden scripture⠀﹒⠀flour dusted hands⠀﹒⠀the seven deadly sins⠀❝⠀𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐈𝐍 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡⠀❞⠀﹒⠀veiled grief⠀﹒⠀

₀₀₁.𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐃 ₀₀₂.𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 ₀₀₃.𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 ₀₀₄.𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 ⅋ 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐒  ₀₀₅.𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐒

You can find my rules here. This is a sideblog to my Simon blog, @bloodnik. I'm handwaving the timeline don't even worry about it.

01. CHARACTER BACKGROUND.

Bragi is an mechanic hailing from the planet Ruwei, a small outer mining colony. A quiet, harsh and practical planet --- Bragi's father was an experienced miner who taught him all the skills he knows. In the wake of the Quiet Rapture, Bragi and his father were among the first to be picked up by the evacuation ships that arrived.

He joined the Consolidation of Iron early on, quickly making himself invaluable as the go-to author for writing technical manuals and how-to books by utilising his skills as a mechanic. He was also responsible for writing down a lot of the laws and practices that came into play as the C.O.I was beginning to form. Even further, he was briefly tasked with writing the history of the C.O.I as it happens; an attempt to document everything and preserve what's left of humanity.

If he wanted to, Bragi could have landed himself a very comfortable position among the higher ups of the C.O.I. But his distaste for bureaucracy and politics put him off progressing further, and with his father's health failing, he quickly realizes the importance of teaching and spreading knowledge to the rest of humanity. Knowledge and skill fade every year: Bragi wants to prevent this.

Bragi's works are focused on instructional manuals and books that teach technical know-how to even the most basic beginners. Of these, perhaps his most popular works are the "Iron Lung" manuals. Having brought onto the blood ocean project early on, Bragi had a hand in designing and creating the submarines.

There are five moons that the C.O.I have been studying. Bragi flits about from base to base, providing helpful knowledge and expertise, even acting as the repair-man when nobody on site can figure it out. Currently, as the C.O.I's main focus is the blood moon on AT-5, Bragi is living on base there, helping out when something goes technically wrong with the subs.

02. PERSONALITY.

Bragi is a fun-loving, flirtatious optimist. A golden retriever at heart with a penchant for collecting trinkets from before the Quiet Rapture, he can frequently be seen wearing tacky Hawaiian shirts over his uniform, arms decorated in colourful friendship bracelets, and goofy pin-badges adorning his clothes. He has a reputation as a pretty-boy -- rugged good looks and a charming smile. Some would say he's the perfect catch, but Bragi has only ever had eyes for one woman.

In addition to his general positivity, Brag is a family man: his father is old and in ill-health, and he cares about him deeply. They are in constant communication even though they're currently on different bases. Like his father in many ways, Bragi values safe practice and skilled labour. It's been noted that one of the only things to truly anger him is a disregard for safety, which includes redacting information from his manuals or sending people down in the Iron Lungs without the proper training.

It's important to note that, having played such a big part in helping the C.O.I get their start, Bragi is a relatively well known name among the members. He's made friends and enemies in high places, and his name is on the cover of every book, manual and leaflet he's ever written. Even now that he's working solely as a mechanic, he is constantly asked to write things up --- which he's more than happy to do, provided he actually agrees with what its saying. He prefers to stick to technical manuals than law or policy, because he has a big mouth and an inability to keep his opinions to himself.

03. HIS LONG LOST LOVER.

Bragi grew up on Ruwei with Lðunn ( @timidoassistente ), his childhood best friend. He's been in love with her for almost his whole life, and only found the courage to confess to her when they were just entering adulthood; by presenting her with two matching, handmade rings. Unfortunately, the Quiet Rapture happened soon after. While Bragi and his family were able to leave early, the evacuation ships didn't manage to get everyone. Though Bragi made every attempt to stall the ships for as long as possible, they eventually had to go --- leavine behind Lðunn and her family.