#azrae

👁️ Azrae: Guardian of the Dead (Ellariel profiles 1/4)

they/them | chaotic neutral | Pair-partner to Iuri | Natah; aligned with Mikaën

1. certified sassy asshole ... with feelings

2. nyctophilia (n.) love of darkness or night, finding relaxation in the darkness

3. Your hands are scarred from murder, and yet I trust them completely.

Azrae never believed they would end up in a pair-bond with anyone, particularly because they don’t really like others, in general. And then there’s the fact that they’re the only surviving Ellariel from the Fifth Generation, a fact that’s very good at alienating them from all other Ellariel.

Thing is, then Iuri happened (who liked them back, despite being their perfect opposite in character and everything else), and now they’ve been in a very loving relationship for a few thousand years and can’t even imagine what it was like before. Azrae and Iuri aren’t the only Ellariel who are more than a “business arrangement”, but they’re definitely among those who care about each other the most.

Apart from all that, due to them being the closest this world has to a death god, Azrae knows a lot more about the truths of existence than anyone else, and is something of a wild card, only loyal to themself and Iuri. You can never be entirely sure about their intentions.

Ava is the first human child the two of them have Bonded in a long time.

As Dreams Collide: WIP Page | WIP intro

Ellariel are vaguely humanoid basically immortal entities with certain shape-shifting abilities from a non-physical realm adjacent to the physical realm. They are directly connected to the Essence, which both sustains them and gives them the basis of their (magical) abilities. Ellariel can’t directly influence the physical world themselves, so they bond humans who can then channel the Essence, using them as a conduit. Every human is bonded to two Ellariel, who are in turn Bonded to each other: one of the Natah order (destruction) and one of the Nanaël order (creation).

I love quotes, so thank you @originalficfest​ for doing a quote day :D I’ll do both quotes about/by the character that could represent them, and external quotes that remind me of them :D All about Dreams and Shadows, of course! Some of these are a bit stupid but whatever :P

|| Introduction | Day 1 - Characters | Day 2 - Romantic Relationships | Day 3 - Non-Romantic Relationships | Day 4 - Quote Day | Day 5 - Music Day | Day 6 - Pictures Day | Day 7 - Free Day ||

Ava || Last Night I lost the World and Gained the Universe. — C. Joybell C.

- “I’m not two anymore, of course I do?! Can’t you just leave me alone?” - I stare at her in the most hostile way I can manage. - As soon as I enter the Sanctuary I forget the pains and fears of the last days. - If only Ben were here with me. - Have I ever been this angry?

Ben || No one heals himself by wounding another. — Ambrose of Milan

- Where’s Ava? - It’s not even been ten minutes since I got up — or, well, fell down— and now I’m going insane, already? - I’m trying my best. - Who am I, now? A ghost, not real, just a dream?

Fiyare || The true warrior isn’t immune to fear. She fights in spite of it. — Francesca Lia Block

- ‘She is under my protection. Leave, before I make you.’

Azrae || I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.  — Madonna

- They seem much nicer when they don’t look so serious. - Azrae just shakes their head. - They smirk. - “— Stop, Az”, Iuri mutters warningly, “look at her. Don’t scare her more than you need to.”

Iuri || Live, Laugh, Love, and if that doesn’t work, Load, Aim and Fire.

- She has a lot of laugh lines around her eyes and I like her even though I can’t say why. - She smiles brightly and looks questioningly at Azrae. - “Hey, did you hear that, Az? She likes it! I told you—” - Iuri smiles. “Let me show you.”

Liz || The question isn’t ‘Who’s going to let me’, it’s ‘Who’s going to stop me?’ — Ayn Rand

- “All right, then”, she says, stepping toward the door. For a moment Doctor White looks as if she’s going to protest again but she only sees Mama’s stare, and retreats. - It’s kind of normal for Mom to do that, she’s generally not the touchy-feely type.

Jon || It is both a blessing and a curse to feel everything so very deeply. — D.J.

- Papa looks as if he’d fall over if anyone took away the wall. - I hear the pain in his voice (and the unspoken need to smash something).

Kiyera || The loneliest people are the kindest. The saddest people smile the brightest. The most damaged people are the wisest. All because they do not wish to see anyone else suffer the way they do. — Anonymus

I look at the people standing around me one last time and notice an older woman who looks more dishevelled than the others. There is something about her, something broken that I’ve seen in my parents from time to time (but never as pronounced). She looks as if she’s lost everything, as if something so bad has happened that it still eats away at her.

I got tagged ages ago by @zekethegm for the Clickbait tag game! Thank you so much! I’m sorry that I didn’t do it sooner x’D

I’ll do it for the characters in Dreams and Shadows, of course :D

Ava Local Schoolgirl Takes Matters Into Her Own Hands! What Happened Next Will Blow Your Mind!

Ben Boy Develops Side Personality That Ruins His Life — You Won’t Believe What Happened Next!

Fiyare Is Your Cat Actually Smarter Than You Are? …She Is, If She Does These Three Things.

Alasayr Six Surprisingly Common Reasons Why People Hate You (According To Experts)

Jon Local Artist Starts Respecting Wife’s Way Of Dealing With Pain. The Results Will Astound You!

Liz Mechanic Uses These five Tricks To Repress Unwanted Feelings Getting In The Way Of Work (Number Three Will Surprise You!)

Azrae Local Entity Becomes Guardian Of The Dead. You Won’t Believe What Happened Next!

Iuri Goddess Of Fire Chooses Unlikely Partner For life — Family And Friends are Getting Upset!

Kiyera 25 Things That Nobody Knew About Former Pirate Queen! Number 16 Will Absolutely Blow Your Mind!

Day 6 - Picture Day!

Day 6 of @originalficfest :D 

|| Introduction | Day 1 - Characters | Day 2 - Romantic Relationships | Day 3 - Non-Romantic Relationships | Day 4 - Quote Day | Day 5 - Music Day | Day 6 - Pictures Day | Day 7 - Free Day ||

This was kind of hard because I’d already posted the character portraits of Ben and Ava sooooo – this is a character aesthetic for my 3 favourite not-quite-but-almost main characters! :D Top row is Azrae, Guardian of the Dead, in the middle is Iuri, Lady of Fire, and lowest row is Amber, Guardian (mostly in cat-form) of Ava and Ben :D I love them all so much! <3 Also I finally might have found images of people who come surprisingly close to what they look actually like sooo yay! :D (Though Iuri is generally never serious, and Azrae has dreadlocks with lots of small things woven into them. But the hair length and rest fits, haha).

AWW, thank you :’D Didn’t expect anyone to actually ask :’)

I’ll answer these for Azrae because I love them and I haven’t uploaded nearly enough about them yet! (almost nothing at all, I’d say)

Sooo, the easiest way to describe Azrae is to say that they’re a pretty powerful entity, Guardian of the Dead to be exact, of the Natah faction – those who follow Destruction, not Creation. Azrae’s (pair-)partner is Iuri, Goddess of Fire and Illusions. They’ve been together for the past few centuries :) Azrae is a lot older than Iuri and also a lot more thoughtful but they fit pretty well together, because Azrae is calm, stable, very rationally inclined and in general and doesn’t like people, while Iuri is really impulsive and generous, loves basically everyone and feels a LOT :D …thinking about it maybe I should have done the romantic relationship originalficfest thing about them ¬_¬

15) How do they speak? Is what they say usually thought of on the spot, or do they rehearse it in their mind first?

They’re very thoughtful and deliberate so they’ll definitely mull everything over first! They’re not anxious, really, they’re just really perfectionistic and saying something stupid, or at least something that could be interpreted as something else, is strictly against their principle :D

29) Do they usually live up to their own ideals?

Well, since Azrae is very idealistic and perfectionistic this generally means that they don’t. They have gotten rather good at a lot of things, though, so while they’re only somewhat content with the things they do, it’s usually stunning to anyone else. Living thousands of years really helps in that respect ;)

G) What trait of theirs bothers you the most?

Hm. Good question? Maybe it’s their view on life and death, or their cold detached rationalism? I’m generally someone who cares about a lot of things, but Azrae is very detached and kind of judges everyone who reacts based on emotions. But I can’t really say that it bothers me? I mean, that’s just the way they are? :P

While discussing with another monk friend of mine @ashleyriott and some other players including the lovely amazing azrae I have found that this video sums up about 99% of my feelings on this game which I have spent way to much time on lately.