#baground

MANAGE

The tavern was full of different members of the legion in all manner of being, and all genders.  They mixed freely, being off duty and out of battle gear made them equals for the night.  There was no formality, no rigidity, and the atmosphere was relaxed and casual.  Despite the large crowd, neither Marcellus nor Sorina let the other out of their sight.  For a few hours they drifted around to different groups that were on opposite sides of the expanse of the tavern, but did manage to find their way back to being near one another at the bar soon enough.

RISK

I apparently didn't have risk in anything, so....some nice lore

Due to how deity bloodlines work, Cruz and Abriella are twins. While they are separated by approximately 1500 years, their mother is the same and their fathers were biologically the same. Lucifer had two sons by the same mother. One was Cruz's father, the other Abriella's. With their Divine blood, all impurities were driven out, leaving only the purity which makes them identical to one another. This is one of the reasons that Cruz is so protective of Abriella. He feels that this makes her uniquely able to be the only one to understand him. Additionally, when she came to the Chicago Sanctuary originally, she accepted him without question. Their love and bond is stronger than any other Imperium, Heaven, or any realm that has been visited so far by anyone you will meet. They are truly the epitome of the saying, "Family First, Family Always".

HAZARD

Another one that I have nothing for, so I'm going to give you the origin of a character. Thinnius, Co-Captain of the Queen's Royal Guard, Father of Talon, Former Knight of Abbadon, and best friend of Cruz.

As you can see he has quite the pedigree and standing. How he came to be is the most original way I have had one show up on scene yet. I am an Imagine Dragons fan and have been for years, even attending their concert in NOLA once. Their music has been inspiration for many a story of those you will read about in @theimperiumchronicles. When "Thunder" came out, Cruz and Arch latched onto it for some reason especially. As I was watching the video for some odd dozenth time, I had a small army (have you seen how many characters there are in my head) screaming they wanted Dan Reynolds as a character, specifically a Chaos Demon. He started out just as a lackey of Abbadon, a smart mouth chaos demon. Then Natural came out and it became the background for a piece with Cruz and Thinnius and it's just gone from there. Now he is in the middle of it and I think if I ever tried to take him or the ID music out of my writing, I'd have a full on revolt.

ASSESS

Something was off about the situation.  Kellen kept his thoughts hidden behind a mask of smug indifference and slight annoyance, only his eyes moving between the two males as he assessed the situation.  His expression didn’t falter when he figured out what it was, and he was impressed.  It was a test.  No doubt he was not the first to visit the Queen.  Why would she waste her time on those who could not conduct themselves properly and rein in their anger when prodded by those that royalty would normally consider inferior.  Let the mouthy guard prod and poke, those with less decorum would lose composure and she would not be required to deal with them.  A point in her favor before they even met. 

MITIGATE

Kellen stood for a moment considering what to do in order to keep the peace and mitigate the damage that was going to come of this delicate situation that he found himself in because of someone else’s failure.  Grae was being completely defiant and more protective than he’d ever seen him of anyone aside from himself, which told him that if he was not careful Persephone was going to be the least of his troubles by far.  Grae couldn't know who, let alone what, she was; therefore there was more at play than just egos, which meant Kellen had to act strategically in order not to have a war under his own castle’s roof.   “Slave, have you always served my sister?” He asked finally, deciding it was best to start at the beginning and get a good grasp on the situation he was facing.  When Grae opened his mouth to say something Kellen shot him a look that had him closing his mouth, but glaring at him in a way that made Kellen very glad Grae was not able to kill by just looking at someone.