#brakkus

Is it possible to be a guardian and a prodigy at the same time?

I imagine you have to have a high intelligence stat to be a prodigy, and the guardian path relies more on strength ofc, but I just thought it’d be an interesting path.

Oh! Yes, any first child with Em is guaranteed to be a Prodigy and all additional will be unmarked. The only way that could maybe change is if Em married into Brakkus’ direct line where every child they produce is marked. No one really knows how that would affect the Preval line and so the Prevals have very deliberately avoided any mixing with the royal family as a precaution.

It was Brakkus’ second born that came to the conclusion that the most effective way to bridge the gap between the royal family (who, at the time, was made up of a God and his Demi-god children) and Navaaria’s human society was to integrate their local leaders into the new power structure. This is how the noble houses that now make up the council were initially formed. They were born from admired Navaarian guides, protectors, mentors and paragons. They were also the first Navaarians to be blessed with marks of their own. Though now, Brakkus’ blessings come by chance, the noble houses were granted theirs directly, when Brakkus was still mortal and “living.” Their blessings were more fine tuned and specific. It was Brakkus’ intent that each noble house have a generational mark that would be tied to the maintenance of their house and the work that it does.

A prodigy’s ability is invaluable to the Prodigier’s work. And so, the Preval line has always and will always have a prodigy heir.

I was curious about the differences between the Houses if it's just flavor text and their history.

Ty! Your MC and Venali at least share that deep exasperation for Em lol

For the Houses, they’re meant to represent Brakkus and his triplets. Brakkus is the beginning of Navaaria’s revival. Brakkus restructured the climate and landscape, returned order and began the origins of the Marked—House of Dawn.

Tal is the first born Prodigy, the one who had the vision for Navaaria and dreamt of its development and growth. Tal is responsible for industry, the structure of society and the role of Marked within it —House of Dreams.

Talyn is the second born Mage and the one who mediated the relationship between unmarked and Marked. Talyn established the nobility, was responsible for the council, its role and the family lines assigned to each sector—House of Kindred.

You sent this ask so long ago and I honestly have no idea what happened! Please forgive me ᡣ𐭩

Taz vs. Brakkus (ECW Cyberslam ‘98 February 21, 1998)