#cherrenth

 @writingonesdreams​‘s favorite character dynamic is Arlen and his sassy familiar, Cherrenth. This piece is based around that and this incorrect quote I posted some time ago here. All of the incorrect quotes on that post, including the one used here, can be found on this generator and this generator.

 I’ve never done a comic before so this was a fun and new experience for me. Everyone can thank my writing partner for her feedback and encouragement that helped make this piece what it is currently ^^

What's your favourite character dynamic that you have in shackles of time? What about it makes you love exploring it? (:

@bloodlessheirbyjacques

Hey Jacques! Happy sts to you too <3

Favorite Shackles of Time dynamic, that's a tough call. I love all of the dynamics in it so far.

My knee jerk reaction is to say my favorite dynamic is Arlen and Cherrenth. I like the contrast of this optimistic, and kinda reckless, young mage whose trying to prove himself and be a hero and this tired, very cynical, snarky and sarcastic voice of reason familiar who is mentally linked to him. I love their banter, I love how despite his misgivings Cherrenth tries to help Arlen with his crazy schemes, and I love how as things come to light about the world building and how Arlen's magic works it casts their relationship in a new light. It's just a very cool dynamic to work with and explore.

Tagged by @writingonesdreams thank you very much <3 I'll play for The Shackles of Time cast this go around ^^

Rules: Describe your OCs As...

⏳ TIME

— dawn - Arlen. (Because he’s at the start of his adventures. Everything is new to him, and he’s full of hope for how things will go. Plus I imagine he’s an early riser.)

— noon - Merle. (Bursting with warmth and energy, everything is transparent and open with her. Plus she hates mornings and is more awake around noon.)

— dusk - Cherrenth. (The colors, mostly, but he also dampers Arlen’s enthusiasm. He’s willing to bask in the light of a happy moment, but also can see the darkness creeping in.)

— night - Night. (The quiet moments, far too much time to think, and how you can only see however much the moon decides to illuminate for you, and the quiet lives of dangerous creatures feels very fitting for her.)

🤝 RELATIONSHIP

— friend - Cherrenth. (Loyal to the bitter end, always watching out for Arlen, willing to say the blunt truths, even if they sound cruel.)

— lover - Arlen. (Lover of knowledge, passionate about many things, soft, always there if you need someone to sit with you or talk you out of your own head.)

— ex - Merle. (Holds grudges, but will keep moving forward in her own way. Very bitter towards her ex-guild, The Howling Ice.)

— enemy - Night. (Everyone has the potential to become an enemy until they prove to her otherwise.)

✨ SEASON

— spring - Arlen. (He’s at the start of a new phase of his life. Full of energy and promise, but the cold of his past and his fears is still biting at him. But he’s looking for the flowers among the rainstorms.)

— summer - Cherrenth. (There’s one reason and one reason alone I associate Cherrenth with summer - This fun mental image I had of him lounging on the back of a couch on a hot summer afternoon with a grumpy-resting face like my cat does stuck with me and I have adored it ever since.)

— autumn - Night. (I imagine Night’s fond of autumn. The colors, the longer nights, the gray skies, and the rain. I can just picture her sitting on a rooftop after a long rain, just staring up at a cloudy moon with the scent of rain clinging to the air around her.)

— winter - Merle. (Born of cold mountains, a daughter of the snow-kissed peaks. She’s used to harsh conditions, and can laugh and experience joy during them. Loves long nights with friends and family around a crackling hearth. She’s comfortable with the cold, familiar with the snow, and neither look monstrous in her ice-blue eyes.)

🌀 DESTRUCTION

— tornado - Night. (You may catch the warning signs, if you know how to look, but even then you won’t have much time to react if she’s on the hunt. Devastating, swift, and gone as quickly as she struck. You’d only know she was there by the destruction she left behind.)

— wildfire - Merle. (Her anger is hot, fiery, consuming, and also patient. She’ll creep along as slowly, consuming and growing, as she has to if it means she gets to burn the people she’s crawling after, and it takes a great deal of dedication and work to calm her down.)

— earthquake - Cherrenth. (His anger is sudden and furious. Usually the result of a long string of built up pressures and buried feelings. Things he let slide but continued stacking until he had enough.)

— tsunami - Arlen. (He’s easily consumed by his ideas and finds himself nearly drowning in the pressures. His excitement can sweep people away with him, as it has Cherrenth.)

🌄 LANDSCAPE

— mountain - Merle (She was born and raised on the mountains, she breathed their air, and inherited their stubborn, unyielding will.)

— forest - Arlen. (Full of life and many different depths. He also is quite fond of herbs and alchemy and spends a fair bit of time out in the forests.)

— ocean - Night. (Seemingly calm on the surface, but her thoughts run much deeper and darker than anyone could imagine. She holds the power to save or destroy you on a whim, and fears neither. Even the people around her probably only know as much about her as we know about our own ocean. Which is to say, not much.)

— desert - Cherrenth. (Where there was once hope and a love of the world is now salt and dry wit. You can grasp him, but much of his depth will slip right through your fingers. He harbors life and secrets, but it takes a special skill set to draw it out of him.)

(Yours dearly, @catinthesun2)

And a happy TbTT to you as well ^^

I have a lot of current WIPs, so I'll focus on The Shackles of Time for this answer since it's the one I wrote on last.

My favorite scene of it so far is a toss up between the snarky back and forth conversation between Arlen and Cherrenth and Wyndulin's time in The Time Keeper's office.

I like the first because it was a lot of fun to write, and it made me laugh again when I reread it. Personally, I love writing snarky banter. I really do. But, it was also kind of a defining moment for Arlen, a good peak into what his thought process is. Having Cherrenth there is a good foil for Arlen. The cynical, snarky dragon-cat (as @writingonesdreams has affectionately nicknamed him), is an excellent contrast to Arlen's reckless optimism and impulsive choices. I love the dynamic that that scene set between them. I'm honestly looking forward to writing more scenes like it ^^

Wyndulin's time with The Time Keeper, on the other hand, I love for the quiet. It's not nearly as flashy as many of the scenes the story already has, but it had a bigger impact on me, emotionally, than any other scene in The Shackles of Time, thus far. The description of the office, the memories, the history and unspoken stories, and the way it humanized both of them. Two larger than life legends bonding over their shared past mistakes and future worries. Two companions who still remain close, even after all they had lost together. Yet, they still have hope. Hope for our three protagonists, hope for a future where no one has to fight like they did, hope that, despite everything, things might be okay.

So, yeah, those are my favorite scenes thus far, though it's just the beginning so I'm sure there'll be others that will challenge them for that title ^^

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My current favorite to write is a toss up between Cherrenth, Alren, Kitan, and Orion. I love all of them, and there's some characters I'm craving to go back and write that I haven't written recently, but these four boys are my current favorites to write.

I love Cherrenth's constant sass, and the fact that he is this tiny, adorable dragon-like creature who is basically Arlen's exasperated voice of reason.

I rather enjoy writing Arlen not listening to that exasperated voice of reason, and dedicating himself to jumping head first into life, even if his definition of 'life' is jumping head first into a battle with vicious monsters while every other elf of his clan face palms.

I love how high energy Kitan is, and how clumsy he is. He's basically a lost kitten with opposable thumbs who has no clue what he's doing but is doing his best anyways.

And Orion. Poor Orion. He's an anti-social bounty hunter who just wants the vampire who took over his ship, and by extension life, to go. away. now. please. I love the chronic exasperation, irritation, and begrudging acceptance of his lot in life.

Hey, Hannah! Good to see you, as always. :D

I'm going to mostly be referencing a chapter of The Shackles of Time that hasn't been posted yet for this one, but oh well, I want to gush about them anyways and no one can stop me now ahahahahaha! >:D

So Cherrenth, the small dragon-like creature that's almost always draped around Arlen's shoulders, is his familiar. They have a telepathic bond, and Cherrenth very much has his own personality, opinions, and will and is not afraid to remind Arlen of these facts. Unfortunately for Cherrenth, he is also the sole owner of brain cells and self-preservation instincts in that relationship.

Arlen is reckless and ambitious, particularly for an elf, and Cherrenth just wanted to stay home where it was warm, safe, and there was easy food. Arlen decided that no, no safe and secure was overrated so they were going to go adventuring. But, he needed Cherrenth's blessing to do so, as they are bonded.

Despite his complaining and misgivings about the adventuring life, he decided to give Arlen his blessing and agree to come along on the adventure, partly to be supportive of Arlen's dreams, even if he doesn't agree with them in the slightest, and partly because he was secretly bored too.

He frequently reminds Arlen of things like food and water when he gets absorbed into things and reminds him to slow down and take it easy when he's pushing too hard. Over all, I think Cherrenth helps ground him, even if he can be a bit gruff about it.