#githmapoc

1. [CHARACTER INFO]

OC NAME: Ka'zalii

OC PRONOUS: He/Him

AUTHOR: @ardentkurashk

2. [DIALOGUE]

1. Greeting message:

Do you have something for me, ra'stil?

2. Identify yourself:

Ka'zalii. I serve the Sha'sal Khou as kith'rak, though it was not always so.

3. Tell me about your Creche:

Xal'i'n is far from here, in the depths of wildspace. It orbits a long dead planet that my kin made much use of. Searing storms of glass and sand and ethereal creatures are good for removing the weak. [He pauses, lost in uncomfortable memories for a moment.] I left long ago.

4. I need to know how you fight:

I trained with many weapons as a yank, though I find the blade most useful. I am a sorcerer first and foremost however and my innate talents manifested wilder than most. My magic can be.. unpredictable. [He lowers his voice.] Useful in battle more often than not, but don't stand too close.

5. Can I ask a more personal question?

Yes, I enjoy our conversation.

6. What is your relationship with the divinity?

Tas'ki, I assume you mean Vlaakith? Kain'cha. I bear no love for the lich queen. Neither should you, if you have wits about you. She is no god.

7. What do you usually do in your free time?

I enjoy collecting gems of all kinds and selecting the most striking for my armour. [He points to the series of gems set into his chestplate as he speaks.]

I also like to cook, it's oddly relaxing. There are dozens of ways to cook neogi for instance and I intend to know them all.

8. What is your life goal?

To unite our people under one sky of course, what else? The removal of the tyrant queen is but the first step. And perhaps, we might all enjoy a life of freedom afterwards.

9. How is your relationship with your allies?

Allies. Or, that istik word, friends. I had never put much thought into alliances before I became stranded on an istik world. Since then, forging bonds has become extremely important to me. We are nothing without our strongest kin.

10. Do you have someone special in your life?

G'lyck. Very personal, ra'stil. I will answer. I do have a mate and she is very dear to me. She is as beautiful and formidable as the astral sea itself. She is my silver.

11. Say something you would never do, and why?

As tempting as it is to mention the tyrant again.. I must learn to be less zealous around kin who are already allies. So, I will say.. you would not find me anywhere near a humid climate. That is more of a nightmare than any ghaik could conjure.

12. What is a perfect day to you?

A glorious battle perhaps? No? We fight almost constantly, I have learned to look forward to days where I can just.. be. Our people do not set aside enough time for talking.

13. How do you celebrate a victory?

With my mate. Some pilfered drink and well cooked food also does wonders for morale.

14. How do you deal with defeat and losses?

I learn from them. We persist, as all githyanki must, but we will not achieve victory if we don't study our mistakes.

15. How do you think you will be remembered after death?

Ideally? As a catalyst for change, for resistance. Though it is just as likely I will be remembered as a dissident, or not remembered at all. It is no matter, it will not stop me from remaining faithful to my ideals.

3. [GRAPHICS]

4. [BONUS RESOURCES] The reference I finally put together for him.

1. [CHARACTER INFO]

OC NAME: Xa'rok

AUTHOR: Rook (or @astraltadpoled on twt)

2. [DIALOGUE]

Greeting message:

I hope the journey was kind to you. How are you faring?

Identify yourself:

I am Xa'rok, Astral Envoy, and founder of the Society of the Three Skies. Free Skies? I'm still workshopping the title. Which do you like better?

Tell me about your creche:

I left it long ago. It's something of a sore subject - for them, not me, you understand. They were more open-minded than most, but even their tolerance had a limit. I think the northern winds addled their brains. If you've never been to the spine of the world, well. I can't say I recommend it.

I need to know how you fight:

With blade and bow. But trying to predict my movements will only get you tripping over your own thoughts. Telling you more would give you an edge. Every hatchling knows that. But since you asked... <casts Dissonant Whispers>

I have more tricks up my sleeve, but I reserve those for actual enemies, not potential friends. Hard to make friends with a corpse. Unless you're a necromancer, I suppose.

Can I ask a personal question?

I have nothing to hide.

What is your relationship to divinity?

I feel like I'm being censured again. If you're talking about Vlaakith, I think she could do better. She didn't like my notes, though. Zerthimon had the better philosohy to be sure, but I don't put my faith in any god. Veneration tends to amplify our mistakes. I prefer to leave the gods to their realms, and focus on our own.

What do you usually do in your free time?

Play music, when I get to. I could play you something now, if you like.

What is your life goal?

A tall order. Well, I guess I can't get exiled again. I want to reunite our people, and - perhaps most damningly - I want them to leave the ghaik alone. Coexistence is possible, but it is only the first step. Think of what they could teach us - and us them - if given the chance to meet in the middle.

[A long pause] ...I didn't say it was an obtainable goal.

How is your relationship to your allies?

Good, I hope. At least, that's what they tell me. We try to meet up once or twice a year, if our schedules allow it. And they know, should they have need of me, my sword and skills are at their call. They need only ask.

Do you have someone special in your life?

I have a partner, if that's what you're asking. Whether we're just business partners or otherwise is between us, though. Have to leave my colleagues guessing. If they knew the real truth, they'd be scandalized. Though maybe not here. Maybe.

Say something you would never do, and why:

Vlaakith gha'g shkath zai (laughs) she didn't like that, either. I've never been one to kneel to authority.

What is a perfect day to you?

Somewhere out there among the stars, traveling with D'jaxia, sometimes alone, sometimes with company, lost in a concert of noise and light. Preferably on a good day, when negotiations are going well. Did you know that the stars sing? You have to be silent to hear it, but when you do... there's nothing quite like it.

How do you celebrate a victory?

How does anyone? A party of course! Preferably with those you love in attendance, good food, and singing. Can you sing? It isn't my forte, but that makes it all the better, I think. It helps to humble your friends every now and again by reminding them you could be worse and that you're abstaining, for their sake.

But have a drink, enjoy the music! At my old creche there were sparring matches to determine the pecking order but I've left that particular celebratory custom up north where it belongs. There's a training dummy if you need to let off steam, though.

How do you deal with defeat and losses?

I like to be alone for that. It's hard to ruminate on failure when you have supportive friends and allies whispering reassurances into your brain on how best to succeed next time. Sometimes you have to sit with the loss to internalize it. It doesn't sink in otherwise.

How do you think you will be remembered after death?

As a positive force for change, if nothing else. A visionary at best. An addled-brained lost cause at the very worst. I can deal with being h'sharlak. But to discount my work entirely... to wonder why it's even being attempted in the first place... I want to change their minds. Maybe even yours. Even if my voice is just one lost in the chorus, if I've achieved anything - gotten just one person to pause and reconsider, I feel like I've done my duty.

I hope they'll entertain the work, after all is said and done, and maybe someone somewhere down the line can pick up where I left off in less dire straits. Maybe they can even contact my spirit, somehow, in some way, to let me know how it's gone. I think the githzerai have done something like that. Maybe Skaro knows...

3. [GRAPHICS]

4. [BONUS RESOURCES]

Xa'rok has a theme song here (by @aceforspinaltap on twt)

Xa'rok going illithid powers mode (by @/oxalees)

Xa'rok and the Emperor (by @/pickled0ctopus)

Xa'rok, D'jaxia, and the Emperor & illithid!Xa'rok, D'jaxia, and the Emperor by @/greseadraws

Xa'rok and their githzerai partner, Skaro (I may include him so long as I can figure him out enough to answer the questions) - (in the partner question Xa'rok refers to the Emperor in a candid sense, though the form the Emperor takes as their dream guardian is the face of Skaro, so no matter which way you slice Xa'rok's romantic entanglements, they're pissing off Vlaakith loyalist githyanki by tangoing with both ghaik and 'zerai, both factions they hope to unite for cultural advancement and free trade of information and resources, if nothing else.)

Xa'rok willingly took the astral tadpole and became half-illithid. Their in-game ending involves also becoming full illithid, but for this project they exist in their AU state as a half-illithid, half-gith.

They are non-binary and use they/them pronouns.

1. [CHARACTER INFO]

OC NAME: Rynessa

OC PRONOUS: She/Her

AUTHOR: @leadflowers

2. [DIALOGUE]

1. Greeting message:

Greetings, kin.

2. Identify yourself:

My name is Rynessa, of Creche A’iel.

3. Tell me about your Creche:

A’iel is nestled inside an old tower that once belonged to a wizard of this realm, high up in the mountains. He thought his power would be enough to ensure his safety in his seclusion. *she flashes a predatory smile* He was wrong.

4. I need to know how you fight:

I can fight with blade and spell, though I prefer the latter. This is not the magic one finds in dusty scrolls and crumbling tomes; raw psionic energy flows through me, enabling me to shape the world around me and crush my enemies with my mind.

5. Can I ask a more personal question?

*Her eyes narrow slightly, but she nods* If you wish.

6. What is your relationship with the divinity?

*She frowns* This is a…peculiar question. I serve and honour our Queen Vlaakith, as is my duty.

7. What do you usually do in your free time?

I rest. I train. I work on my research. And, I read. This plane, for all its faults, does have some fascinating literature. *a smirk crosses her lips* Some of it is positively obscene!

8. What is your life goal?

I was apprenticed to a famed scholar who studied strange, distant planes and nameless artifacts never before touched by mortal hands. His knowledge of the multiverse is vast, his power prodigious. One day, I will surpass him.

9. How is your relationship with your allies?

They watch my back, I watch theirs. Furthermore, their company is not…unpleasant.

10. Do you have someone special in your life?

I...Once there was someone, yes. *she suddenly looks away, and says no more*

11. Say something you would never do, and why?

I would never sell my honour. This is something only cowards do.

12. What is a perfect day to you?

When nobody interrupts my experiments and all goes according to plan, then I can end the day with a good book. *she scowls, suggesting this is not a common occurrence*

13. How do you celebrate a victory?

With a feast, preferably one that includes some of that ‘strawberry treacle tart’ which I found in the last village we raided.

14. How do you deal with defeat and losses?

By rallying my forces and preparing my revenge. As long as I’m alive, all is not lost.

15. How do you think you will be remembered after death?

*She stands a little straighter* As a famed planewalker and ghaik-slayer, whose deeds are recorded in stone.

3. [GRAPHICS]

4. [BONUS RESOURCES]

1. [CHARACTER INFO]

OC NAME: Skaro

OC PRONOUS: He/Him

AUTHOR: Rook

2. [DIALOGUE]

1. Greeting message:

Do you have need of me?

2. Identify yourself:

I am Skaro of Shra'kt'lor, though I haven't called that place home in a long time.

3. Tell me about your Creche:

No creche, a monastery in the midst of Chaos. One of many. There isn't much to say. There we were trained, and there I learned to harness my psionic energy to better defend my mind and body, though I left to pursue a different path once that training was complete.

4. I need to know how you fight::

You may be expecting a monk, but the blade says otherwise. A fighter, then. But don't get too comfortable -- how many wizards do you know that can also swing a sword? I am a Zerth. I may prefer a blade to fists, but there is more to my fighting than meets the eye.

5. Can I ask a more personal question?

Not at the moment. I'm here on business.

3. [GRAPHICS]

4. [BONUS RESOURCES]

Skaro started life as Xa'rok's Dream Guardian, so you'll often see him in the Guardian's armor, but I got too attached to him, so he gets to exist on his own now, too.

In the AU in which he exists alongside Xa'rok as himself and not just the visage of a prisoner the Emperor once met, Skaro was born in Shra'kt'lor and became both a philosophical student of Zerthimon's and a practitioner of arcane-focused fighting, earning himself the honorary and hereditary title of Zerth. He has been around for quite some time -- age undefined but his physical body is somewhere in his 50s -- and in that time grown tired of the us against them mentality that keeps the gith people splintered instead of whole. He left Shra'kt'lor to follow this desire for unification, interplanar-traveled often, and found himself invited to and then a part of the sha'sal khou. He has been working with the organization for years and after meeting Xa'rok in his travels, brought them along into the fold. In this universe, he and Xa'rok are partnered and they continue Xa'rok's work alongside their work for the Sha'sal Khou, as some of their interests align.

1. [CHARACTER INFO]

OC NAME: Gum

OC PRONOUS: He/Him, They/Them

AUTHOR: @piipaw

2. [DIALOGUE]

1. Greeting message:

Hmm? Did you need something?

2. Identify yourself:

Who, me? You can call me Gum. I’m a cleric of Mystra, but it’s best if you don’t discuss it too loudly. Let’s keep that between us.

3. Tell me about your Creche:

[He looks distant, as if lost in thought] … Did you say something? 

4. I need to know how you fight::

I was once skilled with a sword, but I prefer a mace and shield when my spells can’t support my allies. Healing wounds and supporting suits me better, though I’m not sure the others appreciate when my support comes in the form of the undead.

5. Can I ask a more personal question?

Depends on how personal, but proceed.

6. What is your relationship with the divinity?

[He looks around uneasy] … I am devoted to my Goddess, Mystra. It is through her guidance I have found my true self, my freedom, even at a price. Oh, wait, did you mean Vlaakith? [a deep hurt crosses his face, a hand rising to the scar on his throat] I have no loyalties to someone who has taken so much from my8self and my kin. 

7. What do you usually do in your free time?

Read, I practically live in a library now, it’s a contrast from the humble books I plucked from the stores my creche’s raiders would bring back. It’s… comforting to be able to store them in the open, rather than hide them under the floor panels of my bunk.

8. What is your life goal?

I know my kin fight to unite us under one sky, some may even call me hshar'lak for not taking up arms in the rebellion, but I am better suited on the ground- far from the backs of dragons. So long as I live I can continue to prevent any untimely deaths, continue to provide life to the living, I can die at peace knowing I did all I could.

9. How is your relationship with your allies?

Unlikely. I never had many companions at my creche, even when I was looked upon in favor. I never saw myself to find allies and family among istikis, yet here I am with more friends than I have fingers to count. 

10. Do you have someone special in your life?

[His neutral face breaks into a soft smile]. I do,and after living so long with only the goal of survival as a reason to move forwards, he has reminded me what living can truly feel like. I am talking too much, but perhaps it cannot be helped as no one else has ever shown me love so pure.

11. Say something you would never do, and why?

I would rather die than return to my creche. The reasons for that are not of your concern. 

12. What is a perfect day to you?

A perfect day once would be any day bathed in the blood of my enemies. Now? Any day where I can relax with a nice soak, perhaps with slices of apple and cheese if I’m feeling extra luxurious.

13. How do you celebrate a victory?

Victories are best spent with good company. Be it a large affair with wine flowing, or a magical night under the stars. Perhaps after our next win I shall help prepare a feast?

14. How do you deal with defeat and losses?

Loss… [He pauses, touching the scar across his neck] I am too familiar with loss. When we lose things, things are often gained in ways we could not imagine. It is best to keep going forwards without forgetting what got us to our destinations along the way.

15. How do you think you will be remembered after death?

Who’s to say anyone will remember me after my time? I am but a star in the sky, and countless more shine hotter and burn brighter than myself. That is not to say I would not miss my friends if they were to pass before my time, and I hope they would not feel too much sadness should the roles be reversed.

3. [GRAPHICS]

(i was really fighting my program making these i really hope it saved transparent)

4. [BONUS RESOURCES]

I really adore my Tav sorry for a mini pic gallery ;w;

I sadly haven't finished coding the page on my website for Gum, but I'll include a little blurb on his backstory here!

After experiencing the preventable death of his rival, G'lyth, Gum had his faith in Vlaakith shattered. Turning to Mystra's guidance after discovering some contraband tomes brought in on a raid, Gum practiced magic and medicine in secrecy, though many had suspicions of his wavering faith- none could find such proof of his treachery to their queen. He soon secured the position of ghustil of his creche to ensure his safety- knowing it was temporary. After being abducted from his home and enduring a long journey, Gum had found a group of unlikely allies to stand by when things seemed hopeless. Along the way he discovered much about himself, his connection to the divine, and decided to settle down far from his creche. While he hates the cold climate, he will accept any chance to enjoy his new found freedom.