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A Rainbow of OCs Part II

Inari, The High Elders and some of my favorite boys from the series Illthdar - Guardians of Las! It’s one of my absolute favorite stories and if you like fantasy I highly recommend checking it out!

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Illthdar is a dark fantasy that emulates reality and one of the elements of that evil underside is that bigotry exists in several forms. (Apologies, baby hit answer before I could finish)

One example are the demons: by Illthdar definition, a being is a demon if their race's history involved evolution of some form. I.e., their kind came from certain people being transformed from something else. Angels are demons, tengu are demons, vampires and werewolves are demons and, technically so are butterflies.

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When I start out, I have general information and descriptions when I start a new WIP. As the characters interact and I dig more into personality, I add details to their physical descriptions to fall in line with it.

A great example of this is Date Toshiiro and his missing pinkies. It never occurred to me to consider missing fingers when I first did his description. But it came up in writing and My first thought was that he could have been born like that, but his personality and demeanor about them put the reason into darker territory.

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There isn't a lone MC the Illthdar series, but out of all of them there is one that is every bit the Reader-MC and that's Zercey.

Zercey doesn't believe in love at first sight. She believes in chemistry and lust, but believes real love is developed over time.

In contrast, Seth is absolutely of the mind that love at first sight is a thing.

Then there's Date, who is a conflicted mind when it comes to love. Observation and experience tells him love is a curse and happy endings don't exist. Yet, for the life of him, he can't stop himself from being a romantic.

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The characters go on away missions to all sorts of destinations in the Illthdar series. Despite this, some are more sensible than others, for example:

Seth will not and cannot do camping due to his trauma so he packs light and will argue for less rest stops.

Tundra is used to travel and did it a lot before he ended up on Illthdar. He's the person to go to if you need something.

Lerki doesn't understand packing at all. His people are nomadic and live off of the land, making use of the environment. The first and last time he was put in charge of packing for a mission, he didn't even pack blankets or tents.

Date knows he's the least capable when it comes to basic life skills. If anyone packed anything stupidly useless stuff, it was him.

Inari is fabulous. Inari is able to carry as much as they want, so long as it fits in their generous sleeves. Inari is a celestial, a god, and doesn't need much personally. However, they are considerate of others and is the person to ask if you need something special. Inari has it, I promise.

Day 9

The Bearer – Inari

A protector and provider to farmers and common folk, Inari left an island of their own creation and traveled to Illthdar when a distress signal was sent from the Goddess Vvekw. Hoping to offer their aid, they were not expecting to find themselves near powerless upon arrival. The limitations on magic being what they are, Inari does best to offer their assistance, but their habit of keeping secrets and withholding vital information is proving to be the undoing of many.

The Banished – Date Toshiiro

Stripped of his title and exiled from his home, Toshiiro’s choices were to enlist in the order or starve. Once a high lord and now a commoner with an attitude, he hasn’t made friends easily. With a chip on his shoulder the size of the mountain he was born on, he is by his own admission a work in progress. Forgetting a life is never easy, and ghosts of the past have a way of haunting us forever.

The Chaos Maker – Seth Stormbringer

A half-blood that arrived in Illthdar as a child, Seth endured a trial by nature the likes of which nightmares are made of. Forced to struggle on his own in the wilds of new and terrifying land, it was considered a miracle he survived. Caught and dragged kicking and screaming to Las, Seth tried to make a new life. He adjusted, but storms are always on his horizon and as things get worse, so too do they.

The Wanderer – Lerki of Goldbirch

Born to a nomadic tribe of Venin, Lerki is not one to stay still. Coming from a culture that bows to the will of the elements, he’s finding life difficult in a place that does not bend with the wind. Known for making poisons and rumored to be insane, he is mostly avoided. With his thoughts always faraway, it’s easy to underestimate him, but wise not to. 

The Assassin – Tundra

Cocky, headstrong and from a planet beyond Earth, Tundra has seen stranger things than Illthdar. Raised to be a perfect solider for a shady organization, he was always taught that having emotional attachments was a weakness. In a world that cares less for him than he does for it, he’s finding it increasingly hard to pretend like his actions and the people around him don’t matter.