#levantera

10. What does your character do in their downtime?

20. What kind of sport would your character most likely practice?

30. How did your character obtain their magic or defining abilities?

31. Alright, your character becomes an anthropomorphized animal version of themselves, what kind would they be? If your character already fits this category, pick a species that doesn’t fit this (elf, human, dwarf,…).

40. What strategy would your character play, if they actually played Magic?

41. Who would be their favorite commander to play, if they played commander?

56. What would your character do on Kylem, and if they’re participating to the tournaments, what would their moniker be like?

78. How does your character act on planes or in places they stand out in?

94. Are they more comfortable in cities or in the wilds?

97. Do they carry any items from planes other than their home?

Thank you very much for the ask!

8: the gems you see on Levantera's outfit are key to how her magic works. They are not precious gems per se, monetarily speaking, but when she meets a (consenting) spirit she wishes to form a link with she can imbue a gem with a tiny fraction of the spirit's essence. In this way, she can call on the spirit and the spirit can also find her because it feels the call of the gem, as if it were physically tugging on it.

10: In her downtime, Levantera likes to tour the High City. Sometimes even the Low City, but not often. She talks to people she meets and she looks for lost spirits. It's how she originally met Lodovica, one of her closest spirit friends. She's very outgoing, even though she's socially a little bit quirky.

20: Either some group sports, such as volleyball or tennis, or some "soft" martial arts, such as tai chi or aikido.

30: Her magical powers started manifesting at a very young age. She almost always had them, what's changed over time is her ability to control them. In the beginning, it was more of a curse than a power. She kept hearing voices and seeing ghastly figures. Over time, with assistance, she learned how to root herself in the world of the living if she's not trying to reach out to spirits.

31: she would definitely be a rabbit. It just fits so well.

40: if she played Magic, she wouldn't play much aside from Commander I feel, in which she'd play decks with a relatively low value floor but a high value ceiling (not combo per se, but definitely decks that can "pop off" if the stars align)

41: For flavor, Brago, for gameplay, Kykar, Wind's Fury!

56: I would say she'd be more likely to watch the events rather than participate in them, but Levantera does not like being squeezed into places with huge crowds (like a stadium), so I'm not entirely sure. If she did participate, her moniker would probably be something like "The Queen of Ghosts"!

78: We have yet to find out... just keep in mind she's already socially a bit awkward on her home plane, so I'll let you think about how she might behave in a strange new place.

94: she's known the city her whole life, and her concept of wilds is like... the large parks or botanical gardens in Paliano. That said, she does find the city a bit oppressive sometimes. Her ideal is probably like a town, or a city with breathable space.

I wrote a story, a little while back, about a Fioran mage with ADHD named Levantera (my icon is a chibi, courtesy of @isharton, of her (source in the image)), a former custodi, now King Brago’s only Caller (a position made specially for her), who specializes in communing with spirits. As you may have guessed, this story takes place shortly before the events of Conspiracy: Take the Crown. I recently forced my all too-patient friend @flavoracle to give it a read and his feedback has proven very useful. So, emboldened by his kind words, I’ve decided to post it again, in shameless self-promotion, and see if anyone else would be interested in giving it a read.

I tried to follow the structure that we typically see in stories from @wizardsmagic‘s awesome Creative team itself, to facilitate reading by adding some relevant images at semi-regular intervals.

The story is on Google Docs and can be found here.

Thank you for asking!

27: Where does your character live?

Levantera lives (lived) in Paliano, at Brago's court. She is a pretty significant figure from a hierarchical perspective; Brago has given her a special position and she was instrumental in the development of the Custodi. So, she had a pretty cushy place to stay. After Marchesa's takeover, [REDACTED].

32: What is your character’s hygiene like?

Levantera has a habit of forgetting to do things such as washing herself and keeping her clothes clean, so over the years she's developed a strict schedule as part of her routine. She very much wants to avoid being perceived (or even perceiving herself) as dirty or stinky.

57: What does a typical day look like for your character?

Two options: Wake up relatively early (pretty much spontaneously), get dressed, have breakfast, meditation chamber, walk around the High City, lunch on-the-go, back to the Court, meditation chamber again, dinner, early bedtime. All the while talking to people she runs into and feeling around for spirits.

OR (if she's been assigned to a case, which happens relatively often, in which case someone will come tell her): wake up late (tired from last night), rushed breakfast, run to the site of the investigation, lose track of time while working, eat something in the late afternoon, head back once it's dark, nibble something, meditation chamber until late hours, crash into bed.

41: Who would be their favorite commander to play, if they played commander?

For flavor reasons: Brago, of course!

Hey, thanks for the ask!

1) Depending on the type of inconvenience, it can be a serious roadblock for her. It's also not good if it interrupts her train of thought or an activity she was immersed in. But in general she will try to absent-mindedly solve it and move on.

2) Levantera likes really sweet tastes, so definitely hot chocolate!

15) In terms of physical appearance, it's how pale and young a magic user of her level and status is. Behaviorally-speaking, it's how much she jumps between unrelated topics.

16) In a friend, she looks for understanding. In a love interest, she'd look for anticipation and excitement.

26) She quite likes most animals she's encountered so far, but she does not have pets and probably wouldn't do very well with them. It's not a responsibility she'd have an easy time handling.

35) Levantera is surprised and intrigued when new acquaintances can keep up and/or don't mind her ways of speaking and behaving. What attracts her the most to new people is when there's something about them that catches her eye: a unique way in which they dress, speak, act, or something related to what they do or have. This is not rationally calculable, it just depends on what catches her eye.

44) Either Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff