#livilial lore

Sarkibi

Here's my somewhat more detailed written out backstory for Livilial . It's longer than I thought it was , so I condensed it as much as I could which means you'll probably have to click on each part to read it . !! YOU ABSOLUTELY DO NOT HAVE TO READ IT TO ENJOY THE ART !! don't feel pressured it's just extra seasoning. anyway mandatory " I'm not a writer" disclaimer

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there is a city sized university called Gresse on the island nation of Yixa. Gresse is a university committed solely to the study of magic and magi, and they own a gigantic fleet of quite possibly hundreds of thousands of ships that go out to almost every country in the world - countries under the Gresse Concordisse - to pick magi up and take them back to Gresse. No one except the highest higher ups in Gresse themselves know exactly why this is considered necessary. Within the terms of the Gresse Concordisse it is plainly stated that any realised magi withholding themselves from the ships and refusing passage to Gresse is committing a crime against Yixa, as is anyone knowingly harbouring them.

Saal is (secretly. Secretly , secretly) a magi ; a Pathetic one, but one nonetheless. He also just so happens to live in what would likely be classed as the 3rd most anti-magic nation in the world, Ulor. (he has some serious self image issues.)

Ulor is a country that is almost entirely run by various underground thieves guilds that have existed as long as the country itself. They are deeply entrenched in the culture of Ulor. There is no Ulor without the guilds. Despite the lowlives that make up their ranks - known as scaru - and their propensity for drinks, drugs, gambling, whores, fights and cursing, the guilds are perfectly organised and calculated, and spare no sympathy for anyone in the way.

Saal Fera is a scaru belonging to the guild 'Fratera', the guild in charge of the southernmost territories of Ulor. He's pretty much the exact opposite of organised and calculated, and very much in the way. Him being magi and therefore technically a fugitive was enough to make him a massive liability as is - without the extra mess of him then going and accidentally getting a valuable and talented guild brother, a man named Omalivilian, killed on the job. His standing with the guild master Amaria dropping from unfavourable to straight up resentful, Saal is now at risk of being dropped by the guild; even worse, Amaria has threatened to save everyone the trouble and report him to the ships to have him taken away to Gresse if he doesn't seriously make up for what he's done.

The guild is split into groups called divisas, and Divisa three is made up by Saal and his two best friends: Vitra and Divus.

And then there's Livilial, who's a member of guild Fratera who joined after escaping from her home country to Ulor, who has now made it her life's goal to make Saal as miserable as humanly possible even if that means getting him kicked out the guild for good; Omalivilian was her beloved younger brother. However, Livilial and Saal already have a complicated past, meaning her feelings about him are a lot more conflicted that she'd like to admit.

But then they show up in Ulor, and suddenly they're no longer people who happen to be male or female, they're specifically a MAN and a WOMAN for the first time in their lives. And it's equally confusing for the both of them ; there's a biiiig learning curve on why they're now expected to wear different clothes, sit different, speak different, have different abilities, even go to different public places. It's weird for both of them.

But it doesn't weigh on them both equally . After a couple years in Ulor, Omal inevitably starts to kind of enjoy being a man instead of just a male person. He likes the small amounts of authority it gives him, he likes that people take him seriously now. He likes the way fellow men talk to him; like he's in on something he didn't used to be. I mean, think about it; he went from being the lowest mage class in all of Brin to the highest gender class in Ulor . In Ulor, where magic is hated and men are celebrated, he was able to escape his marginalisation completely.

It's just not the same for Livilial . She went from one type of marginalised to another . She doesn't get the breathing room Omal does . She has a brand new "I was born as a _____ and there's nothing I could've done about it" problem . Being a capital double u Woman in Ulor is not an easy thing as is, even without taking into account Livilial having been utterly unprepared for it .

And obviously Omal is never obtuse on purpose but sexism is hard enough for Livilial to wrap HER head around and she's the one actually experiencing it . So trying to explain it to Omal, trying to get support and sympathy from him, it really only works so much. He just doesn't understand the problem. Adjusting to the new gender roles in Ulor was actually a pretty good thing for him , so it's hard for him to understand why it affects Livilial so much .

7-What overdone joke does/would Vitra repeat constantly?

12-What does Livilial's laugh sound like?

10-Find/describe a dress that Omalivilian would wear/would suit him

21-Does Divus have any particular mannerisms, gestures or physical habits?

37-Does Saal keep any collections?

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12. Probably just absolutely angelic honestly . high-ish pitched , open , but not overly loud . No clapping or accidental snorting or anything , just really pure and simple . Birds fly by and the sun breaks on her face and her teeth sparkle type shit lmfao. Such a shame it's gone forever

10. I looked up yellow sundress with a very specific style in mind and I found it

this is the style of clothing most common for everyone in Brin where he's from; no defined waist , puffs out at the bottom, very short stopping just at the hips . Now just imagine this but with long , flowy sleeves , and that's straight up probably a piece of clothing he wore in Brin that he brought with him to Ulor .

21. He has quite a few ! He tries to cover his mouth when he smiles or laughs to hide the missing tooth . He often runs his fingers over the scarring on his face . When he's in fancy dress to pose as someone of import to get in somewhere , he puffs out his chest and lifts his head up high, and speaks with a fake affluent accent . When he's in normal mode , he slouches a lot more and speaks rougher. He probably also touches his hair a lot, making sure everything is in place. He's more than a little superstitious, so he does the Izuban ward against evil when he's nervous or in danger on instinct (which is closing your eyes, making a ✌️shape with your hand and quickly tapping your eyelids with those fingers .)

37. He actually does kinda ! He makes little statues to the god Vavahn (either using conventional means or magic) and keeps them all in his little secret fane .

+ bonus little omalivilian and Livilial