#senterya

@senterya

Listen mentally I am always one second away from dropping the 20k essay bomb about these two (because I sure got a feature film length video playing in my head at all times) but words are so difficult;;

I've been chickening out for a while now because diving into their full stories obviously dabbles in Inquest territory and therefore questionable morality and some difficult topics, so I'm trying to figure how to juggle The Words to convey The Thoughts.

That said I'm a ticking timebomb so the options are a) I'll actually drop a badly worded essay at some point b) I'll drop an abridged version for a general overview c) I'll keep sprinkling lore puzzle pieces in random tags d) I'll just keep making more cryptic art e) Additional secret option??

@senterya sure, sounds good and thank you for the ask! :D

First up is my willbender, and since you haven't seen a pic of her yet, meet Qheza! (She mostly goes by Q.) She/her.

1. The basics- Profession, Race, and if they’d done the personal story, what would they have chosen?

Willbender (so guardian), and as seen above, asura! She's a Statics graduate, and none of the invention bits are particularly her style, but the Infinity Ball is closest. (And she'd fall under "charming.")

Next is harbinger, who I also haven't shared a pic of yet. This is Alison Xander! They/them is Alison's preference, but they're fine with any pronouns as long as you're polite.

4. How would they get along with Destiny’s Edge?

Short answer: like a house on fire, probably. Longer answer: They would have liked Eir and respected her, but the two of them wouldn't quite have clicked well enough to be good friends. They would have valued Zojja, but she would have irritated them a bit. Alison and Rytlock would be a constant circle of sniping at each other, kinda like Rytlock and Logan, except Alison would have literally no stake in any of it and would therefore always win any snarking competition by virtue of not caring about whatever Rytlock said. They would be exasperated by Logan (at least younger Logan) but find him an endearing kid, and if they were around for it, they would have taken him leaving the group to go to Jennah almost as hard as Rytlock did. (Though they'd hide it a lot better.) They'd actively try to befriend Caithe, which would be a mess and chaotic but would eventually work at least a little. And I'm including Snaff, too, because these two would have most definitely gotten along well.

And last but not least is Sovana, my virtuoso, who I already shared a pic for! But I think I forgot to share her pronouns--she/her for this plant, please.

8. Do they have a creative side? Are they a singer, an artist, a storyteller?

Ty for the ask <3

2. What is their relationship with their Spirit/the Spirits in general?

The family spirit is Owl, but they all have their own individual Spirits.

🦉Raven is the spirit of Aisling and Aoife. The pair of them are knowledge seekers through and through. Wolf is Roisin's spirit, and aids her in hunting and traking.

🦉Roisin works with the Order of Whispers and being a sneaky hunter and having good situational awareness as helped her a ton.

🦉Siobhan's spirit is Snow Leopard, she calls on her spirit in times of hunting to be stealthy and efficient. Siobhan is a lone hunter, much like her spirit.

🦉Currently un-named Norn who I'll be making in a few days will be a Bear follower in game, as I don't have a bear-non yet. But I want to give her a non-standard spirit as well like Darkness. Seasons is interesting too. Being stronger in a certain season, and maybe weaker in the opposite season?

9. Do they live in Hoelbrak or in their own homestead? What’s it like?

🦉The Ulvstrom homestead is a rather large homestead in what was the Frozen Forest in Guild Wars 1 (East of Timberline, and West of Thunderhead Peaks). The home can comfortably fit around 10 people and is sectioned off to sleeping quarters, a kitchen / main room, and washroom.

🦉 Outside is an animal pen consisting of dolyaks (their fur is used for clothing and home comforts) and chickens (used for eggs, meat, feathers for decorations and stuffing). 🦉There's an outdoor crafting structure where the family can do blacksmithing, leatherworking, wood working and cooking.

🦉The parents live here all year round, and their children pop by whenever they can. Some stay for months on end, some just pay a flying visit. The family all meet up at home at least once a year, and all travel to Hoelbrak for the annual Ale Moot there, telling tales to each other as they travel.

12. Do they have a craft or kind of art they like to do?

🦉Aoife will read anything you put in front of her, absorbing every word and interpretation. When she first joined the Priory she didn't come out of the library for weeks. And when she got access to the restricted section she was there for months. She will put her knowledge into songs or poems.

🦉Roisin likes to craft weapons and other things out of wood. She prefer to uses wood she's gathered herself. It needs to come from a sustainable area. She tends to the garden plots in the great lodge and grows saplings there to be planted outside when they're strong enough.

🦉Aisling likes to craft things from animals, feathers and fur in particular. She'll make beaded hanging ornaments from the feathers of ravens and give them to young norn interested in learning about Raven.

🦉Siobhan isn't very crafty. She's too heavy handed for anything that requires fiddly precision. But she can chop firewood like a mother.

18. Best or most embarrassing moot moment?

🦉 Moots for Siobhan are drink and scrapping with her brothers. Things can get pretty heated, often they end up in their spirit forms, and to an outsider it can really look like 4 giant men picking on one woman. Their fighting got interrupted by a group of well meaning Sylvari one year and it took a lot of explaining to them that no, she's fine, this is what they do. It didn't help that almost everyone involved was intoxicated. It was like explaining a really complicated meme to someone who was new to the internet. 

The outside of the Ulvstrom Homestead.

One half of the Ulvstrom homestead.

The crafting area outside the home.

14. overgrown

(Warnings for descriptions of a fleshy mass.)

Merry Christmas for @senterya @twinapprentices !!! I’m really happy that I met you, and I want a little gift for you to Christmas. ~ I really love your twins from The Arcana game. (And not just me, but Aahna too. <: D ) So I drew them for you. 

Myra and Häre just beautiful as they are! So I hope, you’ll have so much story with them. ~