#solalis

Vokriid has a journal, but only writes every few days in one huge burst, also mostly to keep track of her connections and locations she's been and ideas/research for magic and such. she has to write way too many academic papers to care to write down her memories for the sake of it. she writes almost exclusively in Altmeris (and in code, at that) at first and then Dovahzul as she learns the language. she is deeply paranoid and her journal is all but incomprehensible to anyone else.

Solalis writes really aggressive, vent-filled rants when stressed or letters to people who've wronged him and burns the letters for catharsis. lowkey irritates Vokriid bc parchment and ink are expensive but if he's paying for it she doesnt complain. he used to wrote music in his journals but no longer bothers.

Tavan records the location and observations of animals and occasionally plants that he sees. he's lowkey a bit of a biologist. he's okay at reading but his writing skills are actually somewhat limited. like Vokriid, he writes exclusively in his native language.

I could write Vokriid and Miraak trying to have sex and deciding to bail halfway thru bc Miraak gets sensory overload very easily. that scene is meant to be more sweet and tender than actually sexy, and they p much just chill in bed together for awhile.

alternatively, I will write Kalaron having sex w Solalis the first time they meet and Caessera accidentally walking in on them, and then a few hours later Kalaron showing up to that super important job interview to hopefully get his promotion to a very high-rank of Thalmor agent and then he sees that Caessera is his new boss. who introduces herself as Solalis's mother. and Kalaron just sinks into the floor in absolute mortification.

eventually, Solalis just refuses to fight alongside them and basically goes off to his own thing, but still brings Galmar Thalmor documents or frees Thalmor prisoners and the like. at one point Ulfric tries calling Solalis out for being so dishonorable in combat, but Solalis just points out that Ulfric used the Thu’um against Torygg in a formal duel and do the Thalmor really deserve chivalry anyway? so Ulfric basically let it drop.

Solalis Caessaire! twin brother of Aureya Caessaire, also known as Dragonborn Vokriid, and son of a very highly ranked Dominion official. some facts:

ex-Thalmor assassin with one of the highest bodycounts of a single individual re: the purge of the Blades.

prefers stealth, dual-wielding shortswords, and Alteration. is average at best in any other magic.

most Thalmor bases have his wanted poster

told Elenwen to go get fucked during Season Unending in front of the entire meeting

made of Pure Spite

gay af, but absolutely terrible at picking boyfriends and in love with his ex

loves dogs. usually has a little spaniel that essentially is his ESA

wants to adopt all children ever but is simultaneously too terrified of parenting them badly

puts up with people’s shit too much

thinks Ulfric is an absolute dumbass, and works behind the scenes to try and mitigate the dumbassery

uses Alteration magic to do his hair bc he is vain

only person Aureya treats with any amount of love or respect

like Lilja and Adhara are actually sworn to him and they seem to get along great, so that's nice except sometimes they disappear together completely without warning - but whatever, Ulfric can handle it even if it does piss him off. but then Galmar brings in Solalis, and Solalis seems vaguely freaked out by Lilja and Adhara, and in general won't talk about the Thalmor or Legion intel until Ulfric sends the girls on an errand outside palace. and then sometimes Lilja's bosmer dad comes to visit and it's a struggle to keep him and Solalis from starting a fight in the middle of the throne room bc apparently Tavan fucked Solalis's ex-lover and Solalis is still REALLY bitter about it. and anyway this is just way more drama than Ulfric would be willing to deal w if they all weren't exceptionally talented/useful assets.