#✧˚ ˖ 𝒄𝒉 : headcanon !

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all right , i think i'm ready to publicly post this outline for Ani's new backstory. this will be relevant to both her main verse , her cult verse & her baldurs gate 3 verse ! of course , it'll be slightly different for each , but this is sort of the main formula.

- Aniela is a seraphim , an angel who helps guide those into the afterlife emotionally. Helping them be at peace , calming them & finally walking hand in hand with them to the threshold.

- Due to so much time spent with humans & dealing with emotions , she develops her own & she falls in love with a human ( Alek who is actually an ancient forgotten god , Aleksorath , who is the god of blood , death & darkness & has dominion over purgatory )

- While they are together, he's slowly siphoning her celestial aura & over time she feels like something is wrong , that she's getting weak.

- When she is weak enough , he captures her , revealing his plan to consume her heart & soul so that he can essentially get into heaven & hold dominion over that as well as purgatory & eventually , hell.

- Aniela convinces him that consuming her essence wouldn't be enough to get into heaven & that he'd actually need her with him physically.

- He strikes a deal with her : help him get into heaven & he will grant her freedom. If she breaks the deal , she would have to serve him for eternity. Of course , the first chance she gets , she escapes to warn heaven of his plan.

- However , because she broke Divine law ( falling in love with a human ) , she is cast from heaven , condemned to live as a selkie until judgement day , forever caught between sea & shore.

- She's given new powers , losing most of her celestial ones , save for a select few , which will essentially help her to keep helping people pass over.

- She spends several decades in the sea , avoiding Alek because she knows that she broke the deal & also knows that the sea is a domain he cannot reach. She spends this time rescuing people from drowning / shipwreck / etc.

- After nearly a century , Aniela surfaces , only to be restrained by chains of darkness that drain her of any magic. Alek appears & after some negotiating , strikes another deal with her. He gives her the ability to roam free , however , he takes her soul. 10,000 souls she must send to purgatory in order to get her soul back , no matter how long it takes.

- Ani agrees , but she cannot possibly fathom killing anyone so she spends her existence saving people instead. Because is it really so terrible to live without a soul?

- Alek just *lets* her do this because they're both immortal , he has all the time in the world , but eventually he may start raising the stakes , such as each year she must have a certain amount of souls or he'll take her sealskin.

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It's very on brand for me to use a sculpture to depict Ani's body type , but truthfully , this is literally the closest thing I've ever seen to how I envision Ani's body type. In fact , I think I'll reference this post for future interactions for this type of thing. I'm actually quite thrilled about finding this & squealing a little bit about it. Sculpture by Mystique Treasures on Etsy.

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super super nsft under the cut - ani's body claim !

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Ani isn't afraid of monsters or monster-like creatures. In fact , more often than not , she will try to befriend them.

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combined some different arts that i found to show what i imagine ani's angel form to look like. this was as close as i could get really , but here's a few extra things !

her skin looks like it's made of marble

there are two wings to cover her eyes for humility

and two that cover her feet for modesty

her entire color palette is marble white : her skin is marble white , her hair , her eyes her wings , but there is a blue and silver sheen over her & iridescent glow to her wings

her voice when she speaks in this form , sounds like a three - part dissonant harmony.

she is huge. like , 15 feet tall. of course , she can change that.

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please consider : companion ! Ani & when she turns into a seal , you get a free squishy floof to cuddle. 10 / 10 party companion.

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Ani's 5'1 selkie self staring lovingly up @ all of u

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ani in bg3 , holding the party up constantly because she's looking at every single unique looking rock to see if she should add it to her collection.

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*leans in close to the mic* ani hates armor.

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sunday

ani's tibbies are big. large. pillowy. rest ur head on them ...

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something that i wanted to elaborate on , since i'm starting to develop a few more ships & such & i've been being such a silly willy on the dash , i haven't really gone over this too much , but : i know i've been sending smooches & ani's been getting smooches , but timeline wise , any sort of touching wouldn't even happen until after a lot of time being spent together. ani has a severe aversion to touch , due to trauma & this extends one way or another across all of her verses. the only time she doesn't seem to mind touching another person is when she's saving someone's life. in fact , upon first meeting & spending time with her , she will remain a short distance away from someone & she flinches at sudden movements. however , it just takes a lot of patience & time to build trust with her & eventually , she'll become more used to touch & she'll start asking for it , because in actuality , she's so touch starved that once she gets over the fear of it , she starts wanting it.

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handwriting meme , Ani writing her name:

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I am feeling shy today, so no sinday things, but... did you know if you run your fingers through Ani's hair, she'll probably fall asleep on you? 🥺

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someone really needs to be with ani when they come across the gnome strapped to the windmill ... this bitch Cannot :tm: read & she will pull the wrong lever on accident , YOU KNOW SHE WILL.

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i think when ani finally snaps & loses control & kills someone , it's gonna be vivaldi's winter that plays.

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this is one of Ani's favorite things , it feels v good , pls do this c: