#(ooc: <- dark's rarely-used music tag>:3)

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Dark Autumn RP Profile

COEURL, CRYSTAL DATACENTER This info is also on an About page on my blog, and in GoogleDocs.

Description and Statistics: Race: Hellsguard Roegadyn Height: 7'3.7" Build: Solid, Muscular Hair: Black, Thick Skin: Brown, various scars from an adventuring life, but nothing stands out. Eyes: Gold Voice: Smoky, Low. Trained singer. Nameday: 22nd Sun of the 5th Astral Moon Age: Mid/Late-20’s-ish Disciplines: All Disciplines of War (IC), of Magic (OOC) Hobbies: Working out, Reading, Knitting, Music Birthplace: East Shroud Current Home: Gage Offices in Ul’dah, small house in the Lavender Beds Occupation: An executive of Gage Acquisitions free company; a Bard Captain of the Order of the Twin Adder’s Foreign Levy.

Dark is tall, faster and more dexterous than she looks, while excelling in feats of strength and fortitude. Her initial training is with lances and other large weapons, though she’s fondest of bows. Her magical ability is limited, for a Hellsguard. She pushes herself to learn most forms of combat and has at least passing familiarity with a wide variety of weapons.

Free Company House: Goblet, Ward 11, Plot 4 Personal House: Lavender Beds, Ward 6, Plot 32 Guest Books are available if you drop by!

Biography: Dark is the 7th of 10 children in her family, from the East Shroud of the Twelveswood near the mountainous regions of Gyr Abania, and lucky enough to be on the Eorzean side of the Wall. The family is genuinely close, if a bit rowdy at times, and the various members are scattered across the realm. The children were all given names following a “___ Autumn” scheme, but a couple have changed their names as they’ve reached adulthood. Dark still adores and idolizes her eldest brother, Cold Autumn, who served a brief stint in the Wood Wailers before becoming a barrister. Her parents names are Iron Summer and Singing Willow; Dark looks like her mother, but with her father’s skintone. Almost all of the children have the same golden eyes.

As she reached adulthood, her mother’s cousin, Howling Rain, recruited Dark into his own small private military company. Unlike many of her siblings, Dark had a keen interest in martial skills and interest in joining the Adventurer’s Guild, and Howl was determined to give her the best training. The company joined the Twin Adders’ Foreign Levy at Carteneau, on the fringe of the fighting. Howl told Dark to run when the moon burst; she was the only one of the company to survive. She recuperated in her parents’ home, helping with her many nieces and nephews, before rejoining the Adventurer’s Guild. On a Guild errand to Ul’dah, she met Erick Gage and Fink Kukurya, and was recruited into their new free company initially as a strong arm and intimidator at negotiations, eventually working her way up to an executive officer position.

Echo: Dark joined Gage Acquisitions as a way to make a living and put her muscles to use, finding out later they had business connections to the Scions of the Seventh Dawn as Echo-blessed adventurers helping track and fight primals to aid the Warrior of Light. Dark’s Echo is rudimentary, allowing her to understand spoken languages and assist in primal-slaying when pressed; Walking in another’s memories is a rare occurrence, and takes quite a bit out of her.

Persona: She can seem stoic, but has an understated sense of wry humor. She tends to get irritated with some of her co-workers’ derision of Gridania and the elementals. She adores her mischievous chocobo, Bandit, and has a fondness for kittens. Dark tends to wait, watching and listening, before jumping into social situations; she does better in small groups than in large crowds. Her colleagues will note her keen mind and discerning eye, as well as her solid, trustworthy nature they rely upon. She’s the type others use as a foundation rock to lean on.

Dark knows that many consider her an attractive woman, but doesn’t put much stock into flattery of her appearance; she had little to say about it, after all, aside from her haircut and sense of personal style. She is a bit of a fashionista, however, and also an amateur interior decorator; she likes nature-themed designs in her own space.

Her loyalties are to GA, the Scions, and to Gridania and the Order of the Twin Adder.

Writing: See my Writing page for tags and information.

OOC About Me: Main blog: @lynmars79 - All Likes, Follows, Asks, Replies from here.

Trying to get back into RP. Have been roleplaying in various forms--tabletop, LARP, and multiple platforms online--for 20+ years.

Dark shares my birthday, for the giggles (and ease of remembering).

On Central US time, working full time, so energy levels aren’t what they used to be, but I’m mostly free evenings and weekends, barring some Fridays and Saturday afternoons; it varies though, cuz adult life.

I’m OK RPing most things, with proper OOC communication and discussion; not a big fan of gratuitous graphic violence for its own sake, though.

I love game lore and am pretty good at finding and recalling it, but it’s a jumping off point, as the world is bigger and more varied than can be shown in a coded game. So long as there’s some sort of internal logic and mostly consistent characterization going on, I can likely roll with it for fun storytimes with friends.

[initiare]

BASICS:

Name: Manon, but I’ve gone by the alias of Sae on the internet since I was about 12 or 13. It’s really stuck and caught on so much over the years that it’s as commonly used as Manon is, if not more (both online and offline). Age: 29.  Pronouns: She/her.  Sexuality: Hetero. Zodiac sign: Cancer.  Taken or single: Single.

Four Things About This Blog:

1. Still unsure of how this worked exactly, but I’d decided to make a blog for Jace before I’d ever read (or seen) anything about him directly. A friend of mine had been in the fandom and I’d heard about him through her, enough that I’d peeked at a few basic bits on the wiki. And then one morning I woke up with this intense yet unexplainable urge to make him, this character that I knew next to nothing about. I read the first three books within a week and then I decided to launch him. I’ve never had a muse arise to the occasion quite in this manner, but then again, isn't this Jace we’re talking about? Nothing about him follows the status quo.

2. If I’d picked up the books without ever having heard anything about any character in specific prior to reading, I would’ve still likely found myself drawn to Jace’s character— but I would’ve made a blog for Valentine instead. They both appeal to me for different reasons, but ultimately, I’m very glad that I made Jace and I don’t regret not having made a blog for Valentine for a single instant.

3. I’m an exceedingly opinionated person with very set norms/values and they definitely make their appearance within my OOC posts, and they’re not always popular opinions ‘round these here Tumblr parts by any means. However, I don’t let them influence my perspective when it comes to writing for Jace (or any of my muses). Of course, I may recognize some or many aspects, but I make it an effort and personal challenge to look at everything from as many angles as I can as to obtain the widest picture of any character’s behavior or any situation.

4. Despite them not being in full view as they used to be, my tags have been described as being the ‘arteries’ of my blog(s) and I couldn't possibly agree more. If you don’t read them, you’re easily missing out on 80/90% of my meta’ing. My posts tend to have some coherency to them, some logic, but in my tags you find my incoherency and that’s my heart and my passion. That’s where I’m most alive.

Three Mun Facts:

1. I recognize that I’m incredibly headstrong and it’s both my gift and curse. While it’s gotten me in the occasional trouble because I realize that I’m being too stubborn a bit too late, there have been and are a lot of moments where I’ve used it to my advantage and I profit from it immensely in numerous ways. So while I could condemn it as a flaw, it very much hits the extremes on both ends of the spectrum.

2. I’ve got fire for a heart, I’m not scared of the dark; you’ve never seen it look so easy. Okay, so two days ago, I had a day of massive cleaning. This always goes hand in hand with music playing, I sing and dance (of which I can only successfully do the latter). Youtube went through related videos, it somehow got to One Direction. I used to unfairly hate them on principle because I heard them everywhere and everyone loved them; in the same light, Harry Styles was always the one I disliked the most because he was everyone’s favorite. Since that day, I’ve listened to their non-Zayn stuff a fair bit and it’s catchy, I guess I’m a very late fan. All good. Nobody can drag me doooowwwwn.

3. A lot of my thick skin stems from being able to properly put the right weight to people’s words. And I'm able to do that because I value’s people’s actions infinitely more than I do their words. It’s so very easy to say or type ‘yes’ or ‘no’, but if your actions don’t reflect your state of mind or your statements, then I lose respect. We’re all guilty of falling short of this every now and again, myself included; we’re all human after all, but once or twice doesn’t equal constantly.

EXPERIENCE:

How’d you start: Tumblr back in August of 2012 is when I started in the world of RP’ing. I made Tatia Petrova from TVD (I went by the url herbloodlacedtheirwine). I never really dabbled much into the world of writing before that, except little snippets in early high school as to practice and try to further my English. Platforms you’ve used: Tumblr. Best experience: While the TMI/TSC fandom definitely has its bad apples and I’ve been in fandoms where things were consistently calmer, I do find my best experience to have been here because of specific individuals I’ve met while here. However, my Tumblr experience has overall been really good since my Ezio blog. I had a field day writing him and people seemed to really appreciate my input on his character. Beyond that, his blog was also from which I released my themes and I’ll forever remember all the positive feedback I've gotten on them. Despite this site not easily showing it, there are a lot of people with a heart of gold out there. Worst experience: I’ve never exactly found myself in a really bad situation that I can refer to it as the ‘worst’, as I tend to nip things in the bud but I’m also someone who mentally catalogs things quickly, it’s how I deal with things. That and awarding stuff the weight it deserves and not a shred more— numerous things that I use to generally avoid things from getting very bad or affecting me more than I want them to.

MUSE PREFERENCES:

Original or canon: Canon every time. Favourite face: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jamie Campbell Bower, Toby Regbo. Least favorite face: Actors or actresses that play the main protagonists in usually a show, as they tend to become over-used FCs.  Note: I have zero problem with these actresses or actors themselves, I just get tired of seeing everyone use them even outside of canon characters played by them. —To name a few examples in past and present: Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, Emilia Clarke, Katherine McNamara and Dominic Sherwood.  Multi or single: Running a multi isn't something for me, but I don’t mind writing with them in whatsoever way. Kudos and respect to multi muse blogs for having the mind to be so organized, though. I couldn't do it.

WRITING PREFERENCES:

Plots or memes: Plots, although I enjoy responding to memes on Jace as crack and light type of threads so fit him quite well, they’re a nice change from the immense angst that can be done in threads. Best time to write: I used to think the night, but looking back at threads and timestamps; apparently some of my strongest writing was done in the afternoon or early evening. Problem is, I don’t always have time to write a lot during those times. An issue? Yes, yes it is. Do you like your muse(s):  I rarely make new muses, when I do, there’s a reason. So yes. How long (months/years?): For my current blogs? Jace’s blog was created in November 2017. Francis was made... July 2017 and Ezio in May of 2016. I’ve made no other muses since Ezio and any before him have been permanently archived. Fluff, angst or smut: Angst/fluff, I’ve no interest in smut as it’s written on Tumblr.

Tagged by; @takeseffort tagging; @deusidvult (come on Shae, please make me feel less bad for writing so much by outdoing me), @beastmade, @leuthros, @audacatrix, @edomson, @snakedhand. Who else do I usually tag, uhm, @cainmarked, @xncertainty. Anyone else? Say I tagged you. <3

[gems-of-lirema]

GEMS-OF-LIREMA’S RP PLOTTING CHEAT-SHEET Want new-and-exciting plots for your character? Long to reach out to more of your followers, but don’t know where to start? Fear not! Fill out this form and give your RP partners both present and future all the of juicy jumping off points they need to help you get your characters acquainted. Be sure to tag the players whose characters YOU want more cues to interact with, and repost, don’t reblog! Feel free to add or remove sections as you see fit. Template here.

(Putting it under a read more because this is fricking long holy cow. Ah, that’s the price I have to pay for 7 muses...I’m coding everything in case anyone wants to focus on a specific muse)

Mun name: Sean

OOC Contact: IMs on tumblr work best for me, I have a Discord (ask me for the link) & a Discord Pokemon server as well if that’s more convenient

Who the heck is my muse anyway: 💜 The Fool (Eusine): Has no idea what he’s doing, but he’ll be damned if he does anything w/o his Rulebook. 💛 The Rulebook (Morty): Just trying to make it through the month to provide for his 3 roommates. 💎 The Stoic (Steven Stone): Just your average rich vagabond who has a boyfriend & refrains from speaking. 💙 The Wolf (Wolf Grunt): Trusted psychic bodyguard of Team Skull. Always itching for a battle, whether through Pokemon or through their paws. 💚 The Smart Aleck (N Harmonia): The Stoic’s somewhat narcissistic boyfriend. ❤️ The Grump (AZ): Just your average gentle giant going through the motions. Always sassy and never happy. 🖤 The Rebel (Guzma): It’s ya boi. If he’s not careful, his need for destruction will be his own downfall…

Points of interest: Everybody’s got issues! :D Some more noticeable than others…

💜💙💚🖤 Most of my muses (specifically Eusine, Wolf Grunt, N, and Guzma) typically act on a whim if no one keeps them in check. 💜💚 In Eusine and N’s case, they don’t actively want to hurt anyone, but they trust their own judgement better than anyone else's (even if their own judgement is terrible). Of course, Eusine will only do something stupid if Morty’s not around. 💙🖤 In Wolf Grunt & Guzma’s case, they’re not afraid to cross boundaries in order to get what they want. They are a part of Team Skull, after all. 🖤 Guzma swears like a sailor. (Mun disapproves of this & tries not to do this in real life.) 💎 Steven doesn’t talk much, and is very quiet compared to all my other muses. He may avoid you if he knows you’re psychic, or if he knows you know about his curse. 💚 As mentioned above, N is self-centered and typically only speaks for himself. ❤️ Besides his ridiculous height, AZ seems pretty normal, even if he rarely smiles. 💛 Morty’s pretty normal too, but he’s as stubborn as a mule when it comes to personal opinions.

What they’ve been up to recently: Uuuuuuuh my main verse could use some work so all the interactions I’ve made so far don’t pertain to it at all ._.; (I suppose I’ll just call it “The Verse that Never Was” since the Reincarnation AU & Spirits of Chaos AU is basically the aftermath of it. Technically, it involves all my AUs, but that’s a story for another day .-.)

💜 Eusine has no direction or plans, he’s a NEET. He does have a major crush for Morty, but he’s always turned down... 💛 Morty really misses his old job as a Gym Leader, but hasn’t done anything to get it back. Secretly, he does have a thing for Eusine, but he’s too afraid to admit it. 💙 Wolf Grunt was kicked out of the house by their adopted father, Morty, and both know they don’t belong in Team Skull. Despite this, Morty refuses to take them back until they earn his respect. Wolf Grunt couldn’t care less, as they’ve been living in Team Skull for almost two years now. Even if they do miss him every now and then… 💎 Steven is still learning to control his curse, and will not trust anyone to talk about it or help him control it. 💚 N doesn’t trust anyone with Steven’s powers either, and may seem overprotective of him at times. He believes he can help Steven by himself. (Spoiler alert: he can’t.) 💎💚 Steven & N have been dating for 5 years, and plan on engagement. That is, if either one of them are confident enough to propose to the other. Which they’re not. 💚 Like Eusine with Morty, N can’t go anywhere without Steven, and is lost without him. ❤️ Although AZ has finally reunited with his Floette, he is still fighting the old ghosts of his past, feeling great remorse & missing his brother greatly. 🖤 Although Lusamine is dead in my main verse, Guzma is plotting his revenge for what she did to him, starting with the destruction of Aether Paradise. He doesn’t really have a set plan (besides shooting everything), and if he carries his plans out now, he’ll be losing a lot more than Team Skull… (i.e. Ya boi’s gonna die, somebody stop him.)

Where to find them: All my muses currently live in Alola. 💛💚💜❤️ Morty, N, Eusine, and AZ all share a house on Route 1. 🖤💙 Guzma & Wolf Grunt, of course, live in Skull Mansion/Shady House/Po Town. 💎 Steven’s a vagabond and may switch between living in these two houses. Otherwise, it’s difficult to find Steven in one spot. In fact, he may fly to a different region on a good day.

Current plans: None of the stuff I plot with other people pertains to my main verse, as I still wish to develop it further. (Even though I’m torn between keeping it or letting it go c’: ) Since this is getting fricking long already I’m just gonna tag the people I have active threads for/want to plot with more. I apologize to all of you c’:

@dragonfly-grunt @heartbxnd @lushjunglesrecipes @steelwingchampion @thebella-matthews-666 @trainer-riz

Desired interactions: - Duplicates! Some of the best interactions I’ve had so far have been with duplicates, so if we share the same muse, I’d love to plot things between them ^_^ (or just have them be so confused as to why there’s two of them xD) - I’m a sucker for crossovers, as one of my AUs (Spirit of Chaos) is a crossover in and of itself. Here’s a list of all the fandoms I’m willing to interact with ^_^ - Feel free to interact with my AUs too! I love them all c: (you can find them in Rule 8 of the rule’s page.)

💜 For Eusine: He needs to learn that he can’t always depend on Morty to decide everything for him. This could be done by virtually anyone, though he does have a crush for Gym Leader Jasmine in my main verse. Oh yeah, and he needs a job. Or money. Or possibly both. 💛 For Morty: Any Sabrina muses or other Pokemon League muses with psychic powers? Sabrina may give Mortimer the motivation he needs to get his Gym Leader job back...if only because he hates her guts ._. (This could also be true in any other psychic’s case) 💎 For Steven: Steven may be the best option for any crossover interactions, only because his curse allows him to travel between different realities, and even merge realities if he’s not careful… (not to say that he’s the only muse I’ll use for crossovers: all my muses are open for that ^_^) 💙 For Wolf Grunt: They’re a lone wolf when it comes to Team Skull (pun intended), and actually have a hard time opening up to any other grunt. Deep down, they're homesick...not entirely for Morty’s home, but for Sinnoh. If there are any muses from Sinnoh, Wolf Grunt may latch onto you like a leech ._. 💚 For N Harmonia: Somebody help the poor tree boy learn that self-gratification is not the same as self-confidence c’: Yes, N actually has a really low self-esteem (as he’s still trying to find himself & his purpose), and only acts narcissistic as a facade to hide his true emotions. 💚 Also, since N talks to Pokemon, I’d love for him to interact with some Pokemon muses (again, not to say that I’ll only use N for interacting with Pokemon muses ^_^) ❤️ For AZ: Lysandre muses! AZ needs to learn that it’s ok to love his family. Even if he’ll act pretty hostile to Lysandre at first, deep down he wants nothing but the best for him. He sees his brother in Lysandre, and if he’s not true to his feelings, he may end up ignoring Lysandre like he did to his brother (which is the last thing he wants). ❤️ Otherwise, somebody. Hug the gentle giant. Please. Just. Go into my inbox right now and hug him. I’m a sucker for AZ hugs c’: 🖤 For Guzma: Er...I already get enough interaction with Guzma as is...But he does have a secret power that no one, not even himself, knows about. That’s all I’ll say...

Offered interactions: 💜 Eusine’s a musician: in fact, it’s his passion! If your band needs a drummer, he’s your guy. He’s also great for livening up parties, as he loves to do water tricks for anyone. 💛 Morty has his own Psychic reading business! Worried about the future? Old ghosts of the past keep haunting you? Or are you just curious about your lucky numbers? Morty can do it all. (interactions will need to be plotted first of course...unless you don’t mind any infomodding ._.; ) 💎 Steven doesn’t really have anything to offer...unless you’re itching for some reality-warping shenanigans. This can range from turning water into wine or turning the moon into a blood-red moon (again, must be plotted first, considering how reluctant he is with using his powers &  dark his powers can become…) 💙 Wolf Grunt can, and will, beat you up. In fact, they’re looking for someone to fight with everyday. 💚 N doesn’t have much to offer either...Unless you’re a Pokemon. He loves speaking to wild Pokemon. ❤️ AZ can do pretty much anything: cooking, playing musical instruments, designing clothes. The only person holding him back from doing it all is himself. 🖤 Like Wolf, Guzma can and will beat you up. He’s always armed.

Current open post/s: Check the #open rp tag & the #prompts tag, those are always open ^_^

Anything else?: - I live in US Central Time if that helps - All links to my muse’s pages & their relationship to each other can be found in the rules page (Rule 8 specifically) - Please for the love of AZ someone critique me on my main verse it sucks

Tagging: No. You can do this if you want & say I tagged you.

[thesundowncrew]

The Sundown Crew’s rp plotting cheat-sheet

Want new-and-exciting plots for your character? Long to reach out to more of your followers, but don’t know where to start? Fear not! Fill out this form and give your RP partners both present and future all the of juicy jumping off points they need to help you get your characters acquainted.

Be sure to tag the players whose characters YOU want more cues to interact with, and repost, don’t reblog! Feel free to add or remove sections as you see fit. Template here.

Mun name: Dee OOC Contact: Tumblr IM

Who the heck is/are my muse(s) anyway:

In the main crew, we have Sammy, a nerdy ghoul boi who is the embodiment of Samhain (of the Celtic calendar) and Guardian of the Veil; Nightshade, his soul-sister and cat-turned-human witchy familiar; and last but not least Axel, the sadistic, cannibal crow mythos who’s only interested in revenge and fucking people (up).

They’re all super old and supernatural and 2/3 are always happy to meet new people!

Points of interest:

Samhain & Nightshade: guarding the Veil, keeping the balance, protecting innocent humans and mythos alike, adventuring and exploring new places, meeting people and learning new things. Sammy enjoys reading, treasure-hunting and getting lost in his research. Nightshade enjoys cooking, eating, listening to music, and keeping up with the latest memes.

Axel: looking for the biggest, baddest, toughest rivals he can fight to the death with, enjoys challenges, exploring new places, witnessing genocides and mass-murders, causing genocides and mass-murders, fucking people (up) psychologically and physically.

What they’ve been up to recently:

Samhain & Nightshade: their work and responsibilities as Guardians of the Veil. Though the Veil is at its thinnest during Hallow’s Eve (31st Oct), they work 24/7 by hunting malicious spirits and whatever dangerous creatures threatening both humans and mythos that are already existing in the world. When not on the job, they’re either out sight-seeing and visiting friends or chilling at home. They also run a small business from home by making potions, charms and selling spells or rare ingredients. Merchants and traveling caravans often stop by their place so they always have a lot of stock to trade.

Axel: whatever the fuck he wants. Mostly spends his time hunting down prey in the human world, or spreading his wings and exploring new and faraway lands/dimensions. He’s still on his quest to journey to Hell and get his revenge on the demoness who killed his whole family. Always easier said than done, but he’s patient and he plays the long game better than anyone.

Where to find them:

The crew live on an abandoned, magickal island called Sundown. Geographically, it’s somewhere up in Northern Ireland but can’t be marked on any human map. It was magickal long before any of them settled there and because of its supernatural properties, it can hide itself from the naked eye. At the same time the island and its forests are connected to every labyrinth, maze and neck of the woods across worlds and dimensions.

Samhain is always saying that the island has a mind of its own and likes to spirit people away, regardless if their living or dead. People either end up in Sundown when they least expect it, or because it’s where they’re supposed to go.

While you can easily find Samhain and Nightshade at home, Axel can’t stay cooped up in once place too long and travels all over the place. When he’s not hunting, he escapes to the quiet of the wild or the bustling big cities.

Current plans:

The narrative starts with Samhain and Nightshade already experts in their fields and doing their jobs as Guardians of the Veil, and continues with them helping Axel achieve his goal of ultimate payback. The timeline for this blog is infinite after that because I haven’t quite figured out the endgame for anything just yet. Which is why any plot that involves Axel killing Ketele, getting his heart back, and even Nightshade’s life after Samhain’s death, is considered an AU.

In terms of plans for this blog, I’m still working on things so that they can fall into place and serve as proper material for a comic. Once I’ve gotten all my ideas sorted out, those AUs might probably not stay AUs and end up being one huge main timeline.

Desired interactions:

I’d love more threads that explore the darker side of Samhain, whether it’s in the Mainverse or in any of the AUs where he’s not his usual, warm, friendly self or where he’s morally grey. Which is why I love writing him in his criminal verses! Some of my faves are: - Pirate AU: He’s the first-mate and quartermaster who has the gift of ‘Sight’ but he’s as pirate as they come. - Green Eyed Devil: Human-Ghoul hybrid bandit whose crew would do almost anything for money. - Mobprince AU: Classy and more reserved, the quiet but bloodthirsty type. I’ve always been a fan of mobs/gangs/syndicates. - Dark!Samhain: Angsty, overpowered hermit. I rarely get opportunities to write him in this verse which is a shame because I’d like to develop it more.

Nightshade’s all fun and games but once in a while, it’d be refreshing for Nightshade to do a serious thread. Like maybe deal with heavier, more sensitive topics. I’ve emphasized how she’s seen the same amount of horror Samhain has seen but comes out more mentally resilient in comparison, so I’d really like to explore that more about her. I also feel like she hasn’t been able to really connect with anyone as a real friend?? Idk how to explain it but like, I feel like she just floats between different muses and she’s so friendly with everyone, it’s hard to pinpoint whether there is a real connection between them or if it’s just Nightshade being...Nightshade? It’s none of my partners’ faults BTW! I’m reminding me to fix that about myself and how I write her.

Speaking of darker topics, I don’t mind pushing the boundaries when it comes to Axel as long as it doesn’t make anyone uncomfortable. I used to write some disturbing shit with him back in the day (like he broke into a drug lord’s flat and killed everyone in it so he could use it as his personal nest, killed and ate two police officers who were investigating the break-in, mutilated, tortured and ate a rapist alive after catching him in the act etc.). But the partners I used to write with are long gone and I feel like Axel needs to get back into the game again.

Offered interactions:

All of the above as well as anything else from my list of AUs! As mentioned on the page, that list is not the TOTAL list of AUs I’ve got. Some are just really small and still in development, and not enough to justify getting a spot on that list. Honestly, I’m open to plotting and coming up with more AUs so if you’ve got an idea, just hmu! I’ve also got a tag for ‘au ideas’ so you can browse there too if you like and tell me if anything strikes your fancy~

Current open post/s:

I don’t make open posts or starters. I prefer writing starters once my partner and I have something in mind and we’ve plotted enough to go about it.

Anything else?:

Though the blog is advertised as a WEEKEND blog (cus I work 9-5 on weekdays), I am usually lurking online thanks to mobile and will answer IMs when free. I don’t like replying to threads on mobile so I’ll usually reply on the weekends. Unless I’m busy that weekend, then sometimes I change up the rules and reply on a Friday or whenever I’m able.

When I reply to threads, I like to release a bunch at a time and then I’ll tag my partners so that they can see how many threads I’ve replied to out of the total count, like so! The total count often changes because we could have dropped threads in between, or partners go on hiatus and they get moved from ‘ongoing’ to ‘cold’ threads. Because of this, I have a threads page which I try my best to update.

Tagged by Stolen from: @bengalisms

[housesilmontaix]

Character Sheet

(Art by the amazing @lilysyndrome​ )

IDENTIFICATION —

Full Name: Elphanse Silmontaix

Pronunciation: El-fawns See-mo-tay

Pseudonym: Eao

Nicknames:  El, E, Sil, Siren

Age:  24 (Equivalent of a 19 year old human)

Name Day: 7th Sun of the 6th Umbral Moon

Birthplace: Ishgard

Guardian: Halone

Residence: Currently homeless and couch crashing

REFERENCES —

Motto:  “I do what I must for my family, no regrets.”

Theme Song: Snow Cats by A.F.I., Semi Precious Weapons by Semi Precious Weapons

Face Claim: Eh

STATS —

Gender:  Female

Race: Elezen, Ishgardian

Height:  5'8”

Weight: 125 ponzes

Eyes:  One green eye, one glass eye

Hair: White

Skin:  Pale

Build:  Soft and lean, as one might expect from a noble who rarely has to do heavy lifting

Scars: No right arm, forehead scar, no right eye, bullet wound above left breast, stretch marks, various others I am certain I am forgetting

Tattoos/Marks:  N/A

At First Glance (+5)

❀ Statuesque, very stiff and posed

❀ Strange aether radiates from the woman, something feels off

❀ Fashionista, she takes her wardrobe incredibly seriously

❀ Resting bitch face to the extreme, usually looks done with everything.

❀ Thick old Ishgardian accent

FACTS —

Occupation: On paper, she is a piano teacher and occasional performer at establishments.  Off the books, she deals in art, antiquities and various high end products, moving them between one point to the other (She’s a fence)

Specialities: Musically gifted

Skills:  A surprisingly skilled diplomat for such a stand offish person, occasionally she will use her aether but she is extraordinarily bad at it.

PROFICIENCY —

Education: The best in Ishgardian tutors, finishing school, formal music training

Favored Weapon(s): Pistol she carries in her left boot

Secondary Weapon(s):  N/A

Magic Abilities: Really shitty thaumaturge

Magic Strengths: When she does use aether, she mostly resorts to ice

RELATIONS —

Sexual Preference: Heterosexual, almost exclusively into male duskwights

Romantic Identification:  Monogamous

Relationship Status: Partnered, though she doesn't tell many people

Sweet on: Jeannot Fondebrouder, once again, doesn't tell many peoole

Alignment:  Chaotic Neutral

Allies: Her family, and a handful of close associates. Also Jaliqai Gharl, perhaps the one person she will openly call a friend

Enemies:  Faustine Silmontaix, losing ground with House Dzemael quickly, House Dupont, Hennoix Lemieux

FAMILY —

Maternal: Faustine Silmontaix. First born daughter of famed Ishgardian Composer Chevallier Dupont, terrible disposition. She blames Elphanse for nearly every wrong in her life, and oversaw seeing her daughter disowned for several turns.

Patrental:   Hilairmonte Silmontaix.  Second born of House Silmontaix, sharp eyed businessman who smuggled illegal goods into Ishgard with a nod from the Church when the gates were closed.  Now retired.

Siblings: Delanse Silmontaix, twin, deceased. Alandiel Silmontaix, cousin but raised practically as sisters. Syluss Koelian, considered her brother and her lifeline.

Mentor:  Chevallier Dupont took to personally training his granddaughter until his untimely death.

Associates: Sela Wyssrael, the investment.

MENTALITY —

Social Level: Having been born and raised in Ishgardian Houses, she knows how to play the role of a socialite and will when it is required.

Optimistic View(s): lolno

Pessimistic View(s): She believes everyone is out for their own good, with very few exceptions.

One  Positive Personality Trait:  Loyal, once she believes you to be close she will murder (sometimes literally) for you.

One Negative Personality Trait: Stubborn

One Personality Warning: She can be racist. While slowly the tides are changing, being raised in Ishgard has had a lasting impact on her.

Random Quirk: She clicks her tongue when she is annoyed

Hobbies: Reading journals, transcribing music, fishing

Addictions: I guess alcohol. Also lots of drugs.

Habits:  Drinking, smoking, spending to excess

Pleasures: Sitting alone in a room with a glass of wine and her piano or flute, getting duskwights to buy her drinks

Appreciates (List 5+)

❀ Classically trained musicians

❀ Gossip

❀ Tomatoes

❀ Wine

❀ Duskwights

Dislikes (List 5+)

✿ Non Ishgardians

✿ Ishgardians

✿ High Society

✿ Charitable giving without having them work for it

✿ Au Ra

Strengths (List 5+)

❀ Musical abilities (this has been on the list now like a million times)

❀ Good eye for unrefined talent.

❀ Willing to help people help themselves, if she believes you are worth the time she will have no issue investing in betterment for others.

❀ Soft spot for children.  

❀ Charming… when she has to be.

Weaknesses (List 5+)

✿ Impulsive

✿ Quick to anger

✿ Will hold grudges and seek revenge to ridiculous degrees when she believes she has been wronged

✿ Impatient.

✿ Stubborn. So very, very stubborn.

Fears (List 5+)

✿ Dragons.

✿ Anything happening to her children.

✿ Abandonment.

✿ Physical imperfections, you know, worse than she already has.

✿ Death before her children are grown.

FAVORITES ––

Favorite Food(s): Tomatoes

Favorite Drink(s):  Red wine, whiskey

Favorite Scent(s): Pine

Favorite Colors: White and gold

TRIVIA -

❀ Eao has 6 children!  One bastard, one set of triplets, and two adopted.

❀ The father of her first born daughter is a bit of a mystery.  She looks the spitting image of her mother, though when close to the main retainer Eao has on hand, there is slight resemblance.

❀ She grew up in a home that spoke old Ishgardian over the common tongue.

❀ She attempted to kill the man she was originally arranged to marry, and lost her titles because of it. She was able to gain her titles back by baiting the man and more or less framing him.

❀ During the first turn she was without her titles, she moonlighted as a Limsan torch singer and played music for tips.

❀ She has been married twice, the first a poor decision made on impulse after a night of drinking, the second a man she cared deeply for.  Her second husband was killed in the line of duty, though rumors circulate that she ordered a hit on him.  

OOC -

Server:  Balmung

Timezone: CST

Mun:  It me?

Experience:  I have been roleplaying in FFXIV for almost 3 years now, and in some capacity online for over twenty three years (Yes I am old)

Type of RP:  Intrigue is my jam! Dark and Mature themes are A++. Though really, I am down for most things, if my trash elf strikes your fancy hit me up and lets plot!

Looking for:  Rivals, associates, students, criminals in need of a fence, I mean you could try to be her friend but it won’t be easy?

Tagged by: @chidorifarcloud​

Tagging: @duskwightwoodsman​ @fondebrodeur​ @juste-xiv​ @nebula1984​ @zoetic-grimoire​

[spellsandpixiedust]

11 Mun Questions

tagged by: @gentlegiantingvar

tagging: no one...? because almost everyone’s been tagged already and I guess we’d just be tagging each other back and forth with new questions so I’m gonna be that arse who breaks the chain at this point - sorry

1. What drew you to Tumblr Roleplaying?

A few years ago, when roleplaying on tumblr was still possible without using xkit, I was posting a lot of gifs on my personal blog and this one beautiful rp blog reblogged absolutely everything I did with this one particular actor since he was their muse’s fc). I got curious, checked them out and fell in love with the gorgeous and twisted and gorgeously twisted writing. We talked. We plotted. That’s how it all started on tumblr. Thank you, Luna! You know I love you!

2. Did you RP somewhere else prior to Tumblr? Where else?

Of course. I’ve been roleplaying for sixteen years now. All started out with regular pen and scraps of paper during classes, then we swapped loose paper for small notebooks. It was all just dialogue we noted down (and crudely announcing action by letting the character comment said action - “I leave now” - horrible) and every character had their own colour. (Sharpies are your friends, you know that?) Apart from the only thing that kept me sane during my school career, I have rp-ed on designated roleplay pages, on ICQ (wow, I am THAT old), deviantART and Skype.

3. What is your favorite part of RPing?

That moment you read a reply for the very first time and it’s all like a new episode of your favourite show. All new and exciting and you just absorb every word hungry for more. This and plotting. Fuck, I love plotting and I indulge in some serious character development.

4. What is your least favorite part of RPing?

The fact that I have rarely time for it. Also OOC bitching. No one is better or worse because they write or don’t write a certain way, a specific style, a particular genre or what not. Please respect everyone if you want to be respected. Thank you.

5. Any former muses you miss writing?

Occasionally, yeah. I do miss writing the Master in the Doctor Who verse. Very rarely I miss Zagreus and Rassilon, too. But more like I miss certain interactions, certain relationships they had with others, not so much the muse per se. Rassilon and his daughter(s) was a wonderful angst-fest. Zagreus with most people was a wonderful psychotic, violent sass-fest. Oh, did I mention I’ve been writing villains non-stop for over ten years? Yep. That is exactly why I don’t crave playing my old muses much. I need some fresh air; hence the repenting dark magician.

6. What’s your favorite thing about your muse?

That he can create conflict in ANY situation. And without conflict, sorry, unpopular opinion, a roleplay is bound to whither and die. So if I think things need some spicing up, he’ll see to it. Perfectly in character, of course. 

7. Do you think that if you and your muse were to meet, you would get along?

Yeah, definitely. We’d talk music over a cup of coffee and have a way good time. Only main-muse I ever wrote that would probably not kill me. So... yay?

8. Is there any genre or setting of Roleplay that you cannot stand?

Slice of life? Yeah, that never seemed very captivating. Not for me anyway. Torture porn is also a no go. I mean, I can stomach a lot. Gore, violence - no problem. But people getting off to having their muse mutilated... eh... well, I’d rather not participate in that, thanks.

9. Do you ever reread threads? Which ones?

Of course. I reread threads regularly. Mostly the plot heavy ones with character development and an overarching story line. And smut threads. Because I’m an adult and I can appreciate the poetry of porn. Yes, those threads tend to be the most poetic and beautifully written threads for some reason. This is not a joke.

10. Is there any particular plot or dynamic which you haven’t yet had the chance to RP that you want to? What is it?

I’d love to have Liam interact with someone in his main verse whom he knows from his teenage years or preferably from when he was a petty criminal roaming the country. An ex-boyfriend, a copper, a bully, anyone that would give off real bad vibes upon a reunion (and Liam can hold a grudge forever). Maybe Liam is asked for help and he has to bring himself to cooperate. Or an old enemy challenges him once again? And definitely more young!Liam vs. authority threads. More young!Liam threads in general, really. Less cynical, but definitely not less trouble.

11. What are your favorite books?

Douglas Adams is my favourite author. Yep. This is going to be one of those underwhelming short answers: The entire Hitchhiker series by Douglas Adams. And the Dirk Gently novels, too. 

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Hi Eva! We're always blown away by the characters you make, seriously. Jacques is well thought out and we're really excited to see him on board. He's gonna work out well in our (not so little) town. We can't wait to throw all of our characters at him. Please make sure to follow everyone on our masterlist and to follow the tags for announcements, starters, follows & unfollows, as well as events. Also, make sure that your submit is activated for OOC chat link purposes. Congratulations!

OOC info.

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IC info. Original Character

Character Name: Jacques DeVries

Age: 28

Character Type: Medium

True Name: “Deceit”

FC: Gaspard Ulliel

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Date & Place of Birth: March 28th, 1988 / Antibes, France

Occupation: Thief / Occasional musician at Pisces

Background:

Saying that he was born in France can make it sound quite sophisticated by default but the truth is that there was nothing fancy, agreeable or that encapsulated the joie de vivre in the wrong side of the city where Jacques spent his childhood. His father was frequent client of Lex Roux Club, a guy who couldn’t keep it in his pants when visiting the table dance and ended up getting too tangled up with the star performer, Greta DeVries. A baby boy was born as a result of their sexual encounters and Jean-Luc Marchand showed little to no interest for looking after the baby, leaving Greta mostly on her own to raise him and provide for him. She could barely afford an education for him and juggling two jobs to maintain her little boy meant she was barely around, leaving the kid to be looked after babysitters who didn’t really care much for the boy’s upbringing. There were the times when his father dropped by sporadically, making his mom immensely happy and Jacques infinitely miserable. Jean-Luc was a violent brute who thought the best way to turn his son into a man was through firsts and belt buckles. He never got a lot of affection and attention during his childhood. Certainly the kind of attention he got from his father wasn’t the kind he wanted, and in fact he feared him. He trembled every time his father stepped into their crappy apartment for one of his surprise visits, and Jacques would either run to hide his room’s closet or run out of the house.

As he grew up rules were an abstract concept for him, though, because no one truly educated him to follow them. The way he saw them, they were something to bend to his liking if needed be. Such a behavior was emphasized further when the teen became part of a gang of little rascals and petty thieves often called “The White Devils” by the locals, a moniker they earned for their mischievousness and because they were usually nearby a tavern by the name Le Diable Blanc. Even if he was just a fifteen-year-old at the time and was certainly not allowed to be in such a place as a tavern, Jacques and the owner of the place, Maximilien Canet, formed an interesting bond after a while. There was something in Jacques that reminded Max of his young self and so the boy gradually became an apprentice of his. He started to spend a lot of time at Max’s tavern in spite of his parent’s disagreement and protests, which only gave him further incentives not to show up at home because at last he could avoid his father. Le Diable Blanc became his new home, a place where he rubbed shoulders with the toughest and most cunning of Antibes, a place where learned to make himself at home in the harshest of environments side by side with ex-cons. He dealt with alcohol-infested clientele on a daily basis like it was nothing and when it came down to bare-knuckle fighting Jacques learned not to back down even if he lost his first brawls. He was hardened by that place and the young man loved every second of it, feeling empowered. He gained new talents, new skills to deal with people by charm or by harm. It was pure bliss to spend time in that place drinking, playing card games, pickpocketing the unsuspecting customers and even entertaining some of them by playing some good tunes on the piano. Maximilien Canet was the king of that duplicitous underground world and he had turned Jacques into his heir apparent.

A couple of years went by and Jacques dropped out of high school, investing his time in what truly mattered to him: Le Diable Blanc. Unfortunately for him and his mentor, the tavern was closed down by authorities by the time he was twenty, all because of the illegal dealings that often went down in the tavern. Then an opportunity arose for Maximilien to move to America and he chose not to leave his protégé behind and Jacques followed him to New York with no hesitation whatsoever, even if it meant further estranging his already distant relationship with his mother and abusive father. The pair of tricksters didn’t stay long in that city and hitchhiked their way across several states, pulling off their thievery mischiefs here and there. Three years ago Jacques’ world was turned upside down when Max and he pulled off a big heist in San Francisco In just a month they got everything they stole into the black market and had nothing to trace them back to the heist. Or so they thought. The police’s ongoing investigation was catching up to them and by being in the wrong place at the wrong time Jacques learned that Max was going to rat him out. It was a hurtful blow to know his mentor, his father, was willing to let him carry the blame on his own. Without a second thought Jacques pulled that move against Maximilien instead and threw him under the bus, throwing all the blame on him. It resulted in Maximilien getting 3 years in prison and deportation back to France upon the sentence’s end. Jacques has been on his own since then, still playing the dangerous game of thievery and risking his freedom just for the thrill and the gain. Now that Max is out of prison, Jacques is certain his old mentor will try to make him pay for the betrayal which is why the young thief moved to Port Ashborne to lay low. Luckily for him, he’s always been quite skilled at misdirecting people to avoid being caught.

Additional Information:

His full name is Jacques Gael DeVries.

He speaks English very well after living in the US for eight years, however there is a faint hint of his French accent.

He is technically unemployed, since his shenanigans robbing hardly count as a job. But he oftentimes plays the piano at Pisces and gets a decent enough amount of money out of it.

Jacques sends money to his mother every now and then. He sometimes attaches a small note for her in case she’d like to know how and where to contact him but she never does.

He had a criminal record back in France, however only for minor charges. He has never been arrested in the US.

FAMILY:

Jean-Luc Marchad (father/estranged)

Greta DeVries (mother/estranged)

Maximilien Canet (mentor/enemy)

CONNECTIONS:

n/a

Personality:

Jacques is the result of lacking limits as a kid, understanding little about restraints and rules. If anything facing a restriction or law only ignites in him the will to break and to bend them. It’s all a challenge for him, and he rarely backs down from one. He relied greatly on Maximilien for years, the man he revered as his mentor and even as his father, but even since learning of his intentions to betray him, Jacques no longer put his trust on others. He’s a one man force of nature to be reckoned and he lives by the motto of “every man for himself” now. His moral compass is not pointed towards north and his choices are never permeated by ethics, he simply acts according to what will benefit him. Jacques is an individualist to the core and his past has given him a bit of a dissociative personality as a coping mechanism. He comes off as smug and so sure of himself, which to an extent are true traits of himself, but they also serve as the first layer of the shields he has put around himself. Being selfish and detached are ways in which he feels he can’t be hurt and in which he keeps others at a safe distance.

Skills:

Thanks to Maximilien he learned all the skills that he could need to survive as a thief and know how to avoid getting caught. He’s quite skilled from basic things ranging from pickpocketing and forging people’s handwriting, to break-ins, safe-cracking or disabling security systems.

He is a decent enough fighter when it comes to hand to hand combat. More than having impeccable technique, Jacques has the sheer ferocity and brawn to hold his own in a fight.

Jacques knows how to play the piano. He learned to play by ear and by seeing some locals play at Le Diable Blanc. He kept developing his playing skills with practice and playing the piano is a hobby of his. He doesn’t know how to read sheets of music.

He possesses medium skills, however he is not prone to perceiving ghosts all too well, he can only distantly hear them. His skill developped in the way of illusion manipulation, or at least in a subtle form of it. Jacques is capable of tricking people into seeing, smelling or hearing things that aren’t really there. The illusory changes he is able to create are small and subtle, but they have always been enough for him to avoid getting caught.

Sample Paragraph: TW: rape and violence

“Marcos, please” she pleaded, eyes clouded with tears as she squirmed beneath the weight of his body. “I won’t go to the police, I won’t say anything. I promise. I promise I’ll stay quie-”. Her words were cut off as his palm collided against her cheekbone. It stung, a pulsating warmth under her skin in the place where he slapped her.

The tears fell down her cheeks and she met Marcos’ eyes again, silently pleading him to stop this. It was impossible for her to find the familiar softness she used to see her boyfriend’s dark eyes. It was gone now. They were pits of coal, burning with a type of cruelty that brought the deepest, rawest kind of fear in her.

“Please, Marcos” Lourdes pleaded once more, her voice quivering with sobs she couldn’t contain any longer. “Please don’t do this”. The young man was deaf to her cries and he hit her once more, harder than the previous one.

Panic found her once more when Marcos unzipped his pants, when his hand forcefully restrained her by the wrists. Lourdes did whate she could to fight him off, to try to get him to move from crushing her body against the floor. She cried out again, painfully aware that he would get to have his way with her yet again. No matter how hard she fought him, she couldn’t stop Marcos from hitting her, from ripping her underwear off her body. She was powerless to stop him from violently getting his pleasure out of her pain and suffering.

- - -

Lou woke up with a start, a scream dying in her throat when her eyes opened. There were tears already in her eyes and they just continued to fall as she curled herself up, her arms wrapping around her knees. Her body shook, quietly sobbing. She wanted to cry out, to yell, but she did not to make any sound that could wake up her uncle.

The emotions brought by what she’d dreamed about ran free. Her only comfort was that it had been just a dream. A nightmare… This was unlike the other times she’d relieved her experience with Marcos, this wasn’t the first time her mind took her back to that event. However, it was the first time she went through it so vividly.

That experience was seared into her brain. It only made sense that her worst nightmares were crafted with the sharp edges of those memories.