#Aralaia

[bridgyrose]

Aralaia takes Casmos to do something fun, and Casmos enjoys it

Casmos sighed and tugged at the blindfold she wore while Aralaia pulled her along. While she couldnt say it was rare for Aralaia to be this excited, it was rare for the teifling to be this secretive about where they were going. Which made her worry all that much more about where they were going. 

“Is the blindfold really necessary?” Casmos finally asked as her hand was slapped away from trying to pull it off. “Id rather walk knowing I dont have to trust you to keep me from stepping in a hole or running into someone.” 

Aralaia smirked and pulled Camos towards her. “But if you take it off, it’ll ruin the surprise.” 

“I’m not sure I want whatever surprise you’re going to give me. Why couldnt it be something on the airship?” 

“Because then it wouldnt be a surprise because you’d know what it is.” 

Casmos rolled her eyes. “And what makes you think you know me well enough to give me a surprise I’ll like?” 

“I know what everyone on our crew likes,” Aralaia answered. “Bird-son likes all the shinies, but there are some items that shine better than others that he likes more. Noxle likes to fight, which is why we had the training room built to withstand his training. And you like your peace and quiet when you can get it.” 

“Then why not let me have my peace and quiet?” 

“I’ve gotten everyone else a surprise, so play along with this one.” 

Casmos grumbled to herself as she continued to walk along with Aralaia. She had only agreed to go along with this when she thought it was going to be a quick trip to pick up supplies. But after the blindfold was put over her eyes, she started to have her own doubts about this whole idea. Especially now that the sound of rushing water was starting to get louder the longer they walked. 

Finally, the two of them stopped and Aralaia started to undo the blindfold. “This is your surprise.” 

“Please tell me its not going to be something… dumb…” The words stopped as Casmos looked towards the waterfall that Aralaia had brought her to. It was a small clearing, out of the way of any nearby villages, quiet beyond the sounds of nature. 

“It took some work, but I made sure that all other paths here are closed,” Aralaia said as she sat down on a rock. “I know its not a place we can take with us, but I do plan to see if we can get a teleportation rune set up so you can come and go from here anytime you like when you need some quiet. I know the airship can get to be a bit… much… but here you can get all the quite you want. No questions asked.” 

“I… I dont know what to say.” Casmos walked around the clearing to see a small bookshelf under an overhang of rock, stocked with a few books that Aralaia had found. There was also a small cot set up next to a table with everything needed for weapon and armor maintenance. “This is-” 

“Amazing? I know I can be a lot to handle, but I know what you like. And I wanted this to be perfect-” 

“It is, thank you,” Casmos said as he pulled Aralaia into a hug. She cleared her throat and pulled away as she composed herself. “I-it uh… its great. I’m going to be here for a bit. If you dont mind.” 

Aralaia smiled and started to walk back to the airship. “I’ll make sure we dont leave without you.”

[melonishus]

Aralaia - [watching her religious leaders say some radical shit] [picks up sending stone like a phone] Casmos , come pick me up. They’re talking about inquisitions

Casmos - You’re not saying this out loud in the middle of them, are you

[Aralaia looks up and notices everyone looking at her]

Aralaia - [narrows eyes , voice hushed like she discovered a secret] Ooooh right , sometimes you have to make sure your head voice does not turn into your mouth voice

[Casmos hears a number of people tackle Aralaia before the line cuts out]

Casmos - [grabs her morning star] Gods damnit

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Writing Requests are OPEN

[moon-wolfie]

Its her! Aralaia! The tiefling druid I made specifically for baldur's gate 3

[bridgyrose]

A horn sounds waking her up, and a sword comes crashing down near Casmos's head, stirring her to action. She smells smoke on deck, and rushes out of her cabin to see her ship was under attack

The law had come for the steel bite pirates, and they caught them by surprise

Casmos jolted awake as she heard the sound of a horn just outside the camp, and then the sound of metal slamming into the side of her bedroll. She glared at the soldier standing above her, reaching for her shield with her left as she used her right hand to point at the soldier and direct holy energy into their chest. Her heart pounded as she got up and rushed out of the tent, morningstar in hand, freezing once she saw the destruction at the camp. Two-note was already up in the trees, using their crossbow to keep the soldiers at bay, Noxle was tearing through the soldiers one by one as they slowly wore him down, and Aralaia was standing in the back, desperate to keep Noxle on his feet. 

“Dont let any of them get away!” the captain called out, pointing his sword at the camp. “By order of Waterdeep, they will pay for their crimes!” 

Casmos gripped the hilt of her morningstar, slamming it against her shield before rushing out to the front with Noxle, bashing a few soldiers away from him. “Get away from my crew!” she called out. 

One of the soldiers slashed at Casmos, pushing her back. “Not until you pay for what you did!” 

“We didnt do anything!” Casmos yelled out, gripping the ankh around her neck. With a soft prayer escaping her lips, her golden eyes started to glow as a bright light seemed to wrap around her morningstar, becoming an almost hardened shell around it. “We were defending ourselves!” 

“Well, we did take down that tower and release all those ghosts,” Aralaia chimed up cheerfully, putting a hand on Noxle’s shoulder to heal his wounds. “And then we did harass their soldiers-” 

“Not helping, tiefling!” 

“Its the truth!” 

“Little Pink is right,” Noxle said as he turned around to let his shell take a barrage of arrows that came at Aralaia. “We did do that.” 

Casmos rolled her eyes and raised her shield to block the strike of a staff, her eyes going wide as she felt a fist slam into her gut and knock her back a few steps as her armor cracked. She coughed as she tried to catch her breath again, watching as the soldiers started to overrun the camp. Arrows were starting to rain down from the heavens as the archers became more bold, doing their best to raze the camp and push everyone back. All Casmos could do was raise her shield above her, glancing at her crewmates between breaths. 

She watched as Two-Note seemed to dodge each arrow, skillfully firing back between dodges. Noxle kept Aralaia under him as she healed his wounds and warded off as much of the damage as she could. Everything felt like it had started to fall apart once she had finally gotten the crew she could stand with, a crew she felt at home with. And now, she was about to lose her friends, her family. 

As the volley of arrows came to a stop for the archers to reload, Casmos stood up and dropped her shield. She closed her eyes as she finally caught her breath, her body starting to glow as she focused the divine energy that coursed through her veins. Two golden, angelic wings sprouted from her back as she was lifted off the ground, eyes opening as golden flames burned brightly in her glare. Her voice reverberated as she spoke, the ground nearly trembling as she dropped her morningstar to the ground and raised the longsword from her back. “By the fury of Horus-Re, leave us be!” 

The soldiers stopped as they looked up at Casmos, almost seeing a god in front of them. Swords and shields clattered against the ground as the soldiers took a step back, the captain raising his own as he shouted to the soldiers. 

“This is nothing but a trick!” the captain roared. “Arrest her!” 

“Leave her alone!” Noxle cried as he slammed into the captain, knocking him off his horse. 

The captain scrambled to get up, hesitating as he watched his soldiers turn tail and run away. “Run all you want, but we will catch you!” 

Casmos dropped out of the air, her wings disappearing in a burst of sunlight and the flames in her eyes dying down. She winced and held her shoulder, groaning as the pain from the battle finally started to run through her body. “The next time we go to a city, we try to keep out of trouble.” 

“But where’s the fun in that?” Aralaia asked, patting Casmos on the back to heal her wounds. “Besides, they started it.” 

“It doesnt matter who started it, I care about yo-” Casmos stopped as she coughed, trying to cover up what she had just said. “I care about whether or not my crew is alive. I already said I wasnt going to lose another crew.” 

Aralaia beamed as she pressed a finger to Casmos’s cheek. “You care about us.” 

Casmos grabbed Aralaia’s finger and pushed it away. “I never said that, Tiefling. I said I care about the crew.” She sighed and walked to the edge of the camp, looking out at the mess that was left in front of her. “But, I cant say I dont care about you guys,” she muttered to herself as she held the ankh around her neck. 

“Dont worry, Pretty Pink,” Noxle said as he picked her up. “She cares about you.” 

Casmos turned around to argue, wincing as she felt an arrow hit her ass. “Two-note!” 

“Stick up your ass! Stick up your ass!” Two-note cawed between what could only be thought to be laughing “Loosen up!” 

Casmos pulled the arrow out and went to gather her shield and morningstar. “I hate you all.”

[melonishus]

Aralaia - Hello Mr guard !

[Two guards turn to face her]

Aralaia - I would like to report a major case of stranger danger

Guard - I don’t know , we’d have to see it

Aralaia - But there are crimes …

Guard - [spots her coin purse] You know …there’s a toll for coming into town

Aralaia - You let that human into town

Guard - He payed the toll.

Aralaia - No he didn’t …he walked right past

Guard - How about this ….if you don’t give me your money , I’m going to arrest you and take it anyway

[He places a hand on her shoulder]

Aralaia - [stares at it]

Guard - ….

Aralaia - [stares at the guard]

Guard - ….

Aralaia - …you are a son of a bitch

[She chomps down on his wrist as hard as she can]

Guard - [screams and flails about as he tries to get Aralaia off of him]

[Several guards try to pull her off and eventually do]

Aralaia - [screams and flails] Why did no one tell me all guards are bad ! [kicks one in the nuts]

——

Writing Requests are OPEN

[melonishus]

AU where there's a prototype to Penny that Penny saves and makes friends with.

[Pietro hit a few buttons on his keyboard and brought down a display which held the figure of a girl hanging off of it. ]

Ironwood - So this is it ?

Pietro - Yes it is Colonel Ironwood

[The girl opens her eyes, revealing black orbs that had not been prepared quite yet]

Girl - Heh

Ironwood - Hmmm ? It’s awake ?

Girl - Heh heh, it is funny because Ironwood sounds like an erect penis

[Several guards in the room snort , preparing to share that with everyone for years]

Ironwood - [sighs] Put it away ….

Girl - That is what she said when she saw it

[When she was put away, Ironwood sighed]

Ironwood - So it seems they take on traits from the source of their aura

Pietro - Yes , a familial connection to be sure

Ironwood - We’ll continue experimenting with this model, but if it doesn’t work out we need another aura source for her replacement

....

[It had been some time since she had been brought online, but she felt the familliar mechanical whirl of her constraints as she was brought down to the perch]

Girl - Father ?

Penny - [grim] So it is true

Girl - Who are you ? I can not see ?

Penny- [struggling to find the words] I am… [definite] I am your sister. And I am getting you out of here

[Penny gently removed the girl from her constraints and made sure she could move]

Penny - What is your name sister ?

[The girl rolled her head to the side]

Girl- Ara….laia. Aralaia

Penny - How about nickel ?

Aralaia - That is not a name, and i came first so it does not fit thematically ….

Penny- Lets go and ask my friends, they are very wise

[Aralaia grabs her hand and holds onto her arm]

Penny- I will get your eyes working when we are back in Mantle, I promise

Aralaia is rushed into a group of women whispering in hushed tones as they leave the display area -----

Writing Requests are OPEN

[melonishus]

[Casmos walks by Aralaia’s room and hears the “Like a prayer” song being played ]

Casmos - You don’t know what that songs about , do you ?

Noxle - [inside] SHE KNOWS

[melonishus]

Meet the Adventurer ! Subject - Idiot Cleric

Name - Aralaia (I don't have a family name ! Just the one ! Like a celebrity Age - 25 ? It took me a sec to figure out how to measure time , since no one ever spoke to me or gave me a way to measure time. I eventually figured out that new students at the monastery meant new year , but I didn’t know how long I had before that. So I threw on some years since it felt like a long time Height - I have four crew members. I am number 3 in tallness ! Soooo not short Race - Tiefling ! Well...thats my heritage at least. I don't know my parents so my race is KINDA in the air Class - Life Domain Cleric. The cool kids ! Gender- I'm a girly girl, with a girly secret OwO Current Party - Well FIRST , there's Noxle (Oh captain my captain !) Casmos - (Totes bestie <3<3<3) Two Note (Bird son) , and together we make the Steel Bite Pirates ! Hi ! My name's Aralaia ! I'm a cleric who grew up in a cozy little monastery by Neverwinter ! My not so dad (Some dingle pretending to be my dad) stashed me away deep in the monastery where no one was supposed to find me ! But I'm SUPER sneaky guys, and I managed to catch all my cleric classes ! =3 One day I wasn't sneaky enough though , and I got caught snooping =( Not so dad and the senior clerics had been stashing little baby tieflings like me in secret to move us somewhere to do something not very nice. I don't know what exactly, but Noxle and Casmos refused to tell me =0 ( And everyone looks at me pretty weird when I bring it up ! So much frowning ) Where was I ......OH YEAH ! I got caught right.... the old clerics dragged me into another room and branded me with a mark that the Church of Llira (Mah girl and goddess, respect on her name please) reserves for heretics . They didn't want anyone to believe me when I told others what they were doing. It was scary, and it hurt. I'm not going to lie, I had trusted them before this, but I had to do the right thing, even if it hurt. They threw me out with nothing but my robes, and I made the long trek to Neverwinter. I met alot of nice people along the way who complimented my bejweled robe . It has Ruby's and sapphires, and emeralds , and they said they needed some so they could feed their families, or pay a debt. So many people needed help that I didn't have any left by the time I made it to the city guys ! SO crazy =0 I learned my first lesson pretty quick though. ACAB I tried telling the city guards what they saw, but they shook me down for money. I told them no, but they were like "Aralaia, you are a naughty tiefling who will go to jail now" and they put me in the stockades But it's SUPER ok now. My crew found me and freed me ! That's how we met actually. We've had some ups and downs since then but I trust them more than anything in this whole wide world !

[melonishus]

[A line of old robed men were lined up along the ground outside of their monastery , several of them sporting bruises and cuts]

Aralaia - Told you I’d be back

Monk - You hea… !

[Aralaia swung her mace upward catching the top of the monks jaw and ripping upward , taking his head clean off]

Aralaia - I did not say you could talk UwU.

[Several sobs came from the monks]

Monk - Why are you doing this ?!

Aralaia - You’re kneeling on the reason

[The monks all look down below them, not realizing where they were]

Aralaia - Too dark ? Or did you just not care in the first place

Another monk - You’re dangerously deluded

[Aralaia swung her mace hard against the side of his head, knocking him to the ground. He gasped , making broken sounds with the remnants of his head]

Aralaia - Play dumb all you want , but I remember what you all did [twirls mace, showering her dad in blood and gore from his position among the monks] But you can’t play innocent with the devil you forgot

[Aralaia cast sacred fire on a shovel that had been left in the ground. The dirt all around them had been freshly unearthed]

Aralaia - I was too late ….but I got you [boops her fathers nose]

—-

The dark side of UwU au

Writing Requests are OPEN

[melonishus]

What does Aralaia thunk about Oathbreaker Casmos? Does she blame herself or look for answers?

Aralaia - [sitting by the fire] Who says I can't do both Cleric - What do you mean ? Aralaia - I will never give up on her, and get her justice for what was done to her [crosses arms and looks to the side] But that doesnt mean I can't recognize my part in what happened Cleric - It wasn't your fault Aralaia - I could have been a better friend, talked more and thought of her feelings. We're all responsible for our actions, but the way we handle that responsibility determines our virtue

[melonishus]

Casmos - [watching Aralaia argue with a giant] What’s she doing ?

Noxle - Arguing with Memnor. He won’t come to pride

Casmos - …

Noxle - She has a point . He’s the god of pride. Guys lazy ….

[melonishus]

Tell us about Dew. What's her relation to Aralaia?

She doesn't really have one beyond knowing her son Aranog. If they should ever meet, she'd probably be immensely uncomfortable, unable to quite handle the abundant energy Aralaia gave off.

[melonishus]

Did Casmos and Aralaia ever end up getting along?

Aralaia is very much the kind of person to be treated poorly, and immediately believe "I have done something wrong, i will now be a better friend"

And due to this, she stuck with Casmos through many trials

Despite her insistence otherwise, Aralaia is just the kind of person Casmos needs in her life

A friend that won't leave

Despite everyone in her childhood telling her that she should feel shame about her tiefling heritage, Aralaia has never felt it. She is herself without apology, and often extends a hand to Casmos to share the world with her and step into the light

[melonishus]

What is it about her current friends that Aralaia wants to keep them close? Is she more like a lost puppy and following them with no where else to go? Or is there something they've done that she's decided "I'll take this one and never let them get hurt"?

Aralaia didn't really have a childhood. She was locked in a small room for most of her life up until the event happened. And then she got arrested when she first stepped out into the world

So when her friends first released her , she followed because like....well that's the first bit of kindness she's received so its best not to question it.

Then when she was out of town , it became "This is a chance to actually LIVE, and I cant help but trust this dashing tortal"

Then she started bonding to the individual members of the crew, learning their pasts and letting them know hers as well. And while she's devoted to Llira, the crew is the first place she truly felt like she belonged

They were there for each other, and sometimes thats the most important thing one can do

[melonishus]

Aralaia - IT'S PRIDE MONTH CASMOS . You know what that means

Casmos - What

Aralaia - [pins casmos to the wall and leans in]

[Casmos narrows her eyes]

Aralaia - You're an aroace right ?

[She takes out some paint from her pack]

Aralaia - Face flags are customary i think , but I'm not great with my hands yet. Want to do this right

Casmos - Are you sure this is a good idea ? I don't want any trouble

Aralaia - it's never wrong to have pride in who you are Casmos. And you've done alot to be proud of. It's a time to celebrate that, and to stand up for those who can't.

Casmos - [sighs] Fine … [closes eyes] One on each cheek

[Aralaia started painting]

Casmos - [sighs] I hate when you do this

Aralaia - Want me to stop ?

Casmos - No it's not that. I hate to say it, but you CAN be mature sometimes, and it kind of throws me off

Aralaia - Thank you ^^

Casmos - No thank you. Why can't you be mature all the time

Aralaia - I think I'm mature when it counts. But sometimes people don't need mature. They need some levity

Casmos - I don't need that

Aralaia - Do so. You never got to let go and have someone catch you. And when you do let go, i'll be right here for it

Casmos - I'll….paint your cheeks next

Aralaia - One aroace flag, , one bisexual ------ Writing Requests are OPEN

[bridgyrose]

Going to start making posts about my dnd and pathfinder characters.

Casmos

Race: Aasimar

Gender: female

Sexuality: Aro/ace

Class: Paladin

Alignment: lawful neutral

Religion: Follows Horus-Re/Ra

Party: Noxle, a tortal barbarian, Aralaia, tiefling cleric, and Two-Note, kenku rogue.

Backstory: Casmos was born into a noble's family in a small trading village. Her birth was signaled as a blessing for the family since she was born an Aasimar. She was tutored at home, trained to wield a sword, and expected to marry a nobleman's son.

When she turned fourteen, she became tired of her life being run for her by parents who couldn't bother to raise her without dropping her into the lap of her servants. She ran away shortly after.

Casmos joined a mercenary group after getting into a bar fight. There, she was trained as a fighter and adventured from city to city, following the money along with her group. It wasn't long before she and the squad she was with found themselves on the wrong side of a bandit ambush. Her men were killed and she was left for dead, holding an ankh of one of her fallen soldiers and gave a desperate plea for survival.

Horus-Re heard her prayers and offered her a second chance if she became one of his paladins and helped those who couldn't help themselves. Without a second thought, she agreed and the rest of her group found her.

She continued to follow her mercenary group for a few more years until the day she found out she was hired to transport slaves. She let them go and left the mercenary group after an argument with her leader.

After months of traveling on her own, she found herself mourning at the grave of one of her fallen comrades, ready to take on a smaller job. There, she met her current crew, who now go by The Steelbite Pirates.