#Caonai

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Riaghael

Battle Music: Saltillo - A Necessary End

Should you fight Riag? Look I get it, you get it, even he gets it - he's not the most amiable person in the world. He's usually grumpy and sometimes even an asshole. He wouldn't even be mad at if you if you tried to fight him. But no one is winning from this fight. You will likely feel like crap trying to fight someone who (is trying but) cannot fight back, and guaranteed he will feel even worse. Trying to fight someone who is well aware of that they aren't what they used to be is a little mean - so please don't fight the grump.

Who initiates the battle? You would have to, he knows he can't win in fights anymore so he doesn't try to start anything.

Who would win? You would. He physically can't wield weapons anymore and mentally/psychologically is unable to deal with the stress of it. It wouldn't even be a fair fight, he would summon minions to try to defend himself but that's it. You would still be able to take him down pretty quickly.

Deiliús

Battle Music: anoice - finale

Should you fight Dei? They are the least threatening person you can encounter. ...so why on Tyria would you? The only reason I could ever see someone trying to fight them is them being a rigid 'All NMC are evil and must die' type of person. They have all the strength of wet tissue paper and are allergic to conflict. Don't fight them. You stand nothing to gain from it (besides my unwavering disapproval).

Who initiates the battle? You would HAVE to. They would expend all of their energy just trying to run from you than have to fight. Even if cornered they would try to fend off attacks but not fight back.

Who would win? There's no question that you would win. It would be like kicking a stray cat on the street that had just gotten its ass kicked from other cats. Their magic is illusion based for concealment or psychological harm (which they hated using and only did in the past because they were forced to) not for attacking. It wouldn't even really be a fight, it would be you kicking their ass.

Under the cut to save your dash!

Naechdion

Battle Music: Shadow of the Colossus OST - Silence

Should you fight Dion? No! Absolutely not! He's minding his own business in the Wychmire and is already scared of everything. Leave him be.

Who would initiate the battle? You would have to start it - but that means finding him first. He's very good at hiding.

Who would win? You would, but then you would probably have to fight me because Dion doesn't deserve to be picked on. He's bad at Guardian magic and scared of everything, he would probably be shaking in a corner as soon as you got anywhere near him.

Ruby Aenn

Battle Music: Dallas String Quartet - Firework

Should you fight Ruby? Ruby is always up for a good fair sparring session. Actual fights, she thinks can be avoided with enough discussion but sparring for practice is fun! She's game for a bit of a spat if you are!

Who would initiate the fight? 50/50! She might want to warm up before a bigger skirmish and ask you to spar with her. Or perhaps you feel like trying the Prismatic Dragon's Champion on for size.

Who would win? Ruby has some very clear strong points and weaknesses. For one, she's tiny, just at 4'9, so her center of balance makes her harder to take down. Most especially challenging is that she changes her fight strategy depending on which pet she is soulbound to. So that's tricky. However, it is easy to bait while attuned to specific animals and that makes her slip up because the animal side wins. It would be fair!

Madrúil

Battle Music: The Dali Thundering Concept - There is no Calm Before the Storm (Instrumental)

Should you fight Mad? Oh god, please kick his ass. He has made life hell for a lot of innocent people and deserves to get the shit kicked out of him. You would be making a lot of people happy.

Who would initiate the fight? Chances are Mad would since he thinks with his fists more often than his brain. Or he would be trying to abduct you for his hounds to 'play with' so you had to defend yourself.

Who would win? Tricky. Mad is good at both long range with his bow and close melee with axes, but struggles at mid-range. If you have something that can keep him just close enough to you to not be able to use his long bow but not so close you meet the axe, you can probably out last him. That is until he goes full chicken shit and gets other Blasphemy goonies to try and waylay you. He's not above being a slime ball to win.

Countess Diamhasla

Battle Music: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: III. Pe-loc - Andante

Should you fight Diam? PLEASE DO. Can I help? I would love to help. We can throw her down a well. She sets people up for failure, and when they are at their most vulnerable she 'saves' them, only to then hold that over their head to get what she wants. She's fragile and has poor health but I'm not above beating her leafy head in with a mallet.

Who would initiate the battle? You would, she doesn't do fighting. Usually letting her henchmen do the dirty work for her. Half of the issue of fighting her is actually getting to her, she's fairly well defended.

Who would win? She's scary good at earth magic, so the key would be to interrupt her before she can summon too many elementals or the huge earthen hands to grab you. If you can hit hard and fast, you win, easy. But if you let her get too many spells off it's looking like she will win.

Warden Captain Cálguais

Battle music: Andry Vinogradov - Chain Dance

Should you fight Cal? They're the most honorable (to the point of being insufferable) person to fight. If you asked for an honorable dual they would be happy to oblige you but in any other situations they would not. To spar for the sake of improvement (since they will be telling you the whole time where you could have done better) sure! Fight them!

Who would initiate the battle? Either you asking to spar with them or them training baby Wardens and asking you to spar as an example.

Who would win? Likely you would, but not easily. They are pretty competent at fighting but they tend to be rigid and fixed in their training they learned so they can't always adapt to new threats.

Glanaim

Battle music: Gallowstreet - Fisticuffs

Should you fight Glan? Sure, as long as you realize he treats fighting like flirting half the time. Morally he's a grey person so you don't have much to lose by fighting him. He doesn't kill people unless he's paid to do so so go for it!

Who would initiate the fight? Depends! If he's in a good mood, he'll ask you to spar with him. Otherwise you'd have to approach the topic.

Who would win? If you give him any distance at all, he will win so fast it makes your head spin. He's a sniper, and a damn good one at that. If you go after him in melee you have a very strong chance of winning, since he's not as good with pistols as he is with his rifle. (bonus there's a high chance he asks you out for a drink and then a rematch later).

Caonai

Battle Music: Skyrim OST - Tooth and Claw

Should you fight Cao? I don't recommend it. She doesn't see the point of fighting without killing - so if you challenge her one of you is going down for good. Plus she's an older lady who just is trying to care for her siblings. Sure, she may not have social skills, but she keeps to herself.

Who initiates the battle? If she thinks you are going to harm her siblings or pose a threat to the remnants of her family, she will absolutely start it. And give you no warning, you will just have a Norn sized, winter-hardened Warrior after you.

Who would win? Cao would win unless you run away mid-fight. She fights to kill, not to spar. While she is not as strong as some of my other kiddos, she is very slow and unyielding. She aims to break your defenses before going in for any major damage with her mace. If you run, she might not chase you - having tired herself out.

Caemdryn

Battle Music: LORN - ENTANGLED

Should you fight Caem? Honestly, it's up to you. While he is not a bad person, he has so much anger (mainly at Charr and the Jungle but it bleeds over) that it makes him a twat at times. Would there be any major negatives to getting rid of him? No. Any positives? Not really.

Who would initiate the battle? I think you would have to but it wouldn't take much. All it would take is a comment about Sylvari being dragon minions in any shape or form to get him defensive and then he will be after you.

Who would win? In close quarters, Caem, hands down. He hits hard and fast and has no small amount of fury/unhinged behind it. At distance he can't really attack but he can block and shield himself from most projectiles. Best bet would be to try and slow/cripple him and then get him from range so he can't close the space.

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I have a few kids that are a bit lore wobbly, I think I've mentioned them before though so if a repeat is boring, sorry! Under the cut to save peoples dash.

The first of the group is beloved bog boy Naechdion (he/him) or Dion for short. He's lore breaking because I had made a whole separate timeline for him when he actually gets to fulfill his role. But then didn't like how mean it made him ;;

Originally, he was going to be the Voice of Mordremoth, since Mordremoth can't communicate to non-sylvari in a direct manner. Dion was going to be the mouthpiece, to be able to speak the Dragon's will to those who aren't planty.

Which is why he's canon wise closer to the height of Mordremoths Champions (smaller than Axemaster Hareth aka Harry) height and why his voice is very strange. He wasn't supposed to have his own voice (why would you give a mouthpiece it's own voice, that's conflicting) so he basically had to force himself to make close approximations of sounds based off of a half memory. Through the Dream, he was still partially connected to, he got bits and pieces of speech.

Next is Caonai (she/her) who breaks the lore because she is from another Tree, the now deceased Shiverpeaks Tree which predates the Pale Tree by more than 50 years. The Dream was still in its infancy and hazy development then so there wasn't a great pool of memories or experiences to draw from. Instead it was basic survival and how to not die in the far north. Whereas the Pale Tree based it's saplings off of Humans, the Shiverpeaks tree based hers off of Jotun.

Cao is also much larger and closer to Norn sized than the Maguuma Sylvari.

Next, I would argue Toraedh (any pronouns) is lore breaking. I have a lot of beef with how Nightmare is presented at times given that I think it's more of a spectrum than a black or white fixed (it can be black or white but the default isn't that).

They are half in half out as it were, split right down the middle. This has made his life really honestly quite shit in many ways, as most Dreamers tend to see any hint of Nightmare as being *all Nightmare*. Using this as best as she can to ruin nefarious plans while also saving willing Courtiers from execution from the Warden's. They play both sides to help others as much as they can and are hated for it by both as a result.

It makes for a very conflicted person and a very challenging life, but their nature at heart has always been to help. Despite their bravado/false charisma and shifty behavior - she is a very kind hearted and understanding person. There's hardly anyone you'd meet that's possible of being less judgemental.

We also have some of the newer kids, like Initiator Phiaskko (she/her)! She is quite simply, absolutely cursed. Research and studying ancient relics from the conglomerate of islands from the Mists has its downsides. In a streak of amusement her curse doesn't impact her directly? She causes accidents and misfortune around her. So the rest of her krewe left her because strange accidents would end up crippling and killing many of them.

Though to her credit, she isn't fully aware of it being a curse. To her it's all weird coincidence, statistical improbability, curses are superstitious and she doesn't abide by that sort of thinking.

Larthi Glimmerforge (it/it's) is also very lore breaking. It's a Chronomancer, displaced in time. After the mysterious death of it's 'bandmates (which was a direct result of time magic - weird things happen with time) which the Legions blamed it for, it became a Gladium. Though it did manage to join the Forge warband at least on paper.

It's system of time magic is one of equal sum but placed differently. Larthi can suppress when it is going to jump either forward or backward in time but that number isn't discarded. So here's halfway of an example to try to make sense ^^;

Say it was going to jump forward by 50 years. But it very much doesn't want to! (It doesn't know how long the time gaps will be). So it suppresses it and doesn't jump forward at all. Those 50 years are added to the next jump that happens, either forward or backwards, since time is a loop not a line.

The next time, it is going to get ported backwards but can't suppress it. Well originally for this backwards jump it was only going to be a few months but because it suppresses it, it goes back 50 years and a few months. This can accumulate too! So if it suppresses it for too long that could be 100's of years of build up (there is no cap) that gets used the next time it can't suppress it.

As a result, Larthi is detached to the point of fatalism. Why bother having friends when at any moment you could be 20 years ahead of them or port to before they were born? Why own anything? It can only take the shirt on its back with them. Why bother?

Also it's Mesmer magic is not butterflies but in the shape of dozens of white mice. Which creeps some people out, I suppose.

I would also reckon that Bhruizz (xe/xem/xir is lore breaking. We don't hear much of Asura who aren't throwing themselves at research and intellectual things. Bhruizz is a drifter, for all intents and purposes, taking odd jobs and not being stuck with a krewe or a calling. Xe has no 'title' or prefix. It's just Bhruizz and that's the way xe wants it.

Naturally, this doesn't incur a lot of respect from other Asura. Especially family (Mhonde being the only one who is supportive of xir choices). But xe is as chill as chill can be and one of the most down to earth, no scientific jargon using, approachable people around. Even a bit lazy with things, at times.

But beneath that there is such a strong amount of rage that it's very shocking when xir berzerker nature gets revealed. When xe gets set off, xe is terrifying. But honestly if you are trying to piss xem off that's on you - xe doesn't get worked up about much.

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LỢI ÍCH CỦA TRẦN THẠCH CAO CÙNG NHỮNG ĐIỀU BẠN NHẤT ĐỊNH PHẢI BIẾT

Nhà là 1 bề mặt hoàn thiện được sử dụng làm mặt sàn cho tầng trên hoặc là phần nằm dưới của cấu trúc mái. Trong đấy, thiên hướng đang được ưa chuộng nhất hiện giờ chính là cái trần thạch cao.

ngoài ra nhược điểm kỵ nước của nguyên liệu này vẫn làm nhiều khách hàng còn băn khoăn, chưa biết nó với thực thụ phù hợp mang buộc phải của công trình?

nếu bạn vẫn chưa quyết định được sở hữu nên khiến cho è thạch cao hay ko thì hãy để GAXA đưa đến bạn những trả lời xác thực và phù hợp nhất. Hãy cùng theo dõi ngay tại đây để biết những lợi ích của trần thạch cao ngày nào!

những điều chưa biết về trần thạch cao

nếu nói đến chiếc trần đa dạng nhất hiện giờ thì vững chắc phải là è thạch cao. Đây là vật liệu sở hữu tính thẩm mỹ cao, tạo ra được phổ thông kiểu è nhà tinh tế theo phổ quát bắt mắt nội thất khác nhau.

è cổ thạch cao là mẫu trằn được làm trong khoảng những tấm thạch cao, nhất định bằng hệ khung xương và kết liên mang kết cầu sàn của tầng trên.

Trong đấy, thạch cao chính là một khoáng vật nguồn mang bỗng nhiên sở hữu công thức hóa học là CaSO4.2H2O. Bạn mang sẽ thường xuyên gặp nguyên liệu này trong ngành y tế như lúc bó bột, hay làm khuôn đúc.

Nhờ vào đặc tính đóng rắn của thời kỳ Hydrat hóa, trong ngành nghề xây dựng, bột thạch cao sẽ được pha thành dung dịch dạng sữa, đổ vào khuôn để thành dạng tấm. những tấm thạch cao mang phổ thông hình dạng, kích thước, được điều chỉnh tùy theo mục đích, bắt buộc dùng.

è thạch cao hay còn được gọi là è kém chất lượng, là lớp thứ hai của trằn nhà, nằm phía dưới lớp nai lưng nguyên thủy. một loại nai lưng thạch cao hoàn chỉnh cần phải đảm bảo kết cấu gồm những phòng ban sau:

sườn xương thạch cao: Bao gồm thanh treo, thanh chính, thanh phụ và viền tường. Chúng sở hữu tác dụng tạo ra một kết cấu kiên cố, giúp treo đông đảo hệ thống nai lưng trên sàn bê tông cốt thép của tầng trên hoặc kết cấu mái duyệt ty treo.

Tấm è cổ thạch cao: Chính là những tấm thạch cao được đổ theo khuôn từ dạng bột sang dung dịch rồi cô đặc lại. Chúng có tác dụng tạo ra 1 bề mặt phẳng cho trằn, kết liên trực tiếp sở hữu hệ khung xương thông các các vít chuyên dụng.

Lớp sơn bá: Đây là lớp ngoài cộng, với tác dụng làm cho tăng tính thẩm mỹ cho è cổ thạch cao.

những nguyên liệu phụ: Ngoài 3 cấu tạo chính, è thạch cao còn tiêu dùng 1 số vật liệu phụ như keo, chất dính chuyên dụng,… để tăng độ kết dính, tính kết liên những bộ phận có nhau.

những lợi ích của è thạch cao

nai lưng nhà với vai trò quan trọng trong việc đảm bảo tính an toàn và tính thẩm mỹ của cả ngôi nhà. Trên thực tiễn, bạn với rất nhiều chọn lọc vật liệu lúc khiến trần như: gỗ ngẫu nhiên gỗ công nghiệp, nhôm, tôn, nhựa,… không những thế è thạch cao luôn là phương án được các đơn vị xây dựng ưu tiên hàng đầu. Lý giải điều này chính là nằm ở những ích lợi của trần nhà thạch cao:

trằn thạch cao được lắp từ những tấm thạch cao sở hữu cấu tạo đơn giản, mang một khung sắt gỗ trợ. Chính do vậy, việc tiến hành thi công rất dễ dàng theo bất kỳ dòng nào. cùng lúc quá trình thực hành che lấp dây cáp điện, đèn, con đường ống cũng dễ dàng, đảm bảo tính an toàn và thẩm mỹ. các gia chủ có thể cân nhắc tu tạo nhà bằng è thạch cao để các thợ sở hữu thể thi công thuận lợi.

Thạch cao là một nguyên liệu mang điểm nóng chảy lên đến tận 1460 độ C (khan). cùng thêm kỹ thuật tạo bọt hiện đại, giúp è cổ nhà với khả năng cách thức nhiệt cực thấp, không bắt lửa, ngăn chặn đám cháy nhanh chóng.

đặc thù hơn, trong thành phần của thạch cao có ko hứa hợp chất Amiăng và các chất gây ung thư. Nên trong trường hợp mang xảy ra hỏa hoán vị, cũng không gây tác động môi trường, sức khỏe của con người.

ngoài ra, trần thạch cao không hấp thu nhiệt, dẫn nhiệt phải chăng nên mang thể ngăn cản sức nóng, giảm năng lượng tiêu thụ cho hệ thống máy điều hòa nhà bạn trong mùa hè.

Trên thực tế, vật liệu thạch cao sẽ không mang các khả năng này, tuy nhiên, nguyên liệu này lại mang thể thuận tiện kết hợp với các hệ thống sở hữu công năng này. Cụ thể, bạn sở hữu thể khiến cho những dòng è cổ thạch cao như sau:

è cổ thạch cao chịu nước, chống ẩm: trần mang tiêu dùng thêm tấm chịu nước trong hệ khuông xương è chìm hoặc trằn thả và sử dụng lớp sơn không thấm nước ở lớp sơn bá.

trần thạch cao tiêu âm: Bề mặt è cổ thạch cao được đục lỗ và hủ lớp giấy tiêu âm ở mặt sau của è cổ.

Thạch cao mang khối lượng riêng là 2,96 g/cm3, so mang những mẫu nguyên liệu làm è cổ khác thì nó sở hữu trọng lượng nhẹ hơn 7 – 10 lần. Chính nhờ điểm mạnh này đã giúp quá trình thi công khiến cho è tiện dụng hơn.

quan trọng hơn cả, sở hữu trọng lượng nhẹ những ngôi nhà làm trần thạch cao sẽ giảm được trọng tải của ngôi nhà. từ đây, tránh sức nặng nên nền móng, nâng cao tính an toàn cho thành viên và tuổi thọ của Dự án.

è cổ thạch cao được đổ khuôn theo bắt buộc, nên sở hữu khả năng chế tác ra phổ thông mẫu mã, ngoại hình khác nhau, đáp ứng mọi thời trang nội thất. trong khoảng ngoài mặt đương đại, đến cổ điển, sang trọng, hoàng phái, è thạch cao đều biến hóa thuận lợi, hòa nhập một phương pháp tuyệt vời có nội thất trong nhà.

So sánh giữa các vật liệu làm nai lưng thì thạch cao nằm trong tầng lớp tầm trung, phù hợp mang vốn đầu tư của mọi gia đình. giá tiền khiến cho trằn thạch cao được điều chỉnh phụ thuộc nhiều vào cái tấm, độ dày thành phẩm.

GAXA – tổ chức thi công trằn thành cao uy tín

ngoại hình, thi công trằn thạch cao là một hàng mục riêng của doanh nghiệp GAXA, khách hàng với thể tiêu dùng nhà cung cấp lẻ hoặc đi dĩ nhiên những gói tu chỉnh, xây dựng nhà cửa. khi tuyển lựa khiến trần thạch cao tại GAXA, quý khách sẽ được cam kết :

tư vấn, mẫu mã miễn phí

Được thực hiện bởi nhóm thợ thi công nhiều năm kinh nghiệm, tay nghề cao

sở hữu hợp đồng làm cho việc rõ ràng

Công khai bảng giá

vật liệu làm cho trằn thạch cao chất lượng, hàng hiệu

ngày nay, GAXA phân phối nhiều thương hiệu trằn thạch cao khác nhau, có công khai bảng giá giúp người dùng thuận lợi đưa ra lựa chọn phù hợp sở hữu tài chính của mình. Bạn có thể tham khảo một loại nai lưng thạch cao đang được ưa thích nhất tại GAXA

Nguồn: https://gaxa.vn/loi-ich-cua-tran-thach-cao/

[uselessidiotsquad]

For all your sylvari, how high esteem to each of them hold the Pale Tree in?

@mystery-salad

Ty for the ask! I Ranking time!

Highest Esteem:

Calguais, my Warden Captain. They're a revenant who is basically in direct conversation all the time with Ventari and thus are the most painfully lawful good plant I have. They annoy me with how rigidly they see things. To them the Pale Tree is basically god/ess.

Caemdryn. He maintained his connection to the Dream even after everything in the HoT campaign and is aggressively protective of other Sylvari (to the point of being kinda a dick to the other races). The Pale Tree is not just a mother, but like a divinely put in place ruler (for Sylvari).

Riaghael. While not nearly as intense about the Tree as the other two ranked above him, Riag dearly loves the Pale Tree. That's his mom. Not a Divine Ruler but a mother and a respected figure to ask for insight, but not Perfect In Every Way.

Ruby Aenn. Being the one who discovered first hand the origins of the Tree and then having to tell others, there's a small break of trust in her. The Tree is not the end-all-be-all of Sylvari and she's still a bit annoyed that the origin of the Tree was kept for so long. More damage might have been avoided if it had been known by others. But still, she cares for the Tree and the Tree's well-being.

Middle Tier:

Glanaim. Glan's functionally Soundless though without the commitment of it. The Pale Tree is an unreachable figure, some unknowable entity that tries to influence in ways it thinks will help the world. Glan would very much rather find that out himself than through the Tree's influence.

Naechdion. Doesn't really have the connection with the Tree that the rest of the Sylvari do since he was supposed to be Mordrem. He isn't aware of this though. Honestly he doesn't know the Tree has a sentient form or face or energy, it's just the big plant at the other end of Caledon that people seem to be protective of. People seem to be around it so all the more reason for him to avoid it.

Toraedh. Despite being 50% Nightmare, Tora doesn't dislike the Tree. They do, though, dislike it's manner of controlling people with Hunts. Especially since their own Wyld Hunt basically guaranteed they were to be treated like crap by other Sylvari. Being shoved into some duty someone else decided for you before you were even born is cruel.

Lowest Esteem:

Deilius. The Tree is just another example for them of a person/force that promises things and then doesn't deliver. Before they turned Nightmare, they were sort of neutral on the Pale Tree. Now they just see it as both A) someone else who left/abandoned them B) a symbol for the people who want them dead on principal C) a place that had fond memories that have been soured by others actions.

Caonai. She is not of the Pale Tree, and views the Tree and the Maguuma Sylvari as being too young/weak to be relied on. They are spring children, she is born of winter and ice. They won't last.

Madruil. The Tree is a controlling force on Sylvari that makes them do things for the sake of a 'greater' good. He's doesn't like the idea of doing things for others.

Countess Diamhasla. Diam sees the Pale Tree as a relic of the past, and she should function as a production line for Sylvari but stop trying to tell them how to live their lives (mainly so she can START telling them how to live their lives woops). Utter disdain, she would lobotomize the Avatar and have her just be a broodmare for Sylvari production if at all possible.

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Caonaí, Shiverpeaks Sylvari Firstborn

In the remote region of the far Northern Shiverpeaks, a mystery unfolded. A large tree, larger than any of it’s surrounding neighbors grew. With the gentle unfolding of time it became clear that this tree had more to it than it seemed. Tall and upright, the fir like tree began to produce strange cone-like pods, with a hardened and layered exterior.

Unlike the Pale Tree in the Meguuma Region, this Tree had no avatar nor shape it manifested to convey information to it’s few children. Instead, it was a presence, calming and comforting if not a little stoic. The children it bore numbered only nine, a single generation of Firstborn. Of them, the first of which heard a name called softly upon Awakening - leading her to adopt the name as her own.

It took a long time for the next few saplings to emerge, for the cold slows many things. Gradually over the next fifty years, a grand total of nine Sylvari emerged from their pods.

Cao sees the Sylvari of the Pale Tree as boisterous children who have yet to face the cold of winter. Even the eldest among them in her eyes are youthful. She is deeply protective and devoted to what remains of her family and will defend them with her life - consequences be damned.

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(need to take a more recent screenshot of her but)

This is Caonaí - she is a Sylvari from the Shiverpeaks Tree. That Tree predated the Pale Tree but unfortunately ended up perishing and it's death causes it's kids to be Soundless. She is the First of them as they numbered only 9 in total, a single generation of Sylvari. The offspring of the Shiverpeaks Tree all had to learn to how exist in the current climate in Tyria and are finding it challenging.

Cao is protective to a frightening level of her siblings, standoffish, and difficult to get along with. She doesn't want to interact and will make it perfectly clear. Most of the Shiverpeaks Sylvari are taller and larger than their Pale Tree cousins, but more treelike and less humanoid.

i love sylvari that aren’t from the pale tree. i love them. if you have sylvari that come from a different tree please show them to me. i love them so much

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have 💫 for sigilis and 💥 for cao, if you’d like! :D @kerra-and-company

Ty for the ask :D

💫 V - The Hierophant : Knowledge, education, seeking deeper meanings, following rules, identifying with a group.

Sigilis, bless her, is very much more of the Devil card than the Hierophant. Most of her engineering skill has been from trial and error, not from Iron training. She could not care less about formal training and is only still part of the legions because she's good enough they can't get rid of her but goodness knows they'd like to. Her education has been through the school of hard-knocks and fuck-around-and-find-out if you will! I'm reluctant to call her 'superficial' because she's not, though she doesn't really do 'deeper meanings'. Things are or they aren't - that's about all the mystery there is to life.

She goes out of her way to break rules or to practice malicious compliance. Sure, there may have been a rule saying your can't practice artillery past 9pm but if you purposefully set all your clocks to different times, one of them is going to tell you an earlier one so technically you're not doing it on purpose.

Not going to mention to the guards that she fucked with the inner mechanisms with heavy duty magnets to change things but hey! Clocks wrong! They can't blame her for that!

💥 XVI - The Tower : The moment in which everything changes, upheaval, crisis, falling, relinquishing control.

The most Tower moment for her is actually a very literal one in terms of what happened. She and her siblings were living in the husk of the Silent Mother, their mother Tree, way after she had died. Eventually, as trees hollow and rot, it gave way and they had to abandon it or else be crushed by the falling trunk and limbs. It wasn't as though they were in denial of her death, but still having shelter in the Tree sort of numbed the reality of it. The Tree toppled and broke, which finally made them move on and go off searching for someplace else to dwell - making them have to be part of the rest of the world.

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Had a bit of a cackle as I realized that I have very few kiddos who would actually be a decent fit for role of Commander.

Top Tier:

- Riag (top rank top tier, he made it his whole life, threw himself 100% at it)

- Galla (a life history of fighting and researching, logical, willing to compromise fairly in some situations)

- Warden Cálguais (considerate if not dogmatic in nature, preachy and tries too hard to adhere to Ventari's ideals)

Middle Tier:

- Ruby (she does a good job! even if she thinks otherwise, thinks more with her heart than her head at times)

- Mhonde (he's got a good heart and a level head, but prefers detail work over single big projects)

- Parteira (doesn't like being in the spotlight but willing to do the gritty work of it)

Bottom Tier:

- Dei (does not have the courage, confidence, health, or combat skill for it)

- Glainaim (has the ability to apply himself but not the interest)

- Cao (has just recently entered the rest of society and doesn't understand a lot of the context needed for the position)

- Valens (she's running on idealism and has no real grasp of what do to with a position of influence)

You're Screwed Tier:

- Dion (people??? conflict??? FIGHTING??? ;; plz no)

- Ordia (would sell you all out to the newest threat at the drop of a hat for one corn chip and a handshake)

- Sigilis (does not work well with people she thinks are too stuck up, would quit on her first day and let everyone else fend for themselves)

- Siori (understands things from a VERY removed perspective and works entirely on theory with no experience actually 'living')

- Mad (...it's Madrúil need I say more)

- Diam (like Ordia but worse, would wait until the worst moment where she would get maximum kudos from whoever she sold everyone out to, would ally with the shadiest mf'ers possible to cover her ass)

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have two 🗡️🗡️ for ruby and cao, if no one's already asked for them! :D @kerra-and-company

Ty for the ask! Ruby just got hers answered which is here!

Caonai

Raw Power: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Formal Training: ⭐

Willingness to Kill: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Previous Victims: ⭐⭐

Notes on the above:

- Being born to the Shiverpeaks Tree means you have to be tough and strong because that far north, thing get very rugged and challenging. She's not the fastest fighter in the world until she gets set off (Cao is a Berserker in both profession and disposition) but when she's set off - gods help you.

- It's all self taught, she was living in one of the most isolated and bleak landscapes of snow and frost. With her only other occasional interactions being Kodan. It's all what she's figured out along the way.

- One thing that does not translate well from going from living in an extremely isolated and dangerous area to having to engage with others. Is this. Usually, if you hear something while in the woods in the middle of a snowstorm you better be on your toes and able to kill something with 0 warning. When you're living among other races and something makes a noise - instantly going after it with a mace is not *ideal*.

- Victims in the sense of self defense against meaning Icebrood and random attacking wild animals. It's never been 'go out and kill things' but more 'kill anything that is acting sus because it will try to kill you'. So actually low body count for Cao.

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I have a few unconventional kiddos, one is a surprise for now - as they are a collab project and another one is in the works. Under the cut to save y'alls dash ^^'

also reusing screenshots bc shhh am lazy

First is Deiliús (who people are probably tired of me yelling about) but I love them and will share them at any given prompting. They are Nightmare - but not really by choice? Abandoned, beaten, and manipulated until falling into Nightmare. They were my first character I wanted to explore how I view Nightmare, as more psychologically involved than "NYEH WE VILLAINS NOW".

I also realized here lately that they are technically a demi-boy according my understanding of the term, so good for them! Anyway, they deserved 0 of the shitty things that happened to them but are progressing to getting out of that situation. They will have a happier life *shakes fist* eventually.

Then we have the two responsible for Dei's Nightmare experience, Diamhasla and Madrúil (The Countess and the Bastard Hound, respectively). Hate the daylights out of the two of them but they are super fascinating to write for/about.

Then for unusual we have our resident Almost-Mordrem Naechdion aka Dion, who is physically anomalous. HE A BIG BOY. OH LAWD HE BIG. The 'Norn' size Sylvari. Body built for being one of Mordy's head honchos but ended up oversleeping and missing the Call. Now he's big, mild, and anxious and lives by himself in the Wychmire.

Then we have our Non-Pale Tree Sylvari, Caonai - who is both physically a little different (larger and more tree-like than humanoid not exactly as seen in-game) and is technically a Soundless but not by will. Caonai is of the now deceased Shiverpeaks Tree (called by it's Sylvari the Silent Mother) and when her Tree died it completely severed her connection with the then proto form of the Dream.

Then lastly we have Siori Suan, my Dreambound Sylvari. Who operates entirely in the Dream and who's physical body never woke up or severed the connection. In something like a coma and requires constant care from Tenders. He works as something as a way of communication between Dream and waking Saplings. At times he forgets that he's actually 'alive' somewhere.

anyways I'd love to do another character showcase because I love seeing how creative people get with their stories, and the many different directions people choose to go! It's really inspiring :>

So on that note, please show me your unconventional sylvari! nmc, ex/mordrem, soundless, unusual anatomy - show me how you make them your own <3

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🧺+🔪 for Cao >:3c bonus for knife: it's aria instead of a partner since she doesn't have one >:3ccc - moonlit-grove

>:3 Cao hours (@moonlit-grove)

🧺— Random domestic headcanon

I feel like since she's so used to everything being cooked with like barely any seasonings - anything that was heavily flavored she would suspect about it being poisoned (especially with spicy foods) and will try it before Aria (or any siblings). Just in case it *was* poisoned. Can't be too safe. Also I feel like once out of the wild and finding food more readily accessible she would way overfeed her just because !!! don't have to share or ration so must have her try everything.

🔪— How would they react to injury/misfortune befalling their partner? Do they feel at fault?

I feel like it depends on the reason/source. If it was an external force causing the injury or misfortune OOPS ALL ANGER. Gotta destroy whatever caused it and all of it's relatives. If it's an animal that attacks, she would collapse the nest/barrow and kill all the same type of animal she could find. If it's a person, woops hope they didn't have kids or family nearby because she will kill them. Can't afford to leave problems to fester, have to burn the fields.

If it was incidental and just like bad luck I feel like she would be very apologetic and antsy. And yes - both situations she views as her fault. She has to be the protector and if she can't protect her siblings from All then what use is she?

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soft oc asks! have 🍁💐 for cao and 🌻 for mhonde! :) @kerra-and-company

Ty for the ask :D

Caonai!

🍁 Where does your OC go when they need to have some time to themself? Would they ever have their own “comfort corner” filled with all the things they like? Do they have a favourite spot outside that feels like its theirs and theirs alone?

Cao and her siblings are currently staying in Hoelbrak, at least for the moment while they try to get their bearings on the world. There isn't really a specific place there that she feels is 'hers' but as a whole anyplace that's cold, snowy and forested comforts her. She doesn't really own much in the way of belongings, save for some pelts from things she's hunted.

💐 How does your OC handle being unwell or forced to rest in bed? Who cares for them and in what ways? Does your OC enjoy being doted on or are they a terrible patient? Reversed: is your OC good at taking care of others who are ill or in need?

She is terrible at being made to rest. An absolute nightmare. She's so used to be the one that cares for others (her siblings) that her being out of order is just Not Acceptable. The only way she'll actually stay in bed and rest is if her siblings gang up on her and pressure her into it. Even then she'll be grumbling. As for who takes care of her that's kinda a tricky question? She has 8 siblings, one of which usually requires her care and attention, 2 of them being slightly unsavory types. And to be completely transparent I haven't had time to develop the other siblings (*wheeze* it's a lot of beebs). So perhaps one of them?

Cao is a terrible patient and will be telling whoever is caring for her how to do it the whole time. However, she excels at taking care of others. As being the First of her siblings and the one caring for them after their Tree died, that's what she does. She cares for, she protects, and she defends. Everything else is secondary.

Mhonde!

🌻 What little things do they notice about people or the world around them that make them happy? What tiny little treasures do they find in the normal every day that makes the world seem a little brighter for them?

Mhonde adores it when people genuinely laugh, not like a sarcastic fake laugh or forced one. But like a real gut-bursting laugh brightens up his day a lot. He's one of the few of my kids who doesn't appreciate sarcasm, he finds that it can too quickly turn mean-spirited or petty and there's no need for it. Also, it's a small thing but he collects feathers, so finding a nice one can brighten his day up. The sheer ingenuity of how birds fly, even with all the technology that the Asura use, impresses him.

(Also highkey, because Raven Spirit was basically the matchmaker for him and Raja - he isn't aware of this but the feather connection is not a coincidence)

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General Character Overview:

Idiot Squad

Nightmare Troop

Primary Characters:

(Notes: for any of them that have 'voice claims' it's just examples of voices I've found that get pretty close to how I hear the characters speak, not claiming that it's the exact person in question. That would be a little creepy.)

Ruby Aenn (any pronouns, usually she/her), Current Commander of the Pact. (Interview)

Riaghael (he/him), Former Commander of the Pact. (Interview) (Otome Route - unfinished) (Scar map) (Voice claim) (Commissioned Art) (Commissioned Art 2) (Commissioned Art 3) (Commissioned Art 4)

Deiliús (they/he), Nightmare Convert. (Interview) (Otome Route) (Voice claim) (Scar map) (Commissioned Art) (Commissioned Art 2)(Commissioned Art 3) (Commissioned Art 4)

Secondary Characters:

Forge Warband

Sigilis Forgemuzzle (she/her) -  Legionnaire, Head Engineer of the Pact.(Interview) (Commissioned Art)

Galla Strangleforge (she/her)- Pact Combat Instructor.

Ordia Sprintforge (she/her) - Freelance consultant.

Valens Forgedance (she/they) - Olmakhan Runaway.

Naechdion (he/him), Swamp dwelling nomad. (Interview) (Otome Route: here and here)

Glanaim (he/him), Hired Sniper for the Pact. (Interview) (Voice claim)

Warden Cálguais (they/them), Warden Captain.

Madrúil (he/him), Nightmare Kennelmaster. (Interview) (Voice Claim) (Otome Route) (Commissioned Art)

Countess Diamhasla (she/her), Countess of Blasphemy. (Interview) (Voice claim) (Commissioned Art)

Caonaí (she/her), Shiverpeaks Sylvari, first to Awaken. (Interview)

Árgiúis *Storyverse*, Shiverpeaks Sylvari - seventh to Awaken.

Mhonde (he/him), Retired Lightforge Calibrator. (Interview) (Commissioned Art)

Raja the Vehement (she/her), a very unorthodox Raven Shaman.

Elder Parteira (she/her), an Olmakhan midwife. (Interview)

Toraedh (he/she/they), a questionable 'Courtier'

Semni Keensnare (she/her), an ancient Gladium who outlived all her warband by tenacity alone.

Philetus Hearthmend (he/him), a Fire Shaman who currently uses his magic to fix peoples stoves and fireplaces.

Larthi Glimmerforge (it/its), a Chronomancer who has a hard time controlling where it ends up.

Initiator Fhiaskko (she/her), an Asuran Reaper who is absolutely not cursed, not even in the slightest.

Bhruizz (xe/xem), one of Mhonde's older siblings, a skilled warrior who knows xe's way around a sword.

Ships:

Unburiable (Riaghael / Trahearne)

Warcat Wives (Sigilis / Galla)

Raven's Jest (Mhonde/Raja)

Warden's Nightmare (Toraedh/ Shoilieru @moonlit-grove )

Campfire Cats (Philetus / Crecia)

Writing:

Most of my drabbles with be tagged with #squadstories for the main Idiot Squad or #nightmaretales for the Nightmare Troop.

La • Maison • Dieu   (Nightmare Troop Canon)

The Star (Nightmare Troop Canon pt 2)

Ossify (Post HoT explanation for Riaghael)

Affairs of the Heart (-on pause- Ongoing Canon)

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have 💡⏰🧸🌅 for ruby (and any other kiddo of your choice, if you want!) :D @kerra-and-company

Ty for the ask! went with Ruby and Caonai my Shiverpeaks Sylvari, who I don't think I've talked about at all yet.

💡 - How does your OC enact plans? Do they plan down to the smallest details, or do the wing it?

Ruby plans the larger, most important parts of things but leaves the details to chance! So if she was organizing an event she'd plan the place, the time, and the people to bring but the rest of it is a surprise!

Cao plans everything, even down to small details and then has a couple of backup plans. She's a very linear and structure focused lady.

⏰ - What is your OC like at timekeeping? Are they punctual, or always running late?

Ruby is usually late, but not by a huge margin. Just a few minutes here and there - which can be overlooked and dismissed.

Cao is punctual yet not obsessive on it. She wants to arrive at her destination by a specific time but isn't going to have a meltdown if she's 3 minutes late or anything. It does irk her when others show up late, however.

🧸 - On a scale of 1 - 10, how ‘soft’ is your OC? 1 being the edgiest of edges and 10 being a literal teddy bear that cries at everything? (Bonus questions, where on the scale would your OC place themselves, and where would they like to be on the scale?)

Ruby is a good solid 7 - she's sensitive, probably more than most, but not a crybaby. She knows it and isn't afraid to be open that she's fairly mushy - and wouldn't want to be anything else. She sees softness as a strength.

Cao is a 2. She's not uncaring or apathetic towards the world but she's very hard to move. There's only really space for her family to get her impacted and worried - the rest can fend for itself. Unless it's something she can impact then she will be softer about it. Would not want to be softer and has a good assessment of her placement.

🌅 - What is your OCs favourite time of day? Are they a morning person or a night owl?

Ruby is a night owl - relatively speaking. She likes it more than mornings but that's not saying much since she just doesn't like mornings hah!

Caonai is a morning person, by far. Hailing from the northern Shiverpeaks, she knows that nights often last way longer and hold more threats. The mornings are often just an extension of the night but at least it's easier to see things.

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Random thought, ranking some of my Sylvari in how close they are to the Dream.

Most to least:

Siori Suan

Legit stuck in the Dream his whole life, does not always know where he starts and the Dream ends.

Warden Calguais

Devoted steadfastly to Ventari's tablet and the teachings of it.

Ruby Aenn

Has always been close to the Dream, but is not as gung-ho about the teachings of Ventari.

Toraedh

An odd one for sure, they are as close to the Dream as they are to Nightmare. It makes things challenging when both sides aren't over fond of you.

Riaghael

He used to be a lot closer to the Dream, perhaps even at the level of Calguais. The mental break he had put a huge wedge between him and the Dream and it's now a very faint connection.

Naechdion

Is not close to the Dream, since he was supposed to be a champion of Mordremoth. His Dream experience was vague and scary and he rejects it. Would be Soundless if it didn't mean having to ask how to do some of the blocking techniques.

Glanaim

Very nearly Soundless. He's not interested in the shared empathy of things as he views it as a cheap way to get to know someone. It's also why he doesn't get all prickly about some Nightmare Courtiers.

Deiliús

They're Nightmare now, the other side of the coin. Even if it hasn't made them cruel, it has distanced them from anyone besides other Courtiers. And since most Courtiers tend to be unkind, they distance themselves from those as well.

Bonus!

Caonaí is of the Shiverpeaks Tree, which connected her children to a Proto-Dream, a loose framework of the Dream. It was not as vibrant and nourishing because it didn't have very many, if any, memories of Sylvari to fill it. But when her Tree died, it denied the Shiverplants even that rough form of it. All 9 of them are Soundless now.

Mad and Diam are both fully and unshakably Nightmare. It brought out the worst of their behaviors and sustained them.

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🎁💋🌧☔️🍽 for Caonaí, or another you want to talk about if these don't fit ^^

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Ty for the ask! Shiverplant time.

🎁— What kind of gifts do they like to give? What do they like receiving?

Cao is not used to any type of tradition of giving or receiving gifts? I think if you handed her a wrapped gift she would just look at you like ???. Once she got used to it, I think she'd probably give items that she would have liked to have, not getting the whole 'buy for the other person' thing. So you could expect things like lots of animal hides/skins for warmth, wool blankets, storage containers, and things for camping. She's very much a survival and practical first person so nothing you'd get from her would be 'frilly' or 'extravagant'.

As for receiving she would be extremely wary, thinking that you want her to owe you something. Might refuse a gift all together. But if she got past that she would like sort of the same thing that she gives out - practical items that make one more comfortable in case of hard times.

💋— What are their kisses like?

She's not a kisser - more of a direct contact person. Like touching foreheads together, pats on the back, or strong hugs. Even (and she hasn't revealed any of her preferences in regards to relationships or anything) with someone she was involved with I think it would be more along the lines of physically protective and supportive (she would help you walk if tired and move you someplace to rest or shield you with her body) not like smoochin'. I don't think she would understand the point to it.

⛈— How often do they get emotional? Are they open with their partner about it?

She's more emotional than she realizes, it's just that it hasn't been allowed to show. When you're the one carrying the load for your whole family and trying to survive, your personal annoyances or things that are upsetting you have to get shelved. She doesn't have a partner but is not open about her feelings at all, the only one who might be able to tell is her sister Unheard Aria (@moonlit-grove).

☔️— What are they like when they’re emotional? How quickly do they recover?

Her emotions usually get channeled through work or practical means like going to chop wood, going hunting, or 'training'. The only emotion that she's allowed to show is anger and that's because it serves her when fighting as a Berserker. She is very scary when angry, she doesn't yell or act impulsively she just gets cold, vicious and quiet, and doesn't stop. If she's taking her anger out by chopping wood or trees, you will be able to track her because there's a mile wide swath of downed lumber reduced to burnable piles. It takes a long time for her to shake the mood out and usually requires her to distance herself from her family for a day or two.

🍽— Do they do a lot of cooking?

She does cook, but not a lot. Most of it would be foods probably closer to Charr tastes than Sylvari, as growing up in the North means there's not a lot of plants to consume besides some root veggies, most of it is meat. So roasts, stews, and if able to splurge on ingredients from the occasional visiting Kodan, making blood sausages. While she's able to eat omnivorously - her preference does lean very carnivorous.