#In any case. Olivier. Good Fellow. Always in good terms with Tristan. | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

lordofthestrix · 1 month ago

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Just in case anyone was under the impression that Shen Min was nothing more than a rare exception and I didn't expand each and every member of the Strix far beyond their intended original role for the show (Added to very sanely and in ways not at all worthy of worry created...25 or so new members, backstory included?) here is another quick example. This is Olivier Duval.

Except that he wasn't. The show used him for a single scene and didn't give him a name. I gave him a name. For some reason.

He is the vampire that proves to have no loyalty towards Aya and no desire to see her becoming Tristan's successor when Ariane reads their fortune. He has a single line of dialogue.

Following this, Aya kills him. So...How much backstory could I have possibly, once again, for some indiscernible reason, created around his motivations and positions out of this minimal interaction inside my head?...Around two seasons of secret society, court-like drama? This is not by any means a cry for help. I don't require help.

#The Strix: You have to break rules if you want to build a new world #I need to write a more serious post concerning Ariane and that particular spell at some point.#Because the fact that the Strix had a seer who could effortlessly know who was and wasn't loyal to Tristan deserves its own exploration.#Connecting it to Tristan's views and philosophy to an extent. And his more superficial ways of perceiving the world.#No. I'm not overthinking this fictional secret society of ancient bloodthirsty creatures. I see no reason to hear these accusations.#In any case. Olivier. Good Fellow. Always in good terms with Tristan.#But you know how complicated matters of succession can get.

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