#Kotlcopedia

[the-official-kotlcopedia]

Ability genetics

disclaimer: this has nothing to do with how rare an ability is. it shows how they are linked and passed down genetically, and how they can work together.

children are more likely to get their parents ability or an ability from the same category as their parents. (IE. a child with a Froster parent is more likely to Manifest as a Froster but can also Manifest as any ability in the Nimbiferous category) this applies to every category of ability

though there is something unique with Elemental abilities in some cases a child with a Elemental parent will get a random Elemental ability that wasn’t in the same category of their parent. it’s unknown what causes this phenomenon and there is continual research going into it.

ability categorization explanation

[hyacinthsfolklore]

the two sisters: rewritten

In the times long ago, away from Serenvale or any colony, lived two sisters. Belladonna and Saffron they were named, which they bore dutifully. They tended their small forest for many cycles of the moon and seasons which passed.

Their days were spent neither idly nor restlessly. The sisters kept mind of what they must, but did not fret. It was this way that they lived until wagon tracks were carved into the soft ground of their home.

Travelers had come to their woods, nameless and heedless. Neither of the sisters saw their faces, cloaked in heavy wool. They advanced in a line, one caravan after another, a never ending snake of creaking wood and canvas. It was Belladonna who heard the invader’s shouts as they slew the friends which were so dear to her. Beyond even the senseless killing, the strangers wore the skin of any animal they found. The meat was poked with sticks and held over small flames.

It was Saffron who saw the circle of barren ground left by their strange fire rituals. Stray embers lit up grass and small ferns, feeding a blaze which ravaged the very home they so loved. Burned any which did not run quick enough away.

Smoke filled the air, choking the survivors of the hot plague. Soot coated the ground, turning the brown and green a dull gray. Even after the strange figures had moved beyond the sisters’ home, the scars would not heal. Even they were not spared. Saffron had grown sick from the dirtiness that had seeped into them. She had no relief from that which caused it, as even then she could not abandon that which she protected.

So Belladonna carefully tended to her ailing body. She was not foolish enough to hope for recovery, but easing her sister’s pains was enough. It was a debt owed to whom she had loved for so long.

When the time for returning to the earth began, Belladonna cleared a spot, rid of the filth that still clung to her. Saffron was laid out for her shifting to begin. The last night belladonna would see her ever faithful companion’s face, she swore revenge.

Never again would a being such as that bring such destruction to her home. She would not allow for it to happen, when she had already failed so. Anyone who dared to come to her home would have to beware of that which already dwelled.

Belladonna was much sustained by that rage which now ran through her. There was no sun she could see, no grass she could feel. Without it, she would’ve had nothing to live for, nothing to fuel her.

And yet, even that could not change the fact her home was much hurt. She had failed in her great task. There was nothing left for her. So she too must shift and return to that which she stood upon.

At her weakest, she managed to crawl to beside where her sister now grew. The weak sun warmed her leaves as berries sprouted from her. Her mind faded and she was released.

She was not free from her anger even as she was from herself. The berries which grew were filled with a deadly poison. Even in a world much changed they punish hungry fools.

[you-have-been-frizzled]

@crymeariveronceagain convinced me to post this

wip for the kotlcopedia. it’s a map of how abilities as passed down and how they work together.

[the-one-and-only-aroace]

Okay you encouraged me to do this dex on the cover campaign for my english project so now you get to contribute.

Any commentary you'd like to provide? Anything from screaming to coherent reasons works.

He’s started to be plot relevant again

[the-official-kotlcopedia]

Ability Categorization Explanation 

written by Percival Mazarine

abilities are sorted into four main categories depending on how they effect the body and mind. the four categories are Cognitive, Physical, Vocal, Elemental. Cognitive Abilities effect the mind and emotions, Physical abilities effect the physical form and appearance, Vocal Abilities effect the vocal cords and speech, and lastly Elemental effect both the mind, body, and even the emotions of the elf with the ability. not only are they sorted on how they effect the elf with the ability they are also sorted on how they are passed down from parent to child.

Cognitive abilities 

Cognitive abilities are sorted into two subcategories, Mental and Emotional.

the Mental abilities (Telepath and Memser) effect the minds of the elf and those around them, they use similar blocking techniques, and have the strongest mental power and awareness of the location of their consciousness than any other elf. they deal with constant headaches from the energy it takes to keep their consciousness in their mind.

the Emotional abilities (Inflictor, Empath, *Enhancer) effect the emotions of the elves and those around them, hence the name. elves with these abilities are either completely emotionally distant, or highly emotional. they deal with emotional breakdowns from the stress of their or others emotionally

as there is only one Dyscryer, it has not been placed in a subcategory. if there is any more information found on the ability, it may be placed in a category in the future.

*while Enchaner’s don’t necessarily effect the emotions it works so similarly to the Empath ability and every Enchaner has had a Empath parent

Physical Abilities

physical abilities effect the physical state or appearance (Vanisher, Phaser) or effect the location or form of the objects around them (Conjurer, Fluctuator). they effect the body and how it feels in the world. the elves with these abilities can get sensory overloads from to much sensory input, weather that be to much light for Vanishers or to many objects for a Conjurer, and will need a empty and quite space to calm down.

Vocal Abilities 

vocal abilites effect the vocal cords and the voice of those with the ability (Polyglot, *Beguiler, Vociferator). all vocal abilities used to all be considered Polyglots because of how similar they are but over time it came into light that they where three separate abilities. all vocal abilities can mimic but they each of a type of mimicking that comes easily to them. Polyglots, mimics accents and voices. Beguilers emotional tone of voice no matter what they are feeling, and Vociferators can mimic any noise. while it’s normally Polyglots that will manifest a second ability, it’s often forgotten that Beguiler’s will also manifest a second time once in a while. in rare cases Vociferators have manifested a second time as well (there are two on record)

*Beguilers are also considered an emotional ability because of how it effects those who hear it, but it is categorized as a Vocal ability because of its similarities to Polyglot 

Elemental Abilities

the Elemental Abilities is the largest category of abilities, and it has two subcategories Illusionist (Flasher, Shade) and Nimbiferous (Guster, Froster, Charger, Hydrokinetic) and the two uncategorized abilities (Technopath, Psionipath).

all Elemental abilities effect the body and mind of the elf. when manifesting, the elf’s physiology will change to align with the element they control (IE. a Froster will no longer feel cold, but will also get overheated easily). elves with elemental abilities also have somewhat delicate emotional states and easily lose control of their ability if upset, which is why they can be considered unstable. they also hear their element “speak” to them and can be heard speaking back to it at times in a “language” only they can understand, which furthers the implication that they are unstable.

the illusionist abilities (Flasher, Shade) control the dark and light, while they are linked to the emotions of the elf it’s no where near the same level as the Nimbiferous abilities. while Flashers are highly valued and vital part of the society, Shades are treated as untrustworthy and are outcasts. but they are both necessary and vital to our society. when they work together they can create illusions that are a incredibly useful tools that aren’t used as often as they should.

the elves with Nimbiferous abilities (Guster, Froster, Charger, Hydrokinetic) have the power to create storms and other natural disasters, and it’s something they can do from the moment they manifest. if untrained they can be a liability and cause destruction to the in the world around them. out of all the Elemental abilities those who have Nimbiferous abilities emotion’s have one of the strongest links to their ability. the stronger the emotion the less control they will have which can cause them to be dangerous if they are upset whether they have training or not. because of this the abilities in this subcategory are considered the most unstable, coming second to [REDACTED]. it’s vital to get them training from the moment they manifest, and if they run in the family it’s advised to start emotional control exercises pre manifesting age.

while Psionipath’s and Technopath’s don’t control an element, they are very similar in nature to the other elemental abilities.

Psionipath’s create force fields that are made of a mix of pure light and energy, which are two things that other elementals can control (Flashers, Chargers). their mental state is also somewhat similar to a Nimbiferous and their emotions can be similarly unstable if not taught the proper exercises. though according to research it’s also similar in nature to [REDACTED].

Techopaths while not having an emotional link to their ability, constantly mention technology speaking to them, which is something that is considered to be exclusive to elemental abilities. in rare cases Techopath’s can control technology which further is the categorization as an elemental ability.

[you-have-been-frizzled]

oaky for the record i did edit the cover art twice so it’s probably both.

there’s Five 1/2 severs and i’m in four, active in three (and a half) so i’ll send you the ones i’m active in

it can be inactive but the amount of chaos that came from this one yesterday was a little concerning but also hilarious, it’s very fun, and is the first keeper sever i joined other than mine

this one is three years old and while not everyone is still in in the fandom the people are very cool, also you get to see fics as they get worked on it’s amazing

it’s for basically what’s going to be a better version of unlocked, if you overthink about world building aspect’s of Kotlc this is the place to info dump

the 1/2 because it’s not entirely kotlc related

this is for the kotlc fandom to talk about things that arnt necessarily related to kotlc, it’s small but also pretty new, it’s run by one of my friends and is very cool

if you think the ketchup periods and the antenna elves where crazy, you should see what we get up to in the severs! (i can actually send you an invite)

also did you think it was cannon because of my edits…i didn’t think that would happen, but i was trying to make it as realistic as possible

i'm a little afraid but i would love an invite because where's the fun in joining a fandom if you're not a Bit Frazzled (pun unintended)

i thought the antennae edits were a part of official art and i just hallucinated not seeing them 😭😭 it's either i'm too gullible or your edits were incredibly realistic or both

[frizzle-mcshizzle]

✨intro✨

im Frizzle a college student who hasn't yet escaped the clutches of a middle grade book series and fandom as a whole. if its not obvious my favorite color is purple i have a ton of cats, and i'll make fanfic/fanart sometimes

fandoms im in

Kotlc

Bat family

Startrek

X-files

Owl House

sideblogs

@the-official-kotlcopedia

@kotlc-theme-weeks

Masterpost

Copper mares “fighting”

Kesler fallen asleep at his desk

little Sophie after she inflicts on Amy

Alvar and Biana second redraw

Squall in battle

Elwin and Bullhorn in the healing center

Baby Stina and Vika

Eyepatch Biana Redraw

Squall

White noise scene (Kesline)

Kesline kiss

Kotlc Frankenstein au

Sophie reads Frankenstein

Biana Alvar redraw

Stinex dancing

Kesline movie night

Frosted beakers love story bullet point fic

my best fanfic

White Noise

As much as Juline hated secrets, she had never wanted Kesler to know about her involvement with the Black swan. she wanted him to be far away from it. she didn’t want him to be in danger. but she her involvement was revealed out of her control, and it hurt Kesler in a way that made Juline worry if she had ruined their relationship for good.

In The Stars (on going series)

The In The Stars series is a look at Sophie and Dex’s kidnapping from their parent's pov, and how they all react to their children’s supposed death in their own ways during the two in a half weeks their children are missing.

Two

Elwin deals with a lot of guilt from not being able to save all the kids who were banished. he doesn’t like to think about it or think about himself at all. he puts all his energy into Keefe because he thinks it will be easier to focus on one kid. but it proves to be a lot harder than he had anticipated

Scars on Butterfly Wings

After he got away from the Neverseen Tam had been acting different and avoiding Biana. When she finally got the chance to talk to him it didn’t go the direction she expected

more fics can be found on my Ao3

old blogs masterpost (head cannons and bullet point fics)

[bookwyrminspiration]

I was told you might have information about a kotlc tumblr discord server? Also I really like the name Quil it's very neat.

Thank you! I, obviously, also quite like the name!

And I do have information about kotlc discord servers, five of them to be exact. These aren’t in any particular order, but join and engage at your leisure!

Kotlc Chaos: a casual server of about a hundred people who just enjoy hanging out and share an interest in keeper. a lot of the talk there isn’t keeper related, but it’s still a keeper server. very tumblr-esque

keeper of the lost cities: the smallest group, only a couple dozen basically the people you see in the tumblr kotlc tag on a regular basis (prior to Stellarlune at least, there are new people in the tag now)

KOTLC group chat: a casual group of a couple hundred. It’s composed of fans who’ve been around for a while, though they may not be as active anymore. It feels like a previous generation of the fandom sometimes.

KotLC Chats: this is the biggest one (couple thousand) and is connected to the kotlc wiki, not the tumblr, but it’s worth mentioning. It tends to have younger people and much stricter rules

For the sake of full transparency, of the discords I’m aware of there is a fifth called the kotlcopedia, which is a discord dedicated to creating and compiling keeper headcanons. However, it is maintained and orchestrated by someone who was at the center of some discourse recently. I will not, at this time, be sharing that link on my blog, as I’m still deciding the extent my personal response and am still talking about it privately. There is an associated blog on tumblr by the same name, and I’m sure if you want more information you can reach out there. I just won’t be providing it here.

I hope that helps! I can’t tell you exactly how active all of these servers are (obviously though the one with several thousand people is most active) because I don’t engage with them much, but I hope you find one or several you like!

[you-have-been-frizzled]

these are such good ideas!!!

do the elves have holidays? bc if not i’m making one for them-

[official-kenralie-fanbase]

oaky you mentioned wanting to have more info on Beguilers and i’ve got a handful of headcannon so

they don’t get sweet talk people, they can cause fear, calm people down, and change the emotion of their voice with ease no matter how they really feel. which is useful in politics because no matter how they feel about a situation they can keep a calm front and appear to be in effected by what’s happening around them. but it results in a lot of them not knowing how to express emotions properly

it’s a relatively rare ability (though not as rare as Telepaths) but it’s not uncommon to have a second ability manifest if they’re a Beguiler, and is second to Polyglots in having a second ability. ratio wise

when the ability is being used the Beguliers eyes will subtly flash with ripples of light, if a Beguiler is good at what they do they can time their blinking to go along with the flashing so it won’t be noticeable.

These are super cool! The "not knowing how to express emotions properly" is really interesting to me, since on the kotlcopedia Beguiling was connected to both emotional and vocal abilities in the ability chart, and Empaths are notorious for not properly expressing emotions. It makes me wonder if an Empath parent could have a Beguiler child or vice versa.

Ooh I love the ripples of light in the Beguiler's eye idea, that's so fun to picture! Thanks for sending me your hcs, they're awesome :D

[myoccatalogue]

Tags (a running list)

Ocs

#florence vixen - my original oc, a proper Victorian woman and elven fashion journalist, I love her very much (originally created to have written several kotlcopedia articles I made)

#elowen alenfar - my second oc, gal pal of Florence, also an elven journalist (has actually appeared in a couple of my old fics)

#jodi larkspur - big himbo, suspected to be involved in a love triangle with my girls, also a journalist

#Ardwen alenfar - sister of Elowen, name used solely pre-orphan asylum (subject of many fics)

#wendy - name used for Ardwen to avoid spoilers when I was writing Orphan Asylum

#elo sonden - current name used by Ardwen, as of Orphan Asylum

#alenfar family - the general alenfar family, used for either several of them, or their unamed parents

#nixie - character referenced in Orphan asylum

#madame - another side character in Orphan asylum

Canon

#orphan asylum - all content relating to Elo and anything to do with the events of my Orphan Asylum

#my writing - all posts restating to a specific fic I’ve, as of writing this, it serves the same function as the above tag

Meta/navigational

#og post - post originating from this blog, either written specifically for this blog, or copied from another blog

#main reblog - reblogs my main account

#kotlc reblog - reblogs from my kotlc blog (if I can find any oc posts from there)

#picrew - picrews I make of my ocs

#lore- posts dedicated to lore of my ocs

#games - tag/ask games revolving around my ocs

[you-have-been-frizzled]

y’all the kotlcopedia has broken containment 

he he i sounded professional

[the-kotlcopedia]

Elven Medicine

SPECIALTIES Written By: @nyxpixels

Outside of general practice there are those who choose to specialize in specific healthcare fields.

Examples:

General Physician Specialists

General Physicians: Physicians who practice general medicine, without any specialties. Most of these types of physicians are also public physicians and can be found on the PPL.

Family Physicians (Aka Private Physicians): Physicians who privately care for specific families. These physicians may be general practitioners, or specialized healers.

Maternity Physicians: Physicians who care for pregnant women and newborns.

Pediatric Physicians: Physicians who care for children between the ages of 2-18.

Ancient Physicians: Physicians who specialize in healthcare for ancient elves.

Ability Physicians

Talented Healers: Physicians who work with individuals with abilities. (General)

Elemental Physicians: Physicians who work with individuals who have elemental abilities. (Flashers, Shades, Chargers, Gusters, Frosters, Pyrokinetics, Hydrokinetics, Technopaths.)

Mind Healers: Physicians who work with individuals who have mental abilities. Oftentimes these physicians are Telepaths, or Empaths. (Telepaths, Mesmer’s, Empaths, Inflictors, Enhancers.)

Physical Ability Physicians: Physicians who work with individuals who have physical abilities. (Vanishers, Phasers, Conjurers.)

Vocal Healers: Physicians who work with individuals who have vocal abilities. (Vociferators Polyglots, Beguilers.)

[the-one-and-only-aroace]

ELVEN DRESS: LABOR WEAR

Written by: Florence vixen

Underwear is gender neutral for the most part. Cotton undershorts are worn by everyone. Linen undershirts are used to line the outfit and wick up moisture. These are always short sleeved. A laie (1) supports the back. Depending on body shape and size the corset can cover the chest. Underwear can be as decorated or as discreet as the owner wishes.

Overwear usually consists of a plain shirt and pants combo. The shirt can be long or short sleeved depending on the weather. It is usually an earthy tone with a bit of embroidery at the collar. It fits loosely around the chest but is more fitted every where else. Pants are in earthy tone with no decoration. Both can match in color but it’s considered unnecessary. The pants also fit loosely but don’t bulge out. Pants can be exchanged for knee length shorts depending on the weather. A jacket can be worn in winter but legs are left as they are for freedom of movement. Sturdy ankle boots would be worn.

Hair is covered in a linen cloth to wick moisture and protect from heat. The cloth is called a wrap . There are many ways to wear the cloth and the style is usually up to personal choice. Long hair is plaited and pinned into a bun. The wrap would be pinned into place. For shorter hair it would be wrapped as it was and tied at the nape of the neck.

This is worn by the untitled classes and nobles rarely don it. It is used for gardening or other manual labor which in titled homes is done primarily by gnomes. It is considered the least formal wear even for form (2) clothing and is only worn when around family. Wearing it in public or when guests visit is considered rude.

1 a garment designed for back support

2 types of clothing that don’t overly enhance the form

[the-official-kotlcopedia]

Elven Medicine

ABILITIES IN MEDICINE

Flashers often choose to become physicians, because of their ability to use light to identify different diseases and injuries.

Physicians who are not flashers must use specially colored candles to achieve the same things.

With the ability to detect whether a patient is lying, and the amount of pain a patient is in, Empaths also commonly choose to become physicians.

Sadly, there is discrimination in medicine. With some Physicians refusing to treat those with certain backgrounds and abilities. Shades, Mesmer’s, and Pyrokinetics often are refused treatment. Talentless, disabled, multiple birthed, and bad matches also get turned away by more prejudiced practitioners.

Hydrokinetics are more susceptible to electricity and will have further damage done to their body if electrocuted. It causes twice as much damage because the water in a hydrokinetics body is more conductible than the average elf.

Frosters get sunburned and overheated easily, be sure to provide a froster patient with different ways to cool down when being treated.

If Pyrokinetics are not bundled up in the cold, they will contract hypothermia and possibly frostbite. Ensure all prokinetic patients are warm.

Shades (like Frosters) can get sunburns easily. They also cannot see very well in bright light. The night vision skill does seem to come more easily to them.

Flashers often struggle to see in the dark, and often face negative effects when shadowvapor is used near them, or on them.

Gusters need a higher intake of oxygen and are more susceptible to pneumonia.

Technopaths get migraines from being around too much tech, and from getting too many ideas at once.

Written By: @nyxpixels

[you-have-been-frizzled]

oh, oh i have SO many thoughts on this

i think they would be pitiful to the parents faces, “what a shame” they would say if the child was a good match “they’re sorry that the parents had a child like…that” “it’s just bad luck” “try again you can have a not broken kid”

behind closed doors they would blame the mother of cheating, mock the child for how they are and say things like “well that one can’t ever get married, we can’t have those genes passing on” “it will probably never manifest” “i’m surprised a good match managed to have a child like..that”

bad matches wouldn’t be given that kind of “kindness” they would cruel to their faces telling them how “it’s your fault” “if you didn’t want a disabled kid shouldn’t have been a bad match”

Physicians will just run tests on them to figure out why they are “broken”. so that would cause a fear of physicians in disabled Elves

a lot of noble families would hide their children away, not wanting them to be seen by the public. they’re nobles they must be perceived as perfect at all times. their children wouldn’t go to foxfire they would grow up and get jobs in mysterium and their family would act like they never existed.

the ones who didn’t and acknowledged and love their child weather they where nobles or not would hear things like "how they can't believe that they would take a child like that out of the house" that “that thing does nothing but make the family look bad" that “they should keep it locked up somewhere. not show it off" ask questions like "why does it act like that?" and say things like "that they will never be independent and will be a burden on their family forever and they should iust lock it up" just really old fashioned ableism.

it's probably better in working class cities because there are more disabled people around, but they are still infantilized. often asked if they are allowed to be out and talked to like children even if they are adults. comments like these are mostly made to those with obvious disabilities those with invisible disabilities are expected to act like they don't and are punished by their school and work for not doing enough. people get annoyed when they don’t understand things as fast or can’t read easily.

I've been rereading the books recently and I'm just...thinking again about how elves would treat physically/mentally disabled people.

Because, we already have how they treat Talentless and how they treat humans (important because humans are "not intelligent" from there standards) and the way they say that twins are an example of bad genes and Pyrokentics, Exilium and just...

Could you imagine an elf having a disabled child? I think the elves would sound "nice" about it, sound sympathetic, talk about how "sorry" they are that they have to live like this. How "sorry" they are that they can't do anything to help them. How "sorry" they are that they have to live at all.

Because I think they'd see it as an "unfortunate situation" caused by bad matching or something like that. I don't think they'd be actively malicious but I can imagine that they do try to...keep it out of the perfect gene pool as best as they can.

This is really just a lot of disconnected thoughts but I just...cannot imagine the elves treating someone with a disability in a respectful way.