#Maaaaaaaaaaan I can't wait until we get to these bits

[onlytheembersremain]

I read most of y'all's headcanons about the characters and the world of Dark Souls. I have to say, I loved them all so much! I loved how much effort you put into figuring out the cultures, the people and the relationships between countries! You made the world feel so real, and I really loved seeing it

I noticed in a lot of those headcanons you talked about the countries' prejudices and biases. A lot of those also apply to characters you two are writing, original and not. Like Laurentius, you said he was kicked out of his house as a kid for being gay, and people don't like that he's a pyromancer (it made me emotional and sad, not gonna lie, I wanna comfort him).

So I was wondering, do any of the characters have some sort of prejudice? Or suffered with hate, like Laurentius? I know this seems like such a mean question, but I like seeing how characters cope with the hardships in their lives, and if they get support from others.

Afadskfladjkfls--!! Thank you so much! While there are certain things from those old country headcanons that would be slightly retconned (such as Fina no longer having a larger influence in Carim) a majority of what we put down is still more-or-less the same! We never get to see the outside lands, and can only put together images of what we know from its people and objects' lore. It's so much fun to delve in and color everything in-between!

Laurentius is definitely a good example of that. What made him "undesirable" in a land of undesirable people? His overly soft and kind nature were probably part of it, but we do like to imagine it was something a little deeper and, sadly, people can be very cruel.

It's not a mean question at all! :D Can't have sweet without sour, and that definitely applies to writing. There are absolutely characters who have prejudices, both original and not. A few examples:

Honovi has a deep distrust for large orders (mainly knights) after watching people get banished to the Great Swamp and mistreated by outsiders. I wouldn't doubt a personal encounter or two would also set her off with their "higher-than-thou" attitudes. This definitely puts a wedge between her and Jestin's initial relationship and this will be explored in the first arc.

Jestin suffers from prejudice due to his red eyes and hair. I've spoken about this before, but it's a headcanon based off of the lack of redheads in Dark Souls (those who have it being unnatural ex. Emerald Herald) as well as real stigma from the Middle Ages that these individuals were cursed.

The sorcerers will have bias against pyromancers, as pyromancy is seen as a primitive art. It's no secret that the Vinheim school is full of uppity snobs, so it's not hard to imagine. Griggs will have an initial caution around Laurentius, but is quickly won over by his kindness.

In our Carim and Astora headcanons, we noted that these two countries despise each other. This will be shown very often in Jestin and Lautrec's relationship. Despite openly mocking Astorans, this does not dissuade Solaire from having a friendly engagement with Lautrec, much to the latter's dismay.

These are just some that will be explored. But don't worry! There's gonna be plenty of good-feeling interactions as well! :D Mainly from the Catarinans, because they're friends to all.