#Senna the redeemer

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[mistcursed]

by the time i'm done here — dying will be the easy part.

[stoupax]

@mapeslyrup ehehe, if you say so...

Areum Roseroad's a middle child, between older brother Daris and younger sister Senna. he becomes the patriarch of the house when their father grows too senile. Daris is the lead engineer/architect of the family business, Senna married a man in their ancestors' homeland of Koryo and lives in Kara-Tur, and Areum practices law. he wanted to go into bill-drafting for public works, but the powers-that-be in Baldur's Gate were like hmm seems like a conflict of interest, since your family operates primarily as a construction magnate, so he ended up specializing in trade policy. this means he's had the pleasure of dealing with mister arms dealer Lord Gortash over the years.

his wife and the love of his life is Narae, a renowned wizard and magic theorist, and they have one son: Sarim.

...or two sons, since Areum's longtime animal companion is the grey parrot, Cath. Areum loves birds and maintains an aviary in the glass conservatory attached to the Roseroad manor.

Areum's father (Sarim's grandpa) passes away just before the events of BG3. Areum returns to work after some bereavement time, and finds that Gortash has specifically handed him a weird case that needs immediate attention. irritated and unwilling to wait for the wheels of bureaucracy to get this done (Areum wants this shit off his desk ASAP) he goes and handles the menial aspects of it himself. it includes inspecting a small storeroom of confiscated property from an Elturelian tiefling moving into Baldur's Gate.

among this guy's stuff is a scroll case. it's the only thing Areum can actually get into out of all the crates and chests. it turns out to be some kind of IOU to the owner: a djinni wish in exchange for an old favor. the djinni tied to the scroll is surprised, because Areum is not the guy who is supposed to redeem this wish, and his circumstances since asking the tief for the favor have changed drastically: he's stuck in an empty demi-plane of Air. the djinni and Areum are both dumbfounded by each other, and there isn't time to figure out wtf is going on here, because This Is When The Nautiloid Flies Over the City.

Areum shuts the scroll case in a panic and unthinkingly shoves it in his pack, tries to leave the warehouse to see wtf is going on, but guards keep him inside. Sarim, in another part of town, is abducted.

(in an alternative timeline, Areum does get out of the warehouse, and is abducted instead. he's just a fucking lawyer, so when he's on a crashing illithid ship, he quickly makes a pact with the djinni in the scroll out of necessity. congrats Areum, you are a level one warlock! eldritch blast your way back to Toril!)

in the days following the Nautiloid flyover, Areum and Narae are wrecked by the disappearance of their son. he's considered one of the countless missing civilians, and they take part in search efforts, trawling wrecked parts of the city for him. soon they're called upon to identify a body that matches Sarim's description. it turns out to not be him, but it freaks them out more than it brings them relief, and then Areum remembers the scroll. he fills his wife in on it and they open it together, to see if they can wish Sarim back.

due to wibbly wobbly Netherese magic, the djinni can't whisk Sarim from wherever he is. he cannot locate him, and even if he could, can't guarantee that bringing him here won't have dire consequences. not wanting to go back to the lonely darkness of his inexplicable prison, the djinni suggests a pact. he doesn't want to lose this tether to the Material Plane, and Areum seems a much better character than the tiefling the djinni originally owed the wish to. Narae's very skeptical of warlock pacts, but if this can help them figure out what's going on and how to get Sarim back, then it's a chance worth taking. with his wife as a witness, Areum ties himself to the djinni, and the scroll is destroyed.

somewhere else, the tiefling is PISSED that he lost the scroll. he had plans for it, damnit. (surely this won't bite Areum in the ass, right?)

incidentally: the djinni, whose name is Iram (UNINTENTIONALLY CLOSE TO AREUM, LMAO) is the father of Sarim's "ex," an air genasi named Ayaz (who was also abducted by the Nautiloid). it's a little while before the dads realize this connection. I love Dad Pact and I can talk about it forever. Iram, Ayaz, and the rascally tiefling mentioned above belong to @kota-stoker.

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💭 + riven (i know u hate the ruination stuff but i wanna hear about how u think irelia should have handled it)

SEND 💭 + A TOPIC/WORD/QUESTION AND I'LL WRITE A META ABOUT IT

— @couturiere (this is so old but. hi. also sorry i wrote a complete essay--)

uahsishdis listen i don't think all of the ruination stuff is necessarily terrible. i actually just particularly dislike what was done with irelia, and the stuff with riven is a major part of it. but i think the thing is it needed time an event like that was never going to be able to give it.

irelia's hatred towards noxians runs quite deep after everything she endured because of them, and it is pretty generalized. i said it a bunch of times before but she doesn't see in them enemies who are also people; her views are very harsh and dehumanizing. and that's towards any noxian; but riven isn't any noxian. she was actively part of the invasion.

a fact that, according to their interaction during the ruination, irelia is aware of. so you put her with a noxian who was military and part of this specific invasion, one of those who actually did cut down her people, and who changed her mind only when she saw what noxus was doing to all of them (noxians included) with the chembombs... well. don't expect irelia to be civil in the slightest. she couldn't care less riven feels guilty now. her single redeeming quality is that she doesn't serve the empire anymore, and even then, irelia would think it rings hollow if she's not actively opposing them.

i went back to steadfast heart because although irelia appears very briefly, i remembered i didn't hate what was there, and i do stand by it! i think her initial reaction as portrayed in the comic is very in character.

she is, from the start, very aggressive. ready to attack, really, her blades already pointed at riven. and even when senna tries to intervene and calm her down, irelia is still angry. as she should be! like i said, from her point of view, knowing riven had a role in the invasion, she shouldn't be able to just let go of that anger immediately.

and i think it makes sense a world-ending threat works to force irelia to not try to kill her immediately! it is what stops her in the comic, even though it's made obvious her hatred hasn't diminished in the slightest. she actually makes a point to ensure riven she hasn't forgotten and ionia will not forget — the truce is temporary, because saving the world matters most and she can't do it alone, and the sentinels won't help if she kills riven.

so in that regard, i think the comic does a good job. but because i really want to take this opportunity and run with it to talk about everything ruination related and what i like and dislike about it, i went back to watch the visual novel stuff. it starts well! irelia does outright attack which is even better than threatening to.

and although she stops when it's said they're sentinels, her first reaction is still to question riven's presence (and the sentinels' legitimacy, as a result). she questions why they'd be working with a known war criminal, and when it's obvious her issue is with riven, senna questions what's the matter with riven (which. valid i suppose, i don't think she's bothered to catch up with the noxus-ionia situation uashuhsa). and it's actually!! really good that irelia also makes a point to say some may have forgiven riven, but she didn't.

riven says irelia is right, she did many things she regrets, etc etc, irelia isn't moved. and then after that i don't like how it goes aisudhfiu but i won't get in details not riven related, since that was the question. when she does agree to work with the sentinels, she still refuses to address riven directly and tells senna to 'keep that one' away from her because she doesn't trust her. she also makes a point of riven having to stay outside when they meet karma, because it is a sacred place she won't let riven defile with her presence c:

lots of things that aren't relevant to this discussion happen, and they interact after irelia joins the sentinels. during the fight with karma, she hits irelia pretty bad and riven is the one to step up and save her, a fact riven is eager to point out. irelia is not impressed. she actually doesn't hesitate to be pretty brutal in her reply.

riven doesn't reply, irelia says even though they're both sentinels they're not allies. riven says she was 'trying to be polite' and storms off. in other chapters they sometimes have little interactions (irelia continues to be as unfriendly as she can and riven answers with sarcasm). interesting to note that in the p&z part irelia says she's seen what the chemicals can do, and points out so does riven c:

i do like when she's being mean. i still think it's what makes the most sense. i also think it makes a lot of sense that when she does that, she clearly hits a sore spot (and it is! this is such an important part of riven's story!) so riven immediately argues, for once seriously instead of being sarcastic. it doesn't go further than that because senna steps in.

when they go to ixtal, senna sends them to scout a part of the forest together, which irelia immediately protests, and riven agrees. senna's commentary is really tone-deaf imo, because she says they need to stop fighting like school children when this. is literally two people from two opposite sides of a war that shaped so much of what they both are now, and who have plenty of reason to be antagonistic.

i especially take issue with it looking at the situation from irelia's side. not getting along with a war criminal who led armies that decimated your land and killed your people is at least to be expected. she's not being petty or childish, and i think this is where i start to have an issue with the story — because it's not just senna's point of view, it's how the story itself starts to treat the entire situation, and it's absurd to me to reduce it like that (and it's because they don't take the situation seriously enough that riven and irelia ultimately end up on good terms, but i'll get there).

it doesn't really change things immediately. in bilgewater's part irelia makes a little speech to convince mf to work with them, and riven comments it was really good and even she felt inspired and irelia just answers do not speak to me sdkfjn so yeah. nothing seems to have changed. let's keep that in mind for now. but also, again, the story tries to make the not getting along seem childish, to the point when irelia says don't talk to me, riven's reply is fine (... didn't want to talk to you anyway) which. tell me this isn't purposefully making it seem petty and childish. and it's not! it shouldn't be! that's not how you deal with the relationship between a person who lost all her loved ones and saw her land and her people slaughtered by another nation trying to conquer them and a second person who was! part! of! the! invading! army! a leader, even. there's nothing trivial about that.

anyway. in the next chapter they're on speaking terms ausdahfsifh it's a jarring development considering how they had interacted so far. because from the start it's obvious riven has no issue with irelia, and that even when her answer is to be sarcastic, that's a bit of self-defense. irelia, on the other hand, continues to have every reason to not be nice to riven, and nothing happens to change that. but suddenly, right at the beginning of the chapter, riven approaches her again (which, also.... not a good look, imo, knowing irelia has every reason to resent her and how she keeps going after her and trying to interact even though irelia made it clear she's not comfortable with that. and it could easily be solved with them having to interact more due to circumstance, but that's not how it's written, it's riven repeatedly trying to get irelia to talk to her).

anyway. back to what i was saying. riven approaches irelia again, and this time irelia doesn't outright shun her. she answers, and they just make small talk about the previous mission. irelia actually keeps the conversation going when riven hesitates. it doesn't make sense. but it doesn't last long either, cut short by awkward silence and irelia saying she's going to sharpen her blades, except riven uses that to continue talking and asks how did irelia break hers. irelia only replies noxians (screams in i didn't remember that but i said that's how she'd talk about it to most people most of the time just the other day), riven apologizes, irelia returns the question, riven says also noxians? (...guess that's kinda true). which. okay. i guess.

and then. there's the last chapter. and they're only really relevant again post final battle. where this exchange happens

by the actual end, when irelia says she has to go back to ionia, riven is already saying she hopes she'll see her again very soon.

which is followed by irelia thinking she's being sarcastic, riven saying it's sincere, and although irelia says nothing in return they did change the sprite to the happy one so.

this is already long af and i've just been reviewing how things are portrayed. you asked how i think irelia should've handled it. i think, for the most part, in both versions her initial reaction is accurate. she's angry, distrustful, reluctant to cooperate. she still accepts, because it's the world at stake.

but she wouldn't at any point be nice, there'd be no effort made to get along with riven, i don't think she'd care that senna or whoever calls it petty and childish. irelia is very certain she is in the right. she has no reason to make any effort. why would she? she wouldn't think riven earned it in any way.

i do think the 'you saved my life' trope could work to get them beyond that, otherwise irelia would just be endlessly antagonistic. but it'd have to be played differently. it'd have to be a meaningful gesture to get irelia to somewhat start to be anything other than aggressive or cold. and after that, i still don't think she'd be receptive to riven generally speaking, even less so if riven insisted on trying to talk to her when she's already established she doesn't want riven anywhere near her. and it'd be even worse with how riven comes across as trying really hard to say she's not the monster irelia accuses her of being. she had a change of heart? what difference does it make to the thousands she was involved in killing? what difference does it make when she only changed her mind when it was noxians being hit by the chembombs too?

i think it'd be far more accurate to her as a character to not have that change easily, and certainly not before riven did something that would, in irelia's eyes, have earned her some respect. even then, it'd take a lot of time and development to get irelia anywhere near the way they are by the end of the event. which, honestly, only makes it seem like she didn't bother with remembering all that much in the end lmao reluctant allies is fine. slowly (very slowly) getting irelia to let down her defenses and tolerate her? yeah i can see it, in a story written better than that. but actual friendship? to casually joke around, to be happy riven wants to see her again soon? that wouldn't be reached easily. it's possible (i do like the idea, actually, i'm not at all opposed to it) but it'd take a lot of time. it'd be a slow process. it'd take effort on riven's part, too, well beyond trying to talk to her and being upset when she's not receptive.

looking at it the way the story is developed, i just think irelia has no real reason to change her mind about riven. nothing happens that justifies that (even the life saving situation is right at the beginning and irelia is just like yeah whatever at best). so, to me, it'd make more sense for them to stay reluctant allies throughout all the ruination (it doesn't last that long, iirc? even though they go to a bunch of regions but anyway). irelia becoming more tolerant of her presence, maybe. the way she'd handle it, to me, really is to just accept there are greater threats to fight now and they're both some of the few people in the world capable of doing it. i can totally see irelia by the end of it no longer immediately going for murder as she did at the start (and that's progress! she's not at all tolerant towards other noxians like that, much less the ones that actively took part in the invasion). but i think that's the best irelia would be able to offer.

because, ultimately, there's some really heavy stuff between them. the event establishes irelia knows very well who riven is and what she was up to, that she was a commander, that she was around when noxus started using the chembombs, that irelia witnessed their impact firsthand. how do you get over all that? and especially for a character like irelia, to whom the war was extremely defining when it comes to who she is, what she fights for, how she views the world and of course how she views noxus, i don't see her being capable of really forgiving riven for all that. irelia isn't someone who lets things go easily. and she still has so much hate and anger and resentment and hurt especially where noxus is concerned. i wouldn't say it's outright impossible for her to have a positive relationship with riven eventually but when i say i think it'd take time i mean a long time, as well as a reason to believe riven has truly changed. and leaving noxus isn't enough for that.

so when it comes to the ruination specifically and how i think irelia should've acted, i think it starts very well and true to her character. my real issue is with how it goes as the story progresses, and that there is a change that isn't justified. i think it'd make more sense for her to remain closer to how she was at first, albeit less aggressive and antagonistic, but definitely not friendly either. that, or the story would have to be significantly different to justify her behavior changing.

[emperorcartagia]

thoughts about my oc/canon stuff under the cut.

so. aurellio and refa. aurellio was essentially born as a joke, saying "what if i made a centauri oc lmfao" and also, "what if, as a parallel to londo and adira, refa had his own dancer in a pre-canon timeline back home on centauri prime and they were both boys!" since yknow. refa is such an effective foil to londo i figured it would be a fun, kinda cute idea.

i also think it does narratively fit in well with b5. take londo, who isnt the best example but we see him commit all these horrible acts but we know about his love for adira, before we even see him start to reform or even start to really commit atrocities we know he has a heart. we find this out in the third episode. spectacularly done.

a better example of this would actually be bester, one of my other absolute favorite side villains. bester was never redeemed. bester, however, is given opportunities for the audience to see his heart. irt his family, his expectant lover, and his somewhat emotional reactions to the telepaths dying in season 5, though caused by him. we still hate him, he never gets redeemed, his love for the people in his life does still exist and doesnt excuse or justify his actions. it gives him a lot of depth that i also really enjoyed!

that is kind of what i'm trying to do with refa. aurellio is a late 20 something year old centauri who is majorly unaware of what refa is doing or does or will do in relation to his schemes to rise to power. i also think that in this pre-canon timeline (around 2253-2257) is when refa is doing little things to slowly climb to where we see him in the show. he always had a lot of power being the lord of his house so he didnt need to do much, but i think the ten or so years leading up to his appearance in the show was a slow, hands-off rise to power. so aurellio, who has no real relation to House Refa aside from being a patron, isnt involved or knowledgeable about house refa's politics.

i would get into the "refa is a good family man" headcanon i have but tldr: celes was his last wife because he chose her. he chose her because he genuinely loved her and he chose to have senna. his other wives and his other children operate moreso like londos wives and him did where there was no love and only obligation. so senna and celes get favored. senna cared enough about her father to throw rocks at londos head years later about it, so i think that they did have a good relationship. refa spoiled her, would do anything for her, which was strange for a noble centauri man to be so obsessed with his youngest daughter. maybe he knew she was always destined for greatness. weh. and well, when this baby is like "dad, i wanna be a ballerina" like most 3 year old girls want to be, he says "of course my love, let me find you the best teacher possible": enter aurellio. who he chooses. who senna also chooses.

so yknow. refa gets a boy toy as a treat. aurellio is almost a part of his family as a treat. they kinda sorta love each other, as a treat, and it also works with aurellio's unconventional relationships he has with his lesbian wife bestie and her twin, the actual love of his life. so like yay centauri polyamory.

i just feel like sometimes i have to justify doing what i'm doing with my oc/canon stuff bc 1. it's refa🤢 and 2. ive been in fandoms before that were hostile to me about liking villains And trying to expand on them and make them more than what the show gives us. im VERY satisfied with refa's character in the show. these headcanons arent filling a void that was missing because i dont think they needed to be expanded on in canon, i just like refa/the centauri/my centauri oc and expanding on centauri lore is fun. so 🤷‍♂️

if you wanna read my fic about aurellio and refa, here it is

i will also say i really do appreciate the kind words ive gotten about this because lol i was nervous about it due to previous experiences where stuff about not only my taste for the villains but also my ocs has gotten me harassed, vagued, made fun of to my face, etc. so thank you for being so kind 💫 i'm so happy aurellio is loved because i love him a lot as well.

[sennamybeloved]

Hi again!! Please don't worry about the timing of the last ask, it's okay!

The new voice lines of redeemed SG Xayah came out, and something really interesting happens if she finds star guardian Senna:

She says Senna has a "imaginary boyfriend" and is waiting for a "knight in shining armor" and my immediate though was "omg Senna self ships with a character of her books coincidentally named Lucian!!!" And that's my headcanon now, have a nice day!!

hi hello!!!

this is actually the SWEETEST headcanon EVER. star guardian senna being a total nerd who adores sappy romance novels is so healing to me, and i intend to take it to its fullest extent. she totally self ships. she totally exists in fandom spaces. she totally writes fanfiction and makes fanart. and that makes me so happy.

i love star guardian senna because she puts a new perspective on a character who is usually so cold and hardened and sad. i think she deserves some of the joy and respite that is given to other characters and think this skin did that. lucian next, riot!

[league-of-starlight]

Xayah’s team:

Xayah:

Still sarcastic but redeemed, Xayah is now focused on trying to find Rakan.

She’s not entirely sure what to say if when she finds him. She’ll probably call him an idiot and they’ll go out for dinner.

She’s a little softer with her team, but will deny it whenever someone brings it up.

Xayah tends to keep her distance from her Horner teammates. Too much baggage for now, you know?

Orianna:

The best student out of the group. She is the only reason they haven’t flunked out because of their SG work.

Can be a bit comically serious. Her and Seraphine have a fun dynamic.

Dances in her room.

Reads the Battle Academia Manga.

Senna:

Acts as Xayah's lieutenant with strategies. With that said: Hit it with everything we have is a viable strategy in her books.

Keeps in touch with her boyfriend, Lucian. He knows about the SG thing.

Has given a book report on Forbidden Flame. She got the best grade in the class and she has it framed as bragging rights.

Seraphine:

Has a crush on the punk rock girl in class. (Scratch.) They practice together sometimes.

The one who hates keeping her identity secret the most. Especially from her dad.

Brings a sense of levity for the group.

Also reads the Battle Academia Manga.

[emfoofoos-art]

senna, the redeemer

[twoawamori]

Diary of Two Awamori

Entry 01:

Why do I dance in front of Kan-E-Senna, at the Lotus Stand of all places?

Why, it is simply because I disrespect Gridania.

The Twin Adders have long menaced me with their trade of..."Serpent Seals," a fictional, nonsense currency by which I am able to redeem various knick-knacks, all for various efforts I have made. I risk life and limb, and the Twin Adders reward me with naught but Serpent Seals.

Not gil. Serpent Seals.

I distrust them.

The Twin Adders are clearly running some kind of forest scam, and their Serpent Seals serve as the fraudulent, Eorzean cryptocurrency laying at the center of their schemes.

Maybe Kan-E-Senna is actually innocent and entirely unawares of the situation, and the Twin Adders are running this Serpent Seal operation right under her nose.

Who knows.

It is a mystery.

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Curiosity killed the cat, incoming polls to see who is the most popular Star Guardian by team!

Burning Bright: Lux v Jinx v Janna v Lulu v Poppy

New Horizons: Ahri v Ezreal v Soraka v Syndra v Neeko v Miss Fortune

Star Crossed: Redeemed Xayah v Redeemed Rakan v Orianna v Senna v Seraphine

Valoran City: Kai'sa v Akali v Taliyah v Sona v Ekko v Nilah

Outer City: Quinn v Rell

Star Nemesis: Morgana v Zoe v Fiddlesticks v Corrupted Rakan v Corrupted Xayah

First Stars: Gwen v Zoe v Harp v Syndra v Akshan

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Senna, the Redeemer

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[lamare1494]

SENNA the Redeemer - ARAM | League of Legends Wild Rift ( victory )

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League of Legends ↳ Senna: Shadow’s Embrace

[laracnalady]

Viego...

Ruination | Season 2021 Cinematic - League of Legends

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Lucian & Senna [matching icons]

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skintober day 1 :'D the prompt for today was "Space Groove"!!!