#Spell Tomes || Tenera HC

[amischiefofmuses]

The Fae Circle - The vibes

Morior: It feels like you're sat in the room with a soldier who has seen more horrors than most can comprehend. Though friendly and gentle it's obvious even to the untrained eye that its taken years of hardship to become what he is today. It's in the distant expressions, the pauses when thought catches him and he drifts off to another time - almost another world given how much is changed. Wistful yet pained. Once he's close with someone it's also clear he's the kind of friend who will do his utmost to spare anyone suffering. It's almost desperation to make the world around him unrelentingly kind, filled with wonder and above all else, safe - because he has seen too many suffer without that.

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Tenera: This depends entirely on where you meet him and who you are. In the world of Humans he's seen as a stern man, someone who takes his magic seriously - even though most who visit his shop are doing so entirely out of intrigue rather than belief in magic. There's undoubtedly rumours that circle about him being a mob boss of some variety because that's the sort of energy he gives off. Polite but stern, with an edge to him that makes him feel dangerous. Realistically, outside of that mask he wears for Humans, he's a massive goober. He's the drunk uncle, the one who tells you stories about the family that no one else will talk about and not realize until he's finished - then make you promise to keep it to yourself. If you want to spar, he'll make sure to rough you up a little rather than take it easy but he'll never really hurt you.

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Lazarus: Immediately you'd feel like you're in the room with a predator. It's all too easy to see through his charm as long as your character is of sound mind and not succeptable to mindless compliments. What little mask he wears, he doesn't wear well and he thoroughly enjoys seeing people squirm the more he lets it slip, especially if he can ensure they have no way of leaving. Red flags abound, if your character has any common sense they'd sense his rancid vibes from miles off and steer clear of him.

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Cassius: All the charm and talk of a used car salesman. He gives off the energy of a man who loves himself, someone who thrives off his own ego and little else - at least as long as you're just doing business with him. If you're a friend then it's different. The man doesn't open up but it's clear there's something eating at him, something he wants to sob and scream about but he never lets it loose. If you're observant then you'll notice the occasional comments slipped in that betray his self-loathing, all spoken as though it's a hilarious joke.

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Loup: Upon first glance it'd be easy to assume he'd be feral, his fur is unkept and there's a nervous look in his eyes that would be at home in a fox realising they've wandered too close to a Human. After a few seconds with him, however, it's clear he's more like a beaten dog. Sudden movements make him flinch and he's on alert whenever he's not alone, gaze always flicking to any movement of people around him as though he needs to know where they are at all times. No part of him is violent, if anything he desperately longs for comfort and safety but it's hard for him to believe he has it when he gets it. Far easier to tense and assume the worst of any touch.

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River: Every bit of him gives off the energy of an annoying little brother, someone who will get into your business even if you've asked them not to - or breaks something precious just moments after you told them not to touch it. It's annoying but he's just a kid, so it's hard to be angry at him, even if he is sassing you about having to tidy it up. It's made up for by his boundless optimism, the way his eyes light up when he gets to see something new that he thinks is cool, or gets to show off the best bugs he's collected.

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Serin: Initially it would be easy to assume he's the fuckboy supreme. Serin seems to be a man who doesn't care about much, someone who can adapt to every situation that he's presented with and be loved by most around him as the life of the party. Realistically he's flirtatious but nowhere near fuckboy levels, it's mostly playful unless someone shows real interest and then he'll see where it goes. Everyone who meets Serin is actually meeting one of his many masks, adapted just to fit you and make you enjoy being around him - it's hard to pick up on that unless he's around others, however. It's not as though he has anything to hide, he just likes to be liked.

[amischiefofmuses]

So what is 'The Fae Circle'?

It's my oc fantasy universe - somewhat traditional cookie-cutter fantasy if I'm honest but I'm not looking to make anything groundbreaking. I made it for my own joy, with my own little magic systems, written alphabet and all that jazz.

What are some of the main plotlines?

There are countless stories to be made as it was originally created for people to join with their own characters, thus leaving it vague enough to incorporate as much creativity in backstories as possible - originally it started as an oc cosplay tag on musical.ly/tiktok! However, there are main important notes for the general plot:

Morior, the man with the eyepatch up there, is the god of death (or more accurately, the embodiment of death) - though for most of his existence didn't know that fact (and very few people are currently aware of it). He runs the Circle and protects those living in his forest, which is a sanctum for Fae folk and various other magically inclined creatures to live freely rather than having to glamour to hide among Humans. Morior is somewhat a tale of his own for being immortal as far as all know.

All manner of creatures gather nightly in a clearing in the center of the forest to eat, drink and be merry - some live in the forest, others just visit when they can - there are often new faces.

Morior's forest is called 'The Devil's Wood' or some variation of that by Humans due to old folk tales about him actually being the Devil. He perpetuates that to keep Humans away, scaring them if he must. The forest is actually loosely based on the stories from the Hoia Baciu forest.

In Mori's forest there are glamours in place to hide buildings and the festivities, as well as spirits of the woods who will alert him to the presence of a nearby Human. Humans can see through a glamour either using spells, hagstones (a stone with a hole worn through by the sea/a river) or occasionally by sheer dumb luck by stumbling in at a moment the glamours are weak.

Centuries ago there was a war, the Humans turned on the Fae in fear of their powers, destroying peaceful villages with iron and silver weapons. Many died and those that lived retreated to places like Morior's Circle or hid in the Human world. Thus, many creatures don't trust Humans, even if they don't necessarily hate them.

Over the years Fae folk have been forgotton by Humankind. In this modern day and age they are known as only stories. Fairytales.

All of my characters have their own complex backstories that I won't get into here. If they don't fit into a universe with your character then we can figure something out. A spell gone wrong that sends one into the others' universe may be a good place to start! --- [Morior] - [Tenera] - [Lazarus] - [Cassius] - [Loup] - [River] - [Serin] ---

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