#Yrsa

[hexedwithluck]

my wol 🐰 she's a dark knight canonically but her main fit is this super bright pink armor!

[wildbasil]

speaking of the banner saga, i don't think i ever posted these

[riessene]

midsummer girlies @lydiaalin

[blastedking]

Yrsa - currently rebuilding on an earth.

[thegh0sting]

The grief of a survivor, the fury of a widow, the resentment of an orphan.

(From top to bottom; Gunnar Thrymson is created by Elli, Yrsa belongs to @crawlingwithmagg0ts and Amaruq belongs to me)

[thebluevipersden]

YRSA (my Star Wars OC) ⚙️

Let me introduce you to my OC in the Star Wars universe! She is Yrsa, a curious young engineer girl, who deeply resonates with nature and machines. About her tale in a nutshell: As a young child, Yrsa lived in a workshop and was surrounded by all kinds of mechanisms and gadgets, learning a lot of the necessary robotics from her father, who was an ambitious engineer. Later they had to flee their home from the wrath of the empire and crashed on an uninhabited planet while escaping. Yrsa was left alone at a very young age and was stranded there. She befriended in the woods with her animal companion, Cog, the acklay. Many years later, Cad Bane turns her life upside down, when he is sent after her to capture the girl. In her future Yrsa must leave her beloved forest and will live on Lower Coruscant, as an outcast traveling engineer. After the wilderness, she'll have to survive in the urban jungle. During her journey she'll even cross her path with an unexpected new ally, who comes from the shadows in a shroud of mystery... 😎 Then the little lady's life will again reach a turning point.

Yrsa's adventure started in this fanfiction: Tales of the Flame and the Rain | AO3 Thanks to my writing partner @river-mort and @deepbluespace4 for the enormous help and motivation with our conversations. I love you, guys! I also send a big hug those who have read or liked my fic so far. 💚

[cheellart]

Yrsa, my OC, with her friend Cog, the acklay. In the girl's youth, they lived together for a while in a secluded forest.

[inbarfink]

[idletrait]

In the night he saw a strange woman rummaging around the camp's supply's. He made sure to scare her off but he found himself strangely captured by her. Her name was Yrsa.

He made sure to feed her and ensured she was well. Despite her oddness, he ended up singing praises at her and she became the first woman to take a liking to his advances. He promised to come back soon. Now he truly had a good motivation to go 'hunting'.

[bonusdragons]

October 1, 2023:

Sanddollar Secondary, Veilspun, Lionfish.

Yrsa of LadosLee's clan!

[syninplays]

Decided to finally add Yrsa to the household because I thought she was the only one who could look this good with the outfit <3

[wildbasil]

[glitch07deity]

Have you met the main beans?

Spoiler, the red one is an absolute dingus

[mfreelovely]

"Y'all make it easy for me to have faith in you, honey."

[therealvikingstrash]

Candlelight Cookies

This is my fourth entry for the @vikingsevents winter solstice with the Prompt Candlelight. Here's a smidge of the fic I wrote, the rest is on AO3

It was at that moment that Yrsa saw her plug in yet another fairy light and before she could warn her girlfriend they both stood in the dark. The food cooking on the stove blubbering to a halt. “Maybe that’s a good thing.” Their old apartment tended to cause a blackout whenever they had too many plugs in use or lights switched on. Yrsa was already looking for a new one– better, with a nice guest room for the times Toke and Njall would come over. 

Liv’s phone lit up to guide her way as she searched through their drawer for a lighter. “What about the cookies?” she asked as she went through the room lighting all the candles that usually only stood there for decorative purposes. Yrsa waved her off. 

“They’re not that great,” she replied when Liv crossed the room to Yrsa to give her a kiss. Before she knew it her girlfriend had snatched a few of the still hot cookies off that sheet. “No! They’re only edible with frosting!” Yrsa insisted and followed the fleeing Liv who was quickly stuffing all the cookies into her mouth. 

She shook her head at Yrsa as if to berate her and tried to swallow, “Dey’re afhome,” Liv mumbled around her mouthful and almost choked when she laughed at Yrsa’s pout. Licking her lips after she managed to swallow the rest, Liv poked her playfully. “Come, let us have some candlelight cookies!” Her easy excitement infected Yrsa, who had mentally abandoned their dinner plans already.

[lathalea]

Lovely fellow writers, let's play an ask game, but this time, let's shake things up! Pick a character from one of your fics (it can be an Original Character or a Canon Character, whatever you prefer) and give us the answer to the questions above! ⬆️⬆️⬆️

Tagging @legolasbadass @linasofia @xxbyimm @shiinata-library @enchantzz @i-did-not-mean-to @middleearthpixie @fizzyxcustard @sotwk @heilith @glassgulls @asgardianhobbit98 @frosticenow @laurfilijames @guardianofrivendell @lordoftherazzles and everyone who'd like to join! (If I haven't tagged you, I'm sorry for my Swiss cheese brain in advance, but I'd love you to join this game anyway!) 💖

💎Here's my character - Yrsa, Thorin's stubbornly chaotic love interest from Blame It on Cider:

What is the character’s go-to drink order? You know it already, it's ... cider (obviously and infamously 🤣🤣🤣). That's the drink that put Yrsa and Thorin into that crazy mess in the first place. She can't just say no to it and then things just happen...

What is their grooming routine? When on the road, Yrsa loves to bathe in mountain streams and takes special care of her hair, using herbal oils and her mountain goat bristle brush before rebraiding it.

What was their most expensive purchase/where does their disposable income go? She doesn't have much money and whatever she earns, she spends during her travels for food and other necessities. She is not a big spender and does not feel the need to buy extravagant stuff for herself. Instead, she has been saving her money for a while now, wanting to open her own herbalist's shop at some point. Since her little "gem" appeared in her life, she spends the money on the pebble's needs.

Do they have any scars or tattoos? No visible scars besides the usual cuts on her fingers from gathering and processing the herbs she needs for her work. As for tattoos, she has a few of them - some of them show her dwarf clan affiliation and her craft.  

What was the last time they cried, and under what circumstances? The last time she cried happened just before meeting Thorin in winter. It was totally not because of the fact she had a dream of him dancing with her, and definitely not because she might have missed him nor because she understood their relationship did not have any chances to actually happen. She REALLY wasn't. Really. She was so over him!!!  

Are they an oldest, middle, youngest or only child? She is the youngest child, the only daughter (she has two older brothers) and therefore everyone in the family dotes on her. Plus, the brothers are really, really OVERPROTECTIVE, and her parents can't wait until she finally settles down and finds a proper and respectable dwarf to marry.

Describe the shoes they’re wearing. She wears sturdy, fur-lined dwarven boots that are perfect for walking on mountain trails, and very comfortable.

Describe the place where they sleep. As she's constantly on the road, she sleeps wherever she can - on a patch of moss in a forest, in a cave, under a spruce, in a tavern or guesthouse along the road - wherever she happens to find herself at the end of the day.

What is their favorite holiday? Winter solstice celebrations! In winter, she is usually back at home with her overbearing loving family, and there's lots of laughter, music, good food, fun... and cider.

What objects do they always carry around with them? Her backpack filled with all she needs to survive in the wilderness (a flint striker, a knife, some food, warm clothes, and so on), there are pouches with different kinds of herbs, herb remedies and any tools she may need for healing, her herbalist's diary, some coins... and Thorin's ring (around her neck).

So my problem with most ‘get to know your character’ questioneers is that they’re full of questions that just aren’t that important (what color eyes do they have) too hard to answer right away (what is their greatest fear) or are just impossible to answer (what is their favorite movie.)  Like no one has one single favorite movie. And even if they do the answer changes.

If I’m doing this exercise, I want 7-10 questions to get the character feeling real in my head. So I thought I’d share the ones that get me (and my students) good results: 

What is the character’s go-to drink order? (this one gets into how do they like to be publicly perceived, because there is always some level of theatricality to ordering drinks at a bar/resturant)

What is their grooming routine? (how do they treat themselves in private)

What was their most expensive purchase/where does their disposable income go? (Gets you thinking about socio-economic class, values, and how they spend their leisure time)

Do they have any scars or tattoos? (good way to get into literal backstory) 

What was the last time they cried, and under what circumstances? (Good way to get some *emotional* backstory in.) 

Are they an oldest, middle, youngest or only child? (This one might be a me thing, because I LOVE writing/reading about family dynamics, but knowing what kinds of things were ‘normal’ for them growing up is important.)

Describe the shoes they’re wearing. (This is a big catch all, gets into money, taste, practicality, level of wear, level of repair, literally what kind of shoes they require to live their life.)

Describe the place where they sleep. (ie what does their safe space look like. How much (or how little) care / decoration / personal touch goes into it.)

What is their favorite holiday? (How do they relate to their culture/outside world. Also fun is least favorite holiday.) 

What objects do they always carry around with them? (What do they need for their normal, day-to-day routine? What does ‘normal’ even look like for them.)