#avalon: profiles

[avalon-kq]

{ anomaly: a l y x }

BIRTH NAME: Ryu Solhee (류솔희) STAGE NAME: Alyx POSITION: Lead Vocalist, Performance, Sub-Rapper NATIONALITY: Korean BIRTHDAY: 1st October 1999 BLOOD TYPE: A ZODIAC: Libra HEIGHT: 165cm

BANNER COLOUR: Aqua (Blue) ELEMENT: Water SPIRIT CREATURE: Siren REPRESENTING EMOTION: Peace (Trauma) VISUAL REFERENCE: Lee Mijoo (LOVELYZ)

TRIVIA

Alyx is the half-sister of Ares.

She was one of the first female trainees to join after ATEEZ’s debut.

She was rumoured to be part of KQ’s next girl group but it was debunked by the company. She would later be confirmed as a member of AVALON during their reveal.

Alyx practiced a lot of ATEEZ’ choreography and performed "Answer" as one of her evaluations

In variety shows, the members admit that she is best for them as she has the energy and charm; dubbing her the Harlequin of the group.

Nickname: Lyxie, Harlequin

Languages: Korean, Japanese

During a VLive, she confirmed that she was learning English with the help of Oliver & Hikaru.

Alyx takes an interest in styling in both clothes and make-up, often experimenting for on-stage appearances. However, she confesses that she prefers jeans, leggings and comfortable clothes off-stage.

The members say that she has the most varied taste of music, joking that her playlists are a lucky draw.

Favourite Artists: Sunmi, SZA, Bibi, Rina Sawayama

She is friends with ATEEZ’s San; who dub her his “little sister” in the company

[jailrose]

Greetings Jail! ^^

I'm curious about your dead doves. What kinda topics do you tend to veer towards often regarding that? :p

Oh, this is an interesting ask! It honestly, honestly depends on the kind of dead dove content I end up enjoying.

I'm mostly a fluff enjoyer, actually! But when it comes to dead dove they tend to border from mild toxicity to absolute mad fuckery. I'm not exactly comfortable with airing out the kinds of dead dove tropes I enjoy though, and I'm sorry about that ;v; hope you understand! There's a ton of it that I enjoy though, I can tell you that much.

However. The disclaimer in my bio is there for a reason. While it's probably just thrice or four times in a blue moon, I might reblog a bunch of stuff with extremely sensitive content– and end up creating some myself. It's probably not going to be in Tumblr, though; if anything, it would be posted somewhere else, such as my writings on AO3. If that's not your thing, I do suggest curating your experience online and blocking whenever you need to.

[anniesocsandgeneralstore]

OC Profile Veronica Bradshaw (indiana jones au)

Fandom: Top Gun

TV Series/Movie/Game: Top Gun: Maverick

Face Claim: Hailee Steinfeld

Full Name: Dr. Veronica Dawn Bradshaw PhD

Other Name(s): Doc / Ronnie / Ron

Age: 32

Parents: Nicholas and Carole Bradshaw

Siblings: Professor Bradley Bradshaw

Abilities: academic research, writing, rock climbing, survival, adventuring, foreign languages, marksmanship, and horseback riding

Date of Birth: March 3rd, 1904

Height: 5'8"

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Species: Human

Love Interest: Professor Jake "Indy" Seresin

Quotes:

"Don't call me sweetheart, honey!"

"You university types are all the same - thinking just because you're a man you automatically are more knowledgable than me."

moodboard by @newlibrary

[raitrolling]

“Oh! It’s here. Behind you! Haha.”

Lusien turned around, finding the salt shaker he had misplaced now dangling in front of him. An inky black tentacle was wrapped around the shaker, one belonging to the scientist standing on the opposite side of the kitchen island, who was looking at Lusien with amusement.

“Thank you.” He nodded, and grabbed the shaker off him to pour a small amount of salt into the soup he was preparing for the two of them. Vallis responded with a pleased hum, and retracted the tentacle back into his body. A mutual friend of theirs had tailored him a new labcoat, one that had a hidden slit in the back to allow for easier movement for his eldritch appendages.

That friend must not have visited for a while, nor had his other friends, hence why Vallis was spending his evening with the lighthouse keeper. Lusien didn’t mind, of course, and it was probably better for him to keep an eye on the scientist than to leave him to his own devices. He was quite content to let Vallis hang around in his living room and work on one of his puzzle books while Lusien worked on his own paintings, and neither seemed to mind the lack of conversation. Vallis was perfectly capable of filling the silence with his own humming, but Lusien had noticed there was something different to his tone. As if he was singing in a way that deliberately would not affect the blueblood’s mind. It was calming, but in the sense that he was relieved the hybrid had been taking steps to be more mindful of his abilities, more than being musically forced into a state of calmness.

What was less calming, however, was the demands of Vallis’ appetite. He had bought fresh fruit early this evening, and over the course of the night had watched the seadweller idly consume every piece down to the very last individual grape, and not discriminating between any part of each fruit. Banana peels, apple cores, the skins of the citrus fruits and the heads of strawberries, all gone. Lusien would have preferred to have kept those for compost, but he found it hard to fault Vallis for it. He wondered if those tentacles he was capable of producing (summoning? extending? He’s unsure exactly what the correct phrase was) acted on their own, sensing some form of easily-accessible sustenance in the room and dutifully delivering it to the hybrid’s mouth in order to keep up with the demands of the body. Vallis was somewhat apologetic as well, stating with a laugh that he didn’t realise how much he had eaten until there was nothing left.

Lusien couldn’t fault him either for another reason. He could tell that the seadweller was troubled. 

He remembered that Vallis mentioned a while ago that he’d had a falling out with Celise, and as far as he was aware, the rift between them still had yet to be solved. It wasn’t Lusien’s place to ask, nor could he really do anything about it. Celise always ignored his existence, and on the few occasions he had visited the library they had acted dismissive towards him. It seems that they simply did not care about anyone who didn’t match their own personal interests. Vallis didn’t seem to want to reconnect either, knowing that it was probably a lost cause... Or knowing now that one simply cannot mend a broken relationship with an apology alone.

They were at an impasse, just as Vallis was with Thrixe. And while the seadweller acted like he didn’t mind, spacey as always, singing and humming while he worked on his own projects, Lusien could see the melancholic aura permeating from him. Imperceptible to trolls who lacked his specific kind of psiionics, and undeniably the reason why Vallis was spending more time with him recently. He was lonely.

He couldn’t solve this problem, that was something for Vallis and Celise to work out amongst themselves, and he hadn’t been invited to do so anyway. But, there were things he could provide for him. Some company, and, after giving the pot of soup one last stir and shutting off the stove, a warm meal. He served himself a bowl, making sure to get an even amount of stewed meats and vegetables, then stepped aside to allow Vallis to enter the kitchen.

“Help yourself,” Lusien said with a nod.

“Oh! Thank you!” The seadweller glowed happily, and, true to his voracious appetite... Took the pot off the stove and carried it over to the dining table, swiping the stirring spoon from the bench with a tentacle to use instead of a standard sized utensil. 

Lusien suppressed a sigh. It doesn’t look like he’ll have any leftovers for tomorrow.

[allamericanfinalgirl]

Augustine ‘August’ Dhawan (Raveena Aurora) Indian American - Omaha, Nebraska

Birthday- September 29th, 1950

Star Sign: Libra

Instruments - Piano, Sitar, Guitar, Songwriter, Drums/ Lead Female Vocalist for Midwest rock band ‘Avalon’

Music Inspirations- Raveena Aurora, Donna Summer, Mitski, Janis Joplin,

Spouse - Raymond Kharral

Children - Chrysalis Kharral, Christopher Kharral

Great Grandchildren - Anwar Kharral

[vintagerpg]

Friends, if there is one Role Aids product you should have on your shelf, it is this box set, Realms of Fantasy: To Hell and Back (1993). I have had it on my shelf for a while and kind of paid it no mind, partly because of use of a colored Doré engraving from Inferno just makes the thing seem so generic. Especially as it came out in the shadow of the very Vertigo-esque Role Aids sub-line, Demons, which was a far glitzier series of box sets. But this is the one. Pure gold. Probably my very favorite Role Aids product.

Inside are two primary books, by the late, lamented Nigel Findley. The first essentially translates Dante’s Inferno into game terms, from the first circle to the ninth. The second half of that book presents Dis, the city of hot iron, in fairly vivid detail. Grade-A stuff, distinct in character from and very much anticipating Planescape, which was still a year off.

The second book is perhaps even more interesting, because I simply didn’t expect it. Here we have profiles of other realms: Atlantis, Avalon, Faerie and, most intriguing, Selene, the city of vampires. The first trio adhere, essentially, to what you expect, with just a little bit of spice added by Findley. The fourth though, was a complete surprise, based on a vampire novel by Frenchman Paul Féval, one of three he penned decades before Stoker’s Dracula. I have never heard of this before and it is so exciting: in the original novel, the city is made of black jasper and situated near Belgrade, but normally invisible to mortal eyes until Ann Radcliffe (yes, the author of The Mysteries of Udolpho) and a band of unlikely allies lay siege to it in order to rescue a kidnapped friend. I need to read this ASAP.

There is also a pile of maps and a sheaf of monster sheets, full of interesting critters. The art throughout is excellent: the historical images, credited to P. Domain and Clip “The Clipper” Art, mix well with new work by Julian Jackson and Joe Develasco. Get this. You won’t be disappointed.

[literalcatpod]

63. Making a Lone Wanderer Who’s Never Wandered Far in Cowboy World

Meowdy, Partner! Welcome to Wild West Winter! We’re doing cowboy-themed RPGs from December to February, starting with Cowboy World by Street Rat Games! Meet an elderly cat who sees themself as a lone wanderer, the new sheriff in town, perhaps. In reality the town sheriff takes care of them and they’ve never gone outside the town they were born in.

Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/

Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social

Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social

We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove

Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod

Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/

Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel Holland

Thanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later!

[milkyblocky]

heres lancelots human and fairy civilian forms! his wardrobe is comfy and easy to move in but he likes to accessorize here and there

lancelot's character profile:

👑 lancelot auberon gaster du lac, or lance for short, is a dragonfly fairy and the crown prince of avalon, who will become the successor to his mother, the queen regnant viviane. he and the rulers of avalon before him are the descendants of the founder queen of avalon and the legendary warrior, morgana.

👑 from a very young age, lancelot was trained rigorously to be the future king. this includes various lessons in diplomacy, swordplay, magic arts, and so forth. every other aspect of his life is also strictly monitored, from what hes eating to when hes going to bed. this aggravates him greatly, and the nigh-unreachable standards imposed upon him really does not help.

👑 however, lancelot has quite the rich secret life. every once in a while, he leaves a water mirage in his place and sneaks out of the golden pavillion to play with the commoner fairies, returning just before he gets caught. hes an absolute monster at blitzkicks (pretty much a fully aerial sepak takraw) and one of the fastest fliers around. hes also surprisingly good with his hands, as he catches on quickly when guinevere teaches him and iori how to make bead jewelry.

👑 lancelots relationship with his parents, queen viviane and king pelleas, is... tumultuous, to say the least. hes especially sick of his mothers micromanaging and short temper, and the more restrictions she gives him, the better he gets at skirting on it. lancelots relationship with his father is quite a bit better, as they have a similarly carefree nature and love of the outdoors, but he is still frustrated with his tendency to go with the flow. even so, he still loves them, and he always wishes to truly make them proud.

👑 lancelot is cheerful, curious, and friendly, easily getting along with most people he meets. but underneath his smile, he has a severely low self esteem and often beats himself up when he feels like hes not good enough. he also tends to run away from his problems. but with the help of his newfound friends, he eventually builds up his confidence and sense of responsibility.

👑 one day after an argument with his mother, he decided to open a portal to go the human world. he forgot to close the portal though, and when everyone found out he was missing and iori found him later on, he begged her to not give him away.

[trashybugs]

[Fanservant] Pan-Human-History Fairy King Oberon

PHH Fairy King Oberon

Class: Ruler

PROFILE

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The great fairy king and the ruler of the Seelie court. Different from his Lostbelt counterpart who was born as a doomsday terminal, this fairy king lives just to enjoy life and be happy.

Although he was born as the elven king Alberich from the Germanic folklore Nibelungenlied, as time progresses, he has incarnated into a more famous portrayal from Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night Dream". He loves fame and attention, he doesn't mind shedding his old shell to become a more resplendent butterfly.

He is very capable in combat and holds a great strength, capable of controlling the nature and weather even from a change of mood. Because of his overwhelming strength, he's used to toying with his enemies and underestimating them. He prefers to summon his fae servants to fight for him while he watches from a fair distance with a benevolent (cruel) smile.

Bond 1:

Height/Weight: 183cm, 60kg (not counting antlers)

Origin: Germanic folklore, medieval European literature

Region: Britain (formerly), Avalon

Alignment: Chaotic-Neutral

Gender: Male

"My my, dearest, pray tell, why are you staring at me with that innocent, doe-eyed eyes look of yours... are you that astonished at how different I am to that pathetic, washed-out mimicry?

As expected, not a single being in any realm could come close to my greatness after all. Of course, there's a limit to what playing pretend could do... Now, come sit beside me. I would love to hear what you think of me."

A flirty, unrestrained, and outgoing monarch. Oberon has gathered a lot of lovers from varying races in his lifetime, and he's still open into adding more to his harem.

Bond 2:

While he loves gathering beautiful people for himself, he also takes great enjoyment in playing matchmaker and seeing other people's relationship develop, for the best or the worst.

A complete opposite from his other self who appreciates and finds value in everything, this Oberon does not bother attaching meaning in anything he chases. He doesn't view relationships and connections as something that should be cherished, for in the infamous Shakespearian play, his wife has proven to still love him no matter what he does.

He has a great many desires but his motives seem to be empty and short-sighted. As seen in the play, he gave his queen, Titania, a love potion to prank her without thinking much of what will happen after its effects wore off. He received no consequences for his actions and the story eventually brushed aside the quarrel that they had, further enabling his behavior. To him, there never seemed to be a problem that came his way or a moment in the story that criticized his faulty mindset.

His appetite for the world is unquenchable, as he views everything in it as worthy of enjoyment. He seeks to collect everything that shines before his eyes, yet as his collection grows, so does his dissatisfaction. What motives he has to obtain them are but a momentary fancy, but due to his own frivolous nature, he's fundamentally incapable of realizing and fulfilling his desire for a genuine attachment

Oberon lives as any pan-human history fairies will do, living life as he pleases.

Bond 3:

Being one of the great-father of the fae realm, Oberon, who came from the inner sea of the planet and has no connection with human civilization, is very connected to nature.

This can be seen with his appearance, a large beautiful antlers that attracts birds and insects to land on it, and legs resembling a stag. his outfit and a flowery cloak that is magically created by his fae servants. He’s adorned with jewelries from humans who gave him offering as a way to pass his territory safely. In some legend his pearls are made out of maiden’s tears.

with a face that is blessed to be forever beautiful, he is a king that is fitting to rule the fae realm.

Without his beloved queen Titania to accompany him, he took in her role and personality. He developed more gentle, nurturing, almost motherly role to the fairies around him.

As long there’s nature around him, he could give birth to new fairies on a whim using little bit of mana from his Fairy Patterns. He sires many children from that method of reproduction alone but he also took enjoyment in creating them with others. Such as his consorts and random human maidens.

In some legends he have another famous fairy queen besides Titania, named queen Mab

Bond 4:

Oberon was horrified and amused upon finding out about his other self. A pretend prince in rags and naught a kingdom to speak of. A solitary, spineless insect who is content to forever stare at the star above him instead of dragging it down for himself.

Oberon can't wrap his mind on the way his other self sees the world, and while he agrees that stories should not be forgotten, he thinks they should rightfully be enjoyed forever, else they don't qualify as something interesting. In that case, they might as well be obsolete in his eyes.

In the end he took great enjoyment in observing his other self, and wouldn't even mind extending his affections toward him.

After all, he is still his beloved's master compatriot.

Bond 5:

Though his favor is true in a sense, his seeming infatuation with the Chaldean master urges him to act as though he's madly in love with them. In truth, he initially sees them as a form of entertainment, something to satisfy his curiosity and burgeoning envy as to why his other self-took so much liking towards them.

His yearning for the fictitious Titania might perhaps be even stronger than that of Oberon Vortigern's, for he sees Titania as his rightful wife in the myth, unlike Oberon Vortigern who is simply a pretender. As time goes on, his desperation to have a genuine affection for his master grows, leading him to question why their relationship with his other self seems to flourish more than it does with him. He's failed to understand that his connection with his master is fundamentally different, as the relationship between his other self and the Chaldean master have been forged through a long journey together in Lostbelt Britain.

Despite his strong longing for a true love, he doesn't put much effort in trying to find it nor is his attachment to that desire strong enough to make him hate Pan Human History.

"After all, the world is a beautiful place filled with enjoyment, what would be the point in destroying such things?"

The world is but a playground to him, in the end.

big thanks to my friend @lamunana who helps me brainstorm his lore, write her own ideas and even fix my grammar!

[writerdream22]

THE GREAT- Jujutsu Kaisen x OC

Can be found on Wattpad through my profile: @ avalonant

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0. THE HEIR

Yutaka Endo had taken a drastic decision. He was well aware of the fact that it was frowned upon to teach Kage to a female member of the clan, but his granddaughter was his last resort in order to keep the family's traditions alive and restore its name in the Jujutsu World.

Chizuru was indeed way too young to be taught the technique. But she had shown a great aptitude in the manipulation of cursed energy since the day she was born, so Yutaka knew that he had made the right choice.

Not that he had any other options, anyways.

His only son, Hansuke, had refused to learn how to use Kage and opted to craft a technique of his own.

His daughter Hekima, on the other hand, had been deemed unsuitable for the task by the other members of the family.

This, along with the fact that he knew that he would not have been alive long enough to teach it to his grandson, led the leader of the Endo clan to appoint Chizuru as his heir.

The only thing left for the man to do was to announce it to the other members of the family.

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1995

"Are you crazy?" the scream of Hansuke Endo resounded in the living room of the clan's main residence "She cannot be the last one to be taught Kage, let alone the next leader of the clan! What has gotten into your mind?"

Yutaka sat in front of his son, unfazed by his words.

"Considering that it was you who refused to learn it, and thus are now unable to pass it down onto your children, you cannot come here and make any demands on the matter. Your son is yet to be born, and even though Chizuru is just six years old she has proven to be up to the task" he paused "I have taken my decision. She will begin training with me next year"

Hansuke groaned in annoyance. He knew that he couldn't do anything to change his father's mind, so he sat up and got out of the room, soon followed by his wife.

It was clear that from that moment on Chizuru was not going to live an easy life. But it was, hopefully, for the best.

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1996

Yutaka stood in front of his granddaughter, in the middle of the old training room which he hadn't walked into in a long time.

"You need to pay attention, Chizuru. As next leader of the Endo clan, you will have to know Kage like the back of your hand" he explained, to which the young girl nodded in response.

"You will learn the art of Jujutsu and master the use of cursed energy. I don't have much time, so you will need to catch on as quickly as you can. Understood?"

Chizuru smiled widely, holding up the wooden replica of his grandfather's katana, before exclaiming "Understood!" and copied his motions as he got into a fighting stance.

Yutaka hoped to find some sort of interest in her eyes, and he got exactly what he wanted.

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2004

Chizuru grew up to be magnificent.

She had great potential, her grandfather could see it. His other grandchildren were similarly powerful, but it seemed like they were unable to understand the seriousness of their role.

If only Yutaka could be there just a little bit longer, he would have been able to teach her even more.

But fate had other plans.

If you're reading this I, Yutaka Endo, son of Haruki, have departed from the mortal plane.

Even though it was disclosed that you would be my successor, I know that it will be your father who will take on the role of clan leader until you become of age. It will hopefully be for your best, as you will be able to get a proper education and strengthen yourself even more.

I have already arranged for you to start attending Tokyo Jujutsu High as soon as you turn 15, which is very soon.

You have a great burden on your shoulders, one that I have imposed on you, and I hope that you will not divert from the correct path and fall victim to your family's wrongdoings.

There is much that you still have to learn, but you have to let time run its course.

I have faith in you, little dove, and I trust that you will do great things.

Farewell for now,

your grandfather.

And so began Chizuru's story.

A/N

If you have any suggestions or would like to point out any mistakes in my writing, please do

Feedbacks are always appreciated!

[avalon-kq]

{ anomaly: a r e s }

BIRTH NAME: Ryu Kyungmin (류경민) STAGE NAME: Ares POSITION: Main Rapper, Vocalist, Performance NATIONALITY: Korean BIRTHDAY: 3rd March 1998 BLOOD TYPE: A ZODIAC: Pisces HEIGHT: 179cm

BANNER COLOUR: Blaze (Red) ELEMENT: Fire SPIRIT CREATURE: Phoenix REPRESENTING EMOTION: Passion (Desire) VISUAL REFERENCE: Romin (E'LAST)

TRIVIA

Ares was born in Busan, South Korea

His parents were divorced before he was born. Months after he was born, his mother met another man who would become his step-father and the biological father of his sister, Alyx

KQ Staff originally wanted to use his own name; but he chose the stage name, Ares himself to keep with the group image

He is known for his versatile voice and his ability to perform “death growls” and deep vocals

Nickname: Prince, Royale's Big Brother

He has a love for Horror; especially paranormal and gothic horror.

In an interview; he commented on his favourite creators in Horror, including Shinji Mikami & Junji Ito

He jokes that he doesn’t have a favourite artist as it changes all the time; ranging from rock to Indie & Emotional Pop.

His favourite AVALON song so far is their title, “VENDETTA” as it shows their power and it is also his preferred genre of melodic rock.

Ares adores hot, spicy food.

Out of all the members, Ares has the highest tolerance to heat in food.

Ares considers his members as his closest friends in the company as they have been a unit of support during the pre-debut stage.

His dream as AVALON is to create a world that unites fans and inspires them.

[sexhaver]

I read once that people should find wine recommendations by looking at prominent sommeliers who already like profiles you like, not because they're objectively correct at wine, but their tastes align with yours and they will likely speak to other wines you would like. I just listened to Tarot Sport by Fuck Buttons because you mentioned it and I really like it, do you have any other music recs in general

oh man this is the nicest compliment ive gotten on my musical taste in a minute! if you like the polyrhythmic aspect of Fuck Buttons where they layer sounds on top of each other until it sound like white noise but if you listen from the beginning with headphones you can still pick out every individual layer, check out Lauren Bousfield. her entire discography is good but Avalon Vales and Palimpsest are my personal favs. if you really like those and need more you can check out some of her earlier work under Nero's Day At Disneyland, specifically From Rotting Fantasylands

if you like having Fuck Buttons on in the background as study music, start looking into old Boiler Room sets on Soundcloud. these don't inherently have much in common other than being good background music but you asked me for recs in general so here are some of my fav sets:

Baauer B2B RL Grime at Ray-Ban x Boiler Room SXSW (warning: this set has the best music but also worst hype woman of all time)

Bonobo Boiler Room DJ Mix (this one was playing as i wrote most of my essays in college)

Purity Ring 45 Minute Mix Boiler Room Montreal (please please please skip to 22 minutes in if you listen to nothing else here, that segment singlehandedly gave me so much more respect for Purity Ring than actually seeing them live in 2012 did)

XXYYXX 60 Minute Set Boiler Room Los Angeles (whole thing is good but skip to 24 minutes in lol)

okay this last one isn't Boiler Room at all but uh. umru ♭⒉♭ fraxiom at Lavapalooza is Umru and Fraxiom doing Minecraft parody covers of hyperpop songs at a concert that happened in Minecraft itself. but it's unironically kind of good at certain points if you have the same kind of brain damage i do where you enjoy Fuck Buttons

[zeravmeta]

seeing tonelicos profile where it's basically morgan without the 2000 years of suffering in trying to save a land trying to kill itself really hammers it home she and castoria are both the avalon la fae. the planet made a faerie to become the sword and made them live as a human in order to deconstruct and understand what humanity is but despite that and both morgan and castoria having hated every single moment of their life they have never stopped fighting for their tiny light of hope. as avalon la fae you are the only one who can judge me when i abandoned it. in another life, i was once exactly like you. not a single thing is different, not a single thing is the same

[nocifer]

Lore Dump the Third: The Origins of Witchcraft

Chaos lies in all things, it is ephemerality, energy, being. All things change, sometimes so imperceptibly that it seems as if everything is still. The life of a mortal being is chaos in its purest form, transience, evolution, movement. Beyond death and through the mortal coil, in all things, over and over again, without end.

Everything changes, everything except... nothing. The absence, the void, nonexistence. Everything changes, but never darkness, never emptiness, always the same, as it always was. Is it not comforting to know at least... something will never change? Is there anything more absolute, anything more worth giving in to?

In the eternal. In the infinite. In Nihil. The first and final curse of the universe unto itself. A solution to chaos.

The first curse, for the first witches.

Old History:

From the age of ruin and through every age after, no matter how far back one casts their gaze, should they look carefully, they would notice the faint shadow of witchcraft.

The Harbingers of the first ages have often been seen as the precursors of black magic, the true heirs of the dark arts. Yet it always seems as if the elusive witches are more ancient still.

Yet there was one among all others, that history remembers as the first witch. The mother of all witches, the seedbed of curses, the mistress of darkness and the first of Hexweaver witches. Cereza, the first witch.

Once known only as a companion of the hero Radamanthe, he who led the armies of the living against the Wraith King. Yet it was her who slew the undead king, her who pried open the gates of the abyss and cast the old shade unto the void, never to return.

She who slew the Holy King Radamanthe, betraying her own lover, and became the infamous Witch Queen of Avalon, before being defeated and cast down by the Archwizard Grey and Radamanthe's loyal paladins.

Though she faded into the shadows, never to be seen again, her legacy would remain. She taught her craft far and wide to all who shared her desire to delve into the depths of magic, and her students scattered to the wind with her defeat, hunted and reviled, but unbroken.

Yet time comes for all of us, and the remaining children of Cereza found their paths straying from each other, splintering into their own factions. So were born the witch covens.

Covens:

A witch coven in essence is nothing more than a gathering of witches brought together through common goals, ideals or beliefs.

Witches are used to the scrutiny, distrust or outright fear they inspire, and so do they understand just how isolated, how vulnerable they would be should they face the world alone. Covens were the solution. A network of like-minded witches, augmenting their power, their reach, their knowledge... assistance, protection, teaching, the covens allowed witches to flourish like never before. And made them all the more terrifying for it.

Many covens also use the concept of triads, three witches joined through bloodbound oath, sworn to protect and aid each other no matter what, shielding against the inherent treachery and cunning of practitioners of the dark arts.

Though throughout history the vast majority of witches have been human women, anyone may become a witch, and few care to uphold this so-called "tradition" at all except for the most conservative covens. The majority of covens readily accept men and other species among their ranks.

It also happens that witches of different covens move between them, though many covens are dedicated to particular profiles and goals they certainly would hesitate to turn their back on a fully trained witch, or even a competent apprentice. Many covens are far more diverse than they appear on the surface.

There are covens of all sizes, some overwhelmingly powerful, others completely insignificant. These are but a handful of them:

The Daughters of Cereza: One of the largest and easily the most dangerous coven. True believers in the cause of the great witch Cereza, they consider themselves her only true heirs, the only remaining witches still loyal to her and her ideals. They are by far the most conservative coven but also the most actively malignant, no other coven wages bloody goethic war against their own than the daughters of Cereza.

The Raven's Answers: The Raven-of-Ways' followers are as enigmatic as the culprit itself. The Answers are all too fond of gleaning secrets, and make extensive use of phasmiurgy among the Raven's various boons.

The Locksmiths of Infinity: A peculiar gathering of witches dedicated to uncovering the ways of the Black Gate and other such aspects, eager to explore reaches of the void that none other have. They are masters of pathways, and eager to throw themselves at any and all obstacles.

Evil Eye's Bloody Hags: Some of the Raven Queen's favored children. The Hags embody the violent and vengeful nature of the queen, they may be the most aggressive coven against the enemies of witches and pursue reckoning with reckless abandon. They are known for their particularly vicious use of the more physical aspects of Sarkothurgy.

Initiation:

There are a few ways to become a witch, each coven has its own rule concerning what kind of apprentice they are willing to take on, but though it's very useful, being recognized by a coven isn't strictly necessary so long as you are able to claim the title.

Apprenticeship is a very important part of witchcraft, and though it's possible to be self-taught it's a difficult path that would test one's determination at every turn.

Usually, another witch will claim you as their apprentice if you desire to be taught and are found worthy. Every witch would have their own ways to teach you, but unless you have magical capabilities of your own, she will also arrange a pact for you, negotiating the terms in your stead for an entity to pass on a fraction of their power to you, until your own grow strong enough to thrive without their help.

If no witch claims mentorship of you, it is possible to seek a mentor in a demon or fae, who are often more than willing to make a pact of mentorship and pass on some of their powers to you, in exchange for your service.

Once you are ready, a trial will usually be arranged by your coven, triumph over which will earn you the title of witch and the recognition of your peers.

Witchcraft:

To call Witchcraft a discipline is a disservice to just how dedicated witches have been to the study of many forms of black magic and even more conventional magic as well. Witches have been known to practice Hexcraft, Curseweaving, Sarkothurgy, Demonology, Phasmiurgy, Necromancy, and most of all things forbidden.

Above all witches are pioneers, in the same ways as a wizard may be. They seek to tread paths uncharted and uncover secrets hidden in darkness, at the core of every witch's goals is usually the accomplishment of a great work.

The ways of Goethy are too many to list, but some notable examples are:

Hexcraft: Hexes are often known as lesser curses, a discredit to their power and usefulness. A hex can take many forms, but it tends to share the strange but inescapable nature of a curse. They come in various forms, some of them merely hindering, others outright deadly, but they usually center around fulfilling certain conditions to unleash devastating consequences on one's enemies.

Curseweaving: Curses may be the essence of witchcraft itself, they are absolute, inevitable, in ways only spells of such a nature may be. Curses are difficult to use, often requiring many conditions to cast upon their enemies. But once cast, it will stop at nothing to fulfill its purpose, it cannot be escaped, it cannot be dispelled, save for a very particular way. They are rightfully feared by all, and one who masters curses is one that should never be crossed.

Sarkothurgy: The magic of blood, flesh and bones, beloved of many witches for its incredible powers. Capable both of manipulating the body of others to heal or inflict harm, or a witch's own to enhance it, Sarkothurgy is a complex, and incredibly painful, discipline to master, but should one have what it takes, the could become nearly immortal and have complete mastery of their form.

Demonology: The study of the infernal plane and its denizens as long been a staple of witchcraft, the summoning and contracting of demons is so essential that few witches go without at least basic knowledge of demonology. Those who focus on the discipline could even have powerful archdemons at their beck and call.

Phasmiurgy: Though not outright goethy, Phasmiurgy is of great interest to many witches both for its powers of illusion and divination. A witch who focuses on Phasmiurgy would be a terrifying foe capable of divining and altering infinite pathways of the future.

Necromancy: Necromancers are beasts of their own, but it remains a discipline of Goethy, and many witches are quite adept. Necromancy is the magic of death and souls, reanimation, communication with the dead, withering, transference of life, the applications are myriad and some witches would not hesitate to make it their main source of power.

Aspects:

These old beings the witches commune with are varied in nature, and said nature is often difficult to parse, but they are fierce allies of witches and easily willing to part with powers for witches they are pleased with.

Cronemother: Possibly the most personable aspect, and the most mysterious. Cronemother as been likened to an aspect, a spirit, a fae, even to a primordial goddess, but no one can truly pretend to know the nature of this old monster. She presents herself to witches as an aspect of wisdom, power, bonds and teaching, she loves all witches but she is an elusive being whose motives are difficult to discern. For your path to come across her wandering abode is a chance no witch should ever squander. Her boons often come in the ways of sound advice.

The Red Grail: One of the most infamous aspect, its domains are life, renewal, sacrifice and rebirth. It takes the form of a black chalice, its base a tangle of roots and its cup constantly runneth over with a spill of blood. It is known as the foremost patron in the ways of sarkothurgy.

The Black Gate: An aspect of thresholds, transition, pathways, obstacles and trials. It often appears as a towering black gate, devoid of locks, impassable, all witches are confronted with the gate, at least once in their lives. It seldom offers boons, for they are to be wrested from beyond it, some witches say that the trial itself is the gift of the gate.

The Raven-of-Ways: An aspect of knowledge and its pursuit, secrets and journeys, the Raven is an elusive aspect who loves its riddles but is all too willing to show the path to witches looking for answers. It is known above all for its mastery of phasmiurgy, especially its prophetic aspects.

The Raven Queen: An aspect of retribution, grudges, balance and bloodshed. The Raven Queen is known to be a vengeful creature, of whom vicious and warlike witches are beloved. One of the few aspects to directly interact with witches, she is known to hunt down and slaughter those who betray their oaths. She is known for her violence and boons of might.

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It´s a wizard and fairy kinda thing

So... I decided to drop another post here... I am so sorry it´s so long... This time about the connection between Wizard 1 and Pixy. (I will refer to Wiz 1 as Lucan for the rest of the post) Mostly because for how little we get, the implications do have a pretty big impact on Pixy as a character (his motives to join AWWNB specificaly). At least that is what I believe. So once again I am need to reference the perfect guide: https://www.skywardfm.com/aczpg-ace-pilot-profiles Now let´s get started. Connection between Pixy and Lucan Thanks to the Perfect guide we can get a really important clue about Pixy and Lucan right from the start. And that is that they are a long time acquaintances. This on it´s own gives us a verry important info about Pixy´s idiology. Pixy most likely had anarchist views before the start of the game. We just never heard about them before Directus because well... Up until that point Pixy didn´t really have a problem fighting in Belkan war. It´s only after he is kinda forced to be part of the counter attack (aka he is on the offensive side) he starts to talk about some of his views. Mission 7 and 8: "Nuclear inspection”, huh? What a joke…"; "Hey Cipher, you hear me? Just look at the view. There’s not much difference between those countries from up here." This does kinda beg the question about how they know each other: Are they long time acquaintances because Pixy always had anarchistic views? Or are they long time acquaintances because Lucan was the one who introduced Pixy to these views? Unfortunately we can only guess because this is all we get from their past. That being said it´s obviose that Pixy does trust Lucan, now I personaly can´t say how mutual this is with Lucan acting like a cult leader and all that. But concidering that Lucan is the only person who calls him by his 1st name in the middle of combat (a furrball no less). And this is the only time something like this happeneds in the game. I honestly wouldn´t be suprised if it was mutual (not to mention with the whole Larry thing it almost feels like Pixy is getting some special treatment from Lucan). However another factor in this is that Pixy is a Belkan war orphan who grew up in a foreign orphanage. Who after leaving became a merc pilot. Meaning that Pixy most likely doesn't have a secondary education, and might not even have primary one depending on how much access to education the orphanage he lived in provided. To tie it back, it makes sence that Pixy would probably trusts Lucan with some of his more philosophical ideas, since Lucan is described as "A deep thinker and has philosophical thoughts. Often pulls quotes relating to philosophy from books and poems." And that is not mentioning that there is 10 years between them. This leads to another conclusion. Lucan is clearly the one who has more intellectual influence in this dynamic. We can actually see this influence if we look at how Pixy talks before Stage of Apocalipse and later in Avalon. Before he is more straight forward with Cipher and PJ. While in Avalon he starts to use more metaphor and more symbolic language (like Lucan). Notebly Lucan and Pixy are the only members that talk about how they will cause a lot of destruction to create the new world. Lucan with his whole "new creation of destruction" and Pixy with his "reset to Zero". Gault 1 mostly talks about his problem how politicians are the one in control and how they never had to go through what they did, Sorcerer 1 is mostly concerned about how borders will create new conflicts in future and how getting rid of them will libare them..

Another interesting connection is that both Pixy and Lucan are the only enemy aces that will use obvious technological advantages against the player in Zero (when I say this I mean something only Belkan magic can explain). Lucan with his Black Widow YF-23 (which somehow has the power to be invisible?) and Pixy with Morgan (I don´t even want to get into to levels of Belkan witchcraft needed for that ECM system).

Now am I saying that Pixy was brainwashed into joining AWWNB? I am honestly not sure, but I would have to say no. Mostly because I think that Pixy is not a case of brainwashing but a case of slow radicalization and how his few connections and world around him as well as his past shaped him into thinking that lauching V2 was a good and moral idea (from his point of view). But that is only how I see it. With all of this out of the way I will focuse on their 2 conversations and what they mean. In game interractions 1) Mayhem Wizard 1: Wizard 1 here, the enemy has broken formation, take them out. Larry, can you read me? Pixy: Looks like you’ve still got the touch. Wizard 1: It’s happening just as you thought, it’s about time we got out of this dead-end job. Pixy: Not just yet. So this one tells us that they know each other but there is something more important. Lucan already gave Pixy an invatation before this mission to join AWWNB and Pixy is considering it. And not turning it down. Meaning that he was probably thinking about joining AWWNB before Hoffnung. That being said just look how casualy this is said in the middle of a giant furball. Implying that they might be more in contact that we think and this is not the 1st time Lucan is suggesting this to Pixy. Also notice that it almost feels like Lucan is trying to push Pixy to accept his offer. Another interesting fact is that after this conversation Pixy´s and PJ´s talks about fighting for peace takes place. If you do keep in mind that Pixy is thinking about joining AWWNB the convo creats another dimension to it. Mostly that PJ is kinda accidentally acting like an intrusive thought to Pixy, basically telling him all the reason why Pixy should join AWWNB while Pixy is trying to grownd himself with every exuse he has. 2) Stage of Apocalypse Wizard 1: Larry, can you read me? Your fairy godmother’s here, Cinderella. Pixy: How could you after what just happened? Wizard 1: [laughs] Today is your lucky day, Larry, just like your birthday. Pixy: And you’re here to pull me off in a magical carriage, huh? to hell, I suppose…

So this dialogue is important because when exactly it takes place. It mostly happeneds right after the 7 nukes are set of, but more importantly it´s also probably happened in the moment that Pixy is most likely in the worst possible psychological state he can be (with Hoffnung before and all that). And right at that moment Lucan just appears out of nowhere and (at least how I read this) starts to reassure Pixy that everything will be alright now that his fairy godmother is there to make things right and pull him of on that carried to that beautiful ball in that fairytale castel that is Avalon. Just like Fairy Godmother did with Cinderella. In her darkest hour she just appeared and helps her and reassures her that everything will be right now that she is here. This is where I once again do need to get into more of a interpretation territory, from what I can come up there could be 3 explanation why Lucan appears at this moment: 1) Pixy already contacted Lucan that he would be joining Meaning Lucan was there to ensure that Pixy would be able to not only join but also to leave to AWWNB,it's just that 7 nukes worked in his favor. 2) Pixy still hasn´t decided yet and so Lucan wanted to give him one last chance to choose and it was an acident that he just so happened to arrive at the perfect moment when Pixy would be most likely to join him. 3) Lucan already somehow (most likely his connection to Gault 1) knew what will happened and just wanted to make sure that Pixy would be in a state where he will not refuse his offer to join AWWNB. Unfortunately this really is up to how you see it. It could be one of them, or a combination of all of the, or it could have been something completely different. I personally fall into a mix of 1 and 2. But this is most likely because of my own personal reading here. That being said every outcome ends the same. Pixy does accept "help" from Lucan and joins him and his organisation. Bonus mission 16: In Wizard squadron fight (knight route), Lucan does mention with his line Pixy, implying that they did talk to each other. "It's just as he said. He flies with aggression." Interesting thing is that only Lucan said this implying that Pixy might have out of the 4 squadron leaders only talk to him about Cipher. With this I believe I already said everything I could from the text it self. However I would still like to talk about some other interesting parallels between Pixie and Lucan that I found.

Parallels of this relationship Morgan and Merlin It´s interesting that Pixy and Lucan seem to mirror the student/mentor aspect of this relationship. Not only is Pixy parallel to Morgan, but Lucan does share some similarities of Merlin too, with his Nick Name “the Blue Magician”. Combine "Often pulls quotes relating to philosophy from books and poems." As well as the fact that you know he literally has Belkan witchcraft on his side (I still have no idea how you can even explain the invisible jets). Cinderella and Fairy godmother I already mentioned this connection in my dialogue 2. I just wanted to mentio it here. That being said this again goes back into the idea that Lucan is the one who holds more authority in this dynamic. Like a guardian over their and ward (at least at that moment). ACE Combat 3 spoiler START Rena and Dision So for those who haven´t playid it. I will be droping some important spoilers here so... yeah.... It´s interesting that they do seem to hold similar position in their organization respectfully. Both Dision and Lucan are leaders (well in Lucan´s case we can only believe that he is, but even then HE is the one who actually has connection to all the interview pilots so make of that what you will). That want destruction of the world Dision for his revenge and Lucan...honestly I do personally believe that he really is just that zealot and believes that is will create a new better world. And Rena with Pixy being the pilots of Super Planes (Rena being the one in charge of Night Raven while Pixy is the last plan of AWWNB with Morgan). The more interesting parallel is also that both Rena and Pixy are recruited and how.

Rena was groomed (and later even brainwashed) to join Ouroboros and be the pilot of Night Raven. Simular thing could be said for Pixy that he was slowly radicalise by war and probably Lucan to join AWWNB and was later choosen to be the Pilot of Morgan. And this is all I could find since I unfortunately have´t played AC3 fully (this is all that I could find from essays and wiki) ACE Combat 3 spoiler END

Ok so another thing my sleep deprived brain forgot to say is that there is also another parallels in how they are after Avalon and their interviews. After Avalon They are both the only members that still try to somehow continue in the ideology of AWWNB. Gault 1 is death, Espada 2 only was there because of Espada 1 and Sorcerer 1 gave up and lives a normal life (as normal as being watch by Osea can allow). On the other hand Lucan continues in his ideas same as before. Even trying to recreate AWWNB and even trying to assassinate the President of Osea. But was later lock up and turned kinda insane. Kinda going deeper into the dark both metaphorically and literally.

While Pixy thanks to seeing ground Zero and help from people (and probably the fact that he no longer is in contact with Lucan) is able to reflect and learn from all of this. He realizes that V2 wasn't the solution and that to fully understand the situation he needs to learn more about why borders exist and why people creat them. He in a sence returns to light (like there is a literal shot where beams of light are shining on him his last speech)

So yeah I somehow forgot the one thing that make me create this post..... sorry about that....

This is really the end (I hope this time), I hope that you all liked reading this brainrot of mine. So yeah... thanks for reading all of this and sorry for how long this was... and how I forgot to put the last part here Have a nice day

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