#but the post is already long kdsjfhds

[clawedbear-moved]

* 𝚂𝚄𝙱𝙹𝙴𝙲𝚃  :  𝚢𝚕𝚟𝚊’𝚜  𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗  𝚘𝚏  𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛  𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛 . .  𝚘𝚛  𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢  𝚑𝚎𝚛  𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝  𝚒𝚗  𝚕𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚛.

this  headcanon  has  been  rattlin’  around  my  dome  piece  for  awhile  but  i  keep  forgettin’  to  write  it  down  &  thanks  to  @runaljod​’s  lovely  edit,  it  reminded  me  to  do  so.

sorry  to  break  any  hearts,  but  if  lev’s  sister  ylva  meets  your  character  she  probably  does  not  likeM  your  character  very  much  if  they’re  not  free  folk  /  from  south  of  the  wall  (  yes  this  does  include  romantic  partners  ).  it’s  not  necessarily  personal,  but  stems  from  the  centuries  of  distrust  &  history  between  the  free  folk  &  southerners.  it  also  doesn’t  mean  your  character  is  automatically  on  a  list  of  people  she  likes  or  trusts  even  if  they  are  free  folk  because  we  know  that  free  folk  clans  have  histories  with  each  other  that  includes  infighting,  grudges,  violence,  etc  &  that’s  why  people  in  canon  seem  shocked  mance  was  even  able  to  unite  them,  a  feat  that  also  took  YEARS,  because  there  are  longstanding  clan  feuds  &  rivalries.

ylva’s  opinion  of  your  character  though  doesn’t  really  impact  lev’s  perception  of  your  muse.  while  he  &  ylva  are  twins  &  are  close,  they’re  their  own  people  aren’t  the  type  of  people  who  think  like  ‘ if  i  like  this  person  then  you  need  to  too. ’   in  the  grand  scheme  of  things  ylva  trusts  lev’s  judgement  &  his  judgement  of  character.   if  lev  trusts  you,  that’s  enough  for  her.  she  doesn’t  NEED  to  like  you.

which  is  also  why  at  hardhome  she  chooses  to  accept  jon’s  offer  not  because  she  trusts  jon  or  the  watch,  but  because  she  TRUSTS LEV  &  if  he’s  vouching  for  jon  that’s  enough  for  her  to  agree.  she  knows  lev,  like  herself,  is  always  going  to  try  to  do  what’s  best  for  their  people  &  their  survival  so  if  he  thinks  their  best  choice  is  to  ally  with  jon  &  the  watch  then  she’s  going  to.  she  also  makes  it  very  clear  though  that  she’s  only  saying  yes  because  of  lev  &  because  they  don’t  have  any  other  options.

&  this  also  isn’t  to  say  she’ll  always  distrust / dislike  your  character  but  rather  it  would  take  awhile  for  her  to  warm  up  to  them  . . .  but  if  lev  vouches  for  you,  then  she’s  willing  to  give  someone  a  chance  to  prove  themselves  worthy  of  having  her  trust  too  because  her  brother  is  fiercely  loyal  but  she  also  knows  he’s  no  fool  &  that  his  loyalty  is  earned.

[reachfolk]

1, 6, 13, and 16 for Alexi and Ursula and shoot anyone else you wanna answer for

💛 from @korvanjund

thank you sm for the ask darlin!! i decided to also include my little haglet ophelia since i've been adding more to her storyline today, and it's about time i start talking more about my other character lol.

who are they closest to? how did they meet and what do they like to do together?

i already answered this for alexi here!

ursula: she's obviously very close with her wife, bothela. like i said in her chara sheet, the two met when markarth was under reach control and they worked together as healers. they spend most of their day running the hag's cure together and training their apprentice. when they aren't doing that, they mostly focus on their own little projects and research; bothela seems to somehow never tire of alchemy even long after the shop closes, and ursula likes to tinker around with dwemer texts and tech to see what she can find out. then they get back together and discuss whatever interesting things they learned. she's also super close to her niece and nephew! isobel doesn't love having the kids spend time with her, but the few times they are together, they love hearing all her stories from when she was in the uprising and just stories of the reach in general.

ophelia: she'd literally lay down her life for every single person in her coven dklfjskdj, she's very dedicated to them!! but of course, she's closest to her mother, helle. helle was in the forsworn uprising, and she had ophelia not long after markarth was secured. after it all fell apart, she raised filly to continue fighting for the reach, but the rebellion was never the same after madanach was imprisoned. eventually, the two (along with some of ophelia's closest friends from the forsworn) disbanded and formed an independent coven. ophelia supported her mother through the ritual to become a hagraven matriarch, and she's gladly willing to take on the same burden should anything happen to helle. helle taught ophelia a LOT about everything she knows about magic, and she's working on honing her skills as a seer to better guide the coven. although helle is the matriarch, her daughter is her right hand man of sorts and is just as responsible for everything they do. she runs around the coven doing just about anything that needs doing to help the members, whether it's hunting with hypatia, babysitting honey while beatrice is busy, or assisting esmeralda in her expeditions to old ruins.

on an average day, what can they be found doing after dinner?

alexandria: the short answer is: way too much !! the long answer: girlie has the worst case of insomnia ever and she compensates for that by using Way Too Many stamina potions, so it's usually her companions that even have to remind her to stop for dinner at all. even after dinner, she knows she wouldn't be able to sleep unless she majorly tires herself out, so she likes to run around doing more and more stuff. if her companions are too worn out from the day to do that, she likes to restock their potion supply or practice her spells. if after that she still can't quite fall asleep, she'll usually go on a late night hunting trip. there have been a few times when the local blacksmith tries to open shop and just finds her tanning leather at their station lol

ursula: she's quite the scholar, especially when it comes to the history of the reach! this goes beyond just the reachfolk; she also studies the history of the dwarves in the reach, the dragon cult, etc. she's published a few books covering the subjects, and is considered a leading expert on the matter. if she's not having a chill evening with her wife, she likes to continue working on those books, whether she's writing for them or just doing some research. she makes occasional visits to isobel's family, as the kids absolutely adore her, but those are few and far between.

ophelia: she's a little like alexi in that she does way more than anyone has any business doing kdsjfhd. she doesn't have the same ailment of course, but she wants to take off the pressures of managing the coven from her mother's shoulds, at least as best as she can. by the time they finish dinner, she's already thinking about where to go hunting for the next day's meal. she prays at the shrines to the old gods, who often send her visions to guide her. she checks in on each of the members and their individual duties and their work. she'll sometimes read honey a story before bed or sing her to sleep when her mother is away. she takes care of helle when she's in pain (i hc that the hagraven transformation can be pretty painful and draining, not unlike the briarheart transformation). when she does have a moment to relax, she likes to spend it by the river, soaking her feet and watching the stars.

what special abilities or talents do they possess? did they develop through training or were they born with them?

alexandria: she's always had a knack for alchemy, like i said in the other post! it was why her tutor encouraged her to apprentice at the hag's cure, where she built on that natural talent with a lot of hard work. despite her young age (around 22-27 depending on her point in the story), she's practically a master alchemist already. she'll insist she's not a master—"well i don't think anyone could ever know everything there is to know about alchemy. it's an evolving discipline and—" she's the worst lol. but the point is, she's one of the best ones you'll find around!! she's not an expert in things like sword fighting or marksmanship, but she makes up for it with her potions and poisons, making her a formidable foe.

ursula: she's pretty well rounded i think, having been a fighter and a healer for much of her life. she's also fairly good at alchemy herself. a lot of those things weren't really inborn, but she had a lot of great guidance from the other people that were part of the uprising. since it was in the works for many years, and ursula joined in during the early stages of its planning, she had a lot of time to hone her skills. by the time of the main story with lex, she's pretty much a master at restoration magic in particular, as that's the one she's used most in the 30 years since the city was reconquered by the nords. when the temple of dibella is closed, she's looked to as the town's primary healer.

ophelia: like i said before, she's a seer. it was always an inborn gift she's had, but her training with her mother as well as her devout worship of the old gods give her visions a significant boost. she's most devout to vaermina, who shows her visions of omens and looming threats to both her and her people in her dreams. she's actually the one that told alexandria to go to helgen, because she got a vision of what was going to happen and knew alexi was central to it. her visions can sometimes come in the form of metaphors rather than exact tellings of what'll happen, so she thought that alexi being personified as a dragon in these visions was some odd metaphor, as was helgen being burnt to the ground. needless to say, she later realized those visions were more literal than initially thought lol

how do they like their baths/showers? hot/cold, long/short?

alexandria: like absolutely scorching lol. when she bathes, she often uses a flames spell to get the water damn near boiling before she hops in. when it's revealed that she's the dragonborn, she makes a lot of jokes that it's because of her dragon blood, but tbh she's just Like That.

ursula: warm, but not as much as lex. she's still spry and healthy, but she is Old (tm), so she finds a warm bath nice and soothing, yk? especially since most of her work is on her feet.

ophelia: cold or lukewarm at best. she loves bathing in the karth river, and she appreciates it regardless of the weather. the karth is practically sacred to the reachfolk, and she finds the embrace of the cold water bracing and energizing! lord knows she needs that considering how much is on her plate.