#df hero jemma

[tve-creates]

part of me is like "i should be working on 2heroes (or the vampire silver fic that's been sitting in my drafts for. months.)" but the rest is like "hahaha hero with a necromancer dad go brrrrr"

and unfortunately hero with a necromancer dad *does* go brrrr so i've been thinking about all of the things about my oc hero jemma that would be just so subtly off and perhaps hint to her having an... interesting childhood.

things like critiquing necromancers or knowing too much about bones, having an 'evil' laugh/cackle, being worryingly chill about dark magic, etc

...i'm not saying i'm planning a 5+1 fic of sorts about this but i'm also not not saying that

[tve-creates]

ohhhh this is such a good question! and a tough one because i hadn't considered it before.

my two heroes au duo and their shared dragon seren are probably the easiest to figure out. river has a very strong affinity for light magic, and one of the first things she figured out how to do with that light magic was make tiny little dancing motes of light that mimic fireflies. it sparks joy, and she's gotten very good at it, and also getting the little motes to do exactly what she wants... such as dancing about in specific erratic patterns for a young dragon to chase and pounce on. enrichment! lys meanwhile will just straight up play wrestle with seren as a bonding activity, because that's one of the ways she bonded with her younger sibling growing up and it's good exercise for everyone involved as well as being fun. (no one tell seren that lys is letting them win.)

as for jemma, necromancer's daughter... hm. jemma would also play wrestle with a baby dragon, because she fears no man, beast, or god (mild exaggeration), but what she and rian really enjoy as a bonding activity is a game that jemma came up with to train rian's accuracy. she'll throw a knife at a target, and rian can either pounce on it or blast it with breath/magic. this has lead to many damaged or destroyed knives, and jemma being a common sight at many an armory or blacksmith to get more.

Okay actually. Hero Appreciation Time: what does your hero do in their downtime to bond with, and care for, their dragon?

Ravyn as a paladin tends to work out pretty regularly in between their adventures. Part of this is because when she was in her early days, she started strength training using Rune as her weight. He would lay across their shoulders while they were doing squats, hang off their arms for them to deadlift, and curl up on their back while they did pushups. As the baby dragon grew up, this has, of course, become more of a challenge due to his increasing size, but he enjoys it so much she doesn't have the heart to say they should stop. It makes him feel important- and though he's a little too prideful to ask for cuddles, he's got no problem telling them to train their "puny human muscles" and enjoying the side benefits.

[tve-creates]

broke: runaway noble's daughter

woke: runaway necromancer's daughter

bespoke: necromancer's daughter who has a very awkward relationship with her father for various reasons, the least of which being that he creates undead abominations and she tripped her way into heroism

[tve-creates]

to do list:

- epilogue for teething problems

- fanfic debut of jemma the necromancer's daughter

- fanfic debut of the 2 heroes au

- spooky pokémon fic for spooky season

- spooky df fic for spooky season

[tve-creates]

hero bits!

jemma - the only one of my heroes with a solid bit so far and that bit is Throwing People In Ponds/Lakes/Nearby Bodies of Water for varying reasons. she teaches this bit to her dragon, rian. this causes Problems.

river - Improper Usage of Light Magic

lys - will make jokes using her name. they are often very bad. (not sold on this yet, may find a better one).

hero appreciation day: what's your hero's Bit. like, what would make them fit into the slightly ridiculous world of dragonfable.

i'll start: mira's bit is that she never wears sleeves and if you give her a shirt with sleeves she will immediately flex off the sleeves. sun(bringer)'s out guns out.