#ftc tag

[peliginspeaks]

Been having a lot of thoughts about The Themes Of It All lately so here are my characters and their major themes/recurring through-lines:

Hallowrove

Cycles - the paradox of being both trapped in and relying on them. Dreading the next loop but not really being sure how to live and be happy if the wheel stops turning. Slowly becoming self-aware and having to make the decision on whether or not to try and break free, amidst the quiet fear of not being able to if they tried.

Going from searching for a place for themself -> creating one in their shape in the Neath, and the difficulty of accepting a place and a life as home after so long spent internalizing that a true home wouldn't be possible.

Sub-themes of relationship to future/present/past, use of free will to make small change in the face of oppressive power structures, distraction vs confronting, rebellion against being seen as anything other than a whole person of many parts

Null

Personhood and subtraction - asks the question What is the minimum requirement for truly being a person? Is reacting like one enough, if the mind is fully gone? Does it matter, if no one will ever know?

Greed and consumption purely for its own sake, wanting just to have, destroying just to take, the effort to fill a bottomless void

The Frostbitten Tomb-Colonist

Personhood and addition - How broad can an individual's experiences be before they stop being traditionally individual? Does living thousands of years, experiencing several lifetimes, and purposely acting against your core self for decades just for a different experience dilute or expand that core enough to no longer be one? If you are everything, everyone, does it not spill over to become nothing?

Time and scale - hard to describe this one, feels like it needs a bit more development, but there's definitely something here related to her grey morality and the belief that if a harm or joy won't matter in 200 years it never really mattered at all

(Feel free to add on your own! It was really fun for me to think about my guys like this, feels good to pick out the heart of them and look at it as it were)

[peliginspeaks]

Hallowrove likes gem-toned greens and purples, but they spent a lot of their life on the Surface learning how to dress in a way that would draw the least unwanted attention so they do still tend to favour neutrals in their everyday outfits. He likes clothing with movement and some fun flare to it (flowy coats, pleated skirts) and also favours things that give him good freedom of movement in turn. She doesn't have the patience for a lot of accessorizing every day, but a couple fun items to add interest (a scarf, some simple earrings, a fancier band for her goggles) keep her from getting bored with her clothing.

Null prefers to be on the bleeding edge of fashion, and when most of their time is spent at court this often puts them in the center of a mound of ruffles and silk. Their goal is to draw more eyes than anyone else in the room, and with their pale and unsettling base appearance they're already off to a good start. They tend towards hyper-femininity while at court (finding it makes drawing attention easiest) and show no personal preference in style, simply commissioning whatever dress is in the current trend and usually pairing it with an elaborately styled wig. They will often wear white to appear more striking, with the social misstep of mimicking a wedding dress only generating more gossip which they'll take as positive attention.

The Frostbitten Tomb-Colonist fancied a particular dress somewhere back in the mid 1800s and has simply been getting it mended and altered since then. The bodice has been removed entirely, but it doesn't seem to bother her. Anyone who has a problem with it is kindly encouraged to file a complaint via cuneiform tablet. If the grammar is good enough, it might even actually be read!

Actually on that thought, new question prompt:

What's everyone's character's preferred outfit style?

ie. preferred colours? saturated or unsaturated shades? plain or patterned? suits and/or dresses? geometric shapes vs more flow-ey designs? ruffles or lace? accesories? etc.

For example, Jamie's main colours are red, black, and white (and sometimes gold), and tends towards suits more then dresses. Loves patterned waistcoats and anything to show off, and is known to take an accesory or too. Likes to wear fanier clothes, and when wearing outfits allows it tends towards ruffles.

[13leaguestories]

Feel free to ignore this if you don't want to answer ofc, but those asks about Superstition & Insight made me wonder about For The Crown. It's my fave out of your WIPs, I loved the child soldier/assassin MC + the whole going undercover in a royal court aspect!

I checked and the last post in the tag was this one (https://www.tumblr.com/13leaguestories/744748222113808384/i-just-realized-that-for-the-crown-was-canceled). Since it was 6 months ago, is that still where you are now, that it may or may not come back altered in some way? Or are you leaning towards a particular direction?

Um ... I'm still pretty much still there. It's still teetering in limbo though so don't get excited. I think if I do get back into it I might do something similar to ToA and make routes out of it. But at the same time I'd have to go through and see exactly how that would work. It'd be great on one hand because let's say you wanted Lord Doran, well the original story you won't see much of him until the second half but with routes you'd see and focus on him more. But then that also means a lot of story twisting.

So, we'll see. I haven't really given it much thought but I know I 100% want to put that art to good use.

[sketchydesign78]

Could you draw Ellie?

I could! I also felt like adding a little bit of a story to the doodle, if that's alright ^^

[biophucker]

these lesbians have been on my mind for WEEKS. lovigh and elysia you will always be famous elysia (cerulean) belongs to my sweet pal @yellowcorps ! please check out his blog for all your dc needs

[peliginspeaks]

Hallowrove is completely unmusical as far as instruments go, and frankly not a talented singer, but a very joyful one under the right circumstances. They take easily to songs that have a good rhythm or a story to them, and know a few work songs from the Surface or zee shanties picked up from their crew. They're the type of singer whose enthusiasm and genuineness is infectious enough to make you tap your foot along even if a few notes are slightly off key.

Null can play any instrument they've seen played in enough detail before, but can only follow sheet music. They physically cannot make a tune of their own.

The Frostbitten Tomb-Colonist probably knows several instruments, but strikes me as a flute person above all else. She might pull it out and recreate some ancient melodies to entertain the Stewardesses in the Adulterine Castle during whatever doesn't pass for an evening there on occasion.

i'm curious so! question time!

do your ocs play any instruments or sing?

elias sings and play the viol!

they were taught how to sing first by the servants they hung out with in their early days, and then refined it at mahoghany hall during their light fingers days!

they learned violin at jericho locks, and the swan bride taught them how to play it as a fiddle as well.

thursday doesn't currently play anything, put i want to have them learn how to sing and play an instrument in the future

marigold sings a little, but they're best when in a group, and plays piano! their brain make connections with how their fingers weave and knot their bobbins when tatting with how they play the keys

[zeebtrolls]

whups… another emo and i’m still trying to get rid of the yellow! i might keep them both atp if they don’t sell they slay to me… bringing down the yellow to $20 tho!

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[byrdstrolls]

Bulk anon wannabe

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[firstinspires]

i have "SATIRE" written on literally every surface of this blog because. i mean. i don't want to incur the wrath of lockheed martin.

[peliginspeaks]

Hallowrove bundles up, but often not enough since he doesn't really step outside to test how cold it is first. Sometimes he'll put on some layers, step outside to test if he needs more, and then forget that's what he's doing and just sort of Keep Walking and go to whatever thing he's going to and end up shivering later.

Null has yet to figure out that the sensation of cold is connected to how much or little clothing it is wearing. It is cold. It does not like this. It will continue wearing dresses with no sleeves and having no idea why it's shivering.

The Frostbitten Tomb-Colonist is. Well. She doesn't feel the cold anymore. She feels the absence of heat instead. She feels many things in absences alone, these days. She doesn't mind it in the slightest.

Convo on discord made me think; how well does your fallen london OC react to the cold? Do they bundle up or try to brave it?

[astrumocs]

Mik anon you’re never gonna fucking believe this but you can draw characters that aren’t yours, it’s okay.

[peliginspeaks]

[Acquaintance: The Frostbitten Tomb-Colonist has risen to 1!]

The Frostbitten Tomb-Colonist is old enough to have been and done most things that are, and thus has developed an interest in doing and being things that aren't. They expect to be quite occupied with this for the foreseeable future.

Name: "None that matters, dear."

Gender: "Oh, if you must." (They/she)

Age: "Older than you." (And most anyone you know.) (...And most cities you have heard of.)

Profession: Most recently Correspondent, formerly Licentiate, Silverer, zailor, barber, journalist....

Moral alignment: If the world will forget a harm in 200 years, she sees no barrier to forgetting it today.

The Frostbitten Tomb-Colonist is difficult to reach as they spend little time in London, but any in-game messages intended for them can be directed through Dola Hallowrove.

[flamingredanon]

🌹

Henry took a closer look at his pardon, trying to see if it was the real deal.

But before he could find anything concrete, a sharp blow struck the criminal from behind, with the captured Toppat Leader watching in horror.

"And that is how you nab two dangerous criminals in half a day!'

[jameone]

[13leaguestories]

I feel so dumb for asking but in Superstition, is Lucia the witch from the For the Crown realm the same person as Lucia the witch from the real world?

No, and I wouldn't have even realized that I used the two names if you didn't say anything. But damn that would've been a cool little world blend huh, the witch managed to like divide or something. I don't know, lol.