#galla strangleforge

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I love the War Cat Wives

Having strong warcat wives vibes this AM.

Sigilis, not being the best at remembering dates, forgetting their anniversary.

Galla, not caring about dates at all, not mentioning it.

Then Sigilis waking up at 3 in the morning going AW BALLS I FORGOT and waking Galla up, dragging her to the now empty mess hall in Heros Canton to attempt to slow dance but they are both tired and slaphappy and keep tripping, knocking things over accidentally. Even though they are both supposed to be mature and have the air of senior stoicism, when it comes to each other they still act like how they did years ago.

And dragons and death and Charr civil war and the Pact can all go to hell because right now they are dancing.

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Mirror mirror...

Ty! Let's go with potentially the scariest option: dark side Galla.

I think it would take a lot for her to go 'full dark' as it were, she has a lot of mental and emotional fortitude. But I could see it happening if she had been the only survivor of her original Warband and operated outside of the Pact. She wouldn't have accepted being a Gladium so she would have gone full solo - gradually letting her anger win.

If Galla went dark side, Jesus wept. She is already so intimidating and scary - with anger issues. The other version of her would just be a destroying and almost feral machine with her amount of bloodlust. All of her discipline would go out of the window and she's almost be a rampaging rabid killing machine.

Even sane Galla killed someone in the sparing pit back in her pit fighting days by just not stopping. Strangling and punching another Charr until their face was beyond recognition and needed 4 guards to get her off the body.

That is sort of the thing you are going to see as the norm for her - her damned merciless tenacity. She would go after anyone who used elemental magic or magic as a whole. She would go after people who tried to stop her and people who got in her way. People at the wrong place, wrong time, and anyone who she deemed a problem.

It's tragic because regular Galla has worked hard and succeeded in handling her anger issues, she's done the work. She's also refined her mind and finds contentment studying strategy and coming up with battle plans instead of being in the grit which brings out the frenzy. The Wall of Charr has done the work! She's got a firm handle on her bloodlust!

But all of that would be wasted in dark Galla, and only her pure primal fury would have control. I could see her being a Raid Boss or something of that caliber.

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⏳⏳ for a muse of your coice

Ty for the ask, Galla decided to step forward for once!

Galla Strangleforge:

"I used to be a pit fighter, after me and Sigilis' warband was butchered. While I'm glad, now, that I'm out of it, I still miss it. If only to see Sigilis in the crowd. She got banned from attending my fights in the Bane after bringing small artillery shots to fire in celebration. Or at someone, if the fight was going poorly. Luckily, it never did. I don't lose."

"There was one time, where I nearly killed a cub. If you can call it that. A training Flame Shaman, probably not even 18 winters. It was out with its senior constructing effigies. I was going to kill both of them. Sigilis... stopped me. I don't regret it. I'm not ashamed of it. It's better to get rid of pests before they multiply. If given the chance, I would not hesitate to do so again."

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Galla appreciation post:

Just because shes not as over the top as Sigilis or outspoken as Party doesn't mean she's not a very cool cat. Pound for pound, she's currently the best fighter of my kids. In regards to both using tactics and strategy (she uses her down time for studying military history and has a photographic memory - be very scared) and sheer SIZE.

Calm, stoic, quiet. She's a problem solver and while Sigilis you can vent with and bitch about things with - Galla will just resolve it. You go to Sigilis when you wanna complain about your boss - and have her beat the shit out of him in an alley. You go to Galla when you feel like he's using loopholes to screw you over - and he just goes away. No one hears from him. No fuss no muss but no problems again.

But for all her Scary Vibes she's a quiet, gentle person with those she loves. She doesn't do physical affection much because it makes her uncomfortable and she's afraid (likely so) that she'll hurt someone. Just with Sigilis because she's sturdy enough for it.

She's slow to anger, slow to trust, and does not forgive. But it takes so much to make her actually go off that if you're trying, you're asking for a death sentence honestly. Galla breaks her own rules to go out of her way and out of her comfort zone with most cubs/kids - to make them feel comfortable around her.

But shes got her faults like anyone. Her stubbornness rivals Riag and beyond. When she commits to something it's all in and nothing shy of death will stop her. At this point she is incapable of seeing New Flame as anything other than a wolf in sheep's clothing. And is just as vigilant but slightly stealthier in dispatching any and all Flame Legion she comes across. She would kill Efram on the spot and not let him get a single word out.

At one point she had to be stopped by Sigilis (which if she is saying hey wait a second you know is a bad idea) from killing a Flame Legion charr who was little more than a cub. Horns still growing in. Because she would have and would have felt very little regret about it. She has fueled and rationalized her hatred as Flame not being Charr - they are rogue embers escaping a fire pit. You stomp them out before they cause another problem.

So I love her - but she's not perfect. I don't even know if I would call her a good person. But she is an undeniable force to be reckoned with.

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Magic & taking care of living things for Gala. Give me the big buff lesbeeb

Our beautiful beefy lesbeeb! Ty for the ask :3

If ⭐is poor, ⭐⭐is acceptable, and ⭐⭐⭐ is excellent!

Galla:

🔮 — magic

⭐

Galla has a troubled relationship with magic. For years, she believed she was a Warrior that just had mental health problems thus hearing voices. The news that it was Mists magic came as a shock to her. She actually doesn't rely on the Legends she's channeling that often to be strong - she has physical Warrior training for that. She can use it but doesn't often.

🌷 — taking care of living things

⭐⭐

Galla does a good job of it but ends up sabotaging herself more often than not. She over worries. For instance, if she has a plant she'll spend too much time researching and studying how to care for it instead of just... letting it do plant stuff. It's one of the reasons why she wanted, but felt nervous about, having cubs so she never did. Then Valens came along and hey presto instant daughter just add water.

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Distract I shall! With oc questions :3c

Which of your ocs would do a silly little trick or pull funny faces to comfort a crying kid? What inclined them to do so? And do their friends tease them about it?

I hope you'll feel better soon <3

Ty for the distraction, is much appreciated! Head full of Angry Bees (TM) is funky.

Galla does this and Valens does this all the time and it really throws people for a loop.

Serious and stoic 'glare-could-curdle-milk-at-50-yards' Galla making faces at babies. She's not as fond of older kids but she's relentlessly goofy around babies. No one would dare tease her if they valued their blood staying in their body. She does it because she has a lot of near sympathy for them, they didn't ask to be here and Tyria is very much (or used to be very much) wild from apocalypses. ((Galla likes all babies even non-Charr))

Valens is just the opposite, she's better with kids and not babies. As a former ritual dance instructor for her tribe - she's always had the ability to connect with kids. Mainly because she is *goofy* and hyper and bouncing all over the place with a love for physical humor. She thinks that Fun/Silly is an underused motivation. People can make fun of them for it but they managed to use it in a counter rebuttal "So you hate fun is that what you are saying?"

Valens is more likely to 'accidentally' trip and then walk around with a bucket on her head asking if they have seen her bucket. Galla is more likely to make faces and baby talk.

((Valens doesn't really connect with kids that's aren't Charr)).

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the high priestess and the hanged man for Galla

Ty for the ask, sorry for delay, brain was not being cooperative.

🔮 II - The High Priestess : Biding time, patience, placidity, intuition, inner vision, potential, that which is supernatural and obscured.

This is actually a great card for Galla, all things considered. She is a very level headed and patience person in many regards, who relies on more supernatural elements than many Charr would be traditionally comfortable with. She's a revenant and has been essentially her whole life in the sense that she's heard Kalla (among others) in her head sort of giving her the heads up and vicariously fighting along side her. Galla just assumed that she had some form of mental illness and instability, hearing voices and all. It wasn't until way later in her adult life that it was actually supported that yes - this is actually Kalla.

IMO Revenants have been around for a lot longer than shown in game but maybe were not as public or open about it.

🗿 XII - The Hanged Man : Allowing what will happen to happen, accepting the future, pausing to reflect, sacrifice and martyrdom.

Ah well, this one is less Galla fitting. She is not very accepting of the future unless it is on her terms. By this I mean she has a single focus - destroy and ruin all Flame Legion that she can until they curse her name for generations. That's what she's dedicated her whole life to.

With the tentative alliance of the New Flame Legion, that's under much more reasonable leadership, she has not really stopped her mission? Granted, she won't kill them in cold blood in front of the gods and everyone, but that won't stop her from stalking Flame Legion (even newer less bigoted members) and then arranging an accident. Galla will not and cannot reflect that maybe this quest of hers needs to be retired. It's not helping any that Kalla, someone who also has a vendetta against Flame, is constantly yelling and ordering on how they all need to die.

Sacrifice is normal to her she has always expected to die protecting someone else, or defeating Flame. She doesn't shy away from it but also doesn't get all emotional about the idea of dying for a 'good cause'. To her - the only cause that matters is revenge for her Warband. Even if the blood she's spilled has paid for it fifteen times over. It's not enough until it is *all*.

Highkey Galla is scary in that she just doesn't stop - our big beautiful battle bull of a charr.

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for the emoji asks - gimme 💧, 🎁 & 💗 for the warcat wifs

Ty for the ask! Warcat Wifs <3 @i-mybrunettelady

💧— Random angst headcanon

Now that the two of them are middle aged and up - they've established sort of a loose death/suicide pact. Whoever goes first, either from combat, age, or sickness, is going to have the other one following within a week. They consider most of their duty to the Legions to be done already so they don't balk at the idea of it.

🎁— What kind of gifts do they like to give? What do they like receiving?

Galla knows if Sigilis wants something, she'll generally go and get it and not wait for it to be a 'gift'. But she does like giving raw crystals and rocks she finds to her as gifts. Sigilis is actually really skilled at making jewelry when she's not making turrets or little flying death machines. Sometimes Galla will find geodes and they break them open together to see what's inside.

For receiving - anything Sigilis makes instead of buys is more valuable to her. She loves even the proto-types for new ring designs that are half finished or messy.

As for Sigilis - Galla is very minimal in her possessions so getting her stuff is tricky. Usually it's consumables like food or books on history.

Sigilis does love getting gag gifts, it makes her whole week. Anything ridiculous, rude, or insulting. Actual things she needs or want she'll just go out and get but gag gifts? Perfection. One of her old 'bandmates got her a gag gift of an anatomically impossible big dick (we're talking like 2 feet and glow in the dark green) and it's one of her most prized possessions. She uses it to prop the door open when it's hot out.

💗— Do they noticeably change once they’re in love? Is it easy to notice or just something their partner would pick up on?

You would not be able to tell it on Galla's end at all. Sigilis even had a hard time with it when they were young because the resting 'i will beat you to death with your own arms' face is hard to judge. Absolutely you would notice it with Sigilis when she was young for a couple of big reasons.

A) she stops sleeping around, when she actually went 'oh shit it's love this time' she quit being involved in one night stands.

B) she cares what her love interest thinks - which is really jarring since Sigilis gives - 3 shits about anyone and everything regularly.

C) in a vague since, she tries. she's known for being a no-show and dipping out of events, for half assing things, but she tries more. tries to look nicer, attend events, be less grating. she tries.

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💕— What makes them feel connected to their partner?

💢— What are some habits of theirs that would take some getting used to?

☔️— What are they like when they’re emotional? How quickly do they recover?

For warcat wives? :D

It's a Warcat loving day today! Ty for the ask!

💕 In true Charr fashion, combat. Mostly when they were younger but still relevant now, they are a phenomenal team when fighting together. Nothing like life or death situation where you're relying on your wife/partner/bandmate to really strengthen a bond. Galla takes the heat and main fire and Sigilis works as supporting fire and lays cover. They are a hell of a team.

Also just spending time together and realizing all that they've come through as a team and a couple. Going on 40 some years of working together and then a good bit of that as partners. Anytime they have moments to just reflect on it it's 'holy shit how are we still here'. Original warband has come and gone, dragons killed, Gods killed, new races come into fruition, civil wars - and somehow they're still here. And together.

Galla's 💢 here!

💢 for Sigilis:

She is loud. Both in voice and just in general, she can't help it but she just makes noise, either with messing with her turrets, cursing when she knocks something over, or even just minding her own business and humming. Sigilis just generates noise and that can be grating on some peoples nerves.

She lives for conflict and confrontation. The Engineer gal just does not back down and lives for stirring shit up and causing a fight. Arguments or even just boasting- doesn't matter there's gotta be some action going on. Even when most of the are not done with the intent of being mean or aggressive, she still starts them.

Sigilis is also messy, both in organization as tbh just as a person. Her workstation is a chaotic mess, she leaves dishes and items everywhere, and she's also an alcoholic so lots of empty bottles or half spilled ones.

Galla's ☔️ here!

☔️ for Sigilis:

Quick to anger, quick to cool. Her anger is more like a flash-bang going off and less like a frenzy. Usually if she gets mad, someone will know. She will break things, knock people out, and cause a ruckus. But once it fizzles out - it is done.

If Galla's anger is beating someone to death and then not stopping until they are unrecognizable to their family - Sigilis would be kicking their ass in a bar fight until they are ko'd and then going home.

When Sigilis is sad, she gets frustrated and pissy. Sad isn't really an emotion where it compels you to do stuff and she's all about action. She'll usually try to distract herself by getting blackout drunk or trying to come up with a new invention.

But man alive - everyone knows when she's happy. She is usually humming or like half dancing places, throwing complements at anyone who catches her in a good mood. Her mood is infectious - but it's so in your face that it can sometimes be too much as well.

No matter what she's feeling it's big, it's bold, and everyone is gonna know it.

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have 🖤💢✈️☔️ for galla, if you’d like! :D @kerra-and-company

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🖤— Random romantic headcanon

Galla struggles with the traditional idea of 'romance'. For instance, she doesn't get why giving flowers is seen as romantic - bouquets die, isn't that just a negative statement? What exactly makes something 'a date' and not just hanging out together? She doesn't even have a clue what a 'flirt' is supposed to be.

But she still tries - and it's the attempt that charms the heck of out Sigilis. It's not that Galla is aro, she just doesn't get the reasoning for why some things are or aren't romantic.

Though one thing that is romantic and adorable that I don't think she's aware of is she's counted the all of the freckles and spots that Sigilis has across her body. And knows the exact number. She hasn't told Sigilis this but it's what she uses as her 'lucky' number when she has to come up with one.

💢— What are some habits of theirs that would take some getting used to?

Galla is serious, almost all the time. Not on purpose and not trying to intimidate it's just her default. Even when she tries to be flippant about something it usually comes across as grim. So a lot of cute, casual banter just goes right out the window because she's very direct.

She's also very particular on where things need to be located, not hyper vigilant or demanding on cleaning but certain things *need* to be someplace. There's always a reason for it even if she doesn't share it but it can feel like she's trying to control and be nit-picky.

The Big She also does not do spur of the moment events. There has to be a set time, date, and structure to it. Sigilis usually is the one that comes up with fly-by-the-seat-of-the-pants ideas and drags her along. But if you ask her to go grab a bite to each you will be met with, "No." Not because she doesn't want to but because you didn't give anything for her to go from on time/place/date/etc.

✈️— How far will they go in public? What’s the weirdest place they’ll do it?

That would be Sigilis' territory, Galla is actually very private of a person. However, if there's someone who is getting on her or Sigilis nerves they will be showy but not explicit. Basically trying to make a scene not actually be intimate. And I don't know if it counts as the 'weirdest' but Barradin's Vault has got to be right up there - just to add insult to injury to the ghosts.

☔️— What are they like when they’re emotional? How quickly do they recover?

Depends on the emotion, to be fair! When she's in a heavy mood and is feeling upset and down, she just doesn't talk at all. Both because she doesn't know what to say and because - she's aware of her serious disposition and nature - she feels like it would just make problems worse. It can be several days before she'll feel up to saying anything.

Happiness, is not as easy to spot. When she's happy you might just notice her moving a little different. More pep in her step, less planned and diligent in her motion.

Anger, however, is another story. When she's fully set off - it's a disaster. She will just go full frenzy, usually resulting in at least one death. Luckily it takes a LOT to get her to this point. This takes a shorter time to recover but the damage it causes it really, really bad. It can take at most 6 hours for it to dissipate. She always feels horrible afterwards.

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Having amusing Warcat thoughts. Galla is Priory (surprisingly, though she lives and breathes fighting she also loves military knowledge and history).

So she leaves to study and check out books sometimes, occasionally gone for a week or two at a time. This is how Sigilis generally reacts to her coming back.

Sigilis: *kicking the door open to the study room in a shower of splinters* GAL, I DEMAND AN EXPLANATION AND AN APOLOGY FOR THIS SHIT.

Galla: ???

Sigilis: HOW THE HELL IS IT - THAT YOU KEEP GETTING PRETTIER EVER YEAR?

Galla: ...

Sigilis: You're gonna be 110 one day and still looking like the dewy face of th' moon and I'm gonna look like a wrinkled sack of piss. Explain, lady! Explain, wife!

Galla: Missed you too. You get to replace the door this time.

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*slams hands on the table* GIMME 💌 🧼 and 🍩 for all the ships - moonlit-grove

ALL THE SHIPS YOU SAY well all two of them. @moonlit-grove

Unburiable

💌 | a love note from one to the other

Answered here and here!

🧼 | their feelings on showering together

Pre-HoT Riag would be all in favor of it and found it steamy in more ways than one.

Currently, they're both sort of neutral on it? Like if one or the other suggested it they wouldn't decline the offer but they probably wouldn't suggest it themselves.

🍩 | their favourite snack to eat together

Riag forgets to eat a lot of the time (and then partially wonders why he's so crabby) so anything that Trahearne can convince him to eat is a plus. It's not that he doesn't get hungry he just gets distracted and forgets. So it's usually fairly healthy snacks that will last the both of them a while, like salted cashews and almonds.

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💌 | a love note from one to the other

Galla would find a note, on the back of a piece of scratch paper.

My Diamond Light of my life My heart and soul

(this line has been circled and underlined) FINEST ASS IN THE LEGIONS,

WENT TO GRAB US LUNCH FROM THAT ONE PLACE THAT HAS THE ROAST CHICKEN YOU LIKE SEE YOU SOON LOVE YOU LOTS

-S

🧼 | their feelings on showering together

Answered here!

🍩 | their favourite snack to eat together

Answered here!

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Hi there! Could I request 🧼 and 🍩 from the character shipping ask?

From @commander-coppercogg

Ty for the ask :) Went with the Warcat Wives for this one.

🧼 | their feelings on showering together

This one is cute! Sigilis does not like getting wet or taking showers. She will grudgingly take one if Galla suggests so or offers to take one with her. Her wife takes the opportunity to actually make sure she gets clean instead of just half-assing it and still being just as grimy from working on war machines. When they do shower together it they both resort back to being goofy like they were as cubs and either splashing water or throwing soap foam at each other.

🍩 | their favourite snack to eat together

Barbecue! Especially ribs because there's no nice way to eat ribs and not look like a carnivore so they fit right in.

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have 🎸🏹🍩 for the warcat wives, if you'd like! :D @kerra-and-company

Ty for the ask :D It's Warcat time!

🎸 | the song that describes them the best

Kevlar Sweethearts by Diablo Swing Orchestra !

It's very much tied to right when they first started to be serious with one another, post Flint warband.

🏹 | how they would fight together in a battle

Galla usually draws the fire, since she's a wall of Charr. Then Sigilis tries to get a few devastating attacks in. It doesn't always go according to plan bc Sigilis has no chill and anything attacking her wife sends her into 'I AM GONNA DESTROY EVERYTHING' mode.

🍩 | their favourite snack to eat together

Barbecue! There's no way to eat it and still be tidy and neat, which is great because Sigilis has the table manners of great dane on angel dust.

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Bio list ask for Galla please?

Ooo Big Rev appreciation time! Ty for the ask :3

01. Full name: Galla Strangleforge

02. Best friend: Dinky (before his death) and Sigilis

03. Sexuality: Lesbian

04. Favorite color: Charcoal grey

05. Relationship status: MARRIED

06. Ideal mate: S i g i l i s (Someone who gets her out of her own head, pushes her to do things anyway, doesn't take things as seriously as she does)

07. Turn-ons: clever banter, cheek/audacity

08. Favorite food: Pot roast

09. Crushes: Didn't really do the whole cute 'crushes' thing, went straight to being in love.

10. Favorite music: She's actually not be biggest fan of music, she finds it a little distracting.

11. Biggest fear: Losing Sigilis.

12. Biggest fantasy: Being able to eradicate anything to do with Flame Legion from the face of the planet. They don't even get to be a memory.

13. Bad habits: She doesn't always communicate about things and sometimes expects people to just... know when she's not happy. Though she always looks like she's about to beat someone into a pulp so it's not easy.

14. Biggest regret: Not realizing that the voices in her head were trying to help her instead of harm her, she thought she'd lost her marbles.

15. Best kept secrets: It's not really a secret, but for as level headed as she is - when her temper goes off it's like a bull seeing red. Can accidentally hurt people she cares about because it's just full 'destroy' mode. Luckily, she's very rarely that angry.

16. Last thought: "Yeah, I'm working on it." (To Kalla, who she keeps a running dialogue with)

17. Worst romantic experience: Has only dated and then married Sigilis, so none!

18. Biggest insecurity: Doesn't really have one anymore, but growing up she was very insecure about her height and girth. She l a r g e.

19. Weapon of choice: Can use just about anything but likes her dual maces and her staff.

20. Role Model: Kalla! Which is funny, since she is usually talking to her, because they never tell you that your heroes swear like a sailor and throw tantrums.

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Picture if you will:

Sigilis chilling on the beach, Hawaiian shirt, dad sandals, shades on, having her ???th tropical cocktail. Vibing with Gourdon and nodding in firm agreement to every babble or noise or occasionally going "Too true, too true."

Galla: ... Sigilis are you conversing with a Choya?

Sigilis: He's the only one making any sense 'round here.

Galla: ... Right that's it, go sit in the shade.