#hallariel lomenelda

[asktheinfighters]

hey, all! this is a question for everyone--what's your ideal future post-aguefort look like?

G: If I'm lucky, they'll let me transfer back to Mumple before we even get to graduation.

P: 'They' as in the school board? I'm sure they'd be glad to have you transfer back — we had a hell of a time trying to get you enrolled here in the first place.

G: Oh, no. I didn't mean the school board. I meant you guys.

[sea-buns]

I just realized that Gilear is the only competent parent in that household. Aside from Cathilda, who for sure raised Fabian more than his own mother did. But in terms of "default" parental figures, Gilear is the only one who is going to fully show up and be ready.

Telemaine has an entire world to learn about; you put that baby in granpapa's arms and tell him you just need an hour, you're getting a call from the cops telling you they found your baby with a strange man buying lotto tickets at a 7/11.

Hallariel is in no shape or form fit to raise another child. And I can see a world where we get some long overdue development in her character and relationship with Fabian, where she comes to understand what a shit mother she's been, but she's gonna fumble the bag a lot until then.

And you know Cathilda is gonna be doing a lot of the pushing in that department. It'll worry her to let go of the reigns on such a young child, but the satisfaction at seeing Hallariel's face when she goes to pawn off the baby and Cathilda refuses will be more than enough to reassure her that this has to happen.

So that just leaves... Gilear. A fully capable parent who already raised one kid, and who is still a prominent figure in that child's life. It's Gilear in the midst of caring for a newborn whilst Telemaine has Alston declaring his own nemesis, Hallariel panics on the sudden lack of Cathilda, and Fabian furthers his elaborate scheme to kill this baby as he stubbornly fights the slow creepings of affection.

Godspeed, Gilear o7.

[embraceweird]

Fabian went from living by himself to living with Cathilda, Hallarial, Gilear, Telemaine, Fig, a new baby, and a new dog

Seacaster Manor certainly will be interesting

[the-greatest-magic-of-all]

All things considered though, I do think Fabian having to babysit his baby sibling only to be the first to find out that said baby is a Wild Magic Sorcerer (thanks to Bill's chaotic infernal blessing) and have to deal with their back to back surges would be funny.

Just imagine Fabian carrying his baby sib (who currently has a blue feather beard) on his hip as he assures his mother that he has everything under control only for his sib to turn into a potted plant mid sentence. Only to turn back and then promptly disappear into the Astral Plane for a minute.

[twinstxrs]

gilear & hallariel could break up in episode one of junior year and fabian & fig being step-siblings would still be real to me. they’re going to be in their mid-twenties keeping each other sane at the extended family function no matter what happens.

[figscigfigs]

my favorite moments from episode 11 of fantasy high junior year!!:

“is that’s a problem”

“riz? do you need to go to the eye doctor????”

finally addressing all the angry npcs

“even you fabian”

the identity spell giving SQ meeting gnosis

“should we go start minor disturbances around school and see if we get beat up?”

adaine’s classic scooter

aelwyn and adaine being sisters!!!!!

“tell kristen not to come back, the children were very rowdy after she left”

fig invading ruben’s dreams as kelpflower corncob (rad as hell)

gertie x kristen!!!! (honeybees?? maybe)

devil’s honey is so fucking rad

“my friends no longer want to see me naked” “i do”

all the parents!!!!

telemaine’s elf racism was silly but also made me a lil upset (“was that supposed to be my name?” “no i was doing a different word”)

GILEAR!!!! MY CHOSEN ONE HAS RETURNED!!!!(“this may tickle you to watch my life become suddenly amazing against my will”)

fig and hallariel continue to bring me joy (“hey! it’s me! from the phone!”)

“how did she bring winter??” “how did she bring winter???” “how did she bring winter??”

“we really gotta talk up bee girl”

fig and sandra lynn’s conversation got to me truly (i need sklonda and sandra lynn to start a support group for mothers parenting children working for the applebees student presidential campaign mpcwaspc for short)

fabian and gorgug arguing over who’s carrying the gravestone and “the ball do you wanna-“ “too small”

princess nara (i love her im sorry she’s too real)

in fact all the kristen/nara/tracker energy was absolutely perfect for lesbian exes (“WORLDSTAR”)

ALL OF SECRET SYLVAN (i genuinely shed tears cried bc they all love each other so much)

things about adine: 1. blonde 2. wizard 3. elven oracle

riz/murph immediately taking charge and running secret sylvan is so deeply in character

(attempted tearing noises)

“stop showing hole and make ‘em!”

and as we all know the last 20 minutes were the most insane thing that’s ever happened to me but god fig watching the illusion of herself she conjured morph into her dad and get fucking impaled by the armor that he wore to save her from her own illusion not even a year ago is devastating.

[grandfather-briefly]

How do I

Hallariel how does this work

I just speak it and it writes it? I see. The progress of Solace alone feels beyond even my many years

I am Telemaine Lomenelda, father of Hallariel Saycastair, grandfather of the oh so briefly alive Fabbiaan Arayamice Saycastair.

I used to live in Fallinel, ancient ancestral home of the elves, where I watched over Kai Lumennura, a place to send elven children between the ages of 13 to 19 when they're really gross to deal with. I now live with Hallariel in Saycastair Manure.

Is that enough? Do I say more? Hallariel?

Ah. She said hit post when I am done. I am done. Post.

this is entirely for a bit

im the guy who runs @sorrowsaint

Get So Normal Very Fast

[scalpho]

i think no change is most likely, but the funniest option is definitely gilear taking his wife's dead husband's last name. i pray for the iceberg

[your-enby-antihero]

Of Baby Siblings & Mothers

Summary: Fabian thinks about why he immediately hated his new baby sister, Liriel Sarai Lomenelda-Faeth. Then he think about his relationship with his mama.

also available on Ao3

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Baby sister, that is what Fabian had heard Aelwyn call Adaine the millions of times the siblings had ever been together. Every time Adaine looked in a room of their friends and people they knew, her eyes always found Aelwyn. He had seen both cradle the other's head so close to death in tears. He watched Kristen with Bucky, elbow bumps and hands on shoulders for support.

The times when Kristen had shielded Bucky from the Applebees' parents on the front lawn of Mordred. Nights where Kristen opted to skip a Bad Kids hangout to take care of Bucky’s wounds from paladin class the good old manual way, no cure wounds required. Even Fig had taken to being a big sister, she had been around the manor more, which was nice, but she mostly spent it cooing over a bassinet. The little body of Liriel Sarai Lomenelda-Faeth squirming around the fine elven sheets. He had a much different relationship with his new baby sister, ever since conception, his bank had said that this baby was going to be his nemesis. He had gone out and purchased weapons after hearing that she was going to be born. Something in him was jealous or angry or something that he couldn’t place. Maybe it was just a response to change, The Ball had said (in his new sleep-addled state) that change could be scary and we all have different responses to it. Fabian had tried to rationalize that he was mad because now he’d have to share his house and money and whatever other riches he was entitled to. He had tried to do anything to try and figure out why he hated the idea of having a sibling. Not that Fig didn’t count, of course, he loved having Fig as a technically (adopted) step-sister. He loved that during the Moonar Yulenear, she was mandated to be on the family card. There was just something nagging at Fabian that he couldn’t figure out until this new baby arrived.

Finally, it all came together, seeing his mother gently holding the frail new life in her hand. Seeing Gilear holding his mama’s hand as they watched the sleeping little baby in her brand new crib. As the baby became able to walk, he saw his mother light up in joy. 

Suddenly it clicked, one day in the spring the year after Liriel was born. He was deep into senior year, he had buried himself in the Owlbears, in acing his classes, and in defeating Kalina and Buddy Dawn. He had spent countless nights hanging out at a friend's house instead of in his own house. Cathilda had worried about him at first, maybe she had been the only one, calling him when he would be out late at night at Basrar’s with Mazey. Cathilda had been the one to cook and eat with him at dinner after he had gotten home from winning a big game for Bloodrush. She had been the one offering to take him on vacation with her to Leviathan during the spring break because Hallariel and Gilear were taking the baby to Fallinel to meet the extended family. Did he consider Cathilda more his mother than his mama? Even on Mother’s Day, his first impulse was to. Gilear had been the one to tell Fabian that they were leaving, telling him that he wanted to invite Fabian along but Hallariel insisted that he was fine, and had other things to do (he did not). God, he hated that ever since the baby came Gilear of all people seemed to care more about him than his own mother. After junior year and Cathilda chewing out Hallariel and Gilear, Gilear had been more cognizant of leaving Fabian home alone without notice. Fabian would get a text from him telling him that the family (minus Fabian and Fig) were going on a weekend trip. Fabian seethed that he had to find out from Gilear of all people but at least he knew. At least someone cared to tell him anything. Oh shit- maybe that was what was going on. 

After reconciling with his father at the end of junior year Fabian hadn’t thought about his relationship with either of his parents. He knew that they loved him, well he knew his papa loved him. Weekly messages were left on the radio, asking what Fabian was doing, and what non-maximum legend activities he had been getting up to. However Fabian hadn’t even grappled with his feelings surrounding his mother at all. Was he jealous that this baby would grow up with his mama loving and awake and there? Where he just had her drunk in an egg pod in his basement? (Technically the house was his, after his father died the house was transferred to Fabian’s name, but his mother had been quite upset with him after all the partying in junior year.) Would Liriel have a mother who wasn’t just around for swordsmanship training so clearly hungover from the bender mama had been on for years. Was his mama finally parenting because this baby would live out the rest of eternity with her, not like Fabian who was mortal? 

He had never truly thought about what his feelings were towards his mama, he loved her of course but he didn’t know that if he wasn’t her son she would love him at all.

He had watched Sklonda as he hauled The Ball back up to the apartment at Strong Tower some nights. She would collect the exhausted goblin up in her arms, no matter how much work Fabian could see was piling up on her desk. He watched her coax her son to say goodbye to Fabian before ushering him to his bed, she would even whisper a thank you Fabian’s way as he left. Sandra Lynn and Lydia had started asking if he wanted Adaine and Kristen to take lunch for him as well, after junior year and way too much take Fabian was more than happy to have homemade trash bag lunches. He watched from afar when Fig would curl up with her mom on the roof of Mordred late at night as he sped away on the Hangman. He never was able to make out if they talked or what they would talk about but he couldn’t help but envy their closeness. Fabian saw the notifications on Gorgug’s phone from the Thislesprings, when The Bad Kids were all out together at night, checking in with Gorgug. Just quick glances saw texts telling him there was a plate of dinner left in the fridge if Gorgug wanted it or asking Gorgug if he needed any parts for an Artificer build he was working on or just random texts saying they loved him and that they were so proud of Gorgug for everything. 

He had Cathilda of course but there was something to be said about his mama. Despite the love he had for Cathilda and the care that she provided, Fabian still yearned for the same kind of care that Hallariel showed to this new baby. No expectations of living up to a legend, no year-long trips away with contradictory expectations, and no fucking sensory deprivation eggs. 

[inthebeginning-rebellion]

gilear and hallariel's kid being born and fabian getting a call from his banker like. immediately.

'yeah new name popped up on the nemesis list, [name] Lomenelda-Faeth.'

'w h a t'

basically i think the baby should declare fabian their nemesis the INSTANT it gets out i think that'd be fun, i think that'd be a true seacaster kismet sibling situation- nobody is allowed to be your nemesis but ME, big brother.

[thecherrypitpie]

lemme preface this by saying this is not a hallariel hate account, so don't be weird in the replies

that being said - i have more thoughts on her absentee parenting

hallariel lomenelda-seacaster used money (& thereby cathilda and the rest of the staff) to stand in for parenting and having anything beyond a very superficial relationship with fabian his entire childhood. i do believe she loves him, but is so high (elf) in the clouds that she can't think of anything beyond herself because she's never really had to

sure, she left her family and fallinel to marry bill, but she could always go back later and they would still be there, so was that a sacrifice really? "he's human (and a pirate privateer), this of course isn't going to be forever - 'til death do you part, so on and so forth"

anyway, of course she packed up gilear and went on a (possibly years' long) cruise without a second thought because she's never had to provide anything for fabian. it's always just been money and she left him with plenty

[asktheinfighters]

MEET THE INFIGHTERS (2/6)

She's beauty, she's grace, she'll cut your eye out of your face — it's Hallariel!

[dimension20npcofalltime]

8th December [NPC Advent Calendar]

Spotlight On - Hallariel Seacaster

Campaign: Fantasy High

Who is she?

Hallariel Seacaster (née Lomenelda) is the high elf mother of Fabian Seacaster and the greatest fencer in the world. She was married to William Seacaster, but has started dating Gilear Faeth since the formers death.

Why is she the NPC of All Time?

Milf vibes. Fencing legend. Into Gilear for some reason.

Ah yes Hallariel Seacaster everybody's beloved disinterested Milf icon. Has a sensory depravation egg which I'm pretty sure is one of the first things we learn about her. Brennan does such a good voice for her, just such a legendary NPC even if she honestly doesn't do anything.

[the-greatest-magic-of-all]

An interesting tidbit from the finale was that Telemaine handed over temporary stewardship of Kei Lomenuera to Tracker and Wolfsong. Which was a fine enough reason for him to leave but it's made a thousand percent more interesting know that Tracker had a falling out with Nara.

Obviously we don't know if it was a messy break up or not, but I can imagine a good chunk of her followers might have left with Nara and her family's money. So here's Tracker: Down on resources and support, practically alone in a foreign country, with no friends from before her journey here to ground her and no where to go. Except for Kei Lomenuera.

A place she visted once a year ago, stewarded by her ex-girlfriend's best friend's grandfather. A strange old elf that must have a distaste for her movement and everything she stands for. But she has nowhere else to go, so she and whatever congregation she has left make the journey (through the snow she summoned. Dammit.) to the Lands of the Lomeneldas. Telemaine is there when they reach the edges of the land's boundaries. Tall and solemn. Eternal and seemingly unchanging. Tracker asks for refuge, if even for a couple nights.

He looks upon her, a firece young human, who has looked ancient elves like him in the eye and told them they're wrong about Gallicaea. An upstart, a revolutionary. Nothing but trouble. But he also sees a young girl, almost out of her teens but not yet. All alone. Surrounded not by friends but by people who expect her to lead.

Opening his arms wide, he invites Tracker and her congregation into Kei Lomenuera for however long they need its protection. He grants them a few acres a bit away from the main settlement, for their own privacy and machinations, but invites them to make use of his facilities and join him for meals when they'd like.

In turn, Tracker helps Telemaine with a lot of hands on earthy stuff (helping fell trees for firewood, repairing broken odds and ends, keeping unwanted creatures away from Kei's borders). She even joins him for dinner and finds that underneath all of his flowery speech and slow, winding trains of throught, he's quite a fountain of knowledge and philosophy. Hardly any of the ancient elves of Fallinel have given her the time of day, so she's kept her distance as well. But talking with Telemaine is suprisingly reinvigorating.

It's still a shock when he announces that he'll be leaving Kei Lomenuera for a time with Hallariel and Gilear and that he's letting her and her connections steward it for the time being. Tracker stutters. She knows he's never left, that Kei Lomenuera has never been under anyone else's care before. And Telemaine can only smile and recite what she taught him. That change is inevitable and beautiful and in the very nature of the Moon Goddess he's worshiped for millennia. He will be back like the moon always is, but he can think of no one better to take care of his pride and joy.

Weeks later, when Tracker visits Elmville, she makes sure to stop by Seacaster Manor to say hi and give Telemaine an update on how Kei Lomenuera is. And Telemaine greets her with the same warmth and love that he greets Fabian while everybody else is trying to figure out when and how Telemaine got a granddaughter.

[the-greatest-magic-of-all]

Adaine most definitely gets wrapped up in the Nightmare King plot at first. With nowhere else to go and under the threat of being put in an orb for disobeying, she goes along until she sees a narrow window to escape. Defiant thing that she is and always will be. For a while, she's on the run through the lush, verdant, ever-summer landscape of the Falinel countryside and wilderness.

Having to manage her panic attacks on her own and getting by on whatever money she stole before she fled. Her oracular visions thankfully keep her one step ahead, but it's terrifying. At the end of her rope, she huddles in the corner of a seaside tavern and startles when a waitress clocks her as fourteen and wonders why she isn't in Kei Lomenuera. Since she was raised in Solace mostly, she hadn't been too familiar with the concept, but when it clicked that no teen is allowed to leave the Land of the Lomenelda until they were of age. The steward, Telemaine, took his job very seriously.

Adaine immediately books it to Kei Lomenuera and as soon as she crosses into the territory, there he is. Willowy and so deeply ancient and Elven. But also far softer and contemplative than her parents ever could be. She breaks down crying when he welcomes her and assures that she can stay for years with nothing expected of her other than her presence. Telemaine holds her and cries as well before sweeping her away.

When the Abernants come for her, Adaine is surprised at how steadfast and unflinching he can be when he refuses to let her leave with them. Also, wow, it's clear how much Telemaine holds nothing but contempt and disdain for them. Yes, he's strange and old and has no concept of time or the outside world, but he's her weird grandpa, And he ends up pulling strings when she ages out to send her to go to school abroad and to live with his dear daughter, Hallariel...

thinking about the time quangle and the other timelines where one of the bad kids isn't a bad kid

the timeline where adaine passes the hudol exam and ends up sequestered in fallinel when she becomes oracle

the timeline where daybreak doesn't give in and give kristen detention and she joins a helioic party at his insistance

the timeline where fig does manage to skip the first day of school and ends up dropping out freshman year because she doesn't have her party to motivate her to stay

the timeline where riz doesn't get caught after stealing the tea from augefort's office and ends up with another party that can't keep him from becoming a neurotic mess over penny being missing

the timeline where fabian sticks with his private tutors instead of attending augefort and never becomes his own man

[stellarspecter]

oh my god imagine if someday in the future, fabian’s having a family event or reunion of some sort, and for some reason gorgug is going to be there too. (could be shippy, could be not. maybe it’s for a wedding? 👀👀👀) and you know, the elves of kei lomennura don’t usually leave their home, but telemaine loves his daughter and his grandson’s life is slipping away so fast, so he’s there somehow. i just... the chaos. the bewilderment. gorgug is going to have to fight very hard not to go into a full rage, and fabian is going to have to pull him aside for more than a few calming pep talks. maybe riz and the other bad kids are there too, depends on the scenario. (i say riz specifically bc he was also frustrated with elven shit lmao. also if it’s shippy...) idk i just think it’d be very very funny