#i love how this game takes place from elise's perspective but i can't help but sympathize with the villagers anyway

[suitmana]

father hans you are the best worst old man to me (yes more than old jochen). i love how the game tries to give him some depth without shying away from his actions

heavy discussion of the apostasy route ahead

so, yeah, he's very zealous in his religious beliefs.

but despite (or maybe because of) his strong convictions, he cares a lot for kieferberg, even if only out of moral obligation:

i mean, he has the decency to feel a little guilty about the supernatural terrors he puts the town through:

that very religious zeal, unfortunately, also makes him willing to have any of kieferberg's residents burnt at the stake for the sake of the town's "salvation". ironic, then, that in the same letter that he condemns walpurga's followers he starts with this:

his well-meaning, yet extremist religiosity is also apparent in his relationship with elise. even with the clear animosity on both sides, he was genuinely concerned for elise's soul after learning about how holle had her in the first place:

...as that concern later turns into condemnation:

yet he doesn't even word it as something he looks forward to either. just something unfortunate that needs to be done.

the way he tries to keep the peace throughout the game and is actually one of the more vocally skeptical among the townsfolk (even if part of that is to diffuse suspicion towards his own experiments) is also interesting considering how his religious beliefs enable him to do genuinely terrible things. like he believes that his god has no problems with him burning people alive but also he wants to be absolutely sure that there's an actual witch to burn in the first place. he is simultaneously the personification of everything wrong with kieferberg and one of the few (aside from gustav, leb, and freya) who are barely keeping the village together

[imagine-femblem]

Alright Tumblr was being annoying lol. I'm not sure how much you know about Xenomorphs/Aliens, but if you know a bit, how would Deirdre, Micaiah and Elincia react to their S/O suddenly bringing home a pet Xeno? This is more of a joke request, but I'm curious how you would do this! Take As long As you need? Also, maybe the Xeno is, super over protective over the Summoner? Like they would try to kiss the Summoner, then Xeno pops up and hisses out of nowhere? If you can't do this, just let me know!

 (This is easily the strangest ask I have received yet, and the hardest to write for because it is obviously utilizing non-canon elements. Because of this, it’s less a HC/Imagines/Etc, and more an introspection to the FEH world from an alternate perspective. This one took forever to write, and had me thinking for days! I’m honestly not sure if the character interactions are sufficiently different from each other, as I feel most heroes would respond the same way. 

Also, yes I am aware that “Fang and Claw” type could refer to other units, such as Panne, Keaton, etc., but I am using Tellius only Laguz units for better flow.)

Breidablik. An ancient relic sealed away from a time lost to many. This weapon was familiar to Kiran, as their world had firearms, but this one was special: it consumed magical orbs to “fire” heroes out of it! This led to a chaotic time, with Kiran and the Askr trio constantly finding new ways to farm this magical resource to bolster their numbers. Summonings were a well-loved event for many of the Askr castle residents, particularly Sharena who loved Heroes more than anyone, and many heroes would gather and crowd the summoner to cheer them on or to pray for the arrival of a familiar hero from their own world. It was also well known among the heroes that the summoning altar would present multiple colors of orbs for the summoner to shoot with Breidablik. Red contained heroes with swords or dark magic, Blue held lances and both light and thunder magic, Green hid axes and wind magic, and Colorless orbs contained everything else, from staff healers to dagger ninjas. There were exceptions to these, as Bows in other colors began to emerge in recent days, as did Daggers, but as a rule of thumb it was a tried and true method of determining what kind of hero would be summoned.

Until one day.

A day like any other, Kiran received the latest shipment of orbs from the messenger bird Feh, and rushed to the summoning altar. A small crowd and the Askr trio gathered, as was the norm, as the summoner took their place with Breidablik, some hundred feet from the Altar.

Red, Young Ike. Blue, Lukas. Blue, Cordelia. Colorless, Matthew. Red, Soleil. No new heroes, but useful copies of some for Merging or Skill Inheritance, a strange ritual that involved sacrificing heroes as tribute to others for power. Not a fun feeling, but nobody seemed to question how it worked.

The summoner fired orb and orb, heroes rushing to their friends and designated “acclimation partner”, heroes that helped others adapt to the new world, others were led to the barracks to await orders.

And then, a new color of orb appeared from the summoning altar. 

Everyone gasped in shock, and speedy heroes like Kaze and Elise rushed around the castle to spread the news. Steadily, nearly everyone in the castle had gathered to see the new breed of hero. Upon closer inspection, Kiran was able to discern that the new purple orb contained a Fang and Claw icon for it’s obtainable heroes, a fact that was met with cheers from the heroes of Tellius. Hurriedly, Ike, Elincia, and Micaiah pushed their way to the front of the crowd, eager to meet a Laguz hero from their homeworld. Sharena stood on standby, arms wide, eager to meet the legendary “Laguz” that Princess Elincia spoke so highly of. With the stage set, Kiran turned the Breidablik upon the orb and fired, the magical ammunition shattering the orb in a blast of light and smoke. The crowd surged forward, knocking Kiran aside. 

A small black creature rose from the shattered pieces, standing a mere three feet tall. A hush fell over the crowd, as all eyes moved from the creature to Ike and co., waiting for someone to claim the new “hero” as one of their friends. Or rivals. Or pets. 

Nobody moved.

Sharena shrugged and walked forward to welcome the creature, her arms outstretched wide. Most heroes were weird at first, the whole “new world” and “summon jetlag” thing going on, but this creature was different. As Sharena approached, it hissed at her and rushed the crowd, leaping over some and ducking under others until it found the Summoner. Heroes of all worlds leapt to the Summoner’s defense, drawing weapons and channeling magic to destroy the creature. Kiran raised their hand to steady everyone, reminding them all that Breidablik didn’t allow summoned heroes to commit acts against the Summoner’s intent (to an extent), which means the creature posed no threat to anyone in Askr. This was a feature of the firearm that proved invaluable for controlling some heroes, such as Grima, Valter, and now, this little black thing.

With some coaxing, Kiran was able to touch the creature, and the crowd quickly dispersed away to ready a home for the beast, or to simply get away from it. The creature proved to be incapable of combat, being too small, incapable of speech, and not having many heroes that would even be near it, so it was adopted by Kiran as a pet creature from their home world, and it was left to it’s own devices in the castle.

As with most things summoned from Breidablik, the creature never grew older or changed appearance, and to everyone’s shock and glee, another purple orb was never seen again…

For character specific interactions:

Elincia gives the creature a massively wide berth, and only tolerates it because Kiran asks her to. Not because it’s particularly ugly or anything, it is simply strange. Horses and Pegasi are unnerved whenever the creature is near, so it has to be kept far away from the stables, and even further away from the royal stables. If hissed at, Elincia meekly shys away, perhaps even cries, but at Kiran’s behest the creature will nuzzle her leg as a show of good will and everything will be alright for the time.

Micaiah finds the creature cute in it’s own way, and Yune excitedly chirps at it as they play a bizarre game of tag/don’t get eaten. Whenever hissed at, Micaiah lightly taps the creature on it’s plated head before moving back in for a fast peck or two, or asks Yune to distract the creature.

Deirdre accepts the creature as a pet, her holy blood acting as a strange attractant for the creature, but she gives it a wide berth all the same. Whenever she moves to kiss Kiran, the creature hisses at her until she backs away. Kiran can kiss Deidre however, and the creature remains neutral. Julius, Sigurd, and Arvis are often chased about the castle of the creature, and it becomes a sort of sport for Deidre and Kiran to watch the chaos unfold.