#it is seasonal not full time b/c wildfires mostly happen in the summer

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Another banger tweet from the the Washington Department of Natural Resources

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worldbuilding thing for merit and katiah?

N*ce

MERIT

B A S I C S

full name: Merit Brightwood

gender: Nonbinary

sexuality: Pansexual

pronouns: he/him & they/their (she/her doesn’t really bother him either, but rarely are they used)

O T H E R S

family: Aleron Brightwood (father), his dryad mother who I will not name yet bc spoilers… but for different spoilers, I will also list his two dryad aunts, an adoptive satyr uncle, and technically whoever remains in the Brightwood family beyond Aleron. 

birthplace: the Rosewood Thickets, in the Northeastern corner of Tan’um.

job: Guild member of the Horned Hail (Stag’s Eye branch), Warlock-Apprentice of Archfae Lord Kilan & Agent of the Summer Court 

phobias: Wildfires, lightning storms, abandonment, closed spaces  

guilty pleasures: …Problem: Merit was raised a hedonist and thus finds no guilt in things he takes pleasure in. Like, there’s one not actually that bad kink that could count, but it gets Merit emotionally not just physically and he doesn’t like admitting to it.

M O R A L S

morality alignment?: Chaotic Good, mostly

sins - lust/greed/gluttony/sloth/pride/envy/wrath

virtues - chastity/charity/diligence/humility/kindness/patience/justice

T H I S - O R - T H A T

introvert/extrovert: Introvert, actually! Not heavily so, but he does need alone time to recharge.

organized/disorganized: Disorganized, but he’s not really had enough items for it to be a bother... mostly.

close minded/open-minded: Open-minded, but it greatly depends on the subject.

calm/anxious: Calm by default, but anxiety happens frequently.

disagreeable/agreeable: Once again, it depends. Generally agreeable to plans and etc though.

cautious/reckless: Cautious, though I think that’s because sometimes I influence Merit’s choices in-game, and I am a Real Cautious person.

patient/impatient: Depends, but mostly impatient.

outspoken/reserved: Meant to be outspoken, but again, sometimes some of my influence works through and Merit has become a bit more reserved.

leader/follower: Follower, though he does take the initiative at times.

empathetic/unemphatic: Empathetic, which has cost him a lot of grief among his fae upbringing.

optimistic/pessimistic: Optimistic… with a tinge of anxious pessimism. “It could be worse, for example–” kinda. It also changes depending on season, pessimism comes more naturally to Merit in winter.

traditional/modern: Technically traditional, but… fae traditional, which has its own customs that are not the usual.

hard-working/lazy: Honestly? Kinda lazy tbh.

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

otp: Merit/Noah, Merit/affection, honestly I’d give Merit/anyone you can think of an honest thought… and. i mean... i guess… Merit/Kilan also, but that’s a potential minefield and I love it but don’t wanna see it come to fruition

ot3: Merit/a lake nymph from his past/said nymph’s mortal lover, Merit/Affection/Freedom

brotp: MERIT+REVERENCE I LOV THE TEAM VIRTUE, Merit+Pen, Literally just like Merit+the Party, Merit+Geo (…I wouldn’t be afraid of listing that as OTP either but they never flirted, hm)

notp: There’s at least one I could list here, but it involves an NPC we haven’t seen yet, So.

KATIAH

B A S I C S

full name: Katiah Emri Thorin

gender: Femme

sexuality: Questioningly asexual

pronouns: She/her & they/them

O T H E R S

family: Freja Thorin (adoptive mother) and Halvor Thorin (adoptive father)

birthplace: Somewhere in the Underdark.

job: Researcher and arcane specialist for a currently unnamed guild, part time jeweler and blacksmith.

phobias: the ocean, failure, being forgotten, too-wide open places, deserts

guilty pleasures: Bad and cheesy romance novels, really sweet sweets, making jewelry esp as gifts for people she likes

M O R A L S

morality alignment?: Chaotic Good

sins - lust/greed/gluttony/sloth/pride/envy/wrath

virtues - chastity/charity/diligence/humility/kindness/patience/justice

T H I S - O R - T H A T

introvert/extrovert: Introvert

organized/disorganized: Organized

close minded/open-minded: Open-minded when it comes to sciences and magic, less so with people themselves.

calm/anxious: Anxious

disagreeable/agreeable: Greatly depends

cautious/reckless: Reckless

patient/impatient: Impatient

outspoken/reserved: Reserved when she decides to be quiet, outspoken every other time

leader/follower: Meant to be a leader, mostly

empathetic/unemphatic: A little in-between, though leans to appearing more unemphatic

optimistic/pessimistic: Pessimist

traditional/modern: Modern? Though as a history buff, she’s well familiar w/the traditional

hard-working/lazy: Hard-working

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

otp: Katiah/reading, Katiah/a certain someone else in her guild

ot3: Katiah/Arcane/History

brotp: Katiah/anyone willing to befriend her

notp: Katiah/sailing