#oc: emika novak

[nightwingshero]

😨🍩🌌🪤🎀 + Wren & Emika?!

Thank you, love!!! Emika, too!!! I’ve missed her, to be honest! My awesome, bat goth child.

😨 FEARFUL - when scared, do they go into "flight" or "fight"?

Wren: she definitely goes into fight mode. This girl is a swinger, throw a punch and think later. Very few things will put her in “flight” mode, and most of that is because Wren is just...used to surviving. She’s used to having to fight, literally and metaphorically. She’s more emotional than logical, so if she feels threatened, she’s quick to act on it if she has to. She’s also the type of person that yells “fuck!” and swings when she gets scared, so taking her to haunted houses is either really fun or a really bad idea. (And yes, she got that from me, not gonna lie).

Emika: she’s a mixture of the two, if I’m being honest. Emika...seems like a gentle person, and for the most part, she is. And most assume she’s not much of a fighter with how flighty she can be (pun is definitely intended). But do not ever mistake her, she is absolutely savage when she needs to be. She is feral when she’s angered. Its very much the “lady on the outside, beast on the inside” kind of thing. Emika is more logical, she’ll take flight when she feels its best, observing from a distance and biding her time. When Emika does fight instead of flight, its usually over quickly, because she goes straight for the jugular. 

🍩 DONUT - favorite sweet treat?

Wren: Cheesecake. Straight up just...cheesecake. Wren is obsessed with it. If you ever wrong her, bring her some and she’ll forgive you instantly. Its a tactic even John uses because having Wren mad at you is not...ideal. But yeah, she doesn’t have a favorite kind, she likes them all, but I’d have to say that strawberry cheesecake or Cinnabon cinnamon swirl are her top two. 

Emika: She doesn’t truly partake in sweets that often, but when she does, its when she’s having tea with Donna and her dolls. When that happens, Emika takes it upon herself to bake some treats for them, recipes from her childhood that her mother used to make. Laskonky, sisky, and makovinik are usually her go-to recipes, and Donna adores them. It also reminds Emika of before she was taken by Miranda. She’s often sad after though, because it makes her miss what was, but she does try to take comfort in Donna’s company or even Heisenburg. 

🌌 MILKY WAY - what was the inspiration behind your oc? what was the first thing you decided about them?

Wren: So...I honestly wasn’t going to make an oc for Far Cry 5 when I first played it. Like, it was becoming a favorite game, for sure, but I didn’t really have an idea for an oc. Not until Faith’s boss fight, who I think I took down first??? It was her or John, and I can’t remember. But it was actually the Nemesis line Faith has that got me. I have an undying love for mythology, especially Greek and Norse, and it got the gears turning. I wanted Wren to be someone that was good in the beginning, had the reader on her side throughout the story, only to have her become this harsh judge at the end, and a bad guy. A villain in the making. Everything with the symbolism for her literally fell in place (bird in the cage tattoo only for them to be hanging in the church, her scales of justice tattoo and her being shipped with John), like...Wren pretty much created herself and she fit so perfectly. A daughter of a man that wanted a son, sketchy past, plenty of sins to confess, and John eats them up while luring her close. She’s one of my favorite ocs when it comes to symbolism. Her Nemesis arc is *chef’s kiss* to me.

Emika: She’s another case of “I like this but not oc level”, but then ended up becoming a thing. Heisenburg had me from the beginning, and then Donna sealed it. I was going to make her another daughter of Lady D, but I got inspired by the bat monsters (I really love bats, they’re like puppies with wings) and then Van Helsing kind of came into play as I worked on her. So, essentially, I ran with the vintage/goth aesthetic that I love so damn much (I am a sucker for vampires and such, I will not take criticisms at this time). This whole game made it so easy to work with, to be honest, and Donna pretty much sealed the goth fate for Emika. I had this image in my head of black dresses, lace choker necklaces, and pale skin with bright eyes. A messenger for Miranda, someone she holds close to the chest, almost like a favorite pet than anything. Honestly, she’s one of the ocs I have that came together very quickly. 

🪤 MOUSE TRAP - what will always lure them into certain danger? a loved one in danger? a promise of something they are always searching for?

Wren: her friends, found family, and those that are closest to her. Wren has her selfish moments, but she will always put those she loves (and those that love her) before all else. Wren will jump in without a thought because she’s driven by that need to make sure they’re safe and sound. Its almost a fault, to be honest, because Wren’s loyalty is with where her heart lies, not necessarily with what’s wrong or right, or at least, she bases it on what she believes is right or wrong, which again, is ruled by her emotions rather than logic. If its something she’s always wanted, she’ll risk her life for it, or if its a promise of that thing, She’s the type to have her eye on the prize and be like “whatever we have to do, we’ll do it”, not even thinking about the how, her eyes are on the endgame. 

Emika: She would risk herself to save someone she loved, absolutely. But she’s also the type to do it for something promised, something she deeply wants. Emika is careful however, because she’s ruled by logic, she’s not going to just charge into something, risk her life, all for something that’s promised or that she wants. No matter how badly she wants something, she can’t exactly enjoy it if she’s dead. Does she value sentiment? Absolutely. But she’s not going to throw herself into danger for it, not without a good pay out and a good chance of her coming out of it alive. Emika is careful. Too careful, considering that Donna and Heisenburg die and she doesn’t make it in time to save either of them. She fights him twice, and barely gets away both times, clinging to her life. She chooses to stay out of the fight with Lady D, though, sending the bat monsters instead of protecting the vampire lady she works closely with. Now...the fight with Miranda...that all depends on how I want her story to end, if I’m being honest. If she dies, she will throw herself into danger with the sole purpose of not coming out alive. Whether she’s captured and studied, or actually dies is up in the air, but the purpose is to finally be freed of the hell Miranda put her in--she wants to be reunited with her dead loved ones. 

🎀 RIBBON - how would they fit into other worlds / aus? what aus would you like to try out? what fictional world would they fit / not fit into?

Wren: This is probably my favorite question for her. Wren fits into so many things, but I have her specifically in three. I have a Burlesque au for her that I’ve written a oneshot for, but it was meant to be a chapter thing. Now, I do have a mafia au for her as well, and that’s honestly one of my favorites. A thief/assassin that gets mixed up with the wrong people. Another world I have her in, or another fandom I have her in, is True Blood, and I have to say, this is my ultimate favorite. Wren fits so well in it and honestly, its near and dear to my heart. She’s Sofie’s progeny, having been changed in France somewhere around the beginning of the Victorian era. Wren was also a dancer then, but of course, things were a lot different then and it wasn’t exactly great. Its something she’s used to lure men though, and that was something Sofie and her did to feed for years. But in present day, she runs a burlesque club (very classy and elegant, mind you) in New Orleans. She’s tasked to kind of keep an eye on Sookie and Eric Northman, who she is shipped with (a very begrudging affection that grows). She’s great friends with Pam, and Jane is even in it. I was almost tempted to make Jane a past Viking, since I joke about her being that in FC5, but she’s just another progeny of Sofie’s and is a bit younger than Wren. I’m not sure if there’s too many other things I would love to put her in, maybe Game of Thrones (if I ever finish it) or something. Wren is pretty good where she’s at. I almost put her in Peaky Blinders, but I just ended up coming up with Dahlia instead. 

Emika: I honestly haven’t thought of an au for her. Maybe like...something where, you know, Heisenburg and Donna don’t die, but outside of that, I haven’t given it much thought. I don’t even know how her story ends. But I think throwing her into something like...Interview With A Vampire might do her some good, or something vampire related. Just because she has that aesthetic going for her and it works so damn well for her. I couldn’t really see her as something else. I considered throwing her in True Blood with Wren and Jane, but that’s up for debate. Skyrim could be an option, but I’ve been seeing some vampire games trending on here that I’ve been wanting to play and check out, so who knows? Maybe I can find a good world that’s fitting for her and I’ll go down a rabbit hole.

[nightwingshero]

🖊️🖊️🖊️🖊️

Thank you, darling!!! I did a mix of things because I’m currently in a mix of things. (I’m so sorry.)

🖊️ Emika isn’t from Romania, she’s from Slovakia. But she moved to the Village to get away, to start fresh. The country village life seemed ideal for her, but honestly, that’s how she got Miranda’s attention in the first place. Emika was different, therefore she believed that perhaps she would yield different results during the experimentation. She wasn’t wrong, but she didn’t get the results she truly desired. Emika wasn’t a proper vessel for Eva. 

🖊️ Athera isn’t a dreamer, but her grandmother is. Felassan picked up on that and it’s part of the reason he really stuck around Athera in the very beginning. Everything else just sorta fell into place. But her grandmother was very wary of him, mostly because she was like that with every stranger--absolutely paranoid that they would be Fen’Harel, coming to take her family. Athera grew up hearing it as a child, and while it might have left somewhat of a negative impact, it mostly hardened Athera to the myths of the god. 

🖊️ Evune steals and messes with things on Cullen’s desk. She’s not being mean about it (though she does do it to Solas and Josie to mess with them), she’s genuinely fidgety and curious. Cullen ends up calling her his “little thief” as  joke, but it turns into something more endearing as they get closer and their romance starts. Because she stole his heart (and this is where Evune glares, blushes, and broods in hiding.)

🖊️ Quinn was having ideas of moving his business overseas, possibly moving back to Russia since he had dual citizenship, but the Collapse made that impossible. That’s what gets to him the most, the loss of the last connection he had with his mother and her side of the family. He’ll often speak Russian in his sleep, whether from the dreams being memories or him being haunted by his grief. When Wren or Grayson ask, he brushes it off, but he does eventually tell Wren (who has always had a knack for getting people to confess) and even teaches her some Russian phrases--a way she thought would help him. 

[nightwingshero]

🖊🖊🖊🖊 + anyone you feel like talking about!💜 (tbh you have so many I'm curious about but can't choose😅)

I have like...so many damn ocs, I can't even keep up sometimes. So that's valid lol but I did Emika because I feel like she needs some love.

🖊 Emika moved to the village to get away from a bad home situation. She wanted a new start, and boy did Miranda give her one. With her batform, she almost became one of Lady Dimitrescu's daughters, but luckily it didn't go that way. She's her own thing, almost playing messenger as times between the Lords, but something Miranda keeps close.

🖊 Donna and Emika are very close, and that's where she spends the majority of her time when she's not pining for Heisenberg. She helps Donna with her dolls, and Donna has made Emika gorgeous lace corsets and dresses, treating her almost like a human-sized doll out of affection. For that reason, Emika has a very goth Victorian vibe that Lady Dimitrescu will sometimes comment on.

🖊 She has a pet raven as a companion. Emika loves animals, a true grotesque Snow White, honestly. Even the lycans respond well to her, which might have something to do with Heisenberg, but he won't say a word about it. Emika does lead the Samca though, mostly because of the similarities. But her raven is her friend, often bringing her gifts and nipping at her affectionately. It also spies for her.

🖊 Emika was very torn when Ethan came for Rose. Mostly because she wanted nothing to do with Miranda's plan, but feared her enough to comply until she found a way to turn the tide. But when Ethan killed Donna, she lashed out a bit. Her heart is broken and it makes her uncertainty so much worse. She wants to help Karl take Miranda down, truly, but she is emotionally blinded by loss. If it wasn't for Heisenberg, she would have attacked Ethan directly in retaliation.

[nightwingshero]

Ah, môj drahý, monsters don’t always live under bed...

Emika Novak - Resident Evil 8

[nightwingshero]

🖊🖊🖊🖊🖊+random ocs!💖

Thank you, lovely!!! You uh...definitely got random ones! 

🖊 Emika is actually pretty close to Donna. She will sit with her and help her make dolls while they talk. Donna is very much like the sister she never had, even if Emika isn’t a lord. It’s where Emika gets most of her pretty, black dresses too, Donna claiming once that Emika was like a beautiful life-sized doll. It lowkey made her feel a tad uncomfortable, but she never mentioned it. She just smiled and went about her day. 

🖊 Vivian is the more hands-on sister, when compared to Rosalind. Don’t get me wrong, Viv has class and dresses just as sharp a good portion of the time. But Viv is more likely to be getting her hands dirty in the shop with the other girls, working on cars vs sitting up in the office Ros has for her. It’s part of the reason she sent Vivian to their satellite location to get it up and running properly. She has a good eye for good workers and knows her way around a car like the back of her hand. Viv comes back for many reasons, she missed her family, missed home, but most of all, she heard Mickey was going straight, and she wanted to be there for her sister in case things got out of hand (which they did). Raymond and Viv were pretty happy to see each other again though...she’ll pretend her crush had nothing to do with it, but it played a part too. 

🖊 Thyra gets the title “bear-fang” because she had to pretty much kill a bear with her bare hands (no pun intended, but appreciated nonetheless). She had already wounded it, but the sword she had got knocked out of her hands, and it scattered somewhere she couldn’t see. The girl punched and kicked, barely missing getting eaten (she has bear claw scars where the bear got some swipes in), but she ended up beating its face with a rock, knowing a tooth loose. When it staggered, she used it to stab it in its eye. Bought her enough time to find her fallen weapon, and while the battle is awesome and legendary, she spent weeks recovering. 

🖊 Athera has the ability to make her magic come out in the form of animals. It doesn’t happen often, because it takes a lot of mana and it’s the trick up her sleeve. Most enemies are shocked by it and its also very effective. Her spirit magic (mostly barriers and such) come in the form of halla, the blue ring showing blue halla briefly running around you before setting in place. The elemental attacks, however, take the forms of wolves. It’s harder to control, takes more mana, but whether it’s earth, lightening, or fire, they can take the form of wolves. She can do the same thing with the halla, but honestly, it’s all a subconscious choice. Halla are for defending, wolves are for attacking and protecting. And with her being a rift mage...well, she can get creative with them and the fade step. 

🖊 Evune sings in the tavern at Skyhold. Most of the time, its with her Avvar friends: Thyra and Arkyn. She will sit and drink with them as they bring Iron Bull and the Chargers over...it can turn into a huge thing and it leads to arm-wrestling tournaments, 9 times out of 10. But Evune sings quietly at camps too, while she’s with Athera and the others, doing missions. Some are elvhen myths, some are random ones she’s heard from others. It soothes her though, and she’ll make arrows while doing it. Even her humming can be soothing at times, and if she’s caught doing it alone at Skyhold, Cullen will stop and listen quietly with a small smile on his face...even before they became an item.