#oc: nonvul

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Lovely Nonvul hasn't been drawn in months, and he deserves to have a chance to shine again!

I feel like I finally have the skill to properly convey his appearance, and I'm so glad to get the chance to do so.

As for his story, he *is* the adaptation of @99corentine ’s Chrysanthe, *buuuut,* I plan on working on his story separately, to really expand upon it and give him what he deserves. He won't be much of an AU anymore, though, and so I'll be going through and adding ‘oc: Nonvul’ tags to all of my previous arts. I hope this decision is understandable

It's crazy how much he's grown from just... well, Chrysanthe in Dragon Priest robes, heh.

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Once He’s Gone

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Nonvul singing a dirge.

A commission for the mighty @metallic-scaled-scarf ! Their dragon priest OC :]

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The Suvulaan Legacy

A list of all my OC’s and basic information. Format is: picture, then info. 

If something says ‘undecided,’ that means it’s undecided by the character, not me. 

Not all OC’s are listed; only the ones I’ve fleshed out. 

I might add sketches eventually too, since you can’t add a lot of detail to the characters in game. 

Everything under the cut, because this is very long. 

Name: Caragan  Alias, because names are taken: Carragan Sexuality: Demisexual Gender: Nonbinary; they/them/any  Alignment: Light Family Tree Link: The Suvulaan legacy is Caragan’s legacy.   Romance: Khem Val  Faction: Independent Alliance; the Commander. Keeps Alliance as neutral as possible, but is allied to the Sith Empire. 

Name: Viir Kosil  Alias, because names are taken: Viir’kosil Sexuality: Asexual; aromantic  Gender: Nonbinary; he/they Alignment: Light Family Tree Link: Old friend of Caragan’s.  Romance: N/A  Faction: Independent Alliance 

Name: Nil Kosil  Alias, because names are taken: Nil’kosil Sexuality: Asexual  Gender: Cis woman; she/her Alignment: Light Family Tree Link: Little sister of Viir.  Romance: N/A Faction: Independent Alliance; Republic Loyalist 

Name: Enhydrin  Alias, because names are taken: N/A  Sexuality: Undecided  Gender: Cis woman; she/her Alignment: Light  Family Tree Link: Friend of Caragan’s.  Romance: Vector  Faction: Independent Allience; Sith Empire Loyalist 

Name: Shul’feyn  Alias, because names are taken: Shulfeyn Sexuality: Homosexual  Gender: Cis man; he/him  Alignment: Dark Family Tree Link: Enhydrin’s older brother.  Romance: Theron Shan  Faction: Independent Alliance; Saboteur, Republic Loyalist 

Name: Nistivi Alias, because names are taken: N/A Sexuality: Bisexual  Gender: Cis woman; she/her Alignment: Dark Family Tree Link: Caragan’s last apprentice.  Romance: Andronikos Revel  Faction: Independent Alliance; loyal to Caragan. 

Name: Kest  Alias, because names are taken: Sos’kest, Soskest, Sos Kest  Sexuality: Homosexual  Gender: Cis woman; she/her  Alignment: Light  Family Tree Link: Caragan’s apprentice once abandoned my Baras.  Romance: Jaesa Willsaam (light side)  Faction: Independent Alliance; loyal to Caragan. 

Name: Nonvul  Alias, because names are taken: Tiiraaz, Daalbuk Sexuality: Heterosexual; biromantic  Gender: Cis woman; she/her Alignment: Light  Family Tree Link: Unofficially adopted by Viir. Also the champion of great hunt; all other hunters are friends or adopted family.  Romance: Torian Cadera  Faction: Independent Alliance 

Name: Ankohet  Alias, because names are taken: N/A Sexuality: Heterosexual  Gender: Cis woman; she/her Alignment: Light  Family Tree Link: Old friend of Nil.  Romance: Aric Jorgan  Faction: Republic 

Name: Krein  Alias, because names are taken: Faal Krein, Faal’krein  Sexuality: Pansexual  Gender: Trans man; he/him  Alignment: Light  Family Tree Link: Ankohet’s half brother.  Romance: Lana Beniko  Faction: Republic 

Name: Evaksiel  Alias, because names are taken: N/A  Sexuality: Bisexual  Gender: Cis woman; she/her  Alignment: Dark  Family Tree Link: Caragan’s subordinate; transfered over from Thanaton's demise.  Romance: Arcann  Faction: Independent Alliance; loyal to Caragan 

Name: Lok’rah Alias, because names are taken: Lok Rah Sexuality: Heterosexual  Gender: Cis woman; she/her  Alignment: Dark  Family Tree Link: Kest’s long-time rival.  Romance: Malavai Quinn  Faction: Sith Empire 

Name: Vakaan  Alias, because names are taken: Va’kaan  Sexuality: Demisexual  Gender: Cis man; he/him  Alignment: Light-neutral  Family Tree Link: Evaksiel’s adopted son, Kest’s apprentice.  Romance: Vette  Faction: Independent Alliance; loyal to Kest 

Name: Vahzah Beyn  Alias, because names are taken: N/A  Sexuality: Omnisexual  Gender: Cis man; he/him  Alignment: Dark  Family Tree Link: Shul’feyn’s friend.  Romance: Akaavi  Faction: Independent Alliance 

Name: Ruth Jud Alias, because names are taken: N/A  Sexuality: Pansexual; only attracted to ‘dark side’ Gender: Cis woman; she/her  Alignment: Dark  Family Tree Link: Caragan’s friend.  Romance: Scourge  Faction: Independent Alliance; Republic Loyalist 

Name: Yuvon’sil  Alias, because names are taken: N/A  Sexuality: Homosexual  Gender: Trans woman; she/her  Alignment: Light  Family Tree Link: Ruth’s second padawan.  Romance: Kira  Faction: Republic 

Bits: (unfinished)  - Caragan is Darth Imperius, follows light sided story of the sith inquisitor. Other inquisitors are not the forcewalker and are subordinates of Caragan.  - Kest is the true Emporer’s/Empire’s Wrath and Lok’rah is the jealous rival in the story; she followed Baras until the end. Lok’rah is also “dead.” Others in sith warrior story are subordinates to Kest.  - Shul’feyn is Cipher Nine. However, the Jadus confrontation was done by Enhydrin. The Hunter confrontatoin was done by Motmahus. (Motmahus is currently unlisted.) 

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A continuation of my Dragon Priest artworks, we have, well, this!

This is Nonvul, my favorite Dragon Priest character I have (and, an adaptation/au of @99corentine 's Chrysanthe). After he died, the people he had protected emerged from their hiding place to find his body. The woman shown holding him is Felerid, his closest and only surviving Acolyte. She evacuated and protected a large majority of their city's citizens, but as consequence she wasn't able to fight alongside Nonvul.

Yeesh, sorry about the tag-spam, Corentine! This is the, what, 6th tag from me since you've dipped from Tumblr? Yeaaaaaaahhh sorry bout that—

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Long Post, Sorry.

I have put an undisclosable number of hours towards working this AU into place while still fitting in with @99corentine 's lovely lore. This is a concept page for the character, don't worry I have more on the way. Without further ado, here we are: the first pass of a...

DragonPriest!Chrysanthe AU.

Let's get into the details, shall we? These are some lore bits I've scraped off the floor of my brain so brace yourself.

DISCLAIMER (obligagory): These ideas are just nonsense I've thrown together while thinking about GOL HAH DOV. Please excuse my poor writing skills, I'm just excited and this AU has been building up in my mind for weeks.

His Race. Since Altmer weren't present in Skyrim back then (or Tamriel, arguably), I went with Chimer for our ‘original’ Chrysanthe. It resembles his current appearance and allows for those haunting blue eyes (ignore ESO's lore breaking character customization.)

His Identity. Lenrezoc sounded impressive and fit Chry's face for some reason, so it was chosen for his ‘given’ name. I pulled it out of my ass because I liked it, but we can always revise. I chose Nonvul [Noble, Honorable in Dovahzul] for his Priest Title(?) because of his dedication to the Priesthood ‘despite’ being an Elf. The only other Priest that knew he was an Elf was Konahrik, and no other mortals knew of his race.

His Indoctrination. Lenrezoc was part of a scouting group of Chimer that landed in Tamriel and wandered too far into Skyrim. He and his caravan witnessed two Dragons fighting, and consequently the death of one. Lenrezoc absorbed its soul, being Dragonborn, and in confused fear he attacked his comrades who moved too close. The surviving Dragon killed the remaining Chimer and brought Lenrezoc before the Temple, claiming the Elf as his own Acolyte. He trained and quickly rose through the ranks of his regional Temple, eventually donning the mask of Nonvul.

His Location. I didn't miss how lovely the Falkreath forests appeared through Chry's POV, so, of course, I integrated it. His temple and home city resides in the Jerall Mountains, a mountain range that strattles the border between Skyrim and Cyrodiil. Did I double check to make sure there were no other temples in that area? No. They can move.

His Temple. Nonvul's city and temple share a name; Sedinbildrun [Lit. South Defense, Southern Defense in Dovahzul.] It was built in the shadow of and carved out of the Jerall Mountains in the western Falkreath Hold. Yes, this is close to Hevnoraak. No, they didn't like each other.

His Rule. Nonvul was a firm and just ruler, often more patient and analytical than his destructive colleagues. His people were well-educated and many entered the Temple as Acolytes rather than lowly worshippers because of it. Nonvul's ‘graciousness’ was attributed to his closeness to his Dragon Patron as well as his fondness for the Restoration School of Magick. His rule was prosperous and peaceful, until the Dragon War, wherein his city fell to rebel invaders.

His Patron. Each priest served under a specific dragon– a Patron– if you will. Nonvul's was Krotumir [Sorcerer-Hammer-Allegiance in Dovahzul]. Krotumir was a Serpentine Dragon and was always more sympathetic and patient with the mortal races. He was the one who discovered Nonvul and had already claimed him before any other Dovah could open their mouth. Krotumir and Nonvul were close, though still God and Priest, and Nonvul had many opportunities to be vulnerable in front of his Patron. Krotumir was privately affectionate towards his Priest and lost many weeks conversing with Nonvul about the workings of the mortal mind.

His Fall. Once the Dragon War had officially begun, Nonvul bolstered his city's defenses and pushed harder to train skilled warriors in case of a siege. For months, all was silent in the surrounding forests. Suddenly, under the cover of night, Sedinbildrun was attacked on 3 fronts by Nordic rebels, and in seemingly endless numbers. Nonvul evacuated his people deep into Sedinbildrun Temple while working alongside the warriors and his own Acolytes to push back at the invasion. The battle lasted 6 days before only Nonvul was left defending his city. Krotumir was taken down– not killed– by the invaders just before Nonvul was also captured. The Nordic rebels brought the Priest before his dying Patron. They unmasked, berated, then beat him until his death. Krotumir died almost immediately after witnessing this, his final words being ones of hope.

His Promise. Krotumir, through his conversations with Nonvul, gained a slippery understanding of how becoming a Dragur or a Lich affected a mortal's nature. Consequently, he decided that he didn't want this for his Nonvul– not because his priest shouldn't experience immortality– but because Krotumir wanted his priest to remain coherent and capable of serving him forever. Before Nonvul died, Krotumir placed a blessing upon him:

“Neh Daal Diil, Nonvul, Vokrii Sil Keit.”

[“Never Return Undead, Nonvul, Restore Essence Promise.” in Dovahzul.]

As the words were spoken, Fate carved them on the inside of Nonvul's mask, allowing the blessing to be known to his surviving city.

His Legacy. Nonvul's death was discovered by the city's 300 survivors, who waited until silence was all they heard before emerging from the temple. Within the clearing dust laid the remains of Nonvul and Krotumir, Priest and God, near the summit of the Temple. A surviving Acolyte discovered the ingravings on the mask whilst others gawked at an exposed Elven Priest. She took charge of the situation, directing the reconstruction of Sedinbildrun while consecrating the bodies of those who had died defending it. Wanting to avoid another tragedy, the Acolyte, Felerid, used her advanced magickal abilites to ward off their Burg from enemies. She eventually cast an Illusion-Alteration spell that cost her life and that of 50 other mages: A spell that would cloak Sedinbildrun from the outside world– It disguised the city as part of the mountains. To any outsiders, the area was one of impenetrable stone and uneasy whispers. With time they rebuilt their city and their families, and even allowed travel in and out of their sanctuary. As time moved on, any outside records of this city were lost or destroyed. Those inside alone remember.

Hundreds of generations later in 4E 201, the Stronghold of Sedinbildrun stands relentless, awaiting the return of its beloved Nonvul.