#or if magic is a fey only trait she’s becoming a fey hunter

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No-Ah Grand Elders: Ev-En, Elder of Earth (Pathfinder 1st edition Quasi-Deity)

The No-Ah hierarchy is, at it's core, a bureaucratic gerontocracy; where age and station dictate the hierarchy. As such the eldest members of each elemental caste of No-Ah, the Grand Elders, serve as the oligarchs of their people. As proof of their authority, No-Ah who live long enough to ascend to grand elder status go up one size category (no larger than huge), gain the mythic subtype, and become quasi-deific. Their granted domains are Artifice, their racial elemental subtype, and two others of their choice. Their subdomains must be Construct, at least one from their elemental domain, and three others. A Grand Elder is always character level 20 and gains the Advanced simple template. Additionally, a Grand Elder gains “Restore Vitality” as a bonus mythic ability (see below). Only when a Grand Elder dies, or more rarely, when a No-Ah of a new elemental type is born does a No-Ah ascend in this manner.

Ev-En, Elder of Earth LN 3rd No-Ah Grand Elder of Earth, Duty, and Sacrifice Domains Artifice, Earth, Law, Nobility Subdomains Caves, Construct, Judgement, Martyr, Toil Worshipers architects, earth no-ah, miners, soldiers, subterranean races. Minions earth elementals, earth no-ah Symbol a downward pointing triangle bisected by a horizontal line Favored Weapon spiked gauntlet or hook hand Obedience hold your left appendage over your heart (or an equivalent) and make an oath out loud to your self to carry out any task set before you, to the best of your ability, by someone who has legitimate authority over you. You must be willing to do anything within your power, even at the risk of personal injury or death, to see those tasks carried out. You gain a +4 luck bonus to any skill check which helps you accomplish such tasks. Boons 1: stone shape 2/day; 2: summon nature's ally II (small earth elemental) 2/day; 3: wall of stone 2/day Predecessors Ev-Ot > Ev-Ri > Ev-En

It is an understanding among the No-Ah that in order to create and preserve anything, something else must be sacrificed, thus one who gives up themselves for the greater good is the most blessed of beings. Few know this truth better than Grand Elder Ev-En. His birth was one of grim necessity. The Qlippoth Lord, Isph-Aun-Vuln, had galvanized her most powerful alien cults to war against the No-Ah with the intent of undermining their mission to preserve and nurture mortal life. Ev-En was among the many No-Ah who were produced en-mass by the Grand Elders to hold a line against her relentless and ruthless armies, a task which required the destruction of planets that could have been converted into bountiful new worlds. He had to kill many beautiful and vibrant lifeforms, tainted by the qlippoth's lies, and watch those same creatures brutally slaughter his siblings and cousins by the thousands. He would give much of himself to help ensure victories for the No-Ah with as little bloodshed on either side as he possibly could, inevitable as it was. To this end, he learned to fight unarmed, bolstered by abjuration magic. This training would prove useful when Ark-00 became assaulted by the Iathavos and it's nyogoth hordes. This Iathavos was trained especially to deal with the No-Ah and proved formidable even for the Grand Elders. Ev-En was among the No-Ah soldiers who fought alongside his parent, Ev-Ri, when the qlippoth singled them out. It was here that Ev-En talents showed their true worth, as he purged the flanking nyogoth of their corruption and turned the tables in the No-Ah's favor. Sadly, the Iathavos proved to much for Ev-Ri and he was thus slain. Ev-En, the eldest of the living Earth No-Ah, immediately ascended and in a fit of righteous fury; felled the qlippoth with a single devastating punch. Channeling his power in this fashion however, would obliterate his right-arm, an eternal reminder of the costs of the No-Ah mission. Though the No-Ah would ultimately prevail and disperse Isph-Aun-Vuln's mortal armies. Ev-En knows that it is only a matter of time before she rallies her forces again. Thus much of his time in recent history has been spent fortifying the now billions of No-Ah Arks and bolstering his people's military power, all in preparation for the inevitable war which will no doubt span entire galaxies.

Grand Elder Ev-En CR 26/MR 10 No-Ah constructed pugilist brawler 10/ hexbreaker armored battlemage magus 10 LN huge construct (earth, living machine, mythic) Init +5, Senses darkvision 60 ft, low-light vision AC 36, touch 13, flat-footed 31 (+9 Armor, +5 Dex, +12 Nat. Armor, +2 Shield*, -2 Size) *This bonus assumes Ev-En is wielding his constructed limb with the Shielding Limb modification) hp 423 (10d8+10d10+243) Fort +16, Ref +13, Will +13 Defensive Abilities armor training 2, armor master (light, medium, & heavy armor), block attacks, construct traits, earth protection, fortification (50%, 75% w/ secured armor), living machine, medium armor, heavy armor, restore vitality, take a hit; DR 13/epic Speed 15 ft Melee Attacks unarmed strike +21/+16/+11/+6 (4d8+14); or +5 stone constructed limb +26/+21/+16/+11 (4d8+19/x3); or brawler's flurry +24/+19/+14/+10/+19/+14 (4d8+19 [+14 for final two strikes}/x3 [x2 for final two strikes]) Special Attacks arcane pool (9), brawler's flurry, brawler's strike (cold iron, magic, silver), close weapon mastery, constructed limb, fighter training, knockout 2/day, knowledge pool, limb modifications (flex limb, limb extender, shielding limb, tight grip, vicious spikes), magus arcana (improved remove curse, wracking dispel), maneuver training (Disarm +2, Grapple +1), mythic power (10/day, surge 1d12), mythic magic (3/day), preserve life (200 ft), powerful blows (unarmed strike), spark of genesis, spellstrike, versatile modifications, unarmed strike (4d8+5) Space and Reach 15 ft, 15 ft Magus Spells Known (CL 10, Concentration +15) 0 Level (5/day) - Acid Splash, Arcane Mark, Dancing Lights, Daze, Detect Fiendish Presence, Detect Magic, Disrupt Undead, Flare, Ghost Sound, Grasp, Light, Mage hand, Open/Close, Prestidigitation, Ray of Frost, Read Magic, Spark 1st level (7/day) - Abjuring Step, Blade Lash, Blade Tutor's Spirit, Call Weapon, Celestial Healing, Corrosive Touch, Desperate Weapon, Duelist's Parry, Enlarge Person, Expedious Retreat, Fallback Strategy, Feather Fall, Glue Seal, Grease, Jump, Jury-Rig, Lighten Object, Linebreaker, Line in The Sand, Long Arm, Magic Missile (M), Magic Weapon, Mirror Strike, Monkey Fish, Mudball, Obscuring Mist, Reduce Person, Reinforce Armaments, Shield, Shock Shield, Stone Fist, Sunder Breaker, Sundering Shards, Swift Girding, Thunderstomp, True Strike, Unerring Weapon, Unseen Servant, Vigor, Wave Shield, Warding Weapon, Weaponwand, Web Bolt 2nd Level (5/day) - Ablative Barrier, Acid Arrow, Alacrity, Alter Self, Animal Aspect, Aristocrat's Nightmare, Armor Lock, Bear's Endurance, Bladed Dash, Bull's Strength, Cat's Grace, Cauterizing Weapon, Communal Reinforce Armaments, Contest of Skill, Diminish Resistance, Effortless Armor, Elemental Touch, Erode Defenses, Escaping Ward, Euphoric Cloud, Extreme Flexibility, Fleeting Defect, Fog Cloud, Force Anchor, Glitterdust, Groundswell, Hollow Blades, Huntmaster's Spear, Instant Weapon, Levitate, Molten Orb, Pouncing Fury, Quick Throwing, Raven's Flight, Reloading Hands, Rock Whip, Savage Maw, Slick Walls, Shield of Shards, Spider Climb (M), Splinter Spell Resistance, Stone Call, Stone Discus, Stone Shield, Stone Throwing, Storm of Blades, Telekinetic Assembly, Telekinetic Volley, Visualization of the Body, Web, Winged Sword 3rd Level (4/day) - Air Breathing, Allied Cloak, Beast Shape I, Blade Snare, Blink, Burst of Speed, Caustic Safeguard, Channel Vigor, Clay Skin, Cloak of Winds, Conjuration Foil, Conjure Carriage, Discharge, Dispel Magic (M), Earth Tremor, Elemental Aura, Fly, Forced Mutation, Gloomblind Bolts, Grasping Tentacles, Greater Animal Aspect, Greater Magic Weapon (M), Greater Thunderstomp, Haste (M), Heart of the Metal, Infuse Self, Iron Spine, Irradiate, Keen Edge, Mark of Buoyancy, Monstrous Physique I, Nauseating Trail, Phantom Steed, Remove Curse, Resilient Reservoir, Scales of Deflection, Sickening Strikes, Silver Darts, Slow (M), Spellsword, Steal Size, Stinking Cloud, Tactical Adaptation, Titanic Anchoring, Toxic Blood, Versatile Weapon, Vomit Twin, Water Breathing, Waves of Blood 4th Level (2/day) - Absorb Rune I, Adjustable Polymorph, Arcana Theft, Beast Shape II, Black Tentacles (M), Blightburn Weapon, Caustic Blood, Break Enchantment (M), Detonate, Dragon's Breath, Elemental Body (M), Ethereal Fists, Fey Form I, Greater Celestial Healing, Lend Path, Mass Enlarge Person, Mass Reduce Person, Monstrous Physique II, Naga Shape I, Pellet Blast, Poisonous Cloud, Revenant Armor, Rigor Mortis, Rubberskin, Solid Fog, Stoneskin (M), Telekinetic Maneuver, Temporary Graft, Vermin Shape I, Ward Shield, Wreath of Blades Str 22, Dex 20, Con 20, Int 20, Wis 20, Cha 15 Base Atk +17, CMB +24, CMD 27 Feats big game hunter, bodyguard, combat casting, combat reflexes (M), craft magic arms and armor, craft technological arms and armor, create weapon, create magic weapon, imposing bearing (B), improved unarmed strike (B,M), mythic spell lore (M), poised bearing (B), secured armor (B), spell focus (abjuration) (M), technologist, titan strike (M), toughness Skills Acrobatics +28, Craft (alchemy) +15, Craft (armor) + 25, Craft (engineering) +15, Craft (mechanical) +15, Craft (ships) +25, Craft (stonemasonry) +28, Craft (weapons) +28, Knowledge (arcana) +28, Knowledge (engineering) +15, Knowledge (geography) +15, Knowledge (nature) +25, Knowledge (Planes) +28, Profession (soldier) +18, Spellcraft +28, Use Magic Device +20; Racial Modifiers -4 Fly, -8 Stealth Languages Abyssal, Aklo, Aquan, Auran, Celestial, Ignan, Infernal, Protean, Terran SQ armed and ready, birth progeny, brawler's cunning, deific, incremental growth, martial training Equipment Artisan's Tools, 100 bullets, 4 Mwk Mithril Daggers, Mwk Mithril Shortsword, Spell Component Pouch, +1 Vigilant Expedious Impervious Adamantine Spiked Stone Plate Special Abilities Armed and Ready (Ex): Whenever Ev-En creates his constructed limb with the Create Weapon feat, the limb is automatically attached to him. It still requires 10 minutes to remove it as normal. Restore Vitality (Ex): Grand Elder Ev-En may spend a point of mythic power to remove all negative levels from himself. Even if those negative levels could not otherwise be removed. Versatile Modifications (Ex): If Grand Elder Ev-En's constructed limb was made using his Create Weapon feat; as a swift action, he may spend up to 5 points of mythic power to change one of it's limb modifications per point spent for 1 minute. This constructed limb may have the vicious blades and vicious spikes modifications simultaneously. The shield bonus from shielding limb stacks with any other shield bonuses Ev-En has. In addition; Ev-En may instead exchange a modification for a magic weapon special ability appropriate for the limb's enhancement bonus. This is a transmutation Effect.

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I realize most npc stat blocks usually only have the spells listed that the character is most likely to have prepared, but I have no way of narrowing that down, so I recommend just using him like a spontaneous caster and only bothering to decide his prepared spells when the players need that information.

Edit: I forgot some bits.

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[amyure]

Yukuhashi Ei (逝橋エイ)

Ei has long black hair and a low, calm but somehow whimsical voice, Ei brings her bag full of charms around and is a miko [shrine priestess/maiden] who can see ghosts. Her family runs a Shinto shrine (’jinja’) in Tokyo-7th, and she often helps out at the shrine as a miko. Ever since she was a child, Ei could see ghosts, spirits and demons, and even got possessed by them, although she does not retain the memory of such possession episodes. When she was little, she got so used to running away from the supernatural that actually ends up being the fastest runner during the Nanastar sports day event (although Rena wasn’t there for comparison). Other than her (admittedly outlandish) ability to see spirits, Ei is just an ordinary girl who also happens to be an idol.

Character

Empathetic

Ei is kindhearted, and not merely to other humans or living creatures, but also to the spirits that she meets. In several episodes where she appears, she is shown to be empathetic to spirits. She would let them talk to her, and try her best to help them (even if it was just by lending an ear). In Sawori’s 3.0 episode, Ei showed great empathy towards Sawori’s condition, and was willing to put herself on the line for her friend’s happiness and be Sawori’s ‘bodyguard’ to avoid her getting hurt. Ei also appears to have good awareness and sensitivity, telling others to not move about too fast in case they would hurt Sawori or make her feel bad. In Sisala’s 3.0, Ei was shown to be angry on Sisala’s behalf when someone was being aggressive towards them. She offers assistance and help to people in trouble, showing an ability to put herself in others’ shoes. Ei would also rather not make people feel bad if she can, opting to share her reason for choosing clothes with her friends after they had told her she was unfashionable.

(Sometimes) a pushover

Often ending up in embarrassing or compromising situations, Ei would have an obviously reluctant or troubled expression when people (or ghosts) are asking the impossible of her (like asking her to cosplay). However, when it comes to someone else’s happiness, Ei will eventually comply with enough persuasion (and not necessarily much at all). For example, Ei was vehemently against becoming ‘magical girl miko’ for Manon at first; however, she reluctantly ended up doing it (and very seriously at that) for the purpose of making Manon smile again.

Unusual sense of fashion

Ei’s everyday attire reflects a weird sense of fashion that her friends described as ‘dasakawaii’ (basically ‘lame, but cute’). The only cute factor about her outfit however is the fact that Ei is the one wearing it, so in fashion terms it is perhaps just lame. But, it turns out that Ei chooses clothes not based on how they would look on her, but the memories that they hold. That is why her clothes end up mismatched on her, as each piece represents a different memory (such as of her grandmother, mother, or even the Nanastar idols).

A tease

With her friends knowing that she can see ghosts, Ei at times teases them (especially the ones who are scared of ghosts) by pretending that there are ghosts around. One notable example was Kyouko (who is a scaredy-cat), or even Shihainin himself.

Sensible

Ei actually has a lot of common sense, questioning a lot of things around her that do not add up (such as miko using magic). She uses polite speech when talking to her elders, properly uses honorifics, and is sensible enough to understand that sometimes one needs to hide things to protect others (such as in Sawori’s 3.0). Ei is often there as the foil to the other Nanastar members’ antics instead of being one of the strange or funny ones.

Actually an ordinary girl in most regards

Ei’s traits are, for the most part, very ‘average’. She shows concern about matters but does not rush headlong into issues; nor is she too stubborn before acting. She is kind, but still expresses displeasure when doing things that embarrass her. She also acts as a tsukkomi (straight man) to a lot of the strangeness in Nanastar. Ei is perhaps one of the most ‘ordinary’ out of all the girls, which is quite ironic given her absolutely unique ability to see ghosts.

Character development

Ei’s character development mostly revolves around how she copes and feels about her supernatural ability, as well as the strangeness of her life in general. In her 1.5, it is shared that her ability has brought a lot of trouble upon her since she was a child. However, after being able to help a ghost find their smile again, Ei was able to accept that, with her ability, she might at least be able to help the departed find happiness, or address their unresolved feelings. In her 2.5, Ei was able to use her ‘miko’ status to help Manon, despite her initial reluctance, as she believed it was worth it for the smiles of all the children present at that time. Ei also often uses her jinja’s purifying rites to help drive bad luck away from her friends, such as when she did it for Murasaki and also Sawori. In her 3.5, the emotional reason behind Ei’s strange sense of fashion was revealed.

Relationships

Yamai Sawori (夜舞サヲリ)

Their interaction happened in Sawori’s 3.0, wherein the two were paired up alongside Xiao for a job. Upon hearing Sawori’s desire to not get wounded (at least up until the video shoot was over), Ei realized that ‘not getting injured’, what most people took for granted, was actually something rare for Sawori. She was touched by Sawori’s condition and was willing to spend time everyday with Sawori to keep her out of trouble, making good luck charms for her, and even risking herself for Sawori’s sake. They had a very close relationships, holding hands as they walked around town.

Kawasumi Sisala (川澄シサラ)

Ei was part of the Hip Hop event along with Sisala, and the two seemed to have bonded somewhat (although Ei, being possessed at the time, does not remember much about it). Sisala was one of the ones who asked Ei to turn into a magical girl for Manon. In Sisala’s 3.0, Ei is shown to care a lot for her, using a polite form of speech when she was asking Sisala about sensitive matters. Ei also expressed worry about Sisala potentially having to face her past alone.

Uesugi Kyouko (上杉・ウエバス・キョーコ)

The two have a light, easy going relationship where Ei mostly just teases Kyouko about her fear of ghosts. She was willing to design a ‘ghost hunter show’ simulation for Kyouko, leaving markers all over Nanastar for Kyouko to face and fight her fears.

Echizen Murasaki (越前ムラサキ)

Their interaction happened in Murasaki’s 2.5, when Ei came to help with her school festival. The first thing that Ei did was tell Murasaki about all the spirits in her school, also telling her to be careful of ‘the haunted stairs’. Murasaki was displeased with this, telling Ei to not just tell her about the ghosts in her own school in such a carefree manner. However, Murasaki showed gratitude to Ei and cherished her help, appearing happy when she was given a doll that Ei had put her shrine’s blessing on.

Xiao Fei Hung (シャオ・ヘイフォン)

One of the trio with Sawori, Xiao agreed with Ei to stay with Sawori in order to keep her from getting hurt. Ei kept reminding Xiao not to give away their real intentions so as to protect Sawori’s feelings, also warning her whenever she walked a little bit too fast. The three of them bonded during their days together, as shown when at the end of the episode when they were very comfortable with each other.

Araki Rena (木レナ ), Jedah Diamond (ジェダ・ダイヤモンド), Orisaka Ayumu ( 折笠アユム)

All three were featured in Ei’s 3.0 episode, helping her pick out new clothes. In the end, they were touched by Ei’s reasoning behind her choice of clothes. They talked about how Ei was a wonderful person and why her clothes were important to her.

Trivia

The ‘Yuku’ in ‘Yukuhashi’ means ‘Death’, while the ‘Hashi’ means ‘Bridge’, likely signifying how Ei can see those who have died and not yet crossed the bridge to another realm. Her first name Ei, although in katakana, is perhaps referring to the word meaning ‘keen’, referring to her sixth sense ability to see spirits.

Ei collects charms, can do purifying rites (as expected of a proper shrine maiden), and can see other spiritual phenomena outside of just ghosts. When possessed, her eyes light up purple.

Every time she is offered a mascot or cosplay job, Ei rejects it by saying, “Leave those to Musubi!”

Ei addresses her friends by their first names without honorifics, reflective of a rather outgoing personality. However, she properly uses honorifics (such as ‘-san’) for those older than her.

[eshtarwind]

Tokyo 7th Sisters Character Commentary - Yukuhashi Ei

Other Commentary

Seto Ferb - Mimori Matsuri - Kawasumi Sisala - Shiratori Tomoe - Yamai Sawori - Echizen Murasaki

Warning: May contain spoilers for: Episode 1.5 (Ei) - episode 2.5 (Ei, Kyouko, Murasaki) - Episode 3.0 (Ei, Mimi, Sisala, Sawori)

Yukuhashi Ei

A long black haired girl with low tone, calm and somehow whimsical voice bringing a bag full of charms, Ei is a miko who can see ghosts. Her family runs a Shinto shrine (jinja) in Tokyo 7th and she often helps her family as a Miko. Ever since she was a child, she could see ghosts, spirits, and demon and even got possessed by them, although she will not have any memory of the time she was possessed. When she was little, she was so used to running away from them, she actually becomes the fastest runner in Nanastar’s sport event Team Sun (lol–there isn’t any Rena there, so I don’t know which between the two are fastest haha). Other than her ability to see spirits, Ei is just an ordinary girl, who happens to be an idol.

Character

Empathetic

Ei is kindhearted and it doesn’t limit its meaning to merely human or living being, but also the spirits she met. In several episodes including her own, she was shown to be empathetic to spirits. She would let the spirits talk to her and she would try to help them as best as she could, or at least just be there to lend an ear. In Sawori’s 3.0 Ei showed great empathy over Sawori’s condition, and was willing to put her self on the line for her friend’s happiness and be Sawori’s “body guard” to avoid hurting herself. She also appeared to be very aware and sensitive, telling others to not move too fast in case it will hurt Sawori or if they would make Sawori felt bad. In Sisala’s 3.0, Ei was shown to be angry in Sisala’s place when someone was showing aggression towards them. She offered assistance and help to people in trouble, showing sensitivity over someone else’s condition. She also would rather not make people feel bad if she could, opting to not tell her friends of her reason for choosing clothes after they told her it’s unfashionable.

A pushover

Often being placed in either embarrassing or compromising situations, Ei would often look obviously reluctant or troubled when people (or ghost) are asking the impossible out of her (like asking her to cosplay). However, when it comes to someone’s happiness, she would eventually comply given enough persuasion–which usually came in rather easily. Ei was vehemently against becoming magical girl miko for Manon at first, however, albeit reluctantly, she eventually did do it (and actually very serious in it) if it were to make Manon smile again.

Sentimental sense of fashion

Ei has a weird sense of clothing for her everyday attire that her friends said it to be “dasakawaii” which basically lame, but cute. The only cuteness is because Ei is the one wearing, so perhaps in fashion sense it’s just lame. Turned out, Ei chose clothes not based on how they would look good on her, but the memories it holds. That is why her clothes often mismatched each other as each piece is for a memory of different person (like her grandmother, her mother, or the Nanastar idols).

Likes teasing people

With people knowing that she can see ghost, at times she teased people, especially those who are scared by ghost, by saying there are ghost near them or at least pretend that she would say so (only to say something different). An example was Kyouko, who is a scaredy cat, or even Shihainin himself.

Sensible

Common sense is actually one of Ei’s traits, where she questioned a lot of things in the universe that did not add up (such as Miko who use magic). Ei uses polite form when talking to her elder, properly use their honorofic, and is sensible to understand one need to hide something so as to not hurt someone else (such as in Sawori’s 3.0). She also often there to tsukkomi the others’ antics, actually being the straightman instead of the strange one in the team.

Actually is just an ordinary girl in so many meaning

Her other traits are all very “average”. She shows concern, but not the type that rush headlong right away or being too stubborn. She is kind, but still show displeasure for things that embarrassed her. She also tsukkomi a lot of the strangeness in Nanastar. She is perhaps one of the most… “ordinary” out of all the girls, which is also quite ironic, since she might one of the more unique ones with her ability to see ghost.

Character Development

Ei’s character development so far mostly revolves around how she cope, or rather, feel about her supernatural ability or her strangeness. In 1.5 it is expressed that her ability has brought her a lot of trouble since she was a child, however upon being able to help a ghost finding her smile back, she was able to accept that if by having the ability she could make at least those that departed find their happiness back or solve their unresolved feelings. In 2.5 Ei was also shown to use her Miko status to help Manon, and despite her initial reluctance, also believed that it was worth the smile of every children present at that time. She also often used her jinja’s purifying rites to help rid away bad luck from her friends, giving them to Murasaki and also to Sawori. In 3.5, it is shown that even her fashion sense is strange, it was because every clothing articles she wore had memories, the main reason why she chose them.

Relationship

Yamai Sawori

Sawori and Ei’s interaction happened in Sawori’s 3.0, where Ei was paired with Sawori along with Shao for a job. Upon hearing how Sawori desired to not getting wounded at least until a PV shot, Ei realized that something they felt as usual such as not getting injured, is actually something rare for Sawori and she has taken it for granted. She was touched by Sawori’s condition and willing to spend time everyday with Sawori to keep her out of trouble, making charms for Sawori, and even willing to risk herself for Sawori’s sake. They also had a very good relationship, holding hands together as they walk around town.

Kawasumi Sisala

Ei was part of the hip hop event along with Sisala and seemed to have bonded some what (although Ei did not remember much about that time). She was also the one Sisala and co. asked to turn into magical girl for Manon. In Sisala’s 3.0 Ei was shown to have cared a lot for Sisala, while also showing respect, using polite form of speech when she knew she was asking something sensitive. She also express worry upon knowing that Sisala might have to face her past alone.

Uesugi Kyouko

Ei and Kyouko has a light, easy going relationship where Ei was mostly just teasing Kyouko about ghosts. She was willing to design a “ghost hunter show” simulation for Kyouko at least, leaving markers all over Nanasis for Kyouko fight her fear.

Echizen Murasaki

Ei and Murasaki’s interaction happened in Murasaki’s 2.5 when she came to help with Murasaki’s school festival. The first thing that Ei did was telling Murasaki about all the spirits in her school and also told her to be careful of the haunted stairs. Murasaki seemed displeased however, telling Ei to not just tell her that easily about the ghosts in one’s own school. However, Murasaki still showed gratitude and cherish the help she got, also appeared happy when she was given a doll which Ei had also helped to put her jinja’s blessing on.

Xiao Fei Hung

Being assigned together with Xiao and Sawori, Ei and Xiao agreed to not let Sawori get hurt by keep on being with her. Ei appears to keep reminding Xiao to not show their real intention to be with Sawori so as not to make Sawori feels bad, also warning Xiao whenever she walks just a little bit faster, or seems like she will fall. The three of them bonded during their days together, shown to be very comfortable with each other at the end of the episode.

Araki Rena, Jeddah Diamond, Orisaka Ayumu

All three appeared in Ei’s episode 3.0, helping her to pick some new clothes. In the end, they were touched by Ei’s reasoning and with Ei only letting things go and did not bother to explain herself, they talked about how what a wonderful person she was and why her clothes are important for her. 

Trivia:

The ‘Yuku” in Yukuhashi means “Death” while “Hashi” means “Bridge”, perhaps signifying how Ei could see those that have died yet has not yet crossed the bridge to another realm. The name Ei, although katakana, perhaps may mean “keen”, signifying Ei’s sixth sense ability to see spirits.

She collects charms, can do purifying rites, and other than ghost can see other spiritual phenomena. When she is possessed, her eyes will lit up purple.

Every time she is being offered a mascot/cosplay job, she would reject it by saying, “Leave those to Musubi!”

She calls her friends on first name basis without honorifics, showing a rather outgoing personality, but she properly use -san honorifics for those older than her.

[feywildrp]

THE HAILSTORM // Lacha. Air Archfey: Snow Bunting. Unseelie Court.               Born in 1793. Living at Avalon Bowery, Apt. 10A.

Ruling Hand: Darkness. Right hand. A beacon-like power which creates a shadow screen through which no glamour can pass, enabling the Queen’s true sight.

Wild Hand: Desire. Left hand. When Lacha puts this hand on someone, she is able to read the true desires, in that moment, of whomever she is currently touching.

Personal Power: Muting; Lacha can still soundwaves in the air, rendering vocal noises silent in the room she’s in. Can be used as a blanket or to target one person. 

KNOWN TRAITS // Independent, assertive, dedicated, discerning, strategic.

Being born to grief and rejecting its offering. A legacy living in your blood, a bridge between worlds. The sound of a hailstorm. Knowing that if not watchful, iron rusts—and red isn’t your colour. Made for metals, for the strength of iron and steel where your backbone should be. The taste of copper. The sheen of a silver moon’s sliver. How too much light can blind you. That true seeing comes from being left in the darkness, discovering your own way home.

History

⇢ Trigger warnings: death, suicide mentions.

Lacha is a third-generation ruler, granddaughter of the first Unseelie Queen, though they never met. Her mother, Celia, let her emotions and desire to be liked cloud her judgement, which wreaked havoc on her rule—an issue that claimed the life of Celia’s firstborn, Eala, in the name of peace. During that hard-earned peace, Lacha was born, but Celia never really recovered from the loss of Eala and the hardships she’d endured on behalf of the Court, which never loved her as much as she’d hoped and worked for. When Lacha was 12, Celia drowned herself out of grief. That is part of the legacy Celia left behind: the knowledge that giving the people what they want can be just as dangerous as withholding. Lacha’s father, King Consort Tierney, raised her alone and acted as regent until she inherited the ruling power. He did his best to encourage in Lacha the fortitude, strategic thinking, and foresight he felt claimed the life of his late wife. He’d never intended for nor desired a sole Unseelie crown, but he did the best he could with both ruling and raising, giving both love and lessons in equal measure. Being brought up in this environment, Lacha mourned her mother but aimed to rule with a much stronger heart and cooler head. In 1850, Lacha’s ruling power came to hand and she ascended the Unseelie throne, beginning her reign.

It began in peace, and so at age 68, Lacha gave birth to Caora, with a strong traditional name. It was good for the stability of the Court, but Lacha refused to compromise her rule and wouldn’t name the father, though she legitimized Caora as a proper Princess with all rites and honours. Lacha’s first big trial as Queen came when World War I came. Initially, it was played like anything else: picking favourites, pitting sides, making bets, but escalated to the point where the Unseelie Court and Seelie Court were back at war against one another, renewing old blood feuds too easily. It seemed that the war wouldn’t stop among the humans until it stopped among the fey, and both Queen Lacha and King Adare didn’t want their new rule defined by so much loss of sacred fey life, so they followed tradition and Sacrificed their firstborn daughters to bring peace to the Courts in 1918. The end of the first World War followed soonafter. King Adare and Queen Lacha formed a fragile truce, relegating their competition and warlust to the game of Fidchell as they decided to follow the flow of immigration from Ireland to the United States, selecting New York City’s ley lines just in time for the Roaring ’20s. Though the world changed, Lacha continued to adapt and make the Unseelie Court strong and viable—even if some see her as intractable.

GAME UPDATE 07/17: For 2018′s annual An Fidchell battle, Lacha wagered the identity of Camellia’s father against Adare’s identifying the Seelie demifey twins’ mother. On June 13th, Gale came to owe a favour to King Adare, which complicated that wager, as it meant unveiling Gale for who he is would also reveal the boon of a favour Adare had earned. In her frustration, Lacha sent Gale to the Wandering Wood for a few days as punishment. On June 21st, the Unseelie lost; normally, Lacha would have made good on her wager that day after the game concluded, but the rebellion kicked up feyry fire which threw the event into chaos. Lacha revealed the identity of Gale on July 11th. 

GAME UPDATE 09/11: Only July 27th, a blood moon and lunar eclipse happened; that night, both Courts lost the ability to perform glamour magic. On top of that, the body of an Unseelie fey was found—a blood relation to Lark—killed in the same style as the Seelie’s Eurya much earlier in the year, indicating a possible hunter. Lacha met with King Adare to work together against the hunter; he agreed on the terms that she re-accept Sorrel as Seelie Knight again and that Jasmine have priority access to the dwindling #99 supply [x]. She is also feeling jealous when Gale was voted to marry Gorta during the Lugnasad marriages and is reconsidering choosing him as Consort, but hasn’t yet decided.

Occupation

Queen & Proprietor. 

Lacha’s primary role is being Queen; looking after the wellbeing of the Court, keeping it strong and healthy. That doesn’t only include the stewardship of the fey, but also maintaining her conduit with feywild magic. Part of that is having an heir to provide stability and peace, so that the Court can flourish. Lacha also owns and operates the Rookery, the speakeasy through which the addicting elixirs are sold to lure in humans into the feyry games.

Connections

Camellia: Camellia is Lacha’s second and only daughter, the heir, whom she loves and is training for eventual rule. Lacha is convinced that, should she need it, she can find another option to save her Court that doesn’t involve killing her daughter. She has an inkling Camellia is up to something, but isn’t too worried yet.

Gale: Lacha’s one-time love and secret relationship; whether this relationship is still ongoing is up to the players. Gale is the secret father of Camellia (though not of Caora). Lacha appreciates that she can show her soft side to Gale and knows he will keep her secrets safe. They are still on good terms and close confidants.

Malachite: One of Lacha’s most valuable assets and sometime friend, Malachite is important to the business venture that Lacha runs to entice humans into becoming pieces in her game. She flatters him because she requires him, though she also finds his erratic behavior entertaining.

PLAYLIST 1. Too Much to Bear // 2. Lullabye // 3. Eyes on Fire

Lacha is portrayed by Jessica Chastain [gifs]. The faceclaim is NEGOTIABLE. Lacha is currently TAKEN by Genevieve and not available for application.

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Questions from this post. Gonna answer for my half-drow warlock Keladeinos since I love her and I’m waiting for a long ass tame in Ark anyway.

A story for every scar. Do any of their wounds have interesting origins?

Not particularly. She’s got more callused hands than you’d expect on a noblewoman, but nothing that particularly sticks out.

Three songs that show their character progression.

“Run” by Delta Rae (Childhood)

“Stand by Me” by Karlienne (18-20)

“Dangerous Woman” by Ariana Grande (post meeting Elric)

If they were a god which god would they be?

If Kela was an established god of a mythos, I’d put her pretty solidly with Artemis of the Greek pantheon, Freya of the Norse pantheon, or Isis of the Egyptian pantheon. Isis particularly rings true, since her hunt for Osiris’s body parts is a large inspiration for how I’m writing Kela’s quest to become fey. Same sort of difficulty and obstacles.

What was their favourite subject at school?

Of everything she was taught at home, her favorite was probably languages. She learned Common as her first language, then Undercommon and Elvish swiftly after that. She learned Draconic to keep up with Ilgarian politics after her first marriage to an Ilgarian baron, then finally Sylvan to keep up with fey politics from her second marriage.

What does their voice sound like?

Like me trying my damn best to do a British accent at the same time as me trying my damn best to imitate Vivienne from Dragon Age: Inquisition. I keep coy, yet gentle when using her voice, unless someone pisses her off, at which point I dip my voicebox down to lower the pitch and go from there.

Animal, vegetable, mineral: what one thing symbolizes them the most?

I started with a wolf, but I’ve ended up associating Kela the most with caribou/reindeer. They keep their horns in the winter and that works well with Kela poking the Winter Court. I also associate caribou with stamina and determination, due to how long some of their migrations can be, and that’s a definite trait of Kela’s. She’ll go the distance for the long game as long as she can if she has to.

If they could control one of the four elements what would it be?

Water, for ice. If this was Avatar: The Last Airbender, her being from the Water Tribe makes the most sense.

What would their favourite tv show be?

Ye gods, I don’t watch TV, hmmm...I think she’d like Law & Order to get inspiration for more convincing sounding explanations for weird shit, same with a lot of documentaries. Planet Earth would be something she’d heavily be interested in.

Would they ever use magic to gain love?

Yes and no. 

Use magic to gain enough power to petition the Courts to let her become fey? Yes. 

Use magic to take over people’s freewill to gain their love? Fuck no. Too easy, too much cheating.

What do they think of themself?

Kela thinks she’s pretty great. She’s got a bit of an ego on her that she’s kind of earned. She doesn’t think she’s the greatest, mind you. She’s got the biggest ego she can healthily and pragmatically have.

Gender and sexuality?

Cis, she/her, and demiromantic pansexual. Sex and gender don’t factor into if she’s attracted to someone.

Do they have a type?

Yes, yes she very much does. Her husband. If her husband for, some reason, is permanently wiped from the picture, she’d more or less have a type for intelligent and skilled hunter-y types. It’s frosting on the cake if they’re adorable to her in how they fumble around her if they have a crush (feed that ego, do it) and how they show affection.

Playing video games, would they be a completionist, a speed runner, how would they play?

Only RPGs, only those with extensive dialogue trees, has multiple saves to look and examine context for different dialogue options and how conversations go.

Also visual novels, specifically those with a female protagonist.

If they could solve one problem, what would they solve?

Easy answer is her own damn self not having enough power to petition the Courts.

Hard answer is her figuring out a way to basically be by her husband’s side forever. Even before meeting her husband, she’d have idle daydreams of trying to find a way to lichdom without enslaving and hurting people on gigantic scales.

What horoscope stereotype fits them the most?

Leo. Without a singular doubt. The biggest stereotype for Leo that I can think of that fits Kela to a perfect T is that she needs to tone it down. It being her flair for the dramatic.

Favourite terrain?

Snowy forests

How do they dress?

Typically and secretly in armor. Her armor’s enchanted to look like whatever she needs it to look like. This is commonly traveling robes or a very fancy dress.

What would their ideal home be like?

Out in the middle of nowhere, has a hot spring nearby, has well-stocked hunting grounds, enough room to jog out into the forest and scream with no one else to hear her.

What would they like their mark in history to be?

Being the full-fledged Queen of the Winter Court for a good time period.

If they could be a dragon, would they be a dragon?

Kela would like to be many things that aren’t what she currently is. She wouldn’t say no to being a dragon, but wouldn’t jump at the offer either. She’d be a copper or brass dragon, maybe a faerie dragon.