#s: tcol

[vacantgodling]

ROUND 5: WINNER TAKES ALL

5: From a young age you have quietly watched—as the world around you blossoms and changes, as a sturdy oak you never falter. When it came time for you to choose your destiny, you deterred from your father’s path in the spotlight, to find your place among the common folk—to see the world and all its hidden beauties. Yet, this wasn’t a terrible departure; your family has always wished you well, and it is that bond that has strengthened you from sapling to tree. Your eyes see the evil as you come into this new place, but you do not flee from it. Even if it should take the very sight you hold dear, ever as a tree, you weather.

35: Your patience is unmatched but don’t they say love is patient? Unwavering, even in death, you are humbled by the force of it. Love… it is what you sing and what you feel. Every rock, every spring, every friend, every beast. Perhaps that is what drew you to her—to find love underneath her hate. And even if it was not there before, you forged it, like a blacksmith, until only love remained. You hated to leave so soon, but you know it won’t be long now before you’re reunited with the one who never thought it could know love.

32: You have always operated best under darkness, but at this point you’re struggling to see. You have been stumbling through the dark for what feels like forever and this pain is only getting worse. But for them you hold on. For their sake. You can’t fail them, as you have failed everyone else in your life. Through tears you hold them up, even if it costs you your eyes. It will be worth it if they see the light in this never ending darkness. It will be worth it if they’re free.

[alexandriteobscuraarchive]

((Not me staring at the (for right now) sole true form!Flynn cg and wishing it were Kariom instead of Roui.))

[vacantgodling]

yeah guess who's redoing this + reusing the same graphics bc i'm lazy and i don't want to make another lol anyway tho.

WELCOME TO THE TCOL CHARACTER TOURNAMENT!

yes i'm redoing this again and this time i'm not gonna try and make different kinds of tournaments (like photos or whatever) i'm just gonna strictly do the character descriptions. and then i'll post the profiles after.

i don't have a fancy bracket this time so just trust me on this. i'll post the rounds under the cut! get ready to voteeeeee

all profiles that i post in relation to this will be linked when they lose so feel free to check out the characters and lemme know what you think <3 there's a lot LMAO.

WINNER IS ... ALTAIR NOCTURNE!

(WINNER TAKES ALL) ROUND 5:

5 vs 35 vs 32 -> 32 WINS!!

5 is... FORTE SYMPHONIA

35 is... ARIAN BLOOM, GUARDIAN OF LOVE

ROUND 4:

5 vs 40 -> 5 ADVANCES! 40 is… LORD EVONDRA, THE DEMON KING

35 vs 4 -> 35 ADVANCES! 4 is… CLEAR BRIGHTENDALE

2 vs 32 -> 32 ADVANCES! 2 is… SANDRA “SAN” DEARBORN

ROUND 3:

21 vs 2 -> TIED. AFTER SUDDEN DEATH -> 2 ADVANCES! 21 is... ERIK SOORI

5 vs 31 -> 5 ADVANCES! 31 is… CHARISSA GOODWYN

34 vs 35 -> 35 ADVANCES! 34 is… ELODIA PESANTE

4 vs 12 -> 4 ADVANCES! 12 is… SIR KEEVAN GUERRA

32 vs 37 -> 32 ADVANCES! 37 is… GENERAL DUCHESS MUINENA LATHSBURY

40 vs 9 -> 40 ADVANCES! 9 is… MIONA WINFREY

ROUND 2:

22 vs 37 -> 37 ADVANCES! 22 is... UN (DION) UNDERSHIELD

5 vs 16 -> 5 ADVANCES! 16 is... LORD KIBA LATHSBURY

25 vs 21 -> 21 ADVANCES! 25 is... DARAN "PAPA" ISAI

34 vs 18 -> 34 ADVANCES! 18 is... KARENZA HAWKINS

13 vs 4 -> 4 ADVANCES! 13 is... SAITH PRALINE

35 vs 12 -> TIED. RESHUFFLED INTO ROUND 3

27 vs 32 -> 32 ADVANCES! 27 is... DUCHESS PRIMROSE AEGOS

38 vs 31 -> 31 ADVANCES! 38 is... KING LUTHER LATHSBURY

9 vs 29 -> 9 ADVANCES! 29 is... GALEN LANTHI

40 vs 26 -> 40 ADVANCES! 26 is... GRAND DUKE ARAN LATHSBURY

2 vs 42 -> 2 ADVANCES! 42 is... RAAGA CHAAR

ROUND 1:

29 vs 1 -> 29 ADVANCES! 1 is... PIPER FAIRWIND

12 vs 39 -> 12 ADVANCES! 39 is... DUCHESS ARIETTA LATHSBURY

10 vs 5 -> 5 ADVANCES! 10 is... FELICITY EVERGREEN

4 vs 41 -> 4 ADVANCES! 41 is... EREBOS VERDINE

21 vs 7 -> 21 ADVANCES! 7 is... CAMERON BLISS

32 vs 36 -> 32 ADVANCES! 36 is... DUKE SID LATHSBURY

23 vs 18 -> 18 ADVANCES! 23 is... JACE KAGANOFF

15 vs 25 -> 25 ADVANCES! 15 is... KALIFIA FANDEL

9 vs 6 -> 9 ADVANCES! 6 is... MADJA FANDEL

34 vs 8 -> 34 ADVANCES! 8 is... JIHI ARTHEA

30 vs 40 -> 40 ADVANCES! 30 is... HOA CLOUDBERRY

19 vs 22 -> 22 ADVANCES! 19 is... JAGODA ARTHEA

17 vs 37 -> 37 ADVANCES! 17 is... ERYN ARCUS

42 vs 16 -> TIED. RESHUFFLED INTO ROUND 2

14 vs 35 -> 35 ADVANCES! 14 is... LADY ILLIANA AEGOS

11 vs 2 -> 2 ADVANCES! 11 is... SIR MUKUL BRIO

24 vs 31 -> 31 ADVANCES! 24 is... MIKI KAGANOFF

33 vs 13 -> 13 ADVANCES! 33 is... HELIX CARMINE

26 vs 28 -> 26 ADVANCES! 28 is... FIAMETTA LANTHI

20 vs 27 -> 27 ADVANCES! 20 is... MOIRA DEARBORN

38 vs 3 -> 38 ADVANCES! 3 is... DEUX UNDERSHIELD

[vacantgodling]

TCOL'S MAIN PLOT EXPLAINED REAL SHITTY LIKE. I'M NOT JOKING. THIS IS ASS. BUT ITS BETTER THAN NOTHING.

also edit: lord renias is the demon king. i forgot i didn't say his name but same diff.

i'm so serious, just ask me about this wip. i try to make pretty posts but we'll be here in lore dump land forever and sometimes i wanna just be like listen: you understand? and everyone is like fucking NO so y'know what we're doing our best.

this was made in like 30 minutes tops probably.

gonna taglist ig ask to be added or removed:

@void-botanist @henrike-does-writing-sometimes @jezifster @foxys-fantasy-tales @multi-lefaiye

@ink-flavored @astral-runic @kk7-rbs @inadequatecowboy

[vacantgodling]

updated design for san. i may tweak it more but i wanted to change her hair texture.

left — 2023 / right — 2024

[vacantgodling]

aight i Am happy with this one

finella (left) & dwyn (right) — aka the ones i was talking about who are going to Go Through It

[vacantgodling]

the beginning of the first age where everything goes to absolute shit <3<3

there's gonna be 2 more parts in explaining the first age eventually and even more eventually i will actually write some goddamn prose. but these powerpoints are too much fun LMAO.

transcription under the cut:

SLIDE 1: The First Age -> The Age of Valor part i -> another powerpoint by yours truly @/vacantgodling

SLIDE 2: irandium 175: The Citadel of Argos is Finally Completed *irandium = the terranean ‘year’ which lasts 300 earth days instead of months, there are seasons, which each last 75 days.

At the behest of the people and through the guidance of MUINENS, Inen the OOM, chooses the first king and queen of Argos.

From the fields, he chooses a man named Gian, who will become known as Gian of Argos, and from the stone-workers, he chooses a woman named Constanteira, who will become known as Constanteira the Good.

Both were born in Irandium 145, setting the precedent that every ruler from henceforth should be chosen at the age of 30 years old.

At that time, it was learned that Terraneans tended to expire (if they were not killed) by the age of 150. However, at this point in Argos’s construction, nearly 2/3 of the population had fallen prey to the monsters and beasts that roamed the land.

SLIDE 3: The First Age Royal Lineage (for ease of reference)

Gian of Argos (145-xx) married Constanteira the Good (145-xx) and had 1 child: Blythe (238-xx)

Blythe married Chanson Aegis (237-xx) and they had Una (301-xx)

Una was not chosen to be the next king by the OOM and instead a farmboy named Ira Belledrumm (300-xx) was chosen. He then married into the royal family. They had a child named Devorah (332-xx)

Devorah married a man named Ghalen Daybreak and they had a daughter named Clandestine Daybreak (363-xx)

Clandestine married a man named Oug (358-xx) and they had two children Yazan Dia (408-477) and Nieko of Argos (414-477)

Yazan was the next chosen king and he married a woman named Tara (410-477). They had 5 children together: Loredana (446-477), Nunzia (448-477), Orietta (452-477), Pinella (454-489) and their only son, Mitica the Nomad (459-607).

Nieko married a woman named Raine and they had twin daughters: Twilight (449-?) and Whisper of the Fire (449-493)

SLIDE 4: The Sixth King of Argos: Yazan Dia

Yazan Dia—originally known as Yazan Daybelle, became fascinated with the goddess IISIDIA in his youth; inspired by a dream he had where he saw the goddess’s large, dark hands, shifting the stars above him in the universe.

In that same dream he saw the hands beckon him to approach, and as he did, he noticed that the hands were gray and scarred, with many rings adorning its fingers. It waved before him a mist and a vast chasm in the shape of a door opened before him.

It was then that Yazan changed his name to Yazan Dia (to honor the goddess) for he believed the vision was telling him that should he follow her guidance and seek understanding of her ways—of CANTILLO—that the kingdom of Argos would prosper.

Oh, how misled he was.

SLIDE 5: The Opening of The Rift The Fall of Argos was only just the beginning of how the fate of The Aegeans would unfold...

With the encouragement of his wife, Queen Tara Dia, King Yazan continued to follow the clues that were left behind in his dreams, even venturing far out into the wilderness to the The Entrance of MIZDARR’s GROVE—the place where the origin of chaos, The Thicket was rumored to lie.

After years of preparation and research—in secrecy from the rest of the kingdom—King Yazan and Queen Tara descended to the darkest depths of the castle; down in the very bowels of the earth where guards were sure they heard and saw things that perhaps they shouldn’t.

And in these dungeons, King Yazan made a Grave mistake.

SLIDE 6: He was Betrayed.

And all of Argos fell prey to the Beasts and Monsters hidden deep within Chaos.

SLIDE 7: 477 is when everything came to an abrupt halt.

The fall of Argos sends the entire Terranean population into chaos. King Yazan & Queen Tara were dead. The king’s brother, Nieko of Argos and his wife, Raine Idanly, were dead. 3 of King Yazan’s eldest daughters were dead. And much of the population perished in their attempt to flee from the fallen city.

Those who survived were able to make it to the Fortress of Eros—a barely finished stronghold that was the base of all operations outside of Argos when it came to exploring the world around them, and protecting the farmers and foragers who worked the soil outside of Argos’s gates.

It wasn’t large enough to hold the entire population that was able to escape. Everyone knew they couldn’t stay here—it wouldn’t be long until even Eros was overrun.

With no king, and no leader, all the people could do was turn to the OOM (Oracle Of Muinens) to choose their next king.

SLIDE 8: The Day of Fissures — Summer 478 The Exile of the Nomads & The birth of The Aegeans

After days of prayer, the OOM chooses the next king of Argos: 18-year old Mitica Dia, the youngest child of the late King Yazan to succeed his father. Having a king this young is untoward. It begins to cause a stirring in the populous remaining, especially when after conferring with the OOM it was determined that their goddess MUINENS wanted them to defect into the wilds for safety.

Whisper Idanly, second child of Nieko of Argos senses her opportunity. It was no secret that the brothers (Yazan and Nieko) did not get along, with Nieko himself harboring a deep seated hatred of his elder brother—a value he was especially successful in instilling in his younger daughter. She saw her opportunity to turn the tides and gain power among the wayward Terraneans.

She accused the young Mitica of cowardice. That no true king would abandon his rightful throne in their homeland just because a dire evil overthrew it. That he would rally his armies and strike back against this threat. But Mitica argued that with the number of injured and children, that there would be only carnage and desolation for such a rash act against their goddess.

SLIDE 9: Separated by the fire that Whisper threw to cut those who defied her off from Eros. Forever.

The Nomads The group that decided to stick by the young King Mitica the Nomad and journey into the unknown on behest of the goddess MUINENS.

The Aegeans The group that decided to defect with Whisper Idanly, now known as Whisper of the Fire to fight and try and reclaim their homeland.

SLIDE 10: The Goddess YLENE was born out of the ashes of Whisper’s damning fire, and along with her the magic vis.

The fate of the Terraneans was now split. And things will get much worse before they get better.

[vacantgodling]

THE SONG OF II & THE WAIL OF LAPSUNDI aka, how the world featured in The Chronicles of Lathsbury, Terrae, came into being.

i condensed a LOT of information for this but i tried to cover the main points of the beginning of the world and what led to year 1 of the first irandium (or year) of terranean history! :D

edit: i forgot the image of slide 7 somehow. it’s been added back

transposed under the cut ↓↓

SLIDE 1: The Song of Ii & The Wail of Lapsundi

or how the of the world that the story, the chronicles of lathsbury takes place in, Terrae, came to be

SLIDE 2: Out of the depths of chaos, IISIDIA(01) emerged—alone.

01. IISIDIA, goddess of the universe, creation, destruction, and magic

SLIDE 3: And this loneliness caused her great despair…

To cure this loneliness, IISIDIA decided that she would create herself a world, and dwell in it. The sonorous, somber hums deep from her breast would tumble forth through the darkness and with the power of this magic—this cantillo(02)—would come forth peaks and depths; murky waters and all manner of shadowed thing. This world, filled with no laughter, no music, and no joy—a world devoid of even the slightest traces of light. It was a world that IISIDIA would call: Lapsundi

02. chaos magic; only accessible by the gods. it takes the form of deep, otherworldly hums.

SLIDE 4: one day, as she lamented among her creation, IISIDIA saw a light…

and came upon a small babe, radiating brightness—a smile on its small cheeks.  the only beauty hidden in this barren wasteland. immediately taken with the child, IISIDIA took the babe into her arms, and knew that the child was called Phyddione.

SLIDE 5: IISIDIA decided that Phyddione could not live in a place such as this.

And with that declaration, Lapsundi could be no more. Bearing down on the world that she had made—IISIDIA tore Lapsundi apart at its seams; disgusted that she could ever conjure such a horrible place. And when she finished her long rampage, the world was once again a blank slate(03) 

03. or so she thought

SLIDE 6: The Next thing that IISIDIA decided is that, while Phyddione was precious to her, she could not live with the notion that she would remember the terrible world of Lapsundi.

FIRST: IISIDIA separated the memories and brightness of Phyddione from the physical body of The Babe

SECOND: IISIDIA cast the memories and the light up to the heavens; creating The Sun—otherwise known as Phyddione, The Prisoner of Light. Her tears of being separated create the sunbeams that shine bright throughout the Universe.

THIRD: IISIDIA used her divinity to bestow a new identity upon the babe. The Babe then became IIARAN, her first memories being of seeing her elder sister, IISIDIA in the brightening universe.

SLIDE 7: “We Shall Sing A Great Song and Build A World Unto Our Own.”

—said IIARAN to her Elder Sister IISIDIA

and thus, THE SONG OF II would soon Come to Pass.

SLIDE 8: THE SONG OF II: The Creation of Terrae

is separated into 6 movements that correspond with the creation of certain elements of their new world and with it, the creation, of cantatio

the casting of the lights movement -> what created the numerous stars that light the way of the night. it is said the movement was light and airy but full of hope. created the minor god: Palanthia

the rumbling brook movement -> what created the oceans, rivers, lakes and seas. the waters swirled in a great vortex, and the major god, KOST was born to shepherd the oceans

the shaping of clay movement -> what created the land that would float atop of the oceans and would house all of the other creations IIARAN wanted to make. from a loc of IISIDIA’s hair, the alter deity IDMIR was born and took IISIDIA’s drum, Nitarr as his husband.

the flowering movement -> what created the forests and vegetation of Terrae and from a thick bramble known as The Thicket, the god, MIZDARR emerged*

the creeping movement -> what created all the animals on both land and sea. some that approached The Thicket were tainted by the chaos within it, giving MIZDARR dominion over all animals as well.

the final crescendo -> IIARAN breathed a breath of divinity across the land, and from that breath, rose what would become The First Terraneans. 

SLIDE 9:

When Terraneans first open their eyes to take in the splendor of their new home, they are immediately blinded by the sun’s powerful rays. 

Seeing her creation’s plight, IIARAN runs to IISIDIA in despair. IISIDIA takes IIARAN to a nearby brook and has her look upon her reflection. As the young goddess is mesmerized by what she sees; IISIDIA takes that image of her and casts it up into the heavens opposite of Phyddione. This mirror absorbs some of the blinding light of the sun, and saves the Terranean people from falling prey to its deadly rays, while also providing light during the deepest, darkest nights. This mirror became known as Idyenhdop. — Also known as The Moon.

SLIDE 10: It wasn’t long before IIARAN realized that her divinity kept her from being able to walk among the Terraneans. 

and in her sadness, she weeps, so IISIDIA comforts her.

the two lay together among their bed of stars, and from their union, the goddess of the people, MUINENS is born, taking equal parts of both of her mothers.

despite her divinity, she is able to reach out and choose certain Terraneans to hear her speech and read her thoughts, dubbed OOMs (Oracles of Muinens). The first OOM, Inen, guides the first Terranean migration, away from The Thicket and deep into the south west. When the goddess bids them stop, IDMIR and Nitarr bring forth a large hill, elevated to protect the Terraneans from the beasts and monsters that roam the land.

Year 1 is established—the birthplace of The Citadel of Argos has come.

[vacantgodling]

welp another alter deity has been created

[vacantgodling]

TCOL: Character Masterlist

aka here’s links to all the main profiles that i created during the character tournament and i will separate the characters out based on their relevance to the plot. these are all the major characters from book 1: wrath of the demon king

MAIN POV CHARACTERS (CONTINGENT 17)

sandra “san” dearborn

piper fairwind

deux undershield

forte symphonia

clear brightendale

GUILD STAFF AT THE AEGEAN GUILD OF EXPLORERS

madja fandel

cameron bliss

jihi arthea

miona winfrey

felicity evergreen

sir mukul brio

CONTINGENT 5

moira dearborn

jagoda arthea

karenza hawkins

lord kiba lathsbury

eryn arcus

CONTINGENT 2

un “dion” undershield

erik soori

jace kaganoff

miki kaganoff

erebos verdine

fiametta lanthi (deceased)

galen lanthi (deceased)

hoa cloudberry (deceased)

CONTINGENT 1 (MIL-> missing in labyrinth)

elodia pesante (deceased)

helix carmine (MIL)

altair nocturne (MIL)

charissa goodwyn (MIL)

NOBILITY & KNIGHTS

grand duke aran lathsbury

duchess primrose aegos

lady illiana aegos

duke sid lathsbury

duchess arietta lathsbury

king luther lathsbury (deceased)

general duchess muinena lathsbury (deceased)

sir keevan guerra

saith praline

TOWNIES / OTHER

daran “papa” isai

kalifia fandel

raaga chaar

IMMORTALS

lord evondra, the demon king

arian bloom, guardian of love

[vacantgodling]

the quest for perfect a labyrinth honey loaf

cuz of the ask multi sent me i got inspired to write a little thing. i’m not narratively confident in this wip yet cuz i mostly build i don’t write 💀💀 but i thought it would be fun to write a lil thing so.

wip: the chronicles of lathsbury (tcol)

character(s): sir mukul brio & miona winfrey

mukul once again fails to temper labyrinth honey 😅

notes: miona is from diisai and has an accent and by god i will write it out :) it’s not as bad as erik’s or papa’s so yall will live lol

“Right—issit safe tha’t A’m standin’ in here with you then?” Miona’s voice cracked a little on the last word, and she had very noticeably gone from amiable and chipper to apprehensive the moment Mukul told her what was bubbling away in the boiler on the stove. Mukul grunted. “That’s not a yes!” She said—but even she could admit, it smelled absolutely heavenly; syrupy almost, but richer in depth. Miona found it hard to put her finger on what exactly the scent was, but that only added to her worry: there was only one reason that her friend and sort-of guild superior, was standing in the kitchen with a full helm and suit of armor on, underneath a ridiculously scorched apron—standing near a foot away to swirl a ladle through the boiler’s contents… he was dealing with live Labyrinth honey.

That was the funny thing about Labyrinth honey—it was sort of a creature of its own… or at least as best as any Terranean bestiary for the past few hundred years could guess. It possessed a small level of ars, and enough sentience to act as a sticky trap for its prey—usually smaller creatures or bugs. But still a sticky treat just like honey. It wasn’t fully on the mimicry scale since unlike other creatures it didn’t have the ability to shift beyond this particular capability—but in lieu of being able to hide it had exactly one defense mechanism….

“Mukkie… A’think it’s starting to boil over…”

“Shut up.” He hissed, but his voice sounded worried. He reached out with his ladle and pushed the sentient sap back into the pot, but it clung to the spoon. He tried to shake it off, and the monster pulled, turning into a full tug-o-war match. But as he was distracted, Miona noticed the inevitable.

“Mukkie, it’s gonna pop!”

The knight looked up from where he was wrestling with the ladle and dropped it. “Mio look out!” He was across the kitchen in two bounds and threw his armored body around her just as the entire pot exploded in a fantastic display of heat and pettiness.

When the dust settled, he pulled back. Miona reached up and yanked the helm off of his head. His tan skin was already covered in a fine layer of soot.

“What did’a say about makin’ Labyrinth honey at the guild!” She demanded, though she sounded much nicer than she intended. Mukul muttered something about making it outside under his breath but Miona couldn’t hold the facade for long. She collapsed back against the door, laughing heartily.

“What’s so funny?” He asked, but there was a tired grin in his voice. He kicked the helm for good measure, his whole body tensing when the shock of pain tingled up his spine, only making her laugh more.

“Issit the third batch today?” She asked. “How long do you plan to go on!”

“Well—that’s my last attempt seeing as I don’t have any more honey.”

“Oh poor dear.” Miona strode over and pinched his cheek, wagging it back and forth like an old aunty would. “Do you need me to tell Felicity to get you some more on her next supply run?”

Mukul didn’t say anything for a long minute. Finally, he heaved a heavy, heavy sigh.

“I’ll make you eclairs in return.”

Miona whooped, skipping eagerly out of the kitchen, already thinking of her eclairs as she mentally began the write up for an in house quest.

[vacantgodling]

current terrae map progress!

first map is the general outline shape that i’ll work on adding more shit and then the cities and stuff to

second map is a (not perfect) attempt at the ocean currents, the type of coasts, where people fish and where coral reefs are :)

third map is plate tectonics and how them bitches be movin so i know where to slap mountains and other shit down. (and to eventually inform me so i can plot rivers and climate HAHA 😭😭)

[vacantgodling]

#1: Piper Fairwind

Everything you have, you’ve gotten for yourself; what’s honor and valor on top of it? From the weapons you carry, strapped to your back, out of the slums and the mines of your youth, to the friends that you make. You have a zest for life unmatched by even the most exuberant of those formed by their circumstances, and the chip on your shoulder is nothing but an old friend instead of an adversary. Even when things are dire, you hold your head high. The only destiny worth forging is the one you make yourself.

“piper” means pipe player. “fairwind” is a combination name that literally refers to gentle breezes or fair winds. this is the name that was given to her at the orphanage she grew up at and she is unaware of the name her parents would’ve given her. she was named piper specifically because she used to scream inconsolably when she was a child and the orphanage handlers didn’t know how to deal with her.

26, butch (she/her)

romance: debatable, she’d have to grow close to you. she cares more about fighting than romance tbh, sex: debatable, she’d have to like you first, preference: none, personality matters to her more

piper has kinky, curly, almost always tangled (because she can’t be bothered) hair that reaches her upper back. she usually keeps it braided back. her eyes are a vibrant, fierce purple, and she’s got a strong jaw and strong shoulders. she stands at about 5’10” and is very muscular. she does have a few scars that scatter her person; most of them are on her hands, legs and a few on her arms and she tends to wear loose clothes when she's not in armor.

MBW—she has slightly under the required amount of ars needed to use magic, but even if she had access to it she wouldn’t use it because she prefers to Get Physical with her opponents… in the sense that she likes to put her fist to your face. her weapon of choice is the axe, which is strange as she grew up in kingsburrow and being a mining town surrounded mostly by fields and grasslands without many forests… why the axe? piper couldn’t tell you. she just thinks axes have the best grips and she loves the power they have when she swings them. her armor is definitely hand me down, as is all of her gear before she meets keevan and saith and they essentially force her to get better gear during the year they train her at easthollow. she actually fails her first guild exam because of her lack of training, but with saith and keevan’s help she was able to pass.

piper is a loud, gung-ho, whirlwind of a person who is like a magnet, pulling other people into her orbit. she has a strong presence about her, and she’s always ready to fight for what she believes in and she has no sense of holding her tongue to be polite. despite this, she’s not judgmental—she’s a very open person, and she’s actually extremely boisterous and friendly. she does tend to make rash and snap calls of character, and usually her intuition is correct. if you earn her ire its actually quite easy to win her over, but if you keep pushing her buttons the more difficult it will be. she believes in the power of hard work and her own strength and is always seeking to improve herself. because she was abandoned as a child, her greatest goal is to make a name for herself.

her winning personality and passion for what she does has earned her immediate admiration and friendship from several characters, most notably keevan, saith, kiba (who everyone comments looks just like her), and deux, who instantly becomes her best friend. she and san however, immediately butt heads, and she's not too keen on illiana either.

3 fun facts about them: despite her name being musical, she’s completely tone deaf—though her name does heed credence to her actual lung capacity to be LOUD. she can be heard for at least a mile in any direction if she screams loud enough. she’s quite good with children because of living in the orphanage, however she’s actually not super fond of kids—something something being forced to look after children as a kid does something to you. if she were in our world she’d be diagnosed with adhd probably; she just can’t sit still.

[vacantgodling]

uhhhh fuck worldbuilding wednesday. may i have tcol facts. any you would like to offer

tcol facts tcol facts!

tbh something that i mentioned before is that i (semi-recently) decided that the deities of tcol fuck. and i May (i don't remember) have mentioned that two of my blorbo gods, MUINENS and MIZDARR have fucked and created farming p much SKSKSK.

so i'm just gonna post the entire passage from the timeline where this happens for funzies i hope u enjoyyyy:

MIZDARR’S OATH & THE BIRTH OF THE HARVEST

also the birth of constellations

After hearing the plight of the people, Inen the Oom (which is basically an oracle in Terrae) prays fervently to the goddess MUINENS, asking for her aid in protecting the Montero’s who simply want to feed their people (tl;dr the Terranean population was split into 2 families to try and build a home for themselves and the Monteros were tasked with finding food but bc beasts and monsters exist they're having a Bad Time of it). She hears his words, and knows that she must seek the council of the crafty and secretive MIZDARR, who she has never met—only knows of through the words of her mother’s IIARAN & IISIDIA. But as he is the god who presides over not only all manner of creeping thing, but also of the abominations who were mutated by Chaos… MUINENS knows that for the sake of the Terraneans, she must seek his aid.

She traverses the continent for 30 days and 30 nights, searching high and low for where the god of forests could be hiding. And after a long while, she comes across an island covered in a dark shroud—and senses Chaos within it. 

Knowing that this must be the home of MIZDARR, MUINENS calls out to the god of the stars Palanthia and asks him to aid her in her quest. He agrees, in exchange for a loc of her hair. This loc Palanthia separates into several strands, and then he weaves them into an intricate pattern across the night sky—creating constellations that Terraneans still trace to this day from the ground. After this, Palanthia descends from the heavens and embeds himself into her wide shield; the silver insignia of a star forming on its forefront and radiating a bright, heavenly light. 

Now able to penetrate the darkness of the island, MUINENS enters the Grove and after some time, she finally comes across the origin of evil—The Thicket—and woven within its branches is throne of trees and bramble. On this throne, his hair and eyes wild with the presence of Chaos, yet his presence calm as the manner of forests; with hides adorning his shoulders and head, in all of his eminence, sits MIZDARR. 

He first asks how she found this place, and then he asks who she is (for since The Song of Ii he has not left The Thicket so he does not know that IIARAN & IISIDIA conceived). MUINENS then explains the plight that the Terraneans are in and at first MIZDARR is reluctant to provide aid. He explains that Chaos is from what all things came, and it is no surprise that it continues to prevail even within this new world that was made—that it is impossible to stop what was here from the beginning. MUINENS is somewhat suspicious of his wording and asks him about the origins of The Thicket and what he knows of Chaos, to which he declines to answer. (bc #spoilers)

Changing tactics, MUINENS then asks him what he would want in exchange to at least, use his powers to contain the potency of Chaos that spews into Terrae. However, MIZDARR flips the question on her and surmises that she is here for a secondary purpose—to bring order to the forests and allow food to be derived with greater abundance. She blushes at the accusation, but she stands firm. He then tells her to show her the affection of her mothers and he will see what can be done.

The two deities sleep together, and from their union MUINENS bore the god KIBARUM, one who brings order to the forest by tilling the ground. MUINENS stays within The Thicket for one Irandium in varying states of labor, which mimics the harvest cycle. KIBARUM comes forth from her fully grown, and immediately leaves MIZDARR’S GROVE to teach the Terraneans the art of farming. MUINENS then demands that MIZDARR holds up his end of the bargin.

And so he does; weaving together an intricate weave of brambles and plants, and flecks of his own blood, MIZDARR makes an oath, closing as much of The Thicket that can be contained so that the Chaos that spews from it is less potent, rendering the monsters and Beasts that flow from within it slayable. But he warns her that this oath will not last forever—that she has 5000 years to conjure a way to temper Chaos for good, should they want it gone from the world. MUINENS takes his word and leaves The Grove, to provide council to IIARAN’s creation.

[vacantgodling]

oh yeah. some will notice that a Lot of driving forces behind the narrative in tcol are questionable women.

[vacantgodling]

big changes to tcol deities:

they fuck now.

specifically they fuck EACH OTHER. demigods aren’t a thing because you cannot look upon a deity as a mortal/terranean bc you will spontaneously combust or something of the sort esp older deities like IISIDIA your brain will Absolutely melt out of your ears.

the best yall are getting is terraneans venerated to gods (such as MARTH) & guardians that only happen once an era.

alters are already a thing however i should emphasize that it’s a thing more often even tho the only alter i know of atm is QHOZION

i’m thinking of perhaps changing my rule about them needing to be in all caps. maybe when i talk about them i won’t do it but in text it’ll be the caps rule. sometimes i wanna just type muinens or mui cuz im talking about her and not have to go to the lengths of saying MUINENS ya feel

but that’s off topic

back on topic: the other new thing is they can fusion-ha dragonball z style. an example is ylene and brulene combining again together to creating the true herald of glory and combat -> leneyubr (lean-yuh-burr)

i did all of this worldbuilding like i said bc i wanted to justify two characters fucking LMAO and what i mean is i think sex and romance are two different things in tcol and they aren’t correlated all the time. for some it is but for many it’s not

i think for them it’s broken into “pleasure” (sex) and broadly the term for close relationships is “bonds” but also specifically “intimacy”.

this is bc for one -> inheritance is largely not determined by birthright. esp in the royal family bc rulers are always chosen via oracle. on many occasions there have been rulers who were chosen outside out the royal family who were just added into the family. (an example is the ruler ira belledrumm back in 330 iranium (or year) who then married the daughter of the current ruler una

bc bond ceremonies are performed in front of miranka those bonds are only the most sacred (this is separate from marriage and tbh now that im thinking about this i don’t think formal marriage is a thing like how we think of it. i’m gonna have to think on this aspect more) but those bonds aren’t usually “romantic” most people don’t do formal bonds bc those have magical components and should you fail to uphold your bond you could incite the god of love’s wrath LMAO.

there’s just a lot of thinking going on rn. i’ll be back with more whenever i think of it