#tales in tyria

[vinetooth-prime]

Arvil Wardbreaker

— Harpy Angel || Astral Ward Rift Hunter || Devoted of Dwayna

"There's an old wive's tale in Elona. They say that harpies are the fallen servants of Dwayna." "Angels? Those filthy things?"

When the Fractals tethered to the Wizard Tower crashed into Tyria in 1337AE, they brought with them alien concepts and unheard of realities. Balthazar won. Maguuma overrun. Rata Novus thrived. Angels never fell.

A Tyria where the progression and evolution of magic was headed by the Gods and their extensions... What could that possibly look like? An Angel of Dwayna: a Devoted. Divine magic channeled and honed with Light and Fire, refined and redefined further when harpies have all but abandoned the art.

Before the Tower fell, though, Arvil found herself walking into our Tyria on her own accord.

In her old life, born and raised within her reality—the Fractal—Arvil was estranged and ostracized. Through her actions or inaction (though always designed in secret plots against her), Arvil was villainized time and time again, nearly facing excommunication more than once.

It's in her extensive time alone that she discovered the Astral Ward woven into her church in secret. As they studied the Fractal, she began to study them. In short time, she'd learn of the Kryptis and saw it within her duties to help against the demon threat.

She confronted the Astral Ward and became an ever-present thorn in their side, eventually even forcing her way into our Tyria in secret alongside a pair of researchers.

Considering the Kryptis threat and her skill & willingness to assist, Arvil was inducted into the Rift Hunters a full year before the fractal crash.

[lyhil]

Commander Week Day 2: Profession

I have never been known to wield magic well.

My body did not emerge from my pod as it should have. I was imperfect, flawed. The flow of magic that should have spurred my Sapling body onwards was quiet, empty. With my Luminaries hands submerged in my solar plexus, it could be stirred, awoken - but it refused to bend to my will. He looked at me with soft eyes and I hated the pity, and then hated the guilt that twisted my stomach at rejecting the aid of the kindest person I would ever know. Training became one of physical strength, and then of flexibility, anything that could give me the edge I would need. And yet, as if to torture myself on what I could not do, I read stories of Mesmers with magic that spellbound their foes and brought daggers to their fingertips.

You can imagine my relief when one day, as the earth rumbled with the cry of a beast that bore my destiny, I felt it spark to life. I didn't know then why my body responded as it did to the magic of Elder Dragons, as if it was greedily drinking the blood of its kin. I'm wiser now.

I felt the Elder Dragon Zhaitan's magic burn in my body and I, unwisely, clawed what I could from him. For the first time since I'd breathed the air of Tyria I felt strong, powerful. My destiny did not feel so impossible. I did not feel as if The Dream had mistaken me for another Sapling.

And with this power came the cold sting of daggers - the crystalline imaginations of my mind as I absorbed tales of Mesmers more skilled than I could hope to be back then. I was overjoyed, entranced. I could make copies of myself, and I danced with them in celebration, a childlike glee on my face as we - or rather, I - spun myself in circles.

But the magic of a dragon was not without its flaws. I was no more than a conduit, and the magic left my fingertips reflected that. A magic that usually glittered brilliantly faded with the shadows of Zhaitan. Reflections of myself would be marred by tinges of shadow where non-one else would notice. But I didn't care. I was strong, powerful.

And I was the child of an Elder Dragon.

[brightwingedbat]

Beware wandering the wilds of Tyria alone at night...

If you do, Kytos Corpsetaker is the last person you want to come across.

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Meet my new Necromancer, Kytos Corpsetaker. A charr who once got trapped in the Mad Realm for a year, and was sent out a year after, unable to get back in before the barrier grew too strong.

His personality is rather all over the place, he is surprisingly well spoken, he would be a perfect host were it not for his true self. He loses all sense of composure and becomes near feral in moments of stress.

(Backstory involves undead and all that necromancer squick)

The year within the realm addled his mind, he became obsessed- incredibly so about the Mad King Thorn. So obsessed that even the Mad King himself had had enough of the consistent interruptions. And yet killing the man would have risked his soul being stuck there forever, having him outside and attempting to break the barrier from there was much preferred, and so locked out of the Mad Realm come the next halloween. Much to Kytos' despair.

But that doesn't stop him, oh no. He's too far gone, the Mad King is all on his mind. He needs to win back the King's favour, he needs to impress him, entertain him! But how? Oh but the Mad King does love theatrics... Kytos believed his way back would be to create a theatre play, one which he had full control over...

A theatre of necrotic minions.

But he needs a source for them, and no decayed corpse will do for his Mad King, no. He needs them before the rot sets in. And so does he hunt, for living souls, to use their bodies as material for his grand theatre.

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Most don't survive a meeting with him, though he has been spied on at times. Tales tell that when alone at his decrepit shack of an abode, he can be seen curled over a glowing book. Whispering to it, as if speaking to the Mad King. Is he really speaking to him through the book, or does he just think he is?

None can say, but there is also one account of someone getting close enough to see the tome, to touch and read it. The short time they did, it appeared to all be studies of demons and the Mists, with a large segment especially dedicated to the Mad Realm.

When found by Kytos, he flew into a barbaric rage. Roaring and hissing that no one can touch his book, no one.

The spy barely left with their life, and vowed to never again go near that place.

Guards have been sent to deal with the threat, bounties have been placed. And yet every hunt ends the same way.

With Kytos' stock of theatre materials growing.

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And though every year, he gifts his Mad King with a grand show. No matter how good he does, the Mad King locks him out every time. Mad King Thorn finds his efforts heavily entertaining, but not enough to deal with the obsession once again.

Kytos is too mad to blame his King, he needs the approval. He will build up his stock, and create an even grander show. Every year, unceasingly, until he no longer lives to create.

[meeeeeeese]

Huzzah inspiration has struck again and I have achieved writing.

The tale of Rugan's 'chance' encounter with a journalist at the start of SotO

It was lunch time at the parade grounds, and across the dusty paw-stomped courtyard, soldiers were taking a break from their drills to enjoy a bite to eat. However, one soldier stood out from the rest, a large copper-furred charr holding a letter in one paw and gently cradling a sleeping cub with the other. Rugan’s tail was beginning to twitch with annoyance, “Go to the parade grounds just north of the Hero's Forum. I'll meet you there.”, the letter said, and yet as the minutes ticked by, Rytlock was still nowhere to be seen. Rugan started to reach for his communicator, to ask where the hell Rytlock was, but stopped as he spotted someone walking up to him. It was a human woman, Canthan in origin, with a notepad and quill pinned under her arm. The brief moment of eye contact gave her an opening, and before she even stopped walking, she launched her introduction.

“The Pact Commander. Champion of an Elder Dragon. The talk of Tyria. In. The. Flesh.”

Rugan sighed, Rytlock had better turn up soon. He responded with a gruff “Do I know you?”, trying his best to indicate he wasn’t much interested in a chat. However, the human pressed on with her spiel unabated. “Mi-Rae of the Cantha Report. International News Desk. Seeing the sights and seeking stories from Central Tyria. Got a minute to chat? You've got one heck of a story, and the people deserve to hear it.”

Falx stirred in Rugan’s arm; he gave the cub an affectionate scratch under the chin before grumbling out “I can… probably spare a minute”.

Mi-Rae gave him a practiced smile before springing into the first question “Good. Walk with me. Talk with me. Didn't have the chance while you were still in Cantha. Big name like you probably has a thousand things to say, but let's start with this...” She tapped a jade-tech device strapped to her side before continuing, judging by its make, it looked to be a recorder. “Killing Soo-Won, saving the world. Ending the reign of the Elder Dragons. A lot to cope with. Thoughts?”

Rugan shrugged, he wasn’t all that interested in baring out his inner thoughts to a stranger and gave a brief response, “We did what needed to be done. At great cost, too.”

Mi-Rae nodded, writing some notes down before commenting “Mmm. An interesting perspective. How do you respond to charges that your leadership—or lack thereof—was one of the chief reasons for the catastrophic events that negatively impacted Cantha?”

Rugan’s eyes narrowed, truthfully the collateral damage from his actions had caused him a lot of anguish, and it was still an ever-present spectre lurking in the back of his mind. But again, he wasn’t about to say all that to a reporter, and so responded with the same hollow excuse he’d said to himself so many times, “I've always acted with the best information available at the time.” His gaze broke from the reporter and back down to his cub, who had woken up and was looking sleepily up at his sire.

Once again Mi-Rae jotted down some notes, before following Rugan’s gaze down to his cub and smiling excitedly. No one had broken the story yet that the legendary Pact Commander had a cub, and so she chose her next question to lead into asking more about Rugan’s personal life.

“That’s clearly a touchy subject. Let's move on, shall we? Do you think the world is a better place without the Elder Dragons? A better place for your cub to grow up?”

This question at least didn’t need a dodge or a long explanation, Rugan stated simply “If we hadn't acted, we wouldn't be here having this conversation”, he lifted his cub up a bit “He wouldn’t be here either”.

Mi-Rae gave a quick nod of acknowledgement, “Good point. Let's talk about you for a moment. What's next for the legendary commander? Any future plans you'd like to divulge here, exclusively for my audience?”. She gave a pointed look at the cub in Rugan’s arms as she talked, trying to indirectly probe for details. Rugan sighed again, truthfully, he had no damn idea what he was gonna do, but at least he had a short-term plan. He responded without breaking eye contact with Falx “Well… I think I know what my plan is for the next year or so. At least until it’s time for the little guy to go to the fahrar”

A quick flash of annoyance crossed Mi-Rae’s face as she scribbled down some more notes, the commander hadn’t divulged all that many headline worthy stories from her indirect questions, so it was time to go on the attack. “So, now that we've got the high-level questions answered, let's get to the meat of the matter. What my audience really wants to hear.” She paused for a moment, as if charging up her journalistic power. “Alright, tell me some of the juicy details. Scandal. Death. Romance. What’s the name of your cub, who’s the mother, are the rumours true that you’re in a secret relationship with Imperator Kindleshot? What are your hopes for the cub’s future?”

A grimace spread across Rugan’s face, Rytlock had better turn up right now or he was going to maul the tribune next time he saw him. If Mi-Rae was going to be blatant with the Gossip-mill questions he was going to dodge them that much more blatantly.

“There’s not much to say really, we prevented widespread disaster a few times. Lost some friends along the way. But now that the dragon cycle is over, it's...peaceful… The cub’s name is Falx by the way.”

The look of annoyance reappeared on Mi-Rae’s face, she muttered to herself "Pact Commander's retirement haunted by dreams of the past, the screams of war..." as she filled up her notepad. She opened her mouth to pry further when they were both distracted by a tiny Asuran golem skittering up to Rugan holding a box in its tiny little hands. A robotic voice echoed out “Delivery for Rugan Coppertail, thank you for choosing Larkk’s Delivery Service”.

Rugan had never looked so relieved in his life. He muttered under his breath “whoever sent this you are a lifesaver.” Before coughing and speaking louder to Mi-Rae, “Oh... burn me this looks really important… looks like I gotta go…”

Mi-Rae looked disappointed, but with one final glance down at her notes, she turned off her recorder and said “I think I've got what I need. Just you wait; your name will be painted on every chronicle in Tyria. Thank you, "Commander." You can trust me to tell your story as authentically and accurately as possible.” She gave him a final wave goodbye, spun around on her heel and walked off.

Before Rugan picked up the box, he took one final look at the letter from Rytlock. At this point he was wondering if he’d gotten the wrong place, and as he skimmed through it a realisation hit him like an overloading photon-forge.

“Please come at your earliest convenience.” “Please” -Rugan had known Rytlock for over a decade at this point. And Rytlock. Never. Uses. The word. Please. And... the reporter somehow knew exactly where to find him…

“OH SON OF A FLAMING TITAN!” He yelled out, loud enough that nearby soldiers gave a quick glance his way as Falx squirmed in Rugan’s arms, looking around to see why his dad was being loud.

Tricked by a damn reporter of all people. Rugan breathed deeply before scrunching up the letter from “Rytlock” and tossing it over his shoulder. Now, time to see what this delivery was all about.

[drakeheart]

Tell us about your cats that are in a relationship <3

sure, why not! also i lied, there's actually three, and they're all in relationships with characters my partner @full-of-skritt created, so check them out too! they got some good kids.

Felix (right) is in a tumultuous relationship Cole (left), a sylvari ranger who he met in Caledon after taking an accidental detour on a trip to Rata Sum. Cole offered to guide him to his intended destination, and by the end of the trek they were fast friends. they kept in contact, writing letters and occasionally visiting, too shy to admit their growing feelings for each other.

years later, the two were properly reunited when they both joined the Pact. they gladly worked together again, sticking side-by-side through Scarlet's uprising and all that follows, right up to the assault on Maguuma. then, of course, disaster strikes.

after the crash, Cole finds himself answering the call of Mordremoth, and Felix makes some difficult decisions that end with him saving Cole from total corruption, but losing most of his warband to the mordrem. they make it out alive, but their relationship is heavily damaged, with Cole traumatized and permanently changed by the dragon's influence, and Felix stricken with grief and guilt over the deaths of his friends that he can't help but blame himself for.

it takes a long time, but they gradually help each other come to terms with what happened and heal from it. in doing so, they finally admit to each other how they really feel, and begin a relationship in earnest.

Ranuk (left) is in a casual relationship with Speratus (right), an Ash legion elementalist who was placed on a "temporary" leave due to his stress-induced paranoia interfering with missions. Ranuk met him while exploring Southsun--or rather, ran right into him while fleeing from some particularly vicious karka, which Speratus promptly dispatched. the two got to talking, and Ranuk offered to try and help him work out his trauma "issues" through some Olmakhan methods, in return for Speratus providing him some extra protection on his journeys across Tyria. Speratus agreed, as anything was better than lying around on a beach with nothing to do. over the course of their travels together, they became good friends, and then a little more.

(and then the civil war happens, and Speratus is recalled to duty. we're still discussing exactly what that entails for them, as my partner hasn't actually gotten to play through IBS yet, but it'll probably be very sad and dramatic. charr do be going through trauma.)

finally, we have Sorex (right) and Vitalis (left), a pair of older gladium and fellow necromancers who both experienced the tragic loss of their respective warbands--Sorex to the Ascalonian ghosts, and Vitalis to the Flame Legion. feeling betrayed by charr society after their demotions, the two met and took solace in their shared experience, bonding fiercely. they decided to form their own secular warband, regardless of Legion approval--the Grave warband, functioning more like a family unit than a military one.

at some point, they adopt an orphaned female charr named Lexia and raise her as their daughter, teaching her important life skills such as how to properly scribe necromantic marks and which types of corpses are best for crafting a flesh golem. but with Lexia grown and on her own path, the two now spend their days adventuring together, chasing tales of ghosts and exploring ancient Ascalonian ruins, and generally just being a couple of feisty old coots--alongside their horde of well-loved undead minions.

[dasozelotvonnebenan]

Wait did I ever make a post here about Caladbolg things or was that on discord? I can't find it when searching my blog but also when does one ever.

Anyways all commanders get a piece of the broken sword after HoT. They all go on their own little adventures to reforge it. Fittingly enough there are five reforged caladbolg weapons in the game.

Yorg makes it a greatsword again. Restores it as best he can to it's former glory. It itself is a legend and it is here to tell it's tale. Through it Trahearnes work will not be forgotten.

Posh makes it into a scepter. Caladbolg is an object of powerful magic, fueled by the hands that held it. Through it Trahearnes work can go on.

Ruck makes it into a shield. Caladbolg had been forged to protect Tyria, and now it has been reforged to continue that duty. Through it Trahearnes achievements will endure.

Aluen makes it into sword. Caladbolg had allowed them to drive back the dragon threat and now it will carry that momentum. Through it Trahearnes death can be avenged.

Fenquin makes it into a dagger. Caladbolg had been shattered as a sacrifice. Through it that sacrifice is given power.

Valoop makes it into a seed and plants at her lost friends feet. He had grown in Caladbolgs light and now Caladbolg will grow in his soil. Through it Trahearne will live on.

[wall-legion]

Sooo... In-universe romance novel, competition for Snargle?

I don't suppose we can get a brief overview of what it's about, can we?

-- Question asked by totally not Nastazya Ragewelder, who definitely is not a fan of romance novels. Definitely. Yup.

So I wrote a reference to a romance novel called Dear Wolf's Dottir into Odetta's backstory, and a little blurb of a plot, for a plot point to show how Odetta was starting to resist Lady Elena's level of control over her daily routine and overall life... and honestly since then I keep going back to the idea and wanting to build on it. It's set during GW1, and a beautiful norn warrior named Sif finds a human monk named Laird passed out in a blizzard in the Shiverpeaks and nurses him back to health. It's the whole "learning about each other while we're trapped due to Circumstances" trope. I'll post the whole blurb from the backstory under a read more.

She pulled out a few different books, staring at the art on their covers and immediately blushing. They all featured adults in embraces that didn’t seem... appropriate. She decided on one with an unusually large woman throwing her head back as a shorter man appeared to be undoing her garments. Dear Wolf’s Dottir. it was called. She put the other books back and slipped out of the room with the book tucked into the sweater she had on that day, heading back to her room to look it over. And as soon as she did, she was engrossed: a female norn warrior named Sif rescuing a male human monk named Laird from a blizzard in the Shiverpeaks and helped him recuperate from the frostbite and exposure illness that he came down with after his time in the snowy wilderness. He was traveling north to see norn culture and to better understand all the races of Tyria; she was trying to find a fuller communion with the Spirit of Wolf so that she could become a havroun in his Lodge. As Laird recovered, their mutual spirituality allowed them to find topics to converse about; as time progressed and the blizzard continued onward, keeping them stuck inside the abandoned haven that Sif had managed to find and get Laird into, they realized that they were mutually attracted to each other. She was just beginning to read about them initiating their romantic relationship when the door to her room was flung open, and Lady Elena was standing there glaring at her. In her surprise, Odetta nearly flung the book off the end of the bed where she was laying and taking in the bawdy tale.

[dumb-dumb-mander]

Unusual muse association!

Tagged by @archesa ! (thank you <3)

─ Mikhail ─

SEASONING: Speculoos Cinnamon

WEATHER: The evening of a warm day in autumn

COLOUR: Blue

SKY: Clear night sky when you can see the stars

MAGICAL POWER: Passing through walls

PLANT: Delphinium “guardian blue”

WEAPON: Hammer

SUBJECT: Literature

SOCIAL MEDIA: Tumblr

MAKEUP PRODUCT: Gloss (lipstick gloss?)

CANDY: Airheads Blue Raspberry gum (I confess I asked Google a blue raspberry candy and definitively gum fit Mikhail)

FEAR: Be abandoned

ICE CUBE SHAPE: Nugget ice

METHOD OF LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL: Jackal/Griffon

ART STYLE: Manga (not the question? don't care)

MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURE: Griffon

PIECE OF STATIONARY: 4 colors pen and Post-it/random papers (if I understood the question correctly and don't care if these pens don't exist in Tyria xD)

THREE EMOJIS: 💙✨👍

CELESTIAL BODY: Moon

I... don't remember who did it yet or not so hummm I tag @salad-tales , @icebrooding , @ashalsdream , @commander-henrietta and whoever need an excuse to do it !

[mistfallengw2]

So I was researching some lore stuff for a few OCs involved with the Black Lion Trading Company, and it has come to my attention that the BLTC can't be much older than 5 years at the start of the personal story. Specifically, it's something that really took hold after Kralkatorrik's awakening.

[putting it under read more in case it's too long]

We have little info about when Evon Gnashblade's short story is set, just that he was 20 years old when he established the company, but he's not the most important part.

Mr. Sparkle is the key:

During the events of Edge of Destiny, Zojja and Snaff exclusively used pretty experimental golems made by him, and she doesn't mention having a golem of her own. The book is set in 1319-1320 AE.

Mr. Sparkle previous owner was Flummox, and he (or at least his salvaged remains) was sold after the events of Mr. Sparkles, A Tale of the Asura ("He would probably have to sell Mr. Sparkles to some younger golemancer." aka Zojja).

The other main character in that story is Sareb, Flummox's assistant and later Evon's personal assistant, who used her money to help found the Black Lion ("I've done some trading myself. I sold Zojja her golem, Mr. Sparkles. / She's heavily customized it, but I sold her the frame. It used to belong to an asura named Flummox, but he needed the money. I used my share to help Evon found the Black Lion.") [interesting note: Sareb's gender changes between the tale and the game, so I've decided she's trans and possibly the first ever user of a makeover kit]

There also is no mention of Kralkatorrik or the Brand in either short stories, and while it's not a detail necessary to include, it still means that both stories could be happening either around the same time of the book's events or shortly afterwards.

So, with all this information, I'd say that a believable timeline could be:

Evon becomes Legionnaire of his warband, takes control of the operations and properly establishes the BLTC between 1320 and 1321 AE (potentially even '19).

Around the same time, Flummox and Sareb have their little adventure with the jotun (potentially before Kralk's awakening), and at a later point (necessarily post-Kralk) they manage to sell Mr. Sparkle's frame to Zojja, then they part ways.

Sareb at one point meets the young charr entrepreneur and decides to use her share of the money to help him found his promising trading company, as well as keeping in check his aggressive methods with competition. Skip to 1325 AE, and they've grown so much that we find them all around Tyria.

[avaeeart]

OCs List

Last updated Status: 09 Feb 25

Tag list of my various OCs info and factions

Sidenote: I don't have a canon commander, though I play with the story on my main toon Ysaac.

Independent

Ysaac Verdriet |#Ysaac Verdriet | Toyhouse (He/Him) Once-human-now-ghost revenant, Revenant. Big sweetheart knight, big dumb with handsome face, toptier himbo, and the politest man in Tyria. Relationship: Husband to Ivar Alrekkin (#Ivar and Ysaac)

Caillastair | #Caillastáir | Toyhouse (He/Him), Sylvari, Ranger/Soulbeast/Untamed. Ex-Dreamer, Ex-Nightmare court knight, active Pale reaver, an emo loner with winterberry as hair. Doesn’t know how to socialize and keep to his own.

Percyvale Mystmoon | #Percyvale Mystmoon | Toyhouse (He/They), Sylvari (Cycle of Night), Elementalist/Catalyst/Weaver. Alchemist and teacher, absolute feral, insufferable, eccentric menace. Is active professor and scholar in the Priory. Alstroemeria’s brother.

Alstroemeria | #Alstroemeria | Toyhouse (She/Her), Sylvari (Cycle of Night), Mesmer/Mirage. Dollmaker and scummy tarot reader, dreamer and caring mender in the Grove. Elegant and carries a tailored mysterious aura. Percy’s sister.

Zante Dheshia | #Zante Dheshia | Toyhouse (She/Her), Sylvari Secondborn. Thief/Deadeye, Pirate queen, hates capitalism and loves to rob people. Independent and cunning #girlboss

Ghostpyre of Dawn | #Ghostpyre (He/Him), Sylvari, Ranger/Druid. Wandering mender and dreamer with a vague Wyld Hunt but kind and timid heart. (Transformers OC turned into OG OC, now turned into a salad bowl) Relationship: Boyfriend to Seance

Kazmerina the Bard | #Kazmerina (She/Her), Norn, Mesmer/Virtuoso. Loves to sing about heroic tales and has the sharpest words against failed lovers for enough coin

Machinist Phibi | #Phibi | Toyhouse (She/Her), Asura, Engineer/Mechanist. Engineer and freelancer for the Iron Legion, small gremlin with braincells only interested in mechanics and how to make the coolest explosions

Vopisca | #Vospica (She/Her), Charr, Warrior. Hails from the Olmakhan tribe, big gentle warrior charr lady, skimmer rancher. Currently cruising through Tyria as tourist.

Atelier Lux | #Atelier Lux (They/It), Asura, Mesmer. Neutral Evil artist and material designer who uses light to weave material and create art not made for the humanoid eyes. Their biggest breakthrough was using Aurene’s crystal to see past the Mist and beyond, seeing unimaginable cosmic horrors which shaped them into an architect of doom.

Yuvia Cairlore | #Yuvia cairlore (She/Her) Sylvari, Elementalist (Tempest). Royal Astronomer of the Durmand Priory. She loves the stars and the stars love her - Aspired future astronaut and first person to be on the moon.

Runebear(er) Skædir | #Runebear Skaedir | Toyhouse(She/Her) Norn, Warrior, Chaotic Good runemaker and huntress. Bold and fearless, strong and straightforward, she has eye for the arcane and the hunt. Wields a harpoon gun to hunt the biggest of beasts.

Yue Tian Bei | #Yue Tian Bei (He/Him), Canthan Human, Mesmer. Diviner, astronomer and book author currently residing in a distant Canthan monastery. Relaxed, seemingly lazy yet intelligent extroverted gossip loving twink. Qingfeng’s older brother.

Real name unknown | #Fractal Stranger | Toyhouse (He/She/It), Engineer & Mesmer. He was once a Canthan Human (now his existence shattered into multiple versions of himself, most prominently human and sylvari body) Engineer. Ex-Aetherblade, now sails the Mist with in search for new mirrored dimensions. Too lost to return home. Now a multiverse breaking demon of the Mist.

Khayyir Al-Azeem | #Khayyir Al'Azeem | #MinSI AU Khayyir | Toyhouse (He/It), Largos, Thief (Deadeye/Daredevil). Amnesiac weaponsmith with a  mysterious past and enigmatic aura, just a creechure. Wellspoken, kind and loyal. Forgot about his past but his muscles remember the skills of fighting and smithing. AU Version: Khay Al'Azeem. Female version, she/it. Different AU, usually wears hair in high ponytail. Relationship: Together with Basir Amari @dapper-comedy (#Basir and Khayyir)

Farrah Al-Azeem | #Farrah Al'Azeem | (She/Her), Largos, Thief (Daredevil). A young and lone huntress, seeking to make her own name in the Depths, yet complicated relationship with her home. Daughter of Khayyir Al-Azeem.

Vĩnh Thảo Anh | (She/Her), Saltspray Dragon, Elementalist. Saltspray dragon in disguise as human. A semi trustworthy pawn broker for curios, relics and magical antiquities.

The Wandering/Astray Apothecary | Tsukinagi no Enji (Any pronoun), (actually a Shikigami) Nature Spirit, Druid. A wandering apothecary who was once summoned and bound by a court wizard to the Canthan Imperial Court during pre Jade Wind times. Was freed. An enigmatic soul who likes to snoop into mortal affairs and has an artistic talent, one of known famous ancient poets.

(Ex) Enforcer Xu’er | (He/him), Asura, Warrior. Ex-Inquest agent who left on his own will after a betrayal. Chill and cool guy but takes no shit. Like to upgrade vehicles and racing.

Ministry of Supernatural Investigation RP (Original) MinSI shitposting: #minsi shenanigans

Abbreviated MinSI, is an obscure ministry of the Canthan government. Its main focus and task is to surveil and investigate supernatural occurrences and its threats || OG MinSI - Original MinSI (Thea and Mine independent original) Feel free to ask about it!

Info Post 1

Members of MinSI field Division 2:

Yue Qinfeng | #Yue Qingfeng | Toyhouse (She/Her) , Canthan Human, Guardian/Willbender. Leader of Division 2, a loser who has anxiety but in a funny way. Raised in monastery and moved to New Kaineng, skilled with the sword and #fail girlboss #go give us nothing girl #pathethic meow meow

Vellichor Quill | #Vellichor Quill | Toyhouse (He/Him) of Night, Sylvari, Necromancer/Reaper. A cold heart, pragmatic bastard with an unhealthy obsession in poison,dark magic - fueled by his vague Wyld Hunt. Currently works as field agent in Division 2. Relationship: Currently ??? with @/gift-of-astralaria Adonis.

Zhao Xifeng |  @dapper-comedy OC

Adonis Chrysalism | @dapper-comedy  OC

Members of  MinSI field Division 4:

Ryuzu | Ryuzu(It/She), Sword (and Human avatar), Revenant. It is Shiro’s cursed sword who has gained sentience. Bloodthirsty, dangerous and powerful. Likes dogs.

Café & Hotel Enchanted

Yvalris | #Yvalris | Toyhouse (She/Her), (once human) Sylvari, Necromancer/Harbinger. Local tax evading (p)harmacist, owner of Café Enchanted and totally not near centuries old. Loves money and baking, immortal from ancient Canthan times and acts as cool granny

Nightmare Court

Noctivares | #Noctivares | Toyhouse (It/They), Sylvari, Thief/Spectre.  Nightmare Court Knight/Hunter whose sole goal is to hunt zealous  Dreamers. Straight out of Bloodborne. Giant moth kinda.

Guild Wars 1

Ciannait Áilleacht | #Ciannait (She/It), Human, Mesmer. She is a mesmer clown.

Courts of Seasons Own Pale Tree Idea

Caillastair | Lone Prince of the Winter Court (he/him)

Witch of Briar Thorn | The Witch of the Last Autumn Court (she/her)

Knight Rhodon | Knight of the Spring Court (he/him)

Strelitzia Reginae |Devoted Bishop of the Summer Court(she/her)

Toons who legally possess my account

Bag Slot Expansion | God’s little pocket

Doctor Garfield Lasagna | It’s him, Doctor Garfield

[cindermetalheadgw2]

Pyro-

His flashy pyrotechnics work with the metal warband has made him popular with skritt. While convinced he has unnaturally good luck, he’s actually prone to disaster and always unwittingly saved by a secret skritt fan club dedicated to protecting Pyro the Shiny. When the fan club interfered with a championship roller beetle race unbeknownst to him, his greatest rival Thunder McKing used the opportunity to frame him for cheating. Masked Roller F, who claims to be a great detective, offered to help clear his name. In the process the two were caught up in a mystery involving Ascolonian ghosts, ancient ruins, powerful artifacts, secret treasures, and a Krytan conspiracy centuries in the making that threatens all of Tyria. Normally dealing with this sort of thing would be the commander’s job, but Cyll deserves a break every once in a while.

Acer-

Alder’s current boyfriend- a vampire lumberjack who lures other sylvari to his cabin in the shiverpeaks, drinks their sap, makes what’s left over into maple syrup to sell at his general store in town, and then uses the bodies for woodworking, cabin building, and firewood. The sap vampire is believed to be a folk tale by the locals, so nobody suspects the kind friendly shop owner of any wrongdoing. However, campfire stories warn sylvari never to go alone into the woods, lest they encounter the Sap-pire. Alder, unfortunately, has misinterpreted the legend to be about a priceless sapphire, and is so very glad to have someone who knows this wilderness help him look for the treasure. Acer, meanwhile, grows increasingly frustrated trying to maneuver this idiot into a situation where he can drink his sweet, delicious sap. He also has a pet spider and fern hound.

[commander-gloryforge]

all of them? all 34 of them? sure, yea! long post incoming! (i sadly cant add pictures of all of them because tumblr limit weh)

WRENNIH

Wrennih "Wren", he/him, asura mesmer. he left behind the funding for his projects, his security and his then girlfriend at the inquest when he realized that maybe, it wasnt worth it. he joined the pact during HoT and has followed the footsteps of the commander whenever he could in order to "redeem" himself as much as possible.

RYUMI

Kang Ryumi, she/her, sylvari warrior. canthas biggest pop icon, and only sylvari. was kicked from her record lable just before she could finally go on her world tour, and now she's an independent artist trying to rebuild herself without the financial support and harsh rules of her company. aside from her idol career, she is also a skilled fighter, and may have played a bigger part in the battle of the harvest temple than one might think.

HAOYU

Liang Haoyu, he/him, human engineer. a vampire that's lived for... a couple of years now. he's watched his home be frozen in jade, has seen his family, friends, lovers, his kind die in front of his eyes, and yet he remains positive, loving, and bright. he is an artist and musician, and has mastered pretty much every intrument on tyria in his many many years of existing.

KIKO

Arachnologist Kiko, they/them, asura ranger. asshole, piece of shit, worst weed dealer ever. technically inquest but they don't want to associate with them anymore. loves spiders, and only spiders. oh, and they also love making anyones life hell. as in, theyre just really annoying, on purpose, and it sucks the life out of anyone that comes across them.

CYNORION

Cynorion "Cyno", he/him, sylvari ranger. a second born with a love for all things sweet. he was once a mender, tryed himself as a warden, attenpted to train sylvan hounds, but in the end, nothing sticks. cyno struggles to find a purpose for himself, even after all these years.

MERRYDAN

Merrydan "Mer", he/him, sylvari necromancer. also just kind of an asshole. he doesnt have much of a story or a personality, he's just a little guy. a bit evil, but not a lot. i mean, look at him. does that face look evil?

JUNO

Juno Spiritshatter, they/she, charr mesmer. tyrias best ghost hunter. they have a special connection to the mists, allows them to communiate with spirits than many may not see. she will also threaten those spirits if they haunt someones house without permission. GHOSTS IF YOU HEAR ME KICK ME IN THE BA- AUAGHAGAGAGAH!!!! FUCK YEAAAAAA!!!!!

LORELEI

Lorelei Celesia, she/her, norn elementalist. most wanted beetle racer in DR for crashing into minister's houses constantly. best friend of vinzz and ambrose. she's confident and loud and bold and loves speed. speed. FIRE! speed. big fan of ryumi and various other canthan musical artists, by the way. she's got a hammer and violence comes natural to her.

VINZZ

Vinzz Celestia, he/him, asura engineer. yes his lastname is celestia. just as a little fuck you to asuran traditions. vinzz was a gifted kid and thrown into college at a way too young age just to drop out instantly again and run away to lions arch where he met lorelei. she picked him up and now theyre legally siblings. also he has a massive crush on ambrose. like some kind of loser.

VESTA

Vesta Blazestrike, she/her, charr guardian. a tragic tale of rage and fear. betrayed by her warband and very own legion, she now wanders as a gladium, seen as a traitor to her kind. shes bad at expressing herself through words, so she chooses to do so through violence instead.

AYZEELIA

Ayzeelia "Zeeli", she/they, sylvari thief. she was drawn to the crystal desers from the second she awoke. then, she died, and woke a second time. ayzeelia became and awakened and was tasked with tending plants and animals under joko. after his death, she now roams the desert as a free sylvari, though her limbs pop off every now and then.

DANIELLE

Danielle "Dani" Lockhart, she/her, human necromancer. though she is the sister of a known seraph, she herself joined the bandits early in life. her very own brother, "captain" sebastian lockhart was tasked with raiding the bandit camp and killing what had become her family. she swore to take revenge- though someone was quicker than her. she is now a "friend" of ambrose- or at least an ally.

CHRYSTA

Chrysta Dawncaller, she/her, norn guardian. chrys doesnt have much of a story yet, i just really wanted a new norn so i made her. she has commander vibes to be honest. minus all the. uh. trauma. i still have to think about what i wanna do with her but shes my babygirl shes stunning shes perfect

DEMIAN

Demian, she/her, asura revenant. owner of LAs most normal night club, the haunt, and part time demonologist. full time, maybe. there are demons in her night club. she gets rid of them easily tho dw. dont worry about the goop. she loves money and capitalism and preying on peoples trauma and shes kind of valid for that ig. shes also recently teamed up with the astral ward.

CHUHUAHUA

Chuhuahua Chuhua, they/them. "asura" "revenant". guild warsified the awful little lala i made in ffxiv. chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua chuhuahua

BYUNGJOON

Song Byungjoon, he/him, human warrior. canthan cowboy, witha love for gambling, drinking, flirting. dont worry about the draconic energy by the way. thats not weird at all. hes normal about soowon also. its fine hes just a regular silly little cowboy man

NAGISA

Nagisa Shadowshot, they/them, human thief. formerly a shrine maiden, now outlaw. what byungjoon considers to be his sister. they're smart, quick, cunning. a magical aura surrounds them, and sometimes their shadow is quicker than them. they're the voice of reason. most of the time.

THESWYN

Theswyn, he/him???, sylvari mesmer engineer. one of the first sylvari born after the pale tree recovered from mordremoth- he's a bit wrong. he's very large, and very strong, and kind of a himbo, but more annoying. technically a mesmer, but he's dedicated his time to crafting making little things instead.

PERIYA

Periya, she/any, sylvari necromancer. my raid/strike character on eu, unofficially my main. lorewise she MAY be some kind of mercenary hopping through realities to help ~ the commander ~ take on certain fights. she's been fighting the same enemies over and over again, but honestly, helping different tyrias never gets tiring.

TASHA

Tasha Spiritecho, she/her, charr revenant. Seer and some sort of strange therapist. leader of the spirit warband, though it's more of a family. she takes in anyone that has special connections to life, death and everything beyond.

HELENA

Helena Desertsong, she/??????her?????, norn warrior. Periyas girlfriend. strong and large and beautiful and kind of an emo scene queen.

RUNN

"Swordguy" Runn, he/him, asura guardian. just a friendly guy, really not much going on with him. he loves swords, because he is a swordguy, and he loves running. he is a willbender, by the way, if you couldnt tell by all the running and the swords.

ELISA

Rifthunter Elisa, she/her, human ranger. has been with the astral ward for a very... very... long time. hey isnt it suspicious that this girl hasnt really... aged in 200 years? whatever. she recently teamed up with demian after a krypits rift opened in the Haunt. the two are an interesting team.

BO

Bo, MUSICAL GENIUS, she/her, asura mesmer. she is all about the vibes. bo is the greatest musical producer of all time, except that she absolutely sucks. like HARD. like HOLY SHIT her music is so bad. but she's so cute! she's such a cute girlypop! come on listen to her new album!!!!!

AYILI

Ayili "Ay" of Night, they/them, sylvari mesmer. iliya's pod twin. evil piece of shit. theyve never really been connected to the dream, or to anyone for that matter. they joined the nightmare court, but left after the hot disaster. perhaps sometimes their heart is still within nightmare, but theyve joined the whispers lately to find an equally gloomy but less evil place for themselves. they also work for jopp, together with il.

ILIYA

Iliya "Il" of Night, they/them, sylvari revenant. ayili's pod twin. they've always had a deep connection to the dream, to the pale tree, to the teachings of ventari, and they've made it their goal to spread his teachings as far as they can. they welcomed their twin back with open arms when ayili abandoned the nightmare, though they may be the only one putting so much faith into them. they currently work for jopp, together with ay.

LUCIEN

Lucien "the Lost", he/him, human elemantalist. Died and came back just right. he used to be a priest for some god, but died early. until his god deicded to bring him back to become their herald- sadly, lucien wasn't good enough, and soon was discarded without memories and a sense of self. now he just kind of wanders around, and currently works for jopp. though at the back of his head, theres still a voice calling him to be the divine herald he was meant to be.

JOPP

Jumping and Popping Jopp, he/him, asura thief. grumpy old man, but also he's only in his mid 40s or so. he's with the inquest, and quite a smart guy, but usually ovrshadowed by his rival, who gets all the fame by stealing HIS work. jopp has had enough, and has hired a team of "skilled" fighters to take revenge and Do Other Stuff. I dont think he really knows what he's supposed to do with his new lackeys.

ENIKA

Enika Thunderborn, she/her, norn engineer. the youngest of jopps gang. enika is the daughter of two notorious pirates that could call upon the sea and the storm. sadly, theyre dead. and the crew she joined after she lost her parents sucks, and is also mostly dead. well! good thing jopp isnt dead. she loves annoying that old man.

VOICE OF THE CROW

???, he/?, asura necromancer. a little guy that was stupid, or perhaps brave enough, to enter a pact with a mysterious... "bird". now everytime he feels threatened by someone he blows them up. kinda deserved tbh. slay

RYUJIN

Ryujin, she/any, sylvari thief. a sapling from a mysterious canthan tree. i gotta talk more about that tree actually theres a lot to say about it ehe :3c anyways ryujin is from the same tree as ryumi, and the first new sapling in 20 years. her dream consisted of basically vaguely seeing ryumis life play out, and thus jinnie is just as in love with music as her. shes currently just trying to figure out what the fuck is going on :) she is 0 years old

ARIN

Jung Arin "Arin Silversong", she/honestly call her what you like, human guardian. with a passion for music, she saw an opportunity opening up at agency of former pop sensation ryumi. shes famous now! cool! yippie! arin has everything they ever wanted, fame, money, adoration- just no freedom. she cant really be herself anymore. she doesnt really have an identity anymore. but at least shes famous, right?

MINKKI

Minkki, she/(it?), asura ranger. minkki trusts noone. except for the earth on which she stands, and the animals that follow her. she is a loney, or has become one after every person she knew had broken her trust. even her mother. even her father, even in death. she is now on a mission to steal every animal that is being treated badly, to take it home, and to give it the life it deserves.

MANIA

Mania Dreameater, she/her, charr mesmer. most beautiful butch cat on earth. so mean. so scene. shes my newest addition and i just made her for raids so im unsure on her personality yet, but im thinking maybe. that shes astral ward. maybe. idk cute cat :3

Not that anyone ever needs a reason to post their characters, but I know some people get inside their head and squirrely so here you go, community prompt: Show off characters you have created this year! Go!

[brightwingedbat]

have 2, 3, 5, and 13 from the gw2 asks for nastazya, if you’d like! :) @kerra-and-company

2 - What class would your character just absolutely blow at?

Thief. 100% Thief. Nastazya is loud, overbearing strength, up in your face. Everything a Thief is not. She does not have the dexterity to be a thief and would probably get stuck in places trying to sneak through small places because she's just BIG. I had questioned some of the magic-based professions but her Rage-empowering is a form of magic in itself, so she could probably learn that well. Thief is just an absolute fail for her aha. (Her missing left eye doesn't exactly help matters with the dexterity either.)

3 - What person impacted them the most?

General Almorra Soulkeeper. Nastazya was near the branding of Ascalon, lost half her original warband and her first mate to it. She then heard tales of Almorra, how far she went after going through the same but worse. It was part of the reason she chose Vigil when that chance came up. Almorra helped train Nastazya to control her rage better, fine tuning it into her combat. Nastazya would not be where she is now without Almorra. And spoiler note for Icebrood Saga - Finding out about Almorra's death was the first time Nastazya cried over someone who wasn't either her warband or family. And the angriest she had ever been on finding the truth out.

5 - What would they look like as the side character in someone else's story?

I've had discussions with this with a friend and my general thoughts is Nastazya would probably be a Vigil Warmaster, and often appear at points where Almorra does. Probably still end up with Marcus, that Whispers Lightbringer just can't seem to stay away. Without the Commander story to develop her, she largely just fits in the Vigil framework personality.

13 - What is the worst/funniest/dumbest article that could be written about them in Tyria's trashiest gossip mag?

Trashiest gossip mag would probably try to pin Naz as an exhibitionist of some sort because her choice of attire (until 1336 AE) leaves almost her entire muscled torso and arms on show. She honestly just likes the freedom, no bulky armour in the way of her whirlwind-of-steel axes, but of course the mags need to get those buyer numbers ahaha.

[meeeeeeese]

Sarro: where have your travels taken you? What have you recently seen that taught you something or inspired you? Or was it the people that you met?

Sarro looks up from his campfire, where a freshly caught fish is being cooked, held suspended above the flames by a gust of wind.

"Asking about my travels ey? Well gather 'round because I've been all over Tyria. My first destination was the priory headquarters in the ol' Shiverpeaks. Coulda spent years in their public library alone and there I learnt to use the ever-flowing and changing power of water to shift my form to something I found more natural to me. Beyond the Shiverpeaks I've been up and down Metrica and Caledon, climbing the floating rocks and communing with the local elementals. After seein' the tree children's home of the Pale Tree I hitched a ride on the restorationists barges to see the human ruins in Orr. Helped outta bit nourishing the soil for the plants an' clearing out the unchained before searching for secrets in the sunken libraries. Centuries under th'sea did little to spoil the scrolls there! Then I took a trip up to Garenhoff and telling you more would be breaking several promises so sadly Sarro's story ends here."

With a flick of his wrist he levitates the now cooked fish away from the flames, offering a piece as an apology for the incomplete tale. "Want some fish?"

[0carkki0]

Someone asked what race would the ‘canonical’ Pact Commander be. What a dummy! I mean of course it’s a human, because all the players behind the raced Pact Commander are actually humans! XP 

And yes, there are few who say their main character’s race is the one true one, which stinks of biased bs and the rest of the people are just joking and fooling around. 

If I had a gun pointing at my head, I would say in the Mists there exists many many Tyrias that have their own Pact Commander. All the NPCs are all teh same in each world, except the player characters. In each world the other players are just some other more or less flashy soldiers who help to fight the world threats and the one player in their own game is the Pact Commander. Pact Commander’s race changes between five different races as we know, but their fate and even behavior mostly is very similar. NO MATTER WHAT RACE THEY ARE. 

Some argue it has to be human, because in the previous Guild Wars game humans were the only playable race. Some others say it has to be a sylvari, because the story is mostly about the sylvari race. Some say it has to be norn, because they seek to become legendary and very memorable. Charr, because GW1 showed how brutal they are, and now they want to show their humane side.... or something. Okay. I made that last one up. Good arguments, except not. Why? Well, most of teh story is about the sylvari because they are a new race. So of course they want to show where exactly they come from and introduce them to the old (and ofc new) players. Norn have always been these independent people that seek to become something of a legendary hero, that people tell tales about while having a good time drinking and eating. And humans, well, they simply are continuing where they left off in Guild Wars 1, which had only one playable race in it. They also show what charr are doing now that they have their homelands back from the humans, that now haunt the place with a very powerful curse. And how asura are managing after being forced on  the surface by the Elder Dragon Primordus. 

The right question would be: if they made a movie about Guild Wars 2, which race should the Pact Commander be? - w - I would of course vote the asura. They could make it multiple character movie, but can there be more than one Pact Commander? 

[neverloseguy]

I have a few...

Justine is an actress that was featured in various Holo-Dramas, live shows, and a bunch of still images, often depicting her in a...suggestive manner, most notably her role as The Pact Commander in an erotic spin on their legendary tales on Tyria.

Lisah is an Elementalist that uses her well, elemental prowess to create a spectacle on the stage as she performs various dance moves.

Knelson is a bit of a War Veteran that can not only sing (terribly) but also play a guitar to tell his tales as a former Seraph

Emilie and Yuri can probably sing as well, and audibly more pleasing compared to him, granted they are amateurs at best.

ok friends

if u have a gw2 character thats a musician or performer, please show them to me!!!!!

i love characters (like any kind of oc) that do music, maybe because i'm living my dreams through them, so please show me! metal band? pop idol? some guy with a lute in the corner of a bar? SHOW ME PLEASE!!!!!