#the dark heart of skyrim trio

[thenopequeen]

I'm going to do the ask game for the Dark Heart of Skyrim trio unasked because the brainrot is real.

Assigned lab partners with Fennorian Ravenwatch, of course. Man is a professional alchemist, imma learn so much.

Stuck in an elevator for ten hours with Jarl Svanna Stormbreaker. She's had one hell of a week or however long you headcannon the questline to take, and locking her in an elevator may be the only way to make her take a break from her new Jarl-ing duties

Work at a McDonald's managed by Lyris Titanborn. Can you imagine if someone (customer or corporate high-up) started harassing one of her workers? Peak entertainment

[theghostbunnie]

yis yis

Tell about ur hcs I’d love to hear

I don't know where to start I have so many with varying sizes

Anything to do with the main trio's parents I definitely accidentally over developed/hj and gave them all names and backstories

For just the main trio themselves off the top of my head rn: CW animal death mentions.

Neil doesn't feel any particular way about cats, dogs, kittens or puppies. In fact he would tell a dog to shut up for barking/hj He believes the most perfect pet ever is goldfish and he could go on and on about how cool and practical and so on they are. He cannonicaly had lab testing mice at some point that was confiscated from him and didn't seem too bothered when they died.

Idk man I just feel like there's some symbolism in there somewhere about him how he favors what the majority veiws as "the most disposable/boring pet" and doesn't gush over cute ones or more traditional ones to like.

He has a Fallout reference as a sticker on his safe so I took that as he's a fan of the games. He plays fallout and watches game of thrones and he probably likes Skyrim and Marvel too!! Like I don't think he has a problem with magic at all as a *fictional* concept. It's when he can't understand something or make sense of the paranormal it drives him off his rockers.

Nikki makes rubber band bracelets, and collects offbrand Lps and watches the amazing world of gumball on her mom's ipad whenever they're in a place she needs to sit still and she's just enjoying her childhood the best she can living in the vibes fr. She chews on the nails on hand and leaves the other sharp. She probably has a lot of broken action figures and barbie dolls she doesn't know the proper name of like 90% of them and gives them new names. It probably bugs tf out of Neil to watch her call Deadpool Spiderman.

Her relationship with animals as I've noticed, she's not like this Fluttershy type from MLP who has this bleeding heart for all of them, I personally think she veiws herself deeply as one of them. She'll care about the ones she knows personally like they're in her pack. Be intrigued by the ones that are cool, But would also not flinch if one died, "that's the food chain buddy." Infact she's fighting a wolf over a rabbit rn she told me herself.

Max has empathy issues he either feels at 100% or nothing at all and it's anyone's guess how he's gonna feel about anything. This sort of explains the inconsistency in his behavior or if he's gonna feel guilty about something after he does it. He struggles to take interest in hobbies or anything at all, so he's bored nearly all the time and does the stupidest or meanest shit to get a kick out of it. His mom signed him up for tapdancing, piano, and violin lessons and during the school year that fills up alot of his time anyways.

He's very political and infodumps the worst timed dark history facts ever bc he often doesn't know what else to talk about, labeling him as "a depressing mood killer" He has a very strong sense of justice but on a person-to-person level he will say the most sexist, homophobic, fatphobic, things not because he actually believes in those ideals, but bc he's just saying shit to get you mad probably or hurt your feelings.

[most-datable-datable-bracket]

Hey, sorry if I’ve just missed it but is there a list somewhere of all the games that have characters in this bracket?

There is now! I've done it for the first bracket but not for this one, so here it is:

Fire Emblem: Three Houses (x12)

Baldur’s Gate 3 (x9)

Mystic Messenger (x8)

Arcade Spirits (x7)

Obey Me (x7)

Stardew Valley (x6)

Dragon Age: Inquisition (x5)

Monster Prom (x5)

Persona 5 (x5)

Coral Island (x5)

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (x4)

Persona 3 (x4)

Boyfriend Dungeon (x4)

Romancelvania (x4)

Fire Emblem Fates (x4)

Blooming Panic (x4)

The Arcana (x4)

Potion Permit (x4)

Uta no Prince-sama (x3)

Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers (x3)

Mass Effect (x3)

Hooked On You: Dead by Daylight (x3)

Fallout 4 (x3)

Infinite Blue (x3)

Trouble Comes Twice (x3)

Fire Emblem Engage (x3)

TOUCHSTARVED (x3)

Tri City Monsters (x3)

Fire Emblem: Awakening (x2)

Code: Realize (x2)

Court of Darkness (x2)

XOXO Droplets (x2)

My Time at Sandrock (x2)

Cyberpunk 2077 (x2)

Our Life: Beginning and Always (x2)

My Time at Portia (x2)

Dragon Age 2 (x2)

Tears of Themis (x2)

Doki Doki Literature Club (x2)

Mass Effect: Andromeda (x2)

BUSTAFELLOWS (x2)

Titan Arum (x2)

Harvest Moon: A New Beginning (x2)

My Candy Love (x2)

The Witcher 3 (x2)

The Divine Speaker (x2)

Divinity: Original Sin 2 (x2)

Baldur's Gate 1&2 (x2)

Later Daters (x1)

Fallout: New Vegas (x1)

Monster Camp (x1)

Rune Factory 3 (x1)

Our Life: Now and Forever (x1)

It Lives in The Woods (x1)

Scarlet Hollow (x1)

Stray Gods (x1)

The Fernweh Saga (x1)

Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (x1)

It Lives Beneath (x1)

The Soul Stone War series (x1)

Seduce Me The Otome (x1)

Fields of Asphodel (x1)

Blood Moon (x1)

The Royal Romance (x1)

The Golden Rose (x1)

Re: Alistair++ (x1)

Persona 2 (x1)

Long Live The Queen (x1)

Dragon Age: Origins (x1)

Magical Diary: Horse Hall (x1)

My Horse Prince (x1)

Gilded Shadows (x1)

Obscura (x1)

Café Enchanté (x1)

Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask (x1)

DRAMAtical Murder (x1)

A Villain's Twisted Heart (x1)

The Sims (x1)

GreedFall (x1)

Cryptid Crush (x1)

Postknight 2 (x1)

Sun Haven (x1)

Loren the Amazon Princess (x1)

Hustle Cat (x1)

A Date With Death (x1)

The Ssum (x1)

1931: Scheherazade at the Library of Pergamum (x1)

Dandelion -Wishes Brought To You- (x1)

Persona 4 (x1)

Intertwine (x1)

How Not To Become a Queen (x1)

Thorn for the Villain (x1)

Villainess Idolized By Everyone (x1)

Assignment Due: Project Blue (x1)

Silhouette (x1)

Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (x1)

Mr Love (x1)

Heart no Kuni no Alice (x1)

Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town (x1)

Harvest Moon DS Cute (x1)

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (x1)

Number Days Sim Date (x1)

Cupid Parasite (x1)

Amnesia (x1)

Lover Pretend (x1)

Untold Atlas (x1)

Witches x Warlocks (x1)

OZMAFIA!! (x1)

Pokemon Black and White 2 (x1)

Blades of Light and Shadow (x1)

Life is Strange: Before The Storm (x1)

Life is Strange (x1)

Cinderella Phenomenon (x1)

Endless Summer (x1)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (x1)

Planescape: Torment (x1)

Changeling (x1)

The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe) (x1)

Heaven's Secret (x1)

Andromeda Six (x1)

Dracula: A Love Story (x1)

Path of the Valkyrie (x1)

Arcanum (x1)

Nameless ~The One Thing You Must Recall~ (x1)

Dialtown (x1)

Infamous (x1)

Crimson Spires (x1)

Birushana (x1)

The Wedding (x1)

When Life Gives You Lemons (x1)

Pillars of Eternity series (x1)

//TODO: today (x1)

Heart Fragment (x1)

[cruisingheightswithdragons]

These prompts are really fun to think about, so I ended up writing some more with Dah’ni!

1. An encounter with a dragon

A brisk wind drifted through the air, messing up the tidy fur that Dah’ni had so carefully brushed through that morning. Hissing with annoyance, they unsheathed their claws and combed through the ruffs of fur on their cheeks.

“Agh, and I had just fixed up my hair, too…” From behind the khajiit, the nord Lydia sighed from the sight of her disheveled brunette hair that clung to her steel armor.

Another khajiit, Kharjo, slowed his pace with the other two in order to be just behind Lydia. “Perhaps it would be best to put it in a braid, yes?” Taking off steel plated gauntlets and placing them perched underneath his arm, his grey furred hands combed through Lydia’s hair, pulling it out into three equal pieces before tossing them together into a braid.

“Thank you.” Lydia glanced back at the taller cat with a grateful look painting her eyes. “I’m afraid that autumn in Skyrim is always windy.”

Dah’ni couldn’t help but let out a smile seeing the two of them get along. At this point, Kharjo had only been with the team for a week, and was still getting acclimated to the ways of the dovahkiin and their housecarl. However, it seemed as though he was starting to warm up, which Dah’ni appreciated. A hot feeling surfaced, blooming in their stomach and moving to their face, as if by a comforting fire. Behind their dense coat of pale fur, Dah’ni could feel heat flushing their cheeks.

Shaking away the sudden feeling, the khajiit perked their ears forward, listening for anything that may lay ahead as the trio travelled down a mountain path in the Rift. The air was still, and no birds sand their songs as they passed orange-leaved trees. It was oddly quiet, which made Dah’ni wonder.

A shadow zipped overhead, casting the amber grasses in brief darkness before letting the sun shine on them once more. Their fur stood on end, bristling their tail to twice its size as Dah’ni looked up at the sky. For one destined to slay dragons, the sight of one always struck fear into the dragonborn’s heart.

Kharjo brought out his sword, and Lydia her battle axe. Dah’ni readied their war axe as well as soon as the dragon landed just in front of the party. Dust bellowed outward from the impact of the lizard’s weight, catching in Dah’ni’s eyes. They blinked, but held their ground, ready to take on the foe.

Strangely, the dragon did not attack. Now that Dah’ni could get a decent look at it, the dovah was actually much smaller than the others they have fought, only about half the size. It’s smooth scales were small and tightly packed, shining a brilliantly deep purple, with amethyst eyes to match. It had no horns, instead it was equipped with fins like a blood dragon, letting Dah’ni know what type it was.

It let out a voice, expectantly higher pitched than an average dragon. “Which one of you is dovahkiin?” It asked.

Dah’ni tensed, keeping their firm stance, they tightened their grip on their weapon. “This one!” They growled. How odd it was that the dragon could not sense its own kind within the khajiit. They felt their dragon blood course through their veins, their heart beating rapidly.

The dragon raised its neck, standing tall. “I am Briilokven!” It roared, baring fearsome rows of teeth, sharp like daggers. “I have come to you! Yes, this fire that burns within Briilokven… she shall see if you are truly worthy of taking the name of dovah!”

Dah’ni gulped down their fear. “Very well, then! Khajiit will dance on your bones once I have felled you!”

Briilokven rumbled a low growl. “Arrogant pest… this defeat will not mean death, whoever will take it.” She turned to Kharjo and Lydia. “Stand back!”

The two looked at each other before sheathing their weapons, understanding that this battle will be fought by dov, with no kill to decide the match. It was surprising to see a dragon show mercy over others. Who was this Briilokven, to be so unlike a dovah in nature?

Stifling back a sigh of relief, Dah’ni stood firm. “Then I will show you my power!”

Their dragon soul danced to life as Dah’ni concentrated their breath. “Yol!” A thundering cry erupted from their lips, followed by a wall of flames that charged towards the dragon.

Briilokven cringed as the fire hit, radiating against her scales as they glimmered like stars against the heat. “You truly do have the voice…” She reared her head back. “But can you stand against mine?!” She shouted, letting her own flames burst forth.

The fire engulfed Dah’ni, and it was hotter than that from any other dragons they had encountered. Scorching their fur that turned from a pale grey to a charred black, Dah’ni quickly held up their left hand, summoning a ward to block the flames. Once the rocket of embers ceased to lick at their body, the khajiit strengthened their ward, waving it against Lydia and Kharjo as it planted in front of them as a wall, now having exhausted their magicka supply. “Enjoying the show, yes?”

“Can this one really face a dragon alone?” Kharjo yelled out, placing his hand on his blade’s hilt, ready to draw it.

Dah’ni laughed, bellowing out hot smoke. “It is not every day a dragon challenges this one to a battle that does not result in death!”

Briilokven growled. “Enough of your squabbling!” She unfurled her wings, beating them down and taking to the skies. A roar pierced the heavens, cracking the air as she let gravity take her down. Her wings tucked into a dive, Briilokven spewed hot fire as she passed by the group overhead. It hit Dah’ni before they had the chance to regain some magicka to put up another ward, and baked their leather armor. The dragon spun around, and as she charged towards Dah’ni, the khajiit let out another shout.

“Fo Krah!” An icy wind sliced through the sky, striking the winged foe with intensity.

“Gah!” Briilokven tumbled to the ground, crashing into the dirt that now formed a crater from the impact. Chunks of ice littered the ground. She turned around to face her opponent, baring her teeth.

Before the dragon had time to react, Dah’ni had already charged ahead. They sliced their war axe against her purple muzzle, blood erupting from the gash and glossing the dirt below. The khajiit struck again, grabbing at giant bared teeth as they sank their blade in Briilokven’s jaw.

Briilokven hissed a snake-like sound, shaking her head sharply. Dah’ni dislodged themself from the dragon, collapsing into the earth. Giant fangs found their way to Dah’ni’s arm, clamping down and staining their fur red. The dovahkiin let out an anguished cry as blood welled from their wounds.

“Let us help you!” Lydia readied her weapon as the ward dissipated, ready to charge at the adversary.

With their free arm, Dah’ni felt that they had enough magicka for their spell. Their digits twitched, and a ball of flame bellowed from their hand and swallowed their entire body. The dragon unlatched her teeth and flinched back, giving Dah’ni a chance to stand.

“A flame cloak!” Kharjo’s eyes glistened against the light before turning to Lydia. “They are intent on keeping us out of it, no?”

The nord tensed her shoulders, readied weapon clasped in both hands. “What a fool!” Lydia shouted, and Kharjo knew she wanted Dah’ni to hear as well.

Briilokven staggered back, her footprints leaving deep divots in the ground. She exhaled a breath, smoke trailing in the wind. “You have strength, ronit,” She huffed through labored breaths, “I will part now, having had a taste of your thu’um.” She curled her lips, baring her blood soaked teeth. “But make no mistake, this is not the last you have seen of me.” Before anyone could respond, the beastly foe spread her wings and climbed into the sky. “Wuld Nah Kest!” The shout let her tear through the air with incredible speed, and the deep purple shape was nothing more than a black dot on the horizon.

Fatigue hitting them like a war hammer, Dah’ni fell to their knees as their fire smoldered into nothingness. It took most of their energy to get some rattled breaths in and out. Their fur was scorched black, and their arm was red with gushing blood. In fact, Dah’ni was sure that the dragon’s teeth hit bone, the wounds searing in pain like fire. The pain was so great that the dragonborn had not even noticed Lydia and Kharjo rush to either side of them until they spoke.

“You prideful idiot,” Lydia scolded with worry etching her voice, “What made you think you could take on a dragon alone?” She wrapped her arms around Dah’ni’s back, and the khajiit ungracefully fell limply into her touch.

Kharjo took out a large, red bottle. “Khajiit has to agree.” He uncorked the bottle, forcing Dah’ni’s mouth open and letting the red liquid cascade onto their tongue. “We are a team, yes? Let us help you when you are in trouble.”

The sweet nectar of the potion set to work, giving Dah’ni enough energy to pull themself up. Their bleeding started to slow down, and their charred fur began to heal. “It only wished to test my strength,” They said, “I wanted to oblige! A sparring match between dovah and dovahkiin… how could this one pass up the chance?” They strained as they stood up, Lydia supporting their weight.

The nord lass peered into the sky, turning a milky orange as the sun began to slide towards the horizon. A wind blew, rustling the autumn leaves to sing their melodies. Lydia placed a firm grip on their khajiit thane. “I doubt that’s the last we’ll see of that dragon,” She concluded, “But right now, we need to find somewhere for you to rest.”

Kharjo hummed. “Ivarstead is down the road,” He noted, “Let us stay there for the time being.”

Dah’ni hissed under their breath. They wanted to explore, not rest in an inn! However, they let Lydia and Kharjo help them along the cobbled road, limping their way to the small town. Though exhaustion gripped them tightly, the dragonborn wanted nothing more than to face Briilokven again.

[crys-makes-art]

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[super-lad]

indulging myself on talking about my bg3 party (spoilers below):

Silas - Wood Elf - Assassin

Went for Dark Urge since its the only origin character you can customize, but Silas is actually my Skyrim OC whose been inexplicably transported to the Forgotten Realms. Won't get into specifics since the Dark Urge gives him amnesia, but it's fun to play an evil character trying and failing to resist their impulses. The Dark Urge storyline is actually a bit similar to Silas's actual backstory, but, alas, he doesn't remember it and probably never will. He does still have PTSD with bows (he's not sure why), so dual swords and throwing knives are his go-to.

Gameplay-wise, he lacks in raw power and depends on Advantage while staying invisible. Basically, he needs to one-shot people each turn to not die, which is pretty in character for a compulsive murderer. He is quite squishy, however. Well, the whole team is. I'm thinking of multiclassing him with Fighter or Barbarian to get a higher Armor Class (which is also a shoutout to his Skyrim storyline).

Romance-wise, I'm going for a main love triangle with Astarion and Wyll. Hopefully, the two characters are OK with polyamory in the end. Plus, the two have a great dichotomy; think Kara Danvers vs Livewire. And trying to keep approval from two opposite sides of the moral alignment chart has been... slow. Silas got no action in Act 1 besides a chaste kiss with Wyll and Astarion is just beginning to tolerate him. To speed things up, I gave Astarion an open tab on Silas's blood. This diagnoses Silas with acute anemia. Symptoms? An almost constant penalty in his Ability Checks. Worth it? It better be!

Astarion - Arcane Trickster

Astarion is someone I didn't care much about and planned to replace for a better party member. Alas, I got annoyed with his constant disapproval of my character, which made me determined to see him like Silas in the end. His jaded personality is clearly a result of his traumatic past, so I'm interested to see how much he changes when given a (comparatively) healthier dynamic. I like that Silas and Astarion have similarly evil tendencies, so I'm curious to see whether they make each other worse or better.

Gameplay-wise, he works similar to Silas. Squishy and needs Advantage to be good. He's our main archer, which keeps him off the frontlines, so he doesn't die as much. Doesn't use magic much in combat either, but he does have all the utility spells helpful in non-combat situations i.e. Feather Fall.

Wyll - Warlock

Wyll is the Kara Danvers of BG3. He's a superhero with a seemingly unattainable level of altruism. As you can imagine, I was obsessed. And like Supergirl, he has a hidden dark streak, which is interesting to see play out. Being good is a choice. He always chooses good despite the cost. Silas definitely idealized Wyll when he first met him hoping to become a better person by osmosis. However, after discovering the Warlock's powers come from a Fiend contract, Silas became disillusioned. I think its clear that our resident superhero could change the Dark Urge, but Silas isn't sure if he's ready to let go of that. And I'm curious to see how how stagnant Wyll's morality remains as the story progresses.

Gameplay-wise, he's our biggest damage-dealer. His spells can hit and debuff multiple enemies HARD. Still squishy, but he makes up for it by killing before they can get to him. Plus, it helps to have Silas and Shadowheart keep them distracted.

Shadowheart - Cleric

Shadowheart was someone I, too, planned to replace at the first opportunity. And I did. Once we got Karlach, a buff giantess devil-lady with a heart of gold, it was bye-bye healer, hello absolute unit with lethality that far outstrips anyone else in the party. And I love LOVE Karlach (I'm still going to pursue her and lae'zel's personal quests), but at that point, the main trio had been with Silas throughout 80% of Act 1, and I was surprised to find Shadowheart had grown on me. She's actually quite witty and complex once you get past the masochistic goddess she worships. We also come across her fellow fanatics a lot throughout the story, so its fun to see someone become conflicted with the religious dogma they were raised with. I also like that she's a twist on the typical healer archetype. She's not altruistic like Wyll. She worships darkness, but not because she's evil, but because it's all she ever knew. I'm most interested to see where she is with her faith in the end.

Gameplay-wise, a healer is indispensable as we all know. She actually has the highest strength stat in the group, so she's good utility i.e. moving heavy objects. Furthermore, to help mitigate the team's squishy problem, I gave her heavy armor proficiency so she's become pretty decent at soaking damage. Her spells are from the Trickery Domain, so she has a lot of buffs and debuffs, which has been critical in reducing how many hits the team takes. Essentially, since I don't like to change their original classes for roleplay reasons, I'm turning her into a pseudo-Paladin which has proven really fun to play around with. I'd say she's definitely grown the most in usefulness.

[archesa]

Character List

It's been brought to my attention that I don't have a character list for my OCs, which can make it hard to follow track. Truth be told I never expected to need one because I had yet to encounter a fandom I felt at ease enough in to discuss my OCs at length the way I do now !

Alrighty then, so, let's give my kiddos a look ! Might (will) contain heavy spoilers for the aforementioned games and the related fics, so, read forth at your own risks!

Guild Wars 2

Trahearne Lives!AU

Anwen Evergreen - Celestial Guardian

Orphan before she could remember, Anwen was adopted by the Faren and grew up in Divinity's Reach, surrounded by a loving family and the best preceptors of Kryta. She swore an oath to Kormir and became a guardian in her early twenties, shortly before the sack of Shaemoor, where she drew the attention of the Seraph and the Shining Blade. She later joined the Priory, under the tutelage of Sieran.

After her mentor's untimely death in Claw Island — where she met the one who'd become her shieldmaiden and closest friend, Meryw (belongs to @lilypixy) — she threw herself heart and mind into the creation of the Pact.

During the campaign of Orr, she became fast friends with Trahearne, but it would take the Marshal going missing in Maguuma for her to realise her feelings for him went beyond friendship. She manages to defeat Mordremoth and save her dear friend at the cost of quite a few scars for them both.

Julian Alfred Faren - Bard Swordmaster

Not much need to introduce Lord Faren, but there's much to say about his years growing up with Anwen!

Lady Violet Faren & Lord Conrad Faren

Disaster parents to the Disaster Siblings! They're amongst the oldest and wealthiest families of Divinity's Reach and as such all but immune to scandal. Thus, they’re quite amused by their children’s shenanigans, and ever supportive of their idiosyncrasies.

Mesmer extraordinaire (aka Mentors Live AU, aka De Draconic Mobile)

Galaëd of the Cycle of Dusk - Phantasmal Duelist

Our mostly reliable narrator !

Born as the sun gleamed its last upon Caledon, Galaëd is fascinated with stars, wisps and fireflies — all the things that enlighten twilight and shimmer in the dark. He joined the Vigil to protect the world against the rising threat of the Elder Dragons and later became aide-de-camp to the Pact Commander, Rorschach Grimlaugh (belongs to @lilypixy).

Elianora Eira - Tempest

Daughter of destitute nobles, Elianora joined the Order of Whispers to use her influence, her knowledge of politics and her skill with elemental magic to good use against the dragons. (Officially part of the no less official Terror Trio, alongside Iotzza and Jiirka - Moar on them to be added!)

Lucius Gwenvaël Ayşenur Al-Amir (aka Lucius of Amnoon) - Sniper

Member of the Order of Shadows, Lucius is the son of a Vabbian noble, rumoured to descend from the Primeval Kings themselves, and a runaway ascalonian noble cast away on the shores of Elona while trying to escape an arranged marriage. He has embraced his matrilineal crusade against His Supreme Putrescence, Palawa Joko and is sent by as an ambassador of the Order to make a first contact with the Order of Whispers’ envoy, Elianora, and afterwards distantly watch over the Commander during his crusade against Balthazar. After a while, he joins Dragon's Watch and Elianora's life... permanently.

Felanor Eurwén - Warrior

A Seraph and childhood friend to the Elianora.

Dalor Eurwén - Engineer

A skilled inventor and jeweller, older brother to Felanor, and childhood friend of Elianora.

The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim

Specifially for my fic The Dragon and the Bear

Eliana Evergreen Stormcloak

Half-elven alchemist of Falkreath, condemned to death by the Thalmor, she escaped Helgen with Ralof and embraced her destiny as Dragonborn. She remained neutral in the conflict till Alduin was defeated but afterwards joined the Stormcloak rebellion, in hope to free Skyrim from the Aldmeri Dominion 's influence. She and Ulfric eventually fall in love and rule over a free Skyrim together.

Aventus Aretino

Kept from completing the Black Sacrament by Eliana, he was pardoned and offered to stay in the Palace of Kings as Ulfric's ward.

Gendry of Solitude

A young scout who lied about his age to join the rebellion. He earned Ulfric and Galmar's trust during the battle of Hjallmarsh and the sinister case of the Butcher, and was offered a position as housecarl to Windhelm's newest Thane, the Dragonborn.

Buliwulf Stormcloak (spoilers!)

The first of the Stormcloaks children. His Voice is strong and he is coveted by the Greybeards to become one to them.

Liv Stormcloak (spoilers 2!)

The second of the Stormcloaks children. Much like her mother, she’s exceptionally skilled in destruction magic and will join the College of Winterhold to further her studies in Restoration and Conjuration. An investigation led by the College on the strange events plaguing Solstheim will eventually lead her to Apocrypha where she’ll encounter Miraak.

Arya Stormcloak (spoilers 3)

The third of the Stormcloaks children. Small and shrewd, her tongue is as sharp as her daggers, which will help her harness many allies and fend many enemies when she’s forced to flee Windhelm with Aventus and Gendry as her protectors in the wake of the capital’s siege at the beginning of the Second Great War.

Liv Darroch, the Heroine of Kvatch

Founder of the Evergreen line.

Uncovering the corruption of Mannimarco, King of Worms, over the Mages Guild, she was wrongly accused of the murder of the Arch-Mage, Hannibal Traven, and would have been executed or left to rot in a cell of the Imperial Prison if not for Akatosh’s wicked sense of humour and purpose, as the cell she was imprisoned in held the secret passage the Blades had to take the Emperor through to protect him from the assault of the Mystic Dawn.

Stricken by his assaillants, Uriel Septim entrusted the rogue Master Wizard with the Amulet of Kings and a secret that would seal the fate of Tamriel for the centuries to come.

My Novel

I might mention the characters sometimes but I'm mostly keeping that story a secret for now 😅

[slipperyskell]

Fool of Diamonds/Cicero Headcanon Dump (Part 1?)

okee dokee bois here we fuckin go >:D this’ll be kind of sort of a dump on stuff about the Fool of Diamonds in general, as well as stuff between him and Cicero

Fool of Diamonds is the jester Cicero kills in my canon 

Bosmer, takes some inspiration from the lovely Syawesra’s interpretation of the Jester (Seriously, go check out their art on  DeviantArt - their Cicero stuff is amazing!!!!!!)

Real name is Andre, but p much everyone that knew him just knows him as the Fool of Diamonds, or just Diamonds

By the time he was killed, he was starting up a performing group of jesters all themed around the different suits of cards - Diamonds, Clubs, Spades, and Hearts 

He had his Diamonds (obviously), as well as his Spades and Clubs (both of which were good friends of his from wherever he learned to do music/entertainment professionally in Cyrodiil), but he never got a chance to find his Hearts 

I haven’t worked out who put a contract on him and why, but I’ll figure it out eventually 

The three of them were decently famous by the time he was killed - it was publicly known they were looking for their Hearts still

Was killed in the room he’d rented out at an inn, in the town he, Clubs, and Spades had just finished performing in - conveniently nearby a “Now Hiring!” poster the trio had been putting up around town

Was likely drunk, since I’d imagine he’d have gone to a party before he retired to his room, but he still remembers it all afterwards

Actually pretty confused as to why he was brought back - one minute he was aimlessly wandering the Void, the next minute he found himself in the mortal plane as a ghost in some cold, dark place 

Didn’t take long to figure it out, though - he saw his killer before him, sitting before a great stone sarcophagus 

He was sent there to keep Cicero company, but for obvious reasons he pretty much decides to haunt his ass 

Cicero couldn’t see him at first, but he could hear him - hear his laughter

and oh, did he laugh - the irony of it all! To be given the opportunity to haunt the very person who took everything from him, just as it was getting good! Oh, he was going to enjoy this. 

At first he just fucks with him - moves stuff where he normally wouldn’t put things, whispered things at him 

But, seeing as there wasn’t much for him to do either, he gets bored with it, and pulls out one of the few things that made it along with him (other than his clothes obviously) into the Void - his trusty dusty lute 

he couldn’t perform for really anyone now, but he could still sing and compose if he wanted to 

something something the first song he ever writes after his death is the one he sings while Cicero starts losing it and makes the jester outfit, which is also the first time Cicero ever gets to physically see the jester 

the FoD decides to make him into his Fool of Hearts, so that the quartet could be completed, in a twisted sort of way 

Cicero didn’t need much help in the way of actually making the outfit since his family worked a lot with fabrics/tailoring stuff, but the FoD ends up helping him with the design 

Once the outfit is completed and Cicero puts it on, the FoD more or less “haunts” the clothing, giving it all its enchantments we see it with today 

For a while, Cicero doesn’t actually see the jester often, but when he does, it’s never good 

he makes his life a living hell - ends up being the one to egg him on into a frenzy to try and kill Astrid 

in fact a lot of his outbursts are initiated by the FoD being a shithead 

He’s bitter for what Cicero did to him, and he intends to make his life a living hell while he can 

in my canon, he’s sort of a representation of Cicero’s mental illness, but also something entirely his own 

no one else can see him but Cicero 

Spades and Clubs still perform as the Card Suit Jesters, and they do end up getting their new Diamonds and Hearts 

something something they end up getting stranded in Skyrim after going there to perform during Vittoria Vicci’s wedding 

I’ll have more on these two in a bit since there’s a kind of redemption arc for the FoD after Cicero’s mental healing arc, but i wanna make that a smidgen bit separate since it’s a lot of more OC-centered/focused stuff than this is. 

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Elder Scrolls DC - A Reluctant Dragonborn - Chapter 13: Bleak Falls Barrow - Interior (part 4)

Elder Scrolls DC - A Reluctant Dragonborn - Chapter 13: Bleak Falls Barrow - Interior (part 4) by C_R_Scott Chapters: 12/? Fandom: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Red Robin (Comics), DCU (Comics) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Characters: Tim Drake, Lucien Flavius Additional Tags: Crossover, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Skyrim/DCU crossover, Reluctant Dovahkiin | Dragonborn, Not Beta Read, Alternate Universe - Skyrim Fusion, Modded Skyrim, Skyrim Spoilers, Tim Drake is Dragonborn | Dovahkiin, Batfamily-centric (DCU), Tim Drake-centric

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Summary:

Finally, Tim and Lucien make it to the inner sanctum of Bleak Falls Barrow

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Fortunately for Tim and Lucien, their initial disastrous encounter with the draugr ambush was something they learned from and adapted to immediately. They observed from a distance how the undead creatures would only "wake up" if either someone was extremely close to them, or if there was a loud noise that drew their attention. Tim, much to his relief, learned that he could fire off arrows to make noises that would lure any draugr in the area to that spot. Once lured to a spot, usually clear on the farthest side of the room they were in, Tim would pick off the draugr with relatively little trouble.

Turns out, though ferocious in combat once engaged, while they were searching for intruders the draugr were pretty slow and not very intelligent, often giving up the search and returning to their slabs if they weren't able to find anyone within a minute or two. 

Tim also made it a point to fire off arrows at any "sleeping" draugr laying on the slabs.... Just to be on the safe side. 

Using those techniques, Tim and Lucien didn't have to worry too much about the undead threat as they moved deeper into the Barrow.

***

"Well, looks like our Bosmer bandit made it quite a ways before the draugr finally got a hold of him," Lucien remarked as he saw the body of the now dead dark elf lying on the cold stone floor at the bottom of a flight of stairs. 

Tim knelt down beside the body and searched the bandit's pockets. His eyes widened when he pulled out what looked like a solid gold claw.

    "Wow... It's beautiful," Tim exclaimed as he turned the artifact over in his hand. Lucien was quite excited by the find.

"Look at that! What exquisite craftsmanship!" he cooed. "And look.. There are carvings of Nordic animals, just like that death trap puzzle."

Tim took a closer look at the carvings. Just like the deathtrap puzzle, there were three animals icons in a row on the claw. However, this time the animals were a bear, a moth, and an owl.

As Tim looked at the claw, Lucien had found a journal on the bandit and had thumbed over to the last page with any writing. "Hmmm... It appears this bandit stole this claw from someone named Lucan Valerius."

"I know that guy," Tim remarked, turning his attention back to the scholar. "He owns the general store in Riverwood. I think I overheard him the other day complaining about someone who'd broken into this shop. I guess this is what they stole."

"Well listen to this," Lucien said. "This is what the bandit wrote, 'Now I just need to get to the Hall of Stories and unlock the door. The legend says there is a test that the Nords put in place to keep the unworthy away, but that when you have the golden claw, the solution is in the palm of of your hands.'"

Tim smirked as he looked at the claw. "I guess whatever door we're needing to get through is locked, and this claw is the key."

"Undoubtedly! Goodness this is so exciting!"

***

Unfortunately, it took another several hours of exploring before they got to anything that looked remotely like a puzzle door. They killed more draugr and also circumvented a few more deathtraps, though these were more straightforward attempts to kill them, consisting of things like spiked walls that were triggered by a floor plate or multiple swinging axes lining a narrow corridor.

Also, while they did finally get past the crypts and into more hallways, Tim had a thought as they crossed into what appeared to be a large main hall and stairs that led up to a second level. "It's kind of weird," he remarked as he shot another draugr.

"What is?"

"Well, all things considered, aside from those few bandits and ourselves, it doesn't appear that any other living people have actually come this way in years, right?"

"Not as far as I can see," Lucien agreed. "If bandits had made it further through the Barrows, I think they would've made off with more of the artifacts we keep coming across."

Tim nodded. "Well... if that's the case, then why are there so many candles and cauldrons actively burning in this place?"

Lucien paused and looked at the nearest trio of burning candles. "You're right. That is rather odd." He pulled out his journal and jotted down a few notes. "Perhaps that's part of the draugrs' function in this Barrow? Some kind of maintenance?" He tapped his pencil against his chin.

"Or maybe it's something they just do, like a restless ghost repeating tasks they used to do in life?"

Lucien looked to Tim and smiled. "If it wasn't for the fact they are full of murderous intent toward the living, it would make an interesting research project if we were able to observe these draugr in an undisturbed environment."

Immediately Tim's thoughts went to tracking bugs, remote controlled drones, and hidden wireless cameras. He sighed as he pushed open a set of large wooden double doors. He was really missing technology.

Then he froze.

"Lucien! This room..."

"Goodness! Could this be the Hall of Stories?!"

The doors had opened into a space that was completely different from all the other halls and rooms they'd passed thus far. It was a long hallway that was lined with carvings of ornate scenes on both sides.  Tim went up to the first one on his left and lightly traced the carving of a woman surrounded by moths with his fingertips.

"What is all this about?" he wondered aloud.

Lucien had pulled out a scroll of paper and a stick of charcoal. "If I recall correctly, in addition to dragons, ancient Nords of the Merethic Era also worshiped a variety of animal spirits." He took a rubbing of the carving and mused over the desigh. "This appears to be a moth priestess presiding over some sort of funeral procession of some high ranking figures."

He moved down to the next set of carvings. "Hm... Similar funeral procession figures, but the priest is different. Animal appears to be a bear in this one."

Tim examined the following carvings. "This priest looks to be for owls."

Both men came up and examined the final set of carvings. Tim felt a slight uneasy chill course through his body as he noted what animal this priest seemed to represent. 

"Clearly, this a relief of a dragon priest," Lucien remarked.

Tim left Lucien to get the rest of his rubbings and moved towards the odd door that now barred their path. there were three large circular rings with animal emblem on them, and there was a clear spot for the golden claw to be placed. He pulled out the claw and examined the pattern once more. Then, he matched the animals on the rings.

Bear... Moth... Owl...

Then, Tim lined up the gold claw with the center keyhole.

"Here goes nothing," Tim said as he pushed the claw into the keyhole. Once locked in place, he turned the center circle. 

Suddenly, all the rings reset themselves, spinning around until there was a solid line of owls facing him. Then the door began to sink into the floor. Tim pulled the claw away before it could clatter to the floor and both he and Lucien watched as a new set of stairs was revealed.

***

Past the stairs was a long hallway cut into the mountain.

Past the hallway was something that took Tim's breath away.

"Look at that," Lucien whispered in awe. "The inner sanctum of the Barrow is inside a natural cavern!"

Tim stood there and just took the entire site in. A colony of bats, startled by their intrusion, flew past them just overhead with achingingly familiar chirps and leathery wingflaps. The cavern itself was huge and spacious. He could hear all the same usual cave noises that he practically grew up with for nearly half his life. The sound of water dripping from unseen corners of the cave. The sounds of wind  rushing through tunnels just off the main cavern. A natural stream wove around the main altar area, fed by several small waterfalls, adding to the nostalgia, and moonlight from a hole in the ceiling somewhere in the mountainside illuminated the majestic stone carvings resting behind the altar.

It was all so different than The Cave back home in Gotham, but just similar enough that it made his heart ache from a sudden wave of homesickness.

"Timothy?" Lucien said gently as he noticed his travelling companion had gone quiet again. "Are you alright?"

Tim cleared his throat and wiped his eyes. "Yeah. I'm fine, Lucien. It's just..." He glanced around himself before sighing wistfully. "It just reminds me of home." 

Though he didn't see any draugr anywhere near or on the altar, Tim still kept his bow at the ready with an arrow nocked and ready to fly as he went up the stairs. However, as he came upon the landing of the altar area, Tim paused. 

"Do you hear that?"

Lucien followed closely behind Tim. "Hear what? The waterfall?"

Tim shook his head as he looked around warily. "No... It sounds like... chanting?" He tried to follow the source of the sound, and found himself being turned toward a giant stone wall full of what looked like a foreign language carved into it, similar to cuneiform. 

It was... odd... Those letters looked almost, familiar?

Slowly, almost as if in a trance, Tim walked toward the wall, and the chanting seemed to get louder in his head. 

"Timothy? Is something there?" Lucien asked, though his voice sounded very far away to Tim as he lowered his bow and put his arrow back in its quiver to free up one hand. 

"This... This word," Tim murmured as his gaze focused completely on three strange jagged letters. "I think... I know this word..." The letters seemed to glow invitingly on the stone wall as he traced the jagged marks with his fingertips. "Fff... Uuu...Sss... Fus?" Tim drew his back as the chanting suddenly stopped, and there was nothing but the sound of the cave around him. He glanced around himself and at the rest of the writing on the wall, but none of the other letters made any sense to him.

"I didn't know you could read dragon language script." Lucien said curiously.

Tim looked back at him, clearly confused. "I... I can't. I mean... I've never see this language before in my life."

Lucien took a closer look at the three-letter word Tim had been drawn to on the wall. "But you read this one?"

"The word is 'Fus,'" Tim admitted. "I think... it means 'Force'?" He pinched the bridge of his nose, as if he had a sudden headache. "But I don't know how I know that." 

Lucien looked between the word wall and Tim and then back again. "Don't worry about it right now. I'll take some notes and try to write down all these glyphs in my journal before we leave. I think the library in the museum may have a book or two on how to translate dragon language text. We can study this at our leisure once we're done exploring the Barrow. Why don't you look around for that Dragonstone you came here for? This may take me awhile."

As Lucien pulled out his journal and pencil again, Tim turned to the altar itself. There were a couple of tables, pottery, and a large chest. He began to fish around for his lockpicks. If the Dragonstone was anywhere, it was probably in that chest.

Suddenly, the top of what he thought was a table exploded upward and off the altar. It wasn't a table at all, but a coffin! The lockpicks were instantly forgotten and Tim grabbed an arrow instead. "Lucien! Draugr!" he yelled as he fired an arrow at the undead creature as he tried to backpedal away from it.

Tim fired a couple more arrows at the draugr, but this one seemed stronger than the others they'd fought earlier. Lucien tried cast a fire spell on the draugr, but suddenly the creature opened its mouth and...

"FUS.. RO... DA!" it shouted at Lucien and Tim. An invisible but strong pulse slammed into them both. Lucien was knocked off his feet and Tim just barely held his ground. 

In the end, the lack of intelligence the draugr seemed to possess was how they won the day. Rather than focus on Tim, who was still armed and partially upright, the draugr turns its full attention on Lucien, who was still recovering from being knocked back to the ground. Before the creature could get to Lucien, Tim lined up one more arrow on the monster and sent it flying. The projectile struck the draugr straight in the middle of its chest and down it finally went, the light fading from its eyes.

"Lucien! Are you alright?" Tim rushed over to check on the scholar.

"Go on an expedition to Skyrim, they said." Lucien grumbled sarcastically as he held his head while getting to his feet. "It'll be fun, they said." He pulled out a healing potion and drained it like a shot. "There won't be any horrible Ancient Nordic zombies, they said." Lucien leaned heavily against the wall with a sigh.

Tim looked at him for a moment in silence, then started laughing. 

Lucien looked at him like he'd gone completely off his rocker. "Are you... laughing at me?"

Tim shook his head as he calmed down and wiped some tears that had escaped his eyes with his hand. "No. No. It's just..." He snickered as he tried to get a hold of himself. "Things have been so bad lately, and I honestly wasn't sure we were going to make it, but we're still alive." Tim sat down on the ground next to Lucien and leaned against the wall. "I'm just so relieved."

Lucien sighed went over the examine the draugr more closely. "True. that was quite the battle. Slightly terrifying. Glad we didn't die. Oh! And look," The scholar found something attached to the draugr's armor. He pried it off and offered it to Tim. "Now you have a fancy rock!"

Tim took the stone and examined it curiously. On one side was what looked like a map of Skyrim with specific locations marked off with stars. On the other side was text in that same dragon script as on the wall, though this time Tim couldn't read any of it. "I guess this is the Dragonstone..."

***

The pair rested for a bit before finally moving onward. Lucien finished taking several pages of notes about the draugr, altar, and word wall. He also made a couple of rubbings of the Dragonstone for his own research. Tim in the meantime picked the lock of the chest and found it quite full of treasure. Septims, jewels, armor, and even an enchanted weapon. Once their bags were loaded up with all that they could carry without injuring themselves, they followed a stairwell and a path that eventually, finally led them out of the Bleak Falls Barrow and back into the wilds of Skyrim without any trouble at all.

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Warning: This is being pantsed more than plotted, and this is not beta read. We'll see where this journey takes us. Mostly I'm just doing this for my own amusement.

Note1: If you have any questions about the playthrough and Tim's feelings/experiences that aren't described in the chapters, please ask me in the comments. I'll do my best to answer your questions as best I can.

Note2: And so ends Lucien and Tim's first excursion into a draugr-infested dungeon. Rest assured, it will not be their last.

Writing out this dungeon crawl took a lot longer than I had anticipated, but I think I'm quite happy I was able to record my adventure with Tim and Lucien in this fashion in Skyrim!

I can't wait to write more things between Tim and Luci as they become even better friends!

#elder scrolls dc#fanfiction#tim drake#skyrim fanfiction#batfam fanfic#red robin#batfam#crossover#lucien flavius#wip#afewnovelideas

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15 Questions Tag Meme

Rules: Pick a character from your WIP, and have them answer these 15 questions, then tag 15 people! 

Dani’s Note: I don’t have a WIP.....i just have a bunch of OC babs so Imma pick from them <3

Tagged by: @cataclysmic-writer

Tagging: @powerovernothing @mobcraft101 @fruity-pies @xenonsdoodles @notaverygoodlistener @zakuraboi @samathos @tis-i-the-most-uncooked-fry

Introducing: Aria, Celaena, and Aed ((My skyrim babes))

1. What is your full name?

A: Aria Evelyn. I don’t have a last name.

C: Celaena Raijin!!!

Ae: Aed Thana~!

2. What does your name mean?

C: Oh! I haven’t been asked this much. Hmmm... “Celaena” means “I will not be afraid” and Raijin means “Lightning” which comes in handy considering my electromage gifts, hehe!

Ae: Aed Thana translates to “Death of the Fire.” I found it kinda weird because my life hasn’t been all death. In fact I think the fire in my heart has grown ever since I married you, Laena~

C: You flirt *blushes* ....Hey Wish, tell them your meaning!!

A: Aria Evelyn has many translations

Ae: Well, yeah, BUT you told us about your psychic person back in Cyrodiil!! Tell them what she said!

A: *sigh* Aria Evelyn is a name that represents the many paths that lay in front of me. It can mean “Musical Life” “Blessing of the wished for child” “Breath of Life” whatever. My name meaning reflects my life journey.

C: I think now it means that, uh, “Blessing” meaning, Wish. You’ve been a blessing in our lives

A: ....sure

3. What are your nicknames/other names?

Ae: Ah! We have a couple nicknames for each other, huh?

C: Well, I call Aria “Wish” as well as “Lyn” or just “Ari.” 

Ae: Yeah! And you, m’love, are often just “Laena” or “Jin”. I don’t have a nickname, honestly. My birthname is short enough, heehee~

A: People tend to call me “Ice Queen.”

C: ...aria people use that more as an insult

A: I know, which is why I freeze them in frost and put a little ice crown on them when they call me that.

Ae: Even Lucien?

A: Especially Lucien

4. What’s your gender?

A: Female

Ae: Female

C: Female.

5. What’s your sexuality?

A: Straight, i guess. 

Ae: Really? You seem more Ace to me.

A: I don’t form romantic connections often, but they do happen, Aed

C: I’m bisexual with female preference~

Ae: And I’m lesbian! 

A: A match made in heaven

6. Where are you from?

C: Me and Aed are from the Builders Dwarven Sect-

Ae: Babe, before that you were from Eastern Cyrodiil-

C: Well if that’s how we’re playing then YOU originated in Western Morrowind

Ae: Damn straight I was.

C: Anyway, Wish, where did you first originate?

A: Factoring in my amnesia, I first showed up in the Imperial City. But going back to the beginning, I was born and raised in Dawnstar, according to evidence we found when the Sanctuary moved there.

Ae: Wait, you have amnesia?!

A: Long story for another day

7. How old are you?

C: We’re all old as shit

Ae: Amen

A: 227 years old

C: Right to the point, eh? Well....if I’m being honest, I don’t remember

Ae: Me and Laena “restarted” counting when we joined our first pirate crew after escaping the Builders. Then we....just stopped counting. 

C: Whoops

Ae: Big fuckin whoops

A: I’m the only one with amnesia here and I managed to figure out my age. 

Ae: You’re just that smart, Ice Queen

A: Don’t push your luck, Dwarf

8. What is your magic form/What designation are you?

C: I’m an Electromage! It tends to run in the Falmer lineage, anyway. I don’t really transform into anything when I use it, though.

Ae: My only magic is when I build things. 

A: I’m a frost mage. I don’t know what magic form you’re talking about-

C: Wait!! What about when you go Full Silver and I go Full Gold? Does that count?

A: Aura colors don’t alter your appearance, though. They just add spirals and whirls to your body.

Ae: When you go SIlver you get so GLOWY and there’s silver spirals all down your legs and arms. And Celaena you get hard jagged lines that look like lightning!! Oh, babe, when you use your Dragonborn shout stuff, you get this almost ghost of a dragon look to you

C: Whoa..... Bad. Ass.

9. What does your human form look like?

C: Man and Mer are different. This... this is our normal form. Racist.

Ae: Falmer and Dwemer are indeed different than man

A: I’m a Breton, which is as close to “human” as you’ll get out of this trio.

10. What’s your aesthetic?

A: ...aesthetic?

C: It’s things you like that chalk up to who you are as a person. Like different items and themes that represent you. 

A: ..... blood....poison....stealth weapons.... death.....

Ae: You’re describing your profession

A: I’m the Listener to the Dark Brotherhood of course that’s what my aesthetic is.

C: I like purple! I also have a kind of...rustic theme? Mixed with pirating and plundering. Rain and thunder/lightning storms make me feel all calm inside so i guess that’s my aesthetic too

Ae: Hmmm.... my rum-

C: Ah, yes, my wife can’t live without her homebrewed rum

Ae: Damn right. Anyway- my rum, my mechanical spiders OH that reminds me I have to fix Seven up he lost a leg

A: ...You named them?

Ae: Don’t fucking judge me MurderMcHobo

A: I.... that’s fair

Ae: Rum, my mechanical spiders, my blueprints, building things, a forge... wow I’m such a stereotypical Builder dwarf

C: The Aetherium? Fire?

Ae: YEAH that’s also my aesthetic. Plus swiping jewelry for melting down and building with. 

11. Who’s your best friend?

A: A what

C: Aria’s BFF is a tie between Inigo and Serana. 

Ae: She’ll never admit that though

A: *scowls*

Ae: See?! She’s got a reputation to uphold. Inigo and Serana know that she values them, though.

C: Hmm... I suppose Aed is my best friend.

Ae: Haha! The classic “Married people are their spouse’s best friend” loophole!

A: ....you two need to get out more

12. Would you ever get a piercing/tattoo?

A: *gestures to the other two* They’re pierced and tattoo’d all over.

Ae: Not all over! Our tattoos are on our backs and we only have piercings in our ears and nose! Me and Laena have like 5 loop earrings in each lobe

C: Correction, I, Celaena Raijin, have both nose and ear piercings. You, Aed, do not.

Ae: Yeah you have 3 nose bridge spikes and a bull nose ring

C: It’s fun to play with when I’m bored

Ae: Aria has an ear piercing too!

A: True, but it’s tasteful

C: I’m offended but whatever NEXT QUESTION

13. When are you happiest?

C: I’m assuming we can’t answer “When im with aed or aria”

Ae: For sure

A: Bold of you to assume I was ever happy

Ae: I’m offended by that see you in court

A: *death glare*

Ae: I drop all charges ANYWAY I’m happiest when i’m tinkering in my little work station or when I’m sailing with a crew

C: I’m happiest when leading a crew through a successful raid

A: I guess I’m happy when finishing a contract.

Ae: Yeah sure not when you’re with Lucien or Inigo or Serana or when you’re talking about that Martin dude-

A: *frost shooting out from under her* Shut your mouth right now if you know what’s good for you

14. What’s your biggest secret?

Ae: We’re open books. No secrets here. 

C: Me and Aed’s biggest secret was our relationship. We had to run from the Builders because of it, and now here we are. I don’t recall any recent secrets, though. 

A: I suppose my biggest secret is keeping the Dark Brotherhood part of my life away from my public eye life. And I guess I never did tell you girls about my Akatosh mark *holds up right hand*

Ae: WHAT?!

A: A story for another time

C: That’s fair 

15. Do you have a sidekick?

C: We’re all in the AriaArmy. Everyone’s her sidekick

A: My what 

Ae: Aria, deny it all you want, but you have friends who love you and would die for you. Proud to be in the AriaArmy!! *pounds chest*

A: .....oh.....

[immoren]

Apparently I’ve following pieces in my “music” playlist in Youtube.

Cut for length

- Kotiteollisuus - Helvetistä Itään

- Star one - Intergalactic space crusaders

- Amon Amarth "Runes to my Memory" 

- Star One - High Moon

- Stratovarius - Hunting High and Low

- Star One - Amazing flight in space

- Kotiteollisuus - Minä Olen

- AMORPHIS - The Smoke

- Ensiferum - Wanderer

- Amorphis - Divinity

- Ensiferum - Lady in Black

- Dark Moor - Halloween

- Star One - The Eye of Ra

- Dark Moor - The Silver Key

- Ensiferum - LAI LAI HEI

- Nightwish - Dead Boy's Poem 

- Stratovarius - Speed of Light 

 - Nightwish - The Siren

- Amorphis - Goddess (Of The Sad Man)

- Iced Earth- coming curse

-  AMORPHIS - Silent Waters

-  AVANTASIA - Lost In Space

-  Stratovarius - Stratosphere

-  AVANTASIA - Carry Me Over (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

-  Stratovarius - Black Diamond

-  Savage Circus - Between the Devil and the Seas

- Stratovarius - Paradise

- Demons and Wizards - Fiddler on the Green

- Stratovarius - Coming Home

- Dancing Queen - Diablo

- Stratovarius - Destiny

- Timo Rautiainen Pohjoisen Taivaan Alla

- Stratovarius - Anthem Of The World

- Gustav Holst - The Planets - Mars, the Bringer of War

- Stratovarius - Hunting High And Low

- Amorphis - Drowned Maid

- Stratovarius - Infinity

- To Dream of Ur - nile

- Stratovarius - Eagleheart

- Dark Moor - Death

- Stratovarius - Learning To Fly

- Nightquest - Nightwish

- Labyrinth - Night of Dreams

- Nile - The Essential Salts

- Nightwish- The Pharaoh Sails to Orion

- Blind Guardian- Mirror Mirror

- Thrust Through the Heavens with Your Spirit!

- Poets of the Fall - Late Goodbye (Official Video)

- Billy Idol - John Wayne

- Poets of the Fall - Lift (Official Video)

- Kotiteollisuus - Kevät

- Poets of the Fall - Diamonds for Tears (Official Video)

- Amorphis - shatters within

- Poets of the Fall - Locking Up the Sun (Official Video)

- Ayreon- The Shooting Company of Captain Frans B. Cocq

- Amorphis - forever more

- Nile - Eat of the Dead

- Raining Blood - Slayer Song & Lyrics

- Murder, Murder Jekyll and Hyde

- One Small Step - Ayreon

- Nile - Even the Gods Must Die

- Serenity - Sheltered (By The Obscure)

- Nightwish - Sacrament of wilderness

- And The Druids Turn To Stone - Ayreon

- Nightwish - Walking in the air

- Dawn of A Million Souls - Ayreon

- Nightwish - Two for tragedy

- Gregorian - Lady in black

- Nightwish - Bare grace misery

- Kotiteollisuus - Tuonelan koivut

- Nightwish - Dead Boy's Poem

- Iced Earth-Dragon's Child

- Disturbed-Inside The Fire (Lyrics In Description)

- Iced Earth-Damien

- KORPIKLAANI - Keep On Galloping (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

- Pyramaze-Sleepy Hollow

- Apulanta - Vasten mun kasvojani

- Arch Enemy - I Will Live Again (With Lyrics)

- Iced Earth-The Phantom Opera Ghost

- Kotiteollisuus - Mahtisanat

- Amorphis - Grieve Stricken Heart

- Nile User~Maat~Re

- Iced Earth-Hallowed Be Thy Name

- Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked

- Persuader - Sanity Soiled

- Nile - Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten

- Amorphis - The Night Is Over

- Firewind maniac

- AMORPHIS - Silver Bride

- Final Fantasy IX - Garnet's Theme

- Poets of the Fall - Carnival of Rust (Official Video)

- Aikakone - Keltainen

- Amorphis - Tuonela

- Ensiferum - Twilight Tavern

- Amorphis:Nightfall

- VIIKATE - Viina, Terva & Hauta

- "Weird Al" Yankovic - White & Nerdy (Official Video)

- Sonata Arctica - Tallulah (Lyrics)

- "Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise

- Floor Jansen & Russell Allen - The Phantom of the Opera

- Of Doom And Death - Savage Circus

- Amorphis - Alone {High Quality} {With Lyrics}

- Devil's Spawn - Savage Circus

- Poets of the Fall - Dreaming Wide Awake (Official Video)

- Chasing The Rainbow - Savage Circus

- Eluveitie - Quoth The Raven

- Legend Of Leto II - Savage Circus

- Symphony of Science - The Poetry of Reality (An Anthem for Science)

- The Ordeal - Savage Circus

- America - The Last Unicorn (with Lyrics)

- Dark Moor - Nevermore

- Amorphis - Greed

- Dark Moor - The Fall Of Melnibone

- MGS Peace Walker OST - Heavens Divide (BEST QUALITY)

- Dark Moor - The Fall Of Melnibone

- Motörhead - Enter Sandman

- Pyramaze - Until We Fade Away

- Poets of the Fall - War (Official Video)

- Pyramaze - Legend

- Nightwish - Stargazers

- Savage Circus - Born Again by the Night

- Poets Of The Fall - Sleep

- Spice and Wolf OP 1 FULL (with lyrics)

- Amorphis - My Kantele (2010)

- Savage Circus - Beyond Reality (lyrics)

- Amorphis - Alone - Forging a Land of Thousand Lakes[Oulu]

- The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil -HQ

- Amorphis - Divinity - Forging a Land of Thousand Lakes[Oulu]

- Stratovarius - Elysium

- Amorphis - Veil of Sin

- Aikakone - Neiti Groove

- AMORPHIS - From The Heaven Of My Heart (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

- AMORPHIS - Sky Is Mine (OFFICIAL LIVE)

- Ayreon - Isis and Osiris

- Sabaton - Cliffs of Gallipoli (Lyrics English & Deutsch)

- Avantasia - The Scarecrow (HD)

- "Libera Me From Hell" with subs

- WOODS OF YPRES - "You Were the Light"

- Sabaton - Angels Calling (Lyrics English & Deutsch)

- Poets of the Fall ~ The Poet and the Muse // Lyrics

- "Weird Al" Yankovic - Party In The CIA

- A Song From Her Memory

- Tarzan - Strangers Like Me (HD)

- Avantasia - What Kind Of Love

- BEING - Arrival - A part, Apart

- Iced Earth - Wolf [HQ]

- BEING - Arrival - Cosmonaut

- Karl Sanders - Of the Sleep of Ishtar

- BEING - Arrival - Perpetual Groove

- All I Ever Wanted (with Queen's Reprise)- Prince of Egypt Soundtrack

- BEING - Arrival - Story For A Muse

- NIGHTWISH - Storytime (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

- BEING - The Debut Preview - Cosmonaut

- Ultimate DragonBorn Comes collaboration - Malukah MrDooves Noahlittlejohn

- BEING - The Debut Preview - Mindflay

- Finnish folk song Morsiamen itketys with translation

- BEING - Arrival - Escape

- Iced Earth - Dante's Inferno 2011 (full)

- BEING - Arrival - Sorrow

- Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (HQ + Lyrics)

- ELUVEITIE - A Rose For Epona (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

- Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus - Surupuku

- Nightwish - Ghost River (HD)

- Pyramaze - Power Of Imagination

- Nightwish- Last Ride Of The Day

- Nylon Beat - Satasen laina

- Nightwish - Rest Calm

- Final Fantasy Meets Metal

- Nightwish - Scaretale

- Poets of the Fall - Cradled in Love (Official Video)

- Nightwish - Storytime (Lyrics) HD

- The World of the Dinosaurs - Symphony of Science

- Blind Guardian - Noldor

- Malukah - Reignite - Mass Effect/Shepard Tribute Song

- Dr. Who Meets Metal

- Sabaton - Carolus Rex SV (Lyrics Svenska & English)

- Fallout New Vegas Soundtrack - Jingle Jangle Jingle - Kay Kyser

- Sabaton - En livstid i krig (Lyrics Svenska & English)

- Blind Guardian - Time Stands Still (At The Iron Hill)

- Pyramaze The Wizard

- KORPIKLAANI - Rauta (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

- Nile - User-Maat-Re (HQ)

- Sabaton - Karolinens bön ... Lyrics

- Nile - Lashed to the Slave Stick (HQ)

- Blind Guardian - Curse Of Feanor

- Malukah - Tale of the Tongues - Skyrim Cover

- Mighty Abyss by Pyramaze

- The South Gate - A Tribute To Final Fantasy IX

- Neil Finn - Song of the Lonely Mountain + lyrics (The Hobbit End Credits)

- Cortana Tribute feat. Malukah

- Spede Pasanen: Tom Dooley

- RWBY Theme: Mirror, Mirror Extended (RoosterTeeth)

- AVANTASIA - Sleepwalking (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

- RWBY Theme: Red like Roses Extended (RoosterTeeth)

- Nightwish - The Escapist lyrics

- JoJo Battle Tendency OST: Propaganda

- Savage Circus - Tomorrowland [HQ] [+Lyrics]

- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 2012 ( Avalon )

- The Hobbit - Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold (Extended Cover)

- Amorphis - Nightbird's Song (Official Video)

- Manowar - Sleipnir

- AMORPHIS - The Wanderer (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

- Sabaton - Twilight Of The Thunder God (HD, Lyrics)

- RWBY Theme: This Will Be The Day Extended (Roosterteeth)

- Alestorm - Nancy the Tavern Wench

- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann OST - Sorairo Days FULL VERSION

- Amon Amarth "As Loke Falls" (LYRIC VIDEO)

- I Burn By Jeff and Casey Lee Williams with Lyrics

- Nightwish - Ever Dream (Wacken 2013)

- RWBY - I May Fall - Lyrics

- Apulanta - Koneeseen kadonnut

- From Shadows by Jeff and Casey Lee Williams with Lyrics

- Nightwish - Ghost love Score

- Blumenkranz (:[nZk] ver) [PB★Cover]

- TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN - A Lifetime of Adventure (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

- Kill la Kill/キルラキル [Satsuki Kiryuin Theme | Kiryuu G@ KiLL]

- TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN - The Last Sled (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)

- Kill la Kill, Light your heart up - Aimee Blackshleger

- TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN - Cold Heart of the Klondike

- Apulanta - Pahempi toistaan (Official)

- Kill La Kill / Nui Harime Theme

- TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN - Go slowly now, sands of time

- Volume 2 - Time To Say Goodbye + Lyrics

- ELUVEITIE - King (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)

- The Hobbit - Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold - Part II-Clamavi De Profundis

- Holy Diver by Steve'n'Seagulls (LIVE)

- Eagles -- Hotel California Lyrics song

- Everytime We Touch by Cascada Meets Metal

- ELUVEITIE - The Call Of The Mountains (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

- ★ JoJo - That Blood Destiny (Vocals, Orchestra, Choir) | JoJo

- Robin Williams - "Seize the Day" - by Melodysheep

- Poets of the Fall - Daze (Official Video)

- Amon Amarth "Deceiver of the Gods" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

- Viikate - Ensimmäinen runo (Album Version)

- SABATON - Night Witches (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)

- Be Prepared (Disney's The Lion King) // Jonathan Young 

- 05: Caffeine - RWBY Volume 2 Soundtrack (By Jeff Williams & Casey Lee    Williams feat. Lamar Hall)

- NIGHTWISH - Élan (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

- Nightwish - SAGAN- 2015

- Maniac from Flashdance Meets Metal (featuring PelleK)

- KORPIKLAANI - Lempo (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)

- NIGHTWISH - Shudder Before The Beautiful (OFFICIAL TRACK)

- The Witcher 3 OST - Ladies of the Woods (Extended)

- Nightwish - The Islander (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

- Nightwish - My Walden

- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD SONG - ROAD RAGE By Miracle Of Sound

- NIGHTWISH - Edema Ruh [lyrics]

- WITCHER 3 CIRI SONG: Lady Of Worlds by Miracle Of Sound

- NIGHTWISH - Endless Forms Most Beautiful (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)

- Sugar Sweet Nightmare FULL SUB HQ (Bakemonogatari Opening 5) by Yui - Horie

- AMORPHIS - Sacrifice (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

- Platinum Disco FULL SUB HQ (Nisemonogatari Opening 3) by Yuka Iguchi

- The Witcher 3 OST - Lullaby of Woe (A Night to Remember song)

- Perfect Slumbers FULL SUB HQ (Nekomonogatari: Kuro Opening) by Yui  Horie

- "Blumenkranz" Kill la Kill OST【Orchestral Cover】[Mike Reed IX]

- Orange Mint FULL SUB HQ (Tsukimonogatari Opening) by Saori Hayami

- Undertale OST: 001 - Once Upon A Time

- AMORPHIS - Death Of A King (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

- Undertale OST: 046 - Spear of Justice

- NIGHTWISH - Alpenglow (OFFICIAL TRACK)

- Undertale OST: 050 - Metal Crusher

-  Amorphis - Bad Blood (LYRIC VIDEO)

-  Undertale OST: 059 - Spider Dance

-  AMORPHIS - 'Under The Red Cloud' (OFFICIAL TRACK)

-  Undertale OST: 068 - Death by Glamour

- The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone OST-"A Gifted Man Brings Gifts Galore" Polska   wersja

- Undertale Ost: 087 - Hopes and Dreams

- KORPIKLAANI - Ämmänhauta (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

- Undertale OST: 090 - His Theme

- Delusion♡Express FULL SUB HQ (Otorimonogatari Opening) by Kana      Hanazawa

- Undertale Ost: 096 - Last Goodbye

- Amorphis - The Wind

- Undertale Ost: 098 - Battle Against a True Hero

- Amorphis - Come The Spring

- Undertale - Metal Crusher on 7 floppy drives

- Amorphis - Winter's Sleep

- Ambivalent World FULL SUB HQ (Bakemonogatari Opening 3) by Miyuki      Sawashiro

- Malukah - Priscilla's Song - The Wolven Storm - The Witcher 3 Cover

- One Punch Man FULL ENGLISH OPENING (The Hero - Jam Project) Cover by  Jonathan Young

- Mathemagics FULL SUB HQ (Owarimonogatari Opening 2) by Marina Inoue

- Red Like Roses Part 1+2 Complete

- AMORPHIS - The Four Wise Ones (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

- KORPIKLAANI - A Man With A Plan (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

- Decent Black FULL SUB HQ (Owarimonogatari Opening 1) by Kaori Mizuhashi

- JUNGLE BOOK - Bare Necessities - (Disney Rock cover by Jonathan Young)

- 01. When It Falls (feat. Casey Lee Williams) - By Jeff Williams

- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine Soundtrack - Main Theme (Polish)

- 07. Divide (feat. Casey Lee Williams) - By Jeff Williams - (RT4C AMV)

- SKELLIGE WINDS - Witcher 3 Song by Miracle Of Sound

- Mirror Mirror - Part 1 + 2 Mix

- Poor Unfortunate Souls (Disney's Little Mermaid) - METAL COVER VERSION  Jonathan Young

- Chocolate Insomnia FULL HQ (Nekomonogatari: Shiro Opening) by Yui Horie

- Boku No Hero Academia "The Day" ENGLISH OPENING (cover by Jonathan Young)

- Die by Jeff Williams and Casey Lee Williams with Lyrics

- HELLFIRE - Metal Cover by Jonathan Young (Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame)

- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure All Openings 1-8 HD

- Kemono Friends OP "Youkoso Japari Park e"

- Demi chan wa Kataritai op Full - Original ／TrySail

- AMORPHIS - 'Her Alone' feat. Anneke van Giersbergen (OFFICIAL LIVE TRACK)

- Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Opening [FULL]

- SAVAGES - Disney's Pocahontas (METAL COVER) Jonathan Young & Caleb Hyles

- KOBAYASHI-SAN CHI NO MAID DRAGON - ED FULL

- The Plagues (Prince of Egypt) - Cover by Caleb Hyles and Jonathan Young

- Gabriel DropOut Opening Full / ガヴリールドロップアウト OP - Gabriel DropKick (Single)

- Song of Durin (Complete Edition) - Clamavi De Profundis

- STAND PROUD (full version) - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure ENGLISH OP 3

- Bad Luck Charm by Jeff Williams with Lyrics

- Aho Girl Opening Full「Zenryoku☆Summer!」by angela

- Arabian Nights - (Aladdin) DISNEY METAL COVER by Jonathan Young & ToxicxEternity

- KonoSuba Season 2 Op Full - TOMORROW

- Nisemonogatari OST - Kizuna (Shinobu Oshino's Theme)

- 化物語 Staple Stable

- 03: Shine - RWBY Volume 2 Soundtrack (By Jeff Williams & Casey Lee Williams)

- 07: Boop - RWBY Volume 2 Soundtrack (By Jeff Williams & Casey Lee Williams)

- 02: Die - RWBY Volume 2 Soundtrack (By Jeff Williams & Casey Lee Williams) RT4C

- "I May Fall" Lyrics - RWBY Volume 3 - Jeff Williams ft. Casey Lee Williams & Lamar Hal

[sarnehthelostboy]

The Sovereign vs The Sunborne

(I dunno, I couldn’t think of a very good title. Literally just a fight-scene word dump that I thought of last night ‘cause I need more practice with combat writing, and felt inclined to write a mini-throwback to my LoL RP days with Arinwei. Comments and criticisms are welcome, but don’t be a douchenugget. Also keep in mind this fresh off the... Keyboard, and hasn’t really been touched up much; sorry for any typos).

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In Skyrim, a conflict between the mages of Winterhold was settled in the dueling ring. Stationed in the lower reaches of the college in one of its largest chambers, it had been installed after a number of rivalries occurred within its ranks, and those involved wished for a means to settle the matter. Arinwei was, of course, in favor of the idea, after having been snubbed more than once by some posh Altmer, but her presence had been constantly denied by the college, due to her rather open alliances.

On the Fields of Justice, however, that meant nothing.

As the fires of the sun left her fingertips, there was an almost gleeful glint in the vampire's eyes. It had been too long since she was able to show such a display of power, and the golden flames that incinerated the wave of oncoming minions warmed her heart as much as it did the air. Burning bits of cloth and armor crumbled around the scattered arcane dust, which Arinwei strode through without a pause; she had a much more threatening target to deal with. Syndra had arrived just in time to catch the tiny, insignificant creatures beating away at her tower, and the sight put a visible kink in her brow. A sharp, brutal wave of her hand cast them all away, and they dissipated as they as always had, under the assault of her power. Eager for something worthier of her time, dark violet eyes flicked down the length of the lane. A grin split her lips, and the Sovereign pushed herself forward, the ground evidently unworthy of being graced by her touch. “Have they finally sent me someone worth my time?” she called out, a sphere of dark energy forming in her palm. “I was just wondering the same.” Unlike her opponent, Arinwei did not reserve her first attack to be shown off, and sent out an immediate burst of sunfire, the bolt splitting off into two flares that sought to strike Syndra from either side. This time it was a frown that marred the pale woman's features, and the orb that had been formed was broken in two, each half warping into a solid plate-like form that was directed to intercept the flames. “Try harder, next time!” Just as quickly as they moved to defend her, Syndra's creations returned to their initial form, with one flying high overhead to try and crush Arinwei beneath it. There was as much fire in the vampire's eyes as her spells, and those glowing lights traced the orb as it flew in, brief memories of Kate and Vi “shooting hoops” coming to mind. A burst of light filled them as a gloved hand rose to the sky, a a singular beam of sunfire cut down the center of Syndra's orb, driving through and splitting her creation in half.

As arcane residue fluttered down from above, alongside glowing cinders, the two women paused to bear down on the other with their gaze, neither faltering. It seemed to be tradition, this tendency to merely test the other before truly fighting. Both Arinwei and Syndra could have cast multiple spells in the time spent so far, but neither one did. They were testing waters, but as the next wave of minions passed by either one, they both strode in, waist-deep. Arinwei was forced to leap backwards as a sphere of magic formed below her, tearing at the ground and removing a minion that had wandered too close to her. An immediate response came in the form of whirling ball-and-chain of sunfire, either end crashing over the other as it tore a line through Syndra's minions. The sovereign ground her teeth together and pushed herself aside, the heel of one foot licked by the flames of Arinwei's spell, but otherwise remained untouched. “Try harder next time!” she called out, lifting the sphere from the earth and sending it rolling towards Arinwei.

A burst of fire from her feet propelled the vampire into the air, and both hands came together to send a torrent of fire down onto where Syndra stood, dark, bat-like wings briefly bursting into existence to hold her in the air. Silver hair glowed with a similar fire, and Arinwei's fangs flashed into existence as she flew to the side, prepared for a return attack. Syndra took the brunt of her enemy's assault, forced to draw up a barrier made from the dark orbs that circled her, but feeling plenty of heat even through them. A quick wave of force was sent upwards in order to disrupt Arinwei's flight, and hopefully buy a few moments of time.

The magical reply forced Arinwei back onto the ground, but it deterred her little, quickly rising to her feet a distance away from where Syndra hovered, surrounded by smoke and cinders. As she ran, the mage hurled a trio of spheres in rapid succession, deep and golden in color, and trailing heat as they honed in on the other sorcerer. “Pick the pace, Sovereign!” she called out, showing her fangs with a grin as she leaped above two minions that battle away.

Syndra handily deflected the first two fireballs, but the third managed to strike her shoulder, sending her tumbling with enough force to break her levitation. Perfectly white hair splayed out onto the grassy dirt below, and for a split second, she remained there, eyes blinking as if she hadn't quite registered the blow. The burn set in soon enough, though, and with a cry of fury, Syndra pushed up from the ground, sending out a shockwave across the ground. “Come here, plaything! Let's see you dance faster than that!” From each hand she drew up two spheres of violent magic, and just as Arinwei had volleyed her fire, she sent the spheres chasing after the vampire.

Dropping her offensive, Arinwei rolled to the side as two orbs struck where she had stood, burying two feet into the ground and send out cracks all around them. The third struck close enough to take her feet out from under her, and it was only a hastily-formed barrier of intense flame that kept her from being crushed by the fourth. The force of the blow left her winded, and Arinwei dispersed her shield in order to blind the Sovereign, a burst of light coming from the vampire's shield. Without breath to reply, she rolled her body to the side and clawed back onto her feet, dashing into cluster of shrubs at the side of their little battlefield.

“'Plaything'...” She muttered the word like it was the insult of a child, stooping low as she moved towards the other side of the flora that shielded her from view. Much like a nerve sending messages of pain to one's brain, a sudden spike flared up in the mage's sensory field of magic, and she lunged to the side as a massive force crashed into the bushes, leaving a deep mark of impact where she had just stood.

“Hah! You move, but you are not yet in motion!”

A roll of Arinwei's eyes, and she quickly scampered back towards her tower, pushing off from the earth with a short burst of fire as another crash sounded from behind her. “Vaex, she is supposed to be your problem...”

Moving in to stand alongside Syndra was a giant of a woman, dark skin shining brightly with sweat, as well as a bit of blood. Her lips were split with a wide grin, clearly enjoying herself, and the massive weapon she hoisted onto her shoulder oozed magic the same hue as the markings upon her skin, a bright sea-green. “Where is your ally, the lizard-man?” she asked, gesturing towards the empty lane behind Arinwei. “He has not returned to our field of battle, and I grow tired of waiting!”

“An excellent question,” said Arinwei, bringing an orb of sunfire between her hands. She slung it with a curve, the sphere spinning outwards and around towards Illaoi's left side, threatening to strike her across the face.

The woman's golden-bronze idol swung in to intercept it, flames spattering around it as they tried to lick at her fingers, a few tongues finding their mark. Illaoi's brow furrowed as the pain began to register, but she merely wiped her hand against her side. “A good shot! But not enough, little one.”

In most circumstances, Arinwei would find her quite alluring... And, technically speaking, she still was. But as another tentacle came crashing down, sending the recently-arrived wave of minions scattering, the vampire had to consider a few other factors.

“FO-KRAH-DIIN!”

As a wave of ice washed over Illaoi and Syndra both, Arinwei drew both hands back, and then crashed them into the earth, golden flame surging across the battlefield and encircling her opponents, a slowly-shrinking wall surrounding them and creeping inwards with the threat of an imminent collapse.

“Must you always be late to these engagements, Dragonborn?”

With dragon-bone armor spattered in discolored blood, sword dripping with a swirling frost, Vaex exited the bushes on the opposite side of their lane. “You're welcome to fight that tentacle-worshipper next time, Arinwei.” Black scales glinted in the light of Arinwei's fire, and-

A bellowing laugh came from within the flames, and out came Illaoi, fire trailing from her body as she crashed onto Vaex with her idol, smashing the argonian into the ground. “HAHA, LET'S BEGIN AGAIN!” Before either Arinwei or her friend could react, Illaoi swung her weapon low and sent the reptilian man flying out of the lane, stomping after him with heavy steps.

“... Perhaps if Karma was here, she could offer a better distraction...”

An orb of dark magic exploded just a foot away from Arinwei, hurtling her backwards and into the body of her first tower, crashing against it with full force. A pained groan rolled up her chest, eyes dimming as they sought a focal point through the daze her mind had been thrown into. How stupid of her to forget that Syndra was still present.

“I will not be restrained! I am LIMITLESS!” A trio of dark spheres already circled the mage, and now three more joined them, one of which was torn from the earth where it had struck Arinwei. With arcane energy streaming from her eyes, the sovereign vanished from existence, then reappeared just a meter out of the range of Arinwei's tower. Her hands rose into the air, directing the weapons she had created, and then giving them their target.

On her feet just as the incantation had finished, Arinwei met the determined gaze of Syndra with an inferno in her own eyes, and as those orbs flew towards her, a bubble of solar magic formed around her, burning as bright as the sun. Syndra's attack tore away at the vampire's defenses, dark spheres drilling themselves against the conjured barrier until they disintegrated. With teeth grinding together, flakes of skin being torn away by the onslaught of magic, Arinwei began to draw her hands skyward, sunfire running across her skin like water. The sovereign's reckless use of her summoner's power had left her exposed, and with all the remaining power she could muster, Arinwei dropped the sun upon her.

A pillar of flame poured down from the sky above, centered directly on top of Syndra, in the midst of a follow-up attack. For the briefest of moments, the other mage was able to see what was to come, and she snarled in outrage just before it struck.

With her body dripping both blood and fire, Arinwei managed a final, satisfied smirk, and fell to one knee, crumpling to the side as she watched the sun eradicate Syndra through lidded eyes. The sounds of the waking world began to grow much quieter the closer she was to death, she had found, and the approaching footsteps of an ally were barely noticed by her. Toting those massive fists of hers, Piltover's best enforcer knelt beside the fallen vampire, a wry grin on her lips. Arinwei gave a weak, fading wave to send her off, the light finally beginning to leave her eyes, and Vi met it with a quick wink, before she charged up her weapon and flew down the lane with a punch.

“Into the embrace of the sun, I go... Before returning to the field of battle.”