#v; Fear is A Phoenix {King of Scars}

[legends-and-savages]

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[sugawara--san]

so I saw this post comparing catra to azula from atla and now I can’t stop thinking ab this whole comparison (and nO this does not mean I think the characters/relationships are the exact same in every way, I just think there are some similarities there):

Catra & Azula

like I said, the post compared catra in s3 to azula towards the finale, in the way that they are both slipping, spiraling, going pretty crazy and irrational to “win” and seek power/acceptance.

I mean, HELLA same vibes here. additionally:

they are both more favored by a father figure (hordak/ozai) than their mother figure (shadow weaver/ursa). while I wouldn’t say hordak exactly FAVORS catra, not like ozai favors azula anyways, when adora joins the rebellion and is seen as a traitor, he does give her the opportunity to take adora’s former rank as force captain and prove herself, like how azula became crown princess after zuko’s change of sides and was appointed to be fire lord when ozai declared himself phoenix king (though ozai had probably never not intended for azula to take power).

and SW had always loved adora far more than catra, which caused catra to become desperate for SW’s approval and affection later on. similarly, ursa clearly favored zuko over azula (though ursa loved azula more than SW did catra), and towards the end & in the comics, it was shown that azula was greatly scarred because she didn’t receive the same love and acceptance her mother gave zuko. they were given attention from those who didn’t really know how to care, rather than from the one they needed it most, which is partially why they turned out the way they did.

Adora & Zuko

which brings me to compare adora and zuko. they both originally believed that they and their people were doing the right thing because they were raised into it and didn’t know anything else, and even on the “bad” side they still had morals. adora was always taught that princesses were evil so she didn’t know otherwise, and she honestly thought that the horde would never do something as terrible as destroy a village. zuko thought the fire nation was just trying to spread their prosperity to the rest of the world and was quick to speak out against a general who wanted to sacrifice a whole division of soldiers and betray their patriotism for their country.

however, they both realized what the horde/fire nation were doing was wrong and decided to join the other side and fight against their origins to help the world yayayay.

and in relation to catra/azula. adora definitely holds onto the friendship she had with catra more and for longer, but ultimately, adora and zuko hold a soft spot for catra and azula because they’re family even if things between them got v fucked up.

and sure they have a lot of personality differences but the most important similarity: they’re my hilariously awkward children (they’re like, the people who don’t understand memes, change my mind).

Scorpia & Ty Lee

part of a trio. pretty badass despite being generally very happy and upbeat. scorpia/ty lee admire but fear catra/azula. scorpia thinks catra’s amazing and values their friendship more than anything, but catra has still threatened her and has shown that she won’t hesitate to take her friends out. scorpia’s starting to see catra growing darker. ty lee calls azula the “most beautiful, smartest, perfect girl in the world” (though this is probably because azula just likes to be worshipped and ty lee’s afraid of her lol) and once regarded azula as her friend, but azula too has proven that she will take down anyone who opposes her. ty lee eventually betrays her to save mai...js 👀

Entrapta & Mai

iconic hair last part of the trio. ik they have very different personalities. but mai was zuko’s girlfriend, and entrapta was first loyal to adora & the princesses. they both felt betrayed by these people because zuko abandoned their relationship to leave and help the avatar, and entrapta was abandoned when everyone thought she was killed. mai was loyal to azula and their elite trio team, and entrapta remained in catra’s trio to help her. but again, eventually, mai betrays azula because she loves and is more loyal to zuko. honestly, entrapta doesn’t seem to understand alignment, just science exploration. but in season three, she realized their plans could ruin the whole world and sides with adora that they can’t go through with it. catra attacks entrapta and azula almost attacks mai, had it not been for ty lee.

just a thought but entrapta, mayyybe scorpia, will join the other side upon seeing that catra’s going a lil psycho and too far, which would ofc make her even more crazy and untrusting, like azula.

anyways, this was all just a thought and these were some similarities I couldn’t stop thinking about. ik everyone’s out there hoping for catra’s zuko redemption arc, but she seems like she’ll end up more like azula. ‘course, just cuz she mirrors azula doesn’t mean they have to give her the same ending. yknoww we’ll see.

(also a lot of this was probably a stretch i’m soRRY)

[curseburdened]

CHARACTER BASICS.

name: vera azra shafiq

nickname: v

age: twenty-nine

gender: cis woman

ethnicity: turkish

nationality: british

pronouns: she / her

education: hogwarts, private tutors

occupation: alchemist

hometown: york, england

current location: diagon alley

affiliation: pur societatis 

blood status: pureblood ( sacred twenty-eight )

CHARACTER APPEARANCE:

face claim: demet özdemir

height: 5′7

weight: 124 pounds

hair colour: black

eye colour: brown

dominant hand: right hand

distinguishing features:

scars across the palms of her hands from a potion accident while at hogwarts

MAGICAL EXTRAS.

patronus: king cobra snake

wand: eleven inches, ebony wood with phoenix feather core

boggart: the shafiq name being erased

hogwarts house: slytherin

amortentia: jasmine tea, cinnamon, and rain

PERSONALITY.

positive traits:

+charming +ambitious +elegant

negative traits:

-manipulative -stubborn -dishonest

goals/desires:

to marry into another family in the sacred twenty-eight

to establish her name in the history of he wizarding world

fears:

dishonor

poverty

mbti:

entj

hobbies:

embroidery, working on new formulas and concoctions 

habits:

pulls her hair up into a pony tail when she’s working

keeps lavender by her bedside at all times

signs her work as v if an unofficial document

FAMILY.

father: cato shafiq

mother: ada burke - shafiq

siblings:

two siblings

spouse:

callum astor (deceased)

aurelius medici (deceased)

seneca floutz (deceased)

HEADCANONS.

the shafiq family is a proud member of the sacred twenty-eight, however, their money has been running low over the generations. even the castle like home they share appears fine on the outside, though behind the extravagant decorations and proud smiles, the walls are crumbling and it is beginning to fall into disrepair.

while in hogwarts, her best subjects were transfiguration and potions, which made her later career choice of alchemy a wise endeavor. for vera, it was simply natural, she’d spent her whole life turning trash into gold, and now she would be paid for it.

HUSBANDS.

her first husband died within a month of sharing their wedding vows. it was an accident, a work accident in the line of duty as a dragon trainer. vera was shocked, even a little upset, but  she barely knew him, and certainly didn’t love him. once his estate was in order, vera ended up a rich widow at the age of eighteen, and she saw a way out of her obligation, until her parents took the opportunity to earn a second payout, and marry her off again.

with her second husband, it was a more personal affair. they’d been married for two years after a year long betrothal, and they had fallen into the routine of married life. he worked, she socialized, and did their duties. in her free time she worked on her pet projects, and supporting the cause any way she could. while she flourished in working in support of the pureblood cause, her husband faltered, which would have been enough of a reason to seek  a reason to remove her ring. the reason she finally acted was that she found out a secret: he was cheating on her with a muggle born healer he worked with, and she was pregnant. keeping her head high, she came up with a plan to deal with her adulterous husband, and after making him his evening tea, he went to sleep and simply never woke up. it was declared a natural death, and he’s buried in a private ceremony, with an obviously pregnant healer crying a few rows over. for the second time, at the age of twenty-two, vera took off a wedding ring, and took back her noble name, all the richer.

her third husband, seneca, he was just less fortunate. their marriage lasted the longest, just over three years. he was a nice enough man, never cheated, never argued against her beliefs, but he suffered a blood curse. he was dying a slow death, and his condition only grew worse by the day. healers could only keep him alive, but barely. they could have kept him alive, in agony and with the knowledge things would never get better, potentially for years confined to bed. she sacrificed her career, her passion for him, trying to do everything she could to comfort him, and yet, nothing worked, and she felt like she was living with corpse. so, one day, in frustration, she over did the drought she used to make him sleep, and ended his suffering once and for all. his funeral was bigger, and true tears were shed there by vera. this time she wore the ring longer, and kept his name longer, but inevitably, she again changed it back, and wondered once again when she would see another wedding. 

[mountphoenixrp]

We have a new citizen in Mount Phoenix:

                                       Hades, the God of the Underworld,                                           whose origins stem from Ancient Greece.                                        He is now a medical examiner for the MPPD.

FC NAME/GROUP:  Ju Jihoon, actor. GOD NAME: Hades PANTHEON:  Greek OCCUPATION: Medical Examiner at the MPPD HEIGHT: 188 cm DEFINING FEATURES: droopy left eye, multiple notch scars on face.

PERSONALITY: Hades is essentially a recluse, and only spends time outside of his apartment at work, or perhaps a bar or a restaurant. He’s a bit curt towards people, trying to limit as much interaction as possible, However, he seems completely fine at conversing with people, even going as far as teasing them and having a good laugh, but yet he just prefers brooding on his own. Hades is strict and stern, he views the world around him objectively and rarely lets emotion get the better of him. Though he does not often show that he cares, Hades is often more concerned with other people’s well being and less his. He’s not motivated by much and passively goes along with the flow instead of taking matters into his own hands. He’s also affectionate with loved ones and has a flair for the dramatics.

HISTORY:

I.

He does not remember much about his birth except for his older sister calling to him, there is nothing to remember. He is engulfed by his father who feared that his children would some day kill him, so his father attempts to kill his own children instead. Hades waits in the darkness as more siblings join with he and Hestia in Cronus’ stomach, it feels like an eternity before he’s regurgitated back into sunlight and sees with siblings for the first time, war declared on Cronus and the Titans. Hades proves his worth; his strength is equal to the rest of his brothers, but yet he lacked luck. Hades is ambitious, he did not want to be restricted to the underworld. But yet, he lacks conviction and did not wish for another bloodbath, so Hades takes his lot and rules everything under the ground, in the crevasses of the earth. It’s not as bad as he had imagined, he has all the lush vegetation and ore on his side.

II.

Hades falls in love with a young goddess and tricks her into living with him. He treats her well, but she is unhappy without her mother. Demeter is angry, she and Hades fight and Demeter neglects the land. Hades alone could not make the ground fertile without her help, so they compromise. Persephone lives with Hades in his realm at the end of the harvest for four months til it is warm outside again, every year without fail. Hades is not well-liked, but he is respected. Hades never leaves his home and watches as the world crumbles in the world up above, with petty fights amongst gods and men. He doesn’t complain, it’s more subjects for his kingdom, welcomed through the gates of the Underworld.

III.

Hell is Hades’ new name, the world is not it once was. Hades used to be respected, but now he’s feared. Priests tell the world that Hell is cruel and that one should return to God. Less souls cross the Styx, the dead tell him that souls no longer return to the earth but go towards the sky, an untouchable place even the god of the sky can’t touch. Only the grave sinners walk in, condemned to be thrown in the pits of Tartarus, the true hell. He lets his wife go, she does not deserve the slander.

IV.

The world is boring. There’s no amusement. Repetitive bloodbaths borne from petty fights, Hades has seen it all.  The underworld becomes a democracy, Hades has stepped down as ruler, there was nothing to rule anyways. Even so, he would always be the dead’s king. Cerberus is sleeping, he has become small, there is no longer anything to guard. Hades picks up his beloved hound and climbs up to the gates of his home, and does not look back. The light above is blinding.

V.

Hades travels the world with Cerberus, disguised as three dogs. He often moves in the dead of the night, or under the cover of the clouds. The sunshine was no longer beautiful to him, it was starting to get on his nerves, really. The dead and the dying to speak to him, afraid. He tells them that death is not to be feared. Death was gentle; death was up to karmic retribution. Over the course of his travails, Hades takes on the visage of a mortal dubbed the Prince of the Undead, gone too soon for his fleeting life. A shame really, the God thinks he would have made a fine ruler. The dead whisper to him about a city akin to Olympus, where god and demigod cohabitate, he would be lying if he didn’t miss being able to interact with his kind terribly. His sights are set on Mount Phoenix.

POWERS: Compared to his fellow gods and goddesses, Hades has much less powers, but yet feared for his strength. His most notable power is invisibility, unseen to the eye of mortals. He can see and speak to the dead. As king of the underworld, he has complete control over his realm, and assigns chosen ones to judicial and democratic duties that are much more menial. However, for special occasions in which Hades himself was the judge of the dead, he demonstrated the ability to completely erase a dead soul¹ or erase a living person’s memory², but he does not often do so unless angered. The territory comes with land and its ores, and so he shares the power of the earth’s fertility with Persephone and Demeter. He is the omniscient observer and can discern truth and trickery.

¹ myth of Orpheus ² myth of Pirithous

STRENGTHS:

Genuinely altruistic

Observing people quietly. Some call it spying. He likes to call it “being attentive”.

Practical

WEAKNESSES:

Stubborn, it’s a family trait if he’s being honest.

Absolutely cannot stand deceit, though he never tells the entire truth either. But at least he’s honest.

Sunlight. It hurts his eyes and irritates his skin.

His ex-wife.

[captainderyn]

Emeldir Deryn: A Masterpost

I said all the way back on Rielay’s Masterpost that I was going to do Emeldir to go along with her, so here he is. All the info you could ever want about the other half of the smuggler duo!

Credit to @therron-shan for the character sheet!

Preliminary Info: Name: Emeldir Deryn Nicknames: Em, Deryn, Captain, Kid (by Rielay only) Alias(es): Captain Emeldir Deryn, the Voidhound (does being future King-consort of Dubrillion count as an alias?) Age: 20 when the class story starts.  Born: I can’t do years lmao so 10 years before the Sacking of Coruscant Gender: male Species: human Affiliations: Technically the Republic, various smuggling circles, eventually the nobility of Dubrillion/Dubrillion itself.  Occupation: Crewmember/co-pilot on Rielay Taqq’s ship the Promise (ages 18-20), captain of the Phoenix/smuggler (ages 20-23), smuggler/republic privateer (ages 23-onwards), king-consort of Dubrillion (unknown)

Physical: General Description: “He’s secretly three jawas in a trench coat and or is a wookie on stilts, the jury is still out on that one. *muffled bickering off the holo feed* consider it revenge for your description of me, kid! No, for the record, he’s an honest kid, probably better than the smuggling lanes deserve. He’s done a lot of good for the Republic and even those outside of it and I am proud to call him my idiot in crime, even if he did lose his ship that I got for him that one time. (”Let it go Taqq, that was years ago!’-Emeldir, off feed)”  --Captain Rielay Taqq Height: 6′4

Weight: I have no idea--maybe somewhere in the 180s range?

Hair: Chestnut brown that pulls auburn, grows straight. For a long time he kept it shaggy but in the latter half of his career (think Hutt Cartel/SoR) he cut it short/er. When he takes back Dubrilion with Risha he may let it grow again a bit, it depends on whether or not Risha will tackle him with a pair of scissors if he does.  Skin/Fur: On the tanner side of being Caucasian.  Scars/Birthmarks/Etc.: 

Those on his face (Two bold ones vertically and horizontally across the right side of his face (looking at the pic its left but..whatever) with two fainter ones alongside those. Then he has a scar/s on his left leg from an old surgery to his knee he needed to have during the class story line after a job gone wrong. Then there’s a peppering of others across his body from other various mishaps but they aren’t note worthy. 

**EDIT: That old injury to his leg left him with a slight off-ness in his gait. Not quite a full force limp but if you watch him walk/run there’s a hitch and irregularity that sometimes flares up worse than other times. 

Tattoos/Markings: N/A

Cybernetics: N/A Handedness: he’s right handed.  Style: Think classic smuggler, a good pair of trousers and some manner of tucked in, plain shirt under a lightly armored jacket--Not the orange one that he is in all the time. It’s most likely a brown one with blue accents or a black one. Not orange--and a hardy pair of boots. 

If he’s off the job he tends to chill around in regular old space!jeans and a long sleeved shirt or sweatshirt if he won’t die of heatstroke. He loves his sweatshirts (and Risha loves to steal his sweatshirts) and a lot of them come from different locations that they’ve been to. 

Other: He has a very noticeable Coruscanti accent! According to google that means he speaks with a Received Pronunciation (an accent form of British English). So..I guess mix that accent with the cadence/deepness level of the in game voice actor and that’s pretty close. While Rielay talks fairly loud in comparison, Emeldir speaks more softly like the only people who need to hear what he has to say are the one’s who listen, though he will raise his voice if he needs to. 

Thanks to working so much with Rielay (and just in general tbh) Emeldir walks rather slow. Or rather, walks slow for someone with his stride. It drives Risha, who walks fast and on a mission, crazy that her husband ambles along unless it is a matter of great importance. 

Mental/Emotional:

Background/Backstory:

Emeldir was born and raised in the upper levels of Republic City on Coruscant. He grew up splitting his formative years between the Senate Tower with his mother Adrianna Deryn--more on her later--and the ship hangars of his father Chridan Deryn’s business. He was a happy kid, had a good life, and was excelling in his academics and friendships. 

Then when he was ten years on the Empire attacked, blockaded, and sacked Coruscant in what became known as the 0 ATC Sacking of Coruscant. His mother--a sitting Senator at the time--was taking hostage alongside the other senators not killed in the initial attack for the two days of Imperial occupation. Emeldir and his father were trapped in the Upper Level near the Senate Tower where they lived, unable to even get cross sector to reach Emeldir’s grandparents’ home. The Sacking affected him deeply and for awhile he faltered in his school work until he was only continuing to do well in his english/reading and history/social studies courses that he found interesting. His group of friends dwindled to a select few and he tended towards stress and nightmares on the regular. 

By the time he hit his secondary education he hit high school he had mostly shed that dark period, though his friend group still remained small and his interest in academics still showed strongly in his English and history courses, with the others kept decent on principal. It was in those four years that he found his interest in Galactic politics and galactic history and started taking more interest in his mother’s work around the Senate and local Coruscant government. After his secondary education he was presented two good paths with an opportunity to pursue an education that could put him on the tracks to get into government himself, or  a track that could land him a spot as an officer in the Republic military. While he didn’t know what he wanted to do he took up helping his father with his business while dabbling in some higher education courses to test the waters. It was in that year that he met Captain Taqq during her trouble with Chixi the Hutt. 

The Captain was faced with a dilemma and where she was quite close to losing her ship and was at the time crew less. As Emeldir was tasked with doing the preliminary work on her ship he offered to help her keep it. That week of helping her with local jobs on the sly earned him her gratitude and she offered him a spot on her ship. Lured by the idea of such great freedom and adventure Emeldir put aside the paths laid in front of him and took up a spot as co-pilot on the Promise. 

After a year and a half of working with Rielay Taqq she helped him get his own ship and he started building his reputation on his own as Captain Deryn. After a few steady months of work where he had built up his name with the help of Rielay he took the faithful job with Rogun the Butcher and the rest is recent history. 

Personality:

Emeldir is really everything you would not expect from a smuggler. Yes, he’s got a sharp wit and an attitude of snark with a quick draw/reflexes. But he’s soft and kind hearted with a want to help people and do good. He’s got the honor code of a knight in shining armor and is more likely to put helping people above his own credit earnings. 

He’s a Republic patriot with the knowledge that it has it’s flaws and he wants to work to fix them and is fascinated with why things work the way they do. He’s quite intelligent and wants to follow those pursuits of knowledge that come with so much travel, and sometimes that gets in the way of his work because no.

To the people who he chooses to be in his circle he is intensely loyal and lively, but those outside of it get a more reserved individual who is more straight to business and guarded. 

(I still suck at describing personalities. Please just go and read anything under Taqq and Deryn or Questionably Legal and you’ll get it.)

Quirks:  -A lot of the times when he is solo-ing a mission he maintains contact with either someone on the Phoenix or Rielay. 

-Whenever he enters/exits the bridge of the Phoenix he will tap/put his hand on  the frame. What started as making sure he wasn’t going to whack his head on the frame has become an affectionate gesture towards his ship. The door frame into the bridge is the shortest, so that’s where it originates from.

-When flying he has a habit of keeping a bit of a running commentary to himself. Whether that’s commenting on various things that are going on with his ship (like “oh well there goes those maintenance lights I’ll need to check that..) or commentary on the flight/state of the hyper lanes/how other people are flying if they’re in populated space.  Disorders: Uhh...I guess you could point towards some form of PTSD but I haven’t it enough to comfortably go into detail. Addictions: N/A Strengths: He’s quite intelligent and good at talking people down in jobs, he’s got a big, kind heart and an innate sense of good, thanks to Rie’s teaching he’s a good shot.  Weaknesses: Despite the fact that he’s intelligent he is extraordinarily good at charging headlong into situations instead of stopping and thinking, he’s got a big, kind heart and an innate sense of good, he puts the people he cares about above his own self or the state of his job. He tries to help everyone. Sometimes if people don’t understand what he’s saying intellectually he gets frustrated and short.  Likes: Having a strong base of people he can trust, good and honest people and jobs, flying his ship and being with his crew/family.  Dislikes: Working dishonest jobs or jobs that he’s lied to about, awful people as an umbrella term, the Republic v Empire war, most interactions in Hutt Space.  Phobias/Fears: Losing everything he’s worked for including his ship, his family, and his home. A repeat of the Sacking of Coruscant, failing at his work, disappointing the people around him. Hobbies: Making bad puns, playing his space!violin, dancing with Risha around their ship/home, occasionally getting into Huttball, reading when he’s got the time. Interests: Politics, history, music a little bit, learning about his crew and their backstories tbh.  Favorite movies: He usually hands control over to his crew which has let to him  enjoying a wide variety of things.  Favorite music: Space!Lindsey  Stirling type stuff that he doesn’t need to worry about lyrics to and softer alternative rock.  Favorite books: Certain history based books that aren’t overtly biased or filled with needless fluff, fantasy genre books.  Favorite TV shows: Again, a wide variety thanks to tossing the remote to his crewmates, though huttball is his own occasional choice. But that depends on if he’s in the mood for it, usually he just follows the big games.  Skills/Talents: Playing his space violin, he’s a very good pilot as well, I suppose he’s got a talent for talking with people and a knack for thinking through social/political issues the same way Rielay thinks through mechanical ones.  Habits: Going onto the bridge and staring out the viewport when he needs to think, pacing when he’s thinking/stressed, playing space violin when he’s stressed, speaking through problems out loud to himself uhh...that’s all I can think of right now.  Morality/Ethics:

He always helps people before he helps himself. He will put others above his own wants/needs/desires and help the little guy without fail. Even so he draws the line with keeping the people in his inner circle safe--they come above everything. 

He has a strong morale compass that he follows to a t and he doesn’t tend to deviate from it, even if Risha rolls her eyes and complains that he missed out on a great opportunity because of it. 

Google tells me he’s lawful good. 

Goals: Short Term:(through SoR) Keep his team’s moral high, keep the Republic and Empire representatives from killing each other, try to keep from dying and to hopefully defeat the Emperor. 

Long Term: Help Risha take back Durbillion! Then help Risha stabilize Dubrillion! Hopefully work with the Republic Senate to allow Outer Rim words better representation in the Galactic Senate.  Motivations: His morale compass, what he believes is right and the best course of action. In some sense what is the best for the greater good, but also what is best for himself/and his family at the time.  Other: According to google he is an  ENFP-A type personality which makes sense. He’s likable and charming and can get people to rally around him. It’s what makes him so alluring to have in a political position--he’s motivated by the people, people take to him, and he isn’t pushed by greed. 

Relationships: Sexual/Romantic Orientation: He’s bisexual. Relationship History: Not really existent. He had a few “relationships” of the “oh we’re dating”, hand holding type and one in his last year of secondary school that faltered once they went their separate ways. 

Reputation: "Oh he’s Risha Drayen’s guy.” 

Family: Adrianna Deryn: I said we’d get to her! She is a Coruscant political figure. For a long time she worked in the local city council in varying positions until serving on the council itself. From there she was elected to the Deep Core Coalition as one of the Coruscant senator’s Associated Planetary Representative. From there she was elected to a seat on the Senate and served for her two terms of six years, with the second coming to a close during the Sacking of Coruscant. After that she was kept for another 2 years before the Senate finally turned over and reelected almost all seats. She was always very close to Emeldir, as he was her only child, but also because he took after her quite closely, though she was surprised when he went off to become a smuggler. 

Now, however, she sees what good he’s done and would not have had it any other way. Though she does worry for him and cringe at the danger he puts himself in for others, the Republic, and his work. 

Chridan Deryn: The owner of a well known Deep Core ship security and modification business. He’s a first generation Republic citizen, with his father having been from Ziost and his mother from somewhere in the Mid Rim out of Republic territory. While he’s done work for smugglers such as Captain Zavia Torelli and Captain Taqq his work has long since expanded into contracts from the Republic military and other ship companies. He was the one that told Emeldir to follow wherever his path led him, whatever it may be and was the first to come around to that being smuggling. He took an immediate shine to Emeldir’s crew. 

Friends:

Rielay Taqq: She counts as family tbh. She is 100% family who am I kidding? Emeldir’s best friend, mentor, and family who he met on Coruscant in the way described in his Background section. (Fun fact: they actually met for the first time when Rielay was working with Zav just prior to the Sacking! Rielay was 17 and Emeldir was 10; neither of them really remembered it eight years later). They are essentially grafted at the hip, as is a running joke, would die for each other or do anything for each other and are a well known duo in the smuggling world. 

Esrin, Fashira and Zasharr: All of @delavairesslegacy​‘s kids who are associated with Rielay are also associated with Emeldir because well..see above. He gets along well with them. 

His crew: I won’t go into each and every one of them, but he’s on good terms with all of them (though things are a little tense with Gus), and he’s closest with Corso and Risha out of them all. 

Ugh he needs friends. Huh. There’s probably people I’m forgetting. 

Enemies: Anyone from Skaavak to Rogun the Butcher to Senator Dodonna and uh...Darmas? I guess  Actavarus as well, though they’ve yet to meet face to face. Other than that he doesn’t have a huge list of enemies coming for him. He’s a pretty well liked guy in the smuggling world. 

Love Interest:

Risha, Risha is his love interest, the love of his life if you ask him. He’s head over heels for her and woulnd’t want anyone else to call his wife. They’ve seen each other through thick and thin, through near death scenarios and disasters and been each other’s rock through it all. And they’ll continue to tackle every challenge life sets in their way, from Dubrillion onward. 

Affiliations: Describe their ship:

The Phoenix: The sister ship to Rielay Taqq’s the Promise (Same  XS Stock Light Freighter model, though a newer year) though it’s heavily modified by the hyperdrive Risha put in, the modded out engine, shielding systems,  and uh...I can’t remember what else she added, it’s been literal years since I played the main story. Google has failed me. While the exterior isn’t as noticeably changed the exterior yellow detail paint has been repainted to blue. The interior however has been personalized with a little of every crew member’s flair and become a home away from home for them all.

Role:Captain Faction Loyalty: He’s smuggled for the Hutts and for the Republic, though his main loyalty is to the Republic.  Famous Jobs:

His work in stopping The Voidwolf over Corellia

Exposing Senator Dodonna’s  and Darmas’ treachery

Finding Nok Drayen’s treasure, making it out of that location, surviving the Voidwolf’s flagship. Aiding in winning Corellia’s independence. 

Helping save lives on Makeb and evacuate civilians, Ziost...defeating the Sith Emperor on Yavin IV and then again a bit later on because wow he can’t stay dead until he’s killed twice, huh. (Organizing the team that helped defeat the emperor a second time, that comprised of both Empire and Republic blood)

Weapons/Specs: Two blaster pistols: A modded up Mk-3 and a standard Yavin Targeter MK-3 that he takes very good care of. He tends to fight more aggressive than not when given no other choice the the situation escalates beyond being able to talk it down. 

Other Biographical Info: Birthworld: Coruscant Homeworld: Republic City, Coruscant and eventually Dubrillion Where is/are their stronghold(s) located?  Where do they consider home?

He owns a small/medium-ish sized apartment in the Senate District of the Mid/Upper levels of Coruscant. That’s where he and Risha call home in the off time between missions. Eventually when he and Risha take back Durbillion it moves to the Palace district of Durbillion I guess--I need to start headcanoning on that! Familial Background: Heh, I already covered this, see above in his Background section :’) Other Info: While not necessarily worked into either of our canons there is an AU sort of situation where Emeldir and Risha meet @spectrum270‘s Prin and Risha in an alternate reality and it’s a fun time. 

[ronweasleydefensesquad]

Can you list the Ron moments that the movie missed our changed?... or maybe give a link to a post which already has the list.

Okay, this is going to be done from memory so bear with me. 

Philosopher’s Stone

Ron offering to share his food with Harry from the moment they meet.

Ron teaching Harry how to play wizard’s chess (this is kind of in the film but not explicitly so I thought I’d include it.)

Staying over Christmas with Harry and trying to cheer him up after the mirror incidents (I think they did film a part of this but it was a deleted scene for some reason ??? why ???)

RON BEING THE CALM ONE DURING THE DEVIL’S SNARE SCENE NOT HERMIONE (’But there’s no wood!’ ‘Are you a witch or not?’)

Chamber of Secrets

Constantly defending Harry from Draco

The scene where Draco calls Hermione a mudblood and it was actually Ron who new what the term meant and explained it, not Hermione

Visiting Hermione in the hospital wing after she turns herself into a cat and bringing her all her homework that she missed

Ron going into a freaking forest full of spiders and tackling his biggest fear. Even though he was shaking the entire time and is so terrified he can’t even speak by the end of it and actually /throws up/ afterwards, he still went and did it because it needed to be done and he wasn’t about to let Harry go alone. (Okay so this was in the films but I really don’t think they actually captured the gravity of it, instead choosing to turn Ron into comic relief… Again.)

Being the one to go to the hospital wing so that Hermione will have someone with her so she’s not alone and to explain what happened when she wakes up

Prisoner of Azkaban

Actually being really concerned about Scabbers’ health and buying the rat tonic for him

Actual background to the Crooksanks v Scabbers business instead of just villainising Ron for the sake of making Hermione seem better

When he was literally woken up by Sirius holding a knife over his bed, who, as far as anyone knew then, was a mass murderer??? Why isn’t this talked about more ??

‘YOU ASKED A QUESTION AND SHE KNOWS THE ANSWER, WHY ASK IF YOU DON’T WANT TO BE TOLD?’ 

Noticing Hermione’s weird af schedule and being the only one to aCTUALLY CARE about where she was going and what she was doing

Literally fucking pushing Harry out of the way when they see Sirius in dog form (who they think is The Grim) and consequently getting a broken leg + dragged by his arm into the Whomping Willow

Awkwardly patting Hermione on the head after she apologises, instead of that weird hug thing they share in the films

Taking on Buckbeak’s appeal and dedicating so much time and effort into his case. Call this boy lazy or apathetic again I dare you.

Standing up on a BROKEN LEG to tell Sirius, who, again, was thought to be a MASS MURDERER, that ‘If you want to kill Harry you’ll have to kill us too!’ whilst Hermione stood frozen in the corner

Making peace with Crookshanks at the end of the book by holding Pigwidgeon up for him to check that he isn’t evil (I love Ron so much)

Goblet of Fire

‘We’ll pick you up on Sunday if you can come, and we’ll still pick you up on Sunday if you can’t’ (or something like that) when talking about the quidditch world cup

The background and reasoning behind the big fight with Harry (+the later argument they had where Harry threw the badge @ his head.)

The actual insecurity Ron suffered because of the dress robes, not just the comic relief side of it.

Helping Harry practice for the second and third tasks practically 24/7 (including letting Harry practice stunning on him!!! #dedication)

Getting Krum to sign his autograph + basically all of hIS HUGE CRUSH ON KRUM JFC

Just generally being there for Harry after Cedric even when Harry pushes him away

Order of the Phoenix

Again, just generally being there for Harry even when Harry is being an ass to him (+ the part where Ron desperately wants to tell him what’s going on but Hermione + all the adults insists that they can’t)

RON WEASLEY BECOMING A MOTHERFUCKING PREFECT

The year of quidditch which, although being an essential part of the book with the whole Umbridge arc, is not even MENTIONED in the film. Literally, it’s one of the only films that doesn’t feature quidditch yet it’s the book where I’d consider quidditch to be the most important.

Anyway, yes, quidditch. Ron getting a new broom and sneaking out to practice so he can try out for the team

HERMIONE KISSING HIM ON THE CHEEK FOR LUCK. I SCREAM.

Ron making it on the team and having very very very little confidence so he’s… quite terrible the first few matches.

The awful ‘Weasley is Our King’ song that Malfoy made and the Slytherins take to singing at. Every. Single. Match.

Ron gaining his confidence and destroying the other team at quidditch, during which, neither Harry or Hermione were actually there to witness it. And Ron is so happy and proud but when Harry and Hermione start talking about Grawp, instead of being petty and angry at them, he listens intently and tries to help

Always backing up Harry when Hermione is being slightly insufferable towards him and not really understanding of his needs. (e.g when she’s pressuring him to do better at occlumency and Ron tells her to back off)

The whole arc where Arthur gets injured and all the Weasleys are sat around the kitchen at Grimmauld place waiting for news + the parts in St Mungos (this was in the film a little but they really didn’t go into the effect it had on the Weasleys. Especially Ron and Ginny)

The miraculous plan they all come up with to get Harry into Umbridge’s office (which, admittedly, backfires, but hey. At least they tries) during which Ron plays a pivotal role, not just a struggling character in the background

Everything to do with the ministry tbh ??? From battling death eaters to the spell that makes him delirious to the brain almost suffocating him

Staying in the hospital wing with Hermione for the rest of the year and the scars all down his arms from where the brain attacked him

Half Blood Prince

When Hermione is talking about why girls find Harry attractive and Ron is all like ‘Look at me Hermione! I’m tall too! I have scars too!” 

Backing up Harry when he answers Snape’s question about inferi compared to ghosts (”Well what Harry said was the most useful! If I’m going to face an inferi I’m going to be looking for if it’s transparent not asking ‘excuse me are you the imprint of a departed soul?’” or something similar. Get wrecked Snape.)

All of the quidditch moments in this book are golden.

That moment where Hermione super awkwardly asks Ron to Slughorn’s party and Harry is just in the background like,,, what an interesting plant

Ginny antagonising Ron about never having kissed anyone and the subsequent Lavender disaster that followed

Everything to do with Lavender tbh. Like, their whole relationship, not just the comic version in the movies

Ron’s getting poisoned actually being a really serious thing and all his family showing up at the hospital wing

Pretending to be asleep when Lavender comes to visit (Ron Weasley how dare you, your mother raised you better than this)

Okay, I really want to make a separate post about this but the whole Luna/Ron friendship in this one is gold

I feel like we as a fandom collectively forget this one but Ron and the rest of the DA fighting the death eaters with felix felicis whilst Harry is up the astronomy tower with Dumbledore

Holding Hermione at Dumbledore’s funeral ???? Honestly that’s all I need in life

RON ‘WE’RE WITH YOU WHATEVER HAPPENS’ WEASLEY VOWING TO ALWAYS BE AT HARRY’S SIDE INSTEAD OF SITTING IN THE BACKGROUND LIKE A STALE POTATO WHILST HARRY AND HERMIONE PLAN

Deathly Hallows

Giving Harry the how to charm witches book and actively trying to start a relationship with Hermione

Comforting Hermione when she’s upset and not being awkward about it !!!! Character development (I’m seeing a parallel to the head pat in PoA, anyone else?)

Standing up to the Minister of Magic at the age of seventeen like. Honestly Ron Weasley is such a badass I love him

Literally giving up a life of comfort and security to go and live as a fugitive in order to help Harry

Pushing Hermione the fuck out of the way when they’re found by Death Eaters near Charlesbury !!! Like, this boy is so brave and self-sacrificing I’m going to cry

Falling asleep holding hands with Hermione @ Grimmauld place

The severity of his splinching after the ministry debacle

The very real concern for his sister and Harry + Hermione’s apparent apathy that triggers the fight between him and Harry, not some motive entirely brought about by jealousy as the movies suggest

Okay, not Ron, but the movies really didn’t capture just how unable Harry and Hermione became without him. They didn’t talk to each other, they didn’t communicate in any way for like 95% of his absence. They were literally unable to function without him I’m so sad.

Saving Harry’s life and, importantly, the conversation they had afterwards where Harry reassured him that his insecurities were unfounded. And the hug. Where was my hug,Yates? Where was it?

Ron once again assuming his role as the heart of the trio; making Harry laugh, keeping the spirits up, getting them to function again.

Malfoy Manor. Just. Malfoy Manor. “NO YOU CAN HAVE ME, TAKE ME!” “HERMIONE! HERMIONE!” Literally being so distressed and worried for Hermione that he OFFERED UP HIS OWN LIFE FOR HERS AND LOST THE ABILITY TO THINK RATIONALLY. CAn we just. 

Even despite the mental anguish he’s going through, Ron still manages to come up with a solution for where Dobby should take them

Again, despite everything that’s happening around him, Ron does a near perfect imitation of Wormtail’s voice

Disarming Bellatrix fucking Lestrange

Managing to successfully apparate for the first time ever in a very high pressure situation in order to get Hermione to safety

Taking his shoes and socks off to lay on Dobby’s grave

Going back to Hogwarts and the reunion with the rest of his family; including Percy, which I really missed from the books

Literally like everything that happened during the battle of Hogwarts but especially:

“We’ve forgotten someone!” “Who?” “The house elves!” Like, guys, this is such a significant moment for his character and I understand completely why Hermione chooses this moment to kiss him 

How wrecked he was after Fred’s death. Like, in the books Ron is actually there to witness it. He sees his brother die. I am Not okay.

Hermione having to physically restrain him because he wants to go and get revenge for Fred

Ron punching Draco in his slimy little face “And that’s the second time we’ve saved your life tonight you two-faced bastard!”

Offering to be the one to go to the shrieking shack ?? ALone ?? He says something like ‘Harry you can’t go un case they see you, wait here with Hermione, and I’ll take the cloak and-” when they all know it could be a suicide mission. I’m.

BREAKING VOLDEMORT’S SILENCING SPELL

I’m sorry let me just re-iterate: RONALD WEASLEY BROKE A SILENCING SPELL MADE BY ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL WIZARDS TO EVER EXIST

Taking out Fenrir Greyback with Neville

Being the first to reach Harry after he defeated Voldemort, along with Hermione

Just the part where the trio go to Dumbledore’s office because I just. That’s such a nice and well rounded ending I’m going to cry

In the epilogue, practically everything about Ron is great but especially: “Don’t worry, it’s me, I’m famous”

In Conclusion

I love Ron Weasley so much

The films do not do him justice

- Admin Kat

(Feel free to reblog this with anything I’ve missed!)

[callmearcturus]

coda preview

i did write a lot today

i would say the coda is now 3/4s finished

it’s quite long but i’m v happy with it

but it’s not done

so here is a small preview. all subject to change in editing.

If you were to count up the moments you've lost, the days and weeks and months that are featureless and blank on your memory, it would add up to a lifetime. Someone else's lifetime.

It's with some level of resentment that you wake up, and know in your bones you've let even more slip by you. Before you even open your eyes, your mouth curls into a grimace. Still, it's difficult, your entire body weighty like lead as you stir. A familiar feeling that tends to follow your sacrifices.

That thought, that concept of the yearly sacrifices, bounces like a spilled marble around your skull until it connect with memory, and you start awake, eyes finally jerking open.

It's bright, and you shield your eyes.

"Well then, His Majesty finally sussed his way out of the deadlands back to the living. Took your time, didn't you?"

The window near the bed is open, and outside the sun is shining in a cloudless sky. Just the color of the world around you is bright enough to blind, and you hold your hand out against the distant window to block the view.

Sitting in a chair by your bed is the guildmaster herself, Jake's grandmother, familiar green eyes in a slightly less familiar face. She looks you over as you stir. "Welcome back."

You lift a hand to your neck, surprised at the lack of pain. "Did I... go somewhere?" The scar around your neck is still sealed. You trace the soft incongruous stripe of skin and try to think.

It was not severed.

Because Jake.

"There it is," Grandma English murmurs with unappreciated smugness.

"What happened, where is he? Is he--" you voice breaks.

"Lets have none of that." She leans in her chair to look to the door. "Jacob! Get in here, child, your Prince is awake."

Outside, there is a loud thump, like something being unceremoniously dropped, and footsteps. Then, Jake catches himself on the doorframe, his face brightening like the sun as he feasts his eyes on you. "Finally." He pushes off the door, climbing right onto the bed and into your grasp. "By the fucking pillars, you scared me, you great dreaming idiot."

He pulls you close, against his chest, and presses his face into your hair. You clutch his shoulder, and this feels familiar. But nothing in your head makes sense. There are gaps. There are gaps that don't come from your own extended periods of loneliness and isolation. You breathe him in, greenery and fresh smoke. "What happened?"

Blunt nail drag over your scalp, through your hair. "What happened. Uh. What... do you remember?"

Behind you, there's a terse sigh. "Don't be coy with him. Everyone else in this kingdom knows the story now. My wise and clever grandson stole the Winter Crown and went to see the Horror, and slew it. The Eternal Prince forfeited his title, dropping dead in the snow. Then, for an encore, the Last Winter King of Skaia came to the Prince's funeral and reignited his life." She scoffs. "Bards are already composing their ballads."

"Starfuckingblight, I wish they wouldn't," Jake mutters.

You push him back until you can look at him and touch his neck. It's unmarred by any line, and you take a shuddering breath. "What? You did what? I remember..." It's all a fucking mess of panic and fear, a fear like you have never felt before in your life. "I tried to follow you."

"I know," Jake says, quieter. "I didn't mean to scare you."

"I thought you were--"

"Not even for a second. There you went, leaping to conclusions like an irascible bullfrog. I'm fine. And now, you are too, and that's all that matters."

Slumping, you put your head back on his chest. There's so much that happened, and it's much like staring into the sun. Too much. "How much time did I lose?" you ask quietly.

"It's spring," Jake tells you. "Apparently even with a cavalcade of phoenix magic and good fortune, you still needed to recouperate from-- that."

Behind you, the chair creaks, and a moment later, the door closes. A breath sighs out of Jake, across your hair. "She's hard about it, but she was worried too."

More than anything, you're hungry, and as your surroundings come further into focus, you want to get out of this bed. You want... something. To do something. It's an intangible desire that's burning through you. For the moment, holding onto Jake helps, but the unease is growing.

It comes together into a terrifying thought: "The Horror's dead."

"Yeah." He rubs your back. "I laid the killing blow on it, but you, Dirk. You starved it for so long, it was barely hanging on. Now you don't have to weather its damned sketchy comments and threats ever again."

He means it to be reassuring, but you feel it like a vise squeezing your ribs. The Horror is gone. It was the fulcrum your entire life balanced on. Now what?

Jake's arms squeeze, and he leans back to look down at you. "Dirk... you're going all tense like a rabbit on me. It's alright. This means you don't have to do any of this anymore. No one's going to die for that inky menace anymore. You don't... need to be some damned sacrificial effigy."

That's the fear, settling in. You can feel it in your throat. "Yeah."

"What's wrong?"

The truth of it is simple, if maybe pathetic. You shut your eyes. "I don't... know yet. I don't really know what else to do, if this is... done."

You've spent almost all of your long, meandering life doing this. If it's gone, you don't know what the fuck is left in its place.

To your surprise, Jake smiles. "Uh, I've been... cogitating, trying to crack that hard nut for the last few weeks, actually. I realize it must be a lot, but... Can I make a suggestion?"