#vex lore

[regularconvexheadcanons]

Headcanon 36

Sometimes Cub and Scar just get violent with each other. Properly violent, for very little apparent reason. And it is messy and horrible, just fists and claws, rolling in the dust, trying to get the other to surrender. They also spit the most elaborate and personal vex insults at each other. ('you no-wing evoker-killing freak look like the result of Jabba the Hutt and Stitch's child being attacked by Watchers!')

Before they exhaust themselves and end up collapsed on the ground laughing. And they stagger to whichever's base is nearest, leaning on each other, to tend to the other's injuries and spend the rest of the night cuddling each other until they fall asleep.

It's by far not the most healthy form of therapy, but is still incredibly cathartic.

And these injuries don't just heal with normal damage, so hermits are left, very concerned.

Skizz: dude- Rubbadub-Cub, what happened?! You've got a huge bruise over your eye! Are you ok?

Cub: Oh, Scar and I just beat each other up a couple days ago, don't worry about it

Skizz: *horrified*

Scar, in chat: We watched star wars afterwards

Scar, in chat: it was very fun

[emberdragon34]

The Vex ran Wild Life.

After Secret Life, they wanted to protect Scar from the Watchers, and give him a chance to meet with his friends again. So they made another Life Series. But, being an entity made up of millions of tiny vex with different opinions, they couldn't come up with one idea, so they did the Wild Cards. All of which are Vex/vexling related in some way.

CHANGING SIZE: Shrink to the size of a vex

FOOD: One of my headcanons is that Vex can eat anything, so they forced that upon the players too

SNAILS: Get bound to an annoying, murderous, magical creature thay won't leave you alone

TIME: time goes weird when you're a vexling, and you're losing hours of your life to possession

TRIVIA BOT: That smile and colour scheme looks awfully familiar... Also, Scar does very well at it.

MOBS: Many Vex attacks. Many evokers

SUPERPOWERS: Magical abilities. Gave Scar what he wanted, one is flying, one is raising the dead,

Other reasons:

-Canary curse long gone

-Killed Grian's allies first (Grian, who they hate for being a Watcher and cheating on Scar)

-Celesial symbols? Naahhhh, give him a car that's funny

-Scar had allies who cared for him

-Just a lot more fun than violent

[willowender]

When you show your friend some lore you're doing in a server and they say the best fucking quote ever 🤣🤣 /j /pos @zeighost

[convexicalcrow]

Love how Pharaoh Cub and Scar's relationship is in your stories. Defiantly want to see Scar being smug when he wins against the Pharaoh, only for it to vanish when he still gets dominated by that man. lol. (Side note, can I ask for some details on the Pharaoh's personality vs Cub's? And in how they differ in treating people?)

Oh yes, when I have the last chapter of the first part of the Lost Prince AU posted tomorrow tomorrow, I'll have to get back to the Pharaoh TCG fic, now that Scar's finally won. I have a few ideas brewing. >:D

As for the Pharaoh vs Cub, I have some thoughts. Here I'm talking just about them as characters and how I tend to write them. And this does touch on shippy things and D/s dynamics but more to illustrate the differences, just as a head's up for ppl not comfy with that kind of thing. <3

in the context of the Pharaoh as his own separate being, he's very... domineering, in a way. He's a god, of course he's better than everyone else. He knows his own power and how to use it. This is not to say he's just a tyrant, because he's not. He just demands respect and will punish anyone who fails to give it. In his land, in his pyramids, the Pharaoh's rule is absolute and you will obey him. But he will be sweet to those he cares about and loves. Even in submission to, say, Beef, it's a choice, a command, he's setting the rules of their engagement and their dynamic so he gets what he wants out of it.

also ofc he possesses Cub, he IS Cub, he knows what that boy likes ffs. XD

Cub isn't like that. He's more of a brat. Maybe he'll obey, but maybe he won't. He does his own thing, but it's not coming from a sense of divine authority, of being over everyone else. He's just entertaining himself. Cub's the 'seek forgiveness rather than ask permission' kind of brat (most of the time anyway). He's also not a mouthy, loud brat either. He's the quiet type, the ones you don't really notice until you realise the mess they've caused lol. Not really interested in leadership; more interested in building secret tunnels and stealing artefacts lol. He's a sneaky boy. :D But he also cares a lot too. He knows their boundaries and where to draw the line, because he's silly but he's not stupid.

Unlike the Pharaoh who is in control when he submits, for Cub, he really isn't. At least, obedience is earned (or taken) by higher powers, whether that's King Ren or Scar or the Vex or the Pharaoh, it doesn't matter. For the Pharaoh, there is no higher power than him; for Cub, that isn't the case. Lack of control is what he likes.

You can contrast this nicely with Cub and Scar and their relationship with the Vex. For Scar, there's a more business-like feel to their arrangement. He doesn't kill Vexes bc he's not allowed, and they give him all the riches he could ever want and place him in positions of power like the Mayorship. For Cub, it's totally different. It's subservience to a higher power, a possessive power, something deserving of worship and respect. It brings power too, and magic, and prosperity, as long as he gives his body to the Vex to do with as they please.

This is why Scar is the Power, and Cub is the Vessel. Scar represents the power and magic of the Vex, and Cub is what that power fills and is channelled through. Adding False as the Will gives that magic purpose and direction. She makes their work more effective, though they've done plenty on their own.

The Pharaoh would never bow to the Vex the way Cub does. He has his own magic that is just as powerful, if not moreso, than that of the Vex. He sees his Vex magic as useful, but he has better tools at his disposal, so he uses them instead. After all, he is a god. Gods do not bend their knee to silly creatures like Vex. But he does lean on it a little with Cub, because Cub is weak to it like Scar is.

The Pharaoh's magic is also very hot and fiery, whereas the Vex prefer ice and coldness. They are opposites in that regard. The Pharaoh's magic simply burns all the effectiveness of Vex magic away, which is why he doesn't really use it himself. He's the son of Ra, the sun god. Ice magic is useless against him. The Vex can't possess a god either; he's not a player, in the way Cub was a player before he was Pharaoh. I mean, he IS, but he also really isn't. The Kingly Ka, the divine soul of Horus that makes someone Pharaoh, is what makes him divine. He's no longer simply human after that point.

The Kingly Ka was never passed on to young Cub tho. It's not young Cub we see as the Pharaoh in the TCG arena, but old Cub. Pharaoh Cub. The one who is divine. It's on the card, too. Cub is not the Pharaoh, he's a separate being now. He died at the end of s7 after building a pyramid, which is traditionally the tomb for a king, and s8 is Cub's metaphorical journey through the afterlife before he returns for s9. This is me getting back on my Book of Caverns bullshit, but it is the title of a real Ancient Egyptian book of the afterlife, and what did Cub spend s8 building? A canyon filled with caverns! The moon crashing into the earth can be seen as his way of understanding his death and transformation/rebirth into his young skin in s9. bc that's how I'm dealing with the whole 's8 was a simulation' lore from RenDoc.

Anyway. I think that's enough brainrot for now. I don't want this getting any more unhinged than it already is lol. :D If you have further questions, please do ask! I'd love to ramble about this some more. <3

[holofishes]

I stole this idea from @miss--river, but I decided to go the gym leader route & choose 1 typing for their teams! Wren is a bug-type trainer and Vex is a ghost-type trainer ^^

[anneliis18]

definitelynottober day 5 - heavy is the hunger

[otherpigeon]

Background 13 for all 3? 👉👈

thank you thank you!!! cyberpunk oc questions

background 13: what is their happiest memory?

wren

when she was younger (and even early teens), she, her dad, and her brothers would play baseball by the camp! they would make bases out of whatever they could find- tires, old rags, car parts, you name it. The games would usually be Robin & Lark vs. Finch & Wren, with their dad as the designated pitcher. Lots of fights, arguments, etc etc as siblings do, but it's one of her favorite memories.

finch

getting his first car! the thing was a complete piece of junk ofc, he found it in a scrapyard. BUT he worked on it with the rest of the mechanics at camp- tuned it up, painted it, got it running pretty smoothly! he still has it though it doesn't run as well, it was ancient when he found it but he just keeps it parked like something in a museum. Its name is Fritz!

vex

deciding to go by Vex instead of their given name (they have not officially changed their name, nor will they, but everyone who is still in their life embraces the change, and anyone new they meet only knows them as vex, so it's nbd to them). it was their opportunity to shed their old identity and become someone that they could be proud of. vex has never, ever looked back: since the name change they have become perfectly comfy with themselves, happy(mostly), and confident.

[psalmlab]

Tonight's video is all about the Vex

There are some major key points about the Vex, all the way up to Lightfall and beyond! 👀

💠 Where Are The Vex 💠 Vex History 💠 Crota & The Vex 💠 Post-Final Shape

Don't miss it! 📺 watch here 👇🏾‍

[regularconvexheadcanons]

Guess where my Tango-is-a-Vexling headcanon came from.

(well, and Decked Out, but...)

Full headcanon (because how hasn't this been one of the RCCs?) of Convexification?

-Cub and Scar went exploring a woodland mansion after Season 4 for fun.

-Scar got 'claimed' by the Vex.

-Cub freaked out (especially since Scar was basically dead for a bit), and got claimed too

-Both woke up in creepy cells beneath the Vex Cathedral.

-The Vexling Leader forced Scar to tell the Vex about him and Cub.

-Cub and Scar were forced to full powers and sent, unconscious and bleeding, to Hermitcraft Season 5

-Hermits freaked out. Tango and False are already Vexlings, so they recognise the signs. But, due to Vexling hate, they don't tell Xisuma how they know

-Cub's searching for heads. He decides to get Tango's help on finding Vex heads as he failed first time

-They get the vex heads

-Cub is possessed into giving Scar the vex head

-They Convex

convex fun fact

tango helped cub get the vex heads the convex later used. cub only needed one for his all-mob-heads collection but they ended up getting two and tango gave the extra one to cub

[illwilledomen]

Allay.

Fresh souls from dying men are severed in half using profane dark magic, the malevolent and destructive components of the soul producing a Vex and the constructive and benevolent components of the soul producing an Allay. Allay are kept as pets or lab rats by the illagers, or they are warped into vex, though these are more unstable than normal ones.

[regularconvexheadcanons]

They sometimes forget that it's not normal to walk through wall and in other servers where they aren't vexs they walk into walls and doors

Yes. So much.

Cub was nearly banned for doing this in MCC one time, he just fazed through half a Hole in the Wall wall and everyone got mad.

Also when Grian first arrived on the server in Season 6, he was straight out from being indoctrinated by the Watchers and didn’t trust Vexlings. He saw Scar fazing through a wall into his shop, freaked out, found Xisuma, and told him Scar was a Vexling and had to be banned, and just spoke for 15 minutes before Xisuma got a word in edgeways and said he already knew, everyone knows, they do that all the time and no, I’m not banning Cub and Scar.

Scar did it once in Third Life in front of Jimmy and no one will ever forget the way Jimmy just SHRIEKED at the sight.

[terman]

Vexes and Allays

Ancient forest dwellers, probably existing since the Pioneers era. Many Allays live in the dense forests, hiding from the gaze of travelers. However, when meeting them, fairies do not show hostility, due to the fact that they rarely encountered the cruelty of other people's intentions. That's why they become a really easy target for traders and hunters

Vexes are the fairies of the Dark Forest. As with Illagers, The Dark Forest changed fairies in its own way. For their unceasing passion for hunting and fighting Evokers use them in battle mostly

[convexicalcrow]

We’re going deep into Totem of Undying lore today lads. >_>

[holofishes]

Can I get 9 and B for both Wren and Vex? 😘

Thanks for the questions, Wash! ♡

9. Do they swear? Do they remember their first swear word?

They both do! Although Wren has a hard time with it and tends to mix up phrases or use curse words incorrectly (you can see it in my writing occasionally, here & here!).

As far as remembering their first one, again, they both do! Vex remembers literally everything, and remembers vividly saying "fuck" for the first time while they were changing their grades in the school's computer system- they got caught (they are much better at hacking nowadays)! Wren remembers her oldest brother teaching her swear words as a kid but she was always too nervous to actually say any of them. She was about 13 before she was finally convinced to say "ass"

B) What inspired you to create them?

When I first played cyberpunk I went in knowing absolutely nothing and had no context about anything, so I made a character who was a shell, basically, and had no attachment. After playing about halfway through the story I realized I needed a character with a personality, and I was curious to see how a kind, naive, overly-trusting character would fit into Night City and thus, Wren was born!

Vex was created because of my curiosity of other lifepaths! I knew I wanted a stealthy character for my second play through, and I imagined an enigma because of how we really only know V as...V. I also wanted to experience different outcomes and different possibilities (who am I?), so I figured I'd create a character completely opposite to what I had done before.

[Uncommon Questions]

[otherpigeon]

Appearance 7, Background 11 for Wren; Basics 4, Combat 8 for Finch; Personality 18, Favorites 9 for Vex pwease :3

thaaaank you so much!!!! cyberpunk oc questions

WREN

appearance 7: tattoos? any significant ones?

djsdjssa you had to ask about wren's tattoos lmao OK OK I say it because she doesn't actually have the tattoos I *want* her to have. so I'll just talk about those ones (and the ones I plan to give her eventually) she has one sunflower on each shoulder, a songbird on her neck, and the johnny & V tattoo from the game! none of them are super significant, if any of them it would be the songbird because of her name, and she associates birds with being free and making your own path, which is a belief she has held onto her whole life.

background 11: who is the most important person from their childhood?

not any one person, but her blood-related immediate family. she was very close with all of them- her mom, dad, and 3 brothers. her parents, for raising her in a loving environment and encouraging her to be confident and independent. her brothers for teaching her things her parents wouldn't...like how to curse, how to sneak out, etc etc (not that she is any good at any of it) unfortunately her dad was lost in the war, and since she split from the bakkers she is only in contact with Finch, who left alongside her.

FINCH

basics 4: nicknames or aliases

Finch actually doesn't have many, some at the shop will call him just 'Vogel'. And Wren will call him broski because he loathes it (but to be fair he calls her Renny, which she hates just as much. siblings, amirite)

combat 8: lethal or non-lethal?

even though he's got a temper, he is very inclined to avoid lethal combat. he'd rather talk things over than deal with any combat at all, but sometimes he sees a bit of it working with Dakota.

VEX

personality 18: what is their opinion on cybernetics?

growing up in night city, cybernetics have always been there and have always been around- and Vex loves it. They find cybernetics absolutely fascinating and remarkably useful...if used in moderation. They actually work pretty closely with Regina to attempt to cure cyberpsychosis

favorites 9: favorite radio station

Pacific Dreams 😌

[dork-a-doodle]

Animal Talent!Scar and his trusty steed, Jellie the cat!

Also I wanted to infodump about the ConVex in this AU:

Fairies become Vexes when directly exposed to large amounts of corrupted magic which changes them both physically and mentally, making them vicious and blood thirsty

The process is reversible, but requires restraining the Vex which can be quite the challenge. And even when cured, the Vex magic will leave permanent changes to the fairy’s body, like lingering blue pigmentation, slightly sharpened teeth and altered wing shape

Neither Cub nor Scar will tell anyone how exactly they managed to expose themselves to enough corrupted magic to get turned into Vexes

But based on the faces they make when asked, it probably happened because they were doing something very, very stupid.