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Anila Alizeh - House of Autum - Two-hundred-fity

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I am haunted by all the editions of books that are prettier than the ones I already own.

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helene + open ! 

location: winter training grounds

as   with   anything   that   brought   helene   tension   they   went   and   trained   and   so   were   gone   their   dress   and   tights   and   in   its   place   were   thick   furs   and   a   belt   holding   multiple   weapons   .   and   helene   was   eyeing   the   target   in   front   of   them   ,   one   eye   closed   as   they   brought   back   the   bowstring   and   let   out   a   breath   and   the   moment   before   they   let   go   they   heard   a   sound   ,   they   twirled   the   end   of   their   arrow   looking   for   who   ,   or   what   ,   was   brave   enough   to   disrupt   their   training   and   then   the   sound   came   again   and   helene   looked   down   seeing   a   mouse   .   helene   lowered   her   bow   and   arrow   ,   letting   out   a   nervous   chuckle   .   “   its   just   a   mouse   ,   helene,   ”   they   told   themselves   ,   pushing   back   the   strains   of   hair   that   had   fallen   out   of   their   bun   .  

[anila-alizeh]

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Heavy padded paws trounce through the snow. Though Stormhold is not much colder than Abileina, Anila finds herself much more comfortable walking the grounds in the familiar form of a panther. An occasional servant or guard stirs at her presence, but the emerald encrusted talisman around her neck alters them that she is not truly an animal. She is here to speak to the master scholar to discuss the recent news, the arrival of the god of death, but she is in no rush. Just then a brave little mouse runs past her paw; the perfect distraction. With a leap she shifts from the large muscular form of a jaguar to a simple black cat. The talisman around her neck almost drags through the snow it is so large. Still she stalks and chases the mouse around court. 

Pressed on her haunches and hiding in a bush she leaps to catch the mouse in her paws. Anila hears a voice and her big eyes look up to catch Helene’s gaze. She releases the mouse before slowly shifting back to her human form. “My apologies,” she says, voice as cold as the air around them. “I did not mean to interrupt.”

[anila-alizeh]

Full Bio and more under the cut

natalie martinez . woman. she/her . wasn’t that anila alizeh wandering the city of  fallbore ? it’s nice to see the master scholar out and about on such a fine day as this . i’ve heard from the court spies that they notoriously spiteful , whilst also managing to be quite flexible . the two-hundred-fifty year old is most recently associated with house of the autumn , and holds the powers of rowanna . it’s funny, whenever i think of them, i think of books with jewel covers, the dark sheen of jaguar fur, an autumn breeze catching fallen leaves . great to see the relict around, isn’t it ? 

Mini Bio can be found here.

Wanted Relationships

Rival Academic - Anila is a scholar at heart known to hold a grudge. This is someone she had a disagreement with years-- likely even a century ago, that she still won’t let go. An antagonistic working relationship. 

Witness to a Broken Heart - It has been about a hundred years since Anila’s mortal love, Dolza, passed away. This Eternal saw the love between them and either supports Anila’s choice to remain single and connected to Dolza-- or wants her to move on (note: connection must be 300+ years old).

A Mortal Heart Still Beats - Anila has a soft spot for mortals. This is someone she takes under her wing as a student despite them not being an Eternal (note: must be moral). 

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Natalie Martinez