Arathain

the one and only ----- Does Things Sometimes.

[arathain]

Do you ever plan to make other content? Like videos, streaming, and such?

If I have something worth streaming or editing into a video, if time allows, then perhaps.

[arathain]

hi! im a big fan of your work, especially with charter, and it prompted a bout of inspiration but i wanted to ask you first about this since i dont know exactly what your stance is on this but; how okay are you with people creating ocs and storylines based on your own stories like with the thronebreakers and the augur and just the mythos, cosmology, and the pantheon of the seven? granted i don't know everything about them considering they have yet to be revealed and its totally up to your discretion whether to reveal them whenever you wish but i thought it would be common courtesy to ask whether youd be okay with such a thing?

You are allowed to do it; I wouldn't stop you either way. Bear in mind, you will be wrong about the cosmology surrounding the Seven and the Thronebreakers, as well as the nature of the Augur. There's some significant information regarding all of them you are simply not aware of.

[arathain]

I am aware that you're a person with a life, and therefore not asking when charter is publicly releasing - but when/if it does, will it retain the original styled chunk claiming? it's such a cool base idea, and although it's gone to such interesting places, i almost want the glowing rocks more than the pretty death laser swords.

Oh trust me, much of the mechanics of the mod rely on the core mechanic of 'charter'; there is a decent amount of interactions to be had that reward you for staying 'at home'.

[arathain]

How did the Mason learn about Charter and thus bring it to the Content SMP world? (If they did, I'm not sure)

The worship of the Seven is ubiquitous in certain realms.

[arathain]

Can the Augur only mimic the voices of those whose souls were repurposed to make them or can they simply mimic voices in general? (also the previous ask I sent was made before I actually read much about Mouthpiece's lore oh my god I'm such an idiot)

They did it primarily thanks to the former reason, but the answer is as follows (timestamped) (audio)

[arathain]

where did all the boneflies go

ated them all (everyone on CSMP hated using them because they were balanced to be very slow)

[arathain]

did you base the charter mod of off the old kingdom series by garth nix?

The core concept came from it, yes! It is a very good book series and more should read it. The general themes and visuals of the mod, however, obviously grasp a lot more than just garth nix's series, of course :)

[arathain]

I felt the itch to ask questions once more. It's hard to decipher minecraft skins sometimes without clarifying certain things. Is the Mason's face the only part of him shrouded? Or is his entire body? His face is the only skin we'd be able to see on his design, so I'm curious.

All of the skin is covered.

[arathain]

I know I have like 3 asks in your inbox by now, but I'm just so incredibly curious about your characters and whatnot. I'm not sure if flooding your asks like this is annoying at all. If so, my greatest apologies. I know you've said that your accent is a mix of many and that certain characters require different things, but I'd like to know more about Mouthpiece's voice in particular? It's one of the things that immediately drew me to their character in specific!

The voice of mouthpiece changed over time; at first, they did not speak at all; then, they spoke in fragmented words, on both exhale and inhale. After enough has passed, they started being able to speak properly, but their speech remained erratically paced owing to only ever speaking 'carefully' - outside of the Augur encounter. And then there's the sibilance, of course, but that one goes without mention. If a character speaks with characteristic 'stops', that usually entails that they're choosing their words carefully - Mouthpiece did so quite a lot; the Augur, in turn, may turn out to be more fond of running quickly, and backtracking when need be.

[arathain]

What do you think Augur and Folly's dynamic would be were they to interact? How would Augur view Folly?

Allow me to put it in simple terms, that should reveal little: augur: :) folly: 👁️👁️

[arathain]

Was Mouthpiece's intention to cause the Split? Or was it something that just happened as a result? If it was their intention, then why, what motive did they have?

Mouthpiece simply acted according to the plot envisioned, considering the thread of gold wrapped around it; with that said, follow the steps of what came after - is the road not a spiral that leads to disaster?

[arathain]

what is The Masons history with Diansu? They seem close (close enough for Diansu to help raise Luxintrus) so i'm curious!

I haven't the slightest clue; within the actual writing process, Diansu just kind of grafted themselves onto the mason without ever asking me, and we went along with it. I'd assume they simply met a few years after the Mason ran away with Lux, and the mason would've strung Diansu along and helped embolden their various ambitions.

[arathain]

my boyfriend is a big arathain enjoyer and wants to know where your accent is from (he thinks it's weird to ask)

I hate to break it to you but my accent is an amalgamation of ~3 different english dialects and 2-3 foreign accents Characters like Mouthpiece also require more peculiar accentuation (such as speaking on the inhale early on, or emphasising sibilance) For all you know I'll start speaking japanese in csmp S2 if the character calls for it

[arathain]

so what I'm getting from the "The Augur is a very kind and loving individual" is they would be a hugge. r. and I'm going to hug them

They would gladly hug you back! It'd be the warmest embrace of your life, so to speak :>

To melt away into another's arms, to be subsumed by an extant form that recognizes you whole - is it not a beautiful thing?

[arathain]

Echoes

[arathain]

how flooded is the inbox king

at least 5

[arathain]

If mouthpiece was capable of liking food what food would they like....

raw ginger root with a bit of raw alcohol burns your insides out and slowly kills you