Shundain, founded on the perseverance of the Conqueror!
This dorm is known in NRC for its grounded and sturdy students, able to take any challenge upon themselves! Their strengths lie within not only their skillful battle techniques, but also in their witty brains. With their dormitory rooms being dispersed all over cold and harsh territory, your survival skills are undoubtedly about to meet a challenge of their own.
The dorm is twisted from the hun army in Mulan.
The Dorm Leader - Wang Chanyu
“If you aren’t willing to sacrifice everything for your ideals, prefect, then what worth do your ideals even have?”
A third year with a fearsome reputation. Being one of the older ones among his peers, he is quite familiar with the ins and outs of the school. Due to his unapproachable energy, many students are terrified to talk to him, but it is said that he bathes in glory of that petrifying status he holds - a cruel and condescending man. He is said to be upmost relentless with the students of Shundain and expects full dedication on all occasions.
He is twisted from Shan Yu, the bloodthirsty leader of the hun army.
The Vice Dorm Leader - Yu Xiang
“Hooh... Now, if this isn’t quite the interesting dilemma you’ve caught yourself in.”
The troubling third year vice dorm leader of Shundain. At first, plenty of students how in the world he was appointed to be Chanyu’s second in command - he is such a slacker and a sleazy flirt. However, the reason becomes apparent quickly: Xiang is a genius, valued for his skills in the battle field in but also his unique strategies. Students of Shundain have learned to respect him, as he is unceasing with training, as it gets. He appears to be really fond of riling up his peers.
He is twisted from one of the hun elite soldiers of the hun army.
Zhu Chunying
“Eeeh, you should have seen that stupid look on your face! Do it again!”
A second year student who appears to be painfully out of place with the rest of his fellow Shundain students. Mischievous and almost painfully gleeful at other’s dismay, Chunying ruffles up your feathers. Alas, he feels much more approachable and easier to talk to than the rest of his Shundain peers. Some students would like to argue that the dorm leader Chanyu lets off the younger falcon boy easier off the hook, though.
He is twisted from Hayabusa, Shan Yu’s loyal falcon.
Liu Sheng
“... Can I help you?”
The silent and gruffy second year of the bunch. His especially sturdy and tall build makes him feel nearly as unapproachable as his dorm leader - however, unlike Chanyu, Sheng is a lot more of a quiet and friendly giant. He doesn’t appear to hesitate to pull up his sleeves if there’s any trouble and is quite dedicated to his upperclassmen. The lack of experience of newest Shundain students brings him to look out for his underclassmen.
He is twisted from one of the hun elite soldiers of the hun army.
Special thanks to @prometheanglory for helping me in the process of creating the dorm! <3
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I know this is out of the blue but is there any hints or ideas we are allowed to hear of or look in on regarding Stagrove 👀👀 Perhaps updated outfits or some in-depth discussions of their relationships together as a cohesive group? You don't have to do this at all! I am just asking :) I love your work and I love hearing all your ideas and thoughts!!! Please take care of yourself.
normally i’d play coy and say ohhhh you’ll get it when you get it ofc 🤭 but ive been kinda mia from tumblr + stagrove so actually maybe its better to say whats going on 🥹
im working on refining their uniforms and actually having proper sprites for them done! evening out their personalities and straightening out their lore too 🤪 (ridge of willows + woodsmouth r now the two ‘homelands’ respective to stagrove but like… theyre literally 10 minutes away from each other. its just small town locales) (also by evening out their personalities, i just mean looking closer at them n maturing them a bit -> also figuring out what they stand 4 in the narrative and between each other.)
i might make a fresh render of their dorm logo too just to have on hand but that’ll come when it comes 💀
between the boys’ dynamics (esp for the episode) i think i wanted to weigh in more on the concept of how they all parallel against chase’s narrative and character?
ronaldo -> independence, standing alone but not apart. i think their bgs as students are rly similar? i like to think chase used to be in the same stagrove unit-type as him + they carry themselves with the same lone wolf demeanor. i think the primary difference tho is that ronaldo doubles down on where and who he is vs chase who leaves it out of people’s hands and lets himself be misunderstood.
flint -> the need to take action and change? something with ambition and duty to benefit the greater good. flint is one of his closest friends and i dont think hes ever judged chase for doing what he has, but i think it’s worth mentioning that flint does not follow chase. he works with chase. you’d think he enables chase, but the reality is that he’s one of the biggest restrictions on him because of how much he pushes back against chase.
berk -> the urge to protect and adapt, camaraderie and loyalty to preserve what is yours. berkeley is the enabler. not the most intentional, but the leniency is there anyway. i think berkeley is more open to this idea of change and adapting to it in the present, whereas chase prefers it in the future. berkeley lives in the moment and protects what he has, but i think chase lives in rhetoric. he protects what he will have, and what he had.
cordell -> the future… or a pseudo-reflection? tbh i just rly wanted to emphasize that cordell is The Next Generation of stagrove even if he doesn’t immediately suit the image. what if stagrove wasn’t founded on a basis of have-nots and callousness. what if you always had something worth protecting instead of looking off into the distant reckoning to evaluate whether or not this was enough. he’s the stagrove founded on love and intention and effort and- 🥹 he just, is everything that chase thought he was working towards.
If one were to remove the demonic features on Kendrick, such as the tail and horns, he bears a striking resemblance to his long gone father. The child himself has no memory of the man, but did hear from his brother that he was no good in the end.
Many felt pity for Kendrick, which slowly melted away as he grew older and crueler. For his mother, however, it’s merely more proof that the devil has slinked its way into her child’s crib.
smiles in what if i ask for 💕 for 🪶🛁 and/or 💟 for 🦪🌊.... 🫣😳
why of course 🤗🌸... anything for yume
💕for a good night/morning kiss - when she wakes at 5:30 and he wakes at 7:30 🥱 someone’s still half asleep
💟 for a delicate kiss - watching them kiss for the 92828th time and I’ll still be giggling and kicking my feet and taking notes and pictures 📸📸📸🤪 truly a moment to remember
holds myself back from spamming u w/all our ships but U_U holds out my hands to suggest 💟 for 🏹🕯 and 💑 for 🔫🌷..... maybe even 🖤 for 🦎🪝 for extra insanity 🫣🫣🫣
Send 💟 for a delicate kiss.
WHAT IS A VINH KISS IF NOT DELICATE…. just know if ur girl tilts ur chin up when yall kiss it means that ur her bitch
Send 💑 for a first kiss.
I BELIEVE IN THE WORLD OF ROZA INITIATING !!! CATCHING FLINT LACKING BEFORE HE CAN INITIATE !!! 💢🫨🔥its not ooc if i know in my heart she can catch him off guard
Send 🖤 for a forced/harsh/firm kiss
‘harsh’…… i uh…. yeah lets call it harsh. when ur psycho freakzoid ex has major control issues and keeps showing up to terrorize more out of you
sustained by the iron fist of the ruler of bald mountain, this dorm has come to change after some years past. the dorm is split into two factions, in accordance with daytime and night. from nocturnal creatures, centaurs, pegasus, fae, ghosts, and demons to humans and beastfolk. students of all kind populate this dorm. it's said to be a melting pot of graduates with honors from all dorms alike in NRC.
students are expected to excel in both practical magic, studies and become proficient with a musical instrument upon graduation.
the dorm is currently being lead by (left) Vladimir (vlad) Beaumont (twisted from chernabog) and co-lead by vice dorm head, (right) Plumeria (plume) Caster (twisted from the sugar plum fairy.) in his absence during the day since Vladimir is quite weak to sunlight.
classes are split into day and night in accordance to each student's official status as a day or night student. and their uniform is color coded to signify their status in either faction.
the full doc can be accessed here! as well as the main story chapter.
i decided not to gatekeep it CAUSE IT'S SO COOL AND INCLUSIVE!!! It has different hair types and all that jazz and there's even a version for plus sized!!
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A version of me and Yume!
No pressure tags: @bunnwich, @vaporvipermedia, @oseathepebble, @the27th,@the-trinket-witch, @evilcokito,@twst-the-night-away,@twstinginthewind, @hebidanshi, @ice-cweam-sod4
RAHHHH POOKUMS THANK YOU FOR THE TAG MWAH MWAH RAHH
This picrew is literally so cute! I adored making outfits for my pookies!
If NRC wasn’t a school with a uniform/dress code, I would like to say that they would all dress like this!
Sorry Fabian, Alice, Hoshiko, and Hikari
Tagging - @windbornearchon @rosietrace @luvkamishiro @nem0-nee @geminiiviolets @celiica @daisyneptune @authoruio @writing-heiress + anyone else who sees this and wants to join!
and 👖🌌🌱🔥📎🙈💘☀️🪤👑 for vinh, my angel 🥺😳 I THOUGHT ID SEND THIS IN TWO PARTS BC ITD BE EASIER FOR U KQHSJSJSJSKSK
I LIVE LAUGH LOVE FOR THE BEEFY ASKS FOR ETERNITY AND ALWAYS and ty for ur service of offering a 2 parter grins so evilly (and i apologize for the length bc im wordy and vinh requires words… it makes for an unwise combination for word count) this actually took me months on-and-off to write since…. july 1st oh my god
👖 JEANS - what is their go-to outfit?
IT DEPENDS ON WHERE SHE IS? if she’s back at home: prefers to dress conservatively, tho she does adorn herself with a lot more flashy jewelry. her color palette is more broad, but she sticks to cream-colored dresses if she has to go out in public (her chitons are quite varied. they swing between unremarkable or notably contemporary) (reason being: her mother manages a chunk of her wardrobe). she prefers to wear her himation/veil higher up (or have it cover her completely) namely for modesty’s sake — but she feels obligated to lower it when in the company of her higher-ranking relatives, since they are a prouder crowd who prefer a more prideful look to her. while she may not put heightened emphasis on trends, looking presentable and appropriate is critical to her.
off the mountain, vinh still upholds a lot of her classiness + modesty but now prioritizes looking more put-together and formal… from a modern lens! fond of darker colors, and seldom wears anything that doesnt cover her neck or her arms in public. her go-to outfits tend to avoid pants. pants feel weird to her. they reveal + hug everything way too much. and while she’s coming around to being comfortable with showing some legs, she’s still a far cry from going anywhere without tights or pantyhose. jewelry from vinh here is much more sparse + simple, like a string of pearls or a thin golden necklace. she doesn’t like to look ostentatious without clear reason. a long skirt with a long sleeved shirt will do the job fine.
🌌 MILKY WAY - what was the inspiration behind your oc? what was the first thing you decided about them?
THE PROMETHEAN TORCH. THE FORGE OF HEPHAESTUS. FIRE. HEARTH FIRE. DUTY AND OBLIGATION… originally i was just looking 4 a convenient excuse for why her hair is on fire but then it kinda just spiraled from there. so she went from loose self insert to full-fledged oc.
i think the first thing i decided about vinh was her number-two status? ik i always bring up her weird case of generosity/duty/etc but when i first drafted her up, she was always kinda meant to be tailing idia… or well, just always bringing up the rear for someone else (originally, this aspect of her personality was much pronounced within her dynamic w leona) despite her qualifications(*) to take charge — she has never had any genuine interest in moving beyond her position, and embraces it as a supporting role. promethean fire is a tool to greatness babie!!!
**qualifications can be defined as numerous things. some may look to her status and prestige; others may look to her academic and physical performance. it is also possible to look towards her focused and cool personality.
🌱 SEEDLING - what is their most vivid memory from childhood?
she didn’t rly have much of a childhood :,) such is the fate of being the eldest daughter, but that doesn't mean she didn't have any adolescent experiences! i'd say one of her most vivid memories as a child were around her days as her grandfather's protégé. instead of eating mud and frolicking with her parents, she'd spend her days tailing him and studying to develop her magical skills. her grandpa wanted to understand where exactly her limits were with her magical prowess though, so what started as a simple lesson turned into an impromptu magic brawl.
the intent was to just go until vinh called it off, but vinh's always been a high-achieving people-pleaser. implying that 'she couldn't take it' didn't rly end up happening. the only thing that ended up stopping her grandpa from whacking around a pseudo-preteen with lightning bolts for 30 more minutes, was the fact that vinh's mom showed up and forced them both to stop (via her unique magic) bc that's the only way she could've done it without aggravating the issue further.
this incident was what gave vinh her closest brush to what over-extended use of her unique magic could entail, because of her rapid mana depletion also ended up depleting her temperature immunity. meaning that vinh was actually burning herself pretty severely without the safety barrier of her excess mana.
as all concerned mothers would, mamaphrodite was pretty pissed that her own grandfather would be so inappropriate with a girl who is many centuries his junior and barely has her leg out the door in experience. the only reason why vinh would continue her education under him + the head temple (until her eventual promotion to the head temple's hiereiai) would be due to vinh's own request (read: begging and insistence) to overlook this and let her stay.
📎 PAPERCLIP - a random fact.
she has a very very very poor alcohol tolerance — one shot does more than just get her tipsy. most people wouldn’t be able to tell she’s drunk tho. she’s the type of drunk who doesn’t really get aggressive or excited. she’s just very… compliant. almost-entirely silent. her inhibitions flew out the window and it left nothing behind but low ambitions. its hard to spot because shes not exactly super chatty and rebellious. being stone-faced and doing people weird favors isn’t even out of character for her… but the extent to which she’ll agree is the key to figuring it out.
want her to follow you? sit in this spot and not move a muscle? blow something up? clean your bathroom? get in the kitchen and make you sandwich? brush your teeth (why would you ask her to do that)? she’ll do everything to a T as asked. until she sobers up, at least (which… may take a while. depending on how much she drank.)
anyway, it goes without saying that vinh does not like being drunk. it is a lesson well-learned in her family that neither she nor her dad are meant to drink, but it’s only vinh who listens to that lesson and abstains from drinking.
🙈 SEE-NO-EVIL - whats a side of your oc that they don’t want to show other people?
she doesn’t like to show strong emotions to anothers. it’s not that she goes out of her way to present herself as cold, it’s coincidence that vinh’s idea of being mild-mannered means being very muted and distant.
strong reactions spurred on by anything (negative or positive) is improper and unnecessary, even outright uncomfortable. this notion extends to ‘intimate’ or ‘vulnerable’ feelings as well. it’s not right for her to be seen prone or viewed as ‘in-need’. vinh prefers that her thoughts, feelings, and biases stay strictly with her unless otherwise prompted (or that these feeling somehow act to the benefit or desire of others).
the point she makes pointedly clear is she prefers to be seen as a pillar and a service, rather than a person.
💘 HEART W/ ARROW - what traits do they look for in a relationship? do they believe in love at first sight?
truth comes first — she does not believe in love at first sight applies to her, and this rhetoric can be similarly applied to how she feels about true love. it probably exists. it definitely exists. but it’s not real enough to be a rule, so it’s not really relevant. love = attraction but attraction ≠ love. she doesn’t want to disappoint anybody with a promise of love when it wasnt love they were seeking. the eyes are often hungrier than the stomach, so to speak.
in a relationship, i think she’s always subconsciously looking for maturity and understanding, or at least some semblance of reassurance of her value...? but more accurately, i think she looks more towards the explicit lack of said-criteria. not all at once and definitely not to an extreme ofc, but it's just easier for her to stomach mediocrity. as starved as she may be for connections, she’s kind of backed herself into a corner of being equally repulsed by it. so. this works out decently(*) for her. she doesn’t mind bearing the brunt of the emotional and manual labor you’d expect from a relationship, even if she never is quite there emotionally.
☀️ SUN - are they a morning person? what is the first thing they do in the morning?
absolutely a morning person, but she’s Also simultaneously a night owl. she doesn’t really have much of a choice, seeing as her body doesn’t need sleep very often. aside from the usual morning hygiene routine, vinh's first priority in the morning is definitely just a random assortment of tasks ranging from waking up, freshening up, finishing up last-minute assignments… it’s usually busy, but she sees it as tame.
outside of that, her morning duties also include delivering any documents to whoever requested them, waking up and setting out uniforms (largely contained to ignihyde — and only if they asked her, but there’ve been other instances). she also brings breakfast back from the shops or the cafeteria if people ask for it… it’s mainly idia who’s made a habit of this service, bc nobody else uses it as frequently as he does.
🪤 MOUSE TRAP - what will always lure them into certain danger? a loved one in danger? a promise of something they are always searching for?
i think it’d be best explained as ‘for the betterment of others’ that she’d do something dangerous!
though an endangered loved one could (would) have her up on her feet immediately, to say that the decision to leap into the fray comes ‘easily’ to her is never true. of course, she’ll do it — who else could? to the extent that she can? she extends this service outwards towards the public if she deems the threat large enough to require her attention or has otherwise been brought to her.
you could take this magnetism to danger as a testament to what she’s always seeking (the ability to be of use/be valuable/be capable/etc). the other answer you scrape from this though, is that vinh’s sense for accomplished duty comes from a place of being mutilated in some way.
👑 CROWN - what does your oc want to be remembered as? why?
to be entirely honest, she doesn’t want to be remembered. or at least, she doesn’t want her name or face or… really any facet of her to be connected to it? she knows thats a bit impossible, her status and her goals don’t align enough for such a thing. it’s just wishful and moody thinking
if she has to be remembered, she’d like for it to not gloss over the unsavory aspects of how she ever came to be. people are free to remember her actions or what she did, whether it helped them or harmed them. she doesn’t want to be an untouchable exemplar because she managed to help some people. it is nothing but the right thing to do, the natural thing to do, and it does not need an audience.
just in case it broke here too bc its broken on my end :,-)
👑 CROWN - what does your oc want to be remembered as? why?
to be entirely honest, she doesn’t want to be remembered. or at least, she doesn’t want her name or face or… really any facet of her to be connected to it? she knows thats a bit impossible, her status and her goals don’t align enough for such a thing. it’s just wishful and moody thinking
if she has to be remembered, she’d like for it to not gloss over the unsavory aspects of how she ever came to be. people are free to remember her actions or what she did, whether it helped them or harmed them. she doesn’t want to be an untouchable exemplar because she managed to help some people. it is nothing but the right thing to do, the natural thing to do, and it does not need an audience.
if she has to be remembered, she’d like for it to not gloss over the unsavory aspects of how she ever came to be. people are free to remember her actions or what she did, whether it helped them or harmed them. she doesn’t want to be an untouchable exemplar because she managed to help some people. it is nothing but the right thing to do, the natural thing to do, and it does not need an audience.
if she has to be remembered, she’d like for it to not gloss over the unsavory aspects of how she ever came to be. people are free to remember her actions or what she did, whether it helped them or harmed them. she doesn’t want to be an untouchable exemplar because she managed to help some people. it is nothing but the right thing to do, the natural thing to do, and it does not need an audience.
if she has to be remembered, she’d like for it to not gloss over the unsavory aspects of how she ever came to be. people are free to remember her actions or what she did, whether it helped them or harmed them. she doesn’t want to be an untouchable exemplar because she managed to help some people. it is nothing but the right thing to do, the natural thing to do, and it does not need an audience.
i''m opening my commissions again for february till mid april, since i'm on my break. even a simple reblog would be more than appreciated. :)
i will have about 5 slots open. if you have any questions, please feel free to dm me. i'll try to reply as soon as i can (as quick as tumblr's lack of notifs allows me LOL)
