here there be dragons.

Nah from Fire Emblem. Affiliated with Eridaenus.

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{ylisse} - culture shock

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       ❛ What’s a pegasi..? ❜ Before now, Reina wasn’t completely sure if this was truly a new world, or just another place within her own. But upon looking at the girl beside her, she noticed something particularly odd, which wasn’t her clothing. Reina’s eyes travelled to the others ears, and how exceptionally pointy they were. ❛ Are you a Phantom? Or..  ❜

       Her mind went to fantasy she had seen within books and on the television, beings that do not exist within her own world, but perhaps they do here. ❛ Are you an elf? ❜ Though elves within said mediums were exceptionally taller, and were all blonde and elegant. The one she stood beside was roughly her own height, definitely not tall. 

       She shook her head hard before quickly turning to the other and bowing her head. ❛ T-Thank you! I am happy to be here! ❜

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“Wh-What!? Do I look like a ghost?” Nah wondered what in the world would ever give anybody the impression she was a phantom, or a specter, or--and this girl didn’t even know what a pegasus was!

What sort of sad place did she come from?

The girl hazarded another guess--an “elf” this time, and Nah sighed--and though she was a bit indignant, she supposed she couldn’t really hold it against her. This slightly-odd-smelling-human was polite enough, and it wasn’t fair to expect her to know what she was from just a glance without context.

Nah sighed, climbing up to sit on the gate, right beside the idly watching horses.

“I’m a manakete,” she explained, emphasizing the word. “You know...a dragon? You at least know what a dragon is, don’t you? My name’s Nah. What about you?”

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[ ↺ } The land of lights that Morgan found himself in was.. an enigma. At times he could have sworn he had seen people enter then leave just as they did and as he stood there confused as to how it works, it seemed as if another individual had appeared albeit this one was a lot closer to him than before. 

[ ↺ } Blinking in curiosity, the girl before him was a manakete as he offered them a bit of a smile and a relieved sigh. He’d give himself a bit of a laugh as he shook his head before addressing them. “ Well.. at least there’s someone who may potentially know something. “ 

“ You’re a manakete, right? Does that mean you hail from Ylisse? If so my name is Morgan and I could use a bit of help! “ 

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Oh, blast. 

It took Nah a good seven seconds to catch on to what may be happening here. Her ears folded back as she pressed her lips into a thin line, watching the play of stars and light over his shoulder before she finally looked back at her friend.

Time shenanigans. There were already a few “misplaced” individuals of their merry band about in Ylisse, so she supposed she should have expected this. Morgan wasn’t really the type to lie, and her dragonkin senses weren’t picking up on any unusual scents, so she assumed it was indeed him.

“Yeah, that’s right. I’ve been at this for a few days, so I can offer you some advice, at least...but first thing’s first. You’ve got amnesia, don’t you? Obviously ‘Nah’ isn’t going to ring any bells...”

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{valm} - sacred ground

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This wasn’t Yumi’s first time in another world, but it was her first time ending up atop the colossal roots of an even more massive tree. To be frank, she wasn’t quite sure of where she was trying to get with all her clumsy sauntering about, but gaping at the beautiful scenery that surrounded her wouldn’t exactly help her learn more about wherever she was.

Then again, aimlessly wandering wasn’t helping either, but what else could she do? There wasn’t anyone to approach - which was exactly why suddenly hearing a voice startled her badly, causing her to slip and fall on her behind with a shriek.

She didn’t get up right after, instead glancing around in search of the speaker. Not seeing anyone was puzzling, at least until it occurred to her that she was in another world and such being the case, perhaps this tree could speak. She’d have imagined it with a more booming voice given its size, though… Yumi looked up, intending to try and see just how large it was, and while that was a fruitless attempt she did locate someone perched upon the lower branches, not that far from where she sat.

❝ Huh… Were you the one who spoke, then? ❞

Whatever the case, she didn’t think she needed to answer the question after that spectacular fall.

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Typical human behavior, Nah thought somewhat hypocritically, considering she was half human herself. All curiosity and no sense of caution or reverence, or...or...

Ugh. Whatever. She was awful at trying to appear all dignified and deeply intelligent like Tiki anyway. Might as well just head on down and find out what she could help the girl with--she didn’t smell like a threat, at least. In fact, the girl smelled...soft? Her dragonkin senses all said that there wasn’t anything to be worried about, as far as this particular visitor was concerned. Good to know.

“Do you see anybody else? Or were you intending to chat up the Mila Tree?” Nah asked as she leaped down, moving from one branch to another, until she was on the same level as the girl.

With a small smile, she offered her a hand. Her eyes were a bit narrowed, but she was trying not to appear needlessly rude. She was just...wary.

“Are you all right? The water level always rises a bit around this time of year, so the roots get pretty slippery...”

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{bastion} - sky high

urambassador

Nah had already circled the entire area three times, and still, she just couldn’t get enough of it!

This place reminded her of the fairy tales she had read as a child--whenever she actually had the time to do such, at any rate--and she was practically bursting with questions as a result. How was it floating? For what reason was it made? What did all of these buildings do, and better yet...who did these buildings serve?

There were no people that she could find. Not a soul.

Her massive dragon silhouette momentarily blocked out the sun before she descended, slowly, coming to a thunderous stop beside what she assumed to be a distillery. She could smell the goods it produced quite clearly, but she...just...why would anyone desert such a fascinating locale?

This didn’t bode well.

“Hey!” she called out, her voice echoing and distorted. “Is...Is there anybody here?”

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{nia khera} - consequences

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ever since the arrival of the stargate, there’s been an undeniable amount of tension within the area. it’s unusual to see the villagers who seem on edge, for they are but peaceful humans. many of them know not how to wield weapons, save for farming equipment better meant to till their fields instead. but nonetheless, she understands why the fear is imminent - no one knows where the gate will lead or why it has appeared here. humans often fear what they do not understand - which is a curious concept since they do not understand spirits yet hardly fear them.

but that’s besides the point. there’s no doubt that milla has a certain curiosity in regards to the portal, though it isn’t as if milla has any opportunity to find one. immediately as the gate appears, the nearby creatures seem deeply disturbed. they’re more aggressive, territorial - even ivar, fluent he may be in beast languages, could not comprehend why there’s an uneasiness in them. it’s for this reason that he leaves to investigate the matter while milla resorts to staying within nia khera. 

and of course, it would be at this moment that the monsters attack.

‘ get everyone inside to safety! ’ her commands are immediate, and she’s standing in front of the horde of monsters as the villagers flee behind her. some of them come near her, farm tools in hand as if willing to fight as well - but she dismisses them. she will not risk the lives of humans for a task like this.

though her fight isn’t particularly difficult in any way, it’s tedious. it’s been a while since she has fought alone, and certainly she’s taken her group member’s assistance for granted. to make things certainly worse - there’s a saying that bad luck comes in threes, and milla’s beginning to believe in it - the stargate activates and a woman of pointed ears begins to walk out. she’s nearly attacked, though milla reacts quick enough to slay the beast as quickly as possible.

‘ are you unharmed? ’ she speaks, though it’s more of a breathless remark. she pauses briefly upon her question, ready to deny the offer - but even milla wouldn’t reject it when she’s in a particularly tough situation. if it minimizes the casualties, then she can’t afford to be picky - if the woman turns out to have ill intentions, milla will simply deal with her afterward. ‘ if you can fight at all, i’ll welcome the assistance. we’ll discuss who you are and where you come from later. ’

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“Unharmed” was a more intelligent question to ask than “fine”--she couldn’t have said if she was fine or not with her heart pounding away like a taguel’s, but she could at least say she wasn’t physically injured. Nah nodded, finding the woman’s demeanor rather calming. She was definitely talking to somebody important, somebody who was used to leading others.

Nah wasn’t a leader, which was just as well, but she was a Shepherd. And these people needed help.

“All right,” she breathed, gripping her Dragonstone. “Stand back!”

The familiar sphere of light enclosed her, sweeping a wave of glowing warmth up her slender form. There was the sensation of something pushing--lengthening nails, longer legs, fangs extending as her skin broke and bristled--and then she surged out in a burst of dazzling radiance, leaving a few sparkling, water-like droplets in the air. The whole process took only about five seconds--from little girl to large dragon, nearly instantly.

There’s certainly no shortage of targets...

Sucking in a breath, Nah shot out a sphere of blue-white fire that decimated a rampaging boar that had been slamming into the door of a nearby home. She circled around once in a low hover before pulling herself into the air a bit to get a good look at the situation.

“O-Over there! There’s more of them coming from the north!” Nah called out, her voice ethereal and distorted compared to before. She set another monster--this was big and birdlike--aflame soon after her declaration, roaring and doing her best to appear large and fierce.

Maybe the monsters would come after her and the swordswoman instead, if she made a big enough commotion.

(Though it seemed as though Nah was startling the villagers a bit as well.)

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Noire half expected to be injured when she stepped through the light. Things usually never went good for her but when she came out unscathed, a sigh of relief left her lips. Maybe luck was finally finding its way to her. 

She found herself inside a large house, probably a mansion. The room where the pillar was located in was in tatters. Statues, chairs, and bookshelves were broken and other pieces of furniture was strewn about on the floor. It looked like a fight had happened years ago for dust lingered on top of the shattered remains. It was quiet, the mansion was abandoned, life probably hadn’t set foot inside the walls in a very long time. 

A moment of relief came to the archer as she realized that she didn’t enter into a war zone, but that was soon replaced with fear. What if this mansion was haunted? Knowing how she was cursed from her mother, it wouldn’t surprise her if a ghost came to suck her soul. 

While in thought, Noire was surprised by a colliding figure. She screamed, “T-The ghosts are real! ” her eyes shut tight and she flailed in a feign attempt to swat away whatever had hit her. She was able to stumble away and prop up a flimsy bow,  “ UNHAND ME VEHEMENT SPIRITS BEFORE YOU FACE MY MURDEROUS WRATH.”

After her moment of panic, she saw that is was Nah. Oh, sweet, beautiful Nah! Noire couldn’t have been happier to see a familiar face. “O-oh Nah! I’m so happy to see you!” she started to sniffle from her  overwhelmed joy. She hugged the smaller girl, blubbering happily. “I thought I would never see any of you again!”

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Gods above, the whiplashing of Noire’s moods could leave even the strongest of their friends gasping for breath. Speaking of gasping for breath, Nah was quite literally doing so as the smaller girl tried to peel the blubbering archer off of her.

“Okay, Noire? You need to cut it out, I can’t--grk!” Oh for goodness sake, Noire had looped an arm nearly around her neck, making air even more of a precious commodity. Nah wriggled a bit more before giving up, rolling her eyes even as she patted the other girl’s back awkwardly.

“Yeah, I’m here, and it was never that serious, all right? What’s got you so riled up? Besides the obvious,” Nah added in a low mutter as she was finally released. Brushing herself off and straightening her clothes with great indignation, the manakete looked around, taking in the heavy scents of dust and disuse. 

“It looks as if this place has seen better days. Still, we could have wound up somewhere a lot worse...” Curiosity prickled at the edges of her mind as she wondered what sort of world awaited beyond those sunset-lit windows. The entire place was bathed in blood red light.Her ears shifting with interest, Nah looked over at Noire, doing her best to appear composed.

What Noire needed was for somebody to be strong and calm. Right. She could do this. Nah pulled in a breath to relax her (secretly shuddering) nerves, arching an eyebrow. “So...are you going to be all right? Or do you need a minute?”

Gods, she hoped this place didn’t have any ghosts!

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{ylisse} - culture shock

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Reina had found herself somewhere new, again, for this wasn’t the first time she had stepped within one of these pillars of lights, entered the endless realm of light, and stumbled out somewhere in which she had no idea where. Though, she couldn’t help but notice how beautiful this world was. The sky a clear blue and the grass greener than she had ever seen. Just before her laid a bordered field, with large, stunning horses kept within. The petite girl had always been fond of animals, and couldn’t help herself from approaching the secured horses. 

Her fingers delicately reached out, a slight smile on her face. She was nervous as she did not know these animals, and for all she knew, they could be wild and dangerous within this world. “It’s okay, I won’t hurt you..” Her arm extended beyond the fencing, so close to touching the nose of one horse. ‘Till she pulled away in shock upon hearing the sweet voice of a girl.

As usual, Reina froze up, anxiety filling her empty stomach, her palms became moist with sweat, and her heart raced from within her tight chest. Heeding the words the stranger spoke, she took a step back away from the border, creating a gap between herself and the horses. “I’m sorry— ” The elegant and almost regal voice was pitiful and weak as she turned to face the other, not wanting to be rude. “I have never met a warhorse before..” 

Reina, have you even met a normal horse before?

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“Well, now’s as good a time as any.”

Nah’s response was light as she stepped up to the girl’s side, nodding at her before extending a hand and resting it upon the warhorse’s lowered head. The horse regarded them with all the quiet dignity of a lord, nostrils flaring, but didn’t appear especially aggressive. Should the other girl deign to pet him as well, the horse was relatively docile.

“I was kidding. Mostly. These horses are trained by some friends of mine, and should be safe enough--just stay away from any pegasi you see. One’s particularly hard to deal with.”

With flicking pointed ears, Nah folded her arms and looked the other girl up and down. With that kind of demeanor and appearance, she hardly looked like she was about to start robbing peasants...a safe enough traveler, she supposed. 

“Welcome to Ylisse,” she said, hazarding a guess. “You could’ve ended up in a lot worse places than here, you know.”

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@dualblooded​

❝ nah? ❞

❝ finally, i caught up with you. ❞ he greets her with a warm smile. she’s the first he’s seen of his friends– he had begun to worry that they were LOST in this spacial phenomenon, and he would never forgive himself had that been the case. ❝ where are the others? d’you think they know about the light portals? i was actually thinking about going back to check… wanna come? ❞

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She side-eyed him with the kind of ambivalent clench to her jaw that said she wasn’t quite certain if talking with him was worth putting down the thick book in her hands. In the end, Nah did afford her friend a nod.

“I wouldn’t get too worried...I found Noire just a while ago, and I saw Robin and a few others around Ylisstol. I think everybody’s probably just off investigating...still...” Closing her book, she stood up and sighed. “I guess taking a look around wouldn’t hurt. Have you been through any of the portals yet?”

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Gloved fingers curled tightly around her blessed bow. She was in an unfamiliar place again. The area in no way resembled Plegia. Pillars of light glowed warmly side by side. Each harbored different images of landscape. Some were bright with lush grass or calm seas and others were harsh with storms, fire, and even war. 

Noire didn’t like this. She just knew this had to be one of mother’s curses. A bad dream maybe? A hallucination spell? Either way, Noire didn’t want to believe that she was stuck here away from family and friends. Leave it to her to be in such a predicament.

People were walking in and out of the pillars like it was a normal part of life. This must have been such a mundane thing to do for the travelers. Maybe if she stepped into one of the lights she would find her way home.

Noire just stared at the glowing light. She needed to muster the courage to step through but she just couldn’t. After what felt like an eternity, she took that fated step and found herself in a new area.

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Nah felt pretty proud of herself. She had been the first of their little time-traveling troupe (barely beating out Laurent and Morgan) to guess where Noire was, and she wasted no time in taking that resplendent pillar of light that had cropped up in Ylisstol straight to the field of stars. She took a moment to appreciate the sheer eternity of the place--she felt as though she could run forward for a thousand years and never reach the horizon’s end--before heading off in search of her friend.

This wasn’t her first time passing through stargates. In fact, she had done so twice already, not counting the return trips. One would think she’d feel confident by now, but instead her unease was only slightly reduced.

And--blast it all!--she just missed Noire as she hesitantly stepped through a stargate, and Nah swore under her breath, breaking into a sprint, frantic to follow her.

“Noire!”

The light temporarily blinded her as she jumped into it, and as a result she crashed straight into Noire from behind in her haste, the both of them staggering forward into some kind of...abandoned mansion?

“Okay, okay, okay, Noire! Relax! It’s just me!” Nah cried, frantic to get her balance, but also to reassure the other. “We’ve been looking everywhere for you, you know. We thought something had happened, and so I...Hey, are you all right?”

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{nia khera} - consequences

primemaxwell

Thank the gods, Nah thought as she emerged from the customary stargate-fueled flash of light, materializing in another world once more. At least this place looks more like home.

The air here was crisp and clean, reminding her a bit of Valm, but the architecture was thoroughly unusual. Many of the buildings were low, circular, and brown in color, crisscrossed with a fine latticework of supports for both design and functionality, she assumed. There were a few people about--

And monsters, besides. The chaos of the situation only just now began to sink in.

“Wh-Whoa, what’s going o--eek!”

Nah yelped as a wolf-like creature--its eyes burning pure white, its mouth full of crooked teeth--suddenly appeared out of nowhere and lunged at her, just barely missing her as she evaded it, twisting to the side. As Nah staggered back a few steps, she reached for her Dragonstone--

Only to see the beast be put down by a young woman wielding a sword. Something about her immediately reminded Nah of Lucina, but now wasn’t the time to wonder about that.

“Th-Thanks...That caught me entirely off-guard. W-What’s going on around here...? Do you guys need help?!”

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{ergastulum} - welcome committee

benriyaro

Well, that was a first.

Nah blinked in confusion, waiting for her vision to return after taking a stargate to yet another unfamiliar location. For a girl with her curiosity level, these pillars of light were like candy being thrown to starving children. She knew the danger, but she just couldn’t stay away from them.

Still, she hadn’t expected to be greeted upon arriving. The man leaning against a nearby wall seemed oh-so-casual, but also incredibly dangerous. Sort of like...Gerome, or Lon’qu. Nah braced herself for trouble, but the fellow seemed as if he had no intention of doing...much of anything, really.

Wondering why he was here or even if he was from this world at all, Nah narrowed her eyes warily, pointed ears folding back like a cautious dog’s.

“...Who are you? Are you a native to this...” She looked around. “Place?”

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{valm} - sacred ground

roseprayer

Of all the gods-damned places for a pillar of light to appear, why in the world had it chosen the Mila Tree? This was Tiki’s holy place after all, and by extension, a place holy to Naga. It seemed as though the elder manakete wasn’t here today, but that didn’t stop the general air of worry permeating the area. What if these visitors desecrated this sacred spot?

The Mila Tree was a massive tree that spanned up and up into the heavens, with its roots so long and huge that they had served as a battleground in the recent past, fully able to support entire armies with their girth. Surrounded by low water and brimming with natural beauty, it was easily representative of nature exemplified.

Aaand there was a girl wandering about, who looked as though she was having a bit of trouble keeping her balance on the slippery roots. Nah called out to her from her position on a low tree branch, looking a bit amused despite herself. Though her words were a bit mean, her tone carried no real bite.

“Are you playing a game, or are you just that uncoordinated?”

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{seattle} - inhumane.

burnhisname

She sorely regretted coming through this gate.

Nah flinched, pulling her hood close to her head in an attempt to make certain that her pointed ears were covered. This was surely a godless land, she thought, taking in the general air of desperation and aggression that the city had no choice but to breathe. And what a city it was! So huge, so full of people, and so...so...tall. She had never in her life seen buildings constructed from glass and shining metal, reaching up and up...! How did anyone bear to travel to the peak without wings?

How did anyone bear the stench of those horseless carriages, for another matter.

Nah had cautiously crept out to examine the area, but she knew she was dressed entirely wrong for the location. Staying to the shadows of alleys had seemed a good bet at first, until she witnessed the array of flyers plastering the walls. Such propaganda. It seemed that was something consistent in all worlds--preying on those different from the rest.

She took one down and examined it, lips pursed.

"What a friendly place this turned out to be,” she muttered dryly, balling up the poster and tossing it behind her...and causing it to bounce straight off of the back of Fetch’s head.

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{ylisse} - culture shock

golafre 

Oh, now this promised to be interesting.

Rumors of strange travelers in the halidom had practically quintupled in perfect sync with the pillar of light that had cropped up near Ylisstol. From what Nah had come to understand, it was essentially another Outrealm Gate...but one that no one had had any luck so far in shutting off. If it had anything to do with Naga, or perhaps even another god, Nah’s guess on the matter was as good as anybody else’s.

The Shepherds had been specifically instructed to keep an eye out for troublemakers that may be streaming in from gods-knew-where, and it was to one potential troublemaker that Nah gravitated towards now.

(Or, more specifically, to a girl who looked as though she attracted trouble rather than caused it.)

Nah circled around her with a suspicious glint in her eyes, but there wasn’t anything especially unfriendly about the way she said,

“I wouldn’t pet those if I were you. They’re warhorses, and bred for aggression towards strangers.”

The horses fenced up behind this peaceful field stomped their enormous hooves and whinnied at both the manakete and the world-traveling girl.

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all right, let’s do this!

please like for a starter, if you so wish! i’ll cap it at three likes for now, but any fire emblem sorts are welcome to ignore the cap!

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hey guys, quick intro from me!

my name’s angel and i’ve been roleplaying here on tumblr for a good five-six years now. i wouldn’t be surprised if some people here already recognize me from someplace, and if so, hey again! if we’re just meeting, hi also! i attend college as a sociology major and so i may be a bit busy at times, but i’m always eager to talk and such, so if you ever want to plot threads or just chat, please hit me up here through ask or IM, or on my twitter, here!

let’s have fun! i’m playing this sarcastic dragon girl for the first time, so i’m pretty excited.

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