So I’m a huge roleplayer, and I came up with this storyline, that I thought would be cool to turn into an AU. Sadly, I don’t have art of the characters, because I have a hard time drawing them, but I’m going to talk a little bit about the AU.
The AU is called Witchtale. And as the title entails, this focuses around witches. In this AU, monsters and humans live peacefully on the surface, and no war had happened between them. Monsters still have magic abilities, but those are separate compared to witch and warlock abilities. Witches and Warlocks can use a variety of different spells with wands, while monster magic is usually only focused on one thing, and they can’t make potions or make inanimate objects come alive.
There are different royal families in these that rule kingdoms. The kingdoms are respectively called Snowdin, Waterfall, Hotland and the Capital. There is also a separate witch and warlock kingdom, which is where most witches and warlocks live.
The royal family who rules Snowdin is the Gaster family.
Sans is the oldest son of Gaster, and the heir to the throne of Snowdin. He isn’t as lazy as his Undertale counterpart is, since he knows about his duties to ruling the kingdom, and has spent countless hours studying and attending lessons on how to be a king. When he was only five years old, he had almost been killed by a witch, left in critical condition. His right eye broke, so now his monster magic doesn’t respond to it. However, he still can see through it. He remembers it quite clearly, and it’s a huge reason he hates witches. He hates witches and wizards with a passion, and cannot see any reason why they could be good people.
Papyrus; however, has never understood his brother and father’s hatred for witches and warlocks. He believes that everybody can be a good person, but the viewpoint of witches and warlocks in this world seems to make almost everybody hate them. Papyrus was only an infant when his mother was killed, merely four months old. He doesn’t remember much about his mother. Only small memories. A laugh, a smile. And he remembers a piece from when she died. A scream, and a child crying. Papyrus is still happy and joyful as ever. Papyrus’s main goal is to help his brother out as much as he can when Sans becomes king. He is also training to be the captain of the Royal Guard on the side.
Lucida was Gaster’s wife, and the Queen of Snowdin for a time. Not many people know where she came from before she became Queen. She was a traveler, never staying in the same place for too long. When she met Gaster, she fell in love with him and they were married within two years, when she bore two sons. Sans was the only one of the two royal children that got to know Lucida closer. Papyrus was only a baby when she died. Lucida had a love for jokes, which she seemed to have passed on to Sans. Lucida died when a witch who had been a trusted family friend turned on her, killing her and injuring her oldest son’s eye beyond repair. However, Lucida is an unknown domestic witch, meaning her parents were magic, but she only had her monster magic.
Gaster is the King of Snowdin, but he is quite the broken man nowadays. Yes, he is still a good king to his people and a somewhat good father, it is rather hard for him to go through the day. Gaster has a burning hatred for all witches and warlocks, and he has killed many of them since his wife died. Even children. However, he tries to stay positive.
The Capital is the kingdom which the Dreemur Family rules.
In this AU, Chara is a good person, but they have a scarred past. Chara is the son/daughter of a witch, but they are a domestic warlock/witch. When they were four, their mother was burned at the stake when accused of being a witch. Chara ran away from their village and soon found their way to the Dreemurr family. Toriel and Asgore adopted Chara as their own and named them the second royal child in the family.
Asgore despises all witches and warlocks, after a warlock once killed nearly half of the population of one of his villages. Asgore demands to have every witch or warlock killed, even if they are domestic, which brings Chara to have to hide that part of their life. Asgore does have his regrets, but he truly believes that he is saving his people by eliminating every witch and warlock that walks through the kingdom’s gates.
Toriel, though still believing that witches and warlocks are terrible people, still finds sympathy for them. She believes that any child, no matter who they are, are completely innocent of acts that others of their kind do, unless they show that they have done something bad. Toriel had found out rather quickly about Chara’s heritage, but instead of going off to tell the guards, she soothed the child, promising to take care of Chara, and protect them from anything that could hurt them.
Asriel, having grown up in this kind of world, accepts the fact that witches and warlocks are evil and cruel beings, as that is the only thing that he has been told throughout his entire life. He is a bit of a mix between his parents, on one hand believing that witches are evil but on the other, feeling like they are innocent until proven guilty, so he is a bit conflicted on his viewpoint there. Being the heir to the throne, Asriel has studied to take over the throne for nearly his entire life.
Also, because Asriel is alive, there is no Flowey. However there is an embodiment of Flowey that haunts Asriel, whispering dark things in his ears to try and drive him over the edge.
Waterfall is ruled by Undyne and Alphys.
Undyne is the Queen of Waterfall, and she rules her kingdom with an iron fist. There is almost no crime because of this. Waterfall is also the most dangerous place for a witch or warlock to be visiting or living in. This makes the population of witches and warlocks less than 1%. Undyne hates witches/warlocks, being as they killed her parents when she was young, leaving her to take over the kingdom when she was only thriteen years old. Before her parents died, she had been obsessed with joining the royal guard and fighting alongside the soldiers and leading the men and women to victory. She was quite distraught when her parents refused to allow her to do so, but in private, the Captian of the guard taught her how to fight and how to defend herself. After her parents died, she took over as Queen, and started dealing with everything that a ruler had to do. Despite also being the Queen, Undyne is also the commander of the army, and often joins her soilders in battle on the front line.
Hotland was previously ruled by Alphys, but is now ruled by Mettaton.
Alphys used to be the ruler of Hotland, but since she married Undyne she passed on her title to Mettaton and his cousin Napstablook. Alphys has been the technical Queen of Hotland since she was a baby. Her father died before she was born, and her mother died as soon as she was born. Alphys became Queen before she was even ten minutes old. Though her advisor had been ruling for her until she was twelve. That was when Alphys started building things out of random scraps she found, just to bide her time. She eventually befriended two ghosts in her kingdom, and offerend to make them both bodies. She ended up making them bodies, and offered them to stay in her castle with her, since Alphys did tend to get loney. She was fifteen at the time. Alphys eventually met Undyne during a meeting for a peace treaty with Waterfall. The two almost instantly became friends, and several years later, they ended up getting married. Alphys then ended up moving to Waterfall with her wife, and left the crown to Mettaton, hoping he would protect her kingdom. Alphys doesn’t really have an opinion on witches or wizards, but she tends to side with her wife.
Mettaton is the current ruler of Hotland and Napstablook is his advisor. The cousins weren’t born into the position, so they aren’t of royal blood. This makes the residents of Hotland a bit uncomfortable about this. Unlike other kingdoms, Mettaton and Napstablook feel like witches and warlocks can be good people, so they tend to ignore any reports of witches and warlocks in their kingdom, unless said witch or warlock is trying to kill somebody. Hotland is usually where witches or warlocks will go, if they don’t want to head to their own kingdom. Mettaton is still quite full of himself, and since Alphys moved out, he has put statues of his face in practically every park in the kingdom. At first, people didn’t like it, but over time, they started to accept Mettaton. Now, he’s practically a celebrity!
WITCH AND WARLOCK KINGDOM (Brightcliff)
There is a kingdom far to the East, surrounded by a forest and protected by magic. In the forest, there are magic plants, such as Moonflowers and Laughing Lilies, which have their own special attributes. The kingdom is called Brightcliff, and it is full of witches and warlocks and is the only place where they can be truly safe. Even Hotland doesn’t guarantee the safety of the witches and warlocks. Here, witches and warlocks can run free, and feel free to use magic on the streets, and they don’t have to hide it. The kingdom is run by a group of six witches and warlocks. Three monsters, Three humans. Three girls, three boys. Their names are:
Herman a female skeleton monster. Herman is the younger sister of Lucida and she is Sans and Papyrus’s aunt. Herman has been on the council since her sister left the kingdom in search of something new. Herman is the only one who seems to not be intrested in being on the council.
Jake, a male human. Jake is a prince of a human kingdom far to the south, that shunned him for his use of magic at a young age. He was banished from the kingdom, where he retreated to Brightcliff. He is the most hyper of the bunch, seeming to never be able to settle down.
Laia, a female human. Laia is by far the oldest member of the Council, nearing seventy years old. Even so, she is still very entergetic, and can get along with no problem.
Burgerpants, a male cat monster. Burgerpants is the smartest of the council members, and is also the youngest. He is only nineteen, and has aready succeeded in his schooling for magic, and managed to get a spot on the council when he was fifteen years old.
Helene, a female human. Helene is the toughest of the council, and she seems to try and act like she is all tough. She isn’t that skilled in magic, and it’s a wonder why she’s even on the council.
Grillby, a male fire elemental. Grillby is usually never at the meetings. He runs a tavern down in Snowdin, so he never seems to be at the meetings at all. He instead uses magic to project an image of himself to the council, and have an image of them around him. He’s also got a daughter named Fuku, who is also a witch.
They run the kingdom, and make sure that keep the kingdom safe from the rest of monster and humankind. Brightcliff is a very beautiful kingdom. The city is sparkling clean, buildings seem to be made of polished marble and adorned with beautiful carvings, and the roads seem to be paved with crystal flowers. Children play games with their wands outside, and you cannot walk a single step without seeing the use of magic.
OTHER CHARACTERS WITH NO TIES TO A CERTIAN KINGDOM
Frisk is a young witch/warlock, who grew up in Brightcliff. When they turned nine, they left their home, traveling around the country to try and help other witches and warlocks who could be in trouble. Frisk is the only witch/warlock capable of using wandless magic, besides from children using magic accidentally as babies. They don’t carry a wand around with them because of this. They had met Chara and were the one to direct them towards the Capital to find a family to care for them. At nine years old, Frisk was chosen to go around the world and try to find and save any of the witches and warlocks that got into trouble. At least one person always has this job and a prophecy chooses each person after the previous Seeker has died.
Muffet is a witch that lives by one of the trade route paths to Hotland. She enchants her food to make it even more delicious than it already is. Muffet isn’t a known witch, as nobody really likes to get close to her because of how unsettling she can be sometimes.
-Moonflowers are very special flowers to witch and warlock kind. They are said to bring good luck and prosparity, and it is very romantic to give one to your lover. Moonflowers are silver and sparkle in the moonlight. They can be used for certain potions. They are also used in weddings, instead of roses.
-Witches and Warlocks craft their wands when they turn seven years old, even if they have nobody to help them.
-Laughing Lillies are flowers that giggle when you walk past and tell jokes when you hold them. They are commonly used among witches and warlocks to cheer somebody up
-Echo Flowers, though commonly found in Waterfall, were once normal blue flowers, until a warlock enchanted them. Now, they repeat back what people say.
-Both humans and monsters live in each kingdom.
-Non-witches and warlocks cannot find Brightcliff by accident. It is impossible, unless a witch or warlock willingly brings them to the kingdom.
-Domestic witches and warlocks have no ties to magic at all, except if they are monsters. They are normally born from a non magic parent and a magic parent. Its a 50/50 chance they will be domestic if that is the case. If the parents are both magic, it is a low chance they will be domestic.
-That being said, witches and warlocks can be born from two non-magic parents as well. Though the probability of that is extremely low. About one in a million chance, but it still happens.
