The year is 2015 and there are still things humanity doesn't yet know. As cities expand ever further the line between myth and reality blurs. Sirens walk busy streets selling their voices for coin while fey and fiend alike hide in plain sight, casually occupying day jobs or night jobs or seedy alleys under the overpass. For those with the Sight the world is a strange place, blending the lore of old with Starbucks humor and potent urban magic. Welcome to Feybent. (This is a mythos themed AU Homestuck RP group).
You had to close up and leave the store eventually. Even waiting as long as you could, it wasn’t long enough for the group of people outside to at the very least move down a street.
In a coordinated event to occur this Saturday, July 11th, 2015, leaders from various Kindred Courts will be appearing in a rally against the Kindred Registration act. It would be the first time members of the Vampire, Seelie, and Unseelie have gotten together to collaborate towards a single goal, but it seems the deal was brokered by a local Princess of the vampire Courts, Carlotta D’Orsay.
Valor of the Ironbow, a longtime supporter of Kindred rights since the initial recognition of Kindred within the United States as of 1812, has often appeared as a speaker for the Seelie court, a Duke himself. He’s steadily built relationship with various political pundits and parties, culturing a future for all Kindred kind. His speech will be at 1pm this afternoon, a open forum to follow after.
Methryl Starbright, well known for his actions in Sweden to save the cultural heritage of Dark elves in the Preservation Act of 1990, which barred developers from building within areas that Nordic elves found sacred, will also be appearing to speak on the behalf of the Unseelie court, a notable Dauphin at that. A longstanding and outspoken member of the court, his contentious nature is often one that some anti-kindred pundits point to as an example of all that’s wrong with the Kindred. His communique will be around Dusk, a short forum to follow afterwards.
A new player on the field of political punditry would be Ms. Carlotta D’ Orsay, a young Vampire of 63 years of age, and from a very long lived and noble family. Not one particularly noted for activism but it would appear Ms. D’Orsay seems bent on changing that. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Harvard in accounting and communications, and has been using her name to gather momentum towards being a figure in the public sphere. Since her Change at the age of 23, sired by Moldovo D’Orsay, her ‘father’, she’s been a firebrand in the family, speaking out against the ills of poisonous vampiric culture, the dangers of romanticizing it, focusing on safety and promoting blood bank usage along with safe donor programs within the city, and now seems to be moving towards protecting rights of all Kindred. Her speech will follow Mr. Starbright’s.
Additionally, free food and drink will be offered, along with small art galas from local Kindred artists, and music. It is open to all, located in Central park at (coordinates here).
As the Kindred Registration law makes its way through the Senate in our fair city, protesters for both sides gather to make their voices heard. The Whestboro Baptist Church continues to picket in a ‘Vigil for Peace’ while hoisting disturbing imagery of various kindred attacks over the centuries.
It has been rumored that Hominim has joined forces with the Church in this particular instance to fortify protests and provide security. It can be guaranteed Knights of the ever infamous Dei Malleus are lurking in the crowds as well.
Various Kindred-Friendly groups, such as the National League for the Advancement of Kindred Peoples, as well as Amnesty International, have gathered to protest against the law, citing that such a requirement would put many citizens at risk for harassment and discrimination, as well as likely being a law that is overall unconstitutional.
Locals respond to the law with mixed positive and negative feelings, one anonymous commentator, stating, “It would make me feel safer about sending my daughter to school if I knew ‘what’ she was going to school with! It’s only fair.”
And yet another speaker, Darnell Thomas, a local activist, states, “It is a travesty and a joke of the American Process to think that a law such as this would attempt to be enacted. Nothing of this ilk has existed since the end of the Jim Crow laws, and we hope to see a defeat of such a ill conceived idea.”
Debate on the law will likely continue until the midnight deadline as of July 17th, 2015. At present, a Kindred-friendly Senator, Mrs. Estelle Variacoso, seems to be in the midst of a day long filibuster in order to prevent proceedings.
Hi hi everyone, this is EJ mod, I just wanted to let everyone know I’m updating the chara pages, pretty sure I got everyone in chat but I just wanted to put it out there in case I missed anyone. You can always hit us up in the main chat or privately if you needed a hiatus or no longer wish to be part of the timeline, have a good day!
A valkyrie is a female helping spirit of the god Odin. The modern image of the valkyries as elegant, noble maidens bearing dead heroes to Valhalla is largely accurate for what it is, but a highly selective portrayal that exaggerates their pleasant qualities. To some extent, this tendency toward sanitization is present even in the later Old Norse sources, which focus on their love affairs with human men and their assisting Odin in transporting his favorites among those slain in battle to Valhalla, where they will fight by his side during Ragnarok.
As far as we today can tell, the valkyries have always had such characteristics, but in heathen times they were far more sinister. The meaning of their name, “choosers of the slain,” refers not only to their choosing who gains admittance to Valhalla, but also to their choosing who dies in battle and using malicious magic to ensure that their preferences in this regard are brought to fruition. Examples of valkyries deciding who lives and who dies abound in the Eddas and sagas.
The valkyries were female spirits of carnage. The Celts, with whom the Norse and other Germanic peoples engaged in fruitful cultural exchanges for numerous centuries, had similar beings of their own, such as the war goddesses Badb and the Morrígan.
Whether in their loving or bloodthirsty modalities, the valkyries are best understood as part of the extensive and dynamic complex of shamanism that permeates pre-Christian Germanic religion. Much like the ravens Huginn and Muninn, they’re projections of parts of Odin, semi-distinct beings that are parts of his larger being.
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Name: Eliana or Ellie
Pronouns: She/her
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character basics
Name: Aradia Megido
Aliases: Sanmadra
Age: Around 2000 years
Age Appearance: 23
Birth Date: January 0015 (Julian calender)
Chosen Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
practical
Origins: Norway
Species/Race: A valkyrie is a female helping spirit of the Norse god, Odin. During battle they guided fallen heroes that Odin approved of to Valhalla, where they will fight by his side during Ragnarok.
Sex/Gender: Female, Female
Observable Traits/Customs: The Saga of the Volsungs compares seeing a valkyrie to “staring into a flame”. Without glamour on, Aradia’s skin seems to glow and shimmer like a fire. Her hair also takes on similar characteristics, almost to the point where it looks like it’s flaming.
Education Level: Has a BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) and graduated from college two years ago.
Occupation: Is a nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.
Financial Status: Average, Aradia has a pretty good job at the hospital (upper middle class).
Special abilities/magic: If Aradia finds a patient in the hospital that she feels doesn’t deserve to die, that she feels could make more out of their life, or if she really likes them, she will use magic to make them well to a point (well enough so they can leave the hospital). She can also do the opposite; worsening someone’s condition so they won’t get better anytime soon.
physical
Weight: 130 lbs. (58.97 kg)
Height: 5’5” (165.10 cm)
Hair Color: Auburn
Eye Color: Brown
Other:
Has a light dusting of freckles on her shoulders and nose.
Cheek dimples.
Very pale skin. She gets sunburned extremely easily.
writing sample
It had been raining all week, making the atmosphere in the hospital seem gray and wilted. Aradia noticed that it didn’t make much of a difference in the geriatrics wing, it was almost always like this. It reeked of age and death, reminding her of the battlefields she used to frequent with her “sisters”. It made her feel at home (as strange as it sounded).
Her brown flats clicked against the polished linoleum, stopping when she reached room 43. The patient files clipped to the wall identified this one as Ethel Brookens, an 84 year old woman suffering from a particularly nasty bout of pneumonia. Over the past couple days she had been talking to this woman, growing more fond of her with each passing hour. She had raised nine children successfully and retired from teaching at the local high school for nearly fifty years. A kind, pure soul that Aradia decided deserved a second chance. Sliding the door open, the old woman turned her head Aradia’s way as she stepped inside. A smile and a small wave greeted her as she sat down in a chair next to the bed.
Before speaking, she reached over and gently grabbed Ethel’s hand, preparing to transfer the necessary magical power to heal her. “Hello there, Mrs. Brookens.” Aradia smiled, rubbing her thumb against the back of her hand. “Sorry I couldn’t come visit earlier, I was pretty swamped with paperwork.”
"Oh, don’t you apologize, dear." The old woman’s voice was hoarse and quiet, but still powerful. "I’m glad you even come at all, but I could do without this awful weather. It’s making me ache all over."
A laugh escaped from Aradia’s lips. “Rain storms seem to be the norm lately, unfortunately. I’m not sure when it’ll stop.” Remembering a topic they were discussing yesterday, she brought it up. “Tell me again about your son’s military career. You know how I love your stories.”
It was Ethel’s turn to laugh now. “It’s nice to see you so invested. All right, if you insist, but it’s just some old army tales. Nothing too interesting.”
Despite her previous comment, the patient began telling a tale of gunfire, action, and bravery. Aradia listening with intent concentration, letting the magic do its work as the rain pattered on the window.
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