Little Sapling AU
Wanted an AU where Sylvari can awaken not just as an adult, and the community would basically raise the saplings together ("it takes a village to raise a child"). If a Sylvari wanted a small sapling, they could ask the Pale Mother to create and awaken one for them.
Even still, if the sapling wanted to, they can still wait until they're fully grown and then merge from the Dream when they're ready.
AU made with @mme-chouette
Caira and Rosa belong to Fen
This piece of my commander Fenrele has been in the works for literally over a year because I am trying to be as detailed with her as I possibly can...
So.. I keep working on it on and off whenever the mood strikes (which honestly isn't too often) but since it is taking so long why not post a work in progress :3
What is Mabaki’s background story, like how he is turned to be sylvari he is? I don’t know if someone has already ask you this 🙈
Yo, never thought I'd get this question from an anon lmao, so genuinely, thank you. I get too shy to ramble about Mbk, because he was never intended to be in the 'spotlight' like the Commander gets to (but now in circumstances he's Co-Wayfinder now, i dont take it too seriously, but also kinda do- you know what I mean??)
I've never actually written a document or whatever to keep track of his lore, and it was always kind-of loose in my head... aha. I'm lazy LOL and not really a 'lore' person. So his early years are not concrete but there's a baseline somewhat.
Because of his timeline, he misses a few major fights the Commander goes through (he wishes he was there lmaooo)
Considering he's like what, 12...? this year in September? There's 'a lot'. So this got really long LMAO. I tried to keep it short.
[TLDR]
1325 AE, Mabaki Awakens
Explores Tyria
Joins a guild and enters the Mist Wars
Leaves WvW/Guild to join the Vigil/Pact
Tower of Nightmares changes him
LWS1 ~ PoF, Vigil/Pact Soldier
LWS4/IBS, Meets Caira, It's a rocky start, they start dating, then get married.
EoD, Adopts 3 saplings
SotO, Caira disappears and comes back as Wayfinder
JW, Angst season within their relationship
VoE, It's vacation mode, babyyyy
[TIMELINE]
1325 AE, Mabaki Awakens.
Average curious Sylvari. He is not there for the Pact forming and defeat of Zhaitan. He wishes he was, and saw the events here and there in his Dream.
Explores Tyria
as one curious Sylvari does (My excuse to level him to 80 and gain world experience)
Joins a guild and enters the Mist Wars.
Lured by the idea of adventure and fighting. He bulks up there. IIRC time moves differently in WvW and it actually does 'reset', so to me I take that as him seeing all the horrors of repeatedly seeing his comrades and enemies brutally die in a neverending war for a duration of 'few yeas'. He figures, this isn't where he wants to stay forever. With a push from a certain Charr, he gets out (aka me binge-playing WvW lmao).
Leaves the guild to join The Vigil/Pact
Still wants the thrill of adventure, but something new instead of the grueling war of the Mists. He gains a sense of duty, somehow.
1326 AE, Goes through Tower of Nightmares
Probably his first 'big' mission. Went through the tower with a faulty gas mask. Barely survives the tower and comes out injured, and has been slowly inhaling the toxins. I decided this would just alter him mentally and physically. (I get shy about this aspect because it feels a bit 'edgy' to me lmao:) His intrusive thoughts manifest as a sort of mental entity. I call him "Bad-baki" lmao. He's the reason Mbk develops anger and ego-issues, and starts acting a bit more brash towards others. Though his sense of 'duty' to the Vigil/Pact remains strong. He ignores the voice of his intrusive thoughts as best he can.
Bad-Baki is not physical, he's in Mbk's head (hnm~ must be something related to Sylvari's mental... capabilities). Mbk doesn't know he even exists, hence it's his 'intrusive thoughts'. Above is the art I drew of this for myself in 2023, Just to play with the idea of Mbk changing physically and metaphorically. He also gains his skill/power to control Dreamthistles / Toxic Spores / Vines.
1327 ~ 1331 AE, He goes on to partake in the rest of LWS1, LWS2, HoT, LWS3, and PoF as a Vigil/Pact member
- He doesn't get taken over by Mordremoth because his 'intrusive thoughts' had taken up space in his head and forcefully shielded Mbk from Mordy's influence.
- Gets sent around Tyria to either 'clean-up' Pact messes, short expeditions, or sent out to train new recruits (mostly for the Vigil).
- Promoted to Lieutenant rank quickly, then eventually Warmaster, but he turns that down as he doesn't want more responsibility.
- Mbk is not part of the main Pact that goes off to face Kralkatorrik. He's the reserve/backup that's still going around in areas the Heart of Maguuma and Central Tyria.
- Becomes 'friends' with Dhrax (My rev Charr). Mbk was totally annoyed with Dhrax at first, denies they are friends (but they really are friends and Dhrax will not let that up. Both work together as Lieutenants)
- He's still dealing with the intrusive thoughts and picked up a few habits to deal with it, like meditating and smoking early on.
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This is where the ship stuff starts lmao sorry
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1332 AE, meets Caira (LWS4/IBS)
She approached him first. After their introduction, he's starting to notice this pink Sylvari around the camps and expeditions he's going through. Learns that she's part of the Priory, interested in history, and she's valuable in terms of collecting dangerous artifacts (KNOWLEDGEmeme.gif). Hence, on occasion, his group is sent out with hers together. He finds her totally irritating at first, because she would. not. stop. rambling. Everything he's learned about her early on was 'against his will' lmao.
First artwork by @mme-chouette
1333 AE, first confession
Naturally, as one spends time with someone, they get closer... just a little. Mbk originally was not interested in relationships (even friends, okay? LMAO). He enjoyed the freedom of 'fooling around' as he saw fit. But he's forced to come to terms that she might be the closest person to him yet (other than Dhrax but he vehemently denies that lol). The first time Caira is gravely injured, he wasn't there to help her. This ate away at him for a while during her recovery. Once she was well enough to move around, he goes through his first confession: "You are someone important to me," (In a flower field, specifically).
1334 AE, Hectic year, 2nd confession.
- His intrusive thoughts are getting worse now that he's starting to warm up to someone. It does not like that Mbk is forming a connection, and tries to cause a split-up. Mbk is on occasion hurtful and cold to Caira. He's disrespectful towards a few higher-ranks than him in the Pact.
- He goes through a humiliating defeat in a fight he initiated. In shame, to deal with the overwhelming thoughts, he leaves (on and off, first a few weeks, then a few months) to go 'meditate', hoping this would solve the issue. He eventually returns after half a year (in total), but has not improved.
- Distraught, Caira tells Mbk this isn't viable between them, and he needs to figure something out (Because of Mbk's on-and-off attitude, and with him disappearing for so long, she has cut her leaf-hair and has grown it to her current vine and rose hair).
- In anger, and the constant voice in his head berating him, Mbk loses control of his vines, (instigated by Bad-baki) that lash out to attack Caira, but he blocks it using himself as a shield.
- Distraught that he almost injured her, he breaks down and begs for help, he no longer wants to hear anymore of his intrusive thoughts. They're distressing and painful.
- I won't dive into too much detail, but with Caira's mesmer magic, and help from the Pale Tree, they manage to suppress and seal Mbk's intrusive thoughts away. It's always there, just a small flicker. He will gradually learn to control his anger and ego issues.
- After a week passes and he's able to think clearly for once, he has time to come to terms with his feelings for Caira, and confesses to her a 2nd time. Promises to be hers for as long as she lets him. They officially start dating.
1335 AE, they get married (3rd confession).
How it sort-of happened. It was a small and intimate wedding.
Adopts 3 saplings. (EoD)
- They are still stuck in Central Tyria, they explore Cantha eventually later, but not while the Commander is doing commander things.
- I won't divulge too much into them. If you'd like to read about them more, Check this post.
- There is also Vinca, who belongs to @kasimova-dariia. It started as a joke but he is now semi-adopted (He's welcome to be part of the family but he wants his own independence. "A stray cat who keeps coming back."). There is no clear timeline for this, for now.
The first three adopted saplings, Rosa, Vince, and Laurane.
1336 AE, Caira Disappears and comes back as Wayfinder (SotO)
- Technically for the timeline, the commander would be Fen's, Commander Fenrele. She is Caira's aunt. At the start of EoD, Caira is asked by the Commander to look into the new ruckus. Caira is the one that gets teleported to Nayos / Cerus intro, so she essentially disappears, and goes through the events of SotO.
- Mbk is extremely distraught that his wife is missing. (Cue the "WHERE'S MY WIFE" breakdown). He stays in Tyria to fight off the Kryptis waves that keep spawning, holding out on hope that Caira is alive and well.... (he did get 1 letter during the whole time from her).
- Caira fights Eparch alongside Peitha and comes back as Wayfinder. She has lost her left arm, and had lied about her well-being in the letter.
1337, 1338 AE, (JW)
- During downtime between SotO and JW, Mbk and Caira talk about everything during the past year and a half, getting caught up with each other. The topic of her arm comes up and he comforts her to not hide it.
- Caira admits that the role of Wayfinder is an ordeal on herself and that it is a difficult position to uphold. Mbk offers to step-up and help her as Co-Wayfinder (Caira tells Isgarren to make him so).
- Mbk develops a sort of anxiety and paranoia that his wife might disappear and become injured again. As they explore Lowland Shore, he watches Caira carry out her position as Wayfinder and it's jarring. It really does hit him that he has missed out on her growth for a whole year.
- His anxiety causes him to become overbearingly protective, figures out why he feels hurt: she kept her arm a secret to not worry him, when previously they shared everything between each other. They end up fighting verbally.
- It takes the entire journey of Lowland Shore and Syntri to talk it over, and to fix their miscommunication. By the time they get to Bava Nisos, they have made up.
- After the events of JW, Mbk re-does his vows with her.
It really do be like that.
1338 (VoE)
Mbk is practically treating this expansion as a vacation, for real. LOL I'll come up with the proper lore once this expac is finished.
And thats it. SORRY IF THERE'S SPELLING MISTAKES.
One major change I hope I managed was his anger-issues and how he deals with his problems. Instead of blowing up as a first reaction, he's more calculating (unless its for the funnies then he still blows up hahahaaaaaa)
If you read it this far, thanks and wow you're crazy LMAO
Stone murals for the story of Astri Stjarna, the original character of commissioner from the world of the Guild Wars 2 game, which is closely related to the Owl Spirit, revered by the Norns.
what if vloxx and the commander did meet up to try and talk their ideologies out then its just accidentally the most romantically charged exchange ever
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