Aegis of the Flame

I've waited long for this moment, for one who is pure of heart and free of corruption. A shining vessel to whom my words will reach... now Sorey, take up the blade!

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ok!! i just sent in for a semi-hiatus for Link and Lailah, because I’m figuring gonna be pretty busy for at least the next week! New job’s starting up, and I don’t want to be worried about activity while also getting used to a lotta new stuff, haha. Also because we may not have wifi until monday, it depends on when they can get it connected for us. hopefully it’ll be good by monday lmao

i’ll still be around the rest of today but idk if i’ll be on at all this weekend, depends on how much needs to get done and how exhausted i am.

oh and also I’ll be on my twitter account if you want to reach me/want to see me ramble abt everything, it’s right here!! 

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tallorc‌

Balbok simply nods. He’s satisfied with that answer and decides to not make it more complicated than necessary. “I’m not human either, you’re fine. What were you doing here in the forest?”

Lailah smiled gently- she could certainly tell the other wasn’t human, that much was rather obvious.

“I like to be away from the city, sometimes.” She laced her fingers, thinking for a moment. “While it’s nice to watch people, sometimes I need a few moments to myself to think. A little space gives me more room to breathe than in the city when it’s crowded.”

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whxrlwxnd‌

＞　He listens quietly, trying not to completely flip off his rocker. Maybe he shouldn’t’ve asked, he thinks, his expression falling flat. Knowing things about what was going to happen was gonna fuck him up. 

     “That sounds about right. It was only a matter of time before shit went south.” Even with how well the kid was keeping things together. “And I’m assuming this Lord of Calamity wasn’t nearly as fun to play with as the one I knew.” 

  Zaveid kinda misses Velvet and company. Messing with them was just as fun as messing with the abbey, especially when he got to rile up the Skipper. There was just something about the look on their faces when he got involved. He sighs wistfully; why’s he reminiscing when its only been a couple months? If even that? Maybe all this future-talk has already started to get to him. 

     “Her brother is the same, so it doesn’t bother me much. Nice to know it runs in the family. It’s endearing.” He pauses. “I think.”

“...The Lord of Calamity was certainly not ‘fun’, no.” She looked down, attempting to determine the best way to put things. She wished she knew more about what’d happened back then, but she’d really only heard rumors of rumors for the most part. In time, she’d found some more out through travelling with new shepherds, but many things seemed to have become obfuscated with time.

“He had been cursed. A curse of solitude, intended as revenge for a horrific betrayal.” Such a horrible burden, even if Heldalf’s actions had been reprehensible. Micheal should’ve known better... but even a shepherd was susceptible to malevolence. He was still human, and hate could be an unfortunately common human emotion.

Talking about Edna then was much better, although there was another pang of sorrow in Lailah’s heart hearing of Eizen. Last she’d heard, he seemed to be recovering- there was hope. But, he was still a dragon...

“I’m glad she hasn’t caused you any trouble, then. She might’ve decided it would be fun to try to play a prank on you, or something of the like.”

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Policy Update (4/21)

Hello Isolans!

It’s been a while since our last big policy update, so we hope you all can bear with us for the length of this one! Topics this time range from a few reminders, to clarification on reserving characters for mobile games, as well as a few new things to consider for activity, and a couple rule changes regarding D&D rolls, canon doubles, and dash only blogs. We also want to unveil the beginner’s guide that has been being worked on for a bit now!

Find more details (TL;DR included at the bottom) after the cut!

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Rank up heck yeah

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new leaf, moss

new leaf: what message would your muse send to their past self, if any?

Honestly, I don’t think Lailah would send one to her past self. She’s more the sort to live in the moment, and while she does have some things she wishes hadn’t happened in her past she has come to peace with them.

moss: how easily does your muse adapt to any new situations they’re thrust into?

Fairly well! While she certainly doesn’t take everything in stride, Lailah is rather old- she’s seen a lot, and knows how to keep her head about her. She won’t be panicking at sudden changes in situation, that’s for certain, she’s more of the calm collected type.

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colorful headcanons.

( send me a copic color for a headcanon )

frost blue: does your muse enjoy the snow and cold? or are they the type to enjoy summer more?

peacock blue: is your muse honest? what sorts of lies do they tell, if not?

lapis lazuli: does your muse prefer the idea of exploring the depths of the oceans, or the boundless expanses of space more?

reddish brass: how likely is your muse to step up and take the role of a leader? are they willing to take the challenge, or are they more apt to being a follower?

burnt umber: how stable is your muse, mentally and/or emotionally?

champagne: does your muse drink (alcohol)? are they a heavy drinker, if so?

tea orange: what is something that your muse is fascinated with?

malachite: has your muse ever done anything that they winded up feeling incredibly guilty for in the end?

olive: is your muse prone to feeling envious of others? if yes, what is it that they typically feel envious over?

vermillion: is your muse courageous, or would they consider themselves to be more of a coward?

coral: what is your muse's romantic and sexual orientations?

bougainvillaea: would your muse consider themselves as blunt, or do they beat around the bush instead?

currant: what's something that absolutely disgusts your muse (can be a person, place, thing, ect)?

crimson: how passionate is your muse about the things they love most?

raspberry: what food and/or drink can your muse not get enough of? do they indulge in it often, or is it something reserved for special occasions?

baby blossoms: does your muse have a favorite scent? what is it, and why?

mallow: what sorts of things might remind your muse of those close to them? any scents, objects, sounds?

aubergine: does your muse prefer the day, or are they more of a night-owl?

acacia: how much does it take for your muse to hate someone?

cadmium yellow: what subjects or topics does your muse avoid, because they bring up harmful / painful memories?

honey: when your muse loves someone (whether it be romantic, platonic, or familial love), how do they show it?

chartreuse: if you had to describe your muse with a color, what color would it be and why?

anise: when it comes to self-care, what does your muse do to take care of themselves? do they take care to spend time on it, or do they feel they don't deserve it?

new leaf: what message would your muse send to their past self, if any?

moss: how easily does your muse adapt to any new situations they're thrust into?

silk: does your muse care about appearances much? do they spend a lot of time on their own appearance, or do they just go with the flow each day?

sanguine: does your muse typically have an optimistic, pessimistic, or some middle ground outlook on life?

atoll: if your muse could go anywhere, without any restrictions whatsoever, where would they go? why would they go there?

cool grey: if your muse could ensure one thing for certain in their future to come, what would it be?

black: does your muse have a 'bucket list?' list some things your muse wants to accomplish before they die.

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compassionatefade‌

Warm as a hearth-fire, as she approaches - her curiosity licks at him, tickles, like he imagines a flame would if it could not burn. He doesn’t turn his head, but bobs his head in acknowledgement.

“You watched for a long time, but you were still close - you put yourself on their level, even though you were removed and they couldn’t see. It was a holy place, a place for you, but it was also a place where they congregated, where you could see the comings and goings and changes over time.

“I like it farther away,” he continues, gesturing to the people below, oblivious to their observers. “It makes it easier, the distance - it’s easier, when I can see as much as I’m hearing. I can put one to the other easier, this way.”

She is so warm, wise, welcoming, that it is easy to tell her of the things he struggles with, also, the mistakes he worries he’s making. “And it’s too much, sometimes,” he admits, “being so close. I know that’s wrong of me. I still want to help, but sometimes I want to get away, too.”

Lailah hummed gently, nodding. He was perceptive, able to see things that people didn’t say for themselves- she didn’t know of anyone quite like that from her world, and admittedly she was curious. But she also would be concerned, for one who seemed so young of spirit.

“Some distance can be nice. Even when you love them, it can be overwhelming, can’t it?” She smiled, looking to the people below. “They don’t mean for it to be so much, they can’t help it, but it can be.”

She was old, she was far too used to the weight of humanity’s malevolence on her heart, but it became so tiresome for younger seraphim. She could remember how much Mikleo had struggled at first- this boy would struggle too, it would seem.

“You’re allowed to give yourself the space. Not even Maotelus can purify without rest, it’s needed as well. If you wish to help, allow yourself the quiet moments- allow yourself the times to retreat, as well. You’re not any lesser for doing so.”

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gemmedchild‌

“Wow! That’s amazing!” Steven gasped, stars shining in his eyes. He’d seen Connie make origami before, but she only knew how to make cranes and boats. Steven only knew how to make hats. “Yeah, please show me!” He sifted through the paper, looking for a pink one to practice on.

“Alright then... how would you like to make a butterfly?” Lailah smiled, pulling another sheet for herself. “They’re straightforward to learn, and you can put them on your walls if you like. They’re quite pretty.”

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whxrlwxnd‌

＞　Zaveid turns a bit and opens the door behind him, gesturing for her to go out first. “A walk it is! Hope you weren’t too busy.”

  He sort of feels bad about interrupting her work and then completely pulling her away from it, but there’s questions he wants answered, and he feels like Edna is gonna be impossible to get information out of, if she’s anything like her brother. 

     “Wait, the kid? Even he managed to take a hit? Always thought Laphicet was too stubborn for that.” He uses Maotelus’s old name; thinking about him being an empyrean was still a little too much to parse. 

  The malak pauses, blinking. “Hey, you know Edna, right?” He’s guessing. “Is she always like… that?”

“It’s quite alright, I assure you.” Things hadn’t exactly been busy, so she’d been about ready to head off regardless. And regardless, she wished to ease Zaveid’s worries the best she could. There was certain to be a lot on his mind now, without a doubt.

“Unfortunately, yes. Our world... was in an age of calamity. Kingdoms were on the edge of war, droughts and famines running rampant, and hellions- daemons- were everywhere.” Her gaze fell as she spoke, her sorrow at the state that’d befallen the world still present. Hearing him speak of Maotelus as ‘the kid’, speaking of him by another name- it tore at her heart. In truth, she didn’t know much of Maotelus from before he’d awoken as the fifth emyrean, and it certainly hadn’t seemed proper to ask. “A Lord of Calamity had arisen, his heart filled with enough despair and malevolence to affect even the land itself.”

All due to Michael’s foolish curse of solitude, the world had nearly ended. But Sorey had found a way to purify even the Lord of Calamity himself.

“Oh, Edna? Of course I know her.” She nodded- while Zaveid hadn’t really said much, she had an idea of what he meant. “She likes to tease people, and she can be quite forward. I hope she hasn’t given you any trouble. She’s really a kind person, she just has difficulties being honest about it sometimes.”

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doctorgneiss‌

“An inventor is one word for it. I prefer ‘genius scholar’ but I will accept your slightly less glowing term since you have sufficiently recognized my talent.”

Truly, he had grown for the better over his time here, and this was proof of it. No one could argue that.

But he still had the ever-burning need to continue to show off when he knew things that other people didn’t.

“Tell me, have you ever been… to a real electronics store here?”

“Oh, my apologies.” Lailah smiled as she apologized- quite self-confident, but she would never fault a person for a little bit of self-indulgence. It was natural, after all.

“No, actually- I don’t believe I have. Are there many in this area?” 

She’d never had reason to enter one of those places. Aside from her phone, she didn’t tend to use any real electronics- not only did she have some trouble understanding them at points, but she also just didn’t see much reason to have them.

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superiormimicry‌

“I couldn’t help but ask. You just kept repeating the same words in a way.” Though it wouldn’t be too much of a surprise if that wasn’t the case. Though those chances with an encounter like this is very low. Perhaps once he understands the other, he’ll have some idea of how genuine she is. Perhaps completely innocent. “Ah. That wasn’t what I was expecting to hear. Now why, oh why, would you like to think of a pun? I may have an idea of what you were going for, but I can’t stop my own curiosity.”

“why would I want to think of a pun? Well, why not? They’re quite amusing, I think.” She smiled, quite honest in her beliefs that way. She simply enjoyed them quite a lot, and so spending time thinking of new or different ones was a decent way to pass the time. “Sea and see sound the same, and you see seashells... but I’m afraid I keep getting stuck after that point.”

Even with plentiful centuries behind her, wordplay still wasn’t easy. It was a delicate art, almost as delicate as the papercraft she also enjoyed.

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@gemmedchild liked for a starter

“So you fold like that, and then like that... and there! A flower.” Lailah smiled as she held up the origami blossom to the boy, a pile of paper beside her. Folding was one of her favourite past times, and she was always happy to share it with others. “Would you like me to teach you? Or I could show you others as well, I know quite a few.”

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@astruums liked for a starter

“A shooting star.. how lovely.” Lailah had been watching the sky, before noticing another was nearby. “It seems there’s a meteor shower going on tonight. Were you watching as well?”

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@pacifisthealer liked for a starter

“Oh, Jude.” Lailah smiled, waving to the young man. She’d just been about to grab lunch, and she couldn’t help but notice that he looked a touch tired. Some good food could help then, perhaps! “Would you like to join me for lunch? It’s quite alright if you’re already busy, of course.”

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small starter call! will probably be on the shorter side, capped at 3 with tales of castmates exempt

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tallorc‌

Deciding she’s neither prey nor enemy, the orc puts his bow away. “… visible? You mean, you’re not visible where you come from?”

“Ah... well, not to most, at least. It’s somewhat complicated.” The discussion of resonance could be a long one, after all. She was somewhat curious about the other, who looked like a hellion but clearly wasn’t.. but now wasn’t time for that. “I am not human, and most humans cannot see me. Some are exceptions, but most cannot.”