#afk vendrix

[meepinmeat]

Alright, here goes nothing…

Feli, are you there? Is anyone there?

I’m sending this message in advance, in case if me making it here unannounced would give you a scare…

So, listen up. I’m a dwarf from the surface, there’s this super important thing we dwarves managed to collect, and we’re trying to do our research on it. Some weird things have been happening lately and we’re trying to figure out what’s going on. I’m not sure if you’ve already caught wind of it all, so I’ll be sure to explain in case you haven’t.

Anyways, since this thing carries magic that’s exclusive to you guys, we can’t figure out what it does, only that it’s powerful even though it’s small. Which then leads me to wonder… Maybe a powerful priest like you, or someone there that’s as strong and knowledgeable, can help us out.

I know this is just me taking a leap of faith and I’m making no sense, but I believe sometimes that’s all it takes to make a breakthrough… And I hope all this can be explained after we have this figured out.

I’ll meet you there.

ೃ༄ @inventor-zanie

[ @inventor-zanie ]

The young High Priest sat by the mirage blooms jolted upon hearing the dwarf's voice coming from.. somewhere. He was close to dozing off, what with being left alone in his thoughts and reminiscencing in such a cozy secluded spot and all.

It took him a moment to register- but immediately the first thing that caught his attention was the name the dwarf was calling out to, "Feli.." addressing the late High Priest as if he was still alive. That can't be.. he- he saw it all with his very eyes. The very memories haunting him after the events that occurred.

Yet she was talking to 'Feli' as if the dwarf, Zanie, and him haven't possibly met before despite already having..? What's going on..? Had he been away in lalaland for too long, so caught up in the waves of dreams and wishful thinking that he somehow got himself stuck in this strange realm of time..-?

He shook his head, snapping himself out of his spiralling thoughts so he can hear her clearly and take in her words. Something small that exudes an extraordinary amount of power, and that it carried magic exclusive to the Essail. His expression softened from its furrow upon the confirmed chance of seeing her very soon to discuss the matter at hand. Much neededly so for both sides.

"Zanie..? Ms Zanie? What do you mean 'Feli'- Actually, you know what? Yes, let's rendezvous first. What you said at the very beginning is already BEYOND baffling and judging from your tone, you certainly know more than I do about this. So you better fill me in more before we proceed any further with that 'small thing.'"

His own voice firm and groggy, still trying to blink away the drowsiness and slight dizziness while maintaining his composure the best he can. The Essail lad can sense it is very urgent and responded in like, as much as the situation is already giving him a headache. Though he trusts that Zanie will have an explanation to all this as he rubs his eyes before being able to focus on her.

[inventor-zanie]

ೃ༄ Continuing from here and here / @meepinmeat

Unbeknownst to Feli and Velara, Zanie and Vendrix were nearby, having watched and listened to their entire conversation.

They were having Vendrix’s invisibility cloak, thus they weren’t caught.

Ugh! Velara, that zealot! She took Feli away!

It shouldn’t be shocking, from how she can effortlessly convince so many others with all the blasphemous things she says… But ugh.

Let’s try and think of something huh, Vendrix…

[meepinmeat]

Echoes of Dissent OC Roulette Final Round!

4 days on my end before Thorns of Devotion drops, and this little lad has already started activity here on my blog. He's the last piece of this puzzle of my EOD OC cast!

Meet the sharp-minded young High Priest working on innovating Essail magic and may or may not have an underlying sense of vindictiveness underneath his merciful grace:

Vendrix! He's one of Feli's best friends (with a lowkey highkey crush on him) and the priest who helped Dáinn gain control and mastery over the curse.

He hails from a noble family who are close allies with Sage Tasso's bloodline, though he wouldn't be meeting Feli after this one particular incident:

That someone was his father. A priest who happened to have said something too true for Velara's comfort and was subsequently silenced. Nowhere to be seen with no trace left behind except for a wife and son. This would spark the flames of vengeance and grudge towards the High Priestess within the young Essail, not only for taking his father away from him and his mother but also leading her to be sick from grief, causing her to be bedridden.

That's when Feli would pay his household a visit and help in any way to cure her sickness. His healing magic enchanted Vendrix, seeing the potency in his magic. Inspiring him to join the priesthood soon after in hopes of getting to spend more time with Feli, especially after learning of their mutual interest and love for researching and doing experiments with their magic. It's what would bond the two together in a lovely friendship, and shine a light in Vendrix's darkness.

Still, he had his motives. His goal was to replace Velara entirely someday as the High Priest of Sal'thorin. To take over her station, power and grace in hopes that his sway will lead to a better Sal'thorin. Velara's actions opened his eyes to the real corruption running in their veins, the oppression plaguing their system, the abuse of the common folk. Seeing Velara especially as a pillar hypocritical in her words and actions. His faith in their Queen, at first merely afloat now begun to sink under the weight of his heavy heart.

What finally hammered the nail in the coffin for Vendrix was the moment Velara killed Feli in the same cold blood as the day she made his dad disappear, mid-EOD, just as he was getting caught up and involved with mi Merlins, Anona and Dáinn. It was just earlier ago that he was seeing the Surface with Feli for the first time, and getting to plant the Mirage Blooms with him at the edge of the cliff. The sunlight kissing their faces as they played together.. before that wretched woman took him away from them. He and Dáinn made sure she paid with her life in Helthor's Temple with the help of their new friends and allies.

While Feli focused on the more benevolent use of Essail magic, Vendrix took interest in its inherent destructive nature. Wanting to learn how to harness its malevolent force, the vindictiveness within creating his venomous magic that seeps into even his stigmas. Making sure that even the soul rots away once it is planted. However, commoners say that stigmas placed onto them by Vendrix feels.. like a soft comforting pat on the cheek. A bandaid on a wound more than anything and how it fickles out in less than 2 days.

Eitherway, Vendrix has a resolve that may or may dissolve those from within or absolutely refresh and vitalise those who aren't rotten to their core.

Thats all for the EOD cast of Celverse! Phew xD that was alot but finally I can focus soon on back to my actual Merlin OCs for next season. Thank you for ready this far, I highly appreciate it🥺