#alphaswap au

[rosey-thorns]

Homestuck Alphaswap AU midbloods

Aranea Serket I, the Slyph of Light, have 8een historically the least popular mem8er of our group. Many sweeps ago, a series of ill-thought-out revenges caused the loss of my eye and arm, as well as most of the luck I had accrued. Perhaps that lapse of luck is why our session ultim8ly did not adequ8ly prepare the next universe for success? A chilling notion indeed. I have modelled myself after my ancestor, the great Schemist Lucy8ird. I found her journal when I was 8arely a wriggler, and her tales of espionage and sa8atoge against )(er Ceremonious Countess and battles with other sta8oteurs and legislacer8ors inspired much of the way I have conducted myself. I even modelled my favor8 Flarp character after her! ::::)

Latula Pyrope The Knight of Mind was a frequent enemy to me throughout our session. Many years ago, in a fury that I hurt her m8sprit, she used some unknown connection to manipul8 my magic cue 8all against me, destroying my eye and arm. To complete the cycle of revenge, I used a reacharound to 8ypass her 8lood's inn8 resistance to psychic power and 8lind her with Alternia's 8lazing sun. I suppose this is why she resents me as much as she does. She seems wildly insecure a8out this disa8ility, acting like a carefree daredevil, even if it puts herself and her allies in danger. She even wears those headphones despite hearing 8eing one of her 8est assets, just to garner more attention. During our session, she took the role of the leader of the red team, much to her teamm8 Kankri's ire. However, she was a gr8er leader than he could ever 8e. Without her guidance, we as a collective may have never succeeded. I often think a8out how her and my situ8ion mirrors that of our ancestors. Attorney Redsight, a sta8oteurs for the Countess's personal counter-su8terfuge unit. Lucy8ird wrote much a8out the two's conflicts. She wrote much a8out their climactic 8attle that left Redsight herself 8linded. It was soon after that that Lucy8ird would seek refuge with a certain expatri8, until the second and ultim8 8attle 8etween the two sta8oteurs. There is nothing written of 8eyond that, so one can only assume that Schemist Lucy8ird did not survive that encounter. My final encounter with Latula as of writing this ended much the same.

Porrim Maryam The Maid of Space was always on emotional cleanup duty. She was the one who took to 8eing my moirail after the incident that left me disarmed. I 8elieved at the time it was of pity, 8ut quickly realized she was worried a8out my continuing to cause harm. We remained moirails for some time while she 8ounced 8etween various flushed partners. 8ut when I inevita8ly persued a romantic interest with Rufioh, she 8roke up with me!!!!!!!! She and Kankri worked through their differences to 8egin 8reeding frogs, though their 8ickering lead to rushing, and imperfections. It was that that led to the next universe containing the cancerous Tumor. That was always odd to me, given the 8ond 8etween their ancestors. The Virtuoso, Maryam's ancestor, raised Kankri's ancestor, the Silenced. She was his first ally, and the one who pushed him to start his re8ellion. And yet here the two are, thousands of years later, 8ickering like children.

Meulin Leijon The Mage of Heart was purrhaps the most underr8ed mem8er of our party. She spent much of our session attempting to matchmake amongst us, nearly making an effort to not particip8 in things. 8ut her experience in ancestral kittymajyyks and her affa8le, if not a tad over8earing, personality lead many of us to rely on her to get us through. Sweeps ago, she and Kurloz were a powerful moiraillegence, though they went seper8 ways after a horri8le incident left her completely deaf. Despite this, she remained a good companion to most. She even held an unlikely moiraillegence with Horuss. Though things ended poorly when her former moirail snapped, and the clown killed her and her new one. The tale of Meulin Leijon is a tragic one. Her ancestor likewise held a similar place, a powerful ally to the Silenced who used her kittymajyyks and connections to certain high8loods to seize certain key points throughout the re8ellion. Yet still, not much is known a8out her. Perhaps this is due to her connections with the E%cluded Darkmare, an expert in o8fuscation.

-- Lowbloods - Highbloods --

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[dailyrufiohs]

Alphaswap aus are fun.

[dirkposting]

progress report on my alphaswap au that im still working on

which is handles and lands. ive been suffering so much. its so difficult

although im actually pretty content with these?? so yea

here they are

damara - abbadonsAugury (AA) ;; Land of Quartz and Chords (loqac)

rufioh - aficionadosTomorrow (AT) ;; Land of Snow and Zephyr (losaz)

mituna - twainAnnihilation (TA) ;; Land of Static and Fire (losaf)

kankri - congruousGoliard (CG) ;; Land of Pulse and Eyes (lopae)

meulin - avidCatermaul (AC) ;; Land of Little Cakes and Tea (lolcat)

porrim - glamAemulatrix (GA) ;; Land of Noise and Frogs (lonaf)

latula - gibbetsCaballerial (GC) ;; Land of Whispers and Flow (lowaf)

aranea - ariadnesGossamer (AG) ;; Land of Maps and Riches (lomar)

horuss - contrivanceTrots (CT) ;; Land of Steam and Silence (losas)

kurloz - temperatoCiao (TC) ;; Land of Tents and Torment (lotat)

cronus - clamorouslyAdored (CA) ;; Land of Envy and Angels (loeaa)

meenah - calamaryCarnage (CC) ;; Land of Dew and Glitz (lodag)

[rosey-thorns]

Homestuck Alphaswap AU lowbloods

Kankri Vantas The famed Seer of 8lood modelled himself gr8ly after his ancestor, the Silenced. The tale of the Silenced is such a facin8ing one! A young gru8 landed in the 8rooding caverns (this was, of course, thousands of sweeps ago). This gru8 was special, marked with bright red mutant 8lood, the same that our seer is so proud of to this day. A mem8er of the jade caste took pity on him, raising him as though she was his lusus. It was difficult, especially with )(er Ceremonious Countess having eyes around every corner, 8ut under the Virtuoso's guidance the gru8 grew. As an adult, the Silenced was said to wield his uncanny a8ility to lead others like a honed 8lade, cleaving a revolution against the Countess. He had many, many allies, including my own ancestor. Though his revolt was not truly successful. The Countess had captured him, and executed him. He died a martyr, letting out a vast swear that rocked all who could hear. They say the irons that 8ound his wrists 8urned with his fury alone. Even to this day, devout acolytes worship in quiet sects on Alternia, marked 8y the sym69l of his 8lazing irons. Despite the exile of all adults after his revolt, his worship is still illegal. I, of course, do not worship the Silenced. I am simply a facin8ed historian. As for his descendant? He never had the same success. He has always 8een too a8rasive and self-aggrandizing to lead. Perhaps he should learn a lesson from his ancestor and 8e silent for once.

Mituna Captor The Heir of Doom lived up to his title quite often. 8efore our session, he was actually quite well-spoken! However, an incident in which he overloaded his psionic power left his 8rain injured. It was that incident that caused Kurloz to deafen Meulin, as well as spurred Damara's h8red of me even further than it already did. Poor Mituna was merely caught in the crossfires of our feud........ His ancestor was a powerful ally in the Silenced's crusade. Known as the Ψiironic, his vast psionic power was only matched 8y his 8iting sarcasm. Though after the Silenced's execution, he was 8rought in 8y the Countess, and used as a weapon of war. Now known as the Holdsman, his personality and agency was stripped away from him completely. Fortun8ly Mituna is hardly potent enough for this to happen to him!

Rufioh Nitram The Rogue of 8reath is the one who started our whole sordid affair. After our Flarp game left him with 8roken legs, the confidence he once oozed dissapeared. It took a while, 8ut eventually Horuss gave him new, functional, though rather equine legs, 8ut he could not give him metallic confidence. He did 8egin a m8spritship with Horuss, though he did not 8r8k up with Damara at the time. It led to quite the conundrum, not helped 8y Horuss's very odd rel8ion to the lower castes. During our session, I made an attempt to further him along with his quest, though he sought out many shortcuts and refused to learn the lore of the land. It was quite annoying!!!!!!!! His ancestor is similarly not much to note. The Nightwit was a rival sta8oteur, though not a very successful one. Schemist Lucy8ird did not write much of him, though they seemed to have a strange kismesitude 8etween them. I 8elieve he led to her ultim8 demise against her true rival.

Damara Megido The Witch of Time was deadset on 8eing a pro8lem throughout our session. Using her control over time, she travelled around, trying to put a stop to our legitim8 efforts at every point. I hardly 8lame her, after all we've put her through. The first domino in our downfall was pushed 8y her, as she was the one who first attacked me after I hurt her m8sprit. I 8elieve she may have 8een inspired 8y a visit from her ancestor, the mysterious Moonhand, who is said to have appeared throughout Alternian history to cause great change. How someone of the lowest caste could appear so often in historical records is up to de88, however seeing Damara's antics sheds some light indeed. Even after our session, Damara continued to cause trou8le. When we 8oth ascended to the God Tiers, we had a 8attle that I won. However, it was not deemed just. Even now, in the Furthest Ring, I see her. I 8elieve she has some connection to the mysterious Lady English.

-- Midbloods - Highbloods --

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[rosey-thorns]

Homestuck Alphaswap AU highbloods

Horuss Zahhak The Page of Void held an odd place during our session. Many sweeps ago, he stood as a raging 8igot. He would refuse to even talk to those of any caste lower than mine. However, a mysterious 8eing he refers to as the "Angel of Rusted B100d" appeared to him, and ever since then he has had a near fetishistic o8session with those of lower castes. I have a theory, that that 8eing was the ancestor of Damara, the Moonhand, though that is just a theory. Due to this o8session, he and Rufioh had a very intense m8spritship. He even designed him ro8otic legs! He also designed a ro8otic arm for me at my 8ehest, though he seemed quite conflicted. He eventually 8roke his m8spritship after Rufioh cheated on him with Damara, who then refused Horuss's caliginous advances. Truly interesting drama, though it hardly 8ares important to our session. Much like Horuss, actually! Though he is exceptionally strong, he was always held 8ack 8y his devotion to others. He would eventually 8ecome moirails with Meulin, though she led to his death. After a certain prince snapped, Horuss stood against him. Despite his great strength, he failed to protect his moirail or himself. Here is where I would descri8e his ancestor, though he managed to avoid much of history. 8eing known simply as E%cluded Darkmare, he assisted Schemist Lucy8ird after she was nearly killed in confront8ion with her rival. He was alleged to have some connection within the revolt of the Silenced, though that too remains much in mystery.

Kurloz Makara The Prince of Rage was always quite secr8ive. Many sweeps ago he and Meulin were moirails, though after witnessing a horri8le event he released the Vast Honk, a horrific and horrified cry that left her deaf. Having 8roken a vow of silence that he took as a gru8, as well as damaging the most import8nt person he knew, he sew his mouth shut completely. I had not considered him a serious factor in our session, and I did not expect his turn afterwords. On our meteor, something within him 8roke, and he went on a rampage, tearing out the stitching over his mouth and killing Rufioh and Horuss, as well as his dear, sweet, precious former moirail. Evidently he deeply regretted this, hiding deep in the shadows, not to 8e seen again. I have often asked similar questions about the Strained High8lood, the mysterious companion of the Silenced. Just like our clown, he took a vow of silence, though when and why are lost to history. All we do know is that he went 8erserk after the Silenced was executed, killing 8oth former ally and enemy until )(er Ceremonious Countess personally slew him.

Cronus Ampora The 8ard of Hope is hardly worth my explan8ion. What is there to say? He stuck around like a leech on our session, flirting and m8king everyone uncomforta8le. After the session, he found a strange kinship with the humans of the next universe, though I think they did not like him whatsoever. Perhaps that is just my 8ais speaking, though. His ancestor was similarly rotten. Maligner Darkscar stood as the main rival to my ancestor Schemist Lucy8ird. Her writing on him seems nearly caliginous! At every turn he stood in the way, though she was always 8 steps ahead. It seemed that even his employer, )(er Ceremonious Countess, didn't enjoy his presence. After Lucy8ird was finally 8rought to justice 8y the hands of Attorney Redsight, the Countess had Darkscar executed. Perhaps she saw his 8lack allegence to her, or perhaps she was simply done with him. Either way, it was pro8a8ly good that he died.

Meenah Peixis The legendary Thief of Life took her role very seriously. Even 8efore our session, she was directly responsi8le for convincing me to particip8 in the extreme roleplay that caused the 8r8king of Rufioh's legs, as well as spurring on the rest of the damage from the sidelines. Without her, perhaps we would not have caused the Tumor in our cre8ed universe. During the session, she led the 8lue team very expertly. She has a knack for ordering others around. Unfortun8ly, many of us tried to resist her command. Even her moirail Cronus went against her, though she never cared a8out him in the slightest. She even went to the god tiers alongside Damara and I. 8ut without her t8king my Flourite Octet and rolling a perfect roll, destroying the twisted 8lack King. 8ut her victory was for nothing. On our meteor, she grew annoyed and 8egan sta88ing. She killed her former moirail (yay), as well as half-killing Mituna and making an attempt on Porrim's life. Eventually, everyone surviving met for one final 8attle. Neither Meenah or I survived this 8attle. Now the two of us sit in the Furthest Ring, searching for some artifact to destroy the mysterious Lady English that has 8een warping Paradox Space into her personal quiet stillness. What is there to say a8out )(er Ceremonious Countess? Perhaps the most important woman on Alternia, and the sole force 8ehind the plight of us and our ancestors. She has 8een around since the dawn of Alternian civiliz8ion, and she esta8lished a ruthless surveillance st8. Eventually she left the planet alongside every other adult, stretching her empire across the cosmos in her 8attleship Ceremony. It is said that in the strange timeless time 8etween our session and the dawn of the next universe, she managed to escape our decaying universe and enter the Human's. If she did, I dread what she can release free from the mysterious signal on the green moon of Alternia. Or perhaps, she simply has another master.

-- Lowbloods - Midbloods --

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