#avalore.

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"They say there is a woman who, though lowborn, holds the knowledge you seek. A beautiful yet frightening woman, who is rumored to have Death's Eyes..."

@resonating-void my beloved drew Elaine my beloved! And I am still!!! Staring at her!!!!

For context, Elaine is the birthmother of Sir Lancelot/the hedgehog DNA donor for Shadow's creation in my works.

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Question: How do you think Nimue came into being(in the Sonic universe, considering that she most likely would have been given a backstory)?

I have one idea (and only one, unfortunately), but it's very tied into Avalon Series lore and I don't know if it would be considered spoilers...

Ah well. Hopefully this makes sense.

When Chaos first discovered and claimed the plot of land that would one day become King Arthur's kingdom, the water god settled there for a while (making a waterlogged hole in the ground in the process) to make sure it had everything it needed to house life and be prosperous. However, Chaos couldn't stay there forever. As people began to populate the realm, Chaos created a guardian in their image and placed her in what would soon be known as Misty Lake... the exact place where Chaos resides as the land was growing under their care.

Chaos left to help or hurt other parts of the land while Nimue became the heart of the kingdom. She developed all her understandings on her own; unfortunately, Chaos never did return to explain her origins to her. Perhaps there is a reason for that...

But yeah. Ancient Minor Lake Deity Nimue.

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I remember you saying that Geraint has all the same powers as Infinite does in Forces but it’s mellowed out for OP sake.

Where does the line usually end when it comes to that power? He can teleport great distances in the game so is it only smaller distances or in short bursts in Avalon? Is he still able to create energy beams / energy balls that are used to attack the resistance and sonic in the short cinematics?

The line is drawn mostly around visuals and sound. Like the clones he makes aren't always solid (that takes a lot of power) and usually his illusions desolve as soon as they're touched.

He can't teleport at all. He can make it seem like he teleported with a clone and by obscuring himself (semi invisibility!) but he can't actually move long distances without moving there on his own accord (or being thrown, it has happened before).

He can make the glowy red cubes but they don't transport anyone into a mental dimension (though he is trying to hone his powers more so maybe with time he'll get there). He is, however, completely able to trick someone into thinking they're somewhere else; warping the visuals of the world around him doesn't take much power or concentration, as that was the first thing he was able to do with his powers as a child.

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Avalore Mythos: Borrum's Chorus/Cacophany

As mentioned in previous posts, there are six (ish) gods in the Pantheon for the kingdoms, and among them is Borrum, the god of Wind.

Borrum is the one god that is found with multiple contradictory depictions, because no one has any idea what he looks like. He has been portrayed as all kinds of species, in realistic and abstract forms, and any or all of them could be correct.

Borrum's origin story goes that, as both Gaia were constructing and deconstructing the lands, shaping what was to be the world that people would live in, that their opposite effects caused forces to push back and forth as energy was exchanged, taken, and reused. This was the first wind, and even when the Gaia stopped their work, finally satisfied, the winds stayed for their new job; to carry the lives of the newborn and the dead.

Borrum's role turned into a shared one of creation and destruction, inspired and ordered by Light and Dark Gaia. The wind would carry the life energy of the beings in the world, breathing into the newly born and then rushing away to suck the life out of the dying. This giant amalgamation of souls and life energy was personified into Borrum, the god of Wind.

It's believed that the newest souls, the ones of the newly dead, travel on the outside of the wind current, furthest from the center. They still have the thoughts and memories and identities of the departed, though eventually they make their way into the center, harmonizing with the rest and entering a state of serenity and understanding until it's time to be breathed back out from Borrum's mouth into a new being, ready to rediscover the world. It's also believed by many that the strongest souls will retain their identites the whole way through Borrum's being, and so reincarnation is possible.

Those who believe that Borrum chose a form of his own and separated himself from the life energy of the wind also think that he controls the direction of the wind, without being a part of itany longer. The wind in that case is known either as Borrum's Chorus or Borrum's Cacophany.

The kingdoms with Borrum as their patron god (Carhaix and Caerleon) have developed techniques that allow mortal beings to breathe the soul of the dying into their own bodies. Some have used it to keep the soul of the dying person alive a little longer before it fuses with the living being who took it, or to gain the wisdom of their elders. Others have used it as a way to revitalise themselves or in an attempt to prolong their lifespan. It is a very controversial technique that many have studied and argued for and against, regardless of where they live.

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Avalon Birthdays

A few based off of official media release dates, but most of them thanks to a few dice rolls.

Vivien: January 9

Nimue: February 26 (chosen by herself)

Merlina: March 3

Elyan: March 18

Kay: April 1

Dindrane: April 30

Uther: May 5

Smithy: May 24

Gawain: May 31

Yseult: June 4

Lancelot & Guin: June 19

Arthur: June 23 (chosen by Uther and Igraine)

Igraine: July 17

Lamorak: July 22

Gareth: August 13

Gaheris: August 30

Tristan: September 20

Bors: September 25

Longclaw: October 26

Percival: October 30

Geraint: November 7

Galahad: November 14 (chosen by Lancelot)

Bedivere: December 10

Enid: December 26

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The Knights favorite foods or your favorite headcanons or quirks?

I know I made a few fun headcanon dumps (should be in my Avalore tag) but yeah I'll give some food headcanons a try!

Arthur: sausage with bean stew, with a side of bread

Guinevere: fruits (raw) and apple pie

Lancelot: @vee-skies has sold me on Lancelot loving potatoes this man will cronch one like an apple if it's presented to him

Gawain: roast meats and also grapes

Percival: fish, especially seabass

Galahad: strawberries and cream, extra points if in cake form

Smithy: beef/lamb stew

Lamorak: roast carrots and mashed potatoes

Merlina: cheese and herb omelette

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Which Knights are right and left handed, and who all are ambidextrous?

Gawain is the only perfectly ambidextrous one. Lamorak and Tristan are right-handed with high dexterity in their left hands, but not quite ambidextrous.

Left-handed knights include Lancelot, Bedivere, Kay, and Enid (yes I'm including the smiths).

Everyone else is right-handed (including the rest of the smiths, Arthur, Guin, Yseult, Merlina and Vivien).

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Do any knights need glasses or have vision problems?

Geraint is half-blind, and I'll be honest I haven't really considered further than that, since most of them wear visors at least half the time. Maybe the smiths... Enid definitely needs help to see, but I haven't quite figured out how he gets that help. Once I do, and depending on how accessible it is to get, I might consider more of the knights having vision issues.

And then there's that one incident, but that's a spoiler.