#bfau lore

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do it coward

Ok- here is my rambling.

Bfau is a fantasy au indpired mostly by @hopepetal and @applestruda and their boatem knights au, but i put a spin on it and changed a lot. (sorry for tagging you two if you see this lol)

Rambling is under the cut :]

Basically- Grian the avian fire sorcerer is tasked by the king to assemble a small team of warriors to defend an ancient village called Boatem, which has an open rift to a dangerous void-like realm inside of it. It's dangerous as they will live there full time and will be the first (and only major) line of defence against anything that emerges from the rift. Grian agrees, and sends out letters to those he sees worthy.

The first was a ranger called Scar, his former party member and travel buddy. They used to adventure with Grian's adopted older brother Jimmy, and Jimmy's boyfriend of the time BigB, but due to a tragic event BigB passed, and Jimmy left adventuring for good to mourn, leaving Grian with a now unpredictable teammate. Scar died too in that event, but a stolen artifact they had brought his soul back to his body. The problem? Souls that are angry when they die become vexes, which are wild and violent. So when Scar came back to life, he gained otherworldly abilities which he couldn't control. They tried to continue travelling, but eventually Scar couldn't keep risking Grian's safety and they parted ways so that Scar could understand his new life and powers. He had to have control by now, after years of minimal contact, right?

The second invite went to his twin sister Pearl, who he hadn't seen for many years. She had left their home town in response to strange dreams and visions calling her somewhere. Grian hadn't heard from her for a long time until recently, when Tim got word from a traveller that she was alive and well, and strong too. She was some sort of paladin now, and neither of her brothers had any more information than that. Grian knew that his new life would be tough and he would be lying if he didn't admit that he really wanted his twin's support.

The third person to contact was another close friend, a vampire called Mumbo. Grian met him when he was weak and starving, having offered his blood in exchange for temporary shelter. They became fast friends, and talked often. Grian wasn't sure how he was in combat, but the guy was hella smart! He had so many ideas for traps and weapons, and knew hoe to make them. Grian felt that having a more technical teammate would be valuable, so Mumbo was a no brainer really.

The fourth and final invite was tough, as he had ran out of connections. Well- he had his older brother, but Timmy had been left flightless by the same event that took his lover. While he and Grian occasionally talked via messages, Tim was never a fighter, and what magic he did have wasn't suited for combat. Even then, even if Tim somehow said yes, Grian could never put him through all that pain again.

He settled on talking around, and found out about a veteran adventurer called Impulse.

Impulse was a bit of a wild card, and it also showed in his personality. He was noticeably older than everyone else, but his portfolio was nothing to sneer at. He had been a part of an adventure party like Grian, and had gotten pretty well known and respected. Impulse was a knight apparently, the brawn to a pair of brains. But when Grian first met him, he was instantly a little strange. He would frequently refer to himself as a 'we' or 'us', and Grian was convinced he'd caught him talking to himself once as if there was a response. Grian didn't know this yet, but Impulse wasn't just a knight. He was a human sharing his body with a (kind of stupid and annoying) demon, and had been for many years. By now it was almost second mature for him to include Skizz into conversations, even if no one else could see or hear him.

These five indeviduals were the only ones to guard and interact with Boatem, and just kinda have to deal with each other. Not much happens at Boatem, but at least the down time lets them get to adjust to each other and their quirks.

So yeah. Grian gets his sister, two besties and a random dude together to do nothing but bicker and train unless shit goes down, featuring LOTS of background characters with their own stories and development that don't matter as they aren't the pov. I will talk about them though. Just not now.

I hope you enjoyed my midnight ranting :]

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It's about time I ramble more about my fantasy au! This time i'm talking about spirits, the afterlife, Scar and other related topics. :]

In bfau, everyone has a soul. Their soul is basically the innate magic flowing through their body. It's pumped through you by your heart. And no it doesn't bleed out with your blood. Souls can only be removed via death or very specific magical practices. Everyone has a little magic in them thanks to this, but some have more magic in them than ithers, which leads to a stronger soul. Stronger souls are harder to remove outside of death and are expressed through magical abilities that depend on the person. The strength of a soul is generally dependant on the conditions if the mother as well as the environment they're born in.

When someone dies their soul leaves their body and a few things can happen. They always become a spirit, mostly invisible and unable to effect the world, but they become either an allay or a vex.

Allay are the majority of spirits, and can either choose to move on to another life or remain in the world. They're typically benevolent and peaceful.

Vex are the spirits of people who are in distress upon death, usually angry or vengeful over their life or method of passing. They're erratic and dangerous, and only some are able to move on. Some magic users can summon and control them.

Certain magical items or rituals can return a person's spirit to their body. This can give them a more potent soul, leading to either new or stronger magical abilities. This usually isn't a problem if they were an allay, it's just kinda rude to randomly force someone back into being alive. If the person became a vex and you return them to their body, the spirit doesn't fully settle back into a soul. The person begins to behave like a vex, unpredictable and hostile. The vex affects their physical form, turning them into a dangerous half-vex creature. Revival is very rare as a result of this risk.

In very rare instances, such as Cub and Scar, a vex brought back can learn to manage and control themselves, containing the vex so that it's more safe for themselves and others. Scar is still learning to manage his new power and instinctual reactions, his vex form coming around as a reaction to high stress or excitement, but he has Cub and his friends to keep him in check if something goes wrong at any point.

There is a place where vex and allay can draw magic from and be visible, existing peacefully.

Hidden away in the mountains is a dungeon. It's a labarynth of sorts, constantly shifting and changing on its own. Beasts and spirits live there, sheltered from the outside world. There are great treasures and magical artifacts here that they protect, and in turn they are protected themselves by the dungeon master. Allay and vex alike are safe under his care.