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Looked through pretty dresses on Pintrest, so here we go! I guess this is gonna be a tag game, I'm just curious what y'all's OCs would wear to a fancy ball. Here are mine.
Lirial;
She'd probably wear very simple gold jewelry on her ears and throat, maybe a very simple circlet. Hair pulled up in a braided updo.
Relika:
To no one's surprise, Relika isn't big on dresses. She goes for a really simple jumpsuit like this, some large silver jewelry. She likes that the lack of sleeves show off her buff arms, and thinks her sword would add to the look, but Kallisto talks her out of it.
Cavex:
The pink looks awesome on her, and she doesn't feel the need to accent with a lot of jewelry. Lets her hair out of her braids and leaves it curly down her back.
Kallisto:
The green looks awesome with her dark red hair, and she loves how the skirt ripples around her. Wears a fancy gold hairpiece because she likes to be a lil extra.
Aster:
Nix the heels, but the dress....absolutely. She loves flowers, and she adores how the sleeves look. She doesn't wear any jewelry, she doesn't really like it.
I'm gonna tag @the-overgrowth @lmorasey @oh-atlas
Let me know what your OCs would look like in formal wear!
I was tagged by @touchingmadness for my last line tag! Sorry it took me awhile to get to, life has been wild! But here's my last line of my fantasy book, Lightbringer;
Kallisto’s eyes were starting to shift too, gold light shining from her sockets, matching the runes on her staff.
Cavex gave Aster another glance. She stood, adjusting her arm bracers and looked down at Rengard and his men.
“Stay close.”
We're getting real close to the end of the first draft! @lmorasey you'll be getting this chapter pretty soon, once I work out some of the wonky details ^_^
Thanks for the tag! I always love to share what my ladies are up to :)
I'll tag @emilymustwrite @usuallydecentwriter @gettingitwrite
No pressure, but do it if you'd like!
Villain's POV
So the original post that @lmorasey did said to summarize the plot from the villain's POV. But since the plot of the first book is just "Get Aster across the country to stop a disease with her blood magic", and I wanted to introduce a villain who isn't involved in that plot....
I'm gonna indulge in a little secret spilling on Cavex's backstory, and introduce her main antagonist.
.....
Iden the Shaper looked out onto the red dawn, watching the silhouettes of his pupils grow steadily farther.
The trees were sparse, the border too far for them to run before he could catch up.
Archers lined up beside him, readying their bows, silently waiting for his command.
Iden held up a single hand. "Stand down."
He couldn't keep the disgust out of his tone. His strength was not of these material things, clumsy and messy and random. He needed no assistance from these fools.
No, he'd be taking back his pupils as he saw fit.
He spurred on his horse, swiftly gaining on the runaways.
Risty's head whipped around, her eyes widening in fear and surprise, but Kaia gripped her shoulder, forcing her onward.
He was gaining on them. And when he caught up, he'd take them out. Swift and easy, like snapping the necks of baby birds.
Iden halted his horse.
'STOP'
His command permeated through their minds, unyielding and consuming.
Lorson stumbled in suprise, falling to his knees. Risty turned to look at him, but Kaia pulled her on.
She always was a smart one, knowing when someone was truly lost.
He had predicted Kaia wouldn't have so much as flinched at the voice in her mind.
Just as he knew that his favorite pupil would spin on her heel, running back to Lorson and trying to help him up.
She gripped his arms, but he was shaking, staring at the ground with glazed eyes.
He reached out again into her mind.
'Cavex, why do you help this pathetic whelp? He was always the weakest of your team.'
Cavex slowly dragged her gaze up to him, letting go of Lorson's arms.
She stepped over his trembling form, signing something with her hands that Iden knew wasn't a compliment.
He chuckled darkly.
'My archers will cut you down in seconds, my child-'
'I'm not your damn child. And no, they won't, because you've got your head stuck so far up your ass that you can't accept help from anyone, not even your own troops.'
Her rage was simmering in her mind, boiling to the surface, hot and palpable. Hatred, something she always tried to keep subtle, in the hope he wouldn't notice her mounting rebellion.
Risty and Kaia were out of range now, something Cavex noticed with a glance over her shoulder and a vicious grin.
'Two of us got away already. That was more than I hoped for.'
Iden frowned, dismounting his horse and starting to cross the distance.
'Let them run. I have two. To train, and to punish for their friend's mistakes.'
He couldn't keep the rage out of his mind, this time. Insolent children, thinking they could find their way back home.
"You think they'll be greeted with love and cheers? They gave in to me, into him. They'll never be truly free."
He spoke this out loud, enjoying Cavex's frustrated scowl as she tried to read his lips.
His gaze was fixed on her, he didn't notice the shape soar above his head until the cold voice broke in, laced with disgust.
"Do you ever shut up?"
His men shouted, racing onto the field to intercept.
He looked up.
A violet-skinned woman with a metal arm, bore down from the sky astride a russet-feathered griffon.
And he knew the battle was lost.
The Shadow's Bane was here.
.............
Hope ya liked it!
I'm gonna tag @the-overgrowth @every-book-has-a-secret and @noxstories
Hope you have fun if you decide to do it!!
New Tag Game, maybe it's been done before, idk but it's new for me
It's very simple: if your WIP characters had smartphones, what would be their most used emojis?
These are from my WIP Lightbringer. I guess this is modern AU, then.
Kallisto: 💘😂✌👀🔥
Cavex: 👉💛🙃👐😘
Relika: Has never used emojis. Her closest is ":)" sometimes.
Aster: 🐍💖😊😅😮
Lirial: Like Relika, doesn't use emojis, but isn't even aware of ":)". Is in constant awe of when others use emojis in the group chat.
I'm gonna tag some people, do it if you like, but it's totally cool if you don't have time!
@lmorasey @emilymustwrite @note-katha @juls-writes @the-overgrowth @the-violet-writer @pen-for-sword @messythoughtsandscribbledplots @touchingmadness
And anyone else who would like to do it!
Cavex and Tam Valentine’s Day Special
Cavex wasn’t sure about this.
The streets of Idoham were bustling with people, the golden-brown stone of the city reflecting the last setting rays of the sun. The entire place was washed with the warm glow of the sun. Full of life and warmth and a billion little vibrations echoing through her bare feet.
It was pleasant, but they had been sent here to patrol the city, not sightsee. But their supervisor ordered them to go enjoy the night, while others took the patrol. Idoham was a center of culture, art and music, they should enjoy the night.
Cavex sighed. Enjoy the night...sure. When a war was brewing on the horizon, when they were in the city in the first place looking for enemy spies!
At least Tam Ren was here. He seemed nice, even though they had met by her slamming him into the floor during training.
Tam’s brow furrowed, his hands almost moving in signs, but instead he shook his head and moved closer to her. “Do you want to dance?” he asked verbally, pointing towards the square. The fountain of the two city founders was shining with flowing water and magical golden orbs of light, couples dancing in the square as a band played.
Cavex’s bracelet picked up the words, printing them neatly in magical words at the bottom of her vision.
Cavex frowned, and stepped closer, so he could hear her. “I can’t.” she said, pronouncing her words carefully.
She then showed him the sign for “dancing”, so he could sign it next time. Tam nodded gratefully.
“Could you try? I’ll lead, and it won’t be hard for someone so quick on their feet.” he signed. “It’s just like fighting.”
Cavex paused for a moment, taking a few steps forward to better observe the square.
The people were fewer here, and she could feel the music softly shaking the stone under her feet, a nicely paced, fluid rhythm. It felt...beautiful, in a way.
Tam looked down at her, seeing her expression change. He smiled. “Just like fighting.” he repeated, holding out his hand.
Cavex sighed in resignation, but took his hand with a wary smile.
He grinned, pulling her into the square. His hands were cool as he gently grasped her shoulder, the other remaining in her hand.
She let him show her how to step; a long stride towards him, then a few smaller ones to the side, then--
He grinned as he let go of her shoulder, gently pushing her into a spin. Her spin brought her naturally back around, and she was back where she started, hand now on his shoulder.
Tam smiled encouragingly, dark eyes shining with excitement.
Cavex felt something flutter in her chest and she stumbled a step, breaking eye contact.
She took careful steps, gently moving him through the dance, then...
Whipping him around in a spin even more unexpected than hers.
He let out a shout of surprise, falling onto her and catching himself on her shoulders. Their faces were a breath apart
She held him up effortlessly, laughing softly “Just like fighting.” she grinned.
He huffed, pretending to be offended, but pulled away, smirking.
“That’s how you want to do this?” he signed, eyebrows quirked and a mischevious smile spreading on his face.
She tilted up her chin, meeting his gaze with her own. Making a single sign.
“Scared?”
He grabbed her hand, leading her to the center of the square. The wriggle of nerves in her stomach was stomped out. Now it was a competition, now...there was no way she was letting Tam win.
They stepped, spun, fluidly fighting for control of the dance, taking the lead and letting it fall, all while maintaining some sort of rhythm.
Until Tam moved in a way she hadn’t seen before, sliding her around, slipping through his hands. She let the move happen, but then she was...falling?
No, she was being caught, being dipped towards the ground and held by Tam’s arms.
The music finished with a last burst of vibrations under her feet.
The two locked eyes, a bit out of breath.
“I win.” he crowed.
She gave a playful scowl as he drew her back up into a standing position. “This round.” she signed, conceding.
“Up for a round two?”
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I just wanna read.....the scene where I reveal Cavex's backstory....it's been so fun to make the outline of.
But now I want to read it, and we are missing the key step of me actually writing the dang thing.
Name: Cavex
Race: Human
Age: 25
Description: Cavex has dark brown skin and eyes. She wears her black hair half up in small, braided buns, and the other half loose down her back. She has an earring shaped like a dragon in her left ear (a gift from her boyfriend), and also wears two bronze bracers on her wrists.
Cavex is moderately deaf, so her bracers are enchanted to write out whatever someone says in a twenty foot radius. They appear like subtitles at the bottom of her vision.
As an Ironwood monk, she wears their dark red robes, decorated with bronze embroidery at the high collar and sleeves. Her feet are often bare, the tops of her feet decorated with bronze geometric tattoos.
Personality: Cavex is steadfast and determined, fiercely loyal to those she loves. But her loyalty isn’t blind, she challenges the decisions of her friends if she thinks they’re being foolish.
She is slow to trust, but her bonds are unbreakable once she’s made them. She also knew Lirial before the events of the book, back when Lirial was the monster-hunter “Shadow’s Bane”.
Abilities:
Geomancy: Cavex, like all Ironwood monks, can bend and shift the earth to her will. She can throw up clouds of dust to choke and blind her enemies, throw up walls of stone, or slam rocks into her targets.
She uses her connection to the earth to sense vibrations in the ground, becoming much more aware on the battlefield of her enemies’ positions.
Hand-to-hand combat: The monks are excellent at hand-to-hand, blending it seamlessly with their geomancy, often using it to trip up their opponents by making the very ground under their feet to become unstable.
Mild telepathy: Telepathy is also taught by the Ironwood monks, but due to personal experiences with telepaths, Cavex has refused this training. She has had some very basic training, enough to keep enemy telepaths out of her mind, but it doesn’t extend past that.
Dream link: Cavex and her boyfriend, Tam Ren, have a telepathic link where he can enter her dreams. It was forged during Cavex’s mental recovery, when her night terrors would torment her every night. The monk’s method of recovery was to send someone into the dreams to help Cavex face these demons, and she was closest with Tam Ren at the time. The link has remained as something they’ve enjoyed using to keep in contact over missions.
Relika Lirial
Character art
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