I am so sorry you're sick! I hope you recover soon and that you and your family stay safe. And I hope if nothing else Pangaea can remain a refuge for you. So on that note, for the meme: Rannon (37), Isokell (38), Ziradess (32), Lazuli (17), Keela (42). Plus literally anything else, I will read any meta not joking. -Roquen
Thank you! Knock on wood, I am feeling a bit better today, and my roommate’s also doing better. ♥ I really hope that it has actually been Covid-19 we’ve had, and that the worst part is over. It’d suck to have had a common flu and then be even more at risk for the real thing. I just want to get better asap and then be immune. ;_;
Rannon (37) Is your character more concerned with defending their honor, or protecting their status
I guess that depends on what you read into the concepts. Believing himself to be the last of his line, a lot of his action were a combination of both - his status as king was important not because of the power it gave him, but as the legacy he had been given to protect. (He does have a bit of a hard time letting go of his regal status, though. But for all that he can be very assertive and on occasion forget he isn’t in charge of making decisions anymore, he does genuinely defer to Rion as his king, and supports him without question.)
But his sense of honour is extremely important to him, and living on in disgrace, perceived as a coward for still being alive, is definitely one of the most painful aspects of his pardoned existence after the war. In many ways his punishment at the hands of the Karakali, and the trials of Ku'Ombos dented that already rather tarnished self-image, and the final blow was learning the truth of his affair with Aurora/Isokell.
But in a way, he came out the other side a more free and relaxed person, concerned more with human matters than abstract honour and reputation.
Isokell (38) Is your character more likely to remove a problem/threat, or remove themselves from a problem/threat?
Both, depending on the situation. Her greatest problem growing up was frankly all the limits placed upon her by her over-protective parents, and a lot of time was spent thinking up increasingly creative ways to circumvent that. She couldn’t challenge them outright, so she became very good at subterfuge, collecting knowledge and strategy to use to get her way.
Much of the end goal is to remove herself from the stifling situation, though, so I suppose the latter. First with Ziradess’ help, then disguised as “Aurora”, and finally when she fled to Sirn with her secret child. After that, she refused to play on anyone else’s terms anymore, and made people back down through sheer force of will rather than manipulation and secrecy.
Ziradess (32) Describe a scenario in which your character feels most uncomfortable.
Sitting still. Sitting still, in uncomfortable clothes, behaving like a good girl/woman/princess, paying attention to boring things said by boring people because it is apparently of political import.
It’s not that she doesn’t have the intellect for politics, but the parts where you have to sit still for endless hours and argue back and forth over petty things to keep petty people satisfied is the most boring thing in the world. And she hates being bored.
Lazuli (17) What was your character’s favorite toy as a child?
I have absolutely no idea, to be honest! I mean, I sketched a cute picture of him with a teddybear and a knife many, many years ago, but that was mostly a joke.
I know the sketchy basics of his childhood and youth, but the details are very hazy. It mostly wasn’t a bad childhood as such - albeit strictly structured with some discipline and expectations of performance - so supposedly he had some personal possessions he liked, like toys. I’d love to say something sentimental like a gift from his mom, and maybe it was, but it’s also as likely that he would favour the most glamourous thing he owned, no matter its background. I clearly need to delve deeper into Machra-la’s recent past at some point…
Keela (42) Has your character ever had a parental figure who was not related to them?
Ahaha. If you want to be really cruel, it’s hard not to say Rannon. When she was little, she often did get to come along with her father to court, since he spent so much time at Rannon’s side, and for all that Rannon was somewhat reserved (ie not really having a clue how to deal with little kids), they did have a kind of older/younger sibling or parent/child relationship. There are certain sword moves she still uses that she assumes her father taught her, but it was actually Rannon (who in turned learned them from Shayari).
Clearly that all fell apart when her father died, and the betrayal cut all the deeper because the killer was a man she had trusted.That aside, I think Kamiyeh is definitely a parental figure of sorts, aside from her highest commanding officer. And there’s Mikala, another Karakali shanti I don’t know much about, but that I think was also one of Keela’s mentors after her father died.
Plus literally anything else, I will read any meta not joking. -Roquen
Thank you so, so much!! ♥♥♥
Honestly, trying to get back into Pangaea is a priceless refuge, and questions like these, and encouragement to just ramble, it means so much! I’m really hoping to have more spoons once I feel better, and maybe even draw (or write! D:) some again. But until then, these Pangaea asks are life-savers. Thank you so much.
I’m always more than happy to ramble meta on any subject, whether it’s follow-ups to any of these answered asks, or just whatever plot point my mind has latched onto for the day!
(Lately it’s been the encounter I think Rion had with a young Arani girl during his escape through the Sirn desert, as well as a never-to-be-au with Rannon and his servants, that nonetheless amuses me. Remains to see what Brain will serve up tomorrow…)
