#liaur

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aaand attack on @shroomlet for the gw2 creative club event! sorry for the reference to Clue (1985) it will happen again

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thinking about the twins and how their hunts interplay with each other and I know I did that on purpose but still like

Auri having a wyld hunt from the start and it being to find the pale tree's sibling seeds, but Liaur didn't have a wyld hunt and she refused to leave him to go pursue her hunt until he got one, but Liaur didn't get a hunt until after Auri was forced to leave him behind when fleeing the court, and even still, even with him out of her life, she refused to pursue her hunt and went fully soundless just to shut it up

meanwhile Liaur joins the nightmare court and gains a dark hunt, and his hunt ends up being to find a sibling tree of the pale tree that's already grown in the maguuma, and his sister never came back for him with help, and he isn't the same anymore anyway, so he pursues his hunt and he succeeds in it but it does cost him everyone he was ever close to

and just like

Auri cutting ties with all of her friends and connections while trying so hard to avoid her hunt after she lost her brother and Liaur losing all his friends and loved ones because he pursued his hunt after losing his sister

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have I mentioned that Liaur's blood is flammable? Liaur's blood is extremely flammable, and combined with the fact that he's a berserker, any time he bleeds in battle, it catches fire almost immediately and burns his opponents. he's more resistant to fire and burns but not completely immune so theres some patching up that needs to happen later

Auri in turn has blood that runs so cold naturally that getting it on bare skin can cause serious injuries, even for norn and their cold resistance. she acts as a kind of counterbalance to her twin like that. she doesn't like to use her blood as a weapon though she prefers to keep that shit inside her body thanks

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Illiaur - “Look, I’m just here for that paperwork I need, not to answer invasive personal questions, so can we like move this along or something?”

Sylvari Warrior - male, he/him - gay, thanks for asking

Two decades ago, roughly, Liaur emerged from his pod shortly after his twin sister, Auri. He was the hot to her cold, and the calm and rational to her boisterous and impulsive nature. They were close, full on inseperable, so much so that Auri refused the call of her wyld hunt because it didn’t include him. Then the Nightmare Court caught them.

One night, during a warden raid on the camp they were being kept at, Liaur offered to act as a distraction so the warden would have enough time to get his sister to safety. It worked. The warden got Auri out, but despite her begging, no one had a chance to go back for Liaur, and he was left behind. He was recaptured and moved to a different camp, where his torture continued until the day a special guest visited. The Duke of Burning Frost had a bit of a reputation for tearing apart and absorbing smaller, harsher court encampments, and they had set their eyes on the count who was torturing and killing rather than converting a number of prisoners. This wouldn’t stand, it wouldn’t help the court grow at all, so the duke stepped in, and they tore the count apart, absorbing this camp into their own.

As a prisoner, Liaur was given medical treatment and a special visit from the duke. The two hit it off surprisingly well, and it didn’t take long for the duke to convince Liaur to actually convert. Once recovered, he joined the duke in their personal camp, joining the Frostflame Court and quickly working his way up to the position of knight. At the same time, his duke quickly pulled him from friendly courtier to partner, and the two started an unhealthy relationship fueled far too strongly by passion and strong emotions and lack of thought or care. Looking back now, Liaur understands how toxic it was, and how much the relationship affected him as a person, but still says it was mutually unhealthy and he caused just as much harm to his former duke. Neither realized in the moment though, too blinded by love to care. And they stayed together for a long while.

During his time serving as a knight, Liaur developed a Dark Hunt, calling him to the Maguuma Jungle. He followed, aided personally by his duke and a carefully selected group of other courtiers to find what he believed may be another Tree, untouched by the Dream. The expedition, and his Hunt, were successful, but the timing was unfortunate. While gathered around this Tree, meeting sylvari who were truly independent, Mordremoth awoke. What followed was months of Liaur hiding among the many hollows of this Blighting Tree, trying to resist the call and avoid his own corrupted lover seeking him out. Eventually, he was cornered and forced to face down his own duke, killing them in a desperate fight shortly before being saved by a ragtag group of Pact survivors. Liaur stayed in the jungle, aiding the survivors for a while until he could safely go home, returning to the Frostflame court and helping it rebuild after the loss of its duke and the grand duchess. The court that rebuilt after, in the corpse of what Faolain had created, granted Liaur the title of Duke of Freezing Fire, and elected him to a small council of the more powerful members who wanted to keep the court the same. He stayed and played nicely enough with the other dukes and duchesses, feeling more and more trapped in what the court was becoming again. He tried to lead the Frostflame Court well, fair and steady, but still far gentler than anyone would expect a duke to be. And when the opportunity presented itself, he left someone he trusted in charge, faked his death, and left the court behind.

He works now as a secretary in the Order of Whispers, for one of the more notorious agents. He’s also slowly reconnecting with his sister, who’s glad to have him back in her life after so long. She’s maybe too forgiving, but there’s nothing that says either of the twins have to be good people. Just lawful ones, when certain authorities are watching.

...There are, of course, universes where he never leaves. Where he gets pulled deeper into the politics and dangers of the Court, and where he seeks not escape but to drag his sister into it with him. But in his main universe, he’s offered a way out before its too late by @mystery-salad‘s Kvold, and he leaves that life behind, becoming someone new with the help of his sister and his new best friend. It’s sweet and bright and full of a lot of laughter and a lot of love and a lot of people waiting for him to realize he’s in love with Kvold.

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Liaur is a berserker, fighting wreathed in flames with either dual swords or a sword and a torch. A notably feature to him is his blood is highly flammable. Even the smallest cut in battle will erupt into brilliant blue and white flames. The longer he fights, the hotter and faster he gets, becoming a bright blur across the battlefield. He likes to go shopping or browsing a lot, enjoys taking any excuse to dress up, and always looks forward to game night with his sister and her weird man eating roommate. He’s also always ready to meet up at the water cooler to gossip when at work, delighting in wasting time  and sharing drama with the other desk workers for the Order. OoW rumors are incredibly juicy after all.

(end notes: as I said in auri’s bio, she came first and liaur came shortly after. I originally used the masc body for him but it didn’t look or feel right, or similar enough, and I wanted to shorten his name to be more readable. So I remade him a week later lmao.  On my original laptop, he looked way more pink then he actually is, the twins were supposed to be pink and blue, but I like the sort of lavender and teal colors they got, and the fact that they both wear a color from the other, its cute~ Additional fun secret fact, they were originally one in the Dream, but the dream thought “hey maybe this kid is a little too extremely powerful and dangerous” and chopped em in half. That’s why they’re both under 5 feet tall, and why they both have very opposite and very volatile magic. The fire and the ice were supposed to temper each other. The names are also intended to be a slight play on the names of Lyssa’s two halves, Lyss and Ilya, I went hard on the two complementary halves thing for these kids lmao)

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How about prompt #1, “Ouch.” >:3c

have some Liaur from his time in the nightmare court~

Warning: contains abusive behavior under the guise of love and protective instinct

"I love you, you know. I won't let anyone here hurt you, or even threaten you." The Duke of the Court of Frost kneels before their lover, their hand gripping his arm tight and protectively. "I will keep you safe, just like I promised."

Liaur lets out a small hiss, and a soft "ouch" at the gesture. "Love… you're doing it again…"

The duke pulls their hand away immediately. Where it was, a dark handprint remains, frost gathered in the center of it, spreading outwards from where their palm had been moments earlier. This one is not as bad as some of the others had been, and Liaur hopes this one will fade with time instead of scarring.

"I'm so sorry my love, I-" his duke begins, but he shushes them gently.

"I know love. I know how you get. You were just worried. I'm alright. From this and from before. I am your knight, after all. It's supposed to be my job to protect you. What kind of knight would I be if I couldn't defend myself as well?" Liaur sets a hand softly on his duke's cheek, and they lean into it, smiling at the gentle warmth of their lover's hand.

"You can, my dearheart, I know this. You are amazing and so skilled. But I have all this power, I should use some of it at least to keep you safe."

Liaur laughs softly, and leans in to kiss his duke, who kisses them back, ice cold lips meeting eagerly with warm ones. As the Duke stands back up to their full height, they carefully pick their partner up, lifting him into their arms so they don't have to pull away from the kiss. He happily, if stiffly, wraps his arms around them, continuing to kiss his lips, and the rest of his face, as he carries them back to their home at the heart of their Court.

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OH I had this sat open in a tab and never sent it oops! If you still want some of the relationship things, 3, 18 and 21 for any people you want!

ah been there! I’m always down to answer more! I’m gonna do Liaur and Kvold, and Oriphio, Aezlin, and Gavin because I can! Kvold and Aezlin belong to @mystery-salad <3

3. Who takes longer getting ready? 

Liaur used to take longer between makeup, picking what clothes to wear, and matching accessories, but down the line, it's probably Kvold, who builds up a collection of cute clothes and now has to decide what to wear while Liaur just throws on one of his go tos

Aezlin takes the absolute longest to get ready. He has to look Perfect after all. Gavin does put a bit of effort into looking nice as well. Oriphio will just wear whatever Aezlin tells him to honestly or some clean work clothes.

18. Who gets the window seat? 

Liaur and Kvold will likely swap back and forth depending on how they're both feeling, often repeatedly mid flight.

Aezlin gets the window seat, Gavin takes the middle, and Oriphio takes the aisle on planes. 

21. Who’s clumsier? 

Kvold is probably clumsier, but I feel it's a close call. The two are both pretty agile and skilled in combat. 

Oriphio is. He's big and tough and most of his scars are from genuine accidents because he works with volatile animals and doesnt always remember where his limbs are.

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got a fun glitch on Liaur when I finally put him in his halloween costume this year, so here’s some screens of him with bonus shadowy tendrils

he’s going out dressed as a sexy knight and @mystery-salad‘s Kvold is going in a matching sexy princess costume. just boys being boys, you know?

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Liaur in a shirt that says "will top in an emergency" and booty shorts that say "constant state of emergency" on the ass