#maelida.

[maelidan]

MAELIDA II — "PLOT POST"

will update // incredibly spoiler friendly

also incredibly prone to changes hehe nothing is definitive

PROLOGUE —

history of gāos, or bitterness of manzo — dà làn and kaveh de manzo's family histories

PART I —

rosalind ruhe and her daughter — some ruhe family background, and paz's acceptance of psyche

the guardian and the arm — psyche accidentally spills one of paz's solutions onto herself, is taken to the solarium

psyche in quarantine, or the evening girl — psyche is forced to remain alone while paz works on a prosthetic; still, disobedient as ever, psyche meets enamora

the heir and the solstice coronation — psyche, a few years later, finally meets the king, is declared the heir, and must go through her coronation quicker than expected

arrival, or mud caked on ruffles — time skip!!! psyche has been queen for almost two decades now and paz announces that they've invited a foreign student; akhlys returns to inform dà lán

PART II —

akhlys lim and the party of fools — short introduction to akhlys

astraea lim's secret — introduction to astraea and how she's kept that she's a lumvre vessel a secret

adaption — what kaziel had been doing in the palace

the window at the end of the corridor — kaziel admiring the view outside of the palace

psyche at the other end of the corridor — psyche admiring kaziel admiring the view outside of the palace

astraea lim's secret, revealed — dà lán learns about astraea being a vessel and captures her. paz makes an appearance

PART III —

astraea in captivity, or disputes and dealings — what astraea has been doing (and hearing) in dà lán's tower

kaziel in captivity — kaziel is captured to draw out psyche and test an experiment, which fails.

truce — psyche and dà lán agree to a plan/deal, she begins preparations to leave the kingdom

PART IV —

crossing — psyche (along with jakob, oriana, and hawke) travel to pájaro's isle to retrieve the needed ingredients

the first two collections — self-explanatory i have nothing for this yet ..

tower experiments — .. nothing yet

manifested siblings —yuhh discovery of paz's siblings yuhh..

PART V —

arrival, or death of a star — psyche returns with the necessary ingredients and no time is wasted. there is a very very big explosion but kaziel and psyche manage to survive

kaveh de manzo and the voice — kaveh follows kaziel and psyche as they retreat to the palace, then they challenge psyche for the throne

memories of the lake — 7 minutes in heaven, i mean before the death of psyche

the heart of eternal life — i think this might be the title; anyway, kaziel (eros) after the death of psyche

[maelidan]

MAELIDA II — FULL CHARACTER LIST (ALPHABETIZED)

will update! // major or primary characters marked with [✶]

✶ AKHLYS LIM — the eldest of the four lim sisters. most favored informant of dà lán. works as palace staff. married to jakob falkon. vessel of vestia.

ALINA LIM — one of two twin lim (middle) sisters. aids dà lán with attack/strategy planning before the arrival of luci hawke. friends with kahina dion-araiza. non-vessel.

ARABELLA FLORA — queen psyche's drillmaster, in charge of training new guards. non-vessel.

ARIAN FLORA — arabella's younger brother. in charge of palace staff and the palace's official bellman. non-vessel.

✶ ASTRAEA LIM — youngest of the four lim sisters. forced to work as seamstress for dà lán's rebels since she's being held hostage by dà lán for being a vessel. vessel of lumvre.

CASSIAN PABLO — arian's apprentice (for palace bellman). wants to seduce the queen's stylist. non-vessel.

✶ DÀ LÁN GĀO — descendant of the gāo lords. convinced (by kaveh de manzo) that the kingdom is his birthright & thus amasses the rebels, though they care more about overthrowing the queen than they do him. non-vessel.

✶ ENAMORA ARAIZA — the queen's childhood friend, closest advisor, and "figurehead" of the khante (elite guard), though she primarily serves as the queen's personal guard. is partially deaf. has an adopted sister. non-vessel.

JAKOB FALKON — the rebels' lead commander. trained with the khante but was dismissed after meeting the queen. married to akhlys lim. non-vessel.

KAHINA DION-ARAIZA — enamora's distant relative & friends with alina lim. works as palace staff, dislikes ahklys. one of the rebels' (and the palace's) main informants. non-vessel.

✶ KAVEH DE MANZO — secret child of the previous king. returns to claim their birthright via manipulation of dà lán. vessel of floria.

✶ KAZIEL DE ALMA PERLA — a foreign invited student of the palace alchemist, paz. non-vessel (nor very human).

MEYVN NACHTNEBEL — the queen's noble cousin. the actual head of the khante. non-vessel.

✶ LUCI HAWKE — a foreign man who arrives to aid the rebels. accompanies the queen when she begins her "collection voyage." non-vessel.

NIVEA JOVE — the palace's weaponmaster and primary blacksmith. consistently expresses interest in arian when he's not there. non-vessel.

✶ ORIANA LIM — second lim twin. trains the rebels to fight properly. jakob falkon's military partner. joins luci & the queen on the "collection voyage." non-vessel.

✶ PAZ DE PÁJARO — the queen's self-appointed regent as well as the palace's "alchemist." the great savior's first vitae manifestation. much older than they seem. non-vessel but can still utilize a form of vitae via ancient "alchemy."

✶ PSYCHE RUHE — born into a noble family (with a history of vessels) but was abandoned. taken in and raised by paz, who then appointed her to be queen when she came of age. doesn't matter too much since most decisions are still made by paz themselves. infatuated with kaziel. vessel of lumvre.

ROSALIND RUHE — the mother of psyche who hid her and brought her to the alchemist in hopes that they'd be saved. vessel of maemoria.

THYME NACHTNEBEL — sister to meyvn and the queen's stylist. likes to ignore cassian pablo but she does like him. non-vessel.

TJORVEN ADONIS — young apprentice of toska kali and friend of kaziel. non-vessel.

TOSKA KALI CELIO — kaziel's appointed maid who becomes her friend. enamora's adoptive sister. non-vessel.

TULIO PABLO — cassian's younger brother. also arian's apprentice (for head of palace staff), though he wishes to be nivea's apprentice and spends most of his time with her. non-vessel.

VINCENT MANZO — the former king. dies about a decade after psyche is taken in by the alchemist. non-vessel.