. it fills my head up and gets louder and louder .
( KIT HARINGTON, PANSEXUAL, MALE & HE/HIM ) — by the grace of the gods, old and new, i present to you MASTER OF SHIPS, LORD ILYA MULCIBER of THE LABYRINTH within the lands of BERGIA. the gods have blessed us with their presence for THIRTY-FIVE years. many know them to be INTELLIGENT, ANALYTICAL, PERCEPTIVE, and while it is not always shown, it is said they can also be PARANOID, FEARFUL, AND HAUNTED. what will their tale in the story of metia be? only they can write it, so let’s see how their legend unfolds. —
𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄 / lord ilya mulciber, master of ships. 𝐀𝐆𝐄 / thirty-five years old. 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 / captain 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐃𝐎𝐌 / bergia.
𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 / 5.5 𝐖𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 / 129 lbs. 𝐃𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃 / left handed. 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 / brown, tired, weary. 𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑 / black, curly and kept short. 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 / small stature, fearful look to his eyes, curly hair and neatly kept beard.
𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐒 / intelligent, analytical, perceptive, dutiful, resilient, loyal. 𝐍𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐒 / paranoid, fearful, haunted, guarded, stubborn, conflicted. 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐒 / a nice warm bed, the sea, planning and organizing, drawing schematics. 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐒 / being trapped, or cornered, dark and cold spaces, the stillness of night, being surprised, people paying too much attention to him.
𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐘 / the labyrinth of the northwestern part of bergia is an architectural and engineering marvel, brought forth and maintained by some of the best minds in bergian history. the mulciber family is known for their intelligence, as well as their...eccentricity. there is something regarded as a mulciber curse, where that same brilliant mind turns against itself, spiraling into insanity.
ilya has been master of ships and lord of his house for a few years, his father before him tragically succumbing to his fleeting grasp on reality. ilya himself has had difficulties with the hardships of war, the sea, and the labyrinth itself. difficulties that he fears are manifesting in the dreaded mulciber curse of insanity. he won't voice this, of course, because he has to keep his house running, and keep his family's legacy going. he has work to do. just don't sneak up on him.
( REGE-JEAN PAGE, HOMOSEXUAL, CIS-MAN & HE/HIM) — by the grace of the gods, old and new, i present to you QUEEN, APHRODONIS MYRE (NEE CAVARRO) of MEDES. the gods have blessed us with their presence for 45 years. the people of the kingdom have known them to be PROTECTIVE, STRATEGIC, & GRACEFUL, and while it is not always shown to the masses, it is said they can also be POSSESSIVE, RUTHLESS, & VAIN. what will their tale in the story of metia be? only they can write it, so let’s see how their legend unfolds.
𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄 / aphrodonis myre nee cavarro. 𝐀𝐆𝐄 /forty-five years young. 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 / your majesty, your highness, donis. 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐃𝐎𝐌 / medes.
𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 / 6'1 𝐖𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 / 165 lbs. 𝐃𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃 / right handed. 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 / mahogany brown. 𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑 / dark black, shorn short to show the head piece he wears and the tattoos. 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 / his ass. tattoos that are paired with aurelius, a kind smile, deft fingers.
𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐒 / protective, strategic, graceful, charming, intelligent, charismatic. 𝐍𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐒 / possessive, ruthless, vain, biting, horny. 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐒 / his family, being out at sea, fishing, poetry, dancing, medesian cuisine. 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐒 / anyone who would stand against his family, carelessness. food from anywhere else.
( TOM HOLLAND, QUESTIONING, CIS MAN & HE/HIM ) — By the grace of the Gods, old and new, I present to you LORD APOLLONIUS of THE HIGHTOWER within the lands of VALTOLIA. The Gods have blessed us with their presence for TWENTY-ONE years. many know them to be CREATIVE, OBSERVANT AND KIND and while it is not always shown, it is said they can also be GUARDED, SHY AND NAIVE. What will their tale in the story of Metia be? Only they can write it, so let’s see how their legend unfolds.
( CASEY DEIDRICK, HOMOSEXUAL, CISMALE & HE/HIM ) — by the grace of the gods, old and new, i present to you LORD REX BALISS of HELLFIRE within the lands of SOLLIA. the gods have blessed us with their presence for 33 years. many know them to be INQUISITIVE, DIRECT, MINDFUL, and while it is not always shown, it is said they can also be MANIPULATIVE, METICULOUS, & MENACING. what will their tale in the story of metia be? only they can write it, so let’s see how their legend unfolds.
what could be said of the ones born over an ancient gateway to the underworld, and decreed as its guardian by the bloodline blessed of ancient gods?
to some, it could mean nothing, or less than nothing.
to his father, rex believed it meant responsibility, or something long-deserved but never rewarded.
to his brothers, rex assumed it was the punchline to some joke, or a line fed to a lordling for a turn in the sheets.
but to rex?
it's a mystery. it's a blessing, it's a curse, it's whatever he wants it to be in the moment. rex imagines what the world would be like if his house had everything it attempted to lay claim on; he imagines the world where they challenged sollia and lost; he imagines the world where they challenged sollia and won.
if the so-called 'one thing' he was promised in this life, he would never have?
then everything else is just icing on a cake he'll never get to eat.
and so, rex piles it high. the pleasures, the curiosities, the tests of patience, of boundaries, of limits. he seeks abundance and experience, in the place of the position he'd supposedly already lost.
and he seeks answers. from names long forgotten, in spells long lost, in stories long buried. the house of hellfire has too many mysteries for it to be any coincidence.
those who study ancient places,
those who study ancient peoples,
those who study ancient gods,
those who study ancient magics,
will find their shadows lengthened by the height of hellfire looming behind them.
( CALLUM KERR, BROMOSEXUAL, CISMALE HE/HIM ) — by the grace of the gods, old and new, i present to you LORD ELYJAH HARDYNG of MARZOLL within the lands of BERGIA. the gods have blessed us with their presence for 34 years. many know them to be DARING, AGREEABLE, OPTIMISTIC, and while it is not always shown, it is said they can also be AIR-HEADED, BRUTAL, & EASY. what will their tale in the story of metia be? only they can write it, so let’s see how their legend unfolds.
once merely a knighted house, the HARDYING line has been reliable fodder for years, throughout the war. never as commanders, only as storied soldiers of grand gestures of heroism, sacrifice, and love. it could almost be believed that was a hardying curse that, upon fathering one's first son, a hardying would immediately die in the next battle. as was the tale with elyjah's father's father's father, and elyjah's father's father, and elyjah's father. one of the first hardyings to hold the name in a time of peace for decades if not centuries, and the house finally being recognized for their heroism (potentially by one too many stories being ended with 'and what house was this solider from?' 'none of note, sir, just a hardying') that they were granted leave and funds to construct a castle along the valtolian border, joining along with other keeps and houses in maintaining the line of defense between the two kingdoms. holding the ridge near the strip of land connected to the uncharted lands, the newly constructed MARZOLL BURG utilized newer technologies and architectural techniques than a lot of long-standing ancient bergian strongholds. built with local stone, marzoll burg appears as much a part of the mountain as it jutted off from it, with steep walls and supports plunging into the valley below, and numerous balconies from which to enjoy the crips bergian air, and countless views over valtolia -- and into those uncharted lands, peeked over the wall. with a castle built as much for guardianship as well as observation, marzoll serves as a break point for messenger birds and messengers themselves, a freshly established market hub enabling new routes, and an observation point for those more aligned with surveillance.
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as his father before him, elyjah was made fatherless by the time the next battle occurred after his birth. likely inspired by having continued his line, the late bryden hardying threw himself into an outnumbered bout, holding the line for an incredible amount of time before being left pinned to the ground by far too many swords for one to count. as a young lord of the house, under the stewardship of his mother, elyjah trained and fought -- but never married. he assumed, and believed, that, if he didn't settle down and put a kid in someone, then the curse would never take hold -- and thus, he'd be immortal in battle. having lasted longer than his father and his father's father before him, the theory almost seemed to carry weight. but then, the peace was signed. houses were uplifted for their service, and seeds needed to be planted for roots to take hold. only now, with no war to enforce it, was the hardyng curse still in effect? were elyjah to wed, and father a child of his own, would he then be doomed to die immediately after? having nothing but hope, duty, and a full pair to prove himself with, lord elyjah harding was prepared to find out.
( JD PARDO, HOMOSEXUAL, CIS MALE & HE/HIM ) — by the grace of the gods, old and new, i present to you LORD COMMANDER SAUL CORTESS of ESPIVIRA within the lands of SOLLIA. the gods have blessed us with their presence for FORTY years. many know them to be SKILLED, HONORABLE, STERN, and while it is not always shown, it is said they can also be AMBITIOUS, EXCESSIVE, IRRATIONAL. what will their tale in the story of metia be? only they can write it, so let’s see how their legend unfolds.
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named after his father, he always had a legacy to uphold. his father a low born man, a poor blacksmith, elevated to knighthood out of the talent on his hand. he married a minor lady and thus was born saul. they inherit a castle, they inherit a fortune, they inherit a land. he was just a poor knight, but now he's a lord. he takes his wife's name — a final humiliation, leaving the lowborn man behind.
the son had a sword on his hand before he could even walk, because his father knew that the men in their family were only worth if they had something to contirbute to the king. saul had his furnace and hammer and steel. saul had his sword.
he's knighted as a teen but it takes long until the opportunity to prove himself comes — he's almost thirty when he manages to do so. and he's a knight, he's a respected soldier. there's not much a man like him can want, so he hones his skill.
there's almost an obssession at being a swordsman; it's more than a job, it's his life. he'd die by the honor of his sword. saul has his furnace, saul has his sword and shield.
recently, he's been appointed as lord commander, an honor. an honor for a man born where he was, from who he was. he clings at the opportunity, not because he aims for power, but because there is honor and dignity at commanding. and he wants to prove himself, over and over again.
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( RUSSELL TOVEY, BISEXUAL, CIS MALE & HE/HIM ) — by the grace of the gods, old and new, i present to you LORD HUGH WAYNWOOD of CASTLE ASHBY within the lands of CASTHER. the gods have blessed us with their presence for 37 years. many know them to be CHARMING, PERCEPTIVE, AMBITIOUS, and while it is not always shown, it is said they can also be INSECURE, QUICK TEMPERED, UNPOLISHED. what will their tale in the story of metia be? only they can write it, so let’s see how their legend unfolds.
Hugh Viridian was born in times of war, where men chased comfort wherever they may find it... even moreso than usual. His mother was no shy maiden, no foolish peasant however, and being sure the lord of Ashby was the father quickly arranged for their bastard son to be accepted as a squire once he was old enough.
Being a bastard in Casther, even from a respected lord assured Hugh's lot in life before he ever could. He grew resentful of that, of his father, of his brothers. Even if he circled amongst their peers he was never once acknowledged as he perhaps should be; a mistake swept aside the best they could while they fought their war comfortably.
Hugh, for all the little privilege he got from serving a noble house had no such comforts. Once his skill with an axe for more than chopping wood was proved he was sent to battle, to bleed and die for the same lords who sneered at him as he passed.
He even fought alongside his brothers, a startling realization for them perhaps, that they all bled the same. The war waged on, his lord father grew old, and when fate struck the heirs of House Waynwood perished in fire, leaving but one option.
It was hardly his idea, yet he could not say he rejected it once it was presented. Of course there was a price to pay, but he'd slept in the cold hard ground, he'd felt the pang of hunger, he felt the sting of rejection following him his whole life. With no one but him to take the spot that, deep down he had always believed should be his by right... Hugh did not think twice.
Legalized as the heir of Ashby as the war came to an end, Hugh watched as his father lamented, and mourned, and raged and closed into himself until all looked to him for order and guidance. Old Lord Waynwood faded, and a new one rose out of wood and ashes where he'd been left to be forgotten; tall and strong as any waynwood tree.
At court he might still be called the Viridian Lord behind his back, but he was one of them now, and they'd learn to respect him. One way or the other.
( ADAM SENN, GAY, MALE & HE/HIM ) — by the grace of the gods, old and new, i present to you MASTER OF WHISPERERS, LORD DORIAN DAYNE of STARFALL within the lands of SOLLIA. the gods have blessed us with their presence for THIRTY-TWO years. many know them to be CHARMING, SUAVE, POPULAR, and while it is not always shown, it is said they can also be MANIPULATIVE, CALCULATING, AND VENGEFUL. what will their tale in the story of metia be? only they can write it, so let’s see how their legend unfolds. —
𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄 / lord dorian dayne, master of whisperers. 𝐀𝐆𝐄 / thirty-two years old. 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 / dor, dori 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐃𝐎𝐌 / sollia.
𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 / 6.2 𝐖𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 / 180 lbs. 𝐃𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃 / right handed. 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 / blue. 𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑 / blond and expertly coifed. 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 / handsome face, bright smile, always put together, golden blond hair.
𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐒 / charming, suave, popular, clever, resourceful, careful. 𝐍𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐒 / manipulative, calculating, vengeful, vain, arrogant, sensitive. 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐒 / gossiping, the downfall of his enemies, causing strife for fun, scheming, gardens, cats 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐒 / losing, being ignored, being kept out of the loop, his enemies, children.
𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐘 / house dayne of starfall is a house that has experienced many ups and downs within the court of sollia. their recent downfall, about a generation or two ago was one for the books though, quite literally, it's storied within the books of their library. the dayne name lost almost all its value thanks to the workings of an enemy house.
now a generation later, dorian, with something to prove and a house to avenge has worked his entire life to restore glory to his family name. this has culminated in taking over the queen's prior duties as master of whisperers. he's in the perfect position to see that his house's enemies fall, and even possibly find himself in the perfect place to be considered for a lucrative marriage. the world is at his fingertips, all he has to do is flash that big smile, and bat his eyelashes.
