I don't think I heard anything about ur HoK so please ramble about them :'00
he is my strange and unusual creature.
^ this guyyyy
his name is lyrius! except it's not. that's not his name. his name is wades-through-deep-waters. he just heard the name "lyrius" and adopted it so people would quit looking at him, an altmer, weirdly for having an extremely argonian name.
he has an argonian name because he was raised by two argonian fishermen. whoever his parents were, they were on a merchant ship that crashed off the coast of the black marsh. there were a few survivors, but his parents weren't among them. his dads saw an abandoned infant and simply decided that was their child now.
he was a pain in the ass for his dads. he had NO self preservation skills, wanted to befriend every animal he saw including huge fuckoff monsters that wanted to eat him, and had all the stealth of a bull in a china shop. gradually, and with great patience, they managed to teach him how to be stealthy.
he grew up worshiping the hist and sithis. because of this, he joined the dark brotherhood without question. lucien said the name "sithis" and lyrius was already half-naked with enthusiasm.
he did fall in love with lucien over the course of the db questline, but we all know how that ends.
despite being a murderer for fun and profit, he's incredibly sweet, friendly, and outgoing. everyone is his friend, according to him anyway.
he was in jail in cyrodiil for murder. he got caught at the scene before he could leave and instead of resisting or denying it he just went "oopsie! haha" and went to jail
OC fact: my HoK, Petra Stoneskipper, is a career Imperial Legion soldier in the rank of tesserarius (lowest officer). the reason she's in prison is a disciplinary sentence for mouthing off to her centurion one time too many. the prison crew was like "for a week? ugh. we just HAD an inspection, put her in the one we're supposed to keep empty, if it's just a week it should be fine." if twitter existed in TES she'd be livetweeting every YOU'RE GOING TO DIE IN HERE!! to the rest of her unit.
NJNFKJFNKFL shes an icon. god forbid women do ANYTHING
oc fact for fact: lyrius was in the imperial prison for murder. he killed someone for sithis, got caught, and instead of resisting just kinda laughed and went "ya got me! whoops!" and went to jail. theres somethin wrong with him.
when thaliendir rise to seat of sheogorath , there was obviously no leader in power of either mania or dementia . in answer to this , thaliendir - still mostly in mortal senses , mind - would make life-size straw dolls to fill seats . these new duchy have strangely convenient reasons to almost never make public appearances - and yet , sometimes these dolls would appear in places or positions which no one can claim responsibility for . no one is quite sure if there is real magic and animation , or if stewards just stage these scenes and black out . :)
--@thaliendir
ohhhh that's freaky in the best way possible. i really like it
oc fact for fact: when lyrius became sheogorath, the only part of him that remained him was his grief. even now centuries into being sheo, if you were to ask him about lucien or martin, he'd falter.
lyrius' backstory is one of my favorites because he really is just so weird but happy. the only trauma he has from his childhood is the death of his biological parents, but even that is minor and doesn't really affect him any. he had his two weird lizard dads and fish. what more could a man need
hihi! having to redo this because my previous one got borked, and posting it publicly so that i can link it easier without redirect issues (^^ゞ y'know how tumblr is, etc etc.
warning: this post is very long and has multiple images! (and speaking of those images, this site was used to create the tokens seen below.)
◈ Elder Scrolls
Rildras Moon-and-Star
Male, he/him
Dunmer
The Nerevarine, Nerevar reborn
Father of Vedyra, grandfather of Vedathyr, son of Nedrala and Azura
Former husband of Dagoth Ur
Husband of Voralen
May be a demiprince, but hates the daedra (and admittedly also the aedra) with all his heart
Sword warrior and destruction caster
Retired to a life of being a mushroom farmer after raising his daughter to adulthood
#oc moon and star (tag is attached to post)
Dagoth Vedyra
Female, she/her
Dunmer
Scion of House Dagoth and Founder of the reborn House Dagoth
Daughter of Rildras and Dagoth Ur, mother of Vedathyr and Strides-Through-Ashes, granddaughter of Nedrala and Azura
Arcanist
Scholar with a focus on the dwemer, especially their disappearance
#oc vedyra (tag is attached to post)
Dagoth Vedathyr
Male, he/him
Dunmer
Heir to House Dagoth
The Last Dragonborn
Member (not the leader!) of the Companions, werewolf
Dual-handed warrior
Son of Vedyra, grandson of Rildras and Dagoth ur, great-grandson of Nedrala and Azura
Mercenary much to his pleasure, legendary figure of history much to his displeasure
#oc vedathyr (tag is attached to post)
Voryn Voralen
Male, he/him
Dunmer
The Sharmat, Voryn Dagoth reborn
Father of Vedyra, grandfather of Vedathyr
Husband of Moon-and-Star
#oc voralen (tag is attached to post)
Nedrala
Female, she/her
Dunmer
Ashlander exile from the Urshilaku Tribe
Former consort and chosen of Azura
Potter by trade
Mother of Rildras, grandmother of Vedyra, great-grandmother of Vedathyr
No tag yet
Strides-Through-Ashes | Dagoth Nehota
Female, she/her
Argonian
Found by Vedyra as an abandoned egg
Shadowscale aspirant, assassin
Adopted daughter of Vedyra, biological parents unknown
Member of House Dagoth
No tag yet
Dagoth Tsabi
Female, she/her
Khajiit
Found by one of Vedyra's scouts as the sole survivor of an ambushed khajiiti caravan
Vedyra's apprentice for dwemer studies
Illusion and restoration caster
Scholar with a focus on dwemer technology
No tag yet
Dagoth Nenyael
Female, she/her
Altmer
Joined House Dagoth after being abandoned as a teenager by her family in Morrowind following a tryst with a dunmer boy that resulted in a pregnancy
Mother of Cyrellas
Vedyra's apprentice for arcane studies
Arcanist
Scholar with a focus on Apocrypha and Hermaeus Mora
No tag yet
Dagoth Cyrellas
Male, he/him
Altmer and Dunmer
Born into the reborn House Dagoth
Son of Nenyael
No tag yet
Dagoth Dralyn
Male, he/him
Dunmer
Was once a of House Redoran, but was exiled for sympathizing with Vedyra's desire to rebuild House Dagoth; was subsequently welcomed into the House Dagoth Reforged with open arms
Restoration caster
Dabbles in a little bit of every trade that he can get his hands on
No tag yet
Lyrius | Wades-Through-Deep-Waters
Male, he/him
Altmer
Hero of Kvatch
Listener of the Dark Brotherhood
Was adopted by two argonian fishermen after his parents died in a shipwreck off the coast of the Black Marsh
Has worshiped Sithis since he was very young, as that his adopted parents worshiped Sithis
Dual dagger fighter
Accidental daedric prince
Lover of Lucien Lachance
#oc lyrius (tag is attached to post)
Kanbael
Male, he/him
Dunmer
Vestige
Champion of Vivec
Nightblade, dual-hand wielder nonetheless
Devout believer in the Tribunal
Part of the Thieves Guild
No tag yet
Konahrik
Nonbinary, they/them
Atmoran Nord
Other names include Hlirlef, Malaar, Silkoraav, Sosaalkro
Dragon Priest dedicated to Vulthuryol
Partner of Miraak
#oc konahrik malaar (tag is attached to post)
Rhoinuthal
Nonbinary, he/him
Dwemer
Full name is Rhoinuthal Du-Izvunrynn Ryunzcharn Khouthld Krevratch Nchul-Irhabgar Badrunz Anchamgar Chradzech; "Rho" for short
Cousin of Dumac
#oc rhoinuthal (tag is attached to post)
Kyzuzgnak
Male, he/him
Dwemer
Bodyguard of Rhoinuthal
#oc kyzuzgnak (tag is attached to post)
◈ Dungeons & Dragons
Vesper Dysgeyma
Nonbinary, they/he
Tiefling (Mammon)
Demigod of Umbra, god of the dead and dusk
College of Spirits bard
Lawful neutral
Joined the party to help them kill a despot king seeking immortality, stayed for the food
#oc vesper (tag is attached to post)
◈ Dragon Age
Talasan Mahariel
Male, he/him
Dalish elf
Hero of Ferelden (main)
Lover of Zevran
Father of Kieran and the glorious Barkspawn
Two handed weapon warrior
Brokered for peace between the Dalish and the werewolves
Sided with the mages
Sided with Prince Bhelen and Paradon Caridin
Saved Connor with the Circle of Magi's help
#oc talasan mahariel (tag is attached to post)
Andromache Surana
Female, she/her
Circle elf
Hero of Ferelden
Lover of Leliana
Spirit healer and blood mage
Brokered for peace between the Dalish and the werewolves
Sided with the mages
Sided with Prince Bhelen and Paragon Caridin
Sacrificed Isolde to save Connor
#oc andromache surana (tag is attached to post)
◈ Baldur's Gate 3
Vharis Zhendiae
Male, he/him
Drow
Dark Urge
Paladin of Vengeance
Lover of Astarion
Rejected the Urge
Twin brother of Luminara (my boyfriend's Dark Urge, who is not listed here for the reason of not being my OC)
they taught him how to be stealthy! they primarily taught him this for the purpose of fishing (both of his dads were fishermen), but also for avoiding predators, since he was a tall, lanky altmer in the black marsh who stuck out like a sore thumb.
