#oc: chelisstrae

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Rough render done, yippee

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Okay. Finally getting somewhere

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theyve got a name now :thumbsup: yaay

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well one of us is going to have to change

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I don't super know your ocs yet so anyone you want for 14, 32 & 36

I think I'll go with Chelisstrae for these :]

they absolutely hold grudges, but generally only if they haven't gotten some sort of apology that matched the magnitude of the wrong committed. If someone does something to piss them off without making up for it they'll hold on to that grudge until the end of time. They don't tend to retaliate, mostly they'll just grumble about it to whoever they think will be sympathetic enough not to tell the other person that someone is talking behind their back. Though if personal enough And it's something that the other party could get in trouble for they'll definitely tattle to whatever authority figure applies in that scenario. It's less about forgiveness or kindness, moreso they just want to keep the status quo intact except in cases where they can improve their current standing with those in charge.

If asked Cheli would say they do believe in second chances but in practice it's pretty conditional. Due to spending most of their life subservient to various nobility they've internalized that second chances can only be earned through constant groveling and quietly accepting whatever punishment is doled out. They personally don't expect any such treatment from peers but if they feel that they've wronged someone that's higher up on the ladder than them they will absolutely start fawning.

Quietly. They have a habit of attempting to appease whoever rejected them by doing things for them unasked, but this can get uncomfortable in more personal situations since it may come off as them trying to make the other person change their mind (in a professional/workplace setting that might actually be the case but in more interpersonal situations like with friendships or romantic relationships it's more likely that they're just doing it out of a force of habit)

They tend to blame themselves for not being prepared or not expecting whatever happens, even in scenarios where they had little actual chance of changing the outcome. It's not something they dwell on in most cases, to them it's just a simple fact that whatever it was that happened is somehow in some capacity their own fault. They'll just have to be more observant, more adaptable, more resilient next time around

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Expanding on this I think Cheli is also there for all the prey stuff (it's good for training) but they're decidedly more normal about it. The freaks are in the background probably licking blood off each other or something while they ponder what to buy with their accumulated [Remnant of Anguish]es

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Cheli lore before I leave

They were born to a commoner's family around 1,260 years before suramar was opened to the world, but over some few hundred years managed to entrench themselves into the upper echelons of Shal'dorei society through their singing and leylyre playing. They abandoned their old Family's name early on and for most of their adult life they were known simply as Chelisstrae Ballad-master. However, things took a turn for the worse for them when, after the Legion's arrival, they'd started losing approval with the house that currently sponsored them, and after dozens of hastily written up ballads and sonnets full of desperate praise, they were unceremoniously tossed out into the wilds outside of Suramar on accusations of treason. Of course the accusations were false, while they weren't the largest fans of the Legion they certainly weren't stupid enough to give voice to those thoughts, but that didn't matter when the lord of the house took offense at the special attention his wife was giving them. (though they never reciprocated her advances it was still enough to draw his ire)

Out in the wilds, Chelisstrae stood little chance of survival. After all they were but a musician, and one that had lead a rather cushy life in the past few hundred years at that, certainly not someone with actual combat experience. In this desperation they reached out to fel magic, which they'd only seen in use before but never practiced. While they were nowhere near a master of it, their minimal skill was enough to catch the attention of a demon hunter they'd encountered later on (one that had saved them from a patrolling contingent of felborne). And after some begging on Chelisstrae's part they'd managed to convince the illidari to take them along to be taught their ways.

They learned remarkably quickly after that, eager as ever to please their new masters. And while they did improve somewhat in martial combat, their true prowess stood in their fel venomancy, which was a blend of the unstructured fel use they'd picked up in the wilds and the instinctual venom use of the insectoid demon soul they'd fused with. Their primary weapon became a scythe, which drew them into a strange sort of competitive companionship with Allari the souleater. And after the Legion's defeat they were assigned to be the student of the Slayer.

Theyre a strange elf, circumstance molded them into a ruthless warmage but they still retain much of the mannerisms they'd learned in the high courts, and they can still be rather fussy about their appearance. They still enjoy music despite everything, and while they haven't been able to source a proper leylyre just yet, they still enjoy writing songs about and for their fellow demon hunters. They're rather ambivalent towards Illidan Stormrage and are more familiar with Kayn's leadership, but they've written some few songs about him too (mostly at the request of the others). Their relationship with Allari consists of friendly rivalry, eager to reach her level and then surpass her. They've written their fair share of both praising and praiseless songs about her (and some short love poems that no one needs to know of). They are motivated largely by spite, and a deep affection for their fellows, whose deeper hatred for the Legion they've since absorbed and adopted. Their insectoid soul has also given rise to the habit of climbing on walls and ceilings, as well nesting in dark corners. Chelisstrae is glad to travel the world with their new teacher, and is excited at the prospect of seeing new places after having lived their entire life in one place.

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Important to note that the dynamic between Cheli and their imp is that of a bored cat and it's still alive prey crossed with a rich person and their overdecorated purse dog