#silas dreadpyre

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I don't think I've ever put all my charr together, so here they are!

Agaue Whiptail | Menelaus Havocheart | Silas Dreadpyre Avitus Softbow | Liath Slaughterclaw Umbra Shadowshot | Elektra Vowbreaker

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I can finally easily put my dating cats and rats together!

Umbra Shadowshot and Xeonna the Lost

Silas Dreadpyre and Necrologist Ahlma

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Sometimes I remember I have these glasses on Silas because they look good on him, and also remember how bad they clip on the bridge of his nose...

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I had to do it to him. I'm so sorry Silas.

None too thrilled with this development either-

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Also I've still got them on him but I'm so sad that his big ol nose eats the bridge of these glasses.

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My boy Silas having a very nice sibling outing to fuck up the Flame Legion.

@commanderhorncleaver @wisp-enclosure

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Oh do tell lore about Silas and Ahlma. How did they end up together?

So Silas and Ahlma didn't officially meet until after the timeline that would've contained the personal story. Initially, Silas had been with the Ash Legion as a Flame Legion "deserter," though since he had no real warband, Malice largely used him to keep an eye on the commander and figure out what Gaheron was up to.

Ahlma, on the other hand, spent that time with the Durmand Priory. She was never really happy there, even if it did let her see her cousins more often than she might not otherwise (Qirri and @wall-legion's Rissia). Still, her skill at identifying reagents was exemplary, so she served a purpose even if she wasn't thriving.

After Zhaitan's defeat, Silas left the High Legions to join the Order of Whispers... Ahlma herself, however, had left the Priory around Claw Island, and made a name for herself within the Order of Whispers instead. And when Silas joined up, he was partnered up with her to help teach him the ropes. And Ahlma was enamored physically from the word go. And who could blame her? He was quiet, thoughtful, and incredibly handsome for a charr.

Their early months together, however, did have a lot of speed bumps. It was during that time Silas learned she was a trans woman. He may have been nuFlame, but some of the more toxic ideals of the legion were embedded in him from when he was a cub, and the first thing he asked was "why would you want to be a female?"

Ahlma wasted absolutely no time making sure he knew why that was nowhere near an acceptable question.

But they worked through it. Silas learned, however slowly, more about Ahlma's lived experiences. It took another couple of years for them to really start getting close. Silas came to appreciate Ahlma's unique point of view, even if he worried about her glee in experimenting with potions (she is, mechanically, a Harbinger, but she largely got there on her own by accident). And Ahlma began to appreciate more about how Silas got where he was and what he was meant to be doing, and how hard it was to adjust to this life outside Efram's circle.

About two years into their relationship, they came across a small old Flame contingent, and while fighting them off Ahlma was cornered by a shaman intent on "teaching her to understand her true place." It was then she learned about something else: as a result of the experiments by his sire, @commanderhorncleaver's Oryen, Silas's mesmer magic is terrifyingly strong, allowing him to pull the deepest fear from someone's mind and render them as horrifically realistic illusions. After scaring off the contingent, he spent hours in their tent checking over Ahlma for injuries, and while she was trying to soothe him his head jerked up, staring at her for a moment before he asked a very different question.

Something like this:

They've been dating ever since.

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I've got some characters I need to do some fleshing out on here that I've talked more extensively about on Discord so here's the list of newer guys I haven't discussed here, or at least haven't gone much into:

Praxxi, one of my alt commanders. An older woman, became commander after her partner, Lopp, lost their life on Claw Island. She's struggling to keep her head above water, keep people from thinking she's losing her grip, and take care of her teenage son.

Ktokka, former resident of the Thaumanova city cube. She was there during the meltdown and it affected her to the point she could nullify the magic of other people. Has an enemies-to-lovers thing with Praxxi, starting when Ktokka was with the Aetherblades in S1.

Mharnii Bruster, another alt commander. A young asura raised from infancy by a noble human family, she's painfully shy and socially anxious, but sharp as a tack and very good at paying attention. Finding her way out of her shell while learning the truth of her past.

Butch Crushfist, legionnaire of the Fist warband, an all-female warband of charr who all were once gladium (and their bandmate Dinky, who is the only not female charr, and none of them care). Sharp and protective, jovial and very loud.

Silas Dreadpyre, a nuFlame member who "defected" under Efram's orders to keep an eye on things and get a read for how others may react to members of the Flame Legion returning to the High Legions. Partnered with Ahlma, currently in the Order of Whispers.

Ahlma, Silas's partner and girlfriend, a bright, energetic necromancer who loves to experiment with potions and tinctures. Helped Silas sort out his thoughts on trans women on account of being a trans woman herself. Surprisingly good at her job.

Feel free to send asks about any one of them if you'd like more details.