#soh sol

[telemna-hyelle]

I was inspired by your tags @skyward-floored

Sol is like 'what the heck is going on in that capital up yonder'

[telemna-hyelle]

The Hero of Sol

I'm finally back to my Saga of Hilda nonsense! Say hello to the Hero of Sol!

Sol is the descendant of the Hero of Ages, and is his successor in the Adult Timeline of Lorule. His Lorule was the casualty of an attempted re-invasion of Hyrule by the Interlopers, who bound their Twilight-pocket-dimension-prison with Lorule when they missed Hyrule by accident. Lorule eventually adapted and became the Twilight Realm, and it's people the Twili.

Centuries later, Sol is living a happy, peaceful life on a remote Kargorok ranch when everything goes wrong. The Princess has vanished, Zant has taken over, and the land of Twilight is in huge trouble.

However, by the time the rumors reach Sol's isolated corner of Lorule, another hero has come and solved all their problems, the princess has returned, and all is well again.

...or so it seems.

Until Yuga, a royal magician, starts running around and being sneaky in the more remote parts of Lorule, taking advantage of the disorder post-coup and thinking no one will notice him out in the boonies.

Unfortunately for Yuga, one potential Hero of Vigilance resides in the boonies, which sets Sol on his adventure, taking him to the capital to meet Princess Midna, so they can join forces and find the pieces of the Triforce before Yuga does.

After finding the Triforce (and a certain sword) and defeating Yuga, Sol gets dragged into his second adventure when a crazed Time Priestess from Hyrule attempts to kidnap the Queen. He tries to intervene when Cia curses Midna, fails because combat ISN'T his strong point without Ghirahim, and gets cursed himself: into a shadowed reflection of the Hero of Twilight's cursed form.

Sol, who has been nursing a huge inferiority complex towards the Hero of Twilight, is not happy with this situation. Eventually, Cia gets defeated and Sol and Midna are returned to their true forms, and now Sol has returned to his Kargarok ranch, determined to bury the feelings that he's absolutely certain Midna won't return.

Finally, a colored design and details of his hood! (note, colored version has old design of hood, uncolored is canon design)

[telemna-hyelle]

Tellie, if all your Ravios were put in a band, who would play what instrument? Or who would suck at playing any instrument?

Ooooh excellent question!

What kind of band? is this a modern band or more of an orchestra, or something along the lines of do I think the Ravios canonically play music, and if so, what?

We'll get the two obvious ones out of the way first:

Ages plays the harp (of ages, to be exact) as a part of his adventure. If he was in a modern band, I think he'd play guitar.

Flame: in his adventure, he played the Flamecharmer, which is a magic flute that can control fire. So, he plays the flute! I can't really imagine him playing anything else.

Sea: he plays a mandolin. If he was in a modern band, he'd probably back Ages up on guitar.

One: i feel like he may play the panpipes. The micori might have taught him! If he was in a modern band, though, he'd probably play electric guitar, or perhaps be the percussionist.

Myth: i can't imagine he plays music. He might sing, but i think he would probably fulfill the role of conductor.

Sol: He plays the harp, too! I'm not sure what he'd play in a modern band, though. Nothing quite feels right. Not guitar. Maybe still harp?

Magic: He plays the piccolo! This would go for a modern band too.

Lorule: I think he can play the ocarina, but nothing more complicated than that. If he was in a modern band... he might play the banjo, or the harmonica, or the triangle XD

Swords: He plays the harp, too! I feel like he'd play trombone or french horn in a modern band.

Realm: I feel like he'd play the ocarina. Something small that he could easily carry with him. As for a modern band... maybe an oboe or clarinet.

[telemna-hyelle]

sorry I thought of another one what are all the Ravios opinions on their sword? (and Ghirahim if they know of him?)

-Sky Floor

Sea: well, Ghirahim is my trusted business partner, and from what my brothers tell me, he's kept up our contract long into the future. He also seems to be more... active? than his Hyrulian counterpart. He's... encouraged, shall we say, most of them through their adventures, and taught a fair bit of them how to actually use a sword. The only one who hasn't used him is One, but I think they've been getting along pretty well on this adventure! They have... similar histories. I think it's been good for both of them.

One: ...not gonna comment on that, except that Sea should stop psychoanalyzing me, thanks.

Myth: That's One speak for 'oh snap they figured me out' *nimbly dodges out of the way of One's kick*

Ages: I couldn't have gotten through my adventure without Ghirahim's help; he was my guide through it all.

Flame: I know I couldn't have! Ghirahim was... really scary at first, but now I really miss him; I'm glad I got to go on this adventure and see him again!

Magic: I technically used him, but it was mostly Lorule. Still, I quite appreciated his skill and company.

Lorule: we're often at odds with the best reaction to a situation. He gets frustrated when i keep running away. But... it's good to know I have him watching my back.

Realm: Same. Helps me sleep at night. Plus I appreciate his skill with insults.

Swords: I didn't really get to know him well, since i was fighting him for most of my adventure, but... i still think there's a strong bond between us. Finally bringing him back home was one of the proudest moments of my life.

Sol: He's useful, but he drives me up the wall most of the time. Though, I agree with Realm--he's absolutely brilliant when it comes to scathing insults.

Sea, smugly: which means they're best friends.

Sol: NO WE'RE NOT

*unfortunately for Sol, no one is convinced*

[telemna-hyelle]

Ravios! What are your opinions on your Hildas!

-Sky Floor

Sea: my brilliant goddess!!! The shining star of my life! Her piercing red eyes, her glorious voice, the way confidence and conviction radiate through her like a shining aura of--

Sol: *elbows him* I think we get it.

Sea: *sniffs haughtily* Well then, Sol, tell us your thoughts on your Hilda.

Sol: She has bad taste in boyfriends.

Magic: and I'm sure that's all your thoughts on the subject.

Sol: well, what's yours?

Magic: *awkward laughter* Ah, well, you know... she... she... *his face falls* she was really stubborn. Too stubborn for her own good.

*awkward silence. Sol looks regretful*

Ages *tactfully entering the conversation*: Vision was my best friend as a child. I may have been the one with the plan, but I couldn't have carried it out without her support. I'm glad to have her friendship to this day.

Swords: Sceptre is an inspiration! She dove headfirst into the War, determined to take vengeance on whoever tried to drag Lorule into this mess. I couldn't stand back and let her face it alone. And, well... *he blushes* we've gotten pretty close, I guess.

Flame: Frost is weird, but... a nice kind of weird. And it was really great to not be alone while travelling! Lava is scary.

Realm: Enka can also be strange. She's... not the same as she was a hundred years ago, but it's a good change. She... being a ninja looks good on her.

Myth: Well, well well! Sounds like someone has a crush!

Realm: as if you don't.

Myth: well, who's to say? She could just be a very good friend--

Realm: Fifty rupees that you'll be engaged before the end of the adventure.

Lorule: Can we put in bets for the exact length of time, or--

Myth: please don't, if Paint finds out she'll go ballistic.

*Lorule and Realm look shiftily at each other*

Ages: *coming to the rescue again* What about you, Lorule, anything you'd like to share?

Lorule: ...she's. She's nice.

*the other ravios watch in amusement as his face slowly turns red*

Magic *taking pity on his sucessor*: Well, is that everyone?

One: Ye--

Flame: But you haven't answered yet, One!

One: ...crap.

Sea: well?

One: ... she's fun. AND THAT'S ALL YOU'RE GETTING OUT OF ME SO DROP IT.

[telemna-hyelle]

Sol how was life on your ranch? Did you run it all by yourself?

Also what do you think of the other Ravios?

Sol: Life on the ranch was great. It was quiet and peaceful, and Shadow Kargaroks don't have any natural predators, so it wasn't like I had to protect them. They protected themselves. I've lived there since I was little, when my parents died. The owner was an old family friend, cause my folks used to run a falconry. I still have a falcon from my family--that's my girl, Sheerow. I did run most of it, cause the owner was getting on in years and wanted to retire. I was doing really well, too! The ranch was getting very prosperous, and I think Les was going to hand it down to me--but then Yuga had to start messing around and ruin everything. I could have been rich by now.

The other Ravios? They're good. The only time they get on my nerves is when they're trying to 'calm' me down' whenever that wolf is around. Really, would it be that terrible if I punc--

Sea: Sol....

Sol: *rolls his eyes* Case in point. Anyway, besides that, it's nice to have people who think like you, and realize the best way to handle problems isn't charging in recklessly. Not like that hero of courage--

Swords: You warmed up to Link and you know it.

Sol: ...fine. The Hero of Warriors wasn't that bad, I guess. But my point stands: Rabbits are better than wolves.

Swords: Does... that really have anything to do with the question?

Sol: Yes!

[telemna-hyelle]

Ignore my last ask my tumblr refreshed as I sent the ask and I just realised you've already answered a similar question lol. I love the Hero of the Sol's name btw he sounds so cool I'd love to know more about him! :D

OH ho ho! THE BOY

He's actually the first original Ravio I came up with! Sol is Twilight's counterpart.

Interestingly enough, it's hinted in the TP manga that Midna and Zelda are parallel counterparts. This got me thinking and I wondered "what if the Twilight Realm is another version of Lorule?"

So! Sol is from the Adult Timeline of Lorule (which may sound odd but it's true), and some time after the era of the Hero of Ages, the Interlopers invaded. They had been banished from Hyrule to a pocket dimension of Twilight. The people gave up their greed, but their leader didn't, and he tried to use the twilight to invade and conquer Hyrule--but he missed instead and hit Lorule. He merged the two realms and overthrew the royal family, but his people didn't want to subjugate the Lorulians and joined forces with them and overthrew him instead, but the effects of the Twilight had already taken hold. So the interlopers and the Lorulians became one people--the Twili.

Sol grew up in a remote village on a Kargarok ranch, but notices that in the aftermath of the whole attempted-invasion-of-Hyrule, a guy named Yuga has been running around manipulating and causing problems. So he goes to Queen Midna and they have to join forces to find the hidden pieces of the Triforce before Yuga can.

It... doesn't go well at first, because Sol is insecure and afraid of losing those he cares about, so he acts arrogant and things to keep people at bay, and Midna is Midna and nursing a broken heart and not pleased with being forced to work with a guy that looks similar to Link but doesn't act like him at all.

And Ghirahim is there and he isn't helping anything

[telemna-hyelle]

So! Tell us about Sol :D 💜

SOL

So, here's the basic run down on the Hero of Sol, so let's think of some other neat trivia...

He has a white hawk named Sheerow that's a family inheritance--long ago his ancestors owned a falconry!

He's descended from Ages.

He feels and cares deeply, which results in a bit of a temper, exasperated by the fact that he is a) insecure and b) he lost his family at a young age and is terrified of losing people, so he acts arrogant to try to keep people at bay. Unfortunately for him, his quest throws him in with Midna and Ghirahim, and it'd take a bit more than what Sol has to dish out to manage to drive them away.

He's in love with Midna but doesn't want to push his feelings on her because he knows she had feelings for his counterpart, so he's resolved to Bury It Forever and Never Speak of It.

On the flip side, he has a major inferiority complex towards Twilight. Firstly, because he was too far away and didn't find out about Zant and Ganondorf's coup in the Twilight Realm until it was too late, so Link did what he sees as his job, because he, Sol, failed.

Some Hero of Vigilance.

And it doesn't help that Midna keeps wistfully staring out windows and such. Midna hasn't told him the details, so he's convinced that Twilight must have rejected her and broken her heart. What a jerk. Who on in either realm would reject Midna???? He can't fathom it.

And THEN he gets dragged into the War and gets stuck in wolf's form because Cia is a creepy fangirl. Does the entire universe see him as some kinda poor imitation or shadow of Link??? It's infuriating!

(does midna see him that way too?)

This quest is gonna be good for him, the other Ravios will join forces to help him work through his issues, and he'll come out on the other side a bit more confident in himself and no longer wanting to punch Twilight in the face.

Mostly.