#sunsharp lore

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As promised, Rhys and Eyne have had their bios rewritten in light of their shared lineage. Kind of an unlikely pair to realize they're siblings, but it's pretty fitting since they both have mad impostor syndrome and manifest it in mirroring ways.

[Bio text has been transcribed in the image description. I know that shit's tiny.]

[clansunsharp]

For lore asks!!! :3

As the Vanguard Captain, does Nith ever have doubts about what she does/her position within the clan? How does she deal with these concerns, or is she completely satisfied with the way she runs/handles things? Have there ever been any incidents where another member of the Vanguard sought to replace her, or does her position as the founder and leader tend to shield from dissenters?

If Jenris' parents were to become aware of the fact they still live, would they seek to bring them back to Wake's Bane? Would Jenris go, even if it was entirely for motives of revenge? Has their time with the Vanguard helped them heal from their experiences in any particularly interesting or unexpected ways?

thank you for the ask!!

Nith doubts herself constantly, but she's been Captain long enough that she knows better than to show it. Leadership is a lonely thing, so she keeps her concerns to herself and tries to make up for her inadequacies by working tirelessly. This pursuit of excellence and complete servitude to her clan is why she's held her position for so long, and probably why she'll end up in an early grave. Her position isn't necessarily coveted by others, since the workload is immense, but she trains the Vanguard with the intent of someday being replaced by one of them. Based off of rank alone, Kemal is currently her replacement if she's killed in action, but everyone hopes someone else will rise to outrank him before a change of command happens.

Most likely Jenris' parents would just try to kill them. Archus and Ratha have sired many children, most of whom died young. There are no doubt other escapees among their offspring as well, but Jenris is one of the few who managed to survive the trials of adolescence in Wake's Bane and leave the band with their life. Their father might see them as property to be reclaimed, but their mother would be more interested in punishing their disloyalty. Jenris has most certainly found healing amidst the Vanguard; a stable roof over their head, a predictable environment, and plentiful food alone has done wonders. They're still pretty cagey and prefer to keep to themself due to their lack of social skills, but the fact that they can sleep safely through the night has already vastly improved their temperament. Their friendship with Rhys was an unexpected surprise.

[clansunsharp]

@dissentersrising // LORE ASK TIIIIIIIME

i am, of course, starting out with this: magic system! changed it any? completely overhauled canon? completely followed canon? if it's not just canon, how does it work? and any lore implications/results of however you so decided to write it?

aaaaand. clan sunsharp. what's the name from? someone important, something important, just sounds nice? why'd they choose it?

also! i am seeing a lot of transfers. what's with that? as far as i can tell the clan looks more like a workplace than a clan in particular; how did this culture/structure develop over the clan's existence?

thank you for the ask!

honestly the magic is just whatever sounds coolest for a given individual. i treat it kind of like a dnd class so some can be studied in magic or inherently born into magical aptitude or not have any magic at all. or some have magic but don't use or wield it. i try to stick to their elemental heritage when i can though.

i just thought it sounded cool when i picked it lol. Alacrith comes from a stereotypical mirror swarm and wanted to create a clan that held an intimidating reputation but still stuck to the truthful ideals of her flight, ergo clan sunsharp.

youre absolutely right, it is very much a workplace. i based my clan lore on my personal experience in the us military. i mostly worked with people who had been stationed away from their homes and came from a variety of backgrounds, and many of the clan members are based at least partially on my coworkers (ive since separated - it's cathartic). the in-lore reason the clan has become such an institution is because it grew to the point where standards and procedures had to be put in place to maintain order. clan sunsharp's core mission is to train exaltees for the lightweaver, so the entire clan functions around accomplishing this mission. no matter how "bought in" a clan member may be to the higher cause, they are still putting in hours of their lives to make the mission happen, and this inevitably wears people down. even the founders, who envisioned a prosperous clan of plenty that honored individuality in the beginning, have since grown out of touch with their original goal due to their workload.