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Ayyyy I’m….. REALLY feckin late here! But hey! Nutcracker season! My characters haven’t really changed at all sooo just gonna repost their refs and stuff.

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Nutcracker Month 2021: Day#2

“You explained your situation briefly to the new Nutcracker and your group introduces themselves. The stranger introduces himself as George. George ...didn’t seem like a name that’d suit him. He easily noticed your confusion and explained that he’d suffered from memory loss some time ago and that the kind folk who took him in called him the name.”

“Your curiosity somewhat sated,you start to follow George through the blizzard. He’s not quite one for conversation but at least he’s not willing to leave your group to fend for themselves. You and your nutcracker(s) converse quietly about the new addition and the state of his scarred form when a sudden commotion erupts ahead.”

“George is quick to pull out his swords and barrel through the snow, shouting out a name you couldn’t quite catch. One you reach the source of the commotion you see an off mouse creature with strangely long legs zip past you and drive a sword into a very large wolf. Two more lay dead around the immediate area with another dropping from a strike from one of George’s sword while he’s gripping the reigns of a large reindeer with the other hand.”

“You and your companions join in and scare off the rest of the pack. Thankfully nobody’s injured. You turn to the strange rodent who’s panting and holding a sword that’s definitely too big for her. She sticks the weapon into the ground and hops over to George and the reindeer. She boasts that she could’ve handled them on her own but is thanks him for the help.”

“George is quick to reprimand her for being overconfident, which give you the indication that she’s a child. She’s quick to apologize before turning her attention to you and your group and asks you who you are and what you’re doing out here. You introduce yourselves and explain your situation again.”

“She smiles and introduces herself as ‘Vernette’ and seems very excited to meet you. She gives you a cloak made of fur, stating that you looked cold, before introducing her reindeer companion as ‘Rain’. She states that she is a Long Eared Jerboa and NOT a mouse or rat.”

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Took a while but I managed to finish day 2. You get to meet Vernette and Rain, “George’s” companions.

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This was a piece I've been working on for the past few weeks. Work and family obligations got in the way of finishing up.

Georgie and Vernette stand and take in the view on their journey through the lands.

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Okay so I THINK I got this somewhat

Just as a warning this is gonna be lllooonnngg and I’m not sure it’ll make sense. Putting my thoughts into sentences is difficult but here goes.

This be about Vernette, her Mother, and their bond with my salty nutcracker boi Garion (who originally went by George as you’ll soon see)

Vernette and her mother, Bayarmaa were returning to their village after gathering firewood. Vernette spotted something on the riverbank not far ahead of them. It turned out to be a man made of wood.

     Seeing that he was unconscious and “injured”, they put him on the wood wagon and brought him back to their home where Baya quickly tended to the damages. There was little that she really could do given he was wooden but she at least filled the large cracks in the left side of his head with resin to bind and strengthen the damaged wood.

    When he finally awoke though is was clear that great damage had been done. He couldn’t recall any memories or even his own name save for the first letter of it being “G”. Baya was unsettled by this along with the fact that he’d been armed at some point given the two sword holsters attached to his waist. His left eye unsettled her even more. There’s was something...otherworldly about it.

Despite her uncertainties she didn’t have the heart to turn him away. Vernette had become so attached to him in a matter of days and had even started calling him Georgie, much to the wooden grump’s dismay.

     Personally Baya would’ve went with something a bit more classy but seeing the first reaction to Vernette’s choice broke her. Thus George stayed with the two Jerboas.

   It was a blessing really. Baya had been ill for a long time and grew weaker with each passing month. Vernette’s father had died before she was born and once Baya became too weak to travel with her people across the mountains she was forced to settle and take up work in the village.

      George’s presence and surprising strength certainly helped out with gathering firewood and hunting. Despite his grumpy disposition Baya felt very attached to him after a while. He brought some new life into their little farm and Vernette pretty much became his shadow. He even agreed to teaching her how to sword fight once he regained his own swords.

Baya was initially very weary of this since he had no memory but apparently that didn’t damper his skills with his duel blades. She eventually gave him permission to train Vernette. She took to using her father’s sword, which in all honestly was too big for her but Baya couldn’t afford to get her daughter a new sword.

Their peaceful life wasn’t meant to last though as Bayarmaa’s illness progressed and she became bedridden. In her final days she asked for George to take care of her daughter. Vernette was too attached to him and she knew the little jerboa wouldn’t want to go back to her tribe once her Mom passed.

George agreed and promised to take care of her. Not long after Baya passed away and he gave her a pyre funeral. Vernette took it hard but they had little time to mourn as some of the Rat King’s troops descended upon the village and pillaged it.

They attacked George specifically and the two were forced to run from their home as it was destroyed. Now on the run they move from place to place. They try their best to stay under the radar of the Rat Kind but every so often some of these troops need a good ego bashing.

Hope this little drabble was a bit informative about some of my characters. I have a feeling it’s a big ol hot mess but it’s the best I can do for now.

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la VERNETTE

 1er MAI 2018

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20/02/18