#verosmoonshine

[shcmanisms]

     how simple it was now for her to slip away. they claimed hooves were not fit for sneaking, but euanthe found ways. in most cases, it had all been due to intrigue and an unintentional misstep or two. one moment she had guards on either side of her and the next she was caught up in a rowdy crowd of chattering merchants and patrons. it would not be the first time, and it would surely not be the last. she was very capable of caring for herself. should they ever end up apart, they would find their ways back to one another. there was not a worry in the shaman’s heart for them all. they would manage whilst their fascination carried them .

     curiosity glints beneath the surface of wandering eyes as she garners a feel of the atmosphere. soft lightning but with a warm, inviting bustle of life. how she missed such splendid gatherings of people. between the relaxing mood of the place and the sweetened drink in her hand, euanthe found herself all-smiles. lithe fingers pluck a lone cherry waiting patiently atop a neatly folded napkin and pop it carelessly into her mouth. it was not unexpected for one unfamiliar with the tastes to be drawn into it. cherries were a familiar treat to her, having been a delicacy and reagent for water-breathing in nagrand. how different they tasted without their enchantment and deeply soaked in alcohol. her tongue flicks against the inside of her cheek as she plays around with the stem tossing about in her mouth. eventually she pulls it out, tied neatly without much effort, and sits it back on the napkin. it is only then that she feels the sweet palette in her mouth change with the taste, and her eyes settle on the cherry still sitting perfectly atop the surface of her drink .

     confusion grasps at her expression as her attention turns to the nightborne not too far from her. she finds him staring, as if it had been his intention to speak with her up until she had unwittingly snatched the fruit he had no doubt been saving from his own drink. a sheepish look masks an ever-growing apologetic smile as the realization begins to settle in .

      ❝ i am so sorry!! i did not mean to take your cherry. ah, forgive me for being so inattentive ... ❞ 

     her voice skips just enough for her to avoid offering her own out of instinct. though it is difficult, she keeps respectful eye contact in hopes the other would not be too put off by her unwittingly brazen action . / @verosmoonshine - starter call. ♥

[sugared-cherries]

Starter for @verosmoonshine  --- Vael confidently made her way through Silvermoon. This wasn’t too bad of a place to be. It was closest to what she once had as a home, and being a Death Knight got her less stares here than it would in Dalaran or even Stormwind. Even with her runeblade strapped to her hip. The sun was bright and she could pretend she felt the warmth while going about her business picking up a gift for her sister. She pushed back some over her fiery orange-red hair and turned a corner. Her ocean blue eyes widened. She was very alarmed by, what at first look she thought was Kaldorei here. No way a Kaldorei would be safe. But no, the man with lovely white hair was one of those Nightborne. Uh… that probably wasn’t the correct term to use. Liking calling a Kaldorei Night Elf. Maybe she should say hi? She was a bit curious and loved meeting new people. Common or Thalassian though? Or even Orcish? What if it was Darnassian? She didn’t even know that one. She decided on Thallasian and approached the man. It was Silvermoon afterall, good chance he would know that one. “Bal'a dash, malanore. How are you finding the city?” She asked.

[necroarchy]

3, 6, 11 (any scene from canon in general that you don't like?)

Questions for Muns of Canon Muses - accepting

3. What is something that was never addressed at all in the canon material that you have independently developed for your muse?

    For the most part I’m more of an “expand on canon” kind of rper than a “make new stuff” rper (ignore the baby) because making stuff is hard, and also considering my tendency to draw upon the SMALLEST shred of canon - be it a single line in a single quest from Vanilla to a mere word from an in-game book - to justify my many and various Bad Hot Takes, it’s difficult to say that anything I’ve ever developed for Arthas is truly independent of canon in any way.

    Except maybe his SWTOR verse but even that is me ripping off like seven Sith Lords and stitching the pieces together a la Frankenstein.

6. What is the general opinion of your muse’s fandom about them? Do you agree with it?

    As far as I know, we all think he’s a murderous asshole, as we should think.

11. For book muses, what is a scene with your muse that you hate? Why? Can you provide a short excerpt?

    He died that one time and that was really sad          Also Blizzard keeps putting him in cinematics and cutscenes and making him look like curdled goat’s milk, does that count               they can’t really be This Bad at making a man look at least somewhat attractive, can they?

    For the MOST PART, I’m pretty chill with Arthas’ canon scenes, and I don’t exactly hate anything. He made sense to me from start to finish, save the occasional weird moment in WotLK that I’ve more or less come to terms with. (Why did you lie to the Acherus knights, you weirdo?)

    Maybe it’s the “ess jay double u” in me that isn’t super fond of the fact that Calia is two years older than him and he’s the heir to the throne just because he’s a boy and she’s not but. you know. that’s easily remedied by saying he’s the one who’s two years older

     ( and it fits his arc better to be the older sibling anyways since a key aspect of his character is that he cares too much ABOUT too much and he kept trying to take the weight of the world on his shoulders despite ABSOLUTELY NOT being prepared for the burden, and having not just a kingdom and a horse and a girlfriend to be responsible for but a YOUNGER SISTER AS WELL just. works so, so much better for him from a development standpoint than having him be the younger sibling for whatever reason

     also it’s less needlessly sexist because at no point was calia’s situation of being the oldest child who is denied the throne merely because of her gender brought up in the narrative in any meaningful way, so let’s just get rid of it imo! )

[necroarchy]

     no one has ever loved me or enabled me the way @verosmoonshine has and that’s just a Fact

[necroarchy]

FIFTEEN

Questions for Muns of Canon Muses - accepting

15. What plots/interactions leave you feeling protective of your muse?

     ALL OF THEM. ALL. THEY ALL SET OFF MY ‘ARTHAS PROTECTION SQUAD’ BELLS. 

     EVERYONE IS SO MEAN TO HIM AND HE NEVER EVEN DID ANYTHING WRONG!

     THOSE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS HAD IT COMING.

     More seriously, nothing especially makes me feel that way towards him because Arthas sucks and is super over-powered! He’s pretty much never in danger, and when he is he fucking deserved it! Rot, bitch!

     I guess like - if this even fits the spirit of the question, I get protective of his evil-ness whenever someone brings up the idea of “Arthas redemption,” if only because my interpretation of him involves him blatantly laughing off literally every chance he ever has at redemption because he’s that kind of an asshole. Arthas is bad because he likes to be bad, and that’s a huge part of the appeal for me. (And also when people genuinely try to tell me that “Arthas did nothing wrong,” I break out into hives.)

     Also godmodding, but that’s just. normal.

[necroarchy]

What is Arthas' opinion on the Nightborne? Would he see them as potential for a new brand of death knights? Does he have any strong opinions about the arcane at all?

    Since he’s never really dealt with them directly, Arthas doesn’t especially have an opinion on the Nightborne; they didn’t have the chance to really catch his eye during Legion because he was so wrapped up in Icecrown’s defense, his machinations with the Ebon Blade, and his own hatred for the Burning Legion coming back in full force. And I’ve never really rp’d with a Nightborne on him, so there’s not a lot of background for me to draw upon.

    At the very least, he was utterly delighted by how Elisande manipulated the arcwine supply in order to control her people with the threat of starvation. That’s the sort of evil he pulls on the Scourge with the various Hungers everyone seems to be afflicted with. His admiration would be slightly soured because she only implemented these measures to smooth the way for Legion occupation, but nobody’s perfect.

    The Nightborne don’t really give me a strong death knight-y feel, to be honest. I think with them, he could come up with some brand new atrocity - I’m thinking a kind of banshee/lich hybrid, due to their arcane might and elfhood. Come back to me later for design concepts and a name. 

    Arthas likes all magics, to be honest. Power is power is power, and he’s not especially picky about how it manifests so long as it belongs to him. He’s got people around who practice Light magic, for God’s sake. (Although these cases are understandably extremely rare and all in some way a form of profanity against the user, the Light Itself, or both). 

     Arcane is indiscriminate; Kel’Thuzad commands it as easily as Khadgar, and as such Arthas approves of it in the same bland way he approves of the concept of bladed weapons.

[drunkenworgen]

Cue a drunken nightborne, leaning on a counter, looking over Gin and remarking, "Isn't it great they named drinksh after us? Amazing."

Gin raised her brow as the Nightborne spoke, looking around for a moment to ensure he was speaking to her. Even though they were new to the Horde, they were still Horde and the whole faction war made things awkward to say the least. She was about to ask how he knew she was named after a drink before remembering that someone had just said it out loud.

“S’pose so, jus’ surprised ‘m no’ names ‘Whiskey,’ or summat,” Gin started, cautiously. “Wot beverage’re y’named after, then?”

( @verosmoonshine )

[seilune]

(Character Solidifying Prompt) 1, 4, 25, 39 :D

Character Solidifying!

(You’re just going to bombard me with questions now, huh? :P)

1. Seilune is quite fond of her father, both parents really, and she admires the work he has done to build a successful business and carry on the legacy of House Astrande. 

However, there are certainly things Lord Ashtal has done to leave a bad taste in her mouth. First and foremost, she hates that he lacks gumption, and that he seems to be more of a follower than a leader. He was quick to swear fealty to the Grand Magistrix and the Legion, much to the dismay of Seilune, rather than stand defiant and refuse to allow their House to be lessened to mere slaves. Ashtal also tries to carry on the legacy painted for him by his father, Lord Raveis, pressuring Seilune to carry on the ‘Highborne’ bloodline and marry a noble rather than a commoner and to now wield the ancestral sword of House Astrande, Quel’Serrar, with her recent promotion as Matriarch. Seilune thinks that Ashtal needs to be more open-minded and to not try and follow in the footsteps of his father because, ultimately, he’s going to fail. And Seilune is the type of woman who hates to be told what to do, what to think, and how to act, and she wants to carve out her legacy the way she wants to and with her own weapon.

All of this has influenced Seilune to just keep being Seilune, to do things her way, to marry the man she wants, and to lead the House the way she sees fit! She already brought House Astrande out of ruin with her quick thinking and actions and she’s been made Matriarch, so it’s time for Ashtal to stop backseat ruling.

4.  The discipline Seilune was subject to at home was extremely lenient. She always had her parents wrapped around her finger and they very rarely spoke in opposition of her choices and actions. Ashtal would pleading try to convince her to make choices of which he approved, but ultimately Seilune had the final say and he would allow it. 

25. Seilune has plenty of hobbies and interests which include shopping, gardening, playing music, singing, spending time with her friends, family, and beloved, travelling, exploring, researching, studying, and attending social gatherings!

39. Seilune isn’t one to openly ridicule others unless it’s provoked, especially because she doesn’t like to sour her reputation with pettiness and snarkiness. However, she is not very fond of warlocks or anyone affiliated with demons, and she thinks those who claim to have a handling on such an affiliation is quite clueless. The Legion Invasion of Suramar showed her that demons are able to manipulate even the most brilliant minds and people, and she thinks nothing good ever comes from them.