#yvrell

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[moonlit-grove]

A Form of Love

in which i just wanted to write about Vie with Occam Yvrell is @just-eyris-things’ character <3

Introducing her to Occam was a good idea. Working in the forge got her mind off things, channeling her pain into making beautiful things. Though the sapling still clearly had problems, she was doing better. She was relaxed in the forge, she could relax, somewhere no one would hurt her. Somewhere with only two other sylvari.

Watching them, they were her third experience with love. They had a different way of expressing it than her dads and uncles, she was almost fascinated by it… Their subtle, quiet love. They could surely sense all that love they shared, but how they expressed it with the smallest of things…

Each strike of her hammer made her blink. Vielcos slowly drew her eyes down, watching as the shape she wanted slowly created from the metal. The blacksmith remained near, smallest of smiles over his lips as he watched her. She sensed a flicker of pride.

“You’ve learned well,” he commented. Her own pride flickered a bit, her pink glow brightening as she smiled a little. She kept quiet, staring at the piece as her hammer still moved.

“Has she eaten?” A second voice, the engineer the smith loved. He held a few snacks, little bowls of treats probably gotten from the nearby settlement. Occam shook his head, reaching to grab the sapling’s wrist.

“It’s time for a break.” She took a moment to nod. Occam moved to gently bump his forehead against Yvrell as she cleaned up and put her tools away.

They… They were in love. They had a gentle, subtle, but powerful love. Would that be the kind of love she had? Would she ever fall in love? She hoped so. They sat outside, overlooking the beach. Them near each other, her a bit in front of them. This was nice… This was very nice.

“Thank you…” She spoke softly, “Th.. thank you.. Uncles..”

She sensed a pulse of surprise from both of them, though Occam’s quickly faded to joy. She didn’t need to look to see the smile. But Yvrell’s remained as surprise… Was it bad? Should she not?

“We’re not related to your dads,” Somewhere between deadpan and a joke, “Are you… sure?”

“Yvrell,” Occam’s voice was quietly and gently harsh, “This is a big step.” Silence for a beat, before the engineer sighed softly, “Yes… uncles. Of course.”

The lilac felt herself smile, looking towards them… Yes, that was a form of love. And if she focused, she could feel a different form towards her… Maybe not so much from Yvrell, not yet at least. By the time she was released to the wild, he would… But for now, just from Occam. And that was okay… This was love. She was loved.

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⚔️ for Yvrel and/or Airell depending who you want to talk about 🤩

you know what?

CONTENT WARNING: dismemberment, loss of limb

When it comes to Yvrell, he loses his right leg twice. The first time is when he still works with Scarlet. He loses it when the Breachmaker is falling apart - it gets crushed under the weight of collapsing machine. The second time is when he is pulled out of a blighting pod and it grows back corrupted. Yvrell claims that to stop the corruption they need to cut it off before Mordremoth's influence reaches further.

As for Airell - we know that he is a bard. But did you know he writes his own songs? One of the very first ones he has written is the one about one of many of his Itzel brothers who has eaten a firefly and its glow could still be seen within his stomach for days after.

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an ask for you! :D <3 which of your characters like and/or would get pets? would they get any specific type of pet? @kerra-and-company

Eyris is a really pet-loving person. For majority of her life she had Airost, an overgrown fernhound, now retired. Eyris, is given opportunity, will adopt all the animals. She already asked Freya if they could have a pen or something and a lot of animals.

Their homestead has a lot of cats, dogs and, of course, wolves.

Yvrell likes the idea of a pet but he worried he wouldn't be able to take care of if properly, so he built himself a cat.

Airell likes frogs. Obviously.

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Hey psst Yvrell questuons

How shit is his sleep schedule? Does he like festivals? Doesh e visits the Grove at all, and how often if so? In the "He is vie's uncle" aus, does he enjoy having her kids over? What pet would he gift Saoirse, of any? Would he help Vie made a dagger for Romeo's coronation?

Optional bonus, how bad did he freak out when he saw baby vie talking to a fucking largos?

Yvrell likes festivals...watching! He likes to observe them, he is not much of an activity participant enjoyer. He will go to them and sell some trinkets and toys, some jewellery, yknow, typical festival stall merchant.

He avoids the Grove. Ever since he got this side of Nightmare in him, he's very :/ on going there. But if he has to, he will. For Occam.

Yvrell might act like he hates everything and everyone. He might look annoyed all the time. In general he likes it. He jokes that it makes him appreciate the silence of the house more. But the truth is he really enjoys those family get-togethers.

He would give Saoirse a turtle. He really likes turtles.

Yvrell is not really a dagger guy, he'd point Vie to Occam for help with making one. Unless, that is, she would want some trinkets put in the hilt, like net shooter for swift capture or poison holders.

Let's say it wasn't Yvrell who freaked out. Yvrell saw a largos and thought that he needed something more than a fishing net. He'd go protective dad mode, probably. "Oh so you want to date Vie, huh. Prove it, list all her favourite foods and all her allergies." And then he has a gun on the table and you know, you know that he will protect her even if it costs you your life.

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🫂

Do any of your characters keep tabs on the Orr restoration? How far along is the process as of EoD? Are your kiddos enjoying dragon bash? Are any of them avoiding the holiday to do other things?

@mystery-salad

Thank you for sending in an ask, @mystery-salad !

Nia keeps tabs on Orr because she thinks she should since it was one of the biggest things she has committed to (with Trahearne ofc). She feels responsible to make sure it is beautiful again. Airell and/or Eyris also check in every now and then for Trahearne who wants to "stay dead" to general public.

As of EoD Orr is nearly fully regrown and cleared of the Unchained. There are already unchained-free zones where some braver people, mostly Priory scholars and sylvari, moved in.

Eyris, Freya and Njal are having a blast. Airell is having an existential crisis. Nia is in Lion's Arch with her daughter, spending quality mother-daughter time because she doesn't like the festival. Yvrell is at the festival but not to enjoy himself but to sell trinkets. He's the guy with the stall you don't want your kids to see.

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Valoop hugs you. Also how do you treat aquabreathers in your own canon and do your characters enjoy using them?

I hug Valoop too. I feel so loved!

You see, water area is the hardest for me to think about. I don't have it cleared out yet, but I will answer to the best of my ability.

Aqua breathers are mechanisms keeping water out of one's mouth and allow for communication underwater. For the breathing part, it's mostly magic that does the trick.

Non-magical breathers however need an air pouch and a tube connected to it, pouches can be attached to armor easily. Pouches also can be enchanted to have a bigger capacity. There are also underwater plants which gather air bubbles under their leaves/in their flowers, those bubbles can be used to refill the pouches.

Some professions/races can do without breathers or use their own gear

When it comes to elementalists, they can simply manipulate water and air to create an air bubble around their heads. By elemental manipulation they can replenish the air bubble as they see fit. Some can even use an enormous bubble to keep dry under the water!

Engineers/asura can use their golems to traverse the underwater terrain and they can be accompanied by air-storing golems. They will also have breathing pouches and masks to be able to explore things outside golems in case of necessity.

Some sylvari can breathe underwater and they only wear masks to keep the water out of their mouth. Those who cannot breathe underwater can grow leafy masks of different plant-kind than the rest of their bodies. As the mask is naturally attached to their bodies it is like a natural aqua breather.

I divide revenants into two groups: those who died and came back and those who were born like that.

The first ones do not need to breathe that much, their bodies function a bit differently. They are not dead but they are not alive either, but they cannot be qualified as pure zombies either. They are an enormous question mark to everyone. They usually wear masks only to keep the water out. The alive revenants need aqua breathers like everyone else.

Out of my characters, Eyris and Airell use sylvari masks to breathe, Yvrell can use a sylvari mask but he mostly works with his golems and inventions, Freya, Njal and Nia use magic aqua breathers. Achilles does not dive, he is afraid of deep waters. Pirate queen Seadhna doesn't need anything, so she uses a mask to keep the water out of her mouth when she needs to speak.

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I have no recollection of drawing this??? But apparently I drew it a few years ago because I found it in one of my old sketchbooks

The story behind this is that my engineer, Yvrell, went to the mountains and found an abandoned griffon egg so he took it home and hatched it and just like that he came to be a proud father of Sprocket.