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#VANROGE. Maybe you're right. It's a fairy-tale game, designed to comfort people. Perhaps there's no harm in indulging in its fantasy — one where people live on indefinitely, so long as you take care of them. But couldn't you also argue that knowing about the end makes us truly treasure our time together? And really, the longer we spend together, the harder it is to part ways . . .

This is an independent roleplaying blog for Lilia van Rouge of Twisted Wonderland. This portrayal is primarily written pre-canon with a wealth of crossover verses. No knowledge of twst canon is necessary to interact. — Sideblog to abyssail. guidelines // biography // verses // important metas + hcs

#PINNED.#Holly → she/her + they/them

Okay multi won out so

#OOC / HOLLY.#still being set up but it shouldn't take me too long

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I’m gonna start moving my Forgotten Realms / BG3 characters to a multi tonight, so I have a question —

Would y’all prefer Lilia on a sideblog or on a multi?

Sideblog

Multi

Holly needs to see results

Voting ended onMar 29

#there seems to be a consensus but reblog for posterity

I’m gonna start moving my Forgotten Realms / BG3 characters to a multi tonight, so I have a question —

Would y’all prefer Lilia on a sideblog or on a multi?

Sideblog

Multi

Holly needs to see results

Voting ended onMar 29

#OOC / HOLLY.#MOBILE.#once again I do not feel like managing a second solo blog atm #but he could fit on that multi pretty well #or if he stays on a sideblog I can make the multi a member and manage him from both accounts

Something I enjoy about Lilia is he satisfies my love of characters entwined with complex politics while still being broadly accessible

#OOC / HOLLY.#because most often characters who are deep into politics are royalty or nobility #who are just hard to throw into interactions. their status makes them unapproachable by most people #the 'remedy' is to remove them from politics usually via exile or some other disgrace #which then no longer satisfies my love of characters entwined in complex politics #but Lilia is a rare case of being both politically embroiled and easily accessible!#he keeps to the fringe of politics as much as possible these days but it's still very much there #Maleficia still relies on him. Malleus relies on him. Baur considers him a superior no matter what. he's brought up Sebek + Silver #who really are set to be not only Malleus' retainers but his closest confidantes #I mean they're family in every way that matters #so even living in that remote cottage and traveling abroad frequently politics are still very much a concern for Lilia #what's going on at court and within the senate informs every thing he does / doesn't do. everything he says / doesn't say #this is why I call him a lying liar who lies #not because he's malicious and deceptive but because he is always withholding something #for the sake of protecting the boys he's brought up or others associated with him

tentacleteapot

can I fucking help you, my liege

#OOC / HOLLY.#Lilia when Maleanor drags him out #on another unsanctioned misadventure #he knows HIS ass is gonna get blamed for

goth-queen

#OOC / HOLLY.#oh this so exists in twisted wonderland lmao

Lilia: My eyesight has nothing to do with it. I always know exactly where he is. After all, I have been watching him since he was brushing eggshell off of his head.

#OOC / HOLLY.#idk all I wanna do today is read vignettes y'all gotta suffer it #the unofficial translation is 'when it comes to me distance matters very little.#no matter where he is I'll know soon enough. after all I've been watching him since the time he still had eggshell on his face.'#adding this to my 'Lilia hatching Malleus had some metaphysical effect' conspiracy board

maidthings

basically everyone wants me dead because of cuteness aggression

#QUOTES.#still reading vignettes and god.#this is literally Lilia #he says something to this effect lmao

I don't go here and have zero idea about what this canon is but I am happy to blindly follow you into any fandom ❤️

🥹 I hope you know that feeling is completely mutual, Fey.

Honestly I think you'd enjoy Twisted Wonderland, though! I wasn't sure I'd really get into it, but the lore and Lilia Vanrouge . . . I was doomed from the start. Anyway it's basically set in another world where the villains of Dis.ney are remembered as heroes and exemplars. All those stories took place in the age of myth; the present timeline is basically like our modern day but with magic. You play a student who was isekai'd into this world and is now attending Night Raven College: one of the most prestigious magic schools in the world. The school has seven houses, each one modeled after one of the Great Seven. This would be the Queen of Hearts, the King of Beasts aka Scar, the Sea Witch aka Ursula, the Sorcerer of the Sands aka Jafar, the Fairest Queen aka the Evil Queen / Grimhilde, the King of the Underworld aka Hades, and the Thorn Fairy aka Maleficent. Their corresponding houses are Heartslabyul, Savanaclaw, Octavinelle, Scarabia, Pomefiore, Ignihyde, and Diasomnia.

It's a free mobile game you download right from the app store! There are also novels, a manga, and an anime. The game is the furthest ahead in the plot, though. (It's an ongoing canon.)

#OOC / HOLLY.#witchhaunts #in terms of characters I diagnose you with . . . let's see . . .#Cater Diamond; Vil Schoenheit; and I think Malleus would pique your interest #those are just NRC students there are others who come and go in the story #like — and not to be self-indulgent — Maleanor. fae crown princess. Malleus' mother. Lilia's childhood friend.#died tragically but there's wiggle room imo #ALSO this is a setting that is RIPE for OCs your bread and butter #you could slap Rowena in here so easy

God . . . seeing this unofficial translation of Lilia's birthday vignette . . .

Lilia: I don't think I'm getting any older than this, but it's still nice to hear everyone's well wishes.

and then

Lilia, reciting a message sent to him: A play style that's wild and rambunctious and that enraptures all those that witness it, but one that still permits any noob to play without fear of dying, as they know you will be there to shield the frail.

#OOC / HOLLY.#filing the second under 'descriptions that truly catch the essence of him'#ofc it's from Idia his gaming buddy and I love that Lilia got into gaming / the specific games he enjoys #because it reminds him of the positive aspects of his military background #he doesn't say this but all things considered I imagine it's a way of processing the trauma for him #(without having to look the trauma in the eye too directly)#anyway the first bit of dialogue lmao #Lilia every other hour or so really does cheerfully go 'and anyway I'll be dead soon 😊'#can you stop covering all your burdens with whimsy and adorable cheer

I'm done poking through assets now but bet Lilia's magearm translates to other verses. Tempted to translate it to DA specifically as a spirit blade, but if I were to be completely accurate, it should be forged of lyrium and silverite. Tempting to keep to that just for people's reactions.

#OOC / HOLLY.#in twst canon it's magestone and mystium #so of course it channels magic and can be shaped by magic #these resources were abundant [though still valuable] when he was young but are rare now #the amount of mystium on his weapon is described as *lavish*#to say nothing of its historical significance as the legendary weapon of . . . well him #it is a priceless treasure no exaggeration #he keeps it in the shed and uses it to chop wood these days lmao

Doesn't it drive you crazy how the Valley of Thorns crest of course mimics Maleficent's horns / evokes the Draconia dragons but also has a bat shape because Maleficent's design was partially inspired by vampire bats

#OOC / HOLLY.#yet what is the insult the Senate hurls at Lilia? *filthy bat*#there's a part of me that wants to go ham on his family history #but for now I'm keeping it simple #gimme a little time and that may change tho

alskjdh I just realized Lilia's battle sprite does the "ach my aching back" animation even in his general armor. I could write it off as reusing assets. Instead I shall be using it as fuel for my "his back pain is the result of an injury" agenda.

#OOC / HOLLY.#I know that stretch feels incredible

Commitment to the aesthetic so strong he wears heels into battle

#OOC / HOLLY.#an overall practical fit until suddenly Heels #this is why I'm telling you he's not 5'2''#4'11'' is my max

We do have examples in DA of a bond with a spirit putting a stop to aging (Zathrian, Ameridan), but I think it matters that those spirits are on this side of the Veil. If they were in the Fade, it might be a different story. So Lilia’s longevity, as granted by the Thorn Fairy, can’t be of the same nature. And, I really do imagine it more as longevity vs immortality to echo the longevity of fae in this setting that doesn’t have them. So time isn’t stopped for him but slowed.

Thus it makes sense if the Thorn Fairy has effectively put him into Uthenara at different points. Not the full forever Uthenara experience but like Uthenara Light™. The aging of his body is slowed in temporary stasis while his spirit continues his quest in the Fade. I don’t intend to making him a proper Somniari, though. (That’d be more Silver or Malleus’ domains.) I don’t think he could do it without the Thorn Fairy. Certainly he’s not willing to try. Once they break ties during DA:I, he starts taking herbs to block dreaming entirely. He’s not getting Fade-tortured by an effective deity he’s jilted, thank you very much.

There are two fun consequences of this, though!

1. There’s the potential for him to meet other people in the Fade during the 700-800 years before that point in DA:I. Or various spirits. So much potential for interactions.

2. It gives an explanation for his signature spell, Far-Cry Cradle. This ability allows him to view the past through inanimate objects. It takes years to finetune the skill so he can sift through what he sees rather than get random memories. In this verse, he would specifically be tapping into the echoes of these memories in the Fade as tethered to the object.

#META / HC: DRAGON AGE.#MOBILE.#the thought process I was on when I realized the Neve similarity #so I might swap Far-Cry Cradle in the future but For Now —

Not me pondering Lilia’s longevity in his Dragon Age verse and suddenly realizing his special ability (the one Rook can borrow) is very similar to Neve’s investigate ability.

#OOC / HOLLY.#MOBILE.#I don’t feel like digging for what it’s called atm #but you know the one where a spirit will briefly reenact something a person said or did #it’s not identical to Far-Cry Cradle but is it unique enough I can keep Lilia’s signature spell . . .#tbf there is arguable overlap between Harding’s and Lucanis’ so??? perhaps it is fine??#idk I was planning to build another signature spell for Lilia anyway #by which I mean the one he had before Far-Cry Cradle #so perhaps I do that and decide if I wanna swap this ability in his DA verse

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