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familiar Familiariorek byrnison
played by OOC Namepandora
content monkey
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Post by pandora on Jan 1, 2022 14:20:27 GMT -7
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development questions
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Throughout the Grand Opening, feel free to reply to this thread with an answer to any one of these development questions (3-4 lines is totally fine!) for a special prize. You may choose between 5 mastery points, 500 gold, or 1 spell of your choice. Once you post your reply here, please post in mod request/#mod_me with your choice of reward!
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01. How did your character's familiar initially interact with them versus how they do now?[break][break]
02. Why did your character give their familiar that particular name?[break][break]
03. Where was your character when they successfully summoned their familiar for the first time? What happened?[break][break]
04. How would their familiar react if your character was in imminent peril?[break][break]
05. What kind of arguments does your character have with their familiar?[break][break]
06. Is your character big on celebrations (birthdays/christmas/festivals)? How do they celebrate?[break][break]
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familiar Familiarfondue, the large-eared pika
played by OOC Namejuno
i may love me some vanilla, but i'm not that sugar sweet
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Post by vera lindt on Jan 5, 2022 22:22:34 GMT -7
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06. Is your character big on celebrations (birthdays/christmas/festivals)? How do they celebrate?[break][break] Vera has a problematic love-hate relationship with Christmas, but she loves the rest of your typical festivals: New Year's, Halloween, Easter and Valentine's and May Day and what-have-you. Anything that involves going out to fairs or parties with friends, rather than stay home, she'll enjoy. The only celebration she absolutely despises is her own birthday, December 21st, because it's always been more about her grandfather's death than about her birth. Being so close to Christmas has definitely made a lot of that negativity bleed through in the form of uncomfortable family dinners and long, lonely evenings of self-destructive discourse, though it's slowly getting better. She had the privilege (?) of dressing up as Santa for a charity event last year, and finally caught a glimpse of the bliss that a normal Christmas can bring to children. An eye-opening experience for sure.
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familiar FamiliarTeddy the Pomeranian
played by OOC NameVodka
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Post by Charani Delacour on Jan 6, 2022 5:49:47 GMT -7
Bold of you to assume I’m not going to answer ALL of them. development questions[attr="class","staffpara"] 01. How did your character's familiar initially interact with them versus how they do now?[break] Originally their familiar was very scared and nervous. Almost scared of the outside world even some may say. His witch was no different. The canine would cower from people and run away from everyone but Charani. Perhaps a build up of his own witches fear and anxiety? Slowly the familiar began to approach the witch after months of shy behavior and gentle touch. Eventually the two were inseparable and the familiar was told everything. The best secret keeper and friend for a sweet child. However, that all changed once they fled. Who would hurt such a gentle boy like this witch? The creatures anger centered on, perhaps unjustly, the man who turned on him. Then men who would have hurt him and branded him a pariah. Sick. This sweet child. Men were obviously the issue. So he would protect this child. Like their parents should have. Now the dog is still always at the witches side… but is much more aggressive around men. Untrusting. They squandered the affection they were given. Is this… jealousy?[break][break] 02. Why did your character give their familiar that particular name?[break]
He looks like a small cute stuffed animal. It was his only toy growing up. They didn’t have need for things in the commune. He saw the small dog and thought this was the best fit. Teddy like a teddy bear.
03. Where was your character when they successfully summoned their familiar for the first time? What happened?[break]
It was in a small clearing outside the little commune they lived in. Charani was picking some fruits to share with their younger siblings when the canine familiar appeared. The creature seemed nervous, almost afraid of the sights… sounds… smells of this new world. He cowered behind a tree for several hours running behind a new tree or bush each time the witch came close. So Charani sat there watching the dog instead finding his efforts futile and just talked with the dog. Asking questions and telling stories about his day. The dog didn’t respond to most of it… just watching. Until eventually he wasn’t afraid. How could such a sweet child as this be dangerous? So small and kind. For several more days the dog would just follow quietly and avoid other people. Only when they were alone would to dog start to show affection..
04. How would their familiar react if your character was in imminent peril?[break]
Like a parent whose child is in danger. Vicious and without regard for themselves or anyone else around them. He is all the young man has after all. If he won’t protect Charani… then who will? So he must. For the sake of that bright light to never go dim.
05. What kind of arguments does your character have with their familiar?[break]
They don’t argue much but it is usually when the dog is being overprotective. Materializing himself when Charani starts talking to a cute boy with that dreamy look in his eyes. Or when they wear something a little too revealing and the dog acts like a dad telling their daughter to cover up. He’s sixteen after all he’s totally an adult. Gosh.
06. Is your character big on celebrations (birthdays/christmas/festivals)? How do they celebrate?[break] Birthdays are not a thing from his childhood. They didn’t celebrate such mortal anniversaries because it didn’t matter. They were finite. Why celebrate that? Having only been in the city for a short time he hasn’t yet celebrated a birthday since leaving.
They did always enjoy festivals though. They were much smaller and more religious that the ones here but they were always colorful and everyone was happy as the celebrated the gods. He missed those happy moments however fleeting. They could almost taste the fried veggies on a stick or the mashed berry bun. Things they will never have again. People they will never see again. Did… they ever truly love him?
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familiar Familiarlyra, harpy eagle
played by OOC Namelav
I THINK I COULD CHEW THE MOON TO SHREDS IF I TRIED HARD ENOUGH
suneater
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Post by maddox ruchbah on Jan 6, 2022 7:38:44 GMT -7
[nospaces][newclass=".pie"]padding:2em;text-align:justify;[/newclass] [attr="class","pie"]Where was your character when they successfully summoned their familiar for the first time? What happened?[break][break]
falling out of a tree, actually. he hadn't really planned on it ( the familiar bit, not the climbing. he's well aware of that bad decision. ) and instead of falling relatively-safely onto some cushy vegetation, ended up body-slammed by an irate harpy eagle. it injured them both, of course, and lyra berated him the entire way through. it's roughly the same energy as dropping your phone and panic-smacking it so it hits the wall instead.[break][break]
the start of a delightfully dysfunctional partnership, as you can see. don't worry, the next few attempts went about as poorly as the first.
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familiar Familiaranne-marie the genet
played by OOC Nameq
rewrite the codes of these memories
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Post by alric wolfe on Jan 6, 2022 12:27:40 GMT -7
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04. How would their familiar react if your character was in imminent peril?[break][break] Before the peril exists, Anne-Marie would be restless, chirping and acting more on her animal instincts. She would tell Alric of an uneasiness in her stomach, and how her instincts tell her to run. She's small, and there are plenty of predators outside that will likely be happy to eat her, thus her instincts kick in. [break][break] During the peril, where all is chaos around the witch; Anne-Marie would bite her ear and tug it hard in a direction away from it all. She would be terrified, and find herself panicking over losing her witch. If an injury occurs, which would result in her not moving, Anne-Marie would stay with Alric even if the witch tells her to find a safer area. She knows when Alric lies to her, she has a tell, and this time, it's pretty evident she would not live. [break][break] Before her own existence, fading, disappearing back into a void, Anne-Marie would cry, curling herself up against Alric's neck, burying herself against the witch to let her know a longtime friend will be with her throughout the end.
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familiar Familiarrosalie - pronghorn
played by OOC Namepandora
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Post by milo tremerie on Jan 6, 2022 13:07:37 GMT -7
02. Rosalie, rather triumphantly, decided to name herself. This was in her days of acting far more of a nuisance than she does now, of course -- she wouldn't do a single thing Milo asked of her without some quip or the other. And when he wanted to give her the name Rosie, well, she didn't know if she liked it or not but certainly didn't want to give him the satisfaction of her approval. As with all things, she made him work for it. (Did you even try? Come up with at least ten more, Lord Tremerie, I believe in you.) Milo replied in kind: thirty different variations of the same Rose name, so much so that at the end he got sick of his original idea. But he wouldn't give her that satisfaction. And so they struck a bargain.
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familiar Familiarkirjava, rusty-spotted cat
played by OOC Nameashnirai
ashes to ashes, dust to dust
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Post by kasimir burovski on Jan 7, 2022 4:21:38 GMT -7
[nospaces][newclass=".pie"]padding:2em;text-align:justify;[/newclass] [attr="class","pie"]where was your character when they successfully summoned their familiar for the first time? what happened?[break][break]
kirjava manifested exceptionally early for kasimir. so early, in fact, that he barely remembers a time where she was not present, but the truth is that she came into being the moment he resolved to do all that he could to protect and defend his siblings. they are both guardians at heart, and inseparable after that even if they did not actually use much magic until much later in life.[break][break]
they have been with each other for all the hardships so far, and their bond is stronger for it.
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familiar Familiarmckenna the african civet
played by OOC Namekimmy
short leash and a short fuse don't match,
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Post by aiden emerson on Jan 7, 2022 20:26:33 GMT -7
01. How did your character's familiar initially interact with them versus how they do now?
McKenna used to be a very silent, actions not words sort of familiar that would send Aiden vibes more so than actually speak to him or quite literally nudge him in the right direction but then disappear. She'd materialize at will, only tiredly relenting if Aiden asked too many times. Nowadays though, she's quite literally the voice of reason in his head telling him to absolutely NOT punch the aristocrats in the face. Except for this one time where its ok. She is the more mature voice in his head but she has her flaws and being so intimately connected to him is fallible and will jump to his defense and validation. She also is much more present now and quite enjoys being spoiled. She is the often the big spoon or the living blanket that drapes over Aiden when he's tired but refuses to sleep.
03. Where was your character when they successfully summoned their familiar for the first time? What happened? He thought she was a fucking demon cause she came outta the fucking shadows all misty and junk and he ran like hell, much like the big kids chasing him to beat the crap out of him. And she still wasn't on speaking terms with him so she would literally just disappear and reappear like his sleep paralysis demon except awake. He didn't sleep well for a week.
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familiar Familiarastraios | egyptian vulture
played by OOC NameSIR0
on a moon-soaked pyre burns the rib of andromeda, her stars clawing the night to shreds.
THE VALKYRIE
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Post by amavi alopaeus on Jan 8, 2022 0:29:11 GMT -7
Is your character big on celebrations (birthdays/christmas/festivals)? How do they celebrate?[break]
GOD okay so holidays were honestly always a ceremonial affair for her and her family, v v forced and not loving or joyful in any way so NOW after she went to uni/moved out/found her own way in the world she tries to find joy in the little things n go ALL OUT for any special occasion possible (and also she just loves to d a z z l e). plus holidays allow her to be more dramatic in socially acceptable ways which is perfect for her. the best part is honestly getting gifts for people, half the fun is watching their faces light up.
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familiar Familiar( miyavi ) bee hummingbird
played by OOC Namecae
softer than shadow & quicker than flies
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Post by miette finch on Jan 8, 2022 22:29:40 GMT -7
...gonna answer three (3) now & perhaps i'll come back for the others, later. i'm actually a clown for dev questions --
06. Is your character big on celebrations (birthdays/christmas/festivals)? How do they celebrate?
tentatively going to say yes under the assumption that celebrations in delphi bridge easy access to like, booze and etc. fancy foods he probably wouldn't be able to otherwise afford? and uh. he generally celebrates by turning into a bit of a mess. like that one katy perry song yknow
01. How did your character's familiar initially interact with them versus how they do now?
tl;dr — they were ( more or less ) always besties. she was sweet and a little cruel back then; still is, in the current day.
MIYAVI was luckily a bit ... odd from the get-go, so she wasn't too concerned over little finch staining his hands with ... /vaguely gestures to enfant terrible trope/. i think she came into this world with a predilection towards mischief and mayhem and may have actually been the little voice in his head reassuring him that everything was okay, and he only need worry for himself and his own. she still does this.
03. Where was your character when they successfully summoned their familiar for the first time? What happened?
i'm a huge fan of dramatic scenarios so ( if this isn't lore-breaking ofc ) maybe she was summoned by accident, in the midst of a job. like, little finch meant to sling a spell towards the guy he needed to Take Down but ended up slinging his new familiar bird instead? idk
i think it'd also be cute if he mistook her for a fairy of sorts at first. xo
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familiar Familiarnaia, speckled otter
played by OOC Namemartini
standing alone in this house of glass.
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Post by ione kron on Jan 9, 2022 22:57:01 GMT -7
where was your character when they successfully summoned their familiar for the first time? what happened?
ione was alone, with bare feet pressed into the sand of the beach when naia had first martierlized; small gentle eyes peering just above the rolling waves of the unkempt water just within the junction of where two waters meet. words were not exchanged between the two at first, but naia was ever present for each foray ione would take to the shores alone. it would not take long for a silent camaraderie to blossom between the two and for that, the bond that is shared between ione and naia are stronger for it. denizens of the water, one and the same.
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familiar Familiarmoose
played by OOC NameBadSummons
the reason you were crying
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Post by moebius münwigt on Jan 10, 2022 4:30:56 GMT -7
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01. How did your character's familiar initially interact with them versus how they do now?[break][break]
The familiar, nicknamed Igor, used to always frustrate Moebius. The moose did nothing wrong, it was just somewhat useless and fickle when summoned: unable to stand on its legs, couldn't hold its heavy head up etc. As a child, Moebius was surrounded by peers with familiars who could do all sorts of wonderful things. Wanting to be strong and confident, Moebius felt disappointed in himself when seeing Igor appear as weak, it made them both feel pathetic. It wasn't until Moe became a young adult that Igor started to harden and appear more stronger, always with a will to defend and rush to aid. [break][break]
02. Why did your character give their familiar that particular name?[break][break]
Igor shares the name of a childhood superhero that Moebius loved ever so much. A person with incredible strength who always saved others. Moebius was under the illusion that this nickname would also make the two of them equally as powerful, but for many years this was not the case. [break][break] 03. Where was your character when they successfully summoned their familiar for the first time? What happened?[break][break]
Moebius used to be a sickly and frail individual, they were tested a few times at the family clinic but found nothing wrong. A sickness? No, just an unlucky draw of fate and genetics. It was a time where Moebius was most unwell, on a hospital bed with a fever, that Igor appeared as an equally frail calf. It rested its bare head on the bed, huffing warm breath against Moebius cheek until he miraculously grew better. [break][break] 04. How would their familiar react if your character was in imminent peril?[break][break]
When younger, Igor did not do much. They both stayed out of trouble, avoided it at all costs. After gruelling exercises in a training camp, however, Igor became more easily agitated. The familiar rushes to aid with antlers forward at the slightest bit of detected concern. There have been multiple occasions that Igor alone has trampled over good-for-nothing witches. [break][break] 05. What kind of arguments does your character have with their familiar?[break][break]
The two rarely argue, they are usually quite silent with one another. They prefer to communicate with eye contact, body movement and slight touches. Yet somehow, their bond is stronger than ever. If they are to argue, it is usually Igor blocking Moebius from going somewhere, which is surprisingly effective when you're a giant moose. [break][break]
06. Is your character big on celebrations (birthdays/christmas/festivals)? How do they celebrate?[break][break]
Birthdays are depressing, not because Moebius hates it, but because he really enjoys it. The passing years have bared less and less people to his celebrations, yet the witch continues to buy cake and blow out the candles, even if it's just him. They've even bought themselves multiple gifts (yes, one was apparently written by Igor). Christmas and festivals are also fun, but Igor has been too shy to properly celebrate as he thinks it's silly to do those ones alone. [break][break]
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familiar Familiarelle - orchid mantis
played by OOC Namepandora
the abyss stares into you
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Post by ha-yoon lim on Jan 11, 2022 8:53:22 GMT -7
03. "I'm going to Delphi."
At 10 years of age, younger than many, a darkness had come over Ha-Yoon's heart. It was when she decided not necessarily to embrace the darkness but to see it through, to accept it and to make it hers, that Elle determined she was ready for a taste of real power. Hold out your hand, Elle had commanded. Ha-Yoon, initially, was unimpressed. The voice in her head all the years, with thoughts as dark and funny as the devil...was just a flowery insect? She snickered and launched into a fit of laughter. But just then, a small butterfly flew across her open palm, and Elle killed it and devoured it in seconds. The scene played out (quite literally) in the palm of Ha-Yoon's hand, but she was unable or unwilling to stop it.
She stopped laughing, at the very least.
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familiar Familiarmustelidae
played by OOC Namelovelorn
you can keep your willpower, frog.
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Post by theodore newton on Jan 11, 2022 22:23:42 GMT -7
Why did your character give their familiar that particular name?
PERRY NEWTON is named after the illustrious Perry Maxmillian Walter Walters Newton, formerly known as simply Perry, and now, to the average contemporary citizen, best known as the father of Maxmillian Newton and Bea Newton, and grandfather to Emilia Newton and Theodore Newton. He had Maxmillian very late in his life, and having no other heirs to speak of, would later spend the rest of his years in the younger Newton household until his passing.
But make no mistake, the name of Theodore's familiar is not a demonstration of affection.
Theodore Newton is not fundamentally incapable of things like love, or empathy, or simply care on some deeper human level, but as a young boy — which he was when naming Perry (the otter) — he cavorted about the world with a distinct lack of tact or sensibility. He embarrassed his parents by loudly announcing to the world who he thought was ugly when he passed them on the street. He proclaimed many strangers “old” when shopping for groceries. On many notable occasions, he shouted, “Ew!” at other passerby seemingly for no reason at all, and would run away if confronted.
But surely, you may think, it must be different with one’s grandfather? After all, the Newtons all lived together: with a grandfatherly figure present in Theodore’s life, it wouldn’t have been strange for them to have established some kind of rapport. At the very least, he couldn’t have avoided him. (The Newtons lived in a very compact home: the kind that could barely survive through one teenager’s adolescence, and that nearly made the Newtons religious when it braved through two rebellious phases.)
However, Theodore’s relationship with his grandfather cannot be measured by an idea like “sentiment”. It cannot be talked about in the realm of words like “familial affection” or “a love of kin”. For most of his formative years, he had no idea that Perry Maxmillian Walter Walters Newton was his grandfather at all. After all, everyone in his family just called the elderly man ‘Perry’, and no one had bothered to explain their relationship to him.* And Theodore had certainly never asked. He simply assumed that for some reason or another, there was a strange old man living in their house, and that everyone was okay with that.
Theodore had not been prepared to have a familiar. He took the then unnamed otter back home, preparing for his parents to tell him to kick it out (he had brought several “pets” home before this point including but not limited several lizards, a chipmunk, two squirrels, four frogs, a cockroach, and a jar of wasps to poor reception), but everyone was perfectly fine with the otter, who had no blood relation to any of them, living with them.
Wow, thought Theodore. That’s exactly like what happened with Perry.
So he named his familiar Perry.
*Bea and Max Newton, Theodore’s parents, had wrongfully assumed that Theodore would know that they were related from the many family heirlooms they had around the house, the fact that they had the same surname, and the fact that Max called Perry Maxmillian Walter Walters Newton ‘dad’. When Max asked his son later about how he had managed to stay ignorant of their relationship for years, Theodore memorably said, “I just thought you called every guy who was older than you ‘dad’, dad.”
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familiar FamiliarDevika (elephant)
played by OOC NameIceguin
Kneeling down with broken prayers, hearts and bones from days of youth.
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Post by mitra van laar on Jan 12, 2022 10:17:02 GMT -7
01 how did your character's familiar initially interact with them versus how they do now?
When people see the relationship between Mitra and Devika -- how conscientious and kind they are towards each other, how affectionate and affirming -- they tend to assume that the two had always had an amicable relationship. They're both so easy to get along with, after all; how could they have not gotten along with each other?
However, this is decidedly untrue. When Devika first materialized, she outright rejected Mitra -- "I won't support an imposter caught in their own lie," she'd said. She was right, of course, but it took well over a year, filled with a tumultuous journey of personal change, for the two of them to come to an understanding.
02 why did your character give their familiar that particular name?
Even before they had begun exploring these subjects in earnest, Mitra had been exposed to the world's vibrant array of belief systems through their mother's work: researching how magic had been woven into everything from hymns and prayers to ancient traditional chants. So by the time Mitra's familiar materialized for the first time, they were already fairly knowledgeable about a number of beliefs that painted familiars not as simple companions and channels for magic, but as fully divine entities.
According to the culture of the couple who first raised Mitra, Devika (देविका) means "little goddess", and Mitra felt that suited her just fine.
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