gold
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 6, 2022 13:10:39 GMT -7
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[attr="id","cerberuscol"]AMAVI ALOPAEUS
[attr="class","appprimary"]  [attr="class","apptraitscont"] [attr="class","apptrait"][attr="id","cerberuscol"]cerberus [attr="class","apptrait"][attr="id","cerberuscol"]twenty-three [attr="class","apptrait"][attr="id","cerberuscol"]she / her [attr="class","apptrait"][attr="id","cerberuscol"]bisexual [attr="class","apptrait"][attr="id","cerberuscol"]accipitridae [attr="class","apptrait"][attr="id","cerberuscol"]starcalling [attr="class","appbody"] [attr="id","cerberuscol"][ c-pawn to c4 ] “do you understand what you’ve done?” [break] she remembers his wandering hands and hooded eyes; how he wanted her, demanded to have her;
but her orphaned blood—[break]
unbecoming, he had called it. from nobility’s lips, it sounded like a kindness.[break]unfit for a Lady.[break]
another woman took her title, traced the same floorboards under sunlight,[break]
and from the dark, she worked— [break] “all i have done, i have done for our family.” [break] “you have massacred this family before our child’s first breath." [break]
an ache rests in the skin between her thumb and forefinger, knuckles a stark white against the stone pestle.
[break] safflower, rue, wormwood, yarrow— a touch of mugwort, three drops of pennyroyal oil… [break] her palm splays out over her belly, and she watches her reflection in the cauldron, sees how it leers at her from the damned liquid; even the inky black of the night, edging the candlelight, seems to shy and turn from her now.[break] but precious thinking is for pliant fools, and no longer was she a caricature. [break] [break] her chanting broke the air in a low murmur,[break] each word plucking the strings from her shoulders,[break] pressing them into her fingertips instead.[break] so this is how he feels. her body shakes from the thrill.[break] this is what it means to be puppet master.[break][break] an airy laugh, a twitch of her lip. “you were a fantastic partner.” [break] by the next full moon,[break] her belly was swollen, the sun shining on her skin,[break] and his enchanting Lady, with her pristine blood, slept evermore. [break] [attr="id","cerberuscol"][ e-pawn to e4 ]
room drowning in battered windows and blinding flurries instead.[break]
your mother’s hand, with its talon fingers and cold blood, dented your pink skin pale;[break] you had been shivering, violently, horribly, and now—[break][break] still. [break] “my little star,” she cooed. [break][break] silk and cervelt would pass over your skin easily,[break] your fingertips unblemished and ever poised,[break] you are tutored under fine governesses,[break] and paraded at prestigious balls.[break] your mother even weaves through your moon-soaked hair,[break] spilling honey into your ear, teaching you how to use it.[break] the sun and stars belong to none of us, she would tell you, [break] but the ways to catch them are for you and i.[break][break] “i will see you burn bright.”[break][break] mirrors are fickle creatures, flitting between truth and distortion;[break] now, as you look upon its face, all that reflects is a terrible naïveté.[break] you have her eyes, your father had told you once. [break] [break] you had thought it strange then, but perhaps hopeful—[break]
you were their daughter. [break] ( why would you not want her keen, her burning eyes? )[break] worrisome now, you muse, but the deep, effulgent gold persists.[break][break] a doll you were; an heiress you are; a daughter you will never be.[break] [attr="id","cerberuscol"][ g-knight to d4 ] the pendent weighs heavy in his palm, fingers turning over its stone, ceaselessly, desperately; as if it would give in and sprout the late neck that so favored it.[break] you should be grateful. the hiss comes unbidden, for its owner he cannot bear.[break] look at the child i gave you instead.[break] he would almost mourn you,[break] ( if you did not share his cruel, vicious hands;[break]
if you did not look upon him with her unrelenting, ravenous stare;[break]
if you did not speak with your gilded, sweet tongue. )[break] —if you weren’t their perfect daughter. “i was born for this— have you no faith?” a laugh died on his lips— a perfect pawn.[break][break] “you were born in a storm.” he cannot look. “the stars do not witness you.”[break] [break] you ached to scream, pull your lungs out into your hands,[break]
rip both apart and bid him to look through each fold of flesh,[break]
see the words i have hidden here.[break]
you would carve next at the curve of your neck,[break]
down either side of your windpipe,[break]
see the knot she has wound here.[break]
the skin of your stomach would rend last,[break]
seeping out onto the floorboards,[break]
see the venom you have poured here. [break][break] by the time your eyes shifted from the doorway he had emptied,[break]
the sun had long set overhead, only the soft filtering of[break]
starlight fanning your cheeks.[break] [break] “then i will make them,” you whisper, and the air ripples against you, golden and hungry.[break]
“i will bend it all to make room for me.”[break] [attr="class","appplayedby"]played by [attr="class","appooc"][attr="id","cerberuscol"]SIR0 |
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gold
familiar Familiar
played by OOC Name
creative monkey
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Post by cila on Jan 7, 2022 19:27:56 GMT -7
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WELCOME TO[attr="id","cerberuscol"] THE STRONGHOLD
[attr="class","appprimary"]  [attr="class","approvalcont"] [attr="class","staffpara"] [attr="class","staffquotes"][attr="id","cerberuscol"]“ Congratulations, initiate! You've been accepted to the greatest coven in the history of witchcraft, and now your real journey begins. whatever happens, know that everyone at Cerberus is here to help you...The pack always stays together. So let's bring justice to Delphi, together. [attr="class","staffquotes2"][attr="id","cerberuscol"]” [attr="class","staffbody"] [attr="class","spelltitle"] ACCEPTANCE REWARDS You've received 300 gold. [break] Please select any two spells from the list of basic spells for your chosen starting subdomain.[break][break] From the depths of the mana realm, a familiar calls out to you...[break][break] - Lophaetus occipitalis
- Gampsonyx swainsonii
- Neophron percnopterus
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WITCH LICENSE[break]
An official document that licenses a witch to practice magic. It has information about their coven, birth date, and demographic stats. Keep it safe since getting a new one can be a hassle, what with the Council's bureaucracy...
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GOLDEN FANG[break]
A small, "fang-shaped" gold badge worn proudly by Cerberus members, this item is commonly considered a symbol of prestige in Delphi. When situations get difficult, witches and non-witches alike will scan the room in search of individuals wearing this badge as a sign of leadership and ability.
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[b]WITCH LICENSE[/b][break]
An official document that licenses a witch to practice magic. It has information about their coven, birth date, and demographic stats. Keep it safe since getting a new one can be a hassle, what with the Council's bureaucracy...
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[b]GOLDEN FANG[/b][break]
A small, "fang-shaped" gold badge worn proudly by Cerberus members, this is commonly considered a symbol of prestige in Delphi. When situations get difficult, witches and non-witches alike will scan the room in search of individuals wearing this badge as a sign of leadership and ability.
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