Nice work @mistylavenda
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Also I took the liberty of creating some characters in the Sims! Based on the descriptions given thus far, and how Iāve personally pictured them. Outfits are a hit or miss.
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So youāre telling me that sheād probably be the type to try Toe of Satan, that really spicy lollipop?
Iāve always a little interestingly fun in situations where one realizes that youāre reading a story in a story. 
You know, you putting down Amaryllisā own reasons for wishing to lead actually makes me wonder how the brothers feel about the thought of claiming the throne. 
Vulcan honestly has very little interest in the throne at the moment, and Iām not sure if that would change too much even in the future. Not that he would not help those in need who are part of the land (or offer consul to his siblings on certain matters), but he really would not have too many issues leaving Ophaesia for greener, more open pastures. Vulcan is a man who will go where his heart lies and Ophaesia may well not be the place that holds it (though again, such a thing could change depending on his personal experiences in the lands and the types of bonds he makes).
But then again, I do want to play Vulcan as someone who becomes a very enticing choice to others at the thought of having him on the throne (give Eraven something else to squirm about in addition to seeing the boy grow up to mirror the kind of man Lurian was and gaining the respect of others). And Iām not truly certain how easily one of his status can merely slip off to other lands. Not sure who heād believe would be the best king, but I do know that Vulcan just wants Olarion to be happy above all else.
Or boats, if Mathias isnāt scared of water and Vulcan feels particularly adventurous that day.
Vulcan himself is not particularly bother about the fact heās not all that tall, but he definitely gets a kink out of having some height difference with his partner. Thereās nothing more enjoyable to him than engulfing a smaller partner in a hug or dragging down a taller one for a kiss.
Sounds like heās got the heart of a tactician. Particularly one who would sees faces in the pieces he moves rather than pawns.
Reminds me of a game I played where two characters (one a archer and the other the groupās tactician) were playing a tactics game with each other. The Tactician was actually having a hard time beating the Archer in the game. But the Archer in turn pointed out that while he had won the game, he lost most of his pieces to achieve that goal, where the Tactician had most of theirsā¦and that was why both he and the rest of the group trusted the Tactician: because they all knew that wherever the Tactician led them, it was with the intention to make sure they all get home safe.
Meanwhile, Vulcan may never really look at Eraven and ever see him as his father. The experiences with the king as a child would solidify Vulcanās opinion that āany man can sire a kid. Only the man who plays a genuine part in their lives can call himself a fatherā and the fact Eraven didnāt have the guts to try with him even as a child told him enough even before that ādelightfulā meeting. Thereās still a small chance Eraven could at the very least gain some form of Vulcanās respect, but that chance is SMALL and Eraven can and likely will just as easily destroy that too.
As for the future, I think Vulcan will only feel a bit of pity for the guy due to how Eraven will forever live in the shadows of the things may well haunt him until the day he dies. But there is still choice there (even in the darkest moments) and Eraven, in Vulcanās eyes, chose to stop fighting for light and wallows in despair, ignoring some of the good he did manage to have in his life (no matter how brief it was). And learning more about his Uncle Lurian would strengthen the Seventh Heirās idea that it is possible to be more than those who mold you. But, in a way, Eraven does make Vulcan strive to be a better man and he would genuinely thank the king for showing him the kind of person he didnāt have to become (and give a quiet thanks to his uncle for giving him stronger convictions).
I love the fact that the immediate thought of Vulcan and his idea fun got some thinking āwhere are we breaking into and whose going to be pissedā.
Vulcan does know how to have legal fun and not all his secret adventures are trouble (they are just ones not easy to find). Much like implied with his moodboard, Vulcan takes a lot of pleasure sneaking off places that one has to often go out of their way (mostly of them in the woods, but he enjoys the sea too).
Heād more than likely take Ashriel to the woods to help her find some of the more hard-to-reach flowers for her collection, explore some of the more hidden parts that few have come across, have a bit of horse riding, and just relax in the quiet. Maybe even introduce her to Ventus, if the red hart is hanging around the area.
Yes, thatās the one and I am reminded that I REALLY want context for that thing.
Yeah, when a brother like Lurian feels like he needs to send you away because of bad behavoirs, maybe thatā
Of course, i donāt know if Lurian would do that action if he knew about what happened to make Eraven react the way he did.
Wait, did the rumors even take place before the marriage or did it explode after Ysonia and Eraven were going to get hitched?
ā¦how does one accidentally make a child (donāt start the jokes, I already see where half of them will go)? 
Eraven had TWO wives before Ysonia and had SIX children with one of them. He of all people should have known (and had the experience) of the basic possibility of what could happen when a man and a woman do the bedroom samba. And I think I remember reading somewhere in @Fawkesā tumblr about something females can take to avoid possible surprises. So some really high doubts about the actions taken to make a baby itself being a accident.
Wonder if the demo update will have a option for child MC to ask her how a person can be a mistake; her reaction to that question could reveal something interesting.
Because people respond to hardships and experiences in different ways. Eraven seems to have chosen to respond to the world like this when it knocked him down too many times for his tastes and hasnāt had a desire to change his ways from the looks of it.
I donāt mind, but he is still a WIP character at the moment, so there might be some parts of his appearance I havenāt fully decided on yet. I do know that heās got hazel eyes. baby elf ears, and had delicate features with long hair as a child. Some of the soft features stay with him even as he gets older, but the long hair gets shorter as he ages (is medium length during some point in his teen years and becomes a permanent short hairstyle as a adult).
Feel like heād look something like this as a adult in his prime (heād continue to keep the hairstyle, but heād grow out a beard as he got older from there).
My wallet is ready.
MY WALLET IS READY.
As for the Eraven and Ysonia guessing, canāt really add much more to it on my end. Like with most of the other things right now, thereās just doesnāt feel like enough right now to paint a good enough picture with. Though I guess the story about what happened between them will be tragic enough to make some sad about it, if the reactions of those @Fawkes did share that information bit with is anything to go by (it was just a mention of sharing the information, not a actual reveal).
And it does little to change the fact MC is being made to pay for it despite being a innocent caught in the crossfire of the matter. Maybe the Heir will find have to find out the story with their own digging or maybe Aderin could be willing to reveal the unknown truth without making MC feel like theyāre pulling teeth. Or maybe one of the members from the family itself can shed light on the matter (if they even know enough about it; the Dahlas side itself seems pretty in the dark on the matter, which may imply that Eraven has avoided letting them in on the truth for reason).
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Absolutely and sheād thinks the name is hilarious. Her mouth probably gonna regret it but she certainly wonāt.
I never thought Vulcan to be a king since he seem a bit too free spirited in my opinion but he would be a very good and interesting king with his good nature and new perspectives should he ever wish for it. Gods know how much Ophaesia need to change its view on things.
Mathias actually enjoys water very much bc he thinks itās very calming and relaxing. He likes to just lazily floating in water, sometimes even fall asleep. Pretty sure heās been mistaken as a dead body more than a few times (Ysoniaād probably have a heart attack seeing her son like that).
Ooh, FE Awakening, one of my favorite games. Orpheus certainly has a tactician heart but heās nowhere near as nice as Robin lol. What i said about him mostly just applied to his loved ones, when it comes to others, heās a lot more ruthless and cruel, not that he doesnāt feel guilty about it but he wouldnāt let himself dwell on those āpricesā for too long.
Aww thatās so sweet! Ashriel would love that! Though sheād probably has to bring some bandages since she already trip over herself a lot in normal places, not sure how many she would trip with all the trees and rocks lol.
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She is a brave woman.
Yeah, part of the reason he doesnāt really consider is because heās pretty free-spirited and he may see no reason have a run at the throne in the first place (depends partly on what he sees from his brothers). But he also has the heart of a king and the moment he is given times to shine, people would undoubtly see the charisma, wisdom, and convictions that the boy has even in his younger years. Much like a fawn, Vulcan was always born with a hidden crown on his head, and the older he gets, the more evident that crown becomes (in more than one way). I did model part of the concept of Vulcan with a animal connection to deers partly due to the symbolism and nature they harbor (heād probably even make a emblem after it).
Also went with the concept because of a particular scene I played in a choose-your-own-adventure game called Golden Treasure: The Great Green. In the game, when the deer (Theyāre called Woodstriders, if I remember correctly) came before the dragon, the young draak had to find it in itself to know the difference between its pride and hubris and bow before the fawn of the herd as someone who understood the deer had a strength in it that the dragon itself did not have. A strength needed to help the Great Green and its residents face the wildfire from its dream. By doing this act and acknowledging the deer, the dragon wakes up from its hibernation a good number of years later to find that the woods successfully avoided major damage and the Great Green thrived even more with the deer as its warden.
(funny thing about the game, but the snakes are dragons who gave up their original forms in favor of a form better suited for survival).
Yep, thatās the one. I always found the talk Robin had with Viviron a pretty interesting thing to think about.
Heās the Robin to his family at least.
If theyāre not riding horses to the woods or are going to a area the horses canāt go, I think he would just eventually scoop her up and walk the rest of the way after the first three tripping she does.
Well, half the trips that Vulcan takes to the waters are calm and relaxing. The other half are a littleā¦letās just say theyāre on the exciting side. 
Thatās really funny. I can just see him falling asleep so deep that he end up washing on some random shore and sending the people relaxing there in a panic. And yet he sleep right through it all while having a nice dream about sleeping. 
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Iām going to be naming one of my Prince heirsonas Lurian.
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Eraven will be thrilled. 
Just realized a way Ysonia could troll Eraven: name her child Lurien instead of Lurian.
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Precisely! 
What did Lurian look like?
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Iām actually not sure if how he looks has been mentioned before. Maybe itās somewhere in the Tumblr though.
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But didnāt Fawkes specifically mention that Eraven would have never allowed Ysoniaās child to be named āLurianā? Especially since Olarion is already named after Lurian?
Just seems strange to me, since the Ophaesian people would hate Ysonia even more for this stunt.
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Yeah, it was mentioned. But would the game recognize if a player tried to put that name in manually (guess it could be possible if @Fawkes codes it in)?
Besides, my own suggestion still stands, if naming them Lurian directly would result in a no-go from the game.
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If you input āLurianā as the Heirsonaās name, Eraven will crawl out from your screen and punch you in the face. Sorry I donāt make the rules thatās just how it is.
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Infant MC: Brother, I have been given the name Lurien, not Lurian. I thought you were one of the smart ones.
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Lurian had the traditional House Haelith looks. I talked about his personality and looks on my Tumblr at one point:
I did. To also quote my Tumblr:
Iām undecided whether Iām going to include code to prevent this or not. Iām leaning towards not, as it might interrupt the flow and also Iām not that keen on limiting a playerās choices like that.
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I always mix up Eraven and Neravenās names!! All the time!!! I meant to say Eraven, oof.
But on a slighter serious noteā
Wouldnāt he be creeped out if a newborn infant baby started speaking in coherent sentences!? Heirsona is just That powerful.
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I wonder. My heirsona is clever and puzzle-oriented, so she might want to find out the answer FOR SCIENCE!! but on the other hand, sheās bad with feelings, and her only strategy for dealing with the pain her fatherās rejection caused her is to act like nothing he says or does matters to her. Not the actual silent treatment, because thatās a fast road to treason charges, but as near as possible. So trying to understand his motivations might be beyond what she can deal with, emotionally.
I do feel like she would have liked Alapharen a lot, weirdly enough.
And I myself am obviously extremely curious.
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Oh hey. 4,000 posts! Congratulations @Fawkes ! 
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Well, their names are practically similar, so itās bound to happen. 
Eh, Iād have to change the joke in order for it to reference Eraveb, so I guess everyone is just going to have to be confused. 
Itās just Lurian taken possession of the babyās body for a moment from beyond the grave. You know, normal baby stuff.
Maybe the locking of the Lurian name could be used as a kind of Easter egg or hint of something storywise. Like maybe baby MC sort of recalls that name being mentioned for some reason, and vaguely remembers the face his mother made upon hearing it and giving her own response to the name brought up.
Undertale actually did something similar.
Like I mentioned with Vulcan, he just wants to know the truth of things and is willing to do unorthodox things to unearth the clues if thereās too few people who are willing to point him on the paths needed to get the bottom of the full story.
Vulcan is just not scared of Eraven and there was little there for the king to really destroy when they met officially. The same will that had him glare defiently at a man more than twice his size never lessens as he gets older and heāll never stop challenging Eraven on certain matters if he feels thereās a better way to go about them (which I imagine is going to be akin to playing with fire). Of course, not all the challenges he issues against his rather are direct, so weāll see how that goes.
I want to say the same case for Vulcan, but as a reader, Iām just so weirdly suspicious of her due to the odd circumstances around her.
Weāre in the same boat. Itās one of the many mysteries I want to find out myself.
On another note:
Wonder if that openness to let love blossom will extend to Iphorahās case. 
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@Fawkes How long will the elopment stay secret?
So I was rewatching The Spanish Princess, and had a random thought. I wonder if it might be lore-abiding for a particularly traditional or modest Ophaesian woman to wear a veil.
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