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But other things that influenced me is pretty much how people percieved the bard class, my house, the city, and umm.... that one day when i realized that pants and most of the boots in achaea don't go well together and went with a miniskirt instead (because seriously, the outfit is the most important part)... and then @Madelyne gave me a top hat
I will not draw them in the order that they are requested... rather in the order that I get inspiration/artist block.
The Kharon as a youth would be the biggest thing I would say. It presented him with a way to handle all people, situations and things with the right kind of attitude and with the respect they are due as well as put a value on those you keep close to you and your organization. This is something that will forever stick with Draqoom despite the Kharon being gone and replaced by the Lotus (who I still say don't quite have what the Kharon had, but they got something of their own!).
After that would be the Gods, all of them, and how they interacted with Draqoom. @Twilight taught him to take in his surroundings and evaluate, manipulate and otherwise warp things to suit Draqooms needs in order to get what he wanted achieved. @Ourania taught Draqoom to trust nobody, not even the Divine, because there is always another motive behind everything. This coupled with Twilights teachings give Draqoom his poor outlook on people (Everyone is going to work against you, so hear them out for clues on how they plan to, then work them over first).
Hashan taught me patience, Cyrene taught me to achieve more and not settle for sitting around, Ashtan taught me that there is a place for everyone no matter how stupid and obnoxious they are (not me, mind you, I'm taking a jab at Ashtan CT), Eleusis taught me that there is more to Achaea than short glances at rooms in essence teaching me to observe more, Shallam taught me that Good is not necessarily good, and Targossas solidified that idea.
The Bal'Met event taught Draqoom that no matter how powerful anyone can seem, they can all be ended. This kind of opened his eyes to the 'power' Twilight had over him and secured the validity of Targossas' idea that Evil, Darkness and Chaos could be eliminated, which provided him a solid ideal to finally go with.
As for players? @Caladbolg, @Markuth, @Texel, @Detho, @Daes are all mentioned for giving purpose and support to Draqooms endeavors throughout the years, as well as being the best of friends a guy could ask for. @Fendo, @Rystal, @Spire, @Korben, @Haldon, @Silas, @Ovid, @Draekar, @Achilles were there to provide a representation of what being a leader, courageous and/or having a never give up attitude for Draqoom to learn and grow from and to demonstrate how to do it. @Lys, @Melodie, @Karai for being three of the most amazing women I have had the pleasure of interacting with. I appreciate all three of you for your unyielding support, love, and tenderness whenever Draqoom needed it most. Sorry events and his decisions routinely lead to him being against you though!
The rest of y'all can just fu... oh wait, no. I can't say that at all. Anyone not mentioned that Draqoom has interacted with has, in some form or other, shaped who he is and how he acts for good or ill.
Edit: I forgot. The biggest thing to shape Draqoom was, of course...
Head, shoulders, knees and toes. Knees and toes. Head, shoulders, knees and toes. Knees and toes. Eyes and ears and mouth and nose. Head, shoulders, knees and toes.
Knees and toes.
Mostly that time when the dreams came to life, and the Wardens. The first one kind of cemented my playing the game, sort of... it gave me a niche to fit into and grow with, and the Wardens just gave me a route for Daklore to develop naturally.
... at least this Daklore didn't grow up to be a psychopathic murderer with delusions of grandeur... (this is not the first Daklore(in all of reality, there has never been a Daklore in Achaea prior... to my knowledge), and yes, the first Daklore was still me)
When Canada rules the world,
things will be... nii~ice.
Bronislav's "Nature" is what influenced him, most, at least initially; he's a Serpent, in every way that matters. He has a bloodthirst, he has scarcely-restrained passions, and he's extremely territorial. His passions are what drove him, for good or ill, and for years he remained both citiless, houseless, and alone. Over time, however, he chose Cyrene for two reasons - first, because it meant that he wouldn't need to murder Hashani or Shallamese; second, because @Iocun was there, and @Iocun was probably one of the most significant fighters at that point in time and for some time afterward. Bronislav joined Cyrene, and the Mojushai, and eventually made a point to find the better parts of his nature.
It kind of worked - Bronislav has a family now, and sons. He took on his mother's last name (Go go RP flavor!), and focuses upon improving those around him, and becoming closer to fulfillment in doing so...Guess the Mojushai rubbed off a little on him. He is still driven by his passions - his antagonistic stance against Mhaldor and Ashtan stem from as much - but he tries damned hard to remember that the benefit of his city and his people are more important than succumbing to his fury.
So yeah, tl;dr never had a plan, I wing it 24/7.
I have undressed a god.
I joined Achaea and created Verily with a vague idea of a personality and nothing more. Having finally settled on being a serpent in Shallam after days of indecision ( I'm terrible at those decision things, nasty little buggers ), she wound up growing fond of a pair of conflicting mentors, one of whom was cast out from both house and city not long after. The rifts and intrigue with both them and related individuals provided me with a lot of fun early on, helping me to establish Verily's inquisitive nature and willingness to bend rules.
I eventually received an offer from a pair of lovely parents-to-be for Verily to be their elusive and unknowing daughter, with bloodlining to come when the pieces fell into place ICly. This let me arrange a proper backstory for her, which also further let me settle on her being a little village girl with big dreams and a yearning for higher society. At this point I finally had an idea of who I was actually playing, and things were really starting to fall into place. Unfortunately, those parents-to-be disappeared into sudden dormancy before everything was carried out ( @Batista you get back here right this instant! ).
The most influential moment in her life, without question, was when @Ourania visited Shallam and confronted @Halos. This inspired her to learn of the Goddess, and all the wonderful interactions that followed have shaped Verily more than anything else. To this day, her devotion for the Moon Goddess is her biggest defining feature.
Special mention goes out to certain Occultists for helping Verily break out from her shell.
Really, it's just been the people I've gotten to know that have shaped both my character and experiences in the game, and I'm grateful for the times I've had with them. Might just be luck, but I've loved almost every last minute of it!
The one person I will always remember and who has shaped my current outlook on character interactions would have to be Zii. Not because of anything recently as I am fairly new, having just returned from a long absence, but from when I made a Runewarden many many irl years ago. I played in Cyrene at the time and had asked on the newbie channel about what weapons I should use or something to that affect. I got this message that if I could meet him at the fisherman he would give me some shortswords that I could use, of course that meant I had to figure out what fisherman he was talking about. I was completely new to Achaea at this point and had no idea that Cyrene and Mhaldor were on opposite ends of the spectrum and Zii never treated me like it either he just answered my questions and helped point me where I was asking to go. Needless to say when I came back and made Ladrun I was glad to see that he was still around.
That is another thing about Storil. He is a magi. He wants to learn all he can about the history of his class and to use his abilities to the best way he can. He also has some interest in perhaps becoming a Sylvan like his mother was, but he has not decided yet and it will be far in the future.
The Ascencion of Lord Glaaki and the fall of the Ashtani houses had a large influence on Storil too. Storil was drawn to Ashtan because of its focus on Freedom. After the Ascenciion of Glaaki, Storil spent a long time pondering. For it was this event that really forced him to think about who was, what he stood for, and what he believed about himself and about the realm and his place in it. to follow his heart rather than his head. In the end, Storil decided to leave Ashtan for Cyrene,
Storil is happy in Cyrene, for there he can be who he is--a peacful soul who wishes to learn all he can for the pure sake of learning. Storil considers himself "good" in that he tries to live a peacful life devoted to knowledge and to family. In Cyrene he is able to do all of this. In many ways, Storil was Cyrenian, even before joining Cyrene. Storil also enjoys his house, the Outriders, because there he is able to study what he wants, just for the sake of learning, and the people of the house have welcomed him.
Now I'll send some shouts out @Alarke, @Kaden, @Allene, @Samondu @Ramilies @Roselie, @Ilen, @vix, @Nadria, @acknu @Rotose, @chryseas, @Sunny, @reiloch, and last but not least, a jovial ahoy @Despran!
P.S. I never did.
Pretty much every conversation with Aldair shaped him in some way or another- she was wonderful at getting him to think of himself in different terms, in different ways, and from a third person point of view. Singlehandedly defined him as Targossian, perhaps!
Early fighting with Ellodin shaped his sense of determination and casual attitude towards dying (and, in large part, his pro-crazy-plans attitude).
His time in the Scions molded his respect for what I suppose he'd call a 'strong warrior spirit,' regardless of faction or allegiance, which is why he treats some fighters so much better than others.
That said, Anedhel was always a character I had a very definite 'feel' for, even before I started playing him. Since I started on two cornerstones- one great virtue and one great weakness (temperance and pride, respectively, for those of a Biblical inclination), it was easy for me to adjust him to things that happened without them re-shaping him, but rather just kind of... sanding the edges, I guess? It's been a wonderful journey, and he's turned out to be by far the most 'human' of characters I've played in Achaea.
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Artemis showed him how to use the temper for something productive, that being a savage wasn't necessarily something to be ashamed of.
Aurora set a new bar for awesome in Achaea, imo; she is equal parts wonderful and terrifying, and her personality has rubbed off onto Aod in ways that I'd not even noticed until someone pointed a couple of them out to me. She definitely pushed him to have the courage to actually have some faith in his own ability to make decisions.
Ravien and Awan and Johlo showed him what it meant to lead people, what it meant to really sacrifice your own wants for the greater good. Later on, @Amunet and @Taraus did the same, setting examples that Aod still emulates as current HL of the Harbs. Ashadra also set an example that lingered with Aodfionn, and the desire to avoid ever being anything like her is still a large motivation in Aodfionn's life.
Daeir and Aldair, tho. I could write a damn book listing the ways they helped influence and shape Aodfionn. Suffice to say that I likely would have bailed in the early months of joining Targ were it not for Daeir. Dude has been there every step of the way and pushed Aodfionn to be more than he otherwise probably would have wound up being. Ditto for Aldair. No matter how much we argued, I learned a fuckton from every moment of it.
Being Eleusian really shaped Aodfionn. I don't really know how to explain it, but I think folks who come into contact with him can kind of tell. Fighting against the Church with the Anachaine/Darkwalkers, performing experiments before the dust had settled in the ruined Pyramid, learning in two of the largest scholar-focused houses of the era - these are all things that still very much are a part of him, even if his religious devotion wound up pulling him in a very different direction.
Originally, before I actually did the character creation, I came over to Achaea to play with my best friend, who also started over with a new character. We figured out a basic backstory of them being born on the same hour of the day day, and raised in Tasur'ke until the age of 18. The details that came after literally didn't form until we started playing @Isaeah and Ashe. One of us would come up with a random "Hey do you remember when you did xyz?" and the other, without prompting, would just go with the flow. That alone literally shaped Ashelynne's foundation.
She was a much more trepid character initially than I'd intended. She kept her head down, was pleasant, interested, involved, and yet shy. That, and she had an intense and unwavering faith in all things associated with Targossas.
Initially @Aodfionn was the most crucial part of her evolution. He was one of the first ones to take her aside, teach her, talk to her, and give her way too much damn tea (she doesn't really like tea by the by). He was also the first one to instill confidence in her, and to put his faith in her for giving her a secretary position. Doing so gave her more of a voice, though much to his chargrin I'm sure, she didn't use it in the way he would have liked.
By that time Ashe had begun doing what Harbingers do- going out and talking to people about Good. She did this pretty well, and stubbornly, for some time. Though, it was discussions (no matter how long or short) on alternative lifestyles and subjects with @Atalkez, @Hirst, @Aoghinius, @Taraus, @Watchman, @Borivoj, and a few others (sorry if I missed you personally) that started cracking the mirror that was this "perfect" city and faith. Oh, also @Kasya is to thank for setting Ashe firmly on the path toward being a Merchant, thanks to a still mind-boggling gift that shall remain our little secret.
Eventually her original number one supporter and teacher turned father, @Aodfionn, became her first object of genuine hatred. She would never tell you this IC, but no one hurt her more than he did, so she covers the hurt up with utter loathing.
In the end, she's turned her formerly strong faith into working herself into an entrepreneur. She genuinely loves meeting new people, and well... going out and scouring the world for just about anything she can make a profit on, 'cause y'know... when you've got an empty heart it's easy to fall in love with gold. ^^
We'll see what happens from here! Lots of life to live still.
Ashelynne said:
Since @Ashelynne already gave away part of what shaped the initial image of Isaeah, I will share in the ways they have differed.
Isaeah started out with a fierce love of two things: Good and Light. He had an image in his mind what Good should be, and he saw it manifested time and again within Light and the followers of @Aurora. @Aodfionn helped to teach him in the finer points of Good, allowing him to flesh out more of what he felt was his mission.
At first, he was cold and fairly judgmental of people. If they did not give 150% in anything they did, he felt they were lacking. Over time, and conversations with many people (@Taraus, @Daeir, @Ada, @Aziik, to name a few I can recall), he took a step back from the fanatical and asked himself if he had what it took to be a Zealot.
He felt he did, for a while, but then he slowly started to drift away. He began to question, he began to doubt, and he started to agree with dissenters more than he agreed with the points made by his fellow Harbingers. He had always had issues with the Righteous Path (@Carmell and @Aodfionn will remember his answer to the ultimate sacrifice question), and every time he tried to bring himself back into line, he felt as if he found something more to draw him away.
He started to talk with @Ginovianna who gave him a different way of looking at the world. To examine beyond the black and white and look at the grey in-between. Needless to say, his doubt became even more pronounced to the point of breaking. Now, it is important to mention that he didn't share his doubts with a lot of people. There were a few who knew he had them, and of those few maybe one or two were Targossian.
When he finally made the full decision to move forward, he has gone from a fanatical follower of Good to a laid-back inquisitor of anything that calls itself Absolute Truth. He is a little adrift at the moment, trying to find where to put his roots down(sometimes literally, given he is now Sylvan), but he has grown into a person who finds that absolutes are like looking through the end of the straw and declaring what you see "everything".
He has a lot of room to grow, and I know he will change a lot before he settles down. The good news, though, is I feel I have a good handle of who Isaeah is, and I look forward to watching him change and continue to build!
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Cyrene made her empathetic and sociable. And the Vorondils, her first family, made her proud of her heritage.
Diaspora taught her faith and how to rally people to a cause. She became enthusiastic and spread the message of Good to those who'd listen.
Her Diasporan mentor, @Aodfionn, taught her perseverance and to trust in herself more. Their relationship had a lot of highs and lows, however, she did what she could to make sure his spirit was never broken.
Her bloodsworn @Eica showed her how to laugh more and what it meant to be there for a friend.
Her first protege, @Tristyn, was a little stubborn brat who exceeded all of her expectations. If their constant bickering did not teach her patience, I don't know what else would. Tristyn ended up becoming a Wintermourne, which makes Jeslyn slightly upset to this day.
@Kycen, Jeslyn first and probably only husband, showed her devotion. After he went dormant, It hurt Jeslyn a lot when gossips accused her of being with other men during his absence and she has not quite gotten over that.
The events that caused the separation of Devotion and Cyrene made her bitter. She resented both cities for making her choose between her vows and her faith. Eventually, She abandoned her city and became a wandering priestess.
@Tharvis and Hashan showed her what it meant to look further for information. Curiousity became obsession and She began questioning her current belief system, but never truly converted to darkness. She built herself a home there before vanishing.
One day she might return, but it was a good year. Thanks for being apart of it.
There are of course lots of other things that 'shape' her, or at least sides that she thinks are good to present to other people, but she's ultimately first and foremost a Fishy.
A bunch of old, dead, long forgotten Runewardens and @Czanthria shaped Kinilan. and a bunch of bad experiences with people in Cyrene, and Lupus' order. Watching the great Runewarden Guild turn in to the shitty Warden House. A lot of negativity.