Basic Information
Level: |
7
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Race: |
Abandoned
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Nationality: |
Outlander
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Citizenship: |
Halo
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Profession |
Grand Sorceress of the Arcane Academy
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Organisation(s) |
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Character Information
Face Claim: |
Merina Nery
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Strength: |
10
/30 |
Age: |
34 (Deepfrost 283 PC) |
Dexterity: |
23
/30 |
Height: |
5'7"
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Endurance: |
27
/30 |
Weight: |
145
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Luck: |
10
/30 |
Gender: |
Female
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Intuition: |
0 /3 |
Orientation: |
Straight
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Deity Alignment: |
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Relationship Status: |
Single
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Appearance
Overall, Zariah looks a lot younger than she is, frequently being mistaken for sixteen or younger. Zariah is rather tall, though being so is a trait associated with those of the Launceleyn family. Her figure is distinctly feminine, but more of the “Amazonian” variety. Her shoulders are broad and her overall frame lean and athletic. She could easily be mistaken for someone capable in the way of any variety of weaponry – though her strength more stems from general training than anything else She general has a rather blank expression that most misinterpret for a scowl. Her hair is long, thick, curly and generally unruly, so it isn't uncommon for her to tie it back.
Personality
Zariah is not the most personable young woman you’ll ever meet. She is quiet, and a bit socially awkward. Not in the sense that she is uncomfortable with people, but some of the basic pleasantries of society are not ones to which she adheres. If you ask her how her day is, she will tell you how it really is. If you ask her if you look fat in this dress, well, let’s just hope that you don’t. Some misconstrue this as being purposefully hurtful, but she simply doesn’t sugar coat the truth for the sake of another’s ego – this stems from growing up with a very limited group of people who were equally truthful to the point of insult.
In fact, Zariah is actually a very warm-hearted, loyal person. She loves and cares deeply. If she likes you and trusts you, you’ve attained an ally for life. Just don’t expect her to get all sentimental about it. Showing the “softer” emotions makes her incredibly uncomfortable. If she gives you a personal compliment, take it with the same appreciation as if someone wrote you a love poem: that’s about as close as you’re going to get with her.
On the flipside, it is best not to get on her bad side. Her temperament is short and her idea of punishment harsh. She has a rather narrow world view, which of course is subject to change, but for now makes it difficult for her to see beyond that with which she was raised.
History
The Launceleyn family-clan has been shrouded in mystery for the entirety of Northwinder history. The entire clan lives within a large compound, surrounded by high, thick walls with only one visible entrance – though it is rumored that there is an elaborate tunnel system beneath connecting it to the rest of the Northwinder territory. Those who enter almost never emerge again, with very few exceptions. Inside, what goes on is completely unknown. Some speculate there are great technologies, left unshared with the rest of the world. Some guess the Launceleyn’s have a mini-kingdom of their own. Others think it is literally the entrance to hell. Really, it is anyone’s guess. And should you happen upon a Launceleyn to ask, you’ll likely end up disappointed in your lack of an answer.
However, what is known is this: this family produces some of the strongest elemental destruction users in the Northwinder kingdom. They are selective in their marriage practices to increase the likelihood of a magic-using child. To be asked to marry into the family is an honor of the upmost degree. It does come with a catch: removing oneself entirely from their own family to join the clan. Only those of particular interest to the powers that be within the family are ever allowed to remain in seldom contact with their own families.
But why would the King allow for such secrecy right under his own nose? Even he has never stepped foot within the compound, nor is he any more aware of the goings on than anyone else in the kingdom. The answer is quite simple – the family’s loyalty outweighs the mystery. Without fail, the Launceleyns send to the King their most powerful and adept elemental users. Masters of one of the four elements, their powers are terrifying and without question a weapon worth the cost of unsatisfied curiosity. The elementals produced by the Launceleyns are best compared to Spartans when it comes right down to it, though wielding magic instead of spears.
It is from this family that Zariah hails. She is a young destruction user of incredible skill. Her preference is for fire, but like all her family members she is skilled in using any element for destruction purposes. Though untrained in hand-to-hand combat, her magical prowess with the elements is unheard of for someone of her age, but a product of the grueling, methodical, and frankly down-right abusive training she has endured since before she could remember. You see, the Launceleyn family submits children at the age of 1 to a variety of painful tests to bring forth any signs of magical talent. Those with are immediately enrolled in a regimented training program. Those without are placed lower in the familial hierarchy and support the family through labor intensive work.
As a female, her training was double: first and foremost to hone her elemental destruction abilities, second to strengthen her body in preparation for child bearing. However, Zariah’s life course has veered slightly from that of the average Launceleyn girl. Given her age, and the purpose intended for the second wave of Northwinders to the settlement, Zariah was “voluntold” by the family to go to the Settlement. Despite not yet being a master of her magic, her magical prowess was exceptional even by the family’s standards, and would be of use to the Settlement. Additionally, she is tasked with laying the roots of the new family line within this new Settlement. It wasn’t her choice to come, but she did so out of a sense of duty.
Though she isn’t entirely alone. Technically she is related to a fellow by the name of Grey Lincolnshire. Her brother married his eldest sister, who was chosen for her ability to use of the rare magical types. She is one of the few outsiders allowed to visit her family – it was a bargaining chip the Launceleyns were willing to part with in order to introduce her magical prowess into the bloodline. That being said, Zariah has never actually met Grey, just heard his name in stories. And frankly, she isn’t sure if Grey knows who she is, as her sister-in-law is under a strict gag rule: only certain topics are acceptable to discuss outside the walls of the compound. Talk about awkward.
She has since put her skills to work in a variety of ways. First and foremost she has joined the Storm Guard, to use her magical abilities to maintain the security of the people. Secondly, she has used her abilities with fire to transform iron to steel, so the settlers could make stronger, more reliable weapons and tools (at a steep cost of course), as well as fashioning more luxury type items from metal to appeal to the ladyfolk and high class. Finally, she has recently begun attending the magic school, in pursuit of mastering her element.
Other
A rough estimate of this character's damage potential is as follows:
HP: 189
Unarmed strike:5
Physical attack with a basic weapon/attuned shifts: 15
Physical attack with an upgraded weapon/attuned shifts: 25
Physical attack with a mastered weapon/attuned shifts: 35
Magical attack with basic magic/mythical shifts: 23.5
Magical attack with upgraded magic/mythical shifts: 33.5
Magical attack with mastered magic/mythical shifts: 43.5
Abilities
Fire Manipulation: Can manipulate flames. Must be within a 30ft radius. Control is excellent
Type: Dark | Rank: Upgraded
Lightning manipulation: Can create and control Lightning. Must be within a 30ft radius.
Type: Dark | Rank: Mastered
Life Drain : Can take life force from a living thing to temporarily make themselves stronger within a 30ft radius.
Type: Dark | Rank: Mastered
Disintegration : Can break apart people-created solid matter of small-to medium-sized objects within 5ft
Type: Dark | Rank: Basic
Magic: Mort's Blessing | For giving her life freely, Zariah may call on Mort once to EITHER revive a dead ally or to save herself from a blow that would prove fatal. The blessing will not work unless used immediately at the time of death. This ability will disappear once used.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
Magic: Vi's Curse | Properties unknown.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
Magic: Suggestivity | Must be making physical contact at all times to impart these suggestions. The success of the suggestions is based on a combination of will, endurance stats, and the extent of the order being suggested. A gap of more than 4 in terms of endurance makes the magic almost ineffective. Suggestions should be in the form of planting the seed of an idea that the magic makes seem more plausible.
Restrictions: At this level, cannot force someone to kill, harm, or go against their core-nature/character properties (i.e., could not make a pious character abandon the gods, could not make a lover turn against the other.). When these suggestions are made, to ignore/fight them causes pain on the victim (headaches, nausea, temporary blindness while in Zariah's vicinity).
Type: Dark | Rank: Upgraded
Water manipulation: Can manipulate water. Must be within a 30ft radius. Control is excellent
Type: Light | Rank: Upgraded
Magic: Arcane Academy Cold Resist (Passive) | A magic bestowed upon those enrolled in the Arcane Academy, for as long as they are members, users will not be affected by cold climates.
Type: Dark | Rank: Basic
Citizenship Ability
Halo has hardened you against her weather and her terrain. Once per PQ/PQ+/KQ/Drop, you can ignore an environmental effect that would otherwise hinder you (rough terrain, cold, wind, etc). (In order to use this ability, you must put a clear note in the bottom of your post immediately following the effect you want to ignore).
Regional Score bonus: +3 in all shrine visits, drops, PQ+s, KQs, etc. (You must post this at the bottom of any post where a +3 should be included)
Items
Type: Grey | Style: Other | Level: Upgraded
4/5 Magical Door Tokens | Tokens that open the secret entrances in the Launceleyn Manor. Will only work for those persons recognized as Launceleyn members. (Made by Remi)
Type: Grey | Style: Other | Level: Basic
Magical Ink | A self-refilling inkwell filled with a scented, dark purple ink, that when read, is heard in Zariah's voice by the reader. (Made by Remi)
Companion
Player Post Count: 5,479
KQs: 2
PQ+s: 1
Mini Events: 6
SWEs: 2
PQs: 6
Player MP:
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Zariah's Threadlog |
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90 closed ·
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90 total
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Thread |
Participants |
Posts |
Last Post |
Avalanche in The Fangs on 07-03-2020 |
Jace |
6 |
Last post by Jace on 07-03-2020 |
[Mini Event] can we bring to fall the giants in The Citadel on 05-17-2020 |
Loren, Neron, Korbin, Kiada, Noah, Weaver, Morgan, Chulane, Elena |
28 |
Last post by Elena on 05-22-2020 |
[KQ] diamond dust in The Citadel on 05-07-2020 |
Court Official, Loren, Weaver, Morgan |
41 |
Last post by Court Official on 05-17-2020 |
There's many that feign enjoyment (OPEN) in The Citadel on 04-24-2020 |
Cian |
7 |
Last post by Cian on 06-16-2020 |
Two Ladies Scorned in Shrine on 04-23-2020 |
Random Event |
10 |
Last post by Random Event on 05-04-2020 |
[PQ+] The omnivore's dilemma in Whitebrim on 04-19-2020 |
Wessex, Loren, Morgan, Neron, Random Event |
53 |
Last post by Random Event on 05-26-2020 |
slow burn in The Arcane Academy on 04-05-2020 |
Eloise |
11 |
Last post by Eloise on 05-04-2020 |
[Magic Training] every second counts in The Arcane Academy on 04-01-2020 |
Evie, Morgan |
22 |
Last post by Zariah on 04-18-2020 |
Time to Make Amends in The Fangs on 03-31-2020 |
Delphine |
7 |
Last post by Delphine on 04-02-2020 |
[Mini Event] rollin' bones in Hale Ka’aila on 03-06-2020 |
Remi, Loren, Saiden, Ronin, Ludo, Deimos, Amalia, Wessex, Jigano, Melita, Seiji, Maea, Sunjata, Oliver, Delphia, Quanil, Weaver, Raza, Morgan, Rance, Alina, Kellan |
80 |
Last post by Ludo on 03-25-2020 |
c's get degrees in The Arcane Academy on 02-19-2020 |
Oliver |
7 |
Last post by Oliver on 05-01-2020 |
off to the principal's office in The Arcane Academy on 02-17-2020 |
Weaver |
14 |
Last post by Zariah on 04-23-2020 |
[Magic Training] every time a bell rings in The Arcane Academy on 02-13-2020 |
Loren, Maea, Weaver |
21 |
Last post by Zariah on 02-17-2020 |
I never knew daylight could be so violent in Palace on 02-09-2020 |
Loren |
3 |
Last post by Loren on 02-10-2020 |
[PQ] Flush Out The Rats in Whitebrim on 01-30-2020 |
Loren, Peter, Ingrid, Morgan |
19 |
Last post by Loren on 03-07-2020 |
[Training] are you really though? in The Citadel on 01-26-2020 |
Morgan |
15 |
Last post by Zariah on 04-01-2020 |
[PQ] all i see is magic in The Citadel on 01-11-2020 |
Neron, Peter, Maea, Weaver |
30 |
Last post by Weaver on 01-27-2020 |
spark a'dark in Tundra on 01-10-2020 |
Safrin, Melita, Jiao, Sunjata |
14 |
Last post by Safrin on 01-23-2020 |
[se] offerings in Palace on 01-09-2020 |
Amun |
19 |
Last post by Amun on 01-30-2020 |
Toss a coin, make a wish in The Underground on 01-04-2020 |
Maea |
16 |
Last post by Zariah on 01-20-2020 |
you take me where I want to be in Palace on 01-02-2020 |
Peter |
6 |
Last post by Zariah on 01-11-2020 |
In Lieu of Formalities in Palace on 12-28-2019 |
Neron |
34 |
Last post by Neron on 03-04-2020 |
Brush Fire in Launceleyn Manor on 12-10-2019 |
Oia'i'o |
8 |
Last post by Oia'i'o on 01-09-2020 |
Frivolous Flowers in Woodland on 12-10-2019 |
Evie |
11 |
Last post by Zariah on 01-11-2020 |
Filthy Mess in Oasis on 12-10-2019 |
Loren |
17 |
Last post by Zariah on 12-19-2019 |
Protecting Mine Own in Shrine on 12-09-2019 |
Random Event, Ludo |
10 |
Last post by Zariah on 12-28-2019 |
looks can be intriguing in Domiciles on 12-06-2019 |
Amun |
14 |
Last post by Zariah on 12-18-2019 |
On the Subject of Sin in Palace on 12-05-2019 |
Ingrid |
13 |
Last post by Ingrid on 01-08-2020 |
What a Coincidence in Shrine on 11-18-2019 |
Random Event |
2 |
Last post by Random Event on 11-18-2019 |
Somethings-In-Law in Launceleyn Manor on 11-16-2019 |
Adam |
9 |
Last post by Adam on 11-22-2019 |
Queen of Disaster in The Settlement on 11-14-2019 |
Cassandra |
13 |
Last post by Cassandra on 12-04-2019 |
set fire to the roses on my grave in Temple on 11-13-2019 |
Sunjata |
7 |
Last post by Sunjata on 11-16-2019 |
Time to Move in The Settlement on 11-13-2019 |
Peter |
15 |
Last post by Zariah on 12-09-2019 |
Master Returns in Artisan's Guild on 11-12-2019 |
Remi |
8 |
Last post by Remi on 11-18-2019 |
blood in the air in Infirmary on 11-12-2019 |
Loren, Beatrix |
13 |
Last post by Loren on 11-16-2019 |
Witches, Man in The Spire on 11-12-2019 |
N/A |
1 |
Last post by Zariah on 11-12-2019 |
Stupid Birds in Snowcloak on 11-12-2019 |
Ingrid |
13 |
Last post by Zariah on 12-04-2019 |
Wings of Glass in The Fangs on 11-10-2019 |
Jiao |
7 |
Last post by Jiao on 11-14-2019 |
warm welcomes in Palace on 07-22-2019 |
Neron |
49 |
Last post by Neron on 10-10-2019 |
cold calling in Launceleyn Manor on 07-21-2019 |
the VOICE |
3 |
Last post by the VOICE on 07-21-2019 |
The Next Generation in Launceleyn Manor on 07-19-2019 |
Rexanna |
14 |
Last post by Rexanna on 07-21-2019 |
[Training] Target Practice in Glade on 07-18-2019 |
Edrei |
9 |
Last post by Zariah on 08-05-2019 |
Letter for the Provost in The Settlement on 07-17-2019 |
N/A |
3 |
Last post by Zariah on 07-18-2019 |
Pride and the Fall in Launceleyn Manor on 07-16-2019 |
Feral |
11 |
Last post by Feral on 07-21-2019 |
The Satanic Queen in Launceleyn Manor on 07-16-2019 |
Lucas |
10 |
Last post by Lucas on 07-20-2019 |
gonna need a bigger bo-- er, field in The Outskirts on 07-15-2019 |
Ronin |
11 |
Last post by Ronin on 07-26-2019 |
do not go gently into that good night in The Stonesong on 07-15-2019 |
Wessex, Arduinna |
10 |
Last post by Arduinna on 07-21-2019 |
Shield Meet Crown in Sanctuary on 07-14-2019 |
Amalia |
10 |
Last post by Amalia on 07-16-2019 |
A Royal Wedding Present in Monster Hunters Guild on 07-14-2019 |
N/A |
1 |
Last post by Zariah on 07-14-2019 |
Dödskvädet in Launceleyn Manor on 07-14-2019 |
Are |
9 |
Last post by Are on 07-23-2019 |
Diplomacy at Work in Sidhe Village on 07-13-2019 |
N/A |
1 |
Last post by Zariah on 07-13-2019 |
The Royal Visit in Launceleyn Manor on 07-12-2019 |
Skyler |
8 |
Last post by Zariah on 07-13-2019 |
eff why eye in Launceleyn Manor on 07-12-2019 |
Edrei |
12 |
Last post by Zariah on 07-16-2019 |
by the light of the moon in Sidhe Village on 07-08-2019 |
Wessex, Delah |
6 |
Last post by Zariah on 07-15-2019 |
borderlands in The Wildwood on 07-08-2019 |
Delah |
11 |
Last post by Delah on 07-10-2019 |
[Mini Event] Greet Your Queen in Temple on 07-05-2019 |
Edrei, Peter, Rexanna, Emmett, Bastien, Deimos, Amalia, Ronin, Jigano, NPC, Melinoë, Kiada, Remi, Melita, Eli, Phoebe, Roana, Are, Sascha, Niambh, Rory |
47 |
Last post by Zariah on 07-12-2019 |
A Skeptical Audience in Launceleyn Manor on 07-03-2019 |
Eli |
13 |
Last post by Eli on 07-03-2019 |
The Pawn and His Queen in Artisan's Guild on 07-02-2019 |
Remi |
24 |
Last post by Remi on 07-07-2019 |
Becoming in Launceleyn Manor on 06-28-2019 |
Peter |
13 |
Last post by Peter on 07-04-2019 |
Make No Waves in Launceleyn Manor on 06-28-2019 |
Nate |
7 |
Last post by Nate on 07-07-2019 |
Your songs remind me of swimming in Oasis on 06-27-2019 |
Melita, Kheelan |
11 |
Last post by Zariah on 07-15-2019 |
let’s make a deal in Launceleyn Manor on 06-24-2019 |
Rexanna |
11 |
Last post by Rexanna on 06-26-2019 |
Serenity in Oasis on 06-20-2019 |
Deimos |
22 |
Last post by Deimos on 07-02-2019 |
Drink to That in Rathskeller on 06-20-2019 |
Edrei |
20 |
Last post by Edrei on 07-10-2019 |
[PQ] Throw Away the Key in The Settlement on 06-19-2019 |
Remi, Edrei |
25 |
Last post by Zariah on 06-19-2019 |
Choose Wisely in The Settlement on 06-14-2019 |
Sascha |
11 |
Last post by Zariah on 06-16-2019 |
Peaceful Protest in Launceleyn Manor on 06-13-2019 |
NPC, Emmett |
9 |
Last post by Emmett on 06-25-2019 |
[PQ] Lair of the Dragon in Domiciles on 06-06-2019 |
Remi, Edrei, Peter |
13 |
Last post by Zariah on 06-12-2019 |
You've Something I Want in Artisan's Guild on 06-06-2019 |
Remi |
11 |
Last post by Zariah on 06-06-2019 |
Absolute Power in Shrine on 06-05-2019 |
Edrei, the VOICE |
11 |
Last post by Edrei on 06-12-2019 |
[Training] Lightning and Blades in Woodland on 06-05-2019 |
Peter |
11 |
Last post by Zariah on 06-11-2019 |
[Training] Fire and Lightning in Ruins on 06-04-2019 |
Edrei |
16 |
Last post by Edrei on 06-05-2019 |
Blinded by the light in The Wildwood on 05-31-2019 |
Remi, Amalia |
11 |
Last post by Zariah on 06-08-2019 |
[PQ] Bippity Boppity Boo in The Labyrinth on 05-19-2019 |
Remi, Random Event, Edrei, Peter |
23 |
Last post by Remi on 06-06-2019 |
Fine Detail [SE] in The Artist's Sanctuary on 05-16-2019 |
Bastien |
10 |
Last post by Zariah on 06-05-2019 |
A Deadly Mistake in The Underground on 05-05-2019 |
Mara |
3 |
Last post by Zariah on 05-13-2019 |
[SE][OPEN] They Did Not Train Me For This in Fields on 05-04-2019 |
Peter |
22 |
Last post by Peter on 05-16-2019 |
[Mini Event] flying too close to the sun in Fields on 05-01-2019 |
Remi, Ronin, Ianto, Roana, Beatrix, Wessex, Bastien, Lily, Killian |
20 |
Last post by Ianto on 05-06-2019 |
Awakening in Domiciles on 04-09-2019 |
Edrei |
14 |
Last post by Edrei on 06-05-2019 |
[SWE] The Core and the Voice in The Spire on 04-03-2019 |
Edrei, Rory, Ashetta, Kalt, Desmond, Deimos, Wessex, Samuel, Jigano, Kiada, the VOICE, Lucas, 108, Are, the CORE |
23 |
Last post by Samuel on 04-07-2019 |
[KQ] The Limit in The Spire on 03-27-2019 |
Court Official, Samuel, Ashetta, Edrei, Aedion, Wessex |
34 |
Last post by Ashetta on 04-03-2019 |
[Mini Event] To See and Pray [OPEN TO ALL] in The Spire on 03-11-2019 |
Edrei, Vervain, Rory, Phoebe, Kalt, Ludo, Deimos, Rexanna, Amalia, Wessex, Samuel, Jigano, Melita, 108, Kristopher, Emmett, Nat haniel, Maea, Evie, Adam |
53 |
Last post by Rory on 03-17-2019 |
[RE] Turn the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime in Fields on 01-30-2019 |
Remi, Random Event, Ronin, Roana, Kalt, Rexanna, Amalia, Wessex, Jigano, Lily |
22 |
Last post by Jigano on 02-01-2019 |
[PQ] Quality Assurance Testing in The Outskirts on 01-19-2019 |
Remi, Random Event, Edrei, Vervain, Ashetta, Kalt, Archebold, Jigano |
38 |
Last post by Remi on 01-28-2019 |
Ciphers in Atheneum on 01-16-2019 |
Jigano |
6 |
Last post by Zariah on 01-19-2019 |
[DROP] It'll take your breath away in The Labyrinth on 01-09-2019 |
Random Event, Jigano, Desmond, Alorhea, Amalia, Bastien, Lily, Rexanna, Remi, Isla |
42 |
Last post by Jigano on 01-20-2019 |
[Mini Event] just the way of things in Temple on 01-08-2019 |
Remi, Edrei, Isla, Ronin, Rory, Ashetta, Phoebe, Roana, Kalt, Alistair, Archebold, Deimos, Rexanna, Amalia, Wessex, Jigano, Melita, Kiada |
33 |
Last post by Ronin on 01-19-2019 |
Shake, Rattle and Roll (OPEN) in Bone Bridge on 11-29-2018 |
Ronin |
9 |
Last post by Ronin on 12-02-2018 |
I’m shaking my head & locking the gates in Domiciles on 11-11-2018 |
Edrei, Loren, Beatrix |
24 |
Last post by Loren on 12-18-2018 |
[SWE] Where Angels Fear to Tread in Skyport on 11-04-2018 |
Court Official, Edrei, Elyna, Ronin, Remi, Isla, Vervain, Koel, Loren, Mimora, Moses-Joel, Feirsanbrus, Amaya1, Celosia, Ashetta, Delphine, Kalt, Enigma, Roana, Phoebe, Vanya, Beatrix, Edera, Devrum, Dodge, Alistair, Archebold, Sarya |
71 |
Last post by Sarya on 11-22-2018 |
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