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- Together they were the best. Their might was indisputable, and their intellect unrivaled.
- Individually, each was a class of her own. They each shone like a beacon that attracted others like moths to a flame in which they were helplessly, happily sublimated.
- Alone, they were mediocre. Petty. Cruel. Useless.
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- Together they rose through their ranks at a pace never seen before. Every new title they took gracefully, promising yet greater heights to come, until they became the royal guards, the Wings of the Queen. And under their purview their kingdom also rose. Riches flowed, their sages grew wiser than anyone could’ve ever dreamed of. Entire new schools of thought were founded in their kingdom, arts flourished and enriched the entire world.
- And soaring so high, their kingdom dreamed, dreamed of expanding their glory.
- Their kingdom, once so small, dreamed of becoming an empire.
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- Opanax
- “Like harehawk, who coated himself in wax so that he could fly high withtout his wings freezing, and boasted and boasted until the wax melted and he fell. You burned yourself and look at yourself now! You’ve lost your pride. You’ve lost your soul.”
- “Had I ever as much as tried to silence my people I would’ve met a swift dethroning. A ruler must hone their people as an arrow, and it was not just your, but *her* failure that you didn’t swiftly bite her throat.”
- It was all of you’s failure that her throat wasn’t swiftly bit, and she left forgotten and alone to bleed. You’ve lost your fire, kirin. You’ve lost your pride, and your soul, and like Opanax your pride melted your wings and you fall.”
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- The battle of the sister wings was a terrible one: the army was split between those who supported each, and in the first day a hundred died between both of the fighting sides. Night fell, and both armies rethreated, yet they were welcomed by yet a worse spectacle came morning.
- The sisters had not stopped their fight. Through the night they had fought ceasessly, each growing only more incensed by the other’s refusal to back down.
- Librarian/scribe
- Very calm, not given to theatrics. Fairly convinced of her own weakness so she seeks to prevent any situation where she’d need the strength she doesn’t think is there. Easy to take for a meek person, to the point that everyone kind of passively convinced her herself of it, but is very calmly obstinate on her goals and steadfast in her beliefs; Won’t ever bend, damn hard to crack. Deeply fascinated by historical patterns. A knack for linguistics.
- Meadow
- Cheerful, experienced, charismatic. Highly persistent on goals yet inconsistent at a personal level. Patient with people, impatient with things. Excellent memory for people, can rekindle relationships twenty years later with little effort. Has trouble emotionally disengaging; misses more people than she can count. Carries herself with a casual dignity due to experience, confidence borders on nonchalant arrogance; Love her or hate her, you’ll know which one you do on an instant. Always has one more trick in her bag to cheer you up or fuck you up. Lean build belies extreme resilience and stamina; Can and has walked for several days on end with barely any rest. Can tell tales for days.
- Groove
- Calm, quiet, feels slow but for very long. Thinks much faster than people realizes. Gentle giant; worries about hurting someone due to her size and strength, extremely dexterous as a result. Charismatic with her gestures and demeanor but extremely inexperienced with words. Quietly endures if she has to, silently slips out of the room if she can. Not stupid nor simple. Don’t touch her garden.
- Meadow
- Cheerful, charismatic, borders on being openly manipulative at times. Can tell tales for days. Persistent on her goals, inconsistent on personalV level. Experienced and confident due to it; Easy to see in just the way she walks; You’ll love or hate her at a glance. Always has one more trick in her bags to cheer or fuck you up. Extremely reliable memory for people, can easily rekindle relationships thirty years after last seeing you. Has seen good and bad on her travels; Memories of ‘nam. Bad at disengaging emotionally.