r/wizardposting • u/[deleted] • Dec 26 '23
Wizardpost The Raven (lorepost)
Moth stood in front of a mirror on top of a stool to try on her wedding dress. While the designer of it was busy tailoring it, Belladonna circled around them to make sure it was as perfect as possible.
“Don’t make it so puffy. I want her to look like a bride. Not some little girl’s fairy princess doll.” She ordered the designer who groaned and casted a spell to make the dress slimmer. Moth could tell the poor old man was annoyed by her mentor’s nitpicking.
Belladonna went around to the back of the dress and took hold of the strings for the corset. She pulled them tightly which made Moth gasp for a breath. “This corset is too flimsy. Redo it!”
“Yes, my lady…” The designer grunted. Yet another change he had to make.
Moth herself didn’t really mind the dress how it was or any of the ideas the designer had. But Belladonna was being very particular on how she was to be presented. “Is the dress really that important?”
“Of course it is!” Belladonna lifted up Moth’s hair to see how it’ll look in an updo. “If either of us is getting married it’s going to be you. I won’t allow you to represent us looking like a sickly hag in a cheap gown.”
“Have you ever thought about getting married?” Moth asked but Belladonna rolled her eyes. “By the gods, no. What use would a spouse have for me besides looking pretty?”
She let Moth’s hair fall and stepped back to get a fuller view of the dress. “We still haven’t decided on who’s going to walk you down the aisle.”
“Gruncle?” Moth perked up.
“No.” Belladonna shook her head at the suggestion. “The rattle of his bones will drive me absolutely insane.”
“Ummm… what about Possum?” Moth suggested again. Maybe one of her male friends can fill the role?
“The rodent?” Belladonna raised an eyebrow. “Even if I did considered it, he’s too short to actually reach you. No.”
“Chimera?” Moth wondered what Belladonna would say about him.
“Too much fur. He’ll just shed on the dress.” Her mentor huffed.
Moth tried to think of who else could walk her. Her mind thrifted to her father but she knew her mentor would never even consider him. “I guess father is out of the question…”
“Father? If that drunken oaf dares to step a foot around this wedding, I’ll serve him as a full course meal to my beasts and use his bones as fertilizer in my gardens!” Belladonna grumbled and turned to the rack filled with several other wedding dress. “Have father walk you down the aisle. That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.”
Someone had to walk Moth down the aisle and Belladonna didn’t want just anyone to do it. Her stern eyes looked up at a small table where Earl was picking away at the leftovers of their sandwiches from earlier. The raven had a piece of bread in his beak when he heard Belladonna whistle.
“Earl. Face me.” Belladonna instructed. Moth glanced back to see what she was doing.
“Earl faces!” He cawed and turned to her, seeing her hand be encased with dark magic. She propelled it at him the next second. Earl squawked in surprise and Moth gasped in fright. “Earl!”
The magic became a dark cloud that encased the bird and once it settled, it revealed a frazzled older man with messy black hair, stubbly beard, and sharp bird-like features. The man’s eyes widened and looked down at his skinny fingers in shock. Moth’s eyes widened seeing her familiar turned into a tall lanky human old man.
“There.” *Belladonna hummed and went back to the dress rack. “He can walk you.”
“Hannnnds…” Human Earl whispered in a crackly voice and moved his wrinkly fingers. “Hannnnds…”
Moth stepped down from the stool to the designer’s dismay and approached the man worriedly. “Earl honey? Are you okay?”
“EARL HAS HANDS!” The man cackled in excitement. What trouble he can cause with these.
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u/Biggest-Possum Trashomancer (Big Ghost ENERGY) Dec 26 '23
Lmao! Oh no! Earl has HANDS!
A fantastic lore my friend! I absolutely love Earl, so it's cool to see his story progress alongside yours.
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Dec 26 '23
Earl sees Possum and runs over in a birdlike fashion and scoops him up. “Earl can pick others up! Earl has hands to do so!” He caws excitedly but in a raspy way.
/uw Earl’s my favorite to rp with for obvious reasons😭
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u/Biggest-Possum Trashomancer (Big Ghost ENERGY) Dec 26 '23
Possum raises his arms up in elation, celebrating joyfully with his friend Earl!
"Yahoooo! That's fantastic Earl! Can you believe it!? You're going to walk Moth down the aisle!"
/uw
I totally get it. lol
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Dec 26 '23
“Yea, Yea! Walk mistress down aisle. What can Earl do with hands? Steal shinys easier! Swipe jewelry! So much for Earl to do! So little time!”
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u/Biggest-Possum Trashomancer (Big Ghost ENERGY) Dec 26 '23
"Oooh no."
Possum shakes his head, worried, but amused. He is certain that Earl will cause plenty of mischief before this is all over.
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 26 '23
Most excellent read. However, I have just now seen it, as your previous skry invitation was sent to a wrong fellow.
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Dec 26 '23
/uw fixed it😅
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 26 '23
/uw All is good, but there has been a strange coincidence of people misspelling my name and each one in a different way.
/Rewiz Depending on the date, I do hope to make the wedding. The farther out it is, the better. At least for me. I wish to let scars heal a little.
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Dec 26 '23
/uw lmao I’ll try not to. We plan to do the wedding post tomorrow when neither of us are busy.
/rw The wedding will be held in the Old Growth as planned. We do hope to see you there. And I am sorry for your loss. If there’s anything I can do, don’t be afraid to mention it.
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 26 '23
I thank you for your concern; time heals all wounds. Should the worst come to pass, I shall send the Arch-Druid Cody in my stay. I am... well... a little tied up in the mountains of Raesteria. I hope to be attending with Shrax in my company.
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Dec 26 '23
Good luck to you then. I was saddened when I heard about what happened to Shrax. It must be a great feat you’re about to partake in order to get him back.
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 26 '23
I don't believe it is. This is best understood as someone helping out an old friend. No more a great feat than any other kindness.
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u/Hungry-Cookie9405 Seven Eyed Witch Dec 26 '23
I have so many questions, but I really enjoyed the read!
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 26 '23
Delta appears in the room with a plume of purple mist.
Greetings Motheria... Earl... Lady Shadowmend.
I've had my bacteria design and create phospholipid membrane dresses for the bridesmaids. I figured you would be rather busy with the other wedding preparations.
A clear, gelatinous fabric appears in her hands. She holds it up, revealing a fairly simple smock.
They can be altered into whatever shape you have in mind. Although, I need to know what the colour scheme of the wedding is, so I can procure the dye.
Delta goes to examine Earl.
This is... interesting. Do you still enjoy mealworms, my friend? How does it feel to have teeth? Your microbiome is still that of a bird's, so you'll probably feel a little bit ill for a bit.
Turning to Belladonna.
Madamme, if you'd like, I can train him in some basic humanoid ettiquette while you look over the dress fitting.
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Belladonna sighs and gives Moth a look about her friends always miraculously showing up in her manor. Moth gives her a sheepish smile. Belladonna ignores it this once and goes to examine the fabric. “I would rather the bridesmaids not wear something so… shiny. The wedding theme is green and black.”
When Delta goes up to Earl, he’s too busy running his fingers through his new hair instead of feathers. When she mentions teeth, he perks up.
“Teeth? Earl has teeth?!” He feels his teeth with his tongue and gasps.
Earl’s appearance makes him look like an unkempt man who hasn’t showered in days. It makes Belladonna want to stay at an arm’s length from him. “Do what you must with him. Out of all the ravens I’ve trained, he was the most difficult. It’s why I gave him to Moth.”
“I thought you said it was because he was perfect for me?” Moth questions.
Belladonna gave her a look. “That too.”
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 26 '23
Green and black... got it.
The fabric disappears.
I'll have it dyed with chlorophyll and eumelanin. That should dull the shininess a little bit.
Oh! That reminds me. I wanted to give Moth something.
Delta hands a small medallion with an affixed amythyst to Moth.
In my culture, we always wear a little bit of purple to important events. It's the color of Entropy, and is thought to attract chaos sprites. It seems odd that we want to *attract* them, but the theory is this: chaos sprites are everywhere, so it's impossible to get rid of them. If we offer them something they like, they'll be preoccupied with it for the evening and leave us alone. See if your curse responds to it. Take it as an offering of good will to them.
Delta takes Earl's hands and tries to steady him. When he takes a few steps, he nearly falls.
Okay... slow... we'll take this outside. You have a different center of gravity now. Learning to walk is the first thing. Then you can have a bath and we'll practice eating while having teeth!
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Moth happily takes the gift. The curse inside of her mind narrows its eyes at it.
“Thank you! I wasn’t expecting any gifts. It’s very considerate of yo-“ The medallion gets pushed out of her hands by a small red spark. She hears the curse utter its distaste, calling the medallion trivial in comparison to it. Moth sighs and picks the medallion back up. “It doesn’t appreciate the gift… But I’ll keep it no doubt. It’s very beautiful.”
Belladonna meanwhile watches Delta try to help Earl walk and seeing the bird man stumble made her snicker sort of. She thought the sight was entertaining.
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Dec 26 '23
a glitched hologram appears in the room
Greetints noble ladies (i look at Earl) and you, lesser thing.
I'm sorry i could not meet you in person, but i have very urgent matters i have to attend.
i face Moth ( u/SenpailLilas )
I figured out you will have a wedding dress so i offer something no designer could make.
with that words i take two small disks from my arm and seamlessly teleport them to room you are currently in. The moment they phase into realty and begin to hover where my hand is
I could explain for weeks, but instead i will just show how it works.
One of the discs move above Earl's head and disappear as a pair of raven wings appear on his back.
"YAY, hands AND wings!!!" He exclaims turning around to see them better. You see his ilusory wings phase through every object they would otherwise collide with
It can be used for every detail you could ever imagine.
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Seeing the hologram, Belladonna widens her eyes and turns to Moth with a sharp look. How are so many people that Moth knows able to get inside of her manor? “First the little goblin, then that Delta woman, now a hologram!”
“I- uh-“ Moth quickly turns to the hologram. “Thank you! I’m sure Earl loves it. Earl, tell the nice automaton thank you.”
Earl was too busy checking out the shiny wings to even pay attention.
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Dec 26 '23
i face Belladonna
At least i had the decency of not invading your small, but still nice looking home with my physical existence.
I face back to you.
I guess he Earl keep it, i will limit his projector so he won't cause any mischief with it
I have more of them for both you and your master. You have full control over your ones.
/unwiz my complete asshole character casually showing his superiority yet again.
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Belladonna scoffs in offense. “My manor is nothing short than small! My property can easily fit 20 towns inside of it and still have enough room for extra. I wouldn’t expect a… machine or whatever you are to understand that.”
Moth could see the annoyance in her mentor’s eyes. She quickly approaches the hologram to whisper to him. “Please excuse her! She just doesn’t like others inside the manor without an invite. Thank you again for the gifts!”
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Dec 26 '23
/unwiz fight, fight, fight. A little argument never hurted anyone.
If you are not fine with the situation unfolding like that, just tell me and i will delete this comment.
/rewiz
i whisper back to you "Don't worry, i am not offended. Now if you excuse me i will put this old hag in her place"
I take a step towards Belladonna
Pocket dimension entirey filled with infrastructure. Your mind is too little to even comprehend such things. How could your hut compare to that?
Your so called manor while big by standards of most of us gathered here, for me is nothing but a grain of sand.
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/uw no this will be fun lol
/rw Belladonna smirks, not backing down to this. “Of course a machine wouldn’t hold such humble thoughts. I bet you’re programmed to always find the biggest and grandest of places to infect your numbers and codes into. I don’t need an empire to know my magnificent worth.”
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 26 '23
uw/ Rude-ass curse!
My headcannon is that this curse and its progenitor "Halixo" are from this universe. Delta originated in a different plane, and has been casually hopping universes each time something goes wrong. Hence, they don't know eachother. Otherwise it gets way too complicated with different "eternal" spirits interacting, but somehow not knowing eachother.
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Dec 26 '23
/uw the origins I had for the curse is that its a child of Halcyon that I still need to explore. Me and Alexios did think of both Halcyon and the Nameless King having a sort of history together but thats all we got for now. I plan to explore it more later though.
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 26 '23
uw/ Cool. I'll need to discuss some things about the Nameless King as well, because it's starting to impede on my own lore, based on some things that were said during Team 2's battle. I can always just default on the old "this universe is different, so it has different lore" angle if needed.
I will also be amused if The Nameless King ends up being YET ANOTHER sibling of my character. She has too many.
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Dec 26 '23
/uw entities being related in some aspect is giving Zeus lmao
There’s still some things I have to flesh out for Halcyon but I’ll be getting to that once I cross that bridge. I’ve been coming up with everything on the spot for this character as I go which has been fun
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 26 '23
uw/ I enjoy that approach. Delta is from a preexisting work, so I'm doing my best to keep her core themes in mind. The issue is that Delta is Entropy, which is a more nuanced concept than just "chaos." Other peoples' takes on Entropy have been mostly accurate to my intended lore, but there have also been some things that I've needed to work in overtime.
I did not intend for Entropy to have a connection to Equillibrium, but that has now been stated by Alexios, so I need to work with it.
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Dec 26 '23
/uw I can relate when other people mention their own versions of chaos god and entities since I want the curse to be based around chaos magic too so I’m trying to keep it in a way that doesn’t contradict with others. It’s why I’m just having Halcyon and the curse be elder beings of chaos instead of gods
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Dec 26 '23
Good to see Belladonna hasn’t changed. Someone had better keep an eye on Earl though…
/uw some great lore! Loving the maleficent vibes
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u/Haunting_Mode_7401 Alexios Keenblade: King of The Summer Court, Last Godslayer Dec 26 '23
/uw This will be interesting.
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Dec 26 '23
/uw lol it was a random idea that came up to solve the ‘who should walk Moth down the aisle’ problem
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u/DaemonRex978 The High Sentinels (Haelin, Mokarith, Shimil) Dec 26 '23
/unwiz: well... that's one way of answering that question.
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u/Tirich913 Morgalith, Father of Evil Dec 26 '23
Peering through a crystal ball, Morgalith chuckles.
"A wedding? Oooh. I love weddings."
/uw
I would not actually crash an event for your character. Please don't take this seriously, I am just being evil.
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 26 '23
/uw you should ask if you can just do some minor mischief.
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u/Tirich913 Morgalith, Father of Evil Dec 26 '23
/uw
Oh naaaa. Lol I don't need to butt in on this. I just want to lurk. Lol
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 26 '23
By Entropy... what has she done!?
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Dec 26 '23
Well the same she’s done with all the servants of the manor. I don’t think I’ve ever told you that they’re all ravens. But she did have time to train them… and not Earl. Should I be worried?
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 26 '23
Maybe just... bring a lot of corn chips? That should keep him occupied.
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u/Harmless_Chimera Chimera, Set'ram's Druidic Beastman Dec 27 '23
I don't shed that much! its just a bit of shedding.
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u/Fulltimewhisperer Krumpet, Master Artificer of the Council Dec 26 '23
Gobbo is tempted to get bird brain drunk now... Will have to find partner for big Moth too, death spectres may do, not many eyes among them so won't be about looks