#catholic guilt looking mf. gazing wantonly as astarion rolls a 40 on a lockpick and then walking away real fast.

[jahiera]

3, 9, & 38 for emrys :3

super detailed questions about your OCs

thank youuuuu!! sorry, I'm incapable of being concise about my wee lad.

3. Did they have a good childhood? What are fond memories they have of it? What’s a bad memory?

emrys had one of those childhoods where you're sure it was normal and fine and not at all difficult, and then you tell someone about it and they're like "what the fuck." unfortunately, her best beloved friend is Shadowheart, who would also be like "oh yeah. the torments. we had those too." except Shadowheart's torments also involved real human torture and also shadowheart doesn't remember 99.9% of it. anyways. she was sent to be raised in a monastery by tyrran priests; she was a younger daughter, & a difficult one at that. not that they didn't love her, it was simply another way of ensuring she had a path in life and hopefully would level her out. there, she had an extremely strict upbringing; had higher education in law, history, language, literature, learned many useful skills including swordfighting, yes, but also. again, the trials. however she DID become extremely disciplined and efficient and resilient for it, which she considers to be a good thing, even if she doesn't even know where to begin unwrapping where the religious guilt, actual guilt, and intricate complexes due to being raised by strict, righteous believers of Good and Evil, Right and Wrong, Justice At All Costs, and all that. she found a lot of fun and joy in learning to fight, learning to be useful, and was intended to be a cleric before The Paladin Oath Swearing and all that. most of her fond memories are associated with when she was allowed to visit her village, little town folk celebrations, OR when she was on her own, exploring, reading, hiding from chores. she also got competitive, so moments when she impressed her Very Difficult to Please priest guardians she also holds close to her heart.

9. Do animals like them? Do they get on well with animals?

she's carrying her fully grown owlbear infant son in her arms right now actually-- yeah, she loves animals, she tends to get on well with them, tends to be better liked by them than Real Actual People, who find her usually abrasive or gruff or generally unapproachable. she's that guy who you turn around and she's pspspspspsps'ing at every random cat and dog she passes and then stands up, pretends she wasn't doing that, walks away really fast.

38. What do they admire in others? What talents do they wish they had?

She admires traits that swing in some WILD directions. on the surface, she really admires others who are strong-willed, adherent to a cause or a belief (even to their own detriment; she likes loyalty to a fault & she's guilty of it too.) dame aylin types THRILL her and she wants to Be Dame Aylin. she appreciates people who can continue to have hope in dark hours, and persevere. and COMPETENCY. above all she admires COMPETENCY.

but on the other side of things, she has a soft spot and an understanding for those who aren't really malicious but are bitey, survivalists, people who can choose to live for themselves. deep down she's charmed by being a bit of a schemer, being sly enough to win, because she's so not that that it's a bit fun to watch in progress, but she'd literally Never admit this because it's not very Good Righteous Knight of her. she plays fair at all times and she needs people in her life who know how to Scheme and Cheat and Lie because SOMETIMES. it's for the greater good. and sometimes it's just funny! but she would never admit that.

#oc. emrys #my babygirl who is unfortunately so into the scheme-y little liars and will NEVER admit that ever but deep down it's her greatest shame #catholic guilt looking mf. gazing wantonly as astarion rolls a 40 on a lockpick and then walking away real fast. #lose your sexy voice ser the only thing that will seduce her is SHEER COMPETENCE and a bit of fun bullshit #bg3 spoilers #--ish? not really but.