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church-of-lavorre · 4 years

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(Ignore this ask if the "only one of these types of questions per person" rule is in play) 6, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 for the Tiberius/Caleb/Essek poly ship please cause I love these dorky spellcasters as a ship.

ask as many times as you’d like! i love writing headcanons and Tiberius/Caleb/Essek is a fun dynamic!

6) do i have any fankids for this ship?

well, until your first ask i hadn’t really thought about it! shadowgast didn’t feel like the sort of pairing where they’d want children, the two of them being more focused on study and research than family but with the inclusion of Tiberius i can definitely see them as parents! as of right now, i have 2 fankids for WidoStormHand, a boy and a girl. the little girl is named Kiva and has a mowgli-jungle book-esque vibe about her, she’s a baby half-elf druid that they stumbled upon one day while researching some ancient ruins. Tiberius couldn’t stand the thought of her being out in the world all alone so he got Caleb to use Frumpkin to calm her down; Essek allowed Caleb and Tiberius to bring Kiva home but kept saying that she couldn’t stay with them and that they’d have to find her a family soon that could take care of her properly and give her a childhood. of course, it never actually happened and it was only when Kiva was 14 that Essek realised that he’d never actually made true on his threats to give her to a family that could take care of her and, at this point, he loved her too much to bear the thought of sending her away. being a druid, Kiva’s magic was at the other end of the spectrum to Tiberius and Caleb’s so she spent most of her days learning magic with Essek or Caduceus when he could spare the time. she calls Caleb ‘Papa’, Tiberius ‘Dad’ and Essek ‘Father’. the boy’s name is August and he’s a human sorcerer; Caleb went to the empire for a short period of time to sort some things out and, while in Rexxentrum, had August attempt to pick his pocket. used to how sticky fingered Veth is, Caleb recognised the tug of someone going through his coat and caught August by the hand. Releasing a burst of bright light directly into Caleb’s face, August ran for it but Caleb soon tracked him down and asked where he’d learned to do that. August explained that he didn’t know, Caleb asked where his parents were and August admitted that they’d abandoned him so Caleb offered for August to come back to Roshona with him, the little boy agreeing. Essek and Tiberius hadn’t been expecting their boyfriend to come home with a child but the way that August clung to Caleb’s coat and looked at the two shyly had them warm up to him almost immediately. Kiva was confused as to where this little boy had come from and why he now had the room next to hers but she soon got used to the idea of having a little brother and they proceeded to steal any shreds of sanity their parents might have had left. when Caleb brought August home, Kiva was 12 and August was 5.

12) who brings home a bunch of rescue animals and who has to send them back?

Caleb, with his love of cats, once adopted 17 cats from the local animal shelter and tried to convince Essek that they were all the same cat, just really fast and of the faerie variety like Frumpkin. Essek knew that something was up but didn’t question it because Tiberius had yet to realise that not only did they have 2 children but they had an over abundance of cats. it took 2 months for Tiberius to realise the cats, but only after he tripped over one while reading and sipping a mug of coffee, spilling the coffee down his robe and all over his book. Tiberius loved animals, after all he had traveled for quite a while with Trinket, but once he’d become aware of the cats it was hard for him to ignore the way their fur stuck to everything and the incessant, never ending meowing so he put his foot down and said that they had to go. Caleb tried desperately to convince his boyfriends to let him keep all the cats but his pleas fell on deaf ears because Essek had long since gotten sick of the cats.

14) who gets cold and who offers them their jacket?

Caleb, being the fragile human that he is, often forgets how cold it gets in Roshona. Essek is used to plummeting temperatures and Tiberius has a naturally high core temperature, it comes with being a red dragonborn, so neither of them are as bad with the cold as Caleb. out of the three of them, Essek is generally the only one wearing cloaks to spare, Tiberius almost always forgetting to put one on before leaving because he’s so scatterbrained but also because he’s always warm, so he has to lend them to Caleb when the human starts to feel the chill. on the rare occasions that Tiberius actually has a cloak, Caleb prefers to steal his because it’s already very very warm from the dragonborn’s body temperature but taking Tiberius’ cloaks always end in a long lecture from the dragonborn about human body temperatures, fragility, the human immune system, weather patterns and meteorology. Essek doesn’t mind when this happens but Caleb sometimes does as all he wants is the cloak and Tiberius hasn’t given it to him yet because he’s talking so passionately.

15) who tucks who into bed after a long night of studying?

Essek and Tiberius are able to study for hours without needing sleep, though Essek as an elf always outlasts Tiberius but Tiberius can stay awake for a disturbingly long amount of time. Caleb always falls asleep first, his boyfriends letting him nap on the books as they keep studying for a little while before Tiberius gets excited about something and his voice raises considerably, almost shocking Caleb awake. at this point, Essek carries Caleb off to bed and tucks him in with a kiss on the forehead before returning to Tiberius in the library. they’ll spend a while discussing Tiberius’ find before Caleb appears in the doorway, hair sleep mussed, and demands that the two of them get their asses to bed because he’s cold.

16) who organises most of the dates?

Tiberius! Tiberius likes doing nice things for his boyfriends and always goes to great lengths to organise the best dates possible whether it be the three of them going on a picnic or getting Beau to let them into one of the Cobalt Soul libraries through a transportation circle and some fast talking. no matter what they do or where they go, Tiberius always makes sure to include elements of discovery and learning things in the dates because nothing is more fun than a little debate between himself and two of the most beautiful magical minds he’s ever met.

17) who gets them banned from their favourite restaurant and why?

this one was both Caleb and Tiberius’ fault though neither of them will accept that they had any part in it. sick of cooking, Essek made a reservation at their favourite restaurant in Roshona, at their favourite table overlooking the koi pond, and had both his boyfriends dressed nicely by 6:30 so they would arrive on time. they got to the restaurant, sat down and Caleb, unintentionally, summoned Frumpkin who was set purring around his shoulders. a waiter came over and notified the trio that animals weren’t allowed in the establishment and if they would be so kind as to remove it they could continue their evening. immediately, Tiberius stood up, throwing his chair back into the pond and demanded to know what the waiter’s issue was with the cat. the poor waiter just tried to explain that this was a restaurant and they could get shut down for having animals in there; still not understanding what the waiter was saying so the waiter went to get the owner of the restaurant. the owner tried to explain to Tiberius why Frumpkin couldn’t be in the restaurant, Essek behind him with his face in his hands and a tomato red Caleb. eventually calming Tiberius down, the owner went back to her work and so did the waiter. Caleb dismissed Frumpkin and the trio ate their meal in relative peace. as they were leaving the owner of the restaurant came up to them and politely asked that they never come back, Tiberius was furious but Essek immediately shut him up and replied with “trust me, we won’t be, i am so sorry”. Caleb then may or may not have bamfed Frumpkin into the kitchen of the restaurant and set all hell loose.

18) AUs i’ve seen for this ship?

i haven’t actually seen any AUs for this ship but i hope i start seeing some soon! if not, i’ll have to annoy some people until they do!

19) AUs i have for this ship?

i really like the idea of a college/university AU for Tiberius/Essek/Caleb. Caleb being brand new and in his first year of uni while Tiberius is a teachers assistant and one of the RAs in Caleb’s dorm. Essek is this genius student who is studying like 20 degrees at once and struggles with social interaction, Tiberius is completely unaware that Essek is in his form until he’s helping Caleb move in, opens a door and finds Essek sitting in almost complete darkness reading the biggest damn book he’s ever seen. for the first couple of months, no matter how hard he tries to interact with Essek, Caleb just can’t breach the other man’s walls. they have a couple of classes together and it turns out that one half of Caleb’s degree is the same as one of Essek’s. the entire time, Essek has been unable to communicate with Caleb because he goes into gay panic™️ whenever Caleb opens his mouth. still at a loss for how to make friends with Essek, Caleb goes to Tiberius and starts venting his concerns, the dragonborn trying and failing to provide emotional support. it’s fine though because Caleb finds this endearing. just before winter break, when caleb is planning on going home, Essek musters enough courage up to ask Caleb to get a coffee with him but he’s so awkward that he ends up inviting Tiberius along too, the dragonborn having been in the hallway at the same time to make sure anyone who needed to catch a train off campus was ready to go, having recognised him as the dorm RA and Caleb’s friend(?). the three go and get coffee, all of them very awkward at first until Tiberius starts rambling on about baking and chemistry and the importance of using the correct flour. soon, the three of them are in a deep conversation about molecular biochemistry (1/2 of Caleb’s double degree and one of Essek’s degrees) and quantum biomechanics (Tiberius’ degree and the other half of Caleb’s degree). from there the three of them fall in love! i just love the idea of that as an AU for them because they’re all so smart and i just wanna see the three magic boys as uni students! also, a hogwarts AU would be amazing! Essek and Caleb as Slytherins with Tiberius as their delightful Hufflepuff!

#the church of lavorre #critical role #dnd #the mighty nein #critical role campaign 2 #critical role campaign 1 #vox machina #caleb widogast #tiberius stormwind #essek thelyss #widostormhand #answered asks

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ushijimawakaflockaflame-blog · 7 years

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the black koi, akaashi keiji

akaashi keiji is a boy who was caught under a spell while eating a sorcerer’s fruit on his way home. as punishment, the sorcerer turned him into the ugliest koi fish imaginable, the magoi. he is the lone being of a large pond in the center of a forest for the last one hundred years. no one, not a single being, has passed by his pond. for the last one hundred years, akaashi the magoi has been alone.

the edges of his universe are rather small and limited, but when he finds the gate to freedom, he’ll do anything to make it back home. akaashi finds a waterfall that separates him from the rest of the world, and it seems impossible for a small fish like him to make it up hundreds of meters of heavy, falling water, but he’d hate himself if he didn’t at least try. he hesitantly dips a fin under the falls and flinches immediately at the pressure.

it feels like a thousand needles, he thinks to himself.

with a deep breath, akaashi makes his first attempt.

two meters. not bad.... i suppose....

two became four, four became eight, and then eight became fifty. but even fifty wasn’t half way up the falls! oh, what is akaashi the magoi to do!? it has already been years since he started!

i was destined to die here when i ate that fruit, he thinks to himself, slowly swimming away from the falls. stupid sorcerer....

as he swims away, a faint voice can be heard in the distance.

“hello?”

your voice echoed through the whole forest, vibrating the calm waters he’s in. your voice sounded comforting like honey, and akaashi is determined to find out who you are.

huh? who’s there? he thinks.

....

they probably can’t understand me....

“i can understand you!” you called.

akaashi looks up the waterfall and sees someone peaking over the edge. akaashi’s heart skipped a beat. someone else is actually here! another life form is here to save him!

“are you ok?” you ask.

i have been stuck here for about one hundred years and have been trying to climb this waterfall for another several years. so no, i am not ok.

akaashi could practically see the annoyance on your face, and maybe he regretted being too harsh, but at least he was honest.

“ok, ok, understandable....”

can you help me get home?

“i definitely can!”

really?

“yes, but i can’t help you from all the way down there. i need you to come up here.”

....

akaashi began to swim away from his savior and towards the edge of the lake.

“hey, where are you going!?”

i’m going to jump out of the water and flop around on the grass until i die.

“what!? wait, no, come on, i came all the way here to find you! it took me like, over one hundred years!”

akaashi stopped immediately and sped back to the falls. one hundred years? do you know what happened to me?

“yes, my father told me about it the day he enchanted you! i told him to turn you back, but he said he casted you away where no one else can find him. he’s kind of a dick, so i ran away to help you. now let me help you so all these years haven’t gone to waste!!”

even from down there, akaashi could see your pouty expression. how do you expect me to swim all the way up to you?

"just keep trying! i’ll wait for you. i promise.”

akaashi sighed in frustration because he hates how easily he can trust your words, even if you are the sorcerer’s daughter. there was a chance that he sent you here to kill him off for good, but the chance that you might actually help him was too great a chance to miss.

akaashi gave it his all on the first try swimming upwards. at that point, he actually reached the halfway mark.

“see, you’re already almost here!”

akaashi didn’t say anything as he continued nonstop for days attempting to climb the waterfall. he could feel his body ache with each try and almost didn’t want to feel the pain when he becomes a human again.

it wasn’t until day ten when you finally said something again.

“i made you a little pool up here so you don’t fall back down! keep it up, akaashi!”

you know my name?

“my father wouldn’t stop cursing you.”

tell me again why you can’t help me from down here?

“well, i can’t fly. i also can’t climb down. and the wall goes on for miles, so trying to find a way down would take another one hundred years.”

i’m going to take a break.

“aw, you’re like 52% there!”

don’t remind me.

“not much a socialite, are you?”

not really.

“well, tell me about yourself, akaashi keiji. what did you do before you were a koi fish?”

i was the town healer. i used medicinal herbs.

“so basically like a sorcerer without the magic part.”

it’s more the other way around - being a healer is a part of the sorcerer package.

“huh, i like the way you think. but what brings you to this side of the world? i hear humans can’t even dream to leave the towns life, let alone explore the unknown corners which people like me reside in.”

i would hardly call you a person.

“we take human form, so i am a person.”

i came here because my mother was ill. i read about pollen from a flower and sap from a tree that could heal her and that they only grow in the regions where your father lives.

“did you ever find them?”

i did. i was on my way home when i was enchanted.

“i’m sorry to hear that.”

there was nothing anyone could do about it. akaashi swam to a dark, warm corner of the lake. feeling defeated and homesick. i’m going to rest.

“i’ll be here, as always, talking to the moon.”

“are you handsome?”

i’m a fish.

“dumb ass, i mean is your human form handsome.”

....i guess i had a lot of suitors lined up.

“huh, is that so....”

i mean, they’re all dead now.

“ah, that’s good!”

why is that good.....

“because it’s just you and me now, akaashi!”

just how long has it been now?

“about five years.”

and how far up am i?

“about 75%!”

so that’s another -

“fifteen more years with me, yes.”

great....

don’t you miss your home?

it has been a few months since akaashi talked to you last. he’s been so focused on swimming up that you didn’t want to disturb his flow, so you waited patiently atop, still in your same spot.

“i don’t have one.”

you don’t have a town full of other sorcerers with sorcerer houses and sorcerer horses?

“you’re funny. no, we do not, we are free to reside wherever and we mostly live alone or with family.”

where do you reside then?

“here and there. sometimes in the trees, sometimes in the mountains.”

so you’re a faerie.

“no, faeries are cowards that can fly.”

quite rude, isn’t it?

“what about you? do you miss home?”

i do. greatly. one hundred years in solitude gets lonely.

“i know what you mean. talking to the animals gets kind of lonely. it’s exciting that i can finally meet another person soon,” you sigh, cheeks flushing. “hurry up so i can take you home.”

i’ll forever be in your debt once you do.

“as long as i get to see you, your debt is paid.”

“akaashi! you’re so close i can see your scales! i’m sorry that my father made you so ugly!”

i could almost see your face if it wasn’t for all the.... water.....

“try one more time, with all your might! i’ll catch you, i promise.”

akaashi took a deep breath and looked up at the falls. the last twenty years have flashed before his eyes. all he could see those past years was the foam of the waterfall and him trying to match your voice with a face. he didn’t need to see your face to know you were beautiful. your heart was golden, and that itself made you beautiful. you really stayed with him like you promised so that his curse can be lifted. even though you were as annoying and irritating as he is, he will pay back his debt tenfold.

with all his might, akaashi swam up the waterfall. the pins and needles feeling was all too familiar with him that his fish-body became numb. with each passing minute he swam up, he could see the moonlight shine brighter. he felt like he was flying.

“i’m right here!” you called.

with one last push, akaashi jumped up out of the water and into your arms.

you quickly dropped akaashi into the homemade pool you made for him all those years ago. he’s a lot bigger than you anticipated, so he barely fit.

“jeez, no wonder you had a hard time swimming up, you’re so big.”

he looked up at you, finally getting a clear look at your face. your eyes were big as they sparkled with wonder and reflected the light of the moon. you looked like a typical sorceress, with long hair and a velvet cape and an extravagant outfit. but you were still stunning.

c-can you just turn me back, the wait is killing me.

he saw you roll your eyes and twiddle your fingers as gold dust fell from your fingertips. akaashi was blinded by white as he felt his fins turn into limbs and scales turn into skin. you watched with amusement as the ugly fish in front of you turned into a handsome young man, wearing the same clothes he wore on the fateful day.

“wow,” you gaped once you were finished. “you really are handsome....”

“thanks,” he said, voice cracking. it had been one hundred and ten years since he’s heard himself talk. he began to blush as he cupped his own face, loving that he could feel warmth again.

“you must be hungry and tired,” you said, tucking his messy hair behind his ears. “let’s take you home.”

“i don’t think i have a home anymore after so long,” akaashi admitted.

“so you don’t have anywhere to go?”

“i don’t.”

“then you can come with me for a while,” you grinned.

“won’t your father find out?”

“he’s an old soul after this long. he couldn’t fight me even if he tried.” you stood up from your comfy spot and held your hand out to him. “will you follow me?”

he did. and he would follow you to the end of the world if he had to.

#it started off good and then it went down hill #like i tried doing a new style of writing #and i just #i just went back to my old ways #im sorry #akaashi #akaashi keiji #hq #haikyuu #hq scenarios #haikyuu scenarios #au #fairytail au #myth au #?????????#lowercase on purpose!!!!!

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thedruidofthewoods · 4 years

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Muri (not finished)

About

Not Mine:Credit to koi Copyright:The picture I have for Muri isn’t mine. It’s the closest thing I can get at the moment. I’m working on trying to draw her.

Basics about my character name ↳ Muri

level ↳ 12

class ↳ Druid

hit points ↳ 87

temporary hit points ↳ ---

hit dice ↳ 12d8

armor class ↳ 15

initiative ↳ +5

speed ↳ 30ft.

background

↳ Soldier: Major

Feature: Military Rank You have a military rank from your career as a soldier. Soldiers loyal to your former military organization still recognize your authority and influence, and they defer to you if they are of a lower rank. You can invoke your rank to exert influence over other soldiers and requisition simple equipment or horses for temporary use. You can also usually gain access to friendly military encampments and fortresses where your rank is recognized.

race ↳ High elf Drow

alignment ↳ Chaotic neutral

experience points ↳ (milestone)

inspiration ↳

proficiency bonus ↳ +4

proficiencies ↳ Dragonchess Set, Herbalism Kit, Vehicles (Land), Club, Dagger, Dart, Javelin, Longbow, Longsword, Mace, Quarterstaff, Scimitar, Shortbow, Shortsword, Sickle, Sling, Spear.

death saves success | o o o | failure | o o o |

character description

age ↳ 1910

height ↳ 118 (

weight ↳ 115lb

eyes ↳ Purple

skin tone ↳ light(but still dark) grey with hint of purple

hair color ↳ black, full head of braids (all little braids), held up in a ponytail and a bandanna and googles

extra [ scars, disease, etc ] ↳ Druid markings on face and arms (green and red markings

full character appearance ↳

traits & more

personality traits ↳ haunted by the memories of war. I can’t get the images of violence out of my mind. ↳ I’m always polite and respectful. ↳ I’ve lost too many friends, and I’m slow to make new ones. ↳ I can stare down a hell hound without flinching.

ideals ↳ greater good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in defense of others. (Good) ↳ independence. When people follow orders blindly, they embrace a kind of tyranny. (chaotic) ↳ live and let live. Ideals aren’t worth killing over or going to war for. ↳

bonds ↳ I would still lay down my life for the people i serve with. ↳ someone saved my life on the battlefield. To this day, I will never leave a friend behind. ↳ I’ll never forget the crushing defeat my company suffered or the enemies who dealt it. ↳ those who fight beside me are those worth dying for. ↳ I fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. ↳

flaws ↳ the monstrous enemy we faced in battle still leaves me quivering with fear. ↳ I made a terrible mistake in battle that cost many lives—and I would do anything to keep that mistake a secret. ↳ my hatred for my enemies is blind and unreasonable. ↳ I protect my friends from danger, even if it means that I die in the process. ↳ way too trusting for my own good.

languages ↳ common ↳ Druidic ↳ elvish ↳ goblin

features

—•[Druid features]•—

↳ Druidic language ↳ spell casting ↳ wild shape ↳ Druid circle ↳circle of the land (underdark) ↳ bonus cantrip ↳ natural recovery ↳ land’s stride ↳ nature’s ward

—•[high elf racial traits]•— ↳ darkvision ↳ keen senses ↳ fey ancestry ↳ trance ↳ elf weapon training ↳ cantrip ↳ extra language

—•Drow features&traits•—

allies & organizations ↳

family ↳ father: died in army training for Muri and the other trainees. He was a General for the Drow army, and he trained his other kids as well. Muri was lacking behind. -He was killed in a ambush to attempt to kill the Drow younglings. ↳ mother: gave her away because she wasn’t able enough to join the military like the rest of her family. ↳ three brothers: joined the army. But returned for the funeral of their father and the practical banishment of Muri. ↳ little sister: too young to understand anything of what their family was doing at the time.

stat attributes

☄ strength

↳ 16 (+3)

☄ dexterity

↳ 20 (+5)

☄ constitution

↳ 14 (+2)

☄ intelligence

↳ 17 (+3)

☄ wisdom

↳ 13 (+1)

☄ charisma

↳ 18 (+4)

saving throws

↳ strength

↳ dexterity

↳ constitution

↳ intelligence

↳ wisdom

↳ charisma

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skills

☄ acrobatics [ dex ]

↳ +5

☄ animal handling [ wis ]

↳ +5

☄ arcana [ int ]

↳ +3

☄ athletics [ str ]

↳ +7

☄ deception [ cha ]

↳ +4

☄ history [ int ]

↳ +3

☄ insight [ wis ]

↳ +1

☄ intimidation [ cha ]

↳ +8

☄ investigation [ int ]

↳ +3

☄ medicine [ wis ]

↳ +1

☄ nature [ int ]

↳ +7

☄ perception [ wis ]

↳ +5

☄ performance [ cha ]

↳ +4

☄ persuasion [ cha ]

↳ +4

☄ religion [ int ]

↳ +3

☄ sleight of hand [ dex ]

↳ +5

☄ stealth [ dex ]

↳ +5

☄ survival [ wis ]

↳ +1

passive wisdom [ perception ]

↳ 15

passive wisdom [ insight ]

↳ 11

passive intelligence [ investigation ]

↳ 13

spellcasting & spells (for the campaign at the moment for lvl 5 version of Muri)

spell save dc

↳ 13 (for rn it’s 12)

spell attack bonus

↳ +5 (+4)

modifier

↳ (+1)

cantrips

↳ Frost bite 60ft con:14 2d6frost damage

↳ magic stone Touch. +4. 1d6+1bludgeon

↳ produce flame. Self. +4. 2d8fire

↳ shillelagh. Touch. +4. 1d8+1bludgeon

1st level spell

↳ beast bond.

↳ faerie fire.

↳ goodberry

↳ purify food and water

2nd level spell

↳ animal messager

↳ barkskin

↳ enhanced ability

↳ spider climb

3rd level spell

↳ animal messager (lvl 2)

↳ call lighting. 120ft. Dex12. 3d10lightning

↳ enhance ability (lvl 2) 2d6

↳ plant growth

↳ speak with plants

4th level spell

↳

5th level spell

↳

6th level spell

↳

7th level spell

↳

8th level spell

↳

9th level spell

↳

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equipment & inventory

current equipment

↳

treasure(s)

↳

inventory

↳

[ insert quote ]

backstory

↳

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