rivalsweetscent | MYSTICAL FANTASY AU WARRIORS

2 hours ago

So I was thinking of dumb little worlds where trainers are royalty or nobles or some other fancy whatsit and their teams are like their Cool Fantasy Anime Parties or vassals or knights or whatever
ventus airus2 hours ago

Realistically, if Prince Gold was an actual thing, Alorah would probably have been like... his cook or his nanny or something passive and domestic, but WHOOPS DREW THAT ANYWAY
ventus airus2 hours ago

I think that between her own acknowledgement that the Jumpluff line has really bad offensive stats, Gold catching her after he was already done getting badges and pursing dreams and stuff, and
katiekitty2 hours ago

secret: i have been doodling fairy tale prince alorah and princess maisy here and there
ventus airus2 hours ago

Gold really not having any expectations of her as far as battling goes, Alorah has accepted the idea that she can't be strong or carry people
ventus airus2 hours ago

(WOW I REALLY WANT TO SEE THIS PLEASE)
katiekitty2 hours ago

(m-maybe i will try and draw up something decent.)
ventus airus2 hours ago

(EVERYTHING YOU DRAW IS NOT JUST DECENT BUT SUPERB POST THEEEEEM )
ventus airus2 hours ago

so she turned to a really support-heavy "the only attack I know is one that gets me off the battlefield and outta the way" moveset and her domestic pursuits as a way to channel her protective desires
ventus airus2 hours ago

buuuut I think that if she was imagining herself in a fairy tale and being a fairy wasn't an option, then instead of imagining herself as a princess or whatever she'd probably weave a fantasy around being
ventus airus2 hours ago

the dashing prince or knight in shining armor who saves the princess/kingdom/etc etc etc, because even if princesses get the pretty dresses, she would much rather be helping people who need it than be helped.
ventus airus2 hours ago

SO FOR THIS DORKY AU
ventus airus2 hours ago

She is a knight who has sworn a solemn oath to be Prince Gold's faithful bodyguard
ventus airus2 hours ago

she will probably never be that strong or bulky, realistically, but she can spam Acrobatics probably use a lightweight, quicker weapon like a rapier, I figure
ventus airus2 hours ago

and I can indulge in my quiet love for the Gentle But Unyielding Protector trope
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

oh my god this is an amazing AU that I want
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

Alorah you are Princess Knight aren't you
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

EVERYONE DRAW ME FANTASY PRINCE AND PRINCESS AU
ventus airus2 hours ago

I LOVE THESE FANTASY AUS I secretly think about them for all my dudes
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

you should also think about them for every single everyone
ventus airus2 hours ago

I keep worrying I'd pick the wrong thing for Maisy but my mind keeps drifting to her in the cutest little magey-witchy-kinda outfit ha.... ha...
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

omg she would be the cutest little mage
ventus airus2 hours ago

I KNOW RIGHT
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

I imagine her trying to make spells in a cauldron but it explodes and she gets even more poofier
katiekitty2 hours ago

oh my goodness
ventus airus2 hours ago

hhhhhhhh
ventus airus2 hours ago

I would be absurdly happy if I got to see everyone drawing these AUs I am so addicted to cute what-ifs
colouredby2 hours ago

I NEVER KNEW ABOUT THIS AU BEFORE
katiekitty2 hours ago

i want to draw maisy in a pointy little hood/cape, running around being adorable abuwbuabu
colouredby2 hours ago

DID I MISS IT SOMEWHERE WHEN I WAS SLEEPING...
colouredby2 hours ago

KATIE SHARE PICTURES PLZ
ventus airus2 hours ago

you should definitely draw this and YES SHARE PICTURES PLEASE I want so much to see these prince alorahs and princess maisies
ventus airus2 hours ago

I do not actually talk about this AU like ever because IT'S A REALLY EMBARRASSING DORKY PET AU OF MINE
ventus airus2 hours ago

I've made brief allusions to fantasy AUs like... once a year... but I get too shy to talk in-depth a lot haw haw haw
colouredby2 hours ago

no i love anything that involves maisy ok maisy and alorah maisy and alorah
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

if gold is a prince what are the other trainers
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

I need to know these things
katiekitty2 hours ago

i love AUs so much
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

are they all princes of different kingdoms
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

do they have to marry for political reasons
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

please say yes
ventus airus2 hours ago

UM YES OBVIOUSLY
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

BUT WHO GETS MARRIED TO WHO
ventus airus2 hours ago

I have thought a lot about Prince Green of the Viridian Kingdom and the tensions between his realm and that of Prince Red haw haw haw
ventus airus2 hours ago

obviously everyone marries everyone
ventus airus2 hours ago

(just kidding, everyone marries lyra)
ventus airus2 hours ago

(except you green you can go home)
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

:')
colouredby2 hours ago

WHO DOES RED MARRY I MUST KNOW THE CANON
colouredby2 hours ago

DOES HE SOD OFF AND BECOME A MOUNTAIN HERMIT
ventus airus2 hours ago

RED MARRIES PRINCE CHAR'S FIST OF THE "RED SUCKS ASS" KINGDOM
colouredby2 hours ago

RUDE
ventus airus2 hours ago

Okay this is REALLY NERDY so buckle your seatbelts but uh
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

/READY
ventus airus2 hours ago

So there's this one really big and prosperous empire, but it's caught up in a really bitter war-of-the-roses-style civil war so it's kind of divided between two warring royal families who both want to claim
ventus airus2 hours ago

they are the ones with the rightful claim over the empire, and it's been going on like that for like... generations
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

omg omg omg this is so exciting
ventus airus2 hours ago

on the one side is Prince Red, and on the other is Prince Green (nobody is a king or queen in this AU because FIGHT ME)
ventus airus2 hours ago

During their reigns the tide finally began shifting. Prince Green was a really proactive and charismatic leader, but Prince Red had superior armies and was a strategic genius so he began to get the advantage.
ventus airus2 hours ago

Things come to a head at the Battle of Mt. Silver. It's a huge clash that wages on for days, and a close one as well. Eventually, Prince Red emerges triumphant.
ventus airus2 hours ago

It's a pyrrhic victory, though. Prince Red isn't near as charismatic a leader as Prince Green. Though he won, his army is more or less decimated, and morale among his people is catastrophically low.
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Many of the remaining soldiers of his army desert, and the disheartened people, sick of the war and losing faith in their leader, oust Prince Red in a coup.
ventus airus2 hours ago

Prince Red and his few most loyal vassals are forced to flee the kingdom that was once his, living in hidden solitude on the very mountain that cost him nearly everything.
ventus airus2 hours ago

Prince Green claims control of the kingdom from the capital of Viridian, meanwhile, and his is the difficult task of ruling over an expansive and uneasy territory while trying to keep peace between
ventus airus2 hours ago

the conquerors and conquerees -- tensions are still quite high between the people once ruled over by Red and those that Green always ruled, war has decimated populations and resources,
ventus airus2 hours ago

and everything is kind of a mess.
ventus airus2 hours ago

Princess Blue rules over a small but prosperous little island kingdom that functions as a major trading port. She has been intended for Prince Green for political reasons since they were kids HA HA HA FIGHT ME
ventus airus2 hours ago

There are hints of unrest starting to ripple through the kingdom, though. Those who are not satisfied with the outcome of the Pallet Wars are beginning to whisper rumours
ventus airus2 hours ago

that there are still rebels biding their time, trying to gather forces to find the banished Prince Red and restore him to the throne that is rightfully his.
ventus airus2 hours ago

As for the Johto kids, they're nnnot quite so involved in this political clusterfuck over in Kanto.
ventus airus2 hours ago

Gold kind of ended up being the "Johto prince" as a whole. His is a happy and plentiful country that has not known war for a looong time. The Johto kingdom's not too eager to get involved in a civil war, so
ventus airus2 hours ago

they kind of just remained neutral in the Pallet Wars, but now that things are settling down they're beginning to think the time is right to start trade negotiations etc. with Kanto.
ventus airus2 hours ago

Johto has its own problems to deal with too, though. Prince Gold is a beloved ruler, but the people also believe he is perhaps too benevolent; there's some ugly business going on in the underworld of Johto.
ventus airus2 hours ago

An extensive criminal network has extended its roots through the kingdom -- kidnapping and ransom, human trafficking, extorting businesses, demanding tolls and taxes from travelling merchants, etc.
ventus airus2 hours ago

Silver is the son of this "shadow king" who rules over this criminal network. Disgusted with the corruption inherent in his father's empire, however, he renounced all ties to it and fled.
ventus airus2 hours ago

Lyra is actually probably the only one in this AU of mine who is not royalty of any kind. Instead, she's something of a Robin Hood figure.
ventus airus2 hours ago

She fights this corrupt network, protects the helpless, gives to the poor, and all that jazz. She and her followers have become quite well-known among the common folk for their exploits.
ventus airus2 hours ago

(Sometimes I go EXTRA-DORKY and weave together EVEN MORE EMBARRASSING IN-DEPTH stories WOW YES IT GETS WORSE
ventus airus2 hours ago

wherein Prince Gold decides he must shake this spiderweb of corruption from his kingdom and first seeks out Lyra Hood and kinda stumbles into Silver, who grumpily and reluctantly agrees to this crusade
ventus airus2 hours ago

not because he wants to be around the two of them at all, but because his hatred for his father's underhanded exploitation trumps his desire to get away from Gold and Lyra
ventus airus2 hours ago

and TO GET EVEN DORKIER Prince Gold decides to appeal to his neighours Prince Green and Princess Blue (whose trade-heavy kingdom has also felt the sting of Giovanni's illegal activities) in Kanto
ventus airus2 hours ago

while Lyra Hood decides that it will take a brilliant mind to pierce through to the root of this corruption and take this shadow ring down completely instead of just suppressing it, so she
ventus airus2 hours ago

embarks on a hunt for the most brilliant tactical mind that the people of this age speak of: the lost Prince Red, formerly of the Kanto kingdom.)
ventus airus2 hours ago

Their Pokemon are all various followers of the trainers who join up in different ways, but that is a WHOLE OCEAN OF EMBARRASSING that I'm not sure if I should even touch.
colouredby2 hours ago

do it
Bretasaurus2 hours ago

OAO
ventus airus2 hours ago

I... TRY NOT TO RUN AWAY TOO MUCH WITH WHAT OTHER PEOPLE'S CHARACTERS WOULD BE LIKE.... because I get nervous about being pushy if I decide "OH THIS OC IS DEFINITELY THIS"
colouredby2 hours ago

do mine
ventus airus2 hours ago

and it might not match up with the actual person who made that character's view of them hhhhh
colouredby2 hours ago

free control
ventus airus2 hours ago

well Maisy I already mentioned I see as a magey type. A little bit of a novice and not that good at tapping into her potential yet but so earnest and eager at everything she does.
ventus airus2 hours ago

(Thunder spells are obviously her specialty ha ha)
ventus airus2 hours ago

Her joining I see being pretty painless and easy. Like... they meet, she helps them out because they're lost or something, they mention their quest
ventus airus2 hours ago

she thinks it's so noble of them to try to do good so she immediately asks to come along AND SO SHE DOES
ventus airus2 hours ago

Flynn, being one of Lyra Hood's Merry Men or whatever, is probably a bit of an urban legend among the common folk. GOT A REAL BIG REP.
ventus airus2 hours ago

Probably a scary nickname like ~~Flynn the Crimson~~ or something tough like that
Bretasaurus2 hours ago

no i wanna know
ventus airus2 hours ago

Her origins are ~shrouded in mystery~ for the common folk but rumour has it that this shadow kingdom wronged her somehow. Burned her house down or killed her parents or sold her into slavery or something
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

oooo
ventus airus2 hours ago

and thus she spent her life like a wild beast, bent on taking them down one thug at a time.
ventus airus2 hours ago

Lyra heard these rumours of a fearsome red demon tearing down these shadow kingdom folk mercilessly, and sought to make an ally of this person
ventus airus2 hours ago

The way the story goes, this person wanted nothing to do with her or anyone. Even if their goals lined up, she had no interest in friendship or comraderie or anything but cutting down Rockets.
ventus airus2 hours ago

But Lyra was both patient and clever, and so from the day that the red demon refused, she suddenly found that every lead she had, every shadow thug she stumbled across...
ventus airus2 hours ago

Lyra was there first, with a grin on her face and a "just in time to help me out, friend"
TONITONITONI2 hours ago

/gush
ventus airus2 hours ago

This red demon grew more and more frustrated with this stupid coy little game of Lyra's, and at last, challenged her to combat. If she won, then Lyra would leave her be. If Lyra won, then they'd join forces.
ventus airus2 hours ago

According to the tales, this red demon was the stronger of the two of them. The battle waged on, and Lyra put up a good fight, but it was clear that she would be outmuscled before long.
ventus airus2 hours ago

Lyra, however, had cunning on her side. As the red demon charged into deliver the final blow, Lyra knocked over a barrel of oil. The red demon slipped, and found that no matter how she tried, she kept slipping.
ventus airusan hour ago

Though she was enraged at being made a fool of, and her pride (and rear) stung from all the slipping each time she tried to rise and strike Lyra, she was forced to admit defeat.
ventus airusan hour ago

Lyra smiled and extended a hand to her new partner, and from that day on, Flynn was a faithful ally.
katiekittyan hour ago

no yes do it i want to know everything this is the best
ventus airusan hour ago

The starters are a little hard for me because I have some difficulty picking a "class" for them, I guess?
ventus airusan hour ago

I am so nervous about choosing wrong for them a ha ha haaaaa
ventus airusan hour ago

Bulba I like to think was groomed basically from birth to be Prince Green's sworn protector, whatever his class might be
ventus airusan hour ago

I think in the Final Fantasy class drawings Bulba was a paladin but I don't... do that one so well for him....? in my dumb little AU??
Bretasaurusan hour ago

I want to know snap thoughts :9
ventus airusan hour ago

Tradition/spirituality doesn't seem to be a big deal for him, re: that whole "what is being wild what are the ways of my people I have never grown up knowing this I can only question marks"
ventus airusan hour ago

and religions don't really count in this AU because I just shove legendaries into the role of deities/spirits/whatever
ventus airusan hour ago

I don't really see him... having healing magic abilities either, because I tend to shuffle movesets under "this is their magic/abilities" and Bulba's moveset is not healy or supporty
Bretasaurusan hour ago

nodnod honestly the only reasons I fudged to paladins was cause he does not have a lot of heal/support moves like a white mage-- YEAH WHAT YOU JUST YES
ventus airusan hour ago

Though I still maintain he is probably very protective and probably buys healing potions and bandages by the cartload, I don't picture him really having the skill to make them himself etc.
Bretasaurusan hour ago

yeye
ventus airusan hour ago

I kind of tentatively call him a knight, personally. I constantly waffle on what kind of weapon he would use but for some reason my imagination always seems to include a hugeass shield
ventus airusan hour ago

with a certain flowerbud design on it maybe v(u_u)v
Bretasaurusan hour ago

huhu
Bretasaurusan hour ago

(he can be whatever you'd like in this marvelous thing, there is no wrong answer u3u)
Bretasaurusan hour ago

FIRE MAGE
ventus airusan hour ago

yes perfect
ventus airusan hour ago

I WOULD LIKE BRET INPUTS ANYWAY because talking about these things is my favourite and I would love my pet AU to be as accurate as possible too
ventus airusan hour ago

He probably basically grew up in the castle as a squire until he was old enough to be given the great honour of being Prince Green's and IT WAS DEFINITELY AN HONOUR he took it very seriously and is always
ventus airusan hour ago

always
ventus airusan hour ago

always always always at Green's side and would do anything for him and basically business as usual for any "Green and Bulba together" universe
Bretasaurusan hour ago

pretty much
ventus airusan hour ago

Prince Green is quite a capable swordsman himself, but even if he can take care of himself he's still quite bold and reckless at times so Bulba basically is constantly worrying over him and trying to be the
ventus airusan hour ago

Voice of Reason no milord that isn't wise etc etc
ventus airusan hour ago

also business as usual for any "Green and Bulba together" universe probably ha ha ha
Bretasaurusan hour ago

auuugh.icon but with a fancy hat
ventus airusan hour ago

yes pretty much
ventus airusan hour ago

uhhh Blue I already mentioned uhhhh I haven't thought so much about the rest of your dudes alas and alack. u_u Celebi is a forest goddess because legendary, though, I can say that much.
colouredbyan hour ago

so like idk final fantasy classes all that so what would flynn be
ventus airusan hour ago

but yeah if you want to speculate any on classes or weapons or anything ever (OR... DRAW THESE THINGS.....) feel free to
ventus airusan hour ago

something with really badass armor, I imagine
Bretasaurusan hour ago

oo I didn't even think about anyone outside of the trainer related dudes haha
ventus airusan hour ago

confession: in the NPC days long before anyone was interested in apping her, she was basically Erza Scarlet in my head
ventus airusan hour ago

so I picture Fantasy Flynn as some badass stone-cold sword maiden ha ha.... ha....
TONITONITONIan hour ago

Snap I highly encourage you to write this as a fic
ventus airusan hour ago

Ordinarily I probably would not bother with not-trainer dudes but THEN I THOUGHT ABOUT KIERAN and just nerded forever
TONITONITONIan hour ago

I will bribe you with drawings ok
ventus airusan hour ago

NO MY ONE WEAKNESS.....
Bretasaurusan hour ago

ehehehe
Bretasaurusan hour ago

tell me about kieran
TONITONITONIan hour ago

everyone who wrote me zombie fic got drawings. true fact.
ventus airusan hour ago

I am so awful at fic I don't know if I am brave enough for this...................
Bretasaurusan hour ago

/sobs into hands
Bretasaurusan hour ago

/punches snap
ventus airusan hour ago

BUT IT'S TRUE fic has just been a thing I have never been super successful or good at for all my life
Bretasaurusan hour ago

I disbelieve
ventus airusan hour ago

I think I finishede one fanfic in my whole life maybe and that was less fanfic and more "a short story that happened to have Pokemon OCs in it"
Bretasaurusan hour ago

I... don't know what you think the difference is supposed to be.....
ventus airusan hour ago

MAYBE IF EVERYONE DREW THIS A LOT I COULD SUMMON THE COURAGE TO TRY A DRABBLE OR TWO.....? /bats eyelashes
ventus airusan hour ago

and wow "finishede" good spelling snap this bodes real well
TONITONITONIan hour ago

I GUESS YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO TELL ME MORE ABOUT EVERY CHARACTER
TONITONITONIan hour ago

EVERY. CHARACTER.
ventus airusan hour ago

WELL THAT AT LEAST IS EASY tl;dr speculation is my favourite pastime
colouredbyan hour ago

snap the story teller, toni the artist
ventus airusan hour ago

Kieran and his kind don't give no fucks about warring kingdoms and all that jazz. An ancient and secluded sect of warrior monks devoted to the forest goddess celebi, they've basically had no contact with
ventus airusan hour ago

the outside world for... ever..... barring the journey years the males take as part of their vows when they transition from boys to men
ventus airusan hour ago

Kieran doesn't really fall into the elaborate political plots I weave for the trainers because I don't think he even knows any trainers, so I don't have quite so much to say about him u_u
ventus airusan hour ago

He's a really easy translation into fantasy mode since he's basically already a fantasy character HA HA HA HAAA
TONITONITONIan hour ago

snap may I be so bold as to venture with a tiny idea contribution to your majestic AU
ventus airusan hour ago

gosh plurk is being realy laggy
ventus airusan hour ago

WOW YES PLEASE
TONITONITONIan hour ago

I am just going to indulgently inject my puppy as a suffering orphan who was mercifully taken in by Princess Blue to be raised in her court. He acts as her emissary, sometimes overseeing important trades, but
TONITONITONIan hour ago

also acts as a spy to the other kingdoms. He travels between them as part of his day job in order to ascertain information to keep Princess Blue's claim and prosperity secure.
ventus airusan hour ago

wow I LIKE THIS......
TONITONITONIan hour ago

BUT THEN HE FALLS IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE AND DRAMA
Bretasaurusan hour ago

OH NOOOOO
TONITONITONIan hour ago

I CLEARLY HAVE NOT DECIDED WHO
ventus airusan hour ago

my entire roster obviously
ventus airusan hour ago

/gets out
TONITONITONIan hour ago

yes canon
ventus airusan hour ago

good
TONITONITONIan hour ago

oh kiechalorah
ventus airusan hour ago

who could resist such a hot jumpluffizardbuck
ventus airusan hour ago

I... also kind of like the idea of there being a bit of a scandal around Princess Blue taking this lowly commoner in and elevating him to such important duties and it's not proper for her to hang around him
Bretasaurusan hour ago

no one
ventus airusan hour ago

so much IS THERE SOMETHING GOING ON HERE WHAT WOULD PRINCE GREEN THINK
ventus airusan hour ago

and thus he becomes all the more shy and ashamed and humble and skulk-in-the-back-bow-down-to-everyone
ventus airusan hour ago

because he cannot bear the idea of Princess Blue's name being besmirched by these wild rumours just because of his unworthy presence.
TONITONITONIan hour ago

Yes, Blake knows that he best serves his Princess from afar. He is unworthy of her generosity.
ventus airusan hour ago

yes.... /revels in all this self-indulgent what-iffing WOW I AM SO EXCITED PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS
Bretasaurusan hour ago

Oops she goes and visits him a lot anyway.
Bretasaurusan hour ago

Cause she is undoubtedly ONE OF THOSE
ventus airusan hour ago

Princess Blue probably does not care much for... yes....
Bretasaurusan hour ago

"WHERE IS THE PRINCESS"
ventus airusan hour ago

REBEL PRINCESS RUNAWAY
TONITONITONIan hour ago

He resides near the sea, near the ports and far from the castle itself, with the ocean as his closest companion.
Bretasaurusan hour ago

She finds Blake to be a worthy companion and thus she will companion. With him.
ventus airusan hour ago

I like to imagine that though her kingdom is REALLY IMPORANT because of its location and usefullness as a trading port, it's quite small and... recently establisehd/young, comparatively
ventus airusan hour ago

so she doesn't quite have the HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF TRADTION AND DECORUM AND EXPECTATION piled on so she can kind of... get away with more
ventus airusan hour ago

She probably has gone on a lot of travels to other kingdoms for the sake of trade negotiations too
ventus airusan hour ago

And naturally she needs able and useful bodyguards to accompany her, such as Sienna, captain of the knights. Or Jock, a really dumb but really solid fellow knight.
Bretasaurusan hour ago

Ye. I imagine it was on one of those trips that she met Blake in the first place? "Would you like to come with me?"
ventus airusan hour ago

Or a certain orphan who has an excellent knack for keeping an ear to the ground and happening to overhear things from his quiet place in the back u_u
ventus airusan hour ago

yes I like this idea
ventus airusan hour ago

also provides the EXTRA DRAMA of him being a FOREIGN OUTSIDER possibly
TONITONITONIan hour ago

gasp yes I like this
ventus airus44 minutes ago

yesssss. FEEL FREE TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT (and/or drawing.... /hints with the subtlety of a freight train) this I am just gonna keep rambling about other characters while this happens
TONITONITONI44 minutes ago

I am also going to add that he befriended a sea god during his many travels by boat. He was up late at night, with the moon bright against the water, and as he read to himself on the deck, Kyogre appeared.
ventus airus44 minutes ago

oh.... GO ON.......
Bretasaurus43 minutes ago

huhuhu
Bretasaurus43 minutes ago

8 )
ventus airus42 minutes ago

(bonus nerdiness: the whole "legendaries are deities" thing means Kyogre could possibly be a very important/favoured god for a kingdom whose economy is based on sea trade.....)
Bretasaurus41 minutes ago

(yeah he's a real cool guy)
TONITONITONI41 minutes ago

From then on, Blake made it a tradition to read to the sea as a way to bless their voyage, and his cabin is filled with very many books collected from all the kingdoms.
ventus airus40 minutes ago

eeee hee heeeeheheeee
ventus airus40 minutes ago

At any rate, some of my thoughts are not as fleshed out as others because ha ha I am afraid of getting things wrong with so many characters. I definitely would be super happy if people continued to input things
ventus airus37 minutes ago

I'm a little wobbly picking a class for Marie but I kind of lean toward the idea that rather than being a knight or anything, he's just been red's personal servant since like... childhood.
ventus airus36 minutes ago

So they grew up together and the pressures of the throne and the ongoing war meant Red didn't really have a lot of friends or time for fun or people to confide in, so Marie became that person for him
ventus airus36 minutes ago

and in turn Red was always very kind to Marie and treated him more like an equal than a servant, so even after things all went to hell in a handbasket Marie stuck right by his side
ventus airus35 minutes ago

still watching out for him even up on Mt. Silver in their exile u_u He is kind of high-strung and not very confident because he never had any weapons training or combat experience like most
ventus airus35 minutes ago

and he has to kind of figure out a lot of things about surviving in the wild by ear because it's his job to take care of Red (who obviously knows zilch about that kind of thing because he always had
ventus airus34 minutes ago

cooks and a castle to live in and maids and Marie) but he is loyal and loves Red deeply and so Marie would still defend him in a heartbeat if it came down to it.
ventus airus33 minutes ago

Sasha I imagine started out as a cook in the castle in her childhood, but was always really clumsy and had no attention span for cooking so there was usually a lot of food going to waste and fires getting
ventus airus33 minutes ago

started whenever she was given a task. She always took a lot of interest in watching the knights train, though, so in secret after her duties for the day were over she would practice things in secret.
ventus airus32 minutes ago

She never developed a talent for swordplay because she never had access to the swords, but she learned to be able to hold her own with all kinds of improvised weaponry.
ventus airus32 minutes ago

she weilds a mean frying pan and she's deadly with a broom. u_u
ventus airus31 minutes ago

She really only had her chance to get close to Red after the coup happened. She was one of the precious few who stuck by Prince Red and fled the kingdom with him.
ventus airus30 minutes ago

Her practical domestic knowledge has been a big help for Marie, but even if she knows a lot of recipes she still burns stuff and gets distracted a lot so alas and alack u_u
ventus airus30 minutes ago

Vinnie I kind of.... go ??? ? ??? ? over a bit.....
ventus airus29 minutes ago

confession: the fact his ivysaur self was a guerrilla warfare sabotagey type kind of.... makes me want to think....
ventus airus28 minutes ago

he was a kind of street-rabbley lost-his-family kind of guy back in the Green kingdom who, for want of work and something to eat, fell in with the war effort
ventus airus28 minutes ago

specifically, as a spy in the Red kingdom.
ventus airus27 minutes ago

Masquerading as a travelling monk (he lied and pretended he was from the order Kieran is from) he managed to get in close with Red
ventus airus26 minutes ago

At first he did his job well, leaking info to the Green kingdom and subtly sabotaging Red kingdom's efforts. Break a few catapaults here, lame a few horses there, slip some poison into these rations being sent
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to the frontlines, etc.
ventus airus25 minutes ago

As he spent time amongst Red's numbers, however, he began to thaw out and grow fond of them, and eventually came to the decision that he would defect and join up with the Red kingdom for realsies.
ventus airus25 minutes ago

(thus TENSION AND HEARTACHE between him and Green Team Dudes hi gay plants how are you this day)
ventus airus24 minutes ago

I don't really know about classes for him but I primarily picture him as a kind of... brawler? He's got earth magic but he's also built as hell and probably good at unarme street brawling.
ventus airus24 minutes ago

unarmed, even.
ventus airus20 minutes ago

/wanders back to talking about Alorah for a bit haw haw what is cohesive conversation who even knows
TONITONITONI19 minutes ago

oops I might barf some thoughts on Vinnie
ventus airus19 minutes ago

YES PLEASE I AM ALL EARS
TONITONITONI17 minutes ago

Vinnie's joining Red Team was a decision based primarily on debt - he owed Red for saving him/something important to him. Possibly he started off in a small forest village at the cusp of the territory dispute,
TONITONITONI15 minutes ago

and he just wanted to get these armies out of his home, he didn't care which side it was. But despite efforts to protect his home, he lost everything anyway.
TONITONITONI12 minutes ago

I lean towards thinking that Prince Red saved his life, so he owes him that at least...
ventus airus11 minutes ago

yes let's do that instead
TONITONITONI10 minutes ago

Hm... I need to think on this more. Vinnie, you are a frustrating pile of question marks. SOMEHOW HE AND BULBA BECAME FRIENDS THOUGH, AND THERE WAS A BUNCH OF HEARTBREAK.
ventus airus9 minutes ago

THAT IS THE ONE FLAW IN THIS AU: there is not a whole lot of opportunity for there to be red team/green team interactions not happening on a battlefield u_u
ventus airus9 minutes ago

MAYBE THEY WERE PALS BEFORE BULBA WENT TO THE CASTLE TO TRAIN TO BE A KNIGHT idk
Bretasaurus8 minutes ago

HMM maybe. the potential for spying is still a thing too. they could become friends/meet up again during chance meetings in town? when bulba is off doing things like buying crateloads of bandages or hrmmmm.
ventus airus7 minutes ago

it being a village on the fringe of the kingdom might make that... a long trip... but MAYBE THEY'RE VERY RARE MEDICINES
TONITONITONI6 minutes ago

maybe he was a mercenary who was always in debt somehow to this super buff dude and became friends with Bulba during a stint in Greenland. He was hired during the Red coup but that was when Red saved him
Bretasaurus6 minutes ago

I kind of enjoy the notion that they become friends before it is ever made clear what position bulba actually has
ventus airus6 minutes ago

ooh yes this could work
TONITONITONI6 minutes ago

despite the very clear danger to his own person. So, in repaying that debt, Vinnie helped Red escape into the mountain.
TONITONITONI6 minutes ago

plurk stop lagging
ventus airus5 minutes ago

this has become a very big plurk whoops h...a... ha....
Bretasaurus5 minutes ago

it is delicious
ventus airus5 minutes ago

/CONTINUES TO SPAM IT UP ANYWAY but yes I like this new plan
TONITONITONI5 minutes ago

Snap. Snap please do me the most enormous of favours and put these notes to some sort of post.
TONITONITONI5 minutes ago

like, somewhere. so I don't plurkdie each time I want to gush over it.
ventus airus4 minutes ago

"put your embarrassing pet AU somehwere permanent for all to see" BUT.... TONI.....
TONITONITONI4 minutes ago

FINE I'LL JUST SECRETLY COPY IT ALL
ventus airus4 minutes ago

what if I just... hide it in a corner of somebody's journal maybe...
TONITONITONI4 minutes ago

that's totally how I roll, snap
TONITONITONI2 minutes ago

unless bret's been secretly doing it this whole time because I feel like that is something she'd do. in secret.