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sad lil rat
code by opaline
- ELLERIN -
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The quiet hour of midnight fell upon the city of Fhin; only drunken bar-song and the crackling of street lamps to be heard through empty cobblestone streets. An emerald-hued cloak tentatively appeared from the forest line on the outskirts of town, quickly tucking behind a tree as hoofbeats approached down the cobbled path.
“-anything about the girl?”
The cloak-owner’s hands gripped the lace trim of the velvet cover tightly. Gruff voices steadily grew closer, handheld lantern light guiding their way.
“Not a thing. Poor lass was likely taken by an Owlbear before getting far.”
Owlbear?
“You think she ran of her own volition?”
“With the level of security Mistress Fornne has on her, I’d think a kidnapping would be nigh impossible.”
“I simply cannot wrap my mind around abandoning such riches.”
It crossed her mind to step out into their path and ask to be taken home. She would be back in bed by sunrise after a thorough reaming from Haddie; awoken early to be crammed into her Coronation gown and powdered to the nines. Hair pulled tightly in braids, and an honorary ceremonial crown pushed against her raw scalp by high-noon. A lifetime of servitude to the royal family; the honor of one day inheriting the title of Archmage from Haddie guaranteed to be hers. Not to mention safety from supposed Owlbears.
“Even the most content of house cats long to stretch their legs.”
The light of their lanterns came and went, horses’ hooves slowly fading.
“You and your damned metaphors, Arnie…”
She made no effort to move from her hiding spot.
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OVERVIEW ;
A runaway chosen one and ex-knight make a quiet and peaceful life together, away from their secretive pasts. The ‘quiet and peaceful’ aspect is turned on its head after a fateful (and if you ask the ex-knight, glaringly obvious bait to get the runaway out of hiding) public announcement from the Royal Archmage regarding her new apprentics, aka the runaway’s old mentor and position.
I am looking for you to fill The Knight role, while I’ll be writing The Runaway.
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CHARACTERS ;
THE RUNAWAY: Born and bred for excellence, with the high honor of once day replacing the royal archmage guaranteed. Growing up confined to the castle walls is a dream to most, and for a long while the royal grounds were enough to contain her burgeoning mind. You know what they say, though: curiosity killed the cat, and all….
THE KNIGHT: Excommunicated from their position as head of the royal guard, it’s an ongoing journey trying to find themself outside of all they have ever known. Polished metal and politics have been replaced by petty freelancing and bartering for a decent cut of salmon at the market. It was a mere coincidence that The Runaway crossed their path, and yet The Knight struggles to remember a time before her now.*
*The Knight and Runaway have a familial relationship. The Knight’s romantic storyline lies with one of the royal children, which is the sole reason The Knight lost their job (open to adding more messiness here!), and I’d prefer to add to the drama of that relationship by making it super-duper gay~
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HELLO ;
Welcome to Ellerin! The fantasy DnD-inspired world I’ve been crafting for eons (do not ask for physical proof it all exists in my brain for i am just a girl), for one very specific plot idea. If Badlur’s Gate 3, Tangled, royal politics, forbidden romance, adventure, world building and found family rolled into one sounds appealing, you’ve found the right story.
I have so many ideas for this, but in the interest of not scaring you off with my incessant rambling and wanting to hear the initial ideas you bring to the table, I’m going to keep it simple. Please ask me any and all questions! no really im begging you to-
My name’s Megan, or Meg. I’m nearly 26 and have my masters in Library Science. I spend most days working or taking care of my horse, and writing is one of the things I like to do in my free time. The following is what I’m looking for in a partner.
Dedicated multi-para to novella length writers who love OOC, realistic aesthetics, shitposting and are LGBTQ+ and inclusivity-friendly. 20+ writers only. This plot bunny is my baby- consider your first dm to me your application to co-parent! While this story will cover darker themes and will require its fair share of world building, there will be plenty of comedic and lighthearted moments as well.
NOTE: The idea is that we will eventually write multiple characters after fleshing out The Runaway and The Knight, OR this will turn into a group rp (you would not be required to help run the group unless you’d like to!) Please let me know which you’d be interested in.
I hope to God at least some of this made sense, and fingers-crossed I see you in my inbox! c:
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