#Ellara Echodancer

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🎉🧎‍♂️🥩 for Aurelia?

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Emoji ask game

🎉 The Wing warband liked to celebrate their successes (and especially their skirting of punishment), which often meant going to local bars, which often led to them being around bar brawls. They rarely had a part in starting them, but Aurelia in particular liked finishing them (being so big was surely an advantage). She and Daunte met by having each other's back during one particularly exhilarating free-for-all, then became drinking buddies, and the rest is history.

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🧎‍♂️ During the All-Legion Rally, Aurelia was still reeling from everything that had happened in S4, and returning in those places so deeply tied to memories of her late warband ended up doing a number on her (after recovering from the traumatic amnesia thing she is unable to get over mourning her loss, and one thing is remembering them when so far away from everything, another is being in the place where memories just flood back to her). Before shit goes down and she has to switch back into Commander mode, she is walking alone through the hills surrounding the Keep to let herself take a breather and reorder her thoughts, but she accidentally finds herself in an isolated place that was special to her and Ardea. She is happy to see it's still there after so long, but after kneeling down next to a tree and finding out the carving they made is still there, she has a tiiiny bit of an emotional collapse right there and there (she hadn't crashed that badly since her time in the Mists, and years of accumulated stress just pour out of her). Ellara is the one who happens to find her hours later and she approaches Aurelia thinking she has just dozed off or something. Still without realizing, she says the wrong thing (too flirty) and Aurelia snaps at her pretty badly (the bunch of complex feelings towards her didn't help), which leads to Ellara excusing herself. After regaining a bit of composure, Aurelia feels terrible about it because she knows Ellara didn't deserve any of it, but then shit goes down before she has a chance to properly talk to her (she manages a quick apology that Ellara accepts, but they were among others so she feels like that isn't enough) and they don't get to have that talk for more than half a year afterwards (Ellara visits her while she's out cold recovering in the Scrying Pool, so that's a minor relief in the meantime). [dw, Aurelia went to "magic therapy" and they get together so it's all good :v]

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🥩 Everyone in the Dragon/Wing warband had acceptable levels of cooking knowledge and they all pitched in during meal times, but the consensus was that Aurelia was the one in charge of preparing meat (Lupita would often just show up with freshly-hunted game and toss it to Aurelia without a word). She didn't do anything particular, but everyone agreed she did it better [autism be damned that girl can work a grill].

#oc asks #Aurelia Dragonwings #Ellara Echodancer #Dragon/Wing warband #I rambled in the second one but I've been feral about that part for years sorry

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Big batch of stuff from 2021, from a bunch of attempts at drawing various OCs (and something other than charr!). Some of them got more or less major redesigns, but I'm posting them anyway.

#gw2 ocs #gw2 art #charr #asura #sylvari #human #Maeveryl #Tocchix #Adamas Crystalsoul #Iotta #Poffi #Markus Blake #Ethanryel #Huki #Deryn #Ellara Echodancer #Hel Ravenlost #Zuri #Alyt #Favian Sharpmark #I am learning to draw them all better I swear #babies you will get decent art soon I swear

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I've finished answering to the Commander Love Interest Ask Game (or something idk) because Aurelia and Ellara have been in my mind a lot recently, and I wanted to use these as a jumping point to ramble about them. [link to 5, 6 and 8]

1. Who are they and what's their dynamic with the commander?

Ellara is a veteran Lightbringer of the Order of Whispers, ex-Ash Legion spy and agent, Legionnaire of the Echo warband (until their deaths in Orr/the Battle of Lion's Arch). Other than her independent assistance to Dragon's Watch and her duties in the Order, she specifically works as a double agent for them and Malice Swordshadow, having accepted to be part of a deal of cooperation between the two organizations in spite of her bitter feelings towards the Legion.

The dynamic between her and the Commander was more or less stuck for 8 years as a devoted friendship with messy feelings involved: Ellara fell tail over horns for her quite quickly yet was content with being her friends after being rejected (during Orr campaign), while Aurelia did harbor some shy feelings for her yet for years the concept of romance was too painful to even consider it a possibility (mist-fuckery stuff made it a lot harder to move on from the death of her mate). They both cherished their friendship as it was the closest thing to a warband both of them had, and for two traumatized gladium "widows" in their 30s/40s with a lot going on in their lives and a world to save, it was enough (even though they both knew it would have been better if it was something more). After S4e3 things became a bit more flirty and tentative, but never went anywhere as it was mostly poking fun at each other for the possibility. In IBS (No Quarter), Aurelia finally felt ready and stable enough to give it a chance, much to Ellara's cautiousness and genuine surprise. After that, their relationship remains pretty much unchanged, just with less angst, more comfort and extra perks.

2. How does the rest of Dragon's Watch feel about the relationship?

Overall positive and supportive (more or less everyone knows that Aurelia has some issues with romance, so they only nudge instead of push), with a huge dose of "fucking finally!" when it finally happened. Taimi, Marjory and Canach were the ones who teased the most, Braham and Gorrik were the most oblivious, and for years Caithe thought they were just being secretive about it. And of course Adamas wanted his actual mother to be happy with his "mother figure".

3. What does/what would the general population of Tyria think of the relationship?

After nearly a decade of the Commander being in the spotlight without an apparent partner, people are pretty curious about this charr that entered in her graces, with some being quite jealous or mean about it. Due to the officialization being relatively recent and Ellara being a mesmer of the Order of Whispers, the average Tyrian isn't usually aware of who she is exactly.

4. What was their initial opinion of the commander? Has that changed at all?

"Dayum, that's a hottie" never left Ellara's mind and persists to this day. The only way it changed was from it being the wish for a one-night-stand kind of thing (she had a whole set of issues with commitment after losing her mate) to evolving into genuine feelings towards her.

7. What kind of dumb rumors pop up/would pop up about the relationship?

Before the relationship, most rumors used to be about the fact that the Commander must have someone in her life, and the someone in question switched depending on who people saw Aurelia interact with at the time. Ellara happened to be around Aurelia a lot during the Orr campaign, and the initial influx of gossip between soldiers caused some hurt on the mesmer's part and general awkwardness between them for a time, especially after the Commander rejected her not for disinterest but because she was still grieving. Luckily they got over it pretty soon after the Pact's victory, and overall just stopped paying attention when the rumors got dumber and dumber. There were some nasty rumors, but the truly worst one will never be about them, as nothing could ever beat the time a group of new Pact recruits implied that Adamas was Aurelia's mate after having seen them "hug and cuddle", with it being made even worse by the fact they were having a rough conversation about Aurelia's late mate at that moment.

After it's confirmed they're together, rumors turned into lame gossip that doesn't stick and mostly makes them laugh: "that spy is actually taking advantage of the Commander's position" (El "to do what, exactly?"), "Aurelia is being mind-controlled by her evil mesmer powers" (Au "why didn't you do that? it would have made things a bit easier"), "it's all a facade to keep the Commander's real relationship a secret" (El "when would you have even found the time?"), and so on.

Also, Canach miiight have had a hand in mudding the waters and diverting the attention by spreading rumors about being "the Commander's favorite sylvari" in no clear terms, mostly to further his own agenda, a tiny bit out of pity after seeing Aurelia's reaction to the topic. While at first Ellara confronted him about it in a bout of protectiveness, there have been quite a few occasions in which he interjected awkward situations by acting and presenting himself as Aurelia's "partner" and keeping it vague, and Aurelia actually learned to play along once he came clean about the "scheme". It ended up becoming a sort of inside joke between the three of them, and after Aurelia and Canach went on that triple date together for shits and giggles (encouraged by Ellara), they all had quite a fun evening catching up on the Canthan gossip going crazy about it.

9. How did they/how would they have reacted to the commander's death at Balthazar's hands?

Their groups had split roughly after Glint's Lair: Aurelia had gone with the others to do story stuff, while Ellara had promised her she'd look after Adamas and his group (Mae, Hel, etc) while they were helping refugees, and they were all searching for clues as well when news of Aurelia's death reached her. She initially didn't believe it to be true, then went numb until Adamas's even worse reaction to it managed to rouse her out of the shock. By the time she arrived at the Spire with Adamas and Mae, Aurelia was alive again, and Ellara stared at her from a distance for a bit as canon conversations and tearful interactions happened. When Aurelia approached her after noticing her, Ellara had just a teeny tiny bit of a breakdown that involved a bunch of touching to make sure she was actually alive and some hugging.

She had kept her feelings stashed away since Orr not to put pressure on Aurelia, kinda hoping they'd pass as well, but that moment had made it clear that they were there to stay and stronger than ever. She avoided bringing the topic up until much later in Kourna (had to go report back to base after the end of PoF and was busy with the Order for a bit), when she found her up at night looking at the fortress from the camp's building, and she confessed to her what she had felt that day and that her feelings for her weren't going to change no matter what happened. Aurelia only managed a "I know, and I'm trying [to get over my grief], but…" before Ellara replied with a "I know", bumped her head against Aurelia's shoulder and left.

10. Are there any events in the story that happen differently because of/to/involving them?

Nothing major really changed due to Ellara, at most she does things in Aurelia's stead with a similar outcome (first big case was helping her throughout "Forging the Pact", where she and her warband did a lot of the work in uncovering the fake Syska's plan).

The biggest "change" is that Ellara was tasked with keeping Aurelia away from Drizzlewood Coast until recalled, which ended up being a couple months of "vacation/honeymoon" and overall inactivity (from No Quarter until Jormag Rising). The official reason was that Ellara was just given a leave to recover from injuries sustained shortly before No Quarter, but in practice it was a task specifically assigned by Malice, as she and all other Imperators wanted to avoid another situation in which Smodur would do more questionable acts in the proximity of the Commander and make himself extremely (and rightfully) punchable once again.

11. What parts of the commander do they get to see that nobody else does?

Ellara is the only one (excluding Aurene later on) who has seen just how bad what happened in the Mists affected Aurelia, because she's the one who helped her during many moments of crisis.

Back when they were getting to know each other in the midst of the Orr campaign, Ellara took advantage of all chances to hang out with her, considering them lowkey dates (Aurelia was oblivious to it). At one point, Aurelia lamented issues with her "foggy memories", and Ellara offered to try and use her chronomancer powers to help her clear her mind. Good news was that Aurelia was actually able to recover some of her memories, bad news was that she kinda fell apart afterwards. After the initial surprise (you try seeing such a big and strong charr crumble emotionally like that after you tried to help out), Ellara stuck with her through it and managed to calm her down, realizing at the same time that she actually cared about her as a friend and maybe something more already. The initial awkwardness after that first "session" soon became trust, as Ellara was nothing but genuinely supportive and Aurelia noticed improvements after having had the time to process her newly-rediscovered memories. The Commander didn't exactly share much about what happened in the Mists, and when she did it was mostly rambling since she barely understood it at times, but having someone who listened to her without being taken as crazy helped her connect the dots.

Even after getting awkwardly rejected some time later and being quite sore about it, Ellara understood her reasons and never retracted her help whenever Aurelia needed it. Once Aurene came around and things became easier for the Commander, Ellara's help became increasingly less needed, but Aurelia still sought it out from time to time, though mostly as an excuse to spend time with her and talk about anything.

12. What's a song you associate with the relationship?

Hard to pick just one, so here's a couple of the first ones that I threw in their playlists (both from Ellara's perspective) Autoheart - Hungover in the City of Dust & Mikey Wax - Bottle of Jack

13. In what ways does their personality compliment or contrast with the commander?

Their personalities are pretty different but adverse, more like at the opposite edges of common ground, and they find comfort and balance in each other with little unnecessary contrast.

They both care, feel and hurt more than their world expected from them as soldiers, but while Ellara reacted to it by leaving and deciding to be sharp and cold like a blade in order to protect and preserve that part of herself for those who deserved it, Aurelia had everything taken from her and was stripped down to her vulnerable core by that unimaginable trauma in the Mists, forcing her to rebuild herself as she could once back in Tyria. She didn't do a terrible job at putting her pieces back together into a seemingly functional charr, though not as fierce, rough and sure of herself as before. In the beginning of their friendship, Aurelia subconsciously tried to emulate her self-assurance, seeing her as someone who had successfully taken control of her own life outside of charr society, and when Ellara noticed she was copying her well-kept facade, she was forced to admit some of her own deep vulnerabilities so that Aurelia could avoid becoming a mess like her, while also teaching her what she was looking for. Over time, Aurelia managed to seal her cracks and sharpen her dull edges by herself with her support, while Ellara softened and opened up more thanks to her, and now they're both as well-adjusted as they can be.

Constructive discussions from different points of view aside, their biggest point of "contrast" is the fact that Ellara can be a flirty mean thing when she wants to, and it used to(actually still kinda does) send Aurelia into absolute "brain.exe has stopped working" lesbian panic. While she rarely did it (for obvious emotional reasons), there have been multiple times where Ellara took advantage of it in order to force the Commander to stop overthinking (read: completely scatter every single thought in her head) and breathe (read: lowkey hyperventilate after forgetting how to do it) for a damn second, and Aurelia can't deny it worked every time.

14. What is their favorite quality in the commander?

Her. Difficult choice, but probably her genuine altruism. It's clear as day that it's not performative, because she doesn't like the attention and she's awkward with thanks and compliments yet she does it anyway. The one time Ellara mentioned it, Aurelia only muttered something about it coming from the values of her late warband (in truth the Wing warband would have never been what it had been without her and the unknown promise Ardea had made to her).

It is also her most hated quality, because maybe Aurelia should think about herself for a couple minutes every once in a while. Just maybe.

15. What's the commander's favorite quality in them?

Her cool-headedness and quick mind, probably. It's not the same vibe of Ardea's, softer and sassier at the same time, but it grounds Aurelia just the same.

Aurelia used to be the muscle of the warband and was rarely involved in decision making, and as the Pact Commander she had huge issues with being the one who had to take any sort of decisions for others (especially after the whole fake Syska thing tanked her trust in herself nearly beyond repair), but that was Ellara's bread and butter as the mind of the warband and knew the weight of that role, so she slowly helped Aurelia gain confidence in leadership positions.

#oc asks #Aurelia #Aurelia Dragonwings #Ellara Echodancer #rambles #Mistfallen #yes that is a crappy attempt at merging two screenshots but I love it #your honor I love them

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Though not a book lover, Ellara doesn't mind the literature that has been popping up about Aurelia, even after becoming official with her. After all, she doesn't mind seeing people flirting with her (and failing), so fiction is even less worrisome. Sure, it has its own appeals, but it also makes for good comedy, given the stark differences with the real deal, ones she's painfully aware of. Before it offered lighthearted comfort for her pent-up emotions, but now she gets to recite exquisite parts of it to Aurelia, a playfully petty payback that usually ends in endless giggling fits from both of them.

And yes, "Commander of Your Heart" is her fave book, why do you ask?

#my screens #gw2 screens #Ellara Echodancer #Aurelia #Aurelia Dragonwings #Mistfallen #she didn't even know about it at first - but after getting awkward “recommendations” from Adamas (who just wants his mom to be happy)...

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MistFallen Characters

Quick list of my in game characters

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Aurelia Dragonwings Charr | Female (she/her) | 1289 AE | Warrior Revenant | The Mistfallen, First Pact Commander & Leader of Dragon’s Watch

Strong, fierce and brave, but also more caring and considerate than one would expect from a charr of her stature and fame. Once part of an elite Blood Legion warband, during the mayhem that followed Kralkatorrik’s wake she lost her family and ended up in the Mists. Years later, she re-emerged with new mysterious powers and something wrong with her (besides the voices in her head), but little to no knowledge of what had happened in that time due to her fogged memory. Since then, she’s come into her own as a leader, as Aurene’s Champion and as the heart of her new family, finally moving on from the heavy grief that held her heart.

Dam of Adamas, mother figure of many, widow of Ardea (as of 1320 AE), mate of Ellara (as of 1333 AE).

Tags: #Aurelia Dragonwings, #Aurelia

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Adamas Crystalsoul Charr | Male (he/him) | 1308 AE | Scrapper/Holosmith | Ex-Commander & second-in-command of Dragon’s Watch

Smart, brave and with a leader’s heart, he was set to be the Legionnaire of the Crystal warband, but Kralkatorrik’s wake left him a gladium before even he even left the fahrar. Escaping from the Legions’ grasp as he feared for his life, he was adopted by his new family in Lion’s Arch and nursed back to full health, and later followed his new brother in the Order of Whispers as a Creator. After finding his mother again, he managed to let go of his traumatic past and move on to become who he was meant to be in the Pact first and then in Dragon’s Watch, with Maeveryl and later Deryn by his side.

Cub of Aurelia, adoptive brother of Tocchix, mate of Maeveryl (1325 AE) and Deryn (1331 AE), sire of Iridis and Diane.

Tag: #Adamas Crystalsoul

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Tocchix Asura | Trans male (he/him) | 1307 AE | Daredevil | Lightbringer

Empathic and always ready to help others, he's loyal to a fault to his family and friends, and to the Pact. One of the best scouts and agents of the Order of Whispers due to his dexterity and rigorous training received from his mentors, he used to be a ray of sunshine, but an unexpected betrayal cast a shadow of self-doubt and self-loathing on him, turning him into more of a reckless mess the more he tried to fix things, until the right someone helped him find a way out.

"Cousin" of Bunnie, adoptive brother of Adamas, ex-partner of Iotta, partner of Huki, adoptive father of [names pending].

Tag: #Tocchix

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Maeveryl Sylvari | Agender (they/them) | 1317 AE | Berserker | Priory Scholar & member of Dragon's Watch

Bright, cheery and a total nerd, they try their best not to let the past cloud their future. Scholar of the Durman's Priory, their memory is scary good at remembering where they read what. Doesn't like fighting unless necessary, but their combat prowess is not to be undervalued, especially after learning how to tame the berserker powers they accidentally obtained for a certain artifact.

Mate of Adamas (1325 AE) and platonic partner of Deryn, parent of Iridis and Diane, best friend of Hel.

Tag: #Maeveryl

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Hel Ravenlost Norn | Female (she/her) | 1303 AE | Scourge | Ex-Priory Archon & member of Dragon's Watch

Cunning, daring and a gifted necromancer, the irony of dreading mortality -not her own but that of those she loves- isn't lost on her, and her studies in the Priory spurred by grief brought her down a dangerous path in Elona. Saved by saving others and coming to terms with her fears, she managed to find her own path, which brought the Ravenlost back under Raven's wing, and then set her free.

Best friend of Maeveryl, partner of Nari (1335 AE).

Tag: #Hel Ravenlost

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Ellara Echodancer Charr | Female (she/her) | 1295 AE | Mesmer | Lightbringer

Smart, quick-thinking and sassy, she's an excellent spy and a smooth duelist, always moving with feline elegance and swift elusiveness. Chooses to ignore the fact she's a bit of an emotional mess, prefers to take care of others and her job instead. She left the Ash Legion and joined the Order of Whispers after losing her late mate, only to find herself as double agent for both. Her warband had followed her through thick and thin, and after losing them as well, she dedicated herself fully to the well-being of her loved ones through her job, which meant aiding Aurelia whenever possible.

Mate of Aurelia (fell tail over horns for her, was fine with being her close friend for 8 years, is more than fine as of 1333 AE).

Tag: #Ellara Echodancer

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Bunnie Asura | Non-binary female (she/they) | 1308 AE | Mechanist | Pact > Crystal Bloom Quartermaster

Spunky and abrasive golemancer prodigy, she is known for her UNK series of golems, frequent victories in clandestine golem throwdowns and the title of Snaff Savant. Joined the Pact to help her family and friends in their efforts, going from a simple Vigil's supply officer to Pact supplymaster, and later being one of the first to join the Order of the Crystal Bloom as a quartermaster.

"Cousin" of Tocchix, old friend of Zojja, "cuddlefriend" of Nuvly, partner of Farka.

Tag: #Bunnie | In game name: Golemancer Bunnie

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Ethanryel Sylvari | Agender (they/them) | 1320 AE | Weaver | Grace of Aurene & second-in-command of the Crystal Bloom

Awakened the day of Glint’s death, their Wyld Hunt showed them a strong light surrounded by figures they were meant to follow, particularly who they'd get to know as Caithe and Aurelia. Going through adventurous hoops and painful loops, they proceeded to do just that in their own way, until they became known as the “Grace of Aurene” after being granted powers by her intervention to heal them. A bit odd, often just quietly gravitating around people and always ready to listen and help, they know a lot of things, just rarely what you expect them to know.

Good friend of Caithe, Aurelia, Tocchix and Bunnie.

Tag: #Ethanryel

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Deryn Charr | Female (she/her) | 1310 AE | Dragonhunter/Firebrand | Olmakhan & member of Dragon's Watch

Carefree, daring and fun-loving, she wanted to leave the Sandswept Isles since she was a cub, knowing her future was past those shores despite her strong sense of responsibility towards her people. Skilled hunter and self-taught magic user, she's not afraid to fight and eagerly joined the Pact first and then Dragon's Watch after things with Adamas got serious.

Mate of Adamas (1331 AE) and platonic partner of Maeveryl, dam of Iridis and Diane.

Tag: #Deryn | In game name: Deryn Skylight

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Markus Blake Human | Male (he/him) | 1310 AE | Ranger | Lionguard, currently Deputy

[WIP]He was the first person Aurelia met after re-emerging from the Mists, and he and his mother took care of her as she recovered. Eagerly followed in his father's steps and became a Lionguard.

Partner of Fynn and Kai, father of [name pending].

Tag: #Markus Blake | In game name: Lionguard Markus

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Iotta Asura | Female (she/her) | 1305 AE | Necromancer/Thief | Ex-Lightbringer & Lead Executive Supervisor of Rata Primus

Stone cold, snarky and intimidating, she was an extremely skilled Inquest operative who was trained to go undercover in the Order of Whispers to spy on their plans. Determined to prove her worth no matter the cost to herself, she's successfully completed her mission and has become a high-ranking Inquest member in the security department under her mentor, but her only failure and regret kept haunting her until the day of the Awakened invasion of Rata Primus, then freed her from the nightmare of awakening.

Ex-partner of Tocchix.

Tag: #Iotta | In game name: Lightbringer Iotta

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Poffi Asura | Female (she/her) | 1307 AE | Deadeye | Agent of the Order of Whispers

Despite being insecure and shy beyond saving, she was a proficient sniper with nearly perfect aim, as well as a pretty good cook. She was a member of Nadine's team along with Iotta and Tocchix, and had a massive crush on him. Died in Orr.

Tag: #Poffi | In game name: Agent Poffi

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Daunte Burstspell Charr | Male (he/him) | 1296 AE | Tempest | Vigil Crusader

Veteran Crusader of the Vigil, he was a reliable soldier who thrived in the middle of the chain of command, serving also as a first-aid healer when necessary. Aggression-happy, standoff-ish and brazen, he's not highly sociable and tended to veil everything he said in sarcasm, preferring to show his feelings in concrete ways. His years of service in the Blood Legion alongside the Commander's late warband and the loss of his warband and mate left him disillusioned in the Legions' chain of command, and he found a new purpose in the Vigil, trusting Almorra to guide them to victory. Died in the Heart of Maguuma, taking out a small horde of Mordrem.

Old friend of Aurelia, widower of Verge, ??? of Hagan.

Tag: #Daunte Burstspell

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Hagan Wesson Norn | Male (he/him) | 1302 AE | Thief/Specter | Vigil Lieutenant

[WIP: can't find a way to sum him up neatly, so for now I'll just say "himbo"]

??? of Daunte, ex-partner of Gaell, partner of Flom and Gretna (same pod with Nuvly and Bunnie)

Tag: #Hagan | In game name: Hagan Wesson

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Flom Asura | Male (he/him) | 1306 AE | "Revenant" | Pact technician

Awkward and with no spine, he used to be an Inquest technician working on portal technology, until an experiment gone awry resulted in the death of his krewe and him being "possessed" by an exiled Margonite, Zar'gol. Kept as specimen in Rata Primus, he was rescued by the Commander and later managed to build a good friendship with the "demon", who then helped him regain control of his life in exchange of letting it experience Tyria once again.

Partner of Hagan and Nuvly (same pod with Bunnie)

Tag: #Flom #Zar'gol | In game name: Technician Flom

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Zehmik Asura | Male (he/him) | 1??? AE | Spellbreaker | Mist Warrior

[WIP: guy has seen some stuff because he's been stuck in the Mist War for almost two decades in order to keep his family safe. Oh wait now he can finally come out, time for shenanigans! Oh, hi again, Aurelia!]

Tag: #Zehmik | In game name: Defender Zehmik

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Nari Human | Female (she/her) | 1308 AE | Bladesworn | Kestrel

Wise beyond her years and impulsive at the same time, her mixed heritage comes from a fairly complicated and unlucky family history, and she felt out of place as she grew up in New Kaineng, living with her father after her mother's passing. She joined the Kestel as soon as they let her, wanting to continue her mother's work. Good scout, likes to go undercover, she doesn't mind having the occasional chance to use the gunblade she crafted herself.

Partner of Hel (1335 AE).

Tag: #Nari | In game name: Kestrel Nari

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Edraas Noiza Draconic asura hybrid | ? (it/its) | 13?? AE | "Willbender" | Ex-Inquest specimen & Priory ward/scholar

Absolutely regular asura who looks just a bit uncanny, totally not an escaped Inquest experiment that was recovered by a group of people in the Heart of Maguuma and is now a ward of the Durman's Priory under secrecy for respectful analysis, real body legitimately not hidden by layers of glamour for its safety. When not coveting its hoard (reading through the Priory's library), it mostly hangs out with Kendra as she tends to animals or with the Priory's flock of skyscales.

Tag: #Noiza

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Haidee Asura | Female (she/her) | 1303 AE | Mirage | Order of Whispers's "associate" & researcher in Taimi's krewe

She and her partner Dorrya [my partner's character] are both acquaintances of Zojja, and they decided to aid the Pact during most of their campaigns without ever really joining in, stepping in to help with various tasks when required, such as helping survivors, handling supplies or evacuating people. After Kralkatorrik's death, they joined Taimi's krewe and later managed her old lab while she was in the Eye of the North. Currently taking a vacation with her partner, still in contact with Taimi in case they're needed.

Tag: #Haidee | In game name: Haidee The Mirage

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Okami Whitewings Charr | Agender (they/them) | 1295 AE | Ranger | [my main and fursona's self-insert]

Became a member of the Wings warband after Aurelia left Reeva in charge as Legionnaire and kept their status of free agent. No one knows what their exact deal is (they swear not to be involved with the Order of Whispers) and they don't exactly know the Commander, but they're often seen around Tyria doing a variety of stuff.

Partner of Xyrod and best friend of Doryx [my partner's characters].

Tag: #Okami Whitewings

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Ye Jam Fractal anomaly? | ??? | ???? AE | ???

Aurelia's mind has blocked out most of her time in the Mists, but she remembers... a friend? Multiple or the same? Always different, always there...

Tag: #Ye Jam

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Miscellaneous non-in-game character tags (adding them as I use them)

Dragon/Wing warband: #Ardea | #Obsius | tba Charr: #Favian Sharpmark | #x Asura: #Quazz | #Alyt | #Nuvly | #Huki | #x Human: #Gaell | #Zuri | #x Norn: #Gretna | #x

Total GW2 characters counter: 291+ (actually way over 300 not including pets, still sorting and counting)

#character list #Aurelia Dragonwings #Adamas Crystalsoul #Aurelia #Tocchix #Maeveryl #Hel Ravenlost #Ellara Echodancer #Bunnie #Ethanryel #Deryn #Markus Blake #Iotta #Poffi #Daunte Burstspell #Flom #Zar'gol #Nari #Zehmik #Hagan #Noiza #Haidee #Okami Whitewings #Ye Jam

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Stuff from 2020! After almost two years of not touching Aurelia (I had badly neglected personal art until the pandemic kicked in), I attempted to pick her up again by exploring different shapes, specifically a pointier downward muzzle, more similar to how she was in-game, but...

I did NOT vibe with it. [I wanted to leave this out, but pointy!Aurelia doesn't exist anymore and she can't hurt you even if you laugh dw]

So I ended up studying her again [not pictured] and made a few more expressive doodles [collected my faves].

Aurelia can be patient as she had to deal with her fair share of chain of command bs, but one does struggle with keeping a poker face when made of war-ready pointy bits. At least she's learned to be unimpressed. Despite being a total mess in romantic endeavors even by charr standards, it never really came up because her relationship with Ardea felt as natural as breathing for her. Of course it all came back to bite her in the tail when Ellara, her new newly-formed Pact friend, turned out to be into her and flirted from time to time for years to come (not that it wasn't appreciated, but... messy emotions be messy).

#my ocs #gw2 charr #charr #gw2 art #my art #rambles #old art #Mistfallen #Aurelia #Aurelia Dragonwings #Ardea #Ardea Wingblaze #Ellara Echodancer

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30 for all your warbands!

Charr warband ask game

30. Did the warband follow Bangar into Dominion and Frost Legion, or did they stay with the United Legions?

Wing: the only living member other than Aurelia is Reeva. Given precedent events, Wing would have been on the opposite side from Bangar regardless. Anyway, Aurelia and Reeva formed a new warband (Wings) around the start of personal story, and the latter became Legionnaire when Aurelia left. She is very active in the United Legions, especially since part of the warband deserted.

Crystal: Adamas was the only survivor of Crystal and is of course at his mother's side. Technically there is also Caolan, who had left the fahrar right before the tragedy happened, as he was deemed unfit for war activities and was granted permission to go work as a farmer instead. He was busy at his warband's ranch in Diessa during the rally, as the request for food spiked due to the event's requirements. When news of first the mass desertion and then the civil war reached them, they were all particularly not happy about it, especially as the further increase of food supplies requests for the war put them under a lot of physical stress on top of the emotional one, given they all knew at least someone who joined Bangar.

Echo: all have been long dead but Ellara, who was extremely disgruntled about it for personal reasons (sire joined Bangar and her brother seemed to as well before he revealed he was an infiltrator) and because when the desertion happened she was already in a bad mood (she had just accidentally fumbled badly with Aurelia), so she threw herself into work for the Ash Legion (technically she was still on Malice's payroll as a free agent, but for years she had kept her distance from the Legion itself, so working as intermediary between them and the Order of Whispers was rough). It was a very healthy time for her (/s), but at least things went fine afterwards.

Burst: all dead by that point, but they sure would have stayed with United Legions. They're probably somewhere in the Mists, cursing the living crap out of their ex-Imperator.

Guard: some went with Bangar, some remained with the Legions, and the drama was top notch. The situation in the warband had been tense since the beginning (and Adamas felt the brunt of that when he was assigned to them), but things started going worse ever since Darva got demoted after going rogue with a few members of the warband, which then led to Farka being promoted in her place (and actually doing better than her) in spite of not wanting the role. Darva took the chance to regain power and control of the warband by joining Bangar, with those loyal to her following suit. Ravik was the only exception, having learned a thing or two since then, and after trying and failing to make her reason, he stuck by Farka's side until his death. It was overall not a fun time for Farka, between feeling like a failure and losing all but two members of the warband by the end of the civil war, but at least Adamas was there to support her through it... and give her quite a rough (whisper-powered) earful at one point, which actually prompted her to regain some agency after a while.

Bonus warband that wasn't in the tags but is related to the event Clear: they were the only survivors of the younger group of cubs in the fahrar Adamas was in, and they got split up in different fahrar after the tragedy. After reconnecting at the Rally and seeing what was going on with the mass desertion, they made their own warband with blackjack and hookers and decided to fuck off to go do their own thing in Lion's Arch (with Adamas's help). Poor kids really had enough.

#oc asks #tried to keep the rambling down while giving context for this lol #Adamas Crystalsoul #Guard warband #Ellara Echodancer #Crystal warband #Clear warband #Caolan #Reeva

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3, 4, 22, 25 for Echo Warband

Charr warband ask game

3. Why did they pick that particular name?

At some point in the fahrar someone said that they were as quiet as a faint echo, and they liked it because it worked well with their use of illusionary magic (Ellara and Circe were both mesmers).

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4. What's the warband's specialization?

All that's expected of good Ash Legion soldiers: infiltration, spying, covert operations, intel gathering and relay, delivery and escort of people and prisoners, but also the occasional capture or assassination. Basically, if it has to be done quietly and precisely, they're a good pick for it.

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22. What do they like about themselves as a warband?

They're particularly proud of how they work as one, including taking decisions together (Ellara is Legionnaire only in name). Being flexible in their assigments is also a point of pride.

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25. What's the warband's opinion on the Flame Legion?

Flame Legion was always the enemy to them, no doubts there. That's what they were taught and evidence strictly confirmed it, which resonated harshly as a mostly-feminine warband. After losing one of their members (Circe, Ellara's mate) during an operation that took a turn when they decided to rescue some female charr used as bait, "Flame Legion" as a whole became a particularly touchy subject, as Ellara blames herself for that loss in spite of the decision having been unanimous. Not having to deal with Flame anymore was one of the reasons why they left the Legions to join the Order of Whispers. Currently, Ellara is the only living member left, and while she's trying not to be prejudiced against the new Flame Legion, it's been hard.

#oc asks #Ellara Echodancer #Echo warband

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1, 18, and 20 for whoever you'd like!

Then I shall randomize it :D

1. What's their most trivial fear?

Zehmik is not "afraid" of crabs, he actually likes them a lot when cooked, he just has a completely understandable aversion to them. In his early pirate days, his Captain decided to stop by a reef to recover some shipwrecked supplies stuck on it. Zehmik eagerly volunteered since he was nimbler than most of the crew and wanted to prove himself, and all went well until he slipped and fell in a deep hole between the rocks. By the time he was pulled out of there, there were enough crustaceans pinching him that the crew had a crab-based dinner that night. He hasn't let a live crab get close to him since, and vengeance is still the best seasoning in his opinion.

18. Most embarrassing thing they enjoy in private?

Iotta is gonna say something like "pastries" (not fully untrue, because after growing up in the Inquest under Xud's strict training regime, letting herself get something sweet as the occasional treat was probably the nicest thing about being undercover, albeit "childish" in her view) to get out of the conversation, as she won't say "Tocchix's company" (or "worse") even under torture because THAT is embarassing to admit to herself, let alone others. After completing her mission, it'd be thinking of what she had left behind, because she has more important stuff to do than letting herself dwell on such stupid things (spoiler: it does get extremely embarassing for her from a certain point onwards).

20. Would they blame someone else if they accidentally broke something of value?

Ellara would take the blame and probably offer to pay it back to avoid causing a scene. Unless she broke it "accidentally", that is.

#oc asks #Zehmik #Iotta #Ellara Echodancer #I managed to keep it short woohoo!

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5, 6, and 8 for Aurelia and Ellara! @ratasum

Commander Love Interest Ask Game (or something idk)

Under cut because oh no I rambled in spite of my best efforts to keep things short

5. How do they feel about their LI being the commander? Are they concerned? Proud? Is it a "keep work stuff at work" kind of thing?

Given that they met at the Retaking of Claw Island, Ellara has never really known Aurelia as anything but "the Commander" (and Adamas's thought-dead dam), and since then she has always been one of her greatest supporters and confidants, as well as her best friend[*1]. She is of course proud of her achievements, and concern just comes with the job, no matter how much she knows that Aurelia can deal with things on her own. Admittedly, Ellara's concern has quite the trauma backing it (she's lost her very-competent mate in a mission, back when she was still in the Ash Legion), but her fairly effective way of dealing with that anxiety is to make Aurelia's life a bit easier, be it by being at her side when needed or by proactively aiding her (doing spy stuff that the Commander/Dragon's Watch can't do, gathering info through her Whispers contacts, etc).

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6. Does/would being the commander's LI affect how they're treated?

Overall, not really. Since becoming close friends with Aurelia (and technically her "healer") shortly after meeting each other, Ellara was often seen around her, but due to being a Lightbringer it never seemed strange to most. Biggest impact was that at times people tried to get into the graces of the Commander by going through the seemingly-more-easily-approachable Ellara (spoiler: never ended well), and Malice did express more interest in information about Aurelia[*2], but nothing of consequence. The occasional inquiry or rumor about the nature of their relationship was not rare, but it was mostly quiet and petty gossip between soldiers.

Even after actually becoming an item there was little to no difference, given that the only indicator of change was the occasional PDA. There's a big personal positive however: family and friends have stopped quietly teasing them :v

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8. What does Aurene think about them, and vice versa?

Aurene was always firmly in the "ffs date already so I can have a second mom" base together with Adamas, while Ellara thinks she's her second best step-child (Adamas is first, not sorry) yet the most adorable/beautiful one.

Jokes aside, their relationship was always positive, but it used to be a bit more complex than necessary up to IBS due to Ellara's feelings for Aurelia, which led to keeping herself at a respectful distance from the dragonling because she didn't want to intrude on their bond (she felt like she did that with Adamas, even though they met before Aurelia was in the picture). Still, she didn't escape the occasional interactions initiated by Aurene, and she did spoil her with a few toys one time (gave them to Adamas first, so it'd be indirect).

Meanwhile, Aurene always had an intrinsic understanding of the terrible weight Aurelia carried within her and how it affected her emotionally, but it was also clear how Ellara made her Champion feel and even as a hatchling she wished for that positive effect to be "more and permanent". Additionally, she internalized the underlying affection in the way both Aurelia and Adamas[*3] spoke about Ellara. It was not enough for her to properly consider Ellara a "mother" like she thought of Aurelia, but more than enough for her to be included in her "family".

Their sweetest moment and turning point was at the end of Shadow in the Ice: Ellara was pretty busy with the Legions' mess (doing lots of spywork and going back and forth between Malice and the Whispers) when she heard of Aurelia nearly dying because of Bangar, and she rushed to EotN to see her. She had to leave asap because she still had time-sensitive work to do, but at that point Aurelia was still unconscious in the waters of the Scrying Pool and Ellara started stressing out about it big time (their last interaction had been unintentionally rough, and all she wanted was to know she was okay and that she was sorry). Then Aurene spoke (startling her a bit, because she had only watched her since she had entered the chamber, making her lowkey doubt she could still talk), comforting and reassuring her that Aurelia would be fine soon, and then confessed to her that she could feel that Aurelia held nothing but love for her in spite of the guilt she felt for their altercation.

Ellara was even busier from that point onward, but Aurene helped Aurelia get closure through the Scrying Pool by showing her a certain memory she "casually stumbled upon" (she did not, but no one needs to know). After No Quarter, during which they became officially a thing, Aurelia and Ellara spent lots of time together in EotN. Aurene did feel quietly triumphant about it, and she enjoyed the long, casual chats she had with Ellara (with the boon of Aurelia relaxing as she mostly listened).

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Context notes: *1 [It took eight years before anything romantic actually happened, because Aurelia had a LOT of "magically-complex" grief to process before being ready to engage with that area of feelings again. While it stung not to be readily requited, Ellara was always genuinely there for her without letting her own feelings get in the way, and in fact she's the one who helped her "heal" and recover some memories by using her magic.] *2 [Ellara works as a double agent for the Order of Whispers and Ash Legion, as a deal of cooperation between the two organizations.] *3 [Adamas spent a lot of time with Aurene as a hatchling, on par if not more than Aurelia, and that leads to Aurene calling him "brother" later on.]

#oc asks #Ellara Echodancer #Aurelia Dragonwings #Aurelia #rambles #Mistfallen #(also aaaaa first ever oc ask omg ty ;v;)