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fallen-chances · 8 months

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OC Tag Game

@stormbeyondreality tagged me in this and im!! :V eee yay I will also JUST be doing TES ocs or id have waaayy too many to choose from.

rules: sort your OCs into the below categories and (optionally) make them in this picrew.

tagging: uhmmm @kagrenacs @crysdrawsthings @trinrose3 @nightlist if y'all want to (no pressure!)

1. Favorite OC

This is. a very hard one because it changes depending who I'm focusing on, but atm...

Featuring his new bangs of recent design :)

2. Newest OC

I haven't made a new TES OC in a VERY long time, but Azaril would be it. They lead the cult Massara used to be a member of. They have a very rocky, somewhat toxic relationship with one another.

3. Oldest OC

Aedia! Y'all know that John Mulaney bit about mean middle schoolers? That's her. Except she's highschool aged instead. She was my first solid TES OC, originally my LDB until I made Maelle. Now she's just my thief and Nightingale and the token small child of the group.

4. Meanest OC

It's hard to say because I don't often have to make mean ocs for TES, but I have just the one...

This picrew makes him look significantly less intimidating than he is. He's a quite old vampire (pre Tiber Septim) and is the major antagonist of the first act of an RP I'm in, trying to overthrow the new Lord of Volkihar castle (my friend's OC) and manipulate one of his newborn progeny (my oc Merriell) into being a puppet to destabilize the new Lord's rule.

5. Softest OC

It is without a doubt Maelle. Despite all her hardships, she remains loving and caring of all those around her. All she ever wants to do is help.

6. Most Aloof/Standoffish OC

It's easily Addarash, just simply from the POV of Ilenar (My Nerevarine) He was incredibly closed off to Ilenar, as a Velothi Dunmer he had no interest in an outlander being the savior from legends. But.... down the line after spending a lot of time with him, he ends up catching feelings and opens up to him, but he's still a bit aloof.

7. Dumbest (Affectionate) OC

Truly, he's my resident manlet himbo. Unironically. Falls head over heels without hesitation at the sight of Adal (big pretty lady..) He's not dumb, but he's certainly not the smartest of the group.

8. Smartest OC

Considering Ilenar was arrested and shipped to Vvardenfell for stealing books on magic, there's no competition for him to be marked as my smartest OC. He's a big ol' nerd. also incredibly hard to make in this picrew.

9. OC I would be best friends with

I thought on this one for a while and unfortunately it's a tie.

Merriell and I would bond well with the fact that. Well... I put a lot of myself in him. We would be very kindred spirits and bond well over shared experiences.

Rhene and I would get along simply because Rhene gets along with everyone. He's a sweetheart who hides his pain with jokes and goofs and just. I need to hug him fr.

#tag games #my ocs #Massarapalibbi #Azaril Omaren #Aedia Dormae #Finnr Blood-Beast #Maelle Channitte #Addarashnimaelshuralu #Celeryn Sural #Ilenar Talvyn #Merriell Sartorius #Rhene Norwenoth-Henelen

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fallen-chances · 1 year

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TES OC MASTERPOST

I'm realizing I rb lots of stuff asking for people to send asks about my ocs but there are probably a lot of people who like Don't Know My OCs! So here is a master post for my elder scrolls OCS! (vampyr oc masterpost is [COMING SOON])

I figured I would sort by Eras! Easiest for everyone. Under the cut, because I have SO many OCs. Any names with a ** are minor ocs that don't have much in their own tags but feature mostly in other characters' art or writing.

1E/2E

Alheidon Envolsen - He/Him, Gay. A Nord born in the late first Era. Came from a bad childhood that left him with dissociative identity disorder. His family line is known to be "cursed" with men falling into unfortunate accidents and women often struggling to conceive. He had a brief fling with a Dwemer that inspired him to leave home and become a mercenary. After meeting with that Dwemer again, they fell in love and got married. After a mercenary contract went wrong, he was turned into a vampire.

Abisare Raonryhn - He/They, Pansexual. A Dwemer with prophetic visions for reasons unknown. He has two younger sisters** who are twins. He does art and occasional manual labor. His prophetic visions led him to Alheidon twice. After a Falmer uprising in Nchuand-zel, he was left badly injured, forcing Alheidon to turn him into a vampire.

As vampires they grow very powerful and pick up on traveling through daedric realms for fun, and were off-world in Moonshadow when the Dwemer disappeared, sparing Abisare.

**Khzaechum - Ze/Zir, ???. A very minor Dwemer OC of mine, an ex-tonal architect who was banished from the Dwemer for excessive interest in the Daedra. Friend of the Chimer. Functionally immortal and no one knows how. Good friends with Mistress Dratha. Unknown how ze survived the disappearance of the dwemer.

Ilenar Talvyn - He/Him, Bisexual. Dunmer Nerevarine. Destruction mage with medium armor and a dagger for Flavor. Born to adopted Imperial parents who ran an apothecary, he was arrested for stealing magic books. He really doesn't know what he's doing here in Morrowind, he's just trying to get by going from one day to another and got wrapped up in all this. He Fell in love with an Ashlander that he was sure hated him, and after he defeated Dagoth Ur he was... in need of some help.

Addarashnimaelshuralu - He/Him, Gay. Ashlander Dunmer, younger brother of the Zainab tribe's Ashkhan. He and Ilenar had very rocky beginnings but he was often forced to be the one Ilenar was interacting with when his older brother or the Wise Woman wanted nothing to do with Ilenar. Works for the Morag Tong occasionally.

Addarash nursed Ilenar back to health when he stumbled into the Zainab tribe injured and delirious after defeating Dagoth Ur. They slowly built a rapport over a few weeks and eventually, Ilenar confessed the feelings he had for him. They get together in secret for a while until getting properly married. They adopted Addarash's young cousin after her parents died and had another child through a surrogate, as corprus left Ilenar infertile. And very immortal. Stuck watching his family slowly age without him. When the Red Year occurred, he lost them all and wanders around Tamriel listlessly.

Hadrien Velvinia - He/Him, Bisexual. Imperial Hero of Kvatch. Was indoctrinated into a Cult of Sanguine as a teen, and was there for a long time as their resident necromancer and conjurer. He was even the one to recruit Martin to it but eventually left after a bit of love at first sight with a Nord woman**. They settled down and tried having a family, but bandits killed his wife and young child**, leading him to pick up necromancy (again). He eventually got arrested. His reunion with Martin was awkward and strained, but they eventually began rekindling their very old romance. Then Martin died. Hadrien later went on to do Shivering Isles and became the new Sheogorath. Left behind a surrogate son from the cult, Umbaiel Plautius**

Maelle Channitte - She/Her, Lesbian. Breton Dragonborn. Battlemage Conjurer and Champion of Meridia. Member of the College of Winterhold, though she gave Archmage status to Mirabelle. Ex Noble whose parents were killed in an assassination attempt on her 12th birthday. The event left her selectively mute both by physical and mental trauma. She does not go down in history as the Dragonborn and prefers it that way. Only a few select people actually know she's the DB. Dating Adal Envolsen.

Adal Envolsen - She/Her, Bisexual and Poly. Descendent of Alheidon. The warrior and healer of the group. Bard's College graduate. She goes down in History as the Dragonborn because she often speaks for Maelle. Ex-Priestess of Kyne who often protected the temple later picked up mercenary work where she met Celeryn, who she is engaged to, as well as dating Maelle.

Celeryn Sural - He/Him, Pansexual. Mixed Bosmer/Breton. Ranger Swashbuckler type, an ex-pirate who retired after a shark took a chunk out of his thigh. Met Adal on a bounty together and grouped up, eventually falling in love. He proposed to her several times before she finally agreed.

Aedia Dormae - She/They Bi/Ace. Ex Imperial rich girl who had to run away after she stole something from the Imperial Palace. The resulting altercation to get it back wound up with her mother dead by accident. The Imperial City Thieves Guild recommended she run to Skyrim, where she met up with the Guild in Riften. She goes on to become a Nightingale and joins Maelle + Friends as their resident rogue.

Maelle met Adal and Celeryn in Whiterun, and they joined her on her quest to Bleak Falls Barrow and beyond. They met Aedia when they had to go to Riften for the aid of the Thieves Guild. They briefly parted ways after the MQ, with Maelle doing the Dragonborn DLC alone, Adal and Celeryn doing Dawnguard, and Aedia simply doing Thieves Guild things. They eventually all got back together to end the Civil War in a truce allowing the Nords religious freedom while still being an Imperial territory. Adal went on to attempt to educate the Nords in the ways the Imperials caused the loss of aspects of their culture and teach them about their religion before Imperialization.

Snow Elf OCs

This is a bit of a different subset of OCs bc it's a bit AU...

Rhene Norwenoth-Henelen - He/They, Bisexual. Born in the middle of the Falmer/Atmoran wars, in a little village where Old Hroldan is now. His parents and little sister were killed by Atmorans, leaving him in the care of his estranged uncle Gaelin** who was just sent home from the battlefield. Most of his village, aided by a runaway ex-enchanter** from the Falmer royal family, was frozen in a magical stasis in a hidden cave. He and his uncle seemed to be the only survivors, awakening after the events of Skyrim.

**Faekyre Orenaris - They/She, Ace Lesbian. A Falmer born in a village of surviving descendants living in the Jerall Mountains. She is an excellent hunter, even with her missing eye from a bear attack.

**Ysmawith - They/Them, ??? Born to a neighboring village as Faekyre, Ysmawith got lost for several years in their childhood where they lived with betrayed Falmer in a cave. When they were twelve they clawed their own eyes out in distress to be "more like their family." Was eventually found and brought back home where they live in unease.

Areyor Masparwen - He/Him, ??? The Snow Prince. Genuinely. He's my oc now <3. Not in line for the throne at all, he took to the battlefield to defend his people against the invading Atmorans. When he was killed in Solstheim, he was actually saved by an enchanted amulet of his, a gift from his older sister** that contains a stasis spell much like the one used with Rhene's village. He awoke not long after the Great War and spent a lot of time wandering trying to find survivors.

Areyor eventually finds Rhene, Gaelin, Faekyre, and Ysmawith and convinces them all to join him on a journey to the Chantry in the Forgotten Veil. Vythur and Gelebor are reunited and Vythur is cured of Vampirism with the aid of the Dragonborn. They set up a new settlement for the Falmer, inviting any descendants of survivors to come and people interested in trade. One person who is not a Falmer at all does arrive.

Uthryne Olthen - They/She, Bisexual. Mixed Dunmer/Altmer. Their parents were daedra hunters and killed after crossing a cult of Vaermina. The surviving cultists, aided by an embittered Vaermina, cursed Uthryne to suffer from nightmarishly exaggerated prophetic dreams. They eventually lead her to the Chantry, where they were nursed back to health after far too much sleep deprivation and drugs to aid in that. She finds herself an odd one out in the chantry, but the local ray of sunshine Rhene befriends her, and eventually, they hook up. Feelings are caught, confessions, etc. you know the deal they're an Item <3

RP AU Characters

These OCs are from an ongoing RP with one of my friends and are tes versions of some of my Vampyr OCs. This is an AU version of Skyrim and detached from my other ocs (though they make cameos at times)

Merriell Sartorius - He/Him, Gay. Breton/Imperial raised outside the Imperial City in a stifling and abusive noble family. Left when he was 18 to spend time with his Uncle in Solitude, but was caught by Movarth's coven on the way and kept initially as food, then later as entertainment after he was accidentally turned and they starved him. Saved by a new Lord of Castle Volkihar who overthrew Harkon (my friend's OC Cassander**.) He is incredibly naive and both very trusting and horribly suspicious of everyone. The worst abandonment fear known to man. He has a bit of a corruption arc planned that I like to draw.

Massarapalibbi - Any (commonly He/They) Pansexual. Ashlander living on mainland Morrowind. His parents died when he was young. Left home at 16 (abandoning his little sister** in the process) and was found by a cult of Boethiah he stayed with until joining a cult of Mephala that was a schism of the Morag Tong (which shattered after the events of Red Year) His sister eventually tracked him down for missing an important anniversary of their mother's death and dragged him home. He can't bear to stay in one place, so they began traveling as bards. After a fight involving an old member of the Mephala cult**, he and his sister parted ways until she invited him to join her at the Solitude Bard's college. He too was caught by Movarth's coven, but instead as a meal for Merriell, who was just barely able to keep himself from draining him. Upon being saved by Cassander, Massara was turned to save his life since he lost too much blood.

**Corelia Bianchi - She/Her. Straight. A viscountess of Bravil who fell in love with a vampire artist**. When she was dying of consumption he turned her and whisked her away into the night. She and her husband joined Volkihar castle 10 years ago, but her husband was killed during a fight with the Dawnguard recently. She wants revenge but has no fighting skills.

**Finnr Blood-Beast - He/Him, Bisexual. A very old vampire who thrives on chaos, and is currently attempting to ruin Cassander's rule of the castle by grooming Merriell into the perfect weapon against him. Joins up with an even older vampire (Earaya**) who also likes the idea of overthrowing Cassander so that Earaya can rule.

**Blair Stout-Heart - He/They, Lesbian. Raised Nord of Reachmen descent. The current leader of the Dawnguard after Cassander disposed of much of the higher-ups. Distrusting and prone to anger, but also is a healer and is trying to turn over a new leaf for the Dawnguard.

Ysmine Fire-Eyes - She/Her ???. Young Nord girl who is with the Dawnguard because she has nowhere else to go after vampires killed her father**, an ex-champion of Meridia and owner of Dawnbreaker. Fended off many of the vampires who wanted the sword to destroy it, but was left injured by the time she was saved. Feels she owes the Dawnguard her life and is willing to do anything to help. She is the daughter of a Golden Saint, through a very hush-hush affair of her father's.

these are a few misc ocs in the universe, all have an encompassing ** :)

Abigaelaris - She/Her, Bisexual Altmer. The youngest sister of the Solitude clothiers, but she was disowned for having anti-Aldmeri Dominion sentiments. Currently works for a competing store as a dressmaker. The owner** is a vampire, not that she knows it.

Nileyransi - She/Her, ???. Massarapalibbi's little sister. Currently unaware of her older sibling's undead status.

Athanasia - She/Her Lesbian. An ancient Falmer pureblood vampire, who gained her powers to save her family. Her coven is small, and primarily women who travel around Tamriel staying in caves and abandoned buildings, mostly feeding on animals but also the occasional bandit, criminal, or particularly rude traveler. She is Cassander's maker.

Zharrae - She/They Bisexual. Athanasia's half nord daughter. She was born in the 3rd Era. Athanasia didn't think she could have children, as a vampire, but wanted to try anyway. Zharrae has a uniquely difficult struggle with her humanity, hunger, and vampirism as a Dhampir

Arwyn - He/Him, Gay. Ohmes Khajiit, raised Reachmen. Currently trying to hunt down Earaya bc he slaughtered his khajiit family's caravan on the road. Joined the Dawnguard with the hope that they'll help him kill him. He will occasionally bite vampires back, out of spite.

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fallen-chances · 1 year

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From the ask game: Morning Star and Midyear for Celeryn & Rhene? :) (hi btw it’s the gremlin who made Gaelin & then proceeded to forget to communicate with anybody for like 53476 years hi hello glad u are still alive)

SENGA HIIIIIII!!!! I still remember u when I see u on my dash or in my notes I go -points- "SENGA!" I am glad ur still alive too!!! I still got notifs on for ur snelf blog too :)

Morning Star - What was the first thing you gave your OC? Name, backstory, design, etc

Celeryn - okay this is embarrassing but Celeryn did not start as an OC of mine. He was heeeaaavvily inspired by the modded follower Darien from the mod Anna's NPCs. The Altmer/Nord Pirate guy? So I guess backstory and design were technically first for him? I changed things but also there's still similarities. His name is dead last though. He used to be Celebrinis, thought it was a mouthful so I changed it, but now I hate it bc he's just. celery boy.

Rhene - For Rhene it was his name first I think! Or maybe his backstory? Honestly I can't remember. You were there. I remember that lmao. And his design is coonnnnstantly wavering and changing besides like his color palette. I recently did a portrait of him I need to redo bc I forgot I wanted to start giving my snelves saami like features and I didn't do that in his new portrait like a dummy :/

Mid Year - Does your OC have a favourite celebration? Do they celebrate holidays?

Celeryn - He definitely loves to celebrate holidays! Anything for an excuse to have a drink at the tavern and take a break (either on land, when he was pirating, or a break from questing, during the game.) I'm not sure what his favorite would be. Love Day, probably, bc he's a sap.

Rhene - I'm. not sure. Holidays were definitely a thing when he was a kid before the like reality of the Falmer/Atmoran war was known to him, but I imagine there was. quite a pause for awhile. WAIT WHAT AM I SAYING HE WOULD LOVE JESTERS FESTIVAL AND FOOLS DAY. Especiallllyyy in 4E in the chantry full of a bunch of other snelves. he has learned of fools day from Uthryne and will never let the jesters festival week go unforgotten.

ty ty for the ask sennggaaaa!!!

#asks #ask games #sengawolf #my ocs #rhene norwenoth-henelen #celeryn sural #oc asks #also ASK ABOUT CELERYN JUMP SCARE #wasnt expecting that!#hes one of my least posted about ocs!!

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fallen-chances · 4 days

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saw shebbz's Elvis Stats post and immediately had to throw a few of my OCs at it :)

my vamps get the automatic dead before 50 bonus lmao

#wahooo mixed oc collection here #my ocs #Mason Graham #Beauregard Duval #Rory doesnt actually have a tag im still developing all that story stuff #Rhene Norwenoth #Rhene Norwenoth-Henelen

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fallen-chances · 1 month

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Rhene: I'm a nice person, but I'm about to start throwing rocks at people.

#ask him about the Falmeri-Atmoran war ONE MORE TIME. Hes gonna LOSE IT.#oc incorrect quotes #tes #my ocs #Rhene Norwenoth-Henelen #q

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moonshadovv · 3 years

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just remembered I forgot to share this piece :)

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moonshadovv · 3 years

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Snow Elf Friends and Rhene's Partner

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moonshadovv · 4 years

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im physically incapable of putting Rhene in lore friendly outfits

#Snow Elf #Snelf #Falmer #Skyrim #Tes #elder scrolls #the elder scrolls #tes art #my art #my ocs #Rhene #digital art #artists on Tumblr #rhene norwenoth henelen #chantry squad #rhene Norwenoth-henelen

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moonshadovv · 6 years

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Rhene is crazy and Gaelin is going crazy.

rewatched this vine and suddenly this popped in my head so I decided to sketch it real quick

gaelinbelongsto@sengawolf

#Skyrim #snow elf #snelf #falmer #elder scrolls #the elder scrolls #tes #tes art #my art #my ocs #friend oc #rhene #gaelin #rhene norwenoth henelen #gaelin henelen #Rhene Norwenoth-Henelen

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moonshadovv · 3 years

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tes summer fest day 2 - family

after thousands of years, deep in an old unknown cave, a stasis spell breaks, and two surviving snow elves awaken in the fourth era.

a reflection on an estranged uncle and nephew realizing they truly are a family, and only have each other.

[cw for description of a cough heavy illness, references to the snow elf genocide]

@tes-summer-fest

"...ene! Rhene, can you hear me?"

Rhene forced his eyes open as he trembled violently. He felt like he was freezing! What happened? Where was he? His eyes were so heavy, he was so tired. How long did he oversleep for?

"...aelin? Uncle Gaelin?" Rhene rasped out, brows furrowing as his eyes focused on the wavering image of his uncle hovering over him. A cough suddenly wracked his body and he felt himself be gathered up into his uncle's arms, hands soothing over his back. A motion that reminded Rhene of his mother. Gaelin must have learned it from their mother.

"Ga-aelin? What happ-pened?" Rhene stuttered out. "I don't remember, it--it's all fuzzy."

"We're in the Hidden Cavern, remember? Lisanna found that old spell in the ruins of the palace, the stasis one? We tried it with everyone in the group. The spell, it broke." Gaelin reminded him, slowly releasing his hold on Rhene. Rhene looked around the cavern, brows furrowing. He saw hollow spots where Gaelin and himself had fallen. There were a few other hollows, but no people in sight. Living ones, atleast. There was an old skeleton collapsed beneath one. There were more people still in stasis, wrapped in a magically enhanced mix of ice and stahlrim.

"W-Why are we the only ones awake? Where are they?" Rhene shakily pointed at the empty spaces. "That's... That's where Sephrainia was... But... that person's dead."

"I don't know, Rhene, truly. Lisanna said it was experimental, that it might not work at all. We're lucky to be alive."

"I don't feel lucky." Rhene suddenly coughed again, and kept coughing. Wet heaving hacks that kept him from catching his breath. He took a desperate breath, only for it to result in another fit of coughs. Something wet splattered against Rhene's hands with his last cough and he leaned into Gaelin weakly. He went to wipe his hands on his pants but Gaelin grabbed his wrists.

"We need get you help. There's blood in that." Gaelin said, panic just barely hidden in his voice. He was a solider who knew how to keep his cool in the face of danger, but something like this he didn't know what to do with.

"Oh... okay..." Rhene murmured, feeling his eyes grow heavy again. He let himself drift off.

"Please! You must see he's ill, I don't know how to help him!" Rhene stirred at the desperate sound of Gaelin's voice. He felt hot. So, so hot. But he was surrounded by freezing cold. He felt arms under his knees and around his shoulders, Gaelin must be carrying him.

"Please! I-I don't know what you're speaking, please, just help him!" Gaelin's arms shook holding Rhene.

"I... My Nordic... No good! Help. Sick. My sister-son!" Gaelin struggled out, and Rhene's face scrunched up at the gutteral syllables of Nordic that passed his lips. This attempt seemed to have finally wrought some understanding with whomever Gaelin was pleading with, as they responded in similar Nordic. It was different, and Rhene didn't catch many words. Must have changed.

They were moving again, and the environment around Rhene changed, from wet cold surrounding him and sunlight painting his vision red through his eyelids, to stifling dry warm with dim light. The sudden change triggered coughs, and Rhene belatedly felt something wet drip down his lips. His chest hurt.

Rhene was set down onto something soft, and as Gaelin's arms retreated he weakly sought him out again. Chilled hands enclosed his shaking ones, and a half cough sob forced it's way past Rhene's lips.

"Scared..." Rhene whimpered

He would never admit to wanting the comfort of his uncle, if he survived this. They'd never been close. He met him twice before his parents died, when he was suddenly dumped in Gaelin's arms when he was thirteen. Rhene always fought his authority. He wouldn't let this stranger claim control over him. But the proceeding years as the Nords continued attacking Falmer settlements, running for their lives with the remaining members of their village, Rhene had come to atleast trust him.

And right now? Rhene had no one to trust. Surrounded by strangers; who knows how many years has passed since they went to sleep? So he just wanted a little bit of comfort. Something from the last of his family.

"You'll be okay, Rhene. This nice lady said she can help you, she's a healer." Gaelin said soothingly, running his hand over Rhene's brow and brushing his curls back.

"N-Nord?" Rhene choked out, fear clear in his voice.

"Yes, but no one here was hostile to us. They just looked confused." Gaelin paused and Rhene heard more chatter in Nordic, Gaelin clearly struggling to phrase things. An unfamiliar hand rested on his forehead and Rhene whimpered.

"Rhene, open your eyes, she needs to see them." Gaelin requested. Rhene hesitantly obeyed and met the inquisitive eyes of a Nord woman. She had a kindly look to her. She snapped and a small candlelight spell appeared on the tip of her finger, and Rhene winced away from the flash of light. She went through the motions of checking how his pupils reacted to the light, lips pursed.

"I'm not quite sure, truly. It almost reminds me of the Crimson Plague, but he doesn't have the rash. It's too far gone to be Winter Worn, I've never seen it this bad." The Nord woman ducked her head and pressed her ear against Rhene's chest, listening to his weak, wet breaths. He hardly understood her words, but Gaelin seemed to be understanding them easily enough.

"Consumption, perhaps? I've heard it's becoming a problem in High Rock, but it's not so sudden as this. It builds up over months. How did he fall ill?"

Gaelin stumbled over his words, trying to make a response that didn't sound insane, or give too many details about the stasis they had been in. Eventually the woman was satisfied, and began gathering up various potions.

"With his condition, tonight could be a matter of life and death. We can try these, but truly I do not know if they will work." Gaelin helped Rhene sit up as the Nord woman guided him to drink doses of various potions.

"It will be a rough night. This potion will make you cough more, but it is to draw the fluid from your lungs. Don't swallow anything that comes up, okay? Spit it out." She set a bucket beside the bed as Gaelin translated for Rhene. Rhene nodded weakly as he drank the last potion dose.

Rhene felt exhausted. Sweat soaked his hair, his lungs ached, his throat burned from the sheer force of his coughs. He'd hardly gotten any sleep during the night, but neither did Gaelin nor Adal -- the Nord woman helping them. Everytime be coughed he spit out a mouthful of mucous, leaving his mouth tasting like he sucked on a coin from the blood mixed in.

Every hour or so, Adal would rest her hands over his ribs and allow healing light to envelope her hands, explaining it was to heal damage the excessive cough could inflict upon his lungs. Rhene had come to memorize every detail and divot in her amulet as it hung over his face while she healed him. He thinks it's for Kyne.

It had been fifteen sleepless hours now, sunrise peeking through the windows, and Rhene was tired, but had not coughed in a whole hour, and stopped seeing blood in his spit four hours ago. Adal claimed it miraculous he was recovering so quickly. Gaelin shrugged and mumbled about the magical nature of the illness' inducement.

Gaelin was at Rhene's bedside all fifteen hours. He rubbed his back with every cough, wiped the blood, sweat and tears from his face, gave him water after bad coughing fits. He never left his side.

"U-Uncle?" Rhene turned his head to look over at Gaelin, who had been stirring the broth Adal prepared while waiting for it to cool.

"Yes, my sister-son?" Gaelin looked at him with a small smile.

"Thank you... For caring for me. Never giving up on me. I-I know I was difficult to be around... I always fought you. I was rude. And disrespectful--" Rhene stopped when Gaelin shook his head and set aside the bowl to take Rhene's hands.

"Your behavior was a struggle at first, until I understood its source. I was a stranger claiming to be family, trying to replace the one you had just lost. We never mourned them properly. You acted out, and I held it all in. I was a horrible guardian, I admit. I knew nothing about raising a teenager, much less one who had lost so much. But I kept going, kept trying, because I would never give up on you. We're family, Rhene, and I love you, truly." As Gaelin spoke his expression relaxed and he became less the stoic guardian Rhene was so used to seeing. His eyes glinted with tears threatening to form.

"Y-You do?" Rhene asked breathlessly, feeling his own tears beginning to well in his eyes. "I feared... that you only cared for me out of obligation to my mother, that you never... I see now, that your heart is with me. No one else would still be here if they only had obligation holding them. They would have let me die. Th-Thank you, Uncle." Rhene weakly pushed himself into a sitting position and hugged Gaelin, burying his face in the crook of his neck. Gaelin cradled him in his arms, gently running his hand over his head and down his back.

"I would have never let you die. You are all I have left, nephew. We only have each other. I fear our people are gone, or far into hiding. We're alone in this world, we must stay strong together." Rhene nodded against him and pulled away, rubbing at his eyes.

"I know I screamed the contrary at you a thousand times, but... I do love you, Gaelin." Rhene slumped back in bed and gave his uncle a determined smile. "Just the two of us against the world. We can do it."

"There's the Rhene I know," Gaelin grinned and picked up the bowl of broth, passing it to Rhene. "Drink, and heal. Soon we can leave, and learn of this new world we've found ourselves in." Rhene nodded and sipped from the bowl.

He missed his family. His friends, the members of his village. His culture, his people. The Nords must have destroyed it. But he'll be damned if he lets that destroy his spirit. If it's the last thing he does, Rhene wants to find survivors. There must have been others. There had to be. He needed to rebuild his Family.

-FIN-

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