GRABS U. i am looking at u with my giant autistic eyes. demons??? and the guys who have contracts with them??? what is going on there i am intrigued 👀👀👀👀
ok ok so this is gonna be long, so prepare yourself :)
The Setting:
the setting is vaguely historical fantasy, with demons, who interact with humanity, and angels, who cut themselves off decades ago. they sealed themselves off, in their own plane of existence, leaving only their blessings behind
(the angels were supposedly better than the demons, but they still weren't exactly "good." being involved with a higher power is never really safe)
humans can generally only use magic through runes and potions, and it's expensive and hard to learn. the exception is when a human has an angelic blessing, or a demonic contract, then they can use more powerful and intuitive kinds of magic
The Characters:
[put character lineup here]
The Painter: a demon, whose main interest is collecting and maintaining beautiful things (and people)
The Magpie: a human, formerly a maid in a nobleman's manor. they're currently part of The Painter's Gallery (read: a living dress up doll) and occasionally do errands for The Painter
The Puppeteer: a demon, whose main interest is having power and control over people. they're in charge of organized crime in some way
The Pawn: a human, also referred to as Bunny. they were an illegitimate child of a nobleman, and are now the Puppeteer's right hand man. they can also detect lies, due to one of their ancestors having an angelic blessing
The Arsonist: a demon, whose main interest is burning shit down, with or without people still inside
The Gardener: a demon, whose main interest is messing with people, to see what makes them work. (they might seem the most benign, but they do enjoy pushing people to their limits, just to see them break down)
Magpie's backstory:
they were a maid for some noble, which wasn't good, per se, but it was a job. they had a good friend working with them, so it was tolerable.
the lord of the house and his trophy husband liked to throw parties, and it was at one of these parties that Magpie accidentally caught the Painter's attention.
The Painter offered them a contract. they'd get magic, and a life of relative luxury, in exchange for becoming part of The Gallery. Magpie refused, since the benefits weren't worth the loss of autonomy (at least not yet, but The Painter left the offer open).
eventually, tragedy struck. Magpie's friend was killed by the trophy husband being petty, and pushing him down the stairs.
this broke Magpie, and in their grief and rage, they decided to summon The Painter and take them up on their offer. the deal ended up being the guaranteed death of the nobles, the guaranteed safety of the rest of the house staff, and the destruction of the house, in exchange for Magpie essentially giving up their autonomy to The Painter
Magpie isn't exactly happy as part of The Gallery, but they don't regret taking the deal either
side notes:
- their name wasn't always Magpie, it's the name they took after the contract gave them magpie wings
- they're generally very serious, and in control, so when they get angry, they Get Angry
Bunny's backstory
Bunny was a somewhat neglected bastard child, the product of an affair, and they had to fight tooth and nail for any kind of respect.
at some point, they got fed up with being ignored, so they went to The Puppeteer, asking for a job. they insisted on talking directly to the Puppeteer, knowing their ability to detect lies would get them to the top pretty quickly.
unfortunately, they didn't realize it made them far too useful to let go, so they got coerced into an indefinite contract.
it wasn't what they asked for, but they got what they wanted, in the end. they got their power and respect, and nobody can stop them from beating the shit out of people who annoy them, so who who are they to complain?
side notes:
- they're mad all the time. just always ready to throw hands
- The Puppeteer thinks it's funny to make Bunny sit in their lap, like a villain with a lap cat
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