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Claims, Taken List, & Drops
Character Claims
Welcome to Children of Bahamut! We're happy you're interested in joining our community. While there are no applications to join, there is a character claim. These are done on a first-come, first-serve basis.
To claim a character and have them added to the taken list, please fill out the form below and comment here. A moderator will process and approve your claim as soon as they are able to!
MOD NOTE/UPDATE (9/27/24): An updated dragon chart for reference! You can suggest a dragon type here chosen from metallic or chromatic (including steel) and request a dragon with a personality aligned with or opposed to your characters personality. The only reason we are not allowing people to pick themselves is so there are a more diverse selection of dragon-souls. (Golden dragons are super cool though, we know!)
To claim a character and have them added to the taken list, please fill out the form below and comment here. A moderator will process and approve your claim as soon as they are able to!
MOD NOTE/UPDATE (9/27/24): An updated dragon chart for reference! You can suggest a dragon type here chosen from metallic or chromatic (including steel) and request a dragon with a personality aligned with or opposed to your characters personality. The only reason we are not allowing people to pick themselves is so there are a more diverse selection of dragon-souls. (Golden dragons are super cool though, we know!)
Taken List
Basic Stats (Updated 05/01/2025)
- Current Player Count: 20/40
Current Character Count: 32/80
Duplicates
- ⁂ FFXIV » Obsidian Blackheart (WoL)
⁂ FFXIV » Aisthota Fyrstaelwyn (WoL)
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
Avan de Zinuar III »avanture_time- AF ▐ (contact:
snapp_crackle- Holly ▐ (contact:
Final Fantasy 7: Crisis Core
Angeal Hewley-Rhapsodos »firsteditionbfs- James ▐ trilies on plurk/discord, PM journal
rhapscdos- Ace ▐ Discord: hellieace
Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth
Cloud Strife »relativefugue- Marz ▐ (contact: PM for discord)
depressionnap- Alba ▐ (contact: PM)
Final Fantasy 14 (FFXIV)
Aisthota Fyrstaelwyn [WoL] »aisandfyr- AF ▐ (contact:
zodiheart- Shesha ▐ (contact: PM or Shesha @ discord)
recreator- Cherry ▐ (contact:
awesomegaolgreatjob- OWEN ▐ (contact: Discord @ Spacedrinkss)
abyssalflames- Sceadu ▐ (contact:
vulnstacked- Alba ▐ (contact: pm or mothodical @ Discord)
Final Fantasy 15 (FFXV)
Ardyn Izunia »fatedfinality- chai ▐ (contact: tentemance @ plurk/discord)
swordlily- Callie ▐
parer- James ▐ trilies on plurk/discord
berriedmemories- Cuyler ▐ Mimicuy @ Discord or PM
heliographic- Marz ▐ (contact: pm for discord)
errant_knight- Ace ▐ Discord: hellieace
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance / Radiant Dawn
Nephenee »relentless_sentinel- Arna ▐ ,
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Byleth Eisner »perfectteatime- Owen ▐ (contact: Discord or Plurk
boarishboy- Chai ▐ (contact: tentamenace @ plurk/discord)
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
Caspar von Bergliez »brawlin- Maggie ▐ (contact:
Original Character
Nikkolaus Solan »badsunrising- Sea ▐ Discord at seakittens, pm)
hasitsthorns- chai ▐ (contact: tentamenace @ plurk/discord)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Vanyel Greyjoy (The Last Dragonborn) »drehnifusbahi- Moony ▐ (contact:
Trigun Maximum
Vash "the Stampede" Saverem »celestialcrybaqby- Mel ▐ (contact: plurk (
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Ryou Bakura »destinedhost- Libera ▐ (contact: plurk -- liberakun)
blue_ice- Zoki ▐ (contact: kharamagica @ discord or
Drops
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CHARACTER CLAIMS
Charlie | CoB NPC (EXAMPLE CLAIM)
Name: Moderators
Invited by: We own this joint.
Contact: moderator contact!
Other Characters: N/A, just this baby boy for now
⁂ CHARACTER
Character Name: Charlie
Canon: Native OC / NPC
Canon Point: Just after saving the world!
Age: Despite looking baby, he is 20+
Link to History: here you go!
Personality: The embodiment of "oh my god does he try." Although perhaps the last person anyone expected originally to help save the world, Charlie has what it takes. Apparently! What is that? Heart, mostly! He's an optimistic young lad. Despite being down on himself sometimes, he always finds the bright side of things and enjoys making connections with others.
Dragon Bond Suggestion: for reference! You can suggest a dragon type here chosen from metallic or chromatic (including steel), and request a dragon with a personality aligned with or opposed to your characters personality. The only reason we are not allowing people to pick themselves is so there are a more diverse selection of dragon-souls. (Golden dragons are super cool though, we know!)
Dragon Bond Changes: Will this amplify certain traits of your character? Will they instead be taught something by their dragon-soul like patience, confidence, etc.? It's up to you!
Overall Plans: Not overwork himself to death, mostly, since that would be bad for everyone trying to get home. He wants to take the opportunity though to learn more about off-worlders and all their cool, neat homes that they come from!
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Sephiroth | FF7: Ever Crisis
Name: Rune
Invited by: Ace invited me!
Contact: I can be reached by PM on this journal or on Discord at runestark.
Other Characters: None
⁂ CHARACTER
Character Name: Sephiroth
Canon: Final Fantasy Ever Crisis
Canon Point: End of chapter 7.
Age: 16
Link to History: Linky; ends at First Class
Personality: Fresh out of Shinra's lab and Hojo's clutches, Sephiroth is a quiet, obedient and polite young man who is certain he's pretty much only good for one thing: mass slaughter. His sense of what is and is not normal, and how to even interact with people in a normal human way, is significantly damaged by only knowing perhaps a dozen other people in his entire life, all of which were scientists. In spite of this he is SOMEHOW still a loyal, kind and helpful person who sees little problems with putting himself in danger if it means saving others. Recent events have only reinforced this; if he can help he will, and if lives are on the line then there's no question at all about what he must do. He has only the barest ideas of how to Person, never mind how to act like the kid he is.
Dragon Bond Suggestion: I would prefer an Alive dragon if I can, as some aspects of undeath are OOCly creepy to me, and a Chromatic if possible. If it's a chromatic, then any hue will do! Barring chromatics, something that aligns with his current behavior and motivation.
Dragon Bond Changes: My intention is for the temper, ego and arrogance of almost all Chromatics to in a way be the influence he may never have through meeting Angeal and Genesis in his own timeline. It's because of them he eventually learns a sense of self-worth beyond being a weapon, and when to draw a line in the sand for what he will and won't do and so much more. Depending on the Chromatic in question (I intend to stick to approximate DnD canon on the broad temperaments), over time he'll likely pick up certain habits and tendencies of his type, such as treasure interests, diet, lair preferences and so on. The sociability of green or blue may compel him to seek out people a little more often than he's usually comfortable with. The isolationist of red and black may go the other way, and so on. In a lot of ways he could be very deeply influenced by his dragon, though the particulars of how will vary.
Everything else will be determined by RP and his CR with others!
Game Plan: It's not going to be the easiest adjustment. He's used to a very strictly controlled life that he has very little say in from diet to where he lives, and his recent foray into solo deployment without his handlers only lasted ten days, something that had only begun to put cracks in the lifetime of conditioning. Being free to do what he wants when he wants is an overwhelming thing, with perhaps too many choices for him to be able to meaningfully pick. But as there's nothing waiting for him back home but more time in Hojo's lab (as far as he thinks), there's no great and desperate need to actually.. go back. It's my hope if the TDM is canon he'll continue to work on the few encounters he's had, and the likes of Elidibus who are more than happy to get out there and be around people might be enough to draw him out as well. He's not likely to be a troublemaker unless pushed.
As a side note, canon is so VAGUE about ages, that Sephiroth could be in Ever Crisis anywhere from twelve to sixteen years. For obvious reasons I've chosen the oldest point.
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Ravus Nox Fleuret || FFXV
Name: Ace
Invited by: Owen!
Contact: PM here or Discord: hellieace
Other Characters:
⁂ CHARACTER
Character Name: Ravus Nox Fleuret
Canon: FFXV
Canon Point: Episode Ignis, towards the back end of the Altissia arc.
Age: 28
Link to History: Link!
Personality: He's painfully blunt, and can be harsh in that way, but it's always honest. Absolutely ruled by his heart, unfortunately it's just a bitter/jaded one. Poor life choices, but always to protect what he loves. Haunted by his past and painfully stuck in it until he's forced to accept moving forward. Otherwise, incredibly noble and a bit like a fairytale knight before he tried to speedrun oathbreaker status.
Dragon Bond Suggestion: Probably chromatic? Black or Blue is my first thought, but I leave it up to mods here because I haven't a really strong association for him. He's done a lot of really horrible things in the name of his goals, even if the ideal behind them was a noble one.
Dragon Bond Changes: Will definitely depend on his dragon! Could make him double down even harder on his convictions or it could make him see how messed up he was. Either way, it's definitely going to amplify a side of him. Just depends on good or bad.
Game Plan: Ravus is probably getting integrated by being forced to be cared about. Otherwise he'd isolate himself until dragged into something. He cares too much not to act on righteous deeds, but I get the feeling he'll be dragged out of being a hermit long before that. He just needs a push to not be a jerk so I'll be looking for that in his interactions!
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Obsidian Blackheart (WoL) | FFXIV
Name: Alba
Invited by: I LET MYSELF IN okay fine Owen did it
Contact: PM or mothodical on Discord
Other Characters: N/A
⁂ CHARACTER
Character Name: Obsidian Blackheart
Canon: Final Fantasy XIV
Canon Point: Amani CRAU, post-Dawntrail
Age: 32
Link to History: Warrior of SPITE haha I'm hilarious. If you need more since the WoL is kind of OC adjacent in a lot of ways, let me know.
Personality: Himbo wants to be edgy and cool but it turns out he's just a nice guy who does genuinely want to help others
CRAU: Amani
AU Clarification: Obsidian has more of a feeling for things like alternate realities, timelines, and so forth. To be honest, Amani did not change him too much as a person as he was generally stalwart about his preferences. He does KIND OF look at the Convocation differently and knows what it's like to be a loporrit now but otherwise Obsidian is still the same person with much of the same skills.
Dragon Bond Suggestion: I'd ideally like a dragon that somewhat resembles Midgardsormr with a similar personality. Absolutely is smarter than Obsidian, not that it's hard to be. They both will probably agree upon their views of justice. Not lawful good, but what justice demands, befitting a Dark Knight.
Dragon Bond Changes: The changes may cause him to buckle a bit harder into the DRK mindset, which Fray will approve of.
Game Plan: Honestly, this setting works EXTREMELY well for someone like Obsidian. It's a brand new adventure in a brand new world
no weird sex stuff as far as he knowswith a lot of familiar faces. He'll adapt and just kind of accept that he'll get home eventually, but for now he is eager to help, as is his nature.[**TAKEN FORM**]
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Byleth Eisner | Fire Emblem Three Houses
Name: Owen
Invited by: I run this joint.
Contact: Plurk @ Spacedrinks and Discord @ "Spacedrinkss".
Other Characters: N/A
⁂ CHARACTER
Character Name: Byleth Eisner
Canon: Fire Emblem Three Houses
Canon Point: 1 year post-Azure Moon
Age: 27
Link to History: Blorp
Personality: Byleth has the vibe of someone who crawled fully-formed out of a bog with a fish in his mouth. While he does feel emotions, they are often expressed in a subdued, muted way. This has the capacity to change as demonstrated through the course of the game, depending on who with and how he interacts. He loves to fish, cook, spar and teach. He feels a bit put upon after being made the archbishop for lack of a better choice so he may be a bit avoidant of leadership positions despite contsantly being drawn to them anyway.
Dragon Bond Suggestion: Steel!
Dragon Bond Changes: As steel dragons often form deep bonds with other species, I intend for this to influence Byleth to forge more relationships with people of all kinds. This dragon type complements his tendency to stand back and observe until he is forced to act.
Game Plan: Byleth will likely set about to being as useful as he can. Despite his reserved appearance, he will probably be in everyone's business. Be that quests, helping improve the town, or trying to figure out ways to potentially allow everyone to return home. Oh and finding everyone's lost items.
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Genesis Rhapsodos || FFVII: Crisis Core
Name: Ace
Invited by: Owen!
Contact: Discord: hellieace
Other Characters:
⁂ CHARACTER
Character Name: Genesis Rhapsodos
Canon: FFVII: Crisis Core
Canon Point: The post credits of Dirge of Cerberus.
Age: 36
Link to History: Link!
Personality: Arrogant and vain theater nerd that actually has a pretty big heart. Genesis is petty and concerned with looks and reputation quite a bit, but some of this has mellowed into less grating variants with age. He thrives on attention and can often be self-centered. He has a deep love for old literature in general, and is considered the foremost authority on an ancient poem that he's utterly obsessed with and has fully worked into his personality. When he was younger, he had an inferiority complex, heavily influenced by his youth and the genetic experiments done on him. While he's off-putting to some at first, deep down he loves very deeply and feels all his emotions at a grand, but genuine scale.
CRAU: Amani
AU Clarification: Genesis actually had the chance to make amends with his dearest friends/lovers and get the chance to marry his soulmate. Because of that, he's a lot more secure and doesn't deal with nearly the same level of his inferiority complex and survivor's guilt as he does in base canon.
Dragon Bond Suggestion: for reference I'd love to suggest red, brass or gold for him (or anything with a fire breath weapon). They all suit important parts of his personality/life. Red for his impulsiveness and obsessions, along with his general temper. Brass for his devoted scholarly interests and love of conversation. Gold for his isolation post Angeal and Sephiroth dying, and his vows of redemption.
Dragon Bond Changes: Most of these suggestions will simply amplify who he already is. But given his obsessive personality, it's probably going to be an intense amplification. Genesis simply can't do anything by halves, including being influenced by a whole greater dragon's soul.
Game Plan: He's perfectly at home socializing and going out and doing things. If there are interesting tasks to be done, he will seek them out. Integrating to a world that has need of him will probably delight him, actually.
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Sephiroth | Final Fantasy VII
Name: Callie
Invited by: Owen (not Wilson, the other one)
Contact:
Other Characters: Gladiolus Amicitia @
⁂ CHARACTER
Character Name: Sephiroth
Canon: Final Fantasy VII
Canon Point: Original game continuity, some nebulous time post-AC (so he should technically be aware of all canon events that aren't Remake-centric)
Age: Died when he was 25(ish), has been semi-conscious in the Lifestream for over five or six years since, plus over a year in Amani, so he is either 26/27 or in his 30s depending on how you look at it
Link to History: Wiki
Personality: SO AN IMPORTANT NOTE is that this is not villain!roth, but Sephiroth having broken free from Jenova's fucked up influence on his brain! So while he is aware of all canon events(again, barring Remake timeline shenanigans), his personality is a lot more like what you see in Crisis Core. There's uh. There's a lot of guilt and self-loathing, as you might imagine.
For the many people who have not played Crisis Core, this means a Sephiroth as he used to be, and indeed has been ever since he was a teenager - overly serious, socially awkward, not particularly outwardly expressive, but (especially considering his background) a shockingly compassionate man who has never wanted to be a hero or a killer or, god forbid, like his cold and sadistic father. A man who was trapped and gaslit into a life he never wanted for himself, and didn't know how to find any other life for himself even once he gained enough knowledge to conceive of the idea(and who wouldn't have left the people that mattered to him behind to pursue such a life in any case). A man who horrible tragedy just kept happening to until he broke, at which point the monster his father and the ShinRa company literally injected into him took over.
CRAU: Amani
AU Clarification: In his last game, Seph reunited with Lazard, Angeal, and Genesis - so basically all of his most beloved people, some of the only people who've genuinely cared about him in his entire life - and was slowly crafting a sort of long-withheld happy ending
polyculewith all of them! They had a beautiful villa, they had a dumbapple orchard, Seph and Lazard got engaged, Gen and Geal got married, there were a whole lot of apologies given and misunderstandings hammered out. Also Sephiroth learned what kissing and sex are and why they're nice. Unfortunately, Lazard got sent home, which was definitely a sad time, but...the boys still have each other.Per the guilt and self-loathing mentioned above, Seph has put a lot of work in on accepting the idea (with encouragement from others) that he, as a person, is not synonymous with Jenova, and that maybe he doesn't bear 100% responsibility for what a hostile brain parasite that basically overwrote his brain made him do, but the degree to which he believes this...depends on the day
Dragon Bond Suggestion: I'm pretty okay with Seph being assigned a dragon! I have a couple loose ideas - black for transformation aesthetics, sea serpent for water/Wutai headcanon association reasons - but unless whatever is picked just absolutely doesn't work for me, I'm just as happy improvising with what he's given. Personality-wise...please don't give him an evil dragon, that's all I ask, he's had enough homicidal beings inside his head and he's going to probably chalk it up as further proof that he is somehow inherently evil. (But since dragons aren't necessarily locked to their D&D alignments, this doesn't have to narrow down the choices any!)
Dragon Bond Changes: It'd be interesting if Seph's dragon also helps him with the idea that no, he doesn't bear personal responsibility for the results of a fucked up human experiment on himself that he never asked for or had any control in. It might also be cool if the dragon pushed him more towards active atonement and using his abilities to help people, rather than feeling like if he can't retroactively make himself as having never existed, he should just pretty much avoid anyone outside his immediate circle for the rest of his life.
Game Plan: Honestly? Mostly Seph just wants a peaceful life with the people he loves. He's pretty retiring for guilt reasons, but with encouragement he will slowly expand his social circle! He's already found a mini-me he's abruptly invested in...
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Gladiolus Amicitia | Final Fantasy XV
Name: Callie
Invited by: Owen (the OTHER other one)
Contact:
Other Characters: Sephiroth @
⁂ CHARACTER
Character Name: Gladiolus Amicitia
Canon: Final Fantasy XV
Canon Point: Roughly four years or so into the Long Night, but it's also been a year or so in Amani
Age: With the extra year in Amani, 28
Link to History: Wiki
Personality: Gladio is a very duty-driven,
no-nonsensenonsense-only-at-the-proper-time, somewhat hotheaded individual. It wouldn't be wrong to compare him to a personal trainer who's prepared to verbally and possibly physically kick your ass to get you to put in your best possible performance, because in many ways that's a big part of his job in making sure his prince/eventual king, Noctis, is both prepared for the job of running a kingdom and will do a good job with that responsibility once he has it. He's also spent literally his entire life being raised to be Noct's bodyguard, prepared to die for him at a moment's notice, and that absolutely does not fuck a person up a little bit at ALL. One thing to note is that since this is an older, partially timeskipped Gladio from during the Long Night, he's done some maturing and his temper isn't nearly as explosive as he was at 23.He is also, in a very literal sense, a shill for Cup Noodle. Like they bought a promotion in the game. This WILL be played for comic effect
CRAU: Amani
AU Clarification: Truth be told, Gladio (for various reasons) didn't get to do a whole lot in his last game, and a decent chunk of the things he did do got retconned for Reasons, so he's not a whole lot different than his canon self! The biggest real development is that he and Prompto became an item over in Amani. (Gladio and Iggy, meanwhile, have been dating ever since they were teenagers, so that's not an Amani development per se)
Dragon Bond Suggestion: I am honestly open to anything for Gladio's dragon! I have no preconceived notions for him whatsoever, and am excited to see what the mods think would fit.
Dragon Bond Changes: tbh, since I am leaving the field wide open for what kind of dragon Gladio will get and even what kind of personality his dragon will have, I don't really know what the potential changes might be! It's going to heavily depend on what dragon he gets. An evil dragon he's going to resist(but might exacerbate his temper issues), a good dragon may help him address some of his inner conflicts that he hides from everyone else, a neutral dragon could...go any which way!
Game Plan: Gladio isn't really a plans sort of guy. He's got one job, which is to look after Noct, and that's what he's going to do! Though this may mean things like getting to know the people around them, being part of the community(he might end up hunting game for food purposes, he'll definitely help Noct haul in big fish because that's already something he does), and just generally keeping a thumb on the pulse of Town and its inhabitants to stay abreast of any developments and potential threats. He doesn't view his role as Noct's Shield as a wholly passive job. But, ultimately, he's not the one setting goals or deciding on courses of action so much as he's a support.
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Vash the Stampede | Trigun Stampede
Name: Nate
Invited by: Chai!
Contact:
Other Characters: none
⁂ CHARACTER
Character Name: Vash the Stampede
Canon: Trigun Stampede
Canon Point: Episode 10, or the point at which he gets dropped into the plant tank
Age: 150
Link to History: boop
Personality: ( + )
— incredibly kind to everyone, despite how he might be treated; that isn't something that matters to him
— willing to stop and help anyone that might need it, regardless of what it might require of him
— loyal to humanity as a whole, even if they will never accept him as what he truly is; he just wants to see humans thrive
— generally a pretty upbeat, happy guy with a sunny disposition, but please see below for an explanation of why that is also a bit of a negative trait
( - )
— a large chunk of his happy-go-lucky demeanor is a mask for how hurt and lonely he is on the inside, and he refuses to let anyone see that side of him
— despite desperately wanting to connect with people and make friends, he tends to keep them all at arm's length, because he's terribly afraid of letting anyone get too close to him; that's never going to end well as long as his brother is on his heels
— downright refuses to kill any of his opponents, not only because he would prefer to resolve things in a peaceful way, but he doesn't think anyone has the right to choose whether or not someone lives or dies. this is why his body is nothing but a map of scars from all the years he's spent as a pacifist
— self-sacrificial; he very clearly states in episode twelve that he doesn't care what happens to him as long as humanity survives and thrives; he doesn't care that they don't accept him now, he'll keep running and running and running for an entire lifetime until he can settle down by their side again, until he can be with them, because that's one of the only things that matters to him at the bottom of it all
— here's an extra one because i can't leave it out; he's a giant crybaby, and has a tendency to try to cry his way out of situations if he thinks he can get away with it; it doesn't work very often, but he can turn on the waterworks at the drop of a hat
CRAU: Amani
AU Clarification: I wouldn't say he's different because of the setting, because he wasn't there for very long, but he did make a few friends and is aware of things like alternate universes / worlds. And the fact that not everyone is human.
Dragon Bond Suggestion: Silver!
Dragon Bond Changes: Will definitely care more for humans than he already does and be even more friendly / social. Personal space? What's that?
Game Plan: He's essentially going to fly by the seat of his pants and go with the flow of things until he finds a nice groove, honestly. He likes to consider himself adaptive, and he will do all the good he can manage. Make friends, make himself useful, that sort of thing.
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Prompto!
Name: Marz
Invited by: Ace uwu
Contact: pm for discord! Or pm.
Other Characters: Cloud Strife
⁂ CHARACTER
Character Name: Prompto Argentum
Canon: Final Fantasy XV
Canon Point: Amani CRAU- But he was taken from his Canon point mid time skip during the Long Night (about 3 years in)
Age: 23
Link to History: link!
Personality: Selfless? Check. Goofy? Check. Biggest heart ever? Check. Crippling self loathing and a serious complex about being good enough? Check.
Prompto is at first glance a seeming memester, an outgoing goofball around for comic relief. Dig a little deeper, though, and you'll find a cripplingly shy boy trying to overcompensate and prove his worth in the world. Prompto is so very anxious and always moving, but capable of such love. If he cares about you, chances are he would die for you.
His specialty in combat is gunslinging and building tech. Because of that he is in a fish out of water situation. He is also an artist- a very skillful photographer and lover of aesthetics. Most times you find him he will be moving at mach speeds (he is a runner too!) Or behind a camera lens.
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CRAU: Amani
AU Clarification: He was vibing in the sim, learned some things and made some buddies as well as re united with Gladio and Ignis. He also had a few romantic partners...including Gladio and Ignis.
Dragon Bond Suggestion: Steel!!! Or silver or copper, with steel really fitting his tech theme- all three would be good balances for his personality. Or ig go all in making him a goblin with fae, but steel does speak to me!
Dragon Bond Changes: Please for the love of everything let a dragon teach him confidence and help ground this overly anxious chihuahua of a boy.
Game Plan: Just trying his best, and probably uplifting everyone he befriends along the way. Learning to fight without guns will be a big one. Making friends! Romance? Who knows?! Growth too!
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Noctis Lucis Caelum 👑 Final Fantasy XV
Name: Cuyler
Invited by: Chai asked for this
Contact: Mimicuy @ Discord or PM
Other Characters:Cor Leonis
⁂ CHARACTER
Character Name: Noctis Lucis Caelum
Canon: FFXV
Canon Point: Obtaining the first Royal Arm
Age: 20
Link to History: All about Prince Night Light
Personality: Look this is just a boy with depression and the most homoerotic vibes with all his bros that wants to take a nap, go fishing, and not have the weight of the world on his shoulders. Too bad the gods decided that's not allowed. At any given time he's torn between giving into the depression and channeling it into what inevitably ends up being short but scathing moments of anger. He's resigned to so much in his life because he's never had any choice and the fleeting things he does get to chose are so important to him. He can come off as very apathetic but really cares almost too much. It's gotten him into trouble more than once.
Dragon Bond Suggestion: White or Gold (ew fire) would be more true to who he is at his current canonpoint while silver would be more... where he needs to (and eventually does) end up.
Dragon Bond Changes: Noct at his current canonpoint is in need of a lot of growing up real fast. He still needs to learn how to cope with tragedy and the weight of Destiny. He's moody and sullen and angry when he can be bothered to feel anything at all. White and Gold dragons are both isolated and distant from others, more prone to introspection, which could help him better understand his emotions. While a silver dragon could be a more natural progression to the king he needs to become
than a ten year lecture from BahamutGame Plan: a respite between canon updates and time to process the trauma train that is the next few months of his life??? does that count!?
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Cor Leonis | FFXV
Name: Cuyler
Invited by: okay Chai didn't ask for this one but y'all get both
Contact: Mimicuy @ Discord or PM
Other Characters:Noctis Lucis Caelum
⁂ CHARACTER
Character Name: Cor Leonis
Canon: Final Fantasy XV
Canon Point: End Game
Age: 55
Link to History: The legend of The Immortal
Personality: Stern, cold, ruthless, impatient- there are a lot of things that can be said about The Immortal and very few of them come from anyone that knows him. Largely because he doesn't let anyone know him. His friends are few and nearly all of them died years ago. He is an incredibly lonely man who has spent over 40 years dedicated to his service to the crown. He doesn't know how to be anything else. He's very stoic and does not suffer fools gladly but beyond that even he doesn't know how much is there beneath the surface. Locked somewhere beneath the duty is a man that loves deeply, values loyalty above all, and draws the small joys in his life from seeing those he cares for happy.
Dragon Bond Suggestion: Bronze would be the most fitting for him, as a military commander but there are others that could work too. Perhaps some of the more outgoing/chatty (brass? blue?) dragon types would help him loosen up a bit.
Dragon Bond Changes: There is a great deal that a man of Cor's age should be good at. A lot of those things get missed when one is a child soldier and so single-mindedly focused on duty that there is no room for literally anything else in life. Hopefully he can pick up a few of those things from his draconic counterpart. Or at least find reasons to do it on his own.
Game Plan: He's not going to be too happy about being here but that's mostly because he's just so worn down by life. Once he accepts that he's not dead and has healed up some he... will honestly be surprisingly content with the simple life offered rather than the high tech world he comes from. Of course Cor is not one to sit idle so he'll likely take up teaching defense or helping with whatever militia force ends up protecting the town from the monsters in the forest.
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Name: Marz
Invited by: Ace!
Contact: DM me for discord
Other Characters: Prompto Argentum
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Character Name: Cloud Strife
Canon: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
Canon Point: During Golden Saucer in Rebirth
Age: 21
Link to History: Omg ill circle back to pick the best one for this, there is a LOT
Personality: This man is GOIN THRU IT. Seems aloof, cool, and quite snarky on the surface, but once you get to know him cracks show how much of a massive dork he is. Tries, and often is kinda badass, until you fully realize how so much of it is an act. Cloud is short spoken for the most part. I will have a LOT on him and his intricacies on my journal soon~ (and may circle back here when I am not sleep deprived?!)
Of note, due to him being experimented on, his memory is fragmented at present, with a lot of the memories themselves belonging to his (thought deceased) friend and crush Zack Fair. Cloud's memories are so twisted from meddling and sheer trauma that he does not even remember Zack's existence, often claiming the other SOLDIER's experiences as his own.
Dragon Bond Suggestion: Highly suggest a Topaz for Cloud, but really will roll with whatever. Something that can help him cut through the brain fog.
Dragon Bond Changes: A big factor I want to have happen with Cloud and his dragon is to help him untangle his damaged memories and the holes in his mind- basically, since he is earlier on in his character arc in the overall story of FF7 here, have the dragon help him find balance, perhaps get more in touch with his sense of self, the true one that was crushed with all the human experimentation and trauma.
Game Plan: He certainly WANTS to play nice, but this is a moody boy we got here who is also going to be running into his archenemy. I am hoping to see Cloud forge bonds and come more into himself and his true personality as time goes by exposed to people from all worlds. Maybe, with enough time, he and the SOLDIER Firsts can come to terms...Or...?!
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Ignis Scientia | Final Fantasy XV (Amani CRAU)
Name: James
Invited by: hi owen
Contact: Trilies on plurk/discord, PM this journal
Other Characters: no one but give me a hot minute
⁂ CHARACTER
Character Name: Ignis Scientia
Canon: Final Fantasy XV
Canon Point: Brotherhood
Age: 18
Link to History: The Retainer
Personality: We are introduced to Ignis Scientia for a good chunk of the main game as, indeed, one of Noctis's battling party members... but he seems to be primarily the caretaker and butler of the group in some ways. He cooks for everyone, he does the grocery shopping, he gets up before their alarms every morning, he remembers details that fall through Noctis and Prompto's brains because they were too busy playing King's Knight all night, and he casually comes up with lies that get them through border patrol because that's what you learn as the king's retainer.
Normal battle butler stuff. You know.
And then you get into the first couple of fort infiltration segments in the main story, a decent chunk into it, and he casually drops lowkey batshit lines like how bones snap easier than metal, or whatever, and you realize: oh!
Ignis Scientia has problems.
You see this fun little dichotomy in his role in Noctis' party, and how Ignis plays in his DLC. In the main game, Ignis isn't exactly the primary source of DPS of the squad, with that being left to generally Noctis and Gladio. Instead, Ignis's skills are primarily focused on providing support in the way of healing, analyzing enemy weaknesses, and even doing things like foregoing attacking in order to hand Noctis bullets if his prince happens to be using a gun.
And then you get to Episode Ignis, and the man is let off his chain, and, in order:
- bulldozes through legions of magitek soldiers by his own enchanted daggers
- hollywood drives a boat to avoid a gunship
- takes down a giant robot, piloted by the same guy who was trying to shoot him down in a gunship (who he might have broken the legs of earlier in the main story, don't worry about it)
- somehow homoerotically charms an enemy commander who'd been otherwise hyperfocusing on his own shit by doing all of this (which isn't necessarily important to Ignis being off his chain, but is important)
- with zero hesitation is willing to make a great sacrifice in order for even a chance to maul Ardyn
- ....and in one universe, makes that sacrifice in the right situation and definitely mauls Ardyn aka the immortal walking plague vector with a million weapons
- while instantly getting the hang of warping within five seconds, while Episode Ardyn's warping enemies were bodied by the immortal in no time, so what the FUCK is going on with Ignis Scientia
This is a younger Ignis, but that primarily changes how much experience he has, because the base bones of "refined polite battle butler is actually violently feral" never left
anyway Ignis loves Noctis so much and we should all probably thank god for that
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CRAU: Amani
AU Clarification: Ignis wasn't in Amani for too long, but it was enough for him to learn a little bit about the future (like recognizing Ardyn's face), and also do things like make out with more men. Primarily Gladio and Prompto (and a different Noctis), so we're just giving him a break by skipping past emotional uncertainty
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Dragon Bond Suggestion: i trust you
Dragon Bond Changes: I'll probably BS depending on the dragon, as is my wont
Game Plan: Ignis's priorities are going to be making sure his people are taken care of, and that may or may not mean introducing indoor plumbing and heating to this world so that him prince can take a hot bath for his poor aching back. No this isn't overkill.
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ardyn izunia. ffxv.
Name: chai
Invited by: I also run this joint.
Contact: tentamenace @ plurk/discord or PM any of my journals
Other Characters: Planning to also claim Aymeric (
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Character Name: Ardyn Izunia
Canon: FFXV
Canon Point: After Chapter 13 (Redemption), but before the events of Chapter 14 (Homecoming). There's a nebulous ten year gap there that I'm scruffing Ardyn like the feral cat he is from.
Age: lol. lmfao, even. 2000+
Link to History: here. beware major game spoilers!
Personality: Ardyn is, on a surface level, very theatrical and seemingly unbothered by a lot. The man doesn't appear to take much seriously and makes jokes or pokes fun at even dire circumstances. He can come across as creepy, suggestive but also civil, composed, and calm even in the face of hostility.
All of these are tactics though usually to incite hostility in others because, well- (cw for end game spoilers + suicidal ideation mention) He's sort of cursed by space bubonic plague called The Scourge that drives him to ruin and be ruined in kind. But even without that, he's lived too long and hates the gods so much he's just kind of a dick who seemingly either 1) wants them to die or 2) let him die. Honestly, both would be his ideal but he's willing to compromise with just his own death by the end.
In meme form though:
Dragon Bond Suggestion: For Ardyn, I like the idea of something opposing his personality so Silver. Mostly because he'll be absolutely infuriated about another dragon in his head trying to tell him what to do. Brass is a close second though. My third choice would be any of the Chromatic colors except for black because a bitch can't be THAT predictable okok.
Dragon Bond Changes: As mentioned, I would like a dragon-soul that opposes his current personality/views and challenges him to remember the man he once was. The one who loved humanity, wanted the best for his people, was a healer- He'd rather drown that man by his own hands but, of course, this isn't about what Ardyn wants and never really is so too fucking bad.
Game Plan: Ardyn won't so much 'adjust' as be forced to play nice with others... until he stops playing and actually, genuinely begins to forge bonds despite himself. I'm here for the long con of people discovering who he is - and importantly, who he was - and how that doesn't excuse any of his atrocious actions but at least gives a bit more context to them. Forgiveness won't be given, but instead earned through him showing he can be better here.
Naturally, there will be backslides and hurdles to overcome as well as the fact he's literally fighting internal demons in his head. But, still! He will eventually begin to try and do better and therefore no one can criticize him. (They can.)
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Regis Lucis Caelum ✧ FFXV: Kingsglaive
Name: Ariel
Invited by: Do I say Chai? or maybe Owen?
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Character Name: Regis Lucis Caelum
Canon: FFXV: Kingsglaive
Canon Point: Post-Kingsglaive
Age: 50
Link to History: Link
Personality: Regis is selfless, kind, and born to rule; he embodies everything a king should be. In terms of stature and ideals, he outperforms his peers. He is the type of man who always looks to the future rather than dwelling on the past. He is a firm believer that a king must always move forward while accepting the consequences of his or her decisions. Regis is a fearless and stern king, but he is also a loving and concerned father. He is deeply saddened by the fate that awaits his son, Noctis, and feels guilty for being powerless to help him. Regis believes in his royal bloodline's strength, but he is still concerned about Noctis.
Despite what is known about Regis, he remains somewhat enigmatic, but he is well-liked by those who know him. While he rarely expresses his emotions, there are a few dents in his hard exterior. A king is a nation's pillar. He cannot be depicted otherwise because he is constantly scrutinized. Regis' public persona differs from his personal one. The king appears to be a strict authority figure, but in reality, he is much kinder. Regis is a likeable person with plenty of eloquence and persuasiveness. Regis has extensive political experience, which allows him to persuade others to support his agenda. He's frequently the type of person who values morality over short-term gain.
Regis' refusal to turn away the large number of migrants who entered Lucis after Galahd's fall is a stark example of this.
His son's safety is his first and foremost priority. Regis prioritizes his son's life above all else, and this is evident throughout the events of Kingsglaive. He openly betrays his kingdom to ensure that the prophecy is fulfilled, but he does so with a heavy heart. These opposing ideas create the image of a conflicted man. While he believes that a king should always consider the future, this does not absolve him of guilt. Regis holds himself responsible for the demise of Lucis and Tenebrae. He accepts responsibility for many of his decisions, hoping that future generations will forgive him in time. Regis would have accepted any other option for saving both Eos and Noctis.
While Noctis sometimes resents Regis' efforts, there's no denying that Regis is the most influential person in his son's life. Regis' love for Noctis is what ultimately defines him as a character, as he is one of the few positive father figures in the Final Fantasy series. Overall, Regis is a good man and father, but he, like all politicians, prioritizes his own interests.
Dragon Bond Suggestion: I'm torn between Silver and Gold for Regis. Silver would be playing it safe, because Regis is already virtuous, sociable, and kind. However, as a Gold Dragon, he would become more aloof and withdrawn, but he would remain a champion of all that is righteous. The idea of him being a grumpy old dragon man amuses me, but I wouldn't mind him being a flashy Silver Dragon as well.
Dragon Bond Changes: Regis' personality will not change dramatically in the hopes of remaining true to the character, but he may gain some insight into himself as a person. While not entirely accurate, Regis blames himself for his kingdom's demise. He considers himself "cowardly" in some ways, believing that his poor judgment caused all of this death and destruction. He no longer has much faith in himself, let alone the deities he used to worship. I'm hoping that the old king can regain some of his confidence through these draconic bonds.
Game Plan: Regis' personality will not change dramatically in the hopes of remaining true to the character, but he may gain some insight into himself as a person. While not entirely accurate, Regis blames himself for his kingdom's demise. He considers himself "cowardly" in some ways, believing that his poor judgment caused all of this death and destruction. He no longer has much faith in himself, let alone the deities he used to worship. I'm hoping that the old king can regain some of his confidence through these draconic bonds.
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Nephenee | Fire Emblem: PoR/RD
Name: Arna
Invited by: James did it
Contact:
Other Characters: N/A
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Character Name: Nephenee
Canon: Fire Emblem: Tellius Duology (Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn)
Canon Point: 1 year post-RD when she's moved her family to the capital of Crimea to serve there
Age: 21-ish
Link to History: Here be three links. If you want a very condensed version, please see this entry.
Personality:
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- Kind, loyal, compassionate: She wants people to be safe, and treats people like she wants to be treated, even though they might not treat her in kind. She even extends olive branches to those that might have been villains or at least done some crappy stuff in the past (see her supports with Duke Tanas, who was a bit of an butt). She loves her family and country, but her family admittedly comes first in some ways. She's also reliable, and can be counter to help out where she can.
- Tenacious: While sometimes she will face setbacks due to either her own insecurities, failures, or external circumstances, she'll keep at something she's made up her mind on. Keeping on in the battles while being as scared as she is in Path of Radiance is good evidence of this.
- Strong-willed: Similar to above, but actually a mechanic in Radiant Dawn. The characters the Player controls all have strong enough wills to resist the goddess Ashera's attempt to turn everyone to stone near the end of the game. So it's a safe bet that willpower is very strong.
- Sort of Calm: She's rarely the sort to get angry about things, unless you threaten others, or you get her to under 30% health. Then all bets are off.
- Kinda optimistic: Tries to see the positive side of things (though this is rarely extended to herself), and Momma didn't raise a complainer! She tends to keep her grumbles inside, even if others might do otherwise.
- Practical and Pragmatic: She's used to not having much, and what she does have is taken care of. She'll usually go for solutions that will be beneficial in the long-term, seeing no sense in having to redo something a whole bunch.
- Kinda Smart?: Not book-smart (she can read and do some maths, but she's not had real schooling beyond what her parents taught her), but can pick up physical things fairly easily (she's just more physical in general than stuck in her head, as it were). She knows how to do a lot of stuff on the farm!
(-):Dragon Bond Suggestion: Silver, because they're virtuous, tend to be more lawful, and are very helpful. BUT I would like them to definitely be more social and try to push her to be so as well. Maybe a bit of a social butterfly and talkative. Alternatively, a more lawful than gremlin Brass, or a particularly social Bronze. But Silver suits her colouring better, being all blue and green as she is. I'd like them to press her more on getting out of her shell.
Dragon Bond Changes: Getting out of her shell, becoming a bit more social, definitely leaning into the helping others (but show yourself some love too, dummy)
Game Plan: Learn to love herself, make friends, maybe get a fella? We'll see what the game holds, but she needs to learn to open up, love herself, and make friends, dang it. She'll definitely get into trying to save the place however she can, though.
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Elidibus | Final Fantasy XIV
Name: Shesha
Invited by: Owen
Contact: PM or Shesha on discord
Other Characters: N/A
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Character Name: Elidibus
Canon: Final Fantasy XIV
Canon Point: Amani CRAU, post-Dawntrail
Age: Unknown, well over 10,000. Ancient.
Link to History: Wiki link here!
Personality: Local intense twink with a penchant for piano, sparring, and balance here to help people out and be earnest and sincere to a fault. He and Charlie would get along famously, actually.
CRAU: Amani
AU Clarification: Very much similar to how he is in canon, though a little more 'settled.' He has interacted with others from different worlds/universes, and has learned more and adapted from those conversations - it's easier to talk to those with mortal lifespans for him. The intensity he has in all things is something he's learned to work with, rather than tone down. He's also found love in many different ways, and has grown fiercely protective of what he has been able to find. His people and their memory are still very important to them, but so now is the outlook of a new adventure - one without the tragedy of the past dogging his heels.
Dragon Bond Suggestion: Steel fits this man so well. A bond that suits his proclivity for balancing things is probably key. One linked to justice, judgement, or otherwise keeping things fair/balanced would do quite well. His true form is Ephemeral Justice, after all.
Dragon Bond Changes: That depends entirely on the dragon he's bonded with! Elidibus has lived long enough - and through enough lives - that changes to who he is aren't likely to be drastic. He's an intense person by nature, but he also has tact and knows how to temper his responses and appear unaffected. Maybe the dragon bond will cause him to struggle more with that? Or maybe it will help him chill out. We'll have to see!
Game Plan: A new adventure? With friends? Sign him up! This is pure excitement and honestly The Ideal for him. He's here to have a good time for as long as he is able, and to learn as much as he can along the way.
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Angeal Hewley-Rhapsodos | Final Fantasy VII
Name: James
Invited by: you know who you are
Contact: Trilies on plurk/discord
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Character Name: Angeal Hewley-Rhapsodos
Canon: Final Fantasy VII
Canon Point: Crisis Core, Post-Death
Age: Born 40, Legally 27
Link to History: First Edition
Personality: For someone who was at one point something of a celebrity, Angeal is in fact one of the more down to earth individuals in his particular friends group - or polycule, rather. He tends to focus on more practical matters, is a notorious cheapskate, and literally has a fondness for gardening. This is a necessity when your soulmate is Genesis Rhapsodos, who prefers everything to be on fire and in leather.
Despite this fact, Angeal has always proved to be more personable of the group - not inclined to dramatics or ego trips, and having grown up outside of a lab by people who knew how to socialize. It helps that when not On The Clock, he's much more relaxed and prone to teasing, which only makes him more amiable to people.
Also, man was consistently #3 on the Sex Leaderboards in Amani, so you know he knows how to Get It.
If there is one fatal flaw for Angeal, it would be the massive depression that he's unfortunately inherited from his mother, and which only got worse when Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core sure happened. It can really bite him in the ass if he's not thinking about it.
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CRAU: Amani
AU Clarification: Sometimes it just takes being yanked into a sex simulation for you to get depression medication and work on therapy skills so that you don't despise your own wings anymore. Also he's married! Also he's in a polycule! Also he actually knows about the plot of Final Fantasy 7 and a few other spin-offs, instead of dying first before everybody else, the bitch!
Dragon Bond Suggestion: listen. listen. I KNow you called out golden as the one everybody would probably pick. but i'm just saying. a dragon that loves culinary bullshit, and also hates for anybody else to know it's a dragon fuck you it's staying in this little mortal form forever. that's. that's an angeal. i will trust your judgment otherwise, but I do think it's very funny.
Dragon Bond Changes: can a dragon solve depression? let's find out! can a dragon deal with one man arguing with it on how he's already got an alien virus that could potentially threaten his brain and he doesn't need more issues here? LET'S FIND OUT-
Game Plan: watch angeal not only make Annie's Bakes again, but watch me if I don't get him to figure out a whole food and trading system with other towns figured out
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Ko Tenjin | Handead Anthem
Name: Vandal
Invited by: Arna
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Character Name: Ko Tenjin
Canon: Handead Anthem
Canon Point: Post-HANFES
Age: 25
Link to History: World/character info
Personality: Perhaps the most notable thing about Ko is his natural charisma, the sort of gravity-pull he seems to have on most everyone he comes across. He's well-spoken and charming, able to put many at ease with his words alone. With conviction behind said words, he follows through on his promises and this in turn helps people feel more confident around him. His words come easily to him, and even though he's tone-deaf and not the best at singing, he's still able to draw crowds. It's even to the point that he's revered and widely worshipped as a literal God, though this is due in part to his ability and practice of undoing brainwashing, and turning Alivers into Handead. He sort of has to be this way, as he's learned over the years. It's the only way to keep his secrets concealed ...
Ko's secrets have to be hidden at all costs. It would be pretty catastrophic if they came out to the public, as demonstrated when his past as a British gangster had come to light, and the Japanese public largely felt cheated and lied to by him. There's a bigger secret than that, however, and this is the secret he hasn't even told his most trusted and closest comrades in the Fukuoka branch group, deva. When they finally learn the truth (that his great-grandfather is the dictator that brainwashed the masses in the first place), after Ko revealed it willingly to them, they still agree to stay by his side, but he wasn't so sure they were going to. He keeps himself guarded from deva in this way and others, such as with his true emotions on a day to day basis, and the way he thinks. It's just easier to keep up the lies, to keep parts of his life separate.
Tying in to the secrecy, Ko can be pretty controlling. He does best in a leader role, and it's where he's comfortable, or so it seems. If he is in control, then he risks his secrets coming to light a lot less. It's practically innate to him to be this way, but it still doesn't come off as aggressive or overt. It's more subtle, though he does expect the best from the rest of deva and the Fukuoka branch. He'll wake up Atsuhide during meetings, or give orders to him and Shino and Takakage. Ko is content to be seen as God, and this comes through in his expectations and direction given to those around him. It's hardly ever that he relinquishes his precious control to others, because if he were to do just that, his secrets might come to light, or his mask may slip. This is the absolute worst case scenario for him.
Ko is nothing if not a martyr. He believes, as is revealed in Tempest, that his burdens to bear are just and true, due to his lineage and his inaction with his late friend, Reiji. More than likely, if his other secrets hadn't been brought to light, he would be content to suffer in silence as the Head of DAA's Fukuoka branch. Everything was fine with Ko as long as he was doing his work to atone. This atonement is both selfless — seeking to undo the brainwashing of the masses that his great-grandfather had brainwashed in the first place — and selfish — looking to atone for his past sins.
Dragon Bond Suggestion: Green or bronze; opposite or complementary personalities are fine with me
Dragon Bond Changes: It'll depend on his dragon, but the green seems like it'll be amplifying the parts of him he works incredibly hard to hide. He's even vulgar with the people he knows in the same way green dragons are to other dragons. Bronze might make him act similarly to how I imagine green would, but in a more lawful good sense.
Game Plan: Will all depend on his dragon of course but my plan is to have dragon traits sort of expose who he is beneath his mask. I like up-ending his worldviews and what he thinks he knows about himself.
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Gara Ukai | Handead Anthem
Name: Vandal
Invited by: Arna
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Character Name: Gara Ukai
Canon: Handead Anthem
Canon Point: Post-HANFES
Age: 23
Link to History: here
Personality: Gara puts himself into his various areas of work with a kind of fervor and competence one might not expect from him; he's young, but he knows what needs to be done, and he's quick to act. When he was only thirteen, he was the golden boy of the organization he worked and performed under at least for a little while; it took a lot of hard work to get recognized enough to put himself on the track to being Head of a new branch.
In the years since his abandonment by said organization (DAA, or DEAD AND ALIVE), he's found new passions, new ambitions. Tattooing and body mods bring in steady work, but he's still as dedicated as ever to his singing and performing and the group he now does it with.
He just might like to appear a little more aloof than he actually is, shown to get embarrassed and angry when his childhood friend, Yuki, told another friend, Tengai, that Gara was getting embarrassed at Tengai's admission of friendship.
A big component of how he acts, especially on stage. As any handead is, Gara is prone to emotional outbursts when his dead level rises; however, his seems to rise much faster than anyone else's, and at much smaller provocations. He's easily excitable, easily angered, and easily triggered into flashbacks.
Gara does what he wants when he wants to; he tends to want to bite. When he used to perform, he was prone to jumping into the crowds to bite anyone within reach. He enjoys picking fights, too; nearly as much as he loves yelling at people and scaring them off -- as with a creep leering at Genjiro's niece, Chacha.
Gara calls himself "free" above all else. Unfettered by the chains DAA used to shackle him with, Gara — again — does what he wants. With Shura Jodo, he can shake things up and make people uncomfortable, make them challenge the status quo. As he values freedom above all else, he'd similarly never do anything to step on anyone else's freedom.
It's unconceivable to him. While he doesn't seem the type, he doesn't want people to go through what he went through, especially people closest to him. So no one is under any more obligation, with Gara, than they have to be.
He's also shown to be impressed by displays of assertiveness and confidence, as shown when Deki Hakushima stood up to him and told him he'd change his mind about DAA on stage. While he wasn't convinced, it still left an impression on him.
Gara would quicker preserve himself than he would preserve most others; he's not the "take me, not them" type. It ties in to the aforementioned free-spirit of his. He doesn't want his freedom or anyone else's contingent on his or another's mercy.
Troubled might not be a character flaw, but the way Gara acts out on it might be. He's explosive more so than implosive, prone to lashing out when his trauma comes up -- as demonstrated when Raiga Waziki approached him to talk to him about the missing father figure of theirs, Kakeru Miyoshi. Even when Raiga attempted to tell him he wasn't scared of him -- something Kakeru told him a long time ago -- he lashed out. It might've been assuring and a balm, but it only made him angrier.
Dragon Bond Suggestion: Black or brass; complementary or opposite personalities are fine with me.
Dragon Bond Changes: Depends, but I want him to go through a dark night of the soul similar to Ko, so I think the personality would affect him a bit.
Game Plan: I want him to have to work with people and face his trauma, and especially face how his "freedom" isn't the freedom he thinks it is. Starting out slower, but that's the general plan.
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Bucky Barnes | MCU
Name: Gail
Invited by: Owen approved my invite request :)
Contact: cacopheny @ plurk
Other Characters: NA
⁂ CHARACTER
Character Name: James Buchanan Barnes AKA Bucky, the Winter Soldier, the Asset
Canon: MCU
Canon Point: Directly after walking away from the helicarriers at the end of The Winter Soldier
Age: 98, looks in his mid 30s
Link to History: MCU wiki
Personality:
The deepest and strongest trait he has, the one that defines who Bucky Barnes is, is his protectiveness. He has a habit of peering down alleyways, looking for people (Steve Rogers, in particular) who need rescue. He stayed in the war because he had people (again, including Steve Rogers) who needed looking after. He has three younger sisters who he looked after. It was this very trait that made it easier for HYDRA to manipulate him into serving them: with his memories gone and loyalty compromised by the trigger words, all they had to do was turn his protective streak onto the wrong people. Even once he starts coming back to himself, the first thing he does is save a life.
Once won, Bucky's loyalty is not easily shaken. Steve, for example, is a frustrating little punk but Bucky refused to give up on him. It took years of torture, conditioning, and finally a literal mind-wipe before that loyalty could be turned around to someone else, and even then all it took was seeing Steve's face and hearing his old name to start to reinstate that allegiance. No matter how annoying, how stupid, or even how dangerous someone is, if that someone has won his loyalty, Bucky will probably put up with it. He might snark at them about it, or do his level best to keep that person from tripping themselves up, but he won't abandon them.
Of course, some of that comes from the fact that he is monumentally stubborn. It did, after all, take all those years of torture and finally a mind-wipe to get him to turn. He refuses to give up on Steve in no small part because he's already made up his mind and isn't about to go back on it now. Even in smaller, day-to-day issues, he doesn't easily change his mind on things, even when he’s wrong. This also makes recovery a little more difficult, since he'll stubbornly cling to the things he’s known in the past.
In return for his devotion, Bucky engenders loyalty, right back. In Brooklyn, he was popular: he had friends, he had dates, he could convince his dates to go out with a grouchy Steve too, and it's clear he had a strong rapport with his unit in the army beyond that. Even when brain-fried and confused, even when ostensibly acting on the side of the villains, there's a certain charisma to him. There's something about his lost puppy demeanor and his rare smile that wins people to his side. He doesn't necessarily know how to exercise it intentionally right now, but with more time spent among friends than enemies, some of his extroverted nature will come back to him.
Finally, after years and years of being controlled, hurt, confused, and downright tortured, Bucky carries with him a lot of fear. While this is not a personality trait per se, it still deeply affects how he interacts with the world and with the people in it. Small spaces? Automatic fear response. Electricity sparking? Automatic fear response. Medical devices or the smell of latex? Automatic fear response. Human-shaped people approaching him? Automatic fear response. He is excellent at hiding it, basically able to mask the symptoms of an anxiety attack for hours on end as an extreme adaptation to not being allowed to show emotion, but it's still there. Nothing in the world is safe, at least not for a long time until he learns to trust again.
Dragon Bond Suggestion:
Looking at the personalities listed on the spreadsheet, I can see interesting paths for black (independence, disgust with the weak), brass (chatting poor Bucky's ear off and encouraging his extraversion), silver (to try and help him directly), or steel (maybe in part because I like the synergy with him having a metal arm), but I am open to anything you think might be fun, too! I would be open to an opposing or aligned, as I can see both being interesting to work with. Nobody too evil, though, preferably. The goal is for Bucky to get better, not worse.
Dragon Bond Changes: Whatever dragon picks Bucky will have their work cut out for them, given from the start he will not think of himself as a person, but a weapon, a tool to be used. So depending on the dragon in question, they might try to take advantage of that, or try to drag him kicking and screaming into personhood, or take a more nurturing approach. I'm more up in the air about how the bond affects him because it will be extremely dependent on both what the dragon is like, and how the setting and other characters in the game affect him.
Game Plan:
Playing Bucky from the canon point I do means I'm basically starting him as a blank slate, his personality and memories there but suppressed. I like to explore his personhood and how the setting I drop him into changes who he turns into, from the base of his slowly returning memories and years of trauma. Slowly turning into a dragon, and with a spirit-dragon talking to him, is going to make for some very interesting understanding of who and what he is going forward. He will probably start off afraid of pretty much everyone and everything, possibly a little violent, but when people are kind to him he warms up and attaches pretty quickly. I expect him to be useful for active events, given his skills and abilities, but not so much for things like "talking to people a lot" and "being a normal human being".
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Absinthe | Dungeons and Dragons OC
Name: Star
Invited by: Owen
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Character Name: Absinthe
Canon: OC from the setting of Dungeons and Dragons
Canon Point: Post-arc-1 of her campaign
Age: 20
Link to History: Please scroll to the “History” section (it’s somewhere in the middle) of her infopage here!
Personality:
Dislikes: Math, cops, people who don’t take their role in an adventuring party seriously, when your long-lost mom sends a bomb instead of talking to you like a normal person (the last one hasn’t occurred yet at her canonpoint, thankfully).
Dragon Bond Suggestion: Listing some options below, roughly in the order of preference:
🐉 Red: Would be the most obvious and matching with her own aesthetic as a red tiefling, lol. In general I would like her dragon to have a more good-aligned personality to nurture Absinthe’s own good side, which I understand is possible even for chromatic dragons- if so, a red dragon with a bright personality that’s still nonetheless a pretty positive force in the world would be a great patron.
🐉Copper or Silver: These are some metallic alternatives. Copper is still red-adjacent and matches Absinthe’s personality better, but a Silver dragon who is interested in her potential could be interesting, too. I’d prefer a dragon that has some sense of humour/fun (so not completely focused on doing good or being resopnsible) which is why Gold is not listed.
Dragon Bond Changes: As mentioned in the dragon suggestions, I’d like for her dragon to bring out her good side more, but still be fun or easygoing enough that they can have a good relationship- Absinthe can be rebellious in the face of authority, and I’m hoping to avoid that. Ideally she’d see her dragon as a cool role model and be encouraged to make her mark on the world in a good way.
On an unrelated note, as Absinthe has one level of Warlock (Hexblade subclass) at her canon point, perhaps her dragon might take the role of “warlock patron” going forward, and I might flavor additional levels that she gains in the game as more dragon-themed.
Game Plan: Honestly, both she and I are here to have a good time. I’m looking forward to participate in quests, get a lay of the land, and eventually for her to find a niche (whether a location, a faction, or whatever) she wants to establish herself in. Not unlike a dragon’s lairing tendencies. :P
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Kurama / Shuichi Minamino 🌹 Yu Yu Hakusho
Name: Remedy
Invited by: Chai
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Character Name: Kurama / Shuichi Minamino
Canon: Yu Yu Hakusho
Canon Point: Post Epilogue
Age: Unknown (over 1000)
Link to History: Wiki Link. There are a few discrepancies between manga and anime canon, as well as dub vs sub, so some of this information will not apply to Kurama as I play him. Details as minor as "black vs red hair" or as major as the anime changing Kurama's relationship with his demon identity. It's Complicated.
Personality: Quick Summary
TL;DR | Obligatory Shitposts
CRAU: Amani
AU Clarification:
Kurama will be coming from Amani where he learned that the world he'd been pulled from had been destroyed. As he arrived from Demon World specifically, he's just Not Thinking about the implications of Human World being lost as well. Not much really changed about him during his time there, but he will probably seriously rethink the "we are all dead" logic they were told on arrival. He hasn't been on his own in years, so he's definitely leaned into his more reclusive socially avoidant nature without his friends around and he's more or less still trying to fake Being Human with strangers, which I'm hoping to challenge here.
Dragon Bond Suggestion:
Personality-wise, I'd really like to lean into his personality more. He's extremely responsible but also very playful. Based on descriptions, I would prefer brass, copper or green. I know the game isn't exactly married to alignments and the sheet is a reference, but those descriptions vibe most with my thoughts for plotting going into this. Given the option, I would love aspets of all three of those in a blender tbh, but if I was going for aesthetic I'd pick green first, then brass, followed by copper. Whatever any of that is worth for your considerations!
That said, I would like to avoid bronze, gold or silver, if possible.
Dragon Bond Changes: This will depend a lot on results, but I've thought about possible direction for each dragon on the list.
The top 3 I picked stand out for having one thing in common. Frankly, I'm always looking to play into the manipulative/trickster end of things with him, either making him face and address or lean into that aspect of his personality. Mostly though, I would like to see him grow more comfortable socially, really encourage the sort of development we only really see with people who know him well. Especially in regards to exploring how he deals with his own resolve to be a better person and tendency to convince others to do the same. He likes to encourage others to reform and make up for their past sins!
It could also pose some challenges and self reflection that might be interesting. Potentially reinforcing his relationship with his own identity or resulting in a bit of inner conflict that might spark identity issues with regards to who he is now vs his past self, and that will be harder on him to deal with.
Game Plan: Mostly, I tend to wing it in new settings. Kurama's disturbingly adaptable, as evidenced by his age and life experiences so I'm sure it'll be just another transition for him. Considering his "go with the flow" nature, his trajectory here could go many different places and I'm curious to see what manifests and which parts of his personality he leans into more as time goes on. I really want to see him form bonds and get close to people, but I'm anticipating a bit of internal conflict with that subject more than anything, considering the sort of life and death stakes that see him forming any real bond with others in canon.
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