MERIDA
COURT Seelie, neutral
INFLUENCE ★ ★ ★
TITLE Friend of the Dead, Hartslayer, Brave Heart, Lady Lioness of DunDealgan
OCCUPATION Lady of DunDealgan. archer, huntress, swordswoman
AGE 20
ABLE TO FAST-TRAVEL
- wings given to Angus via a boon in December 2,700
- as of September 2,701 will have a ring that can teleport her to places she's been before in Seelie territory
COMMUNICATION METHODS
- compass, given by Korra (
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png) sangilak) and made by Hermione (brainiest) that will give network access and point to 'home' (place/person/etc)
- capable of sending correspondence via bird, mainly ravens
RESIDENCE IN 2,701 DunDealgan, south of Daonna
RESIDENCE IN 2,702 DunDealgan, south of Daonna
MAJOR EVENTS
BEAST MASTER
Due to being the only one able to get close to Cu Chulainn and calm him down while in werewolf form, locals around the area of DunDealgan start to regard Merida as a beast master of sorts. Considering how she feels about his warp spasms, she doesn't exactly like this apparent appointment but if it's to protect him from any sort of torches-and-pitchforks scenario, she'll take it on. [ ✖ ]
TRUST IN BLOOD
A search through Treun for the escaped convicts of Leathann turns into a dangerous situation. In a moment of desperation, Merida accidentally kills a convict who has the intent of doing something unsavory to her. Traumatized, it's Gilgamesh of all people who pulls her through and reassures her that she did nothing wrong. The golden king, unwittingly, earns himself her trust and loyalty.
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LADY LIONESS
The year had seen to a great deal of change in Merida. Not just in something deciding that her fate lay within the other court, but in herself and the actions that she took, in the thoughts that she processed. Some part of her became...less idealistic, as it were, more open to the idea that this was war. It had taken her just near a year in the Drabwurld to accept that as fact, that she'd only be seeing home in her dreams, and half a year later to find it in herself to move on. This land of the fae was her reality now. These were her people. And that was why she needed to protect them. [ ✖ ]
MAJOR CHANGES
SORCERESS
Merida has started to take her magical studies more seriously than before. By the end of the time skip, she should be appropriately trained in all the magics she has taken on, both fire and runic magic.
WARRIOR
Likewise, Merida has been honing her combat skills throughout the year. With a new sword from Diarmuid as of August and a new bow from Wan as of Yule, she'll feel as though she'll be better prepared for any of the future battles. Having killed her first human (accidentally), Merida starts accepting the idea that it's okay to kill people sometimes.
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PLANS
- co-parenting wolfhound pups with Lancer
- fire magic training
- shard training
- become known as some kind of beast master by the locals
- visit the new Barrel once a month
- bandit stomping along a trade route with Korra
- swan shooting competition with Gilgamesh in April
- Treun tourney
- Samhain
- White Hart Hunt II: the Hart's Revenge
SUMMARY OF KNOWN DETAILS
For the most of it, Merida will be working on training in both her fire magic and her shard, along with learning some runes from Lancer, when she's not taking part in any of the events happening. Gaining influence in the surrounding area. Strengthening and being able to control her magic will be one of her primary focuses. She'll also be helping out around DunDealgan since she'll feel partially responsible for everyone there, considering she's courting its Lord. Many of her efforts will be going towards building up better personal relations between DunDealgan and the natives surrounding the area.
Another thing that I have planned is for her to open up a combat school for women of either court and/or natives only, offering it as a place of refuge during times of battle, and once she's lost her idealism and become a little more war hardened, offer her students out as mercenaries. This will all take time, possibly over the course of two time skips, but ideally I'd like to start planning things out now.
TIMELINE OF EVENTS
| SPRING IN 2,701 (Mar, Apr, May) |
- EARLY MARCH - waking up in Caer Glaem
- EARLY MARCH - chat with Saber
- EARLY MARCH - chat with Mako
- MARCH - making the fortress warm and toasty
- MARCH - helping Diarmuid control his fire
- MARCH - being defrosted by Gilgamesh, telling stories of the fae in exchange
- MARCH - holy Lugh it's a lion
- MARCH - bandit stomping with Korra
- LATE MARCH - chat with Ben
- LATE MARCH - the Barrel
- MARCH - monthly summary
- APRIL - things get frisky thanks to the harp (NSFW)
- APRIL - Diarmuid's birthday at the Barrel
- APRIL - breaking the harp
- MAY - swan hunting competition with Gilgamesh. interruption by bandersnatch
- MAY - running into Ben
- MAY - monthly summary
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| SUMMER IN 2,701 (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
- TREUN - spectating post tournament
- TREUN - exploring the markets and drinking
- TREUN - shopping and talking with Saber
- TREUN - chat with Hiro
- TREUN - dancing with Alyosha
- JUNE - monthly summary
- JULY - talking with Gilgamesh during beachdraidh
- JULY - bar fight
- JULY - helping Diarmuid with CSI: Daonna
- JULY - reassuring Lancer and going home
- AUGUST - training and talk with Diarmuid
- AUGUST - to the Sunsoak Markets. Diarmuid asks an important question
- AUGUST - monthly summary
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| FALL IN 2,701 (Sept, Oct, Nov) |
- SEPTEMBER - visiting Alice
- SAMHAIN - relaxing with the bae
- SAMHAIN - talking with the Shuck
- SAMHAIN - dancing and talks with Diarmuid
- SAMHAIN - relaxing and talking with Sam
- SAMHAIN - adventures in Scima with Gilgamesh
- SAMHAIN - what happens in Samhain stays at Samhain
- NOVEMBER - team up with Wan in Daonna
- NOVEMBER - archery lessons with Wan
- NOVEMBER - trouble in Treun (cw: sensitive topics)
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| WINTER IN 2,701/2,702 (Dec, Jan, Feb) |
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| SPRING IN 2,702 (Mar, Apr, May) |
- MARCH - QUEST: skeleton zombies
- MARCH - post quest wind down. serious talks with Sam (cw: sensitive topics)
- APRIL - Station date with Hiro
- LATE APRIL - lone fox
- LATE APRIL - furry time at the Barrel
- MAY - stopping Alice from doing something stupid ಠ_ಠ
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Maybe he was tryin' to save face? I don't know about your time, but back home, I'd only ever heard th' handmaidens' rumours about it. Which clansmen had been caught with th' other, that kind of thing, My friends here told me it's pretty common, an' I was worried about my crush on a girl I know.
[She doesn't say that she sorted things out with Korra, that she knew what she felt for her wasn't the same kind of love she felt for Lancer. Merida raises an eyebrow here, though she's not judging in any way, just understanding,]
Do you think maybe you should ask him again? That his feelings might have changed?
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I don't think--[…hold it. Hooooold it.
Nico's from the 1940s. People weren't exactly into that back then, were they? And he never flat-out said he wasn't interested in guys, he just didn't comment when Hiro made the assumption about him while trying to save his own skin.
…huh. That's a good theory, and though he raises an eyebrow about Merida having a crush on a girl he doesn't say anything. Whatever. People hook up with people all the time, that's really not a big deal to him. Even having a crush on a boy isn't something that bothers him. It's more just the fact of who that boy is.]
I don't know. [Flatly. Hollowly. Perplexedly.] …he doesn't trust people very easily. I worked really hard just to get him to trust me. I don't want to mess that up at all. And anyway we don't really…and with the war and being on opposite sides…and…[…yeah. Yeah, he's out of excuses. Hmph.]
Besides, I'm me. I'm not really the kind of person people have "feelings"--[Yes, the air quotes again]--for. I've gone fifteen years of my life without having feelings for somebody. I can wait a little longer. And anyway we're already putting each other in danger by doing what Shuck asks and being too close. If not telling him I want to kiss his stupid face off is keeping him alive, then I can deal with that.
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[Even if she is causing Hiro to think of all this, she's proud that he's actually thinking about it. She's not pressuring him into talking about it, just throwing questions at him that will make him rethink things. It was a tactic her mother had used during her lessons; forcing her to think about things at a new angle or in a different light. And it seemed like Hiro had hit the nail on the head, if the look on his face says anything. Though the raised eyebrow does get him one of his own. She inclines her head at that, shrugging.]
I never thought I'd fall in love either, yet I've been courtin' for a year an' a half. [Merida pauses here, biting her bottom lip.] As long as you're aware of what you feel, then I don't see th' harm in waitin' longer. If it was me...I'd be takin' my fate by th' reins an' kissin' that boy, because we don't know when this tentative peace will end.
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Yeah. Yeah...take fate by the reins. He slowly grins, lips twisting up into a slightly devious smile as that thought firmly settles in.]
Right. We don't. [Another laugh bubbles up in his chest but he squashes it back down, just nodding to himself.] Thank you, Merida.
[Something else occurs to him though.] When the tentative peace is over though...are we still gonna be friends?
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We might not be able to talk to each other but...I'd still like to think we're goin' to be.
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And who knows? Maybe he'll take her advice right now, go find Nico and kiss the boy stupid while he still can. He nods in response, showing that he agrees.]
Then promise me you'll stay safe no matter what happens. [A small grin.] You might be Seelie now, but I'm pretty sure the other parts of you haven't entirely gone away just yet. [That is to say? He has a feeling she might be a little reckless still, too.]
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[Which is to say, yes, she will be staying safe, but somehow she doubted that she'd be able to keep out of any future battles. The Jabberwock debacle had seen to that. Merida leans forward and reaches, tugging at one of his ears with a pinch of her fingers.]
You, on th' other hand, need to promise me that you'll keep your nose out of trouble. If you're anythin' like I was at your age, you'll get your head chopped off an' your shard taken here before you can blink.
[That said, she leans back in her seat, pulling her hand away. At the moment she looks like a very unamused mother.]
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Damn.]
...all right, all right, fine. I'll be careful. [Well that's only going to work for like a month, whoops.] I promise. I'm not going to let anybody take my shard away without a fight.
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Good. If I see you on any battlefield, I won't be hesitant to pick you up and drag you back to Dorchadas.