The Decorum

╰ Roleplaying Etiquette. [Do read carefully.]

The Writer

╰ About me & my boundaries. [Respect is given].

  HI, I'M MEI!   Blue hair, piercings and butter chicken obsessed is how I would describe myself. Of course, so much more makes me me, but on the surface, that's how I like to be known. When it comes to my online presence, I try to be as positive and supportive as I can. A little compliment goes a long way! I, however, am fairly sensitive, so please be gentle and remember I keep trying my best. I am also very busy IRL, so please do not worry if I disappear for some time. I promise I will be back.

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  The Do's  

 ╰ Of course.

  The Don'ts  

 ╰ I would rather not.

  Never Ever  

 ╰ Out of my sight.

TALEs of SHADE

╰ Where did the dark begin? [Where does it end?]

  THE ORIGINS OF ANOTHER WORLD  【 ✧ All began during the creation of all and everything, after millennia of pure, dark, unwavering silence. It is said that it all started with a shimmering light. Weak, unstable, yet fighting on, until its unspoken goal was reached. It split, in so many smaller lights. The dark abyss that cradled it was now dazzled with an uncountable amount of stars.In each of these stars, splitting in shards, creating life. This is the story of one of these lights. The one that its inhabitants lovingly called ‘Ahurya’.【 ✧ This world all started with the birth of the beings now called ‘The Void’ and ‘The Infinity’. In their timeless birth and days of being, the entities knew their purpose was greater than simple existence. Then so started their very first creation, and their most beloved one. They gave the blue planet its first breath. In their image, they had two new beings populate the new soil. Their name later came to be known as Croa and [ REDACTED ].【 ✧ Both appeared as mere spectres, able to roam to their own volitions. As they both went separate ways, the higher beings decided that leaving them to themselves was too cruel of a fate. They decided to split them both, so they could always have a friend. Both souls were now followed by a mirror copy of themselves. They were also given names, in order for the Pure Souls to be able to grow emotional attachment towards their second half.

【 ✧ The first, Croa’s, was given the name Hope. The second, following [ REDACTED ], was called Dream. They both were kept under close observation, and the two higher beings started picking favorites over time. The Void seemed to favor the first, while the Infinity spent more time caring for the second. However, not much was or could be done to show such favoritism.【 ✧ Eventually, the entities went dormant, leaving their creation to themselves for what could be described in earth language as thousands of years. Gathering their strength, but also deciding how to bring balance to a new world.【 ✧ Waking from their slumber, the gears of creations began turning again. Their creations were separated in four steps. First, the flora. Second, the fauna. Third, the souls. Fourth, and last, the beings, originally called the Roamers.【 ✧ It is during those last steps that the Void and the Infinity began fighting. Would they go along with their first prototype, giving a complete soul a body ? Or would they split the roamers' souls in two, making two beings for the price of one, and giving them the purpose to find each other again ? The Void figured a new experiment would be better, but the Infinity refused. It believed their creations were ready to be born, once and for all, opting for the second choice, wiping away their original creations in the same breath. The only survivors were the Pure Souls, after being reunited with their other half, bringing them back to only two beings.

【 ✧ Considered unstable, Infinity decided to not give them a new vessel. This decision however, did not please the Void. Deeply attached, the Void was heartbroken, shedding its first and last tears. These pure emotions, filled with pure magick, fell upon the sacred soil of their creation.
This created a vessel, which would later be known as the entity’s messenger. Its oracle, high priestess, child and protégée. This vessel would hold the Pure Soul of Croa.【 ✧ As she would never be a roamer, the Void decided to split the Pure Soul once more, returning Hope to the form of a wisp. By Void’s decision, the vessel would never hold the past memory of its previous life, so it entrusted them to Hope, hoping to help guide the vessel through their new creation.【 ✧ Later discovering that one of the Pure Souls was back, Infinity decided to observe. Give it a chance to prove it wrong. Watching it grow into its physical vessel, the entity observed that their creation wasn’t as unstable as it once thought. Reborn from its pride, the second Pure Soul was given a vessel, this time following Infinity’s rules ; it would be split, giving both ends a vessel. Like [ REDACTED ], Dream was given flesh. It now appeared in the flesh of a white lion, now given the name ‘Tsamba’. As [ REDACTED ] was given its old memories, on the opposite of Croa, it refused becoming a protector of its planet. The role was then given to Tsamba, who was sent to look after Croa as well, in order to reunite the active vessels of the Creators.

Even so very different, most, to all worlds have something in common. In order to give laws and share morals, religion is often used, sometimes even to instill fear within its followers. But what is left if the fear of the unknown isn't there to keep its people in line any longer ? A dying, melting, rotting corpse of what it once was. Ahurya's religion was never meant to scare the Roamers but to offer them a place of belonging, a place to wish and to rest, where hopes could be made into reality. But like a lot of societies, they eventually learned how to make these wishes true themselves. While the churches and temples kept some of their followers, their gods became for many an afterthought, written in tradition and habit rather than mindfulness.Child of the Creator, Croa's main found purpose was to protect her planet through oracle visions and blessings offered to her by the entities who first created her. But what purpose is there found in protecting a world that does no longer see you ? One that forget its gods ? Their power falter, for what sleep is to the Roamers, prayers are for the gods. Perhaps the world could protect itself now.The news of the death of the only other Pure Soul is the event that made her doubts explode like some cruel fireworks set in her mind. She understood that she was not truly immortal, as death could come for her as well, like some cruel joke. She understood that these thousands of years spent in worship and being messenger were taken from her, stolen. Never to be seen again. On that day, she promised to take back her power, and to not be groomed into a role that wasn't of her choosing ever again.

Endless Time

╰ Alone for eternity. [When will reprieve come?]

Masked Dossier

╰ Shrouded in shadows. [Will the light find me?]

  Core Information  

 ╰ One brings shadow, one brings light.

  INTRODUCTION   Coming back to Eorzea was a choice made after the original event of the Sundering drove her away, Croa would seek further teachings of the control of aether, as the magical energy of Etheirys was similar enough to the one created and used in her birth universe, to which she, at the moment, had no use to go back to, as her mastery of the magic form was none.She was sent back on her mission after achieving a proper control over nether magic, which was born from her Creator's emotions, mixed with creation magic. It is a dark, destructive and aggressive magic that she is partly made of, explaining a certain natural proficiency in said magic.  ETHEIRYS   being a lot safer for her to hide and lay low for the time being, she also took the opportunity to meet with her own shard and sharing knowledge between the both of them.

  The Likes  

 ╰ A light in darkness.

  + DETAILS   Nothing beats an evening of entertainment followed by a night of reading, learning and trying old spells. Learning different world's magic has always been an interesting way of gathering knowledge about new worlds and their magics.

  The Dislikes  

 ╰ A SCREAM IN THE ABYSS.

  + DETAILS   Most of her dislike for other higher beings stems from her unadmitted favoritism for her creators. She believes unfair and confusing that other gods would prefer to not communicate with their creation, making her disdain most of them.

  The Hobbies  

 ╰ Keeping the mind busy.

  + DETAILS   Learning from her shard, she also enjoys crafting candles and incenses that she often brings on travels. She helps to sell them, but also uses them to keep creatures away, or make them peaceful.

  Bird of a gilded cage  

 ╰ When the abyss stares back.

  + DETAILS   In order to travel without attracting too many stares, Croa learned glamour magic, in order to be able to glamour the color of her blueish skin into a light golden tone.The woman has multiple tattoos of vines and leaves over her body. They act as an indicator of her control of her powers, especially when she summons her phytokinesis ; they tend to glow slightly, and even move towards the limb that is used to channel her energy.The multiple moles and other freckles on her body are actually remnants of the Void's emotional magic on her vessel. They can be sometimes seen moving, and slightly glow like a night sky if touched with bare skin or blown on.

  Stats & Proficiencies  

 ╰ Per Aspera Ad Astra.

  Enigmatic Dispositions  

 ╰ Dum Spiro, Spero.

Veiled Verses

╰ Whispered on thy lips. [Consume the abyss.]

  THE CARDS  

╰ THE HIGH PRIESTESS.

  UPWARDS  
unconscious, intuition, mystery, spirituality, higher power, inner voice .  DOWNWARD  
repressed intuition, hidden motives, superficiality, confusion, cognitive dissonance .

  THE FLOWER  

╰ NEMOPHILA.

  BABY BLUE EYES   Known for its multiple symbolisms such as success, daintiness as well as forgiveness. It can also be seen for its symbolisms of victory, tenderness, sensitivity, harmony and trust.
A flower beautifully representing a woman's path towards forgiveness for the one she trusted, and to give said trust once more.

  THE BEAST  

╰ Vessel of a split soul.

  TSAMBA   was the name given to the vessel sent to observe how the first Pure Soul survived in the new world. Fully split from the second Pure Soul, unlike Hope from Croa, the soul could keep its life within its vessel, choosing to stay by the woman's side.
It acts as its protector and best friend, confidante and anchor to reality.

  UNCANNY .  

╰ AS A FAE'S BEAUTY.

  A CERTAIN HYPNOTIZING   feeling to her, may it be her eyes, her aura or the way she moves. As if something isn't completely right, yet you can't help noticing the red of her cheeks or the softness of her hair. Your head tells you to run, and your heart yearns for it to be towards her.

  HOPE.  

╰ Coursing through my veins.

  A SPLIT PURE SOUL,   Hope cannot wander far from her source. Her role is to be a companion, holder of memories and energies. With time and the split off of her source, she developed her own personality, while still answering the Vessel's requests. She is mostly asked to assist in magical tasks.

  SOWER.  

╰ Birthed by the soil.

  BORN TO HOLD POWER   , the vessel's magic of choice has been time and times again the one that allows control over the flora. Inscribed in her very skin, it is however not the only power she can wield ; knowledgeable in the Nether magic of her world, she seeks the control and understanding of Aether magic.

  Needlework.  

╰ Precise as the fates.

  EVER TRAVELING,   the lady had to learn some level of needlework. Not exactly a seeker of luxuries, she still reached a certain level of sewing and embroidery skills that would let her offer her services to friends without any shame.
She finds a certain comfort in the tasks and hobbies, feeling somewhat closer to mankind by partaking in activities that can be to some, lifesaving. Rare are the clothing of hers that have been left untouched, either for fixing or personalizing.

Buried Bonds

╰ Everlasting tethers. [All shall bid farewell.]

  V.  

 ╰ Late husband.

  LOVE IS BLIND   and often selfish. It rarely lets go when it should and forgets when memories are needed. Rare are those who can expect death, and some prefer it to other treatments. Fairy tales are rare and the ones starring two void children from different universes are even rarer.Perhaps two negatives truly could not make a positive. Death would have been preferable. The lamb and the wolf never belonged together.

  T. Churlister  

 ╰ The one who slipped away.

  AS SOON AS THEIR EYES MET   , she knew the black mage was going to take a bigger role in her life than she'd expect. Both travelers from other worlds, their connections could have been seen as one held by long time friends, and would become even tighter over the years spent together.
Offering the lady a job back in the days of her early wedding days, she learned more than one cooking recipe from the owner of the Silverblood guild. Nothing, however, can ever beat the man's spaghetti with meatballs in her heart.

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Dark Gallery

╰ Remnants of finality. [A lightless embrace.]