Aislyn Leavold

[Aislyn Leavold]

Aislyn Leavold

Race: Mixed Blood (Human Mother + Zith Father)
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Birthday: 1st of Summer, 494 AV
Birthplace: Alvadas
Alignment: True Neutral

For life and death and all in between,

Appearance - I
Concept - II
History - III
Knowledge - IV
Possessions - V
Ledger - VI
Threads - VII
100 Questions - VIII

are they anything more than just an illusion?

[Aislyn Leavold]

Appearance

”Do not part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.”
-Mark Twain

 

Notable Attributes

Unless otherwise stated, these attributes are only visible when Aislyn isn't using an illusion.

Aislyn has several physical features worth noting when one sees her without her illusions up. Most notable, and noticeable, really, are her gnosis marks.
Aislyn's first mark of illusionism is located on the skin in between her shoulder and her neck, the azure, inverted triangle is easily seen when not disguised by an illusion. Its djed power is also easily detectable by those with the ability to do so, along with giving Aislyn a potent azure tint in her aura, with the colour most potent around her shoulder/neck area, for obvious reasons.
The second mark of illusionism, a small blood-red inverted triangle lining the palm of her right hand. The outline is thin, as if drawn in ink, but is raised slightly so it can be felt should a finger be run atop it. The djed of this mark darkens the azure tint of Aislyn's aura, drawing a reddish line between her hand and shoulder.

 

Scars

After a rather eventful youth life, Aislyn has been left with many, mostly unnoticeable scars, ones not seen unless someone inspects the skin with the intention of finding scars, or is merely close enough to notice them. A select few, however, are more easily notable. With her stubbornness and prejudice against asking for help, any wounds that could result in scarring are often left without treatment, or only minor treatment. They are kept covered and clean, of course, but anything past that to avoid scarring is uncommon for the woman. After all, the majority of the marks are kept hidden, unless they are minor enough to be indistinct. Aislyn often keeps said minor scars visible while she is disguised as Thief, though any defining ones are invariably hidden.

‣ A distinctive scratch on Aislyn’s left cheek. Three shallow individual scars that run from the side of her cheekbone almost to her hairline. Became relatively unnoticeable after Winter 515 AV. Gained here. “A wound on Aislyn's face. This will need to be properly cleaned and cared for within the next few days to avoid scarring or infection.”
Visible while Maya.
This scar has special circumstances in which it is hidden, due to how and when Aislyn received it. It is always hidden while Thief, and almost always hidden while Maya. The only situation in which it isn’t hidden is in the presence of Phobius.

‣ A small, oblong mark about the size of a palm on Aislyn’s left shoulder. Result of a bite from an unfriendly, windy illusion that fades by the end of the season, leaving only the remnants of where the “teeth” broke the skin. Gained here.
Visible while Samvrita.

‣ Thin, jagged scars that run up Aislyn’s forearm and bicep. Gained here. ”Minor cuts focused on Aislyn's left arm resulting in thin scars”
Visible while Thief.

‣ Narrow and faded self-harm scars, running up Aislyn's forearms and wrists, along with high up on her thighs. Varying in time inflicted, but the majority date from 511-514 AV.
Visible while Thief.

‣ A collection of scars lining the ridges on her back, gained from shallow cuts that were inflicted on her on an unusually hot summer day when Aislyn was thirteen. The scars were warranted by a combination of traveller and denizen boys who recognized the bumps as stubs of Zith wings after Aislyn had worn a shirt exposing her back for relief of the heat. Fueled by their hatred of the race and unaware of Alvadas's much more accepting attitude, the boys inflicted the scar-worthy wounds on Aislyn's back with a sharp rock. Luckily, the wounds weren't deep, and since Lyn was still young, the injury left only faint, albeit long, scars surrounding the nubs of wings on her back.

‣ A tiny, almost unnoticeable piece of skin missing from the very top of her ear. Ordinarily hidden by her hair, the injury is barely thought of in Aislyn's day to day life, and has only been mentioned once or twice in her lifetime, due to her lack of acknowledgement for the scar and her constant disguise of it. The injury was earned when Aislyn’s petty theft was at its peak, gaining attention from the authority of Alvadas; the Speakers. Aislyn was seventeen at the time.
Visible while Thief due to how small it is.

‣ The most distinctive scar Aislyn has; a jagged line across the inside of her left palm from when she first began learning to shoot a crossbow. Gotten when she had just turned ten here. ”A scar on the hand, about the size of a nickel. It will be faint if given treatment, fairly pronounced if not.”

 

Injuries

Different from scars in the sense that injuries can hinder activity, and most likely will eventually heal.

‣ Aislyn suffers from dehydration, nausea, extreme paranoia and visual hallucinations of fire for the duration of her addiction. Side effects of Sirencestine. Gained here.

‣ Bruises along Aislyn's chest and arms, will heal within three days. Gained here.
Expired as of 88th of Winter, 516 AV.

‣ Minor overgiving: For the next two days, Aislyn will have a slight headache. If she uses auristics within this period, she will also have a slight pain in her ears as long as it's being used. Gained here.
Expired as of 42nd of Summer, 516 AV.

‣ Aislyn is bruised, cut and tired for a good five days. Gained here.
Expired as of 88th of Winter, 515 AV.

‣ Foot Injury - Sprain, Cuts and Bruises: Running around in the wet should have reduced any spelling and the sprain will heal in 2 days. The cut will heal in 5-7 days but if it isn’t cleaned then infection will set in and increase healing time to 10-12 days in total. Bruises will fade in 5-7 days. Gained here.
Expired as of 50th of Summer, 514 AV.

‣ The Plague - Aislyn bears the worst of the disease that plagues Alvadas. Symptoms include a heightened temperature in the evenings, making it difficult to sleep. She will have a few insect bites that will fade after four days, but a stinging rash will form around the bite which causes the affected skin to grow numb. If there are several bites on one limb, she will suffer temporary paralysis, which lasts for 9 bells approx. and surfaces at random throughout the next 10 days. The rash radius, in proximity to the bite, is 30 centimetres. (Other units of measurement available.) If the bite is on the face, the speech or eye movements will be affected. Bites on the legs will almost always cause that limb to seize up. If too aggravated, the limb may become permanently paralysed in that area. [This will be decided come Autumn]. As well as a heightened temperature, she will suffer from a fever including uncontrollable shivering and headaches, as well as spotty vision and dizziness. A decent level of fluids will need to be maintained, and if not incredibly painful headaches and further hallucinations will follow. Vomiting is also common, most usually after consuming food or water, when moving too rapidly, or when lying down. Symptoms can be alleviated with the correct herbal remedies, that should be sought from Ionu's Mercy. On top of all this, if the skin is cut, no matter the size, it will bleed without stopping, unless proper medical attention is sought. If left untreated, the cut could become infected and Aislyn could bleed out and die.
Lasts from the 89th - 91st of Summer, 517 AV.

illusions
WE THE ONE

 

Aislyn

THE ILLUSION

Aislyn has the typical half-Zith appearance, a sharp, angular face and sharper teeth. Like many other halflings, she has a darker skin tone and thick, flowing hair with undeveloped stubs of wings on her back. Everything about Aislyn is mixed, on behalf of the fact that she is, indeed, of mixed blood. The only full-blooded characteristic of herself is her eyes, which are indentical to that of a purebred Zith. Dark pits that appear completely black, though in the daylight they can be seen as a dark, blood red.

A naturally smaller woman, Aislyn does her best to make herself seem taller, though her presence as a whole certainly helps with this. Due to her Zith heritage and hollow bones, she weighs in at just one-hundred-ten pounds, though she follows her mother’s height of 5’4”. She finds it difficult to put on any sort of weight or muscle, though neither have ever been a particular issue. This gives her a sickly thin build that often causes her to appear fragile.

It has been many years since Aislyn has stepped outside as herself. Well past the distinction of “paranoid”, she is rarely caught as herself. Cautious in every movement, she appears constantly unnerved, picking at her skin or avoiding eye contact in conversation. A loner by nature, “Aislyn” never actually ventures outside in most circumstances, her illusions taking form before she leaves day in and day out. “Maya” by day and “Thief” by night, Aislyn never has a chance to just be.
It is as herself that Aislyn finds herself most in-tune with Alvadas and its illusions, her speech characteristically Alvadas-esqe. Both her first and second marks of illusionism were granted from her personality in her natural form, a personality rarely heard and even more rarely seen. In everything, there is an illusion, a riddle, or deceit. In everything, there is Alvadas.

Defining "Aislyn" Thread: The Beginning of the End

As of the 83rd of Winter, 515 AV, Aislyn has cropped, short hair that falls at her shoulders rather than the longer hair she is depicted as having. This means that the 'Thief' illusion no longer involves making her hair appear shorter.

 

Maya

THE ARTIST

”Maya” was the first disguise Aislyn ever created. Her purpose was and is an internalized perfection the illusionist has never been able to achieve herself. With an internalized stigma against herself, the best course of action that she could think of was to not be herself, and thus, “Maya” was born. Created half a season after being marked by Ionu, “Maya” was created from a drawing Aislyn had made of someone she had seen, inciting some irony into her personality. From the art, came the artist. A woman of lighter personality, her appearance mirrors this. A kind looking woman, though this is not an accidental occurrence. Bright blue, happier eyes. Wavy, white-blonde hair and pale skin that contrasts Aislyn’s darker shade. Aislyn goes through great lengths to hide her ‘imperfections’ while “Maya”, gracing the illusion with softer features along with hiding her scars and gnosis mark alike. The thought process behind “Maya” is that, if Aislyn can’t be happy, she might as well look happy, and then the rest of her will follow suit.
Or at least, that was the plan.

Appearance, however, is not where the differences cease. Like many of Ionu’s favoured, Aislyn has gained a dissociative identity disorder along with her illusionism, making “Maya”, among other things, not quite Aislyn anymore.

At least partially, Aislyn succeeded in her original intentions. Maya is happier, certainly, but a masked donned does not change what lies beneath. Her curiosity is heightened, and it is Maya that is most likely to talk to people, though Aislyn’s paranoia and caution never disappear. Maya has an image to upkeep, a ‘reputation’, of sorts. For this reason, she avoids mind-altering substances in this illusion, especially after several incidents, not only with alcohol* but also with hallucinogens*, both ending rather poorly for the illusionist. On the rare occasion, Aislyn has given Maya a backstory; though it is even rarer that the story stays the same.

As of Winter, 515 AV, “Maya” takes a hit. Cracks appear in the surface, and more of Aislyn begin to show through. Paranoia, insomnia, relapsed depression. The problem lies in the fact that ”Maya” is Aislyn’s every waking moment, meaning Aislyn never has a chance to exist at all. Having been suppressed for so long, an unconscious shift begins to occur after Aislyn’s illusions are temporarily freed*. From this freedom, Aislyn becomes the one to speak first and foremost, her second mark of illusionism resulting from this limited freedom. As time goes on, more and more Aislyn begins to shine through the cracks into “Maya”, a hostility and distrust appearing past the wistful nature of the illusion.
It appears “Maya” is beginning to become what Aislyn never wanted her to be- herself.

Created 1st of Summer, 509 AV

Defining "Maya" Thread: [Of Being] Evening's Evaluations

As of the XX of Fall, 516 AVthread takes place between the 60th-91st; not yet completed, "Maya"'s voice is changed slightly to be less recognizable compared to Aislyn's own. The Alvad accent becomes less pronounced, her speech is more fluid, and her voice is more pleasant and calmer than before.

 

Thief

THE THIEF

A disguise made for the obvious occupation of theft, ”Thief has fluctuated in and out of use as Aislyn’s life as her needs have changed. Modeled after a girl she once met, Thief was originally made to seem innocent if prosecuted, yet blend in should she be in certain circumstances that require a stealthier approach. As time went on, "Thief" became rougher looking as Aislyn's needs evolved from needing to seem innocent to needing to be left alone.

Hazel eyes and light skin, Thief has a much harsher appearance than that of “Maya”. Her looks become a modulated version of Aislyn’s naturally sharper features, with straight black hair that falls just upon her shoulders. Thief was the first risk Aislyn took, disguising her hair length without being able to manipulate touch. This resulted in at least one point in which someone felt through her illusions, a possibility Aislyn soon eliminated as she gained her second mark of illusionism. As Thief, Aislyn uses her scars as tools, allowing the majority of them to shine through the illusion. This effectively creates even more of a gap between her and “Maya”, though scars she decided to be simply too distinctive to risk are kept behind an illusion. The same logic is applied to her gnosis mark, which is invariably hidden. Thief typically wears an entourage of dark or black clothing, as to disguise her presence, again, as a nod towards the lesser moral aspect of the illusion.

Pre-Winter 515 :

Also due to the situation in which Thief was created and used, the illusion appears to be younger than Aislyn, though there is no weight or height change, as said features are much too easy to find faults in through touch. A careful observer might find through physically contact that Thief’s skin, hair, or face to feel different than they look, though the illusionist’s caution often prevent such things from happening.

Aislyn also modifies a few physical features once she gained the ability to after the winter of 515 AV. Thief is slightly taller than Aislyn, four inches added to the 5'4" Aislyn is used to. Her hair (when long) is made intangible and the rough skin made tactile, removing the ability for Thief's illusion to be found out through touch. Overall, Thief becomes much more 'real' with Aislyn's second gnosis mark.

A darker illusion created in darker times, Thief is one of the few illusions that Aislyn has marked as ‘safe’ in case of discrepancies. Unlike ”Maya”, Thief is not an illusion that Aislyn needs in order to operate on a daily basis; she can be put away or shelved for extended periods of time should something go wrong. As Thief, Aislyn allows herself the rare opportunity to pretend she doesn’t have to care, though in truth Aislyn’s paranoia and caution can never quite be abandoned. It is Thief that pulls no punches, and, while at first appearing quiet or held back, she is less tactful and more vengeful, more so than even Aislyn herself. With a sharp mind and sharper tongue, Thief can be rather reckless at times.

As of Winter, 515 AV, ”Thief” evolves from a slightly more extreme, laid-back version of Aislyn to a truly spiteful personality. As Aislyn’s identity disorder worsens, Thief becomes almost independently aware, and extremely prominent. When given individual reign*, the illusion is almost malicious towards Maya in particular. The prominence of Thief is present in the fact that her ‘personality’ sometimes sticks around, even after the illusion is let go. Aislyn has maintained the personality of ”Thief” up to a bell after she has dropped the illusion; something that doesn’t happen with ”Maya” or other characters. But she does not abandon her purpose. Maya’s kindness hides Aislyn’s sadness, while Thief’s anger hides her insecurity. Though characterized by her vexation, Thief is, in the end, a mask, and a mask has one purpose- to hide what it is meant to hide.
A mask does not get to decide it doesn’t want to hide anymore.

Defining "Thief" Thread: A Different Kind of Poison

The model used for "Thief" has longer hair than the actual Thief. The style, shape, and colour is all the same, only in reality "Thief" has hair much shorter, falling between her chin and ears rather than her back.

 

Anjani

THE FIGHTER

A peculiar disguise with a peculiar purpose, “Anjani” is the newest of Aislyn’s main illusions, and thus the roughest and least refined. Designed in the young days of 516, “Anjani” is an illusion made to be much more in the public view than “Maya” or “Thief”. The illusion itself it an amalgamate of different features, rather than one of a singular model like the majority of Aislyn’s earlier illusions.
As her experience with her illusionism grew, so did her skill with the creation of a new reality. Her second mark of illusionism is most prevalent in this illusion, her height modified to 6’0” and her build more muscular than Aislyn’s more wiry frame. Her Alvad accent is emphasized, along with her voice carrying a raspier tone. The modifications with which Aislyn has familiarized herself with are present as well; “Anjani” has a head of burnt red hair in curls unseen in “Maya” or “Thief”, as well as a display of freckles along her face. It can be noted that the exact positioning of the freckles are, of course, never the same, but that is a rather minute detail in the grand scheme of things. Her eyes are a bright pale green, and her skin tone is near the same as Aislyn’s original, though it has much more of a glow. Her features are rounded and often helped along with the addition of some sort of cosmetics, mostly surrounding her eyes and lips.

The only illusion of Aislyn’s to be a member of the Sheathewhisps, Anjani has been built around the fighting group by principle. She often finds herself attempting to match the appearances and countenance of the other Sheathewhisps members, in an attempt to keep from being picked out in a crowd. Her choice in clothing leans towards colourful and practical, though largely donning Aislyn’s older- and thus, more worn out- garments. The overall appearance of Anjani follows a goal unlike that of “Thief” or “Maya”, where she is meant not to blend in with the whole, but with the select minority.
“Anjani” is the “Maya” that was forced through combat, creating an illusion that allows for a situation Aislyn had never faced before. While Thief might carry around the crossbow from time to time and Maya may carry a dagger, it is Anjani that is most comfortable carrying her weaponry out in the open. On her at all times is a scabbard with a rapier, as well as the bow Aislyn knows well harnessed on her back.

The newness of “Anjani” is perhaps most prevalent in her personality, a feature prone to change as Aislyn’s mind adapts to the new persona. Her tendency to exist surrounded by vigilante personalities at the Sheathewhisp headquarters has given her a formal and almost honorable mindset, if ‘honorable’ could be used as a description anywhere near Aislyn. Her overall mindset, however, is unfocused. Her attention is difficult to attract, her mood most often apathetic and unrefined. She drifts off into thought more often than not, the only unclouded thing about her being her morals. Where Aislyn's intentions lie is most certainly more clear while Anjani, though her virtues remain the same, if not heightened. Alvadas is her priority, above all, and it is Anjani that sees this most clearly.

Created 81st of Spring, 516 AV

Defining "Anjani" Thread: [Sheathewhisps] Will o' the 'Whisps

Aislyn has distanced "Anjani" more from herself than she has been able to with "Maya" or "Thief", creating a disconnect that makes utilizing skills associated with other illusions. She also has difficulty remembering events that happened to other illusions, and the same effect happens with events that transpire while "Anjani" is utilized.

 

Other Illusions

Occasionally, Aislyn experiments with random attributes of her illusions, or, in simple terms, 'throw-away' illusions, in which Aislyn changes with her looks for a certain outing, then never (or rarely) uses that particular illusion again. During these times, her personality often changes much more wildly and unpredictably, depending on the illusion.

 

Samvrita

Originally created to cover up Nythis's appearance during the Switch, Sam has dark skin, meant to mask Nythis' blue colouring, and short, black hair to compensate for Nythis' lack. Samvrita was an incredibly tall and lanky illusion, due to the excess of bodyweight Aislyn had to work with. The illusion was never actually put into place for its original purpose, due to Aislyn's inability to use her mark during the Switch.

However, this illusion was modified in order to evade Yisanareysin after an unexpected run-in at the Wolf's Cavern. The illusion was, obviously, much shorter than originally planned, since Aislyn's height was returned to her. Her face is fairly similar to Thief's, though marginally less defined and sharp.

(Created Here)
(Used Here)

 

Child

A simple illusion based on what Aislyn believes to be what she looked like as a child. Whilst disguised as this illusion, she took on a child-like demeanor, being much perkier and trusting than in any other illusion. This is the one illusion in which Aislyn has attempted to change her body mass, resulting in an illusion that is very easily seen through. This illusion has only been used once. (Created/Used Here)

 

Man

A short-lived illusion in which Aislyn experimented with the extent of her illusionism ability. Being such a short lived illusion, her personality didn’t have much time to develop, due to the short existence it had. The illusion isn’t particularly convincing, the flattened chest and modified facial features being the only masculine characteristics. Since Aislyn cannot modify her voice, the auditory part of the illusion is also rather unconvincing. This illusion has only been used once. (Created/Used Here)

Note: Aislyn has significantly less trouble disguising as Maya or Thief than when she uses other illusions, due to the fact that she's used both illusions so many times it requires less concentration than usual. This does not, however, prevent inconsistencies in her illusion if she loses focus. These are referred to as flickers.

[Aislyn Leavold]

Concept

A shadow is cast by even the brightest of stars; darkness is as necessary to light as sickness is to health.
--

Note: See "Appearances" for how Aislyn behaves when disguised as one of her illusions.

Disillusioned

Aislyn is a very dynamic person. Like many of Ionu’s marked, she has an array of personalities, her outlook on life depending on what illusion she has donned at the moment. Unlike the saying, Aislyn truly is who she appears on the outside. Light and happier as Maya, dark and quiet as Thief, a shade of grey as Lyn. It took Aislyn six years to realize her illusions changed her view on life, and it is unlikely she will ever make an effort to remedy this. Her personality is not something she often scrutinizes, and she has always viewed ”Maya” and ”Thief” as separate entities from herself. The illusionist has never had to vocalize the difference between the illusions, and thus does not understand them- or herself- very deeply. Her illusions are not separate people, per say, but certainly different from Aislyn herself. For example, “Maya” would never have a disembodied voice in Aislyn’s head, nor would she ever provide input on something Aislyn was doing, but if Aislyn donned the “Maya” illusion, she’d begin thinking like Maya. With every new face, she becomes a different person, and these people, however real they are to Aislyn, cannot exist outside her head. ”Flickers” do not affect her personality.

Aislyn relies heavily on her illusions, thinking of them as shields or armor, keeping her protected from the outside world. After five years of convincing herself that to be without an illusion is death, it’s hard for her to admit to having the powers she does. She has yet to willingly admit to being marked, and feels very little guilt, if any, surrounding the lies she puts forward. However, no illusion is perfect, and on multiple occasions Aislyn’s two-faced (or three-faced) personality has been found out, causing her significant duress. Anything, in her eyes, is worth upkeeping the facade, and her policy of self-preservation is firmly kept. An opportunist through and through, she believes herself to know her own weaknesses well, and capitalizes on the ability to minimize such limitations. Being her own worst enemy, there’s no need to risk endangerment from outside parties via confrontation. Thus, she tends to avoid situations in which her illusions could be in jeopardy. It would not, however, be above her to attempt harm on someone who had harmed her.

Pre-Winter 515 :

With only one mark in illusionism, Aislyn’s illusions are never completely waterproof, and some situations (such as obstructive weather, being touched, or a specific trigger) can cause faults in her illusion. Aislyn has very little defenses past her external, visual illusion, and her first instinct is always flight over fight. She has yet to face many situations in which her illusionism couldn't save her, however, though there is no guarantee this day will not come.

After the Winter of 515 AV, Aislyn gained her second mark in illusionism. For several seasons, she failed to truly expand upon the power that it granted her, almost fearful of the possibility that a new power could bring new problems. Past that, however, there was an almost joyful satisfaction that came from her second marking. There was only one person Aislyn sought to please in her life, and that person was her deity Ionu. With her second marking, it proved to the illusionist that she had proven herself above a mundane worshipper, ascending to the level of someone somehow worthy of praise.

Past an external layer of lies and (usually literal) illusion, Aislyn is actually a rather insecure person. Often at a physical disadvantage, she uses any upper hand she can gain to manipulate a situation to her liking. Seeking outside help, however, is not a tactic she is known for. Prone to anxiety attacks, Aislyn actually has several coping methods that easily throw off potential help. Whenever an event (something that sets off an anxiety attack or just a bad situation in general) happens, she takes to seclusion and avoidance in order to figure out what she did wrong and how to avoid something like it happening again. Her pride and obsession with upkeeping her image keeps those around her isolated, and she has never, and most likely will never, seek help from someone else for an issue she is facing alone. She has a deadly fear of being manipulated, as well as a hatred of being spoken down to or outwitted.

Aislyn Leavold spent more than five years cooped up in her home, her sketchbook being her only companion. It is unlikely she will ever actually open up to someone without some layer of protection to fall back onto. She is defensive to the death of her secrets, and has only herself to blame (and she does so eagerly) when such secrets do escape.

Religion

"You're... marked." He gasped. His face split into a broad grin.
"By the gods, you're marked!”
--

 

Illusionism I

First Mark
An inverted triangle, inked in a iridescent blue on the skin between Aislyn's neck and shoulder, lying above her collar bone. It gives her aura a faint azure tinge, and can be sensed by others marked by Ionu as her connection to the deity of illusions. It almost appears to glow, though this is easily attributed to a trick of the light.

"Those so marked with one of Ionu's gnosis marks can create minor illusions involving a single sense (touch, taste, smell, sight, sound). The illusionist can easily change multiple aspects of themselves and their bodies. Hair color, eye color, the tone of their skin, the accent of their voice is all very reasonable for them. However, they cannot stack illusions, meaning if their chosen illusions involves sight, all their subsequent illusions at that particular time must include sight. They cannot, however, alter sight and sound at the same time. But they can, however, affect multiple sights and sounds with enough focus to maintain multiple illusions. Minor illusions last for only a single hour, and they can have up to ten illusions ongoing at a time. If they wish, they can trade multiple illusions for longer time periods. That means they can have up to one illusion for ten hours or ten illusions for one hour or any combination therein. Again, multiple illusions can only effect one type of perception at a time. If they have ten illusions ongoing, all ten illusions must affect the same sense, e.g. sight. Minor illusions can easily change numbers on playing cards, dice or the appearance of a street or shop sign. Minor illusions can affect multiple people at a time."

 

Illusionism II

Second Mark
An outline of a small, blood-red inverted triangle on the palm of her right hand. The triangle outline is thin, as if it's been drawn with an ink pen. It stands out slightly on the skin, so when a finger is rubbed over it the mark can be felt. The red colour of the mark itself would appear to be diluted by the same azure tinge as the first mark, though instead of being muddled by the second colour they blend and compliment beautifully. There is a constant energy pulsating between Aislyn's hand and shoulder, drawing a line across her torso.

"Those favored by Ionu have their skills suddenly broadened. With two gnosis marks, illusionsists can affect more than one sense concurrently. So not only can they make a plain cobble look like a cinnamon roll, they can exactly mimic its smell, weight and the illusion of bread-like softness. It would only be when a person plucks one up and takes a bite would they realize it's stone as their teeth crunch into the rock unexpectedly. Illusionsists at this level, however, must be incredibly careful. It is quite difficult to mimic all aspects of something real so that it's good enough to fool a close inspection. Cursory inspections - casual glances - often overlook detail, but if someone is looking terribly closely, the illusionist should be taking care to think of every aspect of their illusion. For example, a jeweler skilled at telling the difference between cut glass and a real gemstone might not be fooled at all by an illusioist trying to sell them a small pebble from the street and pass it off as a ruby. The illusionist must be able to know every aspect of what a jeweler might look for in appraising a ruby in order to pass off a stone as the real thing. If they forget one tiny aspect - luster, refraction, color quality, weight - their illusions will not hold up. This means, the best illusionists create illusions in areas they know well. This is especially true of complex multiple layered illusions. Pulling off things like gilding plainly painted walls is a somewhat easier endeavor for them. Making a wall look, feel and smell like gilding is not nearly as difficult as making a pebble look like a real ruby. These illusionists can sustain complex illusions for a single day before they must relax, reconnect with Ionu, and recharge their creative batteries in order to be able to go out and work their gnosis more."

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[Aislyn Leavold]

History

Power is the greatest illusion of all, the strong are not counted among the great, yet the great are counted among the strong. A path is only a limitation.
--

Pre-Creation

 

494

Aislyn Azura Leavold was born just outside of Alvadas to a miss Maria Leavold. She is a the bastard child of a Zith father, who raped and impregnated Maria before she escaped from captivity. Aislyn was born prematurely, and just barely survives her first year; on her first birthday, her heart stops beating for several long ticks in the night after she undergoes several chimes of difficulty breathing. From sheer luck and favour of the gods, she survives, but Aislyn today still has the occasional nightmare of being immobile and unable to breath. Whether or not this is connected to her respiratory problems as a child, she doesn’t know.

 

494-504

Aislyn and her mother lived on the streets for most of Aislyn's upbringing. From the moment she could walk to the age of ten, Aislyn was practically unsupervised. Her mother cared about the girl, of course, but gradually, the care turned more and more neglectful due to a combination of thought disorder, psychosis, and bipolar disorder on her mother’s behalf. The streets of Alvadas, of course, are unpredictable, and at time, dangerous. It is on such streets the girl learned to use her favoured weapon, the crossbow. After watching two men arguing in the street over who was a better shot, she advanced on one of the men, asking for him to teach her how to use the weapon. The man, named Taji, became a sort of mentor for the girl, teaching her how to wield a crossbow and even eventually giving her one of her own. During one of their early training sessions*, ten year old Aislyn accidentally shoots herself in the palm, earning a nasty scar on her left hand that has stuck with her into adulthood.

 

506

With almost enough pieces of a mother and mentor to make one whole parental unit, Aislyn goes through a rather different coming of age, though not unlike what many Alvad children go through. The discovery that Alvadas has so much more to offer comes quickly to the native, and at twelve, the girl takes a further interest in the deity Ionu, beginning to actively worship them. At night, she actively seeks out solitude in favour of the illusions, spending many of her nights fascinated by various impossible creatures. Taji expresses nothing but fear on the subject of illusions and Alvadas in general, believing Ionu is a force to be reckoned with. This sparks a fight between the two, and Aislyn realizes how much his opinion hurts her.

 

507-509

As she grew up, Aislyn began to grow slightly more distant from her mentor, adopting the streets of Alvadas as her only “friend”. During this time, her budding worship of Ionu and the spirit of Alvadas brings her to the influence of both alcohol and various drugs. At first, accidentally, but afterwards, not as much so. Around this time, through some favor of the gods, the girl makes a somewhat decent friend throughout all the turmoil. A boy quite a bit older than her, called Markis.
Their relationship lasts two years, and it is on the 45th of Spring, 509 AV- half a season before the girl turns fifteen- that things go very, very wrong. Without complicating things too much, a teenage Aislyn ends up murdering one man and putting a crossbow bolt through her only "friend" as a result of his actions. Later that night, she receives her first mark of illusionism. On her birthday, Aislyn discovers the real reason she believes she was given the gift- to become someone else. From this, she creates ”Maya”, the first illusion of many.

 

510

By the time a year has passed, Aislyn is confident in her ability and, in an attempt to rekindle their relationship, shows Taji. He reacts violently out of fear, cutting off all ties with the girl. She hasn’t seen him since, and hasn’t ever gone looking. For a while, she experiments with the idea of who ”Maya” is, at first drawing images and eventually creating stories about who the persona could be. Now without any sort of positive influence in her life, “Maya” takes hold. However, without Taji or Markis to support her, the teen decides to create something, or someone new.
Simply named, ”Thief” is as she appears; a thief. Beginning as a drawing on a page and ending in petty theft, the new illusion becomes Aislyn’s primary persona as paranoia over her surroundings and her past begin to take hold. For several seasons, the girl runs herself ragged, saving every coin she can until she is able to secure a home for her and her mother to live in. Emboldened, she grows careless. After several late-night pickpocketing sessions, she eventually runs into penitence for her crimes. Treated as a lowly thief, the teen loses a sliver off the top of her ear, which is a scar that she carries into adulthood. Her first instinct is to seek out Taji for help, then Markis, neither of which, she realizes, are options anymore. She seeks out her mother instead, who is quickly slipping into insanity. After this event, however small, the reality of how alone Aislyn truly is dawns on her.

 

511-513

Left alone by her friend and mentor and without a mother or father, Aislyn regresses back to nurse both her mental and physical scars, clawing herself into a pit of solitude. The majority of her days from her christening of “adulthood”- her eighteenth birthday- onwards are spent locked up in her home. On a rooftop, in an abandoned building, or in an alleyway, all the girl takes solace in is her art and her illusions. Plagued by paranoia, anxiety, depression, and the beginning of an identity disorder, she hides herself behind the illusion of either ”Maya” or ”Thief” in every waking moment. For two years, she covers the walls of her home in drawings of anything from Alvadas and its inhabitants to self-portraits tinged with darker images. It becomes a tradition for the girl, every year on the first of summer, to try to escape the depression she finds herself trapped in.
On her nineteenth birthday, Aislyn attempts suicide.

 

514

In a change of pace in what could be called the will of the gods, a different kind of attempt is made on Aislyn’s twentieth birthday. By sheer luck, the woman is lead to find work. Driven by not the fear of death, but the existence of a deeper fear, she tries to find something inexplicable. Be it the descent into nothingness or the realization of how short life could be, the illusionist realizes what little she has to her name and how empty a life like that could be.
Somewhere, somehow, Aislyn Leavold needed a purpose.

Post-Creation

 

514

New Beginnings

From age sixteen to twenty, Aislyn hones her art skill as a coping method for her depression and severe anxiety. As she descends into adulthood, however, she forces herself to venture out of her comfort zone, terrified of the idea of her life dissolving into nothingness. Her depression improves dramatically, though her anxiety worsens into anxiety attacks that sporadically seize her everyday life. She hides behind her illusions as a day-to-day way to cope, but eventually begins to meet and interact with people. The woman gets a job doing art-related odd jobs for a man named Kuvarakh, and finally begins to see her life take a turn for the better.

She excels in her job as a personal artist, creating anything from tapestries to helping invent coloured charcoals. She meets people who, though she wouldn’t go as far to say ‘friends’, she becomes fond of. Kuvarakh’s courier boy, Phobius, becomes almost a little brother to “Maya”, despite him only being a year younger than Aislyn. Throughout many changes, Phobius is the one thing that stays constant in the woman’s life. A cheerful beacon of light, Aislyn manages to keep up her facade of “Maya” for seasons upon seasons, occasionally meeting with the boy to make sure nothing ill has befallen him. Despite her vow to herself never to bond with the people she meets, Aislyn grows to care for the boy.

On the other side of the spectrum, the woman makes some less-than-friendly acquaintances. After her identity and disguise were threatened in an eventful night in the Garden of No Return**, a man who introduces himself as ”Reysin Ekans” gets too close to Aislyn for comfort, whilst she is under the guise of Thief. Introducing herself as “Nise”, the woman draws suspicion from Rey, who through the course of the night, manages to uncover the fact that Aislyn is not who she appears to be. She panics, and, questioning how good of an idea coming out of hiding truly was, manages to escape.
Rey, however, continues to appear throughout almost every aspect of Aislyn’s life, like a bad case of déjà vu. He, too, happens to be employed by Kuvarakh, and, throughout several more encounters, the two grow to be almost arch enemies. Aislyn loses several secrets*, a pair of boots*, and a few memories* due to their rivalry, while Rey loses at least two hundred mizas*, his ability to trust women*, and gains a scar on his right cheek*.

 

515

Adaptation

In the Spring of 515 AV, things seem to regress dramatically. Out of the blue, the Alchemmia Alchea- Aislyn’s technical place of work since she was employed by the active proprietor- explodes*. An entire city block is transformed to crumbling dust that nearly claims Aislyn’s life as well, killing a good amount of Alvadas’ population that no one appears to notice go missing. The explosion, caused by one of the few people the illusionist would dare call a friend, Wanda, results in the Speakers coming to claim retribution for the loss of the city. Aislyn, along with Reysin and Phobius, are given a choice in the matter when it comes to Wanda’s fate. Lyn chooses based on what the trickery and deceit of her city has taught her: trust no one, and nothing. However, the trio is given no clear answer to the question of what happened to Wanda Malvolia?

Weighted by guilt but slowly overcoming her anxiety attacks, Aislyn begins to grow dependent on her religion for sanity. This, however, also grows unstable, as throughout the final seasons of 515, Alvadas seems to take ill*. The illusionist is no exception to the growing number of worried Alvads, and throughout both fall and winter tries to piece the puzzle together. Her prayers are left unresolved, leaving her with more questions than answers in an ever-growing mindset of hopelessness. Documenting the foreboding events* of the seasons, the woman’s paranoia peeks, and by the time the end of winter grows near, she begins to prepare for the worst.

The worst, of course, does come*. On the 81st of winter, 515 AV, a door appears in the center of a rapidly-condensing Alvadas*. Aislyn, deciding that all her preparation has come to use, convinces Phobius to come through the door with her in search of answers*. However, they get separated on the way through the door and the woman ends up in the world she dubs “Apocalypse-Alvadas” alone. On the other side of the door, Aislyn faces down what could be called both her greatest strength and greatest weakness: her illusions. “Maya”, “Thief”, and various other faces the illusionist has donned gain lives of their own, introducing the illusionist to what seems to be the end*.

 

516

Evolution

The Winter War of 515 AV is a harsh one, subjecting Alvads to situations they have never faced before, and Aislyn is no exception. Her illusions lead her to an old and new face- a figure she dons 'Other-Aislyn', taking form after herself, and a figure that has appear in and out of Aislyn's life for seasons, Almos.* By the time all events have transpired, Aislyn is left with her tongue wrapped around the name of her deity and a gift she can never repay- her second mark of illusionism.* By the time the spring comes she has rationalized herself once again, and returned to what can be called 'normal life'.

With the dawning of a new year, Aislyn makes no resolution to change anything about herself, rather drawing herself in and rarely leaving for the duration of the season. Plagued by nightmares and paranoia with a new sense of the closeness of death, her rare outings are never dull. One such outing is marked by the meeting between Aislyn and a woman named Eleanor, whom the illusionist meets atop a tall building, preparing to jump.* Aislyn finds herself infatuated by the strange figure, and finds a kindred soul within the woman's distant personality and suicidal tendencies. After all, commonalities never have to come from wholly positive hobbies.
Later on in the season Aislyn finds herself privy to the rumors that plague the city following the aftermath of the Winter War, and gives in to curiosity in investigating a cavern said to contain a beast that those willing to fight for Alvadas must destroy. With a vigor at least partially due to Aislyn's success in fighting during the winter, the artist accepts the challenge*, and, though 'honorably' would not be the way to describe her victory, she does come out victorious, and is accepted into the ranks of the Sheathewhisps*, self-proclaimed defenders of Alvadas. From the Sheathewhisps spawns something Aislyn has not seen in many years- a new face. Anjani* is created*. Anjani is different from the other illusions in the fact that Aislyn purposely distances her, to allow herself a break from the newfound weights of Maya and Thief. However, this break causes an inadvertent trait in Anjani to have trouble remembering events that have transpired while the illusion is not active.

Though the season passes quietly, the summer comes in roaring, with Aislyn finding herself in the perfect position to take advantage of the knowledge of magic, namely Auristics. With the help of an occasionally-irritating pycon named Tail as an amateur teacher, Aislyn exchanges boarding in her house for arcane lessons*. The auristics agreement isn't the end of the season's magic, however, as Aislyn runs into yet another wizard*, though this one of much greater ability. [TBD]
Summer proves to be an active season of new faces and new skills; as soon as the magic chaos dies down a new problem appears- a problem under the name of 'Dexius Skythorn'. The two meet in a backalley of Alvadas*, Aislyn's paranoia and overhanging delusions from the previous season's trauma bleeding into her ability to interact with the man. That, combined with Dexius' lack of social skill, make for an eventful set of begrudging sword lessons that become borderline duels*.

The Fall of 516 finds itself centered around the rediscovery of old things- good and bad. In a chance encounter*, Aislyn finds herself meeting a fortune teller named Nephti for a second time, the first time being when a cursed Eypharian had used Nephti as a translator in asking Aislyn for help to remove the punishment* put upon her by a Speaker in the previous winter*. Aislyn asks Nephti for a fortune regarding Ionu and the future of Alvadas. Nephti reads that she must prepare for the future, and that no one will be ready for what Ionu does next*.
The second chance meeting is between Aislyn and a place she hasn't seen since she was young- the Unnamye*. After her first eventful visit*, Aislyn becomes a regular customer, finding herself addicted to Sirencestine, a substance that nearly replaces Aislyn's need to eat, which she finds very little motivation to do in recent seasons. On one of her visits*, she encounters Madeira Craven, a new face on an old family Aislyn knew well from her taking notes* on several members of the family during the Winter War**. Madeira, under the influence of Overture, doses Aislyn with the hallucinogenic drug, Dew*. [TBD]
[TBD]
In a fitting end to the season, Aislyn searches for some way to retain control of her life. Facing insomnia, addiction, and a decreased motivation to keep herself alive, she turns to her deity for help. In an event of happenstance, however, it is not Ionu the illusionist *. Instead, she rediscovers a god she learned of many years before, Sagallius. His domain promises control, but Aislyn finds herself conflicted on whether the worship of another god betrays her devotion to Ionu.

The Winters of Alvadas never seem to be a happy time, as Morwen's Edict* sweeps across Mizahar. Aislyn's fortune from the previous season comes true as Ionu and Alvadas declare themselves on the side of Bala, Tavasi & Sivah, condemning all Alvad Vantha to death**. Aislyn finds herself stunned by the aggressive declaration, but as the Sheathewhisps polarize themselves on the issue* she finds no trouble choosing the side of her favoured deity. She herself hunts for and executes a Vantha man*, with the unlikely and uneasy ally of Yisanareysin on her side. [TBD]
However, not all Alvads are on the side of Ionu. Later in the season Aislyn finds herself conflict as Phobius comes to her with a letter* from a man asking for his help in protecting the Vantha of Alvadas. [TBD]
As the season nears it end, Aislyn finds her mental state rapidly regressing. As the city of illusions imitates a map of Mizahar*, she seeks out the familiarity of Alvadas. The city within the city is rumored to have become an elusive whirlwind of destruction, a rumor Aislyn finds to be true as she steps into the maelstrom, hoping for something to change*.

 

517

Instigation

517 AV

TBD.

 

Further Chapters

Expansion

518 AV

TBD.

Penultimatum

519 AV

TBD.

Approved NPCs

“The quickest path to self-destruction is to push away the people you love.”
― Cassia Leo

OOCNote: NPC write-ups are unchanged from original help desk application in 2014.

Maria Leavold :

Name: Maria Leavold
Race: Human
DoB: 62nd of Winter, 466 AV
PoB: Alvadas
Title: Carver, Mother of Aislyn Leavold
Skills: Singing: 5
Gardening: 5
Cooking: 14
Carving: 26
Gnosis: None
Additional Info: Maria has the appearance of a mother, but the mind of a madman. In a way, she is both. Maria Leavold cared for her daughter, Aislyn, with the utmost love and affection, even if she was an unplanned event. In all truth, Maria barely realizes Lyn is part Zith, feeling as if that, should she be raised right, she would not harbor the skills of her father, or the skills of the Zith race at all. In a way, she was right.

But one can not talk about Aislyn when there’s so much to learn from her mother.
Maria was born to two loving parents, both pure-blooded humans. She lived a happy life, growing up in Alvadas. Her life was nothing successful, and nothing really eventful happened during her early years. Her story really began when she ventured too far out from the gates of her city and found herself taken into a Zith colony, prisoner to a very intimidating Zith man.

Eventually, Maria escaped, but not before being impregnated by her Zith captor. She got out with a group of other humans kept as slaves, though she never found out what happened to them. They most likely were hunted down with first priority, since at the time, Maria was in no shape to work for the colony, leading to Maria having more luck in her escape. When she stumbled her way back into Alvadas, freezing, starving, and most likely dying of a thousand different diseases, she gave birth to a little girl. Aislyn.

That was what gave her hope. If an infant could make it, so could she. Her fight to survive brought both Maria and Aislyn to health, as Lyn had been born premature, due to severe undernourishment of her mother. Eventually, though, they were both fit, healthy, and ready to take on what the city of illusions had to offer.

Maria raised her daughter well, though she did notice strange features of the girl, despite this, she dismissed them as insignificant. Small ridges on Lyn’s back, almost resembling stubs of wings. Dark colored skin, when Maria’s was light. Long, flowing hair, compared to her mother’s short, curly mop. All strange, though Maria never quite connected the dots. Her mind had all but blocked out the majority of her memories at the colony, so she had never even questioned how she had gotten pregnant in the first place. She never knew little Aislyn was actually part Zith.

As Lyn was growing up, Maria became more and more attached to the god she had been introduced to due to their influence in the city; Ionu. She even influenced Aislyn’s worship of Ionu, strengthening her bond with the deity.

When Lyn began forming her own thoughts, ideas, the such, even gaining a gnosis from Maria’s favourite deity, Maria began to lose her sanity. There wasn’t a particular point in time where she began to slip, no, it was a gradual process. Her daughter most likely played a part in it, with her gnosis and overall personality pushing Maria to the edge. Along with that, who wouldn’t lose their sanity, or at least question it, in a city like Alvadas?

In present time, Maria lives with Aislyn in a small 20 by 20ft house, where she lovingly cares for a garden of dead plants (yet another symptom of her insanity) and works full-time at her own carving shop, providing just enough mizas to keep herself afloat.

Taji Karron :

Name: Taji Karron
Race: Human
DoB: 42nd of Fall, 451 AV
PoB: Alvadas
Title: Miscellaneous Worker, Mentor to a young Aislyn Leavold
Skills: Crossbow, Light: 26
Teaching: 14
Medicine: 10
Gnosis: None
Additional Info: Taji grew up an only child in a family with no mother and a father that would constantly turn a blind eye to his troubles. The man's father was not abusive, merely stern and unforgiving, with the only education he allowed his son to undergo coming from himself. Unfortunately, the only thing Taji's father taught him was fear. Fear of the world, fear of the gods, and, most notably, fear of Ionu.
In a city full of illusions, one either reveres the deity or fears them. In Taji’s case, his father taught him to be very, very afraid.
Ever since the day he was born, Taji learnt that Ionu was a force to be reckoned with, as all gods were. That his tricks were to be avoided and his anger feared. As a boy, he never visited any of the places in Alvadas known to be heavily influenced by Ionu. He avoided the temples at all cost, despite the shrines seeming to appear at his doorstep every time the city morphed.

Even as an adult, the man carried his father’s fears into his own life, choosing only to stay in Alvadas to stay close to his wife and daughter (and memory therefore of). He took various jobs to support his family, switching between jobs as a gardener, a bartender, or even, once, a bodyguard. It was a rough way to work, but Taji managed to keep himself and his family afloat with the money it brought in.

Taji played a very large role in many lives, being a widowed husband of a close-knit family, with two sons and a daughter along a late wife, Lilith, who died after giving birth to her third child. The couple’s first son, Julian was born in 484 AV, three years later, another boy, George, then after a full five years, their only daughter, Riley. Miraculously, all three children were born in the spring, though at varying time in the season.

For a few years, Taji lived happily, revering the memory of his lost wife within his children, teaching them everything he knew. All the fear his father had taught him, all the wisdom his wife had given him, everything the man could possibly give, he gave to his children. That was why it was so hard for him to see his sons leave to create their own lives elsewhere.

In the end, Julian became a plantation owner in Kenash at the age of twenty-one, while George became training to be guard in Syliras as soon as he was old enough to travel. Riley, on the other hand, stayed with her father, too young to venture out on her own. But in the spring of 504, just a year after Julian had left and a season since George had followed, Riley went missing. The girl, nor her remains, were ever found. Taji was struck with grief, and, after sending word to both Julian and George with no reply, tried to take his own life at 53 years old.

The attempt was unsuccessful, and Taji turned to gambling to drown his sorrows. He gambled anything and everything, frequenting himself at the Ionu's Wager and nearly losing his life several times due to losing his bets.
One day, however, he made a bet that changed his life forever. The bet was against a man who had challenged Taji on his ability to fight. In the end, the bet turned into a competition on who was the better marksman, ending with an old-fashioned shoot-out.

That was where he met Aislyn, who was drawn to the argument between the gambling men. The girl was, at the time, ten years old, the same age as Taji’s missing daughter. Because of this likeness, the man developed a sort of fatherly attraction to her, treating her as he did Riley. Aislyn became his youngest child’s replacement, and he spent a good part of four years watching her grow up under his wing. Taji taught Aislyn how to shoot a crossbow, along with providing her with a temporary home whenever her mother forgot her. After Aislyn turned fourteen, however, things began to change.

Taji still found himself spending quite a bit of time with Aislyn, though he felt her attention towards him growing thin, and her care growing forced. When, one day, he asked her why, Aislyn explained how she had met a friend; a boy by the name of Markis Qiu. Taji expressed his concern over the relationship, sparking an argument between the two. Lyn began pushing him out of her life, and the two steadily grew apart.

For the next year, Taji saw little to no attention from Aislyn, returning to his previous state of depression. On the eve of the man’s 59th birthday, however, in the year of 510, Aislyn came to see him with exciting news. After dragging a reluctant Taji into the midst of one of Ionu’s illusions- an array of flying fish in the middle of a nighttime alley, Aislyn showed her mentor her powers she gained from her gnosis, changing both the aspects of her appearance along with causing the colours of the fish to swim across a rainbow of hues.

Taji reacted swiftly, acting out of fear because of the way he had been brought up. All the lessons and sayings his father had told him, all the warnings about Ionu’s power. And now, in his eyes, Ionu had taken both his daughters from him. Aislyn had been given the same power that manipulated Alvadas’ streets; the same power that had caused him to lose track of Riley. So, in an act of fear, he lashed out at her.

After a heavily one-sided fight, the man left sixteen-year-old Aislyn confused and alone in the midst of a pod of dying rainbow fish.
The man never saw Aislyn again.

[Aislyn Leavold]

Knowledge

"I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process."
-Vincent van Gogh

Languages

Fluent Language: Common (Alvad Accent)
Basic Language: None
Poor Language: None

Skills

 

Physical

Skills	Exp	Total	Proficiency
Acrobatics	4 SP 3 XP 1 XP 2 XP 2 XP 1 XP 1 XP 2 XP	16	Novice
Brawling	1 XP	1	Novice
Climbing	1 XP 1 XP 1 XP 1 XP 1 XP	5	Novice
Dancing	1 XP 1 XP	2	Novice
Weapon: Crossbow, Light	10 RB 3 XP 3 XP 3 XP 1 XP 2 XP 1 XP	23	Novice
Endurance	3 XP 1 XP 3 XP 1 XP 2 XP 1 XP	10	Novice
Escape Artist	2 XP	2	Novice
Interrogation	1 XP 2 XP 1 XP 1 XP 2 XP 4 XP	9	Novice
Intimidation	1 XP 1 XP 3 XP	5	Novice
Land Navigation	1 XP	1	Novice
Running	3 XP 1 XP 1 XP 2 XP 1 XP 1 XP	9	Novice
Scouting	2 XP	2	Novice
Swimming	2 XP	2	Novice
Unarmed Combat	1 XP 1 XP	2	Novice
Weapon: Knife	1 XP 1 XP 1 XP	3	Novice
Wilderness Survival	3 XP 1 XP	4	Novice

 

Mental

Skills	Exp	Total	Proficiency
Deduction	2 XP	2	Novice
Detection	1 XP 1 XP	2	Novice
Disguise	2 XP 1 XP	3	Novice
History	1 XP	1	Novice
Intelligence	1 XP 2 XP 3 XP 3 XP 1 XP 2 XP	12	Novice
Investigation	3 XP 2 XP 5 XP 3 XP 3 XP 1 XP 3 XP 4 XP 4 XP 1 XP 1 XP 3 XP 2 XP	35	Competent
Larceny	10 SP 1 XP 2 XP	13	Novice
Leadership	1 XP 1 XP 1 XP 1 XP	4	Novice
Logic	1 XP 1 XP 2 XP 2 XP 1 XP 3 XP 1 XP 1 XP	13	Novice
Land Navigation	2 XP 1 XP 1 XP 2 XP 3 XP	3	Novice
Medicine	1 XP 1 XP 2 XP 3 XP	7	Novice
Negotiation	2 XP 4 XP 1 XP 2 XP 1 XP 2 XP 1 XP 2 XP	15	Novice
Observation	2 XP 2 XP 2 XP 2 XP 5 XP 5 XP 5 XP 5 XP 3 XP 4 XP 4 XP 4 XP 3 XP 5 XP 2 XP 5 XP 3 XP 2 XP 3 XP 4 XP 5 XP 4 XP 5 XP 5 XP 4 XP	-	-
Observation	5 XP 1 XP 1 XP 5 XP?	100 +5	MAXED
Organization	3 XP 2 XP 2 XP 1 XP 1 XP 1 XP 2 XP	12	Novice
Persuasion	1 XP 1 XP 2 XP 2 XP 1 XP 1 XP 2 XP	8	Novice
Philosophy	2 XP 1 XP 4 XP 1 XP 2 XP 2 XP 2 XP 2 XP 2 XP 1 XP 5 XP 1 XP 3 XP 3 XP	31	Competent
Planning	1 XP 1 XP 1 XP 1 XP 1 XP 3 XP 1 XP 2 XP 2 XP 1 XP 4 XP 3 XP 2 XP 1 XP 1 XP 2 XP 3 XP 2 XP 3 XP 1 XP	35	Competent
Politics	1 XP	1	Novice
Prayer	1 XP 1 XP	2	Novice
Reading	1 XP	1	Novice
Research	1 XP 2 XP	3	Novice
Rhetoric	2 XP 2 XP 3 XP 1 XP 1 XP 2 XP 1 XP 1 XP 4 XP 1 XP 4 XP 1 XP 1 XP	24	Novice
Socialization	2 XP 3 XP 2 XP 5 XP 5 XP 3 XP 3 XP 3 XP 4 XP 3 XP 5 XP 2 XP 5 XP 1 XP 2 XP 3 XP 1 XP 3 XP	55	Expert
Spelunking	2 XP	2	Novice
Subterfuge	1 XP 1 XP 1 XP 4 XP 3 XP 2 XP 2 XP 2 XP 1 XP 1 XP 2 XP 1 XP 2 XP 2 XP	25	Novice
Stealth	3 XP 2 XP 2 XP 2 XP 1 XP	10	Novice
Tactics	1 XP 2 XP 3 XP 1 XP 2 XP 2 XP 2 XP 2 XP 4 XP 1 XP 4 XP 2 XP 1 XP	27	Competent
Teaching	2 XP 1 XP 1 XP 3 XP 3 XP 3 XP	13	Novice
Tracking	1 XP 1 XP	2	Novice

 

Arcane

Skills	Exp	Total	Proficiency
Alchemy	1 XP	1	Novice
Auristics	1 XP 2 XP	3	Novice
Glyphing	1 XP	1	Novice
Meditation	1 XP 1 XP 1 XP	3	Novice
Whistling	2 XP	2	Novice

 

Artistic

Skills	Exp	Total	Proficiency
Acting	2 XP 1 XP 3 XP 1 XP 1 XP 1 XP 2 XP 1 XP	12	Novice
Copying	1 XP	1	Novice
Cosmetology	1 XP	1	Novice
Drawing	26 SP 2 XP 4 XP 2 XP 2 XP 2 XP 2 XP 2 XP 2 XP 1 XP 4 XP 5 XP 3 XP 3 XP	60	Expert
Fashion	1 XP	1	Novice
Hostessing	1 XP	1	Novice
Impersonation	1 XP	1	Novice
Storytelling	1 XP 3 XP 1 XP 1 XP 1 XP	7	Novice
Painting	10 SP 4 XP	14	Novice
Writing	1 XP 1 XP 1 XP 1 XP 1 XP 4 XP 1 XP 4 XP	14	Novice

Lores

 

People

Aislyn: Illusionist Insomniac
Aislyn: Cares for Phobius
Aislyn: Can Recognize Ionu's Marks
Other-Aislyn: Confident, Knowledgable
Other-Aislyn: Listener?
The Horned Man: Named Almos
Almos: Speaker?
Alvads Are Ever Curious
The Black Eyed Stranger at the Bizarre
The Cravens
Twin Cravens: One Named Everard and the Other Unknown
Clyde: An Illusionist But Not
Clyde: Not Born in Alvadas
Clyde's Aura: Pure Green
Dexius: Complexed Historied, Black-Haired Symenestra Man
Dexius: Willfully or Woefully Ignorant?
Dexius: A Man of Many Emotions, Possessor of an Apparent Soul
Dexius: A Killer
Dexius: Killed His Friend Named Alasyia
Karin: Svefra who lived on the Suvan sea as a child and then grew up in Alvadas
Kuvarakh: Alchemist of Alvadas
Kuvarakh: A Nuit
Kuvarakh’s Proposition: The Hands of an Artist
Kuvarakh: Making your contemplations a reality
Kuvarakh: Master Alchemist
Kuvarakh: Torso Scars (Kirby Body)
Kuvarakh: Had an Impact
Maria Leavold: More Perceptive Than You'd Think
Menna: Uses the Magic 'Spiritism'
Ms. Morcer: Humourless Librarian
Naia: Laviku Marked Svefra
Nephti: Possible Eypharian Relation of Sayana; Marked by Priskil
Okana: White Haired Fortune Teller of Alvadas
Okana: Has Jamoura Mount (Winter 515 AV)
Reysin Ekans (basic)
Reysin: Been to Ahnatep
Reysin: Can See Through Illusions?
Reysin: Sees Through My Lies
Ekans is Snake Spelled Backwards
Reysin: Dhani
Reysin: Not That Scary
Reysin’s Age: 117
Ruzekiel Soren: Entertainer at the Wolf’s Cave Inn
Fancyboots: Nickname from Ruzekiel
Nise of the Many Skirts: Nickname from Ruzekiel
Nise of the Fancy Fabrics: Title from Ruzekiel
Phobius's Masquerade Party (514)
Phobius: Changed For the Worse?
Phobius: The Brightest Light In Life
Phobius: Emotionally Fragile
Phobius: Wears a Collar
Phobius: Wears a Blue Bracelet
Blue Bracelet: The Speakers' Gifts
Phobius: Also Doesn't Know His Family
Sayana: Six Armed Dancer
Sayana: "Dangerous, Pointy Friend"
Sayana: Illusioned by the Speakers
Summer Dole: Very Blunt
Recognizing the Work of the Seamstress
Severus “The Serpent”: Speaker
Alvadas Speaker: Severus, the Silver Serpent
The Tailor: Unnerving Speaker
Tail: Pycon Aurist
Tail: Very New to Alvadas
Tail: Does Not Understand Illusions
Taji Karron: Crossbow Teacher
Taji Karron: Born 42 Fall
Taji’s Song
George Karron’s Travel History
Julian Karron’s Travel History
Queen Kova Nivar Symkanta: Queen of Alahea
Queen Kova’s Engagement
Queen Kova’s Murder
Wanda: Proprietor of Alchemmia Alchae

 

Races

Akalak: Collectors of Fertile Women
Chaktawe: Survivors of the Sands
Eypharian: Six Armed Something
Inarta: People of Wind Reach
Inartian: Sounds Like Bird Calls
Nuit: Race of Undead Body Hoppers
Nuit Decomposition: First the Hands
Nuit: 1 to 3 Years Per Body
Nuit: Nuitification - Ichor Infusion
Nuit: Body Transfer Process
Pycons: Can Change Their Shape
Pycons: Eat Clay
Symenestra: Sometimes Known as Widows
Symenestra: Originally Come from Forests
Symenestra: Most Have Pale Skin

 

Socialization

How to Tell a Lie, Quickly
Lying Comes Naturally, Now
Story: Gordel the Beast Man (Partial)
Stories Can Sometimes Be Too Close to Reality for Comfort
Embaressment Leads to Awkward Situations
Remembering All Your Imperfections
The Power of Control
Self-Preservation is One of the Most Important Things
The Usefulness of Paranoia
Comforting People is Difficult
Pulling Yourself Out of an Anxiety Attack

 

Places

Lore of Alvadas Location Changing
Alvadas: A Living City
Alvadas: An Easy Place to Lose Things In
Aislyn's Abode: A Room Like No Other
Lhavit: A Magical City
Lhavit: Home of Zintilla
Kalinor: Home City of the Symenestra
Kenash: City of Slaves
Home: Where Nothing is on Fire
Location(??): The Sanity Center
Location(??): Alchemia Alchae
Location(??): The Wolf’s Cave Inn
Location(??): The Garden of No Return
Flowers Stay in the Same Place in the Garden of No Return
Location(??): The Sunken Conundrum
Location(??): The Tattered Thread
Location(??): The House of Broken Mirrors
House of Broken Mirrors: Hard to Escape
Location(??): The Alvadas Bizarre Bazaar
Location(??): Patchwork Port
Location(??): The Surf and Turf
Location(??): The Temple of Ionu
The Temple of Ionu: Bell Tower and its Uses
Location(??): Acumen Asylum
Acumen Asylum: Offers Art Classes
Location(??): The Crooked Playhouse
The Alvadas Underground
The Silencers: Deal With Problems in Alvadas
A Bird's Eye View of Alvadas; is this what the gods see?
Alvadas is Colour, Other Cities Only Exist in Black and White
The Festival of Illusions: All Roads Lead to Coin
Ice Cave Entrance: Pointy

 

Skills

Acrobatics: Bent Knees for Landing
Alchemy: Watching for the first time
Alchemy: Unique and exciting
Alchemy: Lead cloth robes for protection
Arcane: The Magic of Tearing People to Shreds
Arcane: Shield Magic
Arcane: How Many Magic Types Are There?
The Dangers of Alchemy
Auristics: A Sensing Magic
Auras Can Show Many Things
Djed: The Key to Magic
Overgiving: Consequence of Using Too Much Magic
Climbing: Choose Your Path Carefully
Cosmetology: Cutting Hair
Dancing: The Waltz
Dancing: The Semhu
Drawing: Using different colours for different needs
Drawing Technique: Freehand
Drawing Technique: Tracing
Drawing From Your Head
Drawing: Skin Canvas
Drawing: Basic Figure Drawing
Drawing: Basic Scaffolding
Drawing: Mugshots
Drawing: Composite References
Drawing: Uses of Thin Charcoal
Drawing: Figure Drawing
Drawing: Basic Rules for Lighting
Drawing: Using Negative Space
Drawing: Avoiding Smudges with Charcoal
Drawing Water using Charcoal
Drawing: Show Something at an Angle to Give Perspective
Drawing: Start with Light Lines, then Get Darker
Drawing: Sketching Moving Figures
Drawing: Filling in the Frame with Features
Drawing: Fur
Drawing: Flowers
Drawing: Tracing the Hand
Drawing: Folding Paper to Transfer an Image in Charcoal
Fashion: Drabness has its own beauty, and doesn't require colour
Basic Alvadas Fashion: Go with the Illusions
Glyphing Pattern: Nuit Transference Glyphs
Intimidation: Using Passive-Aggressiveness to Make the Target Uncomfortable
Investigation: Asking Internal Questions to Solve a Situation
Observation: Seeing without being seen (using mirrors)
Painting: Marbling
Painting: Mixing Tertiary Colours
Painting: Fingerbrushes
Persuasion: Justification
Philosophy: Trust and Treachery
Philosophy: What’s in a Name
Philosophy: What Makes a Family
Philosophy: What is the Use of Art?
Does It Matter What's Real or Not?
Disappearance is the Same as Death
An Unsolvable Riddle is No Riddle At All
The Different Meanings of Unanswered Questions
Different Meanings and Memories of Colour
Love: A Fool's Quest
Leadership: Making Decisions in Difficult (not to mention confusing) Situations
Medicine: Basic Bandaging
Medicine: Cleaning a Wound with Alcohol
Medicine: Basic Cloth Bandage
Medicine: Clean Hands Are Important
Medicine: Head Wounds Bleed a Lot
Medicine: Alcohol Cleans Wounds
Sewing: Noting The Stitch
Subterfuge: Coming Up with a Name and Identity Quickly
Subterfuge: Lying on the Spot
Tactics: Mixed Media
Teaching: Straight to the Point
Wilderness Survival: Using Flint and Steel to Light a Candle
Cautiously Skirting Around a Bear

 

Combat

Aiming: Two Eyes Are Better Than One
Blades Boots: Boots with Blades
Brawling: Glass Shiv
Brawling: Glass Will Shatter
The Casualties of War
Combat Technique: Using Illusions In Battle
Combat Tactics: Stabbing a Stab Wound
Crossbow: Proper Form
Crossbow: Proper Safety Precautions
Crossbow: Improper Loading
The Nature of a Crossbow
Properties of a Crossbow
Dagger: Aim for the Eye
Finding a Strategic Spot to Shoot
Packing Light and Mobile
Reasoning With the Fight or Flight Response
Tactics: Knowing When to Retreat

 

Events

Alvadas Event: 'Hush'; 80 Summer 515 AV
Alvadas Event: Forever Night Illusion
Alvadas Event: The Speeches
Alvadas: Flickering Illusions
Alvadas: Something's Coming (Fall/Winter 515 AV)
Alvadas Event: The Apocalypse Door of Winter 515
Nightmare Horse: Mindnumbingly Horrifying
Design of the Coat of Arms of Alahea
Opening the Eye
The Eye: Collects Faces
The Eye: Useful in Crafting Illusions
The Day the Locket was Lost
The Feeling of a Near-Death Experience
Greatest Fear: Normalcy
Witness to a Mugging
Alvadas Event: Mining Near Alvadas (Fall 516)

 

Religion

Lore of Religion: Ionu
Ionu: Appears When One is Not Searching for Them
Ionu: Doesn't Make Mistakes
Ionu: Toys With The Arrangement of Alvadas
Ionu: Not a Patient Deity
Ionu as Alvadas: City Descended to Godhood?
Illusionism: The Maya Disguise
Illusionism: The Thief Disguise
Previously a Thief, But No More
Illusionism: The Child Disguise
Illusionism: Male Disguise
Maya: A Prison, not Protection
Illusionism: Ice Monster Disguise
Illusionism: The Anjani Disguise
Anjani: Illusion for the Sheathewisps
Planning an Escape Illusion
Illusionism: Recognizing Others
Illusionism: Making Targeted Illusions
Illusionism: Attempting Invisibility
Invisibility: Contains Invisible Difficulties
Using Illusionism to Distract
Illusion-less Vulnerability
Illusions: Living Masks
Warrior, Child, Maya, Thief... Actualized?
Warrior Woman: Something Familiar...
The Four Living Illusions: As Clueless as Aislyn
The Four Living Illusions: Words of Wisdom
Do All Illusions Feel Emotions?
Illusions Over Self, Whoever That Is
Forgetting to Hide the Colour of Eyes
The Alvadas Bland Illusion
Borrowing Faces
Choosing the Right Illusion
Creating an Exit of Illusions
Naming an Illusion
Nise: Alternate Name to Use for Thief
Illisha: A Name for Thief
Tricking an Illusion
True Faith in Ionu
Prayers to Ionu
Akajia's Robes: Sneaky Dark Robes
Avalis: Goddess of Visions
Most Gods Bestow Marks
Dira: Goddess of Death
Laviku: Deity of the Sea
Priskil: Goddess of Light and Hope
Sagallius: God of Puppetry and Manipulation
Sagallius: A Smart God With Control and the Power of Words
Sagallius: God of Interfering
Syna: Goddess of the Sun
Viratas: God of Essence, or Blood
Viratas: God of the Symenestra

[Aislyn Leavold]

Possessions

Take what you can and run.

 

Clothing

Image	Name	Features	Quality
	White Linen Shirt (SP)	Dyed x1.5	Worn
	Red Cotton Shirt*	Dyed x1.5; Cotton x1.25	Relatively Worn; small rips up arms
	Black Cotton Shirt*	Dyed x1.5; Cotton x1.25	Badly Worn; many tears and stains. The length of one sleeve has been cut short and removed to be used as scrap cloth.
	Ramie Shirt*	Ramie x1.75	New
	Black Ramie Shirt*	Dyed x1.5; Ramie x1.75	New
	Brown Ramie Shirt*	Dyed x1.5; Ramie x1.75	New
	Blue Ramie Shirt*	Dyed x1.5; Ramie x1.75	New
	Green Ramie Shirt*	Dyed x1.5; Ramie x1.75	New
	White Linen Pants (SP)	Dyed x1.5	Good Quality
	Tan Linen Trousers*	Dyed x1.5	Relatively Worn; several stains
	Black Linen Trousers*	Dyed x1.5	Badly Worn; knees have small tears
	White Ramie Trousers*	Ramie x1.75	New
	Black Ramie Trousers*	Dyed x1.5; Ramie x1.75	New
	Black Cotton Trousers*	Dyed x1.5; Cotton x1.25	New
	Silk Rainbow Skirt*	Dyed x1.5; Silk x25	Good Quality
	Black Linen Cloak (SP)	Dyed x1.5	Worn
	Llama Wool Cloak*	Dyed x1.5; Llama Wool x10;	Good Quality
	Robes, Akajia*	An Akajia robe is usually dyed black and includes padded shoes and sound-absorbing lining to reduce the sounds one makes while moving.*	New
	Leather Jacket*	Dyed x1.5; Leather x2	Good Quality
	Low Black Boots*	Dyed x1.5	Worn; stained with dried paint of various colours
	High Sandals*	None	New
	Bladed Boots*	The blades in these boots are typically extended via a spring located in the heel and activated by pressing firmly down upon it.*	New
	White Linen Undergarments (SP)	Dyed x1.5	Good Quality
	Linen Undergarments	None	Good Quality
	Linen Undergarments	None	Good Quality

 

Tools

Image	Name	Features	Quality
	Comb, Wood (SP)	None	Worn
	Brush, Wood (SP)	None	Worn
	Eating Knife (SP)	None	Worn
	Mirror, Small Steel	None	New
	Mirror, Small Steel	None	Shattered
	Charcoal	Refreshed Seasonally	N/A [approx. 20 at any time]
	Thief's Toolkit	Obtained here	Good Quality
	Toolkit, Artist's	Purchased here	Good Quality
	Cyan Paint Pigment	Unusual	approx. 4lb
	Magenta Paint Pigment	Unusual	approx. 4lb
	Yellow Paint Pigment	Unusual	approx. 4lb
	Paint Binder	N/A	approx. 0.5gal

 

Weaponry

Image	Name	Features	Quality
	Crossbow, Light	Light	Good Quality
	Crossbow Bolts	Refreshed when needed	N/A [aprox. 20 at any time]
	Quiver, Climber's	A climber’s quiver has a covered top and a cork-lined base that holds arrows (or bolts) securely. Extra straps hold the quiver tight against the body, keeping it from swinging free at inopportune moments.*	New
	Knife, Fighting	None	New
	Knife, Wrist	None	New
	Knife Sheath	Attaches to Leg	New

 

Jewelry

Image	Name	Features	Quality
	Key Bracelet	Contains key to Aislyn's Abode as well as key to the chest in which Aislyn keeps the majority of her possessions.	Good Quality

 

Heirloom

-"Aislyn’s Locket"; a necklace made up of two parts.
The first part is a locket with her mother's picture in one side, young Aislyn's picture in the other. There is a space for a third picture, presumably of the father, but the third compartment is, and always has been, empty. Aislyn's mother gave the locket to her when she was seven.
If one were to press down on the front of the necklace, though, a compartment in the back pops open. Aislyn hasn't put anything in the back compartment as of yet, but she sometimes opens and closes it obsessively when she's nervous.

The second part of the necklace is the beads surrounding the locket charm. The beads are of an unknown material, though the strong azure colour of the beads hint at their nature. The beaded part of the necklace was once owned by a childhood friend of Aislyn's, but after a falling out, Aislyn accidentally pulled off the necklace in their fight. The necklace was shattered and reduced to no more than a few beads clutched in young Aislyn's hand, but after she was marked by Ionu, the necklace was left in tact, supposedly by the deity's doing.

Aislyn has combined the two items into one precious heirloom extremely close to her heart.

 

Housing

Image	Name	Features	Quality
	Hearth, Average	SP	Good Quality
	Bed, Bunk	SP	Bedding stripped and frame tucked under bed for storage
	Chest, Large	SP	Worn
	Chair, Average	SP	Good Quality
	Table, Average	SP	Good Quality
	Bed, Poor	Aislyn's Current Bed	Worn
	Chair, Good (2)	Set around center table	Good Quality
	Wash Basin, Average	N/A	Good Quality
	Cupboard, Average	Contains various cooking supplies	Good Quality
	Cooking Pot, Gallon	In Cupboard	Worn
	Dish, 6" (10)	In Cupboard	Good Quality
	Bowl, 8" (5)	In Cupboard	Good Quality
	Cup, 6 oz (4)	In Cupboard	Good Quality
	Cup, 12 oz (2)	In Cupboard	Good Quality
	Table, Average	Side table used for cooking	Good Quality
	Knife and Cutlery Box	Contains Cutlery	Good Quality
	Bread Knife (1)	In Cutlery Box	Good Quality
	Carving Knife (1)	In Cutlery Box	Good Quality
	Fruit Knife (2)	In Cutlery Box	Good Quality
	Butter Knife (5)	In Cutlery Box	Good Quality
	Dinner Knife (10)	In Cutlery Box	Good Quality
	Steak Knife (10)	In Cutlery Box	Good Quality
	Carving Fork (1)	In Cutlery Box	Good Quality
	Dinner Fork (10)	In Cutlery Box	Good Quality
	Fruit Fork (2)	In Cutlery Box	Good Quality
	Skewer (5)	In Cutlery Box	Good Quality
	Teaspoon (10)	In Cutlery Box	Good Quality
	Serving Spoon (2)	In Cutlery Box	Good Quality
	Soup Spoon (5)	In Cutlery Box	Good Quality
	Table Spoon (10)	In Cutlery Box	Good Quality

 

Gifts

-”Guile”; an egg-sized locket, elegant metalwork forming the appearance of an eye with an iridescent "pupil" of mother of pearl at its center, though it would seem the latch is stuck and immovable.
Attached to the back of the locket is a neatly folded note upon which is scrawled a note in an elegant script: "There is a face for every occasion." The locket will only open is Aislyn is not using her gnosis and repeats the message on the locket's note before attempting to open it. On the inside is a mirror, one that will show the viewer any face the "eye" was able to see in the past year. Details depend on how long the "eye" was able to observe the person, and the images can be navigated by the viewer's desire to change perspectives. This item functions outside of Alvadas.
Faces contained in the Eye:

- The Serpent (Multiple Occasions)
- The Sea (Multiple Occasions)
- The Mockingbird (Multiple Occasions)
- The Seamstress (--)
- The Tailor (--)
- Phobius (Multiple Occasions)
- Yisanareysin (Multiple Occasions)
- The Horned Man [Almos] (Multiple Occasions)
- The Indigo Bear (--)
- Nythis Drawne (--)
- Karin Ironyach (--)
- Sayana (--)
- Xarrt (--)
- Shadyn (--)
- Sayana (Zith Form) (--)
- Nepthi (--)
- Maya (--)
- Thief (--)
- Young Aislyn (--)
- Old Aislyn (--)
-Anthere (--)
- Eleanor (--)
- Face Monster (--)
- Tail (--)
- Dexius (--)


-”The Drawn Mirror”; A gift from Almos to Aislyn. On first glance, this mirror looks quite beautiful. The frame is made of silver, with three, small moonstones set in it. One at the bottom of the mirror (just above the handle), and the other two opposite each other on the frame. The back of the mirror however is plain, including the back of the handle. Here, the metal lacks luster, and doesn't even look like metal. In fact, it looks more like solid paper, or stone.

The front of the handle is carved simply into a series of waterfalls, with a few clear glass beads set in it. The glass is of a decent quality, but here is where calling it a mirror becomes a farce. The glass inside of the mirror does not reflect. Instead, it simply looks as if the glass has been placed on top of a sheet of dull, non-reflective metal, very similar in colour to the back of the mirror.

Despite it's beauty, the mirror seems useless.

 

Storage

Image	Name	Features	Quality
	Backpack (SP)	None	Worn
	Basket	Common; Large	Good Quality
	Small Chest	High Quality; Good Lock + Key; Charred Sycamore Wood	New

 

Lost Things

Image	Name	Lost	Held By	Found
	Simple Black Boots (SP)	40th of Summer, 514	Yisanareysin	N/A
	Dagger	81st of Winter, 515	Phobius	N/A

 

Other

Image	Name	Features	Quality
	Book (Childhood Notebook)	Decorated with various drawings on the front and back covers.	Worn
	Book	First Notebook	Good Quality
	Book	Second Notebook	Good Quality
	Book, AverageContains basic, handwritten notes on the mixing and binding of acrylic (or the Mizahar equivalent) paint from a dry pigment with the addition of water and binder. Consists of basic, shorthand, personal notes that are imprecise and contain no useful information regarding the actual painting process once the paint is mixed. The pages past the written notes are either blank or covered in paint.	Purchased here.	Used
	Charcoal Kit	Coloured (from Kuvarakh)	New
	Illusion Masks (3)	Purchased here	New

Location

"Illusions are… a peculiar thing. I’ve lived here all my life and I still couldn’t tell you just how they work."
--

Location: Alvadas
Housing: Aislyn's Abode

House: By default the house will cost 500 GM and be the default measurements of 20x20ft. The house, also comes with a key which acts as a sort of compass that tugs the possessor of the key in the direction of the house which the key belongs to (It would be best described as two magnets attracting each other). The house includes a hearth, bunk, chest, chair, and table.

[Aislyn Leavold]

Ledger

She’d stolen before, of course- as proven by Thief's existence at all- but she didn’t anymore. That was behind her, now.
Her mizas were well earned.
--

 

Spring 517

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+0 GM	--

 

Summer 517

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+0 GM	--

 

Fall 517

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+0 GM	--

 

Winter 517

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+0 GM	--

 

Spring 516

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+0 GM	2,998.69
Knife	-5 SM	2,998.19
Knife, Wrist	-1 GM	2,997.19
Scabbard, Dagger	-2 GM	2,995.19
Ramie Shirt	-1.75 SM	2,995.015
Dyed Black Ramie Shirt	-3.25 GM	2,991.76
Dyed Brown Ramie Shirt	-3.25 GM	2,988.61
Dyed Blue Ramie Shirt	-3.25 GM	2,985.26
Dyed Green Ramie Shirt	-3.25 GM	2,982.01
Undergarments (2)	-2 SM	2,981.81
Shoes, Sandals	-2 SM	2,981.61
Robes, Akajia	-35 GM	2,946.61
Boots, Bladed	-20 GM	2,926.61
Crossbow Bolts (20)	-2 GM	2,924.61
Small Steel Mirror	-10 GM	2,914.61
Lockbox*high quality small chest with good lock and good key made of charred sycamore wood	-121.5 GM	2,793.11
Bread, Loaf	-0.02 GM	--
Honey Candy (5)	-0.25 GM	--
Living Expenses (Common)	-135 GM	2,658.11

 

Summer 516

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+0	2,658.11
Jar, Pint	-6 GM	2,652.11
Dried Apples, 1lb	-1 GM	2,651.11
Clay, 1lb	-1 CM	2,651.10
Bed, Good	-20 GM	2,631.10
Rapier, Cold Iron	-60 GM	2,571.10
Cutlery*See pre-creation purchases	-5 GM -8 SM -4 CM	2,565.26
Living Expenses	-135 GM	2,430.26
Summer Wages (1, 2)	+1,092 GM	3,522.26

 

Fall 516

Purchase	Cost	Total
Art Supplies	-112.5 GM	3,409.79
Cat, Hunting (Trained)	-200 GM	3,209.79
Hindsight Pill	-4 GM	3,205.76
Weapon Harness	-5 GM	3,200.76
Scabbard, Secret Container	-9 GM	3,191.76
Gloves (silk, dyed)	-13.25 GM	3,178.51
Gloves (leather, dyed)	-1.75 GM	3,176.76
SirencestineMild addiction, 20 doses for the season	-160 GM	3,116.76
Living Expenses	-135 GM	2,981.76
Fall Wages (1, 2)	+1,092 GM	4,073.76

 

Winter 516

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+0 GM	4,073.76
Miscalculation (Spring 516)	-0.27 GM	4,073.49
SirencestineMild addiction, 30 doses for the season	-240 GM	3,833.49
Living Expenses (Common)	-135 GM	3,698.49

 

Spring 515

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+0	335.82 GM
Charcoal (20 sticks)	-6 CM	335.76 GM
Living Expenses (Common)	-135 GM	200.76 GM
Spring Wages (1, 2)	+546 GM	746.76 GM

 

Summer 515

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+0	746.76 GM
Living Expenses (Common)	-135 GM	611.76 GM
Summer Wages (1, 2)	+546	1,157.76 GM

 

Fall 515

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+0	1,157.76 GM
-4 Masks	-20 GM	1,137.76 GM
Candles (1)	-2 CM	1,137.74 GM
Living Expenses (Common)	-135 GM	1,002.74 GM
Fall Wages (1, 2)	+1092 GM	2,094.74 GM

 

Winter 515

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+0	2,094.74 GM
Dagger	-2 GM	2,092.74 GM
Crossbow Bolts, 20	-2 GM	2,090.74 GM
Book, Blank	-3 GM	2,087.74 GM
Charcoal, 10 Sticks	-5 CM	2,087.69 GM
Quiver, Climber's	-50 GM	2,037.69 GM
Rucksack	-1 GM	2,036.69 GM
Strong Rations	-7 GM	2,029.69 GM
Living Expenses (Common)	-135 GM	1,894.69 GM
Winter Wages (1, 2)	+1,104 GM	2,998.69 GM

 

Pre-Creation

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+100	100 GM
Bed, Poor	-1 GM	99 GM
Chair, Good (2)	-2 GM	97 GM
Wash Basin, Average	-2 GM	95 GM
Cupboard, Average	-2 GM	93 GM
Cooking Pot, Gallon	-2 SM	92.8 GM
Dish, 6" (10)	-2 GM	90.8 GM
Bowl, 8" (5)	-2 GM	88.8 GM
Cup, 6 oz (4)	-1 GM -2 SM	87.6 GM
Cup, 12 oz (2)	-1 GM -7 SM	85.9 GM
Table, Average	-1 GM	84.9 GM
Knife and Cutlery Box	-2 GM	Expenses routed to summer, 516 AV.*I forgot to purchase cutlery in pre-creation, but I didn't want to completely re-do all the math for two years of gameplay. I only realized this in summer, 516 AV, so that's where I've deducted the required expenses.
Bread Knife (1)	-1 CM	See above.
Carving Knife (1)	-3 CM	See above.
Fruit Knife (2)	-2 CM	See above.
Butter Knife (5)	-5 CM	See above.
Dinner Knife (10)	-10 CM	See above.
Steak Knife (10)	-10 CM	See above.
Carving Fork (1)	-3 CM	See above.
Dinner Fork (10)	-10 CM	See above.
Fruit Fork (2)	-2 CM	See above.
Skewer (5)	-5 CM	See above.
Teaspoon (10)	-10 CM	See above.
Serving Spoon (2)	-6 CM	See above.
Soup Spoon (5)	-5 CM	See above.
Table Spoon (10)	-10 CM	See above.
Vase (1)	-5 GM	See above.

 

Summer 514

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+0	84.9 GM
Blank Book	-3 GM	81.9 GM
Charcoal (10 Sticks)	-3 CM	81.87 GM
Mirror, Small Steel	-10 GM	71.87 GM
Basket (Common, Large)	-3 SM	71.57 GM
Summer Wages	+100 GM +40 GM	211.57 GM
Summer Living Expenses (-20 GM)	-105 GM	106.57 GM
Low Black Boots	-3 SM	106.27 GM

 

Fall 514

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+0	106.27 GM
Crossbow, Light	-35 GM	71.27 GM
Crossbow Bolts (10)	1 GM	70.27 GM
Crossbow Bolts (10)	1 GM	69.27 GM
MiscalculationAislyn's second set of wages from helping Kuvarakh transfer into a new body.	+40 GM	109.27 GM
Fall Wages	+250	359.27 GM
Reysin's Fall WagesGiven to Aislyn during the thread. Rey has approved the fact that Lyn will hold onto the money until winter, when it can be given back.	+250	609.27 GM
Clothing	-23 GM 4 SM 5 CM	585.82 GM
Fall Living Expenses	-135 GM	450.82 GM

 

Winter 514

Purchase	Cost	Total
Tip	+20 GM	470.82 GM
Winter Living Expenses	-135 GM	335.82 GM

[Aislyn Leavold]

Threads

Danger is just another kind of adventure! Don't let fear fool you, it's just a small part of the game!
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Spring 517

Date

Thread

Status

Graded?

 

Summer 517

Date

Thread

Status

Graded?

 

Fall 517

Date

Thread

Status

Graded?

 

Winter 517

Date

Thread

Status

Graded?

 

Spring 516

Date	Thread	Status	Graded?
24th of Spring	Trade and Tribulations	Completed	Graded
39th of Spring	[Event- 39th: Of Being] Evening's Evaluations	Ongoing
81st of Spring	Ice and Fire	Completed	Graded

 

Summer 516

Date	Thread	Status	Graded?
39th of Summer	Aura of Paranoia (Tail)	Completed	Graded
40th of Summer	The Aura That Cried Help	Ongoing
45th of Summer	[Job Thread] Charcoal and Fire	Ongoing
46th of Summer	[House of Broken Mirrors] A Muddled Mirror (Clyde)	Ongoing
50th of Summer	[Job Thread] A Different Kind of Poison (Dexius)	Completed	Graded
60th of Summer	[Patchwork Port] Swords Don't Float (Dexius)	Ongoing
79th of Summer	Dueling Ideals (Alipheese)	Redacted	N/A

 

Fall 516

Date	Thread	Status	Graded?
5th of Fall	Hands of Fate (Nephti)	Ongoing
20th of Fall	[Job Thread] Coloured Canvases	Ongoing
30th of Fall	[Job Thread] Smoke and Mirrors	Completed	Queued
52nd of Fall	[The Unnayme] A Crisis of Dreams (Madeira)	Ongoing
55th of Fall	[Sheathewhisps] Will o' the 'Whisps	Ongoing
59th of Fall	A Dream Deferred	Ongoing
Xth of Fall	Chicken Soup for the Soulless (various)	Placeholder
91st of Fall	[Temple of Ionu] Strings and Things	Completed	Graded

 

Winter 516

Date	Thread	Status	Graded?
10th of Winter	Cold Steel (Arisia)	Ongoing
31st of Winter	[Job Thread] Paint the Town	Placeholder
45th of Winter	A Conflict of Religions (Rey)	Placeholder
63rd of Winter	Prayer of the Refugee (Phobius)	Placeholder
92nd of Winter	For Better Days	Placeholder

 

Spring 515

Date	Thread	Status	Graded?
1st of Spring	Alchae No More (Fable, Reysin, Phobius)	Completed	Graded
7th of Spring	[Preperations] Before The Storm (Phobius)	Redacted	N/A
8th of Spring	[Funeral] This Too Shall Pass (Reysin, Phobius)	Redacted	N/A
32nd of Spring	[Job Thread] When Ducks Attack	Completed	Graded
75th of Spring	[Job Thread] Sinking Streets and Striking Colours	Completed	Graded

 

Summer 515 AV

Date	Thread	Status	Graded?
61st of Summer	[Job Thread] Black, White, and Bland All Over	Completed	Graded
80th of Summer	[Job Thread] “To The Artist”	Completed	Graded

 

Fall 515

Date	Thread	Status	Graded?
1st of Fall	[The Switch] Borrowed and Blue	Limbo
9th of Fall	[The Switch] The Good, the Bad, and the Scaly (Nythis, Reysin)	Limbo
1st - 30th	[The Switch] Temple Thread (Nythis, Fable)	Not Begun
31st of Fall	[Job Thread] Lessons In The Dark (Karin)	Completed	Graded
36th of Fall	[Job Thread] Until Dawn (Sayana)	Completed	Graded
56th of Fall	Nothing is as it Seems (Shadyn)	Inactive
62nd of Fall	A Conflict of Religion (Yisanareysin)	Redacted	N/A
91st of Fall	Face for a Day	Completed	Graded

 

Winter 515

Date	Thread	Status	Graded?
3rd of Winter	A Tale of What's To Come	Completed	Graded
51st of Winter	[Job Thread] Mirror Face (Naia)	Ongoing
55th of Winter	Bruised and Bewildered (Jay)	Ongoing
57th of Winter	Behind Red Eyes (Sayana, Nephti)	Completed	Graded
81st of Winter	All's Well That Ends Badly (Phobius, Rey)	Ongoing
81st of Winter	The Beginning of the End (Fable)	Completed	Graded
81st of Winter	An Uphill Battle (Anthere)	Abandoned	Graded
82nd of Winter	Land of the Dead	Completed	Graded
83rd of Winter	[Job Thread] Artful Apocalypse	Completed	Graded
84th of Winter	Until It's Gone (Phobius)	Completed	Queued

 

Summer 514

Date	Thread	Status	Graded?
1st of Summer	Just an Illusion (Rana)	Abandoned	Graded
3rd of Summer	[Sanity Center] Help Wanted	Completed	Graded
4th of Summer	[Sunken Conundrum] One Heck of a Library	Completed	Graded
11th of Summer	Art for Art's Sake (Kuvarakh)	Completed	Graded
38th of Summer	Well In Hand (Kuvarakh)	Completed	Graded
40th of Summer	Tavern Songs (Zeke, Rey)	Completed	Graded
40th of Summer	Shadows Upon Secrets in the Garden (Zeke, Rey)	Completed	Graded

 

Fall 514

Date	Thread	Status	Graded?
13th of Fall	[The Wolf's Cave] A Bard's Second Tale	Inactive
20th of Fall	Consequences (Reysin, Kuvarakh)	Completed	Graded
23rd of Fall	Boarders With Borders (Phobius, Kuvarakh)	Continued
38th of Fall	[The Tattered Thread] Rainbow Silk and Rainbow Fish (Solo)	Completed	Graded
69th of Fall	[House of Broken Mirrors] Do Not Enter. (Naia)	Completed	Graded
78th of Fall	Thinking Like a Man (Lani)	Abandoned	Graded
85th of Fall	[The Surf and Turf] Canvas of Another Kind (Summer)	Abandoned	Queued

 

Winter 514

Date	Thread	Status	Graded?
22nd of Winter	Of Masks and Men (Various)	Abandoned	Graded

 

Flashbacks

Date	Thread	Status	Graded?
3rd of Fall, 504 AV	Memories of a Mentor	Completed	Graded
1st of Summer, 509 AV	Birds of a Feather (Boo)	Ongoing

 

Dreamscapes

Date	Thread	Status	Graded?
28th of Fall, 514 AV	[Dreamscapes] A Head Full of Monsters (Cantillion)	Abandoned

[Aislyn Leavold]

Life is nothing more than a mask that death dawns, and like all masks, it is eventually removed. The act is what matters.
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