Fantasy AU Meme

[diejoubu]

Fantasy AU Meme 1. Comment with your character. You can leave your comment blank or type up a prompt if you know what you want already. 2. Someone else will tag your character and roll a number between 1 and 8. This will be their role. If you haven't decided on a role yet, you can roll after they post. 3. Get creative and have fun.

1. Royalty You are the prince or princess of a faraway kingdom. Are you a kind and generous ruler or are a royal pain? Maybe it's that time for you to think about the future and start looking for a husband or bride. Have you ever been outside the castle walls? Do you have any interest in stepping outside your cozy world at all? 2. Runaway Prince/Princess Whatever the reason, you couldn't take living in the castle anymore! You packed up a few belongings (or maybe a few too many) and now, you are on the run! How long you've been on the run is up to you. Be careful that no one finds out who you are or they might send you back to the castle and you wouldn't want that! 3. Knight in Shining Armor Are you in the kingdom to fight in a tournament? Maybe you are being sent away to slay the evil dragon? Whatever your purpose is, you are a noble and loyal knight sworn to serve. . . whether you like it or not. 4. Magician You are the greatest magician in all the land! . . . Or are you? You can be a few things with this: The court magician, an evil wizard, or maybe magic is forbidden in your kingdom and you're keeping your powers a secret. And what is your power? Can you cure an illness, make love potions, blow things up, or are you dabbling in the dark arts and a master of curses? 5. Enchanted creature Your character can be any fantastic creature-- dragon, unicorn, mermaid, Tinker Bell, or perhaps you were once a human but some horrible spell has turned you into what you are now. Beware! There are some who might want to harm you for one reason or another. . . or maybe the humans are the one who should be aware of you. 6. Questionable occupation Gotta eat to live and you gotta steal to eat. Whatever your place in society is right now, it's not a good one. You don't have a problem breaking the law to accomplish whatever it is you want (or need) to do. You might be the pirate king that terrorizes the coastal kingdoms or a common thief stealing just to get a meal. Once the officials get their hands on you, it's to the dungeons with you! 7. Commoner Who are you? No one special. .. or are you? Maybe you're the servant and close friend of someone at the castle. But then again, you might be someone on the outside that daydreams of what it's like in the castle. You are just a commoner and that will never change. . . or maybe destiny has something bigger in store for you. 8. Roll Again/Your Choice ( code。 )

Comments

That's cool with me!

[rappelling]

[The thing about being able to cast spells is that it opens up a lot of avenues for a person, and Parker has taken full advantage of them. She rarely stays in one place for too long, just drifts into a town, makes a bit of money where she can and then moves on when she gets bored. Normally the only person she cares about is herself, but when the rumours about kids going missing had started up, she'd decided to stay for a little longer.

Except her skillset it best applied to finding things, not people, and she has a suspicion there might be more at play than simple kidnappings. She could talk to what passes for the local authorities, but they're never very helpful; going straight to the top of the food chain is her best bet, and that means the king. There are too many people around during the day, so she makes her move at night, when he's alone. Sneaking into palaces is easy, she's been doing it since she was five]

It's probably a witch.

[Is how she announces her presence. It's probably best not to ask how long she's been there]

[retrieverchef]

What the-?!

[Eliot bolts upright, reaching for his sword as be sees the strange woman in his bedroom.]

Who the hell are you? What do you want?

[rappelling]

[It says a lot about Parker that she isn't as concerned about the sword as she probably should be]

Those missing kids. Could be a witch. You should help me get them back.

[One out of two answers isn't too bad]

[retrieverchef]

[Okay, he's not going to complain about getting information but he's not stupid. Anyone showing up in his bedroom unexpectedly is bad news. A stranger in his room? That's definitely trouble. For all he knows, she's planning to kidnap him.]

Who are you? What are you doing in my bedroom? How did you even get in here?

[rappelling]

Parker. I thought we should talk in private. I'm good with locks. And walls. And guards. [that might be too much information]

[retrieverchef]

What did you do to my guards?

[He grips his sword just a bit tighter.]

[rappelling]

They'll wake up in a few hours. [Her smile makes her look like a cat that got the canary]

Think about it this way, if I wanted to hurt you, I would've done it by now, right? [logic!]

[retrieverchef]

So they're not dead? [Good. That much is... good. Doesn't change that she shouldn't be here, but...]

That depends on what you want. If you were trying to kidnap me, it'd be easier if I went willingly.

[rappelling]

I don't make a habit of killing people. [Which is not to say she won't, if she has to, but it's always the least preferable option]

Why would I want to kidnap you?

[retrieverchef]

[He shrugs.]

Because I'm king and you want to force me to do something. Or start a war. Or you want the ransom money.

[Because that's what his uncles and advisors kept saying every time he tried to go anywhere.]

[rappelling]

I don't think I can force you to do anything. Wars are boring. If I wanted money I'd just take it instead of messing around with a ransom.

[she opens her arms in a gesture of 'anything else you want to ask?']

[retrieverchef]

[Which is good to know but doesn't explain breaking into his room in the middle of the night.]

So why did you wait until everyone else is asleep?

[rappelling]

So none of your advisors could throw me out before I had a chance to talk.

You're the king, it's difficult to schedule a private appointment, and kids are going missing. It's important.

[retrieverchef]

[He relaxes a bit. Not enough to actually put down his sword, but enough to make a visible difference in his stance.]

That's what I've been trying to tell them all day.

[rappelling]

[That gives her pause, and she goes quiet for a moment as she considers this new piece of information]

They could be in on it...

[retrieverchef]

[That thought freezes him. No, that couldn't be, could it? Not even his oldest uncle, the one who seems to think he still belongs in the nursery could be that bad.]

Surely not all of them? And why would they?

[rappelling]

I don't know. They're your-- [she wiggles her fingers in the air] People. Or whatever.

What do you think?

mun thinks yes, but...

[retrieverchef]

I don't know... I... It's not as if anyone tells me anything that matters. [He clenches a fist as if he's about to punch something. Or someone.] And every time I ask, they tell me I wouldn't understand. I'm not a kid, Damn it. I'm seventeen, not seven!

oh, Eliot. It's okay, Parker will be suspicious enough for the both of them

[rappelling]

[Parker narrows her eyes when his fist clenches, that 'someone' better not be her, or she's out of here]

You could go always go find one of them and beat an answer out of him.

he's a bit suspicious but he doesn't want to be

[retrieverchef]

I wish I could. I might be king but I don't get to do whatever I want. And my lord-protector would have my ass if I did that.

that is understandable

[rappelling]

[that gets a smile, amused rather than the slightly sadistic ones from earlier in the conversation] Then it's a waste of time to worry about it.

You should dress warmly, we're going into the forest. [yeah she's just. assumed that he'll be coming along now]

[retrieverchef]

We're going where?! We can't go to the forest! It's... No one comes back from there!

[She must have lost her mind. No one in their right mind goes into the forest willingly.]

[rappelling]

I've done it before. It's easy; you just walk in, then when you're done, you turn around and walk out.

[retrieverchef]

But what about the leshy? And the wilas, the kelpies, and the pretas?

[rappelling]

[In the blink of an eye, Parker is gone. Technically she's still in the room, she's just invisible, and she takes the opportunity to circle Eliot, her footfalls silent. When she's behind him, she speaks]

They won't even know we're there.