| Name: |
Natalyah Kensington-Whit |
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(nah-TALL-ee-uh KEHN-zing-ton wit) |
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| AKA: |
Talyah (TALL-ee-uh), Nat K.W. |
| Gender: |
Female |
| Race: |
Worgen |
| Class: |
Priest |
| Role: |
Healer/Damage |
| Faction: |
Alliance |
| Professions: |
herbalism |
| Homeland: |
Elwynn |
| Player: |
Athena |
RP Hooks
- Worgen: A survivor of the unfortunate worgen curse, her life has been forever altered by it. She is not being subtle or disguising about it, much as she keeps on her human shape.
- Butterflies: A published author on several species, this is her passion, and the reason for much of both what she's done in the past, and what she chooses to do now. She has published under the name Nat K.W.. This is an instant conversation starter, and a way into her good graces at any time.
- Lathrik Dinnsfield: Her boyfriend, a fact she brings up on meeting anyone new, and her tie to a web of connections of other characters from the Stormwind Guard and Almeiria Fey's circle.
- Unusual Shadow Magic: Natalyah spent much of the past 15 years min/maxed into one particular Shadow skill of seeing through another being's eyes. She can look not only through people, but also animals, and can hold the viewing for as long as she can remain awake. Those who need a way to keep a constant tether on someone for hours could find their way to her.
- Scientist of the Light: For many reasons, Natalyah began studying the Light and learning how to heal, and as one of those people who when she puts her mind to something she gets better at it, she has gone from a minor healer to one powerful enough to take notice of. Strangely though, she doesn't seem powered by religious faith, but instead an intellectual approach to the science behind the Light power. Those interested in that perspective will find a conversation or connection with the scientist.
Appearance
With her smooth tanned skin, velvety dark eyes, and silken black hair, Natalyah might be considered a comely woman by some. Darker freckles form a little scattering over her nose and cheeks that speak of many, many days in the sun unshielded by a hat or shade. Her brows have an impish arch to them, and when she smiles, she always looks like she has a wicked secret she can't wait to share.
She has a cultured Elwynn accent, tinged with a faint Gilnean touch, and the habitual mannerisms of a well-bred lady occasionally at odds with a tom-boyish attitude, and she usually dresses in bright, sometimes oddly colored clothes that match the colorations of butterflies.
At her full height, she stands at 5'7", but she is rarely seen standing so, usually bent somewhat as she requires the use of two canes or crutches to walk. Born without her left leg below mid-thigh, even in her worgen form she is missing the limb.
In worgen form she is all deep twilight-dark fur, sleek and somewhat over-slender, like she's not been able to eat her fill for a long time. She is not particularly strong or fast, relying more on cleverness and often luck. She is missing her left leg around the mid-thigh, and she moves around like a wolf rather than upright. At her full height she stands at over 6'7", but she's almost never standing fully, using her hands to get around. Her eyes remain the same deep brown, except on rare occasions for moments when they seem pure gold, and as if for a moment there is another looking through them.
Her change to worgen form is almost instantaneous, a sign of some deep acceptance of some sort, and she can shift back to her human form with the same speed. The downside of such strong connection, however, is that her worgen form lives on a hair-trigger of her worst emotions that leave her feeling vulnerable, and all forms of anger and high survival adrenaline. Those watching very closely to her moving from form to form might catch the iridescence of the magic of it, like a butterfly.
Personality
Witty • Tempestuous • Defensive • Willful
ALIGNMENT: CHAOTIC GOOD
Those who like Natalyah would describe her as a vivacious, witty woman with a tart sense of humor and flair for inventive ideas, as likely to laugh at the absurdity of the world as dive headfirst into her work with full dedication.
Those who do not like her are more likely to point how fast her tongue grows too sharp and her words come with a bite, that her constant need for new things leads her into reckless choices, and her unwillingness to accept help becomes a liability when she does truly need it.
Natalyah has learned independence but was never truly meant for it. While she craves connection and family, she is incapable of lowering her own internal standards for what is there if it does not fit her idealized version, and she often pushes at people to see if they will stay or leave her if she isn't perfect herself. It's left her often lonely or with precious few friendships.
THIS CHARACTER IS IN A MONOGAMOUS RELATIONSHIP AND CANNOT BE ROMANCED
Natalyah is in a serious, monogamous relationship with Lathrik Dinnsfield.
Natalyah can be seriously romanced, and is a Conflict/Enemies to Lover type of romance.
She's biromantic, but heterosexual, and is predominantly attracted to men. She is mostly attracted to humans, but not exclusively. Age plays only a small factor for her, in that the very young and the very old have little appeal. She is attracted to a certain sort of tension of wills, particularly in initial attraction. Kindness has less of a first spark to her as proof that when she pushes, someone will push back, but in the end she cannot abide cruelty or contempt and wants the softer connection as well. At the end of the day, she wants to be seen as capable, and wanted for what she is even when she insists on doing things her own way. She finds seriousness, commitment, willpower, shrewdness, open-mindedness, eccentricity, and sweetness attractive. She is put off by over-protectiveness, gullibility, religiousness, dreaminess, and quietness in romantic partners.
Natalyah is a currently monogamous person who would be open to poly partners with a very strong, small polycule only. She would not be comfortable in a large or casual poly situation. Her sense of marriage is influenced by traditional noble features, but has broadened by necessity of the changes of her circumstances.
As a partner, Natalyah never fully loses her sharper edges, but they are considerably softened, and her perpetual defensiveness extended to her loved one. She would stand between her partner and anything that would harm them, even if that sometimes means standing between them and their own inner demons. Her way of showing affection is often in spontaneous schemes, sudden leaps into excitement, and inventive experimentation in the bedroom. Her ardor, once earned, burns hot. Her ire with love lost burns even hotter. Not recommended for those who are looking for an amicable ex.
History
BIRTHDAY: APRIL 19TH, YEAR -04
Being born into a family with high expectations and no backbone shaped Natalyah's personality only so far. From the beginning, she went her own way, made her own choices, and decided rather early on that being helped was a form of weakness and show of contempt for her as person, an impression formed significantly in her childhood. Wanting her own independence from a family that viewed her as property to be caged, she went into the social world determined to forge her own path. When she discovered an entire field of study dedicated to the fair winged creatures of butterflies and moths, she grabbed hold of it and refused to let go, no matter the obstacles her disability had on field work.
The answer to overcoming those obstacles lay in the study of Shadow Magic that gave her the ability to see through another's eyes, and pairing herself with an assistant able to go afield where she could not, which allowed her the freedom she needed most. At the age of 20, she published her very first scientific journal of a study of the painted lady butterfly, under the name "Nat K.W." (Natalyah Kensington-Whit was rejected twelve times for the same work). She went on to publish many smaller papers adding much to other butterflies (and often corrections or full refutations to previously studied butterflies), but her next goal was the elusive Zebra Longwing Butterfly, native to Gilneas, and a lover of shaded areas.
Natalyah as the Atala ButterflyThe pursuit of this study left her on the other side of the wall when it came down between Gilneas and the rest of the Alliance, something that did not seem important until the worgen curse spread through the land, and a fateful day left her assistant dead and Natalyah cursed. Since the restoration of the feral worgen, she has come back to her sentience and human side, but has found that while she might be back on this side of the wall, there is little here for her that she once cast off and left behind, and is no longer waiting for her return.
While attempting to capture a feral worgen in Duskwood for study (and a hefty finders fee of much needed income), Natalyah ended up drawing not a single lone worgen but a feral pack, and Lathrik Dinnsfield came to her defense. Neither were happy about it. But, coincidentally, they met again at the Aspenwood-Moore wedding, where their animosity sparked into something else, and since then, the two have been caught in the other's orbit. When Lathrik discovered she had been living outside in Elwynn forest, he offered her the second room of his house, and she accepted. They began a relationship, and are doing their best to thrive in Azeroth's wild world.
She has begun to be able to use the Light, a new development. It's a work in progress.
Relationships
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Lathrik Hazard Dinnsfield
A chance met paladin of the Stormwind Guard, Lathrik rushed to her defense in Duskwood, and since then, nothing in Natalyah's life has been the same. Although undeniably handsome, what grabbed Natalyah's attention most was his uncommon commitment, and his unflinching defense. What kept her from being able to put him from her mind was a glimpse into him and seeing a reflection of herself, and the realization that for all of his confident mask and gentleness for her, he has no compassion for himself. And that's just not acceptable (this is a threat). They live together, and he is Courting her. He's cursed, she's cursed. It's a work in progress. |
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Tabiana
A polite, deferential woman who used to serve in the guard with Lathrik. A very pretty woman, and now pregnant, by Reniya, and now living at Fallon House, as a retainer House. |
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Reniya
One of Lathrik's friends and fellow guard, admittedly very good looking, but he knows it too well. A scout, probably. He was the one to spot Natalyah at the Aspenwood-Moore wedding, and also probably broke into Lathrik's house to let Natalyah in to wait for him. A Kul Tiran flirt with an unhealthily high-risk tolerance. She'd give him a scathing nickname, but she suspects he'd just be into it. |
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Peril Farrens
An absolute gem of a man, boy, whatever. A proper admirer of Nat K.W., and a journalist himself writing the world's best absurdist newspaper. Clumsy, and awkward, but very sweet, possibly a little crazy, and clearly adores his (older? weirdly, younger actually) brother. Natalyah would claw out someone's throat if they tried to hurt Peril. He must be protected at all costs. Who else is going to write the Azerothian Interest if he dies?? |
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Elle
One of Lathrik's friends and fellow guards. He's a gentle sort of giant, and very handsy. He made their ice box and can really be depended on to listen to orders, but he doesn't seem to have much initiative himself. He went out to look for Natalyah when she ran off, which she really wasn't expecting. She really has to remember to be nicer to him. |
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Lucy
A best, dear friend from their youth, Lucy was a beloved companion both in social situations and in professional ones as a respected engineer innovator in her field. Natalyah was devastated to arrive home and find her friend lost in the final battle against the Lich King. Now, she lives in Lucy's house. |
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Priscilla Aspenwood
Lucy's older sister, a lovely artist who quite rightly never let her fiance bully her into compromising her principles on marriage. Although not as close to Scilla as Lucy, they were still friends, and sociable in between Talyah and Lucy haring off into the woods. One of Natalyah's ties now to the nobility, despite Natalyah's fall from the official ranks. |
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Bertrand Aspenwood
Scilla's husband, and always good for guessing a butterfly dress, presuming he's seen it and had it identified in the wild. Doesn't know Gilnean species. There's an opportunity to stump him there, at last. |
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Sintha Fallon
A socialite with a wide enough net to catch even Natalyah in it. While never very close, there was enough brilliance on both sides to merit a witty, delightful social friendship. |
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Siamus Fallon
Sintha's older brother, very flirtatious and fun to flirt with, but unfortunately perpetually an over-gallant gentleman. Extremely helpful in getting Lathrik's problem with Count Amerith pointed away from the vulnerable guard and his people, and in helping Peril sell the squatter house to purchase Lucy's house. |
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Avrenne Esprit Fallon
A woman of social significance and power, who unfortunately recognized Natalyah at the Alliance diplomatic outreach and cornered her into accepting an invitation to the Aspenwood-Moore wedding, having recalled correctly that Natalyah was a friend of Lucy's. Drat. |
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Arric Falrevere
Sintha's childhood friend, overly agreeable. Kul Tiran. |
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Ilanya Ravendusk
Suspicious blonde woman who is a maid and possibly spy slash assassin following Lathrik around, according to her because her employer is interested in him. Passed on several rumors about Lathrik to Natalyah, for what reason though isn't clear. Hana remembers seeing her at the market repeatedly, and that she was once in the employ of Lady Ravendusk before being absorbed into Count Amerith's household. |
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Count Lester Amerith
Very eccentric House of Nobles seated noble, who is, for some unknown reason, interested in Lathrik, and employing Ilanya Ravendusk. He's also the sponsor for the Azerothian Interest and may have been involved with a Scourge Death Knight. Twilight's Hammer might have an interest in the Count, and it's unclear which side the Count is really on. |
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Philibert Kensington-Whit
Natalyah's distant cousin, who she was engaged to be married, or at least almost-engaged with negotiations until Natalyah disappeared behind the Gilnean wall, breaking all ties with her family. |
Writings
| Title |
Summary |
| (2026-03-09) There Will Be Blood |
Siamus responds to the news from home. His response is, perhaps, not nuanced. |
| (2026-03-06) That's Not How The Story Goes |
Isla refuses to let Finley tell the story his way. She knows how it really goes. She enlists some scientific help to make sure of it. 3400~ words. Personal Plot. |
| (2025-12-23) First Winter Veil |
For her first Winter Veil in Stormwind, Aszera makes a significant effort on gifts for friends and family. |
| (2025-12-14) Letters of the Traveling Scales of Life, Part Two |
Letters between Lathrik and Natalyah during his deployment to Pandaria covering months December to March. 3700~ words. |
| (2025-09-01) Letters of the Traveling Scales of Life |
Letters between Lathrik and Natalyah during his deployment to Pandaria covering the months of September to December. 5k words. |
| (2025-07-26) Map Mystery Answers |
Siamus replies to Natalyah's various questions re: the Map Mystery. |
| (2025-07-25) Map Mystery Questions |
Natalyah sends Siamus an update on the rapid investigations the detective trio have launched, including their current hypotheses to test, what progress they've made on both, and what new data they've discovered. 2700~ words. |
| (2025-04-25) Examination of Phylogenetic Relationships and Physiological Adaptations of Mutual Survival |
A study of survival mechanisms, and their implications for conservation strategies, of the Natalyah Kensington-Whit and the Lathrik Dinnsfield specimens, through an exploration of and insights into species origin and evolution in a comprehensive review of the mutualism between the two specimens. 4400~ words. Romantic subplot of the Red String Game plot. |
| (2025-04-20) A Formal Request For Assistance |
Natalyah calls on a connection with Admiral Siamus Fallon to ask him for not one, not two, but three favors, which is how you know things are really desperate for the lepidopterist worgen who hates asking for help. 520~ words. |
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Summary |
| (2026-03-18) Booktalyah and the Paladin |
After a seven-month separation, Natalyah and Lathrik are finally reunited. Natalyah shows off new tricks and abilities she's been working on, and Lathrik reveals that some things still haven't been resolved. Romance RP. 4200~ words. |
| (2026-03-08) For Collating Data |
Natalyah makes a special delivery to Hana, and passes along several pieces of information for collating data in case that's useful. 5k~ words. Romance Plot. |
| (2026-03-07) The Music Heist |
After learning that Hana's secret song was given away to Julissa Noonin, Natalyah and Aszera team up to combine their scandalous and intriguing reputations to infiltrate a party at the Noonin House and steal back the music. 5k~ words. Personal Plot. |
| (2026-02-13) Revenge Heist Party Planning 101 |
On the heels of Hana's revelation that Finley has regifted Hana's written Secret Song to a new paramour, Natalyah plans a heist to get it back, because that's the most obvious and natural course of action. She'll need a partner in crime. Uh, in righteous justice. 3k~ words. Personal Plot RP. |
| (2026-02-13) Love Is Stupid |
Hana Levesworth tries the Ol' Lathrik Method to cope with the fallout from Finley's decision, and much like Lathik would, finds herself at Lathrik's house. 4800~ words. Personal/Romance Plot RP. |
| (2025-12-16) Winter Veil Feast With A Silly Goose |
Natalyah hosts a very normal Winter Veil Feast with a completely ordinary cast of characters of her family and friends, and a regular meal. Well. She hosts a Winter Veil Feast. There's a goose. It's silly. Personal Plot RP. 15k~ words. |
| (2025-12-14) Cuergo Says If You Try Hard And Believe In Yourself, Anything Is Possible |
Natalyah invites Aze over for a chat before the start of the week of Winter Veil to ask for some advice, and to maybe get a little maudlin. She makes sure they are well fortified with wine and cookies and tequila to counterbalance. Or swing them even more wildly around. One of those. Plans are made. 9800~ words. Personal Plot RP. |
| (2025-07-26) Five Hundred! And Forty! Gold? |
Natalyah sets off to investigate the K. Parrish of the mysterious maps, and to find out if the dark-haired 'Miss Fallon' is in fact Lady Sintha Fallon, only to discover that there's even more possibilities, and perhaps an avenue to follow the thread to a conclusion. 5k~ words. |
| (2025-07-24) Investigating a Parson of Interest (Map Mystery) |
As the newly formed detective agency continues their investigation into an unusual, unsigned map from an unknown source, Mayellen and Natalyah explore a merchant angle lead to a bookshop, where they discover that sometimes the fabled retail "back room" really does have actual stock and puts stock into one of their hypotheses. 5k~ words. |
| (2025-07-23) An Interesting Afternoon |
The Map Mystery continues as Natalyah Kensington-Whit and Aszera Sunstrike set up to watch the docks of Stormwind Harbor where someone got the map delivered to the Fallon's pile. The two unusual ladies discuss what they've learned so far, and get to know the other a little better. 5800~ words. |
| (2025-07-22) One Map, Two Hypotheses, and Three Ladies |
With an imagined time pressure to light a fire underneath her, Natalyah teams up with Mayellen and Aszera to start chasing down the possibilities of how this mysterious map arrived in Stormwind, and what it could mean. With two different hypotheses with very different assumptions to test against the scientific method, the Private Investigations Detective Agency is off to a bounding start. 8k~ words. |
| (2025-07-21) It's A Lady Detective Agency |
The cogs of the first reputable and dedicated Stormwind Detective Agency continue to turn as Siamus Fallon formally introduces the other lady with a particular set of unexpected and useful detective skills, Natalyah Kensington-Whit, to the office, and sets her at the first Mystery. 5k~ words. |
| (2025-07-08) The Scales of Life |
Lathrik and Natalyah say goodbye before he leaves for Kalimdor, and Natalyah has a gift for him to find a way to heal him even across the sea. 1600~ words. Romance RP. |
| (2025-06-30) How To Protect Stormwind: Advanced Course |
Lathrik and several other Stormwind Guards have made a difficult decision to join the Alliance Army, and be ready for deployment in the war with the Horde. Now, it's time for the most challenging part: telling Natalyah the news. 2800~ words. Personal Plot RP. |
| (2025-06-30) How To Not Join A Conga Line: A Study (Fallon Gala Side Scene) |
Poised to learn how to Conga dance with a drink in hand, Natalyah and Almeiria find themselves ambushed instead by a woman from Natalyah's past, who bites off more than she can chew. Personal plot RP. 2200~ words. |
| (2025-06-30) Greetings to Speech - Fallon Gala Year 29 |
The initial meets and greets and general mingling before the speech of the Fallon Charity Gala Year 29. 17k~ words. |
| (2025-06-30) Don't Swoon (Fallon Gala Side Scene) |
After a late arrival to the Fallon Charity Gala of 29, Lathrik, Natalyah, and Reniya meet up with at least one of their hosts, Siamus. 1700~ words. |
| (2025-06-19) Renunion |
It's a big day, as Tabiana goes into labor, and Admiral Siamus Fallon pays a call to the father, Reniya. As part of the celebration to take him out for a drink, they stop by Lathrik and Natalyah's to reunite the two friends who hadn't seen each other in two months between the Highlands and busy times after, and to start tying up the bows on the red string conspiracy… only for another small ball of yarn to unravel and start spinning off in a new mystery. 12,222 words. Personal Plot RP. |
| (2025-06-17) The End of a Curse of Ivy and Shadow |
After twenty-five years, Lathrik is reunited with his family, who can finally end the curse he has carried marked by his heart all that time. 6800~ words. Personal Plot RP. |
| (2025-05-10) Look How Normal Everyone's Being |
The battle for Solari and the end of the Shadow Man has passed, which means it's time for Lathrik to start picking up the pieces of his life and finding out how they all fit together again now that he's gone from effectively living as an orphan to a man with a full family, complete with parents and aunts and uncles and cousins. It's not going to be easy, but when has it ever been? 11k~ words. Personal Plot RP. |
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| (2026-04-07) You Are My Future (The Glow Within Part 4) |
Finley and Hana settle into Shattrath for her convalescence, and discuss the future of their relationship, and the relationships of their past. 7200~ words. Romance Plot. |
| (2026-04-03) When I Leave This World |
Finley's training montage 2.0 is interrupted by an unexpected letter as Hana leaves for Outland, and he leaves for Pandaria in turn. But while Finley Boutille has a filed and scheduled flight plan and itinerary, Blanque has other priorites. Romance Plot. 5k~ words. Several Prompt Responses. |
| (2026-03-31) The Boutille Arrival at Gate Shrine of the Stars |
Finley finally arrives at the Shrine of the Stars on his Pandaria trip, where he gets settled into a nice suite, and hears out Elle's idea for how to get better. 3k~ words. Personal Plot. |
| (2026-03-25) Elle Search and Rescue |
After several weeks of Elle's whereabouts being unknown, at last, they get an answer -- it just happens to be from Elle himself. Despite his warnings, his friends undertake a search and rescue operation, which leads to a resolution of the distance between Lathrik and Elle since their enlistment. 4200~ words. Intentional character conflict. Personal Plot RP. |
| (2026-03-19) A Security Matter |
Aze arrives in Pandaria and goes to meet with Siamus regarding a matter of family security, as well as to share other news and interests. ~4200 words. |
| (2026-03-17) A Letter from a Snowy Place |
Joelle writes back to answer Finley's questions. |
| (2026-03-16) Houses, Leaders, and Bad Business |
Finley writes Elle back about some of the business of Houses and Leaders of families around them, and oh yeah, don't worry, Finley is fine. No guarding needed here. Ha ha any way. 800~ words. Personal plot. |
| (2026-03-12) Guarding, Again |
Joelle writes back to Finley about everything being fine and normal. |
| (2026-03-11) Welcome to the Vale |
Lena, Melancholy and Shine encounter Baird unexpectedly in the Shrine of Seven Stars. Considerable news and poetry are exchanged, tea is drunk, and the future is pondered. Also, Bun profits. ~11k words. |
| (2026-03-10) Second Lieutenant Ralaea Reporting For Duty |
Ralaea returns home to Fallon House on the Elwynn coast and learns more about what happened to necessitate the return. 5k~ words. Personal Plot. |
| (2026-03-10) Less Exciting In Comparison, Surely |
Finley writes to Elle for no reason in particular. Everything is definitely fine and normal, ha ha why do you ask? 620~ words. |
| (2026-03-08) Blood for Blood |
Avrenne writes to Siamus to inform him about the attack on one of House Esprit Fallon's own. The Duchess is most displeased. 900~ words. Personal Plot. |
| (2026-02-28) Possible Cultists |
Aszera and Oslynn happen across one another in the middle of the Blasted Lands, both on a hunt. They work together to follow up the misgivings raised down at the Surwich port. |
| (2026-02-27) Dumpling Stop |
The team guarding the White Pawn -- Briar, Emdee, Fredrica, Joelle, Marley, Lathrik, Leric, and Reniya -- make a supply stop at Halfhill before they head up into the mountains. ~3100 words |
| (2026-02-26) Becoming: Syarra |
Five writing prompt response scenes from history ranging from the Second War to the present, showing how Syarra Sunstrike has been shaped by world events. |
| (2026-02-26) Becoming: Aszera |
Five writing prompt response scenes from history ranging from the Second War to the present, showing how Syarra Sunstrike has been shaped by world events. |
| (2026-01-31) Echoes of the Sunken Temple |
Cecil, Corvin (and Gon), Hana, Morgauna, and Ozzy try out the ECHO machine in Dalaran, experiencing memories of the Sunken Temple. ~3600 words. |
| (2025-07-27) A Thorny Family Tree |
Aszera Sunstrike follows up on the Mystery of the… Mysterious Map, this time by taking Sintha Fallon's advice and meeting with Miss Curran. |
| (2025-07-02) Partners in War |
A couple days after the Fallon Charity Gala, Ozzy visits Joelle at home. The two of them discuss their next moves. |
| (2025-07-01) Try to Relax, It's a Party |
Just before the explosive news, Alaisa and Aszera share a dance, where they chat about people they've seen at the party and elsewhere. ~1800 words |
