hi everyone :D

so i've decided that ghazal's going to enter kind of his renewed "i'm a terrible person" era

brief summary of this guy so far --

he's 14, and from his youth has lived an incredibly violent life. typically as a mercenary for someone else's grand plan, not as the leader himself, etc etc. hired muscle. knows brutality, loves it. will unalive babies kind of person. you can read more about him here.

one side effect of this lifestyle is that over the years he's been mangled so often that he is objectively ugly to look at, and depending on the person looking at him, that ugliness can tip into scariness or disgust. he leans in to this to avoid getting his feelings hurt when, u kno, babies cry seeing his face or whatever lol u get the vibe

flip side of that is that he truly does love peace and beauty, and desperately wants those qualities present in his life, but believes that he is unworthy and, ultimately, that the world just doesn't work like that.

so he's been traveling the world for the last year or so, and this past spring season he got stuck on the islands during the tropical storms. while there, he was shown grace and acceptance (very briefly, talking single-digit minutes here) by ianthe and tbh that whole encounter has really fucked him up

so now he's back on the mainland running from his feelings, and i think i want to start a long-ish story arc where he kind of leans in to the malice and violence for a while, before something (what?? idefk) happens to send him back to the islands (like in-game a year+ from now AT LEAST) where he like, finally gives in to his inner desires and idk becomes a peaceful hermit or something THIS IS NOT A FULLY-FLESHED OUT IDEA GUYS

so in that vein, i'm looking for folks who might not mind a bit of trouble for their characters for the next in-game year or two. at present, he's travelling again, so this could be as simple as a chance encounter where someone innocently pisses him off and is attacked (physically and/or sxually) by him as a result, could be someone who witnesses his violence and tries to come in and stop it, or -- and i'm really on the fence about this -- could be that he decides to really go whole hog and challenge for a territory, which would open up the door for steals etc

anyways hmu on discord if u have any ideas, sorry this is so rambly!!

tl;dr ghazal eras tour commencing bc i'm a glutton for punishment send help



also forgot to add he's got his first open thread back on the mainland here: ourhomelandrpg.proboards.com/thread/391/devil-open

LIKE I SAID ON DISCORD, i want lilith to lean into the terrible mother plotline so honestly giving her some ✨trauma✨ would be great xoxo

but also i was just thinking, maybe we can throw him and klara in a thread together again at some point? given their past encounter - maybe she can kind of be a catalyst for sending him back to the islands eventually or something??

annnnnddd in addition to the other stuff mentioned on discord, i am fully willing to throw pierce and/or denver at him to start throwing hands or something 😂

Oct 3, 2023 22:55:49 GMT birdorcages said:

LIKE I SAID ON DISCORD, i want lilith to lean into the terrible mother plotline so honestly giving her some ✨trauma✨ would be great xoxo

first off 1000% u just lmk how best he can be of service, nothing off the table except emotional authenticity & responsibility for his actions <3 i was thinking of sending him back north over time from peregrine beach so he'll be in the southlands next i think, if u wanna thread there?

Oct 3, 2023 22:55:49 GMT birdorcages said:

but also i was just thinking, maybe we can throw him and klara in a thread together again at some point? given their past encounter - maybe she can kind of be a catalyst for sending him back to the islands eventually or something??

yes it is my greatest regret that i let that thread die, in my heart it goes on T_T i need to do some serious brainstorming about what the trigger event is, but i figure if i'm aiming for years IC then we have some time!!

Oct 3, 2023 22:55:49 GMT birdorcages said:

annnnnddd in addition to the other stuff mentioned on discord, i am fully willing to throw pierce and/or denver at him to start throwing hands or something 😂

oh FOR SURE i think this has AMAZING potential to like, be quite a thing. QUITE a THING <333