forum Fantasy Poly Roleplay // 4/4 // Closed // Please bring plot ideas-
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@Fraust

(Tyy <33 And I was thinking uhhh 18-22ish range maybe? Relatively young but still adults. Either that or high school depending on what you guys prefer)

@LovelyRose

(I usually go with around that range as well, typically bordering a bit closer on the 20-22 side! but I’m definitely down to see what everyone else prefers :) )

@LovelyRose

Name: Zelra Tiel
Nicknames/Aliases: Close friends call him Zel.
Gender/Pronouns: Zelra is a cis male that goes by he/him/his pronouns.
Sexuality: He doesn’t label his sexuality.
Age: TBD
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Appearance: Zelra has long, wavy black hair that goes past his shoulders. He often ties it up to keep it out of the way. His skin is tan with warm undertones, his body is strong and slender due to regular training, his height is about six foot and two inches, and his face is diamond-shaped. He doesn’t have any freckles or notable birthmarks, though he does have an old scar that runs across one side of his mouth. He also has an aquiline nose and rounded brows. The irises of his slightly downturned eyes are so pale that they’re basically white.
Usual Outfit/Clothing Style: When performing, Zelra wears a dark cloak made of feathers over a black waistcoat, shirt, and pants. The clothes are adorned with silver buttons and detailing, while the feathers are lightly dusted with metallic powder. He also wears eyeliner and occasionally eyeshadow with this costume. When not performing, he likes to wear soft robes, loose tunics, and long scarves. He prefers to go barefoot when possible.
Personality: Zelra is an ambivert. He thrives on the energy of crowds and other people, though he enjoys having private downtime. He likes banter and messing around, but he has a difficult time taking things seriously. He also has a hard time staying still; he fidgets frequently.
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Strengths: Zelra is rather fast and flexible, and he knows how to work a crowd. He is also rather good at taking calculated risks.
Weaknesses: Zelra absolutely cannot handle confrontation or extreme stress and will excuse himself if presented with an emergency. Also, he’s been known to get bitter when angry, embarrassed, or flustered, which doesn’t usually work to his advantage. He’s bad at following strict orders, and he can’t sing very well.
Powers: He has the ability to float. It isn’t exactly flying—he can’t go super high up without needing a break—but he can stay suspended for quite some time. Whenever he’s overwhelmed, he’ll find a place in private and float for a while by himself.
Brief Backstory: Zelra lived in a crowded orphanage for the first five years of his life. He was then taken in by the ringleader of an eccentric traveling circus, who began to train him to perform. He cannot leave the group due to a contract he was manipulated into signing when young. For about a year he was in love with a girl, Lyrise, and he was convinced that he was going to run away with her. Unfortunately, she ended the relationship suddenly and eloped with one of his coworkers instead. He rejoined the group, suffering under a much greater debt, and has traveled with them since. Though he hates the ringmaster, he is still pretty close with a lot of the other performers.
Other: He often wears a perfume that smells like blackberries and vanilla, and sometimes when he dresses up he’ll wear heels. He has a lucky coin that he does tricks with when bored.
Song: Walk Above the City by The Paper Kites

(I added a song for fun! also I don’t have stuff to draw with me so I can’t draw him rn rip, but lmk if there’s anything I need to change about him :) )

@ElderGod-Icefire

(I love him!! Personally I like some enemies to lovers/rivals to lovers, princes/royalty, bastard children, hidden secrets, angst, that kind of thing. So we could do some sort of found family + enemies/rivals to lovers? angst and hurt/comfort are also wonderful)

@LovelyRose

(I’m a pretty big fan of hurt/comfort, though found family is also very cute! since it’s fantasy, perhaps we should incorporate some sort of basic quest idea to go along with whatever romance dynamic we choose? like, the characters all end up together on a traveling ship or zeppelin or something and get stranded together? or there’s some sort of threat that forces them to band together? or magic users/creatures are being hunted/targeted so they have to flee and eventually unite?)

@LovelyRose

(neat! does anyone else have a preference for which type of storyline/other ideas that might work? if not then I can do a bit of thinking and maybe plan something a bit more fleshed out, if that’s alright w everybody!)

@LovelyRose

(hm, maybe if it’s one of the latter plots—like they’re running from an enemy or something—then they could all disagree on what to do? like, one person born to royalty or something could want to go back and rescue their family, another person could want to stay on the run, and then the others could be torn between turning themselves in and fighting back? that would cause a lot of tension. and maybe one of the characters is a bounty hunter for the evil force that’s targeting the magical people but they end up falling in love instead)

@ElderGod-Icefire

(if you wanna play him as that, Fraust, then that's cool! You don't have to if you don't want to tho)
(Rose I love that last idea aaaaannd I almost wanna take that for my character, unless you think Zelra would be a good assassin character? In which case you can have it bc it's your idea)

@LovelyRose

(oh gosh no Zelra would be an awful assassin lol and also unless the bounty hunter was keeping a secret they might need to be non magical (if they were indeed supposed to be targeting magic users/creatures/etc). but it’s up to you to decide whether they are or not! I know you said you like secrets, and there could be some major hurt/comfort in a character being sent to hunt down people just like them while hiding their identity)

@ElderGod-Icefire

(Or I could go the route of the evil force being quasi religious and that's why they hate magic, and so this character believes that they themself are inherently evil because of their magic and so they hide it and push it away and?? do you get what I'm saying?? because I really like the route of them keeping secrets and being magical while also killing magical people/creatures)

@LovelyRose

(ooh, yeah! that’s a cool idea! maybe the kingdom that they all start out in has always been torn between magic users and jealous/pious non magic users, and it just so happens that an invading non magic force overthrows the current royal family! then the new group starts to install strict policies to reign in magic, basically making it illegal. and then when magic users try and flee, they’re hunted down for punishment or imprisonment. maybe there could also be some sort of anti magic rehabilitation program or something? idk yet)

@Fraust

(Ooh, so maybe it was a while ago that the royal family was overthrown, then? So Lumi was young when it happened and ended up on his own, and was young enough that he doesn't remember his family much? If he finds out, that could be incentive to return, even if he doesn't really want to rule)