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LUKE CASTELLAN. ([personal profile] marred) wrote2015-01-28 07:24 pm

( timeskip )



LUKE CASTELLAN

COURT SEELIE.
TITLE THE LIGHTNING THIEF, THE HERO OF THE PROPHECY, THE DARA THIEF, THE MOON THIEF, TRICKSTER SPIRIT, KNIGHT OF THE GOLDEN CADRE, TRICKSTER SPIRIT, THE ALEPOÚ.
OCCUPATION MASTER THIEF, CEO OF SOLAIS COMMUNICATIONS, SWORDSMAN, KNIGHT, TRAVELLER.
ABLE TO FAST-TRAVEL YES; HE CAN TELEPORT TO ANYWHERE HE HAS ALREADY BEEN.
RESIDENCE IN 2,701 CAER GLAEM.
RESIDENCE IN 2,702 HIS HOME IN NOA WOODS / HERMIONE'S.

MAJOR EVENTS

THE ALEPOÚ.
Luke begins to thieve for those within the drabwurld, becoming known as the fox. [ ]

HIGHLIGHT
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HIGHLIGHT
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During the quiet year, Luke will be experiencing a lot of peace. Reflecting over his life and what he has accomplished thus far at home and in the drabwurld, Luke will begin the stages of grief. Moving away from Caer Glaem, he'll begin building his house in Noa Woods with the assistance of George and Martha, his cows, his foxes, and those who have sworn themselves to protecting the fur balls, despite them not requiring protection.

He develops himself a reputation as an incredibly gifted and well-sought after locksmith. Developing security systems that require very little to be bolted to walls, his work is well-known in shardbearer and native circles alike as being immaculate, well-hidden, and incredibly secure. Garnering a reputation as being athletic, one of a kind, and someone who never fails, he'll begin earning himself a reputation as a blue-eyed Robin Hood. He becomes known as the alepoú.

When he isn't blackmailing people with the information he gathers from his cows (who have gotten better at retaining the intel they overhear or are given), he's travelling the entirety of the drabwurld as he cannot sit still. Using the materials he finds to create his house, he pilfers libraries, minds, and begins making alliances and friendships with those — shardbearer and native alike — all over the map. He continues to find the foxes of the Drabkeeper, too.

In the meantime, George and Martha develop themselves a reputation as fierce snakes, the size of anacondas, as they begin to spread their lies through the grapevine of their own animal networks. This only amplifies Luke's reputation as someone who isn't to be second-guessed or even mocked, as, despite themselves being merely small snakes, George and Martha's bite is much more sharper than their bark.

When we return to Luke in the following year, he'll be more at peace with himself. Still self-sabotaging and self-loathing, he'll be less likely to remove himself from those who have stuck by him during the year, and will be more open to communicating, letting people in, and perhaps even becoming vulnerable to those he trusts.

PLANS
THE DRABWURLD LOCKSMITH » In the early weeks of the timeskip, Luke begins to create his own locks. His security system is unbreakable, save if another was to curse it or use magic. (By the time we return to him, he's attempting to curse his locks so no one, save the owner, can break in). It is a business that is not for free. He is also well-known for breaking into things, but this is kept on the down low.
TRAVELLER » When he isn't busy trying to break technology or locks, Luke's busy travelling all over the Drabwurld. With his snakes in one hand and his collection of foxes only growing, he's going all over the map to find the Drabkeeper's friends and to also learn the lay of the land.
LOCH HOME » With the disappearance of the monarchs, Luke's finding himself a little too at peace. For a boy who has never found respite within his own shadow, he returns to Loch Noa to begin to build a house. ( MORE DETAILS HERE. )
XOXO GOSSIP GIRL » He will continue to gather intel with his cows. Primarily, he'll be using this for blackmail purposes.
MIDNIGHT THIEF » Hopefully, he'll get in with the Midnight Court.

SUMMARY OF KNOWN DETAILS
Luke will, over the course of the timeskip:

  • invent: security systems, and begin to learn how to create his own communication device.
  • continue to find the Drabkeeper's foxes.
  • buld his home in Loch Noa; he will have begun warding it by April the following year.
  • would have travelled a good portion of the map.
  • developed himself a reputation as a Robin Hood, a thief in underground circles, and not someone to trifle with — the alepoú
  • continue to strengthen existing CR and become acquainted with new CR.



    TIMELINE OF EVENTS

    SPRING IN 2,701 (Mar, Apr, May)
    • MARCH - As snowstorms hit the drabwurld, Luke will be attempting to protect his foxes from the freezing temperatures more than anyone else. He'll be participating by rugging up and staying warm — and healing from his wounds from the battle a month prior. He will stay in Caer Glaem.
    • APRIL -Luke's going to be feeling incredible remorse and guilt. He's going to be trying to sleep a lot more in order to destroy the harp, as he'll figure out it's within his dreams. George and Martha will become worried. He won't be able to shake these feelings. He'll be in Redgate * unconfirmed.
    • MAY - As the monarchs have disappeared, Luke will begin thinking about building his own home — as he has for some time, even making jokes of it to George and Martha as his suite isn't big enough to hold foxes, his snakes, and he wants his cows near him, too. He doesn't need to scout any locations as he knows where it is he wishes to live — Loch Noa. He begins investigating the area, learning of its culture, and thus building his house without knocking down any trees by the lake. Luke celebrates his 25th birthday on May 27. He'll be in Caer Glaem and Loch Noa.
    SUMMER IN 2,701 (Jun, Jul, Aug)
    • JUNE - He will attend the summer tourney. Participating in the joust, he'll first play it off as though he doesn't wish to partake due to a fear and dislike of horses will render him a non competitor. He will participate in the melee. Luke will be doing some side-trading, gambling, tricking, and thieving. He'll be in Treun and its neighbouring cities. In the meantime, those who are guarding his foxes will continue to build his house.
    • JULY - Luke stays far away from Daonna.
    • AUGUST - He'll be growing quieter during the early days of this month. On August 18, Luke will be mourning for his own death. He'll be in Loch Noa. Thereafter, he will return to the Cothromach to attend the Sunsoak markets to barter, trade, and even thieve, and will attend the Festival of Lights to float a candle upon the river and set a lantern free, the former in honour of his mother and the latter in mourning for himself and those who lost their lives during the Titan War.

      When it doesn't interrupt either event occurring in the month, George and Martha will be organising with Luke's close relationships a funeral pyre to see him let go and forgive himself and begin the healing process. This will be hosted at Loch Noa, near the construction of his house.
    FALL IN 2,701 (Sept, Oct, Nov)
    • SEPTEMBER - Luke will be speaking every language in the world. Whether this is a side effect to the magic going haywire or him trolling, we just don't know. He will attend the wreath festival as well.
    • OCTOBER - He will attend Samhain and will see the Black Shuck once again, but this time, with a surprise in tow. c:
    • NOVEMBER - At the word of the prisoners being released, he will track them down and return them. However, any prisoner he finds will be brought back alive.
    WINTER IN 2,701/2,702 (Dec, Jan, Feb)
    • DECEMBER - He will attend Yule.
    • JANUARY - ???
    • FEBRUARY - He'll attend the Ostara Feast to enjoy the lively atmosphere, and because he's someone who enjoys art. He'll be spending time with the children and having a lot of fun with them.
    SPRING IN 2,702 (Mar, Apr)
    • MARCH - After decapitating several skeletons, he will be turning them to gold or stone to place within the garden of his house.
    • APRIL - He'll search for the fairies as they were kind of nice to him — and he doesn't want to do any of those chores.
    • MAY - On the 27th, it'll be his birthday again ...
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rues: ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ sᴛᴇᴀʟ (decisions to hide)

MAY 27 ❚ won't you spare me over 'til another year.

[personal profile] rues 2015-03-11 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it's still hard to believe it's been a whole year since ... well, everything — since they arrived in the drabwurld, since the worms and the backbiter incident and the dara and everything else. it's been a year and they're still here, and clarisse likes to think that they've come pretty far. it's not at all the direction she would have expected, but it's better than going backwards. it's better than being stagnant and indignant all the time, and regardless of what she knows the future may or may not hold for them, she understands that moving forward is an important part of letting go. ]

[ so it's not on chris' behalf that she makes her way to the kitchens to request the fairies make a special cake for one of their knights — it's because she wants to, which is far more than she could have said for herself a year ago. things have definitely changed between her and luke, and whether she admits it or not, this is her way of apologizing for royally fucking up his birthday last year. she'd been so angry at him for everything, regardless of if it was actually his fault or not, and still so burnt from the war and silena's death weighing so heavily on her shoulders that luke had essentially been her punching bag, a way to take out all that emotion on someone other than herself. even now, there's part of her that still blames herself for silena's death, but to put all the blame on luke for things she simply didn't want to acknowledge isn't fair and she knows that now. ]

[ she swipes a bottle of wine just for good measure and tucks it under her arm so she can carry the cake in both hands. they didn't exactly have a cardboard box to put it in, so she's carrying the tray by its neck and holding the lid with her other hand to make sure it doesn't slide. she hadn't exactly thought about utensils or plates, but luke can always teleport to the kitchen if it's an issue, right? gods, she's really bad at this planning thing ... mostly because none of this was actually planned. of course she knew luke's birthday was coming up, and maybe she'd been thinking about what to do for it idly during her morning training sessions, but it wasn't until today that she decided on anything. it's maybe a little too friendly, bringing him cake and wine — maybe they're not quite friendly enough for her to joke about last year and how he'd commented about her making a cake in his honor — but things have definitely changed since the truce. things are ... better, maybe. sometimes it's hard to tell if they've made progress at all, but he came to see her on her birthday. even if it hadn't meant much to him, it meant a lot to her. ]

[ it's difficult for her to knock without dropping the bottle of wine, but she makes a valiant attempt before she nudges the door open with her arm, realizing too late that maybe she should have waited before barging straight in. luke's room has always been sort of ... off limits, despite achlys and polemos spending most of their time within these walls. clarisse can't help but think of the first and last time she was ever here, attempting to apologize for bullshit reasons, and the memory of that, of luke barring himself within the doorway, that gives way to a certain anxiety. is she really allowed here? she knows she's come uninvited and she can't help but feel like an soldier wandering alone into enemy territory. luke may not be her enemy anymore, but that doesn't calm her apprehension or the inherent feeling that she doesn't belong here. ]

[ she almost turns around when she sees luke sitting on his bed looking at what appears to be a photograph. clarisse can't be sure what it is, but she remembers nico booning photographs of all their mortal parents; she can't imagine luke would have been an exception to that. she stands awkwardly in the space between the door and his bed, swallowing thickly as she glances at the streamers and the confetti lining his room. after a moment, she clears her throat and manages, ]
Hey. [ she spots a small table and sets the cake and wine down, just so she doesn't end up dropping either of them. ] Uh, these are for you. [ which is a bizarre sentence to be coming out of her mouth in regard to luke castellan, but the drabwurld really has changed her. she pushes her hair behind her ear nervously. ] If it's a bad time, I'll just ... go. [ and she nods to the door, already taking a step back in the expectation that he'll agree. ]