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#SFFChat Q4. I might've shared this one here before, too, but come on, I have to share this snippet from Ashrah, the funniest character in the story:

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Li Mei: "I can't do it."

Datusha: "I can manipulate this elbhyr."

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#Septopolis 10. As you can probably guess, Or̉el̉īs isn't a place where divergent opinions are embraced... or allowed at all. But it does get more complicated.

Rebel groups have existed basically since Āradanū was founded. A while ago, on Kira's Worldbuilders prompt 🧵

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#SongsOfSeptember 10. This is Quan Chi's theme—and yes, I have a whole montage in my head with this as well :3

youtu.be/V_YlZ1JdcVk

If you want to understand why, the short story that shows his origin explains: archiveofourown.org/works/72763116.

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#WIPSnips 10. "Teeth"

This was an obvious one: our introduction to Mileena's secret.

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#AwesomeCharacters Ashrah goes into combat mode until she realises it's an innocent. Then, she simply glares at them and continues on her path.

Sareena... no one is bumping into her unless she's really distracted. In this case, the other 🧵

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#Septopolis 9. Order and reverence are the chief values that govern Or̉el̉īs and the kingdom at large. Reverence for Aarālūṿya's memory and her prophets (the gods), obedience to the state and its military forces. Only through unquestionable loyalty and deference will Order 🧵

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#AwesomeCharacters Assuming this is Balanced Ashrah, because EF Ashrah would turn to no one but herself... Sareena. Her sister and partner in crime! And that indeed happens in the Freedom Trilogy...

Likewise, Sareena would call Ashrah. 🧵

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#Septopolis 8. There are two approved languages in Or̉el̉īs (and Āradanū as a whole): Raṃāga, which is the vanalāras language and the one that makes up all the words we've been seeing (you can check out the alphabet here: ellipsus.com/read/7fJofSn...), and Hōrāga 🧵

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#WIPSnips 8. "Mental"

Ashrah wields Datusha's psychic magic for the first time 🧠

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#SongsOfSeptember 8. Usually, I do per book. With #ChroniclesOfTheRealms, it's different, though. I have one playlist for each of the Big Three—Ashrah, Nitara, and Sareena—then one for Ashtara. For other characters, I have couple playlists: Mileena/Tanya, Askaly/Xiuying, Li Mei/Kitana. And then 🧵

#AwesomeCharacters No school in Arak'shiir, generally speaking. Ashrah learnt from life, though 16k years later, she does learn from Masters Nightwolf and Shujinko—mostly about Mystic Arts and Baguazhang, but the philosophy involved does make it go beyond that. 🧵

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#SongsOfSeptember 7. I have a whole montage in my head of Kira, Alhamad, Mileena, and Tanya singing this one—and, indeed, "Love That Never Dies" is the title of Alhamad's first multi-chapter short story (possibly novelette?) :3

youtu.be/l-ALW6_4kqw

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#Septopolis 7. Unlike the other main settings of #ChroniclesOfTheRealms, Or̉el̉īs isn’t diverse at all (as Askaly said, who in their right mind would want to travel to Āradanū without an excellent reason?). Vanalāras make up the majority of Or̉el̉īs's population: they're elves 🧵

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#AwesomeCharacters Ashrah reads a few books while training with Shujinko—her first books from the Living Planes—until she settles into her preference for non-fiction books (particularly history, philosophy, and spirituality) and folktales.

This unrequested 🧵

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#WIPSnips 6. "Sigh"

Sayzda [ʃʲəz-da] represents me and my love for demons *sighs*

(First speaker is Djalka.)

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#Septopolis 6. Or̉el̉īs means "Yellow Valley," from or̉es̉u (valley) and alal̉īs (yellow).

Worth noting that yellow is the "holiest" of colours for the vanalaras, the colour that symbolises order and the sublime. But also the land has a yellow-ish tone, especially Mount Āraṃai.

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#AwesomeCharacters Ashrah certainly has a reputation. Purple-Eyed Slayer, Purple Bane, Graceful Inferno, Indomitable Blade—these are all titles she earned before Eternal Flame, and more will come after, such as Warrior of Balance and Sword of Freedom.

Her fame 🧵

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