"Borne within a great swampland surrounded on all sides by the sea I lived my early years out leading a very quiet life. It was a place teeming with dark untamed magicks that our people used in a many of ritual, we were attuned to it naturally like fish in the sea. It wasn't very long after I had matured enough to go off living on my own that a sea faring vessel touched upon our land. It brought with it this tiny crew of seven, but it was their captain who greeted us in a manner I can only remember as...incredulous. So curiously out of place that man was here, naive, adventurous, and just the right amount of crazy to hold together that charm in this cute little bundle. What can I say? I fell for him. It seemed that the winds blew in my favour too, his reasons for having arrived at that island were no pure coincidence; he and his crew were in need of that dark magic that we called our own, something that could guide them through the capricious waters that lay just beyond. I had obliged of course
It wasn't until a few happy years later that a cruel twist of fate happened upon us. That same fog obscuring the outermost slums crept upon our ship in the night. It seeped through the walls and scoured our senses, displacing our minds from our bodies. The rest became history, I became I divergent much the same as any hiding amongst the people of this land. And you sweetheart, you know your name? Ad'janari came from his own. Despite the mounting differences from one another, I still see that shared glint of wonder in your eyes. You've got a curiosity with this world in need of being satiated don't you?" -Braetelyst

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Braetelyst's story to her daughter in their final days of basic training. What does Judge Boot Camp look like? One look at Ad'janari's current wear and tear gives a pretty clear message, "Ya don't wanna know."

Artwork by:  Kiguri 🖤