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can you give us the names of each region’s gym leaders in your au with some explanation about them…

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These aren’t fully set in stone so one or two might change in the future, and the details on just how some of them ended up Gym Leaders is still unknown, but here’s a general outline! (Sorry, the World page section on the Gym Leaders isn’t up to date. I’ll get on that.)

Kanto Gym Leaders

Forrest Nibi (Pewter City, Rock-type Specialist)
→ Brock gives the Gym to Forrest when he decides to pursue pokémon medicine.
Peony Hanada (Cerulean City, Electric-type Specialist)
→ Originally, Misty left the Gym to Daisy when she moved to the Orange Islands, but neither of Daisy’s children were interested in being the next Gym leader when she decided to retire. Violet’s daughter, Peony, on the other hand, loved battling and was the best candidate. She breaks the pattern of the previous Cerulean Gym Leaders by being an electric-type specialist like her father, however.
Adriana Mitler (Vermillion City, Water-type Specialist)
→ With Peony running the Cerulean Gym and Heather up to…. something, Lt. Surge had to look outside his daughters for successors. While I’m still not sure exactly how Adriana ends up running the Gym, she does have a connection to the Lieutenant, being his step-niece.
Erika Tamamushi (Celadon City, Grass-type Specialist)
Kestrel Sekichiku (Fuschia City, Poison-type Specialist)
→ After Janine’s death, Koga comes out of retirement to take over being Gym Leader until his eldest granddaughter comes of age. Kestrel sees being Gym Leader as a chore more than anything and often has to be bribed to be there.
Amaryllis Tokiwa (Saffron City, Fairy-type Specialist)
→ After Sabrina leaves Kanto to pursue acting, her Gym is in…. someone’s hands (not sure yet). Eventually, Amaryllis ends up inheriting it and becomes Kanto’s first fairy-type Gym Leader..
Kaito Mikami (Cinnabar Island, Psychic-type Specialist)
→ Having originally lived on the island many years ago, when Blaine retires, he asks his granddaughter-in-law’s cousin to take over the Gym, much to Kaito’s surprise. He also helps with the rebuilding efforts for the island.
Mimi Aoyama (Viridian City, Multi-type Specialist)

→ When Gary retires to pursue research, it’s no question who will inherit the Gym, since he’d been training Mimi as his successor for a while. She follows in her husband’s footsteps and doesn’t stick to one type of pokémon, using the same team she traveled with on her pokémon journey.

Johto Region

Lyra Suzuki (Violet City, Flying-type Specialist)
→ While the details are still shaky, Lyra inherits the Gym from Falkner when he moves to Kanto due to his marriage with Janine.
Bugsy Hiwada (Azalea Town, Bug-type Specialist)
Whitney Kogane (Goldenrod City, Normal-type Specialist)
Karen Yoshino (Cherrygrove City, Dark-type Specialist)
→ Following Pryce’s retirement, Karen left the Elite Four to pursue her dream of opening a Gym in her hometown.
Yuusuke Hasumi (Ecruteak City, Ghost-type Specialist)
→ He inherits from his father, Morty.
Chuck Sawada (Cianwood City, Fighting-type Specialist)
Jasmine Asagi (Olivine City, Steel-type Specialist)
Draco Fusube (Blackthorn City, Dragon-type Specialist)
→ It is a bit of a tradition that the head of the Mikami-Fusube joint clans is the Blackthorn Gym Leader. The head of clan title switches between the two clans each generation, so while Clair was the previous clan head, Lance’s son Draco is the next one. 

Hoenn Region

Rudy Jiang (Rustboro City, Rock-type Specialist)
→ He inherits from his mother, Roxanne. His twin sister inherits their father’s Gym.
Safir Jiang (Dewford Town, Fighting-type Specialist)
→ She inherits from her father, Brawly. Her twin brother inherits their mothers Gym.
Theo Heath (Mauville City, Fairy-type Specialist)
→ Details are still unclear but he inherits when Wattson retires, most likely.
Caleb Moore (Lavaridge Town, Fire-type Specialist)
→ Inherits from his mother, Flannery.
Wally Birch-Fang (Petalburg City, Multi-type Specialist)
→ Norman recommended Wally as his successor, much to Wally’s surprise, since May was busy being a Frontier Brain and Max was more interested in studying under Prof Birch. 
Winona Lu (Fortree City, Flying-type Specialist)
Laelia & Trias Jin (Mossdeep City, Psychic-type Specialists)
→ They inherit from their father, Tate.
Lisia Lu (Sootopolis City, Dragon-type Specialist)
→ She changes gears from coordinating to battling and takes over the Gym from her uncle Wallace when he becomes Hoenn Champion.

Sinnoh Region

Roark Subotin (Oreburgh City, Rock-type Specialist)
Gardenia Kobyakova (Eterna City, Grass-type Specialist)
Natalia Rebreanu (Veilstone City, Steel-type Specialist)
→ Maylene leaves the Gym in her hands when she becomes an Elite Four member.
Crasher Wake (Pastoria City, Water-type Specialist)
Ceres Severnaya (Hearthome City, Poison-type Specialist)
→ Fantina befriended Ceres when the girl took an interest in coordinating while she studyed in Hearthome. When Fantina decided to retire to pursue coordinating full time, she named Ceres as her successor. Challengers have to complete math puzzles to reach her.
Maisy Chistyakova (Canalave City, Dark-type Specialist)
→ Byron heard about her through fellow Gym Leader Volkner, as Maisy is his niece. She apprenticed under him and he liked her spunk enough to name her his successor. She’s done…. interesting things to the Canalave Gym decor, in usual Maisy fashion.
Candice Nakamura (Snowpoint City, Ice-type Specialist)
Volkner Tatarintsev (Sunnyshore City, Electric-type Specialist)

Unova Region

Cheren Rysinov (Aspertia City, Normal-type Specialist)
Roxie Helias (Virbank City, Poison-type Specialist)
Gabriele Campanula (Castelia City, Ground-type Specialist)
→ He thought his father’s old job of being a Gym Leader sounded fun, so when Burgh retired to focus on his art, Gabe got himself into the position of next Gym Leader through some dubious methods.
Elesa Tatarintseva (Nimbasa City, Electric-type Specialist)
Stephan Dunstan (Driftveil City, Fighting-type Specialist)
→ Details are still unclear on how he inherits from Clay.
Jerrie Vidales (Mistralton City, Steel-type Specialist)
→ Inherits from her mother, Skyla. The Gym still has an airplane theme to it since Jerrie loves planes so much.
Marlon Naryshkina (Humilau City, Water-type Specialist)
Noah, Micah & Terah Pendragon (Opelucid City, Dragon-type Specialists)
→ As Drayden’s eldest grandchildren, the triplets are the natural choice for his (and Iris’) successors, though Iris’ eldest, Cypress, is gunning for the position as well.    

Kalos Region

Viola Leroux (Santalune City, Bug-type Specialist)
Grant Leroux (Cyllage City, Rock-type Specialist)
Chili von Schwan (Shalour City, Ghost-type Specialist)
→ He takes over the Gym when his wife, Korrina, becomes an Elite Four member. His Gym is themed like a magic show, with Chili as the master of illusion and his ghost pokémon as his assistants.
Mairin Sycamore (Coumarine City, Grass-type Specialist)
→ She inherits from her grandfather, Ramos.
Clemont Brassard (Lumiose City, Electric-type Specialist)
Sawyer Sheng (Laverre City, Multi-type Specialist)
→ Details are still unclear but he inherits when Valerie moves to Kanto.
Azariah Arcelus (Anistar City, Dark-type Specialist)
→ I have no idea how he ends up here, but that’s just how it is with Azariah really.
Evelyn de Beauvilliers (Snowbelle City, Water-type Specialist)
→ I’m also still not sure on the details, but she takes over from Wulfric through some series of events.

Wait..Iris has a cousin?

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Iris has three maternal cousins (and probably more on her father’s side that I don’t know about yet). In L&L, Iris is Drayden’s granddaughter by blood, the daughter of his second daughter Imogen. Drayden’s eldest daughter, Soriel, had three children – Nikolas, Silvus, and Phoebe. Nikolas later became estranged from his family and changed his name, now going by Colress (yes, that Colress and Iris are first-cousins in my AU.) Silvus had no children, and Phoebe was arranged to marry one of the princes of Albion (poké!England/Wales) from a young age. The Pendragons of Unova are a branch of the Pendragons of Albion and were the rulers of Unova up until it joined the League and changed it’s government (Drayden himself was born as a prince – his father was the last king of Unova.) While their marriage was arranged, Phoebe and her husband, Lucius, get along very well and have four children together – triplets Noah, Micah, and Terah and then a daughter, Illuminata (Mina). Iris is especially close with Phoebe due to being close in age with her, as well as the fact that after Iris’ parents died, she was adopted by her aunt and uncle, so Phoebe and her brothers are like siblings to Iris more than cousins. The triplets are currently the Gym Leaders of Opelucid.

Since Yellow is in your verse, does Emerald (the character from PokeSpe) exist too?

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Confession time. I’ve only read the Kanto and Johto arcs of PokeSpe, so in theory the only characters you’ll see from the manga would be in those regions (and even then, it’s really only Yellow.) Of course, at the rate I’m going (I’m already planning on adding a radio drama character), it’s very likely I’ll incorporate more PokeSpe characters in the future. I’m a little bit familiar with Emerald’s character, and with what I do know I’m sure he’d fit in just fine to my AU. He’ll likely remain single though, just since I have so many Hoenn fankids already and since I have no clue who I’d pair him with. He’ll probably end up being the ‘cool/fun uncle’ to some of my Hoenn fankids and is maybe a mentor figure to one of them. I’m sure once I develop certain fankids further I’ll figure something out, haha!

Noelle

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Noelle was the only daughter of Lance and his wife Liza, but Liza died shortly after her birth. Not six years later, Noelle was killed in a tragic accident involving an injured wild Charizard, and her death weighs heavily on her family members up through the present day. 

However, there’s another version of Noelle running about, an adult one. This Noelle is a Faller from a universe where Liza never died, Draco was never born, and she herself never even met the Charizard that killed her in this world. Faller Noelle arrived in this world when she was 23, about three years before the start of the main timeline and had a pretty rough start to her new life. With barely any memories and strange creatures following her and causing chaos, Noelle was sure she was in some kind of nightmare. About six months after her Fall, Interpol was able to track her down and get her the help she needed. Noelle joined them as an agent and initially worked in their UB department, which was where their other primary Faller agent, Anabel, worked. While on a mission in Hoenn, Noelle met Draco for the first time. Draco figured out somewhat quickly who she was, but being Draco didn’t say anything and just acted shifty until Noelle approached him. When she found out they were family, she pretty much demanded to go to Johto so she could meet her father. Lance was stunned to see his daughter all grown up, and Noelle actually recovered a few memories about her father after reuniting with him. After this, she does her best to stay in touch, even though she knows that Lance and Draco aren’t her ‘real’ family, they’re all she has.

Eventually, Noelle ends up investigating this AUs primary antagonists, Team Mythic, who are trying to exploit magical beings to use their power to create weapons and black market magitech. Noelle, along with other Interpol agents, works to infiltrate their bases and take them down. As a demigod, Noelle makes the perfect bait, since she’s the type of person they would want to capture and experiment on. She wouldn’t be the first either, since Noriko, Fei, and Evgeny are all captives of this team and are being used to study magic and how it manifests in divine beings like them. By being intentionally captured, Noelle can dismantle their operations from the inside, rescue captives, and gain valuable information. It’s a rough job, but she wouldn’t trade it for anything, since helping others is so important to her.

As a side note, Noelle is meant to be a foil to my other Faller kid, Ohia, who Fell as a child and quickly found a place to live and a new family. His missing memories barely bother him and he actually doesn’t like people bringing up his Faller status. He and Noelle are somewhat rivals as a result.

Lance & Ethan

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Something that likely won’t be brought up often in universe is the fact that Ethan is Draco’s biological father (with Lance being his other biological father). The circumstances behind this are a bit convoluted. Lance’s wife, Sybil, had died shortly after the birth of their daughter, Noelle, and two years later Lance was struggling as a single parent. Ethan was 18 at the time and in what we’ll call an exploratory phase of his life. He wasn’t quite sure what he wanted to do, be it science like his father, or raising pokémon like his grandparents, or something else entirely. He came to know Lance through Lyra some years previous and the two managed to become quite good friends despite the six year age gap. Ethan also had to admit some attraction to Lance as well, though of course he’d never acted on it. Over lunch one day, Lance brought up that he was considering having another child, a sibling for Noelle so she could have someone to spend time with when he wasn’t around, but that he wasn’t interested in a relationship just yet and was considering his options. Ethan hesitantly admitted his attraction and suggested the possibility of being the other parent of Lance’s child. To his surprise, Lance accepted. The two understood that this was a strictly no-strings-attached affair but found the arrangement worked out for the both of them. Since the child would be raised by Lance, he was the one to go through with the pregnancy, and Draco was born nine months later. Draco does not find out the identity of his other parent until he is in his teens (though he does know that he and Noelle were half-siblings). Neither parent wanted to make drama by revealing their arrangement, so the identity of Draco’s other parent is kept under wraps. Finding out about Ethan is part of the reason Draco comes to resent Lance so much in his teens. Ethan does end up telling his wife, Whitney, about Draco after they had been dating for a while, as he felt she should know if they were going to have a serious relationship, but their daughter, Carmen, doesn’t know that she has a half-brother. In the end, Lance and Ethan do question whether their decision to keep Draco’s parentage a secret was the right one, but what’s done is done. All things considered, the two remain close friends to this day.

Adaptational Biology

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As I develop this universe and the kids and families more I might as well get this one out of the way. Almost anyone, barring medical conditions, can become pregnant and have children in this universe, regardless of gender. This trait has been around for a very long time and most scientists agree it is the result of either some kind of mass magical evolution or interference from some deity. The earlier days of humanity were rough as pokémon and other supernatural entities proved powerful competition and humans needed all the help they could get. Increased birth rates were a huge step in ensuring humanity’s survival, thus the adaptation. (Out of universe, this exists so I can give couples biological children who wouldn’t normally be able to have them.)

In the case of a man becoming pregnant, it has to be planned as the necessary change in biology would take some time to occur. The shift would last throughout the pregnancy then return to normal after the child (or children) is born. The situation is similar for a woman who wishes to get her partner pregnant. There are a number of differences in society due to this adaptation. Gender roles are fairly lax and in cases of family roles and marriage, one’s family lineage typically takes precedence. It’s not uncommon in modern times for a woman to take her husband’s name, but historically and in some regions or families today the spouse from the less prestigious family takes their partner’s name, regardless of gender. There is also typically very little stigma against same sex relationships. In a couple who want multiple children, it is typical for the parents to switch off who has the children. For example, one parent might become pregnant with the first child, and the other parent would have the second child, but it really depends on the couple and what they want. While a female impregnating someone or a male becoming pregnant is always deliberate, accidental pregnancies can still occur in the ‘traditional’ sense, so birth control is still a thing. 

In terms of language, there are probably languages in the world that have different words for a parent depending on if they carried the child or not, but in ‘English’ the words mother and father have no connotation as to who carried the child. A ‘mother’ is a female parent, and a ‘father’ is a male parent. It is important to note however, that adoption rates are fairly low in this world, which is a big issue. A few of my fankids face significant issues in their childhoods because life is quite difficult for those in the system.

Like I said before, this aspect of worldbuilding was mainly to give me more flexibility in the fankids department. It does have an effect on society, but remember it’s not a huge focus, haha.

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…. Well it only took me a couple days to get annoyed with my self imposed schedule, so now rather than have set topics per day, I’ll just ramble about whatever, haha. My friend Sydney at @pkmnomegaverse is sharing her Striation Triplets/Shadow Triad hcs, so I though it might be fun for me to do the same! 

The three brothers are not originally from Unova, though they ended up there at some point during their childhood. They also started out with different names than the ones the go by as adults. Cress was known as Lir, Chili was known as Aodh, and Cilan was known as Nuada, though they were never attached to those names. They were orphaned for as long as they could remember and initially lived on the streets before getting involved with some bad people and being taken to Unova. Part of the reason they were endangered is due to the fact that all three are dark mages, which are quite rare (mages in general are rare, but dark mages are rare even among mages). This trait is also what drew Ghetsis to them. He was looking for a team of undercover operatives to act as spies/bodyguards for him, and a trio of dark mage brothers who already had a very close bond was perfect. As a bonus to him, they were young (around 9 years old) and in a very bad situation, which was something he could use to his advantage. Acting as a savior, he managed to get the brothers under his care and used his ‘savior’ status to ensure their loyalty. He also encouraged their codependency, as it meant less of a chance of one of them trying to escape without his brothers. They were trained in martial arts, infiltration, and espionage, as well as honing their magic talents to the point they essentially became one with the shadows.

The three worked as one well-oiled, loyal machine to Ghetsis, but they weren’t entirely devoid of a sense of self. When not on duty, the three enjoyed spending time honing their skills, teasing each other, competing, and pursuing some minor hobbies – in particular cooking, something they had learned early in life and stuck with even up through, both as a practicality (better to know where your meals are coming from) and as a useful skill (food is a good place to hide poison after all). As soon as they were old enough at age 19, Ghetsis assigned them their first (and last) long term deep cover mission. They were to pose as rookie Gym Leaders, with new names and identities, in order to gather information on the League. They had the battling skills and came on good recommendation as Ghetsis was still in decent standing with his former government coworkers. The triplets also had a ‘gimmick’, a secondary occupation or hobby that would help provide draw to the gym and the town they would be leading – cooking, with ingredient-themed names to match. The Restaurant Gym of Striation had been born.

They had a degree of freedom in customizing their presentation at the Gym, and they had the idea to go for a ‘Three Elements’ style rather than focus on training just one type. While the brothers’ hair is naturally white, Cress, Chili, and Cilan’s eyes are naturally blue, red, and green, so Cress proposed they follow a water, fire, and grass theme to match their own looks and new names. It was Chili’s idea to add in the wigs – colored and styled to match their type specialization and working as an extra bit of disguise as a bonus. The even got a blue wig that covered Cress’ missing eye in a way that didn’t draw attention to it like an eye-patch would. In the end, they got way into running the Gym and restaurant, coordinating events, and even helping out at the local trainer school. For a time, they could almost pretend this was their real life and not just an undercover mission Eventually all good things must come to an end, however, and when it came time for Plasma’s grand plan to unfold, the three had to give up their charade and return to their old jobs full time. However, after the death of Ghetsis two years later, they found themselves without a place to go, and their experience living ‘normal lives’ proved invaluable. They headed to Kalos to try and start something new, eventually finding their own paths and settling down and starting families of their own, something they had never even dreamed of before. As a way of saying goodbye to their Plasma days, the brothers took on their Gym Leader names permanently, leaving behind ‘Lir, Aodh, and Nuada’ in their pasts.

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…. Well it only took me a couple days to get annoyed with my self imposed schedule, so now rather than have set topics per day, I’ll just ramble about whatever, haha. My friend Sydney at @pkmnomegaverse is sharing her Striation Triplets/Shadow Triad hcs, so I though it might be fun for me to do the same! 

The three brothers are not originally from Unova, though they ended up there at some point during their childhood. They also started out with different names than the ones the go by as adults. Cress was known as Lir, Chili was known as Aodh, and Cilan was known as Nuada, though they were never attached to those names. They were orphaned for as long as they could remember and initially lived on the streets before getting involved with some bad people and being taken to Unova. Part of the reason they were endangered is due to the fact that all three are dark mages, which are quite rare (mages in general are rare, but dark mages are rare even among mages). This trait is also what drew Ghetsis to them. He was looking for a team of undercover operatives to act as spies/bodyguards for him, and a trio of dark mage brothers who already had a very close bond was perfect. As a bonus to him, they were young (around 9 years old) and in a very bad situation, which was something he could use to his advantage. Acting as a savior, he managed to get the brothers under his care and used his ‘savior’ status to ensure their loyalty. He also encouraged their codependency, as it meant less of a chance of one of them trying to escape without his brothers. They were trained in martial arts, infiltration, and espionage, as well as honing their magic talents to the point they essentially became one with the shadows.

The three worked as one well-oiled, loyal machine to Ghetsis, but they weren’t entirely devoid of a sense of self. When not on duty, the three enjoyed spending time honing their skills, teasing each other, competing, and pursuing some minor hobbies – in particular cooking, something they had learned early in life and stuck with even up through, both as a practicality (better to know where your meals are coming from) and as a useful skill (food is a good place to hide poison after all). As soon as they were old enough at age 19, Ghetsis assigned them their first (and last) long term deep cover mission. They were to pose as rookie Gym Leaders, with new names and identities, in order to gather information on the League. They had the battling skills and came on good recommendation as Ghetsis was still in decent standing with his former government coworkers. The triplets also had a ‘gimmick’, a secondary occupation or hobby that would help provide draw to the gym and the town they would be leading – cooking, with ingredient-themed names to match. The Restaurant Gym of Striation had been born.

They had a degree of freedom in customizing their presentation at the Gym, and they had the idea to go for a ‘Three Elements’ style rather than focus on training just one type. While the brothers’ hair is naturally white, Cress, Chili, and Cilan’s eyes are naturally blue, red, and green, so Cress proposed they follow a water, fire, and grass theme to match their own looks and new names. It was Chili’s idea to add in the wigs – colored and styled to match their type specialization and working as an extra bit of disguise as a bonus. The even got a blue wig that covered Cress’ missing eye in a way that didn’t draw attention to it like an eye-patch would. In the end, they got way into running the Gym and restaurant, coordinating events, and even helping out at the local trainer school. For a time, they could almost pretend this was their real life and not just an undercover mission Eventually all good things must come to an end, however, and when it came time for Plasma’s grand plan to unfold, the three had to give up their charade and return to their old jobs full time. However, after the death of Ghetsis two years later, they found themselves without a place to go, and their experience living ‘normal lives’ proved invaluable. They headed to Kalos to try and start something new, eventually finding their own paths and settling down and starting families of their own, something they had never even dreamed of before. As a way of saying goodbye to their Plasma days, the brothers took on their Gym Leader names permanently, leaving behind ‘Lir, Aodh, and Nuada’ in their pasts.

Alrighty let’s try out Timetravel Tuesday

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The idea here is I talk a lot about all the historical aspects of this AU. I think the main bulk of my historical worldbuilding is surrounding the individuals who would later be deified as Legendary Pokémon as well as any significant reincarnations. I’d say Unova is my most developed region historically and Alola is the least – but hey! Part of the reason for this day is to work on developing this AU so here’s my chance to work on that. I guess for now all I’ll say is that, due to this being a fantasy AU, the past was pretty much Lord of the Rings, well, in Poké Europe at least. There were plenty of wars and magic and battles and forbidden romance. A whole big fun epic fantasy that happens to have pokémon in it because that is one of my favorite genres. I look to the movies for inspiration a lot, as they often depict historical events. I don’t follow them exactly, but they are definitely inspiration – especially the Lucario movie, as that film was one of the major inspirations for this AU in general and the movie that first sparked the idea in me that the pokémon world and a fantasy world could be one and the same. So, maybe in the spirit of that, I’ll talk about Rota for a bit. An introduction if you will.

Rota in this AU is comparable to our world’s Germany, in terms of language and culture. The capital of Rota is the city of Schwanensee (or Swan Lake) where Cameran Palace lies. Swanna are the national emblem of Rota and are featured on the kingdom’s flag and many of the noble families’ heraldic crests. Historically, Rota has been a large power, often competing with Kalos for territory and resources (most of which were in Unova, which is in between the two nations in this AU). Rota is well known for having a high density of light mages and for the integral part these mage families play in the history of the nation. Rota is perhaps most famous for its Aura Guardians, an elite order of mage knights in service to the crown. The order nearly fell apart during a brutal coup that took place a few years after the end of the Third Kalos-Rota War (the one featured in the Mystery of Mew film) and never fully recovered after that incident. Many former Guardian families fled to Kalos for safe harbor, counting on the recent alliance between their two nations to protect them. In the modern day, Siebold and Korrina are descendants of some of those families. Nowadays, Rota is more of a tourist nation as well as a leading exporter of luxury goods such as jewelry and fine fabrics.

!!! what kind of supernatural beings are there in your world??? id love to know more!!!!

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There are all sorts! Some are much more well known than others. First of all: mages. I wouldn’t say that they would count as ‘supernatural creatures’ since they’re essentially people with magic powers, but they do exist! Mages are a small portion of the population and their magic essentially deals with the soul. I’ll do a longer post on them next week since it would take up way too much space to discuss the magic system of this world in whole here.

Next up – well-known non-human species. There are two that everyone knows about and are well integrated into society. The most prominent would be dragonbloods. I would say maybe about 5% of the population are dragonblood? But don’t quote me on that, it’s not finalized yet haha. Dragonbloods are essentially what they sound like: humans with a touch of dragon blood in them. Their origin is kind of unknown and each clan has their own origin story ranging from being blessed by dragon gods to being descended from them. They look mostly human, but have pointed ears, small fangs, and vertical pupils. They have different internal workings from humans as well; they live longer (130-150 years is typical), have different immune systems, and are more resilient to the elements (aside from the cold, which they are sensitive to). Historically, they have typically been rulers and upper-class citizens, a trend that has continued to the modern day with many Champions being dragonbloods, including Lance Fusube, Wallace Lu, Cynthia Drakonova, and Iris Pendragon. Dragonbloods are considered a subspecies of humans but they don’t really like that. You can think of them as the ‘stuck up fantasy elves’ of this world haha.

And the last ‘well-known’ supernatural species would be the Malachim. These guys are full-on supernatural no where near human in any aspect. Their history is kind of interesting, essentially this race is a remnant of a millennia-old disagreement between two ancient brother-deities. The ancestors of the Malachim were a race created by these two gods and essentially served as aids/intermediaries for them – these gods were big back their day and had so many worshipers they needed helpers to communicate with everyone. Eventually, however, the two brothers had a fight that resulted in two factions – their messengers being split in loyalties between their two masters. The god that won banished his brother and all the messengers who sided with him to the mortal realm as punishment and from those exiled messengers the Malach race came to be. Somewhere between mortal and divine, the modern descendants of those original exiled messengers tend to live in nomadic tribes on the fringes of society, preferring not to interact with ‘mortals’. They are a mono-gender race, appearing physically similar to human males and reproduce asexually through magic (though they can reproduce the ‘traditional’ way with human females, the resulting children are creatively known as ‘half-malachim’). There are probably other species of semi-divine origin similar to them, but these guys are the only extensively known ones.

Of course, there are dozens and dozens of ‘unconfirmed’ beings. Supernatural folk who are only known through legends and scattered reports. They exist, I can confirm that, but to the average person of this AU, they’re closer to cryptids – beings that might be real but also might not. Think of any supernatural creature or being from any folklore around the world, chances are a similar being exists in secret in this world.