Fourth: Myths and Legends, backdated to Valentine's Evening (Video; un: Caster)

[colchismagecraft]

[There were advantages and disadvantages to using the money she'd gotten from carrying out Morgana's suspicious request in order to find a larger place to stay. On one hand, she had more space to keep her things and it didn't feel so cramped - she might even have room for a potion-brewing workshop at some point. On the other hand, yes, she had more space to herself, but it was Valentine's Day.

And she was here by herself, without the one person she wanted to spend it with.

After spending a week or so chasing around a man from her world who was responsible for her demise.

Desperate for something to take her mind off all of it, she took to the network to try and find a distraction.

Caster can be seen sitting in a darkened room, face and body mostly hidden by the shadows of her cloak. You know, because that totally didn't look ominous.]

For those who haven't met me yet- I am known as Caster. A pleasure.

As the people who've been brought here are from many different worlds, I can't help but be a little curious. Tell me, what myths and legends are the most well known, where you're from? What about those you personally find the most interesting?

I'd say that the Greek Myths are my personal area of interest, but... picking a favourite would be difficult.

[A hint to who she was, perhaps, but it wasn't as if she'd actually told many people she was a heroic spirit from myth - so it should be a safe comment.]

Either way, feel free to share. I'm curious to know who's myths overlap with the ones I know, as well as learn a little about other people's worlds.

[There was a short pause, before a dark smirk comes into her face. She may have been just a little bitter about the whole cupid arrow nonsense.]

...Ah, and Archer? If you're watching this, I will make you regret humiliating me with those arrows of yours-!

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[colchismagecraft]

now that you mention it

there is the fool who decided to target me with those wretched cupid arrows earlier in the month

[sulit]

Oh? That Archer person you mentioned?

Hmm. Wreck them~ ♥

[colchismagecraft]

yes him

make sure you have a box ready

[A pause as she squinted at her phone. She didn't know you could make symbols like that!]

how did you make that heart appear?

[sulit]

Approximate dimensions and location for delivery? I can carve a nice arrow motif on the sides. For his hubris~

[She'll do it. Just watch. She has nothing else to do.]

Oh, the symbols are easy! ★★★ You can hold down the buttons for extra options. There's also these things when you hit the smiling face picture: 🤗🐦🧐🐬🎆💖

1/2

[colchismagecraft]

he's at least a foot taller than i am and yes the arrow motif is perfect

[Give her a moment...]

234

&£

[No not quite...]

2/2

[colchismagecraft]

🙃

[There's one! She likes this.]

🔥🔥🏹🔥🔥💀🗡️🗡️🔥🔥

[Perfect!

[sulit]

That would be a very helpful measurement if I knew how tall you were as well~

🏹☠️☠️☠️✨📦✨🤭🤗

🔥🔥🔥💅😘💖

[colchismagecraft]

oh i'm about 5'3" or 5'4"

🔥😈🔥

[sulit]

Oh! Me too! That's very handy.

Oh, I really like those symbols~ 😈😈😈

Do you like the fire one? You've used it a lot. Is there one that looks like you?

This one looks like Favi: 🐦

These ones are my favorites: ✨🔥🥘🌠💎🔮💖

[colchismagecraft]

the fire one is fun

let me see

they do have a sorceress one but it looks too old 🧙‍♀️

maybe this one if her hair was blue she has ears like mine 🧝‍♀️

is there one that looks like you?

favi is your familiar? mine looks like 🐉 + 💀

good choices 🔮🔮🔮

i like 🔥⚗️🔮🐲🌙🗡️🥀⛩️🏺

[Klaudia what have you done?]

[sulit]

Oh, you already used the one that looks like me! ✨😈✨ The sparkles are for how cute I am~ 💖

Oh, are you some kind of elf? They have ears like that, and they're very pretty. Very... naturey. But very pretty. 🌺🍃🌹🌿🌲

Favi is my familiar, yeah. Favilla. She's like a falcon, but with feathers like fire. 🔥🐦🔥

Is your familiar a dragon with a skull head? 💀💀💀 That sounds so cool. I want to see it!

Oh, I love this one too: ⚗️ It looks like some of the equipment I've seen in apothecaries.

[Something amazing, obviously.]

[colchismagecraft]

interesting
i would be curious to meet you in person then

[Hm, for that to match the closest, it certainly made her curious what she looked like.]

i was human in my lifetime before i became a spirit
it's not the first time i've been asked if i'm an elf since i came here though

favilla sounds interesting i would like to meet her too

mine is a skeletal dragon
but has the mentality of a puppy

it reminds me of some of the potion brewing equipment i had at home

[sulit]

[Her response comes back more slowly this time, as if there's some hesitance on her end.]

Curious about what exactly~? If rumors of my adorableness are factually correct? ✨✨✨ I can verify that no lies have been spoken. I am a visual delight~

What kind of spirit are you? Like a ghost? Or some other kind of spirit?

And how did you end up with a skeleton dragon? That sound so cool!

[colchismagecraft]

[Caster wasn't particularly well versed in how this form of communication worked- so if she noticed the hesitance, she didn't comment on it.]

well then i look forward to meeting in the future if that is the case 💖

[She had...a thing about dressing up adorable girls in cute clothes.]

don't think it means anything about my moral calibre when i say this but i am a servant
a heroic spirit

given i used dragon fangs to summon skeletal familiars quite often during my lifetime i imagine that has something to do with it

ah is there a way i can send a photo on here? i'll show you the little one

[sulit]

Too late~ I'm already imagining you on a white horse. Vanquishing evil! Rescuing maidens! Crowds coming to meet you at the gates! Is this what it feels like to meet a celebrity?? My heart is beating so fast... 💖💖💖 I might swoon! 😈🤭

I'm not sure how sending pictures work. I haven't tried it yet! [More like she hasn't had anyone to send them to. Also she deleted most of the ones she's taken already.]

I know you can make them by tapping the picture of the box with the circle inside of it... 📷 Like this! You made a moving picture, so that's sort of the same thing, right?

But more importantly: Where did you get dragon fangs??? Did you fight them? If you have cool stories about fighting dragons, you have to tell me. Those are the rules! 🐉🗡️☠️

[colchismagecraft]

[If you had any idea about her actual reputation Klaudia... Still, despite herself, the comment made her smile.]

oh not at all
but people certainly had a reaction when i appeared that was for sure

all it means is that spirits like myself made a significant impact on myth or history
for better or for worse

[More like 'March of the Witch Hunters' than anything else.]

well this might make a nice change

[There was a pause as she tried to find the phone icon...sending a picture first of her confused face, half hidden by her hood. Then of her floor with her finger half obscuring the shot.

And there we go, there was a photo of a housecat sized skeletal dragon!]

it's easy to find ritual components if you know where to look

i found putting the dragon to sleep first more affective than fighting it directly 🐲💤

[sulit]

So you *are* famous! My commentary still stands, then. I'll have to go find the nearest fainting couch; I'm starting to feel light-headed already~ 😔

[She's not going to let this go now.]

Oh! Those look like my first pictures! But I had the good sense to delete them. 🤭 I'm going to save these in case I ever need blackmail~

But I like your skeleton dragon! It's so cute! I would say that I want one, but then Favi will get mad at me, and I won't see her for a day and a half. So please take note of my desire to speak the truth here!

Do you kill the (not skeletal) dragon once it's asleep? I can't imagine it would stay asleep if you start pulling its teeth out. And I don't imagine it'll be happy to wake up without a bite.

[colchismagecraft]

well i will take fainting in admiration over fainting in fear i suppose 😳

oh no whatever will i do now it's too late to delete them

[She's not sure sarcasm will come through text, but hey.]

do you have a picture of favi i'd like to see her
but thank you the little one is sweet
i think it was worried i was lonely and now won't move from my lap

putting it to sleep with magic meant it didn't wake up and i didn't stay around long enough to see its reaction

have you encountered dragons before?

[Maybe in some dungeons?]

[sulit]

[Her next message comes attached with a picture of a fiery red-gold bird, about the size and shape of a falcon, save for the long peacock-like tail feathers. Despite the chill of mid-winter, it sits perched on an open windowsill, glowing bright enough to cause a lens flare on the picture.]

This is her. Her name means "glowing ember". She's very picky about when she comes and goes, so I am probably going to freeze before spring comes. 🥶❄️☃️

You're very lucky that those dragons don't wake up while you're pulling their teeth! I'm sure plenty of people have lost arms and more that way.

I haven't encountered any dragons myself. I don't think they like living on the ocean? Unless they're sea dragons, I guess. I don't really want to meet a sea dragon! 🌊⛵️🐲

[I will fight you over that pun.]

[colchismagecraft]

she's pretty
hopefully she won't leave you getting too cold before the weather warms up again
or else you'll need a good blanket

oh i'm sure
i've teased the little one about using its fangs for ritual components before and it usually gets whiny with me
it's rather endearing

[Caster don't pick on your familiar like that, it's not very nice.]

oh have you spent a lot of time at sea as well?
i suppose the closest to a sea dragon i've seen would be a hydra but thankfully that one was dead before our ship encountered it

🌊⛵🌊

[sulit]

I live on the sea, so yes, I have spent a lot of time on it! 🌊⛵🌊

[Not as much as some, but half a year is a lot of time by her standards.]

Do hydras live in the sea where you're from? That's weird. I'm used to hearing about them nesting in marshes or by lakes and ponds. I guess if a hydra is used to nesting in saltwater marshes, they might make their nest by the ocean instead... But I've definitely never seen one. I don't think they'd like deep water very much.

[colchismagecraft]

interesting
i used to live on the sea but that was a long long time ago now

[The voyage certainly felt like it took an extraordinarily long time.]

swamps are more usual certainly

what is the most dangerous creature you saw out at sea?

[sulit]

Ah! A fellow seafarer! 🌊🥰

I don't know which is the most dangerous creatures we've seen so far... Do other people count? Because it's probably other people.

We did have to fight some huge crabs, though. And skeletons.

[colchismagecraft]

yes it was
an interesting voyage

that is fair people can be dangerous but they are also easiest to manipulate
you can't do the same with monsters
or gods if you've angered them

skeletons hm?

[sulit]

Interesting how?

Hmm. I'd rather face monsters and gods, honestly. Those seem easier. There's a lot of people that you can't manipulate, no matter what you try. At least if a monster wants to kill us, that's not personal.

What's that hm about? You can't just type hm and put a question after it; that's unfair. Do you like skeletons? ☠️💖 Do you not like them? ☠️❌