A P R I C I T Y
• the oracle •
alluring • mysterious • insightful
pronouns she/her/hers
gender identity femme
available as a creator . all art and writing welcome!
gender identity femme
available as a creator . all art and writing welcome!
origin abnormal . nature prophetic . boundary overgrown building . size sprightly
species esk . collection MYO . designer porkuspine
uncommon traits false ears, chest markings, bold marking, stripes, spots, bright marking, dark mask
rare traits bright eyes, flexible tail
nature features wisteria
mutations partially sleek tail, animal trait (wings), oddity (gold horns), oddity (glass body)
familiars common blue butterflies (elemental)
accessory gold bands
enchantment clairvoyant vision
elementals sunrise
original form gilded stained glass window
creator Winter
species esk . collection MYO . designer porkuspine
uncommon traits false ears, chest markings, bold marking, stripes, spots, bright marking, dark mask
rare traits bright eyes, flexible tail
nature features wisteria
mutations partially sleek tail, animal trait (wings), oddity (gold horns), oddity (glass body)
familiars common blue butterflies (elemental)
accessory gold bands
enchantment clairvoyant vision
elementals sunrise
original form gilded stained glass window
creator Winter
design notes:
- Her neck is see-through stained glass. It's lightly tinted pink and purple, with a gold frame at the top and bottom
- Her horns are made of gold
- Her tail is flexible
- Her butterflies are made of light
- The purple sparkles of light around her are "clairvoyant vision" enchantment
- Her gold bands are a single, small accessory
esk species notes:
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character notes:
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overgrown building boundary
Apricity's boundary is in a remote forest in Europe. Her overgrown building used to be a library, where shattered stained glass windows still lay half-buried. She shares this boundary with Myrrh.
Apricity's boundary is in a remote forest in Europe. Her overgrown building used to be a library, where shattered stained glass windows still lay half-buried. She shares this boundary with Myrrh.
elemental
enchantment
clairvoyant vision
This enchantment looks like the small, glowing dots around her. She can allow the enchantment to show other esks/animals/(lost, pre-transformed) humans a quick vision of their own future. It will appear in Apricity's mind, and also be portrayed in the glass on her neck for the other to see.
Everyone who looks at her neck while this enchantment is active will only see their own future, so it will look different for each person. The glowing dots will still be there even while the enchantment is inactive.
This enchantment looks like the small, glowing dots around her. She can allow the enchantment to show other esks/animals/(lost, pre-transformed) humans a quick vision of their own future. It will appear in Apricity's mind, and also be portrayed in the glass on her neck for the other to see.
Everyone who looks at her neck while this enchantment is active will only see their own future, so it will look different for each person. The glowing dots will still be there even while the enchantment is inactive.
familiars
common blue butterflies
Apricity's butterflies are made of light from her sunrise elemental. They shine even at night while they sit dormant with Apricity.
Apricity's butterflies are made of light from her sunrise elemental. They shine even at night while they sit dormant with Apricity.
Apricity is bubbly and friendly, but also esoteric and often speaks in riddles. Her clairvoyant enchantment allows her to see into the future, and this warps her perception of the present, making her seem cryptic. She will say strange things that seem to mean nothing, yet have profound implications later. She also has strong connections to the vibrations of the air and light, adding to her mystical quality.
Despite these complicated traits she is very outgoing and social. She's easy to get along with regardless of the miscommunications. She is compassionate, and patient with others. She usually tries her best to explain herself and make earnest connections. She is not insecure at all about her quirks, and feels confident about her abilities. Her sunrise elemental rules her life. She is fully dormant at night, and comes to life when the sun begins to beam over the horizon. |
She is the most powerful at sunrise, and her powers diminish as the night draws closer. This causes her to seek out places in the world where the sun stays up longer.
Others are often struck by her glamorous appearance. She sparkles and glows, and appears to be a manifestation of the sun itself.
Others are often struck by her glamorous appearance. She sparkles and glows, and appears to be a manifestation of the sun itself.
Winter was alone in Myrrh's overgrown boundary during one of the rare moments Myrrh was off in another part of the forest. She was wandering aimlessly, lost in thought, and found a beautiful piece of gilded stained glass. She would normally take something like that back to her boundary as a decoration, but this shard felt very different. It almost seemed to glow. She used her enchantment to see that the stained glass would be thankful to be an esk. This was enough to convince her, so she performed the transformation.
Apricity appeared almost instantly in a blast of light. Winter's firefly familiars spun around quickly in excitement, and Apricity felt their vibrations as a comforting presence. Winter acclimated Apricity to life with ease. Apricity radiated out light and a thrum of energy that felt warm and invigorating. |
Apricity stayed around her boundary long enough to meet her new neighbor, Myrrh, and Winter's other esk family. The other esks were excited to get to know her better, and generally enjoyed her unique, riddled way of speaking. Aer in particular loved her puzzles and strange way of communicating.
The other esks discovered her habit of going dormant at night, and accepted her nature. Apricity was drawn to parts of the world that stay bright for longer periods of the day because of this dormancy. So she began to slowly drift towards them. She started to wander, and would occasionally use her enchantment to dole out visions of the future to friendly esks.
Even when she reached bright, sunny places, she felt compelled to keep moving. Her travels led her to Addasail. He felt lost, and in need of guidance, so Apricity used her powers to help him. They saw a vision of them traveling together, and decided to adhere to the prediction. They became close friends and now they are rarely apart. Apricity will go back to her boundary occasionally, but still enjoys her leisurely wandering. She goes where the vibrations of the light and air point her.
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origin prompts
three. meeting the esk
six. their purpose
eight. their haunt
ten. first time outside their boundary
origin prompts
three. meeting the esk
six. their purpose
eight. their haunt
ten. first time outside their boundary
Winter • Apricity's creator; friend
Winter created Apricity, and they instantly connected. Their vibrations felt in harmony with each other, and they enjoyed each other's presence. Despite this deep connection, they don't always have an easy time communicating. Winter can find Apricity's obscure way of speech confusing, but they try to understand each other. Addasail • closest friend The two met while Apricity was out wandering. Addasail was in an existential crisis, and Apricity helped pull him out of it. They began traveling together, and became close friends. Myrrh • friend; they share a boundary Myrrh and Apricity would probably get along great if they didn't share a boundary. Since they do though, they quarrel a lot. Myrrh likes their overgrown library to be dark and dusty while Apricity wants it to be bright and vibrant. Myrrh usually gets their way, since they spend more time there. Despite their arguing, they love each other deep down, because they know that they're both uniquely eccentric. |
Aer • close friend
Aer loves Apricity's riddles more than anyone. She thinks Apricity is weird and fun, and admires her for those traits. Aer wishes she could be strange and mysterious too, but she's too brash for it. Aer is always the most excited to see when Apricity has come back to visit from her constant wandering.
Squeak • friend
Squeak and Apricity like each other, but they find it hard to communicate. Apricity speaks in metaphors whereas Squeak is very direct.
Aer loves Apricity's riddles more than anyone. She thinks Apricity is weird and fun, and admires her for those traits. Aer wishes she could be strange and mysterious too, but she's too brash for it. Aer is always the most excited to see when Apricity has come back to visit from her constant wandering.
Squeak • friend
Squeak and Apricity like each other, but they find it hard to communicate. Apricity speaks in metaphors whereas Squeak is very direct.
Yixian • friend
Apricity shares a boundary with Myrrh, Yixian's closest friend. Because of this, they spend a lot of time together. They bicker and argue because Apricity doesn't always appreciate the dust Myrrh constantly gets on everything. Yixian always stands up for Myrrh. At the end of the day though, they all appreciate each other, and love each other. It's just hard for them to share the same space for extended periods of time. |
writing listed chronologically
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- the philosopher and the oracle (Addasail's purpose) - Addasail goes off on his own, and meets Apricity. She shows him a vision of the future where the two of them are traveling together as friends. She is lively and helps Addasail feel optimistic too. They decide to journey together northwards.
- Addasail's curse - This is a direct sequel to the story above, "Addasail's purpose." Here, the two discover why Addasail's original form teacup was cursed. During this journey they meet Ivy, Aleriya and Soleil in the polar biome. Addasail and Apricity also fulfill the initial prophecy that led them to travel together in the first place. Addasail and Apricity grow even closer together, and decide to visit Apricity's boundary next.
links to feat. artist's social medias: Karillumn, Porkuspine, Hyrokea, Narnicissa, Fiachmara, MistMiav, Glitterghostie, WhiteRose2132, Blazitastic, Rejamrejam, Itscoffeebutter
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