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☆ Table of Contents ☆

... will go here when I have a better idea of what this journal is going to contain!

☆ History ☆

Bardhyl came from a family of brewers, with a brewery called Majestic Mountain on the outskirts of Clarus Arbor. As a future brewer himself, his education was solely on the processes and machinery, and he was never able to socialize with other children. Nor were there any other children at his home, so he had several imaginary friends to distract from his solitude. He was thrilled when he was deemed old enough to come along on deliveries, eager for the chance to meet new people. But the owners and patrons of the pubs they visited were all adults with little interest in the child of the brewmaster, and the sheer disappointment Bardhyl was struck with made him feel more isolated than ever. When this happened, on the rides back to the brewery, he would often look up at the sky and tell himself that at least the stars were there to keep him company.

When Bardhyl was twelve, one of the farmers who supplied the brewery with grain passed away suddenly. The funeral was his first real interaction with other families, and while the mood was too somber for him to truly enjoy himself, he was touched by the fact that the community had gathered to remember this man. The service was soothing, and he took solace from knowing that even if he didn’t meet many other people, the ones who knew him would remember him like this one day.

Or so he thought. When, many months later, Bardhyl mentioned the funeral to one of his aunts, she seemed not to know what he was talking about. Then, when she finally understood, she barely remembered anything about the farmer other than his occupation and the color of his cap. Other members of his family had similarly incomplete memories. Bardhyl was horrified. How, he wondered, could someone live and not leave a mark on the world? What was the point, if he made no impression to anyone, if he might as well not have existed in the first place?

Before, his future of becoming the family business hadn’t overly bothered him. Now, he was terrified that his fate was to be stuck at the edge of nowhere forever, hardly meeting anyone, making a drink he didn’t even like. Unless he took action himself, that destiny wouldn’t change. He spent a while considering his options, longer still preparing, and when he was fifteen, Bardhyl ran away, smuggling himself on a cart full of ale that was bound for Moonfall.

After a life of isolation, Moonfall was jarring, and Bardhyl didn’t take to it right away. In a city full of strangers, he felt more alone than ever until he learned to assert himself and make people notice him. He learned a lot about the world outside of Majestic Mountain, about the different kinds of people, but mostly about himself. Specifically, during his time in Moonfall he learned two important facts about himself. The first, that he had magic, was fairly easy to accept; his family had never encouraged any skills that weren’t related to lagers and ales, so it had gone unnoticed for years. The other was more difficult for Bardhyl to understand, but the strange and intense hunger that he was struck with upon arriving was difficult to ignore. A few well-placed questions made the truth clear to him- he was not, in fact, human.

In a large city such as Moonfall, rumors flew about constantly, and Bardhyl learned more about public opinion of Majin, about what happened to Majin who succumbed to their hunger, and about frightening groups such as the Blackhearts, than he ever wanted to know. But all of this knowledge made Bardhyl determined not to lose the companionship that he had craved for so long just because he wasn’t who he’d once thought. As soon as he was old enough, he enrolled himself at Makai Royal Academy, intent on keeping to his goal of making an impact on the world. His resolve was strong, and he managed attain his dream of becoming not only a Witch, but an Ars Lilium, plucking a familiar from the stars that he longed to join as a child. As a newly bonded Ars Lilium, he isn’t quite sure what his next step is going to be, but he is confident of one thing: with a familiar bonded to him, no matter what happens in the future, he can never be completely alone again.

☆ Magic ☆

... um, halp? I mean, uh, coming soon!

☆ Timeline ☆

☆ Inventory ☆

Empty at the moment!

☆ Reserved ☆

☆ Contact ☆

DS can be reached in the following ways:
★ via PM
★ quoting her in the thread/guild
★ AIM (purplpalmtree)*

*Please PM or otherwise let me know you if want to chat on AIM, since I'm usually not online!

It should be noted that I'm rather shy and bad at making conversation, so I don't post very often. But I still love plots and all sorts of roleplay, so if you want to do something with Bardhyl, please don't hesitate to ask!