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~Rules and Regulations~

Rules? I dislike 'em. But then again I'm somewhat obsessive-compulsive, and absolutely 100% MUST keep this diary a certain way or my brain shall implode. gonk

1!) Dropping off gifts is fine, though I'd prefer it to be RPed. :3

2!) Vavalion is my concept, and among the most precious of the ideas whirling about in my head. Please do not steal him, for that will make the Io very sad.

3!) Likewise, no stealing my art or gift art. It's just not nice.

4!) Feel free to PM me if you've got any questions, or want a playdate. I love PMs. biggrin

Tales of Intrigue

While Vava's legend has not yet been ICly discovered, I like showing off my ideas. Ergo, highlight below if you really want to spoil yourself. :3

Vavalion. The great serpent of legend.

Or so it once was...

Once, long ago, a sect of the greatest wizards in the world began a project for the good of all mankind. They had found a process that could extract the dark and evil essence from the soul of a person and store it away, so they with all their power began building a great machine with which to purify every person in the world.

Using marble and alabaster and silver and steel and bone and bronze and copper, they built the largest golem ever seen, a gigantic white serpent. As a snake, the symbol of healing, it would take a person within itself and draw out their greed, lust, wrath, envy, guilt... every negative aspect and emotion that dwelled within them, leaving only the trust, the hope, the kindness, the joy, the happiness. It had teeth like glittering steps, a throat like the most exquisite marble hall, and its belly was a seemingly endless corridor filled with white silk curtains of the finest quality. The beast's heart, made from two great chambers; one of ebony and one of ivory, separated and sorted these essences, storing the evil ones away in the tiny magical crystal at the very center of the serpent.

The process, at first, seemed flawless, and they named their monster Vavalion. The purger of the world.

No one ever imagined what happened next, or so the story goes. Perhaps at times you will hear claims that an upstart young researcher on the building team tried desperately to warn the wizards overseers, but to no avail. Any official source, should any indeed still survive today, will nonetheless tell you no such thing.

Vavalion's tiny crystal heart saw all of the emotions and aspects that pass through a human soul. In an unprecedented twist of magical law, it began to develop a soul of its own.

The great serpent began acting oddly, responding slowly to commands, or not at all. It would move and coil about itself in a worrisome manner when it was supposed to be inactive. The wizards puzzled and fretted over the change, but chalked it up to mechanical malfunction.

One day, when the one thousandth person passed through Vavalion's craw, that final straw on the construct's patchwork soul shattered it like glass. Vavalion cried out, a sound like the torment of a thousand trapped phantoms, and began raging out of control. It thrashed, and screamed, and leveled buildings and land alike in the torture that was the culmination of all mankind's evil.

The wizards, frantic, managed to draw Vavalion into the sea and trap it there. However, for many years thereafter, the waters churned and boiled and were drunk up by Vavalion in futile attempts to drown itself. No ships could sail, and the world suffered.

The council of wizards, now bolstered by new research, eventually found a way to subdue their monster. They shut down Vavalion's mechanical body and dismantled it, carefully removing every piece from every other piece. Unable to destroy parts created with and infused by such powerful magic, they instead scattered the pieces to the wind, taking care to particularly seal away the great ebony and ivory chambers of Vavalion's heart. Where they are sealed is still unknown.

However, no one ever found the tiny piece of crystal that was the true center and soul of Vavalion. Some say it disintegrated from the intensity of Vavalion's wish for death, and is lost forever. Some say the wizards used every resource they could to destroy it. Some say it is still around, hiding somewhere among us, waiting for a chance to revive itself.


Vavalion's original description, as a legendary creature in a dreamscape setting for my own little world that I was setting up as a roleplay at one point (also whited out for spoiler purposes, as it's rather similar to the LotT version):
-Vavalion [Purgatory]
The great white serpent said to writhe beneath the sea far into the Outlands. A serpent of scale, and bone, and steel, and pin, and cog, it is said that its teeth are like glittering steps, its throat is a hall of white marble, and its stomach is an endless corridor of unimaginably soft and fine white silk curtains. It digests the fear, anger, worry, guilt, corruption, and every other negative aspect of its victims' souls, transferring them to an infinite, pure state of bliss and sedation. The bodies of those it consumes never die or decay, but are stored in the many segments of Vavalion's immeasurably long body, and eventually are absorbed as part of Vavalion itself. This great beast of legend twists and thrashes constantly in its state of eternal torment, every fiber of its being experiencing ultimate pain and ultimate pleasure at once. It draws the waters of the sea eternally into its maw, hoping to drown itself, but it only swallows more hapless souls in doing so. As Vavalion is a biomechanical being that is neither truly alive nor truly inanimate, it shall never cease to be.

~Family Album~

Io

Age: 20-ish
Race: Demiling (Human with minor higher plane abilities; a pseudo-demigod or "false godling.")
Gender: Female
Hair: Light brown with gold highlights, kept in a high ponytail with long bangs
Eyes: Storm blue
Element: Dream
Color: Blue
Stone: Saphirre
Theme Song: The Middle - Jimmy Eat World

Io is Vavalion's guardian as well as that of a number of other children and creatues that she keeps somehow acquiring. She's good-humored, easygoing, and brimming with wit and sarcasm for the most part, though she is also quite intelligent and a lover of the art of imagination. If it tells a story, be it book, music, comic, video game, fable, etc; Io is probably obsessed with it. She is exceptionally difficult to upset or disturb, though she has her obsessive-compulsive habits and pet peeves. Her tolerance, patience, open mind, and overall compassion tend to astound others once they get past her blatant weirdness. However, she's not perfect, and has a tendency towards obliviousness, forgetfulness, and procrastination - not to mention a curious streak a mile wide that tends to get her in trouble. She can be rather childlike a lot of the time, but has truly not forgotten what it's like to be a child, and thus levels with those younger than her easily.

Constantine

Constantine is Io's first adoptee, a Fable (or Child of Hameln if you prefer). He's rather withdrawn, but not exactly antisocial, and actually seems to enjoy helping Io care for Vavalion and the others once he gets over his lack of confidence in himself. Constantine seems to appreciate the way Vava appears to quietly understand him - perhaps they'll be friends when they're older.

Cynder Kyn Opal

Cynder is Io's Velveteen, an oriental dragon, and is currently still a plush toy. Vava was curious about her at first, and seemed to like her white, serpentine appearance. Io almost couldn't get her back from him after she let Vava hold her for a bit!

Noah
Shino

The two Tenjutsu Io cares for, who are more or less opposites in personality. Noah seems to like trying to bop Vava over the head with various toys, which naturally Vava doesn't like much. Oh dear. Shino, at least, seems to side with Vava on this one and sometimes bops Noah back.

Alastair

A baby Tonberry that Io saw for sale when she was out shopping and absolutely HAD to buy. Io tends to do this a lot, mind you. Al currently swims about in a large fish tank in the living room, and has a habit of flattening itself against the glass and staring at anyone who stops to look at it. o_O;

Arrin

Io found this one out in the forest when she was taking a walk. Who knows where it came from, but it seemed hurt and begged her for help, so she cast a quick cure spell on it. And then it followed her home. The little guy seems happy to help out with various tasks, so she's not complaining!

Encinare

So far, it's just a curious little pot filled with an ashlike substance and a vase with some oils. Io finds the oddest things whenever she's let out of the house... they look lovely on the mantle and safely out of the kids' reach, though.

The House

Coming sooon~ (trying to find a way to illustrate it properly, ha XD; )

~Art Gallery~

I love to draw (little time as I may now have for it) and am prone to vagrant doodles and loving sketches of things such as silly RP occurrences. Here I shall display anything I've doodled of Vava, and any art I may receive as a gift!

Art by Io herself

Teen Vava?
Something I doodled in like 20 spare minutes I had at work on lined paper shortly after winning the flat. heart Basically, a rough idea of what I envisioned Vavalion to look like as a teen. A good example of exactly what I mean by how his tail is, if anyone's confused about that... sweatdrop ALSO, I swear I have shown NO ONE this image save Kanth, and damn, the artist nailed him COLD. o_o I died of happiness when I saw his baby pic; I love you guys crying heart

Art by D-chan Spiro

Vava has apparently gotten himself a fan! heart

First Attempt
Vava with a Songfox
Vava with one of D-chan's pets
Child Vava from the back

Miscellaneous GiftArt

Vavalion by Kara the Monkey
A piccy that Kanth commissioned for me! heart

Forever is a long time coming...

11/15

Anything but tangerines...

13/15

~Credits and Disclaimers~

The Legends of the Tale concept is (c) Cheshire and Xaria. heart

Teh woot.