FEAR IS A LIAR // open, joining

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THE KINGPIN

golden lung dragon & black jaguar w/ vitiligo & platinum silver fox. unknown age - ancient. bai shi lynn lingré. proper chinese name is lin bai. prefers lynn if close. they/them. blind. wind element & electric element. firstborn son of jerisidie lingré & current head of family/general. courting delilah evergarden & halo mercer. kingpin of alithís evgenis. demiromantic gray-asexual. parent of veris, arvin, leoku, erian, flos, kekhai, evarhi, and laeglin. elder brother of ramona and hope, uncle of quennel and cosette.

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nodding to sam with a soft rumble, they murmured, "report to me your findings later, sam. thank you." they flicked their tail, listening to sam wish fakhira well with a soft chuckle. they were glad to know that she was welcoming others to the group now. taking the lead, they ascended the stairs with careful steps, not used to traversing the steps. rumbling as they stumbled forward, they adjusted their body with a bunching of their muscles, leaping forward up the stairs, tail whirling for balance as they righted their posture. making it to the landing area without further incident, they sniffed around for a moment, letting their whiskers tell them of things in close proximity.

pausing as they let her catch up, they rumbled, inhaling the scents around them before sneezing, rubbing their snout with a paw as they apologized for startling a few NPCs further along the second floor. once she had caught up, they led the way forward, each pawstep light and testing where they would step, making sure that there was a sound floor to rest upon. finding their way slowly, they grew confident and walked along their own path, headed for the delicately carved doorway leading out to the balcony on the back of the inn that overlooked the courtyard, "you probably have a few questions, fakhira, and i would be happy to hear them. first, i'll explain a problem that our group has encountered. we have had the misfortune of ... invaders taking over our lands while i was sick and dying. it's been a tough period of adjustment, and we have all had our own losses on either side of this unfortunate event. i won't ask you to fight for us, i do not expect that of anyone, but it is something that we cannot avoid." they rumbled once they reached the balcony, enjoying the cool air around them as they spoke.