Oh, Ophelia -- Open, Visit

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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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the cry of war pumped in their blood, veins constricting with it, paws padding across ground. here was their home, and they were the guardian sworn to protect it. wish that they did, to find peace that never found them. the inn a solitary figure, a waystone, a splitting of paths. those who came would stay or would leave, leaving behind something in memory or physical body. not all who came to the inn left alive, not all left whole. crooked the wind that whistled and sang through branches creaking in it's force. mist rising and swelling, sweeping about feet and hiding tracks, spirits abound at play. frolicking in the afterlife, whispering of things to come in tongues none could speak. harsh the breath, lungs splitting at the seams, a punishing race drawing to an end at the sharp bugle cutting through the air and mists, ears swiveling forward as bodies melted away, fur replaced by hardening scales.

came the answer, a deep resounding roar. none would challenge them. this land was theirs. looming from mists wrapped like blankets about scarred shoulders, serpentine body breaching the mists. antlers of scarlet, eyes of sapphire gleaming from battle-worn body, lips curled back, mane a flare and whiskers coiled. eyes hard and cold, searching for danger, jaws spread with a silent hiss, seeking out threat to all they knew and loved. landing upon challenger, eyes narrowing as hiss sharpened and welled into a growl, remaining poised above, their anger flaring through blood too hot to cool. "you dare to challenge me?", they spoke, eyes flashing dangerously, the call of war thick and clamoring in their mind, seeking blood.

blood they could not give, blood they would not shed. guardian, protecting their home, kingpin, reacting to a threat, warrior, ready to battle, prince, awaiting reason. lightning gleamed in their eyes, fairytale creature lowering to their front legs, seeing no threat that required exposure of stomach lined and scaled as it was. children inside inn, pressed to windows at the sounds, mothers dragging them away. blood curdling in their veins, they forced their mind to calm, to push the call to battle back. "who are you, visitor.", they spoke heavily, their anger gone from their words, present in eyes. they would do anything to protect those within their lands, they would pay any price to ensure their happiness. "the spirits say naught, i am on guard.", if he was to challenge with such a bugle, he must be aware that someone would rise to the clamor. blinking once, they took in the elk before them, assessing him critically, mind filled with moves to make to defend and to create an offense. smaller bodies would have done better, his antlers and hooves his deadliest part. standing before him, barring the entrance to the inn, the kingpin stared upon the visitor, face a stony calm, eyes intent. perhaps any other way, the blood inside them would not call to lock in combat, to prove their worth against some being out there. exhaling shortly, they kept their stance, aware of the harsh welcoming they posed.