Oh, Ophelia -- Open, Visit

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THE KINGPIN

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

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relaxed as he came, they soon followed, posture stooping and letting the fight drain from their expression, giving a worn breath. separated and to feel alone, the ones they had cared for long gone. shaking their head in soft and wry amusement, "the fate we bear is brutal. i came to in these lands, my betrothed disappearing from my sight, only to be rewarded by mangled remains not long after. noble brings agony here, but wise are you, bahano.", they spoked warmly, warmed by his flattery, soothed by the feeling of knowing another god in these lands. "humans have long been extinct here. that vessel was much easier to get around in, though i enjoy the power of this one.", they rumbled, a longing in their gaze, for things that could no longer be obtained. they had lost their own keeper of stars, their betrothed to the jealousy and hunger of the damned here, and eager they were to curb those such beings.

shaking their head at the memories of the lost ones they knew and had loved, they raised their gaze to the emerald gaze he bore, the light in their eyes dulling as the urgency to fight faded. "dum spiro spero. while i breathe, i hope.", they chuckled, reciting a favored saying of the group. looking behind themself to the inn, they dipped their head in it's direction, "i am the leader of this place, called the kingpin. we call this land home, and it keeps us here, fed and mostly safe. the threats we face are mortal, more mortal than i wish to admit. god of war that i am, i am powerless against forces not even i can stand against.", their voice seeped wrath and hatred for their situation, "bandits took what was ours when this body fell deathly ill. hubris of all living things.", they spoke, turning their head back to him before moving to the side. "i do not expect any of them to stay, the paths take us all in different directions and places. if i may so ask of you, in your explorations, to bring back information of these places you visit. i should like to enscribe it, for generations not so lucky to travel so far nor wide. we thank you, bahano. should you need assistance, we shall do our best to return it.", they rumbled softly, pushing the inn doors open with their muzzle, holding them open to let bahano indoors. rumbling as they followed, they chuckled, "i'm sure we have tales enough to last days. the children of my group would likely enjoy tales of conquest and glory, false or truthful.", they murmured, grateful for the warmth against their scales.