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Ataraxis

Zen vagrant on the snowy railroads of Canadia. Loving father of three children (imaginary). Theoretical lumberjack. Judged for a time on Althanas before retiring due to a a burst aneurysm. Currently anchored to these mortal coils by impure thoughts and outstanding debts to the Bank of Braavos. Ataraxis and The International are Co-Winners of a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Roleplaying Forum for the story: "The Three Ouellets".

Lillian Sesthal

Main Article: Lillian Sesthal

The amalgamation of a prior incarnation on Tal'Vorn and the blood of a magic 8-ball. Inspirations include Native American and Hindu mythologies, Lovecraftian literature, and the stillborn dreams of the Awkward Adolescence Collective.

Level	Profile
0	Librarian of the Bizarre
1	-
2	Widow in Black and White
3	Daughter of Gogmagog
4	-
5	Pupil of the Evenfall
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7	-
8	-
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10	-

Solos

Empathy for the Stars - Alerar, 72.5

Hearing rumors of a strange phenomenon named the Cortege, Lillian heads to the village of Drada Kestal, deep in the Fields of Khu’Fein. Villagers on the verge of death are said to find themselves invigorated with new life on their final night, regaining lost mobility and even lucidity. They spend what time they have celebrating with their loved ones, until they leave their homes for reasons unexplained. And so does the village follow these men and women as they walk through the valleys and into an endless field beneath the stars, where they are spirited away. However, upon arriving, she hears news of a tragic fire in the house of Old Barras, but no remains were found. Thus, the girl begins to wonder if there could be a darker plot behind this fabled Cortege.

Horrors in Timbrethinil - Raiaera, 70

After fleeing from the Obsidian Tower, Lillian wandered Raiaera in search of a way out. Alas, every caravan to Alerar she had been on was ambushed by hordes of undead, and she could never even get close to Anebrilith, where she had planned to clandestinely escape on one of the few remaining boats. Her hopeless ambling eventually brought her to the Forest of Timbrethinil, where a necromantic legion led by Valainistima Lithôniel, a reanimated High Bard, had withdrawn. There, in the hub of the forest’s corruption, they recovered their forces day by day, unaware that Lillian had found refuge in a hidden, hillside cavern. There, the girl bides her time, doing her best not to lose her mind in the oppressing solitude… until two unexpected allies wander into the fray.

Piano Sonato no. 3 in G Minor, Op.36 "Infernale" - Other Regions, Ongoing

Lillian travels to the continent of Kebiras, specifically the rundown city of Cardamona in the countryside of Auvernon. In these ruins where its few remaining residents spend their lives in opium tents, she hears of a strange music that plays at night, in the graveyard. When she investigates, she makes the acquaintance of a young basket-weaver named Eveline and of her pianist brother, Adam. Having discovered the musician of the cemetery, she is then faced with darker mysteries, that of the man who comes to see them every month, and of the mysterious sonata that brings death to those who hear it, and worse to those who dare play it.

The Rot of Koschei - Salvar, Ongoing

In which Lillian corresponds with Andreï Kasparov, an aquatic wildlife biologist, on the evolution of the species that populate the coasts of Vogtsok. That is, until the day his letters stopped coming altogether: fearing an experiment gone haywire, Lillian sets out for the Salvaran island, where she discovers that almost all its inhabitants have vanished. Those that remain seem to hide their knowledge of the catastrophic event that caused Salvar’s naval forces to destroy the bridges leading to the city, and her only clue lies in the words of Andreï’s final letter.

A Study in Black - Alerar, 79

After having been asked by the leader of the Peregrine Group to find every s, every exploitable ressource available in the Salvar, Lillian sets out for Ankhas, the library of Ettermire. After a most unpleasant meeting with one Helviana Erelisstra, an insufferable prick of a reference librarian, she becomes involved in the unleashing of creatures that have slept undisturbed in the shadows for eons past. Going face to face with creatures that feed on fear and devour light, Lillian is forced to team up with a most unlikely ally.

Quests

A Sacrifice Too Great - Alerar, Ongoing

[With Amen as Marcus Book]

The Wyverns of Ahyark - Salvar, Ongoing

[With Paragon as Dorian Sesthal]

Troubled Minds - Alerar, Ongoing

[With Christoph as Elijah Belov]

Bottled Moon - Salvar, Ongoing

[With Rodere as Marcus Naïlo]

The Beginning - Corone, On Hold

[With Silence Sei as Sei Orlouge and The Revenant as William Arcus]

Ring of the Sun - Alerar, Completed, 63

[With Rayse Valentino as Himself]

The Memory Man - Other Regions, Ongoing

[With Twylith as Gabrielle Twylith and Chucklecut as Zachary Booth]

Musing of Identity - Corone, On Hold

[With Abhorrash as Himself]

Unearthing the Secrets Deep Within - Raiaera, On Hold

[With Logan as Logan McCloud]

Lost and Found - Other Regions, 70

[With Twylith as Gabrielle Twylith and Chucklecut as Zachary Booth]

Dawnbringers - Raiaera, 70.5

[With Flames of Hyperion as Ingwe Helyanwe, Cydnar Yrene as Himself, Mage Hunter as Drusilia Liadon, Caden Law as Himself and Godhand as Himself]

Of My Flesh - Corone, On Hold

[With Saxon as Thomas Saxon]

Hymns, Psalms and Spiritual Songs - Raiaera, On Hold

[With Sighter Tnailog as Findelfin ap Fingolfin]

Excavations of the Heart and Mind - Alerar, Ongoing

[With Logan as Logan McCloud]

The Three Ouellets - Alerar, 81

[With The International as Vespasian Villeneuve]

Almost Heroes - Corone, On Hold

[With Saxon as Thomas Saxon, Inkfinger as Cael Strandssen and Where in the World? as Alydia Ettermire]

Magnolia in the Mold - Scara Brae, 78

[With Mathias as Mathias Vinkuzri]

The First Step of Fate - Peaceful Promenade, 55

[With Corsana as Corsana Surrey, Terminus Mortis as Sean Patrick McClintock, wizardmon599 as Livane and Susquehanna as Herself]

Intertwined Travels - Peaceful Promenade, 60

[With 016573 as Joshua Cronen]

Into and Out of Hiding - Scara Brae, 60

[With Izvilvin as Izvilvin Kazizzrym, Vampiric Angel as Anenfel Saendithas and Whiteshadow as Eternium]

'No Need for the Black Maria' - Scara Brae, On Hold

[With Izvilvin as Izvilvin Kazizzrym]

For the People who are Still Alive! - Alerar, 58

[With Zook Murnig as Caduceus Grimaldi]

First Target: The Unbeliever - Raiaera, 52

[With Godhand as Himself]

High School Musical - Other Regions, On Hold

[With Call me J as Jame Whitizard-Kaosi, Siren as Herself, Cyrus the Virus as Luc Kraus and The Barbarian as Tyrael Ange]

Blood Red Blossoms, pt. I - Raiaera, 75

[With Skie and Avery as Skie dan Sabriel, Sighter Tnailog as Findelfin ap Fingolfin, Artifex Felicis as Leon Timyon, RumpleGrumblePuss as Kahlina, Farsight as Terrian Farsight, Slayer of the Rot as Kross/Dan Lagh'ratham and Godhand as Himself]

Blood Red Blossoms, pt. II: Reach of the Tower - Raiaera, 78

[With Skie and Avery as Skie dan Sabriel, RumpleGrumblePuss as Kahlina, Godhand as Himself and Ignition as Tom Carraway]

The Empirical Theory - Raiaera, On Hold

[With Io Beauregard as Iorweth Beauregard]

Of Magic Mix and Doubled Trouble - Citadel, 64

[With Reiko as Doji Ki]

'One Sex on the Beach, Thank You!' - Raiaera, Ongoing

[With Maia as Maia Kristel]

Saved - Dheathain, 70

[With Varia as Alaina Varia, Fate as Fate SummerSent, DarkStorm as Aiden DarkStorm and Chance as Chance WinterSent]

Bibulous Toasts and a Drunken Celebration - Dheathain, 59

[With Varia as Alaina Varia and DarkStorm as Aiden DarkStorm]

The Archeologists 2.0 - Dheathain, On Hold

[With Rajani Aishwara as Himself and The Architect as Seti Dylan]

Hunting, pt. I - Dheathain, 65

[With DarkStorm as Aiden DarkStorm and Chance as Chance WinterSent]

Hunting, pt. II: What Lies in Wait - Dheathain, 77

[With DarkStorm as Aiden DarkStorm and Chance as Chance Wintersent]

Hunting, pt. III: Again!? - Dheathain, On Hold

[With Tshael as Tshael Nito and Chance as Chance WinterSent]

Beware of the Grotesque - Dheathain, On Hold

[With JadeStorm as Sun Zu Shang, DarkStorm as Aiden DarkStorm and Indecisive as Kylie Kavanagh]

Elven Mourning - Alerar, On Hold

[With INDK as Damon Kaosi]

Priya - Salvar, On Hold

[With Rajani Aishwara as Himself]

The Demon and the... Librarian!? - Scara Brae, 58

[With Seth_Rahl as Ifrit Obsidian]

Battles/Tournaments/Clan Wars

The Cell: The Mazrith Chamber - Corone, 4th Place with 59 to 63, 62, 60, 58, 55, 50

[With 016573 as Joshua Cronen, Atzar Kellon as Himself, Bloodrose as Teric Barton, Godhand as Himself, Letho as Letho Ravenheart and Silence Sei as Sei Orlouge]

The Cell: The Aequitas Chamber - Corone, 1st Place with 61 to 54, DQ, 53, 52, 56, 47, 52, 54 and DQ

[With 016573 as Joshua Cronen, Alis Grave Nil as Himself, Amen as Marcus Book, Duffy Bracken as Himself, Godhand as Himself, Hysteria as Talen Shadowalker, Neville Longinus as Rayse Valentino, Silence Sei as Sei Orlouge and Squidi as Zooga Agooz]

Presence of Mind - Dajas Pagoda, Won 74 to 66

[Against Mathias as Mathias Vinkuzri]

NWO Vs. Imperial: Group Two - Corone, Won 61 to 54

[With Rayse Valentino as Himself, Hashi as Akai Hashi, Dissinger as Seth Dahlios, Ashiakin as Ashiakin Azzarak and Witchblade as Herself]

[Against Tera as Herself, Lexxum_Vordic as Lexxum Vordic, Twisted Infinitum as Edgar, Izvilvin as Izvilvin Kazizzrym, Melancor as Himself, Ranger as Ranger Nailo and Sorahn as Sorahn un' Rohnahmeh]

Althanaversary Round 1: Ataraxis vs. Devin Argente - Corone, Won 53 to 52

[Against Devin Argente as Himself]

Althanaversary Round 2: Ataraxis bs. Culix - Corone, Lost 54 to 60

[Against Culix as Jannin Relm]

What Happens Now? - Citadel, Lost 46 to 49

[Against Seline as Kara Dragon Keeper]

Miscellaneous

All Seams Fine - Bazaar, Transaction, Completed

[Purchased 10 Prevalida Needles for 600 GP]

Needle of Your Eye - Bazaar, Transaction, On Hold

Vignette Contest: October - Salvar Vignette, Eliminated from the Running Due to Post-Deadline Submission

"Don't Look Like You're From Around Here, Stranger..."- Bazaar, Transaction, On Hold

Shopping - Bazaar, Transaction, Completed

[Purchased 1 Separable Prevalida Dagger for -20 GP]

Cobwebs in the Flea Market - Bazaar Trading, Completed

[Sold 100 feet of Magic-Reactive Sita Silk for 327 GP, and a two-piece suit of Dehlar-strength Sita Silk for 2200 GP]

Yves Montand Sang About It - FQ Reward, Completed

[Gained a Magic Klaxon that can turn into a Bicycle]

The Wild Hunt Ends - Dheathain Synthesizing, Completed

[Synthesized the Tri-Horned Pendant and the 'Vatya, Desert Gale' Enchantment on Lillian's Cillu Dirk]

A List for the Wild Hunt - Dheathain Synthesis List, Completed

Vignette Contest: May - Fallien Vignette, 1st Place

Alternate Characters

The Sarasvati Sisters - Level 1

Sati Sarasvati was once a priestess of the Ethereal Sway, but she now makes a living by healing the rich and/or robbing them blind. Sapna Sarasvati, her older twin sister and an assassin for hire, travels with her, from time to time making use of the powers born of her broken mind.

Odyssey of Papa Dagon: Natural Mystic - Level 1

Dagon Dessalines hails from the southern lands of Deru. One of the many sons of a powerful Witch Doctor, he took up his father's mantle (or rather, jaunty hat) following the man's death after over a century of prolonged life. Because of this, Dagon now finds himself blessed - or sometimes cursed - with the same conditional immortality.

The Unwitting Catalyst - Level 0

Elliot Wernecke is a young woman born with a strange form of bi-location: being able to create a semi-tangible copy of herself, called an Eidolon, Elliot can freely move her consciousness from her real body to the copy and vice-versa. Moreover, unbeknownst to her, she has the ability to dampen, absorb, amplify and redirect multiple forms of magic and energies. Though she has no opinion on her abilities, Alerar's scientists have a vested interest in her law-breaking powers.

They Call Me Horsey Hayes - Level 0

People say Horsey Hayes has a horsey face, others say he has a horsey name. He can, might, and/or cannot die. He can be one to three impostors of himself, or one to three of your greatest friend(s) in the same convincing disguise. He comes from nowhere that exists, or somewhere that doesn't, and has a bigger wardrobe than there should be clothes in every universe. Lastly, only he knows the truth about Óvegur, or the Un-Road.