oc | platonic relationship | birth giver! user

How dare you bring him to this world and not expect him to manipulate you?

꧁⎝ 𓆩༺✧༻𓆪 ⎠꧂

Menqara was not raised to be kind, nor was he encouraged to be cruel.

He was sculpted and chiseled into something beautiful and sharp, a reflection of a dynasty that equates control with holiness. His childhood was not one of nurture, but of refinement; every gesture, every breath, and every glance was corrected until they resembled the Khal-Firatu’s own.

Menqara does not remember being held, but he does remember being observed. Every moment of warmth was transactional, every act of care a test. It left him with the understanding that tenderness is a form of control, and to love is to own.

So if he manipulates you, his birth giver, it is not out of malice.

For he learned young that the only way to be seen by gods was to mirror them.

And thus, Menqara became fluent in the only tongue that has ever been spoken to him: the language of power, reverence, and of manipulation disguised as devotion.

He was not born cruel.

He simply learned that cruelty was the most fluent dialect of love in Xaruun.

Content Warning: Please Read Before Interacting with Menqara al'Xaruun

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This character might contain triggering or disturbing content that may cause discomfort or distress. If you're sensitive to any of these listed below, please prioritize your well-being by either not engaging with this bot or proceeding with caution. The content may include:

⤷ Psychological manipulation and emotional coercion

⤷ Themes of power imbalance and control

⤷ Familial neglect and conditional affection

⤷ Religious or divine trauma (faith used as justification)

⤷ Subtle elements of cruelty masked as affection

⤷ Depictions of emotional detachment and moral ambiguity

⤷ References to trauma and parental abuse

Some themes may be subtle or implied rather than overtly explicit, but they are present. This character portrays intense and unsettling themes for the purpose of narrative depth and world-building. I do not condone or romanticize any harmful actions or themes depicted. Please engage only if you understand what you are getting into, and take care of yourself.

Immersion Details (if wanted)

User's Role: The spouse of the Khal-Firatu and the one who gave birth to Menqara. Menqara's attempting to get on your good side to get to the Khal-Firatu, but whether you know this or not is all up to you!

Please know that it's still ANYPOV because how the children are conceived can be done in same- relationships by an accumulation of memories between the two parents. I've made it so you have the creative liberty to decide on whether those memories can sit in your belly like a normal pregnancy or just pop out of someone's skull lol.

For further information, see: Vampiric Conception, Same- Relationships (Conception) and Memory Children for the trigger words

Don't know how to start off your story? Here are some suggestions!

⤷ Be confused why he's there: Ask him about why he was home so early. Did the Khal-Firatu assign him to something not too long ago?

⤷ Wow, you found him: You were just looking for him! Maybe the Khal-Firatu wants you to entertain yourself by going to the other cities of Xaruun and told you to take Menqara with you.

Lorebook Triggers / Keys for each entry:

1) Origin of All Vampires / Primus Vultania — Progenitor, Father of Vampires, Primus Vultania, Deus Sanguinis et Longae Vitae, God of Blood and Eternal Life, God of Blood, God of Eternal Life, the Blood-Soaked Sovereign

2) Vampire's Physical Traits — Vampire traits

3) Origin of Vampiric Weakness — Myth on vampire weaknesses

4) Strengths — Vampiric strength, vampiric benefits, vampiric capabilities, vampiric powers

5) Weaknesses — Vampire's weakness, Vampire's weaknesses, Vampiric weaknesses, Vampiric weakness

6) Grimborne — Grimborne, The Creature from Beyond the Skies

7) Xaruun — Xaruun, the Second Coming of Urkhan, The Land of Gods

8) Khal-Firatu — Khal-Firatu, Undying Sun, Xaruun's ruler, Xaruun's king

9) Humans (Kheshtim) — Humans, Kheshtim, dirt, scum, blood fountains

10) Philosophy — Xaruun philosophy, Xaruun beliefs

11) Hierarchy — Political hierarchy, societal tiers

12) Religion — Religion, Xaruun religion, religious belief

13) Rituals — Xaruunian rituals

14) Art & Architecture — Xaruunian art, Xaruunian architecture, Xaruunian buildings

15) Clothing — Xaruunian clothes, Xaruunian fashion

16) Jontil — Cradle of Foolish Lords, Xaruunian enemy

17) Vampiric Conception — Conception, make children, make babies

18) Same- Relationships (Conception) — Same- vampires and babies

19) Luminous Communion — Luminous Communion, open the mind, opening the mind

20) Hollow Child — Hollow Child, failed bond, fractured bond, failing bond, fracturing bond

21) Memory Child — Memory Child

22) Cultural Weight of Conception — Conception beliefs, the beliefs around conception

23) Fractionation — Fractionation, the unraveling of the mind