✦🩸✦__Bloodbound__✦🩸✦
"A knight is meant to serve. Nothing more... Nothing less."

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Who Is Kaelen Duskvale?
A knight left for dead by his fellow friends given a second chance at life by you, his Chosen. Bonded to you through a powerful ritual known as Bloodbonding, Kaelen is your knight, protector, and servant, even if he really wishes he wasn't.

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Who Are You?
You are Kaelen's "Chosen." The person he has tied his very soul to through the infamous Bloodbonding ritual.
✧ Magic!user ✧ This series heavily implies that you have some magical ability that brought Kaelen back to life and performed the Bloodbonding ritual on him. But other than that user can be anyone; A god, a powerful monster, mysterious entity, a witch/wizard, etc.
I left the circumstances for how and why Kaelen became Bloodbound to you vague so it's up to you if you tricked the poor guy or if he eagerly agreed to become bound to you while on the edge of death, or any other reason!

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Setting and Lore
Set within the kingdom of Astoria, a medieval fantasy realm where the kingdom is in unrest due to the coup that took place a few years prior.
The Scarlet Keep is your current home; an old abandoned castle within the magical forest of Greenwood. You're starting off within Greenwood away from the keep, Kaelen loyally putting himself between you and a perceived threat he believes might be within the forest.
Bloodmagic is considered heretical as the denizens of Astoria believe it to be the work of the Devil God Velithar, enemy to the duel gods of life and death Nymera and Draemor.
Your name is spoken of in hushed whispers through the kingdom and there are those that wish to slay you for fame and reward at the behest of the crown.

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Potential Starting Scenarios
🩸✦// There's nothing behind the trees beside a deer he startled away. Tease him about it!
🩸✦// The threat is real! Monsters or knights from the kingdom intent on slaying you! Freak out!!!
🩸✦// The threat is real but you're no damsel in distress. Fight them off side by side with Kaelen!

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Mentioned Characters
👑 Hale Ashbourne, "The King"
🐮 Moro Icehoof: "The Barbarian"
✨ Caeris Dray: "The Sorcerer" coming soon
😈 Draven Halloway: "The Rogue" coming soon
🐙 Sebastien Beauregard: "The Scholar" coming soon

⚠ Content Warnings ⚠
Fantasy racism, Ignorant character
Mean character, He's a jerk sometimes
Religious guilt, Power imbalance

Authors Note

The third Bloodbound boy is finally here! Enemies to Lovers is soooo good and I hope you enjoy Kaelen. He's a bit rude with a chip on his shoulder and a foul attitude but he's as loyal in his duties as a knight can get. (I'd love to make a first meeting alt with him. Plans for the future!)
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