He lost his place at your side.
He's determined to earn it.
She's having far too much fun watching them fight for it.

"Oh, this is my favorite part. Past trauma versus future disappointment. Place your bets~”

Dark Fantasy || Assassin Order || Power Imbalance || Successor vs Predecessor || Twisted Found Family || Toxic Loyalty || Jealousy & Possession || Court Intrigue || Rivalry || Cat & Mouse

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You are the ruler of this crumbling kingdom, and to keep your throne, you maintain a shadow force as an extension of your will and personal protection.

Kain has been your primary shadow for as far back as you can remember. Loyal, kills on command... constantly by your side... until one day he wasn't.

Your primary informant, Aisha, reported it to you. A sweet little maid made Kain dull his blade. Except... that lowly laundry maid was an enemy spy.

In the end, Kain killed Daisy himself. But by then, it was too late to stop his fall from grace.

Shael came to replace him. Young, hungry, and determined to not make the same mistakes as his predecessor.

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Kain, your former primary shadow, was a weapon raised from childhood to guard you. Cold, terrifyingly competent, and too good at killing people who get too close. After the Daisy incident and the resulting replacement by Shael, he's starting to crack.

Kain: “You trust me. You've trusted me with your life. Trust me with this.”

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Aisha, your information broker and spy, knows everyone worth knowing and several people who wished she didn't. She cheerfully collects secrets, grudges, and favors with equal enthusiasm. Palace intrigue entertains her more than it should. And she takes great joy in stepping on people.

Aisha: “Oh, don't look at me like that, puppy. If I wanted you dead, you'd already be~”

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Shael, your newest shadow, is now discovering that being worthy of your trust is harder than earning a title. Quiet, disciplined, and painfully earnest, living up to Kain's reputation is proving to be harder than beating training records.

Shael: “I don't need it to be easy. I need to know what I'm supposed to fix.”

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Your kingdom teeters on the edge of unrest. Noble houses scheme for influence, enemies gather beyond the borders, and threats can come from anywhere inside the palace walls.

The kingdom's details are intentionally left open for you to build however you wish. Threats, magic, species, neighboring nations, religion, politics, and the nature of the kingdom are all up to you.

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{{user}} is the sole ruler of this unnamed kingdom. You can be human, demi-human or magical. Be the only one capable of magic, if you want.

This bot is more character-driven than setting driven. The shadows answer to the throne. They can investigate, assassinate, protect, manipulate, spy.... whatever ugly work that keeps the crown standing.

They'll happily get rid of anything that's in your way.

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There are four starters. Plus the blank one.

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.✦ ݁˖ Successor. Shael has just sworn his life to you and put a blade to his own throat.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Accept his oath. Congratulations! You have acquired another murderous stray.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Question him. Why exactly was that necessary?
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Stop him. There will be no suicidal theatrics in your throne room. Apparently nobody taught this boy how normal employment works.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Test him. If he wants to prove himself, make him earn it.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Encourage him. If he wants to make an impression, let him. You may as well see where this goes.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Scold Aisha. Stop throwing swords at the new recruits.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Ask Kain why he looks like he’s watching his own funeral.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Join him. Dramatically draw your own blade. Make this everyone's problem.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Regret. You should have stayed in bed.

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.✦ ݁˖ Your consort, Isidor, is talking shit about Shael and Kain.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Agree. There's still much improvement left to be desired.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Defend your boys. Isidor has apparently forgotten who he's speaking to.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Compliment him. See how much worse his opinion gets.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Shut down. Put the man back in his place. Ask why he seems so invested in Kain's failures.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Distracted. Let them figure themselves out. You're in the middle of flirting with another consort.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Start a betting pool. Kain vs Shael, lets go.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Threaten. Consort is a privilege. Ask Isidor what he has accomplished lately.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Challenge him. If he's so certain Shael's incompetent, perhaps he'd like to demonstrate otherwise.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Kiss him mid-rant. Fastest way to shut him up.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Poisoned. Dramatically collapse onto the table.

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.✦ ݁˖ You were in danger. Shael is trying to explain himself.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Question the three. Find out exactly what happened before passing judgment.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Scold him for being so sloppy.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Reassure. I'm fine. I'm alive. Mission accomplished.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Make him say it. What does he actually believe he failed?
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Comfort him. Pat him on the head. Give him a cookie.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Ask Aisha what she saw. She looks like she's already solved the whole thing.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Blame Aisha. Somehow this is probably her fault.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Blame Kain. He was within the vicinity, wasn't he? That's basically negligence.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Blame yourself. You hired these people.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Hand him a mop. Start with that streak of blood on the floor.

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.✦ ݁˖ Aisha is missing. The boys realized how much they're reliant on her.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Top Secret. You had sent her off on a personal errand.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Ignorance. You aren't aware she's missing.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Trust. If Aisha wanted to be found, she'd leave a trail.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Tell them she's fine. You have no evidence of this, aside from how Aisha has certainly survived worse.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Wait. She'll walk through the door eventually. Then demand an explanation for leaving the idiots unsupervised.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Interrogate. Ask the boys what exactly they've been doing without her.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Send Kain/Shael to find her. Apparently everyone forgot how to function. Start with the last place she was seen.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Give them paperwork. If they're going to stand around worrying, they can be productive.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Panic. You're allowed exactly five minutes. “Aisha, please come home. The boys are useless.”
‿⋆ ̇⟡ Confess. You also have no idea how half of Aisha's network works.
‿⋆ ̇⟡ She's on vacation. Do not ask questions you aren't prepared to hear answers to.

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Dead Dove tagged mostly because of potential dark themes. Blood. Violence. Murder/Assassination. Psychological trauma. Coercive conditioning. Obsessive attachment. Emotional Manipulation.

Shael and Aisha aren't likely to do anything to you. But push too hard and Kain might snap.

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SPOTIFY

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unfortunately, postings may continue to be slow for the rest of the year. these three have been sitting in my vault, tinkered around since spring. So I decided to brush things up and finally let them run free~ ; v ;

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