Guards

Born of the Lodge Nelumbo,
December 7th || 399 Years
First Warden
Logical, Determined, Serious, Cautious 

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Briar was always an ace in whatever she did. She swiftly climbed through the ranks of the guards at the capital, and she was the best candidate to be sent to lead some troops to help found Cypress Springs. Loyal and faithful, she left without question, saying goodbye to her family and lodge. It wasn't a hard decision for her to make, given it was supposed to be an easy job, maybe a few months of guarding with hundreds of others. 

Unfortunately, she barely made it out alive after everything went wrong. She saw dozens of her allies fall around her before the bloody battle finally ended, and it made her even more strict about rule following. If you had followed the rules, maybe more people would have made it. If you had lead better, maybe you could have found your family. These are all things that swirled around in her head for a long time, and even still to this day. Akistro and her always got along, but after the terrible experiences they've shared, they became like family. She's intensely loyal and agrees with everything Akistro says, some even think that she's even more extreme than he is. If a motti is caught trying to sneak out of the barrier they'll get heavily reprimanded by Briar, without fail.

Born of the Lodge Nelumbo,
May 17th || 437 Years
Puppa
Very Unserious, Cheeky, Relaxed, Energetic, Cocky

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Part of Briar's battalion, Nettle has always been easygoing. She's highly skilled, but Briar got more of the titles since she's more seen as a leader. Nettle is fine with that though, she likes to just fight it out with everyone else and not have to worry about the official stuff. Not having much family to leave behind, she left the capital freely, glad to be able to go on a new adventure after being cooped up for a long time.

After the horrendous chaos that consumed the Battle of the Corrupted Moon, she was in recovery for months. Many fell, close friends and aquaintances alike. It taught her real battles don't care who you are, or what you've done. Anyone can all be taken out in an instant, and the main thing saving you is luck.

In spite of all this, Nettle actually sings a different tune from Briar. She desperately wants to prepare the younger generation for the future, because perhaps if she had been ready it wouldn't have been so disastrous. Oftentimes, Nettle talks to Fencer about ways to help train the nymphs to better understand how to fight if they have to. Because, in her mind, they will have to fight sooner rather than later. To her, Akistro is too extreme, but she keeps a low profile because she's a guard, after all.

Born of the Lodge Milkcap,
August 12th || 556 Years
Puppa
Laid back, Casual, Relaxed, Goes with the flow, Very forgetful, Nice

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Oftentimes if you wander the guards' quarters, you'll see Chauncy meandering about. He'll patrol with a few guards, clean, do general maintenance. Sometimes you'll see a job left undone because he's forgotten what he's doing and went off to do some other project. Younger motti who see him wonder why he's even a guard, 'he can't contribute that much', they think. He's older, clumsy, and can't seem to remember even basic things! Rumors are that Akistro has a particular fondness for Chauncy but many people don't seem to know why. When asked about it, the guards will just get a sad look on their face and say 'that's just the way he is.'

Regardless, Chauncy is very happy with his life. He just does his best and keeps up everyone's spirit and do whatever he can for Cypress Springs.

Born of the Lodge Kingston,
September 24th || 401 Years
Second Warden
Serious, Quick-tempered, Loyal, Perfectionist

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A part of a brother duo, Lucian always was very cheeky and causing trouble growing up in his lodge, much to his brother's dismay. It was always them against everyone else, with Lucian protecting Luna at all costs from anyone who tried to cause trouble with them. After many years, they both somehow found themselves guards being sent to help found Cypress Springs with Akistro. 

Everything went terribly wrong, and the battle was as bloody as you could imagine. Lucian almost lost Luna that day, because he went off on his own to fight. Never again. He went from being a cocky, cheeky young motti, to extremely strict and somber. In the past he would often slack off, but ever since the battle ended he's been non-stop training to be the best possible warrior he can be. Gone are the days of questioning authority, Lucian will just do whatever he's told, as soon as he's told. In spite of young motti trying to ask him questions about what's been going on, he just will avoid them entirely and tell them to get lost.

Born of the Lodge Kingston,
October 24th || 391 Years
Chief
Timid, Anxious, Loyal, Brave

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Luna has always been an anxious motti, though it honestly worked out because his brother Lucian was the total opposite! They were the perfect duo, ready to face anything(though Luna was always cautious/worried). Towards the end of their time in a lodge, some guard recruiters saw great potential in them both and convinced them to join the capital guard. Luna was never really a fan of this, but he always wanted to make sure that Lucian was looked out for because of his recklessness.

When Luna and Lucian got the order to go to Cypress Springs, Luna was actually sort of relieved. Finally, some more relaxing work! Unfortunately, Luna couldn't have been more wrong and the Battle of the Corrupted Moon was devastating, worse than anything he could of imagined. His life almost ended due to getting separated from Lucian, and he knows that Lucian changed after that. A lot more cold and angrier than he was before. Luna feels incredibly guilty because of it and doesn't stir much trouble to keep his brother's stress levels down. Secretly though, he has talks with people like Fencer who think that the younger generation needs to be ready and taught to purify.

Born of the Lodge of Umbreglade,
September 24th || 452 Years
Captain
Polite, Dapper, Determined, Haughty

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Horace was gladly willing to help Akistro in the founding of Cypress Springs when asked. Growing up in the same lodge, he and Akistro got along and always trained together, making them the best of friends. Horace belonged to an affluent family, and befriending Akistro really brought him down to earth(though it took a long while and it still sometimes comes out). The Battle of the Corrupted Moon destroyed everything Horace had, and he was in the trenches when the barrier was able to finally be put up. It took him years to fully recover from his injuries, and the entire time Akistro was there for him as much as he could be, in spite of losing so much himself.

Nowadays, Horace lives a pretty relaxed life. Tending to his garden, patrolling, and helping any guards with whatever they may need, he adores his new life over what chaos it was after the battle. He truly doesn't understand why anyone would want to pursue the corruption that took his family and former life away from him, and has a hard time empathizing with the younger generation. Typically, he'll drink tea and think about how much worse life would be without the protection they currently have, making him often seem wistful.

Born of the Lodge of Umbreglade,
November 15th || 440 Years
Captain
Chill, Calm, Ornery, EXTREMELY loyal, Fierce

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Growing up in the Lodge of Umbreglade, Diana had vast aspirations as a youth. She was quite talented in her field and often bested people she was matched up with in training, until she met Akistro. They grew to have a mutual respect for each other in skill, and got along very well! Her, Horace, and Akistro would always meet up to chat, go on missions together, and train. When Akistro approached Diana to ask that she help in the founding of Cypress Springs, how could she say no? She left several of her siblings behind, and set off on a mission that would soon meet with disaster. When the Battle of the Corrupted Moon was finally over, she was a shell of her former self. She lost everything, including some of her friends who came along with her and her partner. 

Akistro, Horace, and Diana all propped each other up and managed to make it in the hundreds of years after from sheer strength of will. Because of this, she can become very defensive when someone accuses Akistro or is disrespectful of him. She sometimes has doubts about the ways things are done, but she quickly stamps it down. 'Remember what it was like?' she often asks herself, and the doubts fade to a nagging in the back of her mind. In her daily life she patrols the town and anywhere needed, helping the citizens to the best of her abilities. She has to keep them safe.

Born of the Lodge Lily,
February 8th || 325 Years
Puppa
Cheerful, Careless, Slightly Ominous, Unpredictable

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Back at the capital before everything began, Perri was a sweet kid. She always tried to help others and protected the weak from the strong in her lodge because that's what she was told was right. She was noticed by Sting who was training to be a guard, and got recruited because of her recommendation. Even though she was very sweet, she could tell how to take out another motti easily. Eventually, Sting told her about a mission opportunity to go on a journey to establish a town and she immediately went for it. Finally something other than the dullness of what her life was.

As everything descended into the chaos of the Battle of the Corrupted Moon, Perri actually found peace for the first time. She loved to battle, she loved conquering enemies, and slaying them without remorse. Miraculously, she managed to escape the battle without much, if any, injury. After that the other guards, with the exception of Sting, steer clear of her. Motti who are not guards are not aware of this, and often hang out with her and ask her questions. Frankly, Perri doesn't care one way or the other if they're trapped or not progressing. She just wants to fight.

Born of the Lodge Lily,
June 7th || 367 Years
First Warden
Confident, Relaxed, Kind, Protective

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Sting showed early signs of being gifted at combat in her lodge. One day while training, she saw Perri absolutely obliterating a training dummy and was amazed by her! She immediately told her fighting instructors and they recruited Perri. Quickly becoming fast friends, Sting and Perri flew through the ranks, though Perri was becoming bored with the monotony of city guarding. Sting was well aware of this and informed her about a long trip establishing a town deep in the swamp. With Perri enthusiastically agreeing, they set off, completely unawares just how "exciting" this trip was going to be.

When the chaos died down from the battle that took them all by surprise, Sting ran to find Perri whom she had gotten separated from during the heat of battle. When she found her, Perri was alone surrounded by defeated enemies with a peaceful expression. Seems she found her passion.

Sting, though, was just the kind of person to do her job and go home. She's always jumping straight into battle with Perri, but always is the first to head home when the dust settles. She lost a lot that day, and really tries to keep Perri company because even if she doesn't show it, Perri was effected by what happened. They lost a lot of friends that day, and the ones they didn't avoid Perri now.

Even though Perri doesn't care one way or another, Sting very much wants as much help as she can get to protect Cypress Springs and to purify it. She has to follow orders, however, so she doesn't cause a scene over it.

Born of the Lodge Mossrund,
March 30th || 300 Years
Puppa
So Tired, Loyal, Relaxed, Clueless, Harmless

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The kind of motti who is good at their job but really doesn't seem like it, Jerry wanders Cypress Springs patrolling(though you'll always find him taking a nap whenever given the opportunity). When Cypress Springs was being founded, Jerry had just come along as a very low ranking guard for boosting the numbers being sent.

After everything started going to hell, Jerry managed to barely scrape by and somehow not manage to get killed. He had been resting in an oddly protected place, and only managed to get out to see the absolute devastation. In spite of what you may think, Jerry did a lot of work to help rebuild the town and take care of the survivors, distributing medical supplies and bandaging wounds.

Nowadays, it's a lot more peaceful. Jerry understands that even if he slacks off some, it'll be fine. Akistro will often get frustrated with him, but he doesn't mind it. He's been through a lot, so Jerry doesn't mind occasionally getting a lecture from the old guy. As far as things went, Jerry really came out pretty unscathed. Sure, he had to experience the aftermath, but he's doing pretty alright and it all turned out fine in the end. He thinks that the younger motti don't fully understand what they're asking from Akistro, but he can't fault them for it. He just does what he can(and sneaks a nap in too).