Aislyn's Plotnotes

[Aislyn Leavold]

Plotnotes

Goals --
Knowledge --
Truths and Dares --
Plotline Reference --
NaNoWriMo --
Relationships --
Faith --
Flickers --
What's In a Name? --
Thread Log --

[Aislyn Leavold]

Goals

Seasonal Goals

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50
51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70
71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80
81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90
-	-	-	-	91	92	-	-	-	-

o Set something on fire
o Calendar Goals

Fall 516 AV :

The Preposition (1st-24th)
o Include an avocado, an armadillo and an orange umbrella in one single thread.
o Put your character entirely in their comfort-zone, or put someone else's character entirely out of their comfort-zone.
o Use a skill that begins with 'F'.

The Quest (25th-59th)
o Spend a day walking around inside the edge of Alvadas, following the wall.
o Include a massive illusion and a miniature illusion in one thread.*
o Visit a location you have never visited before.

The Return (60th-91st)
o Devote something to Ionu.
o Attend a party.
o Thread with a PC picked at random from a dice roll!*

Summer 516 AV :

○ Write a job thread with someone new to the city, whether they are a PC or an NPC. [--]
○ Find yourself in a dead end with a suspicious character who may or may not be a figment of your imagination... Or be that suspicious character! [--]
○ Fall victim to paranoia and be 'chased' by an undead creation. Or keep a clear head and persuade someone that the undead aren't real.
○ Get caught up in the skirmish in the dead of night.
○ Visit a protest performance with a friend, acquaintance or enemy, and overhear something of your choice. Or visit a public mockery by any one of the Speakers, apart from Aysu the Sea, and overhear something of your choice. [--]
○ Attend the new Speaker's show.

Spring 516 AV :

Reminisce about the past or dream about the future.
o Attend the Festival of Illusion and take part in one or all of the events. [--]
o Ridicule a person trapped in the Weaving, or become trapped yourself.
o Go barefoot and accessorise your feet!
o Engage in a debate with a stranger.
o Take a ride on a shark.
o Find your way to the surface of the water.
o Play an icebreaker game with Alvads in a trapped tunnel.

Winter 515 AV :

► Gain some crossbow skill
► Calendar Goals

> Attend The Mischief's performance [--]
> Sustain an illusion inflicted injury [--]
> Chase or run away from a mysterious light [--]
> Get tossed around by the winds [--]
> Give a rousing (or depressing) speech [--]
> Take up arms! Or hide away. [--]
> Break something valuable or fix something worthless [--]
> Have someone go missing [--]

► Have Aislyn cut her own hair Mulan style woo trauma

Short Term Goals

► Progress towards Cordas

Long Term Goals

IC

► Receive a second mark from Ionu
► Possibly pursue becoming a speaker

Skill	Current	Aim	Still Need
Drawing	57	51	Done
Rhetoric	22	51	29
Interrogation	9	26	17
Investigation	33	26	Done

► Possibly pursue Araka Status (Ionu)
► Reach the following skills:

Skill	Current	Aim	Still Need
Intelligence	20	51	31
Negotiation	15	26	11
Observation	100	76	Done
Organization	12	26	14
Stealth	10	26	16
Subterfuge	17	26	9
Unarmed Combat	2	26	24
Weapon: Knife	3	26	23
Weapon: Rapier	0	26	26
Weapon: Crossbow, Light	20	26	6

► Learn more about Sagallius

> Cordas (Definitely)

► Become a more active follower of Akajia

> Night Stalking (Maybe?)

OOC

► Reach 300 posts before Yisanareysin VICTORY
► Reach 500 posts before Yisanareysin VICTORY
► Reach 800 posts before Yisanareysin
► Make some boxcodes for people who are not Rey and Phobius

> Preferably without opening a boxcode shop because that will almost definitely end badly Completed?

► Complete NaNoWriMo (2016)

[Aislyn Leavold]

Knowledge

Crossed out = Unknown

NPCs

- The Cravens
- Taji Karron
- Maria Leavold
- Menna Moresly
- Wanda Malvolia (RIP)
- Markis Qiu

Places

Sylira

- Syliras
- Sahova
- Zeltiva
- Nyka
- Ravok
- Sunberth
- Lisnar

Taldera

- Avanthal
- The Spires
- Novallas
- Karjin

Kalea

- Sultros
- Wind Reach (Fragmented)
- Denval
- Lhavit (Fragmented)
- Alvadas
- Kalinor (Fragmented)

Kalyndar

- Taloba
- Zinrah
- Charbosi
- Black Rock

Cyphrus

- Endrykas
- Riverfall (Fragmented, 1 2)
- Claridon
- Kenash
- Xy

Eyktol

- Yahebah
- Hai
- Ahnatep (Fragmented)
- Eloab

Other

- Mura
- Abura

Races

- Akalak (Fragmented)
- Akvatari
- Benshira
- Chaktawe (Fragmented)
- Charoda
- Dhani
- Drykas
- Ethaefal
- Eypharian
- Ghost
- Human
- Inarta (Fragmented, 1 2)
- Isur
- Jamoura
- Kelvic
- Konti (Fragmented)
- Myrian (Fragmented)
- Nuit
- Pycon (Fragmented)
- Svefra (Fragmented)
- Symenestra (Fragmented)
- Vantha
- Zith

Languages

Aislyn has knowledge of, and may know a few words of, but does not know enough of a language to constitute anywhere near a 'poor' rating. Literally just means she can recognize the language when it is spoken.


- Char
- Fratava
- "Inartian" [Nari] -- From Taji and Phobius
- Isur
- Snake Tongue
- "Spider Tongue" [Symenos] -- From Dexius
- Zithanese

Magics

Aislyn has knowledge of the discipline, does not mean she necessarily practices it.

- Auristics
- Familiarity
- Flux
- Hypnotism
- Leeching
- Morphing (Fragmented)
- Projecting
- Reimancy (Fragmented)
- Shielding (Fragmented)
- Voiding
- Alchemy [note: not thought of as a magical discipline.]
- Animation
- Glyphing [note: not thought of as a magical discipline.]
- Magecraft
- Malediction
- Spiritism (Fragmented)
- Summoning
- Webbing

Gnosis :

- Akarni
- Audius
- Azenth
- Chaon
- Blight
- Cordas
- Cultivation
- Divination
- Dreamwalking
- Ennervism
- Evantia
- Eiyon
- Graphomancy
- Hapchance
- Healing
- Illusionism
- Inavalti
- Izentor
- Krivas
- Lykata
- Luminance
- Ice Reaving
- Mele
- Minting
- Night Stalking
- Oceanus
- Omaru
- Phylonura
- Prowess
- Raindancing
- Ranuri
- Returning
- Severing
- Silakrov
- Stormwarden
- Telepathy
- Treavery
- Truthism
- Vexation
- Yshulis

- Architectrix
- Dominion
- Static
- Pathfinding

[Aislyn Leavold]

Relationships

 

Acquaintances

Person	Relationship	Date Met
Ranayel Silverleaf	An interesting woman Aislyn met while illusioned as a young girl.	1st of Summer, 514
Ruzekiel Soren	A bard met at the same tavern as Reysin, Aislyn took a liking to Zeke due to his unsuspecting nature.	40th of Summer, 514
Lani Stranger	Met whilst illusioned as a boy, Lani is a mixed blood woman who piqued Aislyn’s interests after she accidently took something of Lyn’s.	78th of Fall, 514
Summer Dole	A mixed blood woman, Aislyn met Summer at a painting event at The Surf and Turf.	85th of Fall, 514
Karin Ironyach	A Svefra woman Aislyn spent a night teaching how to draw. Aislyn found her to be nice, if a little invasive.	31st of Fall, 515 AV
Sayana	An enchanting dancer that ran into Aislyn on the street, leading the artist to create a painting of her. A later meeting led Aislyn to heavily distrust the woman, especially after she ticked off the Speakers enough to grant herself a punishment resulting in her being put under an illusion as a Zith.	36th of Fall, 515 AV
Shadyn	A nosy Inarta Aislyn found to be interesting in conversation, along with his bird.	56th of Fall, 515 AV
Nephti re Bisret	An Eypharian girl Aislyn met along with Sayana. Lyn finds her charming, though a bit naive, and believes her to be in some sort of blood relation to Sayana.	57th of Winter, 515 AV
Anthere	A woman Aislyn met whilst knee deep in the other-Alvadas apocalypse. The two bonded over the dying body of a man that had been injured by some rather angry undead.	81st of Winter, 515 AV
Tail	A pycon with a talent for magic, Aislyn commissioned Tail to teach her the ways of Auristics in exchange for boarding in her home during the summer.	39th of Summer, 516 AV
Cartez	TBD.	41st of Summer, 516 AV

 

Interests

Person	Relationship	Date Met
Naia Whitewater	A Svefra woman Aislyn met after both women found themselves trapped in the House of Broken Mirrors. Something about Naia- be it her personality or the circumstance in which Aislyn met her- makes Naia one of the few people Aislyn feels guilty lying to. However, the abrupt ending of their adventure in the house left Aislyn with many questions, most presently; did 'Naia' really exist at all?	69th of Fall, 514
Almos	A man vaguely reminiscent of a young buck, Almos is a man surrounded by illusions and more questions than answers. First met when Aislyn sunk fully into the sinking streets during the spring of 515, Almos spoke in a convoluted manor before depositing Lyn on the streets of the underground. Their second meeting was through the door of winter 515, where the man gave Aislyn a choice between her illusions and herself.	75th of Spring, 515 AV
Eleanor	An elegant woman Aislyn met on the rooftop, where she planned to jump. Despite weariness and anxiety wearing on her appearance, Lyn was infatuated by both her appearance and personality, finding Eleanor to be a sort of kindred soul.	39th of Spring, 516 AV

 

Friends

Person	Relationship	Date Met
Markis Qiu	Her first and best friend for the majority of her adolescence, Aislyn trusted Markis without question. A boy of many words and many plans, he hid signs of abuse gained from his father with white lies that eventually grew into larger secrets. After a seemingly routine prank ended with Markis forcing her to murder his father, Aislyn attacked him with a crossbow bolt before escaping. Whereabouts unknown.	N/AAround 506 AV
Boo Beckett	Aislyn's 'imaginary friend', who came to visit every few seasons for several years. Aislyn shared her knowledge of Alvadas, while Boo told tales of ghost hunting and traveling the world outside of Mizahar. Whereabouts unknown, presumed not to be real.	1st of Summer, 509 AV
Kuvarakh	Aislyn’s employer and close acquaintance, Kuvarakh is a Nuit who has both managed to save and endanger the woman’s life on multiple occasions. Presumed dead.	3rd of Summer, 514
Wanda Malvolia*	A kind but broken woman, Aislyn formed a certain bond with Wanda. A sort of bond that one gets when they survive a mugging, a brawl, and an explosion together. Presumed dead.	3rd of Summer, 514 AV
Phobius	Introduced to her via Kuvarakh, Phobius is an Inartan youth that Aislyn often finds herself instinctively looking out for, acting with a more gentle attitude than she would with most other people. She acts towards him as she would a younger brother, though she would never admit it, and granted, does still hold him at an arm's length. He is the strongest example of Aislyn's guilt when it comes to her illusions, being one of very few people that she truly feels bad lying to. By this time in their relationship, she sees it as 'past the point of no return' when it comes to admitting that the 'Maya' the boy idolizes so much is nothing more than an illusion.	N/AThere’s no set date in which Phobius and Lyn met, but it’s safe to say they met shortly after both of them were hired by Kuvarakh in the summer of 514.

 

Family

Person	Relationship	Date Met
Maria Leavold*	Aislyn’s Mother, who’s just a little bit insane.	N/A
Taji Karron*	Met when Aislyn was ten, Taji was essentially an adoptive father to the girl, teaching her how to shoot with a crossbow, as well as caring for her when her mother would forget about her. After she revealed her ability to manipulate illusions, Taji cut off all ties with Aislyn.	3rd of Fall, 504 AV

 

Disliked

Person	Relationship	Date Met
Nythis Drawne	The soul behind the body that Aislyn was trapped in for a while, Nythis came off as cruel and barbaric, not to mention being an Akalak.	9th of Fall, 515 AV
Dexius	A Symenestra met by chance in a dead end during the night, Aislyn judged Dexius as tactless and rude, as well as a man with two many questions that were too close for comfort. Despite this, he proves useful in teaching the illusionist about various topics, making him tolerable for the moment.	50th of Summer, 516 AV

 

Enemies

Person	Relationship	Date Met
Yisanareysin	After an eventful run-in with the Dhani at a tavern and later, a hedge maze, the man managed to find out about Aislyn’s illusionism gnosis and thus, unmask her. Despite determined attempts to avoid the man after that, the two have managed to meet time and time again.	40th of Summer, 514

[Aislyn Leavold]

Plotline of Threaded Events

Since I keep missing out on key plot points in various events Aislyn is involved in, I thought I'd seek out the threads that, even if I'm not involved in, contribute to the plots Aislyn has been pulled into. It would help with figuring out the sequential order of events.

Kuvarakh and the Mansion :

Note: Really, this order of events is two plot lines; The introduction of Kuvarakh's workers to his mansion, and the tracking down of the thugs from The Underground. I just wanted to get the order straightened out for easy accessibility when I need to find a detail for future threads.

3rd of Summer, 514 - [Sanity Center] Help Wanted (Kuvarakh, Phobius, Aislyn, Reysin, Ranayel)
4th of Summer, 514 - [The Sunken Conundrum] One Heck of a Library - (Aislyn, partially Kuvarakh)
11th of Summer, 514 - Art for Art’s Sake (Kuvarakh, Aislyn)
20th of Summer, 514 - Enlargements While You Wait (Kuvarakh)
35th of Summer, 514 - Above and Below (Kuvarakh, Phobius, Ranayel, Reysin)
38th of Summer, 514 - ”Unexpected” as Expected. (Kuvarakh, Reysin, Phobius)
38th of Summer, 514 - Well in Hand (Kuvarakh, Aislyn)
75th of Summer, 514 - From the Top, Down (Kuvarakh, Phobius)
18th of Fall, 514 - Uncommon Enemy (Kuvarakh, Nanami)
20th of Fall, 514 - Consequences (Reysin, Kuvarakh, Aislyn)
23rd of Fall, 514 - Boarders With Borders (Phobius, Kuvarakh, Aislyn)
1st of Spring, 515 - Alchea No More (Fable, Phobius, Reysin, Aislyn)
7th of Spring, 515 - [Preperations] Before The Storm (Phobius, Aislyn)
8th of Spring, 515 - [Funeral] This Too Shall Pass (Phobius, Reysin, Aislyn)

The End of Alvadas :

91st of Fall, 515 - All's Well That Ends Well (Fable)
91st of Fall, 515 - Face for a Day (Aislyn)
1st of Winter, 515 - A Tale of What's To Come (Aislyn)
81st-82nd of Winter, 515 - Take a Bow (Fable)
81st of Winter, 515 - All's Well That Ends Badly (Aislyn, Phobius, Rey)
81st of Winter, 515 - The Beginning of the End (Aislyn, Fable)
81st of Winter, 515 - An Uphill Battle (Aislyn, Anthere)
82nd of Winter, 515 - Land of the Dead (Aislyn)
83rd-91st of Winter, 515 - Battle, Onwards (Kaleidoscope)
83rd of Winter, 515 - Artful Apocalypse (Aislyn)
84th of Winter, 515 - Until It's Gone (Aislyn, Phobius)

[Aislyn Leavold]

Truths

-Has Aislyn ever been kissed by a love interest?
No, Lyn has never been kissed.


-What is the worst thing Lyn has ever done disguised as Maya?
She's had some rather unfortunate incidents when it comes to strong drinks and Maya (though such things never seem to happen to Thief), including drawing attention to herself, which is something she'd otherwise never do. That's why she now avoids drinking in any form other than Thief, or, usually, avoids drinking heavily at all.


-If Aislyn were to wake one morning as any other race, which would she likely be?
To be entirely honest, probably a full-blooded Zith. Life seems to hate her that way.

Dares

-Have Aislyn slap someone after annoying her.
Completed


-I dare you to disguise yourself as a man and flirt with another woman in order to get something.
Completed


-hmmm... let's have Aislyn hit her head and for a few bells not know who she is, it could be fun ^.^
Completed

[Aislyn Leavold]

NaNoWriMo Word Count

2016 :

Day	Goal	Posts	Day Total	Final Total	Tarot's Total
1	1,667	874 713 967	2,554	2,554	2,021
2	3,334	678 938	1,616	4,170	3,673
3	5,001	817 704	1,521	5,691	-
4	6,668	0	0	5,691	-
5	8,335	1014 974 1260 831 651	4,690	10,421	-
6	10,002	0	0	10,421	10,113
7	11,669	661	661	11,082	10,799
8	13,336	753 687 777 644 941	3,802	14,93413,349	13,606
9	15,003	0	0	14,934	-
10	16,670	1,170 984	2,154	17,088	-
11	18,337	0	0	17,088	-
12	20,004	1,555 1,070 839	3,488	20,576	-
13	21,671	988	988	21,564	-
14	23,338	0	0	21,564	-
15	25,005	1,078 1,067 867	3,012	24,57621,564	21,800
16	26,672	0	0	21,800	-
17	28,339	1,003 1,396	2,399	26,975	-
18	30,006	0	0	26,975	-
19	31,673	687 933	1,620	28,595	-
20	33,340	693	693	29,288	-
21	35,007	0	0	29,288	-
22	36,674	0	0	29,288	-
23	38,341	860 737	1,597	30,885	31,432
24	40,008	845 940 560 1,178	3,523	34,408	-
25	41,675	850 855 1,004 980 915 984	5,638	39,996	-
26	43,342	1,061 929 981	2,951	42,967	-
27	45,009	1,073 1,012	2,085	45,05244,040	43,903
28	46,676	955 754 877 1,315 1,238	4,139	50,191	-
29	48,343	0	0	50,191	-
30	50,000	890 980 1,173	0	53,234	54,724

[Aislyn Leavold]

Aislyn's Faith

A collection of prayers, mentions, wonderings, and conversations Aislyn has had with Ionu throughout threading. Most links lead directly to the post in which the quote is from. Temple visits don't have direct quotes due to the fact that the whole thread involves the temple. All threads are ordered newest to oldest, top to bottom.

Updated up to Winter, 515 AV.

"Ionu, my deity..." :

Artful Apocalypse

"My Ionu,
If you can hear me now, as I pray you do, I ask you, revered, for just one thing.
Please allow me to survive."

Behind Red Eyes (Sayana, Nephti)

"Ionu, my deity, hear me if you will. I plead for answers, for something that would explain the confusion of this season. I still sense your presence, as I always have, so I know you have not fallen from us yet. But, my deity, I pray to you for an explanation. Anything, no matter how small. I’ve heard whispers of a death by your illusions, those which we have always coincided with before. There’s even more prevalent whispers of fear, or injury. Children are no longer allowed outside to play with the whimsical images we all revered. I am forever faithful to you, my deity, but now, I only wish for your mercy."

The Beginning of the End (Fable)

"Ionu, my deity, if you can hear this, as I pray you still can…
I’m not sure where you are right now, nor your representatives in the Womiyu. Your influence is ever-present, as it always is, yet this doesn’t seem like an illusion of your style. People are truly hurting, my deity, if not dying. There has been more death this season than I can remember, and that was only in the Alvadas of before. This Alvadas… This is different. More dangerous, of course, as I feel and hear already. The city falling ill, and the fragility of the illusions… Hazard is around every corner, as I am finding right now. But in this new world, if nothing else, I pray you allow my power to be enough to let us pass.

Unquestioning in faith,
Aislyn."

Sinking Streets and Striking Colours

"And so she prayed.
To any god that would listen, but she named Ionu in her thoughts. She didn’t ask for much, as she usually avoided.
All she wished for was that "a light might find me at the end of this tunnel, and the ground be soft enough to land on." Perhaps the message was rushed, but in the few seconds it was concocted, Aislyn was certain she was about to die. Certain that she wouldn’t have time to pray at all if she thought any more about it."

Black, White, and Bland All Over

"'Ionu, my god, please… please let me leave this situation alive.’ She paused, her eyes meeting that of the hulking beast in front of her, ‘and preferably, with all body parts still attached.'"

"...what Ionu was about…" :

A Tale of What's to Come

"What if the Nuits were Speakers as well? What if it was Ionu speaking, and the Speakers were just the vessels? What if that wasn’t a warning, but a threat?"

A Conflict of Religions (Rey)

"Lately, Aislyn had become a much more religious person. After last season's scare with the quicksand streets and this season's... Events... With Nythis, Aislyn had decided that simple devotion obviously wasn't enough for Ionu. The deity's tricks were often a lot more lighthearted than what the illusionist had been observing. Especially the ones directed at her had seemed a bit more... Malicious.
It was slightly terrifying."

Sinking Streets and Striking Colours

"Could she have fallen into another city, in another time?
Ionu wouldn’t be that cruel to her, would They? Time must have passed, yes, but the sun hadn’t even been setting. How could it be nighttime already?"

Alchae No More

"They couldn't kill her, right? Ionu was not a malicious god; the illusionist knew that… Unless Ionu was not the one orchestrating this; but it was a risk she was willing to take."

[House of Broken Mirrors] Do Not Enter. (Naia)

"The deity was one for tricks, were they not? Being in charge of illusions and all that- But if the house was nothing but a well-meaning trick, why did it seem so sinister? So… Wrong?"

"This couldn’t have been one of Ionu’s tricks, could it? She’d doubted the entertainment within the Garden of No Return, but even that had food and drink within it to keep it’s victims alive. This… This was something else. It seemed like the house was built on one thing, and one thing alone. Fear.
But that wasn’t what Ionu was about, was it?"

"Ionu save me…" :

Artful Apocalypse

"Ionu save her... if she got a running start, she could make it. She just needed speed, agility, and Ionu’s blessing."

An Uphill Battle (Anthere)

"Ionu save him, the man writhing before them was dead."

The Beginning of the End (Fable)

"Ionu preserve her.
No, Ionu preserve them all."

Until Dawn (Sayana)

"Ionu save her, she had no idea what she was doing."

Sinking Streets and Striking Colours

"Ionu protect her."

Black, White, and Bland All Over

"Ionu save her, she didn’t deserve this."

"Ionu preserve her, she was a fool."

”What was Ionu, really?" :

Sinking Streets and Striking Colours

"More likely, an illusion. Or Ionu, in disguise.
It's not like there was much of a difference."

"'Does she listen when I speak? Does he wonder when I ponder?'
Was the man referring to the Mischief? The ocean? Ionu?
If it was Ionu, the agender personification of the deity explained the strange pronoun placement of the man’s words."

Black, White, and Bland All Over

"A glimpse into Ionu’s eyes, she supposed. Was that was it was like to be a deity? A view from the heavens, twenty-four bells a day, only coming down to a lowered perspective every once in awhile to induce chaos into a handful of Alvads’ lives. It raised the question of why the gods came down from their perches at all, if this was the view they regularly saw."

Devotion :

Nothing is as it Seems

"It had been a long season. Long, treacherous, and rather trying of Aislyn’s faith. Not in Ionu, of course- her faith in the deity never wavered- but rather in the more mortal creatures of Alvadas."

When Ducks Attack

”She’d forgotten how often she actually drew things that held Ionu’s presence... Aislyn had been drawing for a number of years, and idolizing Ionu for even longer. It made sense for her to have so many pictures of the deity’s center of power."

Tested Faith :

The Beginning of the End (Fable)

"Was this some sort of test? If the woman wasn’t Aislyn, who was she? Ionu was always a possibility, in Alvadas, but Ionu didn’t spit up blood and tell of a difficult year. But if it was a test from Ionu, it was a test Aislyn had to pass."

Sinking Streets and Striking Colours

”Aislyn might have failed at many things that day, but none that landed her deservingly in this pit of Hai. Had there been some sort of test? Was this some sort of test? Had she failed that?
Had Ionu given her a test, and she failed it?"

Visits to the Temple :

Behind Red Eyes (Sayana, Nephti)
A Conflict of Religions (Rey)
When Ducks Attack

[Aislyn Leavold]

Flickers

Explanation

"While Aislyn's illusion might hold, I would like to see some flickering or inconsistencies, especially when she's diverting most of her focus onto something else." -Fable

In order to upkeep an illusion, Aislyn has to hold on to at least some focus. Imagine keeping a fist clenched for an extended period of time. If you ever forget that you're supposed to keep your fist closed, it will, of course, open, just because an open palm is it's normal state of being. Aislyn has to constantly have some background thought about her illusion, otherwise it will fade, or 'flicker'. Flickers, are, essentially, very quick failures in her illusion. Most often it will be a less-than-a-second "glimpse" to what she actually looks like.

After years of upholding illusions as background thought, this fist-clenching is almost a subconscious action for Aislyn, especially in familiar illusions such as 'Maya' or 'Thief'. While illusions not cast on herself are much more likely to flicker due to the unfamiliarity of it, even illusions cast on herself that are not regulars can be much more prone to 'flickering'. In present time, the more common way of causing a flicker would be a shock or surprise to Aislyn, momentarily devoting enough of her attention to release that fist for a moment, and 'flicker'. Physical attacks or surprises are much more likely to cause flickers than social or emotional shocks, though physical contact flickers are much more easily recovered from.

In rarer cases, for example if Aislyn is running a brush through her hair while 'Thief' (Thief has short hair, Aislyn's hair is long), once the brush reaches the end of Thief's hair, the illusion on her hair will 'flicker', momentarily revealing it's full length before returning the illusion. The brush, of course, would then seem to be brushing the air. This second case barely ever happens, though, because Aislyn is careful not to jeopardize her illusion with any sort of action that could actually cause the inconsistencies.

"In regards to your flickers: Aislyn will still experience those flickers for a time, roughly a season or two since receiving the mark. However, as she uses the mark and gets more practised at it, she will slowly start to lose the flickers. However, in some situations, especially where Aislyn loses focus due to injury, she may still experience flickers." -Kaleidoscope

As of Winter, 515 AV, flickers will no longer be caused by catching Aislyn off-guard or a minor loss of focus. Flickers will only be caused by severe mental duress or physical injury.

Examples

Shadows Upon Secrets in the Garden -- Unofficially named flicker. Reysin feels through Aislyn's illusions, surprising her into flickering and eventually releasing the illusions altogether. [Physical Contact With Illusion]
Behind Red Eyes (Sayana, Nepthi) -- Due to sudden physical contact with Zith Sayana, a localized flicker results in Aislyn's eyes momentarily lacking an illusion. [Surprise Loss of Focus]
Until It's Gone (Phobius) -- Affected by Phobius' "Solace" gift, Aislyn has his fear projected onto her, triggering a panic attack and causing an immediate loss of illusion. [Mental Duress Loss of Focus]
Dueling Ideals (Alipheese) -- Aislyn is knocked to the ground, causing a momentary loss of concentration. [Surprise Loss of Focus]

[Aislyn Leavold]

What's In a Name?

Names

I know some people know this already, but I, as a writer, love using 'meaningful' names for characters. Naming a character, is, after all, usually the first thing you do, and it usually pertains to the personality. Especially in Mizahar, where names are often racial or chosen by the character after birth.

I don't actually remember how I named Aislyn, though I do love the name and remember originally spelling it 'Aislin'', though I changed the i to a y shortly after creation. The origin of 'Leavold' I also don't remember, though I'm relatively certain 'Leavold' has a name meaning that I can't find now that I'm looking for it. The more recent names- especially those of the illusions- are a lot easier to find. To put it plainly, I've essentially decided to name every single illusion Aislyn uses "illusion".

Maya and Thief

'Maya' was Aislyn's first illusion. It was the first one I created, and the first one I used, 'Thief' being a close second. Thief is the only illusion thus far that does not mean 'illusion', but since Aislyn has never actually used 'Thief' as a name, I don't think it matters as much.

Maya literally means 'illusion' in several languages. If you search 'names meaning illusion' on google, there is no doubt that 'Maya' will show up on every single result.

Quick Reference:

Aislyn's Handwriting (Left-handed)
Anjani's Handwriting (TBD)
Maya's Handwriting (Right-handed)
Thief's Handwriting (Ambidextrous)

Nise

When I was first designing Aislyn, I didn't think ahead to when she would need different names for Thief, so at that point I believed "hm, there's plenty of names out there, there's got to be a plethora of ones meaning illusion. How hard can it be?"

That, of course, was easy to say when the only name Aislyn needed for Thief was 'Nise'. 'Nise' was the first instance in which I actually used Thief in-thread, and the first time Aislyn was actually found out to not be who she seemed. This all happened in a two part thread plot (Tavern Songs; Shadows Upon Shadows in the Garden) that is to date one of the most enjoyable threads I've ever done. By the end, 'Nise' is no longer a viable alias to be going by, and thus begins the never-ending list of names I've invented for Aislyn to use.

The Illusions

(Regular Aislyn; Maya; Thief; Dedicated Illusion; 'Throw Away' Illusion)

A comprehensive list of all the names I've used for Aislyn and Aislyn's illusions.
[Origin] Name - 'meaning'
If crossed out that means the name has yet to be used in a thread.

► [Irish] Aislyn - ‘dream, vision’
► [Hindi] Anjani - Translation of Maya; ‘illusion’
► [Indian] Devamayi - 'Devine Illusion'.
► [Arabic] EihamAlternatively spelled 'Eyham' or 'Iham' - 'Fantasy', 'Illusion'.
► [Turkish] Hayal* - ‘dream, illusion’. Alternatively means ‘dream’, if translated from Arabic.
► [Indian] Illisha* - 'one who creates illusions'
► [Arabic] Khayal - 'Fantasy', 'Imagination', 'Vision'.
► [Japanese] Raimu* - ‘dream, illusion, vision’. Alternatively means ‘lime’, if translated as a loanword from English.
► [Several Languages] Maya*More than I can list - Literally ‘illusion’
► [Indian] Mayura - 'Illusion', 'Peacock'.
► [Indian] Mingu - 'Illusion'.
► [Japanese] Nise** - ‘Illusion, imitation’
► [Hebrew] Parodia - 'Illusion'.
► [Hindi] Samvrita* - ‘invisible due to illusion’
► [Indian] Shambari - 'Illusion'.
► [Indian] Tapana - Alternatively means ‘illuminating’ if translated from Sanskrit, or ‘burning’ from Hindi.
► [Indian] Triguna - Translation of Maya. 'Illusion'.
► [Hindi] Yukti - ‘trick, solution, power’.