Gladiolus

gladiolus; they/them
keeper of the glade -- This blurb is from the previous owner!

They're descended from one of the original Imperials (on their mother's side). Gladi's lineage has gotten them a lot of attention, most of it not wanted. After all, a second-generation Imperial, if they got together and died in the same place as several of their closest friends, might hypothetically contain enough Lightweaver Juice (technical term) to form an Emperor! Horrors! They were doing just fine hiding out in the forests of Nature territory where nobody had even heard of Luminax...until they were abducted by the Enforcer. One moment, they were making sure the plants were growing properly. The next, they were caught in a flash of cyan light, heard a distorted voice squeeing about how pretty they were, and landed in the Hewn Suburbs.

Despite Light territory being the number 1 place Gladi didn't want to be, the Hewn Suburbs were remarkably pleasant. As a project forsaken by all reputable Light Flight members, it was filled with fellow Imperials who wanted to be left alone and understood Gladi's frustration with their lineage. They quickly developed a friendship with Necronicon over their shared struggles. While they were talking, she warned them about Mistake and his thing for Emperors. Given Mistake's obsession, he absolutely wouldn't pass up getting an opportunity to meet, and perhaps recruit for the Hewn Shade Cabal, a child of one of the original Imperials. And given his reputation, Necra wasn't sure that he'd take no for an answer. Sure enough, Mistake and Archon came over when they heard about the fabulous G2 Imp.

Mistake approached Gladi, light glinting off the soulless jewels of his ghastcrown...and Gladi promptly enclosed him in a hug. The relatively small and enthusiastic Imperial was, to put it shortly, the cutest thing they had ever seen. Sure, he was a Shade worshiper, but everyone has flaws. Mistake wasn't sure what to make of the whole thing, but gladly accepted Gladi coming with him to the Hewn Shade Cabal. He then informed Gladi about the Enforcer, which lined up with their description of their abduction and gave them motivation to start working with the Hewn Shade Cabal. Meanwhile, they get to hang out with Mistake, who they think totally likes them back; he just needs to get past his hang-up over them being second generation and just go for it already. They've seen the way he gets all awkward around them and the way he watches them training. Gladi dabbled in battle training back in their home clan, so they're continuing to train with the Hewn Shade Cabal in hopes of giving the group some much-needed muscle and continuing to fluster Mistake.

As well as serving as the Hewn Shade Cabal's muscle, they're continuing to engage in their passion for gardening. Using a combination of Nature magic and regular cultivation techniques, they've revived the tradition from the old Shadesw--- of growing flowers. They started doing it after Mistake commented on how much he missed Deathstroke and her garden, figuring that helping Mistake regain some connection to his vanished friends would be a nice gesture and because they wanted to explore some of the flora in Light territory since they landed there anyway. They're not sure if they want to go back to the Labyrinth or not. They're definitely annoyed at the Enforcer for taking them from their home and are eager to help Mistake and Archon take them down, but they were kinda unceremoniously plucked from their job and want to at least go for a visit to make sure the plants are okay. They've been impressed at how friendly the residents of the Hewn Suburbs are, though, and are quickly building a life with many more social connections to beings other than plants than they had back in Nature territory, though. One thing is for sure. When they go back for their visit to make sure their plants are okay, they're bringing Mistake with them.

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scatters -- from original owner

blackberry/thistle/lead - original colors

1. shale/maize/steel
2. cantaloupe/silver/turquoise
3. tarnish/soil/avocado
4. marigold/midnight/cherry
5. twilight/brown/pearl
6. berry/clay/chartreuse
7. taupe/driftwood/mauve
8. cobalt/honey/shale
9. smoke/driftwood/cyan
10. pearl/iris/pear
11. fire/radioactive/blackberry
12. jungle/dust/bronze
13. flint/antique/grapefruit
14. cherry/murk/splash
15. wine/carmine/leaf
16. lavender/carrot/rose
17. murk/carrot/murk
18. marigold/metals/gold
19. nightshade/jade/orchid
20. crocodile/royal/stone
21. smoke/overcast/azure
22. sunshine/maize/soil
23. pear/fire/cyan
24. sanddollar/dust/auburn
25. twilight/metals/sapphire
26. cerulean/rose/honeydew
27. abyss/blue/seafoam
28. clay/black/crimson
29. black/brick/beige
30. flaxen/spearmint/orca
31. metals/honey/abyss
32. metals/auburn/iris
33. cornflower/mint/cantaloupe
34. pearl/midnight/phthalo
35. ultramarine/ginger/tarnish
36. black/sky/beige
37. oilslick/sable/chartreuse
38. antique/cyan/periwinkle
39. rust/aqua/eldritch
40. turquoise/flint/stone
41. mulberry/twilight/cerulean
42. orchid/spring/copper
43. ultramarine/green/strawberry
44. camo/coral/slate
45. shadow/watermelon/platinum

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G2 Imp -- one of my longtime dragon goals, and the colors are super pretty to boot! Came home on 8/19/2022, bought off AH for 400 gems with art, blurb, and training to Level 17 including Eliminate.