[center]Bit of an odd title, I know, but basically show me dragons who've worked up their courage and pushed through something hard. I've been putting off several really important tasks thanks to getting stuck in one of those endless anxiety loops (I procrastinated doing the thing and now will have to face consequences for it, if I do the thing the consequences will be real and I don't want to, I continue to procrastinate making the consequences worse, rinse and repeat)
So show me those brave souls who've grit their teeth and just done "the thing." Could be something small (sent that email, asked someone for help) or something big (saved the world, started a clan)
Here's mine:
Nobody pushes through his own brain fog every day to stay present in the real world (writing from personal experience? couldn't be me...)
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Trist was diagnosed with a chronic wasting disease but still does his best to live his life happily and fully
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Isak was raised in a war zone but has made it his duty to be a peaceful knowledge keeper now that he's old, to be gentle and soft and kind, traits he never had growing up
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Sekhmet's whole world and most of her people were all destroyed but she still goes on to protect them and be kind to everyone she meets
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Bit of an odd title, I know, but basically show me dragons who've worked up their courage and pushed through something hard. I've been putting off several really important tasks thanks to getting stuck in one of those endless anxiety loops (I procrastinated doing the thing and now will have to face consequences for it, if I do the thing the consequences will be real and I don't want to, I continue to procrastinate making the consequences worse, rinse and repeat)
So show me those brave souls who've grit their teeth and just done "the thing." Could be something small (sent that email, asked someone for help) or something big (saved the world, started a clan)
Here's mine:
Nobody pushes through his own brain fog every day to stay present in the real world (writing from personal experience? couldn't be me...)
Trist was diagnosed with a chronic wasting disease but still does his best to live his life happily and fully
Isak was raised in a war zone but has made it his duty to be a peaceful knowledge keeper now that he's old, to be gentle and soft and kind, traits he never had growing up
Sekhmet's whole world and most of her people were all destroyed but she still goes on to protect them and be kind to everyone she meets
Those are awesome backstories [emoji=familiar heart size=1]
Those are awesome backstories
always nice to see Trist around, i love that guy.
here are a couple of my dragons that fit the description! wishing you well in that fight. sometimes the brain is its own worst enemy.
MetalViolets was hatched with a condition that weakened his body and magic. despite this, he has worked alongside his fellows to develop technology that lets him engage even more proficiently with the world of innovation and invention.
he refuses to let the circumstances of his hatching hold him down, perhaps to a fault; he has only recently made a friend who helps him to realize when he needs to slow down so as to not overwork and injure himself. him and Resistor have quickly become inseperable.
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Bask lost his brother-head when he lived in Plague territory and has been grappling with the physical and psychological consequences ever since. through the trauma, loneliness, and lingering pains, he does what there is to do: he lives his life as fully as he can.
Centauri, an imperial widow, took him under her wing soon after he entered the clan. she takes care of him like she had all of her children before they left the nest. ultimately, they help each other heal from their wounds.
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always nice to see Trist around, i love that guy.
here are a couple of my dragons that fit the description! wishing you well in that fight. sometimes the brain is its own worst enemy.
MetalViolets was hatched with a condition that weakened his body and magic. despite this, he has worked alongside his fellows to develop technology that lets him engage even more proficiently with the world of innovation and invention.
he refuses to let the circumstances of his hatching hold him down, perhaps to a fault; he has only recently made a friend who helps him to realize when he needs to slow down so as to not overwork and injure himself. him and Resistor have quickly become inseperable.
Bask lost his brother-head when he lived in Plague territory and has been grappling with the physical and psychological consequences ever since. through the trauma, loneliness, and lingering pains, he does what there is to do: he lives his life as fully as he can.
Centauri, an imperial widow, took him under her wing soon after he entered the clan. she takes care of him like she had all of her children before they left the nest. ultimately, they help each other heal from their wounds.
I relate so completely with the procrastination/anxiety loop. [emoji=obelisk deadpan size=1]
Your dragons are absolutely lovely and I hope they're happy with themselves and what they've accomplished!
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This is Patrick. Patrick is very proud of you. He did the hard thing by standing up for himself and communicating what he wanted & needed, and he knows that you can do it, too. Also, he has a frog friend now.
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Dalmar is still working through his stuff, but he refuses to give in, and each day is a little brighter and a little better than the one before. Someday soon, he knows, things will be easier - for you, too.
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We're not completely sure what Meyer has accomplished, but we're sure it was difficult and probably-definitely-maybe didn't involve any duplicitous actions, mischief, misappropriation of company funds, tax or insurance fraud, or ANY OTHER THING.
I relate so completely with the procrastination/anxiety loop.
Your dragons are absolutely lovely and I hope they're happy with themselves and what they've accomplished!
This is Patrick. Patrick is very proud of you. He did the hard thing by standing up for himself and communicating what he wanted & needed, and he knows that you can do it, too. Also, he has a frog friend now.
Dalmar is still working through his stuff, but he refuses to give in, and each day is a little brighter and a little better than the one before. Someday soon, he knows, things will be easier - for you, too.
We're not completely sure what Meyer has accomplished, but we're sure it was difficult and probably-definitely-maybe didn't involve any duplicitous actions, mischief, misappropriation of company funds, tax or insurance fraud, or ANY OTHER THING.
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Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting -
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
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He/Him | FR +3 | Bestiary Quest
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Anxiety/procrastination/anxiety loop, how well do I know thee . . . . Yes. There are times when the brain really has a hard time not shooting itself in the foot. Times like those, I find I can move forward if I take it one small step at a time, and remember not to beat myself up for not "doing better."
Not surprisingly, my dragons tend to deal with stuff of one degree or another, and some of them have lore about it. Here are a couple!
Jager is compulsive and will literally drive himself to collapse when he's chasing something. Fortunately he has his familiar to (literally) pick him up and help him carry on.
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Dawnsinger spent a good chunk of her young adulthood restless and unable to find purpose, so much so that she remained nameless. She stumbled into my dragons' clan as a Nocturne, where she spent more time trying to figure out her life. Eventually things within her started to stabilize. She found a friend who also lacked a name (and had been through some nastiness he didn't want to talk about). She found others willing to help her with her goals. And there was another little change which helped her finally break free of being stuck.
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Anxiety/procrastination/anxiety loop, how well do I know thee . . . . Yes. There are times when the brain really has a hard time not shooting itself in the foot. Times like those, I find I can move forward if I take it one small step at a time, and remember not to beat myself up for not "doing better."
Not surprisingly, my dragons tend to deal with stuff of one degree or another, and some of them have lore about it. Here are a couple!
Jager is compulsive and will literally drive himself to collapse when he's chasing something. Fortunately he has his familiar to (literally) pick him up and help him carry on.
Dawnsinger spent a good chunk of her young adulthood restless and unable to find purpose, so much so that she remained nameless. She stumbled into my dragons' clan as a Nocturne, where she spent more time trying to figure out her life. Eventually things within her started to stabilize. She found a friend who also lacked a name (and had been through some nastiness he didn't want to talk about). She found others willing to help her with her goals. And there was another little change which helped her finally break free of being stuck.
Isak being a wisened old man dragon is such a sweet theme
i need to rewrite the story in his bio, ill get around to it maybe someday probably not, but he lost his only family and had to go off to find his own, fighting the fear of being caught in the same way. once finding xeo (his partner) he had to overcome his mindset towards having any type of relationship. the only ones he had ever had were with his siblings, what if this one ended the same way? the two groups of dragons hed met were his siblings and the ones who had attacked them. his siblings were gone, the attackers were still out there.
he finally got the strength to decide that he was allowed to be happy despite his past, and that he shouldnt feel guilty for being free when his siblings werent (with a lot of help from xeo, velvet-his advisor- and his other new friends), and that the only way to help them was to get back on his feet. that was why he started his clan in the first place, but a lovely side affect was to be able to rebuild his family, having his own daughters and being surrounded by dragons he cares about
(i looked a lot more into his character as i wrote this and might add it to his bio!)
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Isak being a wisened old man dragon is such a sweet theme
i need to rewrite the story in his bio, ill get around to it maybe someday probably not, but he lost his only family and had to go off to find his own, fighting the fear of being caught in the same way. once finding xeo (his partner) he had to overcome his mindset towards having any type of relationship. the only ones he had ever had were with his siblings, what if this one ended the same way? the two groups of dragons hed met were his siblings and the ones who had attacked them. his siblings were gone, the attackers were still out there.
he finally got the strength to decide that he was allowed to be happy despite his past, and that he shouldnt feel guilty for being free when his siblings werent (with a lot of help from xeo, velvet-his advisor- and his other new friends), and that the only way to help them was to get back on his feet. that was why he started his clan in the first place, but a lovely side affect was to be able to rebuild his family, having his own daughters and being surrounded by dragons he cares about
(i looked a lot more into his character as i wrote this and might add it to his bio!)
i got a signature noww
Oooof, I feel you big time with the brain fog x_X;;
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Metztli's wings were tattered in a Harpy raid. In spite of this, she's an expert on birds and avian Beastclans alike, and has been a huge part of diplomacy efforts between the clan and nearby Talonok nests.
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Revanta is a double whammy: he was born with underdeveloped wing muscles, so he can't fly, and then he was cursed into a bestial form. Despite these setbacks, he's one of the happiest and chillest dragons you will meet, and has found a niche for himself caring for the clan's familiars.
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Xevioso's fins were paralysed in a lab accident, which makes communication extremely difficult for him. He uses this incident to spur him on, and is the clan's leading developer of accessibility technology, including the braces Revanta uses to keep his wings out of the way, a prosthetic arm for the clan's gladiator, and special goggles for the visually-impaired siren.
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And then there's Tenritsu, known as the Allflighted. This guy has a little of [i]every[/i] kind of magic, which makes his powers very difficult to control. He finds himself caught in reveries or overwhelmed by his own magic more often than not, but pushes through to be as present in the "real" world as possible, with some help from his friends.
Oooof, I feel you big time with the brain fog x_X;;
Metztli's wings were tattered in a Harpy raid. In spite of this, she's an expert on birds and avian Beastclans alike, and has been a huge part of diplomacy efforts between the clan and nearby Talonok nests.
Revanta is a double whammy: he was born with underdeveloped wing muscles, so he can't fly, and then he was cursed into a bestial form. Despite these setbacks, he's one of the happiest and chillest dragons you will meet, and has found a niche for himself caring for the clan's familiars.
Xevioso's fins were paralysed in a lab accident, which makes communication extremely difficult for him. He uses this incident to spur him on, and is the clan's leading developer of accessibility technology, including the braces Revanta uses to keep his wings out of the way, a prosthetic arm for the clan's gladiator, and special goggles for the visually-impaired siren.
And then there's Tenritsu, known as the Allflighted. This guy has a little of
every kind of magic, which makes his powers very difficult to control. He finds himself caught in reveries or overwhelmed by his own magic more often than not, but pushes through to be as present in the "real" world as possible, with some help from his friends.
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My dragons are all outsiders and have fought hard and live together in a safe community for dragons in similar situations for the better! I could technically list literally everyone, they're all traumatized or disabled in some way (me projecting in a little way on every last dragon I have in one way or another lol), but here's a few, with some words of kindness. I hope you feel better. <3
[columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/68604654][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/686047/68604654_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][quote=Yorko]My friend, I'm so sorry to hear things have been hard. I hope you know you're not alone in whatever you're facing. Remember you're the light, the color, and the sparkle in a whole host of peoples' lives, even you might not think so. There's probably so many people in your corner, those you know about and those you don't. And I might not know you, but I always say Tundras were meant for hugging and if you need it, I can do that job well, I think![/quote][/columns]
Yorko is a Naomi descendent with an uncertain past. He is a child at heart and riddled with a lot of anxiety and memory problems, not to mention very weak wings that keep him grounded. The world has chewed him up and spat him out and he doesn't even remember it, but he wants to leave the world better than he found it and enjoys his life in this clan of misfits, striving to fill the Scarred Wasteland with color everyone can enjoy. He worries often and chronic illness/injury weighs him down with alarming frequency, but he tries to keep his head up and stay strong. Life is tough, but Yorko is sure he can be tougher.
[columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/74957976][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/749580/74957976_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][quote=Roseseer][i](Do not forget that you are strong. You are powerful. You are beautiful. All of your victories deserve an encore! There is nothing too small.)[/i][/quote][/columns]
Roseseer is deaf and his many eyes had made living hard for him for a long time, making him extra sensitive to visual stimuli or air hitting his eyes. He doesn't subscribe to the very martial Banescale culture and was found after leaving home by the local performing troupe who wanted him with them as an aerial dancer. Now he dazzles audiences with his hypnotic movements, gold eyes and flowing plumage!
[columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/58511354][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/585114/58511354_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][quote=Marshal]I'm not very good with my words when it comes to this... department. But I'll be entirely honest. Some say spite isn't a good motivator, and I would agree, it isn't something you should rely on. But sometimes, well... I can't pretend that nothing lifts me up quite like thinking about all the faces in my past that said "you can't", and how I proved them all wrong. Celebrate your triumphs. You are always welcome by the warm fire of our commons.[/quote][/columns]
Marshal is the clan founder and patriarch. He was once a nobledragon to a very old and established ice clan, but when he suddenly fell ill from a strain that came from the Wyrmwound itself, he was exiled and left to die for the safety of his clan. Taken away from his family, friends, inheritance and destiny and all on his own for the first time, Marshal traveled on foot to the lands that had supposedly claimed him with its contagion. He very nearly gave up until he met his now mate, Stella, and had his first hatchling. Marshal became determined to prove the clan that threw him out wrong and instead create a haven for dragons who have endured things like he had.
[columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/70669263][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/706693/70669263_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][quote=Fringe]I'm not so smart, words aren't my expertise. But I think you should know that doing "nothing" is still doing something. The world is beautiful, isn't it? So full of wonderful colors. Feel the sun on your face! Sometimes that's the only victory you need for the day.[/quote][/columns]
When Obelisks first emerged into Sornieth, Fringe was all alone, born of a coral formation in the Sea of a Thousand Currents. He surfaced with starry eyes and swam to the beach, where some dragons helped him find a new home. But at that new home, he was taken advantage of for manual labor because of his breed's inherent strength. He was worked to the bone, thinking that was what it meant to be a member of a clan and "earn his keep". He was worked so hard to earn their approval until he incurred an injury from overworking and was thrown out for being useless to them. He found his way to the Clan of the Wounded but was shocked when he found labor wasn't an entry requirement for this clan, and he could finally relax and take in the world he was so excited to see. As a good swimmer, he took a job as a tutor for swimming since the clan was so close to the coast of the Water territory, which is easy on his leg. And now he happily enjoys teaching younglings to paddle about and gossiping with friends.
[columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/67739264][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/677393/67739264_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][quote=Photophobious]Ah, I'm... I'm no inspiration. Something to say? Well... if I know anything... it's always darkest before the dawn. If things seem bleak now, I'm sure something wonderful is just around the corner. And you deserve to reach it.[/quote][/columns]
Photophobious is hyper-sensitive to light and existence in his home of the Tangled Wood was a pain, under the daylight for obvious reasons and even at night, the bioluminescent flora still irritated his many eyes. Tired of suffering all the time, Photophobious took off to find somewhere kinder to his eyes, but recognized he would more than likely die on the journey. He ran out of stamina in the Scarred Wasteland, he accepted this was probably where he was going to die, only to wake up in the clan infirmary, in the dark shelter of a cave lair. Photophobious eventually recovered and took to roaming around in the dark of night inside, and decided to use his Shadow magic and keen eyes to help the clan with security, creating disorienting Shadow runes to befuddle trespassers. He has even collaborated with Yorko to blend his runes into Yorko's paintings and decorations, making sure the clan dragons know where they are and intruders don't.
My dragons are all outsiders and have fought hard and live together in a safe community for dragons in similar situations for the better! I could technically list literally everyone, they're all traumatized or disabled in some way (me projecting in a little way on every last dragon I have in one way or another lol), but here's a few, with some words of kindness. I hope you feel better. <3
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Yorko wrote:
My friend, I'm so sorry to hear things have been hard. I hope you know you're not alone in whatever you're facing. Remember you're the light, the color, and the sparkle in a whole host of peoples' lives, even you might not think so. There's probably so many people in your corner, those you know about and those you don't. And I might not know you, but I always say Tundras were meant for hugging and if you need it, I can do that job well, I think!
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Yorko is a Naomi descendent with an uncertain past. He is a child at heart and riddled with a lot of anxiety and memory problems, not to mention very weak wings that keep him grounded. The world has chewed him up and spat him out and he doesn't even remember it, but he wants to leave the world better than he found it and enjoys his life in this clan of misfits, striving to fill the Scarred Wasteland with color everyone can enjoy. He worries often and chronic illness/injury weighs him down with alarming frequency, but he tries to keep his head up and stay strong. Life is tough, but Yorko is sure he can be tougher.
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Roseseer wrote:
(Do not forget that you are strong. You are powerful. You are beautiful. All of your victories deserve an encore! There is nothing too small.)
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Roseseer is deaf and his many eyes had made living hard for him for a long time, making him extra sensitive to visual stimuli or air hitting his eyes. He doesn't subscribe to the very martial Banescale culture and was found after leaving home by the local performing troupe who wanted him with them as an aerial dancer. Now he dazzles audiences with his hypnotic movements, gold eyes and flowing plumage!
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Marshal wrote:
I'm not very good with my words when it comes to this... department. But I'll be entirely honest. Some say spite isn't a good motivator, and I would agree, it isn't something you should rely on. But sometimes, well... I can't pretend that nothing lifts me up quite like thinking about all the faces in my past that said "you can't", and how I proved them all wrong. Celebrate your triumphs. You are always welcome by the warm fire of our commons.
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Marshal is the clan founder and patriarch. He was once a nobledragon to a very old and established ice clan, but when he suddenly fell ill from a strain that came from the Wyrmwound itself, he was exiled and left to die for the safety of his clan. Taken away from his family, friends, inheritance and destiny and all on his own for the first time, Marshal traveled on foot to the lands that had supposedly claimed him with its contagion. He very nearly gave up until he met his now mate, Stella, and had his first hatchling. Marshal became determined to prove the clan that threw him out wrong and instead create a haven for dragons who have endured things like he had.
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Fringe wrote:
I'm not so smart, words aren't my expertise. But I think you should know that doing "nothing" is still doing something. The world is beautiful, isn't it? So full of wonderful colors. Feel the sun on your face! Sometimes that's the only victory you need for the day.
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When Obelisks first emerged into Sornieth, Fringe was all alone, born of a coral formation in the Sea of a Thousand Currents. He surfaced with starry eyes and swam to the beach, where some dragons helped him find a new home. But at that new home, he was taken advantage of for manual labor because of his breed's inherent strength. He was worked to the bone, thinking that was what it meant to be a member of a clan and "earn his keep". He was worked so hard to earn their approval until he incurred an injury from overworking and was thrown out for being useless to them. He found his way to the Clan of the Wounded but was shocked when he found labor wasn't an entry requirement for this clan, and he could finally relax and take in the world he was so excited to see. As a good swimmer, he took a job as a tutor for swimming since the clan was so close to the coast of the Water territory, which is easy on his leg. And now he happily enjoys teaching younglings to paddle about and gossiping with friends.
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Photophobious wrote:
Ah, I'm... I'm no inspiration. Something to say? Well... if I know anything... it's always darkest before the dawn. If things seem bleak now, I'm sure something wonderful is just around the corner. And you deserve to reach it.
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Photophobious is hyper-sensitive to light and existence in his home of the Tangled Wood was a pain, under the daylight for obvious reasons and even at night, the bioluminescent flora still irritated his many eyes. Tired of suffering all the time, Photophobious took off to find somewhere kinder to his eyes, but recognized he would more than likely die on the journey. He ran out of stamina in the Scarred Wasteland, he accepted this was probably where he was going to die, only to wake up in the clan infirmary, in the dark shelter of a cave lair. Photophobious eventually recovered and took to roaming around in the dark of night inside, and decided to use his Shadow magic and keen eyes to help the clan with security, creating disorienting Shadow runes to befuddle trespassers. He has even collaborated with Yorko to blend his runes into Yorko's paintings and decorations, making sure the clan dragons know where they are and intruders don't.
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[font=century][size=4][b]Desastre[/b] was born with undersized wings. He has no hope of flying, which had broken his heart all his life.
While he still mourns still sometimes, he values the warm company and nature around him on the ground.
He keeps his wings secure in bundles while working, and stretches them whenever he has a free moment.
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Desastre was born with undersized wings. He has no hope of flying, which had broken his heart all his life.
While he still mourns still sometimes, he values the warm company and nature around him on the ground.
He keeps his wings secure in bundles while working, and stretches them whenever he has a free moment.
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erebos was manipulated and emotionally abused by his sister nyx, as she'd always seen him as the dumber, more easy-going sibling, someone who's strength could be used.
he makes little golems now that he's separated from her!
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erebos was manipulated and emotionally abused by his sister nyx, as she'd always seen him as the dumber, more easy-going sibling, someone who's strength could be used.
he makes little golems now that he's separated from her!
