Discussion Prompt #7

[meganehaven]

Have they ever had a near-death experience? If not, have they ever lost someone they were close to?
How do they feel after the fact? Did it change them, for better or for worse?

comment below your thoughts! <3

Comments

[asuraid]

haha ... uhhhh does sylvie literally dying count? during the archon war/war of the gods, while they were trying to get their people to mondstadt for safety under andrius's care (cause who tf would wanna go to a snowy place where two gods are already at war LOL), they ended up getting struck down in the process and dying to some degree

the thing is sylvie has a very resilient and strong regeneration power, think of like ... wolverine levels or deadpool. and although they 'died', they also revived by stitching themselves back together w/raw elemental energy as they were comatose for 1000 years

the aftermath? literally realizing they lost all their people, friends, and entire purpose as a god, so they had to make an identity for themselves. to be fair, in the present, they dont have trauma over the death itself, and it's more the aftermath of how much time they lost that they're recovering from. the scar on their torso, and a deep dislike of the cold (as they died in snow) are the only real remnants of their actual death

[meganehaven]

ill answer for Velaris Darcenell!

more than near-death experience, he did in fact die! however he was shortly resurrected afterwards by the dead god of necromancy (thus becoming undead). it was from an acid dragon attacking the party before flying away, knocking everyone out and Velaris being the only death. its okay, he woke up first so no one knew for awhile that he had actually died! though the stark change in his hair color was noticed (natural black + purple curse mark -> white)

fun fact, originally his hair was going to become more and more purple every time he casted a necromancy spell (and failed a wisdom saving throw) until it was fully so. then it would have started fading to white until that god Velsharoon got a full grasp on him, becoming undead that way!
so if he hadnt died... thats what would have happened lol. tho i was pretty good at the wisdom saving throw rolls somehow, i only failed it twice. which was in a row, hence the purple going from just the end of part of his hair all the way to the root.

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as for how Velaris felt... at first, he was even more closed away from everyone else, an initial trauma response to Literally Dying. and being afraid theyd learn about his (forced) dealings with Velsharoon. after the party did learn what was up tho, they helped him learn to trust them more. thus he resolved to betray Velsharoon somehow and reach his goals his own way!

that being said, while it sucked ass at first, it did ultimately change him for the better over time. especially after he was fully brought back to life by powerful magic! he went from relying on malicious forces for his goals to breaking free and deciding his own path in life (:

(hes had an actual near-death experience too later on, but thatd take too much context to explain lol)