[Vraska the Unseen]

Username;; Vraska the Unseen
Sima's Name;; Oggi
Gender;; Male
Why are they out so late?;; Oggi tends to attend late night parties and such, often times DJing them while showing off with his powers. Oggi is one of the best dancers at most parties too! He is literally on fire when he hits the floor.

[kamelgirl]

username ; kamelgirl
sima's name ; diantha
gender ; female (she/her)
why are they out so late? ; during her lifetime, diantha was a bandit chief whose clan often preyed on small villages. no one knew where she came from, but it was clear from the start that she possessed a cool head and a knack for effective, if ruthless, tactics. she rose quickly up the ranks until, after gaining the devotion of every rogue in the band, she murdered the former chief and took his place.

diantha's crimes caught up to her the night she looted the village of an ancient herbalist. as he lay dying and his home burned around him, with the last of his strength he laid a curse upon her soul: she could never know eternal rest, but would instead be bound to the mortal plane forever. the bandit chieftain only laughed and continued the slaughter, heedless of the sima's words.

that night, diantha died.

when she reawoke as a ghost, she was surrounded by the ashes of the village she'd burned. it was completely abandoned; her men had already left, and the surviving villagers had fled. for a long time, diantha roamed aimlessly, exploring the boundaries of the curse. her soul, trapped between life and the spirit realm, had tethered itself to the place of her death. because of this, she was unable to go further than the forest around the village.

it soon became clear that, as a ghost, diantha had gained certain skills. though she could maintain a solid form if she focused, if exhausted or stressed she defaulted to an intangible blue mist. the woods were filled with malevolent spirits, but to fend them off, diantha was able to breathe spirit-fire- the kind that burned the soul as well as the flesh.

as the former bandit discovered her abilities and tested her limits, the villagers slowly began to appear. by this point, diantha had been dead for many years, and these new inhabitants did not remember her. at first, diantha resented these new arrivals; however, after so long by herself, she was glad for any company at all. for the most part, she was content to haunt the forest and resent them from a distance.

that was before fitz calhoun got himself lost in her woods.

diantha had mostly let go of her initial resentment in favor of a resigned bitterness, but that didn't mean she particularly cared about the villagers. most of the inhabitants, she learned from idle observation, were faint-hearted, spineless cowards. fitz was cut from different cloth; he made regular forays into the woods, completely oblivious to any dangers that might befall him. he became a source of amusement for diantha as she trailed invisibly through the forest behind him, making it a game to chase away any spirits they came across before he noticed them.

the news spread quickly through the spirits of the forest: diantha - the bandit queen so heartless she'd been trapped on earth for eternity as a punishment - had developed a weakness in the form of a child. some of the neutral spirits befriended fitz, attempting to curry favor with his protector. other, more malicious spirits, saw him as a target.

fitz met diantha for the first time when she leapt between himself and a charging wolf-spirit. from that time on, diantha took him as an apprentice and taught him the lore of the forest. she defended him from dangerous spirits and looked on as he made friends with the harmless ones.

it was while she was tutoring fitz that diantha took the entire village under her protection. it started subtly - chasing a few spirits away wasn't a big deal, she didn't want her boneheaded apprentice to die because of something she could have prevented, after all - and then, somehow, it became a routine. the villagers, though still uneasy around her, quickly accepted fitz's story of a 'traveling mercenary who needed work' and provided her a house of her own.

every night now, diantha patrols the border of the village, protecting it from malevolent forces. sometimes she thinks wryly of the ancient herbalist and wonders if this was the true curse he intended - the irony of the bandit queen risking whatever was left of her life to protect the village she once burned. however he intended it, she thinks she's happy now, with a friend of her own (not that she'd ever admit it to him) and a home to fight for.

[Catskitten]

may we extend this?
[/I really don't wanna miss out

[corviidae]

may we extend this?
[/I really don't wanna miss out

since this ended yesterday, i'm going to have to say no. sorry! ;;^;; i forgot to post about it yesterday.

judging will commence asap

[corviidae]

Username;; Alantica
Sima's Name;; Crey
Gender;; Male
Why are they out so late?;;
"Just getting work done."

Crey has work at random times, doesn't matter if it's night or day. It's whichever is most efficient.
He is currently a low ranked member of the mafia. Unfortunately, most of his work happens during the night time. This specific day however, Crey was tasked with collecting the money from someone who as overdue on their loan. A loan shark basically. Not his favorite type of job but usually tolerable when the target don't cause him extra trouble, but that's not the case that day. Crey had to infiltrate the building to reach the office of the target. Then when he arrived at the office, he was attacked by multiple "bodyguards". After defeating them, Crey was confronted by the target itself. It took hours but, he eventually manages to collect the money and completes the job. By the time he got home, the sun was beginning to rise.

i found this concept stuck a bit, so i'll be picking this one as winner! not quite what you'd expect from a sima that looks like this, but i can't unthink the idea! it was a hard pick between you and kamelgirl heh

although, next time please ask before adding extras. normally i add notes about it but i forgot this time ;^;''
no sima coins this time, sorry guys! ;m; you all did great though, thank you for participating!

[Alantica]

Ahhh thank you ^o^!
Sorry about that. I'll make sure to ask next time if it's not clearly stated ><!