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Kroashent Commission: The Coppertune Sisters
🕑 Added 2021-04-20 16:48:45 +0000 UTCAnother "Character adaptation" commission for :iconsrgntdrew:, re-imagining their characters as they might appear in Alvez, the world of Kroashent. Today's introduction is Blaine (Center), Cole (Right) and Chessa (Left) Coppertune.
The Coppertune sisters worked in the service of a Tuatha noblewoman in the court of Kameled, on the Faerie isle of Logres, unwittingly becoming pawns in their mistress's power play to improve her own social status and political power. Blaine was sent to guard an arkane artefact on the Golden Citadel of Tír na nÓg, unaware that the item had already been stolen as part of an elaborate plot to discredit a rival. Blaine was arrested and imprisoned, while her mistress rose in the Court. Blaine's sister, Cole, the Captain of the Guard, had gone along with the ploy on the understanding that Blaine would be quietly pardoned and released once their new position was secured. Instead, her mistress ordered Blaine executed. Shocked at the betrayal, Cole and her younger sister Chessa rescued Blaine and fled to the continent of Letha as exiles. Blaine lost an arm in the process, but the three escaped with their lives. Banished from their home, they travel the earthly realm of Bedouar among the Bediz, eventually coming into the service of a noble house of the cloth cities...
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Marie's Bestiary: As evidenced by their foxlike ears and tails, the Coppertune Sisters are Poulpiquet, one of the races of the Korrigan Fae. Poulpiquet, also known as the Korrigan of the Dale, typically reside in valleys and gaps between hills. Gifted with an impressive talent for disguise using their glamour, in their natural forms, Poulpiquet resemble bediz [humans], but with animalistic features, such as ears, tails, horns or hooves. The same general size as the Bediz, Poulpiquet are often mistaken for the magically altered Milliget (and vice versa), allowing them an easier time of integration into Bediz society than many of their smaller and more physically diverse cousins. Poulpiquet are omnivorous, capable of eating most Bediz foods, but they are especially fond of over-ripe blackberries. In Breizh, any food left in the fields after the Kalan-Goañv celebration, also called the 'Poulpiquet's share" is legally theirs to claim.
Like all Korrigan, Poulpiquet have their own eccentricities. They are typically mischievous and delight in playing tricks and pranks on others with their glamour or stronger magic. Beyond small pranks, which are played almost as a matter of course, Poulpiquet prefer to cause their mischief on those they feel deserve it, especially the arrogant or self-important, typically with some sort of "lesson" in mind, although this is often only clear to the poulpiquet themselves. Poulpiquet morality appears to be centered on a fluid and ill-defined, at least to this researcher's understanding, notion of "fair play". The only consistent line that they do not seem willing to cross under this notion is intentional killing. Illusions and transformations are fairly common aspects of these actions, and I have heard many tales around the Taverns of Breizh of a rich miser finding that the gold they have stolen is actually a cauldron full of acorns or a chauvinistic knight finds themselves turned into a damsel-in-distress in some faerie tower. This leads into an interesting observation I have made. The Poupliquet don't seem to have a firm grasp on the Bediz concept of gender. After a curse is broken or a prank is ended, the pouliquet's will often make some attempt to return things to normal, which does not apparently include the biological sex of the recipients. My studies indicate this results from a general confusion on the concept, rather than intent.
On the subject of gifts: Unless you have frequent dealings with the Korrigan, it is best to decline giving or receiving gifts from the Poulpiquet. The entire race is under an ere-hud that compels a gift to be reciprocated with something in same spirit. Given the dramatically different scope of value between the average bediz and the average Korrigan, even a well-intentioned gift can lead to disastrous consequences! DO NOT TAKE EXCHANGES WITH THE POULPIQUET LIGHTLY.
All in all, despite their mischievous nature, the Poulpiquet are typically inquisitive, friendly and approachable.
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Val's notes:
Blaine and her sisters are the latest of Drew's characters to be adapted to the Kroashent universe, but we decided to try and take it further with a more heavy rework of their general look and story, while keeping their overall aesthetic. In their original versions, the girls are heavily influenced by Japanese styles and inspirations, so placing them into the Celtic world of Alvez proved a fun challenge. To reflect their role as Tuatha houseguards, they were given some extra armor and their clothing made a little more uniform. Blaine's prosthetic arm was reworked to be closer to similar prostheses shown in Irish mythology, specifically that of Nuada Airgetlám in the Book of Invasions.
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Learn more about Kroashent on the wiki: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/alvez-kroashent
Learn more about the mischievous Poulpiquet: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/alvez-kroashent/a/poulpiquet-28v29-article?preview=true
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