Ryslig: Other!

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[a post for assorted "other" Ryslig-related info!]
[also, very a work-in-progress atm, whoops]

Residence(s)

room at Gregory House
RS currently lives in a communal residence, known as Gregory House or Gregory Mansion. Originally the home of one Peace Gregory (and before her, her grandmother), this 6-bedroom/6-bath Victorian has um. quite a bit of space to it. Immediately on bringing her home to Ryslig via Mana, Peace advertised on the network for housemates - with little rent asked for and the only rule(s) being "no God-talk" (and "don't wreck the place") it's attracted a fair number of residents over time. After Peace disappeared from Ryslig, tending to the place (and the small farmyard at some point obtained) fell to a now-departed troll named Altair for a time, a period during which an entire wing was added onto the house for the now-departed arachne Annie and her haunted doll Maribelle. As RS is currently living solo he's taken to keeping his ghostly companion Kul Elna in the house with him (rather than continuing to keep them in god-Dyster - since they tend to scream a lot, this was an issue while he had housemates).
(House: bigger image)

RS has roomed here since the initial batch of housemates. His own room is an interior one with no windows. His favorite aspect of the house is the large basement which he occasionally hosts tabletop gaming sessions in.

house in the Fog's Dyster
As a tier-3 Fog-follower, RS also has a house in god-Dyster. The building resembles a small ancient-Egyptian style temple, with its exterior walled courtyard leading underground to an entry chamber; beyond that, in place of the sanctuary, is a small underground Japanese-style apartment. It features a cozy kotatsu in the main room.
(Design, floorplan: image)



Multiversal Museum

exhibit
The Ring-Spirit's museum exhibit has no sign (almost like it doesn't belong to someone with a name, weird!) and split into two subjects.

The right side is dedicated to a tabletop roleplaying game, apparently called "Monster World". There are diagrams of a large table with sections that appear to be designed to flip over, as well as also be sections designed to look like buildings which can be opened to reveal that building's interior. There are also placards explaining some of the basics of how to play, and some of the history of someplace called Monsley Kingdom, including descriptions of various fantasy peoples or monsters that can be found there. There are gaming miniatures in protective display casing, and one much smaller display case set slightly apart from the others. This small case is covered by a handkerchief; but if you were to look beneath it, you'd find that what's on display is a pair of shattered d10s.

The left side features what appears to be an ancient desert village. There are some placards which go over certain basic bits of information, such as common furniture or the usual layout of a house - and then, there are the placards that tell a rather disturbing story about a specific ancient village named Kul Elna. The inhabitants were apparently slaughtered as part of a magic ritual. There is talk of dark magic infused Items, and a claim that one of those very Items is within a display case. The display indicated, however, has been converted into a butsudan... sort of. The case still being clear, it's easy to see that there's nothing enshrined within it, only a few devotional implements stored inside when the Ring-Spirit's not visiting. [UPDATE: as of Atem leaving Ryslig, the butsudan now has the Millennium Puzzle hanging within as its centerpiece.] On the floor in front of it is a haphazard piling of jewelry and clothing.

Once a week or so (depending on what hazards Ryslig's currently dealing with) the Ring-Spirit can be found in front of the butsudan, carrying out a mix of half-remembered rituals related to both Japanese butsudan and ancient Egyptian mortuary temple practices. He speaks in middle Egyptian when he does this; addressing the village of Kul Elna (notably, as a collective). He usually offers them some food - which, after chatting with them briefly, he'll then eat himself - and chats to them about day to day matters. Sometimes he brings jewelry or clothing (always stolen) to offer as well. [UPDATE: since summoning the collective spirits of his village via Mana, he's taken to visiting their shrine a little less frequently.]

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March 2021 Plot - "Role Reversal" AU

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Name: Ringu Bakura
Age: 17-ish
Occupation: Delinquent, Small-Time Public Menace

Ringu grew up in Bavan, more on the streets than off. His home-life kinda sucked. He doesn't remember more than "clearly I noped out forever" and passes off his lack of memory as simply not wanting to talk about it. At some point (he does not remember when exactly) he was semi-adopted by a trio of monsters. They treated him well and took care of him as best they could - he was already an absolute gremlin, and the main difficulty in trying to adopt him. He nevertheless was quite fond of them, and took it very badly when they were killed. He is very anti-Monster Hunter as a result.

He stays in touch with his cousin Ryou Bakura, often showing up unannounced at Ryou's workplace to be a pest. Ryou's side of the family having been killed by monsters, their views on monsters are a source of conflict. At the end of the day though, they're still family. (And where are Ringu's parent(s)?? He doesn't know, he doesn't care, it's not his problem.)

Ringu currently leads a gang of other teenaged punks, but he refuses to admit to this: he insists that he's simply bullying them, and is otherwise unaffiliated. He bullies them on a near-daily basis. They have also been drafted into his lifelong dumpster rivalry(??? Ringu, why) with some other feral weirdo. Totally not Ringu's gang though. The gang has learned not to try arguing with him on this point.

He dropped out of high school early on, but then met Adam Usir at Ryou's workshop, ending up with both a friend and a new love of gaming. Mostly cards, but also nerdier games that his usual associates were not about. Ringu has recently "infiltrated" the high school in search of nerds to play the games with. So far at least one teacher has noticed this, but merely takes the opportunity to trick Ringu into doing some actual schoolwork.

Coin Expenditures / Mana Purchases

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May 2022 Temp Event - Gargoyle

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For the duration of 2022's temp event, RS will be a Gargoyle! He'll be a mix of his usual pale skin complexion and white scales, with his usual long white hair, and fog-boon golden talons and demonic eyes. His white scaled batwings will be set on his back, much like his usual harpy wings. He'll be noticeably warm to the touch. In sunlight, he'll turn into a gold statue. In addition to all the basic mandatory changes, he will have:

• 2 large horns, either side of his head
• 4 distinct spikes on his face (2 forehead, 2 jawline)
• a forked purple tongue
• a tail
• spikes running in a line from the crown of his head down his spine and tail
• ability to breathe fire

January 2023 Plot - Shade-ification

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Shade-ified Fog Form