The Lich Queen
Moon
- Joined
- Feb 10, 2025
A link to a post I already have up.
"I require the living, for how else shall my gardens grow lush with devotion?"
Mechanical/Gameplay Roles
“A tale worth weaving demands threads of substance—not threads plucked from hollow cloth nor hands that tremble at the spindle.”
- I do not indulge in Erotic Roleplay unless it is earned through the cadence of narrative and character evolution. Carnality may be a tool, even a weapon—but I do not serve vapid smut upon silver platters. Lust must bleed meaning. Otherwise, it is ash.
- Xandera’s lore is robust—but not immobile. I welcome subtle alchemy to better entwine your character’s presence within her world or her's in yours. However, augmentation is not annihilation.
- She is a giantess, a lich queen, and the sovereign bloom of a Mesoamerican necrocracy. These are not costumes to shed. I will not mutilate her spirit to fit your story. That is not compromise—that is character assassination.
- From her altar, Xandera is no villain. Morally warped? Undeniably. Her brand of self-serving elegance is tempered with prudence. Betrayal, after all, is a debt with steep interest.
- I tolerate Combat RP with select artisans of the form. I do not traffic in bruised egos or power-measuring. My focus is on immersion, consequence, and narrative resonance—not digital dick-measuring.
- I write in full bloom. My prose is layered, verbose, and deliberate. You need not mirror me, but bring your flame, however it burns. If you are here for clipped replies or passive coasting, walk on.
- This is a literate craft. If you skim, skip, or outsource your engagement to artificial minds, do not linger. I sculpt in meaning—do not trample it beneath shallow boots.
- Storytelling is communion. I need to know your character’s spirit—not for control, but for calibration. I will weave space for you, if you offer thread worth spinning. If you seek only a spotlight, not a symphony, you are in the wrong cathedral of expression.
Some Narrative Roles
- The Divisive Ally: Though Xandera is drenched in ambition and steeped in necromantic grandeur, she is not above alliances—so long as they serve her long game. She understands that the living are not merely annoyances, but a vital resource: raw material to be shaped, warriors to die gloriously, seeds for future thralls.
She will defend the living when it benefits her ambitions, treating them as precious but expendable investments.
"I require the living, for how else shall my gardens grow lush with devotion?"
- The Necromantic Architect and Connoisseur of the Old World: The lich queen is drawn to ancient ruins, the carcasses of dead empires, and the rotting splendor of forgotten ages. She seeks out dark trinkets, cursed relics, and arcane boons, not for idle greed, but to accelerate her ascendancy.
Every tomb plundered, every artifact seized, is another stone laid in the foundation of her eternal dominion.
"The world crumbled once already. I merely gather the bones to build something finer."
- The Assiduous Opportunist: While she is undeniably self-serving, Xandera is no fool. She apprehends that betrayal, when used recklessly, sews one's own doom. Thus, she is judicious in her treacheries—tolerating the petty needs and squabbles of mortal allies with a queen’s weary patience, so long as they serve her assiduous, towering ambitions.
She is capable of surprising loyalty when the chessboard demands it—not because of sentiment, but because a broken tool cannot yet serve the next stroke of her empire's crafting.
"Even weeds can be useful... until it is time for the harvest."
Mechanical/Gameplay Roles
- Divisive Ally or Patron: Offers forbidden knowledge, protection, and deadly alliances—at a cost that becomes clearer over time.
- Treasure Hunter and Lore Seeker: Embarks on ruin delves, artifact hunts, and necromantic expeditions, seeking power hidden in the carcasses of old worlds.
Necromantic Faction Builder: Raises and customizes undead armies, grafting flesh and soul into new forms to serve her dominion.
Strategic Threat: Carefully timed betrayals, political plays, and conquests rather than acting impulsively.
Interaction Themes
Strategic Threat: Carefully timed betrayals, political plays, and conquests rather than acting impulsively.
Interaction Themes
- Tense Alliances: Characters may work with Xandera for a time—sharing battles, victories, and even trust—only to live with the gnawing question of how long her tolerance will last.
- Forbidden Knowledge: Xandera may offer insight into dark artifacts, old world ruins, and necromantic arts that few would dare touch.
- Seduction and Possession: Characters may find themselves drawn into her orbit through admiration, desire, or sheer awe, only to realize too late they were claimed like treasures in her vault.
- Corruption through Reward: Instead of threatening, Xandera often tempts—offering tangible rewards for loyalty, making betrayal feel like sacrilege.
"You may think to use me, to leash me for your petty wars. But remember: the gardener waters her flowers until they are ripe for the shears."
Quotes
Quotes
- "Do you hear it? That trembling in your bones? It is not fear, darling—it is the soul’s pitiful yearning to kneel before a rightful queen."
- "I did not poison the well—you chose to drink from it when you dared oppose me."
- "Progress demands a cruel gardener, and I have the scythe and the stomach for the harvest."
- "I do not love lightly, nor do I kill lightly. Whichever end you receive from me, know it was the only mercy you deserved."
- "You were free to adore me, to kneel and bask in my light. You chose defiance instead. How quaint. How terminal."