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I'm embarrassed to say how many times I've re-written this, and it's only the intro! I just have a problem with over-explaining, and it's something I always have to shave down in my writing so it's not so bloated. So I hope this little intro makes enough sense to you guys!
To start with, I spent FOREVER trying to decide what race to make these guys. Because I want them to still look like their canon selves, just not robots. I cannot imagine them looking human, or even elven or whatever. It just feels wrong to me lol so just picture them looking like their normal selves, but flesh and blood. If I ever figure out how to insert images on here I will draw up something to post here to make it easier to imagine them. It'll be sucky, but hey it'll be something lol
So after lots of angsting and poring over the race lists, I decided…they are faeries. Kind of. Sort of. Look, I’m playing loose with dnd rules, and the rules regarding fairies are already very blurry. There's different types depending on the different "worlds" you're using. So in the end I made them technically fairies, but I will explain the details!
So first off, these two boys are NOT super tiny. Most faeries in dnd aren’t, anyway. They are short, though, standing at roughly 3’9” or 114 cm. Imagine goblins and halflings and stuff, Moon and Sun are around the same height as them.
So yeah, they shorties. It’s going to be hard to remember lol because I’m so used to them being tall, and now they’re little :P but I didn’t want to bend the rules for faeries too much by making them average height. They also have bird wings! Different kinds of faeries have different kinds of wings, and I just love to imagine them having feathered wings. Sun has white wings and Moon has black. And they can purr! Why? Because I think it’s cute! :3
Now onto specifics! I made legit character sheets for these two. But I'll try to leave out the boring bits and just list relevant info.
Sunflower, aka Sun
Physical Description: Sun looks like his canon self, but obviously not mechanical. And he doesn’t have a flat disk face, obviously. Same goes for Moon.
Sunny has pale yellow skin/fur covering him. And of course he has his head of rays. They are soft but can’t really do much else but be pretty. Sun has bright golden eyes. He’s also got claws and fangs. Oh, and he also doesn't have wings.
Yup. Plot twist already! Sun used to have white wings, but they are gone now. Why? Well…maybe you will find out some day. Let’s just say it has to do with their past, and why they’re now just backpacking around the world far from home.
So yes, Sunny cannot fly anymore. But he can wear a normal backpack now. So he carries the majority of their supplies in a pack.
Also, Sunny is FTM trans in this AU. Though I don’t think those exact terms are a thing in dnd worlds, Sun prefers to be seen as a boy. He’s still very girly and doesn’t mind the occasional person assuming he’s a girl. I did this honestly because I’ve always seen Sun as not cis, and as being sort of a blurred line between boy and girl, but canon Sun is too repressed to realize it. But not this Sunny! And of course Moon supports his twin completely.
And last but not least, Sun has terrible scars across his back. I’m sure you can imagine why >:3
Class: Bard. Yes I made Sunny a bard. It just fits; to me at least. I know most people see him as a paladin or something but I can’t picture him all armoured up. He likes to play his instruments and make people smile. He’s also learned over the years to distract people while his brother does something sneaky. His two instruments are rather small, and he can hold each one-handed. One is a panflute, which Sun uses in combat to help cast spells. Though he doesn't require an instrument to cast, it just channels his magic much easier. And the second instrument is a little lyre, that he carries in his pack. It’s shaped like a crescent moon, and he loves it dearly.
Traits and Skills: So Sunny is great with things like performance and charisma. He’s very disarming, and people often trust him immediately. He’s very pretty and sweet lol and he wants to draw your eyes so you aren’t watching his twin do something sneaky.
Sunny has very bad strength and constitution. We all knew that. He can’t take a hit or give one. In a physical fight he relies heavily on his knife. If he ever had to punch someone he’d probably break his hand.
Equipment: Obviously Sun is rocking the light armor, and barely that. His only real armor piece is his outer shirt, which is padded armor. It’s faded and full of patchwork from Sun having to stitch it back together here and there. The twins are very far from rich. They’ve lost their whole past lives and have nothing but what they carry.
Beneath the padded armor is an undershirt, and Sun also has a pair of patchy trousers. He wears thin shoes made of cloth and leather.
His weapons are a small hand crossbow, and a little knife. The crossbow is a twin, and Moon has the matching one. The knife is actually very expensive, and Sun keeps it sheathed behind his back. The backpack hides it mostly from view. Years ago Moon stole it from some rich jeweler, and gave it to Sun as a present. It’s white and gold with pearl inlay design. The blade itself is not very dangerous, but Sun isn’t any good with larger weapons.
Backpack: Sun keeps most of their items, including their bedroll. They’ve only got the one and it’s thin :( but they can’t exactly carry around a bed. Their waterskin is also strapped to the backpack. Within the pack Sun keeps his lyre, along with a cooking pan. Also two wooden spoons and two little cups. He also keeps a bar of soap wrapped up in a cloth. And a little sewing kit, as well as a striker and flint. There's a few other misc items that I'm sure will be mentioned eventually.
Moonstone, aka Moon
Physical Description: Moon’s got skin/fur like Sun’s, but pale blue of course. His eyes are blue moonstone irises.
He has no rays like Sun. However he has a hat! Yes, it looks similar to his canon hat but a bit longer and darker. It’s a deep dark blue with dark fur trim, and has stitched tiny star patterns on it. It also doesn’t have a bell on the end, instead just a little dark fluff ball. It’s very sentimental to him, don’t touch it.
Moon has wings! I didn’t chop his off like poor Sun >:3 He has beautiful pitch black wings, think of raven wings. He’s able to carry Sun when he flies, but it takes a lot of effort so they can’t do it for long periods. Hence why they’re stuck walking most of the time.
Class: Moon is a rogue! No one’s really surprised lol though I know it would also make sense for him to be a mage of some type. But I wanted this to be a blend of Old and New Moon, with a leaning toward New. And New Moon isn’t big on magic, so rogue he is. He does know exactly one spell, though. It was too perfect not to give to him.
Traits and Skills: Moon is great with dexterity and intelligence, but he falls short with charisma. Everything else is decent. He’s of course great with stealth, and also very good with his aim. He has a lot more practice using his weapons than Sun does. He’s also proficient in investigation, with keen eyes and night vision. Sunny had no night vision. Why? Because they're fraternal twins and got different genes. Night vision gene swerved past Sun.
Equipment: Moon’s got a hand crossbow like Sun. He also wields two sharp daggers.
His clothing is also like Sun’s. A padded armor shirt, an undershirt, and trousers with shoes. All frequently patched up by Sun. His differs in one aspect, however. The back of his shirt and armor have tailored slits so the fabric can easily fit around his wings, and then they tie together at the bottom. Don’t think too hard about it lol
Items: Moon doesn’t have a backpack but he does keep their coin pouch. He also keeps a cleaning rag and whetstone for his blades when on the road. Sun isn’t allowed to hold their money because he’s prone to impulse buying lol
And there it is! I think I've got everything vital. I'm now off to read through and edit the first real chapter! See you guys in a few hours!