At the same time, he's quick on his feet, and even quicker in his head, and if there's one thing he's dead serious about, it's his home, his friends, and his family.

Chase your dreams. Never stop fighting for what you believe in, find joy and victories in everything, and never let the universe make you stop being who you are. Aurex is very laidback, very funny, and often keeps Phoenix guessing.

more jovial, and a bit of a trickster. When she was shot, she gained a new perspective. She would have died if a medic didn't find her when they did. She would always tell Aurex that, since you never know when your life could end, you have to take in as much as you can in the moment.+

embracing spontaneity. He finds joy in the smallest things, and relishes in the few little victories he manages to get in his hard knocks life. His mother had changed following her discharge. Where before she was a bit bitter and never really enthusiastic about anything, she had become kinder,+

deeply about his husband, his family, and his homeworld, and protects them with his life. And when you get to know him, he's as warm as the rising suns and as friendly as the old grandpa he's getting to be in his retirement.

Where Phoenix coped with war by doubling down on work, Aurex did so by+

to be useful both as a farmhand and as a member of the resistance, so this would be integrated into his overall personality: a stoic, strong, wise and tough man with a good work ethic and a calm temper. Though this superficial cool demeanor shouldn't be interpreted as dispassion-he cares very+

salmew making little flower necklaces and colorful bracelets for little cato

In the years following the collapse of the Kingdom, ordinary Ventrexian families also took up the tradition, usually to portray their family history. A designated successor is tasked with adding onto a continuously lengthening tapestry, which rolls out like a scroll.

Emphasis on *can* because he rarely does it by himself; he needed to do it a few times while he was on the streets though.

She's incredibly smart and quick on her feet and uses that to her advantage to be the biggest troll in the Alliance. She loves constantly being 3 steps ahead of everyone. Titus has been personally thwarted by her on many occasions but she barely acknowledges him because she just gives 0 fucks lol

He could be a bit of a bad cop, but he was a damn good dad.

He hates the idea of becoming the same presence that haunted him all those years ago. Which also bled into his fears of becoming a parent. He didn't want to be what his dad was to his daughter. But he wasn't. He was a wonderful, wise, and very funny dad.

There are a handful of Ventrexian Christians though, and they celebrate Christmas in a form that's syncretized with native Ventrexian traditions.

It's a 30-day season of festivities meant to encompass the coldest portion of the long Ventrexian winter. While gift giving as a tradition did occur, it was usually for small trinkets or offerings to shrines for ancestors. The practice escalated after first contact with humans.

the biggest of which is Kalmûn Lyte, a celebration of the ancestors. It's similar to Yule, Diwali, or Día de los Muertos. Great parties and feasts take place as people gather to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of those who passed on.