THE CURTAIN RISES!
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RP - Octavo from Cadence of Hyrule. The unluckiest bard in the kingdom.
Run by Delta @bombcollar ▲ 34 ▲ they/them
Run by Delta @bombcollar ▲ 34 ▲ they/them
Pinned
"You've been looking for this man for a long time... What makes you so certain he is still alive?"
Thistle blinked.
“…Oh.“he stood there awkwardly, “…I miss Delgal. I need to find him.”
“…Oh.“he stood there awkwardly, “…I miss Delgal. I need to find him.”
"My apologies. You seemed a bit down."
November 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"You've been looking for this man for a long time... What makes you so certain he is still alive?"
"My apologies. You seemed a bit down."
He scowled and backed away, “Why are you doing that?”
Octavo awkwardly pats him on the shoulder.
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"My apologies. You seemed a bit down."
"Ganondorf seems impressive until you've seen him throw a tantrum because he wanted chilled dragonfruit for dessert instead of papaya."
November 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
"Ganondorf seems impressive until you've seen him throw a tantrum because he wanted chilled dragonfruit for dessert instead of papaya."
"Well, if you want my thoughts, you should go. Perhaps you should even leave Hyrule entirely and never come back... You're never going to be viewed as worthy, you know."
Would the timeline shift? Would it just be some other poor soul perishing in Revali's place? Octavo wondered. He wanted to know.
Would the timeline shift? Would it just be some other poor soul perishing in Revali's place? Octavo wondered. He wanted to know.
"Because traveling has never been a top priority of mine. I spent a lot of my life training to be something more. Very few times has the thought crossed my mind of neighboring kingdoms..."
"Why not? You ought to see what lies across the sea. I've never managed to get that far, although I've tried..."
November 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
"Well, if you want my thoughts, you should go. Perhaps you should even leave Hyrule entirely and never come back... You're never going to be viewed as worthy, you know."
Would the timeline shift? Would it just be some other poor soul perishing in Revali's place? Octavo wondered. He wanted to know.
Would the timeline shift? Would it just be some other poor soul perishing in Revali's place? Octavo wondered. He wanted to know.
"Why not? You ought to see what lies across the sea. I've never managed to get that far, although I've tried..."
"There is a part of me that grows curious about the world beyond Hyrule. Never in my life had I ever considered seeing different lands...but of course, my curiosity seems to get the better of me."
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"Why not? You ought to see what lies across the sea. I've never managed to get that far, although I've tried..."
"If I may be honest, it doesn't sound like you can help me at all," Octavo says. "You solved the issue in your time, but in mine, Demise does not manifest as a body that can be killed in a meaningful way..."
" I will do what I can to help you, but I am afraid I cannot send my people into battle. "
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"If I may be honest, it doesn't sound like you can help me at all," Octavo says. "You solved the issue in your time, but in mine, Demise does not manifest as a body that can be killed in a meaningful way..."
(( scenarios that would be fun for me: having someone flirt with octavo only for him to completely flip out on them
November 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
(( scenarios that would be fun for me: having someone flirt with octavo only for him to completely flip out on them
(( disappointed AoI didn't show us Rauru and Sonia's kid(s). because like. logically they MUST have had at least one if Zelda is part of their bloodline. so what gives.
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
(( disappointed AoI didn't show us Rauru and Sonia's kid(s). because like. logically they MUST have had at least one if Zelda is part of their bloodline. so what gives.
Octavo is skulking around the castle in his nightgown like a wraith.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Octavo is skulking around the castle in his nightgown like a wraith.
"I am not human," Octavo is quick to correct. "He is, though his 'spirit' reincarnates, inhabiting new vessels every time it is needed. I always felt it was a tragic thing, only ever born when crisis looms on the horizon... Never knowing a life of peace."
[ Ghirahim picks a leaf from the ground, examining its delicate features. It seems to glow and rot at the same time, leaving a residue on the king's glove ]
" Hm. A chosen hero with a divine blade... And he's mortal ? One of you humans, I presume ? "
" Hm. A chosen hero with a divine blade... And he's mortal ? One of you humans, I presume ? "
does it, though. The cycle repeats anew."
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
"I am not human," Octavo is quick to correct. "He is, though his 'spirit' reincarnates, inhabiting new vessels every time it is needed. I always felt it was a tragic thing, only ever born when crisis looms on the horizon... Never knowing a life of peace."
Octavo nibbles listlessly at the bread. "It means it cannot be stopped, it's inevitable, that sort of thing."
Cold bread, dried meat and nuts. Not much of a meal. "Thank you," he murmurs, accepting some of the jerky. "I lived in the castle a short time, you know. I miss the hot meals they served."
Cold bread, dried meat and nuts. Not much of a meal. "Thank you," he murmurs, accepting some of the jerky. "I lived in the castle a short time, you know. I miss the hot meals they served."
I didn't sleep in like I usually would have.”
Pulling a few bags of waterproof hide from his pocket he smiles as they enlarge. “Same goes for you, these are home-made deer and cow jerky, and I have some dried fruits, berries, and nuts.”
Pulling a few bags of waterproof hide from his pocket he smiles as they enlarge. “Same goes for you, these are home-made deer and cow jerky, and I have some dried fruits, berries, and nuts.”
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Octavo nibbles listlessly at the bread. "It means it cannot be stopped, it's inevitable, that sort of thing."
Cold bread, dried meat and nuts. Not much of a meal. "Thank you," he murmurs, accepting some of the jerky. "I lived in the castle a short time, you know. I miss the hot meals they served."
Cold bread, dried meat and nuts. Not much of a meal. "Thank you," he murmurs, accepting some of the jerky. "I lived in the castle a short time, you know. I miss the hot meals they served."
A better world was possible. By the luck of the draw, they just didn't get it. Octavo sighs, looking away a moment before he answers.
"The gods chose a hero, granted him a holy weapon only he could wield. It's always him." He pauses. "...almost, always. It does not seem to matter if someone else
"The gods chose a hero, granted him a holy weapon only he could wield. It's always him." He pauses. "...almost, always. It does not seem to matter if someone else
[ Ghirahim's ears tip downward as Octavo explains the curse ]
" I see... "
" How was he defeated in the past ? "
" I see... "
" How was he defeated in the past ? "
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A better world was possible. By the luck of the draw, they just didn't get it. Octavo sighs, looking away a moment before he answers.
"The gods chose a hero, granted him a holy weapon only he could wield. It's always him." He pauses. "...almost, always. It does not seem to matter if someone else
"The gods chose a hero, granted him a holy weapon only he could wield. It's always him." He pauses. "...almost, always. It does not seem to matter if someone else
"How? Who defeated him?" Octavo asks, knuckles white as he folds his hands tighter. "The curse is such that his incarnation rises again every century or so, wreaks havoc on the land and is then defeated, put to sleep only to reemerge later. I wish to stop him from ever rising again."
" Here there is no curse. Demise was defeated years ago... " [ His eyes wander as his mind whirrs with a thousand memories at once. He frowns, but only for a moment ]
" Tell me more about where you're from, your cursed land. "
" Tell me more about where you're from, your cursed land. "
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"How? Who defeated him?" Octavo asks, knuckles white as he folds his hands tighter. "The curse is such that his incarnation rises again every century or so, wreaks havoc on the land and is then defeated, put to sleep only to reemerge later. I wish to stop him from ever rising again."
"I've been cleft in twain. Can't recommend it."
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
"I've been cleft in twain. Can't recommend it."
Octavo takes a seat, crossing one leg over the other with his hands clasped in his lap. "I heard his name from one of the old gods of Hyrule, that he is the cause of this curse that's trapped the land in this cycle of destruction. I wish to know how to break that curse."
[ Ghirahim and Octavo make their way through corridors that seem to watch them as they go by. The King sighs once they arrive at the royal garden ]
" So, " [ He strides to an ornate metal bench and sits with room for Octavo to his right ] " How have you come to learn about the old Demon King ? "
" So, " [ He strides to an ornate metal bench and sits with room for Octavo to his right ] " How have you come to learn about the old Demon King ? "
"...alright." Octavo supposes he's probably not going to be in more danger than he already is, going to a second location. He gestures to Ghirahim. "Lead the way, your majesty."
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Octavo takes a seat, crossing one leg over the other with his hands clasped in his lap. "I heard his name from one of the old gods of Hyrule, that he is the cause of this curse that's trapped the land in this cycle of destruction. I wish to know how to break that curse."
"Just because my music occasionally raises the dead does NOT make me a necromancer!"
November 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"Just because my music occasionally raises the dead does NOT make me a necromancer!"
"...alright." Octavo supposes he's probably not going to be in more danger than he already is, going to a second location. He gestures to Ghirahim. "Lead the way, your majesty."
[ Ghirahim rises, his ever-weary eyes partially glazed over as if some part of him was lost in thought ]
" Would you join me in the garden ? It seems we have much to discuss and I would prefer it be done in private. "
" Would you join me in the garden ? It seems we have much to discuss and I would prefer it be done in private. "
November 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"...alright." Octavo supposes he's probably not going to be in more danger than he already is, going to a second location. He gestures to Ghirahim. "Lead the way, your majesty."
Octavo watches them go, his ears laying back as he frowns. If only he didn't have to turn to such brutes for help. "I'm looking for information on the entity Demise. Have you heard this name?"
[ The protests of the smaller demon come out in half-strangled squeaks in another tongue. Ghirahim appears completely unbothered ]
" Tell me, what brings you to my realm, wanderer ? "
" Tell me, what brings you to my realm, wanderer ? "
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Octavo watches them go, his ears laying back as he frowns. If only he didn't have to turn to such brutes for help. "I'm looking for information on the entity Demise. Have you heard this name?"
"It's Octavo. Not Octavio. Common mistake."
Octavo folds his hands behind his back, peering up at the man seated on the throne. "And I am not of Hyrule. I just happen to be born there. I am a wanderer with no true home."
Octavo folds his hands behind his back, peering up at the man seated on the throne. "And I am not of Hyrule. I just happen to be born there. I am a wanderer with no true home."
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[ A small demon skitters along the sangria tinted carpet, eight legs tapping along the throne room's hall. It stops before Ghirahim, clearing it's throat in what sounds like a cacophony of brass horns ]
"" Introducing, Octavio of Hyrule ! ""
[ A small demon skitters along the sangria tinted carpet, eight legs tapping along the throne room's hall. It stops before Ghirahim, clearing it's throat in what sounds like a cacophony of brass horns ]
"" Introducing, Octavio of Hyrule ! ""
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"It's Octavo. Not Octavio. Common mistake."
Octavo folds his hands behind his back, peering up at the man seated on the throne. "And I am not of Hyrule. I just happen to be born there. I am a wanderer with no true home."
Octavo folds his hands behind his back, peering up at the man seated on the throne. "And I am not of Hyrule. I just happen to be born there. I am a wanderer with no true home."
Reposted by THE CURTAIN RISES!
Maybe we should think about killing Ganon.
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Maybe we should think about killing Ganon.
Octavo takes the flower with a puzzled frown, sniffing it as his head is patted. He's not a dog, but he'll refrain from swatting since the stranger is clearly trying to be friendly. "Nature is kind? Tell that to the wolves who keep trying to eat me."
It is never trouble to help others but I will only when you want me. No need to stress you out more fufu."
He leans over to pat his head.
He leans over to pat his head.
November 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Octavo takes the flower with a puzzled frown, sniffing it as his head is patted. He's not a dog, but he'll refrain from swatting since the stranger is clearly trying to be friendly. "Nature is kind? Tell that to the wolves who keep trying to eat me."
Octavo sighs softly, finding a dry spot to sit back by the fire. "Of course you did everything you could. It was always going to be that way. The wheel of the cycle inexorably turns."
He sets his Lute case in his lap and rifles through it, pulling out a jar of honeycomb. "I don't have very much
He sets his Lute case in his lap and rifles through it, pulling out a jar of honeycomb. "I don't have very much
At the mention of transforming into a Zora, he nods in understanding. That made sense to him!
“I'm excited to see what your Zora form looks like."
“I'm excited to see what your Zora form looks like."
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Octavo sighs softly, finding a dry spot to sit back by the fire. "Of course you did everything you could. It was always going to be that way. The wheel of the cycle inexorably turns."
He sets his Lute case in his lap and rifles through it, pulling out a jar of honeycomb. "I don't have very much
He sets his Lute case in his lap and rifles through it, pulling out a jar of honeycomb. "I don't have very much
"It's... Fine. Don't trouble yourself. I'll figure it out on my own, eventually. I've got nothing but time and I don't need to involve more gods or their chosen than I already have." There's little conviction in his voice, his ears drooping. "You've got an awfully loose definition of friendship."
Some creation gods could help but with my new powers that I'm still learning, I can help people."~♡
He doesn't mention how he use to be close to madness if it wasnt for his friends or his depression from hearing the dead.
"I can sense when there is imbalance. It's saddening. I don't like it."~
He doesn't mention how he use to be close to madness if it wasnt for his friends or his depression from hearing the dead.
"I can sense when there is imbalance. It's saddening. I don't like it."~
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"It's... Fine. Don't trouble yourself. I'll figure it out on my own, eventually. I've got nothing but time and I don't need to involve more gods or their chosen than I already have." There's little conviction in his voice, his ears drooping. "You've got an awfully loose definition of friendship."
"...are you upset?" Octavo frowns at him, noting the dampness of Link's eyes despite his smile. "Is something wrong? Don't tell me you're losing faith now."
Maybe it was something the tree had said. Octavo tosses it a wary look before turning back. "I can take on the form of a zora, just like you.
Maybe it was something the tree had said. Octavo tosses it a wary look before turning back. "I can take on the form of a zora, just like you.
“What kinds of things can you transform into?" Link asks in modern Hylian as the guilt in his eyes fades to bright curiosity.
November 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
"...are you upset?" Octavo frowns at him, noting the dampness of Link's eyes despite his smile. "Is something wrong? Don't tell me you're losing faith now."
Maybe it was something the tree had said. Octavo tosses it a wary look before turning back. "I can take on the form of a zora, just like you.
Maybe it was something the tree had said. Octavo tosses it a wary look before turning back. "I can take on the form of a zora, just like you.
"Nothing's never given for free," he muses. "And now you've been roped into service for them. I assume if you refuse, it will be revoked? Who decides when the world is balanced?"
"What a curious fellow. I only know a few who have created themselves. You must be powerful. ☆
Ah. As for me, I was killed about 2 decades ago. A god blessed me, or cursed, with this new life. Keeping balance and never dying. Ever..."~☆
Ah. As for me, I was killed about 2 decades ago. A god blessed me, or cursed, with this new life. Keeping balance and never dying. Ever..."~☆
"What they made you? Who is they?" Octavo asks. "Personally, I made myself. I didn't craft my body, but I am what I am only because I willed it."
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"Nothing's never given for free," he muses. "And now you've been roped into service for them. I assume if you refuse, it will be revoked? Who decides when the world is balanced?"