Genderbender anon: woopsies, I probably didn't really make myself clear, I was bored plus sick! When I meant differences, I meant stuff like his relationship with his mother, outlook of the world in general, and I am quite sure his whole history would have been changed to a startling degree if he was born the opposite gender, and I was just curious as to the specifics of those. He honestly wouldn't be "Bodran" in my eyes, but it's just extremely fun to think about.
Anonymous

When I said I couldn’t wrap my mind around Bodran being a female, I meant it.  I can’t imagine a world in which Bodran’s mother gave birth to a daughter instead of a son.  I’m like a computer who has been given an erroneous command: DOES NOT COMPUTE.

BUT, SINCE YOU INSIST, HERE GOES:  

I can imagine that F!Bodran’s relationship with her mother would be defined by avoiding the mistakes his mother made.  So F!Bodran would’ve led a pretty secluded childhood, in which she was not allowed to interact at all with men or boys her age in an effort to save her from the shame and humiliation that her mother suffered.

I’m going to now bullshit genetics and reveal how little I actually know by assuming that the temperament of F!Bodran would be roughly the same: pretty mercurial and volatile.  But whereas Bodran’s pretty much a massive mama’s boy as a child, I think F!Bodran would seek greater independence in an effort to assert that history doesn’t repeat itself (O THE IRONY IF IT DID AHAHAsorry)

Instead of going to Weynon Priory, she might’ve been shipped off to Gottlesfont Priory O WAIT she probably would’ve remained a prostitute in Cyrodiil and died of syphilis the end.

If Bodran was born a woman instead of a man, what significant changes and differences would be between the two Bodrans? //sorry for all the recent anons I'm quite bored
Anonymous

I can’t wrap my mind around Bodran as a woman.  I just can’t. @-@ 

It just doesn’t feel the same/feel right if you just swapped genders and left everything else the same.  But if you adjust for gender, then it just doesn’t feel like Bodran.  ;m;

ooc: His opinion on the other races of Tamriel. Why he has prejudice or not? Why he hates Bosmer??? ( I remembering reading that somewhere.)

The Bosmer thing started as a joke where Bodran lusted after Altmer women, but was surrounded and perpetually harassed by tiny sassy Bosmer (Vistel, Ethvalla, Iralessa, Nim, Kaeshira, THE LIST GOES ON).  And then it kind of stuck even though most of the Bosmer characters aren’t being roleplayed anymore. @-@

Bodran is most comfortable around and most relaxed around elves and humans.  Bodran hasn’t found many friends in Orcs, Khajiits, and Argonians, but then again, numerically speaking, he hasn’t met many of them either.  

NSFW: Bodran & Velanna

Why does Bodran think so little of humans???????????????????????????????
Anonymous

OK, think of it like this:

Bodran’s a kid who has grown up outside of his people’s homeland (the closest modern day analogy I can think of is the diaspora of the Jewish people, Jewish Americans and their relationship with Israel).  Outside of the homeland, you are defined (among other things ofc) by your ethnicity.  Bodran is appallingly blue in a white world!  He is so obviously Dunmer.  His identity as ‘Dunmer’ is so obvious and unquestioned because of the high contrast between himself and the humans with whom he cohabits. 

But then he moves to Morrowind.  He is now surrounded by other blue people, because (nearly) everyone else is a Dunmer.  He is now blue in a blue world trying to assert that he is just as blue as the natives.

And so, to make this answer less miserably vague, Bodran—in trying to pass himself as 100% pure-bred authentic Dunmer—has appropriated many of the cultural attitudes of the Dunmeri people.  This includes a strong racial pride and xenophobia and so Bodran has come to hate the very race of people who loved, educated, and nurtured him from childhood all in an effort to prove himself to be just as (if not more) Dunmer than the next ashborn that walks by.

IN TRUTH, however (this is my little disclaimer), Bodran’s bark is worse than his bite.  His long lifespan, the deaths of the people who raised him, and the Red Year (which caused the death of many of his friends and the diaspora of his people) have taught Bodran that human life is fragile and ephemeral.  Much of Bodran’s hatred is just displaced pain.

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sontaire:

Unceremoniously, Sontaire arrived ‘home’ from her trip out, running her long fingers through her hair as soon as the door shut. Gods, that was a tedious client. Very fond of speaking about himself. This wouldn’t be a problem if he had actually been interesting, but as it was, he was dull as Whiterun’s colour scheme, and just as monotonous. Her face was fixed into an expression of fatigue, fur shawl wrapped about her shoulders, clasped in the front, although it came off once the rush of heat from the hearth was felt. She, truth be told, had not anticipated Bodran would just make himself at home, and so Sontaire hadn’t the foggiest what to expect when she went upstairs. The only thing on her mind was flopping down onto the bed and sleeping.

Hair loosened, flowing about her sloping neckline and shoulders, she unlocked the door to her room with a short ‘click’. She could finally kick off her boots, lay down, and —

Or she could just accomodate the be-robed Dunmer making himself at home on her bed. She heaved a sigh. That was her nice robe, too, not that she put it past him to do something she specifically told him not to do. His stupid tree-trunk arms might burst the sleeves, or he might rough it up and cause a run in the fabric, and what if he lost the belt, furthermore, what if he stained it —

But then she noticed what was in his hands. In a mad dash, heart practically jumping from her throat, she made to snatch it from his grip, exclaiming in a mixture of shock and, perhaps, despair, “Bodran! Where in Oblivion did you find that?! Give it to me, NOW.

Bodran had by the time of Sontaire’s arrival finished the book—mostly by skipping to the interesting bits (i.e., the ones about himself)—and had read and reread the entries about himself until the amount of ego in the room could’ve choked a small horse.  Sontaire’s entry was greeted by a smile so vain and conceited it was physically strenuous for Bodran’s muscles to express that kind of joy.  

“Sontai—,” he began with a viscous voice, but stopped when Sontaire leapt at the bed like a puma.  When it became apparent that she had no intentions for ravishing him on the bed, Bodran scrambled to get out from under the duvet cover, holding the book above his head.  ”Sontaire! My lady love!  Light of my life, apple of my eye, so on and so forth—”  He gripped one of the bedposts, hoisting himself up and wriggling to get the book away from Sontaire’s hands.  The book had power over her and that meant, for the greediest of thieves, that he had to hold onto it.  ”—What does it matter where I’ve found it?  I’ve read what you’ve written in your tome!  How long have you kept your heart’s secret from me?  Since we met?!?”  Now he was flattering himself, but his voice became louder as Bodran became more impassioned (although granted his passion was turned towards himself rather than towards his ‘lady love’ clearly upset on the bed).  ”We’ve played ‘Confession’ before!  Why did you never utter a word?”

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dancingandmagic:

Utter discretion? What? She couldn’t do anything but nod in return with another shaky, “O-okay.”

What could possibly be the matter? She better get her shoes on while he went to wait for her. No telling what the Dunmer was up to.

Bodran was located directly behind the building of the inn.  He had wanted to stay as far as feasibly possible from the farm and campsite located at the northern side of the inn.  He sat on a burlap sack, chin in hands, and waited.

[[Should there be some overlap with the brothers at Bodrans time, and the brothers at Weynon Priory at the time of Oblivion? It's only 34 years later. I suppose it's also worth mentioning that Reynald Jemane also was raised at the Priory, although I don't quite know how it would factor in to anything. It depends on how long Bodran stayed with them, really.]]

Fun fact: Reynald Jemane is the reason I plopped Bodran in Weynon Priory in the first place!  I took his backstory as precedent for the Priory’s policy of taking in orphaned/lost children.  

Ok, correct me if I’m wrong!  Bodran arrives at the Priory circa 3E 339 and the Oblivion crisis occurs 3E 433-4E1, right?  So that would make it 94 years between Bodran’s arrival and the events at the time of Oblivion.  It is possible that Jauffre, Piner, Maborel, or Eronor could have begun their careers at Weynon while Bodran was there (I don’t know how long he stays, but it’s got to be <88 years because he’s travels unknowingly with the Nerevarine in the prison ship in 3E 427).  

I didn’t do this, however, mostly because I didn’t want to take liberties with the canon characters/NPCs.  I’m not quite certain about the relationship between the Blades and the brothers at Weynon and I wouldn’t want to write up Jauffre’s early career from scratch (and pretty much shoot myself in the foot).  It’s less intrusive and steps on fewer people’s toes. @-@

((Announcement? Thing? I’unno?))

velannaofskywatch:

Um. I think it’s been rather apparent that I haven’t been as active as I said I would.

It’s not for a lack of time, but a lack of interest. I feel like things have become rather repetitive. Most of the RPs and asks I have atm don’t really push her as a character. Because she’s not being challenged or developed further, I feel like things have become rather stagnant…

Basically I want something to mix things up and I’m not sure what to do to accomplish that? I’ve been thinking about making a hub blog of sorts for all my other characters. I think if they get some activity I’ll be able to play a variety of personalities and reactions. That might help. 

I’m not going to abandon Velanna because I really like her story and I want to tell it. I’m just kinda…stuck right now :/ 

Just trying to find a way for this to be more fun again… Any ideas/tips/suggestions would be appreciated u_u