City of Thornmouth

For characters that celebrate, and want to give to other chars they're close to!

Quinne's gifts

Zaffre
• A fancy blue gown

Arron
• Crossbow

Ganu
• Seeds for Hisbiscus Flowers, provided he has a garden

Liam
• Gemmed Sword

Maxie
• New Smoking Pipe, various Tobacco

Evren
• Expensive Wine from Guildereim

Cassius
• A painting of him with Evren

Niveus
• A set of Mushroom Sculptures

To all the Kids
• Toys, new clothes, trinkets.

Neeva's gifts:

Vaidya
• Many, many books. Some for useful reading, some she thought were just nice.

Aldo
• Spare parts and blood.

Lae
• Teacups, more than she needs

Jaxamir
• A belated gift with a note attached; 'You don't even come say Hi. Here is a gift'

Caithe's Gifts

To Everyone
• Various clockwork music boxes, each with a tune that fits the owner. Enchanted.

Laerdya's gifts:

Aldo
• Ravenshadow Necklace

Vaidya
• Alchemist's Fire, for personal protection. Three jars.

Cienna's gifts

Akka
• A large jar of olives

Marc
• A chain-linked pair of brooches (gold, not silver), weapon oil to keep his sword nice and shiny and a dark-green cravat

???

Just Jax
• A box hissing roaches, and a note; 'I heard you're on the same level as these. Treat them well, consider them family'

(Wip)

ALDO -

Laerdya - a pair of white flintlock pistols engraved with small birds, as well as a sparkling necklace of netted stars.

Neeva - a pine bonsai. Ornaments, without context - including various trinkets that a curious Chupakri could interpret creatively as ornaments. A series of small cupcakes.

Vaidya - another vial of his blood, as well as scrawls of observations about electricity...and certain bipedal-quadrupedal jackal-shaped Entities. Some appear to be very, very old and written with a very young hand.

Enfield - a miniature lute...only because the 'genuine article isn't mine to give.' He'd also wrote out a book of chords and theory. It's covered in inky Polpetto footprints.

Polpetto - a little bag of candied chestnuts.

AKKANRAALI -

Glitterbombs in unexpected places. They look like snowflakes, so it's cool, right? All of the parental figures will also get some 'carefully' cooked chocolates.

Akka does manage to slip a book of magical creatures under the Grimani stall when he thinks nobody's working.

EV -

Everyone will receive embroidered clothes and vests, tailored to their liking, talents or interests. (Gib gets curling vines around his vest, Jenna will get delicate little moths, etc..)

Cassius - A full-on fantastical suitcoat befitting a freshly-unified Fae lord, a candlelit dinner...and notes she's found about the forests.

Ganu - a brooch of tangled branches and roots that yet manage to be elegant. Also a friend followed her home and she'd like to introduce them.

Quinne - a very serious series of pitches and sketches for his arm for his consideration, in addition to the new vest.

Caithe - an intricately-wrought little fox. He needs frequent winding but is otherwise a chipper companion.

Enfield - sheet music and sheets of blank staves. Mysteriously. There's likely an agreement at work, here. The manaraptor gets a tiny vest with a single treble clef upon it.

Akka - the alchemical Renaissance version of a chemistry set.

Raali - a book detailing the care and breeding of the creatures around Thornmouth's forests - including for the owl-bear creature he Totally Doesn't Have. This comes with a wink and a "share it with your father." There's also a sari secretly folded in with his vest.

Jenna - glassy, mirrored little pendant shaped like a small owl. This would allow communication between the two - but Jenna's the sort that can find focus in such means of sight...

Theo - buttered toast and a stretch of what appears to be a mid-century computer's hole-punched ticker-tape, with a note that says 'Figure this out.'


ARRON -

Quinne - A wolf's-head necklace "for hunting" - something he'd likely set aside during his deals and kept on the down-low until today.

Liam - A tankard.

Jaspur- A novel mnemonic necklace for notes and spell storage. (And it's just lovely). A dinner by candlelight.

"ONLY spells, Schatzi, do not be putting souls in..."

The Kids (this extends to Enfield and Quinne and Zaff's gaggle, too) - A book apiece. Also one pick of his under-the-table novelty potions he's accumulated. They're entirely harmless and last a day, but the effects aren't unlike those of the fae migration...to the point where the suspicion in which some of the fairies went INTO the concoctions is probably well-founded. They're hilarious.

Maxie - An assortment of herb for his pipe, of various fragrant and recreational properties.


MARC -

Spends Yule celebrating with the families. His father receives a journal assembled by himself and his siblings (including some old, scavenged entries of his own), his sister gets a souvenir sari and small timepiece from Marc's travels abroad, while a delicate dragon figurine is reserved for his little brother. Rosa is treated to rare jerky from his travels.

Cienna Discreetly, a lovely necklace - and a magic-item. Somewhat de-powered (he's sorry! Might not have been the kind they were looking for!) but still a very lovely ruby.

POLPETTO -

Headbumps and cuddles. For everyone, really. Not just for the sake of himself. Then Aldo and Lae told him about presents, and he promptly found his children and gave each a dead salamander and two candies.

His People got the leftovers, doled out just as carefully.

From the Vaidya, not that they know much about gift-giving

• Neeva: A book on basic stitches for the purposes of surgery. Sweets they very likely bought for themself and then realized they should give her something nice.
• Jaxamir: A jar of mead. A barrel of ale. Specifically procured from establishments he got his ass banned from.
• Aldo: A whispered secret.*
• Laerdya: A small, white jade, Mughal-style wine cup.

Maxie’s Gifts

Everyone:
All The Children:
Joan: Enfield: Ganu: Roylen: Quinne: Akka: Raali: Jenna: Arron: Rufio: Evren: 'Cassius': Jaspur: Niveus: Caithe: Aldo:
Sullivan’s Gifts

Sullivan has made everyone soap, each a distinct scent made to accommodate the individual. A recipient may not even personally like the scent, but others are likely to note how it compliments their natural scent regardless.

Rufio:
Arron:
Zaffre:
Effie's Gifts

Is going to be giving out a lot of free bread and coffee to patrons all season! She seeks to warm cold hearts and fill empty bellies where she can.

Theo's Gifts

hahaha gotcha, it appears this asshole is still AWOL

Kalisfenya’s gifts

Köhler:
-A fine new pair of spectacles for his dragon form, made by the hands of Kali. They are enchanted (in collaboration with an old fae) to grow and shrink with Köhler.
-A bag of cranberry eggnog muffin treats to enjoy while reading. They’re still delightfully warm!
-'Egbert and his Willful Mutt', a funny children’s book thought long lost or stolen, and finally returned to the library hoard where it belongs.
-One sumptuous turkey dinner later that evening, with all the fixings that is expected of a voracious cook like Kali.

Niveus:
-Savory Mushroom Muffins, freshly baked and still warm. It holds a slightly spicy flavor that does not overwhelm or take away the mushroom taste, but only accentuates.
-'1001 Shrooms and Fungi', a traveler’s book depicting mouth-watering sketches of mushrooms and their many uses--many of which are not from one realm alone.
-One small crystal. It is the color of Niveus’ hair, and Kali shyly thought it might compliment his look as a jewelry piece, or however he wishes to use it. It has come with a delicate silver chain that she crafted with her own hands. On this chain contains a personalized given nickname, 'снежок'.
-One bag of assorted beef jerky, flavorful and paired well with shrooms.
-An invitation to join her and Köhler for a grand Yule feast.
-A letter with neat handwriting: Ты мне очень нравишься. Спасибо, мой снежок.

Virx
-Kali will find him, and gift to him a short sword crafted by her own hands with turquois, onyx, and brown tourmaline decorating the hilt.
-Enchanted arrows that will always find its mark, but there are only three. Use wisely!
-A bag of delicious cocoa.

Jaxamir’s gifts

Vaidya
-A terrific new steed for the Vaidya. A mare with a gentle and tolerant disposition. Great as a pack horse or general riding, and can traverse through rough terrain.
-A soft leather journal with ink and a handsome quill. The cover depicts ornate Hindu designs that the Vaidya might enjoy. There's a note inside: "Now you can stop writing nonsense in mine."
-A set of sample teas collected over the years from all the finest tea masters across the worlds. Jax saved up enough to fill a wooden box. It carries a wonderful, mouth-watering scent.
-A reluctant hug from the gruff Jax to the Vaidya and a pat on the head before crossing his arms and muttering “Happy Yule, I guess.” He tries to hide a smirk: he is proud of his gifts to his longtime friend, and hopes they like them all.

Seiveril
-One egg. Jax will explain that he carried this egg for several years, “fossilized into an opal”. He says that he always felt that it is as cursed as he is, and feels "wrong" keeping it. He slew a corrupt dragon during his knighthood years, and took its egg initially as a trophy. "It is beautiful, and belongs in beautiful hands." It hums and warms only when Sei holds it. Curious!

Neeva
-A rude card stating “Where’s my Yule gift, you dumb furball?!” and continuing writing that he’s tried doing the right thing by returning the stupid ruby, and expected a fabulous gift in return. Jax draws a stick figure of himself sticking up two middle fingers and an angry face and “hope you get a bad case of gout”.
-After receiving Jax's letter, Neeva sends a nice gift, prompting Jax to fret over a gift to return. He settles on a basket of flowers that, upon arrival to Neeva, have all died. He really tried.

Aldo
-Aldo also receives a rude card of a stick figure of Jax beating Aldo up. Aldo has two x’s for eyes. Following this says, “I demand a round two, you green bastard. I hope you choke on roasted chestnuts and die in a pool of eggnog. Happy Yule!”

Max
-Max will be another victim of rude card-giving. This time, it features a stick figure drawing of Jax doing something... untoward and shameless with Max's wife, with captions, "Tell your wife I said I'd be happy to give her my Happy Yule, if you know what I mean."

Harpur
-Hookers and booze.

Niveus
-A shriveled mushroom.

Zaffre’s gifts

Everyone she knows will receive a generous amount of coin to buy what they will, and fresh ground coffee and cocoa with a note that says: ‘Happy Yule!’ A high percentage of coin will go to charity.

Quinne
-Quinne will receive a carefully crafted polished wood carving that Zaffre has worked on in secret for weeks. There is noticeable improvement in her work, and would be considered her best piece of art thus far. It depicts a raven in flight. It could almost be life-like. Clearly, every shaving and stroke of the wood was filled with Zaffre's love and deep affection to Quinne. It no doubt represents him, too.
-One handsome crimson cravat with a diamond pin.
-A leather-bound book entitled ‘The Adventures of Sir Eron the Wise' which recounts the legend of Sir Eron and his hero's journey. A bestseller!
-There will also a be a, ah--private gift waiting for Quinne later that night.

Niveus
-A handsome silk robe of pale cream that shimmers lavender and gold in the light.
-A fine pair of soft leather boots that does not hinder the clawed toes.
-One roasted puffed shroom with cheese and bacon filling. It is enormous, fit for a meal all by itself, and fresh upon delivery.

Aldo
-Lovely fruit treats for Polpetto
-An assortment of fine liquor.
-A handsome black overcoat with green embroidery, perfect for winter.
-A traveler’s pack containing all the essentials: a wineskin, bedroll, and containers for food. Some of these are already filled with roasted chestnuts and savory meat.

Arron
-A polished wood carving of a Wolf, similar to the one made for Herr Antonius, but more personal for a man like Arron.
-A tightly enclosed pot of delicious, fresh stew with sprigs of herbs, carrots, and chunks of tender meat.
-A pair of strong leather gloves, lined with fur and befitting for cold weather.
-A butcher’s knife sharpening kit.

Sullivan
-A set of French-styled ivory tools used for styling hair. Zaffre includes a note stating; 'Thank you for being a dear friend and being the only one in this side of Thornmouth able to tame my mane. You are a delight. With love, Zaffre'

Children
-Delightful toys and scrumptious chocolate treats and cocoa (they will not receive coffee; that is a bad idea.)

Ganu’s Gifts

Akka/Raali/Jenna – A rope swing! Ganu builds one outside their house while they’re asleep much to Jaspur’s confusion.

Carneiros – (See Maxie’s gift section.)

Evren – The old, discarded pieces of an old golem he found inside a curiosity shop. The owner didn’t know anything about them and was glad to finally be able to sell them. Ganu figures if anyone can figure out what it is, Evren can.

Marc, Cienna and Fam – A huge hamper of unusually perfect and sweet fruits like peaches, apricots, black cherries and a cherry pie on the side even! Apparently the troll can bake/cook too. A note is attached thanking them for their employment and wishing them all a very good ‘new year’.

Maxie – An extremely sharp meat carving knife with a fantastic handle. It has a small enchantment on it, the blade will never dull so long as it’s cutting the meat of a bovine, swine or poultry… one might wonder if Rufio is a grey area… poor pebbles too! Ganu didn’t pick the enchantment personally though.

Some beard oils too! A broad array in a fancy wooden case, all rested on deep blue velvet along with a few fancy trimming tools.

Niveus – A glass orb. A miniature biome full of moss, soil and rare glowing mushrooms from the dangerous swamp to the southwest. It’s self-sustaining and quite a nice night light!

Quinne – Some handsome new tack for Trapper (black and red leather with vaguely fae patterns) as well as a set of rabbit fur pouches for collecting berries and mushrooms.

Roshan AND Virx – A treehouse of their own, carefully supported with branches and vines! Built lovingly with Max’s help, it has two rooms and a little log bridge leading between the two…only possible due to it being built on the beefiest of trees. It’s accessible by a rope ladder that can be rolled up into the treehouse. It even has curtains, furs and bedding in one of the rooms in case the boys want to camp out or have friends up there.

Roylen – A training dummy that can ‘learn’ your moves and adapt to them so it gradually gets more difficult to fight, enchanted thing, kind of creepy because sometimes It just twitches… It’s probably fine. A set of masculine perfumes, some elvish, some orcish and some local human varieties as well as his own whetstone for sharpening his sword.

Virx – A promise to get him fitted for some custom light armour of his own.

Wyn – The most adorable little green sweater and a rocking horse that looks a lot like Trapper!

Carneiros’ Gifts

Akka, Raali and Jenna – Each get some spending money to spend on whatever they want! 30s each.

Caithe – 30s

Enfield – 30s

Evren – Apparently Carn has been busy on those nights when he went off on his own. He has built a nest into the side of a cliff facing south (away from the other dragons) and promises to take her to see it, as it could use some finishing touches. Also a beautiful evening dress, dark red and black with a split up the side, he promises to take her to a fine restaurant he saw across the canal the other day.

Maxie – A big ol’ hamper of long life and non-perishable treats such as dried meats, crackers, cheeses, cookies, nuts, dried fruits. A note says ‘I am terrible with gifts, but I hope these keep you company on your longer treks into the forest’

Quinne – Three strange stones that glow and swirl with a purple light, it’s hard but if you look closely you can make out runes on the top side ‘If you ever need a distraction, throw one of these down… hopefully it will help you get away from any danger or at least give you the advantage you need’


Enfield’s Gifts

Akka/Raali/Jenna – Way too many candies… Jaspur tries to restrict at least some of them.

Caithe – Also candies, but also a really good stick he found that is TOTALLY a staff and not a random branch from the forest... and a really bad drawing of her and him as dragons.

Aldo – He definitely shows Aldo his guitar ASAP and gives him a couple of sheets of music of local songs that he managed to find.

Arron – He also shows Arron his guitar and finally tells him about things, gives him an awkward hug and a uh ‘necklace’ …it’s one of his biggest ruby coloured scales (ouch) on hide string.

Evren – Enfield has no idea wtf to get his mother, Joan helps him make her some baked treats himself so she gets a basket of slightly singed but otherwise tasty little cakes. Maybe once he gets to busking he’ll have money for some proper gifts!

Joan – Joan tells him she doesn’t need anything but he still writes her a funny poem about Barnaby that makes her laugh and she pins it up on the wall.

Maxie – En finds this gift to be one of the hardest, he’s not exactly able to get anyone much other than what he finds but that gives him an idea! Well uh, in dragon form he struggles and drags home a big handsome stag before collapsing to catch his breath. He has a few bloody holes in him and a black eye but nothing fatal. Food AND fur…albeit the fur has a fair few holes in it too. Enfield’s proud of himself and selectively ignores any of Maxie’s panicked ranting and lectures about how he could’ve been killed.

Polpetto – A weird bird skeleton Enfield found in his exploration of the forest. It’s not that weird, it’s a Vulcan gull that must’ve gotten killed while flying over. Hopefully Polpetto actually likes it…

Rhapsody – Hopefully with the help of his dad and a little funding from uncle Rufio for fabrics… he’d make her a bed of her own! A round thing full of downy cushions and blankets to curl up in on the windowsill (though lets be real she’ll be in Enfield’s bed most nights).

Theo – What do you get the guy who can get himself anything he wants? Enfield doesn’t expect him to show up, but once he has his guitar he sits in the forest waiting if only to show him his new instrument. After a few hours he gives up and goes home, leaving a note inside a tree trunk that simply says ‘If you ever come back, can I show you my guitar? Just once – E’

Jaspur’s Gifts

All his kids – New clothes and higher tier books for learning. He will ask them if they want to enrol in the academy in the new year.

Akka – His own alchemy table and a few beginner reagents along with a book of potions.

Raali – A book on local and fae fashion WITH patterns, some fabrics and sewing materials.

Jenna – A beautiful dream journal, it looks more like a spell book than a journal as well as a dream catcher that actually holds dreams for a short time after they’re created.

Enfield – Jaspur doesn’t know much about Enfield, he heard the boy likes music lately so he gets him an elvish looking pan flute.

Evren – He gifts her a soul gem he has had for some time with the soul of an old, angry black dragon inside of it. There is no note with it, it’s for her to figure out what to do with it.

Maxie – A rather hefty utility belt to take hunting. Pouches for gathering and various places to hang tools and weapons as well as poisons or other reagents.

Arron – Arron is so hard to buy for! Jaspur doesn’t want to get him anything obvious but it proves impossible. A romantic dinner for two on whichever day Max or Evren take the kids after Yule. Also a new rack at home for all his hides (still kind of obvious) and lastly a new cart to carry the meat from his hunts into the city, the wheels are enchanted for longevity… it is a three year enchantment that will repair minor knicks in the wheels and resist rust.

Harpur’s Gifts

Marc – A cold iron and moon-glass dagger. The blade is a rare mix, the hilt is handsome, polished and wooden with a moon glass base. It comes with a handsome black leather sheath with dwarvish patterns pressed across it. “The dwarves learned how to turn this world’s materials against the fae. They are not allowed to operate freely within the city, but I have a few contacts on the outside…may this blade keep you safe.”

Sandro – Freshly risen bread from the bakery (to ward off the fae) and a flip-diary in the hopes that notes being more available might help the man remember things. He brings with him a bottle of brandy and a small bottle of whiskey (to add to tea) to share and will spend the day itself with Sandro if let…. Probably ranting about fae and talking about training.

Quinne's Gifts



Neeva's Gifts



Cienna's Gifts



Tommaso's Gifts



Jack's Gifts