Telenkri the Glimmershrike
Flame-Winged Prophet Telenkri (a.k.a. Glimmershrike, Phoenixlight, Loomwing)
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Telenkri is small but radiant. Her form glows faintly under moonlight, pulsing with cyclical light and warmth.
Body Features
She possesses shimmering feathers of white-gold and twilight purple that shift hue with her emotional state.
Facial Features
Her eyes are large and expressive, ringed with feather-fronds that extend like sun rays. Her beak is curved like a crescent moon, etched faintly with sigils.
Identifying Characteristics
The crown of her head blazes briefly during eclipses, resembling a miniature phoenix flame.
Physical quirks
She occasionally phases in and out of time, blinking forward a few seconds or trailing spectral afterimages in flight.
Special abilities
Awakened with divine foresight, she can sense thread fractures, dispel illusions, and sing lullabies that momentarily restore clarity of mind.
Apparel & Accessories
None—though some claim she wears a woven circlet of Loomvine during ceremonial appearances.
Specialized Equipment
None in the traditional sense, though her voice is considered a divine artifact by some.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Telenkri was not born, but awakened, blessed with sapience by Velexia herself during the earliest years of the Severance War. A fledgling Glimmershrike with vibrant feathers and a melodious voice, she became a beacon for those who had lost their way. Her voice was said to carry Velexia's twilight wisdom, and she wandered the fractured groves of Umbrenor, guiding displaced Thalrani and whispering lullabies of hope to orphaned children. Telenkri’s legend grew through multiple lifetimes, as she seemingly dies only to be reborn decades later, always during twilight eclipses when the Veil is thinnest. Her presence became not only a mythic comfort but also a political point of contention beloved by Veilwardens and traditionalists, but viewed with suspicion by the Loomshorn, who believe her to be a spy or enforcer of the old balance.
Gender Identity
Telenkri presents with feminine energy and is usually referred to as "she" by those who encounter her, though as an awakened creature her gender is more symbolic than biological.
Sexuality
As a creature not concerned with traditional reproduction or romantic ties, Telenkri does not express sexuality in a way understood by most humanoids.
Education
Telenkri’s knowledge is intuitive and divine. She did not study in archives but seems to recall fragments of the Loomtree’s threads and prophetic dreams imparted by Velexia.
Employment
She has no formal job, but serves as a spiritual guide, prophet, and occasionally a messenger of omens. To the faithful, her arrival is a herald of change.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Telenkri is credited with guiding the first kin of the Severance Pact to safety during a storm of unraveling threads. Her lullabies are said to have quieted souls in mourning and brought clarity to wandering Veilreaders.
Failures & Embarrassments
There are whispers that Telenkri once misled a group of rebels into a Veil-collapse zone, resulting in dozens of deaths. The truth remains unclear, but her disappearances after such events feed the mythos of her fallibility.
Mental Trauma
Telenkri carries the weight of lifetimes. The threads of countless forgotten histories flutter through her mind, and in her moments of silence, one can sense a great sorrow beneath her joyful songs.
Intellectual Characteristics
Insightful, cryptic, and often poetic, Telenkri communicates in metaphor and echo, preferring riddles and rhyme over plain speech. She reads intentions with eerie accuracy.
Morality & Philosophy
A devout agent of balance, Telenkri acts in the interest of the greater harmony. She is not bound by law or chaos, good or evil, but by the necessity of rhythm between them.
Taboos
Telenkri never speaks directly about the future. To do so, she believes, would sever the threads prematurely. She also avoids Loomshorn communities unless summoned.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Telenkri’s goal is to maintain the equilibrium of the Veil, ensuring no one thread overtakes another. She seeks to slow Kavessra’s influence and reignite faith in the twilight balance.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
She is profoundly attuned to spiritual disturbances but is baffled by material constructs like doors, maps, or ink.
Likes & Dislikes
- Loves: eclipse light, fresh starlace blossoms, the laughter of children.
- Dislikes: artificial threadveins, silent altars, prophecy interpreted as power.
Virtues & Personality perks
Compassionate, enduring, eternally hopeful despite knowing too much. Her mere presence can still hearts.
Vices & Personality flaws
She avoids confrontation, often choosing cryptic departures over explanations. Her foresight can feel manipulative.
Personality Quirks
Often hums ancient lullabies to herself. When distressed, her feathers shimmer in rapid pulses.
Hygiene
As an avian, she grooms meticulously with sunbathed preening, often amid magical glades.
Representation & Legacy
She represents the ongoing spark of Velexia’s hope and is revered in art, song, and tiny figurines. In the myths of children, she is the bird who sings stars into the sky.
Social
Reign
She holds no dominion, but is sometimes granted ceremonial leadership during seasonal rites.
Contacts & Relations
Often allied with the Veilwardens, Timewalkers, and even some Loopcasters who see her as a living omen. The Loomshorn Kinbranch keeps their distance.
Family Ties
She claims none. Her only “nest” is the Loomtree’s branch during rebirth.
Religious Views
A faithful servant of Velexia, and by extension, the divine balance between Talorian and Alagorian cycles.
Social Aptitude
Mysterious and comforting. She seldom speaks plainly, but those who encounter her often leave changed.
Mannerisms
Dips her head before speaking. Taps her beak against the air when sensing future echoes.
Hobbies & Pets
She tends to orphaned glimmerfinches and sings to the Veil at twilight.
Speech
Her voice rings like crystal windchimes, precise, rhythmic, and haunting. Words come in a singsong cadence, often rhymed.
Wealth & Financial state
None personally. Her likeness is woven into Thalrani tapestries and scribed into prayer-songs.
Honorary & Occupational Titles
The Glimmershrike, The Threadsong Prophet, The Feathered Veil, The Ember Note
Age
Reborn every 25–50 years
Date of Birth
1st Day of the Twin Veils
Date of Death
Last five known: 44 BGD, 1 DV, 127 DV, 173 DV, 222 DV
Circumstances of Birth
Awakened during the Eclipse Crossing as a divine gift to Velexia’s faithful
Circumstances of Death
Each death is a burning cocoon-like transmutation rather than expiration, occurring under celestial alignment
Birthplace
The uppermost canopy of the Loomtree
Place of Death
Mostly sacred Veil shrines or during solar eclipses
Children
Pronouns
She/Her
Sex
Female
Eyes
Iridescent amber, large, always open
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
A mix of glimmering crimson, gold, and pale violet; sleek and radiant; feathers flicker faintly like embers in wind
Height
11 in
Weight
1.4 lbs
Quotes & Catchphrases
“Sing not to remember, but to bind.”
“Only silence hears the frayed thread snap.”
“In shadow and shimmer, I keep your tale.”
Character Prototype
Inspirations include mythic familiars, phoenixes, and prophetic tricksters such as the Raven Queen’s emissaries or Mistral songbirds of legend.
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