Joan of Cat (she/her) 😼<p>The question:</p><blockquote><p>Non-wol question, really - what's your non-wol/non-Azem's Ancient like? Where did they work? What did they do? Have you thought about it at all, or simply ignore the whole Ancients thing if they aren't Azem?</p></blockquote><p>My answer:</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Joan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Joan</span></a> is the <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Source" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Source</span></a> shard of <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Aphrodite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aphrodite</span></a>, the Ancient who sat on the Seat of <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Deudalaphon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deudalaphon</span></a> in during the <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Sundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sundering</span></a>. Another of her shards, ascended as an <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Ascian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ascian</span></a> by Emet-Selch, serves as Deudalaphon in the present day.</p><p>Deudalaphon's main role was to craft and modify as needed the social norms that all <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Ancients" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ancients</span></a> would follow, including designing the robes and masks that all Ancients had to wear to ensure uniformity among their population, thereby allowing the Ancients to focus on intellectual pursuits instead of on fanciful fashion statements.</p><p>Aphrodite had two children, <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Deimos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deimos</span></a> and <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Phobos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phobos</span></a>, with her husband <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Ares" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ares</span></a>. Ares was a military leader among the Ancients, and while he was away from <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Amaurot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amaurot</span></a>, Aphrodite pursued an ongoing extramarital affair with <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Hephaestus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hephaestus</span></a>, the Ancient who later became the <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/unsundered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unsundered</span></a> Ascian <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Lahabrea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lahabrea</span></a>.</p><p>When <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Venat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venat</span></a> retired from her role as <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Azem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Azem</span></a>, Aphrodite put a great deal of effort into getting Deimos appointed to the Seat of Azem. Emet-Selch ultimately put his vote towards Venat's student, a close friend of his, leading Aphrodite to develop a deep resentment towards both Venat and her young student, and she has held this grudge against <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Hydaelyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hydaelyn</span></a> and Azem for <em>eons</em>.</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/FFXIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FFXIV</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WOLQOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOLQOTD</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stories</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/EmetSelch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmetSelch</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Hades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hades</span></a></p>