Short Fiction · Character

Asir

A branded thief who trades stolen knowledge of a dying world for a hearing he will never get, pleading with elders who spit at his shadow.

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Also known as Asir of Franic

First appearance: conditionally human

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The young thief hung by his wrists for stealing ritual phrases; endures pain and eventually calls for punishment, leading to a confrontation in the ancient vaults.

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Asir of Franic survives execution only to be scarred as an outcast and banished from the plains, his hands still leaking through bandages as he staggers to Welkir's door. What he carries is worse than the wound: thief's wisdom that the air is boiling away into the sky, and that the vaults hold the key to rekindling the Blaze of the Winds. The council will not hear him, the vaults are guarded by a sleeper called Big Joe, and dawn will find him in the hills — yet he keeps talking, because the alternative is a world that strangles its own children.

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Romantic
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Relationships

the girl
romantic · positive
Asir is deeply infatuated with the girl, pursuing her with intense devotion and longing. How this plays out →
Mara
family · positive
Big Joe
friendship · positive
the man
psychological · ambivalent
Tokra
friendship · positive
the man
psychological · ambivalent
the girl
romantic · positive
Asir is deeply infatuated with the girl, pursuing her with intense devotion and longing. How this plays out →
the girl
romantic · positive
Asir is deeply infatuated with the girl, pursuing her with intense devotion and longing. How this plays out →
Tokra
friendship · positive
Mara
family · positive
Big Joe
friendship · positive
Mara
family · positive

the girl
Asir is deeply infatuated with the girl, pursuing her with intense devotion and longing.
Mara
Asir and Mara are siblings, with Mara often acting as a protective and exasperated older sister.
Big Joe
Asir and Big Joe are loyal companions who often get into trouble together, with Big Joe acting as a gruff protector.
the man
Asir is obsessed with the man, viewing him as a mysterious mentor figure who holds secrets to his past.
Tokra
Asir and Tokra are childhood friends who share a mischievous bond, often covering for each other's escapades.
the man
Asir is obsessed with the man, viewing him as a mysterious mentor figure who holds secrets to his past.
the girl
Asir is deeply infatuated with the girl, pursuing her with intense devotion and longing.
the girl
Asir is deeply infatuated with the girl, pursuing her with intense devotion and longing.
Tokra
Asir and Tokra are childhood friends who share a mischievous bond, often covering for each other's escapades.
Mara
Asir and Mara are siblings, with Mara often acting as a protective and exasperated older sister.
Big Joe
Asir and Big Joe are loyal companions who often get into trouble together, with Big Joe acting as a gruff protector.
Mara
Asir and Mara are siblings, with Mara often acting as a protective and exasperated older sister.

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It Takes a Thief

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