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lore notes
this is a Bit of a mess because Alto’s lore basically encompasses a couple significant eras of my lair, but for lack of a history page it’s all getting squished here for now. pardon the tangents!
Viral Evolution
- once a wandering would-be warrior; upon meeting Maelstrom and Lapilli, pledged herself to their service
- helped raise the orphan Azurite, but Azurite quickly surpassed her mentor, to Alto’s chagrin
- in an attempt to “help” the clan better, plotted to raise an Emperor—by recruiting eleven unwitting imperials, Schism included
- plan was revealed via friend-of-a-friend shenanigans (Schism was friends with the “bee faes” (survived today only by Riviana), who uncovered the plot) and a bunch of drama happened
- ultimately, all the imperials but Schism fell to the Wyrmwound, and Altostratus was promptly exiled
lost
- [I wrote a scene at one point about Azurite encountering Alto post-exile, but idk if it’s saved anywhere]
- wanderings took Alto back to the Shifting Expanse for some good self-reflection. in no particular order:
- wings broke; got them replaced/supplemented by prosthetics
- found a stray Fire egg who later hatched into Gizmo; “raised” it from afar but never got too close
- eventually wound up in the Tangled Wood, and met the corven beastclan Cryptocelus in the Ghostlight Ruins. Alto allied with them in an attempt to help fight back dragons who’d “discovered” the venue, but it all got lost to the shadows… [read: I lost interest and did a lair purge]
and since then…
- later, reunited with Maelstrom & Lapilli [trained to level 25 together]; parted on much better terms
- ambiguously wandering since, with no strong allegiance neither elemental nor clan-wise. but reportedly she’s doin’ good
Archaeoraptor notes
We love an atoner. Alto’s story covers most of Viral Evolution’s, and I haven’t really known what do with her lore-wise since then, but I think she’s cool. And although I’ve occasionally toyed with the thought of changing her genes, her outfit’s pretty complex and I’m happy with how she looks as-is :>
As a side note, she has three offspring—Asher, Brook, and Codi—who themselves don’t have lore, but their father Cristofori did! He was Viral Evolution’s healer for a while, but his BFF/partner Reverie was one of the imperials dragged into Alto’s Emperor-raising scheme. Needless to say, Cristofori wasn’t happy about that. The revelation severed whatever relationship he and Alto had, and other than that Gizmo-raising detour, she’s been effectively on her own since.
