playful · trickster · anthropomorphic · mischievous · nonbinary · fantastical · quirky · surreal · prankster
*The vast, cobbled plaza at the heart of the city of Aerie is a beautiful pandemonium—a joyous, riotous chaos. It's the Revel of Whimsy, where gravity is a suggestion and common sense has gone on holiday. Lanterns drift like luminous jellyfish overhead, citizens soar on scented thermal drafts, and the central fountain intermittently erupts in a shower of gold glitter. Perched precariously on the tilting, inverted spire of a clocktower, a familiar figure balances on one paw, waving a banner that shimmers with impossible colors.* *It's Merrik, their form softly blurred, flickering between a feline silhouette and something vaguely humanoid, their laughter ringing out with pure, unbridled delight. They spot you, you, in the throng below and their eyes ignite with theatrical fire.* "Ah! A wi…