yet in reverse you are all my symmetry
welcome to the HG-CU
Welcome to my little corner of space dedicated to my most dear OCs - Halla and Gilnor. Here you'll find all the things you could possibly want to know about them, links to my writing and art, and places to find me online.
The first story, my original work 'Curse of the Crowned', is the genesis of Halla and Gilnor - the ending of which results in the birth of the multiverse I affectionately call the HG-CU. All the other incarnations of them come from here! They have no specific 'order' to them time-wise, and all exist independently of one another.
Thank you for visiting, and I hope you enjoy immersing your mind in their worlds! - TheRealShanBear
The first story, my original work 'Curse of the Crowned', is the genesis of Halla and Gilnor - the ending of which results in the birth of the multiverse I affectionately call the HG-CU. All the other incarnations of them come from here! They have no specific 'order' to them time-wise, and all exist independently of one another.
Thank you for visiting, and I hope you enjoy immersing your mind in their worlds! - TheRealShanBear
Halla and Gilnor
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Shanhalla "Halla" Grimbear
she/her
Halla is a free spirit. She is kind, patient, empathetic and bubbly! Make a friend of her and she's a friend for life, whether you speak every day or once every few years. Her stature is tall, broad and muscular, with overlayed softness. Her many incarnations tend to be either human or Arktos (werebear).
Gilnoruil Eldarin (Gilnor)
he/him
Gilnoruil is a complex individual. Secretive, guarded, reads as cold and callous to those who don't know him. And getting to know him is a privilage he bestows rarely. He speaks elloquantly and bluntly. He is tall and of athletic build; with sharp, angular features. His many incarnations vary - he has been a dragon, a tiefling and a merman.
universes
Curse of the Crowned: The beginning of all; the creation of twinned souls. Gilnor and Halla 'originated' here. An original work where all is not what it seems on first glance. Halla is a monster hunter and an Arktos, tasked with hunting Eldarin, one of the Elder vampires. But after 10 years of back and forth between hunter and prey, Halla begins to realise that Gilnor may not actually fit into her clan's 'code' for a creature deserving death...
Baldur's Gate 3: Fanfiction following the events of the game Baldur's Gate 3. Halla and Gilnor incarnate in Faerun, in the Forgotten Realms. One night while out drinking at the Elfsong Tavern, Halla sees an unknown tiefling stumbling towards her, covered in blood. Perhaps against all sense, she decides to help him and take him in. Gilnor doesn't remember who he is or why he's there, just his own name. Over time, they become close. And then the Mindlflayers take them...
Aer Mara: An original story. Gilnor is a merman Prince, tired of court life and dreading being groomed into his role as future King of the North Sea Kingdom; Aer Mara. In a bid to regain some semblence of control over his own life, he secretly begins vising a nearby human coastal town. He certainly didn't go there with a view to falling in love, but when spending time with the bubbly human baker Halla, it isn't long before her charms start to affect him...
The 'DarkVerse': An original story. In a dystopian world, Mythological beings like Centaur, Werewolves, Vampires and Mer exist. But all are captured and studied by humans. Dr Halla Grimbear, a renowned scientist in the field of Mythical sentience, is working with her team at one such research facility to publish a paper in the hopes of obtaining basic rights for Mythicals. A new arrival at the institute - a merman by the name of Gilnoruil - could be the missing piece she's looking for. But first, she has to get him to trust her, and that is easier said than done when he has been in captivity for more than 30 years...
Modern Verse: An original story, but with fantasy races from the Forgotten Realms. Gilnor is the Kingpin of the city, a master of the criminal underworld. His meticulously organised, controlled life is thrown on its head when he meets Halla; a young woman who is a dancer at a club that he purchases to add to his extensive business portfolio...
Monster Hunter: Fanfiction set in the world of the game Monster Hunter Wilds. Gilnor was born with unusual features, even for a half-Wyverian - scales, horns and monster-like eyes. At five, he ran away from his birthplace, to be found and adopted by the famous Nychus Unit hunters. Now an adult, he joins the expedition to the Forbidden Lands both at the behest of his Palico partner Rose and his adoptive father Ian, who wants him to 'keep an eye' on Gilnor's younger sister Sloane. Co-penned with RaidBossMadi.
World of Warcraft: Fanfiction set in the world of the game World of Warcraft. Halla is a Kul'tiran Druid adventurer who meets an unusual looking dragon on the Dragon Isles. Gilnoruil is half-black, half-nether, but as a whelp was shunned by both the flights that bore him. They end up adventuring together and Halla wears down Gilnor's defences to become his romantic partner.
Monster Folk: Fanfiction set in the world of the game Monster Hunter Wilds with a twist. Monsters can take humanoid forms and socialise with one another. Gilnor is a Jin Dahaad and Halla is a Gravios.
Twin Dragon Princes: An original story, but with a crossover character from the game Genshin Impact. Gilnoruil and his twin brother Neuvillette rule the most prosperous kingdom in a fantasy world. Under pressure from their council to seek potential Queens, they hold a 'meet and greet' event for all Princesses and noble women from across the kingdoms. Halla, Princess of the Wildling Glen, and her best friend Lian, Princess of the Crystal Sea, attend and catch the Crown Princes' eyes.
Halla the Princess: An original story. Medieval low-fantasy where Halla is a Princess betrothed to a Prince of another land. However, her planned stay with her husband-to-be takes a strange turn as she wakes up one night in an unknown place... A cave... Home to a dragon. Gilnoruil is unimpressed to find this random human in his home, and yet somehow, she ends up befriending him.
Baldur's Gate 3: Fanfiction following the events of the game Baldur's Gate 3. Halla and Gilnor incarnate in Faerun, in the Forgotten Realms. One night while out drinking at the Elfsong Tavern, Halla sees an unknown tiefling stumbling towards her, covered in blood. Perhaps against all sense, she decides to help him and take him in. Gilnor doesn't remember who he is or why he's there, just his own name. Over time, they become close. And then the Mindlflayers take them...
Aer Mara: An original story. Gilnor is a merman Prince, tired of court life and dreading being groomed into his role as future King of the North Sea Kingdom; Aer Mara. In a bid to regain some semblence of control over his own life, he secretly begins vising a nearby human coastal town. He certainly didn't go there with a view to falling in love, but when spending time with the bubbly human baker Halla, it isn't long before her charms start to affect him...
The 'DarkVerse': An original story. In a dystopian world, Mythological beings like Centaur, Werewolves, Vampires and Mer exist. But all are captured and studied by humans. Dr Halla Grimbear, a renowned scientist in the field of Mythical sentience, is working with her team at one such research facility to publish a paper in the hopes of obtaining basic rights for Mythicals. A new arrival at the institute - a merman by the name of Gilnoruil - could be the missing piece she's looking for. But first, she has to get him to trust her, and that is easier said than done when he has been in captivity for more than 30 years...
Modern Verse: An original story, but with fantasy races from the Forgotten Realms. Gilnor is the Kingpin of the city, a master of the criminal underworld. His meticulously organised, controlled life is thrown on its head when he meets Halla; a young woman who is a dancer at a club that he purchases to add to his extensive business portfolio...
Monster Hunter: Fanfiction set in the world of the game Monster Hunter Wilds. Gilnor was born with unusual features, even for a half-Wyverian - scales, horns and monster-like eyes. At five, he ran away from his birthplace, to be found and adopted by the famous Nychus Unit hunters. Now an adult, he joins the expedition to the Forbidden Lands both at the behest of his Palico partner Rose and his adoptive father Ian, who wants him to 'keep an eye' on Gilnor's younger sister Sloane. Co-penned with RaidBossMadi.
World of Warcraft: Fanfiction set in the world of the game World of Warcraft. Halla is a Kul'tiran Druid adventurer who meets an unusual looking dragon on the Dragon Isles. Gilnoruil is half-black, half-nether, but as a whelp was shunned by both the flights that bore him. They end up adventuring together and Halla wears down Gilnor's defences to become his romantic partner.
Monster Folk: Fanfiction set in the world of the game Monster Hunter Wilds with a twist. Monsters can take humanoid forms and socialise with one another. Gilnor is a Jin Dahaad and Halla is a Gravios.
Twin Dragon Princes: An original story, but with a crossover character from the game Genshin Impact. Gilnoruil and his twin brother Neuvillette rule the most prosperous kingdom in a fantasy world. Under pressure from their council to seek potential Queens, they hold a 'meet and greet' event for all Princesses and noble women from across the kingdoms. Halla, Princess of the Wildling Glen, and her best friend Lian, Princess of the Crystal Sea, attend and catch the Crown Princes' eyes.
Halla the Princess: An original story. Medieval low-fantasy where Halla is a Princess betrothed to a Prince of another land. However, her planned stay with her husband-to-be takes a strange turn as she wakes up one night in an unknown place... A cave... Home to a dragon. Gilnoruil is unimpressed to find this random human in his home, and yet somehow, she ends up befriending him.