Chickadee: “I’m really okay, promise. But I trust you wholeheartedly. If we have to help, we can help.”

2026-05-01T23:04:04Z

“I’m really okay, promise. But I trust you wholeheartedly. If we have to help, we can help.”

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<blockquote>''“…I trust you, Clove. If you say it’ll work, then it’ll work. Just don’t worry too much, okay?”'' </blockquote>{{Person
| Name = River Tides
| Image = [[File:River_full.png|thumb]]
| Pronouns = Any (leans towards they/he)
| Species = [[Races#Kindred|Kindred]]
| Subspecies = Vampire Bat
| Height = 5'1” / 158cm
| Age = 19
| Birth Date = 19 Harvestine 1212
| Role = Mirage, “PR Agent”
| Zodiac = Naive Mimic
| Aspect = Earth (born) / Wind (learned<br>
Corrupted with Law
| Family = Clover Tides (twin sibling)
| Creator = [[User:Chickadee|Dee]] & [[User:ethanwoopdedoo|Ethan]]
| Artist Credits = [[User:Chickadee|Dee]]
}}'''''River Tides''''' is a young vampire bat [[Races#Kindred|Kindred]] that works with [[Mirage]] alongside their twin sibling, [[Clover Tides]].

== Appearance ==
River has a short and slim figure with fair skin and narrow, heterochromatic eyes (right green eye, left blue eye). Their long hair is a deep burgundy/maroon color that falls to their lower back, while their side locks are typically tied with a pink hairband at the tips. They often wears loose-fitting clothing with rather large sleeves to accommodate the wings on their arms. There are a few ginkgo-like accessories scattered across their appearance, such as their hair and shirt. They and Clover will often wear the same (or highly similar) clothing and change their hairstyles to confuse other people on who they’re addressing. The large bat ears on their head match their hair color with a pink inside that matches the small, membraned tail that falls to midway past their thighs. They always appear carrying a calm smile.

== Personality ==
River bears a very laid-back personality. They tend to keep behind whoever they’re accompanying when they are not immediately needed for a task. Even if they are a little calmer than their sibling, River is very easily able to match Clover’s energy when the situation calls. They often hyperfixate on certain objects and menial tasks until they’re satisfied with the results. They’re highly protective of their twin sibling, even picking up knifework thanks to some Mirage members helping them in order to better defend the both of them if they cannot use their magic.

River has immense anxiety about their corruption, but they don’t show it. They always insist everything is okay, and it will be okay whether Mirage is true to their ideals or not. They have no choice but to take the gamble, and gamble they do—they enjoy it.

== Biography ==
Clover and River Tides were born to parents that lived in [[Eversun City]]. Their father was a well-adapted scout in the [[Outerworld Division]], often deployed to law-aspected bubbles, while their mother was a very talented [[Arcane Sciences Division]] researcher that assisted in finding a way to reverse corruption. Their family was small and happy—Clover and River’s parents raised them with individuality in mind, preparing for if they ever had the desire to split up and pursue their own ways of life. While they appreciated the gesture, they did often stick around each other even with their slightly differing personalities.

Their father returned one day with an unclean artifact grabbed from a law-aspected bubble, as a reward for himself after taking down a [[sovereign]] being. His wife warned him of the lethalities he subjected his family to by bringing this artifact home, but of course, he was insistent on keeping the trophy for his hard work, using his expansive knowledge on chaotic aether to convince his wife there were no dangers. Unfortunately, thanks to law aether’s radiation-like way of polluting everything within its vicinity, their parents were struck with immediate law corruption and quickly succumbed to condition when Clover and River were just fifteen. The two escaped home immediately out of fear of sticking around a law-infused object and fended for themselves for about a year, until River fell ill and collapsed one day.

Clover and River were found by a woman named [[Quill]] while they were hiding away, trying to figure out River’s sudden poor condition. Quill explained she was able to sense the law aether coming from River and immediately offered her assistance, revealing the mouth on her hand that could absorb and filter out a little bit of aether. After the demonstration, River’s breathing stabilized just a little bit. She then asked the twins to accompany her and her “family” of Mirage and work towards her goal of eliminating the direct source of chaotic aether (some information withheld). Clover took this as their one way ticket of finding an absolute cure for River and having access to a way to keep River stabilized, but the latter was still highly apprehensive of these methods. In the end, they agreed to accompany Quill; not like they had any other choice, did they?

Three years have passed since River and their sibling joined the ranks of Mirage. They are both able to roam around [[Castrella#Solaurum|Solaurum]] freely and assist their new family in their goals in exchange, spreading the word of their “good deeds” and aim for finding the cure to corruption. Their personalities have bloomed fully in their newfound adulthood, and they spend their time playing pranks with their aether abilities in big events to bring attention to their presence before heralding their praises about Mirage. If they are not out and about causing problems, the twins split up and latch themselves onto whatever another Mirage member is doing.

== Valuables ==

=== Yellow Petal Fan ===

* River’s focus. Clover has a matching one.

=== Silver Kukri ===

* A gift from the members of Mirage.

== Relationships ==
Click the tab at the top of the page, or click '''[[River Tides/Relationships|here]]'''!

== Trivia ==

* They can secrete a very weak paralyzing venom from her tongue, but it is only strong enough to incapacitate a small animal.
* They can use high frequencies to communicate with Clover that the average non-Kindred cannot hear. A Kindred would need very sensitive hearing to be able to eavesdrop.
* Their arms are winged.
* They want to cut their hair down very short, but it’d mess up their ability to pose as Clover, so they just deal with it.

[[Category:Kindred]]
[[Category:Mirage]]
[[Category:Characters]]

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