CascadiaStudio

***CascadiaStudio*** is a content creator and artist on Twitch and elsewhere online.

## General Description

***Cascadia Studio***, is an artist and streamer from Portland, Oregon.

Cascadia Studio joined the NoPixel Community as an avid watcher of Aurielis who plays Ursula Leichenberg on WL during her LSBN days. After a set of time, CascadiaStudio dipped their toes in creating a character named Galadriel "Gala" Luna starting on Halloween of 2021.

Cascadia Studio is a lifelong fan of tabletop RPGs and has played them for over a decade and been playing video games since they could hold a controller. With a love of roleplay, storytelling, voice acting and performance - NoPixel seemed like a great way that combines many of those passions.

## Characters Meta - Q&A

**What's the difference between Gala from NoPixel Classic and Green County?**

Classic = Crim!Gala, with a possibility of redemption

GC = Cop!Gala

Although both characters went from Civilian -> EMS -> Therapist -> Business Owner -> County Clerk -> Cop, in Classic, Gala went through additional events that made her distrust PD which failed her in the past.

**What are recurrent themes with Gala?**

At the crux of the character, the character and story of Gala is one of overcoming adversity as well as an exploration of the power and control that women may feel (or not!) within society. It's about taking back that loss of control and making something from it.

**Pretend you were a real therapist - what would you diagnose your characters with?**

Gala - PTSD, Anxiety.

Chloe - N/A - Just a sweet bean sweetie who's a bit of a dummy.

Aileen Toppan - Antisocial personality disorder

**How do you portray someone with PTSD so well?**

Probably because I also have PTSD. Mind you, I don't have a ton in common with Gala myself. I'm very much playing a character but there's definitely an element of "write what you know".

**Will you ever join WL?**

I've had a lot of people tell me I would fit in well over there. I really don't know.

**What kind of advice would you give to new RPers?**

Read the rules closely for the server. I would take the time to sit down and write out your character's backstory - I'd ask these questions of them: What is their family like? What are their dynamics? Can you describe the character in a nutshell? What do they fear? What are 3 important events in their lives that shaped them to be who they were today? Some things I do - develop playlists based around characters and I assign certain colors that the character wears. Cop!Gala wears Teal, the color of innocence. Crim!Gala wears Red and Leathers, the color of vengeance. Chloe wears white - neutrality. I'd also try to come to the city with an aspiration or have the character develop an aspiration with the first week there. Be open and flexible to situations that happen and allow the city to influence your character. It's okay to be nervous and it's okay not to know what to say in a situation with a new character. Also I don't recommend making a character that is super close to you - you might feel personally attacked when things happened to that character. We're all there to tell a story and interact and have fun - I look forward to meeting you in the city!