Reposted by Rae (he/they)
I'm no sports guy, but a friend shared me this interview with Alexandra Eala, the fast rising tennis superstar. Having the ability to participate in professional sports on an international level is a moonshot for most Filipino athletes. But PH folks are citing her privilege like some kind of gotcha.
benrothenberg.com
Alexandra Eala on Her Fame, Family Money, and Filipino Identity
An interview with the Filipina sensation on navigating the ups and downs of sudden superstardom.
![Nereids in Play
Nereids may cast magic through their associated Element, rolling 3 Dice of Personal or Arcane Import in that Element. Nereids are utterly immune to any magic from their Element, and have 1 Ward against each other Element.
A wizard may schedule and spend an Engagement on a Nereid to attempt to capture them. If the wizard fails, the Nereid will flee and can never be found again.
When a Nereid is Bound, the wizard replaces his associated Companion with the Nereid. As long as the Nereid is the wizard's Companion, the wizard rolls twice as many Dice whenever he casts a spell of the associated Element. Additionally, if the wizard casts a spell of the associated Element in the presence of his Nereid, he may choose the result of one of the dice rolled. [footnote: The Selkie amongst your list of Companions is a minor Nereid, not strong enough to provide the benefits described here.]
If the Nereid ever stops being the wizard's Companion, or is unable to provide its care, it may take its revenge upon the wizard. The Nereid's fury is great and vast, and the older sisters of a vengeful Nereid have sometimes been called Erinyes. The Celestial Audience chooses 1 from below befitting the Nereid's anger, or may invent their own appropriate punishment:
Inflict a Game-Changing Impact upon the wizard's Domain.
Steal one of the wizard's other Companions and bring them to the Nereid's palaces beneath the seas.
Prophesize exactly how the wizard will die.
Sunder the wizard's soul — he may no longer ever cast magic with the associated Element.
Attack the wizard himself and play out a scene with him unprepared.
The Nereid will then flee, never to return.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rzjgafeykxv4du7aw6nftltp/bafkreib2lgzrkypc7yfh3fhz24ovlnbeshbajqzrffnua5uyaahbpckaqq)
