Grave Jester Outfit - Updated (Patreon)

*Reuploaded because I wanted to fix it and add some more lore tidbitsSorry it's been so long since I made an exclusive lore post. Thank you for all the people that are still here after everything that has happened. I'm slowly getting better.

This is just a rough draft, but some variation of this outfit will appear in the beginning of the story. I'm thinking of beginning the revamp with Ellie introducing herself at the secret society's academy and then hard cutting to her at rock bottom. That way we can see her build herself back up over time with the help of new friends but start things off in an interesting way.

There will be many people at the secret society that have these elaborate outfits that they wear during debates / forums and special occasions like balls and ceremonies. Part of it has to do with maintaining some distance from their real life identities when they have these intense exchange of ideas about how to effectively change the world and repair society (so they can be somewhat impartial and the focus can be on the ideas), but it's not really about trying to hide anything. Part of it is also to encourage creativity since the entire point of the academy is to revive culture and cultivate some of the most creative, intelligent, and talented minds out there that don't typically get support.

I've met some really intelligent and talented people but many of them don't get nearly enough, if any credit or opportunity at all for various reasons. Things like mental instability often get in the way of these people having a place in society and they end up being broke, homeless, or shut ins like I was. It's really depressing to see so much talent go to waste, but most importantly, they are unable to heal themselves without any real support. I wish the world was more supportive; that's my main motivation for this part of the story.