Mykola Lapin-Void ([ meek-KOH-luh ] | / mi ˈkoʊ lə /)

Mykola was chronically ill. This however did not stop her from enjoying life and partaking in as much as she could. She suffered from liver issues from birth. Some of it was explained by being Voidtouched, some of it was just... bad luck.

Mykola had beautiful skin and a "baby face" that often led people to mistake her for being considerably younger than she was.

The Panda Archon was known for her creative choices in hair color and style.

Mykola, like her mother, was Voidtouched. She seemed to have an affinity with a previously unknown layer of The Void, The Dream Scape, and the full extent of her abilities was only beginning to be explored. This was believed to be the reason she and Feral Foxx managed to escape the pursuing Horde.

While her style varied to almost everything under the sun, she tended to favor a scented lava rock necklace, sun and moon earrings given to her by her younger sister, and jewelry she made herself.

Mykola was known to carry a large purse or messenger bag that was usually full of notebooks and pens, most of which had very few blank pages at any given time.

Mykola was discovered after being observed performing Literomancy by one of King RPGDinosaurBob's Dinos. They approached her eventually and took her in to teach her. Under their care and teachings she quickly learned a great deal about the art and her particular skill set. Despite their kindness and acceptance, Mykola never truly felt that she belonged in the House of Dinosaurs.   The April Tourney of Tales 2022 was her debut event; something she decided to take part in due to the encouragement of the Dinos, especially the King Dino himself. During the event, Mykola decided to share a tradition of hers with all of the Tome Knights — daily affirmations and motivational quotes she added to with her own thoughts and understandings. She expected to blend into the background and remain mostly unnoticed. However, that was happily not the case, as she made several good friends through several Houses. She used it as an opportunity to grow into herself more, as well as to bring as much light to others as she could. The Great Flame surprised her at the end of the event by bestowing a knighthood on her and giving her the title of 'Candle of Hope' —- something she dearly hoped to live up to.   Before the start of the July Tourney, Mykola approached King Bob about her insecurities and how she didn't quite fit in with the Dinos. It was an easier conversation than she thought and within the week she was on her way to House Chiroptera among whom she had met many friends during the previous Tourney. It was during her stay with them that Mykola started to think about founding her own House in honor of Senna. One that would offer a safe uplifting haven for all, and give the support necessary to those that needed it a little more. Eventually she decided to pursue the idea further and went to Queen Siobhan to ask after it and discussion of House Ailurus began. She was granted the title of Duchess by the Queen of Bays to establish a Protectorate for the new House. During the Tourney, while the Triathlon was happening Mykola spotted someone unexpected. Mykola recognized Senna. Although it had been years and Senna was no longer a child, Mykola was sure it was them. After the events she approached her lost sibling and quickly realized she was not remembered.   With that knowledge she decided to befriend Senna anyway and to see what happened. During their conversations Mykola mentioned her plan to try and found a House and Senna agreed to support.   Construction began on Penwall, the proposed Ailurus capitol. The following months saw the birth of the markets and storehouses that many other Houses joined in on the use of. It also saw Mykola's friend Foxx joining House Ailurus as both a Feral Bodyguard and the official keeper of the market.   It was also during this time that Mykola and Senna finally discussed Senna's returning memories and their connection. Reforging that bond happened faster than Mykola had ever hoped for, though that was not the only surprise that waited for them, as they were also made aware of their connection to the royal house of Lapin. During the exchange with Queen Sable and their newfound siblings they both shared an overview of what they knew, with Mykola offering to provide documentation █████████ concerning both her and Senna. But before that exchange of information could happen, The Third Word War broke out.   During the war Mykola did her best to uplift her people and defend them, offering her support to The 50K Offensive as backup. When House Chiroptera fell Mykola watched as Senna sacrificed herself to protect the storehouses, an act that saved many in the long run. During the battle she also saved and was saved in turn by her friend and guard Foxx . When she acted to remove Foxx from the situation, something happened and they both wound up far away from the main battle and fleeing through the woods from The Undead Horde. They were both saved by Queen Sable and Prinx Tempest and a flaming Void gate, a "Tang Portal". Foxx had suffered a zombie-cursed bite but was healed by the Bunny Queen before Zombification could occur.   It was at that time that House Ailurus properly joined what was becoming the Woodland Family Alliance and their strength as a family and as leaders was tested when Lapin fell and one of the young Forgelings was lost. Mykola's self doubts almost consumed her but her mother managed to help pull her through despite everything. She helped lead the alliance charge in the final battle alongside the The Scales and Feathers Alliance, happily regaining her lost family.   After the dust settled Mykola and Senna decided to keep House Ailurus at the Warren until Penwall could be rebuilt. House Ailurus had been ceded the chunk of the Pacific Northwest that once belonged to The Missing House, and construction began on a new Penwall.   During the April Tourney of Tales 2023 a massive literomantic ritual was undertaken to help rebuild Penwall. Archon Mykola spent the month gathering power from herself and others in order to power the ritual. The ritual itself was undertaken by Mykola, Senna Nightshade, Queen Sable Aradia, Erin Righ, TaraFaeBelle, Tempest Kwake, and The Bard with Many Names an newly found friend from the fae realm. During the ritual Mykola was overwhelmed by literomantic power and passed out, being saved by her family and friends. However, the ritual was continued by the combined efforts of family and friends and resulted in the new Penwall's completion. The aftermath of the undertaking saw Mykola in the hospital recovering from Magic Drain and overwhelm, joining her mother and Entie in their prescriptions of Crocoade.   During the July Tourney of Tales 2023 Mykola decided that she could not keep up her tradition of daily uplifting quotes on her own and founded a team to help her with doing so, so as to continue to spread light to all tome knights however possible. In addition she did what should could for the charging of batteries to help with the operation to save as many people as possible from the 1337 Speak Reality.   Towards the end of July Myko approached Sable Aradia and asked to adopt the name Lapin into her own. She wanted to further celebrate her connection to her family and honor her mother's name.   At the start of the War in November 2023, Myko made the decision to split the words of House Ailurus with a literomantic ritual choosing to support both Chiroptera and Lapin. This changed multiple times throughout the war as Ailurus tried to offer her House's support to as many Tome Knights as possible.   During the war Myko struggled with self-doubt and fears of letting the people around her down. Despite this she found strength through the confidence and support of her House. She participated in The 50K Team Up, even managing to modify the existing ritual format to allow teams of Literomancers to combine their efforts. She was also able to fully command her incipient teleport abilities to rescue her House Meles family. The members of her House never failed to continue to encourage each other and prove their strength.   In early 2024, the Archon began to show signs of her ongoing health conditions worsening. She became less active in the political scene. Just prior to The Fifth Word War, she retreated to the Warren with symptoms of a then-unknown condition that has since been given the name Voidhollow. Few were aware of the seriousness of her illness, including her parents. The Bard with Many Names sought an answer in undeath, but Voidhollow already produced a kind of undeath, so this was not possible. Queen Sable, upon acquiring The Iron Tome at the conclusion of the war, also sought a solution when the truth of the situation became known to her, but was equally unsuccessful.   On Tomesmas Eve 2024, Mykola used her dreamwalking powers to help heal some of her mother's PTSD related issues when Queen Sable was accidentally overdosed with magical and mundane sleep aids. Archon Mykola passed away on February 14, 2025. Her sister Senna disappeared soon after.

It took Mykola some time to figure it out, but they identified as nonbinary. They used any and all pronouns, but slightly preferred they/them. Their identity was expressed in a lot of different ways, but most famously in their avantgarde (some would call confused) fashion choices.

Mykola was Ace-spectrum, aegosexual being the closest matching term she had found to describe herself. She was also Panromantic and open to the idea of polyamory dependent on the comfort of her current signficant other. They loved to flirt playfully and found a match for that in The Bard of Many Names. The tension was real, but their death cut their adorable time short.

For as long as Mykola could remember she had dreamed, created, and written stories and worlds of mysticism and wonder. She was never formally taught the art of literomancy nor did she know that she was capable of such things. What she lacked in finesse she made up for in imagination and the speed with which she came up with ideas, a modus operandi many Pandas followed them in.

Mykola was awarded 31 Flames of Encouragement in April 22 alone -- one for every day in the April Tourney 2022. It was this impressive accomplishment, and her lovely daily affirmations that everyone began to look forward to, that earned her the title 'The Candle of Hope.'   Mykola among others was gifted the honor of Defender of the Realm for her actions in The Battle of the Book, an honor she took great pride in.   Mykola founded House Ailurus after the July Tourney of Tales 2022 and led the Pandas with open heart and pen until her death in 2025. They are remembered fondly by all and are still an idol people look up to. To be honest, sometimes it doesn't really feel like they are gone, since friends and family in Ailurus still pour another cup of hot cocoa for them in their favorite mug and, from time to time, find it empty when they come back, with one of their small violet candles of hope burning besides it.

Mykola faced extreme imposter syndrome, depression, anxiety (both social and personal), and rejection sensitive dysphoria. She struggled greatly with the need to always be strong for those around her and able to jump and carry their burdens while never allowing others to know her own. Her fear of failure was often her downfall, causing her to freeze up and fail to even try in many circumstances. This fed into her mental abuse towards herself, and caused an increase in fear of disappointing others, as well as failing in whatever task she was given. She often felt that even when she overcame the fear of trying, shestill failed to live up to expectations.   As of the end of 2023 Mykola had begun to work on herself in earnest adopting several practices to help with her mental and physical health. She practiced meditation, mindfulness, breathing exercises, affirmations, and journaling. These have had an impressive positive impact on her wellbeing.   Still, all that came crashing back when The Void started to claim their body early 2024. With everyone being busy and Myko giving their best to save Bard from the Curse of the Black Eyes that threatened to kill him, they poured themselves into research without any consideration for their own health, giving the Void free reign to go rampant.

If I can bring a small amount of happiness or inspiration to even one person's day, I have done my job.

— Mykola Void

 

Fluff Around and Find Out!

— Mykola Void

The senseless and meaningless act of putting others down about anything.   Bigotry of any kind.

Mykola strived to care for, encourage, and support those around her. She worked to help others to succeed and did her best to make the world a little better. This, and pursuing every avenue of creativity open to her, were her greatest goals.   She led House Ailurus to be an open and accepting place for all; to help where they can and lift others up in everything they do. She wanted to relieve the stress of others and encourage them to be as great as they can be. And now? Now Ailurus is a home for everybody looking for one, no matter if human, werecreature, fae or whatever walks of life under the sun or moon. Their dream came true, and they were at least able to witness the beginnings.

Mykola adored all things cute and fluffy, often finding the question "What is your favorite animal?" to be nearly impossible to answer — though she would probably eventually say the Red Panda. She loved music, art, reading and writing, listening to others speak of their passions and dreams, and helping where she could. On the top of her list of dislikes were spiders, clowns, and human dolls — in fact those things absolutely terrified her. She also disliked those that used others for their own gains, were needlessly cruel, or put others down for fun. Although what she absolutely despised above all else was The Company.

House Ailurus continues in the form that Myko envisioned, a warm, welcoming place of acceptance, cuteness, and joy. The elected monarchal system they established elected new leadership in the wake of their sudden passing, and is still very much the House that they meant it to be. Penwall, magically moved to a third location in the wake of Ailurus' ascension as a Major House, still stands according to their vision. The Woodland Family Alliance also remains strong.

2022-2025

 

Erin Righ = Father

Sable Aradia = Mother

Senna Nightshade = Younger Sister (MIA)

Daniel = Older Brother (deceased)

Princess Becca = Older Sister

Prince Jean = Older Brother

Lord Galakrond = Younger Brother

Missi Meles = Younger Sister

Salem Meles = Younger Sister

Xantos Meles = Younger Sibling

Jellybean Meles = Younger Sister

Monkey Meles = Younger Sister

Batman Meles = Younger Brother

Dave = Uncle (deceased)

Princess Sunny = Aunt

Tempest Kwake = Entie (MIA)

Realm of Music = Uncle (MIA)

Mykola was incredibly socially awkward and initially a shy bean. She tended to keep quiet but also often tended to jump on a soapbox if it helped lift someone up or encourage them. Once one got to know her, however, one learns that she was a very odd duck with a warped sense of humor. Above all, Myko always had an open ear for everyone. The amount of gentle kindness and mischief she extended towards others made it so easy to adore her, and many in the populus mourned her passing just as much as they would have mourned a close friends, for that what she was to everybody.

Miji of the Jiji's Our Future Fluffy Overlord, her cat who is polydactyl and more than likely a secret member of the Self-Care Mafia. They were adopted by the Ailurus Council and are well loved by everyone.