STORY PATCH NOTES~
✧ this section is to keep track of current story developments
✧ > overview: this story has roots since 2018 can you believe it lmao but it rlly just got thrown into the backburner for a whopping five years or so before I dug it out to be revamped into a magical girl esque story in 2023, cuz I had severe magical girl brainrot for a good while after watching/reading stuff related to it, the story is meant to be quite self indulgent rlly, playing on a lot of cliche friendship tropes I've loved as a kid (obviously MLP inspired) w a slightly more refined twist w my current writing style, around the beginning of 2025 as I'm writing this I got hit w another wave of brainrot which lead to a full on revamp overhaul that changed the trajectory of everythinggg its rlly starting to solidify into it's own magical girl esque story w its own identity + a mild hint of superhero esque society being explored
✧ > latest developmeny as of July 2025: somehow managed y to connect the lore w Faldeigh Street... something something Rurene aroma magic Lychee glowlins go into hiding magic herbs... its too long to be written here lowkey lmao but alas well at least I know what I'm talking about ouh
✧ > June 2025: more patchnotes yayo, but tbh a lot of it are kinda scattered tbh, current biggest ordeal is ofc Tamago and Kibble lmao, they have a wack bond going on in the unhinged bad guy vs team pet that secretly has a double life, in which all this started as a joke but alas, Tam is also getting a lot more lore lately alongside her dead wife but even rn idk what's the deal w her, the story is starting to be slightly more solidified and has been officially upgraded to main story status alongside Swan Feather, also shoutout to Gale now having a funnier personality than her previous rendition, she's starting to have equal footing w the rest of the team now, also Sparklyn might be renamed to Bluebell Starlet... I'm still thinking...
✧ > Jan 2025: where tf do I even begin lmao its way too much... veterans would know this used to be named Tales of Iridescence cuz I took it from the og 2018 ver named Friendship Tales, the entire story is just a lot more refined and slightly darker now lol, w a shit load of new chars and a whole new aesthetic that I had to mildly revamp both the playlist and the moodboard, this page itself isn't quite there yet so to speak but changing the bg to be a cityscape does wonders lol I haven't got around to collect more decobits to deck out this place, that said EI is the main reason dev on other stories are temporarily on the shelf as of late cuz the brainrot is severe... Aeris my beloafed... Chase my beloafed... Barley my beloafed... Nimble my beloafed... Sundae my beloafed... Finch my beloafed... Sparklyn needs a name change lmao, idk if Chronos even still exists what is this mf's deal!!!
TO DO LIST~
✧ upcoming story developments
✧ solidify all the chars tbh, the concepts are quite neat alrdy but I rlly need to settle on an official cast roster count, idk if I'm even gonna go abt this story w the usual format of a main four cuz the chars are all relevant in diff ways, we shall see...
✧ update this page maybe? its good enough just not rlly there yet, but its also less of a priority cuz it does look decent, I'll probs only update it after I decide on the main char lineup
✧ char playlists + chapters outline will probs be tackled once the cast is solid lol
“ would you deem it a fabrication if say, a beam of light became a rainbow after traversing a prism? ”
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Encore's Iridescence follows Bluebell Sapling, a timid, softspoken forager from a quaint village in the middle of nowhere. Everyone deems her a pushover who's too nice for her own good, unaware that she's secretly a magical girl in an alternate dimension that kicks ass on a daily basis.
Bluebell unknowingly barged into the realm of Altruna one day, and has since been given the blessing of glowlins (aka in universe equivalent of magical girls) that enables her to transform into the beloved hero and protector. Unfortunately, having to balance her double life is a cause for existential crisis, as none of her friends in her team are aware of her unconventional origins.
Even then, she is more than honoured, especially after the realm's original protector, Tundra the Northbelle has since fallen after a grand sacrifice to defeat the bygone calamity that once brought upon darkness. As the leader of her team, she believes it is her duty to uphold her legacy, that is until a wild card, Chase Windbreaker throws off the status quo and claims himself to be the true replacement of the fallen hero.
Though he seems mostly harmless, his origins remains oddly suspicious as he seems a little too good at his job. While Bluebell tries to reconcile what his existence means to her team, an even darker truth starts to resurface.
