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She loves her large husband, character of mine and a friend’s!

My PC fucking shit itself so I’m deprived of my digital art program

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Headcanon about Darnassian in WoW

- Anyone else always feel like theres different brands of dialects in the elvish languages of Azeroth? Cause if you think about it, the Kaldorei language isn’t coined as ‘Kaldorish’ or ‘Kaldri’ pertaining to the language actually ASSOCIATED with the Kaldorei. It’s just ‘Darnassian’, which implies that the dialect spoken is the dialect of elves that live in Darnassus in Teldrassil!

- Which means that there’s a different accent happening, and yeah yeah ‘Erm what about Thalassian’. Well Thalassian has the Highborne word ‘Thal’ in it which means ‘Of Importance’ or ‘Highly’ when we consider somewhere like Eldre’Thalas. Thalassian translates to ‘Children of High- Birth’ the same way Quel’dorei means something similair. However instead of children it’s ’Language of High- Birth”. Eldre’thalas translates as ‘Dire Maul’ in the Wiki, however I believe that a lot of the ancient Highborne constructs have ‘Eldre’ in it because it means something like ‘Elder’ or like LOTR with ‘Eldar’. In the same way Thalas could mean stars, or something of importance.

- So anyways back to the point, I strongly believe that Darnassian is a dialect of Kaldorei, but not something that is the ONLY dialect. To me Darnassian is sort of like a city accent, where it’s easier to understand because of its proximity to so many other languages including ‘Common’ as the language of the Humans. Especially since Mages have to translate spells and the like FROM elvish texts, Darnassian is probably easier on the ears to understand and less harsh to speak.

- However if you take an elf that is from somewhere like Dalaran, or spends a lot of time in Stormwind or in Alliance areas with diversity, chances are they speak Darnassian! But if you put them in a room with someone from let’s say Feralas, and who has only ever lived in Feralas, there’s an accent barrier!

- We can compare it to Jacksepticeye being placed in the same room as someone from Cork, Ireland. Or someone from Oklahoma being put in the same room as someone from Mississippi in the Deeper South.

- I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THESE IDEAS CAME FROM THEY JUST JUMPSCARED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF MY RAMEN TIME

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I have a Night elf headcanon because I’m bored and am in the middle of shaving my face.

Night elf quirk #1

That basically is a product of traditions passed down over the years, this headcanon entails that because the night elves are often furry and fuzzy with beards and thick eyebrows (men have it worse). That it’s a trait evolved because of their attunement with the wilds and that of Magic over the years.

The women are also a little fuzzy especially during the winter times due to the kaldorei naturally being involved with the likes of natures many cycles. A night elf woman with hair on her face isn’t frowned upon, and is normally respected and smiled at.

The tradition entails a soft and deeply private ritual where the women or the men take turns shaving their partner’s faces with a sharp razor often made of either true steel or sharp iron alloy.

(It’s considered a beauty statement that is optional and respected)

A bowl of water, a hot cloth, and glacier ice were traditional items and the most primitive with the exception being whether they wash their faces using ginger water or fragrant teas.

It was a form of grooming that began with the early dark trolls to clean and take care of the hair on their bodies or otherwise fur due to the sacred thought of hair length representing connection to the earth.

This mostly is common with the Kaldorei than the Quel’dorei or Shal’dorei, however cases have arose and have been respected all the same.

Shaving is simply a beauty technique, and always optional.

(PCOS representation moment)

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Men in porn always so desperate for validation. "oh you like that cock? You like my cock?" go to therapy dude

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Credit for the original rendition of this post goes to Arkonn and the <Fellowship of Teldrassil> of the Cenarion Circle server.

Introduction

“Below her eyes, the jagged tattoos that marked an earlier rite of passage now seemed to mock Tyrande, for they added to the younger elf’s fearsome look” - Stormrage, page 81

With the publishing of Stormrage in 2010 by Richard A. Knaak, speculation surrounding the purpose of night elf facial tattoos were confirmed. They mark a rite of passage, however what that entails exactly is still widely speculated. Many believe that night elf women receive their facial tattoos after coming of age, and completing a rite of passage. However this is not yet confirmed. A rite of passage is a ritual event that marks a person’s transition from one status to another. It could be for a coming of age ceremony, or occur when a night elf finds her place among the people, or is related to a chosen occupational path. Regardless, this post is for those who want more insight into the tattoos themselves, and their deeper meanings. Be warned, the contents of this guide are strictly theoretical.

Barber’s Note

Are you looking to add some extra depth to your Kaldorei? Below are visuals of all markings currently available to female night elves, paired with descriptions of what they resemble and connote. In the create-a-character and barbershop interface there are 10 tattoo options for a female night elf, and they are as follows: Bear, Blades, Crane, Leaf, Wings, Claws, Serpent, Owl, Shadow, No Tattoo.

Bear

Associated with Ursoc the Mighty and Ursol the Wise. Revered as gods by the Furbolg tribes. Patrons of the Druids of the Claw. Associated qualities: Might, strength, ferocity, power, loyalty, balance, wisdom, healing.

Blades

A constellation. Symbol of the Night Warrior aspect of Elune. As the Night Warrior, Elune is said to have gathered the souls of the righteous fallen from the battlefield and spread them across the sky as stars. Associated qualities: Courage, bravery, righteousness, justice, protection.

Crane

A constellation. Symbol of Aessina, one of the greater wilderness spirits. Her shrine was built ages ago by the Kaldorei, and lies in the midst of a forest glade in Ashenvale’s heart. Her shrine is a clear forest pool with a statue of Aessina standing beside it, clothed only in ivy. Dryads are known to visit the shrine to venerate Aessina, and cranes are often seen near the pool. Associated qualities: Patience, precision, grace, serenity, beauty.

Leaf

Associated with Malorne and Cenarius. Malorne is the consort of Elune, and Cenarius is their son, who inherited Malorne’s dominion over Nature. Cenarius had great love for his Kaldorei warrior women, and regarded them in a fatherly fashion. Cenarius is Lord of the Forest and patron of all druids. Associated qualities: Harmony, balance, nurturance, peace, healing, wisdom, purity, strength, wrath, power.

Claws

A constellation. Associated with nightsabers, and thus the Night Warrior aspect of Elune. A favored marking of Huntresses, who ride the feral nightsabers into battle. Associated qualities: Meeting challenges head-on, bravery, ferocity, strength, speed, agility.

Wings

A constellation. Symbol of Aviana, the winged messenger of Elune. Aviana was the mistress of the Mother Tree, G’Hanir, from whose acorn Nordrassil was grown. Also, G'Hanir was where dragons would go to at the end of their life. Patroness of the Druids of the Talon, and scholars. Associated qualities: Communication, knowledge, insight, observation, guidance, haste, expediency, knowing when to maintain safe and appropriate distance.

Serpent

Associated with Ysera and Alexstrasza. Ysera is the “mother” and mentor of Cenarius and guides the evolution of Nature from the Emerald Dream. Ysera and her dragonflight hold a special love for the Night Elves and their druids, and many have become dragonsworn to the green dragons. Alexstrasza is the protector of all life, and the druids revere her the most of the dragons after Ysera. Associated qualities: Knowledge, wisdom, healing, guidance, balance, serenity, nurturance, peace.

Owl

A constellation. Associated with Elune. The owl is the most beloved of the Goddess’ night birds. Huntresses have a close bond with the owls of the forest, as they relay information and spy for the Huntresses. Associated qualities: Seeing matters from a broad perspective, foreknowledge, wisdom, vigilance, stealth.

Shadow

Symbol of the Shadow aspect of Elune. Elune has blessed her Children, the Kaldorei, with the power to meld into the shadows. Associated qualities: Observing before taking action, knowing when to avoid harm and unnecessary conflict, wisdom, prudence, refuge, peace, stealth.

No Tattoo

A lack of markings upon a female Kaldorei usually means one of two things: they are too young to have received them/have not gone through their rite of passage, or they are of Highborne descent. Some women may decide not to take them. Those that are older than 400 years and still do not possess markings are considered highly unusual in night elf society.

It is theorized that the High Priestess is requested to allow her markings to fade, demonstrating an open mind and a balanced embrace of the Goddess and all her teachings. It’s also noted that markings, in general, could be a sign of pride.

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Some say he vanished into legend

did they ever find Snart btw

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@aroace-get-out-of-my-face I hate Tyrande but like this post kinda directs that anger toward Blizzard NOT LETTING HER HAVE MORE SCREEN TIME

I could care less about galaxy wars in space and space aliens trying to kill the magic lightbulb of god

GIVE US MORE ELF DRAMA THAT ISNT MAKING THEM SEEM LIKE DEPRESSED HIPPIES

The thing about the OG Night Elf love triangle is that the reason for Tyrande's choice isn't what you might think on first read/play.

It's not that Malfurion is the "safe choice", it's not Illidan's recklesness and occasional temper (bc let's be fair, Malfurion has both in spades as well). It's not Illidan's crimes or magic addiction. It's not even the "raw power VS true strength" thing that Tyrande brings up in Warcraft III (although that probably is part of it).

It's not that Illidan didn't "really" love her, because he definitely did. Illidan would have burned the world to save Tyrande, and that is the problem. Tyrande would die without hesitation for the greater good, and she could never bear to be the reason for her people or world coming to harm.

When faced with the choice of saving Azeroth or the kaldorei and saving Tyrande, Malfurion would let Tyrande die. The choice would kill him, but he would make it. And Tyrande knows it, just as he knows that she would always choose her people, her Goddess and her world over him (as indeed she does in Legion).

It is this awareness that their partner will always put duty first that brings both of them comfort and the peace of mind they need to face the horrors they fight on the regular, because they face them knowing that their love can never be used to undo all that they fight for.

Malfurion and Tyrande's love is not unconditional in the sense of "I love you, I will always be by your side and I would do anything for you". It is unconditional like "I love you and I always will, no matter what you do or what comes between us. I love you enough to act in accordance with your values even if it means losing you". It is how they can be apart for a thousand years and then just pick up where they left off. Because the understanding and acceptance they share runs so deep that it never even crosses their mind that the other's absence might be because their love has weakened.

It's why Tyrande holds no lasting resentment for Malfurion's sojourns into the Dream and why he instantly forgives her for basically leaving him to die in Dearkheart Thicket. It's why he doesn't follow her into the Maw in Shadowlands and why she doesn't stay with him in Ardenweald in Dragonflight.

Were Illidan in Malfurion's place at the start of SL, he would jump after Tyrande without hesitation. It would be a much grander romantic gesture (as well as show of genuine love), but he would also be leaving behind a fractured, hopeless, grieving people.

That is why Tyrande loves Malfurion - she would do anything for the greater good, and she needs to know that the one beside her would allow her to do that without undermining her sacrifice; and it goes both ways.

DAMN I love those two.

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So this is a totally useless rant, but as a skinny girl, I’m getting extra, extra tired of fat-shaming.

I work for a corsetier at a Renaissance Faire. We sell corsets. Not flimsy bullshit costume corsets; like real, durable, waist-training corsets. Today a woman came in with her boyfriend, so I helped her pick out a corset and try it on. While her boyfriend—who was decidedly enthused about the whole corset thing—sat watching me lace her in, he told me, grinning, “Of all the good jobs at the Renaissance Faire, I think you have the best.”

I shrugged in agreement. “I touch butts and reach down cleavage all day; I mean…” Because we like to be a bit rakish at the Faire, and, y’know, it’s true. Tying people into corsets pretty much invariably requires getting handsy.

The couple laughed at that, and the boyfriend said, “That’s the job I would want!” But then he chuckled again and said, offhand, “Or maybe not; while we were looking at the racks, there were some pretty big sizes on there!”

Our sizes are all done in inches, and the biggest we make is a 46. And you’d better believe our large sizes sell. For a second I wasn’t sure what to say to the guy’s comment, but I answered him casually. “We get a lot of beautiful big ladies in here.” Because we do. “We make corsets for real women, not Barbie dolls,” I added. Wasn’t trying to be smart, just kind of tossed it out there because that’s the line we like to use when people ask about larger sizes, and because, again, we do.

The boyfriend went quiet at that; I didn’t think anything of it, I just kept on lacing. A moment later, he said, a little awkwardly (but sincerely enough), “Didn’t mean to be offensive.”

I quickly smiled and brushed it off, said he wasn’t, said I was just saying. (Don’t want to make the customers uncomfortable, you know?) And that was the end of it. His comment had rubbed me the wrong way, but it wasn’t a big deal. Now, I wear a 20-inch corset. I’m a few cup sizes short of being one of the Barbie dolls. Like his girlfriend, I’m one of the “hot chicks”; he doesn’t have to worry about offending me by implying that I wouldn’t be fun to poke and pull at.

Honestly though, of all the people I fit sexy technically-undergarments to in a day, fat girls are maybe my favorite people to lace up. Because they are just so damn happy that we have stuff that fits them. They are so damn happy that the corsets we make in their sizes are all the same pretty, shiny colors and cool flower/dragon/skull/etc. prints that the smaller corsets are, not ugly beige and boring “granny” colors. They are so goddamn happy that at least one (of several on the grounds) corset shop carries things that they can wear, that they actually want to wear, and that they look fucking awesome in. This is only my second season working, and we’ve fit 60+ inch waists and double-K busts. The only people we’ve ever had to tell sorry, we don’t have anything that fits them, are twelve-year-old kids.

It’s half-wonderful, half-heartbreaking how excited those women get. Women who say with sad smiles, when we ask if they want to get fitted, “Oh, no, you don’t have anything that fits me,” and then are stunned when we’re 300% confident that yes we do, and we have options. Women who can’t stop smiling and looking at themselves in the mirror after we’ve got them laced in.

I had a lady last week whose waist I measured (cinching the tape tight, as per procedure) at 41 inches—honestly not all that big. So she picked out a 41-inch corset to try on. I could tell halfway through getting her laced that it was going to be a bit big for her, so I mentioned it and said she might do better to try a smaller size. She started crying on the spot. She was so overwhelmed; she couldn’t believe someone had just told her that a 41 was too big. She told me about how hard clothes shopping was for her, how her mother would tell her she needed an XXXL instead of an XXL, how she had recently lost weight but still couldn’t wear certain colors because they didn’t fit or she wasn’t confident enough.

She did end up getting her corset, and after I checked her out she asked if she could give me a hug, so we ended up standing there hugging each other for a minute. While we did, I told her, “Do not ever let anyone tell you any bullshit. You are gorgeous.” She said, “I have a new boyfriend and he keeps telling me that.” I told her he was right, and to just keep telling herself she’s gorgeous; it was okay if she didn’t always believe it, but to keep telling herself anyway. (That’s how I talked myself through shit when I had bad anxiety.)

We all know fat-shaming is bad. The stupidity, fatphobia, and misogyny of it has pissed me off since I first became aware of it. But working with clothing, especially as figure-hugging and precise as corsets, has given me a new perspective on it—how much it affects people and just how shitty it is. Like, what does it say that I had a grown, only average-big woman crying into my shoulder because she was so overjoyed not to be the uppermost extremity of what a manufacturer can clothe?

My job rocks and it’s really rewarding, but sometimes it highlights some of the ugliest shit about society. I’m so glad I work at a shop that’s not bullshit about body types and operates with more people in mind than just scrawny white chicks like me. The fat women I work with are a ton of fun to lace up, and they’re so much more than their size—they’re cool, they’re smart, they’re funny, they’re sweet, they’re great to talk to, and yes, they’re hot. I’m so damn done with them getting short-changed and shamed by petty fucks who refuse to make them nice clothes, who refuse to even try to work for them, who refuse to consider them pretty. This whole rant was useless and won’t get read, but I had to vent because it’s been driving me nuts.

So actually, screw you, random dude. Fat girls are the highlight of my job.

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LOCATION: “Bogpaddle Fleet”

ZONE: Swamp of Sorrows

NPCS: None

SETTING SIZE: Small

ACCESSIBILITY: Requires flying to board

CAVEATS: None

NOTES: Ships! Three whole empty ships, ready and waiting for a crew. Pick from one of two pirate ships or a cozier Alliance vessel. There is nothing particularly unique about them, but their out-of-the way location and lack of NPCs or player traffic makes them a fairly desirable spot for seafaring RPers.

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ESPECIALLY IF THEY DON’T EVEN ADD “YOU” OR “YOUR” TO ANYTHING

It’s so fucking annoying I WANT TO RIP MY HAIR OUT WHENEVER I FIND ONE

Playing with my READING

Is like playing with my EMOTIONS

Ok I'm sorry but if I see one more story labeled x reader and when I go to read it your fugly ass OC named 'nicole' or 'bridget' are in there IM GONNA LOSE MY FUCKING MIND! THAT IS NOT X READER! I know some of you could say "well just switch it out with your name"

NO I WILL NOT! ITS ABOUT THE PRINCIPLE OF FALSE ADVERTISING! STOP IT!

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk

And if you are one of the people that does this... I will find you and it will not be pretty

No hate to you if your name is nicole or bridget those re just examples

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Me when I realize I'll never have a romance with my favorite character 😢

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Being carried swiftly by mama

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@aroace-get-out-of-my-face I DID IT

if you're seeing this pretty please make yourself in this picrew it's really pretty I'm begging you

just in case the link doesn't work

and tagging: @silly-gizmo @donaviolet @the-deceived-deceiver @in-a-mello-mood @mythicalcoqui @kamelthemammal @katslitterbox and anyone else please

edit lmao I love how this already has 65 notes and mello hasn't even touched it yet

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I have a Night elf headcanon because I’m bored and am in the middle of shaving my face.

Night elf quirk #1

That basically is a product of traditions passed down over the years, this headcanon entails that because the night elves are often furry and fuzzy with beards and thick eyebrows (men have it worse). That it’s a trait evolved because of their attunement with the wilds and that of Magic over the years.

The women are also a little fuzzy especially during the winter times due to the kaldorei naturally being involved with the likes of natures many cycles. A night elf woman with hair on her face isn’t frowned upon, and is normally respected and smiled at.

The tradition entails a soft and deeply private ritual where the women or the men take turns shaving their partner’s faces with a sharp razor often made of either true steel or sharp iron alloy.

(It’s considered a beauty statement that is optional and respected)

A bowl of water, a hot cloth, and glacier ice were traditional items and the most primitive with the exception being whether they wash their faces using ginger water or fragrant teas.

It was a form of grooming that began with the early dark trolls to clean and take care of the hair on their bodies or otherwise fur due to the sacred thought of hair length representing connection to the earth.

This mostly is common with the Kaldorei than the Quel’dorei or Shal’dorei, however cases have arose and have been respected all the same.

Shaving is simply a beauty technique, and always optional.

(PCOS representation moment)

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"Self insert characters are cringe"

Bro I'm trying to survive capitalism with maladaptive daydreaming. Leave me alone.

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I’m telling everyone I know and spreading the good word.

heye every one.

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Anyone else forgetting how to read and getting really vivid dreams?