#-> General info or lore

[dreamsy990]

TELEMACHUS AND ANTINOUS. FINALLY

[mossattack]

(Some silly headcanons about Mortalitasi and Nevarran traditions that ended up leading me to Emmrich. How typical.)

We don't actually know all that much about Nevarra and their customs. World of Thedas and some of the in-game codex tells us some key points: strong royal families, a rich history of dragon hunting, an elite group of mages rumored to be heavily involved in makings of the country, and, of course, the thing that this country is most famous for - the fascination with the dead.

Our very own Nevarran companion mentions a couple of things about her home country:

And even though she doesn't seem fond of Mortalitasi practices or Nevarran customs surrounding the dead, she admits that some stories that pervade the South are greatly exaggerated:

(I feel so called out)

This makes me think that this interest in the dead is still a personal choice. I doubt that an average Nevarran is obsessed with those rituals any more than an average person from Ferelden is with theirs - those are just a part of their traditions that obviously affect their lives in unique ways, but that is all.

Now, Nevarran nobility are a different matter. They are said to start the construction of their tombs very early in life - lavishly decorated palaces with gardens, ballrooms and bathhouses. A sign of power and wealth for them, and that I can believe.

But when it comes to Mortalitasi, do they, in general, care as much? Do they take all these things, all these rituals, to extreme somehow, professional pride and all?

How much would a Mortalitasi care about their own tomb? Would Mortalitasi friends and colleagues ever promise to lead the other's ceremony depending on who dies first? "Oh, I'll totally mummify you if you're the one to go first, don't you worry, I know you think that Markus is getting sloppy".

The coffin sharing is also not unheard of (the spouses from The Flame Eternal), and I wonder if it's ever used as a grand gesture - to ask someone to be placed in the same tomb?

(And just imagine how messy this could get, the way people are. Building a tomb together only to have a falling out, what are you even supposed to do after that?)

Would it be romantic then, to tell your significant other that you don't want to ever part from them, even in death?

Beacause imagine Emmrich writing a quick letter to his friend from the Mourn Watch (Johanna, if they are still friends after all these years, or Myrna), "doing fine, on a saving the world business trip, will be back when I can; could I trouble you with a favor - a bigger coffin, installed in my tomb, not urgent, just whenever you have the time."

When the reply comes and his friend is (obviously) asking for a reason for such a sudden change, he just looks at Rook from the corner of his eye and replies with "no particular reason, just felt like it."

[bonefall]

Heads up! There is going to be a very long and detailed post about making sausages dropping in a few hours.

It's got a big red content warning and a readmore, so nothing is going to get gruesomely dropped on you, but make sure you add "butchery" or "cw butchery" to your tag filters to be extra safe if the idea of processing animal carcasses is upsetting to you!

It also has an image of sausage casings before they're scraped. I tried to whack the post with as many CWs as I can think of but I'd recommend "cw meat" or "cw organs" if you need them.

[torachan39103]

bro HOW does this guy have like, only 9 max pieces of fanart on the interwebs. Not even a full wiki page. NOTHING. Seriously, this man NEEDS more attention.

[mushramoo]

it’s so weird to me that ppl are like “u can’t like William Afton cos he’s a murderer” bro ppl simp for murderers in fiction all the time? Jeff the Killer? Jason? Slenderman lol? he’s fun and he’s got a lot of potential, as long as ur not simping for irl murderers I really don’t see the issue with it. Let me think my murderer is goofy in peace

[celestial-knight]

Lies of May: IV. Painting

For this prompt I wanted to sketch my Lies of P OC. They're an artist studying art in Krat when the Puppet Frenzy breaks out, and end up taking refuge in Hotel Krat.

[tales-of-snaktooth]

Bugsnax in Ancient Stone Grumpus Society

In the early years of Tooth Island grumpus civilization, Bugsnax have always been a major part of their lives. They serve as their main source of food, their transformations can be used as tools and even fashion statements, forms of currencies (trading hard-to-get/rare/so-called "special" Snax for different goods and services is very common in Stone Grump society), and are generally just fascinating creatures to observe and learn about. While the overall view of Bugsnax varies from grumpus to grumpus, it’s very common for most to see them as higher beings deserving of praise and worship. Even though grumpuses had been living alongside the Snax for so long, there’s not much knowledge on what they actually are.

Grumpuses had survived on the islands centuries before the actual “beginning” of their civilizations. However, it's generally accepted that the first true inhabitants of the island were, in fact, the Bugsnax. No grumpus had traveled far enough to find any other Snak-inhabited lands, so it’s also assumed that Bugsnax and the Tooth Islands are inherently connected somehow. So that only encourages the grumpuses to respect the Bugsnax more.

A form of showing that respect is through the Bugsnak Ceremonies.

Ceremonies and Sacrifices

Once a month, it's a common practice for Stone Grumpus territories to hold day-long events celebrating life and Bugsnax. The communities of Falls Valley holding their ceremonies on Broken Tooth. The communities of The Coast may also choose to go to Broken Tooth, but there’s also an underground cavern (built by Broken Tooth grumpuses) near the area that also is used for ceremonies. In The Peak communities it’s celebrated in one of their large cave systems. And lastly, The Desert’s ceremonies are held in the Vast Desert, near the Grand Pyramid. Though there’s been a “pause” to The Desert’s ceremonies for several years for an unexplainable reason…

Events that take place within the ceremonies vary from territory to territory, but they must end in the sacrifice of a randomly chosen grumpus. The sacrifices serve as a “Thank you” to the Bugsnax for allowing these grumpus communities to survive and thrive off of them for so many years. It’s believed that once a grumpus has been sacrificed, their bodies will break apart into Bugsnax. Their minds, thoughts, beliefs, wisdom, all finding new life in Bugsnax. The body of that grumpus may be gone, but they’ll find new life in the Bugsnax. And if any of the Snax gets caught and eaten by another grumpus, then they’ll gain that previous knowledge, allowing that sacrificed grump to still live on.

At least, that’s how it’s described in ancient legends. It’s said to help make chosen grumpuses feel less nervous, because being sacrificed isn’t their end, but a way to give them new life.

If a grumpus has passed away and their body; either whole and parts of them, is still accessible, it’s recommended to wait until the next Bugsnak Ceremony and bring their body to be sacrificed to the Bugsnax. If a grump is feeling brave enough, they could go to the ceremony place themselves to sacrifice the body outside of ceremony time. The area is very dangerous for a solo grump; as it’s a common place where someone may go missing. It's recommended to bring a friend or one of their leader’s subordinates to accompany them, and also to go during the daylight, as most grumpuses are active at that time in case they’re in need of help.

Going missing

An unexplainable phenomenon that causes grumpuses to disappear. There’s no set conditions that’ll lead to the disappearance of a grumpus. Any grumpus of any status may seem fine one day, then gone the next.

In the earlier years of Stone Grumpus civilization, a grumpus who had gone missing was seen as a more urgent matter to look into. But there were no cases of a grumpus going missing ever being found. So in later years, it’s been accepted as an unpredictable, random, and tragic occurrence.

The best choice is to simply move on.

[copia]

time for sister imperator 4

[solohux]

The Arkanian legend of Vice General Valentine is one that Hux knows well. During a period of intense civil war that split the planet in two halves, the Vice General held secret ceremonies for lovers on opposite sides of the war who wanted to marry, to bond. He was eventually found, of course, and his treachery led to his death but the centuries old tale is honoured once a year on Valentine’s Day, a day that celebrates love in all of its forms.

When the calendar notification flashes up on his datapad, Hux scrunches his nose up in disgust. It makes him want to throw his datapad across his chambers but instead, he huffs with revulsion and sits up straighter in his bed. Ridiculous; of all the things to commend, he can hardly believe that his people would choose to honour someone who was a traitor to his own allegiance. Valentine’s Day is nothing more than a commercial trap that is set for half-witted fools who believe that they’re in the throes of infatuation, and it makes Hux sick to his stomach.

“Happy Valentine’s Day, lover.”

Hux frowns, but accepts the kiss from Kylo anyway. The Knight gives him a gentle peck on the lips before moving to kiss both of his cheeks, forehead and nose before handing a cup of Hux’s morning caf to him.

“How do you know about Valentine’s Day?” Hux asks, happily taking the beverage.

“It’s a Chandrillan tradition,” Kylo says, sitting down on the bed. He sets his hand upon Hux’s leg and rubs it absentmindedly; Hux silently admits how much these small actions of affection mean to him. “A Lieutenant of the Chandrillan army went against the orders of his superior officer to forbid her to marry someone she loved. Something about him having familial links to an enemy. But he married him anyway, and the two performed covert marriage ceremonies for people in the same situation. They eventually became The Lords Valentine. People from Chandrilla honour them once a year on Valentine’s Day.”

“That’s not the story,” Hux scoffs. “And it’s a tale from an Arkanis legend, not from Chandrilla.”

“I know my history, Hux.”

“As do I, Ren. Valentine’s Day is an annual celebration of love on Arkanis.“

“On Chandrilla too.”

The likelihood of a military man with the same name becoming involved in secret marriage ceremonies on two completely different planet seems far too impossible for Hux’s logical mind to comprehend but he sees the softness in Kylo’s eyes and decides not to challenge it any further. And then, he sees something else.

The room is covered in red roses; petals are scattered everywhere and on every surface whilst long-stemmed roses stand proudly in perfect arrangements in vases. There must be hundreds of them, all seemingly glittering in the low light of their bed chambers. The sight of them surrounding him is one of the most beautiful things that Hux has ever seen.

“Ren,” Hux sighs with a smile. “What’s this?”

“Like I said, Happy Valentine’s Day, lover,” Kylo says as a large bunch of roses float elegantly into his open hand. He holds them out to Hux, who takes them and inhales their fresh aroma.

“I didn’t get you anything,” Hux says dejectedly. “I’ve never…I’ve never had to before.”

“You’ve already given me everything I need, Hux,” Kylo says, leaning in closely until his lips are almost upon Hux’s. “You’re my air. You’re my heart. You’re my galaxy. What else could I ever need?”

Perhaps Valentine’s Day isn’t so ridiculous after all, now that he has someone to share his love with.

[deadallover]

Series of doodles from the last few nights, maybe ill finish some.

Also lore drop that cain (the devil in my verse) stole his heart while he was dead to keep him loyal when cain reanimated him. Deans heart only beats when the devil makes it, and is completely disconnected from his body. Which is why dean is so brutal and mean, but also depressive and empty, hes heartless. Also why dean has to keep sinning, killing who cain asks and gaining power for cain through his fame. Because he could crush his heart and kill dean again.

[tiamat14]

Why the fuck do I decided to make a brocedes presentation???? I'M ON 30 PAGES (it's that the name?????) AND STILL I'M NOT EVEN HALFWAY THERE.

[allmyandroids]

still sad that we didnt got a whole episode which focused on Lore and what he did between Brothers and Descent

[yandere-yearnings]

Drop some of your PC's lore, Dar, don't be shy <3

MOTH THIS IS SO CUTE HELLO😭🩷 just bc you asked, i will lore dump abt him under the cut🥺👉👈

His name is Nihil! He doesn't have a very expressive face, and as a result of that, friendly interactions with other people come far and few.

It doesn't help that he's a man of few words — not necessarily by choice, but all his own fault at the same time. Never able to ease into conversation, so choosing silence despite wanting to build connections.

As a kid, Nihil used to just loiter around the others in the orphanage when they gathered, picking apart the more outspoken individuals in his head and trying to think of ways he could be like them. This was largely misinterpreted as Nihil judging them, which in turn kept him isolated.

That's all to say that when Robin first approached him, it was a profound moment in his life. He quite literally remembers it with added wings and a halo on said person. Calls Robin his angel and means it. Also shoulders their payments to Bailey.

On that note, Nihil hates Bailey with a burning passion and the only other person to the same degree is Leighton — he jumped at the opportunity to gut punch him on Sydney's behalf. Skips school a lot because of this dislike, so his delinquency is high despite him not being a particularly bad student.

Collecting lichen became a hobby for him after that science project. Nihil spends a majority of his time alone, either trying to make money or tending to crops. He appreciates nature.

Really wants to cut his hair, but is too afraid to go alone because he's certain he'd make it awkward. Took Sydney to the hairdressers once for this, then backtracked when Sydney made a comment about changing their hairstyle since he likes theirs as it is.

Somehow ended up in Whitney's circle, sometimes visits the park at random hours hoping to find them when he feels lonely and doesn't want to bother Robin. He looks up to Whitney's attitude, just in the sense that it's defining.

In the same way, he's fascinated by Kylar's obsession and Sydney's faithfulness — anyone with character. Nihil has always felt that he, himself, has no substance in his personality. He wants to build a mould to conform to.

Vengeful sadist trait, in part due to his complex of not being able to break away from impersonal relationships, and mostly because he just likes to make people cry.

Although, he's not an unkind person either. His first instinct is to help when someone's in need, and he avoids petty theft where he can. He'll do anything for someone who has been nice to him once, regardless of if they ever do so again.

Sleeps infrequently due to vivid nightmares; they're a lot less intense when Robin's with him. After waking up, he has a 'head empty, no thoughts' state, it takes him a couple of hours to reboot.

Is a good listener — understandably, because that's really all he does. Nihil remembers things well, especially concerning those he likes, so he's surprisingly nice to approach when in need of a shoulder. Although, his words of comfort are a bit curt and robotic, he does as best as he knows to do.

At the end of the day, he has a notebook he always comes back to. Writes about the things he's observed, the people and the plants, the changing seasons, his own reflection in the mirror. The pages fill up. Nihil does it in hope that he can fix himself, and then one day, share all these years of words with someone.

[tophats-tea]

drawing fanart everyday for Danganronpa: A New Generation until the First Episode comes out

Day 215: TalentSwap AU log-writing

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[thegeneticopera]

hey for the record its uncool as hell to make your own repo archive blog and then come mass rb from this one to pad yours with our curated posts lol

[ghostclangen]

Arc I: Blood in the Water

After their old clan is swallowed up by a mysterious virus, the two survivors of RoseClan- Hornetpaw and Marshkit- travel to the Cavern of Souls, a space where the veil is thin between the living world and Silverpelt ... and the Dark Forest. One by one, the cats of the newly founded GhostClan are ensnared by the Dark Forest's thrall.

BitW is a Dark Forest challenge run inspired by @gray-thistleclan.

Allegiances (best viewed with print layout off)

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