#imtura and Nia have vibes between them

[datingsimnonsense]

Me explaining to the devs why the core 4 companions from the Blades of light and shadow games should actually be in a massive polycule with mc

[bedtimegiraffe]

Headcanon Height Chart

Here's my head canon line up for the characters along with my reasoning. I'd love to hear how other people picture them!

Actual Data

"The average orc stands six and a half feet tall." (Lore Tablet 1)

"Female orcs are stronger than males." (Lore Tablet 1)

"Elves are taller than humans, standing an average of just over six feet fall." (Lore Tablet 1)

"[Humans are] smaller than orcs and shorter than elves." (Lore Tablet 1)

Assumptions

In the real word, the average person is about 5'4" (5'2' for assigned female at birth, 5'6" for assigned male at birth). I picked 5'6" as the average human height across sexes for conceptual symmetry (about 6 inches between the average height for each race).

In the real world, males tend to be taller than females. I am applying this to humans and elves, but not to orcs, as orc females tend to be stronger (which I'm somewhat spuriously correlating with height).

For the chart itself, it's a general art rule to have a person's crotch/wrists at about half of their height. That put the 'floor' for everyone's full body sprites at about 2 feet. I did not stretch or squish anyone. It looks kind of whack to me, but I have no solution for that.

Character Specific Lines

"You bump into a tall man [Mal] heading out of the village!" (Book 1, Chapter 1) Mal is taller than the average human man.

"An exceptionally bulky cocoon thrashes and bursts apart. Prince Baldur tumbles out." (Book 1, Chapter 9) Baldur is unusually large.

"[Nia] You were puny and insignificant before." and "Leave me alone, tiny man [Mal]." (Book 2, Chapter 12) Valax may just be trying to insult everyone, but I'm taking this as she's taller than both of them.

"The bed's too small." (Book 2, Chapter 17) This could be Imtura just wanting an excuse to go at it on the desk, but I'm choosing to believe she's taller than her mother. I cannot imagine Queen Ventra putting up with a suboptimal bed for herself.

Just Vibes

Nia just gives me short girl energy.

I could have sworn that somewhere Aerin is described as the smaller prince, but I couldn't find it. We know Baldur is stronger than Aerin, so I guess I just assumed he's also taller?

I picture Aerin as shorter than average, contributing to his whole *gestures vaguely at him* complex.

For Mal, I feel like it's easier to do rogue-ing if you're not super tall.

I just think it's neat if Valax is big.

Bonus Imtura next to Aerin to drive home how terrifying I imagine her 'lifting him off his feet by the scruff of his shirt' would be-

[korgbelmont]

Final Thoughts on Blades of Light & Shadow Book 1 & Theories on Book 2

RAMBLE ALERT AND SPOILERS FOR THE ENDING OF BOOK 1!!!

Final Thoughts on Book 1

As a lover of Fantasy, I thought that the worldbuilding in this Book was completely amazing and original, especially with Orcs being seafarers. Each protagonist brought something to the gang and were all fleshed out amazingly, especially Nia, I can’t wait to see how they are evolved further in BK2. 

THOUGHTS & THEORIES FOR BOOK 2

I stand by what I said before about the group travelling to the lands beyond. But with the information we now have from the bonus scene, from hoody fella, this may give reason for the group to go beyond to find ‘The Old Gods’, I must admit I can see perhaps a Lovecraftian Cthulhu influence in their design, just the vibe I get for some reason (comment with your thoughts). As for the Giant Shadow flying above, this may be something to do with the Empire of Ash and their army. Going by the description; “a massive, leathery creature, big enough to block out the sky”, this only leads my mind to one thing that could match that description; A Dragon. If this is the case, yay. If not, then my curiosity only increases. Either way, given what Hoody Fella said, the Shadow Court was just a glimpse of what the Shadow Realm beings are capable of. Which means The Empire of Ash are whole new level of BAD, especially if they and their army are beings that pre-date Elves and the other beings of Morella. Hopefully we will get to see new characters from other Morellan cultures such as Dwarves and the Vamps, and if they will play a role in what’s to come. Perhaps the group will need to travel to each of the different kingdoms to gather a piece of the puzzle in regards to the Old Gods and how to awaken them.

We might get one or two new members to the group, but given the connection between Raine, Nia, Tyirl, Imtura, Mal, Threep, Kade, and Loola, I won’t hold my breath. 

I will post further as we get new info to the build up of release and how I think this will impact.

Comment with your thoughts and your own theories.