#jas needs a tag✨️

[sovaghoul]

I added this to my pinned today bc @the-moon-in-the-gutter had this vision and we've expanded on it.

The Sentry Ghouls were summoned to be Guardians of the Ministry grounds, like a security team. Although this would seem like one of the most important duties a Ghoul could have, they were treated very poorly, as lowly indentured servants. They had their tails cropped to limit their flight, but their wings remain to give them the appearance of gargoyles. As such, they each have varying degrees of balance and mobility issues. They were given a small, unkempt shack as their dwelling, and taught that the band Ghouls were at the top of Ghoul heirarchy. They are a very close-knit pack, with Tellus and Psyche emerging as their alpha pair (though they are not mates). Pyxis is non-verbal and permanently age-regressed.

Since the coup (led by Alpha and Omega) to take control of the Ministry grounds from the (human) Clergy, there has been a return to Ghoul traditions and ceremonies, and one facet of that is that each Sentry stands in one of the Cardinal directions during their rites. Additionally, they were welcomed by the rest of the Ghouls as equals, and encouraged (most prominently by Cowbell, their Elder Multi Ghoul) to integrate into the larger pack. Tellus, Psyche, and Venus found their mates (in Aether, Mist, and Sunshine respectively), and Pyxis was readily accepted by the found family of Earth Ghouls (as Meadow [my OC] is also regressed, and the Earth Ghouls all use sign to communicate due to their inherent deaf/HOH disability).

[sovaghoul]

First a quick note, from here on, fem-presenting Ghouls are referred to as Ghulehs rather than Ghoulettes. But I come to you with more lore that @the-moon-in-the-gutter and I cooked up.

On Multi Ghouls, Hybrids, Summonigs, and the Pit, pt. 2

I explained last time that Multi Ghouls are a combination of Quint and any other (one or more) Elements. The Ghost Project has included six so far:

Cowbell: Quint/Earth

Special: Quint/Fire

Swiss: All Elements

Sunny: Air/Fire/Quint

Aurora: Quint/Air

Tempest: Air/Quint/Water

Hybrid Ghouls are then a blend of any Elements that don't include Quint, such as the Old Magick Earth/Air Ghouls in the Pit, and Dew, who is Water/Fire. Sometimes Hybrids will present as one Element more strongly, and can undergo a ritual to change that presentation, such as what happened to Dew.

Other times, such as with Sunny, an Element will essentially be "recessive" and seem to not factor into the Ghoul's presentation at all. Sunny's Quintessence is recessive, but manifests in her Appalachian folk practices (as opposed to other Quint Magicks being more energy-based), and also in the fact that she is transfem:

In human Elemental associations, Water and Earth are feminine, and Air and Fire are masculine. With Ghouls, that's a little flipped; the band Earth Ghouls have all been masc, and except for Mist, Water has been too. In this lore, Air is Ghuleh-heavy, especially when we include Rory and Tempest. This is another flip from human associations, the same way the directional associations for Earth and Quint are flipped. This also renders Quint on the masc end of the spectrum. And since Ghouls (gn) are matriarchal, the feminine Elements are more dominant. So Sunny, being Air and Fire with recessive Quint, is transfem.

This does beg the question of Fire Ghouls. Why have all three of them been masc, and why have we only seen three? There are two main reasons for this. One, especially early in the Ghost Project's history, the human perception was that rock/metal was a male-dominated/exclusive genre, and so to have any hope of success, the band had to be comprised entirely of men. It was Terzo, already a rebel among the Clergy (in no small part due to his barely-concealed relationship with Omega) and afforded leeway after his Grammy win, who dared to experiment and allowed the summoning of a Ghuleh (Mist, honored as the First) to stand (and after all, Terzo was quite adamant about celebrating the female orgasm). He also successfully summoned the first Multi Ghoul, the beloved Cowbell.

The second reason has to do with living conditions in the Pit and Fire Ghoul nature. Fire Ghouls are particularly suseptible to Pride and Vanity, and this usually manifests Topside as very particular hair care routines. They can be likened to cats, with constant grooming, their glory comparable to lion manes. However, in the territorial disputes, the Fire Ghouls established themselves in deserts, which are not the most hospitable for cat-like entities. In short, life is hard for Fire Ghouls, and even if their Element predisposes their population to skew more fem, being matriarchal means they are not going to give up their Ghulehs easily and leave their packs vulnerable (the other Elements are far more naturally suited to their environments, especially Water Ghouls, as water is life, hence their prevalence in the Project). As such, masc Fire Ghouls have been the only successful summonings (though looking at Ifrit's tits and Dew's beauty, one would be forgiven for questioning that).

A final facet to this, is the misconception that the Pit is the fiery Christian Hell. Fire Ghouls in particular are disinterested in furthering this lie perpetuated by followers of the Nemesis. If too many of them live Topside, humans might well get the wrong idea, reinforcing the stereotype of red-skinned devils with horns and pitchforks, like children's Halloween costumes.

But even with this talk of dominant/recessive Elements, and some being predisposed to fem or masc presentations, all the Elements are inherently unpredictable. Floods, wildfires, windstorms, earthquakes, are all destructive. And for the Quints, space is largely uninhabitable, and in this lore specifically, snowstorms and avalanches are the associated wild cards. So all Element combinations are similarly unpredictable, it's always a crapshoot without too much rhyme or reason, much like human genetics can also combine for unexpected results.

Most often, when a Ghoul is summoned, the summoner has a specific Element in mind, to fulfill a role in the Ministry or the Ghost Project itself. Bell was a bit of experimentation by Terzo. He had "Earth-ish" in mind during the summoning, and got Bell. And then for Copia, needing backup singers was a whole new requirement, so Swiss being every Element means he can fulfill any role, and Sunny and Rory were summond with similar intentions. Tempest is Vero's first and so far only summon, needing to not only add a vocalist, but "shuffle" the Ghulehs to account for Cumulus' retirement from touring (with the new Ghoul Ministry establishing itself, and her being Queen of the Pack, she felt a responsibility to stay behind and keep a closer eye on things at home), and so Tempest answered his call; it wasn't initially clear what role she would take up, and so an Air-forward Multi was the best, most logical choice.

[kuwentista]

✨️post 9 GIFS of your favourite characters and let people guess your type. Next tag 9 people✨️

thank you @these-emo-thoughts for the tag... i guess, a few charas kinda speak for what kind of characters i usually like... their formulas' the same... anyway. i wish i could add more but these are the ones that popped up when i looked through my blog, so... in no particular order...

( "She baited us. We didn't find her. She found us." )

Goo Ja-Yoon; The Witch: Part 1 - The Subversion [ 2018 ]

( "I killed Gojo Satoru!" ) "I see... Then die!"

Getou Suguru; Jujutsu Kaisen [ 2020 - ]

"Back then, I felt like I was in a dream. I just didn't know it was a nightmare. And the person before my eyes would destroy my life."

Joe; My Stand-In [ 2024 ]

"You and I are perfect for each other. Never believe anything else."

Jonas Kahnwald; Dark [ 2017 - 2020 ]

"Quit being cheap. My bro's all sad panties. My hair's falling out. Like... Where's your Gandalf stick or your wand or some shit? You need to Uno reverse card this shit."

Willie Jack; Reservation Dogs [ 2021 - 2023 ]

"My medicines are only for the weakest... And you are clearly not the weakest!"

Ri Kusuriuri; Mononoke Series [ 2007 ]

"KON."

Hayakawa Aki; Chainsaw Man [ 2022 - ]

“With this treasure, I summon Sight-Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General Mahoraga!”

Fushiguro Megumi; Jujutsu Kaisen [ 2020 - ]

( "Why are you seeing their penises???" ) "It's a locker room, dude. What am I gonna do? Look at a towel??"

Peacemaker; Peacemaker [ 2022 - ]

*none of the gifs are mine; credits to the gifmakers

[sovaghoul]

Another lore post, from the brains of myself and @the-moon-in-the-gutter

On Multi Ghouls, Hybrids, Summonings, and the Pit

Multi Ghouls are among the rare births that occur in the Pit, the result of differing-Element parents. That is, they don't have prior human lives like other Ghouls. Specifically, they're born to one Quint parent and one Hybrid parent, the Hybrids of course the result of cross-Elemental pairings (one Element each).

The first Hybrids were Earth/Air because of an alliance between those Ghouls (though being the most common within the Pit, they are rare Topside). To understand that alliance, first it's important to understand the Pit itself.

The Pit is a wild place, not what humans would consider civilized. There is no hierarchy in Ghoul culture, but that doesn't preclude struggles for resources and survival. Over time, each Element established its own territory, in a climate and environment suited to them. The Fire Ghouls reside in a desert, the Water Ghouls in a vast water system that includes both saltwater and fresh. Quints occupy a wintry tundra, the cold and glittering landscape reminiscent of the cosmos. Earth Ghouls keep to the forests, however they have long allowed Air Ghouls to nest in the high branches of their trees. Thus, these two Elements have been able to live in harmony, including establishing mateships.

This created what is now an old Ghoul Magick. The trees are pathways to connect what is solid and what is ethereal. They represent the journey to mystical understanding (much like the human mythological achetype of the World Tree). And not only that, trees function as the lungs of the planet, creating oxygen for living things to breathe. Incense represents this combination of Air and Earth, the vaporization of plant matter, and thus is frequently used, even among humans, to create a spiritual ambiance, and a trigger for experience. (Rocky and Helios, and Jasper and Icarus, are reviving this Magick Topside.)

Quint Ghouls, then, can be very attracted to these Hybrids of Earth and Air, drawn in by their inherent Magick. Hence, Multi Ghouls came into being. Such couplings created the Sentry Ghouls, and the Magickal magnetism is partially responsible for the mateship between Air and Cowbell (who is Quint and Earth).

The fact that so many Multis and Hybrids have been summoned for the Ghost Project speaks to how powerful Omega is, as the Quint who usually presides over the summonings. For Omega to have summoned so many, it shows that his power extends far past what can be perceived. A Quint is recommended for this ritual to be successful, which is one of the ways Sister Imperator fucked up Special's summoning, and why Nihil's Ghouls were Eldritch monsters. It's not impossible without a Quint, but it leads to complications.

Additionally, the first Ghoul to be summoned if starting over from scratch (as for the re-start of the Project with Opus Eponymous/Era I) is required to be a Quint. This then speaks to Primo’s power as well, that he was able to summon Omega without the presence of another Ghoul, equipped only with knowledge passed on from Nihil and his Ghouls. This knowledge, and other Old Ghoul Magick, is kept secure in the Ministry archives, carefully and dutifully watched over by Chain (OG Water).

[sovaghoul]

@silks-up-my-sleeve and @feedingonthegoore literally

[sovaghoul]

I didn't get many votes on the poll and that's fine. It's a niche thing I was asking about, after all. But with a lot of help from @gold-medal-ribbon, I have six variants that represent a blend of identities within also being Aphrodisian. These do not represent the full spectrum of human gender identities nor genital variations, but are meant to be broad rather than intensely specific.

The Moon Color palette symbolizes identifying as masc/man/boy (or adjacent), whether cis or trans, if your gender is masc of center. As mentioned before, this is inspired by Aphroditus' association with the Moon. The white moon/black sun eclipse represents having been amab, and desiring that female-coded genitalia will "shine through" by achieving an idealized mixed genital state. The black moon/white sun, then, represents having been afab, and desiring the addition of male-coded genitalia.

This Pastel Sunrise color palette then represents a fem/woman/girl (or adjacent) identity. This is inspired by the Roman version of the Goddess Aphrodite, that being Venus, and the planet Venus being known as the Morning Star. The eclipse variants have the same meaning as above.

This palette, named "The Sun Loved The Moon," represents a nonbinary gender identity that doesn't strongly favor either masc or fem. The colors are reminiscent of the nonbinary flag. Once again, the symbolism of the eclipses is the same.

There is an additional level of blending, balance, and unity here as well. In many cultures, the Moon is associated with the feminine, and the Sun with the masculine (Shinto and Norse mythologies being notable exceptions). By having the color palettes being the reverse of that, but the symbolism of the eclipse aligning with it, it creates an inherent and overt melding of symbol and meaning, and thereby reflects the ultimate ideal of the Aphrodisian identity.

[sovaghoul]

Earth Ghouls prefer to fuck doggystyle because you and me baby ain't nothin but mammals

[sovaghoul]

A gift from @the-moon-in-the-gutter arrived today. Thank you Jas I love you to the moon and back 🫂🖤

[sovaghoul]

@silks-up-my-sleeve ilysm 🖤🫂

I need you people to realize that you can be friends with people older than you. like, much older than you. like, decades older than you. you can be friends with these people. regular friends, just like anyone your age. it is possible.

[sovaghoul]

Hi Sova!

We're on a carnivorous plant kick this week, so here you go. Have a plant! I hope your weekend was good 💙

Maaaaac these are very pretty and they're going right in Ivy's weird garden 🖤 Thank you.

Things in general are not great rn, tbh. I've been out of work for 2 months, have about $15 to my name (my parents are giving me money tomorrow but I don't have income at all otherwise), and on Saturday my 15-year-old moved ~1000 miles away to live with their dad. But hearing from you and @jimothybarnes in the ask box recently, and talking to @feedingonthegoore and @the-moon-in-the-gutter every day, keeps my despair manageable, along with all the other sillies and ghesties in my phone. So I try not to complain 🫂

[sovaghoul]

Me to bestie: The Bloodening is late

Bestie: Alexa, play "Prime Mover" by Ghost

@gold-medal-ribbon

Yes I know this song is about SA and I'm sure bestie does too. This is still funny to me bc I am not currently sexually active with a partner and even if I was my partner is a trans man. Please just move on if you don't find this humorous.

[sovaghoul]

Good morning, I have come to wish you the happiest of birthdays!!

Please take some Quints for your enjoyment of this day!! Just a reminder that you are loved, beautiful, and an absolutely amazing person (and friend). I hope you enjoy your day 🫂 I love you lots 💜

I will happily accept these Quints. Jas I don't have words. You know what you mean to me. Thank you, I love you so much 🫂

[sovaghoul]

Dear anon, I was the person that sent Sova Kult merch OUT OF MY OWN KINDNESS because she's my friend. I didn't know that people who were jobless didn't deserve nice things? Maybe you should get the full details before you try and chat shit :) have the day you deserve anon

Publishing this bc Jas decided to be transparent with you even though you don't deserve it.

Bestie I love you and am so grateful for your support and generosity through practically this entire year. You are invaluable to me and I am so grateful to have you in my life 🫂🖤

[sovaghoul]

Happy Fan Friday 💚 who are three blogs you really like and would recommend?

#more hype less hate

Hi Jim! 🖤

I always get so anxious abt these kind of games bc I don't want anyone feeling left out. But I will tag my boyfriend @feedingonthegoore and my bestie @the-moon-in-the-gutter bc I love them both very much and everyone else should too

[sovaghoul]

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

‘You should only send hearts to ppl you’re romantically involved with’

WRONG! BOUNDLESS PLATONIC LOVE, WARMTH, AND ENTHUSIASM BE UPON YE!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[sovaghoul]

I hc (and @the-moon-in-the-gutter and @m0rbidways agree) that Nihil's Ghouls are Eldritch horrors when unglamoured. I found some arts. Credits included below the cut

Air/Keyboard

Cthulhu awake by MorkarDFC

Fire/Lead

Mat'ergenu, The Life Spinner by 2wenty

Water/Bass

Eldritch audience by DigitalDori

Earth/Drums

Eldritch Sigilshade by dariuszkieliszek

Quintessence/Rhythm

Eldritch God by JJcanvas