#mage talks part 2

[saishu-harachi-thegatorlord]

ALSO WAIT

the killing game not being meant as a punishment for Teruko

what if the mastermind wants to help her-

(Spoilers for ch2 ep16)

Since she mentions that dying would be far too kind for her- What if whoever set up the killing game did it to free her from her curse? By making a game to kill her-

So that means the mastermind had some kind of connection to her- But since the whole memory-erased-thing, we can’t actually be sure who it could be- The easiest guess would be like, Eden or something, but i’m not sure-

anyways! yeah that’s all so far-

So uh not sure if people have put this theory on tumblr already

they probably have

but like- mastermind teruko trying to use the killing game as a way to die maybe

it doesn’t really fit but eh i felt like posting this anyway

but someone else using this killing game as a way to kill her could make sense-

either way, i’m pretty sure that her secret is the one that blames her for this killing game starting-

[whumpfish]

Here he is, friend!

(Mage, but whatever. They're witches. They're elemental witches.)

Like the majority of folks who got mage power when they "awakened," Song Chiyul can summon/control fire. (Nobody knows why they're mostly fire-wielders, they just are.) Unlike the majority of mages, he started off as a trained fighter, a kendo expert--but he lost his arm in one of the earlier gate openings. The monsters pouring out of the gate were being fought by professional monster hunters, who were absolute shit at working together despite doing this for a living, and the monsters started breaking into houses to kill civilians who'd been ordered to shelter in place, including him and his family. He put in a more concerted effort than the professionals, but only had his wooden training weapon to fight with. Needless to say, it didn't work out. He was the sole survivor.

This is Song Chiyul from Solo Leveling: Arise. So the premise is that dimensional gates to other planes inhabited by monsters started randomly appearing, and the monsters started to come through them. Luckily, the phenomenon came with a side effect, the "awakening" phenomenon among people, whereby random humans began literally waking up one day to find they had superpowers, which they're able to use to fight monsters. Super strength, enhanced reflexes, summon weapons, that kind of thing... and elemental magic.

Why do I love this guy so much? For one thing, he's a disabled character in a monster-fighting game, which I don't think I've ever seen before (though my video game experience is lacking.) More importantly, his disability doesn't disappear when he gets his powers--he goes through the whole game with the one arm. He also has one of the whumpiest backstories out of all the characters, so. There's that. He goes through rehab mad at the world, but as he starts healing, he starts putting his efforts toward protecting younger/less experienced hunters who are still often just wound up and let go by professional guilds when gates open, settling into the "dad friend" role--and turning down every guild who scouts him so he can keep doing it.

He also has the best (and dadliest) in-combat lines out of everyone. Fight me.

As you can see, the image quality is better in the dossier... but you also can't see his missing arm. :/

Now, if you want the mage who is explicitly referred to as a witch in the game, there's Alicia Blache, a French hunter and ice mage who runs the European Justitia Guild...

Alicia Blanche, sometimes called "the witch who was raised by snakes"

...eeeeeeexcept she doesn't. She's being controlled by her PA, Elena, who has elected to use her psychic powers to give her emotional and psychological abuse of the girl who's supposed to be her leader and bff an extra boost.

Like I said, the whump in this game is top-notch... and it's not one of those monster fighting games where characters have cool backstories, but all you really do in-game is fight. The fights are built into a webcomic storyline, so it's basically like playing a supernatural horror k-drama. So you get to see Song Chiyul be a boss-ass dad friend in real time.

Witchy Wednesday!

An Agatha All Along witches poll for ye! Not a Marvel fan? Tell us about your favorite witch in the tags.

[luxthestrange]

TWST Incorrect quotes#692 Love Stages-

Househusband!Crewel & Yuu Au!

How you two met:

Teen!Yuu*Exists*

Teen!Crewel*Internally*"This means nothing. I'm a new talented Mage, and I'm sure these feelings will fade~"

10 years later

Yuu*Still...just existing*

Crewel*Still simping hard but hasn't made a move-*"Any day now"

How you two announce your commitment:

Crewel*Carrying you in his arms, kicking the door to the faculty room* We’re getting married, bitches! Yuu: And we're about to make it everybody else's problem!~

On your honeymoon:

Yuu: We should get you to a doctor for a check-up immediately. What if it happens again, and there isn’t anyone around to help you? What if it’s congenital? Oh my God! Was it me? Did I hurt you?

Crewel*Laying in bed feeling his bones are made of jelly and ...still twitching of the pleasure* …You realize any other person that made their partner pass out on bed would simply feel really proud of themselves, right?-

Part 2 of:

[random-twst-things]

Part 2 of this!

*After the interview, it was cut short*

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: Mal?

Malleus: ...yes?

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: HOW?! how is it that we're even married?

Malleus: Well-

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: We haven't even dated each other?!

Malleus: ...

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: Look, it's not that I mind, really but-

Malleus: Really?

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: Not the point Mal! How did this even happen? And for an entire year?!

Mc/Y/N/Yuu, turns to Mal: Mind explaining?

Malleus: Well, you were the one to court me

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: ...Me?

Malleus: Yes, do you remember around a year ago the time you gifted me a new tamagotchi, coupled with a pretty rock with a small card saying "love you"?

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: Yes? It was a while ago, but yea

Malleus: Well, I thought that was you courting me, dear

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: ...

Malleus: ...

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: You thought that I was courting because I gave you a rock? A simple rock?

Malleus: Correction, a very pretty rock, but yes

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: Please don't tell me this is the way faes court?

Malleus: Well, not exactly. Instead of the, VERY, pretty rock you gave me we usually find or buy an unpolished emerald rock and give it to the person we wish to court.

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: AN EMERALD?! UNPOLISHED EMERALD?! I gave you nothing close to that!

Malleus: Well, I assumed that given your living situation and expenses you sadly had to use a pretty rock you found instead of the emerald

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: Mal, you do know that our way of "courting" is very different, right?

Malleus: I am aware, but I assumed you knew

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: ...

Mc/Y/N/Yuu, sighs: Okay, okay- wait- this was when?

Malleus: A month before we got married

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: A MONTH?!

Malleus: Yes, a month, I wished to do it sooner but thought I'd wait to respect your human traditions. Lilla also said patience is key.

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: MAL A MONTH IS TOO SOON?

Malleus: It is?

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: YES BUT-

Mc/Y/N/Yuu, sighing: WHEN?! HOW DID WE EVEN HAVE A WEDDING?

Malleus: Dear, the event I held a year ago in Diasomnia's courtyard was our wedding

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: I thought that was some fae holiday or tradition you guys did?

Malleus: It was not, it was our wedding

Mc/Y/N/Yuu, pacing the room: wait- you need a marriage officiant for a wedding to happen though? What about the vows? The walking down the aisle?

Malleus: The vows we said we're done in private, remember? when I poured my heart out telling you how I could never imagine you not being in my life? The marriage officiant was Lillia and the walk down the aisle I chose not to do as I couldn't wait any longer.

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: Okay, so I remember the "vows" but when did I even sign the marriage license?

Malleus: As soon as you walked into the dorm doors

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: I thought that was a paper to see who came?

Malleus, worried tone, happy face: Dear, you really should read something before you sign it.

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: yea, I really should

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: what about the wedding attire? I didn't wear a wedding dress/suit? The ring?

Malleus: The outfit of garments I sent to you the day before our wedding and the ring I'm assuming you thought was a "simple" gift.

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: THAT WAS MY WEDDING DRESS/SUIT?! And wedding ring?!

Malleus: Yes, I must say you looked positively gorgeous/beautiful/handsome and I chose the ring very well, it suits you tremendously

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: Thank you-

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: okay, okay- No big deal- I'm just married to the prince of Briar Valley, descendant of fae, one of the 5 most powerful mages in the world.

Malleus: I prefer to be called "Mal", by you

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: ...

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: Oh by the Seven, I can't believe we got married all because I gave you a SIMPLE ROCK

Malleus: As I said before, a very pretty rock

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: Mal, we don't even live together

The rock You/Mc/Y/N/Yuu gave to Malleus:

Authors note: (this turned out longer than I thought 😭)

(FINALLY! DONE! No next part... Unless a part 3 where they talk it out better? Nah.... Unless)

Dividers by/from @/cafekitsune

[notenoughdragons]

#what matters isnt if hes right or wrong#what matters is if what hes doing is REALLY funny (it is 💕)

While we're on the topic

Before Solas there was no discussion about how Thedas needed to be 'fixed' because the Veil was 'wrong'

So when people say they arrived to this conclusion naturally, or that this is obvious, and use that to prove he's 'right' or justify his actions and preconceptions re: choosing to disconnect from others, and yeah his racism, I feel very skeptical about it

[angelsbless]

I absolutely love your mashle content! Could you do orter x readers headcanons? 🥺

Yes yes ofc sorry i made you wait i'm busy with my exams. Here you go hon i hope you like it 🤍.

Note : I love him sm ah, i'll do part two about the dating headcanons i couldn't help myself i wanted to write this ahhh i hope you don't mind mwah!

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Orter madl x reader (hcs)

Orter will most likely deny his feelings and try to ignore them but deep down in him he knows it.

You were the type of person who's his complete opposite, you were radiant like sunshine and you didn't mind breaking rules or putting others before yourself.

He was so mad at the fact that someone like you is a competent mage and a really great one, so he started observing you more waiting for you to only mistake once so he could lecture you about law and feel like winning.

But as time went by, he started to be captivated by your actions and the whole YOU. Because of his strictness he never really paid attention to many things, yet while observing you h learnt many things that he almost forgot about.

He'll watch you smile brightly from distance and feel something tucking his heart but will try to ignore it. Until you two met at the library one day and it happened that you were searching for the same book, so you smiled at him as you guys were speaking about the book.

HE BLUSHED yet he smiled without realizing it! You were stunned. Orter madl is SMILING? Also BLUSHING?

After a few discussions, Orter was searching for you in the library only to find you talking to a student, he didn't think about it, he just took your hand and pulled you close." you're mine" he said and you just chuckled at the situation and at his red ears and asked "why, do you love me?", "i you mean the annoyance and discomfort i feel when you're not around, yes i do, i love you"

You smiled at his confession and teased him a bit ( he was regretting his life choices) then confessed back ( man was so happy) which made him smile, a really soft and beautiful one, that you'll never forget.

You smiled back at him, he was mesmerized by it, he never thought he would be this happy, and never thought he would try to change his perspective for someone. BUT HE'S DOING SO!

PART 2 DATING HCS SOON <3

[arciam]

Underrated JayVik moments/lines (11/∞)

[The crystal being set on the inside of Jayce's wrist.]

...as opposed to the outside, where you'd normally expect to see the jewel of a wristband like this. It's a simple fact that still carries so much weight:

Of course, one thing it signifies is simply how it's not for show, not an adornment, but instead something deeply personal to Jayce.

Beyond that, however, there is just something so symbolic about keeping a memento directly on top of your veins like this. Where you might feel for a pulse, or - you know - cut in order to end your life (Jayce's suicide attempt just so happens to be the only time he takes it off, too - he doesn't even take it off during sex).

And while it's not something I noticed consciously for the longest time, everytime Jayce rubs his thumb over the crystal, as he so often does... he is inadvertently also baring his wrist and tracing his lifeblood; his heart, his "whole life".

Jayce is quite literally carrying the stone, the beauty and the dreams it represents cased in gold and close to his heart.

And I don't know about you, but I can just never get over how - even though he won't know it for many years - what this gem really is at the end of the day, is the bond Jayce shares with Viktor across time and space made manifest. Given to him by Viktor in order to set them on their path to each other.

At which point, when Jayce does find out, it is then fully embedded into his body and his very essence; to be - at long last - dug out of his veins, gifted to and shared with his own Viktor during their final moments.

I don't know, man... the layers of symbolism with these two sometimes actually makes it more difficult to write these posts because there is just so much to consider. For instance, in this topic alone we have:

The crystal representing the mage who saved him,

who is also Viktor,

but also representing Jayce's dreams of bringing the magic that the mage i.e. Viktor brought to his life to the world,

those dreams being Jayce's "whole life"

and something of which he is immediately eager to share ownership with Viktor

after Viktor validated those dreams by returning the wristband to Jayce,

being the only other person to have held said wristband,

which in itself is again a symbol of their bond,

and -

You see the issue here? I feel like I can never truly get to the bottom of every facet I want to talk about in any of these posts (while still remaining coherent, that is).

Then again, I guess all that really means is that you are cordially invited to dig deeper if you wish to.

Part 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/7½/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19/20

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[cosmerelists]

Cosmere Characters Play D&D

As requested by @cool-original-username :)

Somehow, Dungeons & Dragons, the role-playing game, has arrived in the Cosmere, and now everyone is playing it. What would that be like?

1. Kaladin: Has THE most ridiculous good luck with dice

DM: Okay, Kaladin. You're up. You're the only member of your party still conscious, and you only have 3 hit points left. DM: Lord Evil is about to activate the doomsday device that will level the capital city. Your weapon is broken, and you're barely conscious. What will you do? Kaladin: ...I want to pick up a rock and throw it into the gears of the machine. DM: ...The machine that is 60 feet away from you with a fist-sized opening? Kaladin: Yes. DM: Well...you can roll for it, but...you'll have disadvantage... Kaladin: Nat 20. Twice. DM: A-Again?! I swear you save your Nat 20s for the most dramatic possible moments! Kaladin: Dice love me.

2. Kelsier: Always tries to fast-talk the DM

Kelsier: I would like to pick up the crowbar with my mage hand. DM: Okay... Kelsier: And I would like to drop it on the bandit's head. DM: You can't attack with mage hand. Kelsier: Attacking? I'm not attacking. I'm just dropping something. DM: As an attack. Kelsier: Well, okay. I'll just lift the crowbar high above the bandit's head with my mage hand. That's not an attack. DM: Okay... Kelsier: Then I'm gonna dismiss mage hand. DM: ... Kelsier: What happens to the crowbar? Does it...drop? DM: ... Kelsier: [smiles sweetly]

2. Lift: Needs a DM who likes open world campaigns...or who knows Lift real well

Wyndle, the DM: Excellent job, mistress! You've rescued the prince, and received a Royal Feast as a reward. Wyndle, the DM: What will you do now? Lift: I wanna go to Beach Town. Wyndle: Beach Town, the name I came up with on the fly five sessions ago? Lift: Yeah. Wyndle: The place where that one mean messenger said he was headed next? Lift: The one who kicked that dog, yeah. Wyndle: [grabs a notebook from his box and flips it open] Wyndle: Ready! Lift: ... Lift: You knew? Wyndle: I had a hunch, mistress!

3. Steris: Is a rules lawyer...for good

Steris: As we move through canyon, Lady Stesir will keep track of our progress by sketching a map. DM: Sure! Why don't you roll me an Intelligence check to see how good your mapping is. Steris: Actually, per the Players Handbook pg. 185, no ability check is required for mapping the party's progress through an area. DM: Really? Okay! Steris: [whispering] I got your back, Lady Stesir.

4. Blushweaver: Keeps rolling to seduce everyone

DM: The dragon rears back, preparing to unleash its fiery breath! Blushweaver: I roll to seduce the dragon!! DM: ... DM: Look, dragons are sentient, but they're generally not interested in... Blushweaver: I roll Persuasion with Expertise, add my Proficiency Modifier and my Charisma Modifier, plus my bonuses from Bless and Bardic Inspiration...and I get 32! DM: ... Blushweaver: I'm so excited about my new dragon boyfriend!

5. Shallan: Cares a LOT about character creation

Shallan: [sitting at the table with a full stack of character drawings, having used lightweaving to turn herself into a full-on Orc Barbarian] Adolin: [wearing "a bit of a jaunty hat" for his bard character] Adolin: ...I've never felt underdressed before.

6. Wayne: Loves to role-play

Wayne: And as Lord Bandlebutt falls to his knees in the rain, he thinks back to the last time he saw that flower, when his adoptive fox parents turned back for the last time before disappearing forever into those woods... Wayne: "I should have said something back then," Lord Bandlebutt whispers, "I should have told them some rocks smoothed by the stream wish they could have remained rough." Wayne: "After what happened during the Seven Snake Festival, they would have understood..." DM: [openly weeping] Oh, Lord Bandlebutt! Wayne: [normal voice, also weeping] I know, I know!

7. Vin: Wishes they could skip the whole "role-play" part

Vin: Okay, so my damage for that attack is 13. DM: With a mighty thrust of your longsword, you chop of the doppleganger's head and it falls to the ground! DM: You just killed someone who looks exactly like you--you're watching your own head roll across the ground toward your feet. DM: How does Lady Silverteeth feel in this moment? Vin: Uh Vin: ...Bad? DM: [Remembering to always match the player's level of comfort with role playing] Yeah, I bet she does.

8. Painter: Has THE most ridiculous bad luck with dice

DM: You see the vampire in the street below. You think she's following someone...perhaps her next victim. Painter: My Assassin will jump down from above and Sneak Attack her! I get a Advantage since it's my first attack, plus I have my new +2 dagger! Painter: My cloak will sweep back behind me as I land, soft as the night air, and plunge my dagger into her heart! DM: Roll first. Painter: Hi-yah! [dice clatter] DM: ... Painter: ... Painter: I assume I miss entirely and fall onto my butt? Into a puddle? DM: Into a puddle, yeah. Painter: ...Every [lowly] time.

[madame-nightshade]

Lilia Vanrouge x Eclipsa Butterfly! Reader

I was told that I need to make a part 2, so I'm doing just that!

Slight spoilers for book 7 and SVTFOE, READER IS TARGETED AS FEMALE BAD GRAMMAR

 The purple was bright coming from your chest, your umbrella in your right hand as you stared forward with the slight smile you always had, your hat created a bit of a shadow that framed your face so perfectly to him. Lilia got closer and the purple glow of the rings began to fade. He placed his hand on the glass with a smile as tears formed in his eyes. 

     "Hello, my love, welcome home…" 

And just like that, the crystal began to crack. 

Lilia blinked the tears away as he backed up in shock. The glass continued to crack and chip away until your beautiful crystal tomb finally shattered. The sound echoed through the mine as chips of the clear item went everywhere, then a soft 'thud' was heard as something landed harshly on the floor of the mine. Lilia covered his eyes with his arm so no shards would fly into his eyes.

When he finally looked over, he saw you on the floor slowly sitting up as you held your aching head. You were still in the same outfit he last saw you in. Your purple dress seemed more vibrant than ever to him, the little spades on your cheeks still held their color too. Lilia stood there and waited for you to be okay, to make sure you were okay with getting up.

"Lilia...?" He felt his heart leap into his throat when he finally heard you speak, it had been over 300 years since he's seen you, let alone hear your beautiful voice again. He couldn't help himself when he rushed to your side and dropped himself on the floor right next to you, scooping you into his arms as he buried his face into your neck just to smell you again.

"My love..." He whispered as he kissed your neck, he couldn't help himself. The years of being alone and longing for you finally came flowing out like crazy. Lilia squeezed you slightly gently, just to feel you in his arms again.

You froze at the feeling of Lilia squeeze you... Was this actually the Lilia you knew? The one you adored had long hair with red highlights in it. The man in front of you had short hair with pink highlights. Though, the ring you felt on his finger made you relax into his hold and put her arms around him.

"Hello, my love... I'm home..." You smiled and rubbed your fingers over the back of his head, feeling his undercut with your gloved fingers. You felt him kiss and breathe against your neck, as if you would vanish if he stopped. You nudged his head with your shoulder and softened your gaze at the man you had deemed as your soulmate when you first laid eyes on him.

"Darling," You spoke, "Can't I get a proper welcome back?" You grinned and leaned closer to his face as he stared at you with wide, yet adoring, eyes. Lilia took a deep breath and kissed you so hard that it knocked you both down completely onto the dirty, crystal shard ridden, floor. You laughed and had to pull him away after a while.

"My, I feel very welcomed." You cooed and poked his flushed cheek. Lilia smiled and kissed all over your face.

"Darling... How did you escape? You were in a crystal!" He looked at you dead in your eyes and huffed, "You're not in my mind, right?" He tilted his head with a teasing smirk as you laughed.

"No, no..." You sighed and began to explain, "I heard Hendrick talking about how I was a threat the day of your final date... I made our rings out magic and blessed them with the promise of a Butterfly queen." You slowly explained.

"But... I spied on the humans who did this to you, they said they had the most powerful mages on their side create the crystal to trap you in." He smiled, adoring your thinking and how smart you were with the fact that you created something so small with a huge role.

"A promise with a queen is stronger than any crystal!" You hummed as he slowly sat you up, then helped you stand up. You felt lightheaded and your legs felt like they were going to give in, so he started to carry you.

"Where are we going, hm?" You tiled your head and smiled with a kiss to his cheek.

"We're going to my dorm. You ended up in a mine around Night Raven College."

"You're in Night Raven?! My love, the one who said that it was a waste of time, is attending college?!" You laughed as he carried you out the mine while you gently pinched his cheek.

Diasomnia was a very... Interesting dorm, but it fit your style perfectly. In the lounge room, Lilia put you on the couch next to a silver haired boy that was completely dozed off. You blinked at Lilia with a confused look.

"Sweetie," She hummed, "Who...?"

"My son, Silver--Our son." You felt... Confused to say the least, then he went on about how he found and adopted Silver when he was just a little baby. Ever since then, Lilia had always told him that you were his mother, or 'mama' as Lilia put it.

"I gave him this little necklace with a copy of your portrait in it, and he went to bed with it every night from when he was six to ten!" Lilia cooed. It was weird seeing him like this; 300 years ago, Lilia always said that he never wanted to have a child, that they were extra work.

"That's... Actually, really sweet..." You mumbled and smiled at Lilia, who looked really proud of himself. You laughed and tugged him to kiss his cheek, you've missed him so much.

"Um... How long have I been in there for?" You asked very hesitantly.

"Over three hundred years, I suppose..." Lilia hummed with a small frown in thought.

"THREE... HUNDRED YEARS??" You exclaimed loudly, but not enough to disturb your newly founded adoptive child. Lilia smiled and nodded, confirming it was some time around that.

The... The war! Queen Leah--Did she...?" You looked over to the sleeping boy on the couch. You thought of your sister-in-law and her husband who were more than thrilled to be having a baby before you got crystalized. Looking closer, this boy looked more like the Dawn Knight than anything... You looked at Lilia with a tired expression, "Please don't tell me that this is the descendant of the Dawn Knight and Queen Leah." You sighed.

"A direct descendant!" He corrected.

You choked on your spit, "How is my nephew my son?!" You questioned your beloved who only laughed, "This is no laughing matter! This is confusing!" You huffed at him.

"You'll get used to it, my love." He cupped your cheek and gently rubbed it with his thumb, he then reached his hand to you and takes off your gloves to hold your hands. He traced the purple veins caused by the 'Darkness' spell you created. He lifted your hand up and kissed your knuckles, all the way up to your arms.

"Lilia!" You laughed a bit but let him keep kissing up your arm until he got to your neck. He sighed happily and lied his head there for a few minutes before the boy on the other cushion of the couch started to shift around, he was waking up.

"Mm... Father...?" He sounded so much like the Dawn Knight, but his voice was as soft as Leah's, no doubt he was their child. Lilia smiled and moved over to rub the sleepy boy's head.

"You seemed to have fallen asleep, Silver. How long have you been asleep this time?"

"I'm not too sure, father..." He mumbled and looked over to you, still half asleep, "Is it mama?" He mumbled and blinked, rubbing his sleepy eyes with heavy hands. You frowned, feeling like you were taking something away from your late sister-in-law who didn't get to have this moment, he didn't even know he was calling his aunt "mama"

"Ah, I prefer the term 'Mother'--" You really tried to correct him, but the sleepy pout of him being corrected melted your heart down to goo, "Or... 'Mama' is just fine!" You smiled and patted his head with the one hand that was still gloved, wanting to keep the other one hidden for now. Silver leaned into your touch and started to go to sleep until Lilia woke him up and started to lead him to his own room.

"Come on, sleepyhead! Time for bed, you have some training to do since it's Saturday!"

Lilia soon let you into his clutter filled room and laid you down on the bed, crawling onto you and laying with his head on your chest, sighing in pure comfort. You smiled and started to strong your fingers through his stands of hair.

"You know..." You started, "I quite like you with short hair... This undercut too..." You smiled and hummed as you felt Lilia smile against you. Lilia held you as tight as he could, not letting you slip through his fingers. Lilia positioned his head so you could rub his head a bit better. The action was nostalgic and soothing to him, he had missed this form of affection for years. Lilia pulled back and hovered over you.

"Oh, my love... Still so beautiful..." He mumbled gently, moving to kiss all over your face, slowly pulling the neck of your dress down slightly and bit down, not enough for you to bleed, but just for you to squirm. It tickled to you.

"Lilie!~" You squealed quietly and giggled. You felt him smile as he you laughed, he gave a quiet 'shh' and kept kissing, nipping, and biting. He pulled away and kissed your nose, gently squeezing your waist.

"Hush, darling, you mustn't be so loud." He smiled and looked at your lovely eyes, unable to look away...

"...Are you sure you aren't in my mind?"

"Yes!"

The next morning, you suddenly found yourself surrounded by the boys that Lilia seemed to have raised. Malleus was this late childhood friends child that he told you he helped hatch. Sebek, you figured out quickly, was Baul's grandchild. You met Baul some years ago when you tried to meet with Lilia, Baul came to tell you that he was injured and wouldn't be able to meet up with you for a while.

Though, Silver seemed a bit shocked to see you. His stoic and sleepy expression changed as his eyes lit up and his eyebrows rose a bit. You smiled and moved over to pat his head.

"Must you look so shocked, child? I had met you last night, do you not remember?" You laughed a bit as he leaned into the touch. To you, he looked like a sleepier version of his father, almost nothing like his mother showed in his features. It was a nice feeling to know that your nephew—now turned son— seemed to know you and feel comfortable enough to be near you.

"Yes but..." He trailed off, suddenly feeling sleepy. You smiled and lightly smacked his cheek to help him finish what he was saying, "I thought that You were gone for good—Father said that you were gone!"

"Hm, it would be interesting to know where you were all this time, Lady Butterfly." Malleus gave a curious grin as he rubbed his chin. Sebek nodded and agreed with his lord while Lilia just looked at you to make sure you were comfortable with answering.

"Well," You started, "Some terrible, terrible people locked me up in a dingy old crystal deep down in a dark mine. They thought I was eating human babies." You lightened the situation with a joke about one of the many rumors spreading about you over 300 years ago, though that one was some of the few that were incredibly ridiculous.

"My love," Lilia spoke after a moment of silence, "Where is your wand?" He asked with curiosity. You would never let anything happen to your family's greatest treasure, right?

"It's right here!" You reached into the pockets of your old dress and tried to find your umbrella, but there was nothing in your pockets. You blink in panic and try to find it, "No, no, no! I don't have it! Thet must've taken it from me!" You huffed and cursed in an ancient language that not even Lilia understood fully. Lilia put a hand on your shoulder and kissed your cheek.

"Dear, I'm sure you'll find it. Maybe it's at a museum, or in the mine you were trapped in. I'll be sure to find it and your book." Right, your magic spell book too... You could only hope the blue magical being in the book wouldn't be too upset with you for being put into a crystal.

"Let's get you something to eat! I'll cook—"

"NO!"

Time went on and you grew closer with the boys. The three of them were unique and seemed to like you, they even tried to help you find your book... By looking in the school library. Crowley had been informed of your sudden appearance and made an arrangement for you to be a student and be in Diasomnia. He didn't even question it when Malleus offered to send in some donations as a motivator to get your paperwork done as quickly as possible.

Yourself, Silver and Sebek were in the library looking for any hints of finding a lead to where your book or wand happened to be. You were looking through the various shelves and books with Silver. You sighed as you stepped down from a shelf you were looking at up high.

"Any luck, Silver?" You asked without looking at the young boy, but noticed you weren't getting any answer back, "Silver?" You looked down and couldn't help but smile. Silver was asleep while leaning on a shelf. Despite the awkward position, he looked comfortable. You felt bad he always seemed to have these sleeping spells that he couldn't help. When you find your book, you're making sure that you find a spell to help him or make one if there wasn't already.

"SILVER! YOU'RE SLEEPING AGAIN?!" You hear Sebek storm in the book aisle you both were in and shout. You're not one to get startled easily, but Sebek's constant yelling is something that seems to get you often.

"Shh, we're in a library, Sebek!" You lightly scolded as Silver jolted awake, must've been having one of his lighter sleeps. Sebek looked a bit embarrassed when he got scolded, clearing his throat and lowing his voice down to a very aggressive whisper.

"Lady Butterfly! I have found something!" You nodded and smiled at the information of the young boy and helped Silver up on his weak feet before making your way to find what Sebek discovered.

On a cart full of old books, sat a thick book with papers spilling out of it. You gasp and rush to pick it up and put it onto a table. You smiled happily and blew off the dust from the top before you opened it. Both Silver and Sebek watched as you opened the book, confusion hit them like a truck when a small blue man with yellow robes and a magenta diamond on his forehead came floating out of the book with crossed legs.

"Glossaryck!" You greeted happily. Though the little man in the book didn't seem too happy.

"Queen (MC)" He didn't sound happy at all, "You left me!" He pouted and teared up. You knew they were fake, knowing that he didn't feel many emotions at all. You sighed and gently grabbed him into your hand.

"It isn't my fault!" You huffed and sighed, "Look, I'll make it up to you! How about some... Pudding?" You tried to bargain with the stubborn being. He only huffed and crossed his arms.

"I dunno... Maybe if you tried harder, I would forgive—Ohohoo..." He went limp with a relaxed sigh as your pointer finger gently scratched the magenta diamond on his head, it started to glow as he took in the feeling of your touch, "Maybe I do forgive you..."

You could only laugh as Silver and Sebek looked at each other with the most confused look they could ever muster up. When Glossaryck gained his composure back, he cleared his throat as he began to speak again.

"So... You're finally back, hm? How'd you get out the crystal?" He asked as he laid flat on his stomach in the palm of your hand and kicked his blue hairy legs back and forth while he looked at you.

"Lilia." You told him, just to keep the story shorter.

"Lilia..." Glossaryck spat the name put like it was the worse think that he could ever taste. You remembered the unspoked hatred both Lilia and Glossaryck had for each other. You found it quite funny every time Lilia would be near, Glossaryck would try and offer him a yadda yadda berry any chance he got.

"You're not going to be very happy then..." You mumbled as you softly laughed.

"(MC)..." Glossaryck glared.

"We're staying with him."

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO—"

"I'll give you pudding and build it into a pyramid."

"Okay."

"...You sound different."

The meeting of Lilia and Glossaryck wasn't pleasant at all. Glossaryck sat on the Diasomnia counter, messily eating pudding while Lilia held you from behind, glaring at the magical being eating away at his mountain of pudding.

"Glossaryck." Lilia mumbled a not so pleasant greeting.

"Awmph—Wiwia (Lilia)." Glossaryck grumbled back, stuffing his face with a spoon full of pudding. It was honestly sort of disgusting how much he could eat without getting sick of it.

"Look, Glossaryck, I have no time for this. Do you know what happened to my wand when I was put in the crystal?" You begged a bit, clasping your hands together.

"Why do you need it? You can use magic without it, haven't you dipped down before? Pretty sure I taught you." He hummed and took another bite of the chocolate pudding.

"I haven't dipped down in over 300 years! Granted I know it won't take much out of me, but I would like to know where my wand is to make sure that nobody took it and is using it for wrong." You took your hat off and placed it on the counter next to Glossaryck, "I was lucky enough that the book of spells wasn't taken by any means, otherwise someone could have the power to use my spells or my mothers."

"There were a few people that found the book and tried to dip down. I tried to help them, but they all gave up after making their own spells to put into the book." He shrugged and scrapped the sides of the little container, "But they never came close to being able to use one of your mothers' spells, let alone yours."

"So, others have used my wand over the years? Where is my wand?" You huffed, "I know you know something!" Glossaryck groaned at you and put down his spoon, licking pudding out of his beard and pulled his lower eyelid.

"Reach into my eye."

"Glossaryck, I don't have time for your tricks." You sighed and pinched the bridge of your nose.

"I'm being so serious right now. Reach into my eye." You sighed heavily and reached a gloved hand into his eye. The sounds were very unpleasant to hear, the way Lilia gripped onto you let you know that he didn't like the sound later. You felt something in your hand and pulled it out of his eye socket.

It was a bunch of yadda yadda berries.

"For your next argument with that one." He pointed a finger to Lilia who only stuck his tongue out.

"Glossaryck." You groaned and sighed.

"Fine! Don't use them!" He took the yadda yadda berries from your hand and ate them. He turned to stone for a moment before he turned back to normal with a pleased sigh.

"Man, these are so good..."

"Glossaryck!" You scolded.

"Fine! Into my eye again." He pulled back his eyelid once more so you can stick your hand in there again. Finally, you pulled out your wand, the handle of the umbrella felt familiar and comfortable. You felt the magic flow from your wand and into your body. You closed your eyes to relax, your little spades on your cheeks started to glow a lovely shade of purple until it calmed down. It was overwhelming enough for Lilia to tightly hold you, making sure you wouldn't fall. You sighed as everything finally calmed down.

"Are you alright, my dear?" Lilia gently rubbed your sides and made sure you were able to stand on your two feet without wobbling over.

"Yeah... I'm alright." You smiled and turned your head to kiss his cheek, "How about we cause some disturbance with my All-Seeing Eye spell like old times, yes?" You laughed when he picked you up and looked at you with sparkling eyes.

"Do you think you can handle it? It used to take a bit out of you before." It was so sweet he wanted to make sure you were okay enough to practice the spell, even if he wanted to scare a few people at that moment.

"Yes, I'm well enough to perform the spell, my love." You laughed as he started to carry you up to the room that you both now share (Lilia refuses to give you your own room after getting you back). You hear Glossaryck groan in annoyance and boo at you both for leaving him there by himself, but you summon a pile of more pudding right next to him. He gives you a thumbs up as he moved away from your line of view.

You smile at Lilia as you moved your arms to go around his neck, your fingers once more threading through his short hair that you've come to adore so much. He held you tight in his arms like at any second you were going to be ripped away. You felt so happy with him, and you were even happier to spend time with the person you can safely say after 300 years that is your husband. <3

GUYS DO I HAVE POTENTIAL TO START WRITING FOR MONEY???? Probably not lol

I wanted to somehow add Meteora but really didn't know how to add her since it would be a major addition to put in, Glossaryck wasn't so much of a huge add on like she would have been in my opinion. Hope this was decent, I've been so busy with school and I'm finally on break!

Tag list (hope I did this right); @jar-03 @aresisasleep @kiki-kuku

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

riddle and how he views his mother

Consider this a part 2 to this analysis! A while ago, I was asked "Why doesn't Riddle resent his mother?", which is the question that the original analysis answers.

Recently, Riddle's Night Sky's Chiffon vignettes were released into the world, and it contains a lot of interesting details that expand on how Riddle views his mother. I wanted to commentate on this new information and how it supports what I said in the original post.

The topic of mothers comes up in these vignettes. Deuce, who was talking about his own mom, quickly realizes that it's awkward to mention parents in front of Riddle, so he apologizes. To his surprise, Riddle is super chill about it and tells Deuce he doesn't really mind, so be at ease. And then Riddle states it outright, clear as day: "I'm grateful to my mother."

Deuce follows up with a comment to the effect of, "It looks like moms are strong in every family", to which Riddle actually agrees.

Riddle credits his mom for his ability to do many things in the present. For example, he took gymnastics classes so he was able to pull off the ballet in this event (one of the Princess in the Tower's required activities). He also learned social dancing, which comes in handy for formal events such as Ghost Marriage and Glorious Masquerade. Most notably, Riddle excels in academics--he is noted as being top of this grade multiple times, has prevented any students in Heartslabyul from dropping out, and is able to memorize 3 magic engineering/coding textbooks in only just a few minutes + helps to keep Malleus at bay in a recent main story update--something which no one else would be able to achieve. He's also able to cast powerful spells in quick succession as the result of his magical training from a young age. It can be argued, then, that despite Mrs. Rosehearts' methods, she did ultimately instill many useful skills in Riddle to set him up for success as a mage. He recognizes the value in that, and acknowledges her for it. There is always a part of Riddle that thinks he is a "better" person today because of his mother's discipline, even if he is just now starting to question her methodology.

He is disciplined and capable because of his upbringing--this cannot be denied. And Riddle can't find it in himself to resent his mother because of that. This woman raised him and taught him all these things because she genuinely believed this was what was "best" for him. How can he hate her for that? For just doing what she thought was her "best"?

I also want to point out how Riddle and his mother are shown to be "one and the same" in these vignettes. Later on, Riddle expresses that he wants to send out a mass email commanding all the Heartslabyul students to prepare at least 10 lanterns each to release in the night, or else there will be punishment awaiting them. He worries that the mobs won't be motivated to help without the threat of a punishment looming over them. Sure enough, when Trey and Cater pass on Riddle's order, the mobs complain and talk about how much nicer it is around Heartslabyul without the dorm leader breathing down their necks. However, the two third years then remind the mobs that while Riddle is strict, he HAS helped them. He provides test notes, edits essays, and hosts study sessions for his dorm members. The mobs eventually realize they need Riddle around, so they end up pitching in and getting those lanterns.

THIS IS PARALLELING MRS. ROSEHEARTS. Like his mother, Riddle is very strict with those under his care--but it comes from a place of his "love", from wanting to see them succeed. And, like Riddle is with his mom, the mobs cannot detach themselves entirely from their dorm leader. I know that book 1 primarily paints Riddle adopting his mother's attitude as a toxic thing (and it is, when it gets out of control)--but with moderation, it also has its useful applications, as we see in these vignettes.

Now let's not get it twisted; none of this erases the absurd restrictions imposed on Riddle, her intense rage, or the child neglect/abuse committed. What I am saying is that she is a person too, not a blob of all things bad in the world. She deserves grace and to have her positives acknowledged too--and this naturally feeds into Riddle's complicated feelings about her, especially now that he sees her bad sides... something he never really faced before.

Riddle's vignettes end on a hopeful note, though I don't know if the characters themselves realize the implications of it. The final scene takes place with the lantern-filled sky, and Deuce wondering why the Princess in the Tower grew her hair out so long to begin with. Was she planning to escape all along? But Jack explains that the witch that kidnapped her wanted the Princess to grow her hair long. The Princess in the Tower obeyed this wish, even though maintaining such long hair is a hassle. To this, Deuce comments that she really must have seen the witch as her mother. Riddle then says that no matter how precious the hair was, it's still cumbersome. "She can't even walk like this." AND THEN RIDDLE JUST CASUALLY SLICES HIS HAIR OFF, NO HESTIATION... ONE CHOP. Deuce panics because the ends look ugly, but Riddle simply replies there's no need to worry, "I do not need long hair anymore."

DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THAT MEANS???????? ? ??? ? ????? Long hair is the symbol of Rapunzel's oppression. It is something she maintains because her oppressor, Gothel, told her to. But long hair is also what ultimately frees her from the tower. The same is true of Riddle. He largely does what he is told to by his mother, believing that she is always correct. Riddle almost doesn't leave the library (despite the long hair being an easy way out) because "I've decided. Never again." He's so close to locking himself up in that metaphorical tower and not allowing himself out for fear of incurring her wrath for disobeying. And in the end, Riddle is still able to leave that tower. He so easily slices his long hair, something which prevents the Princess--HIM--from walking. But in severing that thread, CUTTING THE HAIR, he is freeing himself and finding a way to walk independently.

Maybe Riddle can't do it today (as he so clearly still respects his mother and all that she has done for him)... maybe not tomorrow, either... but someday. Someday...!! Someday, Riddle will be able to "cut his long hair" and walk on his own 😭 and then his life will truly "begin"... Why this nuanced writing get shoved into a vignette and not in the Wish Lantern event story itself, I'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND--

[felassan]

Dragon Age: The Veilguard info compilation Post 4

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [another post]

Post is under a cut due to length.

There is a lot of information coming out right now about DA:TV from many different sources. This post is just an effort to compile as much as I can in one place, in case that helps anyone. Sources for where the information came from have been included. Where I am linking to a social media user’s post, the person is either a dev, a Dragon Age community council member or other person who has had a sneak peek at and played the game. nb, this post is more of a ‘info that came out in snippets from articles and social media posts’ collection rather than a ‘regurgitating the information on the official website or writing out what happened in the trailer/gameplay reveal’ post. The post is broken down into headings on various topics. A few points are repeated under multiple headings where relevant. Where I am speculating without a source, I have clearly demarcated this. if you notice any mistakes in this post, please tell me.

Character Creation

BioWare confirmed that even if you make your Rook a short king, the team has done work to ensure animations fit any character build [source]

"Dragon Age's character creator has seen a massive glow-up" [source]. "The volume of choices you get here are frankly insane. As Epler noted, “you could spend forever here,” and he’s not kidding." [source] The art and graphics teams spent a lot of time trying to make hair look amazing [source: the Discord]

In CC we can customise our "bulge size" [source]

Some more detail on the new lighting options to see how Rook looks like in CC when you make them: you can view them in "blazing forest sunshine versus the glare of an underground temple" [source]

"newly mobile, extra-hairy hair" [source]

Faction choice has statistical boons. For example, Shadow Dragon Rook deals extra damage to Venatori blood cultists [source]

Faction choice basically determines why Rook has been called to help in the fight against Solas [source]

All pre-determined character models in CC can be adjusted [source]

You can make a really tall dwarf if you want [source]

"Setting your previous world state is fully integrated into the character creator for Veilguard" [source: the Discord]

Inquisitor appearance will be re-created, there is no way to carry their appearance from DA:I into the game [source: the Discord]

Classes for Rook are not restricted in the sense that you can play any almost class, lineage and faction combination that you want. For example, a mage Rook can be a Crow [source: the Discord] (Fel note: it sounded like Rook cannot be a magic-wielding dwarf, even though the exception of Harding now exists) (Fel note: there is a mage Crow in one of the books)

Story and lore

Here is another article which refers to Rook as "the Rook" [source]

The story is set "9-10 years from DA:I and about 8 years from Trespasser" [source: the Discord]

They have been tracking Solas for "a while. Something else you’re gonna learn about…" [source]

The game does not use the Keep [source]

Shadow Dragon is the faction background with the most in-game reactivity (e.g. from other characters' dialogue) during the prologue section of the game, due to the fact that the prologue is in Minrathous and the Shadow Dragons are a Tevinter-based faction [source]

"I also saw a big moment after the gameplay trailer ends that I can't talk about" [source]

During the more narrative-heavy dialogue choices, "the game will also give a bit of context on what you're about to choose, but doesn't go as far as explaining the exact consequences or precisely what will happen thereafter" [source] "the game shows you how you’ll go about the choice, but it doesn’t tell you the consequence of that choice". [source]

"The game is bringing back Dragon Age 2s dialogue system, which was tone-based and resulted in its protagonist Hawke falling into one of three different personality states. You have three general tones in a conversation: kind, humorous, or aggressive, with slight variations depending on the situation" [source]

"Venatori blood cultists" [source]

"The whole game has the makings of another Suicide Mission [ME2], given that you are up against a god with the ability to collapse dimensions" [source]

"Choices and consequences". "Now, it seems you can see the effects of your choices like never before, and this time, they marry that choice with incredible visuals" [source]

In the bar when you're trying to get information in the opening, if you choose to fight it out and the barbrawl ensues, you then have to run from the pursuers in the bar [source]

A key concern of the developers when creating the environments was to make “a world worth saving" [source]

The prologue is quite linear but there are additional paths you can follow to find additional loot [source]

In the opening section of the game there is a dock which has been attacked and the soldiers that were there have been killed, "but rather than seeing this passively, we walked through the aftermath and had to interact with the scene to piece it all together" [source]

The tone of the gameplay video is a good indicator of the tone of the rest of the game [source]. On the tone: "dark fantasy" [source]. horror & gore is back along with DA's classic dark elements [source]

Tevinter Nights is a better tone indicator for the game than the original reveal/character trailer. Ghil Dirthalen: "Tevinter Nights has felt the most 'DAV' to me" [source]. The gameplay reveal video is the best indicator for the tone of the game (vs the character one) [source]. there is still messy dark shit in the game [source]

Tonally the game is closest to Tevinter Nights and DA:O [source]

Ghil Dirthalen: "[as] one of those unfortunate souls who has latched onto a media world so hard: This game is for me. For the hardcore DA lore nerds, I've been secretly screaming about things I saw for MONTHS now" [source]

The game is true to the DA stories we know and love [source]

Characters, companions, romance

You can choose to engage in companions' own storylines as you progress or ignore them entirely [source]

You will often have to make dialogue choices that will affect how your various companions treat you [source]

Neve is quick-witted [source], measured and elegant [source]

In the opening, you interact with the companions as you move through Minrathous. "your choices during these interactions will determine who goes on portions of the mission with you, along with how “pleased” they are with the answers." [source]

On Varric and Harding: "Instantly the two felt like they’d never been away and avoided the trap of being parodies or fanfiction versions of themselves" [source]

Solas' eyes were always purple hh [source] (yes!)

Gameplay, presentation, performance etc

Some enemies have additional shields that are weak to ranged attacks [source]

When asked about if the war table from DA:I returned, John Epler said "There is a table. Now, whether it works the same way as the table in the previous game..." [source]

Once you get passed a certain point in the game, it opens up dramatically, however it is not an openworld game and they wanted to make sure that all the content mattered and was a more structured, sculpted experience for the player. There is some exploration, some opportunities to get off the beaten path, and some spaces that are fairly wide [source]

The button to press to bring up the skill wheel is RB or R1 (depending on what controller you're using) [source]

"You'll also have access to two skills or spells for each of your two companions that you can command. For a more seamless, uninterrupted combat experience, you can also assign these skills to shortcuts (such as holding the left trigger and hitting the X button) to quickly use them" [source]

"The game is bringing back Dragon Age 2s dialogue system, which was tone-based and resulted in its protagonist Hawke falling into one of three different personality states. You have three general tones in a conversation: kind, humorous, or aggressive, with slight variations depending on the situation" [source]

"booting Fade demons into pits" [source]

"BioWare have revised Dragon Age's art direction to make character models a little more consistent with the series' lovely Tarot-inspired menu art. Flesh is ruddy to the point of painterly; facial features and bodily proportions are thicker and more striking, as though the characters had been cut from clay" [source]

The 3 specs for Warrior are Reaper (has lifesteal/stealing health from enemies, and other freaky powers, does big damage), Slayer (can wield the biggest blade, big swords, big damage) or Champion, which is tanky, shield-using and Paladin like [source] [source]

There are quick-recover prompts [source]

You can roll through puddles of incoming AOE [source]

There are ziplines between some levels levels [source] (Fel note: just like in As We Fly... )

There are also slidey hills to slide down between some sections [source]

There are still some Hinterland-type areas designed for exploration [source]

We can do some home base management to our home base [source] (Fel note: this refers to The Lighthouse, detail in a previous post)

Camera placement is quite zoomed out [source]

Where Rogues have 'momentum', Warriors have 'rage' and Mages 'mana'. When a warrior spends rage in the ability wheel it triggers more powerful attacks. this has been referred to as a build-and-spend mechanic. this system resource gates your use of more powerful skills and is built by getting stuck in [source]. Momentum for Rogues is built by landing hits without taking any [source]

There are big glowing environmental cues for picking up loot or replenishing health potions [source]

"Epler noted that The Veilguard will not be an open-world experience like Inquisition, and instead will have large spaces to explore with quests littered throughout. This allayed my early concerns that they would course correct too hard from the oft-maligned open areas of Inquisition" [source]

Melee and ranged attacks can be charged up [source]

It sounds like there is an option to have greater guidance on when enemies are attacking [source]

The community council gave a lot of notes on the game's art direction to BioWare (gave feedback to the devs) that they were told and shown were changed from the first reveal/character trailer, these made it into the gameplay trailer [source]

The community council asked about having an arachnophobia mode, though they can't guarantee this was implemented [source]

"You’re encouraged to explore and grind for stronger weapons and gear, so your stats and cosmetics improve the further you get into the game" (in the sense that you’ll be rewarded for hard work) [source, two]

Follower information such as cooldowns and health will be visible on the HUD [source: the Discord]

There is a "quick cast" option if you prefer not to use the wheel, should be a chorded action using a controller [source: the Discord]

On PC you can play with keyboard and mouse or controller [source: the Discord]

An accessibility option is the ability to make auto-targeting stronger or weaker depending on your preference [source: the Discord]

The game will have DLSS support at launch [source: the Discord]

Re: hard drives, the game can be played using an HDD, they would recommend an SSD though for the optimal experience [source: the Discord]

There are lots of different interface options you can play with, e.g. combat text size, opacity, when to display health bars [source: the Discord]

Other

The leak from last year or whenever it was (the one that leaked screenshots and a gif from the game) was mainly a lot of outdated stuff and didn't really represent even the early version some community council members had played [source, two]. It was not leaked by a member of the community council, but by a member of another focus group [source]

The community council were given the chance to play the game twice, once in Fall 2022 and a year later in 2023 [source]

There is no information as yet regarding when pre-orders will be open [source: the Discord]

BioWare are hoping to at the very least have the very "best of" the Discord dev Q&A featured on social media and potentially in a blog [source: the Discord]

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[brynnsasha191]

One of my favorite choices of s7 actually comes from a single sentence.

"I can't be your high mage anymore, but I'll always be your brother"

The decision for Callum to step down from his position as high mage originally made me kind of upset but I realized that it actually makes a lot of sense. And Callum's decision to step down was actually a very mature choice, and not a rash one made in haste like I originally mistook it for. And I think that for both ez and callum's sake, he shouldn't be high mage.

Something that I noticed in episode 2, is that when Callum and ez are talking ez says "I didn't ask for this, I'm just a kid." The part about this sentence that strikes me is that ezran says that he is a kid, he had every right to say "I was just a kid" but he used present tense because he is very much a child, and he still wants to be a child. Before he was king, Callum was just his brother. It's hard for ez and Callum to see each other as brothers when they also have such official titles as children. Soren and Corvus can have loyalty to king Ezran, but Callum should have loyalty to Ez. Ez wants Callum to be his brother.

Callum being high mage causes a lot of problems. When Callum tries to follow Rayla after her fight with Ezran, Ezran tells him to stop and stay at the council meeting. He calls Callum "high mage" and because Callum has such an official position and title he has to listen, he has to stay. If Callum was just his brother then Ezran's commands as king honestly hold less weight and consequence to Callum, and that's how it should be, Ezran should be his baby brother, not king.

Siblings are always in a situation in which they could hurt each other, with their titles they are in even more position to hurt each other. If Ezran is king then he has the power to throw Callum and Rayla in jail and have them followed and tracked. If Callum is high mage then he has the power to stop Ezran and his soldiers with force.

It's also easier for Callum and Ezran to give each other advice as brothers.

I also think that being high mage kind of takes the fun out of magic for Callum. Which is understandable, if writing was my official job instead of my passion I don't know how much I'd enjoy it either. It's clear that Callum doesn't enjoy being in council meetings that much, episode 2 is the second time we see him not paying attention and drawing instead. He also describes his title as 'stuffy' he wants to be mage who does magic, not a high mage.

Callum giving up his title is a good way for both him and Ez to be what they want to be. Mage and child. Brother and brother. I hope that if Callum is high mage again in arc three then it'll be after he's lived some more life with Rayla and he actually wants it

The end

[coldshrugs]

make your own WoL reference sheet!

hi there! this was a quick project inspired by @mages-ballad's gorgeous reference sheet, and i hope it'll be useful to others.

what it is:

A public template made with canva, made to be accessible and easy to use. knowledge of photo editing or art programs is not required.

Three core reference pages designed to be clean, comprehensive, and customizable - Page 1 - Main glam reference and key details - Page 2 - Face reference - Page 3 - Body type reference

Optional pages for each expansion - Space for a close-up (show off that hair journey) - Space for two glams - A place to talk about style choices - Favored Title during that part of the story

A library of XIV job icons, sized to fit the template. Doh/DoL included!

[get the template here] *you will need a free canva account to make a copy and edit it.*

[taylor-titmouse]

I'm Taylor Titmouse, I write and illustrate queer erotica featuring freaks and monsters. I also draw a lot of porn that I can't post here, so those will be posted as crops with links to my various uncensored locations.

You can find my illustrated novellas and artbooks on Itchio. I've published a Lot of them. If you don't know where to start, I recommend the Dragon Double Feature series or Roger Crenshaw, or Spring with the Unicorns--that one's free! I've also written up a guide to all of them here!

Some of my latest releases, try The Long Road if you like gender-based worldbuilding!

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You can also follow me on Twitter or Bluesky, where I post my art uncensored. Below the cut is a list of story tags, which will link you to art and posts about those stories, and provides some context to what they're about. Thanks for checking out my work!

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Story Tags Barnyard Bound: F/M, human/furry, bondage, breeding kink, Harvest Moon also for some reason. Cherry Brilliant Ryder: M/F, aliens and medical play (The Xenosexuality Conference) Brilliant, Dr. Lindon, Dr. Odonata, Dr. Pinkie, Dr. Menura, Councilman Somato, Zeal-and-Duty Cadogan: Trans masc wizard, fantasy monsters, predicaments and situations. Cadogan, Madog, Myrddin Chique: NB/Various, fantasy monsters, elves, nudism, catch/fuck (The Sunken City, The Wild Woods) Chique, Lien, Lutin, Fuck-elves The Dragon Double Feature: M/F, M/M, M/M/F, dragon/human, oni/human, plus size. Fantasy princess/dragon CNC, Edo era Japan (The Dragon Double Feature, The Dragon Double Feature 2) Eveline, Gundrid, Wakatake/Taki, Kenta, Mrs. Arakawa, Jerund Eternella 7: M/M/M, Gundam-inspired space opera erotica. (Eternella 7 Parts 1-3) Risk, Turn, Engel House Gerhardt: F/F/M, vampires, trans women, femdom, male humiliation, 1800s. Lady Cygnet, Countess Gerhardt, Conrad House of the Risen King: M/F, old god, exhibitionism/nudism, sex cult. (House of the Risen King) Vee, Zihbeh Knight of Thorns: M/F, giant faceless knight/petite princess forced marriage. Rosaline, Knight of Thorns Laurestine: Trans unicorns, monsters, bondage/stuck in situations, catch/fuck (Spring with the Unicorns) Laurestine, Barberry, Mazereon, Edelweiss The Leylic Sea: M/M, historical fantasy, pirates, university wizards (The Captain of the Tybaltine, The Boy from Karkutt) Mr. Todd, Oliver Bullock, Lucas, Mirza The Long Road: Goblins, dwarves, bandits, a princess and a knight. Gangbangs, rope bondage, CNC (The Long Road) Tourmaline, Angre, Vanesse, Samwell, Georgie and Markie (the Twins), Jarett, Bingo, Goblina. Lover Rescue: F/F/Genderfluid, magical girls, monsters, plus size, cam girling. Lover Pink (Momoka), Lover Gold (Hikari), Lover Blue (Aozora), Lord Heteracuto (Hiroto) The Masson Circle: M/M, M/F, 1970s crime romance, multiple ships, femdom, trans male character (The Masson Circle) Ezra, Tessa, Leonard, Lionel/Nell, Jean, Mathieu Max and Mortis: M/F, exhibitionism, naturalism, photography, nudism. Max, Mortis/Daisy Monsterfuck Mountain: Fantasy monsters, WIP erotic CYOA (You're A Mage on Monsterfuck Mountain) The Mage, Trolls The Night Guest: M/F, young man/older woman, oni/human (The Night Guest) Mrs. Arakawa, Tōru Objects of Affection: M/F, F/F, robot girls and people being weird about them. Touma, Shima, Mari-ko, Ratna, Mari Mouse, Samart, Marinette Season's Breedings: Gnomes, Imps, and probably other critters, and their biology/breeding habits. Applecore. The Sleeping Garden: M/Agender, alien, science. Dr. Arbor, The Flower Starbuster: M/M, a WIP novel-length superhero romance. Mitsuo, Tom, Starbuster Roger Crenshaw: Trans M/M, monsters, occultism, early 1900s (The Vampires of New Haven, The Wolves of the West, The Shadow in the Shelves, The Dogs at Duskfall) Roger Crenshaw, Professor Reed, Grigori, Mateo, Johnny, Sweet Nate, Jackie-Ralph, Cam Ellis, George Adler, Combe Hooper. Romick: Evil wizards, obedient doll, magical sex, experimentation kink, dungeon bondage, monster sex (The Tenebrous Tower) Romick, The Doll, Osmund, Vester

[asgardian--angels]

mage viktor discourse again on twitter and all i can say in my little corner over here once again is, I don't know why the entire fandom takes it as canon that mage Viktor failed to save every world he manipulated.

Canon does not provide evidence of this. This is fanon speculation. It's a fine headcanon to have, but everyone talks about it like it's canon when it isn't. Canon is ambiguous about the outcome of the timelines mage Viktor altered. The little nods we are given point, in my opinion, towards the opposite conclusion, that he successfully averted destruction.

I've written meta on this before but in summary:

1) 'In all timelines, in all possibilities' is worded precisely, it's not 'out of all timelines'; the implication is that every time, Jayce brings Viktor back from the brink, not just in our timeline. 'Only you' doesn't refer to our timeline's Jayce, it refers to all Jayces. Jayce always brings him home. If Viktor continuously put the fate of each timeline in Jayce's hands and Jayce failed over and over, I don't think he'd say those words. And the way he says them matters. His words are tinged with wonder, not sorrow. As if over and over again, he is shown that Jayce saves him, and it continues to amaze him. He doesn't sound defeated, like this is the next in a long line of Jayces he's sending off to die. The feeling is that Viktor's faith in Jayce has not been misplaced.

2) If mage Viktor doomed every timeline, there would be hundreds (or more) mage Viktors. All running around manipulating timelines. I highly doubt the writers wanted to get into that kind of sticky situation. The tragedy of mage Viktor is that he is singular. Alone. Burdened with the responsibility of the multiverse. The emotional gut punch of his fate is ruined if other timelines led to the same outcome, and from a practical standpoint, having multiple reality-bending omniscient mages would rip apart the fabric of the arcane.

There are other points, such as there being only one corrupted Mercury Hammer and our Jayce is the only one to receive it, and the fact that if mage Viktor is as omniscient as he is implied to be, he could easily step back into other timelines and correct course, because it's highly unlikely he could sit still and watch things go down in flames. But these things can be argued elsewhere.

While I love conversations about mage Viktor's motives and selfishness vs altruism, the writers & artbook have expressed that Jayce and Viktor care greatly about Runeterra and want to fix their mistakes to save it, and that their reconciliation is symbolic of Piltover and Zaun coming together as well. Yes, they make disastrous decisions towards each other, making choices for the other or without the other, which has negative consequences for their relationship and for Runeterra - but I think fandom pushes their selfishness even past what's canon sometimes, as if their entire goal hadn't always been to selflessly help the world around them. Their final reconciliation is about bridging the gap that grew between them - the pain and grief and secrets, betraying themselves and each other - to mutually choose each other openly and honestly. Part of the beauty of their story, as expressed by the creators, is that in their final moments, they chose each other and took responsibility for their actions by sacrificing themselves to end what they started, together - and that choosing each other saved the world. TPTB have stated this - that Jayce and Viktor are the glue holding civilization together, and when they come back to each other, they can restore balance. It's when they're apart, when they hurt each other and miscommunicate, when they abandon their commitment to each other and their dream, that the greater world suffers. Their strife is mirrored in the story-world at large.

Mage Viktor is framed as a solitary penitent figure, damned to an eternity of atoning for his mistakes. He paid the ultimate price and now is forced to live his personal nightmare of exactly what he was trying to avoid for himself with the glorious evolution. The narrative clues we're given point more in the direction that he saves timelines rather than dooms them. If Viktor's actions kept killing Jayce, the very boy he couldn't bear to not save each time, it would undermine these narrative choices. Yes, Viktor couldn't stand to live in a world where he never meets Jayce, so he ensures it keeps happening. But in that same breath, he couldn't bear to see a world where his actions continue to destroy Jayce and destroy Runeterra. His entire arc in s2 is born of his selfless desire to help humanity, help individual people. He would not lightly destroy entire worlds. That's his original grief multiplied a thousandfold, and narratively it would lessen the impact of the one, true loss he did suffer, his own Jayce. It wouldn't make sense for him to be alright with damning other timelines to suffer the same catastrophic tragedy that created him. I mean, maybe I'm delusional here, but is that not the entire point? Because that's what I took away when I watched the show.

As I said, I love discussions about mage Viktor, as there's a lot to play with. All I wish is that the fandom at large would not just assume or accept the Mage Viktor Dooms Every Timeline idea as canon, when there is nothing in the actual canon that confirms this. Maybe people need to just, go back and rewatch the actual episode, to recall how mage Viktor is presented to us, and what it's implied we're supposed to take away from his scenes, and separate that from the layers of headcanon the fandom has constructed.

[arciam]

Underrated JayVik moments/lines (20/∞)

"That research is everything, my - my whole life!"

After grazing this line in multiple entries already, here is finally the dedicated one. I have a few different things to say about it:

1. He is not kidding here.

As I talked about in part 9, my man was literally ready to end it all when he found himself with no one who would support his work - or rather, everything it meant to him. His dreams, his heart.

Whichever way you look at it, Viktor spared Jayce so much more than just a tumble to the pavement; he gave Jayce a reason to keep living.

2. "Our HexTech dream."

...says Jayce, not even one minute later.

So, after considering himself incapable of working with anyone else for who knows how long, he just straight-up commits to making the guy whose name he learnt like an hour ago an equal proprietor of his "whole life"..? Cool, cool. Talk about moving fast.

3. "You've no idea how beautiful it is."

This line - which Jayce said a short while before the scene above takes place - may not seem at all related until you think about what it was that turned the idea of magic and bringing magic to the world into his whole life in the first place.

And yes, it's a great many things: having his life saved, seeing his mother's life saved, the potential to save many more lives. And yet, when explaining to Viktor what this dream (not theory) means to him, he chooses to equally emphasise the beauty of what he saw as a reason for his obsession.

Now, I would consider it low-hanging fruit to say "and because the mage was Viktor all along, this means..!" - if not for the fact that the idea of beauty is referred to by Jayce not only in his first, but also in his last episode:

"There is beauty in imperfections. They made you who you are."

Truly Jayce's (whole) life within the show bookended by the understanding of what beauty means: not an ideal, not the perfect miracle, just one man's indomitable will to live and do good in spite of hardship.

After all: whereas Jayce had always believed it was the desire to "give magic to the world" that was his whole life... ultimately what he wants more than anything is just his - beautiful in every way - partner back.

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