#tamaran

[themuskrater]

I’ve always loved Picolo’s casual Teen Titans art, so I decided to try the concept myself. Here’s my first attempt at

STARFIRE

[milkydraws8]

[pinkiemachine]

TAMARANIAN WEDDING HEAD CANNONS!

This one’s for you, @gaddaboutgriffon !

A traditional Tamaranian wedding lasts at least two days, but in the case of royalty, the festivities can last over a week. The wedding I am about to describe is strictly a royal wedding.

DAY ONE: Spent in solemn silence, accompanied by the wearing of veils and hoods and the clanging of bells to ward off “bad luck” and “evil spirits.” The bride and groom also do not see one another on this day. If they do, they must “cleanse” themselves of the bad luck by bathing in the local hot springs (said to have mystic properties) and eating nothing but tutka (a type of root plant) for the next 24 hours.

DAY TWO: Before the day of the actual marriage ceremony, there is still more to do. On this day, everyone in the bride and groom’s inner circle (friends, family, and important people) gather for the pre-celebrations. The bride and groom are allowed to see one another, but are still forbidden to touch. During the celebrations, the groom and his groomsmen (of which there can be as many as thirty) must perform a traditional song and dance to honour the bride, and bring “good luck” to the marriage. This is typically followed by everyone beginning to dance together.

Once all the guests are sufficiently tired from dancing, the Great Feast begins! This meal symbolises the coming together of the two families of the bride and groom. It’s also, well… have you seen the episode of the OG Teen Titans show where Star gets betrothed and there’s a wedding ceremony? The meal they share? Yeah, it’s that. Chaotic, every man for himself, fun times.

DAY THREE: The morning is spent performing the painting ceremony. The bridesmaids and the groomsmen must paint the bride and groom with the traditional iconography of the Tamaranian royal household all over their bodies. This honours the past generations of royalty, as well as representing good luck, family, and blessings on the bride and groom. *cough cough* fertility… This painting ceremony can take several hours, depending on the designs chosen, and the skills of the men and woman involved. Then they are both dressed in white to symbolise purity, and both types of wedding garb are meant to elevate each person to their most feminine and their most masculine. (This is said to bring good luck to uh… well, fertility, again…)

BONUS: Now, here is a tradition that has no strict time/place in the ceremonies, as it involves a little bit of cheekiness. See, from the beginning of day two, all the way to right before the marriage ceremony commences, the bride will be in danger of “being stolen.” The groomsmen, bridesmaids, family members, and/or other friends just might come and whisk the bride away from the groom (all in good fun of course) prompting the groom to find and “rescue” his bride often by paying a bribe of alcohol or something sweet. Lol. This doesn’t usually happen during a royal wedding, as it’s considered awfully silly, but there have been a few exceptions over the centuries.

Still on day three—after the painting ceremony is finished, the bridesmaids and groomsmen switch places in preparation for the next phase: the parade! The bridal party rides through the capital city in a massive parade where thousands of citizens have gathered to celebrate! The groom is escorted by the bridesmaids, to protect him from other women who might try to steal him away, and the groomsmen do likewise for the bride. (You’d be surprised how many times a ruffian has tried to carry off a Tamaranian princess during the parade.)

The procession arrives at the royal “cathedral” (for lack of a better english word) and then they must all wait for exactly one minute past midday to begin. At the altar, the officiator asks the bride, groom, and their parents to follow him into a special private room where an intimate and sacred tea ceremony takes place.

Following the tea ceremony, the couple and their parents return to the altar for the rest of the ceremony. The bride and groom exchange sacred vows, then the “veil of purity” is wrapped around them, to ensure the couple’s love and loyalty toward one another.

After this lengthy ceremony, the wedding party is expected to shout for joy in honour of the newlywed couple, and the bridesmaids and groomsmen lift the bride and groom up together on a special palanquin and carry them to the Great Hall where the Second Great Feast takes place. This time, it is the duty of the groom to go and collect food for his new wife by fighting the other men for it! This is his first task as a husband, and his first test of strength. Also at the second feast, there are more traditional dances, for more blessings on the couple and to ward off any remaining evil spirits.

The night concludes with the bride and groom changing into a second pair of wedding clothes and performing another ritual dance: the dance of undying love. 🥰

Finally, they change into their departing garments to leave the celebration, and on their way out they are showered with a spray of alcohol, a barrage of feathers, and a storm of flower petals, all tokens of good will and blessings upon them. Where the bride and groom disappear to, no one is allowed to know, and they might not return for three months or more.

Fittingly, while the couple is away, the party-goers eat, drink, and make merry for days on end—basically until the food runs out.

And that’s it. :) That’s my take on a Tamaranian royal wedding. Hope you enjoyed!

[celadons-penultimate]

Princess Koriand'r of Planet Tamaran, a.k.a. Starfire, was once sold into slavery to ensure 'peace' for her people; Okaara Warlords trained her in deadly combat & cruel Psion experiments gave her new power, which she later used (along w/ natural solar absorption & flight) to lead her people in rebellion against their oppressors; banished, she fled to Earth, where she uses her abilities to aid heroes like the Teen Titans (later, the Titans), the Outsiders, the Justice League & more!

[beebslolz]

THEEE best Kori costume imo

[lady-stirling]

Randomtober #30: Mar'i Grayson!Titans Version 🩷💜 I tried to mix her official uniform with Kory's from the series~

[deepseah0rr0r]

Random Tamaran headcannons that I have for some reason

◆ Since tamareans are descended from space cats they can purr when content, it is mostly unconscious thing

◆ They also have sharper teeth than human and their dietary needs are more meat based, thought they do eat local vegetation

◆ When threatened they can hiss or make sound similar to a lions roar

◆ When scared hair stands up, similarly when cats make themself look bigger than they really are

◆ Eyes glow in the dark, it has scared some of the titans shittless when they go for a drink in 3.am and come across glowing eyed kory

◆ Even though tamaran is a monarchy, there are municipality administration around the planet. They are in charge with the mundane things that don't need the royal familys involment

◆ Jobs related to art and history are apreciated and highly sought after jobs

◆ Tamaran language has multiple dialects with major changes in how you pronounce and write things, Korys accent is more common among the aristocats of the society

◆ Kory also curses often, sometimes in her mind sometimes outloud

◆ Tamaran religion are polytheistic, monolatric and panteistic, Korys family has historically mostly worshipped Xhal

◆ Things like hair, colors and jobs are not gendered in tamarean society

◆ Also physical contact is important, it is seen as rude when someone completely avoids any physical contact

[itsalbir]

Huevember - Day 8

She serves evil antagonistic sister like no other, welcome Komand'r aka Blackfire

[starfireandthediamonds]

headcannon that in Tamaran, instead of wedding rings they do gold tattoos, a little star that symbolizes X’hal, so Kory has two little stars in her back because she’s had been married to Prince Karras and general Ph'yzzon

[worldofmetahumans]

We are here to tell you about our latest blogs! An edition about Tamaraneans, about Kryptonians, and about Maxwell Lord - we discuss it all on https://worldofmetahumans.com/ ! And did you know you can even get a comic book pack if you leave a comment on the blogs?🦸 🩵

[loopyboom666]

Shadows

*sigh* *proceeds to make headcanons*

Ok, so in my last post, I talked about Nightstar's mischarecterization (however you write that). I strongly believe that Nightstar was under Nightwing's shadow as a kid (obviously, in the drawing she's not a kid, honest mistake). I have this headcanon bcz Nightwing is a GREAT FATHER, but... he's passed some trauma over to her lil baby.

The main trauma he's put her through was the whole distancing himself because she's the daily reminder of Starfire. WHICH IS A TRAIT HE INHERITED FROM BRUCE. Distancing himself with those you love, specially if it triggers some kind of emotional memory.

Which leads me to believe that Dick has never INTENTIONALLY put Mar'i through his own trauma (bcz despite Starfire's loss and everything, he still wanted to be with his daughter and be a good parent). BUT, I think at least for a little while he made Nightstar a Nightwing's sidekick.

Idk if anyone gets me, but yeahyeahyeah. Nightstar's independance was quicker than Robin's, but still hits hard.

https://www.tumblr.com/loopyboom666/777557991291584512/nightstar-as-a-kid?source=share

Also, here's an extra picture.

[imperatrice21]

Mar'i would look so much like Komand'r growing up and Ryand'r would be the first to point it out and it would always remind Kori of her and her siblings childhood before the envasion

[yoruldumbensizgidin]

"i'm sorry i kept it to myself until now: i love you, i've loved you since i first saw you..."

[thesummerstorms]

Just leave them alone???? Like, holy fuck.

[milkydraws8]

A Tamaranean Haunter braves the Great Koran Salt Flat

The sole survivor of a venture into the radioactive remains of an old-world city, she escaped with only a few microglobules of slag-milk and her party's gilt

[fromtheirtowertheycanseeitall]