#Childrens Blizzard

[autotrails]

American Auto Trail-Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad (Menno to Armour SD)

American Auto Trail-Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad (Menno to Armour SD) https://youtu.be/0sjwSsGuwnE This auto trail explores U.S. Highway 18, crisscrossing sections the tracks of what was once the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad.

[spiritofpassionfruit]

For no other reason other than "yeah they might get along." It would be fun to see Dr Ratio and Natasha knowing each other.

*rambles in tags*

[picturebookshelf]

Magic Tree House: Blizzard of the Blue Moon (2006)

Story: Mary Pope Osborne -- Art: Sal Murdocca

[celestialdragoncookie]

if i may ask how are blizzard queeen and clelestial dragon cookies childeren no need to send pics just name and explain a little about them and also hurry up up awakened versions of the two brothers im waiting

Celestial Dragon Cookie:

Eldest daughter of Arceus Cookie And Starlight Cookie and oldest sister of five siblings.

Title: War ruler, Sun emperess, Primordial elemental dragon monarch, Sovereign of might, Transcendence weapon master, Valkyrie or Day breaker, bringer of day.

Occupation: Charger, shifted to Transcendence Archmage if all cookies in team are defeated.

Marriage: To Dark cacao cookie and Demonos Cacao Cookie.

Weapon: uses mostly twin katanas, one katana is titled as "Shi-no-Karasu" (死の烏) - Meaning "Raven of Death," suggesting the blade brings swift and brutal death to all. And the other is Hikari-tachi" (光刀) - Meaning "Light Blade" or "Blade of Luminescence," symbolizing the life-giving power of light. Favorite weapon are mostly swords and katanas but sometimes uses other weapons.

Bloodline: Pure Royal Primordial dragon bloodline, can control all elements existed in the multiverse but restrictions are that she could only use three elements only if the the limit is bypassed critical consequences could be faced.

Personality: Quite reserved type, she has quite look on her face mostly emotionless which enemies harder to distinguish her emotions and body language. Calculating, cunning, intelligent, even through she has average IQ level but in battle field she is a monster in distinguishing and searching various flaws and weakness in opponents weaknesses. When eliminating threats she hesitates no more but to swiftly cut through them. She usually looks down on those who are arrogant overconfidence, prideful, genocide people, homoscide, narcissists, egotistical and power hunger people. She felt disgust upon gazing gays and lesbians.

She mostly wear blindfold around her eyes to have heightened senses while using observation haki.

Rarity: Mythical

Quote: "The important thing is not how long you live. It’s what you accomplish with your life."

Children:

From Dark cacao cookie:

Dark Choco Cookie:

Due to being baked from the previous mother, after his father had second marriage with Celestial dragon cookie, she became his stepmother. At first he was against this marriage, felt suspicious of her knowing another materialistic woman but due to gentle aura he gradually started to get attached to her, one day he finally had the courage to call her mother. Both father and son are very overprotective of her would do anything to keep her safe. Sometimes he gets jealous easily when his dear mother tends to his other siblings would act like a cat when introducing to other cats. Is very cuddly and clingy during night.

Occupation: Charger.

Quote: " I finally seen the truth, true power doesn't lie in your physical strength but in your spirit and willpower".

Nihilus Inanis cookie:

First daughter of dark cacao cookie and also known as Mystic Flour Cookie, has the exact same appearance to the beast of apathy and was born with soul jam of apathy on her forehead, I mean born not baked. She is a hobcookie, and Buddhist, she is quite reserved type of person she is only speaks in desire situations mostly to tease her siblings and loves to humiliate her enemies. She was born with high amount of divine power to the point harming her body, as she grew up managed to control and harness it's power due to extreme training from her parents, took the field of healing, defending, magics and science. She mostly healing and defense magic to protect support her allies.

Class: Healer and support.

Quote:" What is healing and time? But fate wouldn't stop me as long I have someone to protect".

Pure milk vanilla cookie:

His doughish skin has mixture of vanilla and milk. He resemblance to pure vanilla cookie like he is clone but the difference is that his height is similar to his father and having physical body of a powerful warrior and is a magic swordmen. His voice also resemblance to that of pure vanilla cookie and has long hair braided. Mostly wore jacket, t-shirt and blue pants. His personality is mixture of pure vanilla cookie and Shadow milk cookie, when facing enemies he becomes hundred times worse then the beast of deceit and lies. He didn't had any resemblance to dark cacao cookie because he inherited the phenotype from his close cousin vanilla family, his aunt Heavenly vanilla cookie. He is a mage and sword master, excellent and genius in every fields highly smart and intelligent.

Class: Mage.

Quote: “Hard work is worthless for those that don't believe in themselves.”

Inferno Rosemary dragon cookie:

Is hot headed, carefree, reckless idiot. Despite her consistent brawls with her other siblings, friends and family she is a fiercely loyal and protective friend. She is willing to go down fighting for she friends, regardless of how futile it might seem. Even you broke down her body but you can't broke her spirit and determination. She looks like a female version of Pitaya dragon cookie but has feminine characters like a human female, as she is not flat like other cookies and is a hobcookie. She weilds sword of ifret, the sword made from the core and body supreme fire spirit king. And has two pair of power and large wings and her hair is made from pure raw untamed fire.

Class: Charger.

Quote: " Don't let the past chain you down, time wouldn't be with you to grieve so push forward towards the future and set your heart ablaze".

From Demonos Cacao Cookie:

Light Choco cookie:

Has similar appearance to dark choco cookie but in the past, his determination to never give up, added with his own steel fortitude during grueling or harsh battles, is a trait that becomes the basis for others to acknowledge him. He generally is cheerful and hyperactive, The regularity at which he's exposed to such degrading remarks is such that he now has a certain immunity to them, shown when he easily brushes them off without getting overly annoyed. He also believes that those that have done wrong should work to actively make up for their wrongdoings. He always holds his enemies accountable for their misdeeds, regardless if he has forgiven them or not. He was born with no magic like his father but inherited his strong anti magic and demon bloodline, his demonic personality is opposite of his usually ongoing one cold hearted, manipulative cruel sadistic arrogant confident but this side is only kind caring towards his family close friends and homeland. He is a charger, close combat warrior and use sword for battles, in his demon form his name changed to Demon Choco cookie.

Class: Charger.

Quote: “If you don't take risks, you can't create a future.”

Noxious Nebula Choco cookie:

First daughter of Demonos Cacao Cookie, she is quite reserved type of person and is a hobcookie like her brother light Choco cookie. She wore anti toxic armour, gas mask wrapped around her mouth as the long tube attached to it extended towards her and connected to two large tube tanks on her back as the tanks are protected by heavy armour from leakage and breaking. Two long tubes attached to her biceps, as her whole body is covered in black and purple anti toxic armour, her hands are armour claws equiped with lethal poison dripping from it. Only her hair half of her face including her eyes are not covered with armour. She has Poison Yin body, a special case where the body produces ten thousand different types of poisons each one lethal and deadly in their own way, but in return harms the host. That's why she wore this armour to maintain and lower the symptoms effects of the poison. She mostly her poison to capture neutralize her enemies sometimes in emergency her armour begins to separate from biceps and most parts of legs to release more potent and powerful poison.

Class: Bomber.

Quote: "The world's not perfect. But it's there for us, trying the best it can".

Blizzard Queen Cookie:

Third child and daughter of Arceus Cookie And Starlight Cookie, younger sibling and sister to Celestial dragon cookie.

Rarity: Mythical.

Title: Cold empress, villainess, Divine maiden, winter guardian, life protector and princess of the night and bringer of moon.

Marriage: To Dark dragon Cacao Cookie.

Occupation: Mage but turned to ambush when Celestial dragon cookie becomes a mage. If she is deployed along with celestial dragon cookie, she will raise the states of all cookies thrice and will twin combo attack on the enemies team.

Weapons: uses scepter but her favorite weapon is scythe and it's title is "Hikari-tetsubo" (光月手刀), which roughly translates to "Light Moon Hand Blade" or "Moonlight Ice Scythe."

She has a scar on left eye making it unfuctional, as a cold calculating face mistaking her for glaring. She white snowy fox ears and long fluffy fox tail, and her hair is made from pure raw ice element touching it will freeze you and it waves in air.

Personality: She has a calm and emotionless demeanor and speaks only when she really needs to convey her thoughts. Her manner of speaking often makes people misinterpret what she means. Despite her detached nature, Blizzard harbors a strong ambition to surpass her elder sister and gain her expectations and recorgination. On the battlefield, had clam collective aura no panic in dangerous situations.

Children:

From Dark Dragon Cacao Cookie:

Dark Shadow milk cookie:

He is the eldest son of his parents and oldest sibling among his family. His personality is already explained.

Occupation: Defender.

Quote: “Push through the pain. Giving up hurts more.”

Tian Ying Cacao Cookie:

Her name was given during the battle of yin and yang, after absorbing their power her right side becomes black and left side becomes white except her doughish skin remains the same like her father carafin brown color. She is a stoic girl with a firm personality. She is a girl of little words and does not talk very often. She prefers to act by herself in most situations and does not team up with anyone. She greatly respects her family, idolized her father but doesn't tend to show it and will only team up with those who had gained her respect. She has yin and yang royal dragon like her father has and have draconic features like horns, wings and tail.

Occupation: Charger

Quote: “These weaklings aren't even worth dealing with for killing time”.

Umbra Arcana Cookie:

Nickname is Jasmine light. She was born under the full blue moon when it shines brighter illuminated the whole stars. She usually closed her eyes and has a jasmine flower on her head, she is seven year old kid. She always remains optimistic no matter the danger she encounters. With a pure heart, she easily wins over other's loyalty — and often drives her rivals crazy. She is a super cheerful kid, full of joy. Her appearance is exactly like her mother, has the might and control over night. She has bloodline of nine tailed fox or celestial kitsune like her mother.

Occupation: support.

Rarity: Special.

Quote: " I always believe hard work is key to success".

Fenix Aion Cookie:

The youngest son of the family, nickname Haung. He is five year old hobcookie and had bloodline of a phoenix having it's characteristics like tail and wings. He is bright sunny child and optimistic type eager to learn new set of things. He idolized his Uncle Rocky Road cookie, he wanted to be a mechanic in the future and helps those in dire need with his genius mind and keen intelligent. Even though he is a kid, he has maturity of an old retired veterans or soldier, distinguish between fake and reality.

Occupation: healer.

Rarity: special.

Quote:" Technology is made to help people and solve their problems, not for conflicts and war".

Lumen Ominis Cookie:

Also known as Shadow Milk cookie, his appearance is extract similar to the beast of deceit and lies. He wore a black red scarf around his neck to cover the scars around his mouth, his personality is slightly similar to his older brother Dark Shadow milk cookie but during he laughs loudly tortured his victims to help the victims serve true justice indicating his sense of justice, sadistic and cruel nature to his enemies. He is usually a die heart nerd for books spends mostly in time in the library with his cousin pure milk vanilla cookie and his older brother. Together they were called " The Nerd Trio", because the three of them are keen knowledgeable, intelligent and genius. He is keen in solving mystery, difficult and impossible cases, often went out to take information on the target and uses strings to control his enemies and shadow demonic fog daggers to assinated his opponents.

Occupation: ambush.

Rarity: beast.

Quote: " If others call me a monster, then I will become a monster to protect those in need and serve true justice".

All of the children of blizzard queen and celestial dragon cookies are hob cookies except for dark choco cookie. They are born like human babies are, not baked. Due to being a hob cookies, they have various characteristics like tall height then regular cookies, have feminine and masculine traits like having female chest and parts or muscular body and parts like human males. Their bodies are not flat instead sculptured like humans except their head hands and feet are those of cookies.

[nraqi]

wait i don’t know what’s going on anymore

[bangbangwhoa]

books I’ve read in 2024 📖 no. 032

The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin

“Hell is this life we lead now, not later.”

[bubba-draws]

I call this au “CSM pero si fuese en latinoamerica” ft my ocs Cassimiro (Ram Fiend), Ana (Devil Hunter), and Barbara (Ghost Hybrid)

[technovillain]

Rudolph 1964's Santa is such a major asshole and the world they live in is so bleak and cruel. Everybody's just sexist and exclusionary and Santa endorses public shaming of those who are even slightly different. The world is literally so strange and despite the message trying to be "Those deemed misfits by society still deserve to have a place where they feel special and deserve to be heard." and yet the plot doesn't truly reward this for Rudolph...

I mean. Rankin-Bass only gave the misfit toys their due diligence after audiences demanded that they be given a happy ending. Literally nobody won in the original cut. Except maybe Hermey, if they actually honored their promise...which I kind of doubt.

And I don't believe for a second that Donner's apology to his son was in any way genuine. He only showed him love once when he was deemed useful by the oppressor (Santa)

[kakusu-shipping]

Thank you for the nice tags on the pic published to catchonehand!

Zen as the middle child? I'm curious and would love to know what you're referring to 👀

I got this ask like two days ago I'm so sorry I caught a cold and didn't get to answer fdjgfkdgjkdf

This is the post in question btw for anyone confused because again I reblogged that like two days ago

The fastest answer is I've been seeing a lot of Ramattra as a Protective Older Brother to Zenyatta art, and have always seen Zenyatta Genji in the same Brotherly Found Family kind of relationship (vaguely all my relationships are grey and moldable by recent art I've seen)

So if this Found Family Tree goes Ramattra-Zenyatta-Genji, that makes Zenyatta a Middle Child which I feel is fitting.

The funnier half of it though is that sense Ramattra was made for the Omnic Crisis, and no Omnics were made after the Crisis, this means Zen (at 20) HAS to be older than Ramattra, physically. Meanwhile Genji is 35 if I remember right (the official character page doesn't show their ages anymore so this may be subject to change in OW2)

Meaning by AGE it'd go Genji-Zenyatta-Ramattra, keeping Zen the Middle Child once again.

Out of all the lore we could have possibly gotten for Zenyatta, after 6 years, they choose to make him a Middle Child. Short Middle Sibling Energy.

[xxfillerxx]

Me having played through Hidden Forest in Sky Children, doing the Bright Pavilion:

[lathrine]

yall ive been sipping on that good good oc juice lately

[jcmarchi]

Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Preview - Hands-On With The New Spiritborn Class - Game Informer

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Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Preview - Hands-On With The New Spiritborn Class - Game Informer

Vessel of Hatred ushers in a wave of change for Diablo IV. The game’s first expansion takes players to the new jungle region of Nahantu and, most importantly, introduces the new Spiritborn class.  I went hands-on with the Spiritborn at a recent preview event and spoke to Blizzard about how it created a class unlike any other in the Diablo series. After spending a couple of hours playing, the Spiritborn may already be my new favorite class in the game. 

Unlike other Diablo classes, the Spiritborn is not based on a traditional fantasy archetype like the Rogue or Mage. Rather, it’s a martial arts-inspired class hailing from the dense jungle region of Nahantu. Described as the apex predator of this region, a Spiritborn arises from a brutal ritual tasking them to survive the wilds of Nahantu. A Spiritborn character’s narration in a cinematic reveal trailer describes it best: 

“Only a few among my people can become Spiritborn. As children, the most promising face judgment in the nest. Our trial begins and ends with pain. Those who are not called are culled. For the weak, all paths end here. For the worthy, that path leads to power beyond compare and a sacred charge to wield it well.”

Succeeding in this ritual allows a Spiritborn to commune with the Spirit Realm to bond with and harness the power of four animal Spirit Guardians: jaguar, eagle, gorilla, and centipede. The Spirit Realm is described as a “byproduct of humanity” and a “ghostly reflection of Sanctuary” by associate narrative designer Eleni Rivera-Colon during a presentation. “The way that we like to see it is that the angels have the High Heavens, demons have the Burning Hells, and humans have the Spirit Realm.” 

The four Spirit Guardians serve as manifestations of human beliefs. The Jaguar represents hunting and providing, while the Centipede represents the cycle of death, decay, and the resulting new life. The Eagle represents the precision and vision needed to navigate the jungle, and the Gorilla is a beacon of strength and protection. 

“You can imagine that if you’re a native of Nahantu if you needed one of these values, you would call upon those gods to embody that value,” game director Brent Gibson explains. “And one of the cool things about the Spiritborn is that they believe that if they devote themselves to this so much that one day when they cross over into the veil, they’ll become Spirit Guardians themselves.”

The Spiritborns sound pretty powerful, so where have these warriors been all this time? Gibson explains that Nahantu is intimately familiar with the Eternal Conflict; it housed Mephisto’s original soulstone during Diablo II. The terrible memories and traumas from that era remain fresh in their minds, so much so that they chose to sit on the sidelines during the various world-threatening events of previous Diablo games to avoid repeating history. But Lilith’s return has finally forced their hands to rejoin the fight. 

According to Gibson, Blizzard began conceptualizing the Spiritborn before Diablo IV launched. Blizzard examined unique combat and power fantasies the existing classes didn’t provide, in addition to player feedback for each. This helped the team create the goal of making a class that sits at the core of its first expansion, as by doing so, it could tie its background and fighting style to a specific new location. 

At first glance, Spiritborn draws inspiration from Central and South American civilizations, which Gibson confirms among other broad touchstones. Rivera-Colon adds that the team didn’t focus on a singular source but on the theme of humanity and what it means to be human. The answer was that humans possess spirits, which snowballed into discussions of how that would manifest.

“The interesting thing is when you think of the concept of a spirit realm, in our research, many cultures have some version of that,” Gibson explains. “So we knew it would be very relatable to more than just the region we know. So one of the things we always take great care of is making sure that we’re inspired by and don’t lift from […] It’s like we’re taking a look at the culture that’s already established in the Diablo fiction, and then we’re being inspired by Central American cultures, Asian cultures, and taking a look at the world as a whole and how we can make it as global as possible.”

Each Spirit Guardian offers a specific playstyle. The jaguar emphasizes relentless fire-based offense and ever-increasing attack speed. The eagle provides lightning and maneuverability with abilities that let players move quickly while electrifying targets. The gorilla boasts defense, letting players absorb and reduce punishment, then retaliating by pummeling foes with mighty physical blows. The centipede deals with debilitating poison attacks, debuffs, and abilities designed to disrupt enemy mobs. 

Additionally, you can further gear your Spiritborn towards a chosen animal using the Spirit Hall. This menu tab lets players gain bonuses based on the Spirit Guardians equipped in two slots. The first slot grants a themed mechanic based on the chosen animal; for example, the eagle lets players fire Storm Feathers when evading. When you kill an enemy, the second slot bestows a themed bonus, such as the jaguar gaining +1 Ferocity (a new mechanic representing attack speed). Purists can also put the same animal in both slots. A new skill type called Incarnate Skills allows the Spiritborn to equip and gain a passive trait based on one of the four spirit animals. 

The Spiritborn doesn’t only rely on their animal companions. The class is a hyper-agile, demon-slaying machine on its own, thanks to its martial-arts-inspired playstyle. Blizzard developed the Spiritborn’s combat style by examining multiple disciplines, including muay thai, taekwondo, karate, kung fu, and jiu-jitsu. Art director Nick Chilano tells me the character hits home with several animators who practice some form of martial arts – Chilano himself trains in jiu-jitsu. By drawing from these real-life influences, the team created and animated a hybrid style molded around the setting and history of Nahantu. Chilano also says each Spirt Guardian’s playstyle helped narrow down the martial arts style associated with them. 

“So if you think about the gorilla, we’re looking at strong poses, strong attacks, blunt force,” says Chilano. “If you’re thinking about the centipede, it’s earthy, connecting to the ground. So we’re looking at moves that represent that. The Jaguar is aggression: fast, multi-attacks, combo hits. So we start really trying to figure out what martial arts styles fit there. And the eagle is really about precision, repositioning, so we’re looking at a lot of combat that can kind of make sense there.” 

I spent over two hours playing with different pre-made specialized builds of the Spiritborn, and the class was thrilling. Having four animals to work with feels like having four smaller classes in one, and you can mix and match their abilities to form hybrid playstyles or create a “pure” build based solely on one animal. I rocked a jaguar build and incinerated foes with its litany of fire-based attacks. However, I also liked combining the gorilla and centipede skills, which turned me into a self-healing tank that poisoned everything in sight. There’s a ton of potential for experimentation, and I regularly respec’d the skill tree to tinker with various Spirit Guardian combinations. 

The flashy abilities complement the Spiritborn’s base offensive prowess, creating a class boasting fast-paced, hand-to-hand butt-kicking that can quickly warp around a skirmish to take out surrounding mobs. Unleashing a Spirit Guardian’s ultimate attack summons them as a giant ethereal beast to eradicate adversaries, whether it’s the eagle dive-bombing the field or the centipede emerging from underground to spew poison projectiles and streams. This spectacle makes watching the Spiritborn in action almost as fun as playing it. Almost. 

Blizzard has designed weapons and armor to accommodate either approach, with the latter coming as themed armor sets. The Spiritborn are more concerned with function over protection, hence why their armor exposes so much of themselves, and they wear armor that represents the Spirit Guardian they’re devoted to. Weapons-wise, the class favors polearms, glaives, and quarterstaffs to complement its acrobatic playstyle. Blizzard is also cooking up new Legendaries, Aspects, and Uniques for the class. 

The Spiritborn is a blast, and, best of all, newcomers won’t have to wait to start the expansion story to play it. Owners of Vessel of Hatred can choose the Spiritborn at the start of the base campaign so that you can battle Lilith as this ferocious new hero. We can’t wait to play more when Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred launches on October 8.

[thecoffeelorian]

When the temperature drops...🤓

...Maybe it's just the crazy cold outside, but I've gone and picked up "The Children's Blizzard" again...look out, this could be a shitpost!

[presentsgiftsdecor]

(via "Snowman - children having fun in the snow" Long Sleeve T-Shirt for Sale by desinganddecor)

[merciedblood]

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Memory meme (A memory filled with guilt) // Still Accepting @bxrningblack

January 13, 1888    Pawnee, Nebraska

It had been so warm that morning. It's the only thing that keeps repeating over and over in her head. Like some horrid denial of the reality around her now.

It had been so warm. Warm for the plains anyway. Warm for the children born here who helped their parents outside with farm work everyday. Warm enough that when they had set off to the schoolhouses yesterday morning, they were light. Skipping off to school with little to no layers weighing them down.

She thought an explosion had gone off about midday yesterday because of the sound. An explosion would have been better than this. The temperature dropped so fast. So impossibly fast. Above freezing to -5 in minutes. In two hundred years, she'll have words to explain it. She'll learn the storm came in so fast it broke the sound barrier. Later, she'll learn how cows had their eyelids frozen shut mid-blink from it's ferocity. Later, she'll learn how people tried desperately to warn them, but were too late.

But that's later, now, it's everything she can to deal with the carnage. There's a dozen or so children ranging from six to seventeen in her home, and their twenty-year-old teacher, all in various states of sick and frostbite. It's a miracle they made it to shelter at all. They were burrowed into a haystack, mere feet away from the Peterson house but unable to see it in the whiteout conditions. When the storm cleared and they were found, they were brought to her. She doesn't think she's ever felt so sick and exhausted.

Althea thought waiting to hear what happened to them was hell. For an afternoon and a night that's all anyone could do. Wait. Wait. Wait. Not knowing what happened. But maybe knowing is worse. It's overwhelming, and difficult to even know where to start. And yet, she hoped they'd bring more. There were still so many missing. Althea heals where she can, but it's straining to push herself so far and so thin. There's only so much it can do. Once the tissue was dead, there wasn't anything to bring back. She ordered the mothers out of the house. It was getting far too crowded inside, but more than that, she couldn't bear them to be tempted to watch what was necessary. If she didn't need the hands to manage anesthesia, she would have ordered out all the family members.

She never thought she'd ever have to do so many amputations. Much less on limbs so little. Their lives changed forever in a hack, and she wishes there was more she could do. Wishes that she could take away all the pains. Amelia Peterson weighs on her chest like the earth and moon. The poor girl and her two older brothers ran out into the storm hoping they could make it the short distance home. They found her alive but barely, under her brothers arms like a shield. Amelia's delirium didn't stop her from asking about them, and Althea needed her to stay calm. It didn't make the lie that they were okay any more palatable.

There's going to be so many I'm sorry's in the coming hours. I'm sorry, it hurts. I'm sorry I couldn't save it. I'm sorry, he's not going to wake up. I'm sorry, she's gone. I'm sorry, we can't bury properly until the thaw.

And part of her will never forgive herself for them.