#KOTOR blogging

[venndaai]

Poor Little Meow Meow Poll, Round 2: Awful Unattainable Older Women In Positions Of Authority, In Space

Remember how I did this a year ago and then never did round 2? Well, it's back.

KREIA (ex-Jedi, ex-Sith, ex-teacher. Lady of Betrayal.)

Qualifications:

space objectivist

former students all hate her

threatened to destroy the galaxy to get a girl to pay attention to her

mysterious tragic backstory

gaslight gatekeep girlboss

wants to kill the Star Wars franchise

awakened me to my thing for mean old women when I played this game in college

QUOTE: "Because I hate the Force. I hate that it seems to have a will, that it would control us to achieve some measure of balance, when countless lives are lost. But in you… I see the potential to see the Force die, to turn away from its will. And that is what pleases me."

CHRISJEN AVASARALA (Secretary-General of the United Nations, Queen of Earth, snake in a sari, The Old Lady)

Qualifications:

sad because torturing prisoners cuts into her grandma time

dead son

elaborately arranges a fancy occasion to open up her marriage with a hot space marine from the enemy nation; gets dumped instead

excellent kicked cat expression

everyone hates her because of her rancid politics and terrible personality

spends a season on future meth while trying to deal with an apocalypse

hates space. spends several seasons entirely in space.

QUOTE: “I have burned all the bridges in front of me and behind me, and I don't give a fuck."

(Feel free to vote even if you don't know the canons! Which one has poorer and littler vibes?)

[lesbianrey]

apparently the kotor remake (if it ever gets released at this point) gender swapped saul karath to be a woman … i hate to say it because i’m a hater wrt to this project but that’s honestly so tasty LOL carth getting mentored and betrayed by a girlboss fascist? already need she/her saul to be played by j smith cameron.

[aylaaescar]

Hi hello those ships asks are so much fun!! So here's a bunch: 11, 22, 27 for Vanyla/Leliana, 3+13 for Sky and Atton if you feel like it, 7+24 for Rosemary/Fenris, and 12-15 for Meg/Ashley? <3 WAIT also 1, 23, 30 for Aelisay/Bull

aHHHh thank you!! my blorbos and THEIR blorbos <3 (and right?? these are so fun skdfgj I love answering these, even if they take me a hot minute)

putting under a cut bc I ramble <3

Vanyla/Leliana

11. What good do they bring out in each other?

I think that what Leliana brings out of Vanyla is more obvious than the other way around, for one thing. Vanyla is way nicer and softer when Leliana is around, puts more effort into not being quite so sharp and mean as she normally is. (which, in all fairness, is a thing that she learns in general during the Blight, but Leli brings it out more often lol.)

on Leliana's end, Vanyla helps her to be more accepting and at peace with herself and what she's done. Vanyla is very firm that no matter what Leli's done in the past, it doesn't dictate who she is now, and that Marjolaine's comments were worthless, cruel jabs to lower her guard.

22. What's different about their backgrounds? Do those differences affect the relationship?

so you've got Leliana, orphan who was raised by a noblewoman turned bard turned runaway turned Chantry sister. Vanyla, meanwhile, was a noblewoman who lived in the total lap of luxury until very recently. I wanna say that it affects the relationship, but it also doesn't? as in - obviously they have different backgrounds that shaped their views on the world. I can only speak for Vanny since she's my OC, ofc, but she was deeply spoiled and self-absorbed before becoming a Warden. this woman stomped her foot and threw a fit the first time she had to actually pay for something and didn't have the coin or family name to her name. (Alistair saw it. he's been judging her for that moment ever since.)

so it affects her relationship w Leliana, but it also affects, like, everything about the Blight and her growing up as a person during it, lol. does that make sense?? learning to be less spoiled and arrogant was a big thing for her. listening to Leliana talk about her background might be one of the first times Vanyla gave much of a thought to the lives of her castle's servants, and it was a deeply uncomfortable realization that kept her up that night.

27. What interests do they share? For interests they don't share, do they ever participate anyway?

fun fact: they actually first bonded w each other because they were talking about shoes or hair, lol. they're both very feminine and fashionable, they love pretty frilly things and shoes. Vanyla is a proud Fereldan ofc, but if there's anything Orlais does better in her opinion, it's the shoes. and fashion. they go shopping together a lot whenever they're in Denerim or a major city that allows it, and though the Blight probably isn't the best time to lug around some cute dresses like that... it's fine, it's all fine, it's going to a good cause. the cause of looking great. :^)

Vanyla also loves reading and whatever the Thedosian equivalent of brain teasers are, and I would hazard a guess that Leliana enjoys those as well? yeah.

Sky/Atton (rest assured that I am always down to talk about them skdfjg I'm just lazy and haven't added the KOTOR crew to my OC page yet bc idk what to do for images?? somebody remind me to get on that sometime)

3. What's their favorite thing to tease each other about?

idk if they have a favorite thing, but they affectionately tease each other about a fair amount? piloting skills, pazaak skills, Force talents, you name it. Sky's glowing red eyes came up in conversation once when it was pitch black and Atton was able to see her anyway. gotta love the Chiss.

13. How do they express love for each other? Do they have compatible love languages?

I talked about it a bit on my old blog, but a thing before I answer bc I feel like it affects it: they never actually get together. they're in love w each other, yeah, and I think they spend their lives together after Sky returns from finding Revan, but it's strictly in this officially platonic capacity. they're best friends who understand each other and their respective dark sides better than anybody, they're loyal to each other and would die for the other, but there's also... never any romantic resolution to their relationship. neither of them can forgive themselves for what they've done enough to let themself be loved, I think. idk if I'm explaining it well haha. and in Sky's case, she doesn't know if Atton would actually want to be with her or if the Force bonds would make him fall for her. it's complicated.

anyway! to answer the actual question! I would peg them as both being quality time and acts of service - the former bc, well, they spend p much all their time together when Sky gets back from finding Revan and she reconciles with Atton. the latter bc they might never actually say the words "I'm in love with you" to each other and stay officially platonic, but they still do what they can for each other anyway. nobody has their back like the other does.

Rosemary/Fenris

7. What's their most and least favorite thing about each other?

for Rosemary: man, what didn't she like about him? his strength, his sense of humor, his cleverness, she loved p much everything. his stance on mages caused some friction, but they were able to come around and see each other's point of view after a while.

for Fenris: I'd say that he loved her compassion and humor most of all, and that what he liked the least was how much she was unable to stop blaming herself for bad things that weren't her fault. :/

24. How did they fall for each other?

I feel like they were both attracted to each other from the start, but falling in love was a thing that happened gradually over the years as they became friends and got to really know each other. idk if there was any one big event that prompted it, but they both became much more aware of their own feelings and started to explore the possibility of a romance between each other just a bit before act 2 started.

Meg/Ashley

12. What struggle have they seen each other through?

*gestures to the whole Reaper thing*

but that's a cheap answer sdkfghsjgk. Virmire is a heavy one for them both - they were both close friends with Kaidan, and his loss never really stopped being painful. it just became easier to deal with.

Meg had to deal with her former gang on Earth becoming xenophobic as they pushed into space, as well as learning more of the circumstances behind Akuze, and Ashley was present for both of those. Ashley had to deal with the loss of her sister's husband, which Meg was there for. on a much, MUCH lighter note - there was some anxiety and fear about the rules and regulations back in ME1, but by the time ME3 rolled around, they both decided they didn't care. they could be written up when the Reapers were gone.

13. How do they express love for each other? Do they have compatible love languages?

not verbally, for one thing. they'll both say it in big moments, I think, but otherwise they don't say "I love you" as much as other couples might. not that they don't feel it, ofc, it's just not who they are (and Meg in particular has a very hard time verbalizing how she feels). so I'd peg them as quality time and acts of service? spending a lot of time together while going out of their way to do things for the other that'll make her life easier.

14. What little things remind them of each other?

Meg re: Ashley: phoenix armor, shotguns (or boomsticks, as they're lovingly called), poetry, discussions of faith

Ashley re: Meg: the color pink, pretty shoes and fashion in general, biotic charges, hilariously deadpan/stoic responses to weird stuff

15. What habits or characteristics have they picked up from each other?

idk if this one counts as a habit, but Meg's become a lot more expressive after she and Ashley have been together for a while. she's still largely a stoic person lol, but she shows emotions more often than she used to. also she smiles more, which takes everybody by surprise the first time that happens.

Ashley feels a little bit harder to pin down? maybe a bit of Meg's rather clipped way of speaking, but that's about all I can think of? 🤔 she doesn't really strike me as the type to easily pick up stuff from others, she's very uniquely herself lol.

Ealisay/Bull

1. What do they think of each other's family? And how does the family feel?

the Ostwick clan just loves that one :^D jk no uh, the Trevelyan family isn't terribly thrilled as a whole? Ealisay's parents would really rather that she agree to marry some nice noble and secure an alliance, but I'm also reasonably sure there's jack squat they can do about it since their kid is LITERALLY the Herald of Andraste. they come to be more accepting over time, and even approve a little bc Ealisay is obviously happy, but it takes a bit for them to get there. Ealisay's siblings are kind of mixed - at least one is the same as their parents, at least one just plain doesn't care and is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ about it, and I know Ealisay has a mage twin brother (you heard it here first, folks) who's happy for her. that said, Ealisay isn't really close to her family in general and doesn't actively seek their approval anymore. she's happy with Bull, and that's what matters to her. I get the impression that Bull probably wouldn't want to get involved with that scene?? which works fine for Ealisay, bc she doesn't really want to get involved anymore either.

long paragraph woo

on Bull's end, obviously biological family is trickier bc the Qun but! he sure does have the Chargers! and Ealisay gets along with them VERY well, they're family as far as they're both concerned. complete with meddling sister vibes as she plays matchmaker for Krem and Maryden.

23. What was their first impression of each other?

Ealisay internally: m u s c l e s

basically that he was A) enormous B) good in a fight C) hot D) BIG MUSCLES. idk if it's been mentioned before but that girl is heart eyes for big muscles. it's hot. she also thought he seemed like he'd be enjoyable to have around, just from his general demeanor, so she liked him p much right away? admitting that he was a Ben-Hassrath didn't really deter her lol, she thought it was nice that he was upfront and didn't really think about that until waaaay later.

on Bull's end, I will assume that he also noticed Ealisay being good in a fight bc that lady is a solid tank lol. also that she was... ehh "silly" isn't the right word, but not as serious as one might assume the Herald of Andraste to be? he knew who she was right away, ofc, but she was a lot more relaxed and playful than one might have assumed a noblewoman turned Herald to be.

30. Where is their relationship the strongest?

w their muscles bc they're both buff warriors 💪🐮💪👩

jk no, I'm gonna say that it's in how plain supportive they are of each other? Bull's is obvious from his romance, how much he goes out of his way to help the Inquisitor feel good and grounded, and I love him for it (as does Ealisay). Ealisay is similar in that regard - she's the first to tell him that he's a good man without the Qun and that he doesn't need it to be a good person, she'll just shrug and pick up the stick and go to town when he's doing those fear exercises, she distracts him so he'll have a nice birthday surprise even tho they both know he knows what the Chargers are doing. they're very ride or die for each other.

[allthingseurope]

Kotor, Montenegro

[kirnet]

new icon time :3 post-kotor 3 kidney under the cut (slight gore warning)

[jukeboxindie]

kotor sketch dump

[istanbulite]

10 Fandoms 10 Characters 10 Tags

tagged by @velnat004 thank you I missed being tagged to stuff т  ̫ т♡

you know...I won't name them.you know them I know them.everyone and their mother knows them (..Or not...I'll tag them)

Varied? XD okay... tagging @ice-6caydesqueen @kinokochouchou @tolltale @aylaaescar @volchitsa-of-winterfell @wifestre @pixilicious @vihola @baepsrae @iorwethh @milkdrawsthings @kimmkitsuragi ✧*｡ ofc u don't have to do it if u don't wanna

[boxdstars]

what other major fandoms are y’all apart of? i’ve always been curious since most of us are just hphl focused blogs and such 🤔

[escapetololaland]

Kotor | Montenegro | 2022

[venndaai]

Poor Little Meow Meow Poll Round 1

KREIA (ex-Jedi, ex-Sith)

Qualifications:

space objectivist

former students all hate her

threatened to destroy the galaxy to get a girl to pay attention to her

mysterious tragic backstory

gaslight gatekeep girlboss

wants to kill the Star Wars franchise

QUOTE: "Do you think I seek the death of all living things? There is no victory in such things. I do not want to win our war like this, little Jedi. When I win, I wish it to be because I was right, my teachings true."

DEMERZEL (imperial advisor, unhinged robot nanny)

Qualifications:

commits atrocities but maybe it's not her fault?

forced to kill gay love interest

20000 years of angst

transgender

tears her own face off when upset

may or may not be planning to turn humanity into a hive mind

terrigreat fashion sense

QUOTE: "If I allow you to run from me now, I couldn't stop myself. I would still hunt you down. I would rip you to pieces."

(Feel free to vote even if you don't know the canons! Which one has poorer and littler vibes?)

[hnnny]

You better believe it’s Shala, friends! That’s right, I had the wonderful opportunity to design @revanchxst​ ‘s beloved Revan! These aren’t even half the designs, so make sure to check the rest out through this link: ~Part 2~

[daxromana]

KotOR companions from my least to most favorite (based exclusively on the first game)

9. Canderous — I have this thing where I don’t like evil guys, especially not ones that revel in violence. Sorry :/ I do think he’s fun sometimes, like his open admiration for Revan is pretty great, but he’s like my least favorite type of Mandalorian

8. Zaalbar — IDK he’s fine. He’s a Wookie. His story is about what you’d get if you were writing a Wookie story (in that it feels ripped from older adventure stories about “primitive” but noble societies). It’s whatever.

7. HK 47 — He’s more fun than Canderous bc he’s a murderdroid instead of a murderhuman. I like the “true master” stuff, it throws in some fun consequences and drives home some things about Revan.

6. Bastila — I should like Bastila more than I do, like dedicated Jedi who is psychically linked to me and is keeping secrets from me should be my favorite character, but she mostly bores me. Sorry :(

5. Mission — I think her character sidequest works pretty well! Also she is a teenager and that’s fun. A stock character but a stock character I don’t mind.

4. Carth — I like angst and I like him but once we started to talk about his still-alive Sith son I lost interest ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I liked him a lot more in the first half of the game.

3. Juhani — She’s this high on the list mostly for the potential story evoked by the game than for what actually happens in the game. Her faith in you after you save her parallels her faith in Revan, the Jedi who saved her when she was younger. Like a tortured soul who wants to believe in the Light so bad.

2. T3 M4 — The only thing I don’t like about him is that I can’t talk to him. Like please let me have a conversation where he just beeps at me :)

1. Jolee — The game got Jolee so right. He’s a grey Jedi, he has a purple light saber, and he’s a grumpy old man. I adore him. I also adore that he’s like “I’m here to see what happens” like I like him so much!

[yuliache]

Adriatic Sea 🇲🇪

[allthingseurope]

Kotor, Montenegro (by Bernard Blanc)

[bosquedemel]

i haven't played those games but knights of the old republic kinda went off with their female characters. bastila, juhani, KREIA, atris, meetra (the jedi exile) and revan, if that's your persuasion, are sooooo fucking good and interesting. of course they all range from damaged to slightly unhinged to evil so of course i love them 🥰

[bowl-of-fruit-loops]

trask 🤝 jenkins

bioware companions that die in the tutorial area