#Mod Rook

[ave-daily]

welcome to the blog!

i will be posting a word from A Verbal Equinox's album And The Ringmaster is Pleased to Introduce... twice daily!

i was inspired to do this by @chnt-campfiresongs-daily @eial-daily and all the other daily lyric blogs out there!

tags: #ave daily - lyric post

#not ave - anything else

information about the mod:

hiya! you can call me mod rook. please be normal i am a minor. and also neurodivergent... use any pronouns for me !

current song: We Killed Amanda Palmer, Mystery Solved

words: 343

heres the fucking beast thats the mascot for this blog i guess.

[hazyaltcare]

A moodboard for a songtive of Venus Doom by HIM with themes of being a god and the color orange.

Mod Rook

[selfshiprequests]

Could I get some ramattra headcanons, specifically hcs around how he shows affection to his s/o :3c?

Ramattra is so touch-starved, please expect physical affection.

If you're not comfortable with that, he'll deal with it, but oooh he wants to.

He'd be shy and nervous about it at first- he's not had many relationships before and he's always concerned about hurting you, even with simple things like holding your hand.

But he'd really like to stand near you, to keep a hand at your back when you walk together, to press his array to your forehead (his version of a kiss).

If you prefer more human kisses, he will accept them, but every so often remind you that he can't exactly return the gesture.

He's more reserved around other people. Mostly he doesn't want you to come to harm or be used against him because of his sociopolitical goals.

He's also pretty romantic with his words! I mean. "Our lives are short. Will you share yours with me?" Come onnn.

He might not be very good at actually being able to say I love you, but he's never afraid to tell you how important you are to him, that you might be the only human he can care for.

Mod Rook

[honestlydarkprincess]

standard ear piercings count

each hole counts as one piercing to me (except for like connected piercings like the industrial)

*bonus points if you tell me what piercings you have

edit: accidentally skipped 19, so sorry if you have 19 piercings just round down or up, up to you

[your-local-grinning-cat]

Okay so she’s blocked me (as is her right and, to be fair, I would do the exact same thing) but she had made a post that I responded to with my sideblog.

However, she then deleted the post, so she’s not getting notifications on it anyway. Since that is the case, I’ve decided to screenshot the whole thing and share it here where it will reach more people. Because there is a specific part that is really telling of the kind of person that she is.

So. Here begins the screenshot posting!

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Now, after this exchange, there was a reblog from @elysia-nsimp that I also screenshotted, along with the tags.

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And there you have this lovely little update!

[tiafrye]

Rook will steal your look ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[goblinnage]

new veilguard combat video has me a teeny bit worried. i don’t think having only 2 companions with rook is a great move- it doesn’t allow for diverse class parties. the video even showed this with required warrior davrin and warrior rook, rogue lucanis, and no mage at all. so i know most of us will end up with a party of rook, rooks romance, and one more, but i noticed that i (completely unintentionally) tend to play the same class as the romance character so again, we have an unbalanced party. the combat itself looks cool and despite the ‘no spoilers’ spoilers shown the graphics are gorgeous (if a tad cartoony for my taste). i like the ability to adjust runes easily and the fact we can toggle armour and helmet visibility on/off. the character menu and the skills tree look a bit visually overwhelming to me, but that’s more of a personal note than an overall opinion. i also really hope there’s still combat dialogue and that the companions have an active role in combat without needing total player directions. overall very excited still! i’ve never been too much of a combat fan but for the sake of storytelling i really hope only having two companions will be sufficient (or someone makes a mod to give us extras)

[twistmusings]

Character Analysis of the Twisted Wonderland Dorm Rooms - Pomefiore

Dorm Room Character Analysis Series

Heartslabyul | Savanaclaw | Octavinelle | Scarabia | Pomefiore | Ignihyde | Diasomnia

Vil Schoenheit

Vil actually has quite a few interesting little details in Vil's room!

Of course, Vil has workout equipment as well as yoga equipment. We know that Vil cares a lot about his appearance. Canonically, we also know that Vil works out the Jack in the mornings, and the two are friends. I feel like it's not a surprise to say that while it's fine to be interested in looking good, Vil tends to take this to an extreme. (Of course, this being a callback to the Evil Queen from Snow White.)

It's also interesting to note, though the theme color of Pomefiore is already a violet color, Vil has additional items in his room in a Violet color beyond what is the standard issue items for NRC, including his bedspread, pillows, chaise lounge, and additionally, it looks like most of his books on his shelves are a violet color, leading me to believe he likely uses book covers on them. Similar to with Trey and Cater, this leads me to believe that Vil's favorite color is likely Purple/violet. (This also tracks with him having a purple fashion color in his hair.) Violet colors typically are associated with Royalty due to it being a hard color to create in the early days of dyeing clothing, however psychologically it is commonly associated with ambition, power, creativity, and wisdom - which are all pretty apt descriptors for Vil.

Though wisdom might be a bit questionable in some cases - examining how Vil interacts with Epel in particular is a good indicator of this. Vil knows that being hyper masculine isn't attainable for Epel, so he guides him toward finding his own definition of his masculinity. Even if Vil is tough-love and doesn't always go about teaching this the correct way, it's clear that Vil has matured in a lot of aspects and actually wants to guide the others in his dormitory toward things he thinks will make them feel more fulfilled and whole. Vil is particularly interesting because of his dichotomy - there are times where it's easy to forget that Vil is barely an adult because of how he speaks and then he hits you with something like having to ask to be held back from punching Neige during the VDC. Speaking as an older person who has been there, it's a pretty accurate portrayal of early adulthood where you're still figuring things out! I definitely have a soft spot for Vil because of it.

Vil's room also features a bouquet! Though it's a little less clear than Riddle's bouquet, but if I had to hazard a guess, they appear to be pink carnations, baby's breath, and a hard to distinguish yellow flower. If I had to hazard a guess as to the yellow flower, it looks a bit like Yellow Cushion Pompoms but it's honestly hard to tell. Pink carnations are often associated with fondness or motherly love, Baby's breath is often associated with sincerity and purity, and yellow cushion pompoms which are generally associated with joy and passion. To be quite honest, none of these particularly ring with Vil's storyline unless you count him being something of a matriarch figure to his dorm, but I think an interesting take may be that they may have been sent by fans or a fellow actor/actress given the flower meaning!

All of Pomefiore feature an apple theming, particularly Epel and Vil. Vil has notable themeing in his rug pattern and his apple branch framed mirror.

Another thing of note, Vil has a crown motif over his bed. All of the other rooms we see in Pomefiore have a canopy, but Vil is the only one who has a whole crown over his bed. This lends to his royal theming, and in addition to one other item in the room...

the Chaise lounger at the foot of his bed, Vil has all of the hallmarks of a dramatic victorian woman in an old movie. I have said it before about Twisted Wonderland Characters, but he is cringe and he is free. Vil loves dramatics - he's an actor, he's a drama queen, and he's definitely draped himself over that Chaise Lounge and had Rook grab the smelling salts when he's feeling faint.

Now while I've talked a lot about Vil's penchant for dramatics, I think it's worth noting that even if his aesthetics are important to him, Vil is the only person to have a normal ballpoint pen on his desk. It's a fancy ballpoint pen with a stand, yes, but I think there is a takeaway from this. Whereas Riddle and Azul have a rather dramatic version of this, Vil, arguably the most dramatic Dorm Leader, does not have a quill. Why would that be? Well, probably the obvious reason. Convenience. Why would Vil want to use a quill pen when he could more easily use a ballpoint pen? It tells us that Vil is not averse to taking an easier route when it feels reasonable to him.

Stick with me for a moment, because while this might seem like a silly train of thought over a pen, but I think it gives a bit of insight into how Vil thinks. In book 6 (and yes, spoilers for those of you who have not been able to complete the story yet, I understand your pain), but Vil makes a point when talking to Idia to point out that unless he makes an effort, the chances of something he wants to happen actually happening aren't likely.

So, in combination with his pen, let's examine a little further. We know that Vil comes down hard on Epel for basically everything, which would seem to contradict the idea that he likes the ability to take a more convenient route though, right? No, actually, and that's because of one main thing - Vil hates to see wasted potential. Sure, when it comes to something like using a ballpoint pen or a beauty product that's more effective, he's all for it, but he also knows that in order to get anywhere meaningful, it's not likely at all to fall into your lap. Vil latches onto Epel because he sees that he has potential, even though Epel doesn't understand why he's doing it. From Epel's point of view, it feels like Vil thinks everything is wrong from him, but Vil actually just wants him to change his perspective. Vil expects a lot, of course. An unfair amount, even, however you can see that he is trying to be a mentor. Basically, this entire TLDR is about the fact that I think assuming Vil is a hardass just to be a hardass isn't the way to look at this - he values efficiency and he values people working toward getting what they want. He comes down hard on people who try and shirk work and avoid reaching their full potential as he sees it. he isn't against them taking a more efficient route to get to that potential so long

Mickey is hidden just above Vil's headboard.

Epel Felmier

Epel, of course, has the most apple themed room! Like several of the other freshmen, there's not a ton to examine here. Of course Epel's apple decorations lend to the pride he seems to have for Harveston, but he does have a couple of notable things.

To start, let's take a look at Epel's pinboard. He has a lot of photos on his pinboard, and likely a lot of these are either family or group pictures with his school mates. Epel doesn't talk about photography a lot in canon, so this is an interesting thing for him to have, especially when he has more photos on his pinboard than Cater, the one who is known to be a photographer. What does this mean? Well, simply put, Epel is sentimental. He likely hangs these photos up because they remind him of people he likes and fond memories. Epel does express a lot of fondness for his home town, but it's neat to see that he goes out of his way to make sure he holds onto photographs that are important to him.

Epel is one of the only Freshmen who brought a comforter with him to use on his bed! Given what we know about Harveston, this would seem to be a Scandinavian-style quilt. We know that Granny Marja Felmier is a talented seamstress, so it seems likely that she probably made him this quilt!

Epel's hidden Mickey is in the box of apples in his room!

Rook Hunt

Disclaimer as I know these posts reach beyond my normal audience, but Rook is by far my least favorite character in general. This is not me trying to yuck anyone's yum, of course, I just am saying this because of all of the characters, I have read the least of Rook's Vignettes, as I tend to leave him as far from my class lineup as possible. I honestly can't say that I know as much about Rook as I do the other characters.

To start with, let's start by stating something that most people know: Rook is loosely based on the Huntsman from Snow White, so of course we see a lot of hunting memorabilia in his room - particularly arrows and bows. Now, given that this is a magic school, we can't be sure that the rules are the same, but that does pose the question are hunting weapons prohibited on campus? If yes, then this is pretty normal, but if no, then it's entirely possible that Crowley doesn't know that Rook has weaponry in his room. Not that Crowley would do anything about this, of course, but I think it's worth saying that if it weapons are prohibited, this means that Rook is willing to bend or break rules.

It's also worth noting that of all of Pomefiore in general are cleanly. I imagine having Vil as a Dormwarden means that he probably doesn't allow much mess in their dorms. This ties in a little with the next point:

As has been pointed out by several others before, Rook has photographs attached to the wall behind the wallpaper that he has pulled down. This implies that these photos are something that he would normally hide, and as they aren't brought up by the others to my knowledge. People have speculated a lot about what they could be, and while i can't give any real additional insight, the common consensus is that they are of Neige or of other students at NRC that he considers his "quarry". Regardless, this implies that these photos are likely ones that he hides behind the wallpaper in his room and that Rook has reason to want to hide them, be that embarrassment or something else.

Of note, Rook also has a framed photo on his desk, though as to who is in it, it's hard to say. We know that Rook has a large family, so it's hard to say that it's a family photo given that it's a portrait photograph and likely to be of one or a handful of people. My best guess is that this is probably a photo of Rook and the other two from his dorm, considering it's on his desk. It could also be a photo of Rook and Neige, as we know that Vil is aware of him being a fan of Neige. (Vil likely has a reason to think of this beyond Rook having his album of Niege memorabilia, as Vil seems unlikely to just go snooping through Rook's things without asking.)

Rook also has a pair of Binoculars on his desk, ready to go. If I had to guess, these are likely for people watching, given that it's shown that Rook likes to do just that.

Now, something of note that I haven't seen pointed out before, but should be recognizable to anyone who has played through book 5 - does the droplet motif on Rook's comforter look familiar? It should, if it doesn't.

It's the same droplet motif that's on Neige's sweater. Now, while this is less noticeable in the English release, in the Japanese release I'm sure this was one heck of an easter egg to see while book 5 was still releasing if you were able to put two and two together. It's of note that these blood-drop patterns are not seen with any other characters in Pomefiore as a motif - it's literally just Rook and Neige. What does that mean? Well, the obvious about Rook - he likes Neige, obviously. However for the story, it means that Twisted Wonderland hides easter eggs toward story events in character's rooms, including characters that are not the Dorm Leaders. So far, we've seen the most clues about the events that happen in the Dorm leader's rooms, but it doesn't seem to be exclusive to the Dorm leaders.

Rook's Hidden Mickey is on his lamp. I have included the night-time version of the room in this as it's incredibly hard to see otherwise.

[galpalaven]

I think her name is going to be Silvana 🤔

[literallybyronic]

egg kryptonite.

[knife-eared-jan]

I'm so obsessed with this shopkeep's outfit! I really hope we can wear it, even if it's probably a really common random outfit half the Shadow Dragon NPCs wear.

It looks QUITE similar to this mod by Echveria which is based on this concept art for Isabela that they deprived us of. I adore that mod to bits and pieces and I wish I could make Isabela wear it in all the games!

Seems like Bioware thought it was a shame they didn't put it in a game as well lol.

Anyway, this has really solidified me wanting to play a Shadow Dragon Rook for my first run! (Although I do think it would have fit Rivaini culture better? Wasn't Tevinter supposed to be goth once upon a time?)

(P.S.: You bet your ass I wanna port this thing to earlier games as soon as Frosty allows!)

[ask-rook-utau]

Knockoff ruko

Call him that again and I'll KIRE away your hearing privileges

[hazyaltcare]

A moodboard for a Lucifer/Chloe Decker (DC's Lucifer) with themes of feeling worthless and wanting to change for her, hating God/religion, being bound by fate, Take Me to Church by Hozier and Devils Don't Fly by Natalia Kills.

[selfshiprequests]

Glad to see FAHC love ;0; can I actually get a moodboard with FAHC Ray and a male s/i with themes of comfort and that "dating your best friend" kind of love? Preferably in purple with a black and white checker pattern/ska reference squeezed in, if that isn't too much

And thank y'all for opening a place like this, I can already tell it's gonna be a safe haven <3

How's this?

Mod Rook

[fizzytoo]

new tav new tav new tav (that failed arcana check is none of your business)

[phannamime]

Trying to mostly avoid spoilers for DATV but I had to peak at the CC. It looks great!!!! Like genuinely beautiful! Minus how STRANGE the qunari look. What happened? Why are they so SMOOTH, why are the BALDING???? I planned on playing one this time round and I still will but why? It's so frustrating to see such wonderful hair for everyone else. The horns look wonderful and I can't wait to customize them but I just find myself frustrated with the forehead and hairline.