#River Guardian

[hiredpencil]

River Guardian, watercolour, gouache and ink

[bibyebae]

" Men in Gaza do cry.

When they lose their homes that they spend their

whole lives building, they cry

When they see their dreams and hopes getting destroyed, they cry.

When they realise how scary and uncertain their future is, they cry.

And because they are human beings, full of feelings and emotions, they cry."

This is an excerpt from a 35-year-old Palestinian's account of life in Gaza under siege.

Ziad has been writing for the Guardian about the realities of the Israeli bombardment, as he, his sister and their pets, flee their home in Gaza City in the hope of survival.

You can read his diary entries in full via the link:

[scatterbrainedbot]

ok but the ghibli vibes of @triona-tribblescore 's wandering guardian au???

like i could live in this world forever tbh

inspo boards/refs below ft trionas SPECTACULAR GORGEOUS AMAZING og works of the au bros

[flowers-of-io]

Ok ok but the thing about our Guardian canonically being one of the many dead on their way escaping to the colony ships, in that river of cars in the Cosmodrome... It seems like we didn't die any sort of heroic death, or at least a one-of-a-kind one. We were just one of many people desperate to save their own and perhaps their loved ones' lives. We could've been anyone. Yes, perhaps our prior life had been devoted and brave and sacrificial enough, but in death we were all equalised, each just a tiny droplet in the overwhelming tide of misery. Meaningless. But there was meaning in it, in the end. We'd died as one of many, but we were raised as one for the many... Because you know Alpha Lupi, you know Lumina lore. You know that story about the Traveler transforming Earth. How it heard meaning in our roar

[silver-horse]

if we are talking about the lost dream lover/daisy scenes from act 1 then we should talk about why those scenes were so good and why the loss of that storyline is so disappointing. because it's not just "oh those scenes looked better or whatever" it was a completely different character and storyline.

even though the companions pushed back way more and the whole narrative was telling you to resist the dream lover, it was somehow far more tempting. you were constantly tempted in dialogues to use your powers and if you did, you slowly started to lose yourself, the narrator said you could feel something slipping away, something you will never get back. You were giving yourself over to the fantasy, a mindflayer illusion

the game asked you during character creation "who do you dream of at night?" obviously meaning "what are you attracted to?" rather than just "you need a guardian. choose one." there is already a different implication there. I wonder how people interpret "guardian" if they don't know about the original dream lover. they might not even create someone they find tempting. a guardian sounds more like a mentor figure, rather than your ideal fantasy partner.

During early access the dream lover not only offered us power, they also showed us a tempting future where we are powerful and important and beloved and we are ruling the world. such universal temptations and desires. and we were resting on a peaceful field with the person of our dreams. it was peace in the dream world vs the real life struggle.

In the end it seemed obvious where this was leading... if you use the tadpole too much, you would have turned into a mindflayer. and whatever is left of your individuality and consciousness would have stayed in that fantasy world with your perfect fantasy partner. the mindflayer illusion forever trapped you. the song "Down by the River" was written about this fantasy dream lover. and what a banger and creative storyline this could have been. what a tragic ending! to just give up, lose yourself in the fantasy, the easy way out. choose this beautiful fantasy over the imperfect real world. and choose your perfect imaginary partner over the flawed real people, your companions. truly I mourn what an incredible storyline this could have been. It would have resonated with basically everyone.

and you would have been constantly tempted. to avoid this fate you would need to struggle constantly while the easy fantasy is dangling in front of your face with a zero difficulty ability check.

turning into a mindflayer wouldn't have been something you have the option to choose. and you can get cured no matter how much you indulged in the tadpole powers. lmao I kinda hate that there is no consequence for any of that now

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Scottish Highlands

Wild salmon jumping in the River Alladale

Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

[marveladdicts]

Gamora in the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Official Trailer

[pencopanko]

Take this ceasefire with a heaping tablespoon of salt. Israel has a history of breaking ceasefires in the past. Here is an article from The Guardian on one of the many cases. This happened in 2008.

And here is an article from the Institute for Middle East Understanding, compiling every single time a ceasefire is broken by Israel.

A ceasefire is not the end goal. Liberation is.

That is all for now, may your watermelons taste fresh and sweet.

🍉

Salam Semangka,

Penco

[newsfrom-theworld]

FUCKING FINALLY THE RIGHT WORDS.

IT TOOK WESTERN MEDIA 40.000 DEATHS IN GAZA AND AT LEAST 450 DEATH IN THE WEST BANK TO PUT THE RIGHT HEADLINE.

[sinjaangels]

[authorajalexander]

Please Vote For River Guardian And 'The Council of Twelve' Series!

The Paranormal Romance Guild nominated book 6, River Guardian and the entire ‘The Council of Twelve’ series for their ‘Reviewer’s Choice Award.’ Voting will begin on February 2, 2023. Voting will end on February 12th. Winners will be announced on Valentine’s Day. https://paranormalromanceguild.com/2023-paranormal-romance-guild-reviewers-choice-award-voting/ River Guardian & The Council of…

[oblivions-dawn]

𝔸𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕟'𝕤 ℙ𝕒𝕥𝕙

A Skyrim journey, 40/?

[blukitty-fr]

Grey River Wanderer - 2574921

Loosely based off the Grey River Flight familiar

[herosplatling-replica]

❄️🌨️ keeping warm & keeping dry 🌧️🌂

(featuring:

IMG 1: @possessable @mochiiniko @sirwow @emphasis-on-the-oopsie @fufupng @emo-hermit

IMG 2: @granat-sof @m3llowm1sh @c-underscore-rry fiascone on discord, and @symphannii )

[raurquiz]

#Happybirthday @kevinbacon #kevinbacon #actor #footloose #thewoodsman #mysticriver #hollowman #tremors #xmen #firstclass #GuardiansoftheGalaxy #HolidaySpecial #Maxxxine #Flatliners #Fridaythe13th #AFewGoodMen #ripd #Apollo13 #TheRiverWild #StirofEchoes #DeathSentence #FrostNixon

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Näsåker, Sweden

‘The rising sun reflecting off the Ångerman river.’

Photograph: Nick Walker/Guardian Community