#Thayet jian Wilima

[ladylingua]

the thing is, Thayet implementing universal education across Tortall is far and away the most revolutionary and world shaking thing to occur in Tortall and it really only gets lightly mentioned a bit

because in real life something like over 80% of western europeans living in the middle ages were illiterate

so just imagine how huge of a change universal education would bring, to go IN A GENERATION from 80+% illiterate to basically the inverse, 80+% can read

that would be revolutionary, that would profoundly change the fabric of the country

now I’m mad Aly and Kel weren’t like super interested in that topic, we need the next gen heroine to be like a schoolteacher in a remote fief that brings about a revolution

[morphmaker]

Song of the Lioness No. 12: Faithful the Cat

[justabrowncoatedwench]

Anya Chalotra for Thayet of Conte, neé jian Wilima, Queen of Tortall.

Just saying. XD

[the-tiktok-rogue]

Alanna catches up with Thayet and sets her up with Jon

[sheshallfromtimetotime]

Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: Tortall - Tamora Pierce Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Alanna of Pirate's Swoop and Olau & Thayet jian Wilima, Alanna of Pirate's Swoop and Olau & George Cooper, Alanna of Pirate's Swoop and Olau/George Cooper Characters: Alanna of Pirate's Swoop and Olau, Thayet jian Wilima, George Cooper Additional Tags: Friendship, Family, Alanna's got some shit to work out and she's gotta GO work on it, but she'll be back, Home, Book: Lioness Rampant Summary:

A short conversation between Alanna and Thayet about Alanna's planned return to the desert at the end of Lioness Rampant -- after she asks Jon if he minds if she goes, but before she actually leaves.

Now with a chapter two, where Alanna finally works up the nerve to tell George she's going.

[where-our-stories-start]

Tortall Fancast Series - Thayet jian Wilima

“Thayet is often described as one of the most beautiful women in existence. In 439 HE, she is described as having creamy ivory skin, jet black hair and hazel eyes[12]. Her face, and particularly her nose, is described as strong-boned, with even brows and a naturally red mouth. Her nose makes her face human as opposed to "inhumanly beautiful", and is courtesy of her father Adigun.” (x)

(on the K’mir) “Actually, they’re based partly on the Mongols in that they’re riders, partly on the Montagnard tribes of the central highlands of Vietnam, and a bit on the Maya at least in their facial bones. Their language is cobbled from the Montagnard. You may have some trouble tracking pictures of them down, but they come from similar aboriginal stock to the Laotian Hmong and Meo tribes and the Thai hill tribes. And their armor is a bit like the armor of the samurai, only it’s lacquer over bamboo in layers and cured to an iron-like consistency. Saren culture is a mix of Eastern lands culture and a dash of Vietnamese/Cambodian culture, but not too much, because those are jungle cultures (with dress for warmer climates and foods for same), and Saraine is close to the Roof of the World.” (x)

Thayet is roughly 20 when she meets Alanna (the wiki has some conflicting dates), and in her early 50s by the time Daine’s first child is born.

So I went back and forth a lot on how racially specific to be with this fancast. On the one hand, Tamora Pierce’s cultures are all based on (combinations of) real-world cultures, and I think it’s important that this be reflected in the fancasting. On the other, the K’mir and the Saren lowlanders are amalgamations of several real-world cultures depending on whether we’re talking about culture, climate, or physical description, so there’s a bit more flexibility to choose actors who fit the characters’ physical description but are not necessarily of the ideal race or ethnicity. There’s also the added component that Mongolian and Southeast Asian actors almost never appear in western medieval/renaissance period dramas, so the pickings were pretty slim.

Ultimately, I decided to go by physical description over race. My one limit is that since Thayet is explicitly written as mixed-race, I don’t feel comfortable fancasting white actors. I’ve included the race/ethnicity of each actor below, so anyone who wants to use this can make their own decisions about how racially specific they want to be.

Anyway, here we go:

MEDALION RAHIMI - PRINCESS ISABELLA (STILL STAR-CROSSED)

Medalion Rahimi is hands-down my favorite fancast for Thayet. She looks exactly like I imagine, right down to the take-no-shit look in her eyes. She was roughly 25 when filming Still Star-Crossed, so she makes a good fancast for early-reign Thayet. She is of Jewish and Middle-Eastern descent.

INDIRA VARMA - VARIETY OF ROLES

Indira Varma is also high on my list of Thayet fancasts, and she’s particularly useful because she’s been in several period dramas and fantasies throughout her career. She was in her early 30s while filming Rome, 39 during World Without End, and early 40s during Game of Thrones. She is mixed race Indian and white.

Q’ORIANKA KILCHER - PRINCESS KAIULANI (PRINCESS KAIULANI)

Q’orianka Kilcher is usually one of my favorite fancasts for Lalasa, but she works well for young Thayet as well, and the costumes in Princess Kaiulani are wonderfully elaborate and regal. (Also it’s just a really great movie, you should watch it.) She was roughly 18 during filming. She is of Peruvian and European descent.

JESSICA HENWICK - NYMERIA SAND (GAME OF THRONES)

Jessica Henwick is another great young Thayet. She was 22-24 while filming Game of Thrones. Her costumes are a bit more revealing than I imagine Thayet wears, but her armor is pretty fitting. She is Chinese, Singaporean, and Zambian.

GEMMA CHAN - BESS OF HARDWICK (MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS)

Gemma Chan was 35 when filming Mary Queen of Scots, and is pretty much the only Asian actor I can find in a European-set, Renaissance period drama. Her clothes are fairly close to how I imagine Tortallan fashion during Jonathan’s reign. The only drawback is she seems to consistently wear her hair in this weird updo. I picture Thayet with her hair usually tied up, but... not exactly like this. Gemma Chan is ethnically Chinese.

If you’ve got favorite fancasts for Thayet, feel free to add them! The full series can be found here. Thanks to whichever anon requested Thayet; she was a challenge, and I got to go down some good POC period drama rabbit holes, which will prove infinitely useful. If anyone has other requests, send them my way!

[unfavorableinstigation]

... we've all already been over the fact that Gal Gadot needs to play Queen Thayet, yes? Like, I refuse to be the first to say this.

[miramelindamusings]

Doodle from the other day of Alanna and Thayet :)

[returnofismasm]

The “No Fear, One Fear” meme but it’s the upcoming TV series casting a white lady as Thayet.

[pierulestheworld]

alanna, kel, 2 daines, and my hc’s for the conte family : )

[pirates-swoop]

Queen

[ladylingua]

Alanna, Thayet, Buri

omg yes thank u for these

Fake Date: Buri

Genuinely I just feel like I would have a fun time, we could hang out and be snarky towards everything and do cool things together and then crack each other up by doing our best impressions of performative romance.

Slow Burn: Thayet

Honestly I could see Thayet in either fake dating or slow burn. But I can imagine being put off by her princessness at first, and then as we slowly get to know each other and find each other's hidden depths falling for each other.

Enemies to Lovers: Alanna

She's my absolute favorite and I love her so much...but that's because I see parts of myself in her so you know we would be fighting at first, too much personality in too small a space lmao. But hey, maybe as we each grow into ourselves and learn to accept ourselves we would come to appreciate the other as well

[rosesisupposes]

Maid of Honor

Hi, surprise, I wrote a fic that is not Sanders Sides.

I actually wrote this... 7 years ago? Maybe more? It was on fanfiction.net but it has been revived and actually edited.

Fandom: Tamora Pierce - Tortall

Pairings: romantic Buri & Raoul; platonic Thayet & Buri

How Raoul and Buri fell in love, and how Thayet watched in the background, cackling. 

Canon-compliant, series of vignettes fit in the background and in-between scenes from Lioness Rampant and the Protector of the Small series

Read on Ao3

[raoulgoldenlake]

“You want to be the what?” Gary’s latest idea had completely distracted Thayet from the latest reports on the construction of the school.

“Well, you’re going to need someone to run the first school, why not me? I think I’d make a fine principal,” Gary said, a little defensive.

“Yes, of course you would. But Gary, you’re the prime minister. Don’t you have enough on your plate?”

“I don’t see why I can’t serve as a trusted advisor to the king and shape young minds at the same time,” Gary replied.

gary wants to cosplay as his dad

[sheshallfromtimetotime]

Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: Tortall - Tamora Pierce Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kalasin of Conté & Sarge, Kalasin of Conté & Thayet jian Wilima, George Cooper & Thayet jian Wilima Characters: Kalasin of Conté, Musenda Ogunsanwo | Sarge, Thayet jian Wilima, George Cooper Additional Tags: Friendship, Book: Wild Magic, Family Summary:

There's a throwaway line in Wild Magic about Kally sitting outside Daine's stable with Sarge at Pirate's Swoop because she can't sleep. I decided to expand that in to an actual scene. And pretend that the night doesn't get interrupted by Daine sounding the alarm about the siege. Creative liberties. 

Now with a second chapter, musing on the raising of royal children!

[where-our-stories-start]

Thayet fancast please!

Done!