#The Vale of Shadows

[sevensided]

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒: IN PROGRESS

𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆: Mature

𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏: Will Byers/Mike Wheeler

𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒: Part 3 of THE DARK MIRROR

𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘: Lachmiel Brightstar - otherwise known as Mike Wheeler - is a paladin and a sword-for-hire in an icy land called Anaidni. As the line between reality and dreams grows ever thinner, Mike must find a way to return to his own dimension before the bridge to Hawkins is closed forever. The final installment of the Dark Mirror series.

𝐀𝐎𝟑 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊

[bigfrogdraws]

some family npcs for featherclaws' backstory!! i might use leafpaw later in some other rp bc im just in love w her design <3 she reminds me of myself from middleschool FHDSJKSFD more about their story under the cut <3 !!

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OKAY so first- context: ive joined a new rp group and im using featherclaws as my rp character, so i made her a whole backstory !!

featherclaws' parents are bighowl and talldawn (and fun fact !! as such she's the grandkit of skunkstripe and portia !!). bighowl and talldawn had a litter of kits, 3 to be exact :3 rabbitkit was the firstborn and was the favorite, but died when a wolf pack attacked camp. bighowl also died that day. featherclaws basically just shut down after that but leafpaw dedicated herself to her work, working herself day and night to protect her clanmates and family. however, shortly before her warrior ceremony, she died in a flash flood at the border.

this just made featherclaws shut down even more, basically removing herself from the clan emotionally. then to add insult to injury talldawn went missing shortly after leafpaw's death. no one officially knows where she went. (canonically she ran away to become a kittypet, the great loss she suffered taking too much of a toll on her)

[dare-to-dm]

I just played a video game called Vale: Shadow of the Crown.  It has a blind protagonist and is 100% navigated by audio.  You need headphones to play it.  I was intrigued by the premise, but worried that it would be a gimmick that wouldn’t actually hold up well. 

Turns out it worked just fine and I found myself really sucked in!  I even turned off all the lights and played much of the game with my eyes closed.  Though there were a few difficult sections (for me, using the bow was hard), it was mostly pretty intuitive.  Honestly, the biggest problem was getting sleepy after a while, because as far as my body is concerned, if I spend that much time with my eyes closed, it’s bed time.

Anyway, it was a neat story with good voice acting and I actually really enjoyed the combat sections.  I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a novel gaming experience, as well as to anyone who has impaired vision.

[valehour]

I swear to god if I read one more "Messmer/Marika did nothing wrong" post I'm gonna fucking lose it.

Guys, Gals, Nonbinary Pals etc.

Be fucking serious.

it's somewhat obvious that Marika's people's oppression, and the subsequent domination of the social order was inspired by christianity's oppression and then rise to power within the roman empire- going on to be the dominant religious order which, in turn, persecutes religious minorities. Like. that's only just subtext by tooth and nail. It does not at all justify either religious regime's atrocities. It is Exceedingly obvious the game expects you to understand that, to quote Leda "They [the hornsent] were never saints, they were just on the losing side of a war". this line, alongside the black knight helmet, and the crusade insignia Expects us to understand that maybe the whole "Marika ordering a crusade to genocide a people in the name of revenge" is wrong, actually.

As for Messmer, he is indeed a victim of Marika, like most of the demigods. it's just that he's also (arguably Firstly) a willing collaborator in these atrocities, he's not an innocent uwu snake sadboy.

If we are forced to compel a singular unnuanced 1 dimensional archetype onto Messmer, the game expects us to understand that it's "Demon King". he's doing Authurian Romance Villain shit as filtered through the lens of dark fantasy. it's not a coincidence that most of the information about him comes from other people about how much he's personally destroyed their lives. He lives in a castle called the "Shadow Keep" for god's sake, his soldiers torment the people and we, adventuring wanderers and followers of grace/Miquella fight and defeat him, which, were this a traditional story ultimately lets us access Enir-ilim and fix things. That were this a tradiitonal story, then defeating the "Demon King" sets the land back to right by enshrining the True, Good King (or god, such as Miquella is, in this case).

The fact it doesn't is the complication to this otherwise simple story- the fact that Messmer is also a victim of Marika's pursuit of revenge is important nuance, and adds to the tragedy of this story- simply killing The Bad Guy In Charge doesn't fundamentally fix things. It's that complication that makes them so deeply fixating as people. But there is a mountain of difference between "I find Messmer's tragedy Sympathetic and Compelling (and thus want to fuck him)" and "Messmer did nothing wrong". You do not get the title "The Impaler" by being innocent.

you are, in fact, allowed to be horny for the snakeboi or for Marika without actively ignoring the realities of their casual brutality. Actively making a pair of complicated, messy, tragic characters into something simple and easily digestible for maximising fuckability is not a sign of like, actually liking them. Love your genocidal warmongers as they brutally murder civilians or like, admit you don't actually like them, you like the flanderised imaginary version of them- an attraction no more substantive than the kind of R34 art that gives Ranni tits and hips broad enough to change her aspect ratio, instead of her cool weird fucked up doll body. You Cowards.

[dimneo1010]

Shadow papa

Alastor has this subconscious thing where his shadow watches over the kids. He himself doesnt know its doing that but its the urge to keep them safe what provokes it

And since both Vale and Alastor's shadow don't sleep they hang out with each other instead

He's proud

[curiositykilledtheradiostar]

I cannot explain to you how funny it is to me that Night Vale has reawakened from the brink and is now #1 trending because of... *checks notes* the tumblr sexyman rematch poll

[pampanope]

The shadow companys just one really fuckin big poly group.

You might not know someone well, maybe quick glances in the hall, but hes your boyfriend's girlfriend's partner's boyfriend, so why not just make out with them and cuddle to the stinkin morning.

Fuck it, if i know it graves, probably kissed every shadow as a thank you or good job at this point. Even janitor John, he cleans up his coffee spills, of course he deserves some kisses.

Love it

You’re absolutely right dear anon

There’s a lot of physical affection in SC. Graves actually encourages it; it’s just good for troop morale and mental wellbeing

Let’s not forget the janitor! Janitors need love too~

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Kull: The Vale of Shadow Cover Art by Doug Beekman

[cillianmesoftlyyy]

Hear ye, hear ye!

After receiving more Jonathan Crane requests, I’ve decided to go back and revisit my Jonathan Crane series “I Can Fix That” and add to it. Here’s a little vibe teaser in the meantime:

[most-fuckable-character-showdown]

Round 2B Matchup 1

May the most fuckable win!

[flower-dagger-gay]

I made my own Blorbo Bingo. Feel free to reblog and use. Send an ask of a character and receive an opinion about them.

Top row (left to right): I need their hand in marriage NOW, Why do people hate them? :(, Everyone is wrong about them except for me, Dumbass (affectionate), Dumbass (derogatory)

Second row (left to right): Why do people love them? :/, Just like me fr, I want to throw them in a blender, They are my type, I want to date them but platonically

Middle row (left to right): I want to carry them in my pocket, Fuck Marry and Kill in that order, [Free Space], Canon be damned they're fine :), The fanon version of them is better

Fourth row (left to right): Not enough of them!!, I want to donate their brain to science, Overrated, Absolutely no opinion about them whatsoever, Underrated

Last row (left to right): I want to commit acts of violence on them, I'd thank them if they punched me, They would hate me but idc <3, Can they be killed off already? I like to pretend they don't exist :)

[notknickers]

i always read wtnv as what we do in night vale*.

i don't even know where i borrow the extra letters to make it make sense.

i don't even know how much debt i'm incurring each time by borrowing all those letters and never giving them back!

i can never give them back! i'm scared!

* probably, gay sex.

[huntikfrance]

[IT] Huntik Magazine 18

[EN] The scans from the italian magazine Huntik Secrets & Seekers issue #18 are now available on our VK page! (You can also read or download the translation of the comic 18 into English made by Fabry here!)

[FR] Les scans du magazine italien Huntik Secrets & Seekers n°18 sont à présent disponibles sur la page du groupe VK!

[IT] Le scansioni del Huntik Secrets & Seekers Magazine italiano n°18 sono ora disponibili su la nostra pagina VK!

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PS: The scans of Huntik italian magazines 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 15, 16 & 17 are also availables!

Scans of the Huntik Magazine 18 made by Fabry!

[ruby-dear]

in a way cecil’s victory honestly feels like a celebration of everything that makes tumblr what it is