#custom apprentice

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He testing out bow.

[lazylittledragon]

finally some bg3 flash!! first of many akdhfdh

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[nemo-of-house-hamartia]

@nyanykamito here she is, in all her glory, my darling Raniya <3

Finally -FINALLY- I was able to finalize Raniya’s profile picture and upload it here!!!!

a huge thanks to @savenkey for the Arcana Template! :) Thank you so very!

First of all, let me just start by saying that, after actively playing with the Arcana Game, my idea of Raniya grew farther and farther away from how the MC interacted and was portrayed in relation to the characters. Therefore, I’ve decided to diverge from the canonicity, and I started to envision Raniya more as an outsider rather than Asra’s apprentice, with a backstory quite different from what happened to the Apprentice. (It touches in some points, but otherwise the premises are completely different).So, as far as my Raniya is concerned,  she wasn’t the apprentice to Asra, but rather Nadia’s handmaiden, the one under her service before Portia was hired.

So, without further ado, let me (re)introduce you……

                                       RANIYA AL-YASSIN

NAME:  Raniya Al-Yassin

BIRTH DATE:  30 October

PLACE OF BIRTH: The Altan Desert, a great red sand desert, far far away from Vesuvia.

ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio

MBTI: ISJT

ANIMAL SYMBOL: Scorpion

NICKNAME: Rani, Rara, (by her family); Doll, Poppet (by Julian) Nira (by Muriel)

AGE: 29 Years Old

GENDER: Female (She/Her)

BLOOD TYPE: AB+

HEIGHT: 1.80 m /5′11′’

WEIGHT: 72kg / 158lbs

CURRENT RESIDENCE: Vesuvia, in the southwest outskirt of the city, near the sea and a green pasture were her family’s herd can rest, run and eat. Her family and their associate and helpers live all together, in an agglomeration of tents.

OCCUPATION: Trading Merchant of Vesuvia / Poisons Dealer

TALENTS/ SKILLS:

Horse Riding: In virtue of belonging to a nomad tribe who travel with horses and trade them as well, Raniya learned from a very young age to ride horses, to the point where it became almost a second nature to her.

Master Alchemist and Poisoner: After numerous years of studying, first during her teenage years,under her father’s tutelage and later during her permanence in her first husband’s sultanate, Raniya dedicated most of her time studying the intricate and exact art of Alchemy, becoming an expert in the field. During her adult years, she also developed an interest in the science concerning the conctioning of poisons and antidotes, to the point where it became her main field of studying. While in Vesuvia, she runs an illegal stall in the Red Market under the now obsolete Coliseum, where she trades her most dangerous poisons to whoever needs them, for whatever reason.

Exceptional Markmanship: Raniya learned to use a bullwhip from her older brother Halim, who is also a proficient user of both bullwhip and knives. When she was 5 years old, Raniya found her brother practicing with the bullwhip close to their parents’ tent, and fascinated by that weapon, so graceful and yet so lethal, she begged him to teach her how to use it. In time she got better and better, and now, as an adult, she can be truly dangerous. Those who know her are aware of how lethal she is with her whip in her hand. It’s her main weapon for self defense AND attack, and it’s almost impossible for her to be without it. When she sleeps, she keeps it underneath her pillow.

Proficient in playing the violin: While living in her husband’s harem, when she was 18 years old and pregnant with Kara, she took a liking in playing the violin, to confort herself from her solitude and also distract herself from the complication her pregnancy brought. Now she plays it whenever she can, usually to accompany her sisters-in-law dancing.

HAIR: Obsidian Black with a blue hue, thick, long, wavy, usually braided.

EYES: Icy Grey, big, with thick eyelashes, a little droopy in shape.

SCARS/PIERCING/TATTOO: Raniya bears ten whipping scars on her back, consequences of the interrogation that took place after the death of Count Lucio. She always covers them, and it’s almost impossible to see her with her back completely bared.

PARENTS: Yusra Al-Yassin (mother), Fahim Al-Yassin (father);

SIBLINGS: Halim Al-Yassin (older brother) and Fahran Al-Yassin (younger brother);

RELATIVES: Her son, Kara Erhan Al-Yassin, son of  Gökhan IV, the Sultan of Arsan and the Vast Sand Sea of Shahin;

PETS: Enlil, her black Arabian Stallion, offspring of her first horse, Kamaria;

CHARACTER ALIGNEMENT:��Lawful Evil

PERSONALITY: Raniya is aloof, self-controlled, pragmatic, no nonsense and with a very strong personality. She’s a passionate , resourceful and assertive woman, not afraid to work hard for what she wants, but also not afraid to resort to whatever it takes to achieve the results she expects to reach. 

She’s very logical, and like to approach problems with an analytical and calculating mind, not allowing her emotions to get in the way. She can come across as detached and threatening, especially when she needs to be, and she is not above to use strong or illegal measures to obtain what she wants. 

She calculates almost everything she does, and because of this she has a hard time being spontaneous. Letting her emotions (and her true motivations) escape from the façade she shows to the world is perceived by her as a huge faux pas on her side, and to show even a hint of weakness is something she would not forgive herself for. 

Raniya hates to be in the spotlight, per her choice, and feels more confortable in pulling the strings from the shadow, where she has more freedom to act according to her wishes and she feels she has more control of the situation.

She’s quite serious, and her smile are rare, usually kept only for the people she loves,  and but if she finds herself in a situation that calls for her to be pleasant, she has no problem being charming and relatable.

Raniya is intuitive and rather savvy in the manners of people, and this, coupled with her analytical mind and self-preserving personality, brings her to easily manipulate others, if she deems the situation to be appropriate. 

Due to her being a professional poisoner and potioneer, she is meticulous in all aspects of her life, and doesn’t like to leave anything to chances.

When it comes to her relationship to other people, she has a very hard time opening up to people and make friends, because of her incapability of trusting someone, if not after a long time. But if she takes a person in her heart and/or under her wing, in due time she becomes completely loyal and devoted to them, to the point of risking of hurting herself in the process. 

Due to her past, she’s terrified by the idea of being in love and all the implication that this entails, and for this she basically blocks all her emotions behind a mask of aloofness and apparent carelessness. She’s uneasy with her emotions, and become (to her great embarassment) a huge dork, when it comes to express how she feels.

Due to the fact that she doesn’t have many people that loves her, she cherishes the few she has dearly. She is a very hard woman, not used to receive affection or being affectionate with people, but when the few walls around her personality are parted by the people she loves, she is capable of showing great compassion and heart; this is especially true in regards of her son, Kara, who she loves dearly and helds in high regard and respect, regardless of the circumstances of his conception and birth. He’s the apple in his mother’s eyes, and because Raniya is sure he’s going to be her only child (because, no way she will go through the nightmare that was her first pregnancy ever again willingly), she is highly protective of him and highly secretive. A casual acquaintaince would never guess that Raniya is actually a mother, and even Julian, while being in a relationship with her, didn’t know about Kara. 

Phew, that was a long ass paragraph! I wi add a few things here and there, as well as her backstory, but where i live it’s very late right now, so i will do it tomorrow! 

 Hope you will enjoy this! Have a good night everyone! 

 - NemoTurunen

  Grimoire Template by @savenkey  The Arcana Game @thearcanagame by Nix Hydra  Raniya Al-Yassin and all OCs related to her by me @Nemo-of-house-hamartia.

[denieatsart]

.. i did not mean to start making a whole clan with lore today

[rebeccaelysium]

🐉

Made a start on this big dragon for Shauna!

When I was asked to do this, I was absolutely in my element, more dragons and mythical monsters please 🔥

[snobgoblin]

Danny explaining to Lucio that he can't have a welcome mat that says "this isn't a whore house, its a whore home" because it will give people the wrong idea about their business

[thepersonalwords]

If you sound like a contestant from The Apprentice or if the customer believes that they are being sold AT, you have already failed.

Chris Murray, Selling with EASE: The Four Step Sales Cycle Found in Every Successful Business Transaction

[glassamphibians]

i need a tattoo so bad it is no longer funny

[campirebitesarchive]

I just booked my tattoo and I could cry of happiness

[corvidaedream]

obsessed w the fact that im desperately trying to research (for funsies, not work) this one civil case from 1771 where John Adams was the defense for this guy, and the only primary source on it ive ever found is from Adams's notes from the trial

and ive been stuck thinking about this for over two years now bc i want to know more about the guy who was suing for damages but he continues to elude me, but I keep talking about the case w people bc everything about it is so chaotic

and i just realized the other day "oh, Adams's diaries are digitized and searchable, maybe he has more details in there, surely this was Notable"

and the only day of the trial he even mentions it, hes just like. the court sat today. and lists what he had for dinner and details a discussion of chickens he had w his in-laws.

[creamecream]

Fire and wind magician.

[lazylittledragon]

after many many volunteers, my books are finally open for real!!!

dm my tattoo instagram if you’re uk based and want something very cheap!!

[liberty-spiked]

had a hearing test today and i, suprisingly, dont have any hearing loss. i'm totally in the average even with tinitus.

[apatheticsunday]

Apprentice of the Butler

AKA "Alfred Pennyworth hires an interim butler while he recuperates from a Rogue attack. Who better than adoption bait Danny Fenton?" prompt!!

Okay, so imagine Danny moves to Gotham to pursue astrophysics at Gotham-U but he's having a surprisingly difficult time keeping a job. Every time he gets hired, the place gets burned down or blown up by Rogues; it's like he's catnip for trouble. Somehow, he's always in the wrong place at the wrong time.

And Alfred Pennyworth also happens to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. He's at the Gotham Market Co-op, where Danny's been recently hired, and suddenly it's gassed by Scarecrow's Fear Toxin. All the employees and customers scramble to put on their gas masks, but Danny's new enough that he has no idea what's happening. He's suddenly seeing Fright Knight, Dark Pariah, and the GIW. So, he Goes Ghost, defeats all of Scarecrow's goonies, and saves the day! If only his boss would think so, too.

Uh, no. Apparently Danny's now on a Wanted List as an undocumented meta?? And his boss can't be investigated by the GCPD (he's, like, four years behind on taxes and has been dodging the IRS for longer), so he regretfully has to let Danny go. But, hey! Maybe if he becomes a documented meta, he can get hired back. Except Danny can't because the GIW can access the meta registration database and he'll be found out faster than he can leave Gotham.

So, Danny's fired again.

And Alfred "Pride & Honor" Pennyworth?? He's not gonna let the child who saved him (because Scarecrow absolutely was going to snatch the Wayne's butler, who better to take hostage than a billionaire's publicly beloved Father Figure??) possibly become homeless. It's clear the kid is a college student and is barely scraping by, probably paying way too much for room and board at Gotham-U. And... maybe his wrist hurts a bit from a fall. He's older now, it's not impossible that he'd get a sprain or a broken bone. (Plus, Alfred knows the look. The same one as Dick, Jason, Tim, even Bruce. There's an immense grief in those small shoulders, fear and loneliness.)

Cue Alfred hiring Danny on as an interim butler while he recuperates (oh, he's terribly injured, thank you so much for helping me, my boy-). And Danny can't say no. I mean, this old man got injured during the Rogue attack he was apart of! And he's asking for help! And it's also nice to have some money. And a bed and... oh, God, he's working for a billionaire frootloop. Uh-oh.

(Alfred absolutely doesn't tell Bruce about his new son apprentice. It's worth it to see Bruce's eyes glaze over as sees a black-haired teenager standing in the kitchen with Alfred, then doing a double take when he realizes it isn't Jason. And the others are banned from the kitchen, so who is this child in his house?? It's not Kon or Jon either??)

Meanwhile, Danny is actually having a great time with Mr. Pennyworth!! The older man is kind, soft-spoken, and really knows his stuff. Danny really enjoys learning how to cook, especially because none of the food comes alive to fight him. Eventually the Batfam just become used to seeing Danny in the kitchens, gardens, around the house with Alfred. He's a cute kid, always smiling and talking about his college classes. He has effortless sarcastic banter with both Damian and Jason, bonds with Tim about some kind of difficult mechanical mathematics or something, trades dad jokes with Dick. He even manages to win over Cass, Steph, Duke, and Babs.

The only one Danny doesn't truly seem to like is Bruce Wayne, although he never outright disrespects him, since he pays the bills and Danny's midwestern manners kick in. Bruce is confused and very concerned because why is this kid literally glaring daggers at him all the time?? Is he going to poison Bruce's coffee?? Danny's just trying to figure out if Bruce Wayne is a "collects vintage dentures" or "keeps teenagers locked in his basement" type of billionaire frootloop. (He'd kinda prefer the kidnapping, Danny does not want to go looking for a wine cellar and find an entire basement of old teeth.)

Bonus if Bruce tries to subtly win the boy over and Danny's just like, squinting at him, white-knuckling a frying pan and muttering, "That's exactly what someone who collects teeth would say..."

[rebeccaelysium]

Finished this soaring dragon for Shauna the other day!

More dragons please 🐲

[snobgoblin]

Danny's dad used to call him pumpkin when he was little. BTW. he only stopped because it embarrassed him