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ace-nding-god · 3 years

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Otherian Religion - The Cardinals and Centris

Nortoh: God of the North. Divided into the Aspects of Pridebearer (Protective Aspect), Bloodchiller (War/Destructive Aspect), and Frost-carrier (Creation Aspect). Associated with wolves, winter, and warriors. Represented with blue, grey, and steel.

Easeran: God of the East. Divided into the Aspects of Herald of Life (Familial Aspect), Harvest-sower (Creation Aspect), and Kinggiver (Protective/Destructive Aspect). Associated with deer, spring, hunters, the moon, and rebirth. Represented with green, brown, and silver. Cyclic to Wessira. Never depicted without weaponry.

Soutali: Goddess of the South. Divided into the Aspects of Earthburner (Destructive Aspect), Rewarding One (Protective Aspect), and Bleeding Heart (Familial Aspect). Associated with large cats, summer, precious jewels, and fire. Represented with red, yellow, and gold. Most temperamental of the Cardinals.

Wessira: Goddess of the West. Divided into the Aspects of Kingkiller (Destructive Aspect), Chainbreaker (Protective Aspect), and Harvest-bringer (Creation Aspect). Associated with owls, autumn, death, and the sun. Represented with orange, brownish-red, and bronze or copper. Cyclic to Easeran. Arguably the most powerful of the four Cardinals.

Centris: Deity of the Center. Undivided by Aspects. Referred to as The Great One, Lifegiver, Peacemaker, Decider of Fate. Associated with doves, circles, balance, and hope. Most powerful but least directly involved of all the deities.

#passing the horizon #passing away #crossing the horizon #yes Easeran is a fertility god #why do you ask #i'll explain Wessira and Easeran being cyclic to each other later #Otherias #Wessira #Easeran #Nortoh #Soutali #Centris #The Delts #fun fact: is the Otherian version of #or #the idea is that #since you can't cross the horizon as a living person #then that must be dead people land #which was... interesting when merchants from the Western Continent met Otherian Natives for the first time

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norbezdraws · 7 years

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More fanart of The Heart of Tales by @katy-133 (play it here! You won’t regret it!). I really like this game–I even put together a jazz playlist for it.

The Mithamoore and Sareth romances are probably my favorites. Last time I drew Sareth; this time I drew Mithamoore!

Branching off the ending where the Hero (Perri Jone in my playthrough) goes with Mithamoore to try and find the person who turned him human. I headcanon that Perri Jone left Sareth in Cole’s care while she and Mithamoore went on their romantic quest.

I did a few sketches this time, of Mithamoore and the hero chilling, then them being romantic. The bottom one is when Mithamoore turns human, crying and hugging the hero--you decide whether this scene is a dream or not. ;)

Other headcanons:

--The world is confused. So confused. The Hero basically peaces out for two years, then saves the world again out of nowhere, and NOW is travelling everywhere with a “friendly dragon”?! What is this. The bards can’t make sense of this craziness.

--Once in a while, they reach a town that was damaged by the Earthburner. Mithamoore has vowed to make up for his mistakes, so they stay a while and do what they can to help the community. Mithamoore is a helpful dragon! He can hunt for animals, make fires, make wind with his wings, among other things.

--Not that many communities will have them. Most places flat-out refuse the Hero entry--even if they are THE HERO, they still have a huge dragon that is also Mithammore the Earthburner, so. Nothing personal. It takes quite a while for people to accept this weirdness and let the Hero in--most places need her to keep the GIANT DRAGON outside, though. The Hero usually goes inside to do her business, but then sleeps outside with her love. They spend many nights under the stars, and Mithamoore points out the constellations, the ancient dragons watching from above.

--There’s also a lot of people who think that the Hero defeated Mithamoore and basically forced him to serve her, or owns him now. It takes a while for that misunderstanding to die--and even after it’s mostly gone, there are still whispers of it. Some people say that the Hero is in love with the dragon--but that would be absurd! That’s totally not what’s happening here. ;)

--It gets to the point where the king summons the Hero to his castle to find out what the heck this is. Needless to say, she tells him. He’s pretty flabbergasted, and keeps their conversation to himself.

--Things are hard in the beginning. Not only in terms of acceptance and limited living spaces and dragon killers (more on that later), but also with the Hero and Mithamoore’s relationship. Mithamoore still struggles with trusting, trying to force his cynical beliefs out of his heart and believe in the one he loves. At night, he has dreams of waking up alone, abandoned--or, worse, with the Hero’s sword in his belly. At first he tries to hide his fears, so he is not seen as weak. But after a tense night, after lashing out, he apologizes shares them with the Hero. He waits anxiously for her response, terrified that his fears will come true, that his anger and fear will cause her to leave him. But she smiles, and puts a gentle hand on his nose. “I’m glad you told me,” she says. “You should know that no matter what happens, I’ll still love you. We can work together on this, ok?” In that moment, he knows--again--that he chose the right person. After this, he vows to be more open with his partner, for both their sakes.

--He also has trouble being humble, coming to terms with his new reputation--not as a being feared, not even as one respected by humans (because of his association with the Hero and the ownership misunderstanding). In his time with the hero, he fosters a new kind of strengh: that of compassion and kindness, a strength discovered when he met the Hero, which he grows as their journey goes on. He redefines himself, comes to understand and expel the darkness in his heart, respecting humankind along with the words of his ancestors.

--So many people want Mithamoore dead, now that he’s vulnerable and out of the safety of his lair. Think Inigo Montoya types, except replace “father” with “town/farmland/other family member who died in Mithamoore’s wake (who may or may not be a father)”. The Hero and Mithamoore pay restitution in the cases they can--Mithamoore’s layer is full of gold, after all, and he has grown to be willing to give it to those in need. But some things cannot be restored--the lives Mithamoore took as a killer will never return to those who grieve. The dragon would give his own life if he could, but to do so would seperate him from his love forever. So he lets the person make a request of him--and no matter how obsurd (within some reason, of course), he will do it.

--Growing is not easy. There are some nights Mithamoore cries himself to sleep--”I am a hidious beast, a terrible being who does not deserve life--I’ve done such awful things in my lifetime; how can she love such a horrible thing as me?” And yet she does, the Hero reassures him, and she always will. Which only makes him cry more.

--When/If, then finally find the sorceress who cursed Mithamoore, it is after a long, multi-year search, following rumor after rumor, person after person, until they locate her tiny shack on the edge of the Fifth Kingdom’s woods. She recognizes Mithamoore immediately, and smiles as she listens to his and the Hero’s story. “You are not the same dragon I cursed all those years ago,” the woman says. “Very well. I will give you your human form.” When Mithamoore once again has hands and feet--he wears the clothes the Hero bought him the week they met--at once he runs to his love and wraps his new arms around her, feeling her warmth. The Hero smiles and hugs him back, patting him gently on the back. “Good to see you again.”

ALSO

if you have not read the book How To Raise and Keep A Dragon,

I PITY YOU.

That book is awesome! It’s basically framed like a how-to guide for keeping a pet, but it’s dragons! It’s adorable! And also very informative in case we ever discover dragons exist. ;)

Mithamoore would hate it. But you, the non-fictional human being, should read it!

Anyway, thanks for reading this post! Hope you enjoyed!

https://katy133.itch.io/the-heart-of-tales

#my art #norbez originals #the heart of tales #katy-133 #mithamoore #fanart

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naominorbez · 7 years

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I made a Youtube playlist for @katy-133 's romance VN The Heart of Tales! :D Play it here: https://katy133.itch.io/the-heart-of-tales

Playing the game made me think of some older jazz romance songs because I'm a nerd for jazz. So I thought I'd assemble a playlist with at least one song for each moment in the game. Thanks for listening! :)

1. What A Difference A Day Makes: A song that covers the whole game, and how over the span of a few days, the protagonist finds what they need in romance.

2-3: Sunday Afternoon & Lonely Town: The protagonist has nice relaxing retirement life. But it is a lonely life, and the protagonist needs to learn something. Enter...

4. Mack The Knife: Mithamoore the Earthburner! An insidious dragon who's been turned human! And someone else knocks at the door...

5. Stella by Starlight: Cole, a knight who wishes to learn from the protagonist. This song is meant to represent how much he idolizes the protagonist because of how they awesomely saved the world once upon a time.

6. Hit The Road Jack: The protagonist wants these two to leave her house so she can get back to her life! But her talking sword convinces her to kick them out in a more roundabout/genius way.

7. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, And Me): So the protagonist keeps Cole (the "echo") and Mithamoore (the "shadow") around.

8. The Good Life: She sends the two on a fake quest! But it turns about things aren't as good as they seem out there--danger may be brewing. (I'll be perfectly honest: I wanted to put this song somewhere because I love it so much. But I also can't find a perfectly-good song for this moment either--and the lyrics in The Good Life work pretty well in places, at least to me! If you have a better song for this moment, please let me know! Thanks!)

9. Ain't Got No, I Got Life: Mithamoore has a hard Real Talk moment with the protagonist, and the protagonist has a hard Real Talk moment with Cole.

10. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood: The protagonist hopes that their words got through to Cole (and Mithamoore to an extent). Plus, some feelings may be stirring within her heart...

11-13. I Could Have Danced All Night & Cheek to Cheek & Lullaby of Birdland: The protagonist dances with the one they love. I associate these songs to Cole’s, Mithamoore’s, and Sareth’s dance, in that order.

14. Almost Like Being in Love: The protagonist reflects on recent events, and recognizes their romantic feelings.

15. I Could Write A Book: Mithamoore's declaration of love to the protagonist.

16. Teach Me Tonight: Cole's romance with the protagonist.

17. All The Things You Are: Sareth’s declaration of love to the protagonist.

Love is in the air! But so is villainy...

18. Feeling Good: As Anemza returns, I can imagine him singing this song! >:) Yes I know that’s not the context. The context of the song is actually quite interesting actua--OK FOCUS, BACK ON TOPIC.

19. Everything Must Change: The protagonist realizes what it truly means to put her faith in another person, and that she must do it.

20. Where Flamingos Fly: The Sareth path with Anemza. It's a powerful scene. Also applies to Mithamoore’s path.

21. It's All Over But The Crying: Mainly for Mithamoore's ending, where the protagonist must kill him to snap him out of the spell Anemza's put him under. This song could be taken straight, or Anemza could be singing it sarcastically to the protagonist. Maybe 1st verse straight, 2nd verse Anemza sarcasm.

The next few songs apply to the ending choices!

22-23. I'll Be Seeing You & Speak Low: The protagonist chooses to let the one they love go.

24. Tea For Two: In the Sareth path, the protagonist chooses to return to retirement with him.

25. Fly Me To The Moon: For when the protagonist chooses to fly away with Mithamoore.

26. New York, New York: A song for choosing to return to adventuring! With Cole/Sareth.

Bonus: The Lady Is A Tramp: When the game talks about the bards still singing about the protagonist, I'll imagine this song. ;)

Thanks for listening. This was really fun; I discovered quite a few new songs doing this. Hope you enjoyed it! Let me know if you have any suggestions!

#visual novels #playlist #Youtube #romance game #norbez originals #katy-133 #jkaty133 #for friends #friend stuff #the heart of tales

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