#for the coming of dawn

[withoutrunes]

This is my favorite thing in Octopath Traveler 2.

Spoilers to follow.

At the game’s end- when the last journey is upon our travelers- they must go to the statues, and relight the Sacred Flame.

And when you look at the statues of the gods, written on them... is this.

O inheritors of our will...

The Gods have done what they can; if Temeonos’ story at his beginning is to be believed, most of the Gods are explicitly dead, or at least, weakened.

But the party- mere mortals- are not treated as mere tools of the Gods, nor as interlopers or unworthy successors...

But as inheritors.  As part of that divine legacy, as worthy of taking up the task of the Gods.

Despite everything- despite Throne’s horrific past, Hikari’s semi-possession, despite the mundane nature of Agnea and Partitio and all the other problems that plague the party- they are worthy of being inheritors of divine will.  These mere mortals not mere at all, in the eyes of the very gods themselves- but equals, able hands for the task ahead.

There’s something beautiful about that.  Gods and mortals, acting as one, to ensure the coming of dawn.

This world has some kindly gods to it.

[stuckinapril]

i don't think people really understand what's happening in gaza. with each passing day that sees more and more palestinians dead, it's becoming easier and easier for those in the west to perceive them as nothing more than a statistic. they might engage w the occasional palestine post, sure, but it's just as easy to scroll right past that moments later w no real outrage for the genocide retained.

it's vital to stay reminded that palestinians who are with us today won't be with us tomorrow. it's happening every second of every minute of every hour, and it's relentless. somewhere in gaza a little girl is losing her mother, a little boy is watching his siblings bleed to death, elderly people are infirm with starvation and illness, palestinian women and girls are being sexually assaulted and kept in cages, fathers are leaving tents to find food for their families and not coming back. this is all happening right now, and it's a direct result of the west's complacency. it's a direct result of their not seeing arabs as people worth saving.

it might be hard to compute as a westerner, but this is real. don't let your privilege blind you to your humanity.

[landofartandcraft]

I did some straw hat today <3

[zorobae]

[sapphicmuppet]

okay I unironically adore buddy dawn absolutely funny as FUCK for Porter in his crazy roided out giant form screaming THAT IS NOT THE FUCKING NAME and being like OUR SAVIOR BAKARATH I BELIEVE❤️ that made me cackle so fucking hard I kept rewinding it oh my GOD

[psy-ay-ay]

[shepscapades]

X isn’t big on hugs, but Doc does what he can. It’s the little things that help.

[doesephs]

if ulysses dies at dawn beats hadestown when spotify wrapped is released to the masses you won’t hear from me AGAIN.

[technovillain]

apologies & realizations (?)

[dawntrailing]

He who held out hope for Azem's return longer than any.

[fact-dogsarehappiness]

Something something “what if tomorrow comes to break the dawn and there’s no one to stay” and “is this the eternal dark without the dawn”

[ttrpgnoob]

If you are mad that Kipperlilly isn't getting a redemption (at least it isn't as set up as the other rat grinders) that's a little silly. Freshman year Penelope and Dayne were not given that chance, despite giving the same "just a teen who had some evil intentions brought out & honed in by a teacher" because it was obvious they had manipulated Ragh.

Kipperlilly murdered Buddy in front of Kristen, is now heavily implicated in orchestrating the murder/possesion of her entire party. I'm so sorry folks, she is just a tragic story of villainy.

[jangmi-latte]

is he the knight of dawn or silver? who knows.

[assiraphales]

still love that itty bitty scene in syrup village where luffy and zoro tag team a joke and convince the usopp pirates that they’re cannibals who ate usopp while nami is like GUYS…… makes u wonder how many other bits and inside jokes they’ve been running through the years

[goryhorroor]

good (and maybe questionable) boys & girls of horror cinema

[oddberryshortcake]

Forever losing my mind over how Dawn Knight’s one act of kindness amidst all the mistakes he made is what motivated Lilia to pay that kindness forward and take care of Silver.