#king joel of mezalea

[m0ther-of-p3arl]

i cannot put into simple words how much i adore joel's tool and armor names

like honestly this man comes up with the funniest shit and it's so dumb but its such a JOEL thing to do my god

here are a few that have come up in my empires s1 binge

he's my favorite and so ridiculous

[fruityenderman]

62!

shut up and dance - walk the moon

In my empires 1 playlist this is the song for Lizzie and Joel's wedding!!

[ID: a traditional drawing of empires smp season one Lizzie and Joel, dancing together, Lizzie is wearing her wedding dress, as well as all the gifts from her bridesmaids. End ID.]

(Still open for these, send me a number 1 - 237 and I'll draw something based on the song in my empires 1 playlist!)

[froggiesir]

(she asked for extra pickles)

[offline-nobody]

wanted to try my hand at pixel art for the first time, so heres my attempt at the mezalea king joel

its not that good, but considering ive never tried anything like this before i think it turned out well

any tips on how to improve would be greatly appreciated

[crown-jay]

@sharpilu not in your ask box, buuuuuut. Drew this to (hopefully) cheer you up. Here you go.

It is him. *scampers away laughing like a gremlin*

[ashhollowart]

The Fae or The Lover!!! Only if you want no pressure

The Lover made me think about s1 Joel and I'll never be over his ending

[mogai-headcanons]

Scott from Empires SMP season 1 is an alosolus scandigender silinterow snowglowian frostgender priglace rivendellgender owlsproutaen deersproutial gay man who uses he/him pronouns!

He's dating Jimmy, a trans eldritchseathing gillgender swampgender pricodfishic demiromantic gay man who uses he/him, gill/gills, and it/its pronouns!

Queen Lizzie is a bisexual trans telalen eldritchseathing genderocean axoguinus royaloceanic autigender woman who uses she/her and it/its pronouns!

She's canonically married to King Joel, a strayt transneutral agender genderqueer man who uses they/them and he/him pronouns!

Xornoth is a demiromantic twishornic daimogender daegender nyctogender demon who uses it/its pronouns!

Joel from season 2 is an autospec deusgender phosaurumial trans postmale god who uses he/him and aur/aurs pronouns!

dni link

[thecoddaughter]

I had this idea but it isn't long enough for a fic... so here <3

Joel walked through the ruins of the Ocean Kingdom restlessly until his surviving consolers dragged him away to where civilization was being rebuilt. He wanted none of that, though. He forfeited any rights to power and hiked off toward the middle of nowhere. He suffered in silence, hearing the fading rumors of the goddess of the ocean, the god of swamps and rivers, and rising tales of a goddess of farming, fertility, and the moon. But their world always had gods in pairs and there was an imbalance. Sitting in his home one day, he was struck with dreams of a fountain and memories being locked behind closed doors only vaguely remembered. He had been an aging man moments ago but now he felt young and spritely. 

He had an affinity for the young, naive Sheriff, but accidentally pushed him over the edge. Something about it all felt wrong. He was supposed to love this man like a brother, yet they were treating each other like enemies. Maybe he was just treating him like a younger brother... Joel wasn't sure of anything, anymore.

He was also fond of the Mayor of Animalia, with all her secrets and mischief. He had the lore fountain, though, and insights into everyone's secrets (except his own). While he was fond of her, he couldn't bring himself to get close to the woman. He would send his son to visit and decided to isolate himself in the sky most days, building up Startos to greatness.

*Lizzie, Jimmy, and Pearl had to have their old memories taken away and then triggered to remember who they were, so why won't Joel?

[theminecraftbee]

also look man. joel has reminded me of my stupid little blorbo the mezalean king now. i am once again spinning. he was such a WEIRD little guy who's whole personality was "loves his wife", "also loves jimmy", "cool palace", "kill horse", "magic isn't real", and "weirdly feral energy". and then he DIED OF SADNESS. after almost swearing to end his final episode. WHAT A MAN. MISS THAT WEIRD LITTLE THING.

[ommmmara]

thing i did for the empires aggie that i really liked :) i manifested him. he reappeared just for me

[jestroer]

he is so sick for this i hope he explodes

[fruityenderman]

What if season 1 had a princess tea party?

Here's the first 5 party-goers + a party crasher

[Part 2 will be here later]

[ID: 6 traditional drawings of empires smp season 1 characters in dresses.

The first is of joel, wearing a mesa patterned skirt and a flowery moss cape.

The second is shrub, wearing a short, leafy patterned skirt, as well as brown shorts and a red cape with mushrooms growing on it.

The third is fwhip, wearing a vampire cape, a flowy red shirt, black and red corset, and a long black skirt with slits on the sides.

The fourth is Sausage, wearing a white unbuttoned shirt, teal and gold corset, and a red and gold skirt.

The fifth is gem, wearing a large purple cloak, and a multi layered skirt with purple and green layers.

The sixth is xornoth, wearing a red-to-purple gradient dress, with a slit down one side of the skirt.

End ID.]

[birddcandle]

Empires ZombieCleo!! ClayCleo? Clayeo? Yeah sure

Once again for @shepscapades ‘s Hermitcraft Character Design Event!! Some notes about the design and idea in general under the cut :0

I thought that Cleo would fit the Mezalean Empire very well since it is pretty much canon that Joel made all of his citizens through armour stands or clay, so I figured Cleo could be an armour stand maker/clay sculptor!!

There are also two versions of their design based on two ideas:

Cleo’s regular zombie skin is where she travels to Mezalea by request of the Mezalean King (and maybe some recommendation from a certain blue-haired man), and they are able to use their skills to help create new citizens for Joel

Cleo’s secondary design comes from an idea I had where they are one of the first citizens of Mezalea created by Joel, but since they were one of the first, she is sculpted from various colours found and created from the clay in the mesa

It is also possible that she was sculpted from one colour but they kept cracking, so she or Joel repaired her using different colours they had on hand

They also have green eyes for their regular zombie skin because that is just. Her regular skin, but she has brown eyes for her clay version since she was sculpted by Joel and in his image!! Every citizen sculpted by Joel has brown eyes and probably looks a whole lot like Joel lol

[minecraftbookshelf]

Marriage of State AU Character Designs: The Mad King of Mezalea

Joel actually has three major looks through the course of the AU; Prince of Mezalea, Trophy Husband, and King Joel, with the subcategories of "armor" for each.

They all have the same base design of "human", differing by (apparent) age and general sense of style.

Some Joel Skins to start us off and provide the base we're working off of, and also the Mezalean banner because color pallet

And also, because it is actually relevant, (bear with me here) some samples of Mezalean architecture.

The Matral Palace and the Villager area.

Based off of Joel's final skin, the vibe is kind of "Victorian military dress uniform" however there is something very, very important to take into consideration from a worldbuilding perspective.

The Mesa is a warm weather biome. Its a colorful desert. Which means high temperatures during the day and cold at night. So tight-fitting, thick fabrics in a Victorian style would be incredibly impractical.

So we turn to the second possible source for fashion inspiration: The architecture, which gives mostly Byzantine vibes.

So what would Byzantine clothing look like, especially for nobility?

First off, taking into account that the Byzantine Empire lasted for approximately a thousand years and, naturally, underwent some dramatic changes in clothing style during that time, we'll pick a specific vibe out of the options. I settled on a bit of a mix between Early Byzantine (think the Theodora Mosaic shown below) and Middle Byzantine (see the mosaic of Emperor Constantine IX below)

And here are just some screenshots from my pintrest board for Mezalea and Mezalean!Joel, because if I put all these on here separately I'll hit the image limit too soon.

(General disclaimer: yes, Pintrest has an art theft problem, yes Pintrest is much harder to effectively use now due to the pervasiveness of ads on everything, no I don't use it for like, formal things. It remains one of the best ways to collect visual references and figuring out The Vibes)

(Yes, we get to go full Material Gworl vibes for the Mezalean King, as is only right and proper.)

General characteristics I'm adopting here for Mezalean clothing:

Brocade (and bejeweled) kaftan/kaftan-esque outer layer. This is a formal wear thing, and is absolutely a "showing off the wealth" power move.

Lots of Big Chunky Colorful Jewelry

I don't know what it's actual name is, but that general style of having jeweled tassel-like things hanging from the front sides of the crown/headdress.

Light-weight and loose fitting under-layers.

And of course, bright colors.

Prince Joel: Before he became part of the main cast in an epic fantasy adventure spanning several hundreds of years and an entire continent (and the adjacent ocean) Joel was the youngest of three princes with two older brothers who were both married and had kids.

Which is to say, it did not look like he would ever be the king.

His role in the kingdom was very much that of an ambassador to and direct connection to their people. He spent a lot of time working on fishing boats and in the mines and quarries. While he did receive a standard royal education on things like diplomacy and combat, international interactions were not his focus at all, much more involved in the day to day operations of his own home. (And yes, that is a very vital aspect of the idea of "royalty" in general, supposedly, and that being a particular point of Joel's upbringing will make more sense when I get around to writing and posting the post about how royalty functions in the Empires. tldr; its related to the whole thing where Pixlriffs accidentally redefined "war")

Basically, Prince Joel = the first skin, the simple green one. He's wearing more lightweight, practical clothes that allow him to engage in physically demanding dirty work without costing a fortune every day. He still dresses up for formal events, but he doesn't even attend all of those and he is far from a daily sight in court.

Trophy Husband: For a couple hundred years, Joel didn't live in Mezalea. Instead, he was one half of the chronological first arranged marriage in the "au in which all the marriages are arranged" situation. And this one was the one that most resembles the set-up of a generic "period" bodice-ripper novel (though that is not how it played out ultimately, for the parties involved, despite the romance that does happen.)

Basically, this is his War Prize Era. In which Lizzie won a husband in combat and then didn't really know what to do with him.

During this time period, Joel mostly wore ocean styled clothing, though during formal occasions he would wear a notable amount of Mezalean accessories, that were part and parcel of the treaty with him. (I'm trying so hard not to derail this into just a breakdown of the events of the Joel & Lizzie arc of the au im trying so hard)

He did tend to mix Oceanic and Mezalean clothing, due in part to Oceanic clothing being primarily designed for underwater wear, while he lived above the surface, finding the balance of practicality and appearances demanded by the political nature of his existence at the time. (Also a personal comfort thing as Mezalean clothing tended to afford more skin coverage and also had shoes) Once he and Lizzie were more comfortable both in the world and with each other he had more opportunities for personalization and tended towards Mezalean styles in oceanic colors. He did develop a significant appreciation for the Oceanic idea of skin-tight under-layers for water travel.

King Joel: He did end up back in Mezalea as king, which is when we hit the style closest to the second skin, which mostly for this is really an indicator of color scheme. Formally, he is now wearing the full Kaftan and Jewelry look, day to day its more of "colorful, simple, and lightweight" because he still is very active in the day to day commerce of his empire. He does usually wear significantly more jewelry than he did as a prince, he grew a taste for it during his trophy husband era XD. The details of his day-to-day wear are also fancier. finer fabrics, more embroidery, brocade hems, etc.

Most of his earrings are gifts from Lizzie, some in Oceanic colors, some in Mezalean, but all with little chips of prismarine to remind him of her even when she can't be there.

Armor: Joel's armor preferences are simple netherite plate. He also does have a ceremonial trident, as a member of the Oceanic royal family. His is gold-plated.

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