#lore ramblings

[cybertron-after-dark]

(i'm rambling don't mind me) not sure how to phrase this but, i always found it interesting how "disconnected" the maximals and predacons were from the history of the autobots and decepticons (except for like BA and dinobot they're nerds). It's still wild to me how no one there really knew who starscream was and his shady past like come on 💀

(also the way the maximal council has certain files censored for the maximals but BA was able to just go read starscreams file like did she hack in there or do the predacons really have all that information free to read?? if so rare predacon W)

You are SO correct, I love it when they do that shit. I feel like they really tried sprinkling in little hints about the maximals as a faction and especially as the ruling party being like legitimately unethical sometimes but with how fast the show had to end they couldn't really do much of anything with that plotline the same way they totally shelved the tripredacus council.

I feel like a lot of that sort of teasing at worldbuilding is what inspired tfa to go so hard on cybertron's lore and political drama aspects, showing the autobots were outright tyrannical and authoritarian behind the scenes, and that show ended up SO fucking quality for that intrigue.

(bw and tfa never getting a proper payoff for the fucked up Cybertronian governments is also kind of a huge factor in why I started making a whole ass fan continuity where that gets to be the main plot. Not to shill my silly little fan projects lmaoooooo)

But God between some info only being available when you're a Predacon extremist, Dinobot being TERRIFIED of what his punishment might be if he gets back to Cybertron to the point where he'd rather rough it alone on prehistoric earth, and ravage being the only original Decepticon left despite how long their lifespans are? I do not trust the maximals as a whole for a fucking second.

[zldritch]

c!tubbo to me came off as a character who was very much just barely holding back from going apesh*t for his entire arc, and someone who understood that for him to keep going and for the sake of those around him really could not allow himself to.

(which was also kind of manifested in his construction of the nukes, something that held the potential for change (and protection) c!tubbo wanted, but unable to ever be used due to the collateral idk)

[circusmothman]

HK Lore: Vampire Moths - Blood and Feeding

- Vampire moths are omnivores with a tendency to lean toward the carnivorous side, their diet mainly consisting of meat and fruits. As their name implies however another key part of their diet is blood, and while they can go without either meat or fruits for a while, blood is not something they can be deprived of for long. To remain healthy, a vampire must consume blood at least once every few days, either fresh or preserved will do. Failing to do so results in increased lethargy, moodiness, physical weakness and other drawbacks which grow stronger over time, it usually takes a couple weeks however for the effects to properly start setting in. A vampire may not die from lack of blood, but the longer it is denied to them the longer it takes to recover from the physical strain gained through the withdrawal.

 - Nowadays there are three main ways for a vampire to acquire blood, hunting, preserved bottles, and feeding on a close individual, most often their chosen mate. In the olden days, before preservation was developed, hunting was the main source of blood, most often prey would be killed off but occasionally survivors may be left behind, whichever was the case depended largely on the circumstances at the time. However it led to vampire moths receiving a rather sinister reputation, despite merely doing what was necessary for their survival, and the stigma of that still follows them to this day. And while hunts still happen sometimes, they are usually focused on the more wild beasts and those who caught the vampires' ire.

- The technique for blood preservation was originally developed in their main capital, Calyptra, the Home of All Blood. The exact method is a closely guarded secret, but it employs the use of certain plants and substances to keep the blood fresh and avoid clotting, letting it sit for months even before it starts to turn. Rumor has it a type of venom is used in the process, however no proof could ever be found. Many of the vampire kingdoms and cities know the technique however, and it is one of their rare exported goods which can be found in non-vampire communities, with the main intention to make it available to vampires who live outside their regions, individuals can even put in special orders to be delivered straight to their homes. Although the technique was later adopted by other blood reliant species as well (mosquitoes, ticks, fleas etc.) it is said that the moths' method is still the most refined and their blood is considered of the highest quality. As for the origin of that blood, it is generally either procured through hunting or through blood banks in which non-vampiric species can either donate or sell their blood willingly.

- While vampire moths still carry rumors of being feral scavengers just waiting to ambush someone for their precious lifeblood, it is extremely rare for someone to just be picked off by them. Hunting, combat and self-defense are also usually the only circumstances in which a vampire will bite without consent. Blood to them is sacred, it is the physical manifestation of the lifeforce, and as such needs to be treated with respect, especially when you choose to take it from another. Thus exchanging blood with another individual is considered deeply intimate and rarely done outside of a meaningful connection. And while there are non-vampiric individuals who have made it their profession to offer their blood in exchange for compensation, they are more commonly found in and employed by other vampire societies instead of the moths.

- Once a vampire moth has developed a strong enough connection, like to a mate or a platonic partner, they may enter an exclusivity pact in which case they only feed on each other. This helps strengthen their bond and it comes in two variants, true purists who will exclusively drink their partner's blood unless in extreme emergencies, and the less extreme version where they still use preserved blood sometimes but only ever live feed on their partner. In general however preserved blood is not considered an oathbreak since it skips over the actual intimacy of blood sharing, while in-person the vampire would feel a connecting bond with whomever they are drinking from, it just isn't present when it comes from a bottle, the distance of it thus making it acceptable. There is also a clear distinction in flavor, while preserved is usually still perfectly fine, all vampires agree it's nothing like drinking from a live source.

- Vampires actually taste blood differently than non-vampires. in fact to them blood comes in all kinds of flavor palettes depending on species, diet, and even physical wellbeing and emotional state. Each individual also has their own distinct flavor which is said to become richer the closer the bond is between them and the vampire. bonded vampiric pairs who feed off each other eventually end up tasting a bit of their own blood within their partner's, and it is said that those with extremely close bonds, like Bloodmates, would be able to recognize even a drop of their partner's blood in a chalice full of several mixed together.

 - As a generalized example, butterfly blood tends to be sweet and floral, moth blood is similar but deeper and richer, bees are naturally very sweet and taste floral or sugary, meanwhile venomous species tend to be spicy or bitter. Herbivores have lighter blood while carnivores have more weight to it and tend to be savory, omnivores lean one way or the other depending on diet. A sick individual's blood will taste dulled and lacking, same goes for someone in a bad mental state. An individual in good health and a good mood however has very "vibrant" tasting blood, which is another reason why it's common for vampires to feed during or around intimacy.

[attibar]

Regarding this

Lol that was something I thought about a lot when drawing Charles' design.

You're not wrong, in a way it kind of feels like it, But it just isn't him without some form of headset. At first I was going to draw him wearing earmuffs instead, but that didn't make sense either, since Botw Ritos don't have ears at all. Then I figured "maybe he just wears it as an accessory like how other Ritos wear ankle bracelets and hair (feather?) beads". That didn't sit right either tbh.

The main reason I'm posting this is because I get to talk about Zelda lore :D

After posting my drawing I remembered that there is actually similar technology to headsets in the Legend of Zelda universe, in that it's used to communicate long distances between two or so people. The Pirate's Charm from Wind Waker, the Telepathy Tile from A Link to the Past, and the Telephone Booth (yes really) from Link's Awakening. And those games take place way before Botw and Totk. So it wouldn't be too far fetched to say headsets can exist.

[in-your-dreams-vn]

Prologue: Experiencing Paralysis

A little taste for you of my writing style. Just a little lore about the MC and their childhood experience with sleep paralysis. This is not proofread so please bear with me.

Trigger warning: Sleep Paralysis, Nightmare, Body Horror

As a child I used to have sleep paralysis. I still remember it vividly: I could be having the most amazing dream and suddenly wake up in my bed unable to move a muscle. I tried to move, to call out to my parents, but nothing was working. My body didn't listen to me. Panic flooded my mind as I didn't understand how I couldn't move when I was so clearly awake - and then I heard it. A low gutteral humm coming from my cupboard. My mind froze and panic was replaced by utter terror as I realised that I wasn't alone in my room. With a low creak the doors of the small furniture opened and a pair of glowing, hungry eyes pierced the almost unnatural darkness that had invaded the small space inside. In hindsight I believe my claustrophobie stems from these nightmares. Whatever was hiding in my cupboard shouldn't possibly have fitted in there. Two clawed hands crept from the darkness, bracing against the sides and open doors as the creature pulled itself outside. The creaking of breaking bones and popping of joints as each limb emerged from the darkness, forming a beast tall enough to fill my room floor to ceiling. With a last pop it's neck snapped into place and the satyr like monster stood at the footend of my bed. Covered in matt grey fur and with a dirty yellow mane. As it shifted it's weight from one cloven hoof to another it's tall horns left gashes in my ceiling, plaster flaking down on it's broad shoulders like snow or ash.

Another deep humm escaped the monster's throat as it opened it's maw slowly. Rows of shining fangs and human like teeth reflected what little light fell into the room through my bedroom curtains. Slowly, from the back of it's throat pooled a purple gas and fell to the floor like a thick fog. It let out a sound like a cacaphony of animal cries and slowly started to lean down over my footrest. It was coming closer, a massive clawed hand on either side of my small body. My bed creaked in protest under the added weight of the creature and I was afraid it might burst into splinters any second now. I tried to scream as the beast came face to face with me but nothing came out except a small tightlipped whimper. As the gas touched my body and filled my lungs I could feel my body grow numb with pins and needles. In front of me the monster opened it's maw wider and wider. I could see down along it's throat and my whole head fit perfectly into it. As the sickly sweet scent of it's breath hit my nostrils I felt a single tear roll down my cheek. One last humm that made the maw around me quiver and the jaw snapped shut around my head.

I woke up with a jolt and a bloodcurdling scream, that I wouldn't stop until my parents came rushing into my bedroom to see what was wrong. I could never go back to sleep after that. No matter how many doctors or therapists I saw these paralysis episodes went on for all of my childhood until suddenly they stopped. People say that night terrors and sleep paralysis tend to stop at a certain point when you reach adulthood so I guess I can count myself lucky. I wouldn't wish these nightmares on my worst enemy and I hope that demon never shows itself to me again.

"Oh Lämmchen~ You have grown up so much. I can't wait to talk to you again. I wonder if your heart will beat for me as fast as back then~"

[nazmazh]

Okay, so, I had some random, interconnected Dead by Daylight ideas - And full disclosure, I haven't combed the depths of their lore to see if it's specifically been done already in some form.

Alright - So:

In the archive lore snippets, there's been mention of a group of friends + family of the survivors having come together to search for their missing loved ones. They've managed to figure out that the disappearances are connected and have some idea about The Entity/another dimension - Some sort of cosmic fuckery going on.

In at least some instances (universes within the mutilverse), they apparently managed to cross into The Entity's Realm.

Idea the first, and probably the most obvious one, is that they could be fun ideas for playable survivors themselves. Or, if nothing else, character reskins for their associated survivors - Eg: Replace Jake with his father (Sam, apparently. Also, apparently Jake's grandfather/Sam's dad also disappeared into the fog, so he could be an option too), Dwight with his mom(?) (Elaine has the surname Fairfield but it's never actually specified how she's related to Dwight, it would seem).

I can see Bhvr being hesitant to do original lore-based reskins, though, because even if they are available for iri shards and not just auric cells, I don't know how willing people would be to buy and use the skins, and they'll require a relatively higher amount of effort to make compared to usual outfits.

I mean, heck, I can see them being hesitant about even introducing new playable survivors connected to previous characters/lore - Sable seems to have worked out well, but she wasn't really directly mentioned in Mikaela's lore (weirdly sidestepped if you consider a Watsonion explanation, rather than the actual Doylist reason - ie: They hadn't come up with/written her yet). But I would love for characters like Benedict Baker, Saku Nakano the Redcrane, Alex Damaro, Cliff Barra, Candice Maddock, Mahan Singh, Surin Rivera, and Jayden/Jordan Rois (with a Haley reskin for Haddie for funsies) to get made into actual survivors.

Otto Stamper would be an interesting idea - Sure, you could make the dickbag into a killer, but what if he was a survivor? A truly heinous person - an outright evil bastard compared to Yun-Jin's selfish, cutthroat personality, but he refuses to give his will over to The Entity. Something like that. He helps the others because it betters his chances at survival, not because he actually cares about their fates - You don't throw away good tools unnecessarily, after all. The other survs might not know about his history/nature (he puts on a charming enough face, after all) - Hell, he might even be claiming he's a good variant - That cult leader/mad scientist? "He's a monster, but that was only one set of universes!". Either way, they're stuck with him in trials, and it's not like he'll truly die if sacrificed anyway. Might as well put him to work on generators.

- Given the lore entries, I'm genuinely hoping Candice or Jordan/Jaden comes in a full chapter with the Mist Vampire mentioned in their stories. Given that Castlevania's bringing old Drac himself though, I'm guessing it'll be a while before they do that killer, if ever.

*****

Idea the second - Part one is fairly straightforward - Use this group of friends and family and their ongoing story to tease a new survivor:

- One of the members of the group is looking for someone whose name we don't recognize

- Eventually, we do meet their missing relative in a new original chapter

Part two of this notion is mostly a storytelling hook playing with this:

- What if one of the members of this group, again, was looking for someone we didn't recognize -

And they turned out to just be wrong about what happened.

- Their missing loved one was not taken by The Entity, they aren't somewhere in The Fog. They either died/disappeared due to some other tragedy, or maybe they didn't want this person to find them, and/or it was a huge misunderstanding of some sort and they're happy elsewhere and just out of contact with this person (Does this loved one genuinely not know what happened or are they very in denial about the situation, whatever it might be?)

- So now, this person has joined up with the group, including venturing into The Fog, and they're not going to find their answers here. And they're going through all this Fog-related misery unnecessarily.

- Actually - Good time for a plot twist! They're actually the new playable survivor themselves!

- Of anything I mention here, this one might be something Bhvr's plausibly already got in the works

*****

Idea the third - Iterating again on this friends & family group - What if someone who joined was instead a relative of a killer?

- This would have to be a limited list of potential candidates:

- Contemporary - It just doesn't quite hit the same to have a descendant of the Quinn family investigating the disappearance of Caleb from Hellshire (and besides - Zarina already has that angle kind of covered :p)

- Has a relative who would care enough to look for them

- That relative isn't too much of a bastard themselves

- The best bet here might be someone connected to The Legion. Sure, they're not implied to have great home lives, any of them, if they ended up becoming part of the murder-teen squad, but maybe, after they disappear, one of their parents who was more neglectful than directly/purposefully abusive feels guilty and tries to find them - For Julie, Joey, or Susie, anyway. Or maybe Frank has a long-lost sibling or foster sibling who genuinely wants to find him, either not knowing or having rose-tinted glasses about what he was like.

- At any rate, wouldn't that be a hell of a reunion in the fog?

- You could also build up to it, like - The parent even sees Frank as a Killer and goes "Aha! I knew that bastard was no good! What have you done with my [Julie/Joey/Susie]?!

- Then, with the hope that maybe their kid got pulled in here as a victim of Frank's, they find them. As a Killer - There's maybe a pause as the pang of recognition hits [Julie/Joey/Susie], but they're fully in the fog (heh) of the Entity's grip and compelled to kill

- Does the parent keep trying to reach their kid? (I mean, assuming it's the same-universe-version as them. I feel like The Entity would twist the knife like that - They manage to get through to one, but it wasn't their version). Do they let themselves die again and again without trying to fight back? Do they fight with all their might, trying to reach their kid, deep down, somewhere in there? Do they just shutdown and refuse to acknowledge the situation or engage?

- You could combine this with Idea #2 - The relative comes looking for their missing loved one, finds out they're a killer, and they themselves are the playable survivor for the chapter.

- Something on a more-equal footing for the relationship than the neglectful parent of a very-young (if legally adult) killer might also feel less-uncomfortable. Even as I was writing stuff out it was like "They feel bad for having harmed their kid, yet they're willing to smack 'em with pallets or whatever? Hrmm..."

- If it was more like, siblings, partners, friends, cousins or such, the tragedy could still be there without it necessarily hitting too close to home or having more-uncomfortable power dynamics

Anyway, this kind of ties into something I've really wanted in the game for a while - Alternate universe versions of the Killers, where they were taken as survivors.

I don't think that would necessarily mean, like, a new set of perks for each human killer-as-survivor. Maybe like one base survivor with a whole spate of alternate skins. And like one set of perks themed around a twist of fate/for want of a nail-type stuff

[foldingfittedsheets]

My nana maternal grandmother who taught me swears had one of the most ridiculous pet names for her cat when I was growing up. For reasons known only to her, she simply called the cat: Kitty Kitty Meow Meow. The creature in question was an absolute love bug and lived to be almost twenty.

When I was dating my last boyfriend Brendan we ended up living with his mom briefly before we moved up north together, and his sister lived at home too. One day I was sitting in the kitchen and heard Brendan call teasingly to his sister, “Okay, Miss Kitty Kitty Meow Meow!”

His sister laughed but my head shot up. “What did you just say?”

Brendan ambled over to me, “Oh, it’s an old inside joke. There was this one day I was riding the bus to Charlie’s house and I heard this girl on the bus say her grandma’s cat was named Kitty Kitty Meow Meow. It was so stupid I rushed home to tell my sister. It’s like naming a dog Doggy Doggy Bark Bark.” He was hysterically giggling just relating this story.

I stared at him.

I said, “Charlie and I were on the same bus route.”

He blinked, his giggles tapering down and slowly started to frown.

“That girl was me. That is the name of my nana’s cat.”

It turned out that while Brendan, a year younger than me, had never met me before we both graduated high school, he had apparently sat behind me once on the bus and turned a brief snippet of my life into a meme with his sister. Then a decade later we met through Charlie in college and went on to date. We were both flabbergasted by this coincidence.

But there was one more twist in store for me. I told my family about the way our paths had crossed before we ever dated and they thought it was hilarious.

Then a few weeks later I got a frantic call from my parents while they were in California visiting my paternal grandmother.

“Hey guys, what’s going on?”

There was weird excited static and thumps as the phone passed around and I heard my dad in the background urging my grandma, “Tell her!”

My grandma said ponderously, “You know my cats name is Kiki.”

“Of course, it’s a really cute name.”

“Your dad wants me to tell you the full thing.”

My eyes widened. I could not believe what was about to happen to me but I knew it was coming.

“Her name is Ki-Ki Meow Meow.”

I got it on both sides. Both my grandmas, in different states, with no contact, had named their cats the same silly ridiculous thing. I immediately ran to tell Brendan who laughed so hard he almost threw up.

[shitpostingkats]

This is what having roommates feels like.

[halichor]

"Who will heed your pleas to escape this nightmare, when your goddess lies in deep slumber, still lost in her dream?"

[liauditore]

do you guys ever think about that time she said her backstory was that she was only partially zombiefied and was fully conscious mentally while she ate and killed her family. and that she was a princess. i do alot.

[passerinesoncaffeine]

I’M SORRY. WHAT

Achilles writing the codex:

[shepscapades]

Thanks to artfight, I’ve finally finished a detailed, official dbhc cub reference! :D

(I’ve put his Artifight description below the cut, which has a more detailed explanation of his timeline, lore, and aesthetics! >:3)

-ˋˏ ༻ ❁  OVERVIEW ❁ ༺ ˎˊ-

Name: C.B.F.N.4000 (Cub) Pronouns: He/Him Species: Android Height: 5’9’’ Associated Visual Themes: vex, ghosts, explosions, mischief, scientist aesthetic, potions, potionmaking, sleepy/tired aesthetic, conspiracies

-ˋˏ ༻ ❁  ABOUT ❁ ༺ ˎˊ-

CBFN4000 is an au version of MCYT Hermitcraft’s Cubfan, set in my DBHC (or Detroit Become Hermitcraft) AU! This au is inspired by the 2018 game Detroit Become Human, but not because it really has anything to do with DBH—I simply yoinked the android mechanics and incorporated them into the world of Hermitcraft. It began as a S8 au, and has roughly followed the hermitcraft timeline up to the present! 

Cub was the last android made during Season 8. While many of the hermit androids were made at the beginning of season 8 and a few were made for season 9, Cub was finished and activated mid-late Season 8, around the time when Hermits started noticing the Big Moon. Cub’s model ended up being a sloppy experiment in deviation, as Doc suggested they try to transfer deviancy to an android upon activation to try and avoid traumatic situations that might cause an android to deviate violently or upsettingly, such as Etho’s, Tango’s, or Mumbo’s experiences. While this went relatively well initially, it clearly wasn’t very thoroughly thought out, as Xisuma (who is normally so adamant and detail-oriented when it comes to assuring the androids’ safety with experiments like this) wasn’t truly himself due to external manipulation and mostly left a relatively young-deviant Doc to carry out the project himself. 

Cub, though adjusting to sentience rather well at first, very quickly became wrapped up in the Big Moon happenings on the server, new personality and inexperience to emotions like fear and ignorance completely overwhelming his young system. He became obsessive over the implications and consequences of the Season 8 Moon Apocalypse, joining the Mooners and spreading his conspiracy theories religiously throughout the server as he descended into madness. The insanity was like a virus to his programming, pervasive and all-engulfing, and Cub’s final attempt to free himself from the Moon’s impact with the Earth—to launch himself on a llama into space via potion-powered TNT(insane btw)— left his hands and feet singed and cracked to ruin.

The experiment, considered a horrific failure by a deeply shameful—and more awake—S9 Xisuma, left Doc and Xisuma with the decision to reset him for the new season, and they ended up pairing him with a hermit like they had done with the other androids until they had found deviancy enough to pursue their own projects. So, at the start of season 9 and fresh after a reset, Cub was paired with Scar. Naturally, because Scar is… Scar, Cub deviated almost instantly after being given to him, and very quickly adopted the iconic lazy, stoic, amused attributes normally associated with Cubfan. Scar’s tendency towards mischief and general shenanigans grew instantly on Cub, and the two were an immediate inseparable pair. So much so that when Scar began rambling one day about his Season 5 Hermitcraft Shenanigans (where deals with the Vex may or may not have been involved), Cub immediately stated he was interested in being in on it. Whatever “it” means. It’s unclear if Cub also made a deal with the vex or became connected to them in some other way, but… well, he got Doc’s help to trick out his eyes, hair, and back to best fit the part. Scar is very jealous that he can't magically make himself have the same features to match.

Cub is closest with Scar, but he gets along just as well with any of the other hermits! He’s close with Jevin and many of the other redstoners like Etho and Doc, who are the other two androids I’ve put on artfight!

-ˋˏ ༻ ❁  EXTRAS ❁ ༺ ˎˊ-

Cub's eyes can light up in the dark, and he’s the only android who has edited his programming so that the default state of his LED is white, not blue. It still will go yellow and red if his processors are working particularly hard, but he’s replaced the blue setting on his LED with white to better match the Vex vibe. Cub has all of the vibes of a fae. If that’s anything <3

[demaparbat-hp]

Golden Boy (and Silver Girl) for the Kintsugi AU.

[mac-tirs]

the usage of different types of english in elden ring

most human/tarnished NPCs we meet, like rogier, ansbach, and nepheli, use late modern english:

"a sorcerer, as you might have guessed. i'm looking for a little something, here in the castle. when i'm not hotfooting it from the troops, that is." - rogier, first meeting "general radahn. a pleasure to see you, after all this time. but those remains do not belong to you." - ansbach, upon summon for PCR

but older demigods like messmer, ranni, and morgott use early modern english:

"thou'rt tarnished, it seemeth. mother, wouldst thou truly lordship sanction, in one so bereft of light? yet… my purpose standeth unchanged." - messmer, pre-battle cutscene "thou needst not indulge them unduly, but they too wish to appraise thy worth. it hath been a passing long time since a newcomer entered my service, after all." - ranni, after agreeing to serve her

then there are the younger demigods, like miquella, malenia, and potentially melina, who use a later variant of modern english, similar to the tarnished NPCs we speak to:

"if we honour our part of the vow, promise me you'll be my consort. i'll make the world a gentler place." - miquella, post-PCR cutscene "the scarlet bloom flowers once more. you will witness true horror. now, rot!" - malenia, phase 2 transition cutscene

finally, the hornsent NPCs like the hornsent, hornsent grandam, and the hornsent spirits such as the one outside the whipping hut, who use late middle english similar to the english found in shakespeare's sonnets:

"fie, another? ... then, as that woman would surely say, we are in our purposes well aligned. but understand. your kind are not forgiven. the erdtree is my people's enemy. by marika long betray'd, set aflame." - hornsent, first meeting "all your resentment lingers yet... the raw stuff from which i shall surely forge a curse. upon the dastard messmer's head. upon marika's children each and all." - scorched ruins hornsent spirit

i find it interesting how different the usage of english is in the game, and i feel that it can be a hint on how to properly date an individual's occupation in the lands between/land of shadow. the hornsent, being a people much older than many in the lands between, use the most archaic version of english, while the tarnished and younger demigods use a form of english more closely related to our own in the current period. older demigods (and marika herself, as heard from melina's recounts of marika's spoken echoes) use a form of english more closely related to the period of transition from middle english to early modern english.

additionally, another interesting thing to me: mohg is almost certainly nearly the same age as morgott (since they're referred to as twins), yet he speaks a little differently compared to morgott:

"tarnished, thou'rt but a fool." - morgott, post-battle dialogue "dearest miquella. you must abide alone a while." - mohg, pre-battle cutscene

this makes me wonder if it's possible that, assuming that miquella's verbiage is indicative of his younger age in comparison to the older demigods (aka the demigods born before the marika/radagon union), miquella's charm altered mohg's perception enough to also alter his manner of speaking and carrying himself in some way. if his pursuit of finery (dressing in embroidered robes and handling himself with poise, juxtaposing his bestial growls and strength) was mainly done in an effort to fit into miquella's ideal of a consort. of course, mohg could just be as vain as he seems to be all on his own accord, but i find that it's interesting to entertain the idea that even his current state of being was due to miquella's charm.

i'd love to hear what others think about this. i'm not very learned when it comes to english (it's not really my first language), but i find this all very cool to think about.

[turtlespancake]

i love seeing out of context posts about long-running stories with deep lore because it's always shit like "MAJOR SPOILER WARNING!! i can't believe that the metallic athenaeum's envoy actually used never-ending dance of the 57th universe on rionne as if she's not LITERALLY the incarnate of august?!?!" it's like buddy boy thank you for the spoiler tag but all of those words are incomprehensible without at least 5 years of foreshadowed knowledge, 7 different fan theories, and 21 wiki entries

[in-your-dreams-vn]

Does traum know deep secrets of mc from dreams? If so, could they theoretically get "dirt" on mc?

Oh he totally could and he will if you decide to be a little black sheep and get close to other people than them. He is extremely possessive and he will use his powers to make sure that MC is isolated and vulnerable. He is a wolf in goat's clothing so to speak~

"Will you stop calling me a goat already!? I'm a sheep! Ein Schaf! Not a GOAT!"

oops better run. Bye~