#lore stuff

[y-rhywbeth2]

Hmm...

"Magistrate" is going to refer to judge, as lawyers are not a thing. -

Astarion was definitely working in a judge capacity: "A gang of vagrants, a tribe of wandering 'Gur', took issue with a ruling I'd made." | "A Selûnite necklace, if I'm any judge. And I am. [laughs]" -

Apparently judges in Baldur's Gate are chosen from amongst the ranks of the Patriars (because of course they are) -

Human nobility is closed ranks, especially in the Gate. The only non-human Patriar family in existence is the dwarven Shattershield family. You might however, find an elf who married into one. That would be permitted, if looked down upon (you're either marrying below your station to a commoner, or your spouse's Evereskan noble house is liable to die of shame). -

In the Realms, a the offspring of an elf and a half-elf is classified as an elf mechanically. Half-elf + elf = elf | Half-elf + human = human. | Half-elf + half-elf = half-elf.

So for Astarion to be asked to preside over cases in the courts and be allowed to make rulings he has to have human ancestry tying him to a Patriar family - most likely a human grandparent. That would lead to the question of whether the elven relatives were from a noble house (awkward: the Evereskan nobility are traditionally classist as hell and do not like humans), or just random commoners (human nobles marrying random elven servants has been known to occur).

OR

That charlatan background predates his unlife and he somehow lied his way into making people think he was a member of a Patriar family. Although he originally had the noble background, so... who knows. (Although that could technically indicate new money, that would bar him from being a judge, as that's not a Patriar.)

[woah-i-am-here]

What the heck. More Role Swap stuff

And some lore. Because why not.

Swap!Noah and Heather fucking hate each other. There is no love, not even the chance of a friendship. Noah thinks of her as a insect, a loser who couldn't get win the two seasons before (He watched Total Drama before to search for the other's weaknesses). And Heather wants to kick him off the plane herself after the Leshawna Incident.

The thing is that Noah is smart. 180 IQ, that good stuff. Team Victory were the easiest team to destroy. Yeah, a pair of strong competitors were there, but getting rid of them would be easy peasy if he got into the heart of the team, the strongest player. And that was Leshawna.

It was not that easy to get into her good graces, since he didn't posess the natural charm and looks that canon Alejandro has, but what he had was a brain, and a manipulative personality like no other.

"You know, Leshawna. I know it's a bit soon, but I think of you as a sibling. A big sister."

He hated his sisters. She didn't need to know that, of course. And oh, Heather tried so hard to warn her, to be a good pal and tell her that Noah was up to no good. But some fake tears and few words were enough to make the big girl go feral on the white pretty girl.

And there was nothing but pure, smug satisfaction while he saw the beatdown. There was probably something wrong with him. Did he care? Not really.

Bonus: Noah's sweden Sour outfit and some alenoah because fuck yes

Yuri swap heavily inspired by hexxed by lonleybrachiobrute (triceratroops), bruh I loved that fic. awooga.

[butterflies-and-roaches]

Friendly reminder that while this could very well be the alastor that mostly interacts with lucifer

This is the alastor that falls asleep in luci's bed

(I am gradually loosing my mind)

[lark-wren]

a doodle guide to Woven's dragons:

Someone on our discord server asked to know more about the physical features of the different types of dragons in Woven, specifically so that they could design their own dragon oc's! Lark was happy to oblige with this quick little sketchy diagram, haha. She adds "they all sport an assortment of neutral colors that follow these basic patterns. You can get dragons that are all one solid color, or dragons where each indicated section is a different color. And anything inbetween [eg, all white dragon except for a black mane]. Raptors[bird] cover the range of hues pretty well. courier birds (who, like the wyrms, are considered a byproduct) got all the bright colors lmao."

[toxictoxicities]

Angst? Angst :)

[bihansthot]

Bihansthot, I have this kinda stupid question I've been holding since I got into mk fandom.

Isn't lin kuei located in earthrealm? I've been seeing people say something along the lines of kuai getting introduced to earthrealm romcoms, johnny making earthrealm references that they dont understand, etc. They left me confused. Why are they behaving as if they're living in a whole another realm? Please do enlighten me since I've noticed that you're a long-time MK fan.

Sincerely, an mk noob

Yes, the Lin Kuei is located in Earthrealm and it’s somewhere in China possibly in Hunan province based on Noob’s gear in MK 11, later it’s in Arctika which is also presumably somewhere else in China but no one’s certain where. Possibly Heilongjiang province based off of the severe cold we’ve seen seen depicted in Arctika, but it’s all just guesses.

As for the troupes you mentioned I think it stems from the Lin Kuei being a very traditional and secluded clan and most people think they don’t have a lot of exposure to the outside world which we see in MK1 is not necessarily the case since Bi-Han and Kuai Liang travel around with Liu Kang. The Lin Kuei is actually ridiculously technologically advanced and probably have a very huge world knowledge but most likely just the Grandmaster and his inner circle, someone like Kuai Liang may not know as much outside of clan life? At least I think that’s what people must think, it’s not a view point I personally share though. I think it’s closer to MK1 where they’re very knowledgeable about the world around them, have they seen something like Friends or Sleepless in Seattle or something like that? Probably not, do they know the genre exists? Probably. They probably don’t have a vast knowledge of pop culture, so Johnny having to explain stuff like that makes sense but like Bi-Han and Kuai Liang know what cell phones are and how to use them. I mean they build cyborgs for crying out loud. For lack of a better explanation people just like writing Kuai Liang in particular being very naive of the outside world when it’s probably not entirely true. 🤷🏼‍♀️

I suppose some of it might come from the MK11 revelation that cryomancers are Edenian, so maybe some people think Kuai Liang and Bi-Han are from Edenia? They’re from China though, at least in the Midway timeline they are and as far as I’m aware that hasn’t changed ever.

TL:DR people just like doing it because it seems cute.

Hopefully this helps clear things up a bit.

[risen-from-stardust]

Vad'koi and Tai'ytu

More designs!

Vad'koi, one of the craftsman of the Gladiators Blood clan is back. He's one of the smallest members of the clan, preferring to have a peaceful life in his tent and spend time with his maybe too aggressive mate, but that's why he loves her, the best blacksmith of the planet, Za'dqa (Or Steel Claw)

Tai'ytu is a very recent OC, he's not related to anything about that planet. Born on arctic zones, has some particular traits like wavy dreadlocks. They grow naturally as any other yautja, but the best option is to "curl", like compressed to keep blood warm? Idk is just a idea

Size comparison with a 1,70 meters human

[bonniesband]

Someone mentioned that digital storage using DNA was a thing and I then thought about rain world pearls and I did some hypothetical math.

In short, you could--if I did this all right-- play Doom on a pearl.

[rougekithes]

I'm so sorry, I need to go into Lore...

So... there isn't much power scaling in lore right. Venti says of himself he's the weakest Archon and that's kind of it (I think he's lying btw, but that's beside the point). I think Nahida and Rukkhadevata don't have any show cases of their raw power/strength, I think creating the Rain Forest is Rukkhadevata's doing. We don't yet have much info on Egeria and Furina. Makoto wasn't particularly powerful but a great strategist and good with her people, Makoto was the brains, and Ei the brawns. Ei's biggest achievement probably is killing Orobashi and cutting Yashiori Island up in the process. I assume she's slain a few other gods too during the Archon war, but I thinkkkk, there has been no explicit mention of it. But perhaps she's quite near the top. Murata in Natlan... I could imagine they might come out on top, because sheer force/power is a pyro thing. We don't really know anything about the Tsaritsa as far as I know.

And then there's Morax...

terraformed Guyun Stone Forest by hurling mountains at other gods

terraformed/raised Mt. Tianheng after Liyue was flooded so his people would be safe

terraformed Jeuyun Karst

one shot some random god that abused the fuck out of Xiao

ruthlessly killed numerous other gods (confirmed in lore)

dug out some random geo dragon, giving him sight like it's no big deal

creates life that somehow can flattens mountains (mind you how special the art of khemia seems to be for creating life, looking at you albedo who's oh so powerful for creating crystal flies no shade I love you bby)

was still more than confident to take on Osial, should Liyue not have been able to protect itself

BUT, ya know what had him struggle?

Azhdaha. Zhongli does state that he had a hard time confronting the eroded Azhdaha, "let alone seal him away" (Zhongli's own words). He called 3 other Adepti to help and they still struggled, so in the end Azhdaha's benevolence won, remembered the contract he had with Morax and he let himself get sealed away willingly. And see, the thing is; while Azhdaha has quite a few titles that mighttttt imply that he is the Geo Dragon Sovereign - Like, he's refered to as "Sealed King of the Geo Dragons", "Dragon King", "Lord of Vishaps", which is in line with how the Hydro Dragon is refered to, as well as the other sovereigns. (Zhongli does refer to him as THE Earth Dragon) - there's no confirmation yet. But you could probably make it a case that he's at the very least related, or part of the same race as the Sovereigns.

WHICH GIVES YOU TWO OPTIONS,

If you think he's the Geo Dragon, then - Geo Dragon without his full draconic Authority still overpowers an insanely powerful god + Gnosis + 3 Adepti.

Or

He's "just" some minor Geo Dragon (Possibly similar'ish to Dvalin), that still overpowers a god + Gnosis + 3 Adepti, which should speak volume about the sheer power of a Sovereign that has their full power.

... So like, I don't doubt that if Neuvillette gets his full power back by the end of 4.2's Archon quest, he's very much dwarfing Zhongli and would be, at least among the currently known/playable characters, the most powerful one.

[lilac-den]

Will the TSR MC ever catch a break from all the despair? ;_;

How does the MC match up in combat capabilities compared to other people of the world they were transported to?

Side note: The update was great ^^

I want to say yes but...that would be a lie. ;u;

Hrm...Well, the Bellos Empire have capable warriors and soldiers and have their fair share of monster waves and stuff...But MC has seen more brutality and tragedy so in terms of combat, especially Intrigue! or Combat! MC, then they can kill better and faster than the warriors and knights of the higher rankings. It's kinda like...MC is on par with the knights and warriors who actually fought the war known as the Void War (To put it simply: It's the war where the civilization and empire before Bellos Empire was completely wiped out). TL; DR - MC is more ruthless/numbing in the face of violence, deaths and horrors of war than a lot of the knights and warriors of the current era and can kill better than them.

Thank you for the ask, anon! :D

[y-rhywbeth2]

The rich and nobility of Faerûn have a reputation for being "eccentric" - it's just a common fact of life that they've got the freedom to be downright fucking weird and they're going to buy weird shit.

But did nobody look into it when the Szarr family decided to buy up a swathe of land outside the Cliff Gate and later build a graveyard?

Baldur's Gate has no room for graveyards: all space available is required by the living, so cremation has historically been the only funeral plan available. The patriars also cremate their dead and have private little family shrines with the urns, so it's fashionable. It is the done thing. The proper thing amongst the real nobility of the city.

And then suddenly these new money shut-ins desperately need to build a private graveyard. Yes it's very important that their corpses be buried. And that they be buried outside the city limits, where the government and laws hold no power. Stop asking questions, please.

And alright, that could be easily dismissed as "rich people nonsense".

Except that stories keep coming back about dead family members walking around the graveyard. Like "yep the district we built around this graveyard is haunted, and people keep going missing. Oh well!" And certain Szarrs have this tendency to be pale as fuck, are never seen in the daylight, and their house in the city is giving off major undead vibes. Like the negative energy plane vibes are kind of unmistakable. And the fact that it's situated over even older, ancient cursed tombs.

There is a prominent shrine to Lathander in the city. There is a temple not that far off. Even if Faerûn's typically "live and let live" attitudes do sometimes extend to the undead, your religion does involve undead hunting, what are you doing with your spare time??

Alright, so whichever Szarrs were vampires (of whom there have been at least two) probably had the money and connections - and magic and vampire mind control - to shut down investigations, but it's still a massive hint!

The Szarrs should just install an enchanted flashing sign that says "we're vampires!"

[whole-fruit-pie]

I apparently posted this everywhere else but Tumblr, so here you go.

The Witch Hunter, maskless, hatless, and hair loose.

That green patch is spin doctor skin from a hastily done repair done by some duplicitous back alley doctor skelecog...

[butterflies-and-roaches]

Wild thought but what if lucifer has a pussy??

(The thought is not ab the pussy in inself bear with me)

So we know that viv more or less almost kinda ish confirmed not really but it's v fandom wide spread the fact that luci birthed charlie

And i mean he *is* an angel that can *shapeshift*

Surely he could like change things up in the internal area as well

So.

My thought:

Lucifer having period sex.

That's it.

:>>>>

[sagau-my-beloved]

Do the characters get worried if you skip a day? Sometimes I’m too exhausted to play and I feel sleepy and don’t play until the next day

Well, if we're going off of the offline time dilation theory and 24 hours feels like 60 days or roughly 2 months, they are probably a little concerned when you stay away for so long, but much less so if that's not entirely inconsistent

Like if the range of when they can feel your presence is anywhere between say 8 hours (if you play first thing when you wake up and have a generally normal sleep schedule) to 32 hours (if you don't play for a full day and also have a normal 8 hour sleep schedule), that's between 20-80 days, or almost a month to a little past 2, so as long as you're consistent within that time frame there's probably very little worry

Now if you stopped playing for a week (1 year 2 months) or something, that would be concerning—

Now if we're not doing offline time dilation and basically whenever you exit the game the time syncs up with our time, and, by extension, the time that passes is the same both (more info about that in an old lore building post I made here), that would be even less concerning because you probably play for more than 24 minutes at a time, let's be honest here, so you would actually be more active in their world than you would be unactive

In that case, from their perspective, it would seem like your presence was there for anywhere between a day to potentially 20 days (8 hours) if you just really liked to binge game, and then only absent for a couple hours to a day, which is a pretty massive trade off

Either way as long as your scheduling is relatively consistent it's not going to worry them a whole lot, so remember to put yourself first and take appropriate screen breaks, just keep in mind that if you do happen to disappear for a week they might start sacrificing things, so—

[the-pale-chancellor]

Welcome to the weekly CoS report where we:

-finally made it to the Festival of the Blazing Sun (that was a mistake-) -pushed Ismark onto the stage to talk our way out of this mess -he didn't do well -we didn't either -accidentally killed a hag that was inside the straw ball we lit on fire -accIDENTALLY ASSISTED IN VALLAKI GENOCIDE by stealing some bones -the genocide in question was arranged by my husband -trauma bonding with escher, guess whose neck is in high danger (mine- i need hELP-) -next session everyone's gonna die. that's it.

[bubblebaath]

they are kinda! the rings are two ring shaped spaceship hub things, and the ophan sheep is the engine for it

the eyes on the rings are also windows to the outside

the ophan sheeps horns reflect damage done to either of the actual ships rings

also if you remove an ophan sheep from their ship they just explode