#oathbreakers stuff

[lindira]

Oathbreakers Lore Drop!

The Fall Before Flight takes place in a fantasy world, on the continent of Obsthea. Two thousand years before the events of the novel, a war between mages and dragons ravaged the land. To end the war, a great mage named Arthurn Tandros cast a spell, Lessening all dragonkind. Instead of giant winged lizardlike creatures, dragons became humanoid: wingless, two-legged, scaled people with faces instead of snouts. Thus, Tandros ended the fighting without taking any further dragon lives.

In the wake of the Lessening, the newly transformed dragons were at a loss of how to live with their new bodies. The dragons then swore an Oath that they would serve all humankind, providing their labor in exchange for the humans' mercy. Honorable dragons know that the Oath keeps them from returning to their savage natures that had once caused so much bloodshed.

Arcane magic gradually disappeared after the Lessening; mages are considered largely extinct in the current era. Worshipers of the Risen Mother will sometimes be granted divine blessings that allow a select few of Her faithful to heal wounds and illnesses.

The events of The Fall Before Flight happen during and shortly after the Second Millennial Anniversary of the Lessening. The War of Secession has been waging between the nations of The Risen Union and The Kedrel Empire for close to 15 years. Kedrel used to be one of the provinces of The Risen Union, until the leaders of the Union decided to release all dragons from the Oath. The leader of Kedrel disagreed with the decision and declared Kedrel an independent nation with himself as its emperor. Not content to leave the country as having simply seceded from the Union, the Kedrelli emperor then conquered many of the surrounding countries and set his sights on taking the Risen Union as well.

The Fall Before Flight on Amazon

The Fall Before Flight on Goodreads

[nakialli]

Read the oathbreaker by @lesbianherald y'all. At this point if you see medieval jayvik by me just assume bee is responsible for it

[hemi-demi]

Do either of them in Dragon AU know how to make flower crowns? Might be nice for spring? Something fun to learn together. :3

Love you bunches. 💛

Jon does! They liked to make them when they were a kid, something to fidget with their fingers and practice their fine motor skills.

They are unfortunately not a good teacher, lol. They either over explain the steps until it gets confusing to follow, or try to demonstrate while talking and just end up going completely silent and stop explaining entirely. Martin just learns to sit and watch eventually (he's not complaining, anyway).

Love you too moth ❤️

[taohun]

did a set of cassettes based on playlists my DND party made :} shoutout graphic design and jenny holzer my favorites are obviously leyla and mahi's (top two) but i also had a lot of fun making reine's (campaign bbeg)

[airaly]

Second ref sheet done!! I can't believe it!!! It usually takes me months to do one jhgfds This is my durge bard/rogue Razor🎵🔪 Very good at playing his violin, enchanting people, and loose his mind in the process✨

[aeterna---amantes]

Speak with the Dead

[sparrowace09]

You ever find a really good AU in your drafts and then realise that you simply aren’t motivated to ever finish it but you’d want to Read it if someone else made it? (This is about the paladin Nicky AU that’s currently rotting in my drafts 😭)

[astarionposting]

[katarrinskey]

Tweaked a couple of old sketches a bit, cause she's been on my mind a lot lately

[treevore]

Alright it’s (Semi) Brave Anon here and I’m back with my theories! Before I get started I just want to say I genuinely did not think I was that perceptive (maybe slightly unhinged) I was just so fascinated by Oathbreaker’s work that when I saw you get shouted out on the first twin post I kept an eye on all the things you had tagged for the twins/everyone else that when new names started coming up I immediately picked up exactly what you were lowkey putting down.

Regardless I am extremely happy I decided to ask because any amount of info is such a treat.

Now onto my (probably highly inaccurate) theories

1. Be it spiritually or physically I think Arinoa and Aonira are twins. First because there is such an emphasis on twins within both the cult and the family itself it would make sense that they are connected in such a profound way. And admittedly my weaker point being their names are palindromes.

2a. Arinoa (and Aonira if they are physically twins) is/are the product of cross generation breeding. My current running theory on who the two most likely to have had a hand in the conception is Orin and Neora. (This I am almost positive is correct because you mentioned the birth of Arinoa being an escalation of what the cult perceives as “normal” and I think I spoiled myself while looking at some of their tags…which is hilarious. However I had a feeling before I spoiled myself because of other clues Oathbreaker left which I’ll get to now) Starting with Aroen it has been made clear he is infertile so he is out of the equation (which knowing how the family works in believing they are perfect opens a whole different discussion I’m interested in asking about but regardless) so that leaves Neora as the only one who could be half of the biological equation. Now my reasoning for Orin being the other half is a little shaky. In a previous post it has been stated Neora has a preference for having a penis and female secondary characteristics so it leads me to believe Orin (being the only one between her and Niro feasibly able to carry the child) is the other half. However because both are shapeshifters truly it’s a toss up between the two on who sires and who is the dame (kinda like how snails have duel genitalia and who is who completely depends on who wins that battle). So knowing all that both Arinoa and Aonira being the product of cross generation breeding is a logical next step.

2a. While writing the first part a sub theory did pop into my head that I’m almost 100% certain I have wrong but I’ll share to see if yall get a kick out of it. Aonira (or Arinoa) is the offspring of Neora and Niro. The idea being both Orin and Neora become pregnant around the same time and since Niro and Orin consider themselves spiritual twins the offsprings between the three of them would also be considered twins. This itself is an interesting concept but highly implausible based on many factors like timing, the struggles of carrying to term together, and vibes from your tags.

3. Now this is less of a theory and instead something I need to get off my chest. While searching through your blog I came across two separate posts (one containing more names and another of you ominously cackling) and all I have to say is…I see you. I think I have an idea. And I’m in awe.

Andddd that is all. Looking back this is a lot. Especially letting #2 get away from me. Yikes. However I hope you and Oathbreaker get a kick out of my insane ramblings. And please tell me what I got wrong! It’d be interesting to see if I got anywhere close.

Thanks for reading!

- An Anon who was really brave this time

P.s. If #3 has you confused I have provided a clue. https://www.tumblr.com/avatarsymbolism/141966915761?source=share

HEHEHEHEHEEHEHEHEHEHEEE ANON I AM PACING CIRCLES LIKE A TIGER I AM RUBBING MY HANDS TOGETHER LIKE A FLY

ACTUALLY ME RN

ok so:

nailed it, on both the "this cult venerates twins/mirror versions of the self" and "palindromic name," as niro and orin are palindromic and aroen and neora are palindromic as well. can you spot the other facet of the names, because there is one there?

a. they are cross generational, yes. orin did carry one of them, sired by neora 2a-1. aroen was the beginning of the sort of...role dichotomy in the family, wherein you are either capable of reproduction, or are not, and those that are not fall into more of a "possessions" role, which is not to say that they do not have agency, but are viewed through a more object-like lens. aroen belongs to neora in many ways, as viewed by both of them. both the infertility and the possession role are seen in every generation of the family beyond orin and niro, as both of them are fertile b. also correct. neora did carry the other, sired by niro. basically, with the statistical rarity of true twins, even within someone who is prone to twins, a decision was come to of "if both fall pregnant at the same time, they'll have the same gestation, and give birth at/around the same time," and neora is sexually viable to create offspring regardless of the configuration of her reproductive system. eggs and nut both work perfect

WHICH POST. WHAT NAMES. HOW DID I OUT US IN WILDLY UNSUBTLE WAYS THIS TIME

[lindira]

Okay, final mockups... hopefully! ^_^;;

I'm liking how my FMC looks now, having taken a person with crutches and, uh, erased one of her legs. Lol.

How are we feeling about the font? I like the swoopy F's. It's fancy without being too ridiculous like you see on some fantasy covers.

And with mountains, or without? I like the idea of the mountains because then it looks like the FMC is actually doing something rather than just standing there. But I also wonder (again) if it's too busy? S~ also pointed out that the silhouette of the dragon has more impact without the mountains.

Thoughts? Thanks again for everyone humoring my attempts at graphic design. XD

[athenasdragon]

Haha hey dude, awesome party. Thanks so much for letting us join you in your camp. What a great way to celebrate now that the goblins aren't a threat anymore and we can get back to the city. So uhh I don't want to be rude or anything, but do you know the black-armored knight with burning coals for eyes who's standing motionless and unspeaking down by the water? Haha ok cool cool, just wanted to check

[calamari-minecraft-corner]

As much as I would love to see Cala in 600 strike bc in a way it would fit her there’s one part that would be like- a defining moment- which is the end bc well.. Cala is like the foil of vengeance-

The reason why is that Cala is a paladin of *redemption* and she wouldn’t do.. that- as much as she would want to bc god she needs it

But if she did it would definitely make her an oath breaker bc it does not follow the views of redemption and more so the views of vengeance! I feel like if she start doing that then she wouldn’t stop and it would lead her to be a full on oathbreaker paladin- but at the same time I feel like it would be so fucking interesting to see her stoop to that level even for a moment

However

Spooky is not tied to oaths and WILL GLADLY STAB A BITCH OVER AND OVER - also just to make it even better;

Sam: How will you sleep at night?

Spooky with no hesitation: next to my wife <3

[stinkrascal]

when life gets hard my cope is making paladins in bg3 and now ive made 3 new paladins in the span of a day i simply cannot be stopped

[aeterna---amantes]

if evil, why hot 🙇🏼‍♀️

[starfallsoup]

cutely doodles haurchefant selfship art