#rising darkness

[epiphlyte]

compilation of both older and more recent art of battle cats ocs since i’m on break and don’t have access to my tablet right now! probably the first of two character dumps before i get back home and can doodle up some new stuff.

feel bad reposting sometimes Dx but since these havent been seen on tumblr before and im trying to use this blog as an art journal of sorts, it was inevitable. hope you guys enjoy, at least for now!

chars are (if curious); ryecurl, fernpaw, pigeonflight, blackstorm, beefrost, “bird”, “russet”, “petal”, waveheart, coppershine, kestrelstorm, tawnystar, hazelstar, littlestar, and ripplestar!

[pluralsword]

Queer Wargaming with Cards

Yeah we do wargaming.

With cards.

Extremely gay cards.

You know, the Transformers Deck-Building Game XD

It's a wargame in the sense that we've collected a bunch of expansions (we have the core autobot game, the core decepticon game, infiltration protocol expansion, and the war for cybertron core game) that would together enable 4v4 gameplay... we calculated that would mean having a card matrix (the battlefield as it were that gets flipped over to reveal allies, enemies, gear, friendly or enemy strategies, bosses, and locations, and battles resulting in defeated enemies leave ruins) of 6 x 6 (36 cards, with one starting polity) cards, and a 21+21+21+5 deck containing the bosses and more polities... (note the game rules go up to 2v2 or 3v1 or 4 player coop/team competitive but if one wants to get in more content and players you just increase the matrix from a 4 x 4 for four players to say, 4x5 for five, and add two cards to boss stacks, going from a 11+11+11+5 to 13+13+13+5, and so on for more players)

as a deckbuilding game, a core mechanic is collecting cards from the field and adjusting your deck and buffing cards and the like, all actions you take are with cards, whether repairing, attacking, blocking, assisting, recruiting, commanding, damaging, and so on. So inevitably you end up collecting a bunch of blorbos, tactics, and gear...

so it's completely unlike any other wargame in that every player is a sort of mass effect style commander who brings their team of blorbos (including humans and non-transformer aliens), gear, and tactics with them to wreck or charm opponents, lead polities, repair the tolls of war, collect relics, take down enemy leadership, protect each other, complete war goals, along with defending ones own leaders...

which is a very transformers premise, come to think of it, but it also feels a lot like ancient war stories, and very gay equivalent, both because of all that and because well, transformers has been very same-gender love uwu intentionally since 2012 which shows no signs of halting, and hit a gender expansive aspect too (the deckbuilding game so far only has sword arcee and overlord but we are sure more will turn up)... so suffice to say that uh we are glad this is the board game we decided to collect for-

its also a lot cheaper than wargames typically are for army building or what have you, and has a built in cooperative or solo mode if you don't want to fight your friends! for reference the amount of money we've spent on the game to now have a vast number of gal characters who would appear on the board is around the cost of a single Manticore missile tank from a certain grimdark game... (although that series is infamous for being much more expensive than other wargames)

speaking of women:

With the cards we have there are 11 different options for playable characters (the leaders of your decks) who either were introduced as gals (Arcee, Elita-1, Slipstream, and Windblade), have at least one gal iteration (Starscream, Skywarp, Ironhide, and Optimus Prime) or would have been canonized as gals but either that was turned down at the time or character cut from a continuity budget (Ratchet and Jazz respectively). If we had the Dinobot expansion that would put us at 12 since Swoop is a gal in Cyberverse.

also the alt modes are on the flip side, transforming is a key mechanic since you need your alt mode to move around usually (respectively, Ratchet: ambulance, Arcee: sports convertible, Elita-1: sports muscle car, Slipstream: fighter jet, Windblade: VTOL jet, Starscream: fighter jet, Skywarp: fighter jet, Ironhide: van, Optimus Primes: truck without the trailer, Jazz: sports car)

Dunno about you but that's a lot of options who are gals for any board game usually... and they vary vastly in capabilities, for example:

-Arcee (from the core/autobot set simply known as the transformers deck-building game) has a skill lay out that is built around moving quickly and gathering maneuvers to use selectively customize personal prowess while playing cards that, in our experience, tends to defeat/eliminate the most enemy npcs on the board (at least until the war for cybertron expansion). she also has strong synergy with her own npc card and the energy blades whose art of hers held by her from the same set.

On an obscure lore note, since the Matrix of Leadership card can be picked up by anyone who can play 8 power (having the power and the touch here doesn't seem to function on a morality basis but hey it doesn't always do that anyway), if you do it with her you can effectively play Arcana Magnus, which is close to the name that was considered for her if she had won the choose a Prime poll for the Power of the Primes toyline (for which she ran on a platform of giving up her career as a warrior, serving with honor, and focusing on reparations in the aftermath of the Great War)

-Windblade (war for cybertron bonus pack) can boost one of her cards while on a site (because of her cityspeaker thing) and can for 1 energon also teleport to allies / sites (another reference because of titans often having spacebridges, but also she's a flyer), and then draws a card she has card draw... on top of that for 2 energon she can recruit an enemy of 2-4 power so she can recruit from the start of the game without the matrix of leadership (which is the only other way to do this, from the core/autobot set)- so effectively politician Windblade has made it into the cardgame (which was so exciting to us), and she can also move allied players to an adjacent space when switching to alt mode, her team versatility is very different from Ironhide who is all about focusing on blocking attacks for teammates, or Ratchet who doles out assists and repairs like no tomorrow (this also uniquely positions Ratchet to defend friendly Autobot bosses)

-Slipstream (war for cybertron) is the first real starter sniper/gunship of the lot, she can give her starter cards +1 range and can also battle enemies not in her space with +2 range and +2 power which makes her a killer to rival arcee, and has card draw or can self heal 2 damage and in alt mode can choose a card from her discard to put on top of her deck so she is the deck engine blorbo (insert blue/red deck joke here)

-Elita-1 (war for cybertron) on the other hand has a sort of turn by turn engine because when she recruits an autobot they go on top of the deck for the next turn, so she can determine her next turn draw, and also can boost autobot cards- and most importantly, for each autobot she controls on the field in play, she can deal 1 damage to a target character, so um... Elita can completely mess up enemy players/teams, if she has five Autobots played on a turn she can hit someone in the same space as her for 5 damage... which means -10 points at the end of the game if not repaired! she is a menace even compared to the Decepticons in other other sets because of the amount of damage she can deal mid-late game. If one wants to reimplement the core game co-op/solo rule of a team loses when a character takes 5 damage, but instead do it as the player is taken out until getting at least a damage repaired (for the record we came up with this variant, but otherwise it's a death by a thousand cuts situation where you can keep racking up damage), this makes Elita extremely dangerous for shutting down opponents and also the ideal Autobot wielder of the Star Saber, since that card is in part for dealing damage to other players

-Skywarp (infiltration protocol bonus pack) on the other hand is all about scouting (Jazz from the autobot/core game bonus pack is even more so), utility, disruption, able to teleport upon transforming to altmode, flipping adjacent regions' cards face-up when playing a starter card for the first time on a turn, and able to either cause a friend to discard a hand and draw again -1 (which is handy if your pal does not like their hand and especially if they know what cards are next), or can do the same thing to an opponent to try to mess up their next turn or defensive actions they might take

-Optimus Prime's War for Cybertron variant is the strategic counterpart to her own (for clarification, Transformers Universe Optimus Prime and Yellow Splendid Convoy are she/her Optimi) autobot/core game card autobot card boosting and card draw/blcok capabilities and to Elita-1's guerrilla cqc style: this Optimus can block an attack from anywhere in the field against any player, while having the ability to draw a lot of cards or just build up victory points while on a polity

-Starcream actually has interesting counterplay to Elita in that she (she was a gal in the French dub of TFTM) can spend energon to give 1 damage dealt to her to a target player anywhere... and aside from this can also can battle Decepticons allies to gain their defeat rewards instead of adding them to her deck. Very Starscream

Some reviews of the game said it is lackluster with the lack of energon utility and having a lot near the end of the game- a rule was implemented in War for Cybertron capping the amount of energon one can have to 12, and also another rule (unsure if this was a rule before) established that cards spent to fight people could not have their move points be used after, so the game is now significantly more difficult hehe

We've played it a bunch of times with friends prior to acquiring War for Cybertron, it is easily one of our favorite games not just because of the intentionally queer-coded alien robots' art and personalities being all over the game, but also because the dynamic card synergy is enjoyable and the bosses can really mess you up if one doesn't have the right build. We aren't getting into this because we'd be here all day but the npc's personalities are certainly there: e.g. well known for her martial artist bodyguard iteration, Chromia (war for cybertron) helps players to gather maneuvers and to buff them in combat/diplomacy, along with having significant move and combat/recruiting capabilities herself (this could, for example, help Windblade collect combat and scouting cards, or enable Arcee to be even more deadly). There's other things we haven't tried yet, the Infiltration Protocol expansion comes with the eponymous six phases of Decepticon resource extraction invasion from IDW1 as a playable mode, and the bonus pack (which we have tried) came with Metroplex (who is an Autobot boss location rather than playable card), and also has a 1 vs team mode where the solo player is buffed significantly

anyway, we had to ramble about it because this game is cool as hell

[lilmizartgrove]

”Nothing I have given was ever free. I, like many of the other creators out there, have expectations of my creations. Failure is inexcusable and not an option.”

-Il Phyrea, the Great Creator of the Rising Darkness Universe. Although he has many forms he takes he spends most of his time in this one.

[cracklewink]

My Mane 6 Redesigns all together! I was going to post them separately but ended up finishing them all before I got around to it lol

[mostlyghostie]

I've finally finished this one! An untidy, yet cosy fantasy/sci-fi bookshop, with a stack of old paperbacks on the counter.

Prints available here

[neon-mega-turtle]

Evenly Matched Adversaries

(Plot Twist:

Nashi is lying his ass off. They aren’t actually medicated. They’re just too traumatized to act out)

[copperpipes]

Casey only ever saw one type of forest.

Mikey is a little nauseous with the smell of ozone below the bridge of his nose.

Leo isn't dreaming.

Raph is relieved to feel numb, even if there is something itchy in the center of his spine.

April is counting her coins dreading the moment she'll have to focus after the nap she planned.

Donnie allows his head to stay empty of thoughts for now.

Splinter is worried for them all while on his way to check on Draxum.

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Don't worry about the van they just parked it outside the frame :p

Believe me I am just as happy as you lot to get this of my back, my gift for you :,D because thats 94 hours

HOURS

Also its again unintentionally wallpaper sized :D

No text version below cut

[quelmdn]

More Anharion and Sarcean ✨🌘

[lacorse]

*tav voice* first in my heart

[christophernolan]

I have always said publicly and privately, to Chris, that if I’m available and you want me to be in a movie, I’m there. I don’t really care about the size of the part. But deep down, secretly, I was desperate to play a lead for him. We have this long-standing understanding and trust and shorthand and respect. He’s had a profound impact on my life, creatively and professionally. He’s offered me very interesting roles over and I’ve found all of them really challenging. And I just love being on his sets. It’s an event every time he releases a film, and rightly so. Whether I’m in them or not, I always go to see his movies. — Cillian Murphy on working with Christopher Nolan.

If I could cast Cillian in every film I ever do, and just lean on him for the rest of my career, I'd be a happy man. — Christopher Nolan on working with Cillian Murphy.

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN & CILLIAN MUPRHY cinematic universe | (in/sp)

[astrogre]

Astro Observations 1

My first Astro observations post, I would like to confirm that my observations are the niche ways in which a placement may manifest, it is the way I’ve noticed it in others, the people around me, celebrities, myself and in my studies. It is not the doctrine wide broad way the placement occurs for everyone.

Venus in 10th house natives tend to be well known for the person they may date. They tend to date people that really match them physically and can have their relationships idolized by others. The sign it’s under can show what their partners may be known for. This is also a common placement for celebrities because the interest from others in your love life increases your public image, making you more desirable and of interest to everyone including agencies/record labels, they will see your influential potential and love that. Even if you guys don’t date anyone people may have someone in mind who they think matches you or others can just look at you and wonder what your “type” is. Your love life in itself is of interest to others.

Eg. Chris Brown, Johnny Depp, Jimin, Victoria Beckham, Kristen Stewart, Billie Eilish, Kanye West.

Another way Venus 10th housers may manifest is they may have crushes on renowned key figures from history like JFK, Alexander Hamilton, Stalin, Cleopatra, Marilyn Monroe, royal monarchy literally any people of historical significance. (Saturn influence is long lasting and for Venus to be here it can make natives romanticise powerful historical figures)

Pluto 3rd housers can dominate the conversations they have with others so much that they don’t let the other person have their own opinion.

Capricorn Chiron in 6th house makes people feel worthless and terrible if they haven’t been productive for a day, these people don’t like to be lazy, it makes them feel inferior. They put a lot of pressure on themselves to produce and their day routine may be their greatest pride.

10H stellium always have career plans, they like to advance their CV and career prowess for fun, always taking up opportunities. Especially if sun is here.

12H stellium always posting the weirdest stuff that others don’t understand but it has a unique vibe to it that just feels “right” at the same time, they may have this aesthetic that feels eery but overtime enjoyable and something to look forward to because of its uniqueness. I have a 12H stellium friend and they always post pictures of weird random abandoned places with crocs and dirty teddy bears laying in the middle of them. At first I thought it strange but overtime, I look forward to what monstrosity of visuals they will bring next. 12H really does bring out things never seen before. 🤔

Venus in 1H makes you look very feminine, you may style yourself in a feminine manner or have a naturally feminine appearance. Eg. Leo Venus in 1H May have very beautiful feminine looking long hair.

1H Libra Mars has a similar effect as Venus in the 1H however these natives have a hint touch of masculinity, are rather playboy, Casanova and can have a big ego. Think of Flynn rider from tangled. Very pretty boy.

People with 12H Capricorn placements may procrastinate or find difficulty in bringing the planets in there into reality and get frustrated at themselves for it. It’s similar to the planet being in retrograde E.g a 12H Capricorn moon not being able to fully show or act on the way they feel in their head. Look at the house of where Saturn is in your chart to find the topics and how you can bring the energy of your Capricorn 12H planets out.

0 degrees for any planet or asteroid means that you embody that planet/asteroid and its sign in its most pure authentic form. It can make you the epithet of that placement.

Lilith Square Asc makes someone not able to escape looking like a bad boy/girl it always comes out in their appearance without them intending to. They don’t want to present themselves in a way that looks scandalous but at the same time a part of them is and they can’t escape that. It’s like an energy. They’re dynamic and free, they like what they like and that shows in their face and appearance. They also can’t change things about themselves to please others even if they wanted to.

Jupiter 1H usually have big features, like a glossy kind of look to them. It may be big eyes, flushed face, supple puffy skin, wide nose or just have an abundant looking face. I’ve also noticed they tend to have a squared shape face with rounded edges. E.g Hailey Beiber, Abraham Lincoln, Gerard Butler, Aishwarya Rai, Niall Horan, Ashton kutcher, Whitney Houston, Cristiano Ronaldo

Also this is completely random and not astrologically backed up but whenever I think of Jupiter 1H I just think of clear gleaming skin. Perhaps it is backed up astrologically as Jupiter blesses and brings luck to the house it’s in and it being in the 1st rules a natives appearance. Anyways when I think of Jupiter 1st house I always imagine that they don’t need very much makeup they have this glow to them already that cannot be copied.

Virgo ASC style and dress themselves in a way that’s unique for them, for an example they may always have a signature accessory that they wear that only they understand why it’s so important to be worn. E.g. can be a headband, jewellery or hat. They may also be consistent in the way they look, they don’t tend to have “bad days”. In my personal opinion I find Virgo rising men the most attractive. But beauty is in the perspective of the beholder.

Speaking of which, my unpopular opinion is that I don’t believe that a sign or planet can make you more beautiful than another sign E.g like how people say Venus, libra and Taurus is an indicator of being beautiful -I just think that each sign personifies beauty in a different way. In my eyes I see Libra and Venus beauty to be feminine and attractive, but I find Pluto Scorpio beauty to be alluring and intense, magnetic, like Phantom of the opera, like an enchanting vampire that resides in the shadows. I also find Uranus Aquarius beauty to be far more entrancing, striking and even as if the native looks like their from a game fantasy novel or a manga protagonist. I don’t think we can just say “having Venus prominent makes someone more beautiful than others”, perhaps conventionally but not universally. Planets and signs of the first house can show us HOW the beauty is made manifest. It being of Venus, libra influence just kind of makes it feminine or conventionally attractive like butterflies or roses rather than intense or of large magnitude (unless making aspects to magnifying planets like Jupiter)

Aquarius moons can feel a lot of emotions but they’re very good at holding it in. People say that they don’t feel much because the nature of Aquarius being detached however I’ve also seen it occur in a way where the Aquarius moon native may pretend they’re not hurt or sad so that they can keep it pushing and force this happy facade so it hurts less but in reality their just burying the pain deeper. They are kind of avoidant but it makes you feel sorry for them because even if you try to comfort them they don’t even acknowledge the pain themselves so it doesn’t make much of a difference.

Jupiter in 6th house always have action packed days, they spend their days with joy and have a really good time. They usually have their dream day to day life. They’re your one friend that is always doing something interesting, fully booked and loves it.

Jupiter 8H are never strapped for cash, these natives can just be very lucky in getting money from others. Especially if in harmonious aspects with sun, Pluto and Venus. If aspects are negative native still doesn’t worry much but may find that people are a little more hesitant to giving or Jupiter 8H native doesn’t want to ask for it.

Mars 1H makes someone want to work harder on their body by going to the gym, may want to look more manly, aggressive.

Jupiter conjunct moon in 7th house makes you a very passionate lover, anyone who is in a relationship with you can always feel excited and you excel in relationships.

Mercury conjunct ascendant can make someone always think about their goals, plan their next move. They use their minds to get what they want from life and can talk about the principles they apply to themselves which can make them look rather intelligent to others. Can also make someone appear very youthful, not only in appearance but their mannerisms too. Like a dimply smile, blushing and shaking their head when complimented. An animated response.

Moon opposite asc, tends to make a person unable to think clearly when emotions are involved, especially when it’s related to topics in the house your moon is in, like you can look a little mentally unstable here 💀 because your emotions that you show can drastically change from 0-100. moon opp asc also can have a person go against what they want, their principles and approach to life, the opposition forces them to deny their feelings existence in order to act in the way they believe is best. You can even care more about your image than the themes of the moons house.

E.g 7H moon opposite ascendant can make someone care about their image in the relationship, display an image of nonchalance when in reality they’re very protective of their partner. The feelings from their partner and their relationship can be irresistible and make them at times abandon their vices and plans for themselves

[daunart]

a journey

[lilmizartgrove]

Full Body version of Casimir for my character ref book I’m in the process of making. Here is some info about him! And by some info I mean:

EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM 😳

Enjoy!

"She is a product of humanity’s arrogance and now we all have to pay for it. You have no choice but to get rid of her for good. She is far past redemption. Her death is the only way."

      - Casimir talking to Nefertari

        General Information

Name: Casimir Grimaldi

Pronunciation: Cas-ih-mihr Grih-mahl-dee

Nicknames: Cassibear (Seraphina), no one else has the courage to give him a nickname

Gender: Male

Birth Name: Casimir Grimaldi

Birth Date: May 20

Birth Place: Unknown

First Word(s): Unknown

Dominant Hand: Left

Astrological Sign: Taurus

    Appearance

Height: 7’11” (216.71 cm)

Weight: 309 lbs (140.16 kg)

Race: Ethereal

Skin Color: Pale Ivory

Birthmarks: N/A

Extra Anatomy: N/A

Hair Color: Ginger

Hair Length: 32 inches

Hair Type: Wavy (2A)

Hair Style: Usually kept half up, half down or in a ponytail. He has bangs

Widow's Peak: N/A

Ear Shape: Long and tapered to a point

Eye Color: Base is a pink colour, yellow and purple cloud like moving nebulas move to show where he is looking. A star type structure is in place of his pupils, it glows and dims depending on his mood and health.

Eye Type: Downturned

Eyebrows: Thin and rounded

Nose Shape: Straight ig

Teeth: White, canines are long and sharp bottom teeth are moved to accommodate

Face Shape: Square

Complexion: Fair skin

Facial Hair: None

Musical Instruments: Casimir is pretty adept at playing the guqin. It helps him relax and decompress.

Amulets: Casimir wheres an amulet of a phoenix on the belt he wears over his sash. It represents the bond he has with one of the Creatures of Creation, Bennu, Prince of Water, Lord of Life, Rebirth, and Time.

Piercings: Casimir has two ear piercings. One is just a stud and the other is a tassel earring (on his right ear) that is froma pair to show he is married. His wife, Seraphina, has the other (worn on her left ear)

Hygiene: Maintains a thorough personal hygiene routine

Makeup: He wears blue eyeliner around his eyes

Perfume / Cologne: Doesn’t wear any

Scars: His left hand is blackened mid way up his forearm due to an injury he obtained in the First Great Cataclysm. He wears a glove to cover it.

Tattoos: He wears traditional Ethereal face markings. His colour is light pink

    Voice

Accent / Dialect: Due to his age, Casimir has fluency in all known languages with no accent

Pitch: Baritone

Volume: He is fairly quiet most of the time but when he is loud, it’s LOUD

Laughter: Chuckles most of the time but if he does laugh it’s loud and hearty

Impediments: N/A

        Philosophy

Religion: Doesn’t really have a name

Devotion: Worships Il Phyrea, the One, Creator of All

Superstitions: N/A

Deathwish: Ethereals are immortal. They don’t die from sickness or injury but can be killed.

Allegiance: Pliotea, His family

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Attitude: Calm, Cold, Calculated

Outlook on Life: N/A

Perception: He judges based on his experiences and encounters.

Vices: Indifference, Impatience, Ruthless

Virtues: Acuity, Candor, Tactfulness

    Character

Primary Objective: Protecting his family

Secondary Objectives: Protecting the realms, Teaching

Priorities: His family, taking care of students when they are sick, being the commander of the Alpha Squadron, Maintaining his duties as one of the rulers of Pliotea, his home realm

Motivation: 10/10

Self Confidence: 10/10

Self Control: 10/10

Self Esteem: 10/10

Quirks: Taps his pointer finger on the nearest object when irritated, rubbing his forehead when exasperated, eats smaller meals throughout the day, bouncing one of his legs when working, 

Hobbies: Playing the Guqin

Closet Hobbies: Writing poems for his wife and leaving them for her

Guilty Pleasures: N/A

Habits: An early riser, scoffing, crosses his arms (most of the time) when standing, rubbing his left hand when in deep thought

Desires: N/A

Lures: His wife can lure him into doing any and everything she wants though she usually does this to seduce him in the confines of his office these days.

Manias: N/A

Afflictions: He was injured by one of the Darkness’s many creatures of darkness which left his hand up to mid forearm blackened and numb. He can’t feel with that hand anymore though he can still use it. He also feels no pain in that area either.

Traumas: He still has PTSD from the First Great Cataclysm. It isn’t as bad as it used to be but he is affected sometimes.

Worries: Losing his family and being unable to protect them

Nervous Tics: He clenches his jaw when nervous

Instigators: Insulting his family and abusive actions (of any kind) being performed in front of him or he has knowledge of. These are the two things that will have him reacting immediately. His justice depends on the situation and setting.

Soothers: Cuddling Seraphina

Soft Spots: He has a soft spot for those who are pure of mind and personality. The ones who have not experienced misfortune. He wants to protect them. He also has a soft spot for kids.

Accomplishments: One of the few who survived the First Great Cataclysm

Greatest Achievement: He, along with Seraphina and his Squadron, were the ones who led the attack against the Darkness and were the ones that sealed her away

Failures: He’s had many failures throughout his long life. It happens to even the greatest of races.

Biggest Failure: He considers his greatest failure not killing the Darkness and making sure that she could never harm the realms again

Favorite Dream: He lives his favourite dream everyday. With the woman he always wanted and with kids

Worst Nightmare: For a few hundred years, he had a nightmare that the Darkness returned and he had to watch as she killed his entire family before killing him and taking over the realms

Earliest Memory: Living with his parents and brother in a little meadow

Fondest Memory: When he first held his eldest son after Seraphina gave birth with him

Worst Memory: The First Great Cataclysm

Funniest Moment: N/A

Happiest Moment: His happiest moment was when Seraphina walked down the aisle

Saddest Moment: Although they managed to seal away the Darkness, all but one of his Squadron died due to their mana being depleted to do it. He watched them drop when they couldn’t go on anymore.

Most Prized Possession: During their courtship, Seraphina made him a little solar system as a gift. He takes it with him everywhere and it is currently located on his desk in his office at Cliffside Academy. It’s about the size of a soccer ball

Most Valuable Possession: See above

Collections: He has a collection of items from every realm he has been on. Their little trinkets

Embarrassments: During one of the few moments of peace that came during the First Great Cataclysm, Casimir was reinacting one of the plays him and his Squadmates remembered. He reenacted the part of the woman and right when he and his Squadmate, Mikha’el, were about to fake making out passionately, Seraphina walked in. She had laughed at them hysterically and left the tent. She reminds him of this day often as it was the first time she saw him. For him it’s an embarrassing memory.

Mannerisms: He is fearless in his displays of affection with Seraphina. He doesn’t care who’s watching.

Humor: He has grim, dark humour. Some find him funny, some find it unnerving

Regrets: Not being strong enough to end the darkness once and for all.

Secrets: None

Darkest Secret: None

Pet Peeves: Chewing with your mouth open, fidgeting when talking to him, people who mumble when they talk

Phobias: None

Greatest Fear: The return of the Darkness even though he knows it’s coming, he still fears it.

Confidence: 10/10

Creativity: 8/10

Generosity: 4/10

Honesty: 10/10

Loyalty: 10/10

Insecurities: 0/10

Patience: 3/10

Predictability: 1/10

Reliability: 10/10

Respect: 7/10

Responsibility: 10/10

Trustworthiness: 10/10

    Preferences

Likes: Meadows, cooking and baking, tea, architecture

Dislikes: Liars, huge crowds and events, no manners, rudeness, unnecessary violence, arrogance

Favorites: Lilui nuts, meat, his wife (they’ve been married for thousands of years) and kids

Least Favorites: Nagging and yelling

    Magick

Magick Identification: Death’s Judgement (Vitakinesis/Health Manipulation)

Class: Sorcerer

Level: X (Highest level)

Magick Description: Vitakinesis allows Casimir to manipulate physical, mental, and social well-being of an individual. He can manipulate regenerative qualities, sense the health state a person is in currently and the health history of an individual. With one look, Casimir can sense the wounds, diseases, injuries, and ailments of an individual and what has caused them. Then, once diagnosed, Casimir can get rid of it.

In a battle situation, Casimir is not someone you want to come into contact with. He's a healer but he's also a double-edged sword who will end you with no hesitation. With his abilities he can reopen old wounds and re-inflict illnesses, conditions, and ailments of his opponent or inflict new ones entirely without even touching you or being in close proximity. He is also able to control the mental state of himself and those around him, with permission unless in the midst of battle. He can cause his opponent to go mad or insane even if they had been helped before, or he can heal those afflicted with a mental illness and make them mentally healthy again.

    Social

Mother: Unknown

Father: Unknown

Guardians: Unknown

Siblings: He has a brother, Aurelius Grimaldi

Children: He has seven children (listed oldest to youngest)

Asmodeus

Azriel

Noxis

Thaiphon

Icarus (twin)

Illiyah (twin)

Lysithea

Close Relatives: Unknown

Distant Relatives: Unknown

Ancestors: Unknown

Best Friend: Mikha'el Jeoveal (The only other one of his squadron that survived the First Great Cataclysm)

Close Friends: He is great friends with Lasanyl (Cliffside Academy Headmaster) and Nudalza (Cliffside Academy Potions & Alchemy Professor)

Confidantes: His wife

Friends: He has many who he considers friends, the Alpha Squadron is amongst these even tho he also considers them mentees

Rivals: N/A

Enemies: The Darkness

    Romance

First Love: Seraphina Divini (He saw her, once, on the battlefield during the First Great Cataclysm and immediately fell in love. When it was over he approached her to court her. They have been together ever since.)

Love Interests: Seraphina Divini

Marital Status: Married

Orientation: Heterosexual

Significant Other: Seraphina Divini

    Personality

Casimir is a calm, cold, and calculated individual. He is considered one of the greatest warriors in all the realms and has earned many honors due to his involvement and valiant fighting during the First Great Cataclysm. He is dedicated, intelligent, and ruthless in most, if not all, pursuits. He is a tough and strict commander of the Alpha Squadron though his wife curbs him from pushing them too hard. As one of the oldest of the Ethereal people, many try to gain audiences with him for knowledge and  advice. However, he isn’t a huge people person and prefers to be around people he knows, even if he only knows them a little. He is very much an introvert. He likes peace and quiet, though knows how to live in chaos and mayhem due to how his kids ran amok during their younger years.

Upon first glance, most consider him beautiful yet unapproachable. This is due to the indifferent air he carries around himself. He is rather emotionless and doesn’t portray much care to those around him, though he does care deeply. He is a pretty serious guy and intimidating if even slightly annoyed. Those who are in his inner circle, however, know a different man. To those he trusts and cares for, he shows slightly more emotion and tries to voice his care and gentleness to the best of his ability. He is truly an emotional and sensitive being and would lay down his life for those he cares for in a heartbeat. He is a caring, understanding, and loyal friend and the best person to go to for advice.

Getting on his badside is a mistake that you will learn almost before you even make it. His justice is swift and merciless. He will show no restraint, no mercy, no empathy. He does not forgive easily nor does he forget. He may not retaliate immediately, but sooner or later you’ll find yourself having a bad time. He is incredibly old, and although sometimes very impatient, thousands of years of life have made him patient. His revenge is cold and you won’t even know it was him.

[sal-ki]

Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

[krossan]

#rottmnt is teaching me that I can push the poses even more. that sometimes I can break anatomy but in exchange, it enforces the exaggeration of the movement and the delivery of the action scene is immaculate!

[royalarchivist]

Pac: Fitch...?

I'm still thinking about Pac seeing a beautiful ray of light in the cave he was exploring yesterday and immediately calling Fit's name. 🫠

...Meanwhile, Fit is currently trapped alone in a dark cave on Vacuus Island. The constant light / shadow symbolism these two keep encountering is driving me INSANE.