#the other aspect of this is differing lifespans which mean that when parties do get back together for a reunion tour

[villainihavedonethymotheronao3]

Obviously, DnD characters are wish fulfillment and lots of people don’t want to address the slow senescence of the vulnerable human form in their fun games. That being said, narratively, I do think that levels should probably fluctuate over the course of a lifetime. The level twenty world-saver is going not going to stay level twenty into their old age—that’s not how athletes and retirement work! Wisdom and Charisma casters maybe, but your STR/CON/DEX builds are going to soften with age. They might still be the spryest bastards in the old people tai chi group, but “terrifyingly in shape 70 year old” is not the same as “deadliest man on the planet”. Drop those old folks a few levels, give them some creaky bones and presbyopia. It’s good for them, promise.

[rockheadcd]

roark's expertise with fossils in particular has much to do with the fact he is a trainer before he's a researcher—oreburgh museum's staff are versed in handling rock types and fossils alike, but from a more academic perspective, that is, what habitat is best for them, an optimal diet, enrichment activities, data collection, overall health, all things that are more or less objectively required for a fossil to survive. the staff are incredibly versed in their education and research, but that doesn't particularly lend them much time to handle much else.

that's where roark comes in, who handles a lot of the social and mental aspects of handling fossils, aside from training. allowing them to actually thrive in the modern age is essentially what both him and his father specialize in, especially seeing as he's essentially grown up exclusively with them. roark focuses on their quality of life, especially since he will often train fossils freshly revived through the oreburgh gym. with that, he's also responsible taking care of their physical form as well. modern society isn't particularly made for 'mons of 100 million years ago, and with that, roark has become somewhat of a fossil veterinarian. he does this often with ramses and other bipedal fossils primarily, but roark manhandling dinosaurs to give them a hip adjustment is a frequent occasion—he's essentially become a glorified reptile chiropractor and masseuse.

aside from the pain relief and making sure the young ones grow properly lest there's deformities, there isn't much he can do about the fact fossils really aren't meant for concrete and urban areas aside from taking proper care of them on a weekly basis. he does love this aspect of his job at the museum immensely though, seeing for his love of rock types is rigid as ever—developing a strong and loving bond and in the process, teaching fossils how to interact with humans ( their future partners in either battle or contests or just daily life!! ) is purely rewarding in his eyes. he strives to make sure that anyone who wants to raise a fossil will have everything at their disposal to give it the best life possible. fossils themselves do not have the longest lifespans despite their typings often being rocks, but given their original ecosystems being both incredibly dangerous but apt to fit their evolution, the few decades some of them likely lived to has since been halved ( by the his guess, anyway ) being introduced into a modern society through restoration. even the shieldon that naturally hatch on iron island under byron's supervision do not have the longest of life expectancies, even with their steel typing. from what the rock family understands though, they suspect bastiodon live about twice as long as rampardos ( which means ramses is heading into the last third of his life, and bastiodon herself is already basically a happy senior lady ). it would take several generations to really see any difference, but iron island itself is one of the few regions in sinnoh that are the closest to being to their natural habitat.

nonetheless, roark does his part in making the transition to the present age as smooth as possible, even going as far to teach interested parties how to best adjust to having a fossil as part of their home. those who approach him at the gym may often receive an excessive amount of training advice and a showcase about the kind of potential fossils offer, especially since there are no shortage of fossils being used in the competitive scene. roark ends up being quite the point of contact for more practical advice if he's not caught in the museum itself ( he's also just immensely more easier to get a hold of than his dad when he moved permanently out of oreburgh ), but he doesn't mind at all. in fact, he welcomes it! genuine interest makes him incredibly happy, especially when it's potential forever homes. that isn't to say the museum pumps out revived fossils by the tens or hundreds, however—in the lucky event a fossil is even discovered at all, there's also the complicated process of extracting it in the state it was found in, and then the inspection to see if there's enough of a specimen available to restore the rest of it. but, with roark's dedication ( mental illness ), some months have seen a surplus in little guys running around. roark often fosters a few at a time at home to acclimate them, with ramses as their first social contact that's familiar, then aerodactyl. the house in oreburgh has enough land for baby fossils to get used to their surroundings safely. roark's own team is involved with keeping an eye on them if he's not able to, but it's a rather lively and fun process. come bother him once in awhile and he might have a foster or three!!

[misssimreno]

Fine Line Legacy Challenge

Sims 4 x Harry Styles 💓 Welcome to a legacy challenge inspired by various Harry Styles songs! This challenge was created by myself and my friend Amy because who doesn’t want to see this kind of crossover? This is a 10 generation legacy challenge with a threaded storyline inspired by songs off of Harry’s self-titled album “Harry Styles (2017)” and “Fine Line (2019)”.

Basic Rules:

You can select who will be the heir for the next generation. There are no restrictions on how many children each heir can have!

Unless exclusively outlined in a generation’s rules, you can marry or divorce whomever and do so as often as you’d like.

No money cheats can be used except for when you move in your very first heir in Generation One (freerealestate on).

You MUST complete all aspects for each generation before moving to the next one.

It is up to you whether or not you want aging on or what lifespan you wish to play on (playing on the normal lifespan could be an added challenge!).

There is an optional aspiration to complete for each generation.

If you choose to play this legacy challenge, post using the hashtag #finelinelegacy for us to see! 💓

Gen 1. "Carolina"

You left your small hometown for the big city of San Myshuno. Having grown up under your grandmother's roof with few simoleons to go around, you are pining for excitement, adventure, and a chance to make it big and become a star. As a Young Adult, you packed your bags and rented a "needs TLC" apartment in the Arts District.

Traits: Ambitious, Bookworm, Creative Aspiration: World Famous Celebrity Career: Musical Genius

Rules:

Reach Level 10 of the Entertainer Career (Musician Branch)

Complete the World Famous Celebrity

Reach Level 10 of the Guitar and Piano skills

Reach Level 5 of the Singing skill

Must start in a needs TLC apartment in San MyShuno

OPTIONAL: Complete the City Native Aspiration

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Gen 2. "Kiwi"

You grew up around fame and fortune, but it has left you feeling a bit empty and unfulfilled. Determined to make a name for yourself and step out from your parent's shadow, you've decided to pursue a different craft - acting. You really love cacti and the color black.

Traits: Non-Committal, Hot-Headed, Self-Absorbed Aspiration: Master Actress/Actor Career: Actor

Rules:

Reach Level 10 of the Actor Career

Complete the Master Actress/Actor Aspiration

Reach Level 10 of the Charisma and Acting skills

Reach Level 5 of the Baking skill

Have at least ONE (1) child out of wedlock

OPTIONAL: Complete the Party Animal Aspiration

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Gen 3. "Sweet Creature"

After having been in the public eye your whole life, surrounded by scandal, you seek simplicity, tranquility, and a way to plant new roots for your family. Speaking of family, you feel quite distant from your parents and hope to foster a strong bond with your own children. You always put family first, though your marriage may suffer some strain.

Traits: Family-Oriented, Loner, Cheerful Aspiration: Big Happy Family Career: Education (Professor Branch)

Rules:

Reach Level 10 of the Education Career (Professor Branch)

Complete the Big Happy Family Aspiration

Reach Level 10 of the Research & Debate and Charisma skills

Reach Level 5 of the Logic and Gardening skills

Sustain a garden of at least five (5) unique plants of Great quality

OPTIONAL: Complete the Soulmate Aspiration

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Gen 4. "Golden"

You always knew you were destined for greatness. Your intellect has opened many doors for you, but led you to a very strange place...Strangerville. Material things mean very little to you and you love the idea of being a bit more "off the grid," and self-sufficient.

Traits: Genius, Clumsy, Maker Aspiration: Outdoor Enthusiast Career: Detective

Rules

Reach Level 10 of the Detective Career

Complete the Outdoor Enthusiast Aspiration

Complete the Strangerville Mystery story-line

Reach Level 10 of the Fitness and Fishing skills

Reach Level 5 of the Herbalism skill

OPTIONAL: Complete the Angling Ace Aspiration

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Gen 5. "Sign of the Times"

After your parents' encounter in Strangerville, you became fascinated by aliens, space, and everything science-y. You know there is more to find out there. but first you need to learn everything you can about the unknown. A bit of an oxymoron, isn't it? When you're not fixated on the stars, you love to dance, tinker, and spend time with your many friends.

Traits: Geek, Dance Machine, Perfectionist Aspiration: Friend of the World Career: Engineer (Mechanical Engineer Branch)

Rules

Reach Level 10 of the Engineer Career (Mechanical Engineer Branch)

Complete the Friend of the World Aspiration.

Reach Level 10 of the Rocket Science, Programming, and Robotics skills

Reach Level 8 of the Handiness skill

Travel to Sixam at least one (1) time using a rocket you constructed

OPTIONAL: Complete the Renaissance Sim Aspiration

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Gen 6. "Two Ghosts"

Ever since you were a child, you knew you were different. You had numerous paranormal experiences, which has led you to dedicate your life to the paranormal altogether. You purchased a haunted house to try and get closer to the "other side," however this has left you feeling a bit emotionally burdened and isolated from those around you. You're reasonably covered in tattoos and are known to always wear a simple, white shirt. You hope to one day form a "Seance" club.

Traits: Adventurous, Gloomy, Good Aspiration: Bestselling Author Career: Freelancer (Paranormal Investigator Branch)

Rules

Complete 10 "Expert Paranormal Investigation" events in the Freelancer Career (Paranormal Investigator Branch)

Complete the Bestselling Author Aspiration

Reach Level 10 of the Writing and Medium skills.

Befriend both Guidry and Temperance

OPTIONAL: Complete the Leader of the Pack Aspiration

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Gen 7. "Watermelon Sugar"

You are a very health-conscious sim. Due to your love of animals, you have embraced a vegetarian lifestyle. Protecting the earth and nature is your number one goal in life, aside from ensuring justice is upheld in the courtroom and you are a top tier parent. You favorite fruit is watermelon and you farm your very own watermelons!

Traits: Vegetarian, Green Fiend, Dog Lover Aspiration: Friend of the Animals Career: Law (Judge Branch)

Rules

Reach Level 10 of the Law Career (Judge Branch)

Complete the Friend of the Animals Aspiration

Reach Level 10 of the Pet Training and Juice Fizzing skills

Reach Level 5 of the Parenting skill

Make your neighborhood's Eco Footprint Green for an entire sim year (4 seasons)

OPTIONAL: Complete the Super Parent Aspiration

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Gen 8. "Sunflower, Vol. 6"

Zen. That is what you embody. Where do you feel most zen? At the beach. This is why you live off the grid in Sulani. You practice yoga daily and find a great deal of joy in cooking homemade meals. In your spare time, you dabble in photography and painting. You love sunflowers and have them growing all around your home.

Traits: Foodie, Child of the Ocean, Art Lover Aspiration: Eco Innovator Career: Civil Designer (Green Technician Branch)

Rules

Reach Level 10 of the Civil Designer Career (Green Technician Branch)

Complete the Eco Innovator Aspiration

Reach Level 10 of the Gourmet Cooking and Wellness Skills

Reach Level 5 of the Photography and Fabrication skills

Marry a mermaid!

OPTIONAL: Complete the Painter Extraordinaire Aspiration

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Gen 9. "Canyon Moon"

Having grown up in Sulani, you're not sure how you ended up in quintessential suburbia outside a large city with a corporate job. Life is comfortable, but it lacks the excitement it once had. You want to travel, see the world, and learn about difficult cultures! You love to document your travels and share them online. Sometimes, you can be a bit neglectful of your responsibilities.

Traits: Kleptomaniac, Childish, Self-Assured Aspiration: Archaeology Scholar Career: Business (Investor Branch)

Rules

Reach Level 10 of the Business Career (Investor Branch)

Complete the Archaeology Scholar Aspiration

Reach Level 10 of the Selvadoradian Culture and Mixology skills

Reach Level 5 of the Media Production skill

Vacation at least once in each world!

OPTIONAL: Complete the Jungle Explorer Aspiration OR Mt. Komorebi Sightseer Aspiration

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Gen 10. "Fine Line"

You were definitely the class clown whilst in school. It was a way to cope with your insecurities, which you haven't been able to shake into adulthood. Nevertheless, your charm and strategic-timing have served you well in your "work," whatever that may be. You know there is always a fine line between life and death, you really live life on the edge.

Traits: Jealous, Goofball, Paranoid Aspiration: Public Enemy Career: Criminal Career (Boss Branch)

Rules

Reach Level 10 of the Criminal Career (Boss Branch)

Complete the Public Enemy Aspiration

Reach Level 10 of the Programming and Comedy skills

Reach Level 5 of the Rock Climbing skill

Graft a Death Flower to cheat death!

OPTIONAL: Complete the Fabulously Wealthy Aspiration

[tsufangs]

Some analysis...

Sup peps ✌️ today I offer you a little theory!

Enjoy!! (I guess...)

⚠️ Contains manga spoilers ⚠️

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“ Tell me your wish too! Yugi Tsukasa! ”

First of all, I never knew Tsukasa could have a proper wish, he’s like uh... difficult to understand and emotionless; he’s the type of person who only knows how to smile even when he gets mad or annoyed. Basically, Tsukasa is like a puzzle as his twin brother Amane: we are trying to solve the puzzle in order to know the shady truth behind both.

(Well, they are twins lol 😂 ‘course they are alike in some lines)

*cough* So, in the next chapter we have various options of what could happen:

1. Continuation of where we left last time

Most likely it would happen, since we are discovering the truth behind the Red House and the Yugi twins... so I belive we will learn about Tsukasa’s wish (if he has one) and we might get some flashbacks of their past?!

Like, we will maybe get some scenes of Amane and Tsukasa’s childhood?? I would be so hyped if that happened because in that way we’ll learn about how their relationship was before middle school and all those unpleasant events: was Tsukasa always like that? Was he always unstable/manipulative?? Is Tsukasa the real bad guy who did bad things to Amane or they just want to make it seem like that?

These questions are still unanswered, but what if when Tsukasa was a little kid he was a bit different from when he was a teen... I mean, think about it: we are now seeing this little kid of the Red House and it is now confirmed it’s definitely Tsukasa.

Supposing Tsukasa as a kid was like the one we see in the Red House, we all understand he looks a biiit different from the original one! I don’t know if it’s just me lmao, but kid Tsukasa looks more “chill” (?) from teen Tsukasa.

Proofs are clear in the chapters:

he asks Kou to hold hands, which is unexpected by him since he never held back hands with anyone as we see in various arts of AidaIro (Example: when Amane and Tsukasa held hands at the entrance of the school we see Tsukasa who didn’t hold back hands with Amane, and basically Amane is holding Tsukasa’s hand but it’s not mutual).

(Chapter 76 reference)

Or when he follows Kou while he could not care about him getting lost and not coming back, but Tsukasa offered him his help which is unexpected too. Even when he sobs because he fell several times, we never saw Tsukasa of the school sObBIng lmfaooo 😂

(Chapter 76 references)

Resumed, the Tsukasa we know is way more more more CHAOTIC, that is the reason why I think this kid hits completely different oof~

With that said, my theory is that Tsukasa wasn’t always unstable and still had his sanity back when he was a kid. But something or someone may changed him and his mental health started to decline. Maybe the “destroying his belongings” is a starting symptom meaning his mental health is already about to decline, maybe that something or someone already partially affected that kid we see in the Red House but not at the point of him losing his sanity yet? THIS IS INTRIGUING GEEZ!

And here we can reconnect of why Amane killed him: several people says it’s because of (TW) Tsukasa ab*sing him... but is it really true? It’s not confirmed yet. Tsukasa may had lost his sanity as we saw but not at the point of hurting his own brother? We saw that Tsukasa loves his brother, he would even jump and hug him everytime they see each other. Maybe the reason why Tsukasa seems to consider him as an arch-nemeses, like he said in the Tea Party Arc, is because his brother always obstacles him everytime Tsukasa does what he retains to be “the best to do”, and that’s why ever since the moment he was alive he didn’t like it, he didn’t like when Amane stopped him from reaching his own purposes, knowing that I don’t think Amane would’ve provoked him any further. Like we see in the Star Festival Arc: little Amane is shown to not provoke Tsukasa stating he would’ve throw a fit if he did so. That’s why I don’t think Amane provoked Tsukasa at the point of (TW) ab*se.

Of course Tsukasa there might have been 7-8 years old (grade elementary school kid) judging by his brother’s aspect he was a little more older than the Tsukasa of the Red House, meaning that Tsukasa was already drastically changing from that age, showing a more violent attitude (?)

(Chapter 38 reference)

Anyways, looking foward to theorize more about this and discover something more about the huge secret behind the twins!

2. We’ll see Nene’s POV

This is one thing which I strongly hope happens in the next chapter.

I read so many theories where they said that “thing” who took Nene might brought her to the other side, in other words the far shore.

Just one thing bugging me: only people who are already dead (or the ones who are half mysteries, like Akane or who have an high spiritual power, like Kou or Teru) can access to the far shore where all apparitions lies.

(Chapter 71 reference)

As we saw with Aoi when n^6 took her to the other side in order to plug the hole using Aoi as a kannagi (since she’s from Akane’s family). She already died at that very moment when n^6 took her away.

In fact, the reason why she could see Akane that time, before she was taken away, was because she was already going to die... or maybe Aoi pretended not seeing supernaturals, but in reality could see them from the beginning.

However, we know Aoi’s goal was to die to begin with, as we saw from chapter 69 where she always felt to be treated differently from others whenever they learned her true nature stating that everyone always lied to her, she wanted to disappear equal meaning of dying (another reason why she was always involved with supernaturals and knew too much about them).

(Chapter 69 reference)

But it’s true that this was Hanako’s plan all along (as we see in chapter 71) in order to grant Nene’s wish, Aoi was sacrificed and died in her stead (which is really sad though).

(Chapter 71 reference)

From all of this I doubt Nene will die since she has Aoi’s lifespan: what if she didn’t go in the far shore but she went in another part of the house or an “hidden place”?

It is really probable though!

It’s true that we don’t know the exact position of the house right now, since it’s cursed we saw in a panel a real big fish passing by the window. It seemed like it was swimming in the water so it does seem like outside of the house there is water.

(Chapter 77 reference)

Water is present only when we’re in a boundary, but boundaries are closed right now, because of the separation between apparitions and humans. This house it’s only a connection to a boundary most likely the twin’s boundary, that’s why outside of the house there’s water: we are slowy arriving to discover the hidden truth which lies behind the house equal meaning we’ll discover where n^7 boundary is.

This place is only a way to reach a connection with mystery n^7, as we know Nene, Kou, Teru and Akane’s goal is to discover the connections with all the mysteries and by that bringing them back.

This said, I think Nene probably went in an unknown place of the house and that’s where she might makes some encounter with a certain someone... imagine the house split in 2: one where Tsukasa and Kou are, the other one where Nene went and where the other twin might be.

The house grants wishes exactly like the twins do, so it is really a possibility that both of the twins are there but separated from each other.

Although, I’m still unsure if Amane is really in the house or if there’s an Amane as a kid. We see in a panel the house is like an huge labyrinth as it is obviously playing with Kou.

I don’t know, this is hella confusing, but I can’t wait to discover more!

There might be a part 2 of this analysis, I’ll try to continue it!

Yeah, this made more sense in my head and now I made the whole thing messy sorry > _ <

[circuscarnage]

Birthday Escapade.

A Malleus Draconia and reader birthday fic.

Words: 2488.

Coloured banners were strung up on the walls, decorating the Diasomnia dorm in an almost welcoming glow. Black and green lines of fabric, embroidered with the inviting message of celebration. What had once been a room of polite gathering, had transformed into a much liver scene. Purple vines stuck out from the ground, acting more as decoration to the party, mimicking the witches of thorns power. Tables covered with delectable food as far as the eye could see. Edible works of art displayed for anyone to reach out and take. The most lavished of cakes being saved for the main table. The centrepiece of the room, almost impossible to miss, was a black sign coated in thorns, spindling a twisted birthday wish. Lilia had wasted no expense making sure everything was perfect. He had planned the entire thing. After all, this wasn't just anyone's birthday. It certainly was a change of pace for the normally dark and dreary castle.  

The entire Diasomnia dorm seemed more colourful than usual, and not just aesthetic wise. The sombre atmosphere was lifted with the sounds of delightful laughter and idle celebration. Students of the dorm gathered in the main foyer, enjoying themselves as they chatted away to their fellow classmates without a care in the world. However, the most important aspect of this celebration was missing.

Malleus Draconia was no where to be found. 

His guards, Sebek and Silver, had been scouting the dorm trying to find their lost master. They had checked down every hallway and searched all the rooms. Not a single stone was left unturned nor a speck of dust lingered in the process. They were at their wits end. Sebek's voice boomed throughout the dorm, ricocheting off the stone castle walls. Malleus's name sounded akin to thunder as it stormed every inch of the perimeter. It was uncertain which would give out first. His voice or the other students eardrums. 

You, however, knew better than to waste time on searching Diasomnia. If Malleus had fled, there was no way he would stick to the confines of the dorm. That was just too simple. Begrudgingly you left the Diasomnia dorm and headed back towards the hall of mirrors. When thinking of a safe heaven, there was only one place that came to mind. You knew exactly where he would be.

Ramshackle. It was very different compared to the other dorms. A shabby and old building that was as creepy as it was comforting. An uneven fence carved from iron surrounded the perimeter, acting more like a cage, warning those who pass by not to trespass. The vacant space and lack of activity made people wonder if it was simply just unfinished or abandoned. It certainly looked run down, even more so before Azul had it refurbished to extend his business. Luckily for you, that plan never came to fruition, so you could keep the haunted mansion you called home. 

As you approached, you could see the last remnants of winter still holding onto the Ramshackle dorm. Snow melted into the ground, slowly decaying into the soil as the seasons begin to change. The sugar coated season sluggishly torn away to be replaced with another. It wasn't hard to miss him. His raven black hair and pointed horns stuck out among the crisp white scenery. He stood against the decaying tree, leaning into the wood as if he was trying to merge himself into the plant. He was looking across the garden, but turned his head around when hearing your approach. "Ah, human." He greeted you casually, giving an affirmative nod of his head. "To what honour do I owe you this visit?" 

"Where have you been?" You questioned him, finally making your way up the steps and standing in front of him. He seemed taken aback at your forceful question. Why, he had just greeted you with a polite hello and you were already interrogating him. "The party has already started, and you're not even there!"  

Malleus quirked his head to the side. "Oh, was that today?" There was something different about his voice. The way his words lingered in the air, laced with a playful tone that spelled mischief. You looked down at his attire. Black dress shirt with a white suit jacket over the top. Black and green sash. There was no way he dressed up like that on a whim. This surely couldn't have been a coincidence. Malleus noticed your stare, lingering on his outfit for a little longer than necessary. "Must have slipped my mind." 

"Please don't tell me someone forgot to invite you to your own birthday." You hated to think he was acting like this because of some kind of petty vendetta against you. It wasn't anything new that people often forgot to invite him to events, whether that be the dorm leader meeting or social gatherings, but his own birthday? That must have cut deep.

Malleus chuckled. "Fuhuhuhu. That would be quite entertaining, wouldn't it? Forgetting to invite me to my own birthday. How quaint." He waved his hand. "No, I received an invite. I was even enjoying myself. And I appreciate how much effort Lilia put into the décor. I've just never been the one to enjoy these types of parties. It just feels so... Strange." Malleus looked down at his attire, emerald eyes observing the trinkets that decorated the white jacket. The handmade broach that resembled the curved horns that stuck out from his head. The black and green coloured badge that all to obviously drew attention to the date. Reminding everyone within a mile radius just who the special birthday boy was. He was used to being adored in lavished clothing, being of royal decent, so having an outfit that was traditional for many others was relieving. 

"The concept of birthdays... Forgive me but I've never embraced them fully, never needed to." You gave Malleus a quizzitive look, tilting your head a little to the side, imploring him to elaborate. He understood your plight and began to explain. "Compared to humans, fae live for an unnaturally long time. Our lifespans far surpass your own. Why, generations from now I'll still be alive. Wise with time and knowledge. Watching over the world behind the thicket of thorns. And you'll-" He stopped mid sentence. There was no need to continue. You both knew where you would be generations from now. Malleus blinked, the slightest glint of sadness present in his eyes. Possessing the power of longevity was something that many craved to have, but needless to say it did come with its consequences. The burden weighed on the back of his mind like an oncoming storm. 

Malleus cleared his throat, "Very strange indeed. You humans celebrate yearly the date of your birth, yet to us fae it is nothing more than a number. Even though I wish I could feel the same connection to it that you do. Maybe then I wouldn't feel such like an outcast..." Malleus blinked as he felt something touch his head. Unconsciously his hand had reached up towards his horns, bringing attention one of the many aspects about him that was different to humans. He was proud of his fae heritage, but always felt like it held him back when trying to forge connections. "Tell me, human." He brought his hand back down. "Am I forever cursed to be an outcast from a gathering? Even one of my own terms? I'm always one to be vacant, not on my own accord. My invitation being left blank while others have been sealed. So forgive my absence when for once I'm expected to be there."

"Tsunotarou-" You had to stop yourself, almost biting down on your tongue. Now possessing the knowledge of his name, it seemed needless to try and use the old nickname you gave him. It was sentimental, in a way. A name that only you could call him. A name made up on the spot yet seemed to fit a little too well. It always made your heart flutter whenever you used it. The way Malleus's eyes would light up in amusement, entertained by the fact anyone would ever consider calling him something so simple. Sometimes it was hard to conceal the corners of his mouth twinging upward in delight. You apologised and corrected yourself, "I mean, Malleus." It was an easy mistake to make. The way his actual name slipped off your tongue somehow sounded wrong. You had gotten a little too comfortable with that nickname. You hoped Malleus wouldn't mind.

To your surprise, Malleus grinned. A slight chuckle slipped between his lips. He was more taken aback by the fact that had felt the need to correct yourself then the use of his nickname. He was aware of your caution, and reassured you. "You may address me however you wish, child of man." Malleus turned his head to the side, looking off into the distance, and placed an hand thoughtfully on his chin. "I must admit, I have grown quite fond of that little nickname you call me. I do not mind being called that name," His attention was brought back to you, dazzling green eyes locking with your own. He huffed out a small laugh. "If you are the one to address me, that is."

You nodded your head, secretly gracious that he was allowing you to continue using that name. But you needed to address his previous statement. "It's understandable that you would feel this way. Being ostracized from a group can be quite intimidating." You sighed. "Trust me, I've been there. And sometimes it feels like you'll never truly belong." Malleus raised his brow. Were you trying to help him feel better or worse?

"But believe me when I say that the people there want you to be there too. They want you to enjoy yourself just as they have. And..." Your words trailed off. Your own voice getting quieter and quieter until even you couldn't hear it anymore. Words did not fail you at that moment. It was clear what you wanted to say. Whether or not you had the strength to say it was a different matter. Your eyes were in agreement, preferring to look at the ground below you rather than the person in front. Was it really that difficult to show your own emotions? You did genuinely enjoy your time together, and wanted it to last longer. Yet somehow whenever you tried to express this fact to him, something always stopped you. A defence mechanism that instinctively held you back. You looked back at Malleus. He stood still, patiently waiting for you to continue. You were thankful for his tolerance. Giving a curt nod of your head, you took a deep breath in, and exhaled. "...I want you to be there. I want you to be happy, on your special day." 

You braced yourself, ready for any sort of negative response. But as you waited in anticipation for a verbal reply, Malleus gave none. Instead he began to laugh. A slight chuckle that started out as a growl, but then gradually grew into a light laugh. He brought his hand up to his mouth, trying to cover it up, but he would have to try harder than that to stifle this laugh. You were confused. Was it something you said? Did it sound condescending? Needy? Selfish? That wasn't your intention at all! You just wanted to give him some reassurance.

His laughter eventually died down, allowing him to breathe steadily again. "Child of man, how presumptuous of you." A light titter escaped from his lips again. Whatever he had found entertaining about your statement, he clearly wasn't done. You furrowed your brow in suspicion as Malleus calmed himself yet again. "I do not need a celebration or to be surrounded by guests to be happy." He took another step closer, towering over you like a gargoyle, but it was not intimidating. The soft look on his face quelled any fears of threatening nature. It was actually quite surprising how peaceful he looked. "With you, I already am."

You had to turn your head away at that, letting out a small squeak that sounded more attune to a quack. Hearing such a genuine sentiment from him felt like wildfire had struck your heart, and it felt like it wasn't going to subside anytime soon. It was wishful thinking, but you hoped you didn't make your answer too evident. However, giving such an obvious expression meant it was easy for him to pick up. Malleus smirked at your reaction. Instinctively he placed his hand upon your head, smoothing his thumb gently over the grooves in your hair. He thought it was cute. Like a docile pet receiving praise.

You waved his hand off of you, not needing to feel anything more at the moment. You had wasted enough time standing here. It would be best to return the birthday boy back to his dorm. "I think we had better get back, your guards are in a frenzy over your disappearance." Malleus let out a small sigh. It was time to return to the party. After all, he wouldn't be considered a very good host if he was missing for the entire event. How else was he suppose to show he was worthy of peoples trust if he did not throw a good party? He was ready to return to the dorm, with you accompanying him. "Yes, I think I've troubled them for long enough."

You laughed, thinking about Sebek and Silver stumbling over themselves trying to find their dorm leader. Lilia wouldn't be too bothered, you thought, if you returned Malleus in time for his celebration. Turning around on your heels, you lead the way back towards the gate, eager to return to the party. At last, you could finally have a piece of that delectable looking cake. It had been on your mind the second you stepped into the dorm.

Before you could place a hand on the gate, Malleus called from behind. "And human?" You stopped in your tracks and turned to face him. He stood still, refusing to move unless he spoke. His face bore the same amused express, but this time it was different. It was gentle. His eyes holding nothing but appreciation for the human that stood before him. Someone who didn't see him as the terrifying figurehead of the Draconia family that so many made him out to be. Someone who wasn't afraid around him. Someone he was very thankful to have met. "Thank you, for seeking me out." He stepped forward, now walking by your side. It felt good for him to have someone beside him that didn't cower in fear nor turn away in intimidation. It made him feel accepted. "And for escorting me back."

[thewhitefluffyhat]

Featherine Augustus Aurora

What is this guide?

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Reading List: Highlights

Umineko Episode 6/Dawn “??? Tea Party” [ Video / Text ]

Featherine requests her old miko return to her service once more. (Everything to know about Featherine’s personality in one scene)

Umineko Episode 6/Dawn “The Witch of Theatergoing” scene

Video [Scene starts roughly 6:20 and continues to the end of the video]

Text [Search on “Amakusa ran his finger down my cheek.” Scene continues to end of the page.]

[Spoilers - this references several major twists from the previous two Episodes, though not the truth of the mystery.] Featherine ropes another human into acting as her miko. (A demonstration of the way Featherine/Hachijou blends the mundane and the magical worlds.)

Umineko Episode 8/Twilight “Magical Battle” scene

Video [Scene starts roughly 38:40, stop before 53:35]

Text [Start at top of the page and stop at the screencap of the key.]

[Spoilers - this is one of the battles at the climax of Umineko! It doesn’t involve the core mystery, but it will spoil which characters ultimately side with the protagonists.] A scene for if you’re curious what happens when Featherine gets serious.

Reading List: I want it all

(These are all repeats from the list for Bernkastel.)

”Whose Tea Party?” [ Video / Text ]

Bern gets invited to a tea party. (A simple and silly scenario, but also a window into the differences in how Featherine and Lambda think of Bern.)

”Bernkastel’s Letter” [ Video / Text ]

Bernkastel writes a letter to (maybe) Featherine, explaining what she’s discovered about the rules to Beatrice’s game. (This is a bit of a strange one - to me it feels like some details of Bern’s relationships in this early work were retconned by the time of Umineko Episodes 6-8.)

Umineko Chiru (Episode 6/Dawn, Episode 7/Requiem, Episode 8/Twilight)

Umineko Saku’s Last Note of the Golden Witch involves Featherine somewhat. Blink and you’ll miss it, but she’s in 07th Theater too.

-...And that’s it! On the plus side, it’s easy to read all there is of Featherine, since there’s so little. Unfortunately, as you can see from the Highlights, what does exist is often neck deep in spoiler territory…

Wiki Links

https://07th-expansion.fandom.com/wiki/Featherine_Augustus_Aurora [Some spoilers, though only the same as in the Highlights links above.]

Quick Facts

-As Hanyuu is in Higurashi, Featherine is the closest being to a god in Umineko.  However, while gods in Higurashi are related to Shinto concepts (plus parasites and viruses and aliens), Umineko’s godhood is based on the idea of an author being god of their story, summoning universes out of the nothingness of a blank page.

-Featherine’s unusual name is probably a reference to Hanyuu. The kanji for Hanyuu (羽入) are “羽=feather” and “入=in”. And Augustus Aurora = Hanyuu’s “Au au” catchphrase. Hachijou (八城) can also be read “yashiro,” as in Oyashiro-sama.

-Physically, Featherine appears as an elegant adult woman whose exact age is hard to place. She does not have horns, but she does have that suspiciously horn-like memory device floating around her head.

According to that Umineko Episode 8 battle scene linked above, Featherine’s memory device once was damaged, leading to Featherine having a different personality and appearance for a time.

(As it so happens, Hanyuu has a chipped horn and a very different personality from Featherine, what an intriguing coincidence...)

-Long before the events of Umineko, Featherine ascended to the realm of the gods and returned. She also goes through a cycle of sleep/death and rebirth which can last centuries.  All aspects that call to mind that ascension Hanyuu mentions in Saikoroshi.

-Outside the Meta-World, Featherine’s double is a mysterious and reclusive author who goes by many names. (Hachijou Tohya is just one of them.)

-Remember how Ooishi and Akasaka write a book called “Higurashi no naku koro ni” in-universe? Umineko does something similar, but explores the idea even further. Hachijou is the supposed in-universe author of some of Umineko’s arcs, and as such, some fans consider Featherine/Hachijou as a stand-in for Ryukishi07 himself.

Personality

-Much as Bern’s personality is similar to “dark Rika” but kicked up to eleven, Featherine’s personality is similar to Hanyuu when Hanyuu acts as a god. She’s calm, serious, and refers to humans as “child of man.”

-Lacking Hanyuu’s shy and childish mannerisms, Featherine comes across as intimidating and rather condescending. Though she’s more polite and reasonable than the average witch. (Which honestly says more about other witches than her, really...)

-Bern and Lambda are very fey-like, tricking and tempting mortals into doing what they want. Featherine, in contrast, doesn’t use tricks or threaten violence because she doesn’t need to. Asking for consent from mortals is a gesture of respect from her - you don’t have the ability to refuse.

-In almost the inverse of Hanyuu, Featherine has no problems getting other characters to perceive her; indeed, she’s subtle but often quite forceful about dragging others into conversations inside her realm.

-Also unlike Hanyuu, Featherine has no particular love of sweets (that’s Lambda), and does seem to enjoy alcohol.

-Featherine, an ancient being, suffers from the “disease” of boredom. Entertaining herself with stories is the only medicine for this ailment, and the relief it provides is only temporary.

-As such, Featherine enjoys stories as deeply and thoroughly as possible.  Meaning, she doesn’t just appreciate mysteries and characters as they’re first presented - she also likes to “tear out the guts” to see what makes them tick.

...Not with her own hands of course!  That’s Bern’s job.

What, did you think you were done with the Watanagashi imagery when you finished Higurashi?

-At several points in Umineko, Featherine a gets called a monster. While this may be yet another callback to Higurashi, unlike Hanyuu who hates that label, Featherine takes it as a compliment.

-So… is Featherine evil? Many characters, and even Ryukishi07 himself in interviews, call her such. That being said, in Umineko, Featherine can be callous, but she doesn’t revel in sadism the way other witches do. Although, presumably she was much worse in the past...

Abilities

-Featherine is the “Witch of Theatergoing” - she is primarily a spectator to the events of Umineko, rather than a player on the stage. (Just like Hanyuu.)

-Bern’s “Theatergoing Authority” may derive from her. She also has the ability to instantly promote a character to the position of Game Master.

-Featherine is an author and therefore a “Creator,” surpassing the level of even powerful witches like Bern and Lambda. Her powers function as her breaking the fourth wall and literally writing the rest of the script on a page.

-Like Hanyuu, Featherine can stop time. Though unlike Hanyuu, Featherine can act in the frozen time, including that aforementioned reality writing.

-Featherine’s home is the *deep breath*  “Great Witch of Theatergoing, Drama, and Spectating's Noble City of Carefully Selected Books” - an impossibly large magical library filled with countless stories, each a universe of their own like a Fragment.  (Everyone just calls it the “City of Books.”)

-Featherine’s servants are the main characters of these stories, now in the form of black cats.

-Featherine’s relationships with her mikos are also through the lens of an author. Featherine’s mikos are also known as “Readers” - they narrate the events of a game board to Featherine. As an author is a god, a reader is also able to put their own interpretation on the story they tell.

Featherine and Bernkastel

-As Hanyuu is to Rika, so Featherine is to Bern... more or less. They’re still a god and her miko.

-Unlike Rika and Hanyuu, Bern and Featherine do not share their senses.

-Rika and Bern have both lived beyond a normal human’s lifespan, but they both still consider themselves young in comparison to Hanyuu/Featherine’s ancient existence.

-When Rika would bully Hanyuu, Hanyuu did little but cry and complain.  Bern still backtalks and is generally disrespectful of Featherine, but the result is different - Bern’s the one acting defensive and scared while Featherine is merely amused by it.

-Bern is also distrustful yet subservient toward Featherine in a way Rika never was to Hanyuu.

-However, when Bern is in danger, she will demand that Featherine help her, much as how Rika did the same to Hanyuu once in Matsuribayashi.

Featherine and Lambdadelta

-Featherine and Lambda appear to be on amicable, if not especially close terms.

-On Featherine’s side, she primarily seems to know Lambda as Bern’s friend and playmate.

-On Lambda’s side, she knows she’s completely outclassed by Featherine, and is very afraid of crossing her.

-Lambda does know quite a bit about Featherine - including that tidbit about Featherine’s personality change in the past.

Featherine in Higurashi Gou?

Is this Featherine? And what does that mean for the rest of Higurashi Gou? 

Well, after reading this guide, what do you think?

Regardless, this is as far as I can guide you with my knowledge of Umineko. If you wish to go further, you’ll have to forge that path yourself, through the ravenous wilderness of unconfirmed theories and dangerous speculation.

Good luck!

PS: If you’d like a rough map of some popular destinations, I also have an old Bingo Card of Umineko-Gou connection theories.

PPS to folks from Reddit: If you liked this guide, I also do episode analysis/theory posts too.

[gregsgamelife]

The Rainbow Vibes Legacy

Challenge Summary: This is a challenge that can very easily be compared to any legacy challenge from the Sims. This is a challenge where you will start by creating a single sim. This sim will have kids. You will choose one of the children to be the focus and heir to the next generation. You will play this family for 10 generations. Since this is a Rainbow Legacy each generation will be represented by a color and will each have their own set of rules and goals to accomplish.

Challenge Rules:

Each generation heir will represent the color of their generation through as many ways as you can such as clothes and home decor.

-Any spouse/partner of your generational heir must be made to reflect the color of that generation heir as well if added to the household (The person the Pink heir marries should also reflect the color pink).

All children of your heir should reflect the color for the next generation. (All the children of the Pink generation should represent the color red).

When the first child child of a generation reaches the Young Adult state you are required to decide which child will be the heir of the next generation no matter the age of the children younger than the oldest. (If the oldest child becomes a YA and the youngest is a toddler you can still choose the toddler as the next heir).

Once the heir reaches Young Adulthood their Generation part of the challenge begins!

Once a new Generation color starts you must move to a new home. The former heir and heir’s spouse/partner (if living) is required to move with you. (If there are younger siblings then they are required to move with you as well but can be moved out once they reach the YA state). Every home you live in is required to be built by you. Each move should be a world different than the one that was lived in the generation before. However you can repeat worlds of non-consecutive generations (Gen Orange can live in the same world Pink lived in).

Before moving you must spin a wheel to determine how many simolians the next gen will start with. You can use any wheel spinning app or website (such as https://wheelofnames.com/) to spin a wheel to find out if you will keep all funds currently in the household, half the funds, a quarter of the funds, or an eighth of the funds. Once you have spun the wheel you will set your money to the value selected by the wheel and use the money cheat to set your household funds to that amount.

Lifespans are required to be kept normal and you can only age up a sim when it is their birthday.

No cheats other than bb.moveobjects (and the money cheat when specified to do so) are allowed to be used.

You must accomplish AT LEAST one whim your heir sim has EVERYDAY.

Lastly you are required to have a display or area (can be in your home or on another lot) that shows all the heirs (can be pictures, paintings, or anything that represents them for you) and different “artifacts” from each generation.

Generation 1: White “Perfection”

Summary: You are the founder to this vibrant legacy and all you want is the perfect happy family and life. However that isn’t very so easy to accomplish. You are also going to have you’re very own shop. In this shop you will sell only things that you produce or find yourself! This can be paintings, photography, food, etc.

Generation Rules:

Traits: Perfectionist, Family-Oriented, and Proper

Complete the Super Parent aspiration

Must open your own shop. You can, but don’t have to, live in the shop (But remember babies will stay at the home lot until they are toddlers).

Must have at least 5 children.

Required to Master the parenting skill

Master 2 other skills of your choice excluding the parenting skill. (These skills can be used to make sellable items for the shop)

Have at least 5 children (adoption is okay but you must adopt a toddler).

Keep all children at an A level in school. If a child ever gets lower then they are required to stay at home except for going to school and at school they must always “Work Hard”

You can’t be disliked by any Sims.

When the next heir has been decided you must retire and sell your shop. (Before you spin the wheel to decide the next generation’s starting funds)

Generation 2: Pink “Vanity”

Summary: You grew up with a parent who was absolutely PERFECT and they pushed you to be the same.....and you know what? You are perfect! You are an absolute one of a kind. There is no one else like you and you make sure everyone else knows it! You are a star and it’s your time to shine! You will become a world famous celebrity and the best actor/actress the world has ever known! But will the fame change you?

Generation Rules:

Traits: Self-Absorbed, Ambitious, and Hot-Headed

Reach level 10 in the acting career

Complete Master Actor/Actress aspiration

Master the acting, singing, and charisma skill

Each time you gain a celebrity star level you must ruin a relationship with a family member (such as siblings) to at least the level of disliked.

You can fix the your relationships once you retire from acting.

You are only allowed to marry and have children with people you meet through the acting career (Co-stars, directors, etc.)

You must go to every award show until you retire. If you go and don’t win an award you must insult/fight someone who did while at the location

No child limit

Generation 3: Red “Passion”

Summary: Growing up surrounded by the worlds most elite you’ve seen their true side. Sims just seem to glorify the rich and famous when in reality they are the worst of the worst. Why do they all have such horrible judgement? That’s okay you’ll get the power needed to balance things the way YOU see fit!

Generation Rules:

Traits: Paranoid, Mean, and Noncommittal

Master the logic, charisma, and research and debate skill.

Attend University and earn a degree that is related to law

While at university join the debate team and the secret society

Reach level 10 in the law career (Judge branch)

Never get married

Have at least 3 children with 3 different parents (all children must move in after they are born)

Generation 4: Orange “Compassion”

Summary: You grew up with a parent that could be easily described as intense. Though they loved you in their own way you choose to show your love to all. Especially the little fuzzy ones!

Generation Rules:

Traits: Goofball, Clumsy, and choice of Cat or Dog Lover

Complete Friend of the Animals aspiration

Open your own Vet Clinic

Master the vet, pet training, and comedy skill

Marry a client from your vet clinic

Have 3 pets

No child limit

Generation 5: Yellow “Treasure”

Summary: You have a hunger for adventure! And the fun and shiny things you find along the way are just a nice little bonus. You want to have the best collection of as many things you can get your hands on! You feel a special bond with artifacts and precious things, but what about other Sims?

Generation Rules:

Traits: Kleptomaniac, Adventurous, and Unflirty

Complete the Archeological Scholar aspiration

Master the archeology, Selvadoradian culture, and photography skill

Steal items until the total of your stolen items equals $50,000

Complete 3 Sims collections of your choice

Collect and assemble a Death, Chaos, and Watcher relic and use each relic at least once.

You cannot gain a spouse or child until you have completed at least 2 collections.

Have a museum room in your home that is for displaying your collections

Marry a sim you met in Selvadorada

No child limit

Generation 6: Neon “Party”

Summary: Life is too short not to party! You just want to kickback and have a good time. What’s the big deal? You might not be as “established” as those who came before you, BUT you do know that none of them had as much fun as you either!

Generation Rules:

Traits: Bro, Lazy, and Dance Machine

Complete the Party Animal aspiration

Master the dancing, mixology, piano, guitar, and dj skill

Throw at least one party or go to at least one dance club every 7 sim days until the next generation heir is determined

You can only work part time jobs

Have at least 3 failed relationships

Must meet future spouse for the first time at a dance club or a party

Have only 1 child

Generation 7: Green “Nature”

Summary: After growing up in what felt like a non-stop party you grown an appreciation for the quieter more relaxing things in life. You prefer to spend your days with your garden dust helping every little bud blossom into something beautiful.

Generation Rules:

Traits: Loner, Vegetarian, Cheerful

Complete Freelance Botanist aspiration

Master the gardening, flower arrangement, and herbalism skill

Home lot trait of off the grid

Reach level 10 of the Gardner career (Botanist branch)

Have a garden containing at least 20 different types of plants.

Marry someone who first speaks to your sim before you talk to them

No child limit

Generation 8: Blue “Mystic”

Summary: Magic isn’t something that’s meant for everyone however you are one of the chosen few that it is meant for. You want to master and learn everything magic has to offer and you will do just that! And a little love mixed in between the chapters never hurt anyone.

Generation Rules:

Traits: Insider, Snob, Romantic

Complete Spellcraft and Sorcery aspiration

Learn all spells from every house of magic

Master the wellness and vampiric lore skill

Woohoo with one of EVERY occult in the game

Break off at least one engagement

Gain a romantic relationship with the all three House Sages

Marry and have children with one of the three House Sages

Have 3 children

Generation 9: Purple “Spiritual”

Summary: You know that there are more than just the mortal side of life. You can thank your parents for that one. Though the one aspect that has always interested you the most is the one that comes after death. We’re all heading there eventually so why not take a sneak peak into what’s to come for us all?

Generation Rules:

Traits: Gloomy, Bookworm, and Glutton

Complete the Soulmate aspiration with a ghost

Master the medium, cooking, and baking skill

Live in a haunted house on heroic mode

Join the Paranormal Investigator career

Collect and display a bizarre idol, Spector sip, clay hand, Spector Jar, Hello Dahlia Doll, and a Soul piece

Bring a ghost back to life to have children

No child limit

Generation 10: Rainbow “Eclectic”

Summary: Growing up in a haunted house has definitely left it’s imprint on you. You’re also the 10th generation of the most colorful and interesting family in town so there’s that too. But are you the end of this legacy? Or just a new beginning?

Generation Rules:-Traits: Erratic, Squamish, and Childish

Feel free to check out my play through of this legacy on my Youtube channel!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN8m4DyGlwVoM97WcYklDJg

[simlishfish]

Nine muses legacy challenge

Do you like Greek mythology? Do you want to explore different aspects of the game you've never yet played with? Even if you don't I have the perfect challenge for you!

I proudly present to you the nine muses legacy challenge, a nine generation legacy (duh..) based (very loosely) on the myth of the nine muses, deities and daughters of Zeus from Greek mythology.

Basic Rules:

1.      cheats are allowed, basically just play however you want to whilst entertaining the rules of each generation

2.      you may live in whichever world, and which ever property or would like, provided it is not otherwise stated for that specific generation.

3.      you must complete the goals of the current generation, before moving on to play with the next generation.

4.      play with the lifespan on normal.

5.      You can name the sims after the generations (these are the names of the original 9 muses) however this is optional

6.      go ahead and use #nmlegacy if you play this challenge because I really would love to see you play this or even just create the characters in CAS

Generation 1: Clio

Your sim has always been a huge history buff and has always loved the idea of a big family to share their passion with. They have always been good at anything they tried, but most of all value relationships with friends and family. Your sim tries to live their life as much as possible trying to learn as many skills, and meet as many new people as possible on the way.

Traits: bookworm, ambitious, family oriented

Aspiration: successful lineage

Career: freelancer writer

rules:

·         complete successful lineage aspiration

·         master writing, mixology and one more skill of your choice (the last must be archeology skill if you have jungle adventure)

·         complete a postcards collection

·         have at least 3 children with at least 2 different baby daddys/mammas

 ·         adopt at least 1 pet (optional for cats and dogs)

Generation 2: Euterpe

Your sim was raised in a hectic and busy household where much was unclear for them. the only thing they knew for sure was that they loved music. They don't really know what they want, but they hate the commitment of a job, same applies to people. They kind of a loner and spent most of their childhood alone in their room.

Traits: lazy, loves outdoors, noncommital

Aspiration: musical genius

Career: none

rules:

·         complete musical genius aspiration

·         master violin, piano and handiness skills

·         achieve lvl. 8 in gardening skill

·         enter the secret lot in oasis springs

·         have your sim's partner be a loner sim and never get married

·         have 1 child

Generation 3: Thalia

Your sim has always loved comedy and being the centre of attention but never really connected with their parents. Apart from being a dedicated comedian, your sim has a side hustle of shoplifting and swiping items, determined to escape their poor childhood. Although they never mean any harm, their rash behaviour always seems to land them in a lot of trouble, chasing their dream of living in a nice big house with a perfect family and a white picket fence.

Traits: cheerful, kleptomaniac, good

Aspiration: mansion baron

Career: entertainer + buisiness

rules:

·         complete mansion baron aspiration

·         master both entertainer and buisiness career

·         master charisma skill

·         move to an empty 50 x 50 lot in a new world

·         marry a co-worker

·         have at least 1 child

Generation 4: Melpomene

The opposite to their parents, this sim has never really seen the point in comedy. They have tended to trust in logic rather than emotion and have never been truly happy. They are always following others and has pursued a career as an athlete, as it seems this is their natural 'talent' even though it is not something they particularly enjoy. At least they feel they are doing something productive.

Traits: gloomy, active, neat

Aspiration: body builder

Career: athlete

rules:

·         complete body builder aspiration

·         master athlete career

·         master fitness, logic and programming skill

·         get divorced and later remarried to the same sim

·         complete an element and a crystal collection

·         have at least 2 children

Generation 5: Terpsichore

Your sim had everything they wanted as a child and the household they grew up in was good and respectable, but they have been longing for something a little more exciting. As they enter their teen years the begin to discover them self on a deeper level and basically spend all of their time dancing and partying. This doesn't stop as they grow old. Your sim is a social butterfly who must have as many friends as possible and throw the best parties!

Traits: outgoing, erratic, dance machine (if you don't have get together, like me, use the hot-headed trait)

Aspiration: party animal

Career: style influencer

rules:

·         complete party animal aspiration

·         master style influencer career

·         master charisma skill

·         achieve lvl.8 in 5 other skills

·         leave someone at the alter during a wedding

·         achieve a gold medal in every base game party type

·         have at least 3 children, all with different baby daddys/mammas

Generation 6: Erato

Like their parents, this sim has never appreciated structure or authority. They are in love with the idea of love, and wants to be able to gather intel, er i mean date lots of different people. This sim loves being evil, wait, I mean playful towards other sims, and uses their alluring nature to get want ever they want.

Traits: romantic, evil, creative

Aspiration: serial romantic

Career: criminal

rules:

·         complete serial romantic aspiration

·         master criminal career

·         master mischief, painting and charisma skill

·         paint at least 10 masterpieces

·         get married as a young adult to a richer, older sim

·         murder spouse

·         have at least 3 enemies

·         have at least 1 child

Generation 7: Polymnia

As a child, this sim was surrounded by paintings and creativity and this really rubbed off on them. They are very career focused and want to be the most sucessful author in the world, and want everyone to know their name. Their tendency to obsess and overthink things made it difficult for them to find love but they got there eventually.

Traits:  perfectionist, book worm, materialistic

Aspiration: Best selling author

Career:  writer

rules:

·         complete best selling author aspiration

·         master writer career

·         master writing skill

·         complete a mysims trophies collection

·         get married as an elder

·         have at least 1 child

Generation 8: Ourania

Their parents uptight tendencies never really resonated with this sim. They're more of a free spirit who would rather explore, be it the laws of science or the beauties of nature. Curiosity is what drives this sim and all they really want is a simple existence where they can learn and discover for themselves what life is all about.

Traits: loves outdoors, genius, cheerful

Aspiration: nerd brain

Career:

rules:

·         complete  aspiration

·         master career

·         master rocket science, gardening and handiness skill

·         complete a space prints and space rocks collection

·         build a rocket and go to space

·         move on to a 20 x 30 lot

·         have at least 2 children

Generation 9: Calliope

This sim has had enough of their parents' hippy dippy lifestyle. They want to go big or go home. They will work hard and do whatever it takes to get them to this oh so important dream of theirs. Their sole desire? To live like a king/Queen.

Traits: snob, ambitious, self assured

Aspiration: fabulously wealthy

Career: business (Lawyer if you have discover university)

rules:

·         complete  fabulously wealthy aspiration

·         master business (Lawyer if you have discover university) career

·         display at least 15 self made paintings in home

·         move on to a 50 x 50 lot

·         marry snob sim

·         master painting, guitar and (optional for jungle adventure selvadoradian culture) skill

 A (very) brief history of the muses (the inspiration)

The Nine Muses of the Greek Mythology were deities that gave artists, philosophers and individuals the necessary inspiration for creation.

According to the Greek Myths, God Zeus bewildered the young woman Mnemosyne and slept with her for nine consecutive nights. The result of their encounter was the Nine Muses, who were similar to everything.

Μnemosyne gave the babies to Nymph Eufime and God Apollo. When they grew up they showed their tendency to the arts, taught by God Apollo himself.

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DnD elves are boring and they shouldn’t be.

Okay maybe that’s a bit harsh but c’mon! we’re talking about the face of the fantasy genre ever since Tolkien reinvented what we all thought fantasy could be. Ethereal beings of magic and myth with lifespans so impossibly long compared to humans that we can hardly fathom what their alien minds and vast memories must contain. Elves hold such an iconic niche in these stories that writers can’t help but create a billion different flavors of elf, everything from dark elves to sea elves to seasonal elves, and if you’re in an Elder Scrolls setting then screw it, ORCS ARE ELVES TOO THERE. But so often I see writers and game masters treating them like just long lived humans with a little bit of magical knowledge sprinkled in there. I feel this is something of a waste when there’s so much to work with and so here’s my rant on cool ways to build elf societies based on the traits they have in the DnD 5e players handbook! Alright first thing’s first lets talk alignment, that issue that has never caused an argument ever. The PHB states that for the most part, elves lean towards chaotic good, and therefore when planing out their civilization, we should reflect their values in it. Chaotic (paradoxically) doesn’t necessarily mean disorderly in DnD. Sure, we’ve all had that one player who writes Chaotic Neutral on their sheet to justify being a maniac with no good justification for their violence, but let’s think about what a chaotic good society looks like.  I feel that the best way to find what chaotic GOOD is, we need an example of chaotic EVIL. Now as I’m writing this WOTC is printing revised versions of the rules to do away with a lot of the racial coding in the game and to rewrite things so that races are not innately evil. This is cool, its rad, it helps the game feel more welcoming to every one. Now that we’re clear on that let’s use the classic portrayal of Orc society as our example for chaotic evil! CE Orc tribes believe that might makes right and that the biggest orc is in charge. If you’re an orc and you disagree with the chief, then either the chief stabs you for disobeying them or you stab the chief and now congrats you’re the new chief! There aren’t a lot of official rules for this kind of succession. Sure there might be trials and rituals for these combats, but a new chief could just declare that they won’t do those any more. If the tribe disagrees, they fight the chief over it. Rinse and repeat, there is no solid code, and everything can shift based on the whims of who can and does make it happen. The aspect of constant change is what makes it chaotic, but it’s the violence that makes it evil. So now let’s reimagine this system for the elves. in this example, a CG society can be just as mutable and changing as the orc tribes. It would shift at random intervals based on who can and does cause the shift. But if not through violence, then how is the society’s leadership found? Is there an elf monarch? How do they stay in power if their society rejects the ideals of law? The PHB describes elves as having a love for art and the gentler aspects of chaos. Use this in your writing to come up with different trials or challenges elves might have for one another to earn power in society. Maybe it’s the elf with the best story at this years festival who leads the group for the next year. Maybe it’s the elf who creates the greatest work of art. Maybe it’s the elf who tops the record set by the previous ruler in some great challenge. Whatever the case, remember that elf society should be as ready to change and as unpredictable to outsiders as the CE orc example. Make chaos feel chaotic! Keeping all that in mind, it can be confusing to think about why all elves have martial training. Be they High elf, Wood elf, or even Drow, all elves start the game proficient with certain martial weapons. This implies that the entire race undergoes military training at some point in their lives. Seems kind of weird for a species of art loving chaotic fey folks, doesn’t it? Consider this though, if elf lifespans take place on such a drastic timescale, stretching for centuries if they’re healthy, what does their population look like? Maybe elves can very rarely have children, and then only after centuries of life. This would make them very protective of their communities, as an elf clan which suffers multiple losses in a battle wouldn’t recover their numbers for centuries! As such, every elf in the group learns how to protect themselves and others with these martial weapons. This is just one way to imagine justifying their elf weapon training, but something akin to military service doesn’t seem to fit their chaotic nature, so community protection just feels right. They can combine it with their love of art to create beautiful archery demonstrations and intricate sword dances. Imagine an elven martial display at a festival in your world!  Another thing I see a lot which I understand but also kind of hate is when an elven city will be comprised of ONLY high elves or ONLY Wood elves. Classic Drow are the exception to this as their society is built on oppressing everyone who isn’t a Drow and also oppressing a lot of people who are Drow. Maybe that’ll change too with the upcoming rewrite of the species, it’ll be cool if it does. Consider a society of elves in which the different classifications existed, but it was more like something they grew into rather than were born as. Elves are fey folk who trance instead of sleeping, see in the dark, and whose god in some stories is the nonbinary deity of change and mutability. I don’t think suggesting that an elf child can go through a metamorphosis of sorts into the kind of elf they want to be during elf puberty is too far fetched an idea.  Suddenly you have elves who chose to delve more into nature or more into magic. You get these different kinds of elves who have their special traits not because it was baked into them but because it was an archetype they worked to fill. There could be really cool coming of age ceremonies and celebrations for the kids when they begin to find out what variety of elf they want to be. Hell, the PHB makes a point to mention how elves will have one name as a child and then change it to a new name when they reach adulthood. Make that a whole THING! Make an adventure out of the elf in the party helping their community get ready for the big coming of age festival that only happens once a decade!  UGH! Elves are so cool and there’s so much potential for adventure hooks in just making them have an interesting society. The traits given in the PHB when expanded to the entire species paints a picture of a group which values personal freedoms above all else, wants to spread some beauty in the world, and is able to defend itself if need be. They can be so much more than the bog standard Legolas rip off if you let them, and there are so many interesting angles to explore for a creature who lives centuries in that kind of society. All that angst over how long vampires exist can easily translate over to elves that live near a human settlement, just saying.  TLDR: Elves should view rap battles as a legitimate form of government election and they will cut you if you threaten their communities. 

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Personal Injury Law Columbus GA

Accidental Injuries Lawyers Columbus, GA –– Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.

Injury Law Firm Columbus GA -Accidents and also the injuries and damages they can cause could have a major influence on the life in the injured person as well as their families. If you and your relative is injured or killed inside an accident, it really is only natural to feel very helpless and angry because they are natural emotions to this sort of event.

But, also, it is important to think of the street to recovery. It is quite entirely possible that your damages and injuries can be covered by the party liable for the accident. Here is where a law firm experienced in taking up accidental injury cases can help you deal will the negligent parties as well as their insurance adjusters to help you get compensation for damages and injuries.

This is basically the type of qualified legal experience you will discover whenever using the knowledgeable attorneys at Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Law Office. Our legal team has extensive expertise in handling accidental injuries cases in Columbus, GA and can give you great support in this particular duration of need.

Injury lawsuits may be especially complex and also the aftermath of any serious accident is frequently accompanied by confusion and emotional upheaval. Allow our experienced accidental injury attorneys to take care of the complexities to help you hop on using the process of healing.

How Does a private Injury Case in Columbus Work?

After a car accident, it is not necessarily uncommon to acquire a proposal from the insurance adjuster representing the at-fault party. At this point, the majority of people wish to know if it can even be worth contesting this offer as soon as the amount might seem reasonable and won’t involve a lengthy legal process. But, there are several important aspects to consider before making this decision.

This is what you should find out about Columbus GA accidental injury cases:

The true importance of your case can come right down to the “damages” you may have sustained due to the negligence of some other person. The entire damages will include the financial costs, emotional distress, mental anguish and physical suffering from injuries associated with the accident. Additionally, punitive damages can be laid on the at-fault person if their actions were especially egregious.

Under Georgia Law, the plaintiff, or the individual that received the damage, is eligible for compensation similar to the level of damages they experienced due to the accident. These damages must be paid for by the defendant, or even the at-fault person. More typically, it will likely be paid from the defendant’s insurance provider.

The damages awarded will likely be decided upon by each side after negotiations. Each side will generate a figure they think is fair and may attempt to reach a happy-medium settlement which everybody can agree with. If it settlement can’t be reached in negotiations, the way it is may be taken to court along with the judge will order the harm award be paid.

Who Can Be Named in the Injury Lawsuit?

Frequently you can easily detect an at-fault party and start constructing a case against them. Still an experienced team of experienced accidental injury attorneys will give you no end of advantages here. However, occasionally the true parties responsible will not be as obviously identified and there could be many parties in charge of the incident since it played out.

At Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., we have now extensive experience investigating cases of accidental injury and carry all parties responsible to terms making use of their negligence. A number of the parties we contained in our lawsuits are:

Some of these entities and individuals we have experience in negotiating with include:

-Individuals

-Businesses

-Government institutions or cities departments

-Manufacturers and Defective products

-Insurance firms

There are alternative methods that each of these potential defendant should be within the injury claim. You can even count on each of these defendants depending on experienced legal teams to guard their interests in these case. Because of this it will be imperative for the chances of you a good shake that you also feature a qualified legal team to pursue your case in negotiations and courts if needs be.

Is there a time limit for filing a private Injury Claim?

Most states may have a period frame in which accidental injuries cases can be made, this time around limit is called the statute of limitations and varies between states. In Georgia, defendants have two years from the date of the incident that caused the injuries to produce their personal injury claims. After this time, the situation may be void.

Call legislation firm of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. if you wish to understand more details on the statute of limitation because it applies on this site in Columbus, GA.

Just how much is My Columbus GA  Injury Claim Actually Worth?

There are numerous factors that take part in properly qualifying an individual injury case and is particularly tough to create a general approximations without studying the information of the way it is. At Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Law Office this site offers free consultations to those who have suffered injuries from negligent parties. We will review your case and provide you with a clearer picture of your own chances for recovering compensation. We will also give you advice in the best course of action using this point.

Here are several factors that could change the overall importance of your own personal injury case:

-Future medical cost and lost income

-Just how the accident happened

-Future results in medical issues

-Medical expenses

-Wages and income lost

-Injuries suffered

The important points of every one of these factors must be thoroughly examined in addition to their damages converted into a cash value. Those accidents that led to serious damages may have far greater influence on the lifespan from the injured person which can add value to the situation.

A few of these damages are incredibly simple to calculate, like the fee for medical treatment, however the damages for pain and suffering or emotional might need professional opinions and resources to calculate. A professional lawyer, like our personal, may have all of the resources and connections to create precise calculations and a strong case for negotiations and court battles.

The Length Of Time Could It Take for My Columbus, GA Personal Injury Case being Settled?

There are numerous important steps that will need to be obtained from submitting the lawsuit to reaching the ultimate settlement. Before a settlement can be reached both sides will need to agree with an award amount through negotiations. If this type of can’t be completed, then a matter will need to be settled in courts.

There are also many individual factors in each individual case that may possess a role in prolonging or shortening this process. Naturally, those cases that happen to be straightforward and include only minor damages will be completed far faster than others including much more serious physical impairment pain suffering and extensive medical treatments.

Important Factors Affecting the Time of a private Injury Case in Columbus

Settlements

When you have an incredibly specific idea of what kind of settlement you think is appropriate, you could find that negotiations is going to take a little longer. Negotiating for a top-dollar compensation requires more work than in case the injured party is flexible inside their expectations. But, this doesn’t mean you ought to accept the 1st give you receive.

There are actually the entire case can be over quickly if you decide to accept the first provide you with the insurance adjuster make. Of course, this can mean settling to have an amount which is reduced than the true value of your own personal injury case and you may find your needs outweigh your compensation in the long term.

Medical Expenses

The insurer dealing with the defendant would like to visit your medical records both after and ahead of the accident before thy will anticipate to say yes to an agreement. They will likely want to make sure that each of the injuries and damages you are describing within the lawsuit are actually through the incident involved and were not conditions you had prior to the incident.

Insurance firms are really careful about their work and definitely will try to do just as much as they are able to to minimize the pay outs they can make for medical expenses. If they can prove that your injuries were not actually linked to the accident, they have no responsibility to deliver compensation for them.

In case the injuries are, undoubtedly, connected to the accident, they have got different ways to minimize the payouts they have to make. By way of example, they can say your injuries are certainly not as serious while you described them and definitely will only need moderate medical care to the not too distant future. Of course, this is simply not completed with your full recovery in your mind, but in the interests from the insurer.

These are generally just some of the most important reasons to experience a qualified injury law practice on your side to ensure every piece of information are properly included plus your case is bullet proof before entering negotiations.

Other Important Considerations

Personal injury lawsuits might take from several months to a number of years to work their course and also the length of time you could expect will probably be individual for your case. If you want a greater thought of what to prepare for from the personal lawsuit case, call up our reputable law practice and schedule a free consultation using our personal injury attorneys.

Furthermore, developing a accidental injury attorney in your favor will assure the process is carried out as smoothly and favorably as you possibly can. Maybe the truth is strong and runs very smoothly from learn to final negotiations plus a settlement. But, in case the issue is not really so easily resolved, it will have to be come to court. It will be essential to have strong legal counsel such an event.

If I’m Partially to blame within the Accident, Would It Be Still Possible to File a Personal Injury Lawsuit in Albany, GA?

There is still the opportunity to recover damages from any sort of accident should you be partially to blame for the injuries. In Georgia, what the law states of modified comparative negligence signifies that provided that an individual is under 50% responsible for the accident.

Our Columbus GA Law Firm Office

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Does an Injury Attorney in Columbus, GA Cost A Lot?

While the concept of hiring a team of high-caliber lawyers is generally a very expensive prospect, we shall not allow financial ability to stand in the form of getting our clients the compensation they need for the full recovery. With the Law firm of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., we operate within contingency plan, or a “No Win, No Charge” arrangement.

Our extensive experience in these instances has allowed us some comprehension of the plight of accident victims in addition to their immediate needs. A very important factor they certainly do not need is to be weighed down with financial burden of getting a good lawyer for that compensation what the law states entitles these people to.  In addition to the many costs of medical expense, there will be the chance of reduced wages when the person is unable to put in the same sort of work effort because of their injured conditions.

For this reason, we don’t charge out clients a cent for our own expert consultancy, professional consultations or extensive experience of personal injury lawsuits – until we win them the compensation they deserve and everybody goes home happy.

The contingency arrangement makes certain that financial need is definitely not an aspect in getting the legal assistance you should pursue your compensation. So, you may have absolutely nothing to lose as well as the helpful information on an entire recovery to get. Contact us today!

To Schedule Your Free Consultation and Case Evaluation Contact Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Personal Injury Lawyers Today!

There are many points to consider in the aftermath of an accident and then there can be many feelings of upset and frustration at the moment. Don’t do or say anything that can place your chances for full compensation in danger. Grab yourself an accomplished Columbus Accidental Injuries Law Office in your favor.

Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Injury Law Practice offers the skill and experience you have got to get you the favorable settlement you really want for. There is not any need so that you can lose sleep across the legalities of the predicament. Let us become your legal support whilst you hop on using the important business of the full recovery.

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My Eldar Headcanons

(BEFORE YOU READ THIS, KNOW I’M RELATIVELY NEW TO THE HOBBY AND HAVE ONLY RECENTLY BEGUN READING THE BOOKS AND CODEX. These are just some silly thoughts I had on the enigmatic but prideful race of space elves in 40k. All five factions!)

Aeldari as a whole:

There’s no LGBT organization since there never was a need for one. Due to the extended lifespans and being practically the oldest continuing race(besides necrons and orkz), they pretty much don’t care about sexuality. Gay, straight, bi, pan, ace, doesn’t matter to them one bit!

This also includes genders identification. They live for over a millennia, they have the time to not care about something that really isn’t bothersome.

Martial arts and duels are the most popular past time for any Aeldari. The sight of weapons clashing and fists flying has been a favored past time for them.

Philosophy and deep thinking is an natural quality they all share. You will not find a race better at poetic thought than the Aeldari.

The pride they still cling too is not unfounded. They are still the only ones to have wraithbone technology, they are the most psychically powerful species, have mastered the art of war beyond Millennia, and had the entire galaxy in the palms of their hands. They also still hold influence for a majority of the webway.

Ynnari are both a blessing and a curse to the eyes of the elves. One hand, they could lead them to a new era of salvation. Other hand, doom their species to complete and utter destruction. It’s a gamble, and this species is very adamant of taking any anymore.

Asuryani(Craftworld Eldar):

Not one Craftworld is the same as the other. Sure the core idea of Asuryani are the same, but years drifting in the void has added much more different traditions and practices. Biel-Tan, the most militaristic of the Craftworlds, probably have a heavy support to the military and has the most willing fighters in the Craftworld. Saim-hann meanwhile, probably prefer to race and show off their speed however way they can.

There are still festivities and celebrations on the Craftworlds, their just not as big as grand as say a Drukhari party. To avoid Slaanesh, excess in anything is restrained as possible, and you can enjoy yourself as long as you don’t have TOO much fun. They try to find the balance between the two, but end up constricting it’s people to tightly.

Those who follow the path of a warrior are treated similarly to celebrities. This has caused many who want fame and recognition to go down the paths. You can imagine how much they change after actually going through with it. These same new bloods are given another chance to leave. They don’t allow those simply seeking fame and admiration instead of duty.

When Asuryani want to have sex, they have a special circlet that dampens the psychic presence they have to Tau levels of existence. It takes time to get used to, so it’s more common for insemination to be used instead. Still, the child cannot be brought in until the spirit stone has been prepared.

Minor Craftworlds(Craftworlds half the size of average Craftworlds) are much more likely to be raided, attacked, or pillaged. Those same ones are found going through the Webway more, escorted by Corsairs, or cutting deals with the Imperium than the usual ones. Don’t be fooled! They are still powerful vessels that would require some serious firepower to take out!

Asuryani are the most adamant on joining Yvrainne and her crusade. They’re goal is to survive, and joining the Ynnari is something they just risk. Only the exodites are more refusing.

Drukhari(Dark Eldar):

You know Victorian England? That’s the Drukhari. Except add metal music too. They believe in being the most upstanding individual in the most blatantly corrupt society. By being the absolute worst individuals imaginable.

Bondage resembling the movie hellraiser in public? Sure! Holding hands and showing affections? SCANDALOUS!

They are the true remnants of the Aeldari empire. Despite your opinion, they are the ones with the most technology from their empire, they were a legitimate faction in the empire, and they still follow customs from the empire. Since they are the ones that remember the customs(their cult customs) had done.

A kabal, coven, and cult will support each other just as much as they are willing to try and kill each other. They can’t outright since each faction has something that is incredibly precious to the Drukhari. Coven: Biological and Scientific manipulation, Cults: Entertainment and scout knowledge(A wych cult were the first to discover the Tyranids for the Drukhari), and Kabals: Military and order. 

Cults, Kabals, and Covens bring in slaves but never the same type. Wyches will take as many type of species as they can, Kabals LOVE to take high ranking individuals to play with, and Covens will find the strongest just to fuck with.

They still believe in their gods, but not as much as the others might. Khaine being popular with the wyches, but the others tend to do their own things instead of listening or wasting time on serving a dead god.

Nobles still exist, but their power and influence have diminished almost entirely. Very few even retain some aspects of their previous power.

Despite the daemonic incursions, infighting, chaos warbands, imperial might, and Tyranid invasions, the Drukhari are the most likely to outlast the other Eldars.

Corsairs(Pirate Eldar):

The most likely type of eldar to meet. As well as the most honest of their kin, since as long as you don’t cross them you’ll be fine. Human relationships are better... but only as much as you can expect from the xenophobic Imperium.

They have seen the most of the galaxy, and yet, they have barely found the entirety of the galaxy’s secrets. 

They were the first Eldars to discover the Tyranids that enter the galaxy, but it was only in hushed whispers and rumors. Originally just some species of space whales or a new kind of daemon than what the galaxy will soon learn.

They are by fat, the best fliers and maneuvers in the galaxy. No other species can match their speed and agility as they fly across the stars. You need to get to somewhere quickly and safely? Get a corsair!

They are the bulk of Yvraine’s fleet and soldiers. After all, everything is coming to the end... why not go out swinging?

Adventurers, pirates, mercenaries, their whatever they need to be when it comes to the job. Mon’keigh, Tau, Asuryani, even Drukhari, if there’s adventure and excitement(and a bit of coin never hurt anyone), they’ll be sure to do it!

Exodites(Tribal Eldar):

The only level of tech their willing to go to is basic black powder. No steampunk or western style eldar, Your more likely to find Neolithic to Medieval Exodites with them.

Everything is done with the bare minimum and done quietly to avoid the humans from discovering them. They’ve adapted to their own worlds, such as traveling silently by trees in dense forests or moving under the sands in dune worlds.

They do keep an advanced transmitter so to get help from a Craftworld or a passing by Corsair fleet if the world is too far gone to be habitable or they’ve been incredibly compromised. Look to what Vulkan did to the last Exodites on a planet for a better understanding...

Hit and run tactics, guerrilla warfare, scouting, and guides through death worlds, Exodites are widely used by other Aeldari in search through forgotten ruins or lost cities all decayed to almost dust. They avoid them as they were what brought their fall, and will allow the others to repeat the same lesson that they clearly haven’t learned.

Some have dinosaurs, others have large birds of prey, kraken sized squids, and pretty much any other beast of burden to aid them. Dinosaurs are just more well known because every species can agree that dinos are cool.

Harlequin(Clown Eldar):

When you see one running, probably best to run with that one. They’re never too far from showing a performance or from danger either! Expect a surprise no matter what the outcome!

The only eldar that are given passage anywhere due to how strange yet entrancing they are. Their arrival means a play will begin! However, what play that will be, entertainment or for bloodshed, is only found out too late. Be weary around them!

They speak in rhymes and poetry. This also includes anecdotes, haiku, hand gestures, charades(really good at those), or with tarot cards. The meaning being shrouded by mystery that only few have managed to figure out BEFORE it was executed...

If you haven’t guessed yet, they’re the most mysterious of the eldars. WHICH IS SAYING SOMETHING WITH ALL THIS SHROUDED MYSTERY FOR THEIR ENTIRE RACE! Sorry, got my gripe at how much more lore there is for Space Marines than... well anyone else really. To the topic! It is said they also reside in the webways like the Drukhari, but in more remote regions that not even they know!

The most flexible species in the galaxy. While much can be thanked by the gravity belt around their waist, they can still bend and flex in ways that could break your mind! Great for distractions, no denial there!

Their also the best dancers, play performers, artists, story tellers, and the most colorfully dressed Eldars as well! They could do an entire play of the Horus Heresy to PERFECT detail, but choose not to since humans wouldn’t like the thought of their god being a massive dick. They also purposely screw up a part in a play so not to give Slaanesh power from their performance. Only their god, Cegorach, may have their energy.

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General Discussions: All Elite Wrestling (AEW)

So with All Out happening tonight (or well, tomorrow morning for me) I’m in the mood to get a lot of AEW talk off my chest. The difference between this and previous talks ‘In (Slight) Defense of AEW’s Women’s Division’ and ‘Are AEW Planning a Second Show?’ - the latter of which seems to have been confirmed - I don’t want to talk about one sole thing, I have multiple things I wanna talk about: Criticisms, Hindsight, Signing Suggestions, Predictions and whatnot. I’m also gonna split this into two at least, we’re gonna start with some critiques (positive and negative criticism) and some hindsight talk.

Critiques So AEW has been running officially since May 2019. Meaning that half of their lifespan has happened during COVID 19′s pandemic, before I go into positive and negative criticisms I’d like this point to at least commend AEW on their action and sustainability during this time; several other brands have had to sadly close or cease programming for a long time, with ROH only just returning. AEW has done a stellar job being safe as well, only one confirmed case in QT Marshall (Moxley quarantining because of Renee’s positive case), frequent tests and having small amount of fans in the arena, this is on top of the fact that Jacksonville is also a hotspot, so currently well done on that. But AEW is far from a perfect company, no company can be. However, not all criticism is fair and I wanna vent some of that. Fair Criticism towards AEW First I wanna point out that there are things even I don’t like about AEW, because I know people will paint me as an apologist, I’d also wanna preface that there are parts of WWE I like too, and parts I don’t like. On AEW’s part though I think the fairest criticism for it is that a lot of talent slip through the cracks, COVID doesn’t help of course but talent had been kept away from the main show or not getting their due; Santana and Ortiz and the Lucha Bros should be tag champions by now, Scorpio Sky would’ve been a great TNT champion, Jurassic Express despite their popularity often seem to be on the losing end of feuds, Private Party have fell into the undercard of the tag division, Joey Janela and Sonny Kiss are sadly purposeless and Lance Archer is just floating around, Nyla and Vickie’s partnership hasn’t really gone anywhere either as of yet and Abadon has been kept from the title picture. There’s also the flip-flop booking of Shawn Spears, Jake Hager, Mel, Luther, Penelope Ford, TH2 and others. While I am gonna track back on the Women’s Division complaint it would bode better for AEW if they had more storylines, and their title was better. I mean the design is fine, it just needs to be bigger. The Picture with Shida and Cody swapping belts really sells that. Belt designs have been very up and down too, the TNT title is not good, the FTW title is a bit iffy but even that is a better design. So far only ‘Big Platinum’ and the Tag Titles are original designs without complaints. Unfair Criticism towards AEW Since a lot of people compare AEW to WWE, there will be times where people will treat them as the same, and that’s not really too fair. Case in point, big one out of the way, The Women’s Division. Wanting more from the women is fair but as I detailed they are pretty handicapped right now since many of their wrestlers are overseas, but when they make moves in a positive light they’re still criticised. Thunder Rosa (fka Kobra Moon of Lucha Underground) is great and we have a much hyped match for that. The criticisms reared its head more with the Deadly Draw and the Tooth and Nail match being in the Buy In. I’ve already discussed the benefits of the Deadly Draw in a prior post so I’m gonna focus on Swole/Baker. Now on the Main Card anyway thanks to fan response, it shouldn’t have been treated like AEW pre-shows are like WWE’s, there’s a Number 1 Contendership Battle Royale on that same Buy In, Khan has been clear that he wants people invested enough to ‘Buy in to the PPV’ so it shouldn’t be treated as a disservice.

I’d also like to segue this into a WWE comparison, because whenever AEW is on you have people tracking how many women’s segments there are. So let me run down WWE for a bit

Smackdown had 3 Women’s Bits last night (4th Sept): the Tag Match that led to FINALLY the Banks/Bayley schism, a cryptic hint towards a woman returning (rumors of Eva Marie I hope are false, maybe it’s Carmella?) and a small backstage segment between Bliss and Bayley

NXT on ‘Super Tuesday Part 1′ had 1 very short match building to the Candice/Tegan feud and a package for Ripley vs Mercedes

Raw had 2 matches and 3 segments which included a Payback rematch

Payback had 2 matches, one on the Pre-Show, both of these matches would later be rematched in the following week

Summerslam had 3 matches, only one of them not a title match and one of them being rematched on the following Raw

NXT TakeOver 30 had 1 match, a title match, including the Pre-Show

For all the criticism AEW gets for having 2-3 bits on Dynamite (which is an hour less than Raw might I add and Dark hosts consistently 3 women’s bits that nobody acknowledges simply because the matches are squashes) I never see WWE criticised in that same vein, and that’s unfair, criticise both. The main difference is that AEW do not have the ‘seasoned big star’ because they’re not that old, Mickie James, Asuka, Bliss and the Four Horsewomen didn’t just get this popular overnight, they spent years honing this craft to this audience. Would it be great for AEW to have a megastar type? Sure but business is not all that easy, who do you take? Tessa’s attitude isn’t exactly positive for business, time is what they need and it’s something people are not giving. Of the other unfair criticisms the quick and easy one is the ‘AEW is TNA 2.0′ - newsflash, most wrestlers will go through the WWE machine in some shape or form, if you complain that AEW lacks female stars because nobody is well known but criticise the men’s division for using well-known ex-WWE talent then you have to see the contradiction. Moxley has been great, Jericho has been great, Brodie has been great, it’s not like AEW aren’t promoting others either. And also the ‘VP is becoming like the McMahons’ - people think that because a wrestler is a booker that they’ll only book themselves strong, but Cody let himself get squashed by Brodie, Kenny passed out to PAC and lost to Moxley, the Bucks haven’t been tag champions and Brandi hasn’t inserted herself in any title match. Just because we’re burned by WWE doesn’t mean that AEW are the same. I am all for constructive criticism with the brand because there are certainly places where it can improve, but it keeps circling around to the fact that we put WWE as the negative standard we compare AEW to, as if WWE are literally the Simpsons of Wrestling, there’s not gonna be much they haven’t done. Hindsight Talk So with the critiques out of the way now we can talk about some missed opportunities, since it kinda pairs together with that. Nearly a year and a half and AEW is still quite different to how it started, there are some things though we could still look back in regret. The easy one is doing a more thorough background check. The SpeakingOut movement affected all of wrestling and led to the departure of Jimmy Havoc, likewise it also led to the Elite cutting ties with Joey Ryan and distancing from Marty Scurll, of course until people spoke out it would’ve been impossible to know but knowing now does make parts of All In and AEW’s history come with a sense of bitterness. A further stressing of variety would’ve helped AEW, there’s a lot of criticism when people don’t understand that things are different for a reason, comedy has a place in Wrestling, we just need a reminder. The ranking system and tag rules could still be clearer. There’s also the sooner dropping of aspects like the Nightmare Family faction with Mel and Luther with Brandi, as well as some other dropped plots like Brandi’s mental break, Allie’s affiliation with the Butcher and Blade (the latter being her irl husband) as ‘the Bunny’, Christopher Daniels’ feuds with Pentagon and the Dark Order, the initial presentation of the Dark Order, not debuting Sadie Gibbs earlier and maybe pushing Intergender wrestling a bit sooner. AEW were reluctant and a Kip/Penelope vs Kenny/Riho feud was in the works to some solid appeal, but it sadly went nowhere. The Deadly Draw could’ve been longer, but I stand by the decision to put it on Youtube. I think the TNT title tournament could’ve been longer too. The bigger regrets I personally wished from AEW are that the Lucha Bros didn’t win the tag titles first, SCU are great but Lucha Bros are next level wrestlers who are monstrously talented, given Hangman and Kenny’s blockbuster match with the Lucha Bros, it’s a shame that we didn’t have a bigger feud where the Lucha Bros took their Young Bucks feud momentum to win the whole tournament. Not signing Mercedes Martinez, Deonna Purrazo or pushing a Kong vs Kong match would also be a missed opportunity too. Hindsight is of course 2020 so we can’t be too hard on AEW, as we’ll move onto in Part 2, when we’ll talk about All Out Predictions and positive hopes for AEW’s future

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‘Legacies’: Danielle Rose Russell on Miss Mystic Falls, the Finale, and All That Screaming

In the latest episode of The CW series Legacies, entitled “Let’s Just Finish the Dance,” the Miss Mystic Falls pageant, and all of the competition and stress that accompanies it, forced Hope (Danielle Rose Russell) to deal with all of the emotions that she’s been trying to compartmentalize for some time now. And with the fallout of her actions leaving her and Landon (Aria Shahghasemi) on the outs, Hope will turn to Lizzie (Jenny Boyd) to help her make things right.

During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actress Danielle Rose Russell (who has given a terrific and beautifully nuanced performance this season) talked about Hope’s participation in the Miss Mystic Falls pageant, what she thought about the meaning behind the special dress that Hope wore, the dynamic between Hope and Lizzie, why she only screams once per season, Hope and Landon’s relationship, her reaction to learning about what Landon actually is, why she loves the idea of Hosie (Hope and Josie), how she feels about the season finale, and what she’s most enjoyed about Hope’s journey this season.

Collider: Clearly, Hope has been having a rough time of things lately, with everything that she’s been going through. So, do all of those bad things help make the fact that she has to be in the Miss Mystic Falls pageant seem a little less awful, or does it just feel like the cherry on top of the awfulness cake?

DANIELLE ROSE RUSSELL: I think she thinks that it’s gonna help her, which is why she even agreed to do it and doesn’t put up much of a fight because, more than anything, she really needs to be distracted. But, it definitely is the cherry on top of the awfulness cake.

As much as she protests all of this, do you think Hope also is at least a tiny bit secretly happy that she decided to do this pageant?

RUSSELL: I think that there’s a part of her that allows herself to pay tribute to the Mikaelson way. The Mikaelsons were always throwing balls and parties and extravagant get-togethers, or whatever you want to call them, so there’s a part of her that allows herself to be into that a little bit. Of course, she is very much a girl, and I think that she does like to get into a dress and put her make-up on and do her hair. But honestly, she probably mostly wants nothing to do with this. It’s just that, with all of the things that have happened recently, she’s almost forced to do it. She has no other choice.

In order to win this pageant, she finds herself taking advice from Lizzie (Jenny Boyd), which just doesn’t seem like it can go well. What did you enjoy about getting to explore what the two of them can accomplish together, when they’re not annoying each other?

RUSSELL: You see how they do help each other. It’s definitely an interesting dynamic that has mostly occurred off screen. When Legacies picked up, we never really saw the history between both of the twins. There are definitely more developments that need to happen, with both of the twins, though Hope’s relationship with Lizzie does become significant and they do help each other out, in the face of danger. I always think it’s really nice to see characters band together and fight for what they all believe in.

It’s certainly cathartic, any time you have a lot of stress and things going on, to just go into a wide open space and scream. What was it like to shoot that, and how many times did you have to scream?

RUSSELL: Well, I did a lot of screaming in The Originals, and I hurt my voice so badly that I said, “I can’t scream, if you want me to be able to work, for like the next three days.” So, what I usually do is that I scream once in the season, and we’ll just use that scream, all throughout, or extend it, or do whatever we need to do. And then, I open my mouth and pretend like I’m screaming, the whole time. So, it’s a little secret, but in order to save my voice and work, I couldn’t actually scream.

I love that the dress Hope wears for Miss Mystic Falls turns out to have more meaning than even she realizes. What was your own personal reaction to learning about the dress that you’d be wearing and what the meaning was behind it?

RUSSELL: I was definitely surprised. I did a lot of thinking about it because, to me, it didn’t really seem like something that would cause the reaction that it did. I realized that it wasn’t just the dress. It was so many more things that had happened to Hope, between Landon and all of these different things that had happened that really forced her to just cry. The dress is just a literal reminder of the fact that she doesn’t have her dad, who is the person that she probably would have gone to about something like this. She doesn’t really have anyone, so it’s like seeing a little girl just needing her dad. The dress just happened to be playing that role. But it was definitely a process to try to get the dress to work because, obviously, it was made for someone seven inches taller than I am. I’m actually very short, so it was definitely a struggle. Our fashion department spent countless hours trying to make it work, and it did.

When you’re doing a Miss Mystic Falls episode, because it has played such a role in the lifespan of this universe, do you feel an extra sense of responsibility, in doing your version of that?

RUSSELL: Yeah. On the day of shooting it, I was like, “Oh, I’m Miss Mystic Falls.” I watched that episode of The Vampire Diaries when I was 11 years old, so on that day of shooting, I was like, “I’m Miss Mystic Falls. This is a little weird.” How life comes full circle, sometimes. Our director, Geoff Shotz, has done three other Miss Mystic Falls episodes, so I was jaded about the dress and he was jaded over doing the episode. He was like, “I can’t, with Miss Mystic Falls. This just never dies.” It was very funny, and we had a lot of fun.

What do you think about the relationship between Hope and Landon, at this point? Are you optimistic for their future, or are you just sort of always waiting for the other shoe to drop, especially on this show?

RUSSELL: I’m definitely always waiting for the other shoe to drop, but I think it’s the relationship that makes the most sense for Hope. Their journey together is gonna be one of ups and downs, but I have a lot of hope and faith in their love, and I know that they care for each other. We’ll see what happens with that. It definitely will play a huge part in how the season ends, but for now, just stay tuned.

What was your own reaction to finally learning what Landon actually is?

RUSSELL: I read that script in the hair and make-up trailer, literally seconds after production delivered it to everyone. I skimmed through it and got to the very end, and I literally started to scream. I was like, “Oh, my gosh, you guys aren’t gonna believe what Landon is!” I got everyone so excited about it, and I called Aria because he wasn’t on set. He had gone home because he wasn’t in the episode before that one, and I was like, “You have to call me back, as soon as you can. You’re not gonna believe what you are. It’s so cool!” I’ve been holding in this secret for so long. I’d do interviews and be like, “We’re gonna explore what Landon is, and we’ve never explored it before, in this way.” Now that it’s finally out, I can take a deep breath because everyone is experiencing what I’ve been experiencing for months.

It’s so cool that a universe like this, that’s been around for so many seasons and three different shows, can still find so many new aspects to explore. There’s been so much new stuff, this season, that I never expected, that’s made the show so cool to watch.

RUSSELL: Yes, I think so, too. What was important for Legacies to actually be a successful show is that we had to introduce new mythology. We definitely have, and it still lives in the same world, but these mythological creatures and beings and magic have also existed for millenniums, and they’re now revealing themselves in Legacies. It’s been a lot of fun to explore new mythology.

Are you surprised at how much “Hosie” has become a thing, and how much people are loving the idea of Hope and Josie?

RUSSELL: Yes! We’re very surprised. We talk about it, all the time. It’s funny because Kaylee [Bryant] and I call each other our wives. It’s why we started the whole Hosie thing, and it really caught on with people. We wanted to see that relationship happen when it was right, so in the alternate universe, you saw Hope and Josie get very flirty, I guess you could say. That definitely felt like the right time for that. If it doesn’t make sense, then obviously we would never want anything that doesn’t make sense to be in the show. But I think it definitely fit into the story, as well as it could.

Without giving anything away, what was your reaction, the first time that you read the season finale script? How did you feel about where Hope will be left, at the end of this season?

RUSSELL: I had heard rumors about how our season was gonna end, since the middle the season. We all talked about it and said, “Oh, my god, if the season ends that way, that would be so cool. It makes total sense.” Like everything, so much information had already been revealed, at that point, so it was something that made the most sense, for Hope and this entire world. So, when I finally got the script, I was very, very happy to see that that’s what happens, and I can’t wait for the audience to see it, too. I think it’s gonna really, really shock people.

Over the course of this season, Hope has gone from being totally closed off, emotionally, and pushing everyone away, to having friends, having a boyfriend, and opening herself up enough to actually care for people and to let people care about her. How do you feel about her evolution, this season? What has been your favorite thing about telling her story?

RUSSELL: I’ve really loved her evolution this season. I think that the only way for the character to develop properly, and to do justice to her and her process for what she’s gone through, was for her to love, and to develop relationships and friendships, so I’m happy that she’s beginning to do so. In the beginning of the season, she goes on a journey from being vengeful, and having vengeful reactions to people that have hurt her, to forgiving and to seeing her be loved, and that’s really been beautiful. I hope I can continue to do that. I have a lot of hopes for her, for Season 2, and I’m really excited to see what everyone thinks about how the season ends.

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Charlotte Linlin (Big Mom) [ESTJ]- One Piece

Updated on 22/06/19

Typed by: Pensive Fine

Functional Order: Te-Si-Ne-Fi 

Big Mom works towards what she considers a peaceful, harmonious utopia that promotes equality of races which may initially seem Fe-ish. But the methods she utilises are all Te. Big Mom establishes and enforces the rules of Totto Land, making citizens donate one month of their lifespan every six months as a fee for Big Mom's protection. She thinks she knows best and forces her standards upon people, steamrolling over them if they do not comply ("If you obey me, everyone will live in happiness, if you disobey, it means you are selfish bad person, so I must kill you!"). She displayed this even as a kid, taking it upon herself to punish the bear for fighting with the wolf and fix the appearance of her fellow orphans by tearing off their racial features. She approaches situations with a business like approach, believing that a pirate should accept no compromises or delays in getting what they want. It is through this approach that she establishes protection for islands in return for candy, enacting harsh punishments if the terms are not met. If any of her allies were to leave her no matter what the reason, Big Mom forces them to give up something precious to them as a form of compensation. Big Mom generally does not tolerate failure and does not hesitate to punish those who do not reach her standard (demoting Snack). She hatches an elaborate yet efficient plan to get rid of her opposition- luring the Vinsmokes into a political alliance, then killing them and taking their military weapons. She sees her husbands as tools for procreation and once their use is served, she proceeds to discard them-ignoring their feelings and not even letting them see the children. SBS Volume 90 reveals she even abducted her 43 husbands to be used for this purpose. She also views her children as tools for her personal gain and generally does not take their feelings into account. She mainly values Pudding for her acting skills and acknowledging the importance of her third eye to read the Poneglypths yet personally found it disgusting and most likely would have treated her worse if it wasn't for its usage. This made me consider inferior Ti being unable to view the inconsistencies within their logic but that could just be how controlling her Te is. She views Lola as a failure for running out of her marriage to Loki to establish more military might for Big Mom. Big Mom does not put any work to raising morals or values to her children aside from promoting loyalty to herself. One of the aspects that lead to her downfall is her neglect for the emotions of her daughters, not considering that her abusive treatment towards Chiffon would lead her to feelings of resentment and allow her to support Bege in betraying her.  Big Mom prefers to keep her personal feelings private to herself, refusing to open up about Mother Camel nor her experiences with the Giants. She is prone to childish fits whenever her emotions stir up (inferior Fi).

Whilst she does have a grand vision for the future, it centres around recreating the past of Mother Camel's dream of having the races united, latching on to her memory for over 60 years (Si). She recreates her tea parties in a manner reminiscent of the joy of enjoying semla with her friends when younger and continues to hold them to relieve those positive memories. This extends to her wanting to sit happily with all the races by using Caesar Clown's gigantification research so that they can dine with her at eye level. Additionally she seems to recognise people by lineage, recognising Luffy based upon who he descended from and viewing Sanji as the 'Son of Vinsmoke', hinting at a Si connection towards emphasising the importance of one’s family roots (their past). She recounts the humiliation of Roger taking a copy of her Ponegylph and plans very meticulously to avoid such an event from happening again. Her Ne shows itself in the sheer wackiness and fantasical nature of Totto Land as well as her excitement over collecting different creatures. She becomes excited over the possibility of what could be inside the Tametabako Box. With lower Ne she tends to accept events at face value and do not question her perceptions that much, not being able to intuit that she was the one who ate Mother Camel, that Caesar was using the money given to him for ulterior purposes nor did much speculating on the suspicious events of who destroyed the buildings in Sweet City.

Enneagram: 8w7

Tritype: 8w7 6w7 2w3 [The Rescuer]

Big Mom refuses to let others take control of her. She is confrontational over everything, even with things that don’t necessary threaten her security directly. She eagerly accepts a challenge, choosing to spare Fishman Island and redirect her attention towards Luffy. She dislikes it when anyone else is in charge-demanding Katakuri to explain himself when he interferes. She is quick to react in aggression in attempt to regain control of the situation. 

Her 6 fix is counter-phobic, becoming overly controlling of her crew members and fostering her family so that their loyalty lies in her and her only. This is done to feel a sense of complete security- having had past experiences of abandonment. Similarly such measures are also applied whenever people leave her crew, her attempts to make them stay involve setting up a roulette game in which there are consequences-almost as if such a threat would discourage them from leaving.

Finally her 2-fix makes her believe that she genuinely is doing a good thing and that her actions are helping other people. One Piece chapter 846 revealed that she wanted to replay the villagers in Wano by sharing Oshiruko with them and got angry at Luffy for eating it all up, demanding why he did so. Whilst Big Mom did get amnesia, this component is still intrinsically part of her personality. It just manifested itself in a unhealthy manner. She expects love from her family simply because she raised them, wanting them to be grateful to her for their existence. She considers herself a ‘kind queen’ of her country, accusing those who disobey her demands as being ‘selfish’, being especially angry whenever people do not show up to her Tea Parties. 

Note: Initially I had her heart fix as a 3 given her immense pride in her own self-image as a Yonko. However I could not simply ignore those 2-ish moments she had. I may change my mind in the future but this is what I’m going with for now.

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Partner With A Trusted LED Lighting Fixtures Supplier in Manila, Philippines

INTRODUCTION

Whether you’re building a new home or renovating an existing office space, creating a good lighting setup is an essential part of your project. Lighting is an often overlooked design element because its benefits to a space are not immediately obvious. However, it plays a significant role in how you perceive a room. An effective lighting setup can make spaces feel larger and more inviting.

Lighting also greatly affects your health and safety. A good lighting system allows you to see and avoid possible hazards in front of you, and it can help improve your mood, regulate your sleep pattern, and reduce stress.

With all these advantages, it is clear just how important lighting can be for everyone who uses your space. The best way to achieve good lighting is by finding a supplier who can provide you with high-quality lighting fixtures.

As one of the top lighting fixture suppliers in Manila, Philippines, Ecoshift Corporation offers exceptional solutions to help you with all your lighting needs.

We have an extensive selection of outstanding products

that provide just the right amount of illumination to keep you happy, healthy, and productive.

WHAT ARE LIGHTING FIXTURE SUPPLIERS?

Suppliers often act as middlemen between manufacturers and distributors or retailers. However, it is also common for suppliers and manufacturers to be a single company. Traditional suppliers do not often have the means to offer their goods directly to end customers, which is why they have to partner with distributors.

In the lighting industry, suppliers are responsible for providing lighting fixtures to other entities in order to get products to consumers.

THE ROLE OF LED LIGHTING FIXTURES SUPPLIERS IN THE INDUSTRY

Since lighting suppliers are at the top of the supply chain, they play a significant role in the distribution process. Without them, distributors and retailers would not have access to products, and in turn, consumers cannot purchase lights.

To give consumers a better buying experience, Ecoshift has streamlined the distribution process for our company. We manufacture every product ourselves and supply them directly to our customers through our website and other online platforms.

When you work with us, you no longer have to worry about coordinating with third-party sellers. You can also ensure the condition of your purchase because all products we offer come directly from the source.

WHAT IS A LIGHTING FIXTURE?

In the lighting industry, lighting fixtures can refer to several things. Some manufacturers use the term when talking about the complete lighting unit, while others use it to refer to the part of the light that is attached to a wall or ceiling. Since it is used so frequently, its true definition becomes unclear. However, according to Engineered Products Company,

the term can be used interchangeably with “luminaire”

as long as the product has supporting documents to help you understand its meaning.

WHAT ARE LIGHTING FIXTURES USED FOR?

Lighting fixtures can serve different functions depending on their location, position, and type

. Their purpose will also largely depend on your needs and how you plan to integrate each piece into your project. Whether you’re working on a commercial or residential space, you must consider the four main uses of lighting.

AMBIENT LIGHTINGAlso known as general lighting, ambient lighting refers to fixtures that provide just enough light to a space. Their primary purpose is to make your room visible to get you safely from one point to another. Ambient lights are also meant to resemble natural light, and they set the overall tone or mood of your space. These fixtures are responsible for making an area comfortable and inviting.

TASK LIGHTINGAs the name implies, task lighting is meant to help you do your tasks more effectively. These lights are concentrated on areas where you work, such as offices, kitchens, and libraries. Task lights must contrast the ambient lighting in a room, or they won’t be as effective. The contrasting brightness of these lights can help reduce shadows and glare around the working area.

For commercial spaces, such as retail stores, task lighting can also be used to illuminate entrances so that customers can easily see them from outside.

ACCENT LIGHTINGAccent lighting is often very concentrated on a particular area of a room to highlight a specific focal point. This type of lighting makes a space look more sophisticated by accentuating beautiful artworks, displays, furniture, and other decorations. Accent lights are commonly used for museums, art shows, and historical buildings.

DECORATIVE LIGHTINGUnlike all the previous lighting types mentioned, decorative lighting is primarily used to make a space look beautiful and appealing. The functional purpose of these fixtures comes second to design and aesthetic. The most common examples of decorative lights are Christmas lights and lighted decorations.

HOW LIGHTING FIXTURE SUPPLIERS IN MANILA CAN HELP YOU

A good lighting fixture supplier should be able to address your lighting concerns. Our team at Ecoshift is highly knowledgeable about the industry, so you can rely on us to provide you with the best lighting solution for any project. We also have the expertise to handle all aspects of the installation process to ensure that your lighting system functions correctly and efficiently.

WHAT A LIGHTING FIXTURES SUPPLIER IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES CAN DO FOR YOUR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTYWith the help of a lighting fixture supplier, you can achieve good lighting in your home and take advantage of its various health benefits.

Ecoshift offers several ambient, task, accent, and decorative lighting options

to help you create the lighting setup of your dreams.

We have an array of products in various styles, sizes, colors, and shapes, so you can surely find a fixture that suits your unique design aesthetic. Additionally, we provide outdoor lighting products, such as garden and flood lights, to improve your property’s curb appeal and increase outdoor visibility at night.

HOW LIGHTING FIXTURES COMPANIES IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES CAN IMPROVE YOUR COMMERCIAL LIGHTING SYSTEMPartnering with a lighting fixture supplier is particularly helpful if you are working on a commercial project. These types of jobs are often bigger in scale, so they require more lights to provide enough illumination for workers.

Ecoshift has a wide range of products that are perfect for office buildings

, business establishments, shopping malls, community spaces, industrial facilities, and much more.

We have been providing our products and installation services to commercial clients throughout the Philippines since 2011. With our years of experience in the industry, you can trust that we have the knowledge and skills to create a lighting system that benefits your business and your employees.

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIGHTING FIXTURES?

Lighting fixtures come in all shapes and sizes. Before deciding what product works best for your project, it is essential to get an idea of the different styles available on the market.

Aside from having various designs, lighting fixtures can be fitted with different types of bulbs. Incandescent, fluorescent, and halogen bulbs are still being used for some luminaires, but many communities no longer use these. In fact, incandescent light bulbs were phased out in the Philippines in 2010.

A lot of people now consider LED lights as the best fixtures to use because of their unmatched energy efficiency, long lifespan, and…Continue Reading

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How to Hire an Expert Website Designer in Wix?

It was a very difficult decade ago to build a new website without professional support from scratch. You probably need a team of code designers, graphic designers and web designers, testing experts and other experts to get a robust project online. It took weeks and months, and the development cost a fortune.

Wix website builder has been designed to simplify things a lot. The initial idea was to help newbies without coding capabilities to set up their own sites at minimum cost without assistance. Eventual, the platform has become one of the most popular and simple drag and drop tools at affordable prices. Although the use of the software is not rocket science, it is still possible that certain users need an expert to ensure success and promotion of projects in the future.

This time we will talk about how to select a Wix expert if you need him or her and the cost of services.

What kind of wix expert are you looking for?

The first thing you have to do is to know what kind of expert you really need. Whether you want to build a new website from the ground up, create certain other graphics for an already existing website, create a website SEO or customise some pages with HTML/CSS access depends on future objectives.

Let all Wix experts be divided into three main categories. Of course, depending on your objectives, certain exceptions may occur. At least, you'll understand who you're looking for.

1. Graphic Designers

These experts specialize mainly in the creation of images and graphic elements for your website. They may help you with a logo, publicity banners and so on. You can hire them to highlight some such services or features in case you want custom icons. Graphic designers can help you create a favicon for website, etc.

Be aware that these experts are never coding experts. They also don't have sufficient programming capabilities to customize existing websites to create a new website. Instead, you obviously need the services of graphic designers at some point when you run a growing online business or digital store.

2. Coders and Programmers

These experts can help if you want to go far beyond custom Wix templates or develop a special widget that is impossible to find in the Wix App Market. In this case, you need experts who are aware of how to function in a comprehensive front end environment within Wix Velo Development Platform.

To modify Website UI design elements and retain the flexibility of code use, Velo offers developers access to various source code tools and editors. Developers will be allowed to use the Velo API in order to improve marketing and SEO performance of their websites, create dynamic pages, integrate promotion tools etc.

3. Web Designers

These experts combine the previews two skills. They are good coders, they know languages of programming and they are designers. Web designers have sufficient experience to develop a brand new website layout and some elements like a reservation form or website calculator for you. They are able to code, although in most cases Wix does not need these skills in most cases.

Website designers normally charge more than developers and graphic designers. On the other hand, if you need professional assistance, you will find an all-in-one solution for them. Customer should be 100% certain, at the same time, that the job is handled by a candidate. In other words, you must know where you can search for the most experienced and professional experts and check their level of expertise.

Wix Expert Hubs to Look

The World Web is packed with freelancing markets and hubs to find a Wix expert. It takes a long time to check all of them, while your project requires fast deployment. Here are some of the best places to search for a Wix expert. They can differ in prices, even if you can find your budget still.

Wix Marketplace

You can opt for professional third party support from Wix Marketplace when you have decided to choose Wix as the web design platform. If you are going to hire a freelancer or agency to meet your web design requirements and project requirements, this is the best destination to reach The platform presents an enormous pool of web developer experts from Wix. Whether you need an online shop, graphic design/web design and an efficient promotion/marketing strategy, it is the right place for qualified help.

Specialists: dozens of dedicated web design experts from around the world will be introduced on the marketplace. You can also meet experts from Cyblance who truly benefit in the development of the website. The guys are competent to start small/large web design projects, complete graphic design tasks, produce content, develop a successful marketing, website-SEO and other related services for your brand.

The team is also distinguished by its state-of-the-art professionalism, its individual approach to every customer and project, its coding awareness and the particular characteristics of the Wix platform. This helps to take advantage of the best possible outcome of your project.

How it works: you need to log in to your Wix account, access the Wix marketplace, browse through Wix Partners to find your freelance company or agency regarding your preferences (location, cost, services provided etc.). If your choice is difficult, the platform will help you to find the best partner you can deal with. Please send your request and answer a couple of questions regarding parameters and requirements of the project, the budget and deadlines and wait until the Wix partner contacts you to discuss future cooperation conditions.

Cost of service: discuss these issues directly with the expert you will be hiring to determine the costs of the project development and the payment conditions. In general, the costs begin from 500 dollars and can reach more than 3000 dollars depending on the type of service you need.

Full-Cycle Web Development Agencies

The last and probably easiest way is to go online and look for a development firm specialised in Wix. You will meet many websites and companies involved in development. They all promise great services, even if the price is a little too high. The main advantage is that reputable companies offer Agile methods, so you know what is done from prototyping to A\B testing and deployment. In other words, you and developers can follow the building process to make modifications.

Specialists: The best way of showing the benefits of a full-cycle Web Development Agency, which definitely will speak for themselves, is to give you one of Cyblance – the best examples of this team. The guys are true experts in the industry with a long experience and a profound understanding of customer needs. They can accomplish any kind of project and task, regardless of type, complexity, expertise, budget and special requirements.

The pros of service have the necessary expertise to create and promote a quality web design / graphic design project for you on the Internet if necessary. They discuss all the crucial nuances to the best web development strategy before completing the task. This ensures quality results without a special investment of time/effort/budget.

Cost of service: the hiring of professional Wix website designer is a challenge for the wallet unless you deal with service specialists we just discussed. They provide top quality services for any budget and have more than affordable general price policies for all.

Tips to Check the Expertise Level

Wix is among the powerful website builders that are yet easy to use. At some point in the lifespan and evolution of your website, you may need professional assistance. Although the platform was mainly developed for beginners and newbies, the expertise level of a certain candidate could be difficult for them to define. You must take several key aspects into account, from fair value to portfolio, experience, creativity, etc.

1. Exclusiveness and Creativity

It's hardly a good idea to choose a web designer because of years of experience. You have to be 100% sure that he or she can develop an aesthetic and innovative approach to worldly tasks. An expert should be able to put together shapes, colours, and codes with a natural gift. The candidate's portfolio does not always say true. Find out how to find out:

Years of experience.

Education and university.

Previous projects of agencies.

Sources of inspiration.

Approaches when completing a task.

Experience in working with Wix.

2. Digital Competence

Photoshop's times are almost past as new, trendy software is available on the Internet. The more tools that a web designer can use, the better for your website. The key factor could be software skills. Have no hesitation in asking:

Programs and software used by the candidate.

The number of successfully completed Wix projects.

3. Productivity Level

Every user seeks someone who can meet deadlines and perform a decent level of dependability. We are all looking for efficiency. An Wix expert should be in a position to:

Handle several projects at once.

Keep track of time and meet deadlines.

Provide enough means for clients to stay in touch.

In some cases, if the website is truly unique and astonishing, you might also negotiate marketing and legal terms to avoid copyright breaches.

The Bottom Line

Wix experts may help you to build a new site, update existing pages, create new elements from scratch, etc. You have to be 100% sure that you really need help. If so, there are several easy ways to get your budget with a good professional.

An expert on Wix can be inconvenient if you do not use a few proven sources such as the Wix marketplace. The result of the work of the experts depends entirely on their qualification. Choosing freelance hubs could be a less expensive solution. None will ensure a sufficient level of expertise on the other hand. The hiring of full-cycle web development agencies is good for unlimited budgets. You should however be willing to pay for all additional updates or modifications in this case. Moreover, even minor changes may take a lot of time.

Regardless of what web design objectives you have, it looks like a better choice among all available variants to hire Cyblance. Its specialists work with the platform and know the special nuances of other web design systems. They are able to perform different tasks from the creation of classic websites, to advanced solutions for personalization and marketing. Just give them the requirements of your project and monitor the result.