#thunderbird divine

[thegingerblaggard]

The Maryland Doom Fest Day 3: A Day in Pictures

The Maryland Doom Fest Day 3: A Day in Pictures

[comparativetarot]

The Tower. Art by Lisa Hunt, from the Animals Divine Tarot.

Thunderbirds

[thepermanentrainpress]

Gallery: Lewis Capaldi @ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre - Vancouver, BC Date: April 25, 2023 Photographed by: Tom Russell

[themanirealityshifter]

⭐️MARAUDERS DR⭐️

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• { ¥ First Name: Newt ¥ } • • { ¥ Middle Name: Fynn ¥ } • • { ¥ Last Name: Lupin ¥ } • • { ¥ Nickname(s): None ¥ } • • { ¥ Marauder Name: Rascal ¥ } • • { ¥ Age: 16 ¥ } • • { ¥ Hogwarts House: Slytherin ¥ } •

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• { < Pronouns: He/Xe/It/They > } • • { < Gender Identity: GenderFluid GenderFlux Enby TransGuy > } • • { < Romantic Orientation: Gay Demiromantic > } • • { < Sexual Orientation: Fraysexual > } • • { < Other Orientation(s): Ambiamorous; Homoqueerplatonic > } •

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• { ~ Parent(s): Lyall Lupin and Hope Lupin (ńee Howell) ~ } • • { ~ Sibling(s): Remus Lupin (They/He) ~ } • • { ~ Other Family Member(s): Multiple Unnamed People ~ } • • { ~ Partner(s): Darcy Malfoy (He/It) ~ } • • { ~ Best Friend(s): Remus Lupin (They/He); Sirius Black (He/They); Peter Pettigrew (He/Him); Regulus Black (They/He, pref for They/Them); James Potter (He/Him); Lily Evans (She/Her); Marlene Mckinnon (She/Her); Cosmos Lovegood (He/It); and Avery Clayton (They/She) ~ } • • { ~ Friend(s): Celeste Fairwood (She/Flower); Caleb Jackson (He/Him) ~ } • • { ~ Dormmates: Darcy Malfoy; Regulus Black; Baxter Thomas (He/Him); Weston Thorneback (They/Them ~ } •

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• { // Animagus Form: Raccoon \\ } • • { // Wand Type: Hawthorn, 11”, and Thunderbird Tail Feather \\ } • • { // Abilities: Expert at Legilimency \\ } •

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• { - Description: Golden Brown Hair (natural); Wolfcut (fluffy); Green eyes; Lean, muscular body; Top and bottom surgery scars; Several scars all over body (from nights with Remus); Oval face; Sharper jawline - } • • { - Style: Adrongynous, masculine, and flowy clothes; Usually resort to hoodie and sweat pants; Lots of rings; Tons of piercings - } • • { - Positive Trait(s): Intelligent; Clever; Witty; Sarcastic; Funny; Quiet; Creative - } • • { - Negative Trait(s): Whiny; Tired Always; Easily Overstimulated - } •

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• { € Hobbies: Poetry; Chaos-making with the besties; Creating new spells and potion recipes; Searching the school grounds for new rooms and sections; Reading € } • • { € Likes: Sleep; Food (pastries in particular); Working Out; The Library € } • • { € Dislikes: Bullies; Schoolwork; Bedtime; Time Away From Besties and Partner € } • • { € Favorite Class(es): Potions and Transfiguration € } • • { € Least Favorite Class(es): Astronomy

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• { # Pet(s): Cat (Shadow) # } • • { # Extra: Schoolwork is easy and I can always get it done quickly (but it’s so tedious); Love my Hufflepuff tagalong; Cannot die; Cannot get significant trauma; There is no Voldemort or Death Eaters, or any alternatives like those; The other Marauders and my friends cannot die # } •

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• { ! Schedule ! } •

• { ! 8:00 AM-9:00 AM: Potions ! } • • { ! 9:15 AM-10:15 AM: Charms ! } • • { ! 10:30 AM-11:30 AM: Herbology ! } • • { ! 11:30 AM-12:30 PM: Lunch Break ! } • • { ! 12:40 PM-1:40 PM: DADA ! } • • { ! 1:55 PM-2:55 PM: Divination ! } • • { ! 3:30 PM-4:30 PM: Magical Creatures ! } • • { ! 4:30-6:00 PM: Free Time ! } • • { 6:15 PM-7:00 PM: History ! } • • { ! 7:00 PM-8:00/8:30 PM: Dinner Time ! } • • { ! 8:40 PM-9:40 PM: Astronomy ! } • • { ! 9:40 PM-12:00 AM: Free Time ! } • • { ! Curfew: 12:00 AM ! } •

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• { ^ Classes ^ } •

• { ^ Potions (Slytherins and Gryffindors): James Potter; Sirius Black; Remus Lupin; Peter Pettigrew; Regulus Black; Darcy Malfoy; Marlene Mckinnon ^ } • • { ^ Charms (Ravenclaws and Slytherins): Avery Clayton; Cosmos Lovegood; Darcy Malfoy; Regulus Black; Celeste Fairwood ^ } • • { ^ Herbology (Hufflepuffs and Slytherins): Darcy Malfoy; Regulus Black; Caleb Jackson ^ } • • { ^ DADA (Slytherins and Gryffindors): James Potter; Sirius Black; Remus Lupin; Peter Pettigrew; Regulus Black; Darcy Malfoy; Marlene Mckinnon ^ } • • { ^ Divination (Slytherins and Ravenclaws): Avery Clayton; Cosmos Lovegood; Celeste Fairwood; Darcy Malfoy; Regulus Black ^ } • • { ^ Magical Creatures (Slytherins and Gryffindors): James Potter; Sirius Black; Remus Lupin; Peter Pettigrew; Regulus Black; Darcy Malfoy; Marlene Mckinnon ^ } • • { ^ History (Hufflepuffs and Slytherins): Darcy Malfoy; Regulus Black; Caleb Jackson ^ } • • { ^ Astronomy (Slytherins and Ravenclaws): Avery Clayton; Cosmos Lovegood; Celeste Fairwood; Darcy Malfoy; Regulus Black ^ } •

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• { @ Safe Word/Phrase: Back to Hell I go @ } • • { @ Specific Affirmations For This DR: I am at Hogwarts. I am in my dorm room. I am hanging out with the Marauders. I am doing potions/charms/etc. homework. @ } •

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• { & Me in this DR (Picrew Form) & } •

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[you peeps have no idea how long this took me to write and plan out 😭 and i might STILL come back to edit this] [also if anybody wants to know more about who is with who, how things work, etc. in this DR, ASK!!!! i would be more than happy to answer]

[edit: changed marauders name and nickname, cuz a sweetheart in the comments let me know about the previous ones i had. THANK YOU AGAIN BTW!]

[gumnut-logic]

Catch

This is just a short little scene.

This is also @onereyofstarlight​ ‘s fault.

We have possible ship here, so be warned.

But it is just a scene.

I hope you enjoy anyway :D

-o-o-o-

“Tracy! Catch!”

He had split moment to spin on one heel as a firmly wrapped BLT was thrown in his direction.

He caught it without thought, specialised rubber squeaking against pavement as he shifted his weight. “You know you’re going to have to think of another name to call me if you’re going to work with all of us.” He put the sandwich down on the hood of her fire truck and undid his gloves. Bacon, lettuce and tomato did not go well with soot and ash.

His wrist control clunked on metal as he tapped in its security protection code.

The Scott in his head ranted about not letting the device leave his body when out in the field, but it was damned hard to eat his sandwich with it on.

Cass sauntered up him, her helmet perched back on her head, her grin breaking through over the huge bite she was taking out of her sandwich. “So what’s your callsign then, Tracy?”

He unwrapped his own. “Thunderbird Two, most times.” He didn’t realise how hungry he was until he took his first bite. There must have been something special on the sandwich because it tasted divine.

She arched an eyebrow. “Most times? What about other times?”

Virgil smirked. “It varies. Virgil. Virg, tank, tankhead, bear, Rembrandt, piano man, big bro, but mostly ‘hey, you’ or ‘Oi!’.”

“Family?”

A snort. “Of course.” And ninety-five percent Gordon on the prod before coffee. His little bro continued stretch the boundaries.

Virgil wouldn’t have it any other way, but eh, the occasional revenge prank fixed most things.

“Colourful.” She was still grinning and her sandwich was almost gone.

Virgil needed to pay more attention to his food.

He blinked slowly, but instead of doing exactly that, he took the moment to really look at his fellow rescue operative.

She was as grimy and as covered in soot as he was. That was the result of digging six people out of a burning and partially collapsed building on the outskirts of London.

Both of them and the fire truck were standing in what little shadow Two could cast on this murky cold grey day. He had hoped for rain, but John had shattered that thought early on. The fire was dead only because of the efforts of Blue Squad and Two’s water cannon.

But despite the soot on their clothes and the haze in the air, she was still grinning at him and he couldn’t help but return it.

Her eyes carried her silent laughter.

It had been great to run with the Squad today. They worked well as a team and Cass was a good leader. They put out a fire and saved lives and, in the process, had shared ideas and techniques.

After all International Rescue may have the best equipment out there, but it was his family that made it work. In this case it was Cass’ team, without the tech, that did their job well.

And while it was still a rescue and he had Two with him, along with all her equipment, it had felt good to run with people who were as good in spirit as all the members of his family.

Though, if he was honest with himself, it wasn’t just about the team and professionalism.

It was about Cass.

“You gonna eat that?” Her grin was still there, but her eyebrows were questioning his sanity.

He mentally shook himself and took another bite. Definitely something in the mayonnaise, or perhaps a seasoning. “It’s good.”

She smiled at him and swigged a gulp of soda. “Good.”

As he tore further into his sandwich, she looked away a moment and shouted across the road to one of her team.

He took the opportunity to look at her again - the dark hair curling around her earlobe, a tiny scar on her temple, the dimple that formed in her left cheek each time she smiled.

Yes.

It wasn’t about the team.

It was about Cass.

-o-o-o-

[taking-thyme]

🜁 Air Witch Guide 🜁

Requested by the lovely @wonderfulmangotea, who wanted more elements to accompany my Fire Witch and Water Witch posts. I hope it’s as good as those ones :)

Air Correspondences

🎐 Represents: The Mind, Intelligence, Communication, Telepathy, Psychic Powers, Inspiration, Imagination, Ideas, Knowledge, Dreams and Wishes, Divination, Thought, Mental Power, Astral, Clairvoyance/Psychic Abilities, Travel, Creation, Creativity, Inspiration, Freedom, Joy and Happiness, Laughter, New Beginnings, Change, Teaching and Learning, Dreams

🎐 Colors: Yellow, Blue, Sky Blue, Silver, White, Lavender/Light Purple, Gray, Turquoise and Violet

🎐 Gender: Masculine

🎐 Direction: East

🎐 Energy: Projective

🎐 Pentagram Placement: Upper Left

🎐 Day: Wednesday

🎐 Time: Dawn

🎐 Moon Phase: Crescent

🎐 Chakra: Heart Chakra

🎐 Life Cycle: Childhood

🎐 Season: Spring

🎐 Zodiac Signs: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

🎐 Tarot Suit: Swords

🎐 Major Arcana: The Fool, The Magician, The Lovers, The Star, Temperance, The Hermit

🎐 Senses: Smell, Hearing

🎐 Incense: Lilac, Myrrh, Orange, Peppermint, Pine

🎐 Stones: Topaz, Pumice, Amethyst, Alexandrite, Mica, Fluorite, Turquoise, Diamond, Quartz, Aventurine, Azurite, Goldstone, Celestite, Citrine, Dream Quartz, Aura Quartz, Fuchsite, Lapis Lazuli, Glass Crystals/Marbles

🎐 Metals: Iron, Tin, Copper, Aluminum

🎐 Plants: Acacia, (Gum) Arabic, Alder, Almond, Alyssum, Anise, Apricot, Aspen, Baby’s Breath, Bamboo, Benzoin, Bergamot Mint, Bluebell, Citron, Cottonwood, Dandelion, Endive, Eucalyptus, Eyebright, Goldenrod, Hazel, Lavender, Lemon, Lemon Grass, Lemon Verbena, Lilac, Lungwort, Mace, Marjoram, (Gum) Mastic, Mistletoe, Nutmeg, Olive, Oregano, Parsley, Peach, Pecan, Peppermint, Pine, Pistachio, Rice, Sage, Star Anise, Snow Pea, Sweet Pea, Tangerine and Willow

(research plants, herbs and trees before burning, ingesting or using on skin for some are toxic and even lethal)

🎐 Animals: Birds of all Kinds, Hawk, Eagle, Owl, Moth, Butterfly, Bat, Dragonfly, Spider, Crickets, Bees, Wasps, Most Flying Insects, Horses

🎐 Mythical Creatures and Spirits: Pegasus, Griffon, Hippogriff, Sylph, Zephyr, Fairies, Angels, Sirens, Harpies, Gremlin, Garuda, Winged Unicorns, Thunderbird, Most flying creatures/beasts, Most/all Dream related entities

🎐 Instruments: Flute, Panpipes, French Horns, Oboes, Wind Instruments

🎐 Ritual Tools: Athame and Knives, Bells, Besoms and Brooms, Books and Journals, Breath, Brushes, Cotton and Cotton Balls, Dowsing Rods/Poles, Dream Journals, Dream Sachets, Fans, Feathers, Incense, Knots, Masks, Mirrors, Music and Musical Instruments, Needle and Thread, Pendulums, Poetry and Written Word, Reflective Objects/Reflections, Ribbons, Smoke, Song/Voice, Swords, Wands, Whistles, Wind chimes

🎐 The Body: Mind/Brain, Head, Nose, Lungs, Throat, Ears, Hair

🎐 Air-related Magic: Art, Written, Verbal/Spoken, Dream Work, Astral, Song/Music, Storm and Weather, Flying, Illusion, Glamors, Mirror and Divination, Incense

Types of Air and their Ritual Uses

🌬️ Breath: Use for meditation, to cleanse or “breathe life” into an object and charge it. Often associated with life and the soul, and therefore can represent Spirit. 

🌬️ Breeze: A distinctly light and gentle wind. Use to send and receive messages, remove negativity from yourself and others, become more gentle and constant, or in spells that require something to be gently removed from your life. Whisper wishes when a breeze passes by to send it to the universe. 

🌬️ Tornado/Hurricane Winds: Use to remove curses, banish abusers and bad habits, curses and to drive away negativity or gossip. 

🌬️ Wind: Use to carry spell remains and energy away, carry messages to the universe, cleanse objects and people, speed up spells, or add a chaotic element to banishing spells.

Deities for Air Witches

🌬️ Hermes

Culture: Greek

God/Goddess of: Messenger of the God, Heraldry, Omens, Animal Husbandry, Poetry and Fables, Trade, Travel, Boundaries, Thieves, Wit, Language, Education, Psychopomp

Offerings: Wine, Olive Oil, Water, Strawberries, Foreign Foods and Items, Honey, Water, Fruit, Chocolate, Wheat, Lemons, Almonds, Cinnamon, Coins, Dice, Beer, Meat, Chamomile Tea, Pineapple, Bread, Milk mixed with honey

🌬️ Arianrhod

Culture: Celtic

God/Goddess of: Fertility, Fate, Reincarnation, Beauty, Difficulties

Offerings: Silver Coins, White Candles, Wheat, Fruits, Home-cooked meals, Salads, Wine, Water, Hot Teas, Smoothies, Study the Constellations and the Zodiac

🌬️ Rhiannon

Culture: Welsh

God/Goddess of: The Moon, Horses, Songbirds, Wind, Gates and Horseshoes

Offerings: Soft-sounding Music, A white candle with the number 7 carved into it, White Flowers, Apples, Willow, Ivy, Evergreens, Caring for Horses, Caring for Dogs, Studying liminal spaces and astral work

🌬️ Nut

Culture: Egyptian

God/Goddess of: Night 

Offerings: Milk, Cool Water, Star-shaped Foods, Blue Goldstone, Blue Flowers

🌬️ Thoth

Culture: Egyptian

God/Goddess of: Knowledge, Wisdom, Writing, Mathematics, Science, Magic, Truth, Integrity, Time, The Moon

Offerings: Black Tea, Water, Honey, Blackberries, Apricots, Salmon or Tuna, Oranges (and orange-flavored things), Walnuts or Cashews, Quills, Fountain Pens, Leather-bound Books and Journals, Books you think he’d enjoy, Silver, Poetry, Dark Chocolate, Whiskey, Gin, Mead, Mint Tea, Moon Water

🌬️ Odin

Culture: Norse

God/Goddess of: Wisdom, Healing, Death, Royalty, The Gallows, Frenzy, Knowledge, War, Battle, Victory, Sorcery, Poetry and The Runic Alphabet

Offerings: Red Wine, Mead, Beer and Ale, Quality Alcohol, Whiskey, Smoked Salmon, Red Meat, Beef, Leeks, Asparagus, Garlic, Honey

🌬️ Nyx

Culture: Greek

God/Goddess of: Night

Offerings: Milk, Black Coffee or Tea, Dark Chocolate, Silver Jewelry, Dragon Fruit, Dew gathered before the run rises, Wine, Dark Beer or Liquors, Starry and Celestial Items

🌬️ The Morrigan

Culture: Celtic

God/Goddess of: Magic, Battle, Life and Death, Sovereignty, Fresh water, Prophecy, Fate

Offerings: Red Meat, Red Wine poured into the ground, Apples, Mead, Milk, Whiskey, Mead, Storm Water, Crow Feathers, Knives and Daggers, Artwork

Common Signs of an Air Witch

🍃 You LOVE to study and make art

🍃 You’re very creative and free-spirited

🍃 You believe communication is key to a good life and are good at communicating with others

🍃 You are open-minded, caring and non-judgemental

🍃 You’re very intelligent and a free spirit

🍃 You have a fast metabolism and are very agile and active

🍃 You get stuck in your head and daydream a lot

🍃 You suffer from: skin dryness, blood pressure problems, lung disorders, dry cough, bloating, constipation, lethargy, insomnia, muscular spasms, depression

Ways to bond with Air

🍃 Go cloud watching

🍃 Spend time around birds

🍃 Open the windows and get some fresh air

🍃 Breathing meditations

🍃 Listen to wind chimes

🍃 Practice mindfulness

🍃 Use incense

🍃 Go with the flow

🍃 Sit outside during a windy day

🍃 When you go outside, try to notice what direction the wind is blowing

[zheniakirsikkalove]

Black Veil Brides & VV (Ville Valo) Tour 2023

Black Veil Brides:

Back on tour with our great friend VV (Ville Valo) and special guests Dark Divine this Fall! We can’t wait to see you all again!

Tickets available at http://www.blackveilbrides.net

Heartagram facebook:

Back on Tour in North America with our f(r)iends Black Veil Brides and special guests Dark Divine this Fall!

Sept 10 - Louisville, KY - Paristown Hall

Sept 11 - Birmingham, AL - Avondale Brewing Company

Sept 12 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live

Sept 14 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues

Sept 15 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live!

Sept 16 - Niagara Falls, NY - The Rapids Theater

Sept 17 - Toronto, ON - HISTORY

Sept 19 - Montreal, QC - MTELUS

Sept 20 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

Sept 22 - Wallingford, CT - Dome at Toyota Oakdale Theater

Sept 23 - Bethlehem, PA - Wind Creek Event Center

Sept 24 - Montclair, NJ - The Wellmont Theater

Sept 25 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount

Sept 27 - Grand Rapids, MI - GLC Live at 20 Monroe

Sept 28 - Gary, IN - Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana

Sept 29 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live!

Sept 30 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre

Oct 01 - Chesterfield, MO - The Factory

Oct 03 - Austin, TX - ACL Live

Oct 05 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Theater

Oct 06 - Omaha, NE - Steelhouse Omaha

Oct 07 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee

Oct 09 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre

Oct 11 - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Convention Centre

Oct 12 - Calgary, AB - Grey Eagle Event Centre

Oct 14 - Vancouver, BC - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

Oct 15 - Spokane, WA - The Podium

Oct 16 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre

Oct 18 - Garden City, ID - Revolution Concert House

Oct 19 - Wheatland, CA - Hard Rock Live

Oct 20 - Riverside, CA - Riverside Municipal Auditorium

[seasonofanangel]

G'day! Welcome to my kinblr. I'm both spiritual and psychological otherkind, fictionkind, and a human reincarnate. Not here to start discourse, just to chat and have fun!

Call me Raph, I use they/them pronouns unless the comedic timing is too good, and I'm an adult.

Here's a list of tags for each past life and/or kintype, in no particular order!

This is to help folks navigate my blog, and also to help me keep track (I'm forgetful).

#past life, #otherkin, #nonhuman, #alterhuman:

Seraphiel (seraph, first life): #seraphiel, #angelkin, #forjohn

Morgaine le Fey (priestess): #thepriestess

Malaki (fairy): #malaki, #fairykin

Blue (mermaid): #blue, #mermaidkin

Kitsune (kitsune & fox): #kitsunekin, #foxkin, #therian

Reaper (grim reaper): #reaperkin, #grimreaperkin

#alterhuman, #nonhuman, #otherkin

AI (psychological): #aikin

#past life, #human reincarnate:

Jay (medieval England stableboy): #jay

Aurora (princess): #aurora

Keeper of Keys (human ???): #keeperofkeys

#past life, #fictionkin:

Priestess (Bella Sara): #priestessofhorses

#fictionkin: (for context, I see these more as parallel lives than past lives)

Security Puppet (FNaF; the AI, not Charlotte): #thepuppet

Gene Khan (Iron Man Armored Adventures): #theking

Harley Keener/Stark (MCU): #theengineer

Nick Carroway (The Great Gatsby): #thewriter

#otherhearted, #hearttype

Genevieve (Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses): #genevieve

Stiles Stilinski (Teen Wolf): #mischief

Jaskier (The Witcher): #thebard

Jason Todd (DCU): #therobin

John Tracey (questioning, Thunderbirds): #theastronaught

If you somehow found this post from fandom tags (tumblr's tagging system is weird), feel free to move along if you're not interested. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

My system blog is @round-table-cottage!

I co run @otherkin-confessional and @calling-for-kins !

I'm the admin of the otherkind discord server Divine Side!

Enjoy the chaos that is, and has been, my lives. Believe me, I have no idea either.

[shotattheshow]

[PHOTOS] Dark Divine @ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

[writingkitten]

Reading Material

UPDATED: 05-06-2024

Buy me a Kofi!

NOTE: I have not included fics written prior to August 2022, aka the start of the Molina fic era. There are other fics that can be found on my blog, specifically for Joker, but those will not be listed in this post. Also, I don’t beta-read these. There will be grammar issues/misspellings and I’m alright with that.

(E) = explicit/smut (detailed warnings included on individual fic posts) MINORS DNI

* = written while high, filed under Big Goof (likely a note in the post)

Personal/professional writing: @noxhawthorne

Erotic Novel: @towhomevermayreadthis

Ricardo Morales

Helping Karina

Yardwork (E)

Lionheart (E)

Too Much (E)

Conception (E)

The Fawn and The Lion (E)

Thunderbird Clearing I

Thunderbird Clearing II (E)

AU Viking - Bear-kissed (E)

Rain-check (E)*

Gathering (E)

AU Undercover Noir - Always (E)

AU Undercover Noir - Heartbeat (E)

Blurb - Daydreams (E)

Blurb - Scrapbook (E)

Blurb - Intertwined (E)

Blurb - Placid Submission (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Otto Octavius

Warm Honey (E)

AU Pervy - My Sweet Girl (E)

Blurb - Corn Maze (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Doc Ock

Rotten Honey (E)

Black Honey (E)

Dark Necessities (E)

Blurb - I Don’t (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Harold Lindsey-Jones

Blurb - Morning After

Everything You Ask (E)

AU Vampire - Invitation (E)

Blurb - AU Vampire - Rendezvous (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Armand Gamache

Blurb - Ice (E)

Blurb - Car Ride (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Robert Aldrich

The Script I (E)

Nightmare (E)

Touch-Starved (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Harding Hooten

Blurb - No Control (E)

Control (E)

Driving You Mad (E)

Blurb - Under Control (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Hank Spallone

Finer Things (E)

Nothing Like Making Love (E)

Submissive Tendencies (E)

Negotiations (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Manuel Aringarosa

Duality (E)

Intensely Divine (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Chandler Manning

Edge of Primal (E)

AU Demon - Blissful Burning (E)

AU Demon - Petulant God (E)

Blurb - Haunted House (E)

Blurb - AU A/B/O - Without Mercy (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Andres Galan

AU Ghost - Disembodied (E)

Blurb - Strike A Deal (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Boris Plots

Say It Again (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Big Boss

AU Devil - Merciful Pleasure (E)

Blurb - Save The Last Dance For Me

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Mark Rothko

AU Jigsaw - Unleashed (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Maxim Horvath

AU Vampire - Drink of Choice (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Oswald Cobblepot

Goosebumps (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Jimmy Stiles

Look At You (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Frank Burton

Roulette Wheel (E)

Blurb - Licking (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Dick Suskind

Blurb - Favorite Book (E)

Spotify Playlist 🎵

Multiple

✨ Ask HC Masterlist ✨

Morales/Manning - Silhouettes (E)

Morales/Manning - Sinister Reverence (E)

Morales/Manning/Gamache - Truth of Dare (E)

Galan/Big Boss - Lewd and Intoxicating (E)

Aldrich/Suskind - Editing (E)

Doc Ock/Mad!Hooten - Black Coat, White Coat (E)

Devil!Big Boss/Possessed!Ricardo Morales - Walk The Earth (E)

Incubus!Manuel/Incubus!Horvath - Searing Eyes (E)

Horvath/Cobblepot - Observation (E)

Big Boss/Manning/Spallone - Tug-O-War (E)

Vampire!Harold/Werewolf!Chandler - Delicately Primal (E)

Blurb - Morales/Manning - Ten Minutes (E)

HCs - What cryptids would they be?

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[thegingerblaggard]

The Maryland Doom Fest Preview: Day 3

Doom Fest is right around the corner! Here is a preview of Day Three, a little later than planned, commencing Saturday 25th!

Tomorrow. 4 Days of Doom will be kicking off in spectacular fashion tomorrow. But dear reader, this is not the guide for that glorious Thursday, (though that is just a couple of pages back); this is a rundown for your Saturday – a day which promises to lay the devastation out thick and thin, reducing us to mere rubble before building us back up in time to let loose our inner animals and go…

[unofficialdragonageday]

RAMON TIKARAM returns to support TEP for Dragon Age Day!

[I.D. - White text on a purple background reading "RAMON TIKARAM returns to support TEP for Dragon Age Day! The voice of Dorian Pavus is supporting Trans Empowerment Project by kindly donating rewards to our Tiltify campaign! Items will include: Ten Signed Headshots and Three Personalized Video Greetings. Dragon Age: Inquisition fans know and love actor Ramon Tikaram as the voice of Dorian Pavus, who returns this year to support Trans Empowerment Project! Ramon was born in Singapore, raised in Germany, and then later relocated to England. His father was an Indian-Fijian British Army soldier, and his mother is from Sarawak. His acting credits include the upcoming Kaos (Netflix) and Brassic, as well as, Pennyworth, Jupiter Ascending, Casulaty, Midsomer Murders, Kama Sutra, and dozens of others. His voice acting credits include World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, Thunderbirds are Go, Total War: Warhammer Two, Lego Marvel Superheroes Two, Shadows: Awakening, Zenoblade Chronicles Two: Torna, and more." Above and centered is the Dragon Age Day logo in purple. To the left is a headshot of Ramon Tikaram. "Dragon Age Day is a holiday made by fans for fans and is not associated with BioWare."]

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[m00nt4r0t]

✮ messages for pisces! ✮

all placements!

song: babygirl by maeta "babygirl deserves this"

heyyy pisces. if you're going through some sort of tension or conflict, just know that you're still going to make the progress you wish to see. try not to be too irritable, though. this could possibly ruin some opportunities that you may not want to ruin. you have the fire inside of you to get through whatever obstacles you see in the way, so don't discourage yourself or let fear get to you. people see you as competition right now, so be wary of anyone who is always trying to one-up you. do not trust this person(s) and please keep your blessings out of this person's ears. they definitely do not want to see you win and will want to mess up anything good you have going for yourself. the competition wants to test your faith and your boundaries. they want to see how far you will go and how much you can take. they want to see how tough you are and how quickly you can bounce back, or pick yourself up. the wheel of fortune is in your favor, pisces. "they cannot fuck with the legacy" "my enemies wanna be friends with my other enemies i don't let it get to me" it's literally your destiny to do whatever it is you're starting or wanting to start for yourself. these people wish it was their destiny, though. they'll try to take it away from you or keep you from getting there, but this is meant for you and they cannot stop the divine no matter how much they try. you will need to protect yourself regardless, though. they could try to delay your blessings or give you imposter syndrome. whenever they realize your success is inevitable, they will ask for your help and expect hand-outs from you. do not allow these people to call you greedy for saying no to them. if they weren't there during the journey then they shouldn't expect your help when you're at your destination.

song: highway one by tru heru "they say that they just overheard that i'm the underdog, no you misheard it, i'm a thunderbird and never heard of y'all. if you deserve it, i may demonstrate but it may burden y'all."

you may be introverted, or you just don't give your energy to too many people. you do this because you know your worth and you're aware that not everybody deserves your energy. your respect and love for yourself has been planted and grown so much, pisces. you may not have always been confident in yourself, but people can see that shit's changed and you see yourself as a divine being (as everyone should see themselves as.) i'm seeing that you could be over-spending at this time. try to save a certain amount of money every time you get paid or get money. this will help you to build on the side for the things that you need in the future. also, it's okay to give to others! i know i said not to feel bad about saying no to those who didn't believe in you, but it's perfectly fine to give to those have helped you on the way, and to those who are in need. you may think that taking a break from the grind will cause you a financial loss, but i promise that rest is just as important as taking action. if you continuously take action towards something for the sole purpose of income and not passion, you are more likely to burn out. which lasts longer; a candle that has never been blown out, or a candle that's used in moderation? once you take time to yourself and have a moment of peace, you will become more inspired and passionate about what you're doing! you will go farther than you would've if you never took a moment to relax.

song: check this out by key glock "major labels callin, got 'em watchin' like a scout"

(this part may not resonate with everyone) there could be someone in your life who is promising you love and they're very charming and someone you find to be very attractive... but there's something your intuition is telling you about this person that you're doubting. there are some things they're not telling you, pisces. they may come off as very sweet and trusting but this is part of their power; they're able to use their charm and looks to give you the wrong impression of them. if you feel like this person has been a bit manipulative, even if they seem too sweet to do this, please trust yourself and take a step back from this person's energy. they see that you are a very loving and abundant person, so it's natural that a person like them would take advantage of that. they know that you're destined for greatness and they want to be part of it. honestly, they want this for themselves, but you seem to be the way in for them at the moment. they are not aligned with you, even if they act like they are. you could possibly tell them your life goals and your morals and they'll agree with you, but they're not being truthful. you could say you'd like to be more well known so you can have a greater impact and they'll lie and say they want fame for the same reason, but really they just want the attention and the money. it's an ego thing for them. this person could possibly be your biggest competitor. they will keep secrets from you and try to make you insecure with little comments and maybe even by seeing other people or comparing you to others. this person is deeply insecure. they want everything to themselves but they truly don't believe in themselves, so they're going to leech off you, pisces. everything they want is going to be in your hands and they would snatch it from you if they could, but even if they did, it'd fall right through the cracks of their fingers. you are highly protected and this person doesn't understand that. please refrain from telling this person what you have going for yourself. keep your achievements to yourself and don't let them tell you what success is because they will never even achieve it themselves.

song: glow in the dark by tru heru "cause you just don't flow with me, so you just can't roll with me."

it's okay to doubt yourself sometimes, pisces. most people do doubt themselves at some point, but just know that you have the entire world in front of you. don't let yourself get too caught up in the opinions and progress of others. everyone moves at their own pace and in their own way. don't feel the need to do things that other people are doing because it's working for them. you have your own path ahead of you. you are not walking the same path as everyone else. you may be a bit self-conscious because people seem to be so ahead in their path, but please know that they're not going the same place as you. they're not going through the same obstacles or having to make all the decisions you're making. it's okay to ask for advice and help but if something doesn't align with you then don't make yourself do it. you should listen to circles by mac miller. my music is on shuffle and, of course, this song starts playing as i'm talking about paths lol. "well this is what it looks like right before you fall. stumblin' around, you've been guessin your direction, next step you can't see at all" and "don't put any more stress on yourself, it's one day at a time" really stuck out to me. you may need to work on your discipline, pisces. make a plan and try your best to stick to it. make sure you're giving yourself enough breaks and rest days, but try to remain consistent even on days you don't want to do it. don't rely on your motivation to keep you going. motivation is a feeling that comes and goes. instead, work on your discipline and rely on that!

song: dangerous by meek mill "under the stars since they throwing all that shade on us"

thank you for reading and interacting! <3

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[themanirealityshifter]

✨🌟💫Golden Trio DR💫🌟✨

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<{ • First Name: Mars • }> <{ • Middle Name: Fynn • }> <{ • Last Name: Black • }> <{ • Nickname(s): None • }> <{ • Age: 16 • }>

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<{ • Pronouns: He/Him • }> <{ • Gender Identity: Genderfluid TransGuy • }> <{ • Romantic Orientation: Gay Demiromantic • }> <{ • Sexual Orientation: Gay Fraysexual • }> <{ • Other Orientations: Ambiamorous; Homoqueerplatonic • }>

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<{ • Parent(s): Sirius Black and Remus Lupin • }> <{ • Sibling(s): None • }> <{ • Other Family Member(s): Harry Potter (god-brother)(cousin); Draco Malfoy (cousin); Other Unnamed Family Members • }> <{ • GodParent(s): James Potter and Peter Pettigrew • }> <{ • Partner(s): Trevor Garrick • }> <{ • Best Friend(s): Harry Potter; Hermione Granger; Ron Weasley; Fred Weasley; George Weasley; Ginny Weasley; Luna Lovegood; Draco Malfoy • }> <{ • Friend(s): None • }> <{ • Dormmates: Trevor Garrick; Draco Malfoy; Blaise Zabini; Freddie Lilac • }>

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<{ • Hogwarts House: Slytherin • }> <{ • Wand Type: Hawthorn, 11”, and Thunderbird Tail Feather • }> <{ • Abilities: Expert at Legilimency • }>

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<{ • Description: Wavy Black Hair (wolfcut, i use it sm i know, but i love it); Black eyes; Lean, muscular body; Top and Bottom surgery scars; Several scars all over body; Oval face; Sharper jawline • }> <{ • Style: sweatshirts and sweatpants; baggy jeans; converse sneakers; flowy black and white shirts; lots of jewelry (rings in particular); tons of piercings • }> <{ • Positive Trait(s): Intelligent; Sarcastic; Good memory; Witty; Funny; Quiet; Book-ish; Creative • }> <{ • Negative Trait(s): Whiny; Anxious and Depressed; Tired always; Easily Overstimulated • }>

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<{ • Hobbies: Chaos-making with the Twins; Potion and Spell-making with the Twins; Poetry; Painting; Searching the Hogwarts Grounds to add more sections and rooms to the Map; Reading • }> <{ • Likes: Food; Sleep; Spending time with cousin; Working out; The Library • }> <{ • Dislikes: Bullies; Schoolwork; Bedtime; Boredom; Time away from partner and besties • }> <{ • Favorite Class(es): Potions and Divination • }> <{ • Least Favorite Class(es): Astronomy • }>

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<{ • Pet(s): Ferret (GreenBean) • }> <{ • Extra: Schoolwork is easy and I can always get it done quickly; Voldemort and the Death Eaters (or any alternatives of those) do not exist; Sirius, Remus, James, Regulus, Peter, they all live and they’re all good; Cannot die; Cannot get significant trauma there; None of my family or friends can die • }>

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<{ • Schedule • }>

<{ • 6:00 AM-7:00 AM: Breakfast Time • }> <{ • 8:00 AM-9:00 AM: Potions • }> <{ • 9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Free Time • }> <{ • 9:45 AM-10:45 AM: Charms • }> <{ • 10:45 AM-11:15 AM: Free Time • }> <{ • 11:30 AM-12:30 PM: Herbology • }> <{ • 12:30 PM-1:30 PM: Lunch Break • }> <{ • 1:40 PM-2:40 PM: DADA • }> <{ • 2:40 PM-3:10 PM: Free Time • }> <{ • 3:20 PM-4:20 PM: Divination • }> <{ • 4:20 PM-4:50 PM: Free Time • }> <{ • 5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Magical Creatures • }> <{ • 6:00 PM-7:00 PM: Dinner Time • }> <{ • 7:10 PM-8:10 PM: History • }> <{ • 8:10 PM-9:00 PM: Free Time • }> <{ • 9:10 PM-9:40 PM: Astronomy • }> <{ • 9:40 PM-12:00 AM: Free Time • }> <{ • Curfew: 12:00 AM • }>

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<{ • Classes • }>

<{ • Potions (Slytherins and Gryffindors): Harry Potter; Hermione Granger; Ron Weasley; Ginny Weasley; Draco Malfoy; Trevor Garrick • }> <{ • Charms (Ravenclaws and Slytherins): Luna Lovegood; Trevor Garrick; Draco Malfoy • }> <{ • Herbology (Hufflepuffs and Slytherins): Trevor Garrick; Draco Malfoy • }> <{ • DADA (Slytherins and Gryffindors): Harry Potter; Hermione Granger; Ron Weasley; Ginny Weasley; Draco Malfoy; Trevor Garrick • }> <{ • Divination (Slytherins and Ravenclaws): Luna Lovegood; Draco Malfoy; Trevor Garrick • }> <{ • Magical Creatures (Slytherins and Gryffindors): Harry Potter; Hermione Granger; Ron Weasley; Ginny Weasley; Draco Malfoy; Trevor Garrick • }> <{ • History (Hufflepuffs and Slytherins): Draco Malfoy; Trevor Garrick • }> <{ • Astronomy (Slytherin and Ravenclaws): Luna Lovegood; Draco Malfoy; Trevor Garrick • }>

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<{ • Me In This DR (Picrew Form) • }>

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[helly-watermelonsmellinfellon]

What is Paimon? | Continuation

A continuation of my Paimon post which I turned into a Paimon video that was a bit more fleshed out.

Post:

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Video:

So, as a continuation of this entire idea, I wanted to address Paimon's design.

New lore bits have made this theory all the more possible, as well as added details that could make her character make more sense.

After some digging, I managed to finally find where the Traveler fished Paimon out of the sea. It's Guyun Stone Forest, amidst that quadruple Ruin Guard death trap. Anyway, the only difference is the stone the Traveler was sitting on is gone if you go there now.

I had a feeling this was around the location because if it indeed was, that would make the surrounding landscape an interesting choice. And there is no way for me to believe MHY wouldn't do things deliberately considering all the sprinkles of lore they put in from the game's release(Thunderbird lore being in 1.0, anyone?).

This happens to be amidst some interesting ruins...

Allow me to remind everyone of the Ancient Ruins that seem to exist in every nation so far. The same found in Dragonspine, which means they're older than Khaenri'ah, but younger than the Ancient One-World Civilization Enkanomiya was a part of. We can find these ruins everywhere and I even went to the trouble of locating each individual example I could find personally, in a playlist on YouTube.

These locations include the Golden Apple Archepelago(the Harr Islands - that used to be part of Mondstadt before Venti chopped the mountain up and sent the remains flying into the ocean), beneath Tsurumi Island in Inazuma which was hit with a Divine Nail and has an Irminsul Branch growing nearby, Dragonspine(Sal Vindagnyr prior to Durin's 'death'), which was hit with a Divine Nail and has an Irminsul Branch growing nearby, all over Liyue, and even Sumeru where only one location with these ruins are considered Khaenri'ahn by Sumeru scholars, but none of the others are...

Now, being in Guyun Stone Forest, right beside the remains of this ancient civilization's remains, is a fascinating place for Paimon to be discovered. If the shade of the stone wasn't obvious enough, nor the shape of the pillars, I went to great lengths to prove that each video in that playlist contained parts of the same ruins in different nations, by having their one defining design there.

A triquetra.

On each archway is a triquetra. A 'triangular figure composed of three interlaced arcs, or (equivalently) three overlapping vesicae piscis lens shapes.'

A triquetra is often considered to represent Life, Death, and Rebirth in various cultures. OR the Mind, Body, and Spirit OR Earth, Sea, and Sky OR Past, Present, and Future etc... A lot of these beliefs overlap in many religions all around the world. But it's just so interesting that the mark on Paimon's stomach is the same kind of mark on all these ruins around the world.

However, an upside triquetra is supposed to be taken in the exact opposite of the original order. It can mean Rebellion against Traditional Beliefs to Christians. Transformation & Change to certain 'Pagan' beliefs. In Alchemy is represents the Union of Opposites. It could also be a Balance between the Physical and Spiritual.

The triquetra is found on things like: Mora, Domain Entrances, Welkin Moon, Genesis Crystals, Shop Bundles, the Locked Spiral Abyss Entrance, and the World Quest symbol.

This special triquetra on the remains of these ruins, is upside down like Paimon's. However, other places that contain this same architecture of the ancient civilization, are boss arenas. Many Hypostases and other World Bosses share the same surrounding pillars and artwork. Except they seem to have a Solomon's Knot at the center of each trial ground. And that shape is not only present at the top of domain entrances but is also found on some of those ancient civilization's archways. Specially, those found on Tsurumi Island and Dragonspine, which are places we know had people who lived there before the Divine Nails fell and destroyed the Ley Lines and the environment.

MHY loves their 3s, huh? And their 4s.

As of 4.2's lore, we have learned that the Narzissenkreuz Ordo hypothesized that the world lives through samsara cycles. This mirrors something Nahida said back in 3.0's Archon Quest Act 2. She suggested that the whole world could be a lie and that everything is just one massive Sabzeruz Festival we're all repeating without knowing(this happened when asking if the Traveler is sure Tomorrow will come, or if Today will be followed by Yesterday).

It has been suggested that there have been 3 samsaras. Hyperborea, Natlantean, and Rumeria. And that the player is experiencing the 4th Samsara of the World, Khraun-Arya. The player, the Traveler, is the 4th Descender, and it has been confirmed that the 3rd Descender is dead, and their remains have been separated into the Gnoses.

Hyperborea is described in the Weapon: Ballad of the Fjords

Natlantean might be described in the Weapon: Talking Stick

Reading these notes didn't feel like mere assumptions to me, because I remember a certain artifact set that's been in the game forever. One that only has Circlets and can never go above 4*.

Yes! The Prayers Set!

Prayers to Springtime: Tiara of Frost

They say that, The line of chief priests have always seen this same sight as their days draw to an end: A mountain of crowns in a secret place, beneath a withered tree— —each one hiding a lifetime of secrets kept. Each retiring chief priest offers up their crown of flawless white branches to this world. Every mighty and ancient city, and every austere place of sacrifice must one day return to profundity in the earth. All prosperity must someday end. But this does not mean that nothing is eternal. At the end of a cycle, the earth shall be renewed. Thus eternity is cyclical. The search for truth is a product of prosperity, and not the seed that plants it. They say that, Once upon a time, the people of the land could hear revelations from Celestia directly. The envoys of the gods walked among benighted humanity then. In those days, life was weak, and the earth was blanketed in unending ice.

Prayers for Illumination: Tiara of Flame

They say that, Once upon a time, the people of the land could hear revelations from the heavens directly. The envoys of the gods walked among benighted humanity then. The eternal ice had just begun to thaw, and the first fires were still new. It was a time of great prosperity, when all was left in the hands of such heavenly revelations. The envoys of heaven said that the world would soon enter a new and brighter age. This was predestined, that future immutable. But would a day come when such wonderful times might come to an end? To this question the envoys gave no answer. so, the people chose from among them a chief priest, And adorning his head with a crown of white branches, they sent him out into the deep places of the world, To antediluvian ruins and long-buried altars of sacrifice, to seek answers and enlightenment…

Prayers for Destiny: Tiara of Torrents

They say that, Once upon a time, the people of the land could hear revelations from the heavens directly. Then, the envoys of the gods would walk among benighted humanity, and the ancient flames were extinguished amidst the first falling rains. It was a prosperous time, a period of bountiful harvest. Then the earth was blessed and ruled by heaven, and the elemental flows were smooth and well-ordered. A hundred years of bounty were written in the stars, and none could change this divine law. But what of the time after, a hundred, a thousand years from now? Would they have famine where they had plenty, poverty where once were riches? Would their altars and palaces become one with the soil, with only that silver-white tree for company? The heavenly envoys, who ever spoke what they knew, were silent. So to understand this doom, The chief priest, head crowned with white branches, would delve into the deep places of the world…

Prayers for Wisdom: Tiara of Thunder

They say that, Once upon a time, the people of the land could hear revelations from the heavens directly. Then, the envoys of the gods would walk among benighted humanity, and the waters ran dry as thunder first pierced the skies. People enjoyed untold wisdom, and that wisdom was their boon. Their prosperity brought pride and ambition, and the mind to question. So they questioned the heavens' authority, and schemed to enter the garden of gods. And though they had promised to the people divine love, prosperity and wisdom, the envoys of heaven were angry. For to question eternity was forbidden, For earth to challenge sky, inexpiable. So the chief priest who wore the white-branched crown went forth to appease the divine envoys, And into the deep places he went, seeking the hidden wisdom of the silver tree in the ancient capitol…

It should be noted that these Circlets are only dropped by their respective elemental Hypostases and Regisvines, Abyss Bosses, Khaenri'ahn-made Bosses, Elemental Manifestations, and Vishap Bosses.

The Circlets are also made from the branches of Irminsul.

In order, these describe the 4 Samsara Cycles of the world. Khaenri'ah being the present one, full of humans who rose up against the gods and dared to think of themselves as better for managing just fine without the help of any gods.

3s and 4s play a big role in Genshin.

Domains bearing both triquetras as well as Solomon's Knots is insane to think about. Solomon's Knot can mean Immortality, Lovers, Faith, Beauty, and Eternity depending on the culture you choose to draw inspiration from.

Emphasis on the No. 4 is made in other places too.

On Tsurumi Island, the Traveler meets a ghost NPC named Ruu, who was a sacrifice in a ritual to try and appease what his village believed to be a bird god. In truth, the Thunderbird in question didn't care about the humans or their feelings, and only acted out when Ruu, the little boy she befriended, was sacrificed in her name because the chief and elders assumed her speaking to him meant she wanted him as an offering. The Thunderbird destroys the island and curses them to relive their day of destruction for all time until Ruu is able to fulfil a promise to sing to her.

Ruu enlists the Traveler's help, unaware of the truth behind why everything keeps going wrong no matter how many times he's sacrificed.

It takes the Traveler 4 tries to get it right. 3 attempts fail to help Ruu with his quest, and the 4th was finally the success. Ruu even said he believes in The Rule of Four. "...you need to do things thrice in order to get a result. For example, they say that 'good omens must occur three times for good fortune to truly descend'… Same for bad omens. They also say that 'you must forge past obstacles three times to succeed on the fourth'."

So, if this is the 4th Samsara, and the Traveler is the 4th Descender who supposedly has a Will to Change the World, then is it possible that Paimon could be a Tulpa fashioned from the knowledge left behind by the former Samsara?

That perhaps, Paimon is a remnant of a failed attempt at breaking the Samsara and was sent to the Traveler when they got desperate for help, to start them on the path to uncovering the 'truth of this world' and help them find the right answers and make the right decisions. That could be why she appeared out of nowhere in Guyun Ston Forest, right beside the remains of a civilization she shares symbolism with.

Anyway, this is still just a theory. I could be blowing smoke out of my ass, but it was fun to make this.

[lunarscaled]

poses. okay Im gonna talk about curses and sorcery in Europe like I said I would earlier ✨

a lot of this is personal interpretation / taking an inch and running a mile ( see: the inverted spear of heaven's description being "It has been imbued with a cursed technique powered by a special foreign type of cursed energy that allows it to force the stoppage of any other technique it comes into contact with..." ). it's almost entirely focused on building up the background for Lyric in this verse, but feel free to adapt it as you like

My thoughts about cursed energy, aside from what we know in canon, is that it is almost interchangeable with the word 'magic' in some case. Curses themselves form from negative feelings and fears, but the individual techniques sorcerers use are. basically forms of alchemy and magic, sometimes passed down through family lines, cultivated over centuries and years. Based around that framework, I think "sorcery" is used as a term internationally, and it's just regional differences in how curses themselves manifest and how people treat the ability.

The curses we see in jjk are clearly yokai inspired and adjacent, especially the stronger curses. I would assume the same to be true in somewhere like America ( maybe cryptids? and native myths especially, like the thunderbird ) and also in Europe. Lyric references things like Fae and Demons sometimes when speaking about the curses they've made "Contracts" with---Defanatus is one of them, but they have others such as a Barghest, A Church Grimm, an old fae that smokes from a long pipe and builds its domain from flowers. Persistent old folklore has built up a prolific amount of high-ranking curses based on legend, and any number of smaller curses that spawn from tiny fears, new rumors, new myths. Because a lot of fairies were traditionally spoken of as being sentient, I imagine that's also a common quality found in European curses---not necessarily not single-minded as some of the lower ranked curses we've seen, but they can speak in sentences, and respond accordingly.

The structure of sorcery in Europe in the past was probably built around covens and major families in the past but broken up by the arrival and growth of major religious groups, specifically The Church. While people who have mastered Reverse Cursed Techniques might be considered blessed by god or other divine entities, it could easily be turned against them ( plenty of "witchcraft" in the past which was used to help others was weaponized this way in real life too! ). Sorcerers who didn't willingly work for the church may have been ostracized, if not outright blamed for curses themselves and vilified by communities.

"Witches" and "Sorcerers" are the same thing to Lyric, and the only defining line between those two is if you are or are not authorized by a religious entity to perform exorcisms and healings. Churches likely fund all the major sorcery schools, and adherence to their rules is paramount to an occupation as a sorcerer. Sorcerers who are not apart of an organization or permitted in some kind of way are, in their own circles, likely touted as being more "dangerous" or "untrustworthy" even if that isn't true. Lyric is one such sorcerer, on account of their cursed technique relying on them making "deals" with curses. Their father held them personally accountable for their mother's illness and their brother's death and blamed it on their sorcery ( which wasn't true ) and the church would likely outcast Lyric for similar reasons

some family lines with specific cursed techniques in europe power up their techniques with things like sigils, using certain plants, animal bones, etc. Things like potion making or altars which might be viewed as gimmicky and fake in the modern world have purpose for the families whose powers rely on them, similar to how we know Utahime's technique can be amplified by adding all the elements of a true shrine maiden's dance. Lyric is familiar with a number of materials and plants that make it easier for them to persuade curses to work with them, or which curses in europe prefer, but not much of that knowledge is applicable to the curses in Japan. The energy is also different, so Lyric has to adapt to new types of costs, which is why their own flesh and blood is used as an offering.

basically i feel like magic practices found in europe are the equivalent of cursed techniques, and they're still persistent today, but a lot of families and "bad" techniques have been wiped out or condemned by the church organizations which run the sorcery world there.