#trait: Wizard

[digi-lov]

Rika Nonaka BT19-083, Renamon BT19-030, Kyubimon BT19-034, Taomon Ace BT19-037, Sakuyamon BT19-040 by koki from BT-19: Booster Xros Evolution (BT19-20: Special Booster Ver.2.5)

[stormgated]

diviners with lichtenberg figures. pyromancers with ashes on their hands. thaumaturges surrounded by snowflakes. conjurers that don’t show up quite right in photos. theurgists hands always being stained green. necromancers with distant shadows behind their eyes. sorcerers that always know the flow of time.

wizards that get more Weird the more they study magic. send tweet.

[saturdaysky]

a little divine appreciation

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God Gale is endgame for Mayhew, and Mayhew couldn't be more pleased 😌

their mutual wizard disease brought them to some pretty low lows, but hey, ignore the tragedy, they're gods now! first order of business is a little worshiping at the altar 😏

Here's the sketch, which I also like:

Got majorly inspired by these lovely photos, one of which I used as a pose reference.

[generallyinsan3]

a few more miscellaneous pages

[dreamingofthewild]

Once again, I feel the need to point out that Gale did not know the orb was the Karsite Weave, capable of destroying Mystra, until she told him in Act 3. And that was after she had already ordered him to kill himself—only revealing the truth once he had set his sights on the Crown, which she wanted for herself.

Gale genuinely believed he was returning a lost piece of the Weave to her. He wasn’t trying to surpass her. He did it because he wanted to please her. He never felt worthy. Yes, he hoped that one day she would see him as her equal, allowing him access to the knowledge the gods kept hidden. His ambition, while misguided and reckless, was never malicious—he was not seeking to overthrow her or destroy her.

As a Chosen, Gale was already an incredibly powerful wizard, and it wasn’t his fault that he reached for something he didn’t even know existed. Mystra never warned him—she simply told him to be content. And when Gale takes the Crown (provided you’ve read the Book of Karsus), we learn that he is powerful enough to ascend to godhood. Yet, unless you pursue the Origin Evil ending, he doesn’t attempt to claim her domain—he creates his own. That is ambition, not hubris.

Gale’s ambition is not the equivalent of a man thinking he’s better than a woman, nor is it the act of someone trying to surpass a figure they have no skill in. His heartbreak is clear. He is devastated, and he is ready to obey Mystra’s order to sacrifice himself. You don’t think that if she had told him the truth from the start, he wouldn’t have begged her, pleaded with her in horror, to remove the orb and forgive him? But she only told him when he sought something she wanted. And even then, I have no doubt that had she simply asked him to give her the Crown in exchange for forgiveness, he would have done so. Instead she ordered him to die for it, and if you know what happens if he uses the orb in Act 2, you know that his death achieves nothing at that moment apart from her getting the crown.

The only reason he goes after the Crown at all is because it’s his only alternative to dying at Moonrise, and it's his chance to prove himself worthy. He is desperate at this point, but his indignation remains at the God's themselves and the way they treat mortals, not just Mystra. Gale is essentially going through a crisis of faith. I think many either forget or downplay this element of Gale's relationship with Mystra. She's an Omniscient, Omnipotent being, and Gale is a mere mortal. She had/ has all the power.

There have been so many others who have portrayed this more eloquently than I, and with screenshots.

[essektheylyss]

Mother Artifice like "I'M CONTENT WITH MYSELF AND MY FLAWS BUT YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR RANCID MANNERS [immediately dissolves into the floor]"

[messiahzzz]

When I came across that "joke" from Tav to Quill and Z'rell's comment (plus Halsin), I had to take a minute to process what happened. Gale might be a bit silly and eccentric but he's the kindest, sweetest and most passionate character in that party. No wonder the poor man has deep insecurities to solve, so many people reduce him to an easy target! Ofc one of the side effects would be overconfidence and ambition as a defense mechanism. He's obv lonely; only Tara and Morena ever loved him for him.

his eccentric nature might be a part of it. he is loquacious, outgoing, and doesn’t see the point in hiding his enthusiasm. he is considered to be the weird one. naturally, wizards in general being seen as somewhat squishy and physically weak might also add to it.

personally, i really don’t like the implications of the (widely considered) autistic-coded character being the one who faces the most ridicule by far by other characters and fans (and larian) alike.

some might disagree with me on that, but i don’t find it funny by any means either. mostly it just makes me feel bad. “he deserves it. cocky, arrogant, hubris-ridden wizard needs to be taken down a peg” like he isn’t… y’know… already at his lowest. it also disregards the fact that much of his bravado is part of his carefully curated Great Wizard of Waterdeep™ persona that he has skillfully adopted to mask his general feeling of being defective. being fiercely proud of your skill and knowledge and being doubtful of having something truly worthwhile to offer are mindsets that can coexist. according to fandom, gale is either secret hubris incarnate that is only waiting to be unleashed upon the world or pure baby that can do no wrong. instead of a character that is just as flawed and traumatized as all the others, but no less deserving of genuine love.

to me, the constant ridicule just reads as further feeding into his deep-rooted insecurities and his belief that he (as gale, the person) isn’t someone who holds inherent worth. it really, really doesn’t sit well with me.

[jamessluttythighs]

Sometimes when Regulus is losing an argument he holds his phone torch in James’ face just to trigger the deer in the headlights effect to get James to shut up

[losver07]

thank god sirius was born in november because if his birthday was in october he would be annoyingly obsessed with that month and i mean he would never shut up about it because it has "the best days of the year" (aka just halloween & his birthday)

[digi-lov]

Piedmon Ace EX8-062 Alternative Art by Takeuchi Moto from EX-08 Extra Booster Chain of Liberation

[gummyguitar]

gonna be a lot more active on tumblr again so follow me if y'all like any of these fandoms, artists or fandoms!! i reblog a lot btw!

- the amazing digital circus (especially gummigoo)

- ween

- the residents

- they might be giants

- king gizzard & the lizard wizard

- MGMT

- butthole surfers

- car seat headrest

- 1 trait danger

- primus

- daniel johnston

- shipwrecked 64

- neutral milk hotel

- spongebob

- gummy candy

- kinitopet

- analog horror

- angel hare

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[euripidestrousers]

Do you think Peter was the inconspicuous marauder that everyone looked over and didn't realise was in the room even before he became an animagus? Plain, bumbling, shy Peter who was actually eavesdropping on everyone and figuring out how to use every bit of info to his advantage.

And then after he could transform into a rat he became an absolute master at gathering Intel and spying for his friends he started to feel useful and talented and appreciated, so much so that he began to think that was all he was good at. His entire sense of self-worth wrapped up in sneaking and spying.

[dandelionjack]

psykers are a brilliant unintentional allegory for neurodivergent people. widely believed to be freaks that should be bullied into submission and socially sacrificed to oil the great big inhumane war machine; UNLESS our highly specialised skillset and oddball traits prove useful to that very system — if we can control ourselves, if we can pass standardised testing after suffering gruelling ordeals and abuse from all sides; if we can be just weird wyrd enough that our ~special talents~ show, but not so weird that we’re unable to adapt, the system will forgive us for our curse. still keeping us at a distance and making sure we don’t take a step out of line. we can make a living that way, as sanctioned pariahs tolerated only for their niche (dis)abilities. for a while. until it drives us crazy

oh and unmedicated adhd does sometimes feel like a portal to a hell dimension is always clawing at the back of your skull but that’s irrelevant

[generallyinsan3]

recent sketchbook pages!!!

please excuse my horrible camera quality

[hunny-pp]

shadow wizard money love between tav/dianthus and gale

[tenojan-in-tevinter]

Love it when mages/spellcasters in stories have slightly otherworldly traits. Unnatural eye colors/pupil shapes, unusual skin tones/hues, sharp/animal like teeth, nails, or ears, fur/horns/scales/feathers where they'd normally have none, etc.