#vilya of the air ashari

[its-your-mind]

Are you able to hear one of her stories, and see if you can get a memory for her? - c2e103 / tlovm s2e5

[ladykeyleth]

— Is that your mom? — I think that's my mom.

[tealbird5]

Vilya I didn't have patience for the background, but I really loved drawing the vines and her leg

[harusuki]

the legend of vox machina gifset per episode season 2 episode 5: pass through fire

tip jar

[twinklestarss]

“What happened to my mother? Your mother was a brave woman, very much like you, now that I see you before me. Unsure of herself, and wishing to please, and not disappoint. And it's hard to ascertain but I fear it's perhaps that lack of confidence that may have caused her failure. […] Hold onto that hope. Use it, and finish what she started. She lives through you at the very least. Hold that memory. I will hold on to it, but I hope you know that does not define me. I'm not her. Good. Then perhaps you have a chance."-Keyleth/Uvenda

Campaign 1 Episode 87: Onward to Vesrah Campaign 2 Episode 102: Ghosts, Dinosaurs, and Stuff

[ludinusdaleth]

a tiny detail i appreciate thus far in titmouse's cr animation is that the elves appear distinctly different from humans. it is extremely interesting to me how vex & vax are the softest-faced and youngest looking elves we see in the show and those traits are clearly inherited from their human mother rather than elven father, who is defined by sharp details - keyleth & her family also share similarly soft features as half elves. and not just syldor fits the elven mold. artagan, saundor, & fince also share these features that not only make them look ever so slightly alien but also arent defined by youth or any semblance of "twinkishness". it reminds me a bit of how elves in the elder scrolls are so fundamentally different from humans down to facial bone structure and yet they're alike to them in growing old, or being fat or hairy - which in my opinion is the best way to tackle elven design. it makes me beyond excited to see how they present ludinus down the line.

[critter-genfic-events]

This week, we have thirteen angsty fics for you! Look under the cut, heed the warnings, and don't forget to comment or kudos if you like them!

our lives were never ours by vivolet (145817,Mature) Warnings: canon-typical violence, character death, implied/referenced suicide, implied/referenced torture, Pairings:

The Mighty Nein, but make it Hunger Games fusion.

Reccer says: Hunger Games AUs are a guilty pleasure of mine and I have such a soft spot for this series. It focuses on Yasha and Caduceus, so if you love those two and want lots of angst and torment and focus on their characters, this series has you covered. The level of detail, the continuity porn that utilizes every scrap of canon detail and puts it to use in a new setting, and the beautiful prose make it a compelling read. It will hurt your soul.

wild mountain thyme (among blooming heather) by Aurelie (NowImJustSomebodyThat) (8107,Teen) Warnings: None Pairings: Korrin/Vilya

Vilya's memories do not all come back at once

Reccer says: I love considering Vilya's story from her point of view, and the nonlinear narrative here is heartbreaking and beautiful

those that crawl and flutter towards the sun by vietbluecoeur (6163,Not Rated) Warnings: Major Character Death Pairings: Essek Thelyss & Jester Lavorre

AU; Essek's curiosity gets the better of him and he develops a friendship with a creature who only lives for three days. As that creature is Jester, she makes it memorable.

Reccer says: The worldbuilding is beautiful, the prose is gorgeous, and the tragedy is delicious.

the seed that falls on good ground by Ford_Ye_Fiji (1750,Teen) Warnings: Body Horror, Spiders Pairings:

While traveling with the Crownkeepers, Orym receives his own creepy crown dream.

Reccer says: I love Orym as an incorruptible beacon of light and I love it even more when he's being tempted. The angst is delicious.

a walk-on role in the script of your long, long grift by grayintogreen (1136,Teen) Warnings: None Pairings:

Cree delivers the threshold crest.

Reccer says: It's always a good time to feel sad about Cree.

come around when you break by maybetwice (3861,General) Warnings: None Pairings:

In the aftermath of the final fight in EXU, Opal gets taken care of.

Reccer says: I'm a sucker for stories where a sad character gets tended to by their friends and Opal went through A LOT in that last fight. She deserves to get pampered by all of her friends.

my devils they whisper in my ear, deafening me with all my fears (i'm living in a nightmare) by Ford_Ye_Fiji (12128,Mature) Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Disassociation, Suicidal Thoughts Pairings: Percival "Percy" Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III & Vox Machina

Scanlan does not destroy the pepperbox. For Percy it goes about as well as expected.

Reccer says: I liked it

One, Two, Switch-a-roo by Allise (3712,General) Warnings: Chronic Pain Pairings: Percival "Percy" Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III & Vox Machina, Keyleth & Vox Machina, Percival "Percy" Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III & Keyleth

Vox Machina manage to find some magical box that switches the body of whoever's closest. What happens when Keyleth and Percy get caught in the blast?

Reccer says: It's not that I want other people to deal with chronic pain, but there's something of a wish fulfillment in having someone else experience the pain and

From the Ocean to the Shore by commoncomitatus (7775,Teen) Warnings: None Pairings: Jester Lavorre & Mollymauk Tealeaf

A missing scene from C2E16 wherein Jester is hypervigilant about her friends going down and receives some much-needed comfort.

Reccer says: I love Jester angst and this fic has a unique perfectly Jester rhythm to the prose that makes it a fun read while still being very much in the vein of angst. If you like reading characters being sad but in a less gut-punching, visceral way, this is a fic for you.

the infinite grains of sand by jadeandquartz (1327,Teen) Warnings: None Pairings:

A look at Fearne's thoughts as she's forced to make That Decision.

Reccer says: The absolute tragedy of Fearne having to choose between which of her friends to revive is something I love seeing explored, and this fic does it so eloquently and true to Fearne's feyness.

the worst thing to happen by k_152 (2588,General) Warnings: Major Character Death Pairings:

The fight with Otohan ends with everyone but Imogen dead. She acts accordingly.

Reccer says: I LOVE a good Villain Arc story and this presents such an enticing what-if while also punching you in the feels.

i wont hurt you by dearestpiers (3038,General) Warnings: Vaguely suicidal thoughts; childhood illness; animal death; offscreen Nein deaths Pairings: Caduceus & Clay Family, Caduceus & Essek

An exploration of Caduceus's relationship with death, from childhood through meeting the Nein to long after.

Reccer says: I liked it

Home is Where the Heart Is by LessAttitudeMoreAltitude (1720,General) Warnings: Panic attacks, vomiting, self-harm, Caleb-typical self-esteem issues Pairings: Caleb & Essek, Caleb & Beau, brief mentions of all canon M9 romantic relationships

Caleb buys a house in Rexxentrum, but being alone there makes him panic.

Reccer says: I liked it

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If you didn't get enough angst this week, next week we're going to have recs featuring Percy!

Then, we'll have fights, modern AU's, and cuddling!

Also, the last few rec lists have had errors in their word count and ratings - I just went back and fixed them. If you're looking for more, why not check them out?

[annemarieyeretzian]

vilya saying “I have been able to contact a few allies in wildemount that are aligned with our goals, some that are already tangled with aspects of this mess.” has GOTTA mean the mighty nein 👀

[feeling-solar-punk]

it's so difficult watching TLOVM with people who haven't watched both the first and second campaigns because all of these little things are happening and I wanna infodump and gush about it so bad but its gonna be so satisfying for them when it comes back and they realise

[cringefaecompilation]

related, another thing that frustrates me is that keyleth's mom is basically a Schrodinger's White Woman. like the artists can't decide if she is white with a tan or a woman of color

so i'm just gonna assume keyleth is just super white passing like cameron boyce lol

[sandstormcz]

So there's more problems with the Assembly. Great. Beau was not surprised that that bunch of old manipulators couldn't stay chill for literally two minutes. But it's fine, it's fine! She loves her job. It's kinda shitty that she has to go bother Caleb and Essek about teleporting her again, but that's okay. It's that or weeks of travel and while she could use a vacation with Jester and Fjord, it was a pressing matter. So there she was, in Caleb's office, Essek, disguised as a half orc, holding her and Caleb's hands.

"Now.. I have personally never been to this location so-"

"It's fine Essek it's fine, we can walk"

"Ja Essek, besides, we're going to the middle of a city, it's not Aeor shatz. I'm sure they'll notice us anyway"

Essek seemed nervous almost, but he pulled them all closer and as they all took a deep breath, teleported them.. somewhere in Whitestone.

The goal was to get to the sun tree

And even though he has truthly never been there, his aim was better than he expected. Not the Sun tree, but they still managed to land in a garden of some sort.. maybe aiming better than they could if they tried.

The voice of the Tempest, meters away from them, was.. gardening. She had her back to them, growing out new plants in the fresh patch of soil. And she wasn't alone.

That was about all she noticed in the split second before she fell to her knees, dizzy from the spell that just got her there.

And with that soft thud, in an insane blur of yellows and oranges and browns, The voice of the Tempest was facing them, ready to dispose of any danger that suddenly appeared behind her. They all raised their hands as if to prove they come in peace. She was beautiful, magnificent and at the moment absolutely terrifying. For but a split second, until she noticed the official Cobalt Soul and Academy robes. She lowered her hand

"I see you have found quite an unexpected way of transportation. Expositor Lionette, if I'm not wrong?"

Still dizzy, she quickly stood up and folded her arms.

"Yes, that is me, this is my colleague Professor Caleb Widogast and his assistant Elias Feik Nem" she announced, blinking rapidly to get rid of the vertigo. And it was at this moment, with her vision clearing out a bit,that she started noticing the other person behind the woman in front of her

Beau might have had problems identifying The voice of the Tempest, if it weren't for her antlers, or that vibrant cloak she was told to look for.. but this woman next to her.. she seemed awfully familiar. No, she was almost certain she has seen her somewhere, she just couldn't place her.

"Very well then, I wasn't expecting you this soon. The rest is not yet here and we have a revival to get through but alas. It is my pleasure to greet you in Whitestone."

She was pretty sure the woman was looking at her the same way, unsure of where to put her, like she had wanted to remember but couldn't.. Ah. That's who she was then.

"We are glad to have the opportunity to meet you, even in these very unfortunate circumstances" Caleb responded instead of her.

"We are also glad to see that our old friend is with you. It is good to see you again, Vilya" Beau didn't think this would have much effect on the druid before her but while Vilya just smiled, The voice of the Tempest seemed shocked, mouth agape.

"Oh that's right! Dear, these are the adventurers I told you about.. or well, the two of them at least"

"Expositor Lionette am I to understand you were one of the brave heroes that saved my mother?" She seemed almost in tears. Wait no hold on mother? Oh Jester will never let them live down how Travelercon saved the mother of the FUCKING VOICE OF THE TEMPEST

"I am sorry, I'm not sure I follow, you're.. okay that.. it would appear the Mighty Nein did a lot more than- " the woman stepped closer and hugged her. What. The fuck. Did she just get a hug from the literal leader of the Air Ashari?

"Thank you. Thank you all so much."

[its-your-mind]

Vox Machina as textposts 1/???

[saintdollyparton]

JANET VARNEY AKA AVATAR KORRA IS THE VOICE OF KEYLETH'S MOM IN TLOVM?!! 😍

[criticalrolenpctournament]

ROUND 1, POLL 28

Which NPC is the best overall character?

[astersghost]

I wonder how Vilya is doing. How's she holding up right about now? How'd she feel about this whole very much a trap but oh well mission? Does she help her daughter and give advice based on her personal interactions w/ the mighty nien cluster fuck? I wanna know if she's talked about them to Keyleth just in a casual conversation or even in just explaining how tf she's alive. I wonder if she met Vox Machina and interacted w/ the de Rolo family or heard from Jester at all. I just I have so many thoughts about so many things. And I'm so stressed about the Applebees soul dice.

[blorbologist]

😭 hello! im doing something dumb, and would appreciate your saddest headcannon

hmmmmmmmm no character specified, so it's hard to dig around for my Saddest HC. I'd rather keep my very worst in my back pocket for fics of my own ;3 so hmmmm

Though Korrin and Keyleth love eachother dearly, I don't think they've been close for a while. By necessity, partially - Keyleth had to train for her Aramente, and Korrin had to lead the Ashari in the interim... and maybe they each saw too much of Vylia in eachother. Keyleth's resemblance is obvious, but in her father she sees absence: the place on the stupidly small side table he still reserves for her cup, how he'll breeze through seasoning a meal until he rushes to get it right at the end without his wife's keen taste, how he'll wander around with ceremonial garb half-finished before finally getting it all together in a shaky quiet, how he still brews too much of the tea Keyleth hates and he hates but Vylia loved.

They do get closer over the timeskip - he has time, now, to think and mourn properly. And Keyleth can help: mantling the responsibility, yes, but also by just being Korrin's daughter again, by looking to him for advice beyond the fate of their people. And Vax, in his way, can help: as the Raven Queen's Champion, he is familiar with death and grief and processing that end, now. He can mediate when the pain becomes too much for them both, and slink into the shadows when it's just this too-small family again.

Korrin and Keyleth truly understand eachother, though, after Vecna. After that... after that, they are closer than they were when Keyleth was a little daddy's girl enraptured by little breezes.

It's too great a cost, sometimes.

(Keyleth will cry over Vax, which Korrin will try to comfort only to remember the ache that is still so new even twenty years on and then he's crying, and there's nothing worse than seeing your father sob so hard he shudders, and there's nothing worse than your daughter wailing and feeling it's your fault.)