#winterveil

[wynterveil]

Hello

I fixed up my old account here if you want to follow me from Twitter. This is purely be an art blog as well to share my Twitch stream posts. So hope ya’ll enjoy your stay here.

[haertdancer36]

Happy holidays, everyone!

This is the first of a few pieces I have in mind, and I’m so happy with how it came out!

[theuser]

First Winterveil of Dragonflight

New WoW post on Kor'kron 501st! First Winterveil of Dragonflight

I wanted to share some fun Winterveil screenshot from last months! I’m always excited to put on my holiday transmog and celebrate, even if Bulleto here has that silly grin on his face! Going for a sled ride through Orgrimmar. Slow down, Bulleto! Winterveil in the Ohn’ahran Plains. Look at all our friends! Who needs reindeer when you have a friendly bakar? Taivan is a good, good boy. I loved…

[the-fortyseventh]

Getting the guild ready for a magical Winterveil Season! Our line-up of events this year includes: 

IC : The North Azerothian Aerospace Defence Command (NARAD) has requested voluntary assistance from the 47th to assist Father Winterveil in journey through Northern Eastern kingdoms.

IC : Secret Father Winterveil -- The guild goes wild exchanging Winterveil gifts! 

OOC : Guild Shenanigans in Ironforge! Along with our 3rd Annual Guild Christmas photo! 

OOC : The Hunt for Great Father Winterveil -- Our 3rd Annual Azerothian Scavenger Hunt! 

[agilneanrose]

Winter Veil gifts to their father.

[beaningeneralacceptance]

So the lore doc has been dropped into the game... I have yet to find it! But! I have devoured the whole doc thrice. And it's just now that I noticed a parallel between the Seven Seas and the War Seas. It isn't something major but I believe there is a connection between Morden and our old old old friend Durza. It's just a detail I noticed while rereading the lore.

In the lore doc, Randal specifically describes Durza's appearance. Why does he do that? Why, when later he writes that Durza left his mortal body, and therefore we don't need to know his human appearance because it is mostly irrelevant?

"A boy with curly black hair"

~circa. Y1000

And that is the only bit we get of what Durza looked like as a human. Why just that? Was Randal trying to be a good story teller? No, he wasn't, because if so, he would have added more characteristics than just his hair. Later, Durza is granted the title "The Magic Thief".

And this is where the parallel I mentioned comes in. Morden has black hair and he has stolen the Death curse, which granted him the title of "The Curse Thief".

Is there a connection between Morden and Durza? Probably not. Durza is very very old, while Morden should be around the Player's age (I haven't found any confirmation on this, so actually, who knows how old he is). There is also the matter that we don't know where Morden comes from. Neviro is from Winterveil, Iris is from Ravenna but we don't know where Morden comes from.

Oh boy this post got derailed a bit.

How I see it, Morden is the good version of Durza. I still find it suspicious that Randal through in that detail about the hair though. 👀

Also morden means "to murder" in German and I think that's a cool little detail :)

[thecastcompany]

The 12 Days of Winterveil is currently ongoing! This is a great event that gifts the roleplay community with 12 days of 12 great events!

What is the purpose of the 12 Days of Winterveil? == To offer the community 12 days of 12 different roleplay events to showcase the best of the community and those who create fun and exciting events and different kinds of roleplay you might not know exist out there! Come have fun and enjoy the gift of roleplay and meet new friends along the way! ==

Here is the schedule of the rest of the events!

December 3rd Winter Veil Storytime // Cross Faction // Location: The Purple Parlor in Northrend Dalaran // Times: 8pm - 10:30pm MG / 6pm - 8:30pm WRA // Activities: Story Telling & Smores

== Anchors == A: Ranék-Moonguard H: Ellonthal-Moonguard

December 4th Bake & Plushie Sale // Cross Faction // Location: The Eventide in Northrend Dalaran // Times: 8pm - 10pm MG / 6pm - 8pm WRA // Activities: Market event that caters to sweets & plushies! == Anchors == A: Ranék-Moonguard H: Elrosil-Moonguard

December 5th Cast Company Business Showcase: Sunkissed // Cross Faction // Location: Barber Shop in Northrend Dalaran // Times: 7:30pm - 10:30pm MG / 5:30pm - 8:30pm WRA // Activities: Soap, Skin Care, Build your own Bath Bomb == Anchors == A: Ranék-Moonguard H: Zaneryne-Moonguard

December 6th Sips n Scrolls // Cross Faction // Location: Legerdemain Lounge, Northrend Dalaran // Times: 8pm - 10pm MG / 6pm - 8pm WRA // Activities: Tea Party == Anchors == A: Ranék-Moonguard H: Zaneryne-Moonguard

December 7th Jingle Bell Jubilee // Cross Faction // Location: Everlook, Winterspring // Times: 6:30pm - 10pm MG / 4:30pm - 8pm WRA // Activities: Vendors, Jolly Jousting, Nog Night

December 8th Jingle Bell Jubilee // Cross Faction // Location: Everlook, Winterspring // Times: 7pm - 10pm MG / 5pm - 8pm WRA // Activities: Vendors, Deck the Duels, Gift Exchange, Date Auction

December 9th Jingle Bell Jubilee // Cross Faction // Location: Everlook, Winterspring // Times: 6:30pm - 10pm MG / 4:30pm - 8pm WRA // Activities: Vendors, Fashion Foray, Glacier Gala

Find more Details about the Jingle Bell Jubilee in there discord! Like anchors and more! https://discord.gg/h9Pezz6rRP December 10th Winterveil Arts & Craft Carnival // Cross Faction // Location: Magus Commerce Exchange // Times: 7pm - 9pm MG / 5pm - 7pm WRA // Activities: Vendors and Carnival Games == Anchors == A: Ranék-Moonguard H: Ellonthal-Moonguard

December 11th Cast Company Business Showcase: 2 Pups & a Pint // Cross Faction // Location: Legerdemain Lounge, Northrend Dalaran // Times: 8pm - 10:30pm MG / 6pm - 8:30pm WRA // Activities: Gilnean Food & Beers // Performance by Ranek Vilmas

December 12th The Beatific Banquet // Alliance Only // Location: The Large Alliance Keep, Stormshield, Ashran, Draenor // Times: 8pm - 10:30pm MG / 6pm - 6: 30pm WRA // Activities: Vendors, Raffles, Firework Show, Performances

Find more Details about the Beatific Banquet in there discord! Like anchors and more! https://discord.gg/BJZbeTvWtz

[catierambles]

So I added the Witcher cookbook to my amazon wishlist, as well as the cookbooks for The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.

I'm going to be making stuff from the WoW and FFXIV cookbooks for Christmas. (the Winterveil Roast from WoW, and the Mushroom Saute from FFXIV). I was going to make it for Thanksgiving, but chances are the room mate is going to get dragged to her parents and I really don't celebrate the holiday (German mom). So we're going to wait until the end of December when the room mate's boyfriend is here.

If I'm gonna cook, I'm going to make food from games I like.

[sesshy380]

Wordcount of the day: 241

I'm getting there with my final prompt! I am trying so hard to get it wrapped up before the new year.

Spent a lot of time playing with my new tablet today and playing WoW in-between when I needed to take a break for my hand, since using a mouse allows me to keep my hand in a more relaxed position. Managed to gain a level on an alt and got one of the in-game seasonal items I was after (Highland Drake Winterveil Armor to those that play and are curious what it was).

[lynxfrost13]

Winterveil shenanigans featuring my buddy

[vampyr-boyfriend]

My Dracthyr, Verithrasz, rarely uses his visage. But he insisted on it for the Feast of Winterveil in order to wear the silly red outfit so that he can "experience the culture".

[elrosil]

Holidays: Holiday Happiness

@thecastcompany​ Gave the writing prompt in April for us

Writing Prompt for April:  Holidays Theme: Holiday Happiness or Holiday misHaps

Share a story about your character going through one of the Holidays in Azeroth. Share a good memory of this holiday or a share a horrible memory of this holiday.

Pick between on these holidays: Noblegarden, Hallow's End, Lunar Festival, Midsummer Fire Festival, Love is in the Air, Brewfest, Winterveil, or Pilgrim's Bounty.

I picked Winter Veil! Enjoy the story!

Elrosil, her childhood friend and first love Eri'daras, and young boy that grew up in the  brothel with Elrosil named Alsuron looked back and forth as they were pressed against a wall in the Quel’Thalas main market, that was setting up for Winter Veil. Elrosil brushed a black bang from her face casing out the joint and says, “ So they are about to start a market and all the kids from those buildings of learning will be coming out and we can blend in.”

Alsuron the amber headed rapscallion looks at Elrosil and shakes his head, “ They are gonna know we arent like them, we dont look like them?”

Elrosil looks over at him, “ Why do we keep bringing him to stuff he is always a whiner, just act like them thats the point....you cant act like a privellaged brat that is better than folks like us.....here let me start...” thumps one of his ear and walks around in a circle with her booty stuck out pressing her middle finger to her thumb spreading her fingers up towards the sky, “ I am a Thalassian elf from a family with a name! And I am better than you...” she hunches over and laughs, “ See not hard....” rolls her eyes

Eri’daras giggles slightly at taps Elrosil arm, “ Here they come.” she points to the school children.

The three elves would wait and blend into the market with the children, they of course got no looks at first as the children were more focused about the market and all the free goodies, and Elrosil, Eri’daras and Alsuron were about to benefit from this, they rushed stalls with the other children, eating to several different Winter Veil pastries and sweets, sugar not a commodity in the slums, so they were rejoicing.

Elrosil biting off the heads of Gingerbread cookies, biting into popcorn balls, rice crispy balls, dumping a handful of chocolate candies into her mouth, the others following suit. Alsuron even had a ring of chocolate around his mouth, Eri’daras sucking on a candy candy looking at the stalls at all the shiny rings and necklaces in awe, the rest of the children had these luxuries daily, and these three children only wished for this life.

While they were having the time of there life, eventually it was obvious they were not like the others, and it caught onto the guards. They each were grabbed by a single guard, Elrosil grabbed by her ear, they were pinched and dragged back towards the lower city gates, “ You are not suppose to be here! What gutter did you crawl out of here, you know your place cretin!”

The three children screaming out in pain from being dragged and not wanting to be taken away. The teacher of this class called out for the guards to stop as the kids were taken back to the gate and called to guards to stand back, “ One moment....”

The three ruffians stood at the gates back to the lower city and looked up, Elrosil cross her arms and huffed blowing a bang from her face, “ Were not gonna apologize if that is what you want lady....”

The fair skinned woman crouched down to look at Elrosil and the others and shakes her head, “ No, nothing like that.” She sighs and reaches into her back and holds out three stuffed murlocs holding candy canes, “ We had a few of the children that did not want commoner toys....and think this would be perfect for you, its not much but no child should be treated like you just were not so close to Winterveil.”

Eri’daras and Alsuron grabbed there plushies and grabbed it and thanked her. Elrosil walked over to the woman and snatched the doll and looked at the well made blue and purple murloc doll and then at the woman, “ Why are you being nice? People outside this gate are generally dicks to people like us.....”

The woman offered a nice smile, “ Not all of us....you try to have a Happy Winter Veil okay?” She gives Elrosil a hug before she stands up and nods to the guards, “ Just open the gate and dont harm them okay, there just children....”

The guards open the gates and practically kicked the children into there half of the city after the woman wandered off. Alsuron said, “ See I told you it wasnt going to work!”

Eri’dara looks at him, “ Hey we got to try tasty treats we will never be able to have again for a little bit and each scored a toy...”

Elrosil smiles at both of them, “ And a free meal.” she tosses up the nice elf womans coin bag and walks towards the lower city, “ Happy Winter Veil indeed!”

[agilneanrose]

A WinterVeil gift from his children - @melekdyneer

[sirensdxn]

November DWC Day 3 - Forest/Morality

✧✧✧ Journey into Eromai Epolomono ✧✧✧

Chapter 2

-Written by Ra’hsen

“Ru’lan let go.”

The feathered raptor did not release. Trapped between those sharpened fangs rested an elaborately carved beam of wood once intended to accent the training room walls. Now it proved to be the perfect chew toy for a rebellious ravasaur. 

“Drop it.” Ra’hsen gestured down toward the floor mirroring the basic training he’d been given before the Syl’voran’s disappearance. Part of him wondered if the two would delight in knowing their precious son had helped decorate with his own artistic sense. He’d have to save it just in case, that is if he could get Ru’lan to release. 

The Reverend settled on his knees and stared into those vast but fierce eyes for a time. A fearless hand firmly gripped the beam mere centimeters from Ru’lan’s teeth. Moist and hot breath escaped the creature's nose and mouth before answering Ra’hsen’s command with a snort. Down the beam fell with a thud. 

This hadn’t been the first time the now fully grown raptor had decided to throw a fit, nor would it likely be the last. Ra’hsen picked up the beam and moved it into a spot Ru’lan would at least have difficulty climbing to. His single sliver eye peered at his pacing housemate, those large talons had worn a path into the once grassy play area.  In adults and children alike destructive tendencies were a sign of stress, as was pacing. He stepped forward and held out a flat hand to signal his intentions. After a brief moment of hesitation Ru’lan stepped forward and rested his chin upon the hand. Ra’hsen smiled and ran his free hand over their nose toward the mane of feathers. His expression darkened for a moment as he felt around and pulled away, loose feathers. 

“Seems as if house life is not for big boys now is it, Ru’lan?” The priest continued to pet the raptor for a time. “How about we schedule you a little vacation, hm? A chance to roam the forest with your buddies?” 

Ru’lan’s excited tail swatted against the ground.

Still, it didn’t answer the cause of the creature’s distress. No child be it man or dinosaur thrived without their parents. Ru’lan may have been adult grown but his actions were no better than a teenager first discovering how to talk back. Not to mention his particular species were known to be family driven and extremely social creatures. While Ra’hsen had plenty of experience raising and training avians, raptor’s distant descendants, they were still entirely different species. With a deep breath he walked into the cabin, Ru’lan followed close behind. 

Ra’hsen had finally gotten used to climbing their stairs without second guessing his next step. At some point everything snapped into place, perhaps after his thirtieth day tending to their rose bushes. A distant gaze fell upon the unlit living space as light only trickled in the windows. Specks of dust danced in the evening sun’s rays and reminded the priest of his need to clean. Time for another winter clean it seemed. 

A smirk formed on his lips. It’d be just like them to arrive days before Winterveil with gifts in hand to apologize for their delay. It’d be what, two years without a holiday? The thought left a pang in his chest as he sat beside the table. Two years without Rowan. Two years without his dear friends. Two years spent staring at a bracelet that flickered once every several moons. Two years going on two centuries of endless waiting and stagnation. His loneliness gradually shifted to silent anger as his palm curled into a fist. 

Elven mortality was a funny thought. For some two years were nothing more than a blink of an eye. An entire mortal life could flutter into existence, bare children, grandchildren, and flicker out as an elf barely began their youth. While others mirrored their shorter lived brethren with lives a few years longer than a human’s. The Reverend just happened to be the lucky, or unlucky one who inherited those longer lives. He’d begun to witness his mate lose his life before him. The pale face he loved already showed signs of aging despite elven blood rushing through Rowan’s veins as well. Perhaps Ra’hsen should have counted his passing as a blessing, but his absence still weighed over him greater than the two who’s house he sat in that very moment. The same two who would witness his own aging with time as youth continued to cling to their features. 

Stuck in the Reverend’s mind the already lonely raptor did not handle being ignored. In some ways Ra’hsen could see where his avian friends learned their ego. Perhaps it was in the very same blood that the two species shared. Still, Ru’lan showed more compassion than the priest’s proud birds. Ru’lan pressed his nose against and peered up with confused vibrant blue eyes. Eyes that reminded Ra’hsen of the ocean and his late fiancé. 

“Apologies,” he whispered as his fist unwrapped and once again ran over the raptor’s head. “I didn’t mean anything to you, dear.” 

Ru’lan’s chin rested on the Reverend’s lap and yawned. Ra’hsen supposed Ru’lan wasn’t the only one missing someone. He stared at the quill and paper across the table out of reach. Maybe the sleepy one had the right idea, it was time for a nap. He could write Bellana in a few hours if not the morning. 

Thank you for inviting me to write @konietzko-sylvoran

Mentions: @talthorn-sylvoran @jorithas

Challenge by: @daily-writing-challenge

[khadgars-little-imp]

( •_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■) 😓 DOWNCAST FACE WITH SWEAT — is your oc open-minded or stubborn? are they inquisitive or do they prefer to keep to their bubble of knowledge? ☕️ HOT BEVERAGE — does your oc prefer coffee, tea, hot chocolate, milk, water, or some other drink? how do they like to take this drink (ex. coffee with milk, hot chocolate with whipped cream, a specific kind of tea, etc)? 💛 YELLOW HEART — how many languages does your oc speak? what language(s) are they learning, if any? 🎄 CHRISTMAS TREE — what is your oc's favorite holiday?

💤 SLEEPING SIGN — is your oc a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper? how are their sleeping habits?

🩹 ADHESIVE BANDAGE — does your oc have any physical and/or mental disabilities?

😓: Mae is very open-minded and very inquisitive. On the inquisitive side, you might even call her a snoop. If she catches a whiff of some gossip or a potential secret being kept from her, she's going to sniff it out. A bad habit she gets from her father and the insatiable curiosity that comes with being a mage.

☕️: Maevess loves cold sweetened tea with lemon--an oddity, since she usually doesn't like her drinks cold, preferring them either warm or room-temperature. For hot drinks she goes right for hot chocolate or some hot cider. Her stomach can't tolerate coffee, though.

💛: Common is the language Maevess speaks most of the time. She was raised bilingual with Common and Thalassian (fluent in both) and picked up some Draenei and Darnassae due to other members of her found family (not fluent). She is very interested in leanring Draconic.

🎄: Winterveil

💤: Maevess is a very heavy sleeper combined with her being very much a night owl. She is one of those people who think it's find to read a few more pages of her book and then suddenly the sun is rising. She loves sleeping in and her bed is always a mess of fluffy blankets, puffy cushions and lots and lots of plushies.

🩹: Mae sometimes wears an arcane prosthetic for the finger she lost as a child, but she finds the ring that manifests it uncomfortable. Aside from that, she has mostly recovered from Fel poisoning, but there are some dull pains (and, of course, traumas) that still linger.