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thinking about attempts on zag's life increasing the older his father gets but also how openly his succession to the throne is questioned because of what he is. thinking about zag literally shrugging after failed (and successful) assassinations like. do u know how many times ive died already. wtf did u think putting a knife in me was going to do.

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thinking about bg3 verse zag and how the events of the game are the most peace he has ever known ough

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@brekroo:

"If it's any consolation, your highness, you're hardly the first to do so." Far too flippent a tone for a man in his current situation, surrounded on all sides as he is by hordes of undead, on one knee in front of the prince of a nation he knows so little about. He's faced worse odds though, praise Tralda, and this is at least one step up from his previous situation which was surrounded by hordes of undead with his hands tied behind his back and swords at his throat. It's a reasonable reaction, he supposess, to a scruffy looking unknown priest casting spells at your soldiers, such as they are. "I must also apologise, your highness. Where I come from such practises are outlawed," and for good reason, he is smart enough not to add. "Some undead had given me trouble on the road already, when I saw your own....troops moving towards me I panicked." Nearly shit himself where he stood, more like. For a brief second he'd been convinced that was it, end of the road, but damned if he wasn't going to try and take some of them down with him. If this iron prince had thought him an assasin then Tralda had at least granted him the good luck of an opportunity to prove otherwise. Mere moments after he'd been bound and bundled into a makeshift camp more waves of undead had attacked-these ones seemingly not controlled by the necromancer prince now looking down at Ilbryn. It hadn't taken too much to convince one of the few living attendence to cut his binds so that he could help in the fight. Allying himself with necromancers of any kind makes unease blossom in his chest, but better at least to stick with the ones who aren't actively trying to kill him for the time being. "If your highness allows it, I would know more of your situation, and how I may help."

a  curious  brow  arches  safely  behind  the  cover  of  his  iron  mask,  his  appearance  betraying  none  of  his  intrigue  towards  the  kneeling  stranger.  he  cannot  fault  the  other  for  his  reaction,  after  all;  how  is  an  outsider  to  know  what  even  his  own  people  cannot  wrap  their  minds  around.  the  difference  between  the  armies  of  their  enemies  and  the  dead  guard  is  to  most  people  a  semantic  one  that  they  do  not  care  for,  nor  agree  with.  it  does  not  bother  him,  he  understands  it.  the  fear  of  losing  your  autonomy  after  losing  your  life  is  something  he  is  all  too  familiar  with.  no,  he  takes  enough  from  them  as  it  is;  asking  for  acceptance  would  be  too  much.

at  his  signal,  the  constructs  begin  to  fall  away  from  the  pair  of  them,  lumbering  back  to  their  designated  places  in  the  camp.  "then  you  are  already  familiar  with  our  enemy."  he  declares,  a  clothed  arm  outstretched,  hand  gesturing  towards  the  road  from  where  the  stranger  came,  lands  conquered  by  the  undead.  it  is  a  constant  two  steps  forward,  three  steps  back.  the  ground  they  gain  ripped  from  underneath  their  feet  with  every  passing  day.  "aid  is  not  usually  offered  so  freely  in  these  parts,"  he  begins,  turning  before  he  finishes  his  sentence,  "rise,  and we  will  discuss  it  further."

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thinking about zag and how he is just as inexpressive without his mask bc he can count the amount of bare-faced conversations he has in his life with one hand

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arcane (s2) sentence starters

ep1 - 8. warning for spoilers !

❝ everybody wants to be my enemy. ❞ ❝ you’re our leader. they follow you. i follow you. ❞ ❝ i've seen miracles spring from the hands of mages many times, but so often, they turned to horrors. ❞ ❝ why does anyone commit acts others deem unspeakable? for love. ❞ ❝ in my experience, no one in power is innocent. ❞ ❝ i don't wanna hear another word out of your mouth. ❞ ❝ i keep telling myself that you're different. but you're not. ❞ ❝ i haven't insulted your intelligence. do not insult mine. ❞ ❝ if you see the opening...take the shot. ❞ ❝ it's me. your vile villainess. the author of your nightmares. ❞ ❝ you have no inkling what family is to me. ❞ ❝ our paths diverged long ago. it was affection that held us together. ❞ ❝ i'm done blaming myself for your mistakes. ❞ ❝ there's one thing i know in my bones. there is no force in this world that can control you. ❞ ❝ your talents can be used to build, instead of destroy. ❞ ❝ no beast is more savage than man. ❞ ❝ i am the dirt under your nails. nothing's gonna clean me out. ❞ ❝ the dirt was on both our hands. ❞ ❝ stick your head in the dirt if you want, but this fantasy you've been living out here, it's not gonna last forever. ❞ ❝ now people avert their gaze when i roll by. ❞ ❝ still giving me the silent treatment, huh? ❞ ❝ you think it's so easy? to turn your back while your city looks to you for salvation? ❞ ❝ playing coy doesn't suit you, love. ❞ ❝ is it bad that i'm making friends with my demons? ❞ ❝ can i do the right thing for the wrong reason? ❞ ❝ ever since you dropped into my life, it's like i put on glasses. ❞ ❝ jeez, lady, you crazy? talking to dead people. ❞ ❝ sometimes taking a leap forward means leaving a few things behind. ❞ ❝ that's a past life, kid. and it was about as sweet as last year's milk. ❞ ❝ why is peace always the justification for violence? ❞ ❝ haven't i done you enough favors? ❞ ❝ i must say goodbye to this place now. to you. ❞ ❝ you got that look in your eye again. what are you planning? ❞ ❝ people have lost their heads for less. ❞ ❝ everyone in my life has changed. promise me you won't change. ❞ ❝ wrath must be met with wrath. ❞ ❝ what you've stolen…is more precious than any gold. ❞ ❝ i apologize for the intrusion. i was attempting to sneak in. ❞ ❝ address me with respect, or keep your mouth shut. ❞ ❝ this is what you asked for. heavy is the crown. ❞ ❝ and then what? you take what you need, hang me out to dry? ❞ ❝ do you realize how easy it was for me to track you down here? ❞ ❝ awful, isn't it? losing a loved one. ❞ ❝ i'm sorry. i’m not comfortable trusting our fates to chance. ❞ ❝ you think it's so easy? to turn your back while your city looks to you for salvation? ❞ ❝ whether i'm pulling the pin or not, everyone who gets close to me dies. ❞ ❝ you walk along the edge of danger and it will change you. ❞ ❝ your youth betrays you. patience is a product of age. both of which i possess in abundance. ❞ ❝ we gotta choose right now whether we're gonna throw in the towel or make a stand together. ❞ ❝ i had a different name back then, you know. ❞ ❝ when will you admit that this is just one of your fantasies? ❞ ❝ my arrogance led me to take on more than i could handle. ❞ ❝ such force must be a final resort. ❞ ❝ in my experience, only guilty men answer accusations with silence. ❞ ❝ every time it seems like we might catch a break. ❞ ❝ you're a monster. why? why do all this? ❞ ❝ i must ask you to surrender your weapons. this is a place of peace. ❞ ❝ i still think it's a dumb idea. but i guess you won, and a deal's a deal. ❞ ❝ it’s nice to know there are still good ones left. ❞ ❝ i promise, it's the last offer you're gonna get. ❞ ❝ no matter what i do, i just can’t seem to die. ❞ ❝ maybe i underestimated you. maybe you have the strength i do not. ❞ ❝ you don't actually need my help. you haven't for a long time. ❞ ❝ like it or not, we're in this mess together. ❞ ❝ compassion. hate. two sides of the same coin. ❞ ❝ i have a plan. you’re not gonna like it. ❞ ❝ come closer, will you, babe? ❞ ❝ i'd feared i wouldn't have the chance to speak with you again. ❞

❝ you here to finish me off? ❞ ❝ i thought you were on our side. ❞ ❝ what is up with you? you've been out of it all day. ❞ ❝ as good as it feels to pour everyone's drink, you need to fill your own cup every now and again. ❞ ❝ you must destroy it. it corrupts. consumes. ❞ ❝ sometimes taking a leap forward means leaving a few things behind. ❞ ❝ we do not lament a warrior's death. we avenge it. ❞ ❝ for the gifted, arrogance is the ultimate threat. ❞ ❝ why do you persist? after everything i've done? ❞ ❝ you're not alone. look at my shadow right behind you like a ghost. ❞ ❝ there is nothing to gain from this senseless bloodshed. ❞ ❝ i choose wrong every time. and because of it, i've lost everyone. ❞ ❝ go. before i do something i regret. ❞ ❝ i don't wanna lose what makes me "me" chasing some wild dream. ❞ ❝ i'm gonna find a way back, with or without you. ❞ ❝ i'm sorry. i've been an idiot. and an ass. you're hurting too. ❞ ❝ one's thoughts are more easily gathered in isolation. ❞ ❝ all right, out with it. what do you want from me? ❞ ❝ hey, in case i don't remember to tell you tomorrow, you've always meant the world to me. ❞ ❝ you ever wish you could just stay in one moment? ❞ ❝ if you're here to kill me, make sure to finish the job. ❞ ❝ i think beneath that mask you're scared. ❞ ❝ i must say that since i've met you, i've truly lived. ❞ ❝ never seen you give up on anything. ❞ ❝ i have the feeling that you'll be running this place soon. ❞ ❝ i think beneath that mask you're scared. ❞ ❝ i'm choosing to fight. and i pray that you will join me. ❞ ❝ this place will grow on you. you'll see. ❞ ❝ you're never gonna give up on me, are you? ❞ ❝ i think the cycle only ends when you find the will to walk away. ❞ ❝ hating you…i've hated myself. i just don't have the energy for it any longer. ❞ ❝ greatest thing we can do in life is find the power to forgive. ❞ ❝ oh, don't get all mushy on me now. ❞ ❝ i'm always with you. even when we're worlds apart. ❞ ❝ just 'cause you're having a bad day, don't take it out on me. ❞ ❝ look at the price of your ambition. you've sacrificed everything. ❞ ❝ you taught me the best lies come wrapped in truth. ❞ ❝ i feel like i woke up in the wrong universe. ❞ ❝ oh, spare the sympathy. ❞ ❝ uh, you do realize code phrases don't work when you make them up on the spot? ❞ ❝ desperation is the doorway to oblivion. ❞ ❝ it was a mistake to come here. ❞ ❝ this will have consequences. ❞ ❝ i know it's my fault that i'm here all alone. ❞ ❝ if you choose to flee, don't stop running. ❞ ❝ go and make some mistakes. you live and you learn. ❞ ❝ let me guess. you think i'm holding myself back. ❞ ❝ i have people back home who need me. ❞ ❝ i’m sorry i haven’t been around. ❞

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Baldwin IV of Jerusalem The Leper King in KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (2005) Dir. Ridley Scott

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@oveil: " is it so unbelievable that they would simply like me? "

"  it  is  not  unbelievable,  just  inconsequential.  "  comes  his  blunt reply,  muffled  behind  protective  layers.  to  an  ear  more  experienced  at  conversing  with  the  not-dead,  it  might  have  registered  as  too  harsh,  too  flippant.  zagreus,  however,  is  not  used  to  the  knife's  edge  of  communicating  with  those  still  possessing  enough  neurons  to  answer  him.  the  dead  do  not  usually  mind  his  tone.  "  after  all,  what  does  being  liked  change?  "  he  continues,  genuine  despite  the  rhetorical  sounding  question.  he  can  imagine  smooth  voices  and  pleasant  smiles,  but  at  face  value  they  will  not  stop  a  hand,  you'll  be  just  as  dead  having  been  liked  or  not.  "  and  how  quickly  cannot  cloaks  be  turned  to  the  wind?  "

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Run from all you know that’s coming, run to show that love’s worth running to

BREKROO. Independent & selective fantasy oc priest, exploring themes of devotion, resistence, and hope. Written by Woody.

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BALDURS GATE 3 PARTY BANTER PROMPTS LIST.

all of the following prompts are taken from party banter between the companions in larian studios' baldurs gate 3 (2023). there should be no spoilers! also, a disproportionate amount of these are from astarion and karlach. i'm not sorry.

I am enjoying our walks together, aren't you, [ name ]?

You'll be as depraved as the rest of us in no time.

Friend of yours?

Were you always so sneaky?

If there's hope for me there's hope for anyone.

How are we not there yet? My feet are killing me.

This is what I get for trying to strike up conversation.

We're not going to have trouble, are we?

If we continue this way, we may get too close for comfort.

Don't get too comfortable. We shouldn't overstay our welcome in such a place.

Do you have pet names for each other yet?

[ name ]! Was that a joke?

You know what - that is not the easiest of questions for me to answer.

Given your own nature, are you really the one to judge?

You can read?!

I'm surprised - I expected you to turn your back once you got what you wanted.

I wouldn't know a flirtation if you whacked me alongside the head with it.

Why stay somewhere safe and comfortable when we could be in mortal peril?

Can't say I love what they've done with the place.

I'm learning to enjoy the taste of chaos. Count me in.

At least you didn't tell me to 'be myself'.

You have so much to learn. Repeat after me: honey muffin, sweetie pie, sugarplum.

Nice to be in a crowd of normal people for once.

So [ name ], how is your sad, hopeless pining going?

You seemed a million miles away just then.

I fear I've been rather hasty to judge you, [ name ].

Ready to enter the belly of the beast?

Step one of starting a conversation: think before you speak.

I hear your relationship has taken on a new aspect recently…

All right, just keep it down. We're conspicuous enough without your hyena call.

Not one for roughing it, I see.

Why not have a little fun?

You're right, of course. Forgive me.

My money's on you, [ name ].

The echoes - listen! They're coming from three directions!

Want me to carry you?

Feeling at home?

Treat them right, or you'll have me to answer to.

Oh, darling, would you?

No doubt they found me too intimidating.

A girl could get used to this.

Now I don't know what to believe.

Well - yes, it was a joke.

I know that, too. It just wasn't funny.

And here I thought I rubbed you the wrong way.

Man, it's good to be home. First round on who?

Oh, I wouldn't actually leave. After all, where would you be without me?

You've quite the knack for finding the bright side of things, haven't you?

Well what would impress you, then?

Let's just stop this conversation right here, shall we?

Must've been an awful day for the people who lived here

You've clearly thought this through a great deal. I'm impressed and appalled in equal measure.

Sure, but think of the stories you'll be able to tell.

I never was scared of the shadows.

I know you're not really as heartless as all that.

I judged you wrongly. I'm sorry.

Are you charging for this sage advice, or is sticking your nose into my business just a hobby?

Pragmatism, thy name is [ name ].

That's ironic, coming from you.

We're either very clever or very lucky.

You do not need luck to survive, [ name ]. Not when you have me.

That will make getting word to my mother rather tricky.

Stop gawking at the decor. This place is dangerous.

I can't tell if you're joking.

So, what's it like caring for someone other than yourself, [ name ]?

You think I'm beautiful?

I feel it too. Here if you need a pick-me-up.

Yet another thing we have in common. We're two peas in a pod.

Is it so unbelievable that they would simply like me?

Use your words.

You gonna catch me if I eat a brick?

[ name ], I've heard you talking in your sleep.

Let's never speak of this again.

You can take a day off once in a while, [ name ]

Hey! Something bit me.

Cheer up. It might be all downhill from here.

I love a nice secret hideaway, don't you?

Think the bar is open?

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＊   𝑽𝑰𝑳𝑬𝑵𝑺.   independent   original   character   𝘇𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘂𝘀   𝗮𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘆𝗹𝘂𝘀.   necromancer   in   a   medieval   fantasy   apocalypse   setting,   inspired    by   the   locked   tomb   series,   kingdom   come   deliverence,   the   last   of   us,   and   fantasy   sources   such   as   dragon   age, diablo,   and   bg3. 𝐵𝑌 𝑇𝐼𝑁𝐸𝑍.

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When I was sixteen, I won a great victory. I felt in that moment I would live to be a hundred. Now I know I shall not see thirty. None of us know our end, really, or what hand will guide us there. A king may move a man, a father may claim a son, but that man can also move himself, and only then does that man truly begin his own game. Remember that howsoever you are played or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone, even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power. When you stand before God, you cannot say, "But I was told by others to do thus," or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice. Remember that.

EDWARD NORTON as KING BALDWIN IV in Kingdom of Heaven (2005) dir. Ridley Scott

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"Your soul is in your keeping alone."

EDWARD NORTON as KING BALDWIN IV Kingdom of Heaven (2005), dir. Ridley Scott

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＊ 𝑽𝑰𝑳𝑬𝑵𝑺. independent original character 𝘇𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘆𝗹𝘂𝘀. necromancer in a medieval fantasy apocalypse setting, inspired by the locked tomb series, kingdom come deliverence, the last of us, and fantasy sources such as dragon age, diablo, and bg3. 21+ only.

written by tinez, rules & summary is under the read - more!

links: aesthetic sideblog, pinterest, playlist.

RULES.

hi! im tinez (or tea), 29, she/her.

the usual rp etiquette applies. don't be an asshole <3

trigger warning! there will be dark matters portrayed on this blog. do not follow unless you are 21+. everything will be tagged to the best of my ability, but if there is anything you need tagged that isn't, just let me know!

this blog is mutuals only and highly selective. i work mon-fri, 8-17, and while i try to be around as much as possible, ur girl gets sleepytired very easily. my reply speed ic and ooc does not reflect my interest in our interactions, if i follow you then that means i have every intention of interacting with you!

bigotry of all kinds gets hardblocked.

i thrive off of dynamics! romantic, platonic, antagonistic, and anything in between is welcomed with open arms! i'm a slow writer, but i am always up for talking ooc about plots and dynamics. i am a big fan of pre-established relationships, you are always welcome to my ims (or discord!) to plot!

the lore is under construction! im coming up with things a little as they come, which means i might retcon things along the way.

i love aus and will gladly throw zag into whatever verse works best for your character.

CHARACTER SUMMARY.

the world has succumbed to a plague that makes its dead rise from their graves. for almost a hundred years, humanity has been chased into hiding behind their tall castle walls, cowering in what little safety they have to offer. as the years pass, humanity dwindles, losing their numbers to the mounting piles of dead, and the ever-growing hordes of undead.

when the queen is infected, the child she carries is nearly lost alongside her. the dying child is saved through necromancy, but not without consequence. the babe's touch with the plague, and with the necromantic magic that brought him back, leaves its mark, and in order to keep him alive, he's administered necromantic care for large parts of his childhood. he cannot be cured of the infection, but he can be reanimated after it kills him, although the sickness will always be brought back with him. meaning that it is an endless cycle of death and rebirth.

because he cannot be cured of the infection, the touch of his skin remains deadly. he is covered completely in garments and steel to protect those around him. as a result of his own care, and also a sense of duty towards it, zagreus commits himself to the study of necromancy, believing that it holds the key to defeating the undead for good.

zagreus becomes a highly skilled necromancer, proficient enough to take over his own care at only eleven years old, clawing his own way back to life after the plague brings him to death's door.  at fifteen, he is able to reanimate dead animals and have them follow his instructions, and at seventeen, he can raise the recently dead and control them in hand-to-hand combat.

at twenty years old, he commands a section of his father's army known as the dead guard,  consisting of two junior necromancers and the reanimated infantrymen that they maneuver on the battlefield. it's a thankless duty; they are feared and held at a distance from the rest of society, but that is also how he prefers it.

ABILITIES.

reanimating the dead. through expelling his own life force, zagreus can breathe life back into the dead. depending on how long the person has been dead, they may retain some parts of their former self after the reanimation, however, they are never in control, although they may struggle for it. the more of the former person that remains attached to the corpse after the reanimation, the more likely it is that the corpse will fight back against zagreus' control.

creating homunculus. made from vials of blood that he carries on his person, zagreus can grow a humanoid creature that serves his will. the creature takes the appearance and abilities of the person the blood was letted from, but has no cognitive abilities and will only be able to do what zagreus manipulates it to do.

life force combustion. zagreus has the ability to manipulate the life force within any living (or not long dead) creature and turn it combustable through touch. in short, he can make what we would refer to as walking bombs. this is used in the battles against the undead by reanimating the fallen, and using them against the hoards.