#//emmond

[emmondsokolov]

// I don't really like or care for labels and don't feel comfortable advertising that about myself much, but for my OCs it can be an interesting development point, though I'm still not sure how I feel about talking about it openly, but here goes...

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Marloix has said to a few people that he "doesn't do the whole 'love' thing." And he does genuinely mean that. He's not just trying to be edgy nor inviting any challenge to make him fall for someone. Man's an Aromantic Homosexual, he's not built that way, he just wants to be fecked and then left alone. He'll help out and do work and favors for the people around him to keep his mind busy, but he's not in it to make relationships with anyone. He's not quite above making friends though. He may think he is. And truthfully he's a horrible friend who tries not to get attached to anyone too deeply though, for reasons. But it still happens on occassion. Sex is just another way to pass the time for him, and in his canon he wastes a lot of his meagre earnings on prostitutes and brothels. I'm still not sure enough of the ff lore to be able to comfortably bring this sort of thing up outside of his canon though... Surprisingly Marloix is also extremely respectful when it comes to consent and privacy, sexual jokes and teasing aside, so it probably wouldn't come up anyway. On a sidenote, since I started drafting this post up Marloix has been called a Masochist after he started to speak a little more openly on such things. And... hmm... while I suppose the sentiment isn't entirely false, its also not exactly accurate either. With his nerve damage and severe, deep depression in general, he's rather addicted to seeking out any kind of high he can get, not necesarily through pain, he doesn't even like pain, but pain is definitely an option. He didn't correct them though, he'll let anyone weave and believe whatever story in their head they hold about him.

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Nelandrie is possibly one of the Straightest characters I have, and likes men in almost every aspect. She stubbornly believes herself to be above falling for anyone though, and remains aloof and uncaring. She has the elven lifespan to justify not rushing into any sort of deeper romance and her work is far more important to her than any kind of relationship, beyond a fast means of stress relief. Sex is a huge stress reliever for her, and she is stressed a lot of the time. A lot of men who push her into a rage may unintentionally find themselves sharing a bed, or more accurately, a broom closet with her. (Though I'm not in any way going to write anything even remotely like this with people I don't know, god no!) Despite being completely straight, Nela is not against showing off a bit of skin for the ladies though, they can stare all they want for all she cares, she'll take it as a compliment. And honestly she would be as polite as her snarky, prickly nature can manage at turning them down if any woman ever came forward about it. She is particularly fond of an ugly little workaholic halfling man though. Not romantically of course! Its just nice to finally meet a man with very similar ideals and takes their job seriously. Definitely nothing romantic about it. Certainly not. No. Never... sips.

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Urzula is both Biromantic as well as some flavour of Grey Asexual. She develops crushes on anyone who is nice to her for more than a few minutes and tends to get taken advantage of because of it. She has no idea what to actually do with these feelings and has no desire to act on any on them other than staring and pining from across the other side of the room with sad puppy eyes and not saying a word. Urzula also has almost no concept of long-term commitment to a relationship and is largely oblivious and obtuse to the fact that anyone could actually want that from her, she has unintentionally broken a few hearts this way. Her self doubt is far too strong, and most people only end up with her out of a sense of pity anyway, "I can fix her," etc. It's no surprise they get heartbroken when she doesn't respond in the way they expect. She's far too set in her ways, and most people see that as a bad thing or something that needs to change, rather than simply accepting it. Urzula's a little autistic in this way, combined with a lot of past trauma. She doesn't feel safe with change, and will shy away from anyone who insists she can, or worse, should change. Losing the relationship is just the safer option. No hard feelings intended.

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I guess I'll mention Emmond since he's listed here too. He is an Aromantic Asexual who thoroughly believes himself to be a perfectly healthy and normal straight guy. His marriage didn't work out but he has a daughter, Aleks, as a result. He loves his daughter and would do anything to keep her safe.

[toastandjamie]

So as we know Rand and Elayne have a set of twins, one a boy and the other a girl- sometimes I think about if their son is just the spitting image of Rand as a kid. Both in looks and personality. He decides to get lessons from anyone and everyone about different ways to fight to be the best prince of the sword for his sister. So he’d of course go to Lan, Perrin and Mat who are all famous warriors in their own rights and imagining, Mat, Perrin and Nynaeve all facing this young boy who’s just exactly like the Rand they remembered from Emmonds Field. Brave and loyal and kind.

The brain rot, it’s kicking in.

[deceiver-a-day]

The Ice of Emmond St. Helens

• [x] contains no warmth

• [x] chills whatever it touches 

• [x] makes some days bearable 

• [x] doesn’t melt

• [x] doesn’t move

[rokry]

There were people in Dragnarok too, these were just the ones I played. Elrahasa (bird dragon) belonged to @vondieerde.

[blcssom]

she’s too busy admiring her own work to notice that they’re heading for her car and, while it’s not the first time a celebrity’s confronted her, it startles her into tossing her camera into the passenger seat. “i know, i know, i’m leaving. but this is a public street, y’know, it’s perfectly legal for me to park here.”

closed starter for @ivyroads // ft. open

[gordsellar]

The great baritone sax player Gary Smulyan playing Thad Jones' "A Child is Born" gorgeously with: Ian Macdonald - piano Jason Emmond - bass Joe Barna - drums & cymbals

The band also has a trumpet/flugelhorn player, Joe Magnarelli, but he sits out this number.

[graphicpolicy]

Preview: Crusader #1

Crusader #1 preview. A Templar Knight finds himself transported to a dangerous realm known as the Beastlands #comics #comicbooks

[blcssom]

"i just think you're being a little rash, i mean.... i want you to have a life that you plan and you want, but i don't think you want that with me." but the thought that he does mixes her with an uneasy sort of giddiness. a sense of relief that feels wrong given what she's positive would be a fiery outcome. still, it's impossible to look away from him when he sounds so earnest. "lochlain, you're not hearing me: it's a mistake, you and i, it—- you weren't supposed to get involved with someone like me." // [ @glorysings ]

"but, that's the point." not thinking clearly is precisely why he's willing to throw his entire life away for her. there's a spark of adrenaline here, between them, that he just can't seem to unlock with his fiance. sophie makes him feel alive and isn't that the point?? "i feel like my whole life is being planned out for me and it's not what i want. i've told myself it was just wedding jitters but meeting you.... this, us -- now i know for sure. you're a mess soph but, so am i." it took meeting someone like him to make him realize that messes aren't so bad. sometimes they're wild and addicting and exciting all rolled into one.

@blcssom

[demenior]

In a niche that may only apply to me, I am thinking about transposing the Mighty Nein (Critical Role) into the Wheel of Time world.

Unsure the big picture stuff- like when is this au set (pre/during/post wot series), is it the same story (has the Dragon been reborn to fight the Dark One, etc). So we're not going to get into those details rn.

Really rough character concepts though:

Yasha: Far Dareis Mai like she's so Aiel it's almost impossible to put her anywhere else EXCEPT that her main weapon is a sword. Which is. A big issue. I suppose she could be from the Borderlands, but the Maidens are such a good fit for nomadic warriors with VERY specific marriage rites, benefiting Yasha's backstory.

Beau: she feels like the obvious pick to be Far Dareis Mai because of her hand to hand melee prowess, athleticism and overall attitude, except we all forget she's a noble lady from wealth so I posit that she's more akin to the Cha Faile, and probably came from somewhere like Tanchico, or, to be more tasty in her dynamic with (Aiel) Yasha, she's from somewhere in Cairhein. I think at some point she's sent to the White Tower for schooling (and discipline), which is where she stumbles into the warder training grounds. Or we wash this whole thing and she's the Aiel, and Yasha's from the Borderlands.

Caleb: definitely an Asha'man, if this story is set in a world where we have Asha'man. If we don't... well. Good luck buddy! OR he's an Ogier. We gotta have a book nerd somewhere.

Jester: absolutely Aes Sedai and I think she ends up in Yellow but she acts WAAAYYY more Green. She's from Ebou Dar solely bc I love their petticoat and marriage knife fashion statements. She's young (for an Aes Sedai) and recently snuck out of the Tower to go see the world. Or, perhaps, she's a runaway Accepted fleeing the Tower for the same reasons: she's bored, she's pissed off too many people there, and there's a whole world to see!

Fjord: he almost certainly grew up in Tear. The knee jerk reaction is to make him Seafolk but I don't think that works for his story. He's an orphan in Tear aka the lowest of the low bc if we know anything about Tear it's that they go "you're poor? Disgusting." and also they hate anyone using the power. Likely Fjord starts channeling so he gets ushered out of the country and ends up in Tar Valon OR he's in Tar Valon to become a Warder. Either he and Beau meet here as Warders in training, or he meets Jester by accident and she lies-by-omission promises to help him if he gets her out of Tar Valon. In any case, FJ end up on the road together. At some point, whether he trained for it or not, Fjord becomes Jester's Warder. I'm torn on whether Fjord becomes a channeler or not, but ultimately I think yes he does. Or maybe he's a wolfbrother... or all of the above...

Veth: she can be our sweet lil Emmonds Field lady who is also a wilder (wild out!) but has never seen the big world and also can only channel under very specific circumstances due to her block.

Caduceus: hear me out on this one. Bc the knee-jerk reaction is to make him the Ogier I think. But actually I think he's a wolfbrother. He can Foretell in dreams, is disconnected from society, and all about the power of nature.

Molly: from somewhere in the borderlands OR maybe from Shara. It kinda depends on where we set Yasha, as the two of them have to meet at some point. OBVIOUSLY a gleeman with the fancy gleeman cloak included.

Essek: the Dynasty is the Seanchan this is a pretty straight 1:1. The issue is, of course, that Essek is effectively a sul'dam if not outright marath'damane and at this time I have no idea what that means for the Seanchan in this version of the world. But he's gonna have some bitchin fits bc the Seanchan are the worst people you've ever met BUT they never miss on the fashion.

Lastly (for now) Camelyn = Rexxentrum is pretty obvious but I have such a heart for Cairhein solely bc I think the Cerberus Assembly would be playing 5D versions of daes dae'mar.

[444namesplus]

all character names used in the song of ice and fire pile

addam addison adrack adrian aegon aegor aelyx aemma aemon aemond aenar aenys aerea aerion aeron aeryn aerys aethan aethelmure aggo agnes ahai aladale aladore alan alannys alaric alarra alayaya alayne albar albett albin alchemist alekyne alerie alester alfyn alicent all allar alleras alliser allyria alton alvyn alyce alyn alys alysanne alyssa amarei amerei amory amos and andar andrey andrik andros androw anguy annara antario anya archer archon's ardrian aregelle areo argella arianne arlan armen armond aron arra arrana arrec arryk arryn arsa arstan arthur artos arwood arwyn arya arys asha ashara ashford aubrey aurane aurion axell ayrmidon azor b baelish baelon baelor balaq balerion ball balman balon banefort bar baratheon barbara barber barbrey barneby barra barre barristan barthogan bass bastards beesbury bella bellanora bellegere bellena bellonara belly ben benard benedict benfred benfrey benifer benjen benjicot bennard bennarion bennifer benton beren berena beric bernarr beron bertrand bess beth bethany bettley bharbo big billy biter black blackbar blackberry blackfyre blackshield blacktyde blackwood blade blood bloody blount blue boarkiller boisterous bolton boremund boros bors borys botley bowen boy bracken bran branda brandon brax braxton breaker brella brienne brightstone bronn broome brother brother brune brus bryan bryce bryen brynden bryndon buckler bullock bulwer bump burley burton byan byrch byron bywater c cadwyl cafferen caleotte calla captain captain's cargyll caron cassana cassel cassella caswell category catelyn catspaw cayn cedric celtigar cerelle cerenna cerissa cersei cerwyn ceryse character characters characters charlton chataya chayle chett chiggen children clarent clayton clegane clement cleos cletus cleyton clifton clydas cockshaw codd cohollo coldhands colemon colin colmar commander commander's connington corbray corlys corne correy coryanne costayne courtesan cousin cox craghorn

crake crakehall crane cregan cregard creighton cressen creylen crow culiper cuy cynthea cyrelle cyrenna d daario dacey dacks daegon daella daemion daemon daenerys daenora daenys daeron daeryssa dagmer dagon dale dalt dalton damion damon danny danos danwell dareon daring darke darklyn darlessa darnold darry daryn daughter daughter daven davos daxos dayne deana deceased deem delena demonlover denyo denys desmera desmond devan deziel dick dickon dobber donal dondarrion donel donella donnel donnis donnor dontos doran doreah dormund dorna dornishman dragons drogo drumm drunkard dryn duckfield duncan dunstable dunstan duram durran durrandon durwald dusk duskendale dusky dustin duur dyanna dykk dywen e ebrose eddara eddard eddison edgar edgerran edmund edmure edmyn edric edwell edwyle edwyn edyth eerl egen elaena elder eldred eleyna elia elinda elinor ella ellard ellaria ellyn elmar elmo elric elwood elyas elyn elys elysar emberlei emma emmett emmon emmond emory endrew erena erenford erich ermesande erren erryk essie estermont estren ethan euron ever eye eyed f falena falyse farman farring farwynd father fenn fergon flatnose flement fletcher flint florent florian florys flowers folk follard fool foote for forel fork forley foss fossoway fox franklyn free frenken frey from g gael gaemon gage galbart gardener gared gareth garibald garlan garrison garse garth gaunt gawen gendry genna gerald geremy gerion germund gerold gerrick gevin gilbert gilliane gilly gilly's glendon glover godry gold goodbrook goodbrother goode goren gormon gormond gorold gower graceford gran grance greatjon green greenbeard greenfield greenhand gregor grell grenn grey greydon greyiron greyjoy griffith grover groves guard guncer gwayne gwenys gwin gwynesse gylbert gyldayn gyles gysella h h'ghar haegon haereg haggo haggon hagon haigh hairy hake hal halder hali halleck hallis hallyne halys hammer hardy hardyng hareth harlan harlaw harlon harma harmen harmond harmund harrag harras harren harrion harrold harron harry harwin harwyn harys hawick hayford heddle helman hendry henly herndon hero herrock heward hibald high hightower hill hilmar historical hoare hoarfrost hoat hobb hobber hobert hodor hogg hoke hollard holly hop horas horgan horn

hornwood horpe horse horton horys hosman hosteen hostella hoster hot hotah hotho howard howland hubard hubert hugh hugo hullen humble humfrey hunter huntsman husband illifer illyrio ilyn imry irri iv ix j jacaerys jacelyn jack jacks jaehaerys jafer jaime jalabhar jammos janei janna janos jaqen jared jaremy jason jasper jast jax jayne jennis jenny jenye jeor jeren jeyne jhiqui jhogo jirelle joanna jocasta jocelyn joffrey johanna john jojen jommo jon jonah jonnel jonos jonothor jonquil jorah joron jorquen jory joseran joseth joss josua joy joyeuse jurene justin justman jyck k kaeth kandaq karlon karstark karyl kedge kegs kella kenning kermit kettleblack kevan kezmya kindly king king kings kingsblood kingsblood's kingsguard knight knights kurleket kyndall kyra l lad laenor lake lambert lancel langward lanna lannister larence lark larys last laswell leana leathers leek lefford lelia lem lemoncloak lenwood leo leobald leona leonella leonette leslyn lester lew lewyn lewys lharys lia lianna lickspittle lily locke lodos lollys lomys long longbough longleaf longthorpe longwaters lonmouth lonnel loraq loras lorch lord lord loren lorence lorent loreon lorimar lorimer loron lorra lothar lothor lucamore lucas luceon lucifer lucimore lucinda lucion luthor luwin lyanna lyarra lydden lyle lyman lymond lyn lynara lynora lyonce lyonel lysa lythene m mace mad maege maegelle maegon maegor maekar maelor maelys maester maia maid maldon malegorn malleon mallery mallister mallor man mance manderly mandon manfred manfrey manfryd manly marbrand

margaery margaret marghaz margot mariah marillion maris mariya mark marla marlon marna maron marq marqelo marsella marsh martell martyn maryam masha maslyn massey matarys mathis matthar mattheus matthew maz meadows medgar medrick medwick meera megga meha melantha melara meldred melesa melessa melisandre melissa mellario melony melwyn merianne meribald merlon merlyn mern merrell merrett merryweather mervyn meryn mikken milk mina minisa mirri mo mohor mollander mollen monarchs moon moore mooton mopatis mord mordane moreo morgan morgarth morgon mormont moro morrec morrigen morros mors morya moryn mott mounts mullendore mullin mully munda murenmure musgood mya mycah mychel myles myr myranda myrcella myre myriame myrielle mysaria n naerys naggle naharis nan narha night's norbert norcross norjen norman normund norne norren norrey norridge norvos notch noye nute nymeria o o' oak oakenshield oakheart oarsman obara oberyn of old olene olenna ollidar olymer olyvar olyver omer ondrew orbert orkwood ormond ormund orryn orton orys osbert oscar osfryd osha osmund osney osric oswald oswell oswyck oswyn othell otherys othgar otho othor ottyn owen oznak p paege pahl palehair patchface pate pater patrek paul paxter payne peake penny pennytree penrose perceon peremore perianne perkin perra perriane perwyn petyr philip pie piper plummer podrick polliver poole porther pov praed pree prentys prester preston prince

princes promised prudence prunella pryor puckens pyat pycelle pyg pyke pypar q qalen qarl qarlton qhored qhorin qhorwyn qorgyle qotho quaithe quaro queen quellon quenten quentin quenton quentyn quincy qyburn qyle r ragged rakharo ralf rambton ramsay randyll rast raven ravos raya rayder raylon raymont raymun raymund raynald raynard reach red redbeard redfort redpool redwyne reed reference regenard regis regnar renfred renly rennifer reynard reyne reysen rhae rhaegal rhaegar rhaegel rhaella rhaelle rhaenyra rhalla rhea rhogoro ricasso richard rickard rickon rivers rob robar robard robb robert robett robin robyn roderick rodrik rodwell roger rogers rognar rohanne roland rolder rollam rolland rolley rolly rolph romny ronel ronnal ronnel roone roose roote rorge roryn rosamund rosby rose rosey roslin rowan roxton roy royce rufus rupert rus russell ruttiger ryam rycherd ryella ryger ryk rykker rylene ryman rymolf rymond ryswell s saan sabitha salladhor sallei saltcliffe samantha samgood samwell sand sandor sansa santagar sara saranella sargon sarra sarsfield sarya satin sawane scales scarb seastar seaworth sebaston selmond selmy selwyn selyse senelle septon serena serra serry serwyn sevenstreams shadrich shae shaena shagwell sharp she shella shepherd shett shiera shierle shireen shirei shortear shrike shrykos sigfry sigfryd sigorn simon sister sisterton skahaz skinchangers sloane slynt small smallwood smike smiling snow son son soulless sour sparr spicer spotted squire stackspear stafford

stallion stannis stark starvling staunton steffarion steffon stevron stillwood stiv stokeworth stone stonehouse stonetree storm stout strickland strong suggs sumner sunglass surly swann sweet swyft sybell sylas sylvenna sylwa symond syrio t taena tagaros talbert tall talla tallhart tally tanda tanner tarbeck targaryen tarle tarly tarth tawney templeton teora ternesio terys tess that the the theo theodore theomore theon thoren thorne thoros three timeon timotty tion titus tobho todder todric togarion tollett tom tomard tommen torghen torgon torrhen torwyn torwynd tower towers toyne trant tree tregar tristifer triston trystane tully tumitis turnberry turnip tyana tybolt tyene tygett tyler tyrek tyrell tyrion tyrion's tysane tysha tyta tytos tywald tywin u ulf uller umber umfred umma urragon urras urrathon urrigon urron urswyck uther utherydes uthor utt v vaegon vaellyn valaena valerion valiant vance varamyr vardis vargo varly varys vayon velaryon veron vickon victaria victarion victor vikary vines visenya viserra viserys volmark vorian vortimer votyris w waif walda walder walderan waldon walgrave wallace wallen walter walton waltyr walys was waters watt waymar wayn waynwood weaver webber weeper wendamyr wendel westerlands westerling westling wex whalen whent white whittlestick who wick wife wildling will willamen willas willem william willis willow wind wineseller winterfell wode wolves woman woodcock woolfield world woth wulfgar wull wyl wylde wylis wylla wyman wynafrei wynafryd wynch wynton wythers x xaro xho xhoan y yandry yarwyck yew ygon ygritte yohn yorbert yoren yorko youngest yronwood ysabel ysilla z zo zollo

[iliiuan]

Rand Al'Thor and Mental Illness

I never conceptualized him as mentally ill, and seeing people in here refer to him that way made me take a step back and consider why?

The first reason has to do with his character arc. When we meet him in Emmonds Field, he is a well-adjusted, regular teen boy with a popular girlfriend and a cush career ahead of himself as a sheepherder. So he doesn't start off mentally ill, and for whatever reason, that prevented me from making the connection later.

The second reason has to do with his main issues being presented as the result of *magic*. The voice in his head wasn't schizophrenia, it was his past self leaking through. The taint was obviously to blame for anything shaky personality wise. So again, I didn't make the connection.

But why? Turns out, I didn't see the glaringly obvious because I was inured to mental illness by my crazy ass parents. I literally thought it was normal to be that angry and paranoid.

[livums]

Livvvvvvv you know I’m coming in here with 16 and 21 for the wip asks ily <3

hi korblez <3 ty for the ask!! and for making me write lmfao.

(Ask game here!)

16. Write the next 5 sentences and share

Eve would never truly recall the last time she saw Bright Aurora. She hadn’t known to take special care to remember their final encounter—how could she have known? Singer Eosa said that she had been wed. Her new husband lived far to the west, in Cill Emmond, so that was where she had gone. In the winter, Orin began training alongside her.

21. Share 3 songs that would belong on a playlist for this chapter/fic.

putting this under the cut ehe

Honorary Astronaut - Gold

She perfected the art of dividing her love from her lover / But in the end I would find she retired her heart from a man

Deciding to distance herself from the menacing man that I am / And she was praying we won't be forced to stay until our hearts stop beating / Too afraid to admit defeat again

Kehlani - Good Thing

I like my own company / Company, I don't need it / I'm not always cold / I'm just good on my own, so good on my own / I've always been told, one day, I'll find / Somebody who changes my mind / If they come along, I won't think twice / 'Cause I already got a good thing with me / I already got everything I need

Don McLean - Crying

I thought I was over you / But it's true, so true / I love you even more than I did before / But darling, what can I do? / While you don't love me / I'll always be / Crying over you

ty again for the ask!

[toastandjamie]

Mmmmmm

The Emmonds Field Five are magical girls,

Who gets what element?

My current opinion is:

Rand: Spirit

Perrin: Water

Mat: Fire

Egwene: Earth

Nynaeve: Air

Completely up for debate though and I’d like the councils opinion

[emmondsokolov]

// Gonna ramble to myself here for a minute while I wait for sleep pills to kick in.

I have a lot of OCs (haha statement of the year) but many of them share a lot of similarities to a point where I think a psychiatrist could probably go to town on dissecting my brain and tearing me apart. I'm not exactly pleased about it and worry that my characters get dull with a lot of recycled concepts and aren't interesting, though it's not something I do on purpose.

It's usually long after I've already developed the character and gotten a feel for them and their story before I'll start to notice similarities, sometimes to an uncanny level, with some of my older brainworms.

Emmond and Marloix for example are particularly similar to me. Both come from a similar line of work, both had similar [redacted] in their lives to shape them, they're both shitty old crummudgeons (though Marloix is not old and does a better job at putting on a fake smile), they both have catatonic levels of depression, they both have terrible addictions, they both have very bad self destructive tendencies and living habits, they both very much want to be dead, they're both rather cowardly tbh, they even kind of look similar really..... The biggest difference is mostly just their sense of morals and sexual persuasions.

Remi has some similarities with Marloix too I realised. They are both born into [redacted], the most sopping wet miserable and pathetic beasts you will ever meet, o my pills seem to be working now bc I've been staring at this for a while and not actually thinking any thots, or writing anything. I will try to come back to this later but I'll probably forget everything I was thinking for this tho tbh I already have. Goodnight.

[rokry]

Emmond started having some very strange dreams in Dragnarok when he started to bond with an unhatched dragon. Sigmund/Ealbados belong to @vondieerde.

[readingaway]

I'm on my re-read of Eldest and I have questions about:

1) the governance of Carvahall and, extrapolating from there, about the governance of all the other villages and areas. Ex I just passed the part where the village feed barn was on fire and it's said by the narrator that "mishandling fire [is] a hanging offense," and I would like to know about the last hanging. Especially since there isn't a mayor or sheriff or other authority in the village, not even womens' and mens' circles like in Emmond's Field in WOT. There's men who seem to have authority in the village but no titles. How would it be decided that someone committed a crime, much less how should someone's crime be punished? By vote? Is it a true democracy? Or a patriarchal democracy? Is governing power divided out household by household? Or is it technically anarchy and the village is held together by spit and elbow grease and deep-rutted culture? Is justice ("justice") meted out by mob?

2) How is the empire governed really? Because while there's some clues and we know that it's an empire and gal is the king and he's got a decent sized army for a medievaly fantasy world and does stuff like ordering villages to be wiped off the map and there's nobility and earldoms, it's just not clear how the governing actually functions. It clearly varies city-state to city-state, but as it's an empire... I need some charts.

3) History of the Riders because now as an adult I'm picking up a lot more clues, but it's still unclear because it's in the past, not particularly important to the narrative, and was written by a young guy. But I am very curious about the past of Alagaesia and how the Riders actually functioned as an institution. I want details. I want a history book.

Considering all of this, it's clear that I suffer from ASOIAF brainrot. Me and GRRM are looking at our beloved fantasy series and asking "okay but where's the paperwork?"