#✧ ( asks ) / ･ﾟ tower of joy .

[nobodysuspectsthebutterfly]

Within Westeros people know Lyanna Stark was "abducted" and held at the Tower of Joy where she died, but from what? What do people think she died from? Also for R+L=J did Rhaegar not send at least one maester for the delivery since I thought only Ned and Howland Reed survived the seizing of the tower?

Your first question is answered here, but to sum up, most likely a fever. (People die from fevers and "chills" in ASOIAF all the time, they don't have modern medicine.) Because, well, Lyanna did die from a fever. And you don't have to tell people it was specifically childbed fever when all you're bringing home is bones.

For your second question, note that only Ned and Howland survived the battle for the tower. "They had been seven against three, yet only two had lived to ride away." This doesn't mention any non-combatants who might have been in the tower -- and note that Ned's thoughts about Lyanna's death actually do mention someone else:

Promise me, she had cried, in a room that smelled of blood and roses. Promise me, Ned. The fever had taken her strength and her voice had been faint as a whisper, but when he gave her his word, the fear had gone out of his sister's eyes. Ned remembered the way she had smiled then, how tightly her fingers had clutched his as she gave up her hold on life, the rose petals spilling from her palm, dead and black. After that he remembered nothing. They had found him still holding her body, silent with grief. The little crannogman, Howland Reed, had taken her hand from his. Ned could recall none of it. —AGOT, Eddard I

Bolding mine-- "they", there was at least one other person besides Howland who found Ned holding his dead sister. Many people suspect that person to be Wylla, who as a wet nurse was also very likely to be a midwife. Whether there was a maester there too, who knows? Maesters can't fix everything, and heck, we've learned from F&B that they seem to be especially bad at saving women from childbed fever and other complications of pregnancy.

[ensinia-internetstranger]

TW: NEEDLE IMAGERY Made another one. He's 1/5ths of the machinery used to properly Marmalise someone You can call him The Inoculator, Inoculator, or simply, Hyphen One ((Or -1))

[hofftrans]

very real very canon information about Peter strahm that was revealed to me through psychic visions->

Peter loves collecting vinyl, especially divorced dad rock bands and is an absolute asshole about people's music tastes. Like the kind of guy who only asks you who you listen to so he can immediately insult the band. Unironally asks the "name five of their albums" question to fans. Gets extremely snarky about the digital v vinyl debate.

Mark creates a new hobby where he'll wait for a lull in conversation before saying he thinks one direction has had a bigger cultural impact than pink Floyd so he can watch Peter try and drive the car directly into a tree

[rambler-in-limbo]

Oh geez, first dealing with Bruno, and now 4th of July... I'm sorry, for both of you. Have some choco chip cookies to calm the mood. -Q

Pino: .tnemom a deen I

[Pino exits the restaurant and into the adjacent apartment.]

Pep: … How do I feel?

[He double checks that Pino is not present before whispering.]

Their faces, their bodies, my body. I see them every night. I hear them, I hear myself out there. I can’t sleep with those-a fucked up monsters outside my window. I’ve gone-a sick to my stomach…I’ve lost count how many times! Sometimes I wish they just died with that tower!

[He looks to the door in which Pino departed, suddenly ashamed.]

…

No… that’s not true, I don’t mean that. They never asked-a to be made, none of us have asked for that. It’s not his-their fault.

Pino…

How could I even think that with poor Pino, mio caro, sweeter than anything.

I…ugh, it’s complicated. I’m sorry.

[amber-laughs]

hi !! I hope you're having a good day/night!

how about 5 and 18?

5. A dead female character you need to save

does Ashara count if she’s canonically dead but i don’t believe her to be? i just recently learned that reddit hates the Jyana Reed = Ashara Dayne theory but it just makes so much sense to me i forget not everybody is on bored. i mean people saw Ashara coming out of Ned’s tent in the morning but we the audience know he was sharing a tent with Howland that night and for some reason Howland’s kids know everyone Ashara danced with 16 years later. and “nerdy boy gets the most beautiful girl at the prom” is just something i can see grrm doing. but anywayyy I just think she’s a classic case of haunting the narrative while still having so much information that could be not only useful to the plot but so interesting. she’s one of the few female characters who lived at court with Aerys, she was a lady in waiting and presumably a friend to Elia so she could give us insight to her and Rhaegar’s marriage and what Elia knew. I do think there’s more to her relationship with Ned, not specifically romantic but my guess is she knew Arthur Dayne’s location, therefore Lyanna’s and passed the information to Ned and Howland which is how Ned found her. she’s just so fun to theorize about I hope she makes a living appearance

18. A mystery you need solved NOW

There's this one. but another one i need is how Ned and Howland completely took down the Tower of Joy. i always assumed it was Howland's magic crocodile powers but Ned specifically says he did it

Ned had pulled the tower down afterward, and used its bloody stones to build eight cairns upon the ridge. A Game of Thrones - Eddard X

so what's up? was Ned just hurling baby Jon at the stone until it cracked? Jon's first chore i guess. and also why? i know he said he was making markers for the dead but he needed an entire tower worth of stone to do it? no i definitely think there's something more there. a reason why Ned didn't want anyone to ever go back to there

[the-totally-very-real-peppino]

Hello? Can you here us out there? Is the connection stable?

Fake Peppino: "Enohp? Elloh? Ohw t'nera uoy?" (Translation: Phone? Hello? Who aren't you?)

Fake Peppino: "Era uoy sdneirf? Yhw erew ouy ereh? (Translation: Are you friends? Why were you here?)

[ottosbigtop]

Talking to professor pointer in a second play through is so funny. “Studied the stars for over 35 years, published 17 books,” oh I’m sure, buddy. I want a special dialogue option where you relay this information to the other tangle tower inhabitants and get specialized incredulous responses to his supposed astronomy prowess. Why would you say something so obviously and truly incorrect. With such confidence.

[electricity-fish]

the spinny thing!

If by that you mean the smiler, then you are in luck!

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He's an Irish robotics engineer with a particular interest in pushing what can be done with technology in the creation of assistive technology for disabled people, as well as those who just want to enhance what their bodies are capable of!

After being flagged down by the Ministry of Joy for her work, she joined the Advocates and was quite content working there, until discovering that his work was being used for the sake of forcefully correcting people who wouldn't stay in line- he attempted to quit, but was quickly and silently pulled away. Her mind was almost destroyed in the attempt to make him comply, but he was able to escape and has been a bit of a fugitive ever since, but that hasn't stopped her from continuing her pursuit to help others!

He also got a haircut since then.

(All characters introduced will be open to asks and responded to ask-blog style.)

[bemusement-park]

(Ooc: Gripping you by the neck because gods damn it I'm yeeting myself into here!)

Hi!

Hello from all of us at the Ministry of Joy!

Ah! Another advocate, Delighted I'm sure! Hello dearie! Hey, How ya doin'? Nice to meetcha! Heya! What's your name?

[k1ttygam3r]

Do y’all ever just have those experiences in fandoms where you finally realize “oh yeah. This place is fucking stupid”

[firstwcman]

@paymons asked, ↕ 11'6"

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"As you can see, I have a completely sound reason when I ask you for the ingredients upon the higher shelves. ♪" Floating she could do very easily, but Paimon's right there! "Ah, and you should know: our mending potion just finished its aging brew this afternoon. When you have the moment, come by! We'll bottle it together and I'll bind yours with gossamer."

[12-oz-joy]

I would bark for Sam jm so sorry I need to confess that 😥😥😥😥

SHAME SHAME, CURSE YOUR FAMILY, PUBLIC HUMILIATION

[ensinia-internetstranger]

I have come to headpat all of your Smiler OC's. one by one. Tickle's my favourite so she gets pats first though, I make the rules.

Careful! She bites!

Probably the safest place to pat considering the spikes everywhere else

Make it quick, she appreciates the sentiment but she also has to get back to work soon

[ex-textura]

What is Ciaran's area of camp like? Does he have a tent or just a bedroll? Does he do anything to personalize it at all? Is he generally messy or tidy?

Y'know what? That's a very good question!

Ciaran's area of camp has been incredibly...what's the word. Transitory? It's the equivalent of someone who moved into their apartment some time ago but still lives mostly out of cardboard boxes. He spends more time awake and pacing than he does sleeping so he'd never put any importance on a tent or even a permanent place by the fire and with his growing collection of knick-knacks his bags have begun sort of...overtaking the place.

Mostly, he's got an empty bedroll that he lays out near the fire and he often drops his packs around it in a sort of attempt at organized chaos. He's been a bit secretive about all the things he's taken to collecting so he keeps them tucked away and that helps with the tidiness a bit.

There was a short time (very short. Depressingly short) that he'd moved himself to Gale's tent to sleep by his side. But that long horrible night he spent hogtied quickly put an end to that and he's since separated himself from the group almost entirely. At least if he puts some distance between them, the others might have time to react if the dreams come calling again...

[lightningandfireinmybones]

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BESSTTTTTIIIIEEEEEE thank you!!!

[amber-laughs]

why did nobody know lyanna was pregnant? i know ned killed everyone who was with her but no he didn’t because wylla must have been there before ned was or jon would have died on the way to starfall so was it really just lyanna, wylla, and the kingsguard there for 9 months? i find that unlikely because why would rhaegar secure a wet nurse but not a maester/midwife? and if wylla was just meant to be a companion why a lowborn from dorne lyanna probably never even met?