#📚: who knows

[thelibrary-system]

so, we got news! we had top surgery on Wednesday!

everything hurts lol but the meds I got are working like a charm. they make me sleepy as all hells tho lol

[burning-sol]

He can't fucking see, he has scoliosis, he has magical chronic pain and probably has not magical chronic pain too, he's got nasal congestion, he is probably prone to breaking his bones at any given second..!! Peter Sqloint, I dedicate Disability Pride Month to YOU specifically king. I just feel sorry I literally don't have enough art of you to make any cool edits--

[corrupted-fae-king]

the silence in Elder Faerie'c chambers was deafening.. not a sound could be heard within the dull silver walls that were now splattered with jam and life powder... ...and Benign Butter's coffin laid straight in the middle of it, all while her spirit weeped and murmured in sorrow..

"... oh my love... why..? I..." (- @askwhitelily)

"Didn't want this."

*An oddly soft version of a familiar voice interjected, cutting through the silence of the room.*

*Shadow Milk stood behind her, just off to the side, the specter's arms crossed.*

"...You didn't want this."

*He repeated, as he took slow steps closer to her, to the spirit weeping over her own casket.*

*For once, Shadow Milk had no intentions of putting on much of a show. Not right now, especially not with her.*

[wulfhalls]

me reading absalom absalom and trying to understand and keep track of when things happened and in what order and who knew about when what happened and why and also who even is telling this story at any given time and

[bunnihearted]

📚💭

[nabataprophet]

so like..........what is sophia

intsys hates consistency and also me, personally

sophia is MY fave specialist little half-dragon dark mage and I get to talk about what kind of dragon i think she is

(contains spoilers for fe6, fe7, and engage (implied))

Case 1: Dragon Tribes in Elibe

In Elibe, we have explicit confirmation that there are Fire Dragons, Ice Dragons, Divine Dragons, and Mage Dragons.....sort of.

“ok sophia uses magic she’s probably a mage dragon then case closed” (EXTREMELY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER)

Mage dragons in Elibe are not a separate species, but rather a corrupted Divine Dragon. The terminology is a little muddy, because while the kanji is the same as Archanean Mage Dragons, Idunn is specifically referred to as a Demon Dragon in Heroes. Binding Blade still lacks an official English localization, so Heroes is the only official English s-

Just kidding this has been sitting in my drafts for so long that Engage happened. Surprise!

Engage has Roy remark in his DLC bond supports with Zelestia that Mage Dragons do exist in Elibe, though it’s unclear once again if it’s as separate species or not.

Roy: You’re a Mage Dragon, right? Those exist in my world, though I’m not aware of any like you.

[ロイ] ああ、ごめん。セレスティアは魔竜の一族なんだよね。 君のような魔竜もいるんだなって思ってたんだ。

I’ve included the Japanese text as well for funsies, but he’s saying more or less the same thing. Either way, he’s clearly talking about Idunn here, and thus more or less soft de-confirming Sophia as a Mage Dragon.

“why”

Otherwise he could’ve been like wrow.....i also know a mage dragon who uses magic like you.........but actually that would’ve made a banger conversation with veyle instead because she actually has access to dark magic. damn. 😩

But I digress.

Case 2: Arcadia

Things get a little dicey here because of the nature of FE7 existing as a prequel that was released after the fact and the two games don’t always agree (god help me).

Jahn: “That is correct. However, the Divine Dragons did not agree with us. They said that that would be defying the laws of nature. As we were discussing how we could persuade the Divine Dragons to help us, they suddenly disappeared.”

-FE6 Ch 24

...

Elder:

“Master Roy… We knew that the girl you sent here was captured by the Dragons. Still, we did not try and rescue her. We feared that our kind would be in danger if we showed ourselves in front of the other Dragons again. But now, I wonder whether my judgment was correct.”

-FE6 Epilogue (True End)

These quotes seem to imply that Arcadia was where the Divine Dragons escaped to, so it stands to reason that the citizens of Arcadia are primarily Divine Dragons, descended from Divine Dragons, or fully human (Hawkeye and Igrene, for example). This especially makes sense when we consider Arcadia is particularly sensitive about not letting Fae’s existence leak to the outside world. The other dragons think the Divine Dragons are gone entirely and Jahn, the last of the full dragons in Elibe (not counting the dragons through the Dragon’s Gate etc etc etc), has no idea Arcadia exists.

So it stands to reason that Arcadia is where the Divine Dragons disappeared to, yes?

HOWEVER.

In this cg of (past, hi Nergal and Athos) Arcadia from FE7, we see two manaketes in their dragon forms.

Ok. So. One of those dragons in the back is a Fire Dragon (you can tell by the distinctive flame plume wings) and the other is...probably an Ice Dragon? It’s hard to tell for certain because the area where the (lack of) wings would be is hidden, but it has those fins on its head.

“limit why is this relevant” 

Because it confirms Divine Dragons are not the only ones making up the gene pool of Arcadia! This could’ve been easy!!!!!!! intsys i hate your ass!!!!!

Case 3: Color Coded For Your Convenience

Sometimes Intsys is really nice and color codes dragons by type. Sometimes they just tell you to fucking guess. Depemds.

Jahn is a Fire Dragon. He’s red! Ninian and Nils are Ice Dragons. They’re light blue!

Divine dragons in Elibe are....um....anywhere from bright pink and silver. Sophia is...purple, which I guess puts her somewhere in the middle of that range.

It’s not very conclusive evidence, though, is it?

Back to the drawing board.

Case 4: Hybridization

Engage fully confirms that dragons can hybridize between tribes however if I think too hard about this I want to explode.

Case 4: The Cipher Flashbang

girl huh. can you just. drop that information in cipher. is that allowed?????

You can’t even make the excuse that the skill is referencing Fae or even Idunn because it’s specifically in reference to Sophia cards! HUH??????? ?!?!?!?!?!??!?!??! GIRL WHTA

Verdict

Even putting aside the dubious canon status of information from Cipher, it’s highly likely she’s probably at least part Divine Dragon thanks for coming to my ted talk.

[princehatterene]

ok we got 1 like here’s the octopath ocs!! i used the same picrew for everyone btw

of course we have camil, the scholar trying to break an unfortunate curse that will kill her in exactly one year

and tybalt, the apothecary trying to figure out what he really wants to do in life (and of course explore the strange new islands that popped up)

but we also have…

olga, the merchant who gets a kick out of swindling aristocrats and providing for the common man

owen, the dancer and singer from a popular traveling thespian group looking to go solo

portia, the warrior from a secretive elven tribe living in the cold north, traveling the realm to get a better understanding of its people

alejandro, the hunter in search of the runaway protector of his homeland (still trying to settle on a name for his doggy)

twyla, the cleric trying to clear the name of a framed heretic (who happens to be her childhood best friend)

and hawkin, the “prince of thieves” and eldest son of a notorious crime family, said to be descended from aeber (the god of thieves) himself

[inkgeeky]

while packing, though, i found a patch we have that says something like "MILITARY BRATS - WE SERVE TOO" and i stared at it for a while before someone in the headapace went "...serve cunt, yeah" and i have to say that i agree

[14dayswithyou]

After that one yan shaming Ren comments on itch.io

You said he didn't murder anyone yet

SO WHO'S THE KILLER OF THE NEWS IN THE DEMO??

✦゜ANSWERED: hehe :3c

[afflictions]

also i finished the poppy war yesterday. im gonna start a fun romantasy before i continue with the second 🤕

[jvzebel-x]

"You can’t quantify humanity. You can’t measure it—not the way you mean to. People are passionate and flawed and fallible. They make mistakes. Their memories fade. Their eyes deceive them."

x. "If We Were Villains", M.L. Rio

[burning-sol]

[ID 1: five individual images of the Fated Five's (Just Roll With It) minecraft skins, showing the full character at a three quarter angle. In order: Taxi, Mountain, Velrisa, Sylnan, and Br'aad.]

Hey so I was suddenly very curious about the og Fated Five minecraft skins and wanted to hunt them down and I thought u guys might wanna see em too. Pulled them from NameMC. Here are the guys' profiles.

Grizzly // Bizly // Wheatie // Condi // Charlie

[ID 2: five more images, this time the skins of each member of the Fated Five. They are in the same order: Taxi, Mountain, Velrisa, Sylnan, and Br'aad.]

[mymitochondriaforpresident]

I love when people get me:

Ironically enough…I feel seen. 🥹💜

[wulfhalls]

every wolsey mention has me reeling. that was his FATHER

[ahogedetective]

"Fufufu.... I've got you cornered, now, mortal. Surely you didn't think you could escape me....?"

Snickers the vampire as he slowly approaches the other with slow, loud steps. "Now to enjoy a Halloween treat of my own... a feast upon your blood!!" With his cloak covering his arms, he extends them out with a dramatic flair....revealing wrapped cake pops, held between his fingers!! They're shaped in different Halloween themed items. His smile softening, he starts laughing.

"Just kidding! Was my vampire impression good? Hehehe... here: for you." He extends the cake pops towards them. 'Happy Halloween! I hope your night has been fun."

[supersapphical]

BAD MOON RISING WAS IN THE SEASON 1 FINALE?????????????? im upset.

when the song fades out and then comes back in might be one of my favorite music cues in the whole series AND THEY REPLACED IT