#30dayswitchversary

[tallariawalker]

9. Treasure -

The Breath of Time, the Light of Meridian, and the Heart of Kandrakar

[neurotic-naga]

the og gaslight gatekeep girlboss 💗

[sp1c3m0nst3r]

Day 01 of 30 WITCHversary, 2021:

Heart

[flusi]

I'm really behind on this, but here's day 1 and two of 30 Days of WITCHversary 😆

Not too happy with how either of them turned out, but I wanted to challenge myself a bit😅

[randomsnakesimp]

Day 17: Leader

So, since I already did an entire WoT on Wills leadership, I will, instead, focus on two other leaders we see throughout the series. More specifically: two rulers.

And the question whether Elyon is truly an improvement over Phobos.

Let's look at Phobos as a ruler: he's disinterested, and in the comics, disinformed. Cartoon!Phobos seems to actually try at some points, while in the comics, he just l leaves Meridian to itself.

In both installments, Meridian seems to be wet, dark and cold under his rule, which is explained by him leeching power. Interestingly, this also seems to be the dominant problem of his rule. Crops die, people go hungry and cold, wet seeps into buildings...and this all stops when Elyon takes the throne, making lives better.

But looking at just her rule...she gets transferred to Meridian on Halloween, which is her birthday, and is crowned Queen shortly after. In the Elyon special, on her birthday, so at least a year later, she hasn't even learned the names of the council members or how to read the clock.

That doesn't exactly scream investment to me. As is the case for the lesson in writing we see her get before Caleb is returned to Meridian, which she's hostile about, too.

Then, there's her refusal to hand over the crown when Endarno asks for it, before she even sees him and finds him to be giving off suspicious signs.

So, do I think she's as bad as Phobos? Yes and no. I do not think she's as bad as the Phobos described in the comics, the insane psychopath who hungers for power. But I do think she's a bit egotistical and childish, and I think she is, in fact, just as bad as the Phobos I headcanon, being more of a bad ruler, not a bad person, with the difference being upbringing and her resulting world view, which is much more optimistic, kind and run by a desire to help. Because I think she does want to help, she just doesn't have the maturity and self sacrifice ruling an entire queendom demands.

Now, do I feel this is represented cleverly in the taking vs giving of magical energy and subsequent state of Meridian? Maybe. But I like taking another approach to that:

Because an uncontrolled influx of energy is just as bad. Just look outside if you want to know how heating up an entire planet too much sucks.

And the same goes for life. Because not only people, live stock and crops are alive, but so are weeds, parasites and predators.

Is this something Elyon is doing wrong? Probably.

But I, personally, would have gone for a different approach: have Elyon and Phobos be like Yin and Yang, their powers something they were born with rather than a calculated decision. Usually, princes remain quiet and seated, and stay in Meridian along the queens, so it does not become a problem and no one ever noticed how the queen's giving powers demand a cycling of the power back to herself. But with Phobos and Elyon split, the damage a single one of them does becomes apparent. Maybe a responsible leader could rule without the balancing power, but these two idiots with zero self control need each other for that.

Apart from this theorizing, I just feel Elyon should get an arc on having to take responsibility or sharing it with someone more suited, maybe becoming more of a figure head to a qualified council. Maybe she could even find herself realizing she was too quick in judging Phobos and this might be her incentive for deciding to attempt giving him a chance at redemption.

[30-days-witchversary]

30 Days of WITCHversary 2021 Prompts

Good day WITCH Tumblr! Here’s the prompts for this year’s WITCHversary:

Heart

Quintessence

Water

Fire

Earth

Air

Fantasy

Mystery

Unity

Discord

Friend

Parent

Villain

Lover

Warrior

Mentor

Leader

Follower

Past

Future

Joy

Sorrow

Monumental

Inspirational

Mundane

Hot Take

Wild Guess

What If

Origin

Legacy

As a reminder to participants, you may post art, ficlets, commentaries, theories, moodboards, clips, GIFs, etc. in response to the prompt, as long as it fits within the theme or prompt given to you. You are free to skip prompts if you like. The goal is to share your experience of WITCH and celebrate WITCH in what way you can.

The event, as before, will run from October 1 to October 30. As usual, please tag your posts with #30 days of witchversary or #30dayswitchversary so we can reblog them for everyone to see. See you soon!

To join the WITCH discord server, please follow this link: discord.gg/GvSdERxXNM

[sp1c3m0nst3r]

Day 02 of 30 WITCHversary, 2021:

Quintessense

[sp1c3m0nst3r]

Day 03 of 30 WITCHversary, 2021:

Water

[neurotic-naga]

[sp1c3m0nst3r]

Day 13 of 30 WITCHversary, 2021:

Villain

[sp1c3m0nst3r]

Day 11 of 30 WITCHversary, 2021:

Friend

[sp1c3m0nst3r]

Day 06 of 30 WITCHversary, 2021:

Air

[sp1c3m0nst3r]

Day 05 of 30 WITCHversary, 2021:

Earth

[sp1c3m0nst3r]

Day 04 of 30 WITCHversary, 2021:

Fire

[tallariawalker]

13. Personality -

"I'm about to make [frogs] my whole personality"

[tallariawalker]

28. Athame + 18. Follower / 17. Leader