#Ask the Emperor

[voltaical-art]

do you guys ever think about how Wyll is introduced as an archetypal fantasy hero, but then it turns out he’s a warlock, who made a pact with a devil. Do you ever think about how Ansur is described as this fantastical dragon of myth, but then when you find him, he’s turned into an undead monstrosity. Do you think about how when Wyll does the right thing, he is punished to become more monstrous. Do you think about how as Wyll’s warlock powers grow, his spells get more horrific. Do you think about how Ansur was killed by his closest friend. Do think about how Wyll was cast out by the most important person in his life. do you guys ever think about Ansur and Wyll.

[catboymoments]

I’ve been playing with my own take on the AU concept of “Belos finding Luz instead of Eda” soooo here it is!! Gilded Cage AU!

I think people forget that just because she’s silly doesn’t mean she’s dumb or would easily Get Evil if she was Belos’s ward. that’s the main theme here. Belos is like “hm maybe if I give Hunter a sister to play with he will not betray me this time. I’m a great emperor” and Meanwhile Luz is like “okay Hunter here’s how we’re going to kill this guy”

[the-gom-jabbar]

AI Search Engines: Why won't you use us? 😭

Me:

[ash-and-starlight]

one day, in a thousand years

[xenosaurus]

okay FINE I’ll write a post about the emperor, if tumblr’s going to give me thirst posts either way I might as well. huge endgame spoilers for bg3

the emperor is a goddamn masterpiece of game design, because he’s YOUR powerful, abusive manipulator. Wyll has Mizora, Shadowheart has Shar, Lae’zel has Vlaakith, etc— and Tav has the emperor.

They position him as your guardian. They let you design him a face so he’s trustworthy to you. MOST of his advice is… technically true. You CAN get power from the tadpoles, the githyanki ARE dangerous, you CAN beat the elder brain without Orpheus.

But it’s all a misdirect. He doesn’t care about you. If you do his “romance” scene, he’s pulling a nastier version of Astarion’s “I slept with you so you’d protect me” stunt. He needs you to obey him, to trust him, to see him as an equal.

You learn the fates of his last two “equal partners”— Ansur, whose death the emperor tries to keep you from discovering by claiming he never existed at all, and Stelmane, who the emperor claims was his friend and business partner right up until you mouth off too much, when he admits she was his thrall, and you aren’t because you’re more useful with your wits about you.

Can you really trust his “ethical” brain harvesting claims, given the other lies and half truths? Whether you think eating criminals is a lesser evil or not, there are cages in his quarters. He had thralls. His “shared memory” where he shows himself as a mindflayer in a cloak doesn’t account for the record of a glamor in his quarters that kept kitchen staff from noticing human brain meat until leftovers were removed from the room. He was manipulating people’s senses when they were around him.

But he CAN help you. He IS on your side. As long as you’re on his side, of course. His own self preservation comes first, and that’s not inherently terrible, but he will twist whatever he needs to to get you to help him, no matter how much harm it does.

He’s an incredible character. He fascinates and horrifies me. He’s perfect for his role and I love how they used mind flayers, how he’s setting you up before you even start the game.

TL;DR: long live Prince Orpheus, asshole

[anona1-mous]

Saw your reverse au thing and wanted to ask, instead of just kikimora on the door, its steve

i laughed my ass off due to the absurdity of drawing tube steve

[fairweathermyth]

THE GREAT Catherine wearing Peter’s clothing

[captainmera]

aaa I love the good ending au! What could have been... ToT They all would've had much happier lives

Do you think Philip would have be a good uncle to Cal and Eve's kid/kids ?

also what do you think he would have named his palisman, the yellow cardinal?

as for the bird...!

[liesmyth]

Fuck every other question about John Gaius, none of that matters. Do you think he actually only ate peanuts discreetly, the once?

John Gaius is a dirty liar who lies. That was just the only time he was caught.

[tinukis]

them meeting again would actually heal me 🎩👒♥️♥️

[jeeaark]

I. Seriously thought this was how Lae'zel was gonna react after everything. I'm pretty sure she did offscreen. Thank the gods Gale was present. Wyll already used up all of his spells

Dat Reveal

Dat Reveal sequel

[velnna]

back

[catboymoments]

“Devouring Devouring Devouring moves me so, Devouring Devouring Devouring moves me so, Devouring Devouring Devouring moves me so, Devouring Devouring Devouring moves me so,”

I’ve been wanting to do a piece with this song for a hot minute and it was good rendering practice :]

people are always like “cannibalism as a metaphor for love!” what about cannibalism as a metaphor for abuse/assault

[the-gom-jabbar]

[inkedcryptid]

I forgot to mention how happy I am that Belos didn't die a quick and/or off screen death like we see in many animated shows. They made that fucker slowly melt away in acid rain while the embodiment of the thing he sought to destroy stared down at him. Then the witches he hated with all his being literally stomped him to death.

Just like Raine said, "That was extremely satisfying"

[skrankku]

@tatouchantilly @charnel-doll @sensarna @copitix I tried answering all your prompts! Prepare for a baby avalanche.