#Brightsteel

[magicandmundane]

Nasuada, trying to figure out why Eragon and Saphira need to go back to Ellesmèra: Wait a minute, what kind of weapon are we talking about here?

Eragon: The Galbatorix killing kind. 

Roran, popping in: Don’t you think that we should all have a weapon like that?

Eragon: No. 

Eragon: You simply lack the strength to wield them. Your bodies would crumble as your minds collapsed into madness. 

Angela, materializing out of nowhere: Is it weird that I want to do it even more now?

Eragon: Mmm, a little bit, yeah. 

[caffeinatedshitposts]

Ive read this series easily 15 times, been obsessed since i was a child, and somehow,

someway,

I am only just realizing that Rhunön makes Eragons sword, Brisingr, out of DAMASCUS BRIGHTSTEEL

not just brightsteel, no, this crazy elf decided DAMASCUS was the only solution to her sledgehammer strikes being a bit clumsy. Yeesh.

[foreststarflaime]

May I see the collection of Swords? I am very interested lol

You have opened the floodgates lol here we go

Also @terrorgatt you asked too, behold

Sting, Anduril, and a gladius

Orcrist

The Master Sword and its sheath on the left, my Mayan dagger and dragon wing twin daggers on the right

And finally (left) the saber my friend’s dad randomly gave me, (middle) my khopesh, and (right) my longsword/feder which is the one I actually use for fencing hence why it is a bit rusty (I really need to clean it but agh school busy) ironically her name is Glanzstahl aka brightsteel in German

There’s also a short knife and a dragon-headed canesword which I do not have good pictures of at the moment

[newtonsheffield]

Here’s my Inheritance Cycle annoyance:

So Eragon needed a rider’s sword after Zar’roc was lost to Murtagh. Cool cool cool.

He went to see one of the only ones the elves had: Támerlein. He didn’t like it, it felt awkward, so he didn’t take it.

Instead he found enough brightsteel for several swords under the Menoa tree and Rhunon forged him a new sword.

So… why does Arya not have her own sword? She has Támerlein, reworked to suit her better. If that was possible why not do that for Eragon in the first place?!

This question has haunted me for 12 years.

[ultimate-sword-showdown]

Round 2, Match 14: Darksaber vs. Brisingr

Darksaber

From: Star Wars

Wielder: Din Djarin

The Darksaber was created a long time ago by Tarre Vizsla, the first Mandalorian ever inducted into the Jedi Order. It is said that whoever wields it is the true ruler of Mandalore. It is unique for not only being the only black lightsaber, but the only lightsaber to feature a blade shaped like a katana rather than the cylindrical design of other lightsabers. In addition, according to Mandalorian tradition it can only be claimed by besting the current wielder in a duel.

Brisingr

From: The Inheritance Cycle

Wielder: Eragon

Brisingr is a sword forged by Eragon from brightsteel, a metal originating from a meteor. In the book’s conlang, Brisingr means fire, and saying its name causes the sword itself to light on fire.

[wizardfamiliarchan]

I love the name brightsteel though tbh

ea-nasir did you get reincarnated into homebrew again

[cataclysmicclash]

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[kepesktribe]

Writers game: First sentences.

Rules: post the first sentence of your last ten fics. If you haven't written ten fics, share as many first-sentences as you have.

(I haven't written a fic in a while, so RP's is going to have to do. Luckily I have a few AU's in progress. Also... I may do more than just a sentence for each. Some aren't the start of the AU though, since my rp partner made some of the starters... but they are part of my first reply to the starters.)

Tagged: @elveny Thank you so much! I actually enjoyed this one because I get to show a bit of my AUs and writing. I think I have too many AUs. Lmao

Tagging: This is a lot... so I am going to just say anyone who wants to do it.

The princess and the merman. (Sybil x Abela fairytale AU)

Once there was a prince of the sea who had been lost since he was little. His memories carried the voices of family, grown distant through time, and the glow of light from above.

2. Knightly Memoria (Janlenoux x Adelphel amnesia AU. With the help of Sybil, the two live in Gridania and work for Sybil under fake identities as members of his squadrons. Jan loses his memories after an accident.)

Sybil paced the edges of a newly formed hole in Issom-Har. From above, a remainder of last night's rain dropped from a leaf to slip under his collar.

3. Knightly Memoria 2.0 (Janlenoux x Adelphel. Role reversal amnesia AU. This time Adelphel is the one to lose his memory while out helping Abela in "The Hundred Throes".)

Steel clashed against steel, two daggers against a single broad sword and a shield. Janlenoux spun as he came in with his shield to block a rather well done but slow strike of one of Meuliaire's blades.

4. Blood Dripped Rose (Another victim, devoid of blood. A single card decorated with the stamp of a blood dripped rose. "I'm Sorry." Written in shaken handwritting. {Vampire Florentel/Detective Sorrel AU})

The Jeweled Crozier, ever bustling with life regardless of anything happening elsewhere in Ishgard. Merchants called out to get the attention of possible customers. Tableware, blankets, easy to store foods. Each stall housed unique wares to fit anyone's needs. People haggling filled the air and children ran between one person and another.

5. Beneath the Stars (Prophet Florentel and disgraced hero Sorrel AU)

Fire rained down upon stone and soil, smoke filling the air and choking it. Even the moon hid from the sight below. Lingering monsters prowled the destroyed town, feeding upon inhabitants that had not made it out. Silence followed the sounds of despair, deafening in the night. Yet it was that silence, a bubble around the town, that soon was heard the slow treading of footsteps. The ringing bell of boots, purposeful in making, splitting the air.

6. Wilted Wings (Angst AU Florentel x Sorrel. Literally made this AU for the pain. At least they will get a happy ending... eventually. Can't say the same for Aruktai and Otome in this one though.)

Kazeninotte had stayed behind, lingering as the other void users slowly began to trickle out after their moment with Sorrel. A warm smile tilted her lips as she listened to Zeneroseus complain about the energy used up and his immediate deserving of a nice nap. She didn't argue. He did deserve it.

7. Free Wings (Fluff AU Florentel x Sorrel. Takes place in WoL Sybil's timeline where Florentel (My actual shard of Azem) actually did die at birth and thus was reborn after the events of MSQ where peace mostly exists... and falls in love with Sybil's son, Sorrel. Beginning starts during an Ishgardian Ball.)

If there was one thing he wanted to be doing, it was not this. Over the heads of those gathered, stunning blue took on a veiled mask. It wasn't that he did not like these kinds of things. It was that he attracted the wrong kind of attention during them.

This is where I run out of currently active or finished AUs and I don't remember posting order of my drabbles... so you get drabbles at random from here out.

8. Scars (How my half blind Miqo bard, Mikh'to, got his face scars. Song is "My Ladies Eyes" from the 'The Last Herald-Mage' book series by Mercedes Lackey. My favorite books.)

"The days may speed, and then, I heartward hie, I flee, I fly, To see her eyes again." Mikh'to sang to the sounds of his harp, each word between a pluck of strings. Around him tavern dwellers drank and cheered to one of his most requested songs.

9. Unnamed (Janlenoux had a dream of when he got his eye scar.)

Janlenoux sighed as he leaned back into his pillows, which he had propped up against the wall at the head of the bed. As comfortable as he was, he still didn't like how he was made to rest for a few days. Reaching a hand up, he hovered it over his bandaged eye but refused to touch the still fresh wound.

10. Unnamed (Pasithea, as her Ancient self, while working on a project... a flower whose spores strengthen the gift of soul sight. It.. uh.. fails.)

Bright, curious eyes peered at the oddly shaped, large flower. "Oh, I think I shall have to rework the size. Perhaps remove the sporehead and settle for a more elegant, petal design too. I have created something much too unsightly."

[saphira-approves]

need murtagh to get a brightsteel or brightsteel alloy knife named fǫruneyti

fǫruneyti is old norse, and therefore basically ancient language, for company. as as we all know zar’roc means misery.

so. he’d have zar’roc and fǫruneyti as weapons. misery and company

because– because misery. and company.

cuz. misery loves company—

[hauyne-sims]

Euphoria lookbook

Genetics

Full body skinblend | Face skinblend | Eyelashes (right lip mole category) | Teeth - not found | Eyes | Eyebrows (brushed eyebrows) | Left lip mole - not found

Everyday wear

Hair *TSR | Top (Maddy & Cassie top) | Bottoms (Maddy & Cassie bottoms) | Shoes | Nails | Ring (Halimede ring) | Earrings (umox s) | Necklace *TSR | Eyeshadow (new horizons palette) | Eyeliner (u up? eyeliner) | Blush (angelic blush) | Lipgloss (fairy gloss) | Facepaint

Formal wear

Hair | Outfit (Maddy Akna dress) | Shoes (Amina muaddi gladi sandals) | Gloves (Maddy Akna gloves) | Nails | Rings | Earrings (Morina hoops s) | Necklace *TSR | Eyeshadow (mothership III palette) | Eyeliner (saffron eyeliner) | Blush (Kendall blush) | Lipstick (Coco lipstick) | Highlighter

Athletic wear

Hair | Top (energy crop top) | Bottoms | Shoes (top leather sneaker 01-v02) | Socks - base game | Nails | Earrings (Lilian earrings) | Eyeshadow (Maddy eyeshadow) | Eyeliner (eurphoria dotted liner) | Blush (flower blush) | Lipstick (honeydew lipgloss) | Highlighter - not found

Sleepwear

Hair (Megan hair) | Outfit | Fingernails | Toenails | Ring (hippocamp ring) | Earrings (mida s) | Blush (sour fruit blush) | Lipgloss (naturalia lipgloss) | Highlighter

Party wear

Hair (Maddy hair) | Top (Gia top) | Bottoms (Gia bottoms) | Shoes | Nails (matte rounded office chic) | Rings *TSR | Earrings (sign hoops xl) | Eyeshadow (outer edge) | Eyeliner (saffron eyeliner) | Blush (dreamy nude blush) | Lipstick (Stockholm gloss) | Highlighter

Swimwear

Hair | Top (Tara bikini top) | Bottoms (Tara bikini bottoms) | Cover up - gloves category (Thea bikini coverup) | Fingernails | Toenails *TSR | Earrings (Carmen hoops) | Necklace (middle chain) | Eyeshadow (Jackie Aina palette) | Eyeliner (u up? eyeliner) | Blush (Pooja blush) | Lipgloss (royal jelly gloss) | Highlighter (love cosmos highlighter)

Hot weather wear

Hair *TSR | Outfit (Odette dress) | Shoes (platform sandals 03) | Nails | Rings *TSR | Earrings (brightsteel) | Necklace (bottom chain) | Eyeshadow (kkw hearts palette) | Eyeliner (blazed eyeliner) | Blush (angelic blush) | Lipgloss (Chloë lipstick) | Highlighter

Cold weather wear

Hair (Linnaea hair) | Top (blumarine fur cardigan) | Bottoms - not found | Shoes | Nails | Rings - not found | Earrings (umox m) | Necklace (Lexi heart locket) | Eyeshadow (333 eyeshadow) | Eyeliner (saffron eyeliner) | Blush | Lipstick (icon duo lipstick) | Highlighter

Poses: Model poses 25 by @helgatisha

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[tigerellasims]

it’s winter in rose’s save rn, which is her fave season, so i did a little winter lookbook for her!

outfit 1 - hair / jacket / jeans / boots

outfit 2 - hair / top  / jacket / jeans / boots

outfit 3 - hair / necklace / cardigan / jeans / boots

outfit 4 - hair / earrings (tear) / choker (maris) / cardigan / jeans / boots

outfit 5 - hair / top / cardigan / jeans / boots

outfit 6 - hair / earrings (brightsteel) / cardigan / jeans / boots

[miighted]

How does Demacia structure its military? How are promotions to a higher rank obtained - solely through valor on the battlefield, or...?

world building prompt / accepting 

                the structure of demacia’s dauntless vanguard is discussed in detail in in “first shield,” though it is unknown if the body of the general demacian military is structured in the same way or not ( through inference, it does not seem to be the same ).  “it was tradition that the dauntless vanguard be always at full strength— sixteen complete companies, each consisting of sixteen shields of eight soldiers.” ( page 20 ). those numbers add up to an exact number of 2,048 soldiers for the dauntless vanguard. each shield is lead by a shield-sergeant as well. from the above quote we also know that a lapse in numbers in the vanguard rarely lasts long, and the book tells us further that places are filled by either soldiers from the battalions ( demacia’s general army ) or extremely skilled and exceptional recruits. an example of each is cithria of cloudfield, a soldier from the ninth battalion who joins the first shield in place of a fallen soldier, and alys morn who was chosen directly from the training grounds for her skill and potential. all of this information can also be found on page 20. as a fun little note, before garen joined the dauntless vanguard, he was apart of the fourteenth battalion and was trained by the current shield-sergeant of the first shield, merrek.

                there is also a degree of specialization among each shield as well discussed in the novel. “while first and fourth were armed with shields and swords— the traditional armament of the demacian solider— eight carried the immense brightsteel kite shields commonly known as bulwarks. they were almost twice the size of a regular shield, such that only the largest soldiers were able to wield them effectively. bulwark units formed impenetrable walls on the battlefield, as difficult to breach as the defenses of the capital itself.” ( page 23 ). 

                from all of this information, it does seem that the brave accomplishments of a soldier in battle are not the only avenue for a soldier to advance in rank. alys morn is a good example of this, who was selected during her training to join the first shield, an extremely high honor considering the eight soldiers of the first shield are the absolute best of the best and the company that the sword-captain of the dauntless vanguard will be closest to. skill and potential are recognized and readily welcomed among the demacian military, and also very passionately cultivated. if a soldier shows potential, then they are given the training, resources, and and recognition needed to produce the best soldiers possible. this, along with the exceptional discipline of the demacian militar, is likely another reason why the demacian military functions so well and remains to be such a strong force. 

                birthplace, status, wealth, age, and race all have no barrings on a soldier’s standing in the demacian military either. the first shield is comprised of a number of very colorful individuals from all kinds of backgrounds and personalities, from ruthless to charming, from commoner to stoneborn. merrek is an older sailor, kriel is a stoneborn, cithria is a commoner, and garen himself is a noble born demacia, but his birthright was not what earned him his position in the end. he and cithria both were apart of the standard demacian battalions, and all of the soldiers of the vanguard endure the testing, as it is called, to gauge their potential for joining the dauntless vanguard. the merit of one’s own actions, skill, and potential is what matters among the military and its ranks. status has little to no barrings on how well one can serve a position, especially because demacia needs to have the absolute best they can have in their positions of leadership and among the vanguard in order to defend their smaller country from the many threats pressing against their borders. 

                demacia’s military embodies much of the general morals of demacia in their structure and discipline. soldiers train constantly so that any company or battalion can work as effectively as a unit as possible; unity is a strong principal in demacian culture and is reflected in their military as well ( the notion of ‘all for one and one for all’ is very prevalent in demacia ). garen himself defies expectations as a leader by questioning his orders more so than is expected because he believes that soldiers who know why they fight will fight better, that even if only one of them is left standing they can do all they can to achieve victory. all of this leads to the dauntless vanguard functioning so damn well despite their forces often being outnumbered. 

[ultimate-sword-showdown]

Round 1, Match 28: Brisingr vs. Stripes I & II

Brisingr

From: The Inheritance Cycle

Wielder: Eragon

Brisingr is a sword forged by Eragon from brightsteel, a metal originating from a meteor. In the book’s conlang, Brisingr means fire, and saying its name causes the sword itself to light on fire.

Stripes I & II

From: Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt

Wielder: Stocking

Stripes I & II are Stocking (the character)’s stockings (the article of clothing) that can transform into dual-wielded katanas. The katanas can be joined at the hilt and wielded helicopter-style, and the stripes on the blades can be detached and shot out as shockwaves.

[mtg-realm]

Magic: the Gathering - Double Masters Goodness

Delicious illustration by Wayne Reynolds on Brightsteel Colossus - also MTG Mint Card’s buy list update.

[shurtugalteasers]

honeyed words and eyes as dark as obsidian and as bright as the morning sky ; they do not match, much like the strength of your body and mind. you inherited shoulders as broad as that of a kull ( the fiercest warrior in the land, an urgal over eight feet tall ) yet a mind that has not been honed and is as dull as a sword crafted by a human smith. the riders do not quake at your power as they should. they do not fear the mighty sword that you wield, aptly named for the future that lies ahead of you. deception and betrayal are to follow, for you will destroy the riders with the brightsteel of your sword and the flame of your dragon. you will teach them to fear the mighty name of your herculean dragon while they cower in the farthest reaches of the land. even then, they will not be protected from you, for your power is infinite, and your cunning knows no bounds. you are the devil in disguise.

shurtugal is an inheritance cycle rpg set before the fall of the dragon riders and the events of the series. heavy inspiration will be drawn from the lore of the books while characters will be divergent from canon. it is an 18+, mature lsrpg that will be focused on plot drops, character deaths, and rpg events.