#Cinder Steeltemper

[brightwingedbat]

The collection unlock dialogue for Cinder Steeltemper's combat blade oh my god

[guildtree]

What Lies Within: Bottle Your Emotions Masterpost

While traveling across Tyria to fill up the Recollector with sad emotion juice, the Commander has to choose two out of four people they'd like to reminisce about, plus one mandatory option. For those who can't be bothered to replay, want dialogue for archival purposes, or don't own a necessary expansion, here is a masterlist of all the options during the Bottle Your Emotions step of the newest patch.

Spoilers. Duh.

Mai Trin (mandatory)

Blish

Cinder

Aurene

Vlast

All playthroughs were done with the same human female Commander. I have no idea if there is race-specific dialogue. I will be trying some of the other last-instance date options as well, so let me know if you'd like to see that!

[bluekitsvne]

I also made this because I'm RIDICULOUSLY IN LOVE WITH VISHEN she's in my brain now and this happened

[bluekitsvne]

For her ✨️

Journal of Vishen Steelshot

[cindermetalheadgw2]

Almorra and Cinder Steeltemper in the mists raving to fear not this nightcore when ryland drops in after getting stabbed and they start hitting him with a chair

[heraldofaurene]

“It doesn’t have to be like this. Your warband, mine… we’re not enemies. There’s still time. For both of us.”

Elusine Stormrend and Cinder Steeltemper go way back.

Ryland’s Steel warband and Ell’s adolescent warband were ‘sister’ bands, two groups formed from the same fahrar cohort and overseen by the same centurion. Though heartbroken by the defection of members of her Storm warband, Ell strongly believed that Cinder and Ryland would show the same independent, bold spirits that had distinguished them in the fahrar and change the course of the civil war. In Cinder, she placed her hopes for the resolution of the war and the reconciliation of her own family.

When Smodur put an end to those hopes, Ell’s belief in the High Legions died too.

[skeleshits]

sigh

don’t look at me, okay? I have a problem

[guildwuff2]

[commanderyes]

The Commander And Dented Iron

[brax-was-here]

[kerra-and-company]

🖊🖊🖊 I am always delighted to hear about your characters!

(@the-tired-commander)

Thank you!! <3 :D Let's give you some facts about Ari because I feel like I owe her more of a spotlight!

🖊 - Ari trains to be an airship pilot once the Pact forms, and she's the copilot on one of the airships that flies to take down Zhaitan. She's also piloting one of the airships that's torn from the sky in Maguuma, and understandably has trauma from that, but she fights tooth and nail with herself to be able to get back into the air. It's a combination of truly loving to fly and a fear of no longer being able to contribute in the way she was before.

🖊 - She never met Cinder (as in Steeltemper), and even if she had, I sincerely doubt they would have talked much. However, the character parallels with them (named for something they did during their time in the fahrar, name also kinda corresponds to the role they had in their warbands, both end up failing that role to some degree but also succeed) have decided to nibble at my brain cells and refuse to leave me alone.

🖊 - Ari does have nightmares--or, at least, she thinks she does. She never remembers them. But sometimes she wakes up and she's encased herself and Cio in a blue dome of energy when there's no visible threat, so she figures that whatever she dreams about can't be good. (Whenever she has a nightmare that bad, it's also emotionally, physically, and magically draining, so it makes the following day a lot more of a pain. Very rude of the nightmares, honestly.)

[brightwingedbat]

Hmm, I realised I inadvertently made some references to the Steel Warband on GW2 with my Commander's cubs' future warband. Subconscious inspiration I guess aha. Even though I created these characters before I knew Steel's full stories.

Ryland / Galvar = The confident leader, son of a hero

Cinder / Lorranu = The second in command, a voice of reason (plus has a thing for the leader)

Nicabar / Allius = The warband support, prefers to create and heal than hurt and destroy

Vishen / Vita = The soldier who enjoys the battle, not progressing her position

Ranoah / Patia = The warband's engineer, and close to the battle-thrilled soldier

[guildtree]

Bottle Your Emotions Memory 2: Cinder Steeltemper

DRAGON-SIZED SPOILER WARNING! LITERAL GAME DIALOGUE BELOW!

If the Commander chooses Cinder from the list of options, they travel to the Brokentooth Maw in Blazeridge Steppes to speak with Chul-Moo:

You then have to talk to four members of the Shatter warband, who apparently fought with Cinder at some point. They can be done in any order, and for each a ghost of Cinder pops up after progressing far enough through their dialogue.

We've got Prax Shatterbolt:

Cinder Ghost: Save it. I've learned plenty. Seen and done plenty. Old heads aren't the only ones fit to lead.

Tyto Shatterfang:

Cinder Ghost (sounds like she's dying): Ry?

Vita Shatterhorn:

Cinder Ghost: It just means we have to be better. The Steel Warband's earned its reputation, and we intend on keeping it.

And Azar Shattersoul:

Cinder Ghost: Ryland and I came up in the fahrar together. He bailed us out more times than I can count.

Cinder Ghost: He's always trying to do what's right. That's why he's got our loyalty.

After that, you can return to Chul-Moo for the final dialogue:

I really like this dialogue, though it seems a bit odd for Chul-Moo to know everything about Cinder died. Still, the sentiment is there. I did this on female human, I do not know if there is race-specific dialogue. Might be wise for someone to test on a charr.

[bluekitsvne]

One of my very best red panda friends printed me a few Vishens and My art of her!!!!

I'm not kidding when I say I'm going to cover this wall in pictures of her and attempt a plushie of her!!! 😩😍✨️

[lions-arch-chronicle]

Issue 5

Mild Spoiler Warnings for LWS5

Image ID under the cut

Title: Breaking the Ice Legion: A New Terror Story: In the latest updates from the charr civil war reports have been coming in that negotiations have come to an absolute standstill. There has been a breakdown of all negotiations after the reported capture of Steel Warband member and second in command to Centurion Steelcatcher, Cinder Steeltemper, who has not been seen since and according to intelligence is to be considered MIA. Imperator Bangar Ruinbringer has also not been seen in the recent weeks, unverified sources claim that the former Blood Legion Imperator was last seen forging farther north. Reports also state that a new enemy has been spotted recently, a before unseen form of icebrood. The Jormag corrupted icebrood who have been referring to themselves as the Ice Legion have been rising from the ranks of Dominion all under Ruinbringer’s command. The United Legions, after gaining control of the southern portion of Drizzlewood Coast, will be looking to push beyond Wolf’s Crossing Bridge up into what is being called the Frost Citadel the main stronghold of the Dominion and Ice Legion. While on the surface this appears to be an advantage to the United Legions this could pose greater risks than ever as the farther north the legions push the closer they get to the looming threat that is the elder dragon Jormag. No comment has been made from the Legion Imperators within the United Legions about the risks that this advancement into enemy territory may entail but with an elder dragon involved nothing is certain.

Title: Introducing skritt fashion reviews

Story: Skritt was told by boss editor lady to seek help from others in writing of fashion column. So Skritt has come to paper reading people to ask for you to send us photos of your shiny shiny outfits. The shinier the better! Skritt will then give a full review of the outfit, the shiny pieces of armor that nice photo people are wearing, and the dyes that they have used. Boss Courica has said that even if the dyes are shiny that we can’t drink them, which skritt thinks is unfair. If you would like skritt to review your best shinies submit the outfit in our submission box. Uh, wherever that is, editor lady didn’t tell me where but skritt hopes that  people will find them so we can see all the pretty pretty outfits.Editor’s Note:  Outfit submissions can be shared via our tumblr page at https://lions-arch-chronicle.tumblr.com/submitWe promise that Kuritata will have very in depth reviews of outfits (we hope).

Title: An Icy Olive Branch from the Icebrood?

Story: Reports have arrived from reporters Truthseeker and Teekay that a group of seemingly peaceful  icebrood were spotted in Hoelbrak within the Great Lodge yesterday. The group was surprisingly peaceful similar to their Svanir counterparts that live within Hoelbrak. The icebrood  crowd was peaceful and even willing to give quotes to reporters on the scene. Truthseeker was able to get a very short interview with Svana Dragonbane who when questioned about the dragons and their opinions on them said, “Once, I thought the dragons were a blight. But now I see that Jormag is here to protect us. Ice fortifies, ice protects.” The group departed shortly afterwards toward Frostgorge Sound where there have been common sightings of the Claw of Jormag.

Title: An unbiased travel review of Divinity’s Reach from a Charr

Story: Divinity’s Reach is easily the best city in all of Tyria! The city is easily the most gorgeous with the best infrastructure. The locals are the most elegant and beautiful of all the Tyrians.The city is huge with plenty of shopping opportunities. If you don’t want to spend money you can always craft it yourself at the Dwayna Low Road crafting stations. The most beautiful and just Queen Jennah also resides in the city. The Central Plaza is one of the most beautiful places in the city, just second to the Queen’s throne room. The city is also one of the safest, with Shining Blade members posted throughout. All in all, if you are thinking about visiting Divinity’s Reach I highly recommend it! Plenty of luxury to be had! Editor’s Note: Kittyblog was asked if this review was unbiased as she grew up in Divinity’s Reach, despite being a charr. Her statement was that this was her unbiased opinion but in the interest of fairness we would like to point out her very strong conflict of interest despite how confusing it may be for a travel reporter to have said biases.

Title: The Boasting Hall, Quail on Quail

Story: I know you’ve heard it before but Ascalonian Quail are the best birds in all of Tyria! They are the superior bird due to many things. The first being their beautiful head ornament! It is perfect! You wish you had such a beautiful headpiece! They also lay the cutest little eggs! They are perfect for an egg salad or scrambled eggs OR even hatching more quail! Obviously hatching them and making more is the superior choice of those but all are great! Some quail can even lay an egg a day! Imagine the quail army you could have in a short amount of time!  It’d be an army superior to any other animals in Tyria i’m sure!  Quail also travel in small flocks and when spooked they majestically burst forward with power and speed to take to the skies(for a moment.) You would be blessed to see such a beautiful display of feathers and power! The Quail’s call is also amazing! Just listen to the male as he calls to his flock! It’s glorious and powerful! Also have you ever seen a small baby quail? It’s amazing! So small and fluffy and perfect for cuddling and carrying with you anywhere you go! If you haven’t seen a baby quail I highly suggest you change that right this moment! Adopt your own Ascalonian Quail today! They are the superior bird of Tyria and deserve all the love and attention we can give them! Editor’s Note: This may hopefully be the last opinion article we do on the birds of Tyria. If anyone at all no matter what the subject is would like to also participate in some non bird related opinions that they would like to share we would absolutely love to hear them. But we also won’t say no to more bird related content if that’s what our readers would like to see. Just please, maybe just a little less bird content. 

Title: A true omnivore: I ate like the Commander for a day

Story: What’s the secret to finding the best food Tyria has to offer? According to the famous Pact Commander… try it all. Including, no offense to the honorable Commander, some items I would not strictly classify as edible. To be fair, I did ask for out of the way recommendations, and I certainly got them! Some stops on our tour were fairly respectable, the Meatoberfest in Diessa Plateau, for example, was utterly delightful, but things quickly went in a questionable direction. We tried some Orrian sea urchin, and I have to admit it was enjoyable, if a tad bit salty. Next was coffee with bloodstone, which packed a punch so powerful that I was afraid my soul may have left my body. I think my skeleton may still be suffering the aftershocks and I would recommend avoiding all foods laced with bloodstone dust. After that was enchanted clam bait, inedibly slimy and unappetizing seeing as I am not a clam. Then I was handed something that came from a can and claimed to be flank steak. It tasted more like the faint memory of meat bestowed upon insulation foam. I politely declined when the Commander suggested we consume a clay based Grawl paint to, “Imbue ourselves with its essence.” And suggested we try something more conventional. I was pleased that our next stop was Rata Sum… until I was offered a bag of cat food. With all due respect… I hope the Commander sticks to fighting the elder dragons.

[cindermetalheadgw2]

Thinking about Almorra Soulkeeper and Cinder Steeltemper eternally beating up ryland in the mists 💕