#Drazhar

[cursed-40k-thoughts]

What’s so funny about Drazhar?

He showed up one day, killed his way calmly into the main Incubi shrine in Commorragh, challenged the ruling Hierarch to a battle, killed them, bowed, and then took the job of sacred executioner for the entire order. All without saying a word.

In fact, he doesn't talk at all. He's never attempted to put himself in the role of a Klaivex or a Hierarch. He just wants to fight and murder interesting people. His name isn't even his name. "Drazhar" means living sword. The Incubi named him that and he didn't challenge it. All the Drukhari generally really like him, because he's impressive as fuck and spends his downtime... quietly vibing. Sometimes Incubi challenge him to fights. They die, he bows and goes back to mutely minding his own business. 1v3s some Custodes then wanders off to do Drazhar Things™.

The fact that the Phoenix Lord Arhra (because that's absolutely who he is) is just a very polite, mute threshing machine with a murder hyperfixation is fucking phenomenal and hilarious. I love him.

[wh40kgallery]

Drazhar vs Jain Zar

by Igor Sid

[grendel-menz]

wonder tales and cloud bridges

[wiltkingart]

he was white and cold and sparkling, like a snowfield under moonlight.

[captain-hooks]

He was called the Winter Emperor, for his reign was brought in with early snow…

The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison

[calaathmaza]

How are Deret and Cala if handed a baby to hold?

ID: two illustrations of characters from the goblin emperor. 1) cala, a pale, lanky elf with circular glasses, holds maia and csethiro's baby out at arm’s length, tilting them side to side. his expression is delighted, and the baby wiggles in equal delight. maia is a tall, thin, dark-skinned goblin-elf wearing a jeweled circlet and white robes. he stands behind cala watching in alarm saying, “ah, cala–”. csethiro, a short, pale elf of average build wearing gray finery and a circlet, watches on from the other side of cala, grimacing slightly. 2) beshelar, a muscular elf with pale skin and an undercut, wearing padded livery, cradles the baby. his expression is calm and he is focused on the child, who is nestled comfortably against his chest. maia and csethiro look on in amazement, deep lines under their eyes. maia says, “Lady of Stars,” and csethiro says, “the baby’s sleeping.” end ID

prompt from @petymology !

[taylorsterryart]

Edrehasivar, seventh of that name <3

[bogkeep]

loneliest boy in the world asks you to watch the sunrise with him

[csevet and maia are from the goblin emperor]

[look-a-diversion]

Maia “Conflict Aversion” Drazhar aka emperor Edrehasivar VII, having determined that he cannot make everyone happy, deciding to make a decision that will make NO ONE happy and then immediately canceling all his appointments for the rest of the day so he can go to his room and panic about it is truly the biggest mood

[apollinaresart]

I read The Goblin Emperor last week and it lives in my head rent free now I guess

Csevet is a morning person. Maia… is not

[tralalalalally]

Some guys from the Goblin Emperor!

Maia Drazhar

Csevet Aisava

Thara Celehar (+ his prelate's braid)

[ihaveatypeanditstrickstergods]

On the one hand, Maia should be allowed to say one swear because he ends up in many situations that merit it. On the other hand, Maia seems to be the kind of guy who, if given the ability to say one swear, would never do it because what if a later situation merits it more. On a third hand that I do not have, everyone's reactions to Maia saying his one swear would be hilarious.

[palabarian]

Someone be his friend for the love of the gods

[prawnlegs]

I keep seeing Goblin Emperor on my dash (and getting very nice tags on my other fan art) so I scanned these other Maias that have been kicking around in my sketchbook since March. I still haven't gotten around to reading the subsequent books, oops.

[thesunlikehoney]

one thing about maia's characterization i find really fascinating is how a recurring source of anxiety for him is potentially having to have sex in front of his nohecharei, and more specifically in front of beshelar.

like the first time i read the book all i really clocked was how much of a teenager anxiety that is but after the fourth read it’s so-- it’s so fascinating and so sad because it’s not about sex at all it’s just that sex is where all of his complexes collide. maia is deeply embarrassed by his ignorance, he is incredibly ashamed of his appearance, and he feels suffocated by and resentful of his loss of privacy. he doesn’t mediate in front of his nohecharei because he worries they will think less of him, and now he is faced with a marriage he did not want to a woman who views their entire relationship as a duty and has to come to terms with the possibility of consummating that marriage in front of people whom he thinks not only do not like him as a person but do not approve of him as an emperor. like. just. holy shit.

maia cannot bear to be judged for his sexuality the same way he cannot bear to be judged for his spirituality. he experiences sexual desire but the act of sex itself is not something that he finds… sexy. he has very little sexual education, and thinks himself ugly and thinks everybody around him also finds him ugly. all that he anticipates from sex is embarrassment and shame and judgment, from his household and also from his partner. it's not about the sex just like it's not about the meditation it's about how every private and intimate thing in his life is now going to be on display to people he does not trust.

[calaathmaza]

would you fuck your clone

ID: digital portraits of several characters from The Goblin Emperor, with captions from the “would you fuck your clone” poll meme. In order: Beshelar with a stern expression and the caption “I don’t want to fuck my clone because that would be gay sex and I’m not gay.” scribbled next to him with an arrow pointed at him are the words, “is gay.” Csoru smirking deviously with the caption, “I’m not gay, but I would actually totally fuck my clone.” scribbled next to her with an arrow pointed at her are the words, “also gay.” Vedero looking down at a book with the caption, “I’m gay, but I still don’t want to fuck my clone, that’s gross and weird.” Maia wringing his hands with a worried expression, captioned, “I would not have sex with my clone because what if my clone is evil.” Celehar looking tired and miserable with the caption, “I don’t want to fuck my clone because my self-loathing is THAT strong.” Csevet holding some papers looking self-satisfied and the caption, “I’d fuck my clone because who would know better how to fuck ME than ME?” Cala staring straight ahead with a blank expression and an unsettlingly wide smile captioned, “I’d totally do all sorts of weird things to my clone I’d be too embarrassed to ask someone else to do.” Csethiro with a fencing saber resting on one shoulder, captioned, “It’s basically the same as masturbating, right? So no big deal.” Telimezh, looking outraged and making an “x” with his arms, captioned, “It’s not the same as masturbating; it’d be like having sex with your twin. Wrong and bad!” Iäna smiling angelically, captioned, “Not only would I have sex with my clone, I’d probably make a bunch of clones and just get it on with all of them at once because that’s how pro-clone fucking I am.” Lord Berenar holding a glass of wine and smiling, captioned, “To be honest, fucking my clone has always been my fantasy.” end ID

BONUS:

ID: a sketch of Kiru rubbing her chin in deep thought, captioned, “would that count…?” end ID