#Emberfell

[a-heart-of-kyber]

Party sugar daddy bought me armor because he's real rich and I'm the one killing the things so they don't kill him. Twas appreciated.

[the-one-true-nobody]

While I delight in making cool and outlandish characters in BG3, I do have one relatively "boring" character. No halfling bard with a side-shave and edgy piercings, this one—Alethra Emberfell is a human noble who escaped an arranged political marriage (with the help of her betrothed, who was actually a cool guy and didn't want anything to do with it, either) to run off and go adventuring. Disdainful of the current state of her house, she seeks to bring back some of the honor her name once signified: her great-great-great-grandfather and equally-great grandmother were adventurers themselves, and it was their heroism that earned them passage into the aristocracy... not the sort of political maneuvering and scheming that Alethra's parents, aunts, and uncles engage in.

Actually this is based on one of the earliest characters I made for Fifth Edition as a pen-and-paper creation, although I've never gotten around to, well, actually playing as her. She fights with a rapier and a whip, primarily, using the "Duelling" style. For ranged combat, she wields a bow... though she isn't averse to chucking a few daggers.

That said, Alethra's "build," as it were, is actually geared toward leveraging her aristocratic background into a strong talent for leadership and social savvy. Her Dexterity is 16 at level one, but so is her Charisma; her Intelligence and Wisdom are decent at 14 and 12, respectively, giving her a bit of an edge in insight, investigation, and other such things. Her Constitution is unremarkable at a flat 10 and Strength, being quite unnecessary for a noble lady (and also for a Dex Fighter), is her dump stat at 9.

(This is all point-buy and with the pen-and-paper game's rule where humans get +1 to everything because wow so adaptable. In BG3, her stats would follow a similar curve but aren't quite so flexible.)

At Level 3, Alethra turns these talents down the path of the Battle Master, with her first maneuvers being Commander's Strike, Maneuvering Attack, and Commanding Presence. The maneuvers she picks at subsequent level-ups adhere to this theme of social/leadership advantage on and off the battlefield: Tactical Assessment, Bait and Switch, Distracting Strike, and so on.

In terms of personality, Alethra is the type to at least attempt to draw her party members out of their shells, where applicable, and learn as much as she can about them. While honorable on the whole, Alethra is still willing to bend the law to do the right thing and would get along relatively well even with mischievous and roguish party members. She also has an interest in learning skills outside of fighting, and would be inclined to ask her party members to teach her the tricks of their trade while they travel. While her class build remains strongly focused on Fighter levels, what she learns of magic or other such things might manifest later in a campaign in her Feat choices. She might take Ritual Caster or Magic Initiate if she learns some magic from a wizard, for example, or might take Skilled and gain Sleight of Hand proficiency or proficiency with a musical instrument, if she makes friends with a rogue or a bard.

I'm quite fond of this character concept, and really do want to play as her in a tabletop campaign one of these days... but, alas, for now, I must content myself with Baldur's Gate III.

[thedisabilitybookarchive]

‘A Curse So Dark and Lonely’- Kemmerer, Brigid

Disability Rep: Physical Disability, Cerebral Palsy

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Retelling, Romance, Fairy Tale

Age: Young Adult

Setting: USA, Fictional; Emberfell

Additional Rep: Terminal Illness, M/F

This is a Beauty and the Beast retelling.

For more information on summaries, content warnings and other tropes of note, see here:

[quelfabulous]

Admit you love him without saying so... Sunday self indulgent doodling for @drumsofatelaer

[korammstonehoof]

OOC: Been wanting to draw for a while, decided to stretch my drawing muscled with some attempted art of an elf belonging to @quelfabulous, the wonderful person who got me into WoW rp, and the Sunguard community. So, here is Felo’thore Novastorm (formerly Emberfell), from @brothersemberfell.  I know there’s a bunch wrong with it, but I’m still learning, and practice makes improvement. On the other hand, though, I’m at least a LITTLE proud of the attempt at a little celestial fire. Thank goodness for the smudge tool.

[brothersemberfell]

You know with everything going on and me hitting new critical lows in feelings, I needed to just draw something utterly soft. In the spirit of old times, have some unapologetic gay, painted during a lil private stream in the patreon discord last night. This isn’t yet canon in the story for @drumsofatelaer but y’all know we’re gonna ship them like Fed Ex eventually.

By the way, if you haven’t yet, check out Drums of Atelaer. We’re about to update it with a new chapter this week. :>

[pydoodles]

Not TECHNICALLY NSFW... but suggestive. 

This was a quick shot commission for @quelfabulous of their character from their original story- I think you should definitely check out their page for more information.

my patreon - my twitter - my ko-fi - my artstation

[a-heart-of-kyber]

The way I just did 30 points of damage with two hits in Warhammer Fantasy.

That’s actually insane with how low the numbers in this game are. 

[gibbarts]

Art dump of my dnd oc Demi Emberfell (plus her alchemist girlfriend, Ellya Thatchwood)

[annaleigh]

First snow in Emberfell ❄️

Merry Christmas everyone!

[considerthemushrooms]

I haven't posted here in forever but here have my Draenei, Kaida Emberfell. My hand hurts. ;_;

[thedungeonofbaddecisions]

Cursed King v2: the return of... no kings. the king has been uncursed, we're just having a good time

Our characters are meeting up a year after they parted ways, at Princess Medea's wedding to Prince Valorous, in Trodain

featuring:

Matt, as the DM

Me, returning as Left Hand Path of the Weeping Woods, tabaxi warlock, arch-fey patron

Cameron, returning as Ravgar Primus, dragonborn cleric, life domain,

and Tate, as new character Gideon Glass, changeling, bard/rogue (though he introduces himself as Hagrin Emberfell, he looks like a dwarf)

[onthevirgeofdestruction]

somebody in my comments asked what to read next so if you're bored this quarentine here's a list of random shit I managed to remember, AKA I typed this all up and may as well share it. It's all sanders sides because duh

Angst-ish, aka you will probably feel things: Broken Wings - To Build a Home - Anansi - Baby Bird, Fly Home - Human - Just Keep [...] - Sanders Behavioral Health - of miraculous events - Deja Vu - Colorful - Trust Is Difficult [...]

Canon Divergence AU: How Angels Got Their Wings - According to Plan

Superpowers: Like Pancakes - Between Light and Darkness - Practicality Series - A Call to Darkness - The Dark and the Light - Contemptible Me

College AU: Love Hating You (X) - No Starting Over(X) - How to Find Love as an Emo Nightmare - Sanders Sides College AU

I like my Virgil manic: and this sucks [...] - Emberfell Radio - Painful Death [...] - Storytime!

Prinxiety Fluff+ Hurt/comfort Stan: Stray Hearts Are Subject To Change - The Hospital [...] - (I'd Never) want [...] - We Found A Way - A French Kiss - Black Panther

Generally a fluffy, feel-good time with a few exceptions: Hidden in the Shadows - Monsterous Roomates - Operation Sweet Dreams - Patton works at build a bear - federal bureau of useless gays (more drama) - Come Together- Never Did Run Smooth

Intrulogical, but make it adults in an office: The Rumor Mill Game

fuck it, vampires: Coffin - to taste your beating heart - The Vampire Hunting Vampire - The Low Light(X) - No Good - Plea for my new self

(X) means there's smut in these waters but it's easily skipable if you're not into that

[brothersemberfell]

I wanted my last art of 2019 to be a personal one. This year was full of changes. I am so grateful for everyone who's continued to support me despite the switch to focusing on my own IP. Felo'thore is passing the baton & I hope you will love Francis as much as I do in 2020 <3

I will continue to crosspost from my main art blog @quelfabulous and @drumsofatelaer for updates to the story & comics. And occasionally, I’d like to art whats going on with Felodrianal during their retirement.

[ashleesbookishadventure]

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

Fall in love, break the curse.

Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year, Prince Rhen, the heir of Emberfall, thought he could be saved easily if a girl fell for him. But that was before he turned into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. Before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope.

Nothing has ever been easy for Harper. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, Harper learned to be tough enough to survive. When she tries to save a stranger on the streets of Washington, DC, she's pulled into a magical world.

Break the curse, save the kingdom.

Harper doesn't know where she is or what to believe. A prince? A curse? A monster? As she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what's at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.

YA Fantasy Beauty and the Beast retelling. Read that sentence again. If you do not like YA, Fantasy, or B&B, don’t read this book. Also, if you only like one of those things, don’t read this book. This is a story based on a similar concept of Beauty and the Beast – man is cursed into being a monster until his little monster heart can find love and break the spell, woman is brought to castle against her will and eventually falls in love with said beast. That is where the comparisons end. Harper is not a silent, book/library loving beauty like Belle and Rhen is not some hidden away beast quietly living his life away in his castle. Harper is a badass from modern day Washington DC who is kidnapped and brought to Emberfell by Grey, the head guardsman to Prince Rhen (did I mention she also has Cerebral Palsy? Amazing rep). Every “season” Rhen turns into a deadly terrifying monster who brings death and destruction upon his kingdom. This book is YA which essentially means they’re teenagers.

I loved this book. Did I love it enough to stop what I’m doing to read the sequel? No. But I did love it. I liked Harper’s badass-ness and, despite his beastly issues, I really liked Rhen. I appreciated that it wasn’t a “I don’t care if I’ve been kidnapped, I love him at first sight” situation. Harper hated Rhen at first because…. I mean…he had her kidnapped. But she grows to appreciate him for what he is and grows to love him.

If all of the above sounds good to you, pick this book up. You will not be disappointed.

4 starts.

Brigid Kemmerer is the New York Times bestselling author of dark and alluring Young Adult novels like A Curse So Dark and Lonely, More Than We Can Tell, and Letters to the Lost (Bloomsbury), as well as paranormal YA stories like The Elemental Series and Thicker Than Water (Kensington). A full time writer, Brigid lives in the Baltimore area with her husband, her boys, her dog, and her cat. When she’s not writing or being a mommy, you can usually find her with her hands wrapped around a barbell.

[a-heart-of-kyber]

Valaneth Emberfell’s vibes “I came here to kickass and chew bubblegum....And I’m all out of bubblegum.”