#I love half elves

[chronurgy]

So sad half elves aren't going to be in the 2024 phb their off the charts children of divorce swag has captivated me for centuries

[rhaenyratargeryn]

I can't decide if I want Morigne to be a half elf or a human so I've made both.

And now instead of a paladin she's a multiclass rogue/ranger. Assassin and gloomstalker cause a friend of mine sold me on the combo.

I also was playing with the idea of tiefling

[yardsards]

"milsiril is an evil manipulative puppet master who wants to control other characters as if they were her dolls"

bro. look @ her... shes literally just here playinge with her tuoys.

[anghraine]

I was talking to my students and then some family members about how the death of Elizabeth I and succession of James was necessarily an occasion of upheaval, even when it wasn't necessarily violent or flirting with treason or whatever. For one, the death of a monarch that will lead to a new dynasty (even a related one!) is not quite the same as a familiar figure inheriting the country's rule from their parent or grandparent. It's usually a bigger change, with dynamics of loyalties and affiliations shifting around—that's part of the reason Elizabeth delayed acknowledging James as her heir.

Typically, you'd see courtiers etc deserting a dying monarch in order to signal their loyalty to the new monarch, even if the old one wasn't actually dead yet. Elizabeth's reluctance to share royal power was fundamental to her reign and her public image, so it's not at all surprising that she would be loath to encourage that kind of desertion in any particular direction.

Of course, another thing that complicates the Elizabeth -> James succession is that she had reigned for a long time (44 years iirc). By the time she was dying, a good number of English people had few personal memories of life under any other monarch, and those who did would remember the abrupt and unstable reigns of her predecessors, Edward and Mary. So James's accession came with uncertainty about what exactly it would entail, and a lot of late Elizabethan/early Jacobean drama in English is very concerned with questions of what obligations the governed owe to their monarchs (obedience? loyalty? are those always the same thing?), but also what obligations monarchs themselves have to their people.

This seemed especially pertinent to Lear, in which multiple characters defy capricious orders from a monarch or other authority out of loyalty: Kent challenges Lear and is banished, so skulks around in disguise to continue serving him, Edgar also skulks around in disguise after Gloucester renounces him and ends up offering what comfort he can to his father, and Cordelia returns to Britain with the French army in her ultimately futile attempt to help Lear. Meanwhile, Lear loses everything, is driven to take shelter in a peasant hovel, and starts to contemplate how his own failures as a king resulted in, well, peasant hovels.

Anyway, now I'm thinking about what a wild figure Elros must have been as, specifically, a monarch to the Númenóreans. He lived for five hundred years. Even his own children (also half-Elves! sort of!) and other descendants who benefited from his lifespan didn't live as long, and most Númenóreans during his earlier reign wouldn't have come near to it. Undoubtedly there were Elves who had known Elros in the First Age who were baffled at him choosing mortality and DEATH, and meanwhile on Númenor, there are all these people living out their extended lifespans under the reign of a half-Elf king who was ruling their people at their birth and would still be ruling after they died of old age. We know Elros retained his half-Elvish characteristics as well, so they've got this visibly Elvish, barely-aging, eternal king who looks like Lúthien as part of the fabric of life for centuries.

Yes, he's literally the first king—but for a lot of earlier Númenóreans, he's also the only king they will ever know. It takes him an incredibly long time to weary of the world as other mortals do. By the time Elros finally gets weary of Arda, and willingly lays down his life and passes to the unknown fate of mortals, Tar-Amandil is stepping into some very big shoes.

[kirbyddd]

Despite its flaws, there has never been a more beautiful and faithful adaptation of Tolkien's work

[magic-swords-art]

My Tav, finally :)

[eff-plays]

I'm sorry but tieflings are like objectively the best coolest fantasy race. Followed by genasi. Followeed by aasimar. Follower by changelings. Sorry sorry sorry. I am right though 😩

Like yeah sure I'll admit I'm a boring bitch who doesn't play gnomes or dwarves (tbh it's because I'm short irl and I like a good power fantasy and being tall is a power fantasy ... to me) but I also like my OC to be cool and tieflings are just objectively the bestest coolest guys. Like maybe qunari are also up there too. Sorry but like put horns on a fucker and that's it dude. Sorry man I am correct though<3

[aniniskyrim]

oc: Faena, Bosmer, TESV Skyrim

A Bosmer hailing from Valenwood. Due mysterious circumstances, she found herself a prisoner to the Thalmor. She would eventually make her way out with the help of the other inmates.

She lost most of her memories due to her experiences at the hands of the Thalmor. For the same reasons, she often come off as emotionally detached, but her heart is as big as ever.

Once again, an addition to the post I made on my art blog. This is my Bosmer/Wood Elf character I made for Skyrim, Faena! I usually pair her up with Gore and Auri when I'm playing, but in my oc canon she would travel together with my other skyrim ocs as well (aka the other Thalmor prisoners.) (Phoebe and Sulana)

Lore:

Having survived extreme levels of physical and psychological damages, she seems to have lost most of her memories - only remembering vague details of herself and the tenets of the Green Pact. She's also emotionally stunted, she comes off as rather inexpressive or nonchalant about everything, but that's just her true emotions being muddled by her experiences.

Yet, she is quite sensitive. Every night, she looks up at the stars breaking through Skyrim's cold dead branches, and wishes she could remember the warmth of Valenwood.

She wants to learn why the Thalmor made her a target, to rediscover who she once was, and to remember her homeland. But, one thing remains in her thoughts: Why is Y'ffre so clear in her memory?

If it was all revealed to her, could she really face the truth of who she once was?

Screenshots:

[lycansprites]

One of my favorite things is how fandom collectively decides certain fantasy races would be better improved if they just had tails (and tendencies).

[deimcs]

☙ HEALER AMRYN'S JOURNAL / RIVEN HEALING HOUSE, TEMPLE OF ILMATER

Two moons have come and go since the accident happened. Hesperos is improving but progress is slow. His motor skills are fine yet he doesn't speak and rarely interact with the other priests if not prompted. I'm starting to get worried about possible lasting effects on his memory, sometimes I get the distinct impression the man doesn't know who I am or what I'm talking about when I try to remind him of his vocation towards the clergy. His spellcasting abilities seem to be intact but I must confess, I struggle to see how he can truly channel Ilmater's divinity or become his instrument in these conditions. Alas, it is not my place to judge or to worry about such things. I will continue to monitor the situation and report on any new findings.

[apollolewis]

One of the most impossible things for me to do is not make an elf when given the option. Like I physically can’t. Dragon age inquisition I’m picking an elf. Bg3 I’m picking an elf or half elf. Elder scrolls I’m picking an elf, dark elf specifically. Like elves are just the best, I love them.

[deer-with-a-stick]

Just had a friend ask me what my favorite places in Middle Earth were, fully expecting for me to say something along the lines of Mirkwood, Rivendell, or Lothlorien, and ended up staring at me when I said Erebor, Himring, Khazad-dum, and Gondolin.

[mystic-mauve]

He came to me in a vision in the middle of the night

[oken-art]

The Edith Company

Here it is, finally! this art of my half-elf character Jandar took a lot of time to be made but hey better late than never 😅

As a little bit of context:

The Edith Company is the party name he created with other members! Since he comes from a royalty life, he wanted to formalize this joining through a contract, as it should be, according to him XD

He wrote their tasks, values and goals on this contract and yeah, the whole party was surprised haha They signed the contract and so their adventure began!

(fun fact, I actually made this scroll as player and wrote everything using black ink. I roleplayed the introduction and handed it to them in character, they loved it haha)

The art shows Jandar waiting *patiently* for the rest of member to sign as they talk about it 💖

[chronurgy]

Have I ever mentioned how much I love half elves? Because I do. I love them SO much