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[drowandruil]

who? @chancellorxlaer where? sun court, Audulë  notes: doing the randomize top songs thing and got walk by sam tinnesz and saint chaos

"I heard you like your stories," Andruil mentions as she comes upon just the Sun Elf she had been seeking. Many a tale is sung in praise about the Sun Chancellor and his travels, and she hopes that means that he will know something about what she is seeking. Now that the war is over, she believes it to be time to begin solidifying the Dark Maiden's worship, and for that she needs information. "Is there anything you can tell me regarding Eilistraee?"

[thegoodfellow]

who? @chancellorxlaer​

where? summer’s sands

Robin is by far the least experienced of the Chancellors. Born to the stable reign of Fen’harel, having grown with the belief that the Dread Wolf would protect their court and never harm them, only to be proved wrong by the liar’s own lips. Only to be thrown into a position she had never wanted, her freedom restrained and the weight of responsibilities that grew heavier by the day settling on her shoulders. She had done the best she could, but her transition had not come in a time of peace. No matter what, it never seemed like she had done enough. Not for the courts, not for her court. Not while more than half her people suffered at the hands of their most ancient enemy, not while there was nothing she could do, for her expertise laid on subterfuge and not the full frontal attack the drow required. Her task had been solidified once she had become a Chancellor: to watch the Eye’s moves and undermine them as much as they could. And despite that, she had given one of them the entrance to their last refuge, given Wade permission to enter, and invitation. She had been lucky the only one to pay the iron price had been her, lucky that her mistake had not cost any fey life, but even in this luck, she had been unlucky. For she is weakened now, when they need the Chancellor’s strength to be at it’s fullest.

A sigh escapes her lips, as she approaches Laer’s presence. Robin is in dire need of advice, and although she wishes to go to Meryasek or Aurora instead, she cannot overburden her friends on such a crucial time. Laer, however? He has had millennia to learn how to hold the burden of his position, even in war time, and she faithfully believes that although he does not carry all the solutions, talking to him will at least help.

“I am in dire need of advice,” she comments quietly, as she comes to stand next to the other as they survey Laer’s work at shaping his new domain. “And I would prefer if it’s yours, but if you are too overburdened by current events, do let me know, I can find someone else.”

[bleedingwings]

who? @chancellorxlaer​

where? outside the vatican

when? post plot drop three

note: if you are deferalizing vampires and I am deferalizing vampires, who is making the wrong decisions?

Somehow, she had ended near the Vatican after the chaos had broken. If she were to be asked, she would dismiss the question and merely argue had she had been bored, but she knows it’s because she had heard Hayliel mention the event and with the Blessed on the move she had to ensure one of her favorite siblings had not fallen prey to their snootiness. She is at near enough to the big, ugly church, when she senses his presence and decides that is good enough for her. There are no blessed in the neighborhood, and while she is rather annoyed to have stained her white suit by red, getting some exercise after remaining outside the battlefield for so long is entertaining enough. She is twirling her seraph blade and slamming it into another vampire to return them to their amusing selves when she senses fey magic and her curiosity is piqued.

Following the magic, she finds the Summer Chancellor and greets him with a nod before slamming her blade into another unsuspecting vampire.

“Interesting evening we are having,” she notices absently, movement sharp as she goes through the motions of the battlefield. “Any idea as for the origin of this madness?”

[remembrancer-of-heresy]

Courtly Love

[Part 1], [Part 2], [Part 3]

Summary: Lucius becomes captain and you suggest playing a game.

Lucius The Eternal/fem!Reader(Camellia)

Warnings: no for this part

Word count: 2235

Author's note: So, it begins. Btw, starting from the next part, Lucius will have a POV.

Song: Depeche Mode - World in my Eyes

Tags: @passionofthesith

According to the remembrancers who attended the war councils, Fulgrim promised a quick victory. Many Space Marines, when communicating with mortals, spoke briefly about what happened on Laeran. But not Lucius. You had to take with you not only paper, but also pict-devices, in the hope of recording all the details.

And there were a lot of them. And despite Lucius' boasting and his complete confidence in the actions of the primarch, one could draw a simple conclusion. The cleansing of Laer was not as easy as many mortals thought and as Fulgrim claimed.

The Third Legion suffered significant losses and many Space Marines were exhausted by the grueling war with the xenos, capturing each new territory. Every free minute brought warriors truly wonderful happiness.

And you could not help but be filled with gratitude to Lucius, who spent all his free time talking to you. You even tried to dissuade the warrior from constant meetings, insisting on his rest. Besides, you would always have the opportunity to talk after the campaign. But he stubbornly refused.

“There is nothing better than telling of your triumph when the enemy’s blood is still fresh on the sword.”

That’s what he told you. And remembering your grandfather, who rarely told his stories from the front (your father was silent at all), you admired the space marine even more. Lucius was the embodiment of skill and military honor. He was perfect. And the fact that he was a simple soldier was depressing. He was worthy of all the laurels.

However, soon the man got his chance.

Cletus Nero, captain of the 13th company, died in one of the skirmishes with the Laerans. Of course, you knew about the great losses in the Third Legion. And yet it was surprising that in addition to the soldiers, those of higher rank also died. But the main thing in this whole story was something else.

“Of course, they had no choice but to appoint me as the new captain.” - covered in someone else’s blood and dirt, sweaty and out of breath, Lucius did not express any grief over the death of his comrade. Only pride and delight in his rank.

“I am the best swordsman and have distinguished myself on the battlefield more than once. Besides, after Nero’s death, I immediately got my bearings and took command of the company upon myself.”

As the new captain of the 13th company, Lucius did not consider it important to name the full title of the fallen space marine. Now Lucius bears this title, and the name of Cletus Nero will be inscribed on the wall. So that his memory will not be forgotten.

Even though you had not been able to visit the place that Lucius spoke about with rapture, you would hardly remember all the names. And you would hardly have read them all, quickly getting bored. Such thoughts were wrong, but still you did not say them out loud.

Besides, you had your own work. To extol Lucius, not the rest of the Third Legion warriors.

“You’re right, they had no choice. You were the best candidate for captain. Wait, does that mean you’ll be attending war councils?”

“Even more.” - the young man rubbed his nose with his finger, poorly hiding a triumphant smile. - “I’ll be attending, em, special meetings. The closest to Fulgrim. All company captains. And not a single mortal.”

“And is it alright that I now know about such… meetings?”

“But you’re not going to talk about them, are you?” - satisfied with your negative nod, the man grinned. - “Besides, even though I mentioned the lodge, you won’t know the details. And if you ask, my answer will be the same.”

“And what is it?” - succumbing to the game, you ask with a smile. A happy smile paints Lucius’s face from the opportunity to say the long-awaited answer.

“I can’t say.”

***

Having taken up his new position, Lucius was forced to immediately begin his duties. To go to important meetings, to give orders. The other Space Marines were not just brothers now. They were his subordinates.

Although not all of them, of course. There were people who still had a higher rank than the swordsman. And right now, Lucius had to try even harder to win their attention. He did not intend to remain as captain for too long, even though he had only recently assumed this rank.

Because of this, you slowly began to accept that your meetings with Lucius would be much less frequent. However, you were quite surprised (and heartened) when the Space Marine called you, promising to show you a surprise. And it must be said, the surprise was as good as it could have been.

“Now you have more opportunities with my new position.” - Lucius smirked, enjoying your reaction. - “Isn’t that wonderful?”

Wonderful. It was simply magical. The newly minted captain of the 13th Company immediately ordered that you be given access to the airstrip. Now you had the opportunity to see the Third Legion leave the Pride of the Emperor and head for the Laer.

Of course, some of the warriors were not thrilled to see you. But you were quiet and out of the way, so they quickly lost interest in you. You really didn’t want to distract the legionaries from their work. And it was a bit scary to be in such a place. But Lucius’ joy was quickly transmitted to you.

“This is simply magnificent!” - you enthusiastically took pics of the event, hoping to put them in your book. - “To see all this, and in action. Right before the next landing on the Laer.”

“Not just a new one, but the last one. Fulgrim will personally lead all the companies to conquer the last atoll.” - Lucius noted weightily. - “That’s why it is very important that you see everything before we leave the Laer. After all, this is my first battle as a captain.”

You nodded solemnly, raising the pictograph to the man. As expected, Lucius immediately took a pose. Sometimes you wanted to catch his image when he didn’t expect it. But the Space Marine always managed to create an aura of a confident warrior around himself, like from the illustrations in books. He had a real talent for it.

“And then what?” - you fixed your gaze on the marching legionaries, ignoring Lucius’s childish, offended face. - “You can attend war councils now, right? Have you planned a new campaign yet?”

“That’s about it.” - the man sighed and you stared at him in confusion. - “Fulgrim was going to go to help the Iron Hands against the xenos lovers. But I will not take part in this battle.”

“No?” - you looked worriedly at the saddened youth with confusion. - “Why? Did something happen?”

“If only. Saul Tarvitz and I, under the command of Lord Commander Eidolon, will travel to the Satyr Lanxus Belt. We will ensure that the local governors follow the laws of the Imperium.”

Despite his obvious displeasure, Lucius smiled again. Sometimes you were amazed at how quickly his mood could change. But you even liked it. In fact, if you studied the Space Marine a little, you could figure out how to cheer him up. Honestly, he was as simple as a boy sometimes.

“But Fulgrim himself gave the order. So this task, this test, will be carried out by me with perfect precision. The Primarch will be proud of us. Our landing on Laer is nothing more than an auxiliary force. All the laurels will go to the first companies. But at Satyr's Belt, I will already be a true captain.”

You were happy for Lucius. Happy as never before. His victories were your victories. His happiness was your happiness. He had finally received a new rank and would soon show the Legion that he had earned it. And yet, you could not resist the bitter disappointment that gripped your heart.

“Why are you sad? Are you not happy for me?”

“I’m glad, I’m so glad. But I’ll miss you.” You purse your lips, gently shrugging your shoulders. “I really don’t want to be anyone’s chronicler except you. I’ll have to count the days until you return. Just like the lady in the stories about courtly love.”

“What kind of courtly love?” Lucius stared at you in confusion, tasting the unfamiliar word. His eyes sparkled with anticipation and you felt your cheeks warm up.

It’s a shame he won’t be able to fully appreciate such a relationship.

But telling you about them won’t hurt, right?

“Oh, I loved stories about courtly love as a child. In Ancient Terra, the noblest and best knights performed feats. But not only in the name of their king or country, but also in honor of a noble lady. A lady could give a knight a handkerchief or a ribbon for good luck, and wait impatiently for his return. And he performed feats, keeping her gift close to his heart. This... this is not a traditional marriage. Such a relationship is more elevated. More-"

"Perfect?" - the man continued softly, considering your words.

"Yes, that's right. A lady can only have one knight. Just as a knight has one lady. As a child, I wanted to participate in courtly love, but over time I realized that many men are not interested in this. Even if this is just a game."

You did not dare tell Lucius that young men were not ready for relationships without intimacy or marriage. Besides, some residents of the Imperium did not simply honor the Emperor's Truths and considered superstitions stupid. Sometimes you came across men who were sure that any remnants of the past should remain in the past.

Too bad. You really liked the idea of ​​courtly love. It even sounded beautiful.

"If it’s so then let's play." - you stared at the swordsman with distrust, but he spoke with absolute seriousness. - “I am the best swordsman in the entire Legion. I fight for the Primarch. For the Imperium. Just like those ancient knights. All I need is a lady.”

What you didn’t expect was such an offer. It’s unlikely that Lucius would laugh at you or say that courtly love is for fools. But his desire to take part in this was striking. And attractive.

Involuntarily rummaging through your pockets, you gratefully remembered the seamstress from whom you ordered your dress. It was not only comfortable, but also beautiful. One pulled out ribbon will not spoil your image at all. And most importantly, it will not leave you naked.

Pulling the ribbon out of your sleeve, you tried to make yourself look as noble and refined as possible, like a lady from the illustrations to novels. Surely the aristocrats would laugh at your awkward pose. But the sight of Lucius admiring your actions gave you strength.

You remembered the hapless remembrancer from the library and his words. Yes, the flagship was full of beautiful roses. But only the camellia had its own space marine knight. A feeling of pride washed over you from head to toe. You felt special.

Clutching the cloth, you briefly wondered if you were doing the right thing. You were mortal, after all, and Lucius was an Astartes. Perhaps this would distract him? After all, the Space Marines were far from being civilians.

Still, why not let Lucius see the world a little through your eyes? You had become close enough over the years. He trusted you, told you stories. He even told you that he was a member of a mysterious lodge, hoping for your silence.

So why not play at courtly love? It was just a game, after all.

“Well then, I’m lady Camellia, give you, Lucius, an honor to be my protector and warrior."

Your "noble" nickname sat pleasantly on the tongue.you tried to make your voice more elegant and noble. - "Please take this ribbon with you into battle. For good luck. And I… I will await your return.”

Lucius carefully took the ribbon from you, his mouth slightly open, as if waiting for the piece of fabric to speak to him. It was a funny sight. And in some ways, surprisingly beautiful. Watching a space marine comprehend something new, inaccessible to him, unlike mortals.

Lucius with incredible speed gracefully tied the ribbon to the hilt of his sword. You looked reverently at the proudly smiling swordsman. He only enjoyed your reaction to such a gesture even more.

“I will flood the entire Laer with xenos blood in your honor,” the man said proudly. After a moment of thought, he quickly grabbed your hand and quickly touched it with his lips, awkwardly imitating the gesture he had once seen. - “My lady.”

“My knight.” - You giggled happily like a little girl, embarrassed by the behavior of a space marine.

Lucius didn’t even realize that he was supposed to kiss the knuckles, paying attention to the palm. But such a gesture from a space marine was already unusual. Not to mention what an honor it was.

“And don’t worry. I will do everything so that you get to the Proudheart as my chronicler.”

Lucius managed to wink at you before putting the helmet on his head. The gentle male voice was replaced by the roar of a vox-helmet. You involuntarily shuddered. Whatever words the man said from under the helmet, they almost sounded like a sentence.

“How can I do without my lady?”

[eirian-houpe]

WiP Wednesday (Part 1 - Active)

It has been a LONG time since I did one of these. So here is a list of my incomplete fics on AO3 and their summaries for fics that are actively on my 'to do' list. They are listed in the order they appear on my works list.

Dies Irae: A strange man confronts Doctor Belle French after one of her lectures and claims to need her help. He also claims to know that she is troubled, and can offer her protection. When events transpire that lead Belle to take up that offer, a desperate search begins to find a series of ancient artifacts, and Belle and her friends - both old and new - face increasing danger as they try to secure the artifacts for the powers of good before they can fall into very wrong hands, and possibly threaten every living thing in Storybrooke and beyond!

Secret of the Seas: Belle and Ruby take a much needed vacation, treating themselves to a fourteen day cruise. Jefferson is Head Miixologist aboard the ship, Secret of the Seas, and Gold is Deck Nine Supervisor, and amid much flirting, and false starts, holiday romances and forbidden loves ensue. Written from the Rumbelle Bingo prompts: Bed sharing, Vulnerability, Jefferson, Pesky Royals, Roses.

Time's Curse: Never fall in love - such is the admonition given to Rumplestiltskin. Blue sees fit to interfere with his plan to reach a world without magic by sending him there herself so that he can pursue his quest to find his son, but he is not alone in this world without magic, nor does it appear that he is entirely free to live his life as he would wish. In the course of his seemingly fruitless search for Baelfire, Rumplestiltskin takes a job as a history teacher at an exclusive private school, and there meets Isabelle - the French teacher. All of a sudden that interdiction against falling in love seems to be really important.

Not Yours to Keep: While grieving the loss of the fourteenth Cleon, the younger brother he loved as a son, Day seeks distraction in the company of a new concubine from the Gossamer Court. No one could have predicted the events that follow - nor the way in which Cleon XIII decides to deal with the situation.

No Saving Throw: Eddie saves Chrissy not once, but twice - doesn't seem to matter to his reputation nor to the threat of arrest, Carver and his cronies see to that. This is an angst ridden reworking of Stranger Things season 4 (and maybe beyond) if Chrissy had lived.

Laer o Faen: A near fatal encounter with the Serpents of the North leaves Greenwood the Great's queen with but one choice, one that cost her own life, but she makes a promise to her beloved King, born of a love that has already lasted through more than an age of Middle Earth, and remains the only hope to warm a heart fallen behind a wall of despair. (Mingled Movie/book canon, the span of the entire story takes in events from the 1st - 4th Ages of Middle Earth.)

Tuesday: When you go poking around in time, you might sometimes find that it pushes back, as Nick Rush finds out… the hard way.

The Mansion on the Edge of Town: Jefferson suddenly awakens, cursed with two lives in his head in a land without magic, and worse still he is separated from his beloved Grace. He vows to himself that he will bring Grace home, and sets out to spite Regina in any way he can. Along the way he discovers that his old, and dear friend and master, Rumplestiltskin, is still in the thrall of the curse, and that the woman he knows Rumple loves - even if his friend will not admit it - is nowhere to be found... Until, one day, Belle arrives in Storybrooke, and Jefferson knows that to reunite himself with Grace he must first ensure that his two most precious friends awaken and find true love - for only then can the curse be broken for all.

The story is set in the same 'verse as The Library Beneath the Clock Tower, and could be considered a sequel of sorts.

Modern Wonders: Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold, and when Regina casts Rumple's Dark Curse, just a few words here and there creates Storybrooke in a very different place, with a very different atmosphere, and very different issues to deal with. Alliances and enmity permeate the lives of the citizens of Storybrooke, (and beyond), as they tiptoe around the various dangers they face every day. Who is awake? How can they break the curse within a curse? And what of the power struggles rife both within, and outside of Storybrooke itself.

The Pawn Shop on Main Street: Gold is suddenly awakened from the curse, not by the fail-safe that he programmed into his mind, but by the unexpected presence of his long lost maid, with whom he fell in love well before Regina cast his Dark Curse, Rumplestiltskin must now find a way past Belle's disbelief and fear. She is still under the influence of the curse. With the help of his dear - his oldest - friend, Gold seeks a way past obstacles so that he can rekindle the love which he rejected back in the Dark Castle.

The story is set in the same 'verse as The Library Beneath the Clock Tower, and could be considered a sequel of sorts.

[the-abyssal-lord]

The Abyss Chasers - Revised 3.0

(( Hello heretics! Haven’t been as active but I am still whittling away at my usual 40k hobbying. Some months ago I made a big post about my homebrew warband, well a little bit ago I’ve finally complied it into something I’m relatively happy with. More story feeling. Hope you like it! I am also planning on writing a few 40k fics in the future to rekindle my passion for this little world I’ve made! ))

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Chaos God: Chaos Undivided

Allegiance: Chaos

Founding: 999.M32

Numbers: roughly 1000-2000 marines and untold thousands of the Lost and the Damned

Leader: Silas Decurin, The Abyssal Lord

Home World: Vorago; Former Maiden World

Allies:

Sons of the Serpent

Rot Heralds

Brazen Skulls

Helsson’s Hounds

Battle Cry: Unknown

Colours: Black, Purple, & Silver

Pre-Heresy

Cognomen (Prior): Emperor’s Children

Home World: Chemos (Perditas)

Colours: Purple & Gold

“Let it be said that on this day we have finally cast aside the shackles of our past, our fathers and brothers, fallen so far into the depths they cannot see the stars, would weep at our achievements. We have claimed this world in the name of the Gods, in the name of our Legions, and in the name of our legacies. In the name of true glory, we shall bring ruin to the Imperium!”

- Lord Silas Decurin, at the Triumph of Vorago

The Abyss Chasers are an infamous Chaos Warband formed in the bloody age shortly following the Horus Heresy. During the Great Crusade and later Horus Heresy, the warbands eventual leader, Silas Decurin , was a captain of the Third Legion, the Emperor’s Children. Along with the rest of his brothers, Silas would sink into the depravity and excess the legion would become known for, under the sway of the Dark Prince Slaanesh. He fought in many of the major battles the Third were known for, such as Isstvan and even the Siege of Terra. When the Heresy ended and the Traitor Legions soundly defeated, Silas accompanied his brethren fleeing to exile in the Eye of Terror. There the future Abyssal Lord witnessed the Emperor’s Children further splinter, and fall apart entirely, scrabbling to survive. Awakening to the reality of the path he had fallen upon, Captain Decurin took his company and broke away from Fulgrim’s Chosen. If the remnants of the legion even noticed, Silas did not care. Over the next ten thousand years, he would gain allies and build a new force, attempting to return the Third Legion to the glory they deserved, trying to keep his brothers united despite their fracturing minds and souls, the galaxy their birthright, whilst also struggling against the corrupting, twisting influence of the Dark Gods that he and many swore allegiance to in this new, grim age.

Warband History

1. Remembrance

During the Great Crusade, the company Silas led gained many honours, fresh souls born of Chemos and raised under the light of the early Imperium. Notably fighting alongside the Sons of Horus, due to their Primarch-Father’s close friendship with the Warmaster. Captain Silas Decurin was particularly noted for his ability as a poet, even amongst his brothers of the artistic and proud Third Legion. Captain Decurin is also known to have made a friendship with a Remembrancer attached to his company, and the pair recorded many of the early campaigns in a flowing prose.

2. Heresy

It was upon the alien planet Laer that Captain Decurin and his company would be forever changed, the taint of Slaanesh falling like a shroud upon the legion. Not long from there the Warmaster’s rebellion would begin, and the company would battle throughout the Galaxy at the behest of their primarch and their leaders. Most notably Isstvan III and V, and the Siege of Terra. Along with the rest of the traitors, they would flee into the Eye of Terror after the failure of the Siege.

3. Legion

In the Eye of Terror the former united legions splintered, squabbling and fighting amongst themselves. The Emperor’s Children, fully lost to depravity, barely even noticed their fall finally sealed for the rest of time. Captain Decurin and his company were entirely in the thrall of the Dark Prince, and it would take some time for this to change, the company practically fighting on their own. Time is fickle in the warp, and it's hard to say how much time truly passed, but eventually Silas awoke to the truth, seeing how utterly ruined the legion he once saw as the finest Astartes in the Galaxy had become. At the end of the aptly named ‘Legion Wars,’ Silas would take his company and truly break away from the remnants of the Third Legion.

4. Warp

For centuries the scraps of the company would travel the currents of the warp, emerging to raid isolated worlds, void-stations, and supply fleets, and conserving their greatly diminished strength. By this point the small fleet they had was reduced to a single strike cruiser, the flagship of the company, the Echo of Glory. To the sons of Fulgrim still with minds to recall, and the former captain, they felt as though merely a century had passed, a short time in the near-immortal forms of the Astartes. When they would finally track the time in real-space, they would find nearly a millennia had passed. Drifting along the winds this would continue, the company slowly being corrupted by the malign influence of Slaanesh. Captain Decurin would struggle to keep them all on the same path, like a family watching helplessly as a loved one succumbed to addiction. Their numbers would only further diminish, a full company dropping to maybe fifty battle-brothers by the end of the thirty-second millennium.

5. Allies

Moving into millennium thirty-three, Captain Decurin was on the verge of abandoning his endeavour, the whispers of Slaanesh nearly impossible to ignore, pressing upon his mind to merely return to the Eye and join his gene-father and spiral into the depths of damnation. This changed with an unexpected arrival. On a piratical raid of an Imperial void-station, the company encountered a single frigate on the far end of the solar system they resided in. This frigate belonged to the newly formed ‘Sons of the Serpent’ warband. A faction of the enigmatic twentieth legion, the Alpha Legion. The leader of this group introduced himself as Alpharius, as the masters of misdirection always did, after Captain Decurin pressed the warlord to drop the antics, the Alpha Legionnaire would re-introduce himself as Naethar Sestus.With the aid of Sestus and his company, Silas would find some relief, and his numbers bolstered as the Alpha Legion soldiers offered an accord to band together.

6. Abyss

Some time later, the level-headed, and seemingly uncorrupted Sestus advised that Captain Decurin truly disconnect himself from the past that could no-longer be reclaimed. Silas understood that clinging to the past would not bring back the glory he knew his brothers could achieve, and thus did he rename the company, The Abyss Chasers were born, if they would be damned, they would be the hunters of the depths, not the victims. The strike-cruiser flagship would also be renamed, an acknowledgement of the god that Decurin could never truly escape from, the Echo of Ecstasy.

7. The Left Hand

On a forgotten world, now dead, the Abyss Chasers and their allies would fall upon the innocents of the Imperium. It is said a single boy stood against the Abyssal Lord, noting his courage and psychic potential, Silas would take the boy and through the baleful magics of the Empyrean, and lost sciences, raise the child to the ranks of the Astartes. Now called Vezeral, who would become one of the warbands finest leaders, and close advisor of Lord Silas. Vezeral in his risen form is a master psyker, a sorcerer of Chaos who utilizes the magic of the Dark Prince as easily as he uses his wargear.

8. The Red Hand

In the following centuries, in a tale now lost to time, the Brazen Skulls warband would splinter off from the Twelfth Legion, the World Eaters. This warband was led by Tyrax Revka, once a proud captain, now feeling the bite of the Butcher’s Nails just like the rest of his brothers. Tyrax would encounter the newly formed Abyss Chasers and their leader Silas. For reasons known only to the pair, either an understanding, a duel, or anything in-between, the berzerker lord would offer his allegiance and the forces of his warband to the Abyssal Lord, further strengthening the growing Chasers with the warriors of the Blood God. This also marked the first time the warband could be called an Undivided force.

9. Corruption

Despite the best efforts of Lord Silas and his advisors, he could not stop the endless march of the power that is the warp. The tenuous alliances of Heretic Astartes would only indulge their dark desires, bloodlust, and other whims as time went on. Even the Abyssal Lord himself was not immune, as the taint of Chaos can never be removed once it takes hold. Daemons run rampant in the depths of the Echo of Ecstasy, and the brothers of the warband mutate and twist. Silas constantly teeters on the edge of sanity at all times, keeping the Abyss Chasers together. His goals remain ever the same, but the methods grow more brutal and depraved. The honour he once sought out would forever be lost, but the glory, now that could still be attained. In response, the advisors formed the Council of Claws to keep the drifting mind of their leader on the correct path.

10. Judgment

In the Galactic North, Segmentum Obscurus, was a region of Imperial space known as the Judicium Sector, small but well traveled and fortified by various forces. In 988.M41 the Immaterium would once more spit out the twisted vessels of the Abyss Chasers, and they made their way towards the agri-world of Riothea. The planet would be raided by the warband and razed to near destruction. The local PDF held for weeks until the timely arrival of Astartes assistance in the form of the Marines Exemplar chapter. The Abyss Chasers would battle the loyalists for weeks, eventually being forced to withdraw. To the Imperium it is unknown why the heretics attacked the planet, to the Council of Claws, it was to test the defenses of the Sector, and the response times of the servants of the Corpse-Emperor.

998.M41 would see their return, a trail of worlds were razed by the warband before coming into fire with Judicium's battlefleet, and the Abyss Chasers were forced onto the capital planet Rubedo where a lengthy engagement continued for months. The local Planetary Defense Force was eventually aided by a detachment of Adepta Sororitas from the Order of the Black Sepulchre, and the Atropan 985th Imperial Guard Regiment. The fighting grew so intense that a company of Adeptus Astartes were even deployed, from the Flesh Tearers chapter. This great conflict would become known as the Scouring of Judicium, the largest engagement the warband had ever fought in since the ancient days.

11. Maiden

After being pushed back to the Eye of Terror, the Abyss Chasers were battered but succeeded in their goal, while they recovered they examined their discoveries. Just beyond the edge of the sector, close to the Eye, they had discovered a world that was held in secret by the Imperium’s foul Inquisition, never traveled and dubbed ‘taboo’ due to its connotation. An Aeldari Maiden World called Blathdahan. The mostly Slaaneshi forces could not pass up such a prime chance to bring carnage to their ruinous mistresses' most delicious foes. At the command of Lord Silas and the Council of Claws, the fleet, and the Echo of Ecstasy began the journey through the warp to find the hidden world.

12. Witch

The warband discovered the world after pinpointing coordinates stolen from Rubedo, and fell upon the lush, green world with all the wrath of the Ruinous Powers. The world would not take it lying down however, as the native Aeldari, called ‘Exodites’ fought back against their kind’s most feared enemies. Heretic Astartes and mortal cultists fought against wild xenos and their dinosaurid mounts and pets. The battles raged across the surface for weeks, but the corrupting influence of the unleashed warp eventually wore down the Exodites, and their planet would fall to the full force of the Abyss Chasers and all their accumulated allies, including the original advisors, as well as the Rot Heralds of Nurgle, and the Scions of Dawn of Tzeentch. Chaos Undivided conquered the world, and Lord Silas would lay claim to it. A hidden world known to few, a perfect foothold to launch even greater devastation upon the dogs of the corpse-god. The fallen Maiden World was renamed ‘Vorago’ from an old Chemosian word for ‘witch.’

13. Port of Call

Similar to other Chaotic ports of its kind, Vorago would quickly grow due to its proximity to the Eye. More arrivals and allies came to the banner of the Abyssal Lord. A renegade Knight known as the Violet Tear, the warband of Heretic Astartes known as Helsson’s Hounds, who are former sons of Russ, and many, many others. With the numbers swelled, the warband was no longer that broken shadow of the Third it used to be, so long ago. At the centre of the former Exodite city was a temple to their xenos gods, now renamed ‘Cordomus’ and transformed into a dark temple, and fortress, to the four gods of Chaos. In the centre of that bastion, is the throne-room of Lord Silas Decurin.

14. Thirteenth Black Crusade

In 999.M41, before the warband could begin any further plans, Lord Silas was contacted by an emissary of the new Warmaster, Abaddon the Despoiler. This envoy told the Council and the Lord of the incoming Black Crusade, the Warmaster’s attempts to attack the gates of Cadia and ram down the doors of the Imperium. Lord Silas was always unsure of the Black Legion, but he understood that Abaddon had similar aspirations, to finally bring an end to the Emperor that forsook them so long ago. The Abyss Chasers agreed to the accord, and would sail to join the Black Legion in their great siege of Cadia. It is noted they took up the colours and banners of the Warmaster’s forces during this brief period, alongside the many other groups that came to Abaddon’s call.

15. Dark Millennium

After the 13th Black Crusade came to a galaxy-shaking conclusion, the Abyss Chasers would break away from the Warmaster of Chaos’ forces and return to Vorago. Their journey was fraught with calamity as the massive warp-wound named by the Imperium as the Cicatrix Maledictum tore itself across the stars. Battered by the end of the trek, Lord Silas and the Council of Claws decreed the warband lay low for a time. Of course, the silence did not last long as only a few standard years into the new age the forces sworn to the Abyssal Lord once again began their raids. The Judicium Sector plunged into shadow as a result of the Great Rift.

16. Advent

“My brothers, we have received word of something most dire. The wretched son of the False Emperor, Roboute Gulliman, a thousand curses upon his name, lives again. Alongside him came an abomination to our perfect forms, the so-called ‘Primaris Marines.’ We will show the lapdogs what true Astartes look like, and pray to the Dark Gods that foul Gulliman meets his true and final end.”

- Lord Silas Decurin, addressing the Abyss Chasers

As the 42nd Millennium began its cycles, the Abyss Chasers would first meet Gullimans Primaris on an outskirt world called Drenades. These new marines clashed with the fallen first and showed how powerful they were despite the difference in experience. Outwardly Lord Silas would show disgust and disdain as many of the Heretic Astartes did across the galaxy, but silently he wondered if their power could not be turned to a better purpose, a purpose of enacting the will of Chaos.

Experiments would begin in the secret levels of Cordomus, under the watchful eyes of the Chasers’ Apothecaries. Indeed, Silas would even hear word of the great and terrible Fabius Bile attempting similar testing, and would wonder how perfect they could be if such creatures were created.

More and more conflicts arose across the neighbouring sectors as the forces of the Imperium pushed their way across the Cicatrix Maledictum, but the Abyss Chasers heeded it little, as always their purpose was personal glory in the name of the gods.

17. Endless War

All across the galaxy war erupts, grim and bloody and full of the laughter of the gods. Octarius saw Tyranids defeat and devour the Orks that held it for ages, the Realm of Ultramar came under siege by the noxious forces of the Death Guard, and a region of the Nephilim Sector falling to all-out carnage as the Necron xenos created the Pariah Nexus. As always, the Abyss Chasers continue their raids into the Judicium Sector and its surrounding regions, now contending with Primaris Marine bolstered chapters and renewed Inquisition forces under the Ordo Hereticus. They do not stand alone however, Vashtorr the Arkifane sending daemonic envoys to Vorago, as well as others to neighbouring warbands. Their numbers increased with the techno-arcane horrors of the aspiring god. There are also the ever-flowing arrivals of lost and damned, demigod and mortal alike. War is eternal, war is ecstasy, and the Abyss Chasers welcome it always.

[xkeyon]

Emperor's Children for 10th

Most likely the EC will be in 10th Edition, thus finishing the MONOGOD Chaos Space Marine factions. As for what could be brought out I see it being in 3 phases. Phase 1: The Warbands. This will be for EC fans while waiting for the army we will see something like that with the World Eaters did during the CSM 9th codex release where you used that & a White Dwarf magazine, though we replace Kharn with Lucius, and Khorne Berzerkers with Noise Marines. With the different Combat Patrol rulers I see the magazine issue giving a combat patrol for them. 1X Lucius the Eternal (95 pts) 3X Noise Marines 5 man squads (85 pts) 1X Helbrute (140 pts) Enhancement, Intoxicating Elixir. Both the Noise Marines & Lucius getting new models available before the true launch and there would be a story reason.

Eidolon is about ready to bring the 3rd Legion back into the Galaxy truly, but knows he can't use them all as they would be to useless to fight as a united Legion some being now shells of themselves they would be a waste of skill, while others are to strong and will try to usurp leadership in the new formation of the Legion. So have these Lords & Champions go out and take planets to weaken others in a specific part of the galaxy where a plan Eidolon needs to do something (I do have an idea it will be shared in another post). If they take these worlds it will be theirs & the 3rd will never try to force any orders of them, & when the 3rd comes they will be allowed to use some new weapons and soldiers that will come with the new Legion.

Phase 2: The Legion. Eidolon has brought the Emperor's Children he knows that will be able to help achieve a plan. The units that come with this phase would be Eidolon who could also be made as a generic EC Lord.

A more non-battle line unit would be the return of the Palatine Blades... kind of. Some of these new ones will have been the ancient ones from 30K while others will have proven themselves. But now they have fused with with their blades feeling whatever it touches. This is also not a Daemon Possession but more like that of the mutilators. This warp fusion also has mutated them where they now wear Death Masks of Fulgrim, a Chaos version of the Sanguinary Guard.

I don't think they will get unique Terminators and Helbrutes, but instead their units will get a unique weapon option for each of them, this is how Sonic Dreadnoughts be a thing.

I also think they will either get Helbrutes or Terminators in phase 2 (I would lean to the former) while the other will be out phase 3. Phase 3: The Primarch. Fulgrim is here with the rest of the army.

Along with their Primarch we will see the other unique Legion weapon unit, a Psyker for them, & a unit that takes after their Primarch's snake look mixing tech & warp mutation resembling the Laer.

Sorry this feels incomplete but there are 2 other parts that will bring it more all together.

[mrpaleozoic]

Why do people like Old World Blues?

I really don't know why people like Old World Blues. The questline is boring, the atmosphere is boring, and the story isn't interesting enough for me to like the DLC. The only reason I play it is because the buffs from your replaced spine, brain and heart are too good to ignore. The main quest just isn't interesting. All it is, is go grab three random objects, go back to the egg heads, kill the giant roboscorpion, talk to Morbius- I mean Mobius, then your brain (okay the encounter is pretty interesting and funny i'll give em that), then go deal with the egg heads and blam. Done. Basically just a giant fetch quest.

The enemies aren't very enjoyable to fight. The roboscorpions are even more spongy than giant scorpions, but without the satisfaction of killing a scorpion. The lobotomites are just spongy humans. The cyberdogs and night stalkers are just dogs but with some gimmicks. The trauma harnesses are just really tanky humanoids that aren't satisfying to fight. And the rest aren't interesting to deal with. Basically, the best way to describe the enemies of this DLC are spongy, and uninteresting. This is purely subjective, but the loot in the DLC isn't very interesting. Elijahs LAER and Tesla Cannon are powerful but too brittle for me. Christines COS Rifle is good but by that point I already have the suppressed Anti-material rifle. So its use is lacking. The stealth suit is neato, but I always just use the strongest armor I have so it's basically pointless. I don't use melee and unarmed so the proton axes are just free caps to me. And the cyberdog guns, while cool and wacky, are too weak for me.

Another purely subjective point for me is the fact that there's like no ballistic ammo (other than plenty of .44 and .357 for the cyberdog guns). The only common ammo is energy ammo. Which by the time I'm doing the DLC, the only energy weapon I have that is worth a damn to me is the YCS-18, which isn't my main weapon. (also imma be real most energy weapons are pretty underwhelming in New Vegas, give me back my OP Fallout 1 energy weapons Godd Howard) TL;DR, everything about the DLC feels boring and sluggish. So please someone tell me why people like this DLC.

[neopronouns-in-action]

Neopronouns in Action #072: A Rumor Grows Like Weed

because I had a funny dream last night. post 1, post 2

Neopronouns: sun/sun/sunself, and lae/laer/laerself, which follow the same rules as it/its/itself

Replace it with sun or lae Replace its with suns or laer Replace itself with sunself or laerself

EX:

"It is going to adopt a new puppy soon, as soon as it gets a fence set up around its yard so the puppy can go outside without it having to walk it. Its uncle is going to help set up the fence, since he has a set of power tools he's letting it use, since it lost its. It's going to buy toys and train the puppy itself."

Becomes:

"Sun is going to adopt a new puppy soon, as soon as sun gets a fence set up around suns yard so the puppy can go outside without sun having to walk it. Suns uncle is going to help set up the fence, since he has a set of power tools he's letting sun use, since sun lost suns. Sun's going to buy toys and train the puppy sunself."

or

"Lae is going to adopt a new puppy soon, as soon as lae gets a fence set up around laer yard so the puppy can go outside without lae having to walk it. Laer uncle is going to help set up the fence, since he has a set of power tools he's letting lae use, since lae lost laer. Lae's going to buy toys and train the puppy laerself."

= = =

sun/suns/sunself lae/laer/laerself

Xanthoxalus let sunself fall back into suns favorite armchair, too exasperated to even try to hide suns annoyance.

“How many times do I have to tell you?” Sun demanded, “I don’t grow weed! Why do you think if you ask me again I’ll change my answer?!”

Cordon smiled, only a little bit sheepish. Not sheepish enough. Lae stood there in laer neon orange waders and black sweater, hands behind laer back, hiding the handful of cash lae’d just tried to bribe Xanthoxalus with to buy pot sun literally didn’t have.

“Well…” Cordan said obnoxiously,“Are you sure you don’t have any? Maybe hidden in a closet somewhere?”

Sun was really, really, really having to resist the urge to summon suns greenbriar vines to form a halo of thorn vines around sun to scare lae away. Or maybe pick lae up and throw lae out entirely.

Sun pushed the urge down, and said instead, flatly, “Are you going to buy the Lucifer-damned spinach or not?”

Cordan pouted. “Of course I am, what do you take me for? But are you sure you won’t sell me any w—”

Sun cut lae off with a snappy, “Winged sumac? Oh sure, I’ve got plenty of that! You’re just in time to harvest the fruit, too, I’ve got one in a three gallon bucket that’s all ready for transplanting.”

Sun glared daggers directly into laer eyes, daring lae to finish the rest of laer original question.

For a few more seconds, Cordan held out, staring back, but laer resolve began to visibly weaken, and finally, hanging laer head, lae said in defeat, “Yes, plantspeaker, I would love a winged sumac too.”

“And what about some swamp milkweed? And sunchokes? Or canna lilies? You know your husband and older wife are always asking after my mashed cannas, now you’ll be able to grow them yourself! I’ll even include the recipe card, and a vial of my special spice blend.” Sun was smiling now, thoroughly enjoying sunself for turning the encounter back on Cordan, who was starting to look nervous. Good. This was the third time lae’d come to suns shop pretending to want to actually buy plants only to insist that Xanthoxalus had some secret stash of marijuana plants hidden somewhere that sun was just neglecting to share with anyone else.

(Sarcasm) Because sun was definitely the sort of person to not share with suns community. Which was why sun was constantly sharing recipes, food, and other plant products with the rest of town. (end sarcasm).

“Well, I know Tabula wanted some milkweed to start attracting the monarchs...and Uchenna was just admiring your cannas the other week...and…” lae trailed off, hesitating.

Xanthoxalus was waiting for lae to ask for weed again. If lae did, sun was not going to hold back with the thorny vines.

But lae was safe for now, because lae just said, almost shyly, “Do you have any persimmons left?

Sun smiled, with actual cheerfulness this time instead of malice, thinking of the multiple trees waiting for suns go-ahead to finish ripening their fruits. “Oh yes.” Sun said, “I was hoping you’d ask that!”

“And are you sure you don’t have --”

“Don’t you finish that sentence!”

[happy-and-gay-tortoise]

do you have a specific list of neos? Or is it just like any neos

Pretty much any neos, I have certain ones I prefer more than others but I like any other than offensive ones obviously, but yeah here's some ones I like a lot

X/Xs

Fae/Faer

Faun/Fauns

Wyrm/Wyrms

It/it's

Ruff/Ruffs

Mew/Mews

Punk/Punks

Laer/Laers

Mu/Sic

Rain/Rains

Xe/Xer

Ash/Ashs <- name pronouns

Mars/Marses <- name pronouns

1/1s

Sque/Sques

Nature/Natures

Creek/Creeks

Unity/Unitys

But I love wierd obscure ones! As someone who's genderqueer, I like to have fun with my gender and pronouns as I don't rlly care and I find neopronouns to be quite affirming as I see my gender to almost be a part of everything around me, and encompass everything and everyone. Also they just highlight how my gender is wierd and I see gender differently than most other people do.

I should make a carrd shouldn't I smh

[aelaer]

A/B/O for the ask game? 😭 Personally i wouldn't touch the stuff with a ten foot pole (not that im judging anyone who might like it dgkkgfd)

D-

I don't seek it out and rarely, rarely click it. The original a/b/o universe of heats and what basically constitutes as non-con being "natural" and "normal" squicks the fuck outta me. I'm squicked in the same way for "slavery is natural and a normal part of society" fics. I know that the authors (very very very very likely) don't agree with the protagonists in these stories, but I cannot empathize with the characters living peacefully in such societies and so I just can't get into the story. And because it's a huge societal issue rather than the one character being messed up, there's no backdrop of decency and morality to fall back onto, leaving the whole world as an icky squicky no-no that I don't want to read.

Also, I really hated how women were usually written as non-existent in these stories and how this was not pointed out by the writing community in the past. :|

However, in the decade plus that the trope's existed, a lot of folks have made a lot of their own interpretations of it and deconstructing of it and making it more interesting (and less women-erasing), which is why it's a D- rather than an F. Some fics squeak through my filter. It's never going to be a favorite, but I'll click on the link if it's:

Starring my favorite character, obviously.

A fish out of water type story where the protagonist finds the classic (or close enough to the classic) a/b/o world just as horrifying as the majority of folks would find it in reality, or

A heavily modified a/b/o world where sex isn't the main driver of the story. Part of my exasperation with a/b/o is the focus on sex, mating, and breeding, so if the focus is on, say, improving civil rights, or it's just another aspect of modern Western society where terrible people may judge you for your gender (like those may do about sex, gender, or race in the real world), but it isn't the *main focus* of the story, I'll give it a go. Just like I give long, plot-focused narratives that happen to have romance as a side-plot a go.

I have two fics in the MCU that I can recall that were A/B/O that I enjoyed, one for each reason listed above.

Most of the sex scenes in fics are a big "whatever" to me already and I have exactly one (1) author out of the thousands of authors (I've read a lot) I've read over the years where the sex scenes were engaging because that author was basically a poet who remains still one of the most technically apt writers I've ever encountered in fan fiction. I don't remember her because the fic's plot was my favorite plot ever, or because the pairing appealed to me; I remember her because she is fucking masterful at the technical aspects of writing with one of the strongest vocabularies I've ever read in fan fiction. I aspire to be at her level of writing one day. It was difficult reading, it was like poetry, and that seems to be the only way to get me to be interested in a sex scene. If you make me pull out a dictionary in a sex scene, you win my interest. I want SAT level vocabulary about emotions and feelings ahahaha.

So yeah, a/b/o's focus on sex makes it generally unappealing from the get-go.

But wait Laer, you say, you can't just mention a handful of fics and not link them! So yeah, I dug them up. They're not personal favorites--a/b/o never will be for me--but they're well crafted stories written by talented writers.

The "Stephen gets trapped in an A/B/O world and you bet he hates the fuck out of it" one, with the rare pair of *Sam Wilson* and also Christine, which was just fantastic, and it's a whodunnit on top of it with a mix of magic: Children of the Old Moon by old_blue. Take a look at the tags before reading; it's a doozy, but again, very well-crafted.

The "A/B/O is just a passing mention and it's barely been mentioned which is super great (at least to my memory)" is actually not finished; it's a short story with super long chapters. Going In Circles by cryptonomicon features two rarepairs in Stephen/Steve Rogers and Stephen/Bucky, and it's actually a sequel so you should read the first part first, perhaps. It was last updated about 21 months ago, so if you decide to read and review, be encouraging rather than demanding, haha! I don't remember a major cliff-hanger or anything, but if you're looking for different, this is definitely different. Again, good writer.

As for the "only author who made me admire the craft of writing in a sex scene", that would be Francesca_Wayland, a BBC Sherlock writer, specifically with the first fic on her account. I don't often have to pull up a dictionary when I read anymore and it was one thing that I really enjoyed doing in the mid 2000s (because I'm a nerd), so encountering her back in 2017 or 2018 was a delight. Why yes, I am absolutely not the target audience for 99.9% of mature romance stories :P

The ask meme: Ask me about a trope and I'll grade it.

[weiwei-uplink]

COELII’S PATENTED CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE ASKS

(Answer One)

What’s your favorite build to play in New Vegas?

~or~

What’s your favorite snack when you get hungies but don’t wanna cook anything?

My favorite build for New Vegas is either a cowboy build or smth with energy weapons

If i had to say a definitive #1, it would be a build for MFC energy weapons like YCS 186, Elijah's Advanced LAER, and the Q-35 Matter Modulator. Not picky about armor sometimes i go with power armor, and sometimes light armor

Also Veronica as a companion because i love her

[alma-amentet]

Skyrim Asks

I forgot that I was tagged by @sheirukitriesfandom gods know when... This was just staying in my drafts way too long but I had fun doing it. Perhaps I need more OC ask games...

Not tagging anyone, but you can just take it if you want. And tag me, I’ll gladly read about yours ;)

1. Favourite Tavern

Bannered Mare. That’s where she met Uthgerd, good memories.

The Winking Skeever because beds with blankets and sheets, not just hides!!!

2. Favourite Drink

Wine. Simply like myself because, honestly, I didn’t give it much thought... But Laere would certainly prefer good wine to mead, and is not a fan of something stronger.

3. Travel Companion

Uthgerd, for sure. Wife and companion (also a bodyguard, sometimes the voice of reason, lol). But also Mjoll (she’s really nice and talkative) and Brelyna (same, they’ve become friends).  

(Uthgerd retired and started running the house after Laere reached level 30... probably weary of all her fighting and adventuring, wanting a calm life... Laere would probably stick with Lydia for awhile, but needs someone else) 

4. Wealthy or not?

She can make some good money... and spend it gods know on what, because... she has expences, you know ;) Then feel broke as hell... 

5. Worships the Aedra or the Daedra?

Azura. It’s a family tradition: long time ago, back in Morrowind, Laere’s ancestors secretly have sympathised with dissidents and worshipped Azura. She’s not very faithful, though.

6. Biggest Fear

As of now - failing somehow. All this mess has gone too far, but what if it’s all a mistake, she’s not a real Dragonborn, there’s someone stronger than her?

(facing some people from the past... returning to her family failed, having to do what her parets say and assume they were right, they won).

7. Pet Peeves

Those filthy nords (and other men and mer, dunmer too) who are fond of Barenzia stories too much, thinking all dunmer girls are like this. Laere’s not. 

8. Do they like being dragonborn?

She didn’t like training at Hrothgar because too much discipline, waking up early etc - not her thing. But assunming it didn’t last long, others (like Ulfric) spent way more time on this - OK. Shouting out flames is fun, for sure!  And she’s curious, at the same time. Not the type to give up and leave (all my OCs have concience and feel responsibility for their missions). She has people to support her, so she finally sticks to it... 

Also she doesn’t want to go back to Cyrodiil and her family.

9. Favourite faction

Not any I can think of. 

She’s only with Winterhold so far. Blades want Partuurnax dead, which is not a chance an option. Companions want her to become a werewolf, the author steps in saying “no werewolves or vampirism ‘cause I’m through with all this goth stuff”.

10. An object of sentimental value

Her leather armor. She made it herself and valued it.

It’s not even in the game, just my headcanon: Laere had it on since the very beginning. And that captain lady from Helgen was imagining trying it on... it would be small for her anyway.

11. Hobbies

Crafting some stuff (selling it later would bring some cash). And... erm, just sleeping =) resting from all those adventures wnenever she can ‘cause that;s important.

12. Favourite city

Solitude because it’s rather Imperial. Pretty much familiar, relatively warm and comfortable.

[faolonfiendrender]

So closer to a character reference for Nobody: Full Name: Nobody

Pronouns: They/Them, but fine with any

AKA: Courier Six, Terrore Mojave (by what's left of caesar's legion), Six.

Age: mid-30s

Physical Description: Scraggly little thing, roughly 5'4 and 110 lbs, some visible tone despite being that light and uncannily fast. Hair is long and sort of halfway between red and brown, freckles instead of tans. Rather gaunt face with green eyes. Torso had quite a few scars, most notably, a stylized pair of intersecting p Orbitals proportioned roughly like a sword with 3 lines through the longest orbital that was clearly carved into their back at some point while they were young and several pockmarks from getting shot. Also, surgery scars from removing and putting back in their spine, brain, and heart, tends to wear the Duster Ulysses gave them, even if they no longer fully believe in its symbol over the stealth suit MK II.

Character traits: Smart, Quick talker, slightly reserved but very warm towards friends, fiercely loyal towards friends by not towards institutions. Tries to talk their way out of most fights, but will shoot anyone who they think they can't talk down from slaughter and slavery.

Friends: Veronica, Arcade, Boone, Raul, Cass, Julie Farkas, Ulysses, Jack of the great khans up until the khans left, Yes Man, After the trip to the Sierra madre: Christine, God (the person not the deity).

Allied factions: The Followers of the Apocalypse, The Kings, Free state of Vegas, arguably the Think Tank but they mostly views them as a bunch of people who the best way to keep them from being monsters is to just keep them busy.

Enemies(that are still living after the dam): the Remnants of Caesar's Legion, Graham's Crusade, Penitents of Atom*, the Crimson Caravan Company.

The undecided: The NCR (basically, after taking the dam, Nobody gave a fair amount of concessions including a decent share in the dam's products and the only real restrictions on movement was the military stays in designated camps while in the Mojave, and the Crimson Caravan company isn't allowed through the Mojave due to these crimes I have documented here.)

Additional things:

Unmodified Special Stats : 4, 7, 7, 6, 9, 7, 5 (Strength was originally 1 but intense training)

Favored Weapons: Sniper Rifle, Powerfist, Plasma Defender, .357 Revolver, LAER. Honestly, basically anything that shoots and isn't automatic they are very good with.

Very good at unarmed combat, but not as good as Veronica

Best skills are guns, science, speech, and repair

Fought Lanius powerfist against sword, managed to disarm Lanius but broke the powerfist in the process, came down to the broken powerfist being a better improvised knuckle than Lanius's gauntlets. Lanius's mask was weeping blood by the end. (not in game but I'm taking a lot of poetic license already)

Named themself Nobody because they couldn't remember their name, has found out later what their name was from a reliable source (Ulysses), but doesn't really feel it anymore

One of the very few experts in teleportation technology out there, Veronica and Them essentially reverse engineered big mountain's teleportation technology.

*original faction, haven't fully fleshed them out; but basically they are a militant group of the church of atom that believe that all non-believers must perform some term of penance and then be then tested by Atom's light.

[eirian-houpe]

Twenty Questions for Fic Writers

I was tagged by @kelyon

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

89

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

1,451,688 (Whoa!)

3. What fandoms do you write for?

The Mummy Franchise UC: Undercover Sleeper Cell (TV) Stargate: Atlantis Tolkien Halt and Catch Fire Star Trek: Discovery Once Upon A Time Stargate: Universe Cobra (TV) Stranger Things Foundation (TV)

Those are the ones that are kind of... in their own right, but with a few crossovers there are other fandoms too. You can ask me about those if you like.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

The Library Beneath the Clock Tower

Laer o Faen

Beauty Compelled

Disparate Pathways

Bluebell

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I always do, though I am currently woefully behind. (I hope to remedy that today). I believe reader/write engagement is a gift, and one to be encouraged and celebrated.

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

OMG... Angstiest.... um... I try not to end with angst. I fill the body of a fic with angst, or start a fic with lots and lots of angst, but ending...? I don't know. Maybe someone can tell me?

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I think that's subjective, honestly, because I think they're all pretty happy in the end, but the degree to which the fic makes a reader feel happy is dependent on how the reader feels about the characters, I guess. As a writer, and I suppose because it's the most recently finished, I'd probably say, Disparate Pathways.

Of course, both of the above questions rely on fics being finished before judgements are made, and I have so many WIPs...

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not here, nor on AO3. Way back when... I got a little bit of hate on 'the site that shall not be named' - but it smacked of jealousy, so... I dunno. I've since deleted everything from there in any case. Moved it all elsewhere.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I do, yes, but I like to think it's never gratuitous. It's all couched within the the progression of the fic, and usually heavily romance driven.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

I never used to write crossovers. For me there needs to be an internal consistency and reason for bringing characters from one work into another, and a good reason at that... and then I started Rumbelling things... and then @peacehopeandrats challenged me to write a particular fic, and this is a multi-source crossover, including: Cobra, UC: Undercover, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Miami Medical, 24 (TV), and Airforce One is Down, in the one fic.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

To my knowledge, not a whole fic, no, but someone once stole a concept and /part/ of a fic I'd written (on the aforementioned never to be named site). I was told about it by someone who was a reader of my fic. The person denied their wrongdoing, but eventually - after much calling out - removed the offending fic.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not to my knowledge.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have, yes. Forbidden Loves and Stormy Nights was written with a whole lot of people whom I consider great friends, (@peacehopeandrats, @jackabelle73, @reolf @blueboxesanddeerstalkers, and @shadowedoracle for another beautiful friend @deliriumsdelight7 on the occasion of her birthday.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

There are two, and I can't separate them. There are several similarities in the overall nature of the ships: Rumbelle, and Michael/Teyla.

15. What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

Laer o Faen, and I don't necessarily doubt that I ever will, it's just there's such a lot to write... you know?

16. What are your writing strengths?

I think it's in my worldbuilding and descriptive language.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I can often be very wordy. I don't know how to write short fics.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

Language and dialect both, yes. My most ambitious is the Sindarin in Laer o Faen.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

If you don't count Blake's Seven, which I wrote for when I was 11, then it would be The Mummy franchise.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

Oh, come on. That's like asking a parent to name their favorite child. I am very fond of Disparate Pathways, though, as well as Library...

Thank you, this was though provoking (and eye opening) I tag whoever is left that hasn't already done it and wants to.

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🇻🇬🇱🇷🦋👇Laser systems in our clinic are FDA approved and produced in USA🇱🇷.

🦋Laser systems used in our clinic;

👉Methods to be used in epilation;

🌺classic wax,

🌺 fine needle epilation,

🌺IPL,

🌺Nd-YAG laser,

🌺Alexander laser,

🌺Diode (ice, ironing or satin)laser

🦋Needle epilation is used because the white hairs cannot be seen by the laser.

🦋IPL is a non-laser system that works by creating superficial heat.

🦋IPL handicap is not as effective as lasers and the number of sessions is quite high.

🦋Alexander laser is very effective and is most effective on black hair.

🦋 Diode laser (ice laser / ironing laser / satin laser) is an effective type of laser that can be used in 4 seasons.

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🦋 The number of sessions varies depending on hair, skin type, gender, diseases and hormonal status.

🦋Due to the hair cycle, sessions are performed 1 month apart (checks are 2 weeks apart).

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🦋Genital laser epilation is also performed in our clinic.

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