#Mushrooms Pippin!

[moonpile]

For the Love of Fantasy - at Ald Velothi Harbor House | ESO Housing

Total reskin of Ald Velothi Harbor House.

For Heart's Day I wanted to illustrate the slightly-less-common definition of "romantic". A build about what many of us love about ESO: Fantasy. Inspired by a Neil Gaiman quote (below).

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Crouch at the foot of the bed, face the door & in 1st person view look skyward.

In the bed, try /sleep xD

A creature escaped the pages of a lorebook left unshelved. Can you find which?

⚠️Please explore primarily in 3rd person view! (1PV is low & narrow; many details & scene compositions can only be seen from the wider FOV & high angles enabled by 3PV.)

Relevant & inspiring excerpt by Neil Gaiman, from the article: "Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming")

“Fiction can show you a different world. It can take you somewhere you've never been. Once you've visited other worlds, like those who ate fairy fruit, you can never be entirely content with the world that you grew up in. Discontent is a good thing: discontented people can modify and improve their worlds, leave them better, leave them different. And while we're on the subject, I'd like to say a few words about escapism. I hear the term bandied about as if it's a bad thing. As if "escapist" fiction is a cheap opiate used by the muddled and the foolish and the deluded, and the only fiction that is worthy, for adults or for children, is mimetic fiction, mirroring the worst of the world the reader finds herself in. If you were trapped in an impossible situation, in an unpleasant place, with people who meant you ill, and someone offered you a temporary escape, why wouldn't you take it? And escapist fiction is just that: fiction that opens a door, shows the sunlight outside, gives you a place to go where you are in control, are with people you want to be with(and books are real places, make no mistake about that); and more importantly, during your escape, books can also give you knowledge about the world and your predicament, give you weapons, give you armour: real things you can take back into your prison. Skills and knowledge and tools you can use to escape for real. As JRR Tolkien reminded us, the only people who inveigh against escape are jailers.”

In TES, We are all Prisoners, escaping 😉

[meteors-lotr]

Imagine the fellowship showing each other pictures and paintings of themselves as children

Everyone cooes over Gimli with the tiniest little beard and mini axe, the Hobbits all sleeping in a little pile of curls and tails, Aragorn in formal elven clothing but his hair is still as messy cause they couldn’t style it even if they tried, Boromir holding a baby Faramir cause he refused to part with him after he was born

And then Legolas shows the ugliest fucking thing any of them had ever seen, looking like a fleshy newborn bird with enormous eyes and ears, and he’s proudly boasting over how he’s seen as one of them most beautiful elven infants in millennium, and the rest of them are afraid to say anything because What The Fuck

[autistook]

Shortcut to Mushrooms

[vanyamire]

Mushroom Hobbits Part 2: “Get Off The Road!”

Previous: 1

[frodo-with-glasses]

More Reading Thoughts: A Conspiracy Unmasked

Ohohoho here we go >:-D

Merry like “hmm, I can tell something’s fishy about this, but we’ll have to talk about it later”

The Brandybucks being described as “virtually a small independent country” is GreatTM X-D

“…as a matter of fact, [the Bucklanders] were not very different from the other hobbits of the Four Farthings. Except in one point: they were fond of boats, and some of them could swim.”

*Phil Dragash Merry voice intensifies* I LOVE BOATS Y’KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE BOATS SO MUCH I MEAN THEY’RE SO COOL AND BOATY AND THEY FLOAT

Aww, Sam’s already getting a bit homesick :-(

Gollummmm

Frodo: “I mean we already ate, but we could eat again.” Merry: “Say no more, fam”

Frodo seeing Bilbo’s things in the new house and being “sharply reminded” of him :-C Hello it is once again Crying About Frodo and Bilbo O’Clock

BATH SECTION YEAAAAAHHHH

“Which order shall we go in? Eldest first or quickest first? You’ll be last either way, Master Peregrin.” HAHAHA GETTIM FRODO

And Merry like “excuuuuse me, you should know by now that I’m better at planning and logistics than that; there are THREE tubs >8-D”

And Pippin splashing Frodo with the bath water 🤣 This whole section is so stinkin’ CUTE

I, too, cannot properly dry my hair until I am out of the steam in the bathroom. Frodo is the most relatable ever.

Merry has such dad energy 🤣 “You’d better clean up your mess, Pippin, before you get any supper!”

The squabbling over the mushrooms haha

Ooooohh The Talk is here

It honestly makes so much sense that Pippin is the one talking when Frodo refuses to. Frodo is trying to keep secrets, and Pippin has zero filter.

Also Merry reading Frodo like a book is SO GOOD

“You are miserable, because you don’t know how to say good-bye. You meant to leave the Shire, of course. But danger has come on you sooner than you expected, and now you are making up your mind to go at once. And you don’t want to. We are very sorry for you.”

THAT’S MY SMART BOI

I can’t wait to draw this part

“You do not understand! You must go—and therefore we must, too. Merry and I are coming with you. Sam is an excellent fellow, and would jump down a dragon’s throat to save you, if he did not trip over his own feet; but you will need more than one companion in your dangerous adventure.” Awww, Pippin!!

Also the foreshadowing, wow

Hahaha Merry presenting Sam like “TA-DA! Our chief spy!!”

Sam: “Gandalf did say to take someone you could trust, sir!” Frodo: “But I can’t trust anyone, apparently!” Sam: :-C

Oh oh oh it’s this part…!!

“It all depends on what you want. You can trust us to stick to you through thick and thin - to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours - closer than you can keep it yourself. But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo. Anyway: there it is. We know most of what Gandalf has told you. We know a good deal about the Ring. We are horribly afraid - but we are coming with you; or following you like hounds.”

MERRY MY LAD I LOVE YOU TO DEATH

That’s true friendship right there

Frodo like “I am NEVER trusting that you are actually asleep ever again” 🤣

“Three cheers for Captain Frodo and Company!” I’m going to melt 🥹

Merry once again being the G.O.A.T. by having the ponies prepared

“It seems to have been a very efficient conspiracy.” HECK YEAH IT WAS

I love that Fatty has barely talked through the whole chapter except to blurt “NOT THE OLD FOREST” at the very end

Merry continues to have Dad Energy by breaking up the almost-argument between Pippin and Fatty

Oooof the dream about the Sea…

[askwhatsforlunch]

Port Bacon, Apple and Mushroom Stuffing

This tasty Port Bacon, Apple and Mushroom Stuffing, fragrant with garden herbs, made a delicious Thanksgiving filling and side.

100 grams/3.5 ounces smoked streaky bacon

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

half a dozen large chestnut mushrooms

1 large garlic clove, minced

half a dozen large leaves Garden Sage 

1 onion

2 Ribston Pippin apples, rinsed

half a fluffy sprig Garden Rosemary

100 grams/3.5 ounces stale Spelt Sourdough 

3/4 cup good Tawny Port

1/4 teaspoon fleur de sel or sea salt flakes

½ teaspoon freshy cracked black pepper

In a large, deep nonstick skillet, cook bacon strips over medium-high heat, a couple of minutes. Transfer bacon strips to a plate; set aside.

Add olive oil and butter to bacon fat. Cut chestnut mushrooms into thick slices. Once the butter is just foaming, add mushrooms to the skillet. Sauté, about 3 minutes, shaking the pan often until softened. Stir in minced garlic. Finely chop Sage, and stir into the skillet as well. Cook, a couple of minutes more.

Peel and finely chop onion, and stir into the skillet. Cook, 1 minute. Core and dice apples, and add to the skillet. Cook, until softened, about 4 minutes.

Finely chop Rosemary leaves and roughly chop reserved bacon; stir both into the skillet.

Then, cut stale Spelt Sourdough into dices, and add to the skillet. Stir in Tawny Port. Season with fleur de sel and black pepper. Once almost all the Port is soaked up, remove from the heat.

Set aside, to cool, about 15 minutes.

Preheat oven to 210°C/ 410°F.

Once you’ve stuffed your bird, spoon remaining Port Bacon, Apple and Mushroom Stuffing in a buttered dish. Place in the middle of the hot oven. Bake, 30 to 35 minutes, at 210°C/ 410°F.

[butterflies-and-bumble-bees]

some mushroom earrings I made for a friend

[mushroomates]

the fellowship bbq:

gandalf: arrives last (a wizard is never late), brings the most bizarre things with him. seven hot dogs buns (the exact number needed), a pepper shaker, (they ran out of pepper mid bbq) and fourteen napkins (there was a spill)

gimli: brings the beers. he has a giant ass cooler covers in rock (ha) band stickers as well as national parks. brings like,,., artisanal, local shit. unheard of brands and always fantastic. also brings homemade lemonade which is unironically the best shit ever. (the secret is he adds a pinch salt. the second secret is that the salt is “home grown”

legolas: oh boy legolas. really doing his best to master the art of pasta salad and it’s not going great. has brought: loose, uncooked penne mixed in with oak leaves, a ziplock bag of wet spaghetti and a separate ziplock bag of ranch dressing, three and a half raviolis on a bed of lettuce, and most recently, four different boxes of mac’n’cheese, unopened, and arranged artfully in a stand mixer bowl.

frodo: brings jello. every time. box-ready, red dye 40, un-name brand, jello. it’s the only thing he can reliably make and bring. it’s weirdly a hit every time. mostly because legolas and pippin play a game where they see how much random shit they can stick in it before the jello collapses.

sam: would love to bring the pasta salad but legolas says he has that covered. instead, brings potato salad and fruit salad. also brings the plates, forks, table cloth, condiments, seasonings and fly-covers. also bakes brownies with sprinkles themed per season.

merry: also brings brownies. do not eat merry’s brownies if you are driving or plan to drive within the next three days. pays sam like 20-50 bucks cash (whatever he can grab from his parents before he arrives to the function) because he wants to contribute more but hasn’t figured out how.

pippin: well,,, pippin. if you’re lucky with a giant ass watermelon, uncut. now your job to prep it as you see fit. also has a basket of loose produce he picked from his neighbors garden. there’s like,,,, sixteen cherry tomatoes and a fist full of mint.

boromir: is very protective of his grill. this does not stop merry and pippin from sneaking bites of of the cooking meat. has various “kiss the cook” aprons he cycles through. has a smoker and a grill, separate, brings both if not hosting. serves everyone else first. makes his patties from scratch.

aragorn: (?????) jerky. deer, probably. trail mix, fruit leather, mushrooms. all home made and foraged. sometimes brings baskets of wild blackberries. is more suited to picnics than barbecues. would like to one day man the grill- he can cook meat decently- but boromir won’t let him because he’s to light handed with the seasoning.

[riverlark]

LOOK CLOSER THEY HAVE LITTLE FACES!!!!!

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[moonpile]

More items I want from Tanlorin's quests. ALL of the mushroom things! The mushroom shelves, the mushroom barrel, the little loose mushrooms on the table!

Also this:

That's a really nice crystal!

(Aside: I dislike when items made into furnishings differ in color and brightness vs their world counterparts. E.g. being way too bright like the Varla stones.)

#eso housing wishlist

[medievalandfantasymelee]

THE HOT MEDIEVAL & FANTASY MEN MELEE

SECOND ROUND: 6th Tilt

Frodo Baggins, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) VS. William Thatcher, A Knight’s Tale (2001)

Propaganda

Frodo Baggins, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) Portrayed by: Elijah Wood Defeated Opponents: - Dong Yilong [Henry Lau], Double World (2020) - Prince Chauncley [Daniel Radcliffe], Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages (2020)

“The bluest of blue eyes, the burden, the sacrifice, the sadness… When I was in middle school and the movies were coming out, you were either an Aragorn girl or a Legolas girl. I was a Frodo girl.”

William Thatcher, A Knight’s Tale (2001) Portrayed by: Heath Ledger Defeated Opponents: - King Arthur [Charlie Hunnam], King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) - King Vortigern [Jude Law], King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

“13-year-old me had such a HUGE crush on Will Thatcher / Ulrich von Liechtenstein, and you know what? 13-year-old me was RIGHT (and had much healthier taste in men). He's a dreamer, he's sweet (except maybe when you're dismissive about jousting...), he gives to others despite having little himself, he has the most charming, contagious smile. And to play us out... he's blonde! He's pissed! He'll see you in the lists! Lichtenstein! Lichtenstein!”

Additional Propaganda Under the Cut

Additional Propaganda

For Frodo Baggins:

“cracks knuckles Okay, everyone. My time has come. Let me tell you all about the beautiful, wonderful treasure that is Frodo Baggins.

"He's intelligent. He can speak and write in Elvish, and he's mischievous, at least at the start of the story. His best friends are Merry and Pippin, and you can't tell me he didn't get into shenanigans with them once in a while. Whether it's repeatedly stealing Farmer Maggot's mushrooms as a kid in the book, or pushing Sam towards Rosie and cackling like a maniac afterwards in the movie, this makes him more relatable and imperfectly human, for lack of a better term, and you can't help but laugh with him.

"He's brave. Oh, he is so brave. Not in the sense that we would usually think- he's terrified the whole way through, and who wouldn't be in his situation? But he lets himself cry, lament his fate, feel whatever he needs to feel, do whatever he needs to do... and he gets up and keeps going anyway. He keeps going even though he's carrying something that's literally killing him, and rarely complains even though he'd be well within his rights to. This quote says it all, really: 'I will take the Ring, though I do not know the way.'

"But most of all? He is so, so terribly kind. He's kind to everyone he meets, even to those who arguably don't deserve it, such as Gollum and Saruman. He loves the people/world he loves so much that he's willing to sacrifice himself to save them without any hesitation or thanks. And it's his kindness towards Gollum that actually ends up saving the day in the end! How could anyone not love him?”

For William Thatcher:

“HE'S SO CUTE AND BRAVE AND STUPID AND DETERMINED AND FUNNY AND POETIC AND HE HAS BIG BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES AND FRECKLES AND HE'S BISEXUAL-CODED HE'S MY BOY I LOVE HIM SO MUCH”

“The only man that could have pulled off a David Bowie dance scene within a medieval ballroom.”

[prettyboypistol]

Hey, love your work anyway so you know how Hobbits, Dwarves and Elves age much slower? How'd they react to reader going like "dude I'm like twenty"?

How the Fellowship React to a Younger Company Member! || LOTR x M!Reader

context for hcs: You are surrounded by your companions around a nice fire for the night, only for you to mention that today is your birthday! The fellowship ask how old you turn and you proudly say 22.

Frodo

"Oh goodness I've dragged a child into this."

genuinely starts apologizing to you near manically, then shuts himself off.

You go to him and explain that no, you're far from a child in human standards, and that even 16 yo's can be drafted into wars. Frodo is shocked.

It makes him feel a little better, but he starts to try and teach you things subconsciously about herbalism and mushroom picking.

Samwise

"GOOD GODS TWENTY-WHAT?"

has a good nervous laugh about it, mentioning that now Pippin isn't the baby of the fellowship anymore (ref- Pippin is late-20s)

After you explain that humans mature faster, he seemingly calms down, but still jokingly fusses at you

mothers you "jokingly" after that, but seems to be more attached to you in case you get hurt.

Merry

"Ay- ay! Pippin! You're not the youngest anymore!"

Honestly doesn't see it as a big deal, hell, feels more at ease that theres yet another youngin in the fray of adventure that he can mess around with!

Will try to include you in on his and Pippin's shenanigans, and excitedly dragging you along when you agree to some of his insane ideas.

Pippin

"IM NOT THE BABY ANYMORE!!!"

Calls you "youngling" and "little brother" as a joke, takes a liiiiittle too much fun from that for your liking.

Feels a little weird about sharing his pipeweed with you at first, but as soon as you hit that blunt with g r a c e he's laughing along and giving you as much as you want

Likes to hold your hand "as a joke" to guide you through places, he includes you in places that he and Pippin hide in when in danger.

Gimli

Jesus christ this man nearly had a heart attack, not only that, but when the hobbits mentioned how old they were!? He's travelling with CHILDREN. BARELY OLD ENOUGH TO BE IN THE FORGE!

Becomes oddly silent as he mulls over these facts- that he's seen everyone drink before, do drugs, and even make sexual innuendos that he laughed at... eugh. icky feelings. icky all over.

Aragorn pulls him aside and explains that humans and hobbits age uch faster than dwarves, and that he himself in only in his 80's. Gimli feels only slightly better but it takes him a few days to recover from the shock.

Legolas

haha yall are all BABIES

Legolas is aware of humans' quick deterioration, so it doesn't come as a surprise to him. With your smooth skin though, he assumed you were younger? Perhaps about 17-19?

Then again, he is shit at jusging ages, since elves are forever young and pretty.

makes fun of gimli for being to torn up about you being "only 22"

[autistook]

The Fellowship as moodboards + colors I associate them with, things & words that remind me of them.

Merry Brandybuck - orange, mushrooms, animals, softness, peaches, literature, art, influence, loyalty, friendship, high, pipe

Pippin Took - yellow, sunshine, optimism, beer, mischief, curiosity, softness, sweet, mushrooms, helpful, puppy

Sam Gamgee - lavender purple, flowers, love, home, closeness, loyalty, truth, warmth, optimism, joy, ribbon

Frodo Baggins - dark blue, ring, swords, ocean, night sky, stars, moon, family, loyalty, courage, snow, thunder clouds, sadness, bravery

Gandalf - white, helpful, death, new beginnings, waves, mountain, snowy hills, snowflakes, books, literature, bravery, mentoring, wisdom

Boromir - dark red, temptation, bravery, family, pride, fog, red paint, royalty, wine, sword, path, decision, choice, brother

Aragorn - dark green, leadership, path, crown, king, royalty, elf, love, despair, forest, mud, wisdom, horse, sword, kingdom

Gimli - brown and dark red, axe, bravery, cave, mountains, competition, proud, malt, joy, humor, friendship, example, hug

Legolas - light green & light pink, elf, prince, forest, bow, arrow, stream, water, glimmer, shine, wisdom, kindness, skill, quirkiness, roses

[mrbigpepperoninipples]

Spoiler for lotr book 1 fellowship of the ring chapters 3 and 4 (I did doodles)

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Chapter 3! I thought Gandalf would be there by now but he hasn’t so I drew a Pippin

They’re a moving

Eminem and Bilbo have never been seen in the same room together, think about that

The group in big tree, I draw them soup

When people say elves I think of Santa’s Elves sooo yeah

Hobbits sleeping in piles>>>

Chapter 4 (it was hilarious when Frodo and Sam were afraid of dogs)

Sam and Pippin dramatic alcoholics confirmed?

A llooonnngg journey

Baby Frodo stealing mushrooms

[live-laugh-legolas]

I've been thinking too much abt Frodo stealing mushrooms from Farmer Maggot and wonder if you could do hcs for what kind of silly little adventures the hobbits would get into with the reader?

This is really cute. Idk if you wanted individual hcs or group, but I’m making the executive decision to have this be a friend group growing up

Shenanigans w/ the Hobbits

-Growing up together you guys were the terrors of the Shire

-You are around the same age as Sam and Merry; Frodo was always kind of the wrangler and Pippin was the baby you all corrupted

-Blamed Pippin for everything because you knew he wouldn’t get in trouble because he was so young and he has pretty privilege

-You guys put on a Hobbit Talent Show where Merry did “magic” to make Pippin disappear

-It was very clear that Sam just carried him off stage but the adults clapped anyway

-Frodo is the oldest, but he certainly isn’t the most behaved

-Sam was always the one asking if they should be doing this as he helps lift merry up to toss him through a window to grab extra cookies or something idk

-As you guys got older your plans and activities because less known to the other hobbits

-More sneaking off together to go night swimming

-Better stealth missions to steal crops from Farmer Maggot

-Side note, I find it cute that in the book Farmer Maggot isn’t actually scary and is fond of the young hobbits; he even invites them for dinner

-Picnics are a common practice for you guys

-Usually pretty chill, just talking and telling stories and singing

-But once you guys climbed a tree and Pippin got himself stuck; like those cartoons when they get hung by a wedgie

-A favorite activity is to bother Sam while he is gardening or cooking

-Asking lots of dumb questions that he will try and answer anyway because he isn’t sure if you are serious or not

-Suggest weird food combinations that Pippin and Frodo for whatever reason actually end up liking

-Now you regret ever mentioning anything because now they dip pickles into peanut butter during your picnics

-You guys are the types to stay out late and not keep your voices down when walking home much to the annoyance of your neighbors

-But also I doubt you wake anyone who is asleep because hobbits I imagine are deep sleepers

-Sometimes you wake up to find one of them just in your kitchen eating your food; usually Pippin

-You guys basically have 5 houses because you all just invite yourselves in; Sam doesn’t though, he always knocks

-Pippin will barge in even if you are bathing; if he has a story to tell he is going to tell it no matter the circumstances

-Often though you guys quietly enjoy each others presence while doing your own things

-Sitting outside while Sam gardens and hums to himself; Frodo taking a nap in the sun, Merry reading, and Pippin smoking too much

-I think hobbits are big on physical affection so it’s not uncommon for you guys to lay on top of each other; head in one of their laps while they mess with your hair and listen to your story

-Always be prepared to be jumped on; Pippin could be anywhere waiting to pounce onto your back

-You guys will literally pull one of the others away from whatever they are doing to drag them to show them something

-Because no one is ever going to be left out even if they want to be