#Neaera

[cherrwysx-music]

♫ Neaera - All Is Dust ♫

[deadly-nightshade]

Neaera - Edifier

[metalshockfinland]

NEAERA's Full-Length Album "All Is Dust" Out Now

Photo by Xoxo Photography All Is Dust, the new full-length from German metalcore veterans NEAERA, is out today on Metal Blade Records! On February 28th, 2020, NEAERA released their seventh album – their eponymous comeback record after a seven-year-hiatus – which caught everyone by surprise. Despite having been well received, the pandemic impeded the band’s long awaited and already scheduled…

[tourandbackstagestories]

Vainstream Rockfest 2024

29-29 June 2024, Münster, DE

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[moociaoafterdark]

Drukhari pussy is not a joke. Not even to demigods.

[finelythreadedsky]

cannot say i recommend reading sixty-year-old scholarship on sex work in the ancient world

[our-hextech-dream]

@loveandlegacy ok i just turned in my midterm so i have time to make this post now

so i just read this transcript of a prosecutor's opening speech against a woman named neaera and her husband and like... the TWISTS the TURNS this speech takes made me gasp Out Loud while reading it. first is the reveal that the whole reason this trial is happening is because stephanus (neaera's husband) falsely accused apollodorus (prosecutor's brother-in-law) of MURDER. and they were like hell nah this mfer has to go. you wanna take it to court let's go to court then.

the Big Accusation is that stephanus illegally married a foreign prostitute (athenian men couldn't marry foreign women and athenian women couldn't marry foreign men) and passed her off as his legal wife. the absolute scumbag then used his daughter in an extortion scheme where he conned a man into sleeping with her and then threatened to accuse him of adultery unless he paid up, and then gave that same (legally alien, and also now non-virginal) daughter in marriage to a man who had been elected king, where she knowingly performed (and tainted) sacred dionysian religious rites which were supposed to be performed by a virgin since she was supposed to be promised as the BRIDE OF THE GOD DIONYSUS.

basically the whole thing is a huge character assassination of neaera and her daughter to prove that stephanus had knowingly and willingly acted illegally wrt the women under his control.

"Are you then thus shamefully and recklessly to let off unpunished a woman who has openly played the harlot throughout the whole of Greece, who treats the city with outrage and the gods with impiety, and who is a citizen neither by birth nor by the gift of the people? Where has this woman not prostituted herself? To what place has she not gone in quest of her daily wage? Has she not been everywhere in the Peloponnesus, in Thessaly and in Magnesia in the company of Simus of Larisa and Eurydamas son of Medeius, in Chios and most of Ionia, following in the train of Sotadas the Cretan, and was she not let out for hire by Nicaretê so long as she belonged to her?"

so how do we make THAT about our blorbos lmfaoooo.

[moociaoafterdark]

.... So, I have: 1) A daughter of Konrad Curze, who has went insane from her soul being stuck in the Warp for 10k years 2) The Drukhari Wych, who is married to the daughter of Konrad Curze and who wants to climb up the hierarchy of Commorragh using her wife's foresight ability 3) A Word Bearer from Great Crusade, who was passed around the Traitor Primarchs like a hot potato. Eventually settled for Horus and later his Legion 4) A Noise Marine who is REALLY attached to his/her/their guitar. Don't touch that guitar, maybe only if you are Fulgrim 5) A Thousand Sons sorcerer who is a lapdog of the Word Bearer. 6) A Water Caste Tau that despises humans and doesn't believe his own Empire's ideas 7) A Fire Caste Tau that despises humans and just wants to eradicate them. Neat! 8) A Sororitas wielding Rogal Dorn's chainblade and is observed by God Emperor, Khorne and Gork and Mork. At the same time. The latter two are the reason she is neither the saint or corrupted. 9) A Necron Phaerakh who will personally throw an Eldar child into a meat grinder, but will hold off it because Tyranids are scary :( Also, she is a raging lesbian and is REALLY into a sororitas. 10) An Ork Warboss who thinks he is the messiah of the Orks. An EmperORK of ORKkind, if you will. Wants to kill the real Emps, because "DIS GALAXY NOT BIG ENUF FOR DA TWO OF US!" 11) A perpetual Thunder Warrior. Has seen some shit. Literally the only somewhat normal and decent person on this list, miraculously 12) A Dark Mechanicum femboy who was chosen and blessed by papa Nurgle. Sororitas really really fucking hates him for putting her through Berserk level of angst 13) A trigger happy Inquisitor. Her eye is twitching just by being in near proximity to this "Rogue Trader team". She is killing us all. Oh, by the way, the Rogue Trader is an aroace Nurglite fairy that either yaps a lot or cries a lot. Someone give her a hug.

Anyway, we are all cooked.

You, the human person reading this, are now a rogue trader. Your warhammer OCs, if you have any, are your retinue. How’s that workin out for ya

[thesovereignsring-if]

Major Update: To move forward is to take a step back.

Hello everyone, it's been a while. I hope you're all doing well. I'd ask that you read this to the end because some major changes will be in the upcoming update.

TLDR: You will need to start a new save file for new update (this weekend) otherwise there will be very noticable issues down the line.

I can't recall the last time I made a post or an update like this and frankly i'm scared to check . I've been struggling with writers block with the end of Chapter 1 and my small bouts of depression did not help one bit, so I had to take a step back and re-examine the narrative. If you ask me what the problem was, i'd say that perhaps I rushed too quickly into the main story, when I needed a little more foundation to stand on. After a few months of deliberation, a solution has been found. And I think everyone will like it. There will be no major rewrite of any sort, I think I would cry if that were the case.

Instead we going going to have a second prologue. This means that Chapter 1 will be inaccessible until the second prologue is complete. I'm very sorry that things have to be this way, but I do no see any other option for the story to continue forward in a satisfying way.

The second prologue will take place a few months after the first prologue during the Grand Festival of Eostre. This will be the first year you'll celebrate without your mother, at the very least you will have your friends and family with you at the time.

What to expect in the first half of Prologue 2:

Up to 13k words of new content.

Spend some time with your family.

Looooreeee & tea.

Meet Lior the Grand Cardinal of the Church of Eostre. The leading religion in Nibelheim.

Choose how to spend your free time at the festival in 2/4 possible routes. Route A: Alberich & Finny, Route B: Sieghardt & Thea.

(The last two routes will be added in the next update: Route C: Lynnette, Erik & Daria/Darius, and Route D: The Empress, King Lugh & Duchess Neaera)

Erik has a younger bastard half-sibling named Daria(f)/Darius(m). ( I will address them as Dara for short.) The final romantic interest, gender selectable. Even if you do not choose Route C, you will meet them later on in the second half of the update.

Fixes + Updates:

Character Creation has been updated and streamlined. (Gender/Pronouns and Sex are separate categories for both adult and child character creations. Attributes chosen during Child Character Creation will be stored as different variables in the event I choose to do anymore flashbacks later on in the story.)

Please note, that choosing after your sex (as an adult) I will assume your character will have the corresponding equipment down there.

Music Credits have been updated.

Minor adjustments to the colour of the UI, if people have any sort of colour theme they wish to see, I'll be more than happy to add them.

That is all for now. I hope the year has been kind to everyone so far. I haven't gone through my inbox yet, but I've seen glimpse of people's support it goes a long way. I sincerely do no think I'd come back if it weren't for the fact that I'd feel like I'd let everyone down. I will be making a patreon post after the first update goes live to talk about the new update and exclusives later.

Thank you for reading and enjoying TSR over the past year. It's means a lot to me and let's hope things will be better moving forward.

See you <3

Lili

[hellsitedotcom]

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ OC Introduction : Helios ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧

''I will be the spark that will light the fire that will save the Arcadians'' - Helios to [REDACTED]

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Rarity : ✦✦✦✦✦ Combat Path : Remembrance. Combat Type : Fire. Weapon(s) Of Choice : Sycthe; summons a burning humanoid silhouette.

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— C O M B A T —  Since I have no idea how the numbers and multipliers in the game work, there ain't any numbers here for now. Also, I have no idea how the path of Remembrance works (yet), so this might completely change after the first Remembrance playables drop.

✧ Normal Attack 

– Executes a single strike dealing Fire DMG to an opponent. – When Memosprite is on the field: Executes a Follow-Up ATK to the same opponent, dealing Fire DMG, blasting the damage to adjacent targets.

✧ Elemental Skill 

– Upon triggering their Elemental Skill, the character’s Memosprite is summoned onto the battlefield as an additional ally that fights alongside its summoner until the Memosprite is killed. – After summoning the Memosprite, triggering the Elemental Skill restores the Memosprite's health by a set amount.

✧ Ultimate Skill 

– Upon triggering their Ultimate Skill, the character’s Memosprite - if not previously having been summoned - is summoned onto the battlefield as an additional ally until killed. – The character’s Ultimate Skill triggers the scenery to change in a cutscene, moving the scorching sun to be positioned right behind the character and their Memosprite, drastically increasing both their DMG before the characters execute a single-target attack and deal increased Fire & Crit DMG to the opponent.

✧ Technique Skill 

– When triggering their Technique Skill, apply the ‘’Sun’s Descendant’’ effect to the character, which automatically kills any low-HP enemy upon being struck; high-HP enemies will take a certain amount of Fire DMG upon entering the battle while the character’s Crit DMG increases for (2) turns. 

✧ Passive Talent

– For every enemy that gets defeated by the character, triggers a Follow-Up ATK by the summoned Memosprite to a random enemy.

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— L O R E — 

species: arcadian entity. age: 100 years old; appears to be in his late 20s/early 30s.

title(s): Arcadia's Sun, the Founder's Heir, Emanator of Remembrance, Messor's Successor, Neaera Reborn. fraction: the Arcadia Clan.

✧ Appearance

Helios is a tall, muscular man with deep orange eyes (hex, #c94000) and red-appearing pupils. He has long, dark brown hair (~hex, #120400) that he keeps in a messy bun and a visible scar across his right jaw.

He is commonly seen wearing black-brown armour of unknown origin (at least to the Arcadians), with scaled shoulder plates. Upon closer inspection, one can spot fine engravings on the armour that all seem to resemble symbols tied to each planet within the Arcadia System, alongside a sun in the middle of his chest armour. In the rare instances in which he is seen without his armour, he wears a lose-fitting shirt in a light brown color, and a pair of tight-fitting, black pants, along with black boots and gloves.

His scythe is made of the same colour and material, a sun symbol engraved in its tang. Both armour and scythe seem fire- & heat-resistant.

✧ Character Story I

During the last decade of Messor’s reign of terror, Helios had been but a young boy.He still remembered the faces of his parents, pale from worry and fear as they prayed each evening that the Keeper’s madness would come to an end.Back then, he did not understand much of what was happening. All he knew was that the supposed Guardian was harming the planetary system more than he was helping it. 

Then the day came, when the Arcadia clan rallied together to end the man’s reign. Helios was merely 20 years old - an age that meant nothing to a species like his, one that could live for centuries with enough determination. His predecessors lived up to 500 years on average. By the time Messor had died, his elders still considered him a child compared to their century-old souls.

The moment Messor had taken his last breath, Helios had felt something change within him.He had been roaming the deserts of Elisium when a sudden heat had taken over his body, burning him up from within, making him fall to his knees. He felt as if his body was on fire, engulfed by scorching flames.Yet when the heat subsided and he searched his body for injuries, he found that he was unharmed. 

The young man rushed to the nearest oasis, scanning the waters for his own reflection, only to lock eyes with a pair of glowing, orange eyes.His glowing, orange eyes, their previous color as if replaced, any trace of it completely gone. ‘’The eight Keeper has fallen,’’ the man thought, the realization settling in as he kept staring at his reflection, ‘’And a ninth Keeper has to rise.’’

Helios did not return home that night. He stayed by the oasis, constantly checking his reflection as if expecting all of this to be a bad dream or a hallucination from spending too much time under the scorching sun.Yet, when the next morning came and the man found himself still wearing glowing, orange eyes, Helios realized that he wasn’t dreaming after all. He had been chosen to become Messor’s successor and ascend to Guardianhood.

[more character stories...]

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— V O I C E L I N E S —

✧ First Meeting

Greetings. I am Helios, the Keeper and Guardian of the Arcadia system, and successor to Helen Arcadia. It is a pleasure to meet you. 

✧ Greeting

I hope you are well-rested? You never know what one might encounter along the way. It is best to start into every day with a clear mind and sharpened senses, otherwise incidents are bound to happen. 

✧ Parting

I thank you for allowing me to accompany you today. Your trust means a lot to me, and I hope we will see each other again soon. 

✧ About Self: Arcadia clan.

For most of Arcadia’s citizens, I am not ‘’merely another citizen’’, but something…almost holy, one could say. The people hold the Arcadia clan and anyone related to Helen in high regards, which, of course, doesn’t come as a surprise given everything Helen and most of my predecessors have done for these planets. I just wish they wouldn’t look at me like I was someone special. I’d rather they treat me the way they treat everyone else than…this.

✧ About Self: Predecessors

As a child, I have always loved to listen to my mother’s stories about Neaera, the sixth Keeper. They were a hero, through and through, and now that I have become a Keeper myself, I strive to continue my predecessor’s legacies the way she did. Someone I’d much rather forget is my direct predecessor, Messor. I was still really young when he was at power. I can still remember the fear in my parents’ eyes whenever he visited Elisium…it is something I wish to never experience again.

✧ About Helen Arcadia

She was the first Keeper, and is considered the ‘’Founder’’ of the Arcadia System. Many people, including myself, hold her in high regards and still pray to her. She was, and will always be the best of us. No one will ever compare to her, no matter how much time has passed and how many Keepers have succeeded her.

✧ About Messor Arcadia

Messor was a tyrant. Nobody knows why he had been chosen to succeed the seventh Keeper. His rule is marked by chaos, destruction, terror, and tragedy. He is the reason behind the evocation of the cataclysm. I pray to Helen that there will never be another Messor taking on the role as Keeper ever again.

✧ About the Emanator of Finality

One can’t deny that anyone blessed by the Aeons is a special individual, but to catch the gaze of Finality Themselves? An impressive feat, indeed. I do not want to imagine what they must’ve done to catch Terminus’ attention. Alas, I have met them during their return to Arcadia alongside the Nameless, and I am quite relieved that they have chosen to return home, even if only for a brief time. Arcadia needs more people like them. People that will fight for what is right, even if their reasons have been selfish at the beginning of their journey.

✧ Added to a Team with Evelyn

Emanator of Finality, it is an honor to be fighting by your side once again.

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[fuckin-pistol-whipped]

coworker tortured me with this goddawful music today. please save me. i can’t get this shitty ass metalcore cover of Just Dance or smth outta my head

naw i think i kno what ya talkn abt. 1 of the interns plays tha shit & i ain’t abt it. took the time to rack up sum shit ya probs ain’t listen too as much so lemme kno how i did

[metalshockfinland]

NEAERA Unveil Video for "All Is Dust" Album Title Track

Photo by Xoxo Photography German metalcore veterans NEAERA have unveiled a video for latest single, “All is Dust,” the title track of their upcoming new full-length, set for release June 28th via Metal Blade Records. Comments guitarist Stefan Keller, “‘All Is Dust’ is a brutal bastard of a song that puts on a vile face. In the center of the title track stands the inextricable human dilemma of…

[argentumcor]

If I had been a Heathen, I’d have praised the purple vine, My slaves should dig the vineyards, And I would drink the wine. But Higgins is a Heathen, And his slaves grow lean and grey, That he may drink some tepid milk Exactly twice a day. If I had been a Heathen, I’d have crowned Neaera’s curls, And filled my life with love affairs, My house with dancing girls; But Higgins is a Heathen, And to lecture rooms is forced, Where his aunts, who are not married, Demand to be divorced. If I had been a Heathen, I’d have sent my armies forth, And dragged behind my chariots The Chieftains of the North. But Higgins is a Heathen, And he drives the dreary quill, To lend the poor that funny cash That makes them poorer still. If I had been a Heathen, I’d have piled my pyre on high, And in a great red whirlwind Gone roaring to the sky; But Higgins is a Heathen, And a richer man than I: And they put him in an oven, Just as if he were a pie. Now who that runs can read it, The riddle that I write, Of why this poor old sinner, Should sin without delight- But I, I cannot read it (Although I run and run), Of them that do not have the faith, And will not have the fun.

-G.K. Chesterton, "The Song of the Strange Ascetic"

[moociaoafterdark]

Okay, but, like... Konrad's and Moira's arguments must be spectacular.

He grew up with nothing, so he made absolute sure she got everything she could possibly (save for maybe a mother, Konrad never managed to find a woman brave enough to play house with)

I imagine they both try to not get on each other's nerves and try to be understanding of each other, which is made easier by Moira idolizing and worshipping her father. But when things get heated, HOO BOY the fights must be gut wrenching. Konrad would definitely point out that Moira was given everything on the silver platter, that she wouldn't survive a day in his place, that he had nothing. Moira would fire back by telling Konrad that he gave her everything except a mother; that Moira tries to call Konrad her father with pride, but she can't, she is always seen as "daughter of the monster"; that she was sheltered for a good chunk of her childhood and therefore had problems connecting with people; how Konrad is so secretive about everything, especially about Moira's mother and what happened to her, where is she, why isn't she here. Overall, both would walk out feeling like shit and how much of the failure they are.

Adult Moira looks back on those fights and Neaera, or any Drukhari in near vicinity to Moira, is suddenly overwhelmed by the amount of pain flooding her being. Neaera might even try to reach out and comfort Moira, because of how intense her pain is and the overwhelming and intoxicating effect it's having on the Wych's body. It's that strong.

[metalmessenger]

Neaera - Edifier (Official Video)

New Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhXmB1L-pvU&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

[thesovereignsring-if]

The Empress is dead. The Throne is free for the taking.

Demo: Prologue 2 Part 1 (08/17/24)

EDIT: IF YOU PLAYED THE GAME BEFORE AUGUST 17 2024 YOU WILL NEED TO START A NEW SAVE.

The Sovereign's Ring is an 18+ dark fantasy game filled with drama and romance.

When the Empress dies without issue, you play as the youngest out of four possible successors to the throne.

Civil war is on the horizon. The other successors will stake their claim- but you’re the one who’s in possession of the Imperial Signet Ring, the sole symbol of the Sovereign’s authority and a relic of great mystery.

Choose your loyalties. Build relationships- or don’t. Tear them apart. Sabotage your rivals and pave the path to the throne for yourself. The choice is yours to make.

There are no right or wrong choices- only consequences.

CONTENT WARNING: The Sovereign's Ring is intended for an 18+ audience. The Sovereign’s Ring contains disturbing/dark subject matter that is not for everyone, such as graphic depictions of violence, gore, death, trauma, sexism, racism, poverty, misogyny, sexual assault/violence, child abuse/grooming, suicide, depression, alcohol more.

LINKS:

✦ Itch

✦ Ko-fi

✦ Patreon

✦Pintrest

Features:

✦ Choose the heir you wish to be, customize your name, gender, sex, sexual orientation and appearance. ✦ Choose between one of three backgrounds: Warfare (Soldier), Academic (Scholar) or Politics (Diplomat) ✦ An alignment system: Follow the code of law or follow your own. Decide the future- the Empire you wish to see and the ruler that sits at the top. ✦ Build or break your relationship with your older brothers. Help them realize their goals- or don’t. There is no way to make everyone happy ✦ Romance one of four love interests(and maybe a few secret controversial one(s))…or pine for unrequited love.

(Ages as of Chapter 1)

Duke Alberich Nibel Vagnyr | He/him | 26 | Male

Alberich is your eldest brother, who raised you after the death of your parents. He's an astute and charming politician. You love each other dearly. Despite knowing him all your life, you can never tell where his true ambitions and intentions lie.

Sir Sieghardt Nibel Vagnyr | He/him | 25 | Male

Sieghardt is your second brother and Captain of the Nibelhiem Heath Knights. Unlike Alberich, Sieghardt is a like ghost, often occupying the shadows in your memory. He’s a quiet and stoic person, but is loyal to your brother Alberich above all else. There is a weight he carries with him that no one knows. 

Eirik Nibel Neaera | He/Him | 23 | Male

Eirik is your only cousin, the son of your Father's twin brother. He still holds your family responsible for the death of his father and will do anything to avenge him. He's arrogant and hot-headed, but he's also resourceful. Despite being a jerk, he inspires great loyalty in the people who follow him.

Sir Griffin (Finn) Brynhildr | He/him | 19 | Male

A young boy from your childhood. He was a good friend- maybe even your first love, but you two have drifted apart over the years. Now he's a Nibelhiem Heath Knight and heir to a Great House. His passion is second to none and charges into every situation with enthusiastic sincerity- sometimes to his own disadvantage.  He hates Sieghardt with every fibre of his being.

Lady Linnet Brynhildr | She/Her | 24 | Female

Linnet is Finn's older sister and childhood friend of your older brothers. She's a part of the renowned Shield Maidens and harbors a flame for Sieghardt, but due to her family's ambitions, nothing becomes of it. Above all else, she wishes to serve her country and fulfill her duties- but must it come at the cost of her own happiness?

Prince Thea ana' Isadora Brigid | She/her | 18 | Female

A young Prince from the neighboring country of Brigid. Thea is one of seven children in line for the throne. She was a good friend and pen pal- maybe even your first love, but she stopped answering your letters one day. Her short stature and demure demeanor causes most people to underestimate her crafty nature.

Medea | She/Her | ??? | Female

The Wizard Rothbart's assistant. She's a woman of many questions and little answers. A flirtatious and beautiful woman, who is easy to like, but hard to trust. There’s something about her sincerity that makes you uneasy. Her smiles never truly meet her eyes.

Helios | He/They | ??? | ???

Helios is a great sorcerer of unknown origins with great knowledge of the occult and the Wastes. Aside from that, no one knows who the fuck this person is.