#Sentinel . Strix

[chroniclingworlds]

Magnipods

The largest animals to walk Strix, and the heaviest animals on the planet, the Magnipods are awe-inspiring. With highly developed fermenting stomachs, they extract the maximum amount of nutrients from the plants they eat, allowing them to grow large even in this desert world. This also gives them an advantage, as large animals can travel longer distances in search of food, and these creatures have some of the most extensive migrations of any land-based animal on Strix.

Keelchests

Pictured: the Black Mountain Keelchest, found across the steppes of the Black Mountain region.

The unique bony projection of the chest on these animals serves a dual purpose; it acts as an anchor for the powerful running muscles, and is used defensively. Although rare, several eyewitnesses have reported the Keelchest charging at potential predators and using the bone as a battering ram. It may also be a sexually selected trait, as males have larger keels on average. Living in small herds, these animals migrate between seasonal watering holes on the midland plains.

Trumpeters

Pictured: a female Golden Trumpet, native to the plains between the Black Mountains and the Eastern Rise.

Named for their loud infrasonic calls, Trumpeters are more often heard than seen. With a tall, hollow crest that acts as a resonating chamber, these animals can communicate with each other from miles away. This comes in handy, as the males are solitary and use sound and vibrations in the ground to locate herds of females. Because of this, females have larger resonating chambers for calling and males have larger crest membranes for listening. The females and young travel seasonally, migrating between new feeding grounds. The males, meanwhile, set up a territory and rarely stray from it, waiting for females to pass by on their travels.

Skyscrapers

Pictured: a male masked Skyscraper, found on the central plains and forests, a very alarming species to encounter in the woods at night.

In a reversal of their cousins the Trumpeters, male Skyscrapers have massive hollow crests while the females do not. The males use this structure to produce infrasonic bellows to intimidate rivals, as the deeper the call the bigger the male. These migratory animals live in harems of a dominant male, multiple females, and their offspring. There also seems to be a “third gender” of small, feminine males who infiltrate harems to mate with the females. These are the only Magnipods to actually inhabit the Southern Forest for part of the year, feeding on tender new leaf growth in the spring and summer before migrating back to the savannas in the winter.

Sentinels

Pictured: the orange-crested Sentinel, found at the southern tip of the Eastern Rise, one of the more commonly observed species.

Mysterious and rarely encountered, the Sentinels only live in the highlands of the Eastern Rise. They are most often spotted perched on cliff tops, overlooking the lowland plains below. These animals seem to be solitary and it is unknown when or where they mate and raise offspring. DNA analysis has indicated that they are not closely related to any other living Magnipod, instead representing an ancient offshoot of the lineage. There is ongoing research into their population numbers and possible conservation efforts.

[valveorangebox]

I’m bored so I’m gonna smack my pots and pans together to make a shitty Au.

Let’s get this bread.

Okay so D&D Sentinels (also Cassie!) AU

(Its all under the cut bc long. Sorry gamers)

Cassie, Kinessa, Buck, Tyra, Viktor and Strix are playing dungeons and dragons.

Strix is DM

Viktor is playing a Human Fighter (who gets turned into a werewolf later) who was a soldier fallen from grace because he took the fall for his squad. After that though Tyras character pulls him out of the army because something fishy is up and he’s already unpopular as is. Also he’s trying to find his lover on the side but keeps that kinda quiet bc part of him believes his lover is dead (spoilers: he’s not)

Tyra is playing a half elf Ranger whos compaion is a large wolf named Dire. The wolf however is a large coward (decided because she keeps getting bad roles with him.) She was a young Hunter deep in the woods who was discovered by the army Viktors character is apart of and recruited. She left, taking Bucks and Viktors character with her after finding signs of corruption withihn the Army and that what happened may have not been their fault.

Bucks character is a Human Monk who left the army with Tyra but didn’t originally want to help her with her. He turned to the God of the Space and Change. He comes in later in the session because he was busy the first couple of sessions so everyone’s characters go and grab him to convince him to come along. (Also Jenos shows up at some point because I’m gay and I do what I want.)

Kinessa’s character is an Air Genasi Rouge whos the daughter of a soldier who fought with Viktors character. However her father disappeared one day so She teams up with his Ex Lover in hopes of finding him again. She takes Cassies character along with her (and they fall in love 😳😳). She’s also a bounty hunter who helps the rest of the party navigate through cities.

Cassies character is an Elf Ranger whos compaion is a hawk named Ziggs. She was a noble who ran away from home due to a suffocating family and she hired Kinessas character to help protect her as she learned how the world works outside of her home. As they grow closer Kinessas character is approached by Tyras and she agrees to help. (Also hers and Tyras characters get along really well bc Ranger squad )

4 Jenos bc I like Jenos, is Bucks characters God who comes back bc he feels he’s been gone for too long and comes upon Buck first. However Jenos’ body cannot maintain shape n shit due to him being too far gone, so he tethers himself to Bucks character so the party can have a healer (as long as Bucks characters there I guess? might change this) 

[itsspinalszonebone]

Sentinels Week Day 3: Family

Alrighty, big head canon time!!!!

Kinessa is strix’s child, strix is bi and was married during the early days of the sentinels. his wife was a magistrate solder and a part of the family, however about a year or 2 after kinessa was born she died in combat. strix was devastated and fell into a deep depression. he has told viktor that the only reason he is alive is because of the others supporting him the entire time, and he needed to be strong for kinessa

because of all this kinessa was basically raised by the sentinels. she was a big fan of auntie tyra and uncle buck. buck taught her stuff like art, self care, and weight lifting. tyra taught her how to survive in the wild, what plants to eat, and how to skin an animal in under 5 minutes. strix and viktor taught her more normal stuff, self defense, and how to be an amazing shot

when cassie joined she was of course accepted and was great friends with all of them, however she knew she would never have the connection that they already had, but she was okay with that

ash, thought not one herself, was a great friend to the sentinels. they helped her out while she raised maeve. leading to nessa and maeve basically being sisters

because of the loss of her mother, strix is very protective of nessa, viktor kind of is as well. buck is protective in general, and tyra would give nessa a grenade to play with saying “its educational”

the mornings are a chaotic mess, strix and tyra are dead without coffee, buck is usually doing morning meditation, viktor is the first one up, cassie is woken up by ziggs, and kinessa will not wake up unless strix throws a pillow at her

the sentinels would always drink together, sometimes with ash. nessa would join them and cassie didn't drink at the time. meave would boast how she could outdrink cassie then would instantly get scolded by ash

movie night, though common, was always chaos. viktor and nessa would talk through the entire movie, much to the annoyance of tyra. cassie would lay her head in nessa’s lap but still deny they are in love. strix would be the only quiet one and buck would cry at even slightly sad scenes

any birthday would have alot of drinking but a small party, someone trying to make a cake and burning it, and some goofy yet great gifts

overall despite all their problems, they were family, and nothing could ever change that.....

[loup94]

Why you should give Hexes & Exes a read...

Hi. 

Myosotis here, the self promo queen. 

Now, I’m here to talk about my first book, Hexes & Exes, and give you a couple hints on the plot & genre & themes and why I think adults who crave easy fantasy, relatable characters & smutt should pick it up (and the sequels, Potions & Arsons, etc etc).

Firstly, I’d like to make this very clear : this book and the series is intended for an adult audience, no exceptions. It contains mature situations, graphic language, graphic violence and sexual content which isn’t suitable for anyone under 18. 

It is contemporary fantasy, dark fantasy & fantasy romance. 

1. This isn’t a book about chosen ones. This isn’t a story about a teenager who discovers powers and is suddenly pulled into a magical world where everyone wants a piece of them. This book is about adults living in a magical society, they are already well-aware of it and are far from being chosen ones. We don’t like teen protagonists saving the world here, not anymore - and if we do mention them, it is as side characters. Here, we have adults who are broken, learning, and hoping to heal. Some of them have bad coping mechanisms, some of them don’t even know they have to recover until they do, and others are unapologetically themselves despite how much it hurts them. Be prepared for some self destructive thinking, behaviour, and their inner thoughts being exposed. 

2. So, because I’ve established we’re talking about ADULTS, these characters are all well over 25 (25-30 years old) and are active members of their wizarding society. Lee Strix, our protagonist, is a professor in a magical school, some of her friends are too, others are journalists and lawyers and sentinels (aka law enforcement). As Adults, they have lives which we can all relate to (minus the magic and all), with things like complicated relationships, work, expectations, romance... smutt. Lots of it, not going to lie. 

3. While the premise of this book focuses a LOT on Lee strix and her coming to terms with her childhood traumas (being a gifted child, loosing her spark, becoming a burned out adult, having communication issues with her parents, fear of commitment, etc) and her rivalry with Ren Peridot, there are tons of layers that build up to a larger overarching story that is the central plot of all the books (which I can’t reveal, spoilers). Just know that it’s about a LOT more and it will involve a lot of mystery, investigation, plot twists at every corner. 

4. While you may jump into this series thinking Lee Strix is the protagonist, there are actually many main characters. I’d say in total, you could consider 5 as being ‘main’ and 4 as being ‘secondary’, though ideally I’d like you to consider them all as equally important because they all play a role and bring their own piece to the puzzle that is the story. So be prepared for many POVs coming in this book and the next, where other characters get time to shine. The characters are of diverse backgrounds, descent & sexuality. 

5. As I mentioned, there is a lot of smutt. That’s not the whole purpose of the book, but it is a very important part of it as it is in some ways a tool for our characters to learn about themselves and grow as individuals. So, there’s also romance. Though it isn’t the central plot, it is very crucial to it because it will play an important role in how the characters build relationships amongst themselves. 

6. Dark academia !! This serie’s whole vibe is dark/light academia meshed into one with a gothic melancholic ambiance and a dash of urban aestethic. If you like the idea of magical schools around the world, each unique and reminiscent of gothic, renaissance, medieval, byzantine or oriental architecture, then you’ll be satisfied. If you like the idea of a parallel world of magic with creatures, a complex magic system, wands, rituals, potions etc then it’s definately for you. And if you like all of that mixed in with the comfort of modern society (clubs, phones, stores, malls, restaurants etc) then HELLO, we have whole chapters that happend in Paris, New York, Seoul, San Francisco (not all in book 1, sprikled in the sequels too). 

Finally, I’d like to thank every reader that has already been so kind to check my books out (on kindle, KU, paperback, hardcover etc) and left ratings & reviews. Please do the same if you have read them or intend to, it really motivates indie authors like me to keep writing, it makes all that we pour of ourselves into the stories worth it. 

Now, if you want to dive in... 

https://www.amazon.com/Hexes-Exes-Sex-Secrets-Spells-ebook/dp/B09FH35CL5#:~:text=4.0%20out%20of%205%20stars%20Amazing!

[avpol]

been playing paladins with friends recently, its a lotta fun + i love strix and the sentinels. heres some stuff

[paladinsheadcanons]

Twitter has been hinting that Strix may have changed sides because of the new champion trailer... any thoughts about that?

For those who aren’t aware, Strix is seen fighting alongside Tyra, who is a known Paladin. They’re both shooting at Vivian and Viktor. This scene is at 0:27 of Corvus’s trailer. Corvus is Grand Magister Karne’s son.

I’d take it. We know Corvus had something to do with the Abyss, so how do we know that Strix is anti-Magistrate and not just anti-Abyss? At the end of Corvus’s trailer, he says, “For I am Corvus. Son of Karne! I will control the Abyss, and save this Realm!”

There’s a bit of a pause (where I assume most people would have already stopped the video and gone to watch something else), before Corvus says, “For the Magistrate.”

So Corvus is 100% on the Magistrate’s side. He’s not just working for them for his own personal gain only to turn on them when they’re no longer useful. And Strix is shooting at Viktor and Vivian who are also known to be hardcore Magistrate goons. So this shows that Strix isn’t just against Corvus and his Abyss-bound ideals, he’s against Magistrate personnel as a whole.

There really isn’t a lot of answer as to what would have made Strix turn against the Magistrate, or why he chose to do it, but perhaps something within the lore might hint towards an answer. Let’s look at Strix’s lore.

Having spent most of his life in the military, Strix was an invaluable member of the Sentinels, tasked with training their elite sharpshooters like Kinessa. He was reassigned after the unit was disbanded — sent to the front lines with the regular army as it prepared to put down the Resistance. 

So key point 1: Strix was a Sentinel. Who else was a Sentinel? Viktor. And the Sentinels disbanded for one reason or another. Could Strix have blamed Viktor for the fall of the Sentinels? Let’s look at Viktor’s lore.

The former commander of Sentinels, an elite Magistrate military unit, Viktor lives in shadow of his former glory. He took the blame for what happened during their final mission, was stripped of his rank, and reassigned to a lower position by Grand Magister Karne. Though disgraced, his training and skill as a soldier remains unmatched, along with his unwavering loyalty to the Magistrate.

Seems Viktor took the fall quite well and Strix didn’t receive any punishment if Viktor took all of the blame. So it was likely that Strix didn’t fall out with Viktor and chose to leave for some other reason, unless he has some unknown conflict with Viktor. Since nothing hints that they fell out, let’s leave that point.

Strix also has another contact within the Magistrate - Kinessa. I don’t think she had a part to play in why Strix chose to fight for the Paladins since she struck out from the Sentinels long before the unit was disbanded as stated in her lore:

As the Realm descended into chaos and war, vigilante bounty contracts have been plentiful, earning her all the fame and fortune she'd lacked while in the service of the Magistrate. She still refuses to pick a side in the conflict, however, because there's much more money to be made by playing both sides than by contracting with either.

She did serve the Magistrate and in game, she could be played on the Magistrate’s side during End Times. Still, she was long out before this went down, so I’d rule her out too.

Kinessa and Viktor aren’t the only ones who were involved in the Sentinels before. Tyra and Buck were both part of it previously, though it is mentioned on the Wiki that “When the Civil War started some remained loyal to the Magistrate, others entered for their own reasons, and the rest joined the Resistance.”

Tyra and Buck are both Paladins and likely knew Strix a long time before the Crystal Revolution even began. It’s also said that Strix was the trainer within the Sentinels and trained recruits: Kinessa and Tyra, so Tyra has a longstanding relationship with Strix.

This would give Tyra and Buck a lot of sway when it comes to convincing Strix to fight for them instead, assuming they had a neutral or positive relationship. Strix does have an unused spawn chatter line directed towards Tyra, “You haven’t aged a bit.” It’s not said maliciously so we can assume their relationship was neutral or positive.

Until Corvus showed up, Strix was considered Magistrate, so I think we can say that it was Corvus’s presence that encouraged Strix to leave. Since Strix has been working with the Magistrate for quite some time, it’s likely he knew Corvus for awhile and didn’t approve of abusing the Abyss to get rid of the Paladins. Either it was that, or Corvus had another motive or something he did that disillusioned Strix.

Something super interesting and a little conflicting is that Corvus has a kill taunt line directed at Vivian, which is someone he assisted in his own trailer. This could mean nothing and just be a jab at Vivian. 

There’s a couple other rabbit holes Corvus’s voice lines lead down, though nothing directed at Strix or hinting at him.

This one is a little complex because there’s no information about Strix’s motive, and his relationships don’t seem to be the cause of him switching sides. I do conclude that it is a problem with Corvus at the end, and it was Tyra and Buck’s convincing that pulled him to the Paladins’s side.

Strix is still listed as a Magistrate player in his Wiki though so... I’d put a pin in this one and come back to it if we get more information, perhaps in a future event?

[mudaship39]

Alpha Centurion War:

Location:

Laurissa Owen Jones: Planetary County: Battle of Cosmic City: Lori in her black and blue solar suit against Defiant Destroyer (Raquel Mariana Alonzo) in her black and white solar suit and Spectacular Sentinel (Clarissa Patricia Chambers) in her black and red solar suit:

Alexander Mack Smith/Alexandria Macy Smith: Hellfire City, Shadow City, Enigma City, Crypt City of Hellfire County and Haven City:

The Elites, Paragons, & Sentinels at the Elites HQ Base on Earth’s moon Luna:

Earlier:

“We heard your request for assistance Elites we are sending support,” said several voices on the transmissions, “We have sent reinforcements, please stand by,” the voices of Directors of intergalactic black ops and spec ops organizations of the Sol System, Vega System, & Polaris System as all are members of Enigma, Cipher, Shadow, Crypt, Spectre, Void, Arcane, Nether, Spectre, Ghost, Quantum, Libra, Gemini, & Scorpio appeared through the warp pad teleporters to help the Elites, Paragons, & Sentinels. For the directors of such intergalactic deep black compartmentalized classified and top secret organizations with jurisdiction throughout the universe, multiverse, & omniverse imagine people like Director Eliza Danvers of the D.E.O (Department of Extranormal Operations) branch of National City, Director Amanda Waller (who is the Director of Argus, Director of Team 7, Director of Checkmate, Director of the Agency, & the Director of the Suicide Squad), Director Jeremiah Danvers of the D.E.O Headquarters of Washington D.C, Director John Lynch who is Director of Team 7 and the D.E.O Branch in Metropolis, Director Vic Sage of the Suicide Squad). Cobalt Crow and Ruby Raven (commanders of the Elites, Destiny, & the Paragons now that Alex/Lexi has been compromised) with the Paragons and Destiny had arrived to help the Elites. “All of you,” Jonathan Ruslo and Jessica Croft also known as Cobalt Crow and Ruby Raven said to several metahumans of the Elites, Paragons, & Sentinels are with us as the containment team.” For the metahumans of the Elites, Paragons, & Sentinels imagine people like Deathstroke (Slade Joseph Wilson), Adeline Kane Wilson (Deathstroke’s wife), Ravager (Grant Wilson), Ravager (Rose Wilson Worth), Dark Archer (Malcolm Merlyn), Red-X (Zoe Lawton) the daughter of Deadshot (Floyd Lawton), Huntress Prime (Helena Bertinelli), Natas (who trained Deathstroke and Green Arrow), Colonel Steven “Steve” Trevor of Argus and Team 7, Nightwing (Richard John “Dick” Grayson), Oracle (Barbara Joan “Babs” Gordon), Catwoman (Selina Kyle-Wayne), Red Hood (Jason Peter Todd), Red Robin (Timothy Jackson “Tim” Drake), Spoiler (Stephanie “Steph” Brown), Batgirl (Cassandra Cain), Huntress (Helena Kyle-Wayne), Green Arrow (Oliver Jonas “Ollie” Queen), Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance-Queen), Red Arrow (Roy William Harper Jr.), Tigress (Artemis Nguyen Crock), Arrowette (Cissie King Jones), Cheshire (Jade Crock Nguyen), Sportsmaster & Huntress (Lawrence Crock and Paula Nguyen Crock who are the supervillain parents of Artemis Nguyen Crock and Jade Crock Nguyen), Harley Quinn (Dr. Harleen Quinzel), Deadshot (Floyd Lawton), Bronze Tiger (Ben Turner), Bushido (Ryoko Orsono), Speedy (Mia Dearden), Arsenal (Emiko Queen), Katana (Tatsu Toro), Captain Boomerang (George Harkness), Rick Flag, Lady Shiva (Sandra Wu-San), David Cain, Talia Al Ghul, Nyssa Al Ghul, White Canary (Sara Lance-Al Ghul), Ra’s Al Ghul, The Sensei, Former Talons of the Court of Owls Calvin Rose and Strix, William Randolph Wintergreen (the person who trained Slade). “Containment, our mission is containment; contain him/her/them (Alexander Mack Smith/Alexander Mack Smith), contain the Behemoth to Crypt City, Shadow City, Hellfire City, & Haven City of Hellfire County but if you can try to stop her/him/them.” “The rest of you on standby, if we fail, focus on stopping Alexander/Alexandria.” “Dean Lucas Chambers, Mason Owen Jones, Carolina Robbins, Lisa Mackenzie, Lola Macias, & Layla Nolan are already on their way to stop Lori.” “This is a two pronged assault, said Katherine Hawkins, “they share a mental link, emotional bond, & spiritual connection so stopping Alex/Lexi stops Lori, stopping Lori stops Mack/Smith.”

 “However if you do fail, then don’t worry for we are here to stop him/her/them,” said Wyatt Headly said, referring to himself and the team sent in the stop Alex/Lexi if containment doesn’t work the superhuman members of the Elites, Paragons, & Sentinels. Imagine people like Hotspot (Isaiah Crocket), Risk (Cody Driscoll), Argent (Antonia Louise “Toni” Monetti), Starfire (Koriand’r), Pantha, Blackfire (Komiand’r), Mas y Menos, Tempest(Garth), Dolphin, Kaldur (Kaldur’ahm or Jackson Hyde), Tula, Narwal (Koryak), Baby Wildebeest, Jericho (Joseph “Joey” Wilson), Kole (Kole Weathers), Red Star (Leonid Konstantinovitch Kovar), Terra (Tara Markov), Dark Raven (Rachel Raven “Rae” Roth), Hawk and Dove Prime (brothers Henry “Hank” Hall and Donald “Don” Hall), Shazam (William “Billy” Joseph Batson), Troia (Donna Hinckley Stacy Troy), Captain Marvel (Frederick Christopher “Freddy” Freeman), Aquagirl (Lorena Marquez), Captain Marvel (Mary Willow Batson), Blue Beetle (Jamie Reyes), Static Shock (Virgil Ovil Hawkins), Zero (Lagoon Boy or La’gaan), Miss Martian (M’gann M’orzz or Megan Morse), Jinx (Jennifer Hex), Zachary Zatara, Reverse Flash (Daniel “Danny” West of the Reverse Flash Family), Reverse Flash (Eobard Thawne of the Reverse Flash Family), Inertia (Thaddeus Thawne of the Reverse Flash Family & clone of Impulse Bart Allen), Zoom (Hunter Zolomon of the Reverse Flash Family), The Rival (Edward Clarris of the Reverse Flash Family), Captain Cold (Leonard Snart), Heatwave (Mick Rory), Impulse (Wallace Rudolph Allen the son of Iris and Barry), The Flash (Jason Peter “Jay” Garrick of the Flash Family), The Flash (Bartholomew Henry “Barry” Allen), The Flash (Iris Ann West-Allen), Impulse (Iris “Irey” West of the Flash Family the daughter of Wally and Linda Park), Jesse Quick (Jesse Belle Chambers of the Flash Family), Belle (Elizabeth “Libby” Belle Lawrence-Chambers the wife of Johnny Quick), Impulse Prime (Bartholomew Henry “Bart” West of the Flash Family the son of Wally West and Artemis Crock), Kid Flash (Wallace Rudolph “Wally” West), Terra (Tara Markov), Hawk and Dove (sisters Holly and Dawn Granger), El Diablo (Chato Santana), Black Manta, Thunder and Lightning Prime (Gan and Tavis Williams), Enchantress (June Moon-Jones the wife of Killer Croc (Waylen Jones), Aquaman (Arthur Curry), Aquawoman (Queen Mera), Aqualad (Arthur Curry Jr), Ocean Master (Orm Marius), Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce), Wonder Woman (Diana Prince), Atom (Ray Palmer), Doctor Fate, Martian Manhunter (Jo’nz Jo’nz), Red Tornado (John Smith), Green Lantern (Harold “Hal” Jordan of the U.S Air force), Star Sapphire (Carol Ferris-Jordan of the U.S Air Force), Hawkgirl (Queen Shayera Hol Stewart wife of Green Lantern John Stewart), Green Lantern (Colonel John Stewart of the U.S Marine Corps), Swamp Thing (Dr. Alec Holland), Deadman (Boston Brand), John Constantine, Hawkman (Carter Hall the ex fiancé of Shayera), Giganta (Dr. Doris Zuel-Choi), Atom (Dr. Ryan Choi), Firestorm (Dr. Ronald “Ronnie” Raymond/Jason Rusch), Killer Frost (Dr. Caitlyn Snow-Raymond), General Dru Zod, Colonel Ursa Zod, Major Faora Hu-Ul, Cheetah (Dr. Barbara Ann Minerva), Green Lantern (Police Sergeant Guy Darrin Gardner), Thunder and Lightning (Anissa and Jennifer Pierce), & Cyberion (Victor “Victory,” Stone), Zatanna Zatara) of the DC Prime Earth). “If containment of him/her/them just to Haven City, Shadow City, Hellfire City, & Crypt City of Hellfire County doesn’t work, we’re sent in.” said Sarah.” “If they fail then we move Cardinal Changeling in her Behemoth form and take her down in Celestial or Stellar City and Retro City,” said Empress Cornelia Augusta Rossi-Romano a half Atlantean and half sea nymph who is the wife of Emperor Angelo Vergilius Romano the son of Neptune and a female Atlantean Empress.” 

“Do we really need all of these people to take down Cardinal Changeling,” asked Kurt. “Yes, we do” said Mason Owen Jones, Dean Lucas Chambers, Lisa Mackenzie, Carolina Robbins, Layla Noylan, & Lola Macias on their comms. Silver Steel Savior (Dean Lucas Chambers) was in his fully charged superhero blue and red power armor suit Lori built with him, Layla Nolan in her white and red solar suit, Captain Crimson Courageous (Mason Owen Jones) in his blue and red solar suit Lori built for him, Caroline was in her red and white solar suit, Lisa Mackenzie in her black and blue solar suit, & Lola Macias in her red and blue solar suit. Dean’s and Mason’s costumes came with domino masks, face masks, bandanas, gloves, pants, & boots. Lisa’s, Lola’s, Layla’s, & Carolina’s solar suits came with domino masks, face masks, bandanas, hoods, gloves, pants, & boots. “They’re right,” said Talia Macar, “because right now, at her power level, she is a powerhouse.” “Right now Scarlet Shapeshifter’s is as powerful as a metahuman and superhuman supercharged by yellow, red, blue, & white solar radiation or a metahuman supercharged by magic.” Hank asked, “Why does Alex/Lexi warrant a scenario 1?” “Alex/Lexi doesn’t need scenario 1, because the scenario, wasn’t talking about Alexander/Alexandria, its talking about world ending threats,” said Empress Kulax Kojir, “the threat is not Alex/Lexi.” “When Laurissa and Alexander/Alexandria wrote about scenario 1 they weren’t talking about the Beast/Primal/Feral, the Chimera/Hybrid.” “They weren’t talking about the Prime the fusion of the Chimera and the Beast.” “They were talking about what comes after the Berserker or the Juggernaut.” “The Berserker is only their first form.” “They were talking about the second and third form of the Prime.” “The scenario was written because they found out their plan.” “When they found out about their plan.” “When they found out about their Trojan horse,” said Queen Diona Artemis Megalos the daughter of Ares and Athena and Queen Carina Akali Ragorio the daughter of Mars and Venus. “So this is their revenge, this is their vengeance, to get retribution on Lori and Mack/Macy stopping the both of them so many times,” said Psionic Paladin or Ion Inquisitor (Joanna Jacobson), “we should have known he’d be back.” Princess Selina who is the daughter of Zeus and Hera, asked, “What is happening, whose plan, who are back, & whose vengeance?” “Saturn’s plan and Cronus’ plan,” said Carol “the plan of those two Greco Roman Titans to finally settle the score with Lori and Alex/Lexi for once again denying them Earth so several times.” “They would, but not now that we’re here,” said the leaders of the Vigilants, Outcasts, Ironclad, Wildcards, Primals, Exiles, Paramount, Alpha, & Centurions that made of the superhero conglomerate the Elites that defended the planet Earth and the Omega, Apex, Cinnabar Celestials, Primordials, Wardens, Inquisitors, Titanium Templar’s, Illusionists, Aurora, Colossals, Ethereals, Iron Immortals, & Rangers that made up that made up the superhero conglomerate the Paragons who defended the Vega, Sol, & Polaris Star Systems. “We are here to lend you assistance Elites, Paragons, & Sentinels,” the leaders of the superhero team said, “Alex/Lexi, Jo, & Lori led us once, we stood by them as they led our teams against the all of our enemies.” “It’s time to return the favor, & it’s time to save our leader.” “Once,” Maria, Tadashi, & Nathan asked, “When?” Maria, Tadashi, & Nathan are the teenage adopted children of Alexander Mack Smith/Alexandria Macy Smith. His/her/their adoptive children were with Chucky (the imaginary friend creation of Maria, Tadashi, & Nathan created when they were kids and upgraded when they were preteens which is a giant 30 foot tall teddy bear modeled after an ice age cave bear with superhuman strength, speed, durability, & claws that can rip through steel) who protect them since their real parents abandoned them. It was their only companion before Alex/Lexi found them and adopted them as kids. “It was long before your time,” said Levi, “it was and still is the most badass battle of all time.” “When your parent our strike team commander and field commander Crimson Changeling or Scarlet Shapeshifter (formally known as the Changeling or Chimera of the Elites and former rookie and protégé Animal Boy/Animal Girl of the Primals and Exiles Alexander Mack Smith/Alexandria Macy Smith) of the Elites and Paragons, your adoptive mother Joanna “Jo” Jacobson-Smith (Elites and Paragon asset and civilian sponsor and supporter of the Elites and Paragons), & Arcane Assassin (Sentinels supporter and sponsor of the Elites and Paragons Laurissa Owen Maximiliana Jones) of the Justice League) led all of us the Superhero, Antihero, Supervillain United Legionnaire Strikeforce (a superhero team that is an alliance between the Elites, Paragons, & Sentinels that defend the universe, multiverse, & omniverse) against all of our enemy the Forces of Evil a supervillain organization and supervillain alliance who seeks to conquer the universe, multiverse, & omniverse,” said Sean, “In the Alpha Centurion War (named after the Alphas and Centurions that made up the superhero conglomerate the Elites): Battle of the Milky Way Galaxy and the Battle of the Andromeda Galaxy.”

[synthes]

he has always been a flightless entity operating under the presumption that he could be invisible. truth: he is not. invisibility is granted upon years and years of incessant battles, and under his belt, sejong—well, precisely, ‘sai’ does not really have that. he might have encountered too many opponents with the number counting, but he should have known his parameters by now: ghouls and their wars, brewing underneath if not right within seoul’s veins. it’s not that he comprehends fully the extent of their motives besides the fact that those wishing to oppress the species want them extinct, and for that, he’s tethered to this fight he does not exactly have a say in. except, it proffers him with a sense of purpose, and for that, he remains loyal to the strix. in particular, its leader.

nothing comes free, after all. he’s given a direction, but he understands that the sequestered reason of his cannot remain as it is. the ghouls are comrades now, based on months of camaraderie. he does not see them as strangers anymore, for even when they feed to survive, their means of existence is also justified. no kind should be eliminated when they are just like the rest, attempting to stay afloat, alive. but then, sai also knows that in these missions, he’s naught if not a tool for independence. not that he’d ever believe the reaper thinks of him as a means to achieve triumph, but he’s not exactly indispensable. an assassin for a title, sai knows better than to jeopardize the whole mission just to save himself. so, he decided to go alone, the nest created by the purgers a trap. he was ensnared, injured. wounds gush blood that drops black upon touching the asphalt. and that is when the force noticed that they’re not facing a ghoul. no kagune, just weapons.

tonight’s trope is made of daggers. he regrets not bringing too many bullets, the number of men surrounding him exceeds his expectations that he has to ensure he has enough ammunitions to just… survive. turns out failure costs him a wound on his shoulder, and when he breaks free from the ambush, leaving at least a dozen dead in his wake, he knows that the reaper is not going to be pleased. entering the haphazard new base with a gushing wound is never the best way to enter, and he doesn’t bother taking his mask off when he’s being patched up, knowing that pain has never looked good worn on a sentinel’s features. he’s a pawn, after all, nothing more… well, wishes it was the case with the reaper, since he’s almost certain that the independent verdict that he opted for, resulting in this, it would make the reaper concerned. that’s the best case scenario, and that’s why, sejong chooses to have his expressions undisclosed, hidden for the time being.

sai is a soldier, he’s going to brace through this. when his wounds are all patched up, gauze to help with the bleeding, it’s time to play the waiting game. his enhanced regenerative healing factor should take a brief moment before the bleeding stops. there’s no bullet wedged in his flesh anymore, and for that, he believes that all is good. that is, until the reaper enters the chamber, leaving them alone. just the two of them, and sejong preemptively believes that this will not end well. this is exactly why he refuses to take off his disguise… and it’s almost good that the reaper will not take off his own mask either. in the sentenced silence of the dimly lit room, sejong’s selfishness knows it’s better for him to face the worry later. he worries his lip between his teeth, now, grateful to have the fabric covering him up. “mission report,” he starts, almost as if he didn’t disobey orders, investigating on his own. “they have new devices, now, and i think it was the first trial against a supposed ghoul. it was a… trap, to say the least.” and yes, he fell for it. shameful, almost. sejong looks away even when he cannot meet yoonsu’s eyes directly, because he understands well just how… reckless he’s been.

ft. @2oners: jang yoonsu.

[dailycharacteroption]

Roleplay Ramblings: Little Nitpicks part 2

Fogotten Races

 We’ve all been there. You’re thumbing through the latest supplement for your favorite RPG, and you see a new race or class that you’d just love to explore their culture and identity by roleplaying one of them. However, since they were just introduced, their fluff is bare-bones compared to their crunch. So you wait until more books come out so they can be expanded upon. Sometimes, you get lucky and that new race gets a lot of new content fleshing them out into their own cultural identity, sometimes even entire paperbacks devoted to them or at least to stuff associated with them. The gathlain being a perfect example.

But then there are those unlucky ones, the races that just end up being stats in the middle of some bestiary that are never touched again.

This entry is a little dedication to those untouched races, with the hope that they’ll get more attention paid to them in P2E.

 Of all the races in Pathfinder, I can think of six that, after their bestiary entries, were never to barely touched on again. The wolf-like rougarou, the watery fey naiads, the faceless psychic astomoi, and the syrinx are four (that last one did technically have an alternate racial trait in the back of Inner Sea Races, but literally nothing else), while the other two, orang-pendeks and yaddithians, at least have real-world cryptozoological or literary connections.

Beyond that? Absolutely no connection to their culture or how they fit into Golarion (if at all) beyond those short little bestiary blurbs.

At most, the syrinx have been heavily mentioned to be the origin of the strix race over on the continent of Arcadia, which we’ve been promised will be touched on early in second edition.

Also worth noting is that the anandi, the spider-like humanoids that treat Grandmother Spider as their patron deity in the Mwangi Expanse have been mentioned, but never actually pictured or given stats, which is a shame.

 Of course, some races have been given consideration, but not nearly as much as others. For example the vishkanya, whom have been explained as an infiltrator race living among humans and having real-world folklore origins, but never any explanation of their origins and the like. Similarly, wyrwoods got an explanation for their origins in the Ruins of Azlant AP, being creations of the Azlanti powered by ioun stones, but not much beyond that aside from being mistrustful and insular. Wyvarans vary between being a magical experiment crossbreeding kobolds and wyverns to being a dying race of mysterious origin that typically make the ruins of abandoned regions their home, but not much beyond that. Not to mention the caligni, whom are just yet another race of degenerate humans descended from the Azlanti (I think there’s like 5? And caligni and the dark folk that are offshoots of them represent the second with a darkness theme.)

 Some races got little to no consideration in 1E, but have since made a name for themselves in the far future of starfinder, namely the reptoids, which are now canonical power players behind the scenes, while the trox have been reinvisioned as the burly but wise sentinels and servants of the goddess Hylax, a far cry from the enslaved and vicious clan that became trapped on Golarion during the age of Pathfinder.

 Of course, in the end, for every race that never got the development it deserved, more got at least some articles. Gathlains, ghorans, even the skinwalkers (still a terrible name to choose) got development, to say nothing of the articles developing the diverse subtypes of tiefling, aasimar, changeling and more.

The point is that Paizo does a lot of great creative work, and while I may not always agree with their decisions, I still look forward to what their teams do next.

[kinessie]

sentinels are given team bonding questions

viktor: alright, if you could choose a song to describe you, what would it be?

kinessa, smirking: womanizer britney spears

strix, head in his hands: of course you’d choose that. of course.

[speckeltail]

Fic title: like wolves in the night

Fic title meme

STRIKTORRR

idk some sort of au where the Sentinels are a fabled mercenary band, known for harboring anyone who can handle a weapon and needs a crew. Viktor is discharged from the Magistrate’s army after refusing to commit war crimes (and picks up an orphan, Cassie). Some others are kicked out with him, but most of them end up dispersing… as usual, Buck ends up at the monastery and Tyra finds her glory hunting monsters. Viktor is easier to recognize, and he can’t find work or refuge anywhere even with Cassie on his shoulder.

He used to hate the Sentinels, thought they were a scourge and an unpredictable danger, but they end up being a last resort. They accept him. He grows to like the unspoken understanding between the members of the crew, even when he recognizes faces that he’s tried to kill before.

He grows close to the leader, too, a canny sniper who watches over his crew. Strix appreciates the addition of someone else with leadership experience, and grows close to Viktor as well. Long nights in Strix’s tent discussing battle plans turn into falling asleep side-by-side to waking up with Viktor’s arm thrown over him.

[thecreaturecodex]

Agathion, Bombyxial

“Fairy Moth” © Victor Blanco, accessed at his deviantArt here

[Commissioned by @goluxexmachina. The original inspiration was an ascended panotti, hence the head wings. Bombyx is the scientific name of the silkworm moth--I could see a butterfly angel having different powers, and wanted to save the name “lepidopteral” for them. Unsurprisingly, I drew a lot of inspiration from Mothra for its abilities.]

Agathion, Bombyxial This radiant humanoid is covered in a layer of fine fur and has a pair of feathery antennae. Four wings grow from its body, two from its back and two from its head.

The bombyxials are the silent sentinels of the night, protecting goodly folk from sinister nocturnal monsters and patrolling the darkened skies of Nirvana. They are quiet and gentle by nature, and make for excellent diplomats and councilors. They sometimes serve as “parole officers” of the upper planes, checking in on recalcitrant sinners and helping them stay on the path of righteousness. They are used to being judged for their somewhat alarming physical appearances by closed-minded mortals. Bombyxials tend to form from the souls of good aligned monstrous humanoids, especially winged ones like strix or panotti.

A bombyxial in combat is usually one acting in defense of the innocent, and they almost always attempt to convince foes of the errors of their ways before moving to violence. Their techniques are almost exclusively nonlethal—they can strike with padded wings and hands, trap opponents in silken webs or cause them to gag on its feathery scales. They only use lethal force against irredeemable creatures like fiends and undead, and even these will be afforded opportunities for surrender if appropriate. 

A bombyxial is about five feet tall and weighs around 100 pounds. They alternate flight and fighting with their two pairs of wings, and can make wing attacks while airborne without penalty.

Bombyxial          CR 7 XP 3,200 Medium NG outsider (agathion, extraplanar, good) Init +5; Senses blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, Perception +16, scent Defense AC 21, touch 15, flat-footed 16 (+5 Dex, +6 natural) hp 76 (8d10+32) Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +11; +4 vs. poison DR 10/evil; Immune electricity, petrification; Resist cold 10, sonic 10; SR 18 Offense Speed 30 ft., fly 50 ft. (good) Melee 2 slams +13 (1d4+2), 2 wings +11 (1d6+1) Ranged spit silk +13 (entrap) Special Attacks choking scales, entrap (DC 18, 1d10 minutes, hardness 1, 20 hp) Spell-like Abilities CL 8th, concentration +10 (+14 casting defensively) At will—aid, dancing lights, detect good, detect thoughts (DC 14), glitterdust (DC 14), silence, stabilize 3/day—invisibility, magic circle against evil, searing light 1/day—dispel evil (DC 17), good hope, greater teleport (self plus 50 lbs. objects only), rainbow pattern (DC 16) 1/week—atonement Statistics Str 15, Dex 20, Con 19, Int 16, Wis 20, Cha 15 Base Atk +8; CMB +10; CMD 25 Feats Bludgeoner (B) Combat Casting, Flyby Attack, Hover (B), Multiattack, Weapon Finesse Skills Diplomacy +17, Fly +20, Heal +16, Knowledge (nature, planes) +14, Knowledge (religion) +11, Perception +16, Sense Motive +20, Stealth +16; Racial Modifiers +4 Diplomacy, +4 Sense Motive Languages Celestial, Draconic, Infernal, speak with animals, truespeech SQ lay on hands (6/day, 4d6) Ecology Environment any land or underground (Nirvana) Organization solitary, pair or flutter (3-8) Treasure standard Special Abilities Choking Scales (Ex) Once per day as a standard action, a bombyxial can shed scales in a 20 foot radius. All living creatures in that area must succeed a DC 18 Fortitude save or be staggered for one round and take 2d6 points of nonlethal damage. Affected creatures may attempt a DC 18 Fortitude save to recover each round; otherwise they continue to be affected for 5 rounds or until they fall unconscious. This is a poison effect, and the save DC is Constitution based. Spit Silk (Ex) A bombyxial can spray gluey spittle as a ranged touch attack with a range of 30 feet and no range increment. A creature struck is exposed to the bombyxial’s entrap attack.

[twilightass]

*Strix voice* Stan LOONA

ya so this is my contribution for the bonus day lmfao. might make some of the other sentinels if i can hsdhjdfghj

[itsspinalszonebone]

Sentinels Weel Day 5: reminisece

so for this one im doing who left first and how it affected them

kinessa: after viktor lost his rank and they were disbanded, nessa was the first to decide to leave. she was sure her good skills could keep here payed. the others were okay with it, but not strix. after he lost his wife, and now his team, kinessa was all he had. he begged her not to go, not to put herself in danger were he couldn't help. it was the first time she had ever seen him cry in years. but it didnt stop her, she left with two holes in her heart. one made by the loss of a family, and the other because she never told cassie how she felt. holes that wouldn't be fixed for years to come.

buck: he was the second to go, the stress, the anger, the sadness, it was far to much. he said he had caused to much death to feel good about the lives he saved anymore. he left the others with hugs and tears, and made his way to accession peak to try and find his place in the world.

cassie: she was next to go. it may have been the loss of the team, a call for adventure, a deep guilt, or feelings unspoken, its hard to tell what caused her to leave. but hers was on a much happier note, the last 3 congratulated her for being strong and for every time she helped them. cassie left with tears and a smile, happy to find her next adventure, but also a deep sadness for loosing another home, another family, and a love

tyra, viktor, strix: she was the last to go, it was the meeting were karne illegalized crystal use were she couldn't take anymore, as a free spirit the last thing she needed was another layer of control on her life. but to viktor and strix, it was a second chance, they could prove they were strong enough, they could creat the sentinels again. viktor agreed with karne, and was given a commander rank back in order to aid the crystal hunt. the two were so happy, but tyra wasn't at all, she screamed at them, said how this wasn't fighting for good and freedom anymore, viktor argued how it would save lives, something that she never cared about according to him. tyra left that night with hate and tears, viktor and strix acted like it was nothing, but both were just as broken on the inside. no matter if they got the ranks and a new squad, the sentinels were gone, not just as a unit, but as a family, it was broken.

[valveorangebox]

Sentinels Week Day 3: Family

Personal space is non existent here.

From left to right there’s: Buck, Kinessa, Tyra, Viktor and in his lap Strix

[paladins-moshpit]

Flying fists aka Boxing au

This is a mess born from discord but everyone wanted me to post it so here it is.

All anyone needs to know jumping in are the divisions i’m using which are: fly > straw> bantam > jr lightweight > lightweight > welter> middle > jr heavy > heavyweight

The two main organizations/Gyms that sponsor tournaments and everyone knows their names, that would the Magistrates and the Paladins, the rivalry is 100% fake but they play it up as much as physically possible for the hype factor.

Ash is the Middleweight headliner for the Magistrate gym, possibly even the champion. Her matches against Inara, the Paladins own middle-weight headliner, are something to look forward too as they fight for the belt. The two are both known rivals and household names.

Tyra is a Lightweight who’s trying to do the impossible and take on the entire middleweight division aiming to face Ash. Originally from the Sentinel gym who transferred over to the Magistrate after its collapse she’s now swapped over to the Paladins after her contract ran out. while her main goal is to defeat Ash she’s always wanted to fight her own gym-mates where there are real stakes lines up.

The sentinel was an Old gym that fell apart shortly after Viktor lost his title as Welterweight champion and was forced to go into rehab due to injury; Everyone just moved on to other gyms. viktors finally making his return to the ring on the Magistrates side with a new but shortly lived hairstyle. Not even strix would let him keep it.

Terminus is the Magistrate’s prime Heavyweight headliner with an undefeated streak coming out of a 3 year retirement. Previously he fought for the paladins and is a big point of contention for fans and papers alike.

Mal’damba is an ex-boxer forced to retire due to being a sufferer of Fibro, He created his own gym, uncreatively named Wekono with a certain snake as its mascot and pet. He now spends his time training and coaching other boxers, primarily Flyweights. This includes Ying a newcomer, 2 of her sisters,The eccentric Willo, Pip, and previously Fernando who is now the Middleweight headliner and champion for the Magistrate. The latter of which unfortunately is a personal headache of his due to actions in the aka “I didn’t train you to act like this”

Fernando joined the magistrate in order to emulate his old Shining Knight, the previous Middleweight champion that unfortunately retired when Nando was brought on board. The magistrate gave him a very hype-focused backstory believing he would be one of their hottest ticket sellers and Fern unironically believes it. Mal is usually brought back to assist in his training via personal request. This flirtatious disaster will flirt with just about anyone and can never seem to catch a break, even Skye wont return his flirting and is completely exasperated with him. 

Alongside Ash, Skye is a Major headliner for the Bantamweight women’s division on the Magistrate’s side. Her fem-fatale personality an over the top act put on for the audience and her opponent alike, while off the ring she has a somewhat different personality. This doesn’t stop her from briefly kissing her opponents mid-match in order to throw them off, especially if it happens to be Evie or Maeve. Evie (bantamweight) is an odd sort living with Skye that travels between gyms and orgs on a near daily basis, clearly not set to a contract but rather brought on for individual matches and thus you’ll never quite know who she’ll be fighting for next.

Maeve is an off the streets bantamweight up-and-comer quickly climbing her way up the rankings as the Sole Headliner and reason for the Cats-eyes gym staying afloat. Previously she used to fight in underground matches, where she would bluff defeat by letting her opponent get the upper hand early on before decimated them when most bets were placed on them; her opponents included both men and women. She was forced to take things legit when her face started getting recognized and thus started making less money.

Kinessa is a Lightweight who likes to hop around between gyms and tends to find herself sticking with the magistrate more often than not. The girl started off in the underground fighting in any ring she could until she caught the eye of Strix an ex-sentinel and current trainer for the magistrates main gym. While mostly fighting in legal matches nowadays this doesn't stop her from going back to the underground when she feels like it.

Khan is the Magistrates Jr. Heavyweight headliner and has the personality to boast for it with Lian standing in as his second and personal trainer right beside him. as Lian is a second for him so is Khan as second for her when she enters the Lightweight ring. The two are considered their own little team within the magistrate and are allowed to for lack of better term wave their own flag, House Aico is greatly respected within the ring.

Like Mal, Jenos has his own gym, granted established far earlier than Wekono. While never really producing any noteworthy Boxers before, Jenos managed to snatch up Buck an ex-wrestler and ex-sentinel and magistrate boxer for his own. In order to sell tickets the magistrate and jenos both love to play up his leaving as a treacherous rivalry.

Zhin is a self proclaimed lightweight “Heel” that does his best to hype his image as a ruthless tyrant, from his own little hole in the wall gyme that not many have heard from, however with him as its lead boxer it’s starting to grow a name for itself. No one has been able to tell him heels are not a thing within boxing yet.

Cassie is a Lightweight who’s new to the scene fighting for the Paladins trying to make a name for herself and attempt to stay out of her fathers shadow, Arturos who was considered a legendary boxer in his day. unfortunately people still remember him and keep refering to her as “Arturos’ Daughter” instead of her own person; she hates this greatly and goes to great lengths to distance herself even moving out on her own and living with Kinessa.

Like other paladins Cassie is currently training under Makoa, an old boxer and trainer who’s well established in the community, and Barik a commission for hire Trainer who’s seen traveling between both big-names. Usually can be seen making friends with Makoa’s grandson and second-in-training Talus who is far too young to be in the ring and very hyped to witness all the matches.

Seris works occasionally works as a cut-man for either side but her main focus is to be the on-site medic for emergencies alongside Grover the old doctor who’s been around long enough to see many champions rise, fall and return; including viktor and terminus.

Grohk is an ex-Boxer who took far too many blows to the head with a skewed perception of things, due to health concerns he now works as a hype styled secondary announcer for a small time gym alongside Ruckus. (Bolt is a big benefactor for both the paladins and the magistrate)

Kharne and Valera are both announcers for their respective organizations, sometimes even joining in on the other’s desk during tournaments to provide insight, with Vivian and Torvald sitting right beside Kharne. Torv more so focused on the analyst aspect of his work.

Interactions i couldn’t fit in:  Fernando consistently tries to flirt with Skye while shes training, getting completely ignored each time but when he hardcore falls for someone he begins to beg her for tips. Skye tries to ignore him but he just gets too annoying for it and threatens to tell someone she likes that she wasn’t just messing with them on the ring forcing the flirtatious master to help the disaster.