#Sifa headcanons

[allmyfriendsareheathens]

Who else felt like Setsuna's arc with her parents in SIFAS felt like a pseudo-coming out story?

[taperwolf]

That comment about last year's Daily Theatre Mother's Day episode reminded me that we know very little about the parents of a lot of the Nijigaku idols, especially compared to the three mainline anime series.

The only Niji parent to get a sprite in SIFAS is Lanzhu's mom, as the chairwoman of Nijigasaki High School; the anime didn't show a parent until the second season, when it revealed Kanata's, Setsuna's, and Shizuku's mothers in minor roles and Emma's and Mia's mothers in flashback/cameos.

Shioriko's family runs a flower arrangement school, which I believe her mother runs; Ai's parents have a monjayaki restaurant and live with Ai's grandmother, but it's unclear which one. Rina's parents just have "important jobs". All we really know about Ayumu's and Yu's respective parents is that they have adjacent apartments and are close enough to each other to vacation together; all we know about Karin's parents is that they live on one of the subtropical islands that are still somehow inside Tokyo (I believe I've identified it as Hachijojima). I'm don't think we know even that much information about Kasumi's parents.

I mean, due to the school-based and self-contained nature — and, to be honest, the lower stakes — of Nijigasaki's stories, it makes a certain amount of sense that everybody's families play a much smaller role than in SIP, Sunshine, or Superstar. But it's a little bit odd that, say, we don't know the names of Emma's siblings, or even have a canonical count of them.

[sifafinalfantasy]

Morroyo and the M Tribe (headcanon and lore, Stormblood and Endwalker Healer Quests)

Screenshots from the Endwalker Healer Role Quests. Morroyo was born M'hroyo Tia, though technically he isn’t part of M’rahz Nunh’s Sun Seeker tribe. His father M'buya is an old friend and rival of M'rahz. According to the Wiki, the M tribe used to be so large that the Clan actually had *two* Nunhs (leaders) at one point. Unfortunately, war with the Garleans decimated the male warrior population, and other males left to establish tribes of their own. M'buya left the tribe to start his own branch of the M clan in the Sagolii in Thanalan (Morroyo's clan). Morroyo has heard of M’rahz from his father, but didn’t meet him until the events of Stormblood took him to Ala Mhigo. He returned to the M tribe during the Endwalker Healer Quests, when he carried a diplomatic letter to M’rahz. Both M’rahz and M’naago (one of Lyse’s friends in the resistance) are distantly related to Morroyo, several generations back. 

[taperwolf]

Ah, nothing like Aqours's resident siscon deciding that somebody else's little sister needs big sistering.

(I also enjoy the implication that Ruby just finished going all Special Interest on Mia.)

Let's not say anything bad about Mia's big sister, by the way — she's very busy with her recording career, being an educator, and advocating for landmine removal. </end headcanon>

SIFAS Daily Theatre Classic: 2021-10-25

(Transcription after the break.)

[Image transcription:]

SIFAS Daily Theatre for 2021-10-25

The Meddlesome Dia-san

Mia: Haaah~, I'm so tired.... Dia: Fufu, I'm sorry for the troubles Ruby has caused you. She kept saying that she wanted to talk to you, Mia-san, so I think she got too excited. Mia: It's not like this will be the last time. She can talk to me whenever, you know? Dia: Thank you very much. I'm sure Ruby will be happy to hear that. Mia: ....Are you always helping Ruby out like this, Dia? Dia: Eh? No, I'm not. There are many times that Ruby has helped me out too. You also have an older sister, right, Mia-san? I'm sure you understand. Mia: ....I guess, but I don't see her often. She probably already forgot about me. She's always so busy with work, after all. Dia: That's not possible!!! Mia: Uwaaah!? Dia: No matter how little you meet or how far apart you are, no big sister in the world would ever forget about their little sister! Mia: O-, okay, okay! I get it! Dia: ....*Gasp*! Mia-san, did you say that just now because you were homesick....? That's not good. Please, come to our house. Ruby and I will help you forget about your homesickness. Come on, we're going! Mia: W-, wait! I'm not homesick! Wait, Diaaa-!

[End transcription.]

[fishtail-tavra]

On the naming of the three sisters of Ha'rar by their mother, the whys and to what ends, a mushy mess of linked canon and headcanons.

TLDR: Seladon was probably named after her grandmother for sentimental reasons and to pacify the traditionalists, Tavra was probably named to try pacifying both the traditionalists AND the separatists only for it to kinda backfire, and Brea was probably just given a nice normal name which she ironically grew up to make a synonym of heresy and rebellion. Which probably pissed off Seladon. Tavra, local fun one, probably thought this was all very funny.

Sources / inspirations used:

The Netflix original Age of Resistance tv show,

the loosely connected Age of Resistance young adult novels by J.M. Lee (why doesn't the series have it's own overarching name?),

the loosely connected Age of Resistance comics focusing on young Mayrin by Mathew Erman (seriously it's four issues give them a title to tie them all together with this is silly).

Starting off with the assumption that, despite some fairly large differences in character design, creature design, world mechanics, and actual plots, the three above sources can at LEAST share the same basic traits and histories of their lead characters- at least up to final few trine preceding the start of the main events of the Age of Resistance.

Basic framework information:

At the end of her comics, Mayrin marries a Sifa captain named Kam'lu and moves away from her late mother's traditional ways.

During the book series, it's revealed that Mayrin's second daughter Tavra once rescued and has been in a steady forbidden relationship with a Sifa Far-Dreamer named Onica.

In the tv show, Brea interacts with Sifa without showing any personal knowledge of them or any sign she is aware of her own connection to them.

Kam'lu is not present in either the show or books when Mayrin's daughters are fully grown.

By that time Mayrin has become more traditionalist, though in both the books and the show she is shown ready to join the rebellion, and is murdered for it by the Skeksis.

Statements in the following mess that are canon in at least one source will have a bracketed exclamation point (!) placed after them. Sentiments that are implied in at least one source will have a bracketed asterisks (*) placed after them.

These indicators will be followed by a number matching a note of the specific source, as in 1 for the tv show, 2 for the books, 3 for the comics.

Now. From oldest to youngest, starting with...

Seladon the Second, heir to the throne

Mayrin’s relationship is the most expectant with her first daughter (*) 1-2, born during a time of youthful hope, who was named Seladon after Mayrin’s own dead mother, the late All-Maudra Seladon (!) 3.   The name is given with the intention of:

planning for Seladon the Second to be All-Maudra someday.

hoping that invoking her traditionalist mother will put at ease the traditionalists in Ha’rar.

trying to balance out Seladon’s half clan heritage, which the traditionalist strongly disapprove of in their own families, to the point of sending their children to the Order of Lesser Service when they’re caught becoming too close with someone from another clan (!) 1.

aware that the backlash to Seladon having a Sifa father will be worse in the wake of the Sifa’s recent attempted overthrow of Vapra power and bid for independence, which Mayrin barely managed to diffuse (!) 3.

further complicated by Mayrin openly choosing to abandon several of her traditionalist mother’s practices, including how tribute is paid to the All-Maudra, imposing Vapra traditions upon the other clans, and choosing to walk Raunip’s Pass with her Sifa husband instead of fly its dangerous winds as her mother challenged her to (!) 3.  

  As a result, Seladon the Second carries an old fashioned named, the possessive -n ending for women having gone out of style during her mother’s own generation in favor of the Thra invoking -ra or shorted -a endings becoming more common, as seen the contemporary names Fara, Mera, Deethra, Mira, Mythra, Naia, Arla, Eliona, Pemma, and Onica.   The bearing of such an important family name also led to:

adding to her sense of inadequacy and insecurity as she tries to live up to the name (*) 1.

instilling in her a loyalty to tradition and the established power structures, after modeling herself on the first All-Maudra Seladon (*) 1-2.

highlighting the perceived shame of her half Sifa heritage and disposing her to hate rather than defend it, in contrast with the celebrated memory of her namesake Vapra grandmother, further pushing her towards traditionalist values in a bid to make up for the differences between herself and the past All-Maudra.

increasing the existing tension between her and her youngest sister (*) 1 who’s own name carries no such great history to uphold.

tightening heer bond with their middle sister Tavra (*) 1, who’s common name is ancient and recently tied to their family, and who’s full name connects her to the part of their heritage Seladon the Second and Mayrin are most ashamed of, putting pressure on Katavra to prove herself in spite of it.

Tavra, Katavra, soldier    

Mayrin’s relationship is the most distant with her second daughter (*) 1-2, born during a time of building frustration, who’s common name is associated with Raunip’s Pass through the historical Tavra, a Gelfling woman who was once Raunip’s friend. Through this connection the name is also tied to Mayrin’s contentious past relationship with her own mother.   The name is given with the intention of:

referencing Raunip’s Pass, a narrow valley with dangerous winds that Seldon the First flew to show of her strength and skill, challenging her daughter Mayrin to do the same (!) 3.

naming her second born daughter after the idea of physically proving oneself a worthy heir to her late mother All-Maudra, to make up for Mayrin’s first daughter having a crooked wing (*) 1.

indirectly linking Tavra to her family while Mayrin, wary of presenting another imperfect heir and under pressured from Vapra traditionalists, holds off on publicly acknowledging Tavra as a princess of Ha’rar.

still being a suitable name for a princess to have if / when Tavra eventually proves herself a capable soldier and loyal Vapra, as she does when flying through a storm to the aid of others (!) 2 and returning home afterwards.

an propriate name for when Mayrin finally crowns her a princess of Ha’rar long after Tavra is a grown woman with her wings.

to help smooth out rising tensions around Mayrin’s struggling marriage to Kam’lu, allowing her to use the crowning ceremony to also give Tavra the full name Katavra, after Mayrin’s Sifa husband Kam’lu, and so honor both him and Tavra's act of flying to the Sifa’s aid.

  As a result, Katavra is mainly known by her childling name Tavra (!) 1-2, even outside of Ha’rar, allowing her to travel unrecognized as a soldier without speaking any outright lies (!) 2, with her full name only being used by those who know of and acknowledge her as a princess of Ha’rar (!) 1-2.    The circumstances of her belated crowning and name change by Mayrin also led to:

the mocking rumors of the “many daughters of Mayrin”, as mentioned by maudra Laesid's husband Bellanji after the rumors spread as far as the Drenchen swamps (!) 2, with some believing Mayrin has many other such children she refuses to legitimize, and others ironically joking that the All-Maudra gets all her daughters from other women instead of having them herself.

Mayrin becoming further shamed when the only daughter she named after her no longer present Sifa husband is rumored to be sneaking off to the wharfs to meet with a Sifa herself (!) 2.

a worry that Tavra will also be lost to her, as Kam’lu was, or fall in love with a Sifa who will bring more struggles down on her and her family, as Mayrin’s did.

leading to Mayrin demoting Tavra in the line of succession, possibly reflected in Tavra being seen standing third in line from the throne after both her older and younger sisters (!) 1, and threatening to disown her completely, which as Mayrin is also the Vapra maudra and All-Maudra would make Tavra an outcast among most Gelfling, in an attempt to rebuke her daughter into following her will, an attitude Tavra's Sifa partner Onica is quick to reference and still has not forgiven (*) 2.

with the unintended consequence of Tavra championing her little sister Brea’s increased involvement in the politics of Ha’rar instead (!) 1, a cause Mayrin can hardly oppose when she herself made Brea second in line to the throne.  

Brea, scholar

Mayrin’s relationship with her youngest daughter is the most forgiving but least respectful (*) 1-2, born during a time of weary resignation and after Kam’lu is gone and out of their lives (*) 1-2, Brea is named without any family member in mind.   The name is given with the intention of:

hoping Brea could have her own life mostly insulated from the pressures of leadership.

urging her youngest daughter to focus instead on becoming a scholar (!) 2 and making a name for herself the will be remembered beyond the history of her family.

trying ease Mayrin’s guilt over having to use her two older children so pragmatically as future All-Maudra and expendable soldier for the sake of their clan and people.

pushing back slightly on the idea of what a princess of Ha’rar should be.

indulging that last youthful memory of when she also cared more about truth than duty and felt she could change the way of things (*) 3.

  As a result, Brea’s name is common sounding and leads to:

helping her remain unremarked upon by the Vapra, who mostly prefer her to remain in the library with her studies where her scholarly lack of self-awareness and her seemingly un-princess-like behavior embarrass no one- a preference Brea is vaguely aware of but unsympathetic towards whenever her older sister Tavra arranges for her to be present at some important event she’s never been allowed to take part in before (!) 1.

suiting her reaction to important ceremonies, where she regularly shows irreverence for tradition or social norms in the pursuit of actual understanding and enacting positive change, even when it embarrasses her family (!) 1.

growing up sharing her name with many normal people recorded in history, who she notices and identifies with.

causing her to view herself as a normal person and normal people as perfectly capable of being remarkable.  

fueling her rebellious tendencies when faced with an arbitrarily hierarchical and unfair world (*) 1-2.

Final thoughts.

I think it'd be very funny if the Librarian of Ha'rar was named something like Bre'rian, or Brealyn, or Li'brea or such like.

Both for the punning (in the same vein of Katavra sounding like a mix of katana and cadaver, fitting for a soldier lady who keeps dying, add a librarian who's names sound like the word library),

also for the implication that Mayrin and the Librarian might have bonded over their shared Sifa heartbreak, to the point of Mayrin thinking of her friend when having to name her youngest and hopefully most scholarly child, who Brea would indeed grow up spending a lot of time with and rely on for help and wisdom.

(though having Brea full name be Brea'leth would also be a really cute call back to Mayrin's advisor, Dot'leth)

(and it would also be punny. Brea'leth... breath... vapra vapor... blah blah)

I also really like the idea of Mayrin threatening to disown Tavra, making Tavra sad for 0.5 seconds before she goes- "No wait, that is in fact an excellent idea. My sisters can rule together, once I convince them to stop yelling at each other for 5 minutes, leaving me free to someday sail off with Onica in to the gay pirate sunset. Perfect."

and all Mayrin can do is watch Tavra encouraging Brea to take up more princess roles in Ha'rar, happily stepping side for her little sister, while Mayrin screams internally.

the fun one strikes again. Younger Mayrin might have been proud.

[quinn-pop]

hello hello welcome to my corner of the internet

expect a lot of kirby and a lot of love live

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#my art or something

#kirbyposting

#quinn does comics

#happy cringe day wednesday - for posts that are a little more self indulgent…and posted on wednesday

everything else is about what you’d expect (#headcanons, #love live, etc)

other things

Queendom AU

a ll au inspired by the costumes of sifas! karin is the noble princess of nijigasaki who makes a deal with the silver witch, setsuna, that takes her on a journey across the world

#ll queendom au

#queendom sketches

also

feel free to send asks or requests! it’s probably not hard to tell but i love rambling, so don’t be shy to talk to me :’)

art or writing requests are fine i just can’t promise anything (just nothing tasteless, of course.)

and this really shouldn’t need saying but unfortunately some people suck, so bigots and pro ship DNI. ever. thanks <3

AO3

final note, i read every tag and reply and i appreciate them so much, so thank you for every little thing! i’m really happy to be here and i hope life treats you well

[sifanjewel]

During my conversation with Warrick Brownlow-Pike at the con, I asked him if Freckles had a legit name.

He said that YES, he does in fact have an actual name, but of course he forgets what it is. Apparently one of the writers came up with the name then gave him such a long-winded and detailed explanation that by the time it was done Warrick had basically forgotten it.

Hopefully one day we’ll know! FRECKLES DESEVERVES A NAME

He did confirm however that Freckles is Sifa, he just happens to work for the Vapra

(I still headcanon that he is half Vapra half Sifa)

[myonmukyuu]

you get it!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭 💯💯

In general Ayumu has trouble taking the plunge with new/foreign things. Whether that be school idols or even just other hobbies or activities. It even shows in her "gamer" side where she's introduced to a video game by someone else (Rina's game in Nijiyon, Setsuna reccing Fromsoft in LLDays) and Ayumu turns out to be unexpectedly good at it.

(I actually headcanon that skillwise, Setsuna is a general gamer who plays a wide variety of games but when it comes to competitive play she's hard stuck silver. Meanwhile Ayumu plays a very limited variety of games but she could become a freak of nature if you left her with a challenge and 24 hours)

I also hc that as a result, Ayumu rarely explores on her own (if she does it's quite slow and restrained). So she might really just end up playing 3 videogames but becoming weirdly good at them.

Ayumu just needs someone to give her that gentle push at the start... 🥺

And you're so right with Setsuna!! I think the whole "I can't encroach on anyone" is an anxiety that she carries in general that is probably linked with her tendency to want to please everyone (which in itself is linked to wanting to keep her parents happy and the origin of her double identity). I remember there being a SIFAS daily theater where she even backsteps her own words because she didn't want to appear overly passionate about anime (ie. cringe) to Chika... (which would potentially make Chika uncomfortable and that's illegal!!!)

I hc that it's an anxiety she carries well into adulthood that her partner would have to ease her out of. Setsuna would rarely ask things for others because she'd think it as greedy or selfish (when in actuality, her partner would want to do acts of service for her.

And yeah... Ayumu is inspiring to her... 😭😭😭 I think Setsuna is really paradoxical in that despite being so overtly passionate she still feels strong anxiety thinking that passion will drive people away (ie. disband the club; demotivate others etc etc). I think Setsuna's aware of this so to her, Ayumu is someone so very brave and admirable.

Man I really need to do a proper SetsuAyu writeup because this is what I'd talk about... When it comes to passion and following one's ambitions, I see Setsuna much like a racehorse. It's an amazing display of speed and power but if anything goes wrong she folds very easily. She also tends to have tunnel vision like she's wearing one of those blinders. If there's a goal she wants to see through, she'll go for it - but lose sight of the sidelines.

Ayumu is a lot more slower. "Step by step", right? She's still learning to believe in herself but she steadily marches ahead while remembering to smell the flowers. While Setsuna is more of a defeatist, Ayumu is very hardy when it comes to failure. She even expects it at times. (Esp early SIFAS writing had her being accepting of being one of the less popular members). It's even in her Yume e no Ippo lyrics about life having many stumbles. But she's able to keep stepping forward regardless. I think Ayumu has a strong fortitude for that reason. (Hence, the aptitude for challenging games lmfao)

I think combined, the two complement each other! Setsuna inspiring Ayumu and giving her courage. Ayumu reigning Setsuna in and reminding her to cherish the now as well as their dreams. And it's a theme I keep coming back to in my own writing. To me, SetsuAyu embodies having an ambition, chasing it but never forgetting what's in front of you 😊

ugh i could go on...

And you're right about the first impressions people tend to have AHAHAH. That's also a litmus test

"But Ayumu is much more assertive, and Setsuna is more of a peacekeeper." <- this is very very true!!!

Setsuna's goal is to shout her love and inspire others to do the same. That's why watching Yu learn piano and watching Ayumu continue to blossom is something that sends her to the moon with happiness... Setsuna wants to foster an environment others can be unabashedly passionate.

ugh...

setsuayu.....

@doridoripawaa YES YES YESSSS FEAR!! You get it 😭😭😭😭 You pass the Uehara Ayumu exam!!!

My take with the season 1 conflict is that painting Ayumu’s jealousy purely as a romantic thing does a big disservice to her character. For me the key thing about it is that she’s so so afraid. She’s so anxious and it’s hit a critical point. She clings to Yu’s side because Yu doesn’t change. Yu is always there for her! But when this whole idol thing starts Yu starts changing - she goes from floating about in life to having a dream and this once steady anchor starts floating around and god damn Ayumu is terrified! I could talk on and on about this but all the visual symbolism in Dream With You really screams that Ayumu wants time to stop and for now to be forever but it’s 1am !!!

But yes you’re right about everything … Setsuna and Ayumu are actually alike in that way….. 🥹🥹🥹

I’m going to think about them sharing an umbrella for the rest of my life….

[felassanis]

More Sifa headcanons:

1. Their accents vary, seeing as the Sifa are consistent of different Clans they have no set acent. However, the ‘original Sifa’, best known for their red, curly hair tend to have thick accents that would sound like a mix of Welsh and Scottish to us.

2. Right, Sifa are proper stoners. Not all of them, but most. It’s something that passes the time on long voyages and they offer many safe herbs and plants that allow Gelfling to feel some form of euphoria. It’s frowned upon by other Clans, but the Sifa don’t care. Particularly experienced Sifans like Elders can visit the dreamspace sometimes and just like Lucid dreaming can control certain elements. Like, conjure feasts that could rival the SkekSis’s or conjure a dead lover and so forth. It’s rare, so very rare but it has been known to happen.

3. Have some of the most colourful curse words and this especially pleases me because Elder Cadia says ‘Bugger’ which alludes that canonically they curse like the British. I also feel like the Sifa are a lot more relaxed with their language and don’t put much stock in sounding literate. A Childling could swear and it would probably just make them laugh.

4. I can image the Sifa hosting their own holidays on the ships. So, maybe six ships might get together in the middle of the ocean, close enough that they can hoist planks across them; allowing the Sifa to cross over on mutiple ships to which all crews will get together. They’ll decorate the masts with lanters and banners, they’ll set up hundreds of tables and chairs and as soon as the band starts playing music it’ll be three days of partying, laughing, dancing and so on before the ships part ways again.

5. These holidays could probably be just a celebration of Clans coming together, celebrating culture in order to remind the Sifa that they are lot of cultures all intertwined together to form one. It could be a celebration for the sea, a kind of festival that thanks the ocean for being calm and carrying them safely, and to wish themselves another trine of more bountiful waters. Or...the Sifa just simultaneously want to get drunk.

6. There are cases where the Sifa can banish Gelfling if they do something wrong. But the crime must be very heinous and detrimental for them to even consider banishing anyone. So it’s very rare this ever happens, it might have happened a couple of times throughout Sifa history. They’re a liberal clan, so pissing them off can be very hard.

7. If this occurs, that Gelfling cannot step one foot on Sifa ships, they are to be avoided by other Sifa and they can never rejoin the Sifa unless they do something extreme to prove their honest character.

8. Most of the time, when somone is banished from the Sifa they usually just return to thier original clan. So, a Sifa who left the Drenchen to sail the seas or who looked Drenchen would just go back to the Great Smerf. However, for an original Sifa, this can be tricky as red hair is greatly tied to this clan so they can’t blend in with the other Gelfling races. Therefore, finding somewhere else to settle can be very hard given that the Clans don’t trust the Sifa and of course, the clans can be racist. 

9. I can imagine absolutely vast expanses of tents whenever the Sifa land. Sometimes they only leave their ship when trading, but as we have seen with Onica and Elder Cadia, Sifa pitch tents and I can imagine a sprawling city of tents in long fields. 

10. Incense, they definitely use incense and it smells amazing.

11. Also those pipes from Lord of the Rings? Sifa use them, they can blow amazing rings with them. They’re exceptionally long and often intricately carved with beautiful designs.

12. So, I don’t actually know how Thra’s society reacts to two Gelfling from different clans falling in love; but I think it’s frowned upon. With the Sifa, they don’t mind it. However, if it’s a Sifa with someone from a different clan, they’re very strict about the other Gelfling becoming Sifan. They see it as losing family otherwise. Moreover, Sifa are kinda of alluring to other Gelfling. They’re mysterious, with an air of adventure and freedom and they don’t conform to rules like most other Gelfling. We all love a bad boy afterall. Despite the horror stories older Gelflings tell about the Sifa, the younger ones who yearn for excitement find the Sifa very attractive. (Especially Vaprans) and so most marriages like this will wind up with the outsider joining the Sifa. There’s a lot of romance novellas about Sifa love interests, just think about those really cheesy romance novels about a fair, noble maiden who gets whisked away by handsome pirates. That is probably why Vaprans are more attracted to Sifa than they care to admit.

13. They’re canonically the most superstious, paranoid little shits in Thra. Stomp on the ship thrice for good luck. the good ol don’t step on the ship with your left foot or risk bad luck. Don’t look outside your window past midnight or a sea creature might gobble you up. Bow your head when you hear of someone’s death otherwise your next. Break a mirror and you’ve got bad fortune for ten trine the whole ordeal.

14. Literally, break and mirror and you can’t be on one of their ships for ten trine DO NOT BREAK MIRRORS.

15. A lot of Gelfling think the Sifa carry disease. This is not true. The Sifa are very capable of curing ailments and preventing them with rituals and potions and cleaning their ships. They may not take a bath as much as they should, but no other Gelfling carries that ocean-filled, beachy smell.

16. I feel like a cool thing, even if impossible, would be that the Sifa have a special ability when it comes to Tattoos. They can echant certain tattoos so that went tracing their fingers over them the tattoos actually move and come to life. Think about photographs in Harry Potter. The tattoos move like Gifs lol so a tattoo of a tree might shake like wind is blowing or they might have a depiction of the ocean where waves rise and fall....

17. Speaking of tattoos, the older Sifa will says you should only ever get one if it means something but those same Sifa as well as younger ones probably have really dumb tattoos like Fizzgigs on their ankles that bark when traced or an ex-lover’s name scratched out about five times.

18. Avid readers. They need something to pass the time! So I feel like a lot of ships have designated libraries which are strictly controlled and kept tidy. Cera-Na has a grand library where Sifa can borrow books lol, but they must return them.

19. Every Sifa is handy with harpoons and spears. It’s why a lot of them go to the Castle of the Crystal because they’re talented fighters with spears. You will not outrun a Sifa if they are carrying a spear...watch out. They have deadly aim.

20. The men are hairy. Very hairy.

21. While they cannot breath underwater like the Drenchen due to not being amphibious, the Sifa can hold their breath for a long ass time. From 1 to 6 hours. This is due to evolution conforming to the Sifa delving underwater a lot in search of shells, gems or treasure.

22. They trace constellations and use the stars to navigate the seas. The main cabin is always fitted with a beautiful map tracing the stars and they all have names.

23. As we have seen. Gelfling can sing to the creatures of Thra; and in Seladon’s case she can beckon them. I see Sifa singing their hearty songs and many sea creatures swimming up the service to listen. They’ll splash and swim along the ship and occasionally allow the Sifa to stroke them. This singing can be handy when in the rare cases a Ship wrecks, and the creatures of the sea with help survivors to land when they hear one sing.

24. When the Darkening occurs, the Sifa mention that portions of the sea light up in this violet hue, with the waves lined in black and seemingly being filled with lightning. As if the waters had swallowed a thunderous cloud and was stuffed with sparks. Sifa avoid this area, as a lot of sea creatures once thought peaceful have randomly attacked ships.

25. While Thra sings in the ocean as well, the Sifa don’t want to forget about the lands of Thra. So, to stay intune with nature they have plants all over their cabins, kind of like gardens spanning across the ship. Just imagine potted plants, strings of ivy winding all over archways and walls, hanging plants next to swinging hammocks so a Sifa can smell their beloved home...

[abignonne]

no toughts only setsurina and cute nicknames

sorry for being inactive here!!

[gelfbog]

headcanons for the gelfling clans accents !!

As someone who is really interested in languages and linguistics, one thing I always wish AOR did was give all the clans different accents. So, I decided I would do it myself! I’ve basically been researching different (mainland) UK accents and I’ve put an accent to each clan. This is based a lot on my own headcanons, but I’ve taken into account different information we’ve gotten about gelfling accents and languages, as well as the geographical placing of the clan’s settlements, and their clans status and culture. I’ve linked videos with each clan to give you an auditory idea of what I think they would sound like. All under the cut!!

(!! disclaimer !! : I am Irish, not from the UK, so I’m sorry if my description of/videos I have chosen to display any of the accents are inaccurate. I’ve tried my best not to generalize with the accents too much, but I know that a lot of accents change from town to town, so unfortunately I have given just a broad umbrella description of some accents. I’m sorry if I get anything wrong!!!)

Vapra - Queen’s English/Received Pronunciation

I think the Vapra are the only clan to have been canonically distinguished as having a particular accent, but maybe I’m wrong. It’s mentioned a lot in the books about how the Vapra have a very distinct accent, SkekSa even noticing Tae speaking with one, when she was taken over by Tavra. Their accent is “distinct and noticeable” according to the Songs of the Seven Gelfling Clans, and is similar to the Skeksis accent. I think that maybe the normal gelfling of Ha’rar speak with a type of Received Pronunciation, whereas the aristocrats, and the Royal family themselves, would speak Queen’s English. It would make sense that the Vapra would speak in Received Pronunciation, an accent associated with privilege and education, as they are known for.....well, privilege and education. Each word is articulated very clearly, and it is a sharp, almost cold accent - which suits their climate nicely. It is often thought as the “proper” way to speak, and those gelfling who speak with this accent automatically present themselves as a higher class, although other clans may just associate the accent with snobby-ness. Naturally, the Vapra coming from the capital city of Ha’rar, the seat of the All- Maudra, I think Queen’s English is very fitting.

Here are some videos of people speaking Queen’s English/Received Pronunciation!

Old RP

Received Pronunciation (RP)

R.P. ACCENT (REAL EXAMPLE)

Received Pronunciation Dialect Breakdown

Upper-class Accent Examples

Stonewood - Brummy (Birmingham Accent)

I was between Cockney and Brummy for the Stonewood, as I think both accents suit the wood-dwelling clan. However, I think Brummie is better suited, as Birmingham is is situated in the central midlands of England - like how Stone-in-the-wood is “the hearth of the Skarith Land”. The Brummy accent is quite nasally, due to the amount of industry that used to be in the city. Industry is something the Stonewood are known for, with their weapons, tools and instruments their blacksmiths create being well-renowned and sought after across Thra. The accent is sort-of a mix of a southern and northern English accent, which I think this suits the Stonewood well, in terms of their clan status. As much as they are a rough, warrior and battle focused clan, they are of a very high standing, second to only the Vapra. Therefore, the mix comes from Vapra/Skeksis influence, and then their own woodland charm. Although other clans may see the Stonewood accent as brash and arrogant, the warrior clan is proud of their dialect, and don’t try to hide it!

Here are some videos of people speaking with a Brummy accent!

A Brummie Accent

Birmingham "Brummie" Accent (Female) AccentBase File #41

NO F*CKING FIGHTING - Peaky Blinders S03E01

Alison Hammond's Funniest Moments | This Morning

Birmingham: Reputation vs Reality Part 1 @ 2:50 - 5:44

Spriton - Yorkshire Accent (South, West and East)

I have a good bit to back up my headcanon here. The Spriton are a widespread clan, about 1/3 of them living outside of Sami Thicket, some families living over a days journey from the main village. For this reason, I think the different Yorkshire accents suit them very well. Since the Spriton live all over the Spriton Plains, some nearer to Stone-in-the-Wood, some nearer to the Swamp of Sog, and some even living at the edge of the Dark Wood (rip kylans parents), it would make sense that they all have variations of a similar accent. I imagine that it can be hard for other clans to tell each of the different Spriton dialects apart, but the Spriton themselves can hear a clear difference in the voice between someone who was born in Sami Thicket, and someone who was born on the outskirts of the plains. You can see, as we move further south down the Skarith Land, the presence of the posh Ha’rar accent, is slipping away, with different vowels sounds and timbre, even different grammar. The Yorkshire accent often omits words and letters to make speaking faster, which is a practical way of speaking for the busy farmers and soldiers of the Spriton Plains. 

Here are some videos of people speaking with Yorkshire accents!

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOOuqHMY-_tXV8t9mcQt4PtF8S3s577NI

School Of British Accents – YORKSHIRE

interview with millen eve - true yorkshire accent!

South : Louis Tomlinson Gets Quizzed On Yorkshire Slang

West : Zayn Malik Sounds Off on Fashion, Fame, and the Meaning Behind His Home Studio | Vogue

East : Best of Jenny and Lee on Gogglebox

Drenchen - Edinburgh Accent

Now, this is a headcanon I will fight for. I will eternally feel that we were ROBBED of the Drenchen having a Scottish accent. I was deciding which Scottish accent would suit them best, and I finally landed on an Edinburgh accent. As much as I think that my favourite swamp dwellers would have a strong accent, I don’t think it’s overly realistic. While they are isolated from the other clans, which would naturally cause them to speak differently to them, I don’t think they are isolated enough to have a drastically contrasting accent. Therefore, I thought that the Edinburgh accent, said to be softer and less intense than other Scottish dialects, would be perfect. They still have a similar tone to the rest of the clans, but their soggy lilt is unique, and is still noticeably different of a timbre to the other clans of the Skarith Land. I also presume that their gills would have some sort of influence on their intonation, another reason I chose the Edinburgh accent, which comes almost from the back of the throat - closer to the gills!

Here are some videos of people speaking with an Edinburgh accent!

Outlander | The Many Scottish Accents | STARZ @ 1:25 - 2:05

Shirley Manson's Guide To Swearing

Sean Connery 1971: The BBC Interview HD

12 Times Professor McGonagall Was a Boss Ass Witch

Ewan McGregor on being recognised as Obi-Wan | The Graham Norton Show - BBC

Sifa - West Country

I think this is a pretty obvious accent to assign to the Sifa, as it’s the origin of the traditional “pirate” accent. They have a distinctive way to say their “r”s , and it can sometimes be a harsh sounding accent, suiting the sometimes dangerous lifestyle of the rogue clan. However, the rounded vowels and somewhat cozy feeling you get from the intonation of the West Country accent, shows the mythical and peaceful side of the Sifa. I headcanon that it’s uncommon for a gelfling to have a truly Sifan accent, due to the influence of other gelflings with other dialects that join the Sifa, therefore with most Sifa ending up with an amalgamation of gelfling accents. However, with families that have sailed with the Sifa for generations, the accent is still very much alive. For those gelfling who run away to the Silver Sea for a while, they always return home with a subtle sea-faring twang.

Here are some videos of people speaking with a West Country accent!

Learn Hagrid's British Accent (HARRY POTTER) | West Country Accent

Learn how to do the West Country accent - Sound like Hagrid from Harry Potter.

Harry Potter - Best of Hagrid

School Of British Accents – WEST COUNTRY

LOTR The Two Towers - The Tales That Really Mattered...

Dousan - Lancastrian English

It took me a while to decide which accent would be best for the Dousan. I wanted an accent that didn’t draw out many sounds, and was spoken quickly, as the Dousan try to preserve as much moisture in the desert air as they can. After looking through hours of footage of different English dialect videos, I decided on the Lancastrian accent. They have shorter vowels than other dialects, and also shorten a lot of words to make them quicker to say. I thought this was perfect for the Dousan, a clan which avoids speaking for long, if they can. It is quite a unique accent, especially in terms of grammar, which makes sense, as the Dousan rarely socialize with other clans, meaning they would not pick up other slang or pronunciation. The Dousan use the Language of Silence, a type of sign language, which is sometimes used in unison with audible speaking. I thought that the unique Lancastrian grammar went well with this, as in The Songs of the Seven Gelfling Clans, it says that “more was being communicated when both hands and tongues worked together”. Perhaps the reason the Dousan grammar is created to be much shorter and quicker to say, is because the Language of Silence allows the Dousan to communicate in full, meaning there is no need to speak with long sentences? Either way, I think the accent is a perfect fit for the nomadic clan.

Here are some links and videos of people speaking with a Lancastrian Accent!

Lancastrian English: Dialectable Episode 4.

Listen to accent  of Lancashire England

Lancashire Dialect Poem - Northern English Accent

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOOuqHMY-_tVnuxrODGw0BEdZlC9RNHcw

https://www.mykp.co.uk/learn-lancastrian-accent/ (this breaks down what I mean about the shorter grammar)

Grottan - South Wales Accent

Deet’s tendency to sing often made me think that the South Wales accent would be perfect. It is a naturally sing-songy type of accent, with a musical intonation. This is because the South Welsh accent is heavily influenced by the Welsh Language. I thought that because the Grottan have been isolated from other Gelfling, and rarely go “topside”, they would have very little impact on their dialect from the Skeksis, something their sister clan, the Vapra, have been hugely influenced by. This led me to think that perhaps the Grottan accent would have a lot more in common with the old-gelfling language, giving it that sing-songy and particular lilt. Like the Dousan, the Grottan have their own language, Finger-talk, which is incredibly difficult to learn for non-Grottan gelfling. Maybe the reason it is so difficult, is because of, again, the influence of old-gelfling, something the other clans have slightly lost a connection to. But perhaps, the Grottan accent may also play a part in why it is so difficult for daylighters to learn this peculiar language. As the accent has such musical intonation, with lots of high and low sounds in it’s speaking, perhaps finger-talk is based more on these high and low sounds, and less on the actual words themselves, which is why Grottan find it so easy to learn, as these high and lows are built into their accent regardless. Nevertheless, the South Wales accent is one of my favourites, and it perfectly fits the peaceful and secluded Grottan.

Here are some videos of people speaking with a South Wales accent!

Newport (Casnewydd), Gwent, South Wales, Welsh Accent (Female) Accentbase File #144

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6x7uaw

School Of British Accents – WELSH ENGLISH

Elis James Bad B&B Experience | Alan Davies As Yet Untitled | Dave

https://www.thevoicecafe.net/learn-Welsh-accent-online.htm

And that’s all! I was really surprised by the amount of people that were interested in me making this post, so I hope I haven’t disappointed anyone! I’d love to know what you guys headcanon the gelfling clans to sound like, and whether you think my headcanons or accurate or not. Again, I’m sorry if I got anything wrong about the accents, or generalized too much. I’m linking a few more videos which go through all of these accents, with more examples of people speaking with them, all well as some linguistics background to the dialects. I’ve also linked the Survey of English Dialects, where you can find lots of clips of all these different accents I have mentioned. Thank you so much for reading all of this, I really appreciate it!!

Survey of English Dialects - Accents and dialects

20 British Accents in 1 Video

One Woman, 17 British Accents - Anglophenia Ep 5

[taperwolf]

Here's one I've been toying with for a while: transfem Karin Asaka.

Now, a big part of this is based on her island urchin childhood, as shown in her SIFAS bond stories and especially in Nijiyon Animation: that she had that duality of being the little "boyish" child in the boonies who also dreamed of the big city and of being like the women in the fashion magazines she read, until she decided to become just that.

The other part is — well, how constructed her personality as the cool, flirty older girl is, for lack of a better way to put it? Like how in the anime, we see her hiding a lot of herself to better perform the image of "Karin Asaka", the model; trying to be aloof and not depend on others, making sure people don't know about her vulnerabilities like her trouble waking or lack of direction, or even how she likes cute things like plushies and pandas. She's very determined to be the "sexy nee-san", in a way that seems like she's really thought it out.

(Though now I think of it, constructing your own personality is something that's a feature of a lot of the Nijigasaki idols? Setsuna's dual identity, Ayumu's initial reluctance to be seen as cute or her codependency, Shizuku's acting, Rina's expression technology, Kasumi's determined cuteness, Shioriko's "only do what you're most suited to" drive, Mia's ambition to make herself worthy of the Taylor name. Hmm.)

Anyway, it's less a consistent headcanon than a recurring notion, and I won't insist on it, but I find the idea interesting.

Love Live needs more transgenderism

[taperwolf]

opinions on nijigaku polycule? this is like the third time i've came to your blog to fetch the group pic from guren no genki (blessed image, it's been my browser bg for a while, i realise i could've just screenshotted it while typing this out) and i soo agree but ive never seen you talk about it specifically (ig i aven't been here for long anyway) i joked about how "nijigasaki is basically the polyamory manifesto" to a girl the other day and we found it funny but then i realised no, that's real

I will talk about 'the great Nijigasaki polycule' occasionally — usually in tags, admittedly — and I guess the best way to describe my feelings about it is that they're about three clicks more serious than "ha ha they should all just date".

Part of it is that I am naturally a multishipper and polyshipper to begin with. Part of it is the way that Nijigasaki's stated theme of "friends but rivals; rivals but also friends" expresses itself most clearly in DiverDiva's ethos of making each other better through serious but good-natured competition. Part of it is the way that the jokes about "your"/Yu's harem and "Hitori dake nante erabenai yo!" are taken almost seriously. And part is the way that, as a parayuri series, the official stories can't or won't commit to specific couples and instead have spent years scattering breadcrumbs widely across many, many pairings.

But there's stuff like — okay, even for Ayumu, the most obviously possessive one? There's a SIFAS bond chapter where she resorts to following "you" out of jealousy because "you" have been going off to meet with some unknown person When she finally bursts in, her accusation isn't about romance or about her — she's worrying that "you" are cheating on everybody with a new school idol. (The punchline, of course, is that it's the head of Ayumu's fan club and they're planning a surprise for her.) Or over in Shioriko's bond story, when Ayumu comes across "you" and Shioriko out together, the conversation basically goes that she's not sure if she wants to steal "you" from Shioriko, or Shioriko from "you"; Shioriko admits she likes both Ayumu and "you", and "you" say "I'll have to adore you both".

Or there's a single main story chapter where Lanzhu insists that everyone has an open relationship — Shioriko tries to correct her that she means the relationship has open communication — and Kasumi insists that there's an agreement in place that nobody gets ahead of anybody else. (The conversation somehow leads to those two cuddling and Mia dismissing "those lovebirds".) So, like, the implications are there!

My basic thought — in my headcanon gestalt of all the sources — is that it's not a flat and completely equal relationship, but a set of interlocking (and somewhat fluid) subgroups, founded in two directions at once: everybody loves Yu while Hitori dake nante erabenai yo, and Lanzhu obviously adores everybody. But while, say, it's obvious that everyone likes Emma, I'm not sure it's all in the same way or degree, and vice versa — you can see in the Nijigasaki dorm bits in the Daily Theatre that while Emma helps everyone get up, Karin gets an extra dose of indulgence and care. Nonetheless, the lines get a little blurry, between "rivals who are obviously about to kiss", "friends who are all snuggly", and "Kanata wants to sleep with everyone".

So that was a long way around to answer the question, and I'm not sure if I actually did! I'm open to any followups.

[ladynoirelf]

Young Librarian and Elder Cadia headcanons

(I'm going to be calling the Librarian Linjer. Till the Henson Company drops a name.)

The Librarian (Linjer)-21

-Linjer is the only son of Scholer Faevanna and her husband, the Bookkeeper Vhermud.

-Born in Ha’rar, Linjer in the upscale district because his mother was a highly paid instructor to noble Vaprans. He lived a moderate yet lavish childhood, often going straight to his father’s bookshop after school to do homework and read his father’s collections of books.

-As a child, Linjer would enjoy reading the books his mother would proclaim as ‘forbidden’ to him. Which were books that were not written by Vapran authors. He would often read from the Sifan texts and journals. Developing a young love for a sea and clan that he had only seen in the marketplace he would sneak to.

-He would often drag his friend, Solaui, with him to try and grab imported books from the market every weekend.

-Linjer and his father, Vhermud, have the better child-parent relationship compared to Faevanna and Linjer. Though Linjer loves his mother and always tries to live up to her expectations of becoming the perfect student with high marks and a promising future as a tutor himself. Linjer felt more relaxed with his father, who would read him stories intenceley and with different voices for each character.

-As Linjer got older, like most young Vaprans with privilege, he quickly got tired of the small icy city of Ha’rar. He soon desired adventures and tales to weave just like the authors of the adventure and traveling journals he would still read even as an upcoming young adult. So at the ripe age of 21 trine, Linjer made the announcement to his family that he would be boarding with the Sifa for a few trine.

-Vhermud was actually quite happy for his son and fully supported the decision, Faevanna,not surprisingly. was livid at her son for coming to such a feckless decision. The next thirty minutes was a back and forth between mother and son on the dangers and stagnation this would bring to Linjer’s future.

-Eventually, after mediation from Vhermud and a cooling down period, Faevanna finally gave her blessing. Although relectnely and with a little snipe in her words, Linjer would take what he could get.

-The next day with a pep in his step and bag full of parchment, ink and the bare essentials. Linjer hurried off to the Sifan port ready for adventure!

-He managed to get a job as a logger on a ship part of a Samauden, due to his high reading and writing skill. Linjer was also one of two Vaprans on the ship, A marine Sketch Master who took Linjer under his wing. Teaching him how the ship worked, what the schedule for each individual on the ship was and just being a comfort whenever Linjer got homesick or just wanted to speak to another clansman.

-It hadn't even been his first week in his new home when Linjer ran into Cadia.

Cadia-23

-Cadia was born Cera-Na and was raised by his grandfather, Elder Kenet. His parents, unfortunately, died in a terrible storm along with the other six vehicles in their Samauden. The only thing Cadia has of his mother is an emerald pendant she used to wear.

-Cadia was a naughty childling. He would always play pranks on his Grandfather and those who visited him. Switching drinks, messing up the herbs, and even abusing his soothsaying abilities to work in his favor. In his teens, his famous trick was getting the gelfling he was crushing on to go out with him by saying he would lead them to their destined soulmate. He ruined 7 out of 10 relationships with this move.

-Once he turned of age, Kenet immediately tossed his grandson on whatever Samuden would take his rambunctious grandson. Hoping that life on the sea would straighten him out to be the proper and responsible lad worthy of taking the title of a soothsayer. Luckily, one of the ships he was thrown on had his best mate Jav, whose parents were lost in the same Samuden as Cadia’s.

-Although he wasn't open to the idea, Cadia ended up loving the open sea! He loved the waves and the wind in his curls, the responsibility of being in a crew had to grow on him but he loved the comradery of it, and most importantly...the hot foreign gelfling!

-Cadia was quite the playboy. Some would have to steer their significant others away whenever he walked by. He was also well known for participating in ship orgies, so well known he was added to the guest list before he was even invited.

-If someone got too attached in the ‘shipmates-with-benefits’ agreement, simple Nalroot in the tea usually works. It did when he was younger and he wanted his Grandfather to forget something.

-Around the age of 23, Cadia is quite excited to see the newest Vapran that has boarded the ship. Linjer, he believes is what the greenhorn is called.

[skekshroom]

Elder Cadia/Librarian theory: the Librarian was a journalist similar to the one who narrates Song of The Seven Gelfling Clans, and traveled around the different clans documenting culture and history.

He stopped at Sifa and he and Cadia became very, very close. They were probably together, and he ALMOST permanently joined Cadia's samaudren, but something happened to make the Librarian realize that he would always be a Vapran at heart-

Perhaps the offer from the Maudra to man the Har'ar Library.

[amethystgelfling]

Hot take: the Librarian is actually Cadia’s ex boyfriend that he used to romp around with on the sea and then they broke up when he decided to go back to Ha’rar to run his library and that’s why Cadia’s so fuckin bitter