#Spanish Assassin Ally

[aiza-luna]

Serena Hélène Josefina Cotoner-Artois Aesthetic

"Her hair was black as the darkness, her eyes blue as the sea... Her skin white and fair as the foam of the waves, glowing under the moonlight. A noble lady, sharp as the blade she weild. A surface of quietude that hid the currents within..."

"La letalidad de un arma depende de quien la utiliza, de sus técnicas y de sus conocimientos... ¿Nos tachan de inferiores? Porque es de esta falta de confianza de donde proviene nuestra mayor ventaja. Solange, mi hermana... Estaré a tu lado ayudándote en esta lucha. ¡Por nuestro pueblo y por el Credo!

A NEW AESTHETIC FOR ANOTHER CHARACTER OF MY SYNDICATE AU!!! 🥹🫶🏽🩵

Introducing Solange's younger sister and the other heir to the Cotoner-Artois household, Serena! Free-Spirited, Open-Minded and Opinative Ally of the Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins, like all of those who came before her! 🤲🏽

[teecupangel]

What if we had an Assassin's Creed where it takes place in modern times where celebrities and politicians are part of the Templars?

I mean...

The comic uprising did had Berg say that the Templars had nothing to do with Trump's first foray to presidency and the Brotherhood thinks some billionaires are manipulating the world but they didn't explicitly said that those billionaires were Templars as well.

Honestly, in a world where Abstergo is trying to control the world and make a profit at the same time, someone like Elon Musk would be more like an enemy than an ally.

Elon Musk would totally shit on Abstergo and even go as far as make his own 'Animus' game console just to have a tech bro fight with Abstergo. XD

I will say that, in an international level, long political dynasties that have held onto their power (not even just the monarchs but families that have consistently 'produced' mayors, senators, etc) would have ties to the Templar Order. Whether they remain part of the Order, allies with Abstergo or actually branched off due to differing goals would be a case by case basis.

Also also... political dynasties from countries that have been colonized by the US, the British, the French and the Spanish have higher chance of being connected to the Templars as well.

(The voice actors/motion capture actors of the main characters may or may not be their character's descendants)

Melissanthi Mahut is definitely Kassandra pretending she's not immortal and taking a time off to be an actress for a bit

[bloodpen-to-paper]

Should this conflict of interest actually go through, its gonna be real interesting.

Tazercraft have plans to target and potentially assassinate Baghera, who they see as a core competitor. They are still family to/allied with Forever. Forever is not only Baghera's brother, but her political ally as them + Badboyhalo have a pact to work together so long as one of them wins the election. Cellbit is also running as a front to aid Forever, and is presumably allied with Baghera, but also has butted heads with her over policies, meaning the two could see each other as potential threats. This isn't even getting into the other French members: Etoiles is very down for assassination, more so than actually being president, and is backing up Baghera, and the other French presumably as well (yet some of them are also friends of Tazercraft). Then you've got Fit being a friend of Tazercraft, and whatever strange secrets he's got up his sleeve. Felps is running by himself it seems, but I wouldn't be surprised if he allied with another Brazilian candidate at some point (or even became forced to choose between Forever/Cellbit and Mike).

Outside of this web, you've got Foolish running independently and only having an official ally in Jaiden as his ghost writer, and as such (along with his motivations for the server being very superficial) he'll most likely lose and ally himself with another candidate (either to help himself or them). BBH is allied, but he's also not fully trusting Baghera and Forever due to his own paranoia, which could cause a rift (I'm predicting now a BBH and Foolish team up behind the Ordo's backs). Quackity doesn't currently have any solid allies save for a potential and very mysterious connection to the Federation, making him a wildcard. There's a chance the Spanish speakers may favor him, though Roier doesn't want to get involved (his marriage to Cellbit could make him either support Cellbit or go against Cellbit since he doesn't want his husband involved either, which could lead him to Quackity's side), Vegetta would most likely support Foolish (which would give Foolish a very powerful ally and assassin on his side), and Maxo has pledged his support for Forever (they are also both Ordos and Maxo would most likely support the Forever/BBH/Baghera/Cellbit alliance). Gegg is a joke but Charlie is a menace and a friend of Quackity who could stir things up in his favor when it comes down to it (that or he commits to being Mike's brother and another ally goes into TC's field). And Philza is an anarchist who would kill everyone involved if given a motive...

I can see the train crashing...

[workingclasshistory]

On this day, 10 April 1919, Emiliano Zapata, peasant leader during the Mexican revolution of Nahua Indigenous and Spanish descent, was assassinated in Chinameca, Ayala, by the "revolutionary" Carranza government. Early in life, he began to advocate for the rights of Indigenous peoples in Morelos when he saw wealthy landowners continually stealing their land, with no response from the government. So he began taking part in armed land occupations. With the outbreak of revolution in 1910, Zapata became the leader of the Liberation Army of the South. The force was a peasant militia fighting for "tierra y libertad" (land and freedom), a slogan they adopted from Mexican anarchist Ricardo Flores Magón. After Francisco Madero took power in 1911, Zapata denounced him for betraying the revolution, and drafted the Ayala Plan: a radical programme of land reform. Madero himself was then overthrown by counter-revolutionary Victoriano Huerta. Zapata's southern army allied with the revolutionary armies in the north, led by Pancho Villa and Venustiano Carranza. They soon overthrew Huerta, and called a convention to form the new government, which Zapata declined to participate in as none of the organisers had been elected. With Carranza in power, he only implemented moderate reforms, which fell well short of the Ayala plan, so the Zapatistas fought on. Carranza put a bounty on Zapata's head, hoping that one of his own fighters would betray him, but none of them did. In the end he was lured to a meeting with one of Carranza's men who pretended to be interested in defecting. When Zapata arrived for the meeting he was riddled with bullets, and his body photographed for propaganda purposes. He remains to this day a national hero, and Indigenous rebels in Chiapas who rose up in 1994 and created an autonomous territory named themselves after him. Learn more in this biography and check out our reproduction of an iconic photo of him: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/all/emiliano-zapata https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=606761904830362&set=a.602588028581083&type=3

[scotianostra]

The future King James VI was born on 19th June 1566 in Edinburgh Castle.

He wouldn’t be the future King for long, in little over a year events would see his Mother being forced to give up her throne and the infant crowned monarch on July 24th 1567.

James’s tutor, the historian and poet George Buchanan, was a positive influence and James was a capable scholar.

A succession of regents ruled the kingdom, but these were dangerous times and by the time the young King was 5 two had already been assassinated, and a third a year later “took a vehement sickness" and died, some say was poisoned. The fourth and final Regent survived his term, but in 1781 he was tried for his part in the murder of Lord Darnley, the kings father, and executed.

James had become ruler in 1567, although he did not actually take full control until 1581. He proved to be a shrewd ruler who effectively controlled the various religious and political factions in Scotland.

In 1586, James and Elizabeth I became allies under the Treaty of Berwick.

When his mother was executed by Elizabeth the following year, James did not protest too vociferously - he hoped to be named as Elizabeth’s successor.

James married Anne of Denmark in 1589, three of their seven children survived into adulthood.

When Elizabeth died in March 1603 James became king of England and Ireland in a remarkably smooth transition of power., transferring the Royal court to London he only returned to Scotland once, in 1617.

One of James’s great contributions to England was the Authorised King James’s Version of the bible (1611) which was to become the standard text for more than 250 years. But he disappointed the Puritans who hoped he would introduce some of the more radical religious ideas of the Scottish church, and the Catholics, who anticipated more lenient treatment.

In 1605, a Catholic plot by Guy Fawkes and his friends to blow up king and parliament was uncovered all involved were executed.

The Stuart Monarch’s firm belief in the divine right of kings, and constant need for money, also brought him into conflict repeatedly with parliament, this would also lead to the downfall of his son, Charles I.

Abroad, James attempted to encourage European peace. In 1604, he ended the long-running war with Spain and tried to arrange a marriage between his son and the Spanish Infanta. He married off his daughter Elizabeth to the elector of the palatinate, Frederick, who was the leader of the German Protestants.

James’s eldest son Henry died in 1612, leaving Charles as heir, and his wife Anne in 1619.

James VI himself died on 27th March 1625 and was succeeded by his second son, the aforementioned Charles.

[dragon-age-official]

He's an assassin sent to kill the main character, only to fail and end up becoming an ally. He has a sultry Spanish accent, and a thing for fine leather boots and pointy swords. He feels he owes the main character a life debt for sparing him, and once his loyalty is earned, there is nothing he won't do for them.

I didn't even need to say his name, did I? You know exactly who I'm talking about

[fanworldbuildingfun]

I’ve been pondering the question of loyalty in Assassin’s Creed. Specifically, loyalty and how it works with Eagle Sight

See… We do know that different parts of the brotherhood can and do coexist – but that doesn’t make them outright allies. A prime example being Masyaf and Alamut. To a point, one can say it’s the same with Italian and Spanish branches during Ezio’s time

So will the ally-blue be the same for both branches?

Why my brain decided to bring this up: what if the team (Shaun, Lucy, Rebecca, and definitely William) did NOT show up as allies in Desmond’s vision? He had, after all, grown used to Altaїr’s Brotherhood in AC1. They would have been the “branch” his mind would have pegged as allies. Later, same would happen with Ezio’s brotherhood – and, to a point, possibly the Constantinople branch.

And Ratonhnhaké:ton? Yeah, taught him to question things, greatly

But they way they interacted and functioned is completely different from modern times. So there was always just enough nagging doubt in the back of Desmond’s mind to paint the team as neutral-white at first. And as the Bleeding Effect got worse, the white started to bleed into red – because they still wanted him to go into the Animus. Despite the damage it was causing to Desmond. Despite it having killed people in the past

And the more red he sees, the more Desmond doubts, and the more red he sees. It’s a closed circle. So, by the time he wakes up from Revelations, he knows he has to prepare. Because the team can’t possibly have his wellbeing as part of equation

It’s hard. It takes maneuvering. It gets Desmond to practice being extremely sneaky. And by the time the choice at Temple rolls around? He has contingencies

His choice to turn on the Aurora Borealis device wasn’t just altruism. IT also got everyone out of Temple so he can try to *survive*

And he does

And then, Desmond leaves. He doesn’t let anyone know – because this is a new level of anonymity that he feels he has earned. It gives him a certain freedom to not just re-orient himself, but to take a step back and dig into who he can go to and what he will be doing

…And when Origins rolls to an end, it’s not William Miles that finds Leila

[child-of-dreamworks-animation]

Tiny details I love about the Last Wish

WARNING: *spoilers ahead*

No one has talked about this before,

but let me just say...

I just love the fact that Goldi was still not on first-name terms with Puss and Kitty, even at the end of the movie. (Not sure about the other way around, but there is probably no such thing as a family name for Goldi and bears? XD)

For Goldi, it's always been Softpaws, this cat and Boots, and Puss in Boots.

How one addresses another is not merely about manners, it's about intimacy and closeness.

At the very beginning, Puss and Kitty were sort of hired by Goldi to steal the map (or probably assassinate Jack Horner). However, being Puss and Kitty, they certainly have their own ideas of the map. So what began as an employer-employee relationship soon exploded into an enemy (Goldi)-friend (between Puss and Kitty) relation... until the epic battle for the wishing star.

Something has changed ever since baby (bear) was blasted away and Goldi abandoned her wish and came back to save him. It was a moment that Goldi and her bear family realized that Puss/Kitty/Perrito - despite their thirst for the map - were never really ill-intentioned. They were just a bunch of guys who would have the map, and walk away coolly. Not like Jack Horner, who wanted nothing more than the ultimate destruction of the entire world, and had certainly been merciless and cruel throughout. And the bear family did have a taste of that before, after being hit in the head by the Sword in the Stone during their first ever encounter.

So perhaps it's that realization, or perhaps seeing Puss and Kitty both seriously challenged by the same enemy they faced moments ago really hit them, Goldi (aka the bear family) and Puss/Kitty had not only agreed to a temporary truce, but also became strong allies. Helping both cats to perform the Spanish Splinter, and tearing up the map together.

Even at the very end of the movie, Goldi and Puss/Kitty/Perrito were still not that close. They are more of friends who hold mutual respect than those who stay intimately close.

Calling each other by family names just proves that.

(PS, I love how Miss Pugh pronounced "Softpaws", it's almost musical :D)

[belit0]

2000 Word Commission (Uchiha Obito / Fem Reader) @moroseu

"Hello there! I hope you are doing well :) I just sent another ko-fi commission. I was wondering if it was possible to write Obito x Reader when she just came home after a long bounty hunt. She's covered in cuts and bruises, nothing too serious. He still thinks she should go see a medic, but she tells him that she needs him right now. Emotionally and physically which leads into soft nsfw moment."

EACH COMMISSION COMES WITH AN EXTRA SECRET SCENARIO, THAT I UNIQUELY AND ESPECIALLY ADD FOR THE BUYER. (I'll leave you an example of it at the bottom, but in Spanish, so you don't cheat.)

KO-FI COMMISSIONS

Obito holds a cup of tea in his hands, the hot liquid moving involuntarily through the anxious sequence his left leg carries, foot tapping against the ground to cooperate with the nerves. (Y/N) should be home by now, the mission being more long than complex, and for ninjas of the caliber that took responsibility for it, it should be simple.

The Uchiha begged for the ANBU leader to allow him to join the squad, hating every situation where his wife has to expose herself to battle hardships without having him by her side to help her if necessary, but his request was denied thanks to his new rank.

He left the Special Assassination and Tactics Squad to seek tranquility in his new qualification as a Jonin, under the strict recommendation of his best friend Kakashi, claiming that demotion is not bad, if not relaxing.

Consumed by the stress of his responsibilities and attacked by the darkness of facing the enemy in combat to the death, Obito felt his soul becoming more and more twisted, an overwhelming terror taking over his thoughts and making him act with unbridled cruelty, and decided it was time to stop before it was too late.

Being a Jonin and taking care of three children wasn't so bad, after all.

His last proper mission with the ANBU had been chaotic, a group composed of only the best of the squad, and yet it ended terribly. Obito had barely made it out of the encounter alive, losing all three of his teammates in the blink of an eye, having been ambushed by the enemy. Now having almost lost control of his actions, unleashing an unconscionable massacre against his attackers, he found himself tearing out the hearts of his enemies with pleasure, almost turning into a psychopath.

Before this could happen, he decided to step aside.

Something was occurring in the shinobi world, a revolution of extraordinary magnitude, and those who were once allies became enemies from one day to the next. Under this context, and with things as complicated as they are currently developing, there is nothing Obito hates more than leaving (Y/N) alone on a mission.

Yes, she is a ninja of marvelous capabilities, a strong and intelligent woman, sharp and firm in her decisions, someone to admire and fear at the same time, but the Uchiha can't help but think of her as his beautiful girlfriend, sweet and delicate in intimacy, vulnerable to the terrors of the world.

He promised not to intercede, not to get involved in matters that do not concern him, having already gone through situations where desperation wins him over, and goes out to look for (Y/N) without thinking of interfering with the mission.

It has happened about three times at least, where Obito cannot deal with his anxiety and fails to wait for his wife's arrival, going out to look for her and using the technical data she shared with him before leaving. Knowing she is out there, surrounded by danger and bad people, consumes him like an embracing fire, and he can't afford to abandon her.

On every occasion, the Uchiha tracks her and her group with the Sharingan, and always arrives at the moment when they must face off against their opponent. Watching her fight is a heavenly image, skills of all kinds and strong extent being deployed with harmony and direction, experience, but he prefers to be by her side and be able to protect her if necessary.

He does not know what would happen to him if something were to befall her, and he does not want to find out either.

The level of power Obito carries within himself, mixed with a dark and shadowy, cruel aura, would be a terrible combination. He prefers to keep his own person safe, away from evil, but this doesn't allow him to support (Y/N) on the battlefield.

His strictly professional and goal-oriented wife scolded him like a small child every time he infiltrated her mission, thanking him for the backup but claiming it was not needed, and she was right. Every time, the Uchiha simply watched from afar as his woman fought, battling with passion and eagerness, wiping out anyone who got in her way, making his presence known only in case she needed him.

Once the enemies were finished, (Y/N) would ask him to come out of hiding, only to make him understand there is no reason for him to follow and try to protect her.

After the same speech repeated several times, Obito finally understood, and agreed to wait after each mission sitting at home, without going out to look for her. Her tasks are usually performed at night, covered by the veil of the deepest darkness to go unnoticed and find along with her team what they need, claim it and return.

Leaving early in the morning, the Uchiha bids her farewell, and makes an inhuman effort not to follow her, to stop and hold her in his arms, to beg her not to leave. Restraining his tears and feigning an encouraging smile, he watches her disappear in the direction of the barracks, and huffs in frustration at his helplessness.

It will be a few weeks before they meet again, and he feels defeated.

In any case, he manages to go about his day calmly, attending to his group of Genin and concentrating on the harmony of his work. When the main distraction of his day is over, around noon, he decides to bother Kakashi, seeking reassurance from his best friend, something to fill his mind and help him not to worry.

Consumed by separation anxiety, he tries not to think about (Y/N), not to send any negative vibes to her, while he entertains a regular workout with his partner Jonin. The two spend a good few hours on the practice field every afternoon, even gathering an audience to watch the display of their skills, but when night falls, it's time to go home.

With the sun slipping over the horizon and darkness taking over the landscape, his anguish is amplified a thousandfold, and he begins to have genuinely intrusive thoughts about going out to look for her. He manages to fight his urges, but the nights drag on forever, tossing and turning in bed and getting very few hours of sleep.

The day she is supposed to return takes forever, minutes ticking by slowly, and he manages a terrible mood throughout his day. People avoid him like the plague because of his short patience, and when night comes, he is glad to be alone.

(Y/N) should be back soon, by midnight at the latest, he just has to stall until then and all will be fine.

In his distress, he carries out household chores, things he doesn't usually do, and tries to keep his mind occupied. He sweeps the whole place, dusts off ornaments from the shelves hanging around the living room, makes tea (something he never enjoyed in his life), does the laundry, changes the sheets....

Performing a myriad of simultaneous domestic duties, the Uchiha finds comfort in having his hands full, and when midnight arrives, he has dinner ready to welcome (Y/N). Delicacies in several different dishes are strategically placed on the table, having concocted her favorite recipes to comfort her heart once she gets home.

The clock strikes 12, but there is no sign of her.

He pours himself the third cup of tea of the night, hating the taste it leaves in his mouth, but seeking distraction where he can no longer find any. He bites his nails between sips, frantically tapping his foot against the floor and popping his knee with speed, trying to deal with the sudden emptiness he feels in his stomach from her absence.

Maybe the ANBU team decided to go eat after accomplishing the mission? To celebrate their success in a more friendly way? No... the specialty squad doesn't relate that way, always cold and distant, dedicated only to work as a team for their goal. Besides, (Y/N) wouldn't avoid going home, knowing about the anxiety his man feels in each of her departures.

Obito decides to move from the dining room, where he was sitting on a chair and trying to keep the food warm, and decides to sit on the porch. At the home's entrance, he descends to the third step of the small staircase leading to the door, and sits down to wait. Having forgotten the horrible tea inside, he nibbles his nails nervously as he stares at the point in the distance where (Y/N) might have to arrive.

He spends half an hour staring at the same place, no longer knowing what to do to continue waiting, and decides to stand up and go looking for her. At the very moment when he intends to start running, he sees his wife in the distance, walking slowly and torturously towards the house.

Obito doesn't hesitate and shoots off in her direction, reaching her in a second and taking her in his arms, squeezing her in his grip as if he were afraid she would disappear again. (Y/N) looks exhausted, full of bruises and scratches, dejected. She seems to have gone through an intense fight, and her companions do not presume to be nearby.

The Uchiha takes her home, depositing her immediately on the bed, and tries to understand what transpired. "(Y/N)... what happened there... where's the rest... why on earth are you like this?" he questions on the verge of tears, staying strong just for her.

"It's okay, we're all fine. We split up just so they wouldn't track us. There were no casualties." The woman looks sore, but active, awake, and that's a good sign. She doesn't carry any deep cuts or any worrisome wounds, so Obito tries to regain whatever calm he lost the moment she left. ""Okay, okay, okay... let's get this off you... you should see a doctor (Y/N), these cuts need disinfection and-"" The Uchiha babbles on trying to recompose his spirits, glad that she's back, worried about her bruises, trying to get the armor off her body. "How are you feeling? Beyond your injuries?"

"Honestly... not very well. I... I need you, Obito."

"It's okay... I'm here... let's get you cleaned up and-"

"No, Obito. I need you, now." She exclaims (Y/N) with daunting determination, looking him in the eyes and sitting up on the bed, taking him gently by the cheeks and bringing them together in a soft kiss of reunion. Her lips move in a mixture of love and anguish, holding complicated feelings she does not want to share at this precise moment.

The mission was more complex than expected, and she only needs the physical contact of her man to know everything is all right. Their tongues dance a familiar dance, intertwining and letting go for air, as she exchanges places with the Uchiha, guiding him to the bed and laying him down on the pillow.

They both let themselves go with the reconnecting, expressing all the anguish and anxiety between kisses and caresses, healing the despair of having been separated with gentle, controlled touches. (Y/N) climbs onto his hips, moving back and forth to wake him up, and it isn't long before they are both ready to begin.

Only removing their pants and underwear for the urgency of their movements, she guides his cock with her hands, rising a little on top of him to slowly lower herself back down, feeling full and complete for the first time in weeks. They both moan simultaneously, staring into each other's eyes with every movement she makes on his shaft. "Shit... (Y/N)... I missed you so much..."

It is not arousal or pleasure that brings them to this situation, but the need to reconnect on a deeper level, to feel each other again in the most intimate way possible.

Obito's hands close over her waist, unintentionally squeezing two large gashes in her skin, and making her hiss in pain. Before he can apologize, (Y/N) reconnects their mouths again, guiding a slow, deliberate pace, rising and falling between moans drowned out by tongues and lips. "Me too... love me, Obito."

She can feel moisture from the Uchiha's eyes, and knows those are tears of relief, but she doesn't dwell on the detail. After a few minutes of quiet sex, the pace increases, tracing a line of swiftness between their hips and pelvis, raising the intensity between touches and need.

Their bodies move in a plausible sync, connected by heart and soul, united in the physical and sentimental. Each thrust explains a different emotion, an I love you, an I adore you, and each moan expresses how much they needed each other in this time of separation.

Obito moves in and out passionately, debating whether to increase the pace even more or keep it quickly gentle, feeling (Y/N)'s skin under his hands and needing to lock her into his chest, keep her safe from everyone and everything.

He's the one who finishes first, inside her, not even thinking about the consequences and completely gone for the situation, filling her with his seed without leaving her body. She says nothing about it, allowing him to enjoy his release to the fullest and relishing the hot sensation inside her.

Once he's done with his peak, Obito gently switches places, resting her on the bed and laying on top of her, his knees supporting his weight as he touches her with his hands.

He will have to wait a little while to fuck her again, but decides he wants to make her come before then.

His fingers gently graze her clit, and (Y/N) tries to hide her expression of pleasure in more kisses, but Obito moves his face, needing to look into her eyes and devour every movement of her features. "I want to see you, (Y/N), at the very moment when your pussy explodes around my fingers and you moan like the beautiful, good girl you are."

His words disarm her, and it doesn't take her long to give him what he asks for.

EXAMPLE OF A SPECIAL AND UNIQUE ADDED SCENARIO

[aiza-luna]

Assassin's Creed Syndicate - Sanctity: Doña Aimée Isabelle Henriette Artois-Cotoner, La Condesa de Tortosa.

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-Portrait of Lady Aimée Artois, 1860.-

Aimée Isabelle Henriette Cotoner (Née Artois) was a French Philantropist, Socialite, Musician and Fashion Icon of the Spanish and French Courts in the 19th Century.

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The youngest daughter of Frederic Alphonse D'Artois , Comte d'Artois and his wife, Marie Johanna von Lamberg. Being the granddaughter of Charles Ferdinand D'Artois, Duke of Berry and great-granddaughter of Charles X of France.

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Born in 1830, the very year of the July Monarchy and the incredibly political tension in her country and her family. Aimée, despite being descendent of an Absolutist Monarchy Family, had her father and mother being much more alliegned with a Constitutional Monarchy, which made them eventually become allies to the French and Austrian Brotherhoods of Assassins.

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Born and raised in Eu, Normandy. She was kept away from the chaos of the court most of her life. Receiving the best education her father could provide, she grew up to be a refined, eloquent and clever young woman. A lover of the arts and it's many forms.

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Although her family's political connections to the Brotherhood, Aimée never showed interest in taking part in such business. Fearing what the connection between this other secret society could bring to her loved ones (Her family already have once being alliegned to the French Rite of the Templar Order), her worries would triple as her older sister, Félicité, married a Master Assassin of the French Brotherhood and becamed an active ally to their cause.

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She herself would dwell more into this world after being married to Carlos Rafael Cotoner y Moncada, Conde de Tortosa. Despite being arranged, love bloomed among the couple, that would go on and have five children, even if only two were born.

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As the wife and mother of Spanish Master Assassins, her role in the Creed would fortify. The years spent among the Tenents would make her shape her world views to one closer to the Assassins, however, she never truly accepted or approved her husband and daughter's role in this. For she always lived afraid of loosing them in this secret war.

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A loving mother, a caring wife, a noblewoman of the House of Bourbon, descendent of the very Capetian Dynasty, proud of her family and legacy... A woman who left her mark on history for her donations to charities and her work in the development of arts and music.

Hélix Data Base / Entry of the Countess of Tortosa

Art by @gabmik

[yinyangswings]

Way late to the party but oh well.

I made me an Assassin's Creed OC. And here she is: Marisa.

Born as Diana Garza to Teo Garza a Spanish assassin who moved to Italy and Romana Gatti, an Italian Assassin. She is the only child of the pair, and shortly after her birth, Romana died due to complications. Her father doted on her, and while he kept her primarily in the dark of his and her mother's profession, Teo wasted no time in beginning to train their daughter in his family's skills with the whip for a possible future as an assassin. He was estranged from his family due to both his choice of remaining in Italy and who he married (Romana was of 'mixed blood'; her mother being Arabic and her father being a Sicilian nobleman) Teo rarely contacted his family, instead seeing Italy's Assassins as his family. Likewise, his family did not accept her into the family.

As she was born in Firenze, she did know the Auditore's though she was closer to Claudia, and if her family visited the Auditore's she was usually attached to her father's hip unless he prodded her into going with the other children while the adults discussed adult things (aka missions with Giovanni). She had a idyllic life.

Tragically this all came to an end.

One night, her family estate was attacked and her father was murdered, their home burning down to the ground causing many of her father's allies to believe she had been killed as well. In actuality she had been stolen away by a man she would simply know as Nessuno 'Nobody'. Though she managed to escape, she had no where to go as her father's older sister refused to take her and she was scarred both physically and mentally by the entire event, Diana allowed the world to believe she truly died, taking the name Marisa. Only one person would know who she was ; that being La Volpe, who took her in upon realizing who she was. She would make him promise to not breathe a word of her true identity to anyone. It was only later on the remaining Auditore family members would find out who she was. Despite this, she is still insists on being called Marisa as she states Diana Garza died years ago in that fire, she only rose from the ashes.

Now for the explanations for the images:

This is what Marisa looks like. Out of her Assassin gear she wears a dress (though does like to wear pants when she can). Her assassin gear for the longest time covered her face as she was still in hiding from Nessuno. However after his defeat she gets rid of the face covering. By Revelations, she is perfectly comfortable with her face uncovered (other than the standard Assassin hood). Her hair for a long while was cut short and people would mistake her for a boy quite awhile.

Marisa's parents. Romana Garza (neé Gatti) was an Italian Assassin who knew the Auditore brothers. She is of mixed blood, her mother being a Moor and her father being a Sicilian nobleman. She fell in love with Teo when she first met him, finding him gentle and caring. Sadly she would die after giving birth to their only child. Marisa takes after her the most in looks.

Her father was Teo Garza, a Spanish Assassin. He came to Italy on business but found himself falling in love with both the country as well as a particular woman; Romana Gatti. Despite being an assassin from Spain, he found he liked it in Italy and was a well liked merchant and decided to stay there, especially after Romana's death, wanting their only child to grow up with her mother's heritage. He absolutely doted on his only daughter Diana, and would bemoan the idea of her having to get married. Sadly he would never see that day. His teachings however were imprinted in her, mainly in her use of a whip as a weapon.

Marisa's aunt; Calixta Loyola neé Garza. Teo's older sister and a very severe and devout woman. She did not approve of Teo's relationship and marriage to Romana, especially due to Romana's heritage and refused to acknowledge her as kin.

Nessuno: A mysterious man whose face has been hidden by a mask. No one truly knows what he looks like, or who he even is not even Marisa, who has blocked out most of her time spent under his 'care' from her memory. It is believed that at some point he was a doctor, but that is only speculation. It is later discovered that Nessuno, while a Templar, became obsessed with Marisa who had innocently given him a piece of candy on a chance meeting. This would result in him poisoning and murdering Teo to kidnap her, and imprison her in his home, giving her yet another name 'Senza Nome' or 'Nameless'. She discovered the truth about Nessuno and escaped, injuring him, and he swore he would find her again. He is skilled in poisons and drugs and uses them to his advantage. He is later killed by Ezio, ending the danger put on Marisa's life and getting revenge on Teo's death.

One of the few items Marisa has from her family is her father's whip (given to her from La Volpe). She uses it regularly in her missions.

Several things about her and Ezio's relationship. Initially, they did not get along. Even though they were friends while she was Diana, she had to leave any attachments behind after she took on the persona Marisa. So initially her and Ezio would routinely argue, though eventually they become friends, and then more. Another fun fact. Marisa is short in comparison to Ezio, Ezio is 5'9''. and she's around 5'4''. There are many times if she's arguing and won't let it go, he'll just pick her up and bodily carry her away.

As I said before, Ezio and her do eventually get together, though it takes them a little bit to admit it. Ezio because of Cristina, Marisa due to her trauma with Nessuno. Even when both realized they had feelings for one another, but didn't realize that the other felt the same way. It's only when Ezio arrives back from a mission injured and passes out that Marisa panics. When Ezio awakens later to Marisa tending his wounds, she berates him angrily for being so reckless and she wonders why he would do such stupid stunts like that. In an effort to get her to quiet down, he pulls her close, and just kisses her. He moves away, apologizing, but she kisses him back. Thus starts the relationship

Their nicknames for one another. Ezio's nickname for Marisa is 'la mia luna' or 'my moon' and is in reference to her original name. Marisa's nickname is 'la mia aquila idiota' or 'my idiot eagle'

Okay so one thing to keep in mind with Marisa is she is shit with flirting. She's spent majority of her life on the streets, so other than attempts at flirting to elude her rivals/enemies...she's not good at it. So she is thrown off by Ezio and his flirting.

By the time Revelations has happened, she's grown her hair out and is more feminine than how she was in her youth.

Ezio and Marisa would have four children. One boy and three girls. The two oldest are fraternal twins. And while Ezio loves his daughters, and very much so, he is convinced that he wound up with three of them as karma for all the dang flirting he did in his youth. Marisa is sympathetic towards Ezio, but also very much amused. Ezio's oldest is named after Federico while his youngest is named after Petruccio (the feminine version of the name at least). Celeste (at least in this au) would later be Desmond's ancestor.

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Updated as of 12/15/2023

Created on 12/13/2023

Hi! so this is just an update of sorts for my old JJBAsona bio that has something to do with my self shipping considering that I've been dragged into the Jojo fandom again HVFSHJABF HJ

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❝𝕆𝕙, 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕚𝕤 𝕤𝕙𝕖?❞ - I Monster, Who is She?

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Codename: Paella Visconti

↳ Namesake: Paella: A Spanish rice dish from the Valencian Community.

Luchino Visconti: Italian filmmaker, theatre and opera director, and screenwriter

Birthname: Eunice Flores

Nickname(s): Elvis (by Mista and Formaggio), En, tigrotta mia (by Risotto Nero, Abbacchio, and Bucciarati)

Age: Depending on the verse but the main verse has her as 24 years old

Birthday: February 8th, 19██

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Chinese Zodiac: Tiger

Gender: Female

Pronouns: She/Her

Height: 5 ft 3 in / 160 cm

Weight: 100 lbs / 45 kg

Blood Type: O

Birthplace: ████ ██ ██████,Metro Manila, Philippines

Eye Color: Dark Brown/Black

Occupation: Assassin (current), University Student (formerly), Personal Bodyguard of Italy's pop sensation, Trish Una (Formerly), Bruno Bucciarati's personal assistant (formerly)

Ethnicity: Filipino

Nationality: Filipino-Italian (through marriage of connivence)

Organization: Passione

Backstory: Born and raised in somewhere in Metro Manila, Philippines, En or more commonly known by the undercover name she had once she had joined Passione as Paella Visconti (often shortened to Ella or Elvis as Mista and Formaggio would call her), she had a relatively normal and quiet life in her hometown where she was raised by her father’s parents inside the walls of the very same home her father and his siblings had grown up on. But En knew she was destined for a life that was just more than normal. A natural born stand user, En was initially unaware of her abilities as a stand user and has been subconsciously using its abilities from the start, En’s stand managed to manifest itself physically at the age of 16, triggered by her intense emotions during her days as a junior high student. She also happens to be a close friend and ally of Josuke Higashikata whom she met online at age 14.

She first appears after the events of Golden Wind and Purple Haze Feedback, she subsequently crosses paths with the one and only Bruno Bucciarati himself at the age of 21 during a trip to Singapore and ends up working for him as the Capo’s personal assistant before getting assigned as the personal bodyguard for Italy’s pop-sensation singer, Trish Una along side with Narancia Ghirga, Guido Mista, and Shiela E.

Now a bonafide member of Passione, En is assigned by Don Giorno himself to the newly reinstated La Squadra Esecuzioni, En currently lives in Naples, Italy, with her boyfriend of 3 years, Pannacotta Fugo along with their cats and their roommate, Guido Mista.

(Relationship lore of Fugo and En can be found here!)

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𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕖𝕥𝕔.˖°˖🌪˖°˖

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❝𝕀 𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕒 𝕓𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕀 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖. ℕ𝕠𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕀 𝕙𝕒𝕥𝕖, 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕀'𝕞 𝕒𝕗𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕕 𝕠𝕗. ℕ𝕠𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕙𝕒𝕦𝕟𝕥 𝕞𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕚𝕕𝕕𝕝𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥, 𝕀 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖.❞

- Taylor Swift, Daylight

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Favorite Color(s): Dark colours and certain pastels, anything that doesn't look like an eye sore or gross

Favorite Flower(s): peonies, lavender, garden roses, forget-me-not, and blue hydrangeas

Favorite Movie(s): Stay Alive (2006), Moulin Rouge (2001), Mamma Mia! (2008), Mulan (1998), Les Miserables (2012)

TV Show(s): Revolutionary Girl Utena, Digimon, again too many to count

Favorite Food(s): Kare-Kare, Tteok-Bokki, Pizza, Cheeseburgers, Fries, Pasta, usually depends on what she hyperfixates on

Hobbies: Reading novels that fall under young adult, greek mythology related, fantasy, or even classics, cooking, singing, dancing as a form of leisure exercise (though not very good at freestyle), video gaming, art, doing runs, listening to music, reading and learning.

Musician(s): Too many to count or list but is found mostly listening to her top five artists: Hozier, Florence and the Machine, Mitski, Taylor Swift, and Fleetwood Mac, occasionally listens to David Bowie and Kate Bush.

Likes: Cats, books, memes, video games, puzzles, her family, coffee, pickles, trail mix, astronomy and astrology, anything witchcraft related, visiting historical sites, learning, swimming, the beach, stormy weather, learning about flower languages and plants, listening to podcasts that are mainly true crime or character/media analyses, psychology related stuff, cinnamon, people who ask nicely and talk without malice or anger.

Dislikes: Fried Chicken that has too much oil in it or repeatedly being served, being seen as her being like parents/her father, the weather being way too hot, creeps, misplacing or losing her items, people who chew loudly, sewer rats, stepping on things with her bare feet, basically anything gross, certain conspiracy theories, people lying and those who deceive her, any type of abuse, harassment or violations against someone’s consent, animal abuse, cucumbers, going to the sea/beach without slippers, sand getting into places that shouldn't be in, physical touch from people who she aren't close with without warning, people who don't ask nicely or yell, patriarchy, weird textures.

Fears: Being seen as someone who is a burden to people, being seen less as a person and discriminated due to her learning disability which is ADHD, failing or becoming a disappointment, being seen as a terrible person, being betrayed, losing her loved ones, becoming like her father, the apocalypse, certain carnivorous reptiles such as snakes, heights, and certain images of saints aka 'Santo'.

Flaws: En, while highly self-aware that she can overthink, has this certain tendency to keep her thoughts to herself and bottling it up due to her upbringing and her fear of being a burden to people. Though while this is mainly solved and is making progress of keeping in touch with people she cares and trusts enough, the habit is still there. She also has the habit of apologizing when there's no need to and also thinking that she's invincible but not to the point of tomfoolery especially when it comes to dangerous or high-risk situations but rather, this manifests as mostly in completely mundane things such as her sleeping and eating habits. She also has this internalized vindictiveness to her that sometimes shows itself from time to time but this is regulated.

She also has this habit of offering sage advice to people but never follows her own advice, thus calling herself as a 'walking contradiction' due to this, she also developed this habit of taking care of others, making sure their needs are well met and forgets about her own, sometimes her 'mother hen' like habits can be smothering but manages to keep it on the low. Despite of her flaws, she is currently working through these issues to the best of her abilities.

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❝ℍ𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕀'𝕞 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕪𝕠𝕦.❞ -Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Home

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While it is common knowledge amongst her peers that En comes from a big middle class family back in the Philippines, she doesn't really mention any of them by name, considering her position as a hitman and a member of Passione. The info below is taken directly from her file from Passione as per requested by the Speedwagon Foundation to add to their database and associates. It seems that most of it is blacked out as it follows:

ＫＮＯＷＮ ＲＥＬＡＴＩＶＥＳ: Father: █████ ███████ Flores Age: [REDACTED] Status: Alive Stand User: No Mother: ███████ ████████ Age: [REDACTED] Status: Alive Stand User: No Grandmother: ████ Flores Age: [REDACTED] Status: Alive Stand User: No Notes from the Researchers: has been suspected as a Ripple User as is the rest of the subject's family from the 'Flores' side. This is also suspected with Subject 13 herself considering that one of her stand's abilities happens to be healing through the means of breathing. -Subject 13, aka Eunice ███████ Flores, first born daughter of █████ ███████ Flores (second son of ████ Flores and the late ███████ Flores) and ███████ ████████, has been raised by the matriarch and former patriarch of the Flores family since she was born. Medical records state that the Subject was born prematurely and was raised by the new grandparents. Our researchers have also noted that Subject 13 happens to be the only known natural born stand user amongst her family members, and by extension, her 12 cousins. Subject 13 happens to have at least four known siblings, but the whereabouts or status of the fourth sibling happen to be unknown.

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𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕀𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟

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❝𝕄𝕪 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕒 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕞, 𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕀 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕓𝕠𝕣𝕟, 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕀 𝕗𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝕒𝕟𝕪 𝕙𝕦𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕖?❞ - Hozier, Francesca

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Stand Name: Heroes

Stand Namesake: Heroes (David Bowie Album & Song)

Ability Types: Close-Range/Long-Range, Semi-Sentient

Form Type: Natural Humanoid Stand

Stats:

History: Heroes is a close-range/long-range natural humanoid stand of En Flores who possesses a range of abilities focused on air/weather related abilities. Though she’s been with the user from the beginning, Heroes makes her first physical appearance to a young En at the age of 16 after the latter had experience a bout of strong emotions, most particularly emotional distress over something that happened during En’s time as a Junior High student (which, funnily enough, happens to be En stressing over her History test) and has been with her ever since.

Personality: Noted by some of En's friends and enemies alike, Heroes, while seemingly looking like as if she has no innate personality due to her stoic disposition, has shown bouts of intense protectiveness over her user, En and by extension, those who En holds dear to her heart, mirroring the user's mother bear habits. While it's not very obvious to some, Heroes seems to sometimes have a separate consciousness from her user and has been noted to have mannerisms similar to that of a curious owl or a playful and mischievous feline at times.

In battle, she remains as composed as she is in general, barely showing any emotion unless En herself feels a strong bout of them, which Heroes would mirror. Another thing that not most people know much about is that Heroes can speak for herself but instead of a normal voice, those who aren't close with En get to hear the sound of every storm, howling winds, and blizzards and a banshee's* *combined but En understands her perfectly. However when a connection is formed, Heroes' voice becomes crystal clear, speaking in a voice that's similar to her user's but much more ethereal, airy and echoey with the hints of the previous sounds and her way of speaking is mentioned to be very polite and smart.

Physical Description: Heroes is a humanoid Stand of a feminine figure, resembling its user in some of its proportions. Often characterized by its free flowing golden locks tipped with silver, blue winged helmet-like mask with the Christian cross in the middle, obscuring its eyes and the upper half of its face, and pale silver skin and the motif that its sporting being a notable mix of a valkyrie, a ballerina, and Elizibethan fashion judging from its collar and overskirt.

The lower part of its face has these distinctive markings of two vertical lines across its eyes and a half circle under its lower lip which are painted gold.

Heroes wears a body suit of gold and blue with two elongated hexagonal shapes at the sides of its hips, a tear drop shape opening right over where its belly button should be, and multiple lines sewn onto it finished by the feathered blue Medici styled collar and overskirt detailed with thin, golden tendrils of pure lightning; it also wears knee-high boots where the kneepads baring some sort of resemblance to the frangipani flower, african violets, strawberry blossoms, and marsh marigolds with the stem pointed out as a blade in the middle of a ribbon spiral finished off with two-tiered pauldrons resting on its shoulders.

Abilities: Heroes is a highly versatile stand possessing the ability to control the weather. Though Heroes’ ability may be near similar to Weather Report’s, it’s not the same. Unlike Weather Report, Heroes can manipulate certain elements such as thunder and lighting and be able to create weapons out from the elements that they can control. One of Heroes’ featured abilities are giving its user the ability to fly and glide in the air, breath healing, controlling the atmosphere and the weather, aerokinetic invisibility, air attacks, and weather weaponry. It can also have control over any form of precipitation and storms and grant the user a banshee-like physiology.

Its range when creating large-scale storms is based on the location where the user is currently situated. The most notable example is that if Heroes and En found themselves in a city such as Venice, Italy, that would mean the entirety of Venice would be affected, and where both the stand and user are will serve as the main landfall zone where the storms are particularly worse than the rest of the location.

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Okay so hi! First off the pic came from here and that I just edited it on my computer considering I haven't been able to draw anything as of late :"DD which would also explain why the picture I have for my sona lacks glasses ;u;

As for the timelines, there are at least two known variations of it! The main verse, which I will be calling as strawberries and cigarettes, and a secondary verse called which will be called as fulmine dorato [eng. golden lightning]!

So basically, in the strawberries and cigarettes verse, the events of Golden Wind + Purple Haze Feedback take place in the year 2015 as opposed to 2001. It also means that the events of DIU happened at less than a year before the events of Golden Wind basically making Josuke, En, and Fugo be the same age. Also this is a verse which basically reverses the deaths of Leone, Narancia, Bruno, and La Squadra but they all carry some form of scarring from the nature of their deaths and whatnot. I got inspired by theclockworkkid on ig and this one fic I read way back in 2020 something and it just stuck on me.

For the fulmine dorato verse, its basically the canon version of golden wind/purple haze feedback (no one dies in La Squadra and Bucci Gang bc I am a sucker and I want them to have happy endings HBVFHJASFB) and that En has been around Passione since she was 15 and was originally a part of La Squadra before being put under the custody of Bruno Bucciarati's team due to 'mysterious circumstances as of late' (basically, La Squadra protecting their youngest bc they're about to betray the boss after Sorbet and Gelato's deaths, only to find out that En would go down the same path as they did aka betraying the boss insert spiderman pointing meme here)

so yeah! Which leads into the tag of 🍓🌦children of the revolution//fugoen children🌦🍓that can be seen on my blog and the family's introduction which can be read here!

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1. A Pirate Triptych (steddyhands, E, 82k) — When Ed turns into a monster and does some unspeakably cruel things, Izzy and Stede team up to turn him back into his old, gentler self and make him atone for what he's done. — finished ● losing my religion (i'm not my own) [Ed/Izzy, Spanish Jackie/Izzy, E, 9.5k] — The story of Izzy's relationship with Blackbeard, from their first meeting all the way until the birth of the Kraken. Izzy's POV ● it's beginning to get to me (no one knows what this fight's about) [Ed/Stede, pre Stede/Izzy, E, 24.6k] — Stede finds an unlikely ally in his quest to get Ed back. (It's Izzy.) Stede's POV. ● i don't know who i am (but now I know who i'm not) [Ed/Stede, Ed/Izzy, Ed/Stede/Izzy, E, 47.8k] — It's time for Ed to face the Kraken and take accountability for his actions. Ed's POV.

2. Three Men in a Boat (steddyhands, E) — a series for tying up loose ends from the Pirate Triptych and other steddyhands shenanigans. — open ● love is a distant aroma at best (Stede/Izzy, rated E for the conversation subject, 3.4k) — a missing scene to chapter one of i don't know who i am (but now I know who i'm not) ● align my heart, my body, my mind (Ed/Stede/Izzy, E, 46.3k) — a follow-up to the Pirate Triptych, set a few years later. Mary and Doug go on a honeymoon, leaving the kids with Stede and his two not-quite-husbands. ● tell me we'll never get used to it (Ed/Izzy, E, 2.3k) — pre-Pirate Triptych. Ed enjoys pushing Izzy's boundaries. ● we make our choices and take what comes (Ed/Izzy, Ed/Stede, Stede/Izzy, Ed/Stede/Izzy, Sam/Izzy, E) — ongoing — historical fantasy AU. Izzy is a famous assassin hired by the Badmintons to kill Queen Mary. Stede is the Queen's Protector (not because he's good at combat, it's just a shiny title he got because he saved her once) and friend. Edward is an eldritch deity who likes to mess with people and shares his magic with Izzy, helping him kill the Queen. But when Stede gets wrongly accused of regicide, Ed offers his powers to Stede as well, twisting the future until it brings Stede and Izzy together.

3. BBC (bellhands brainrot conglomerate) [Sam Bellamy/Izzy Hands, M to E] — a collection of fics centred around the good ship bellhands. — open ● there's no me without you (Sam Bellamy/Izzy Hands, M, 8k) — Sam makes one more desperate attempt trying to convince Izzy to leave Blackbeard. Will it work this time? Sam's POV. ● a fable from broken things (Sam/Izzy, Ed/Stede, E, 24.8k) — In which the Revenge gets her mast broken in a storm, her captains have no choice but to stop at Hispaniola, run into Sam Bellamy, get invited for tea with him and Izzy, and realise that their relationship is really messy and strained in comparison to their hosts'. And when Izzy Hand's relationship seems healthier than yours, you know you've got some work to do. ● no one is born a hero (Sam/Izzy, E) — ongoing — modern au. Izzy gets dumped after seven years together with Ed and is not handling it well. so what are the chances of him not blowing it when Jackie introduces him to a man who seems to be tailor-made for him? Izzy's POV. ● someone has to leave first (Sam/Izzy, Ed/Izzy, background Ed/Stede, E, 11.1k) — Incubus Sam gets imprisoned by the British. Izzy teams up with Paul to save him. Edward, who's never shaken off the Kraken thing, is not happy about this double loyalty. ● call it courage (Sam/Izzy, E, 1.9k) — Sam asks to be choked during sex. Izzy is both turned on and terrified by the concept. ● leaning towards the sun (Sam/Izzy, E, 1.5k) — A very hard bike seat and a bumpy road leave Izzy embarrassingly hot and bothered. Thankfully, Sam is more than willing to help out with that. ● voici mon cœur (qui ne bat que pour toi) (Sam/Izzy, T, 1.5k) — Sam and Izzy get married. — written for Tying the Knot zine; art by @reinarandraw ● j’ai presque peur, en vérité (Sam/Izzy, E, 2.5k) — Sam and Izzy's wedding night. Follow up to the previous fic. — written for the NSFW tie-in to Tying the Knot zine. ● you had me at 'you fucking twat!' (Sam/Izzy, E) — ongoing — modern AU. You'd think months of arguing with his ex-boyfriend/business partner would teach Izzy not to get romantically involved with people he works with. No such luck, though. He's still dumb as rocks. In his defence — have you seen Sam Bellamy??? — art by @reinarandraw

4. vampire verse (Stede/Izzy, E) — a collection of loosely-connected one-shots. vampire!Izzy/human!Stede, post-season 1. — open ● drink me like a bottle of wine (Stede/Izzy, E, 2.8k) — Stede discovers that Izzy is a vampire and gets turned on by the ideas this gives him. Horny times ensue. ● a little broken, a little new (Stede/Izzy, E, 4.8k) — follow up to drink me like a bottle of wine; idiots in love (struggling to articulate their feelings). ● green yellow, green blue (Stede/Izzy, Sam/Izzy, pre-Sam/Stede/Izzy, E, 9.9k) — Stede and Izzy cross paths with Izzy's first love.

5. forest verse (Stede/Izzy, Ed/Izzy, Ed/Stede, steddyhands, E) — a collection of loosely-connected one-shots. leshy Izzy, leshy Ed, human Stede. inspired by Polish folklore. — open ● the forest is my cradle and it's where i'll die (Stede/Izzy, E, 2.9k) — Stede cuts some trees without making suitable offerings to the forest spirit, and now he has to pay for his crime. (Leshy!Izzy/human!Stede, inspired by Polish folklore.) ● spill your seeds, wait for spring (steddyhands, E, 8.1k) — After Blackbeard's forest is destroyed, he decides to pay a visit to his old friend. their dynamic is not what it used to be. (Leshy!Ed, leshy!Izzy, human!Stede.)

6. birds of a feather (Calico Jack/Charles Vane, steddyhands, E) — everyone lives au, post-season 1, Calico Jack-centric. — finished ● blood in your mouth (i wish it was mine) [Calico Jack/Charles Vane, E, 6.6k] — Jack survives the encounter with Ed and the Navy and starts a new life aboard the Ranger. His new captain turns out to be his kind of a freak. ● all birds must land eventually [Calico Jack/Charles Vane, steddyhands, E, 21.7k] — Stede, Ed, and Izzy accept an invitation to dine with Captain Vane and his quartermaster. What could possibly go wrong?

7. end of an era (Sam/Izzy, Calico Jack/Charles Vane, M-E) — everyone lives, nobody dies; post-season 1. Hornigold and Rogers plan to end piracy in the Caribbean. The pirates are not thrilled. — ongoing ● brave (is just another word for being afraid) [Calico Jack/Charles Vane, E, 29.1k] — Jack has always been a coward. But he'll have to muster all the courage he has left and face his greatest nightmare if he wants to save himself and his friends. ● pitch black, pale blue (Sam Bellamy/Izzy, Ed & Izzy, M, 6.6k) — after the Kraken nearly kills him, Izzy realises it's time to move on. post-s2ep06.

● landscape after cruelty (Hornigold/Izzy, one-sided Calico/Izzy, E, 1.6k) — Hornigold calls Jack to do the hard work for him while he sits back and enjoys the show.

● knives, singing for blood (Hornigold/Izzy, E, 1.8k) — When their navigator fucks up, Hornigold decides to take out his frustration on his favourite toy. Dead dove.

● you can call it anything (but that was love) (past Ed/Izzy, Ed/Stede, Sam/Izzy, M, 3.4k) — Izzy moved on. Ed thought he did.

● relax (we're in this together) [Jim/Izzy, E, 3.7k] — Jim helps Izzy work on his confidence after losing his leg.

● welcome to the new age (Ed/Stede/Izzy, E, 3.5k) — When they started this whole thing a year ago, Israel could only think of one rule for him and Stede — no romance.

● dangerous liaisons (Calico Jack/Charles Vane/Roach, E, 12.4k) — Roach gets a chance to do something about his crush on Jack.

● darkness, rewritten (Ed/Izzy, Ed/Stede/Izzy, T, 3.6k) — Ed & Izzy have a tender little moment together. post-season 2, everybody lives au.

● what holy men really mean when they speak of sin (Calico Jack/Charles Vane, E, 8.6k) — A priest and a sailor meet in a seedy bar in Saint-Malo. companion piece to we make our choices and take what comes

● Longing for Home (It's You) (Stede/Izzy, E, 11.2k) — cowritten with piratejamming — Stede gets invited to Mary and Doug's wedding. He decides to take Izzy as his plus one, even though they aren't together.

● something more (Calico Jack/Charles Vane, M, 3.5k) — a Witcher AU. There's a striga on the loose. Jack plans to write a ballad about the witcher who defeats it.

● two fools on a ship (and a really good coat) [Calico Jack/Charles Vane, T, 2k] — a companion piece to @sweveris' two ships in a gale (and a bit of a flirt); written for the CWW server zine — A storm brings Ed and Jack together. They make up. Sort of.

● abundance of violence (Hornigold/Calico Jack, Calico Jack/Ed, E, 4.8k) — backstory to brave — Jack is Hornigold's favourite toy for torture play. Dead dove, mind the tags.

● a hundred lifetimes, a hundred worlds (Roach/Izzy, T, 3.5k) — Solulmates AU. Roach and Izzy meeting in different lifetimes and worlds.

● home is not where you live, but who cares when you're gone (steddyhands, M, 1.5k) — A raid goes wrong and for a while, everyone thinks Izzy is dead. — written for the Even Keel zine.

The Witcher

1. between the lines (Geralt/Jaskier, Geralt/Yennefer, M to E) — a series of short fics following the timeline of the novels — unfinished (on hiatus) ● on my knees and out of luck, I look up (Geralt/Jaskier, M, 3.6k) — Geralt rides into a small town in the middle of nowhere and finds Jaskier there. set post Shard of Ice. ● the wolf and the nightingale (Geralt/Jaskier, E, 2.5k) — Geralt discovers that he's not immune to Jaskier's charms and games. set during A Little Sacrifice. ● thief of fire (Geralt/Jaskier, G, 1.8k) — Jaskier writes a ballad and it comes true against all odds. set during Something More. ● verse. chorus. verse. (Geralt/Jaskier, E, 3.3k) — Geralt starts overthinking things because he feels guilty about the incident between Jaskier and Rience. set between The Blood of Elves and The Time of Contempt. ● when the world seems a dungeon (Geralt/Jaskier, Geralt/Yennefer, E, 3.9k) — Geralt feels guilty about leaving Jaskier for Yen, Jaskier is tired of this nonsense. set during The Time of Contempt.

2. a modern bestiary (Geralt/Jaskier, Geralt/Yennefer, M, T, E) — a modern au (characterisation based on the novels, not the games or the show) — unfinished (on hiatus) ● of witchers and men (Geralt/Jaskier, M, 5k) — Geralt sees a singer in trouble and simply has to help. Geralt's POV. ● basilisk's gaze (Geralt/Jaskier, T, 6k) — Geralt might not be a streetwise Hercules, but he makes Jaskier feel safe and calm, even when everything goes wrong. Jaskier's POV. ● and the djinni said (Geralt/Yennefer, E, 3k) — He came to her with Jaskier's blessing. Yen's POV.

Dishonored

Children of the Many-Eyed God (Geoff Curnow/Slackjaw, Kirin Jindosh/Alexandria Hypathia, Daud/Thomas, M) — Slackjaw as the long-lost Prince of Tyvia, Geoff as the Prince Consort, Kirin as the Royal Inventor, Alexandria as the Royal Physician, Daud & Thomas as Spymasters, with a hearty side of worldbuilding and a brand new Tyvian god. — unfinished ● The Prince, the Guard, and the Many-Eyed God (Geoff Curnow/Slackjaw, M, 54.7k) — The Old Gods of Tyvia choose strange paths for their children. Slackjaw's path leads from the criminal underworld of Dunwall, into the arms of a Watchman, and to the throne that is rightfully his. ● The Heart of a Dead Thing (Kirin Jindosh/Alexandria Hypatia, M, 59.3k) — He's a refugee, an addict, an Academy dropout, a wayward child of his god. He's a loyal servant to his Prince, Tyvia's future Royal Inventor, the brightest mind of the Empire. He's young, and he's learning and refuses to let other people define him when he cannot yet define himself. (a.k.a. the redemption arc Kirin deserved) ● Sea of Regret, Knife of Redemption (Daud/Thomas, M) — ongoing — Daud and Thomas, the Royal Spymasters of Tyvia and Wei-Ghon, team up with Billie to save Sokolov and solve the mystery of Delilah's escape from the Void. The Many-Eyed Bird might be willing to help, too. (think Dishonored 2, but Daud is the protagonist and Jindosh & Hypatia work against Delilah and her her circle.)

American Gods

● A Little Prayer (The Jinn | Ifrit/Salim, T, >1k) — a fluffy little reunion fic set post-season 1

[scotianostra]

What more can we say about Mary that has not been said already? Well I have dug up a few little known facts about the lady.

Mary used to wash her face with white wine; it helped keep her alabaster complexion, which was the height of fashion at the times, in perfect order. The use of such fine tipple to keep the wrinkles at bay was a source of constant consternation to her English keepers the Earl of Shrewsbury and his overbearing wife, Bess of Hardwick, who were forced to foot the bill for most of the upkeep of their ‘guest’ while she resided in England at Elizabeth’s ‘pleasure’.

Still on the subject of her time in England, whilst she was in the custody of the Earl of Shrewsbury and his wife Bess of Hardwick, Mary fell out with Bess big time; Bess apparently became convinced that her husband had more than just a soft spot for the captive Queen of Scots. To get back at Bess for besmirching her name Mary wrote what has come to be called ‘The Scandal Letter’ to Elizabeth I, detailing all the dubious titbits of gossip Bess had told her over their sewing sessions.

According to what Mary had heard from Bess, Elizabeth thought herself so beautiful that she couldn’t be looked upon directly; her ladies-in-waiting would frequently find themselves convulsed with laughter at having to maintain this fiction; also that Elizabeth was sexually insatiable and had pursued one of her favourite courtiers, Christopher Hatton, and secured his favours in a threesome; and finally, and perhaps more mysteriously, that Elizabeth ‘wasn’t like other women’, perhaps physically or in some other way. Sir William Cecil, Elizabeth’s secretary of state (later Lord Burghley) sensibly saw to it that his mistress never received the letter. I do wonder what the "not like other women" comment meant!

And finally Mary was implicated in several lots to assassinate he cousin, Queen Elizabeth, the first was The Ridolfi Plot in 1571, it is said to have involved Philip II of Spain, Pope Pius V and the Duke of Norfolk, as well as Mary’s advisor, the Bishop of Ross, and Mary herself. It was to involve a Spanish invasion and a catholic uprising, followed by Mary being wed to the Duke of Norfolk, then would take the throne. When Ridolfi’s messenger was arrested at Dover, incriminating letters were seized and Norfolk was arrested, tried for high treason and found guilty. He was executed on Tower Hill on 2 June 1572. Ridolfi was abroad when the plot was uncovered and escaped this fate. Elizabeth was reluctant to authorise the execution of a fellow queen, but Mary was kept under ever-tighter surveillance.

Then there was the Throckmorton Plot Francis Throckmorton was arrested in November 1583 by Sir Francis Walsingham’s agents. Under torture he revealed a plot to invade England and place Mary on the throne, naming several allies in his confession. Throckmorton was executed and Bernardino de Mendoza, the Spanish ambassador, was sent back to Spain. Again, Parliament and Council believed the Queen of Scots should be executed. Again, Elizabeth refused to admit that Mary had been plotting against her. This plot contributed to the Act of Association of 1585 after which, Mary would be held responsible for any plot carried out in her name – whether she knew of it or not.

In 1585 we saw The Parry plot.William Parry had been working as a double agent for both the English Queen and Mary, Queen of Scots. Queen Elizabeth was informed that he had planned to kill her either in a private meeting or ambushing her. There were calls for Mary, Queen of Scots, to also be brought to justice –although there was no proof of her involvement in the Parry Plot.

Parry was arrested for treason and hanged at Westminster.

And finally The Babington plot in 1586. Babbington, an English Catholic nobleman plotted to restore the Roman Catholic religion by placing Mary on the English throne. Anthony Babington had made Mary aware of his plans to kill Elizabeth and help Mary escape.

Mary replied to Babington in letters, she explained how she wanted France and Spain to help her become Queen by invading England.

However, these letters were intercepted by Elizabeth’s spy, Sir Francis Walsingham. The letters were amended, to what extent we will never know, but it is known a gallows sign was added to a letter and a post-script asking for the names of the conspirators.

In her defence, she claimed that she could not be accused of treason as she was not an English subject.

Mary was taken to Fotheringay Castle and put on trial in October. Throughout the proceedings she protested her innocence and denied all knowledge of the plot, but the letters were produced as evidence of her guilt. After months of delays Elizabeth signed Mary’s death warrant on 1 February 1587. Seven days later Mary was beheaded in the Great Hall at Fotheringay.

Bonfires were lit and bells were rung throughout the country in celebration.

[hyperbali]

The movements of the Hero of Ferelden after the Blight are an interesting topic, to be sure; there are entire books pondering the subject, including one rather torrid romance series banned in at least three territories. Lady Amell herself has never offered clarification, other than to mention that she's never very much been an enthusiast for ropes as the romance suggests.

What is known is that, at Queen Anora's insistence, she became the Warden-Commander of Amaranthine for a spell - a time marked by several acute disagreements with both King Alistair and her second-in-command, Nathaniel Howe (though the latter, it's said, sourced greatly from passion rather than the fervent dislike shared by King and Hero). In the end, she bequeathed leadership to Howe and made herself scarce from Ferelden, not stepping upon its shores again for many years.

The tales warp and part into separate threads, after that; some say she was seen in the company of the former usurper, Loghain Mac Tir, in Montsimmard; still others speak of her roaming the Free Marches with the Qunari who would one day become Arishok - though not since he left for Par Vollen; yet more whisper of her travels with the Witch of the Wilds, before Empress Celene made a court advisor of the latter.

Perhaps there's some truth to them all; Lady Amell has never elaborated.

What can be confirmed is that she made landfall in Antiva City some time around 9:34 or 9:35, where she encountered a Circle very much like the one she'd inhabited prior to its near total destruction. With the power and clout she'd gained for herself in her travels - along with the backing of one Tejasvin Demetrius, a merchant prince rumored to be her father, and Zevran Arainai, the only assassin known to have left the Crows and lived - she made major headway in preventing the likes of Uldred from ever happening to the Asha Alcazar.

Eventually, she became the youngest First Enchanter in Southern Thedas; when the Circle as an entity was officially dissolved in 9:38, she maintained her role as leader and protector of the Alcazar, whose inhabitants began calling themselves the Antivan Owls in direct conjunction with the Crows - though they would not consider themselves either allies or enemies with the assassins.

When the Conclave was called, Sister Nightingale reached out to Lady Amell for mutual aid in the impending Inquisition; the Lady herself would be the Inquisition's magical (or, esoterics) advisor, while her Owls would both serve and be protected by the newfound group. Lady Amell accepted. Some of the Owls traveled as escort to Lady Montilyet, while the rest - along with Amell herself - shapeshifted into birds to take to the skies and arrive ahead of schedule.

The surprise of a considerable flock landing at Haven in the midst of demons pouring forth from the Breach, particularly after said flock turned back into mages, must have been quite a shock. When questioned, Lady Amell commented that she wasn't sure what vexed her more; that she'd arrived too late to assist Divine Justinia, or that Leliana hadn't thought to warn her just who would be commanding the Inquisition's armed forces. Further explanation was not offered.

I realized that I'd never really pinned down just what Jeanne was up to between DAO and DAI, so I figured I should! I also wanted to redraw her old advisor outfit, now with extra Antivan flair.

As for Antiva, I wracked my brain for quite a while to figure out which Circle she would have ended up at to reintroduce herself to the system; Antiva City won out both for the sake of her roots through dear old Dad, and the fact that all we know about it is that it is (or, was) as strict as Kinloch. "Asha Alcazar" comes from Queen Asha Campana (important Antivan historical figure), and the word for a Spanish fortress and/or palace.

Jeanne's also a good waypoint between Vivienne's Loyalists and Fiona's Libertarians, which I think would work well for the Inquisition's official magic advisor. If asked, she'd probably call herself an Aequitarian with Lucrosian tendencies.

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 7.26 (before 1940)

657 – First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I. 811 – Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is seriously wounded. 920 – Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at the Battle of Valdejunquera. 1309 – The Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V. 1509 – The Emperor Krishnadevaraya ascends to the throne, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire. 1529 – Francisco Pizarro González, Spanish conquistador, is appointed governor of Peru. 1579 – Francis Drake, the English explorer, discovers a "fair and good" bay on the coast of the Pacific Northwest (probably Oregon or Washington). 1581 – Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (Act of Abjuration): The northern Low Countries declare their independence from the Spanish king, Philip II. 1703 – During the Bavarian Rummel the rural population of Tyrol drove the Bavarian Prince-Elector Maximilian II Emanuel out of North Tyrol with a victory at the Pontlatzer Bridge and thus prevented the Bavarian Army, which was allied with France, from marching as planned on Vienna during the War of the Spanish Succession. 1745 – The first recorded women's cricket match takes place near Guildford, England. 1758 – French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. 1775 – The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General. 1778 – The Emigration of Christians from the Crimea in 1778 begins. 1788 – New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States. 1803 – The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London, United Kingdom. 1814 – The Swedish–Norwegian War begins. 1822 – José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar. 1822 – First day of the three-day Battle of Dervenakia, between the Ottoman Empire force led by Mahmud Dramali Pasha and the Greek Revolutionary force led by Theodoros Kolokotronis. 1847 – Liberia declares its independence from the United States. France and the United Kingdom are the first to recognize the new nation. 1861 – American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. 1863 – American Civil War: Morgan's Raid ends; At Salineville, Ohio, Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his volunteers are captured by Union forces. 1882 – Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth. 1882 – The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa. 1887 – Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement. 1890 – In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation. 1891 – France annexes Tahiti. 1892 – Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain. 1899 – Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated. 1908 – United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation). 1918 – Emmy Noether's paper, which became known as Noether's theorem was presented at Göttingen, Germany, from which conservation laws are deduced for symmetries of angular momentum, linear momentum, and energy. 1936 – Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction. 1937 – Spanish Civil War: End of the Battle of Brunete with the Nationalist victory.