#The Burned

[ratjay-art]

So I was super into Blaseball there for awhile. Decided to break the rules and make a design for one of the shadow players of the Houston Spies. They are Peekaboo Nameperson and they’re a puppet Totally Normal Person. Probably skuttles. 

[senatushq]

Lucretia

NAME/ALIASES. UTP AGE & BIRTH DATE. 2000+ & Unknown SPECIES. Aspect GENDER & PRONOUNS. Female & She/Her or She/They AFFILIATIONS. UTP OCCUPATION. UTP

History

Because Lucretia had pursued a world of study that the Etruscans did not approve of, she was outcasted from her society. Lucretia’s family turned their gaze from her, her lover dismissed her as a monstrosity, her friends turned their backs to her and only then did she realize she was well and truly alone. They told Lucretia that her interests were unnatural, that someday she’d pay the price, but she never fell to corruption. She never lost her mind. From one incarnation to the other she was never understood, her fingers scratched on door frames that sat fixed in place. Outcast to the fringes of society, she lingered in places where she hoped to never be seen. They found her anyway. Flames licked across her skin as the people screamed in ignorance, witch, they called her, as if they had any inclination to her true power. She swore that she would get revenge, if not in this life, then in the next, or the one after. Those who made Lucreita into an outcast would pay, and the humans who jeered at her torment would never know peace. Bent bones and old secrets, she found things in the world that ran in between that should have stayed buried. Time would heal all wounds, but when she looked at her skin it felt raw and pink, twice burned and forever scorned.

Blood of The First ran down the tarmac of Lucretia’s tongue as she dipped her head towards the Elder God’s defeated body, the golden blood of the dragon transformed her from chimera and necromancer to something that differed from chimera or archdruid. Divine in the sense that it was stolen, taken and cradled in the palm of Lucretia’s hands. Necromantic power flowed through her veins as she ascended into something more than what anyone had ever thought she would become. Where once they scorned her as flames licked at her skin, roared in outrage at the discovery of her profanity, their jeers would turn to screams, their hatred would turn to ashes in their mouth as Lucretia unfurled her wings. Age would no longer touch her, the cycle of reincarnation was a burden that no longer weighed upon Lucretia’s shoulders. She’d escaped death, escaped fate itself, all that remained was the sort of power that other druids might only have dreamt of. On even ground with an archdruid, perhaps even stronger. A chimera still, but perfected and draconic, a return of an old, forgotten power. The First, defiled. 

Connections

Octavian: Father who burned her, Octavian discovered that Lucretia had started to transform into a chimera, so to make an example of her he burned her at the stake. 

Nettelia: Creator of the Necronomicon and first chimera, from Nettelia Lucretia drew a lot of inspiration for eventually transforming herself. 

Pythia: Mentor in the dark arts, The Pythia taught Lucretia everything that she knows about necromancy and guided her in Lucretia’s defilement of The First.

Abilities

Draconic: A perfect chimera, Lucretia drank the blood of the first and gained the power to transform into a dragon. While shifted, Lucretia can release concussive blasts of compressed air or mimic the effects of a harpy’s scream.

Immortal: Undying, as a perfect chimera Lucretia will no longer age and is not limited by the five-hundred year life cycle of other druids.

Blooded: While unable to bestow a druid blessing onto someone, Lucretia is able to revoke it and absorb a druid’s power for herself.

Air: Master of the power of air magic, Lucretia has the ability to manipulate weather patterns within a several mile radius.

Weaknesses

Mortality: While durable, Lucretia’s body is still mortal and she can be killed by mortal means. However, her status as a perfect chimera will ensure that she is reincarnated shortly after. 

Defilement: As someone who drank the blood of a God, Lucretia will forever be targeted by emissaries of the divine.

Binding: Several witches, druids or fey can bind her soul if killed.

Animal Binding: Several witches, druids, or fey can bind her dragon form if banded together.

Lycanthropy: As a perfect chimera, Lucretia cannot be turned into a lycan, their bite however is poisonous to her and would prevent her from using her magic until recovered.

THIS SKELETON IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.

[candycatfalls]

bill cmon man this is getting embarrassing

[killingmyselfbutnotdying]

"Friends dont look at friends that way" COWARD. I look at my friends with awe in my eyes, my chest is filled with love, im glowing because i get to be near my friends. I look at my friends and i would give them my everything. SO SKILL ISSUE, look at your friends with all the love that you have

[not-quitenormal]

Rage. In my heart. All-consuming. FUCK AI.

[saulwexler]

how to explain to non-americans that the better call saul ads aren’t exaggerated for comedic effect they are super normie

[luthienne]

i wake up thirsty and i think of palestine. i go to the doctor’s office and i think of palestine. a sign in the corner of the waiting room says ‘this is a place of healing, disruptive behavior will not be tolerated’ and i think of palestine. they probably weren’t thinking of bombs and snipers and mass graves in parking lots. i call my parents and i think of palestine. i drive to the grocery store and i think of palestine. i look at the clear blue sky and i think of palestine. i put the dishes away and i think of palestine. i feed my cat and i think of palestine. i listen to music and i think of palestine. i read poetry and i think of palestine. i text my friends and i think of palestine. i think of palestine and i think of palestine and i think of palestine

[zegalba]

[canine-gray]

What we could have had WHAT WE COULD HAVE HAD

[starlene]

Here's a nice story I learned in the Norwegian ski museum:

In 1895, polar explorers Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen were having a bad time. Their expedition had faced some hardships and they were forced to stay on Franz Josef Land in a little hut they built out of mud and stones. In their hut, they slept for circa 20 hours a day, and spent the remaining four hours watching the northern lights or reminiscing about the comforts of home and the books they had read.

After several months of this, and nine months of sleeping in the same sleeping bag to stay warm, on New Year's Eve, Nansen finally gathered his courage and asked Johansen if they should start adressing each other with the informal you.

This is where the story ended in the museum, so unfortunately, I can't tell you whether Johansen answered yes or no.

[ratjay-art]

Fun lil piece of my lil fan blaseball team that I created based partially on a dumb idea & partially bc me & a friend made our own league following Season 24 ending. Some of them (F. Blackburn, Peekaboo & Catmint) are partially based on the blaseball players but largely it was me taking them & running without any real ties to the existing lore because we were in some weird feelings about how it all ended. Undercut is short lore blurbs about them. 

(ordered Alphabetically & not in line up. Line up wise is actually batters vs. pitchers, with batters on the left and pitchers right. Jot is the first pitcher. Any mentions of other teams are based on the friend league & not actual league) 

Astrothesia (Astro) Ringmaster: Tired. just has broken handcuffs and people have asked if they want them off but. Probably has not said a single word in years and no one has any idea why. Middling batter.

 Catmint Chen (Mint, Chen): Fighty, has purposely pegged someone with a ball more than once, definitely has bitten someone. Does not go Nya and has strong rivalry with Rust which the others don't know how to deal with.

Doc Latenight (Doc): Def belong on the burned but also is just a real ass doctor??? No one is sure why he doesn't just do something Not Here, nocturnal & he does NOT have red blood. Alright Batter who probably has pissed off the Medics at least once. 

Enid: Weakest pitcher and the Baby of the team. Probably has made kissy faces at The Stars and The Heart batters which just has killed everyone else. Probably has some kind of magic 

F.(itzgerld) Backburned (Blackburn, Fitz): Dad vibes and dad jokes. Oldest of them & definitely doesn't have a Thing with Jot. Still talks about the Plan but  no one knows what The Plan is -- least of all him! 

Haunt Dataleak (Data): No one knows what's up there. Has licked things they shouldn't have and it's upsetting to Everyone. The worst person to share food with and drank mercury at least once. 

Jot Regicide (Jot): Tired dad vibes. The scariest pitcher on the team, and DOES pitch with the eyepatch on which somehow doesn't effect the pitching??? Only person who might know The Plan. does not comment on The Plan. 

Lady Scandal (Lady): Best girl, second best batter. Probably does NOT flirt with other teams players but does just flex & get people to swoon. Blackburned does not know what to do with them.

Nucleus Youngblood (Nuke) & Peekaboo Nameperson (Peek): person behind Peekaboo, uses magic to hide themselves and bats through the puppet. Peek and Nuke have VERY different personalities and most of their teammates only talk to one or the other; Astro, Lady, Mint & Haunt only talk to Peek, everyone else prefers Nuke bc they ARE polite. Peek is not polite. Peek is very rude. 

Rust Wanderlust (Rust): Mint's bitter rival and a stupid good outfielder. Has been pegged with a baseball and made Doc deal with her injury. Rust HAS caught a ball with her mouth and it was a wild experience for everyone involved (and then Rust was told never to do that again) 

The Criminale (Crim): Blackburn & Jot are the only ones who know what the FUCK their name is/was and everyone is pretty sure using a gun to pitch IS illegal by some standards but??? they haven't been stopped??? No one has seen Crim sleep and that's scary!

[trappper-johnathan]

[steampunktendencies]

The Playa Crawler: A Kinetic Walking Chair for Burning Man

In 2017, engineer Mark Ellis designed an innovative kinetic chair called The Playa Crawler to navigate the vast expanse of Burning Man. Inspired by the Strandbeest sculptures of Dutch artist Theo Jansen, this unique chair is specifically crafted to withstand the alkaline terrain of the Black Rock Desert.

Mark Ellis wanted a personal vehicle that was both functional and original for getting around Burning Man. This led him to create a chair that walks using a system of articulated legs. This mechanism, invented by Theo Jansen, allows the chair to move similarly to Jansen's giant sculptures, which are propelled by the wind along the beaches.

Built from laser-cut aluminum and steel, The Playa Crawler is equipped with two electric wheelchair motors, batteries, and is controlled via a wheelchair joystick.

Video by Jessbeegood

[memingursa]

Joe Biden would rather risk full on war than stop genocide.

[stargirl230]

you’re my hero!

bnha doomed yuri was not on my 2024 bingo card

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[yuutaguro]

[papamin au 🐅] please clap for nanamis talented son 👏