#Which is above average height for the setting (average man is probably 5'6''-7'') but not huge

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Palo and Tigran standing casually in place to provide an outfit reference.

They are wearing the most typical day to day clothing for Galenii monks. This consists of three main parts:

-A simple, ankle-length sleeveless robe (white in initiate monks and black in the fully initiated). -A dark woolen cloak, which doubles as a blanket. This cloak is the foundational item of clothing throughout much of Imperial Wardin as a whole, and worn by all social classes. They tend to be cut shorter and highly decorative in the upper classes, serving only the practical purpose of shielding the arms from the sun. Poor laborers may wear only the cloak and a loincloth and nothing else. In the case of Galenii monks, it is standardized, simple, and dark blue-gray. -The sash. This is a very long scarf that is the primary visual signifier of a Galenii monk. Its open ends drape down the front side of the body and are tied at the chest. It is slung over the shoulders and hangs in a loop around the back. These sashes are dyed an expensive royal blue, indicating the significance and relative esteemed status of this religious order.

Additional elements:

-The sign of the horns: a small iron pin used to fasten the cloak. This is the symbol of the Lunar Face Of God (the specific aspect to which the Galenii are devoted, which is primarily associated with fertility and the cycles of sacrifice and rebirth). This is very common among monks but not standardized wear. Galenii priests wear the sign of the triple horns (though more commonly as an amulet).

-Ear piercings: Galenii monks and priests wear thick earrings of dark meteoric iron and stretch their earlobes. One is added to each ear for each year of the initiatory process. Palo is a year in, and Tigran is fully initiated and has five bands per ear. Body modification is exceptionally rare in Imperial Wardi culture, largely in relation to taboos surrounding body integrity. The exception here is done with great significance and care- these earrings can be made only with true meteoric iron, considered to be the blood of God Itself. Permanently marking their bodies with this metal signifies this priesthood's integral connection to maintaining the continual cycle of sacrifice/rebirth that is believed to keep God's domain stable, and binds them to this role.

-Sandals: usually very simple in construction. Monks are often expected to go barefoot, but the cities are quite dirty so most prefer to avoid this if possible.

-Ceremonial dagger: a sign of a fully initiated monk. It is curved and its sheath is decorated with a tuft of lion's mane (a signal of the Galenii order's close connection to the Odonii order). Most of its uses are ceremonial, but it will be periodically used to perform animal sacrifices. A smaller razor blade is kept in the home for personal bloodletting.

-Hair: Fully initiated monks shave their heads, while those in the process of initiation have relative freedom with hair dressing. Palo is wearing his hair in a single braid tucked around the front. Broadly speaking, braiding the hair is associated with female beauty standards throughout much of Imperial Wardin (though generally in two braids). There is no cultural convention Against men doing so, but it is regarded as mildly effeminate (particularly in the south and southeast).

-Lore Friendly Sunglasses: Palo has photosensitive epilepsy. No effective treatments for epilepsy exist in the setting (most 'treatments' in Imperial Wardin are alchemical in nature, ie: ambiguously helpful at best or literal poison at worst), but understanding of the Nature of epilepsy as a neurological disorder is relatively accurate, and the concept of photosensitivity is loosely understood (though not with great accuracy, it's assumed to be caused by light in General). Palo had this pair of (VERY expensive) sunglasses commissioned as a youth, which Do slightly reduce the frequency of his seizures. Devastatingly stylish as they may be, his glasses do not offer much visual clarity so he only wears them in bright conditions.

[hemsworths-chris]

large amounts of TAG GAMES

actually i decided to do all of them in one post so here we go! if you want me to do any more, tag me in them!

it’s all under the read-more, if anyone cares:

first one! this one is tag 20+ followers you want to get to know better, tagged by @chochxng, @cahliiopes​, @residentpotter​, @softsunshinescamander, @timeandstars​, and @marauderslilys​ for this one

name: sandhya

nickname(s): idiot, probably

gender: female

star sign: sagittarius

height: 5'6" (AND A HALF)

sexual orientation: straight, probably, but honestly i’m too young to be sure

hogwarts house: gryffindor, home of the brave!

ssbb character: chaotic good? i dunno what this is lol

favorite band/singer: the cast of hamilton; fall out boy; børns; maroon 5

favorite color: aquamarine

favorite animal: cats cuz i’m basic

time right now: 4:53 am

average hours of sleep: seven to nine

cat or dog person: see above; cat

favorite fictional character(s): marauders (minus traitor) ESP SIRIUS AND REMUS, lily, marlene, hermione, harry, percy (jackson), annabeth, leo, finnick, gale, tobias, june iparis, day wing, anden (wish me luck here) stavropulous (welp i failed that), sydney carton, do aaron burr and alexander hamilton count

number of blankets i sleep with: 2

dream trip: athens and rome

dream job: chemical geneticist who publishes ya novels in her spare time

when did you make this blog: seven or so months ago

current number of followers: 628

when did your blog reach its peak: i like to think it hasn’t yet

what made you decide to get tumblr: i was *on* tumblr for a long time (scrolling through posts and blogs), and it bugged me that i couldn’t like posts, so i got a tumblr to keep track of ones i liked and then i started posting and then this happened

character i’d date: sirius black, remus lupin, harry potter, percy jackson, leo valdez, gale hawthorne

how many blogs do i follow: 992 - rip

what do i post about: harry potter here, hamilton and lssc over on @disasterburr, and resources over on @phosphoramidon

do i get asks regularly: depends (speaking of which, i’ll get to all of the name aesthetics at some point i’m just hella busy sorry)

aesthetic: new books, cups of coffee, geometric patterns, cloudless skies, laughing with friends, urban settings, copious amounts of food, roller coasters, thick sweaters

next! tagged by @cahliiopes​; thanks meghan, ily!

RULES: Tell your followers 11 random facts about yourself and tag 11 people. Tag backs are allowed but if you do get tagged again you must not repeat any of the facts you mentioned in the previous round. The facts can be absolutely anything, whatever comes to mind first.

1. i’m freaking out rn bc there’s this math competition that i really want to make the school team for and i sort of did (i mean i’m on the team atm), but i have the lowest score on the team, and i’ve heard that one sixth grader has to be sent ( @hearing-from-my-lawyers​ ???), so if that’s the case i’ll be booted and i dunno i’m just worried

2. god i hate rainy days sm

3. i can’t speak my mother tongue, which sucks

4. i’m pretty tall, and i used to be the tallest kid in my elementary school - and then the guys shot up so

5. i LOVE astronomy, it’s so fascinating!!!

6. i play the piano and the viola, and i love them both!

7. my first fandom was avatar: the last airbender

8. i have the weirdest combination of a superiority and an inferiority complex - more often than not, though, it’s the latter that acts up more often

9. i’m like a huge nerd! i mean, i love math and science and all that - stem ftw man

10. bees are my worst nightmare. i mean, whenever i hear in the news that bees are disappearing at an alarming rate, i know that’s a bad thing, but i can’t find it in me to bee sad (puns) cuz i hate them SO MUCH

11. one of my favorite hobbies is debate! ( @hearing-from-my-lawyers​ why am i tagging you in so much shit but SWG FTW) 

why are all of these facts so boring why am i like this

up next! i was tagged by @fjrebolt​ for this fun one - thanks so much!

rules: tell us your one favorite character from ten different fandoms and tag around ten people

harry potter - sirius black

fantastic beasts - newt scamander (probably not allowed but idc)

percy jackson - percy jackson or annabeth chase, i can’t decide

heroes of olympus - leo valdez (hehe i don’t know if this is allowed but whatever)

the hunger games - finnick odair (*goes and cries in a corner* HE DESERVED BETTER)

divergent - tobias eaton

legend - daniel altan wing, aka day

hamilton - aaron burr

the john green-verse - margo roth spiegelman or hazel grace lancaster

late night - stephen colbert

what do you mean, that last one didn’t count? ah, fine.

the young elites - enzo valenciano, or magiano

next! tagged by @totally-ravenclaw​, to do if i was a witch/wizard. here goes!

School: hogwarts

House: gryffindor

Patronus: black stallion

Wand: redwood, unicorn hair core, 14.5′′, bendy

Blood Status: half-blood

Favorite Subject: arithmancy, DADA, charms

Least Favorite Subject: divination or herbology

Quidditch Position: chaser or announcer

Anything Else: maybe after graduating, i’d go into the ministry or something - after all, there aren’t many jobs outside of the ministry, oddly enough

i was tagged for some others that i’ve already done before, so i’m not going to do those, sorry! this was a lot, though, so i’m good tbh.

anyways, time for tags! i tag @newt-scamndr, @ravenspuff, @peppermintparvati, @cahliiopes, @aweami543, @hollowsgodric, @fjrebolt, @petuniaevans, @chochxng, @cho-chang (whose icon i love btw), @poppypomfrey, @dudleydursley, @hearing-from-my-lawyers,  @hcgwarts, and anyone else who wants to! you can do all of these, or some of these, or none if you want to haha

have a great day!