#Witch of the world's heart

[cookiebeard]

Ame and her Foxxy familiar! We've all got those friends you just can't take your eyes off... Oh, they SEEM innocent enough, but somehow chaos just seems to find them! That's how I feel about Ame and Fox as played immaculately by Erika Ishii and Brennan Lee Mulligan respectively!

[cowgirls-blues]

A 5'2 baddie in a corduroy hat (by this 5'1-and-a-half artist)

A young Morning Wrensong from @worldsbeyondpod (and Taro, of course).

@quiddie I absolutely cannot resist if y'all call for fanart in the fireside (or the show for that matter), you know. PS this is the broom Ame isn't supposed to do her chores with and almost flies in the Children's Adventure.

PPS couldn't picture her with anything but this dark brown pixie cut and dark blue hat because of @rebe-draws' own very cool design

[countrynerddancer]

Ame and Suvi casting Warding Bond and Mage Armor on each other and describing the sensations caused by the spells is lesbian sex to me.

[wanderingpetunia]

I finally finished my first embroidery project! I've been obsessed with this poem since we first heard it in the cottage and had to have it in my home too.

[thewizardsarcasm]

Just slowly compiling Grandmother Wren's library... let me know if there's any books mentioned in the podcast or if there's anything you think would be in her library!

[azakal]

Alright well, some people liked my last post so I'm back with some more thoughts.

We are aware of 7 of the witches stations right now (World's Heart, Wind & Stars, Wild Hunt, Woodland Green, Waning Moon, Watching Fire and Wide Sea), but iirc we know that they were up to 13 at one point. Which means we're missing 6 witches domains... This isn't speculation or headcanon in any way but I tried to come up with some more and I had fun, so I thought I'd share !

Witch of the Whispered Words - secrets, conspirations, etc. Maybe has an affinity with the idea of promises and always holding up your part of a bargain ? A classic black cat familiar sounds appropriate.

Witch of Waltz and Song - Music, poetry and dance. Always talk in rhyme or cryptic haikus. I'm thinking lyre bird for familiar.

Witch of the Weather's Rage - Storms, rain, thunder, hail... Always followed by gray clouds. Can't decide what to pick for her familiar, maybe a monitor lizard, maybe a giant African snail that's just constantly on her shoulder ?

Witch of the Warren's Embrace - Earth, soil, and the warmth of a home. I don't know why these two feel related to me, I've always found earth and dirt comforting. Might just be a me thing. Huge rhinoceros beetle familiar.

Witch of the Wound's Tending (not 100% satisfied with that name but English isn't my first language and I can't quite find the right wording for that one) - Healing, medicine, treating illnesses and injuries. Rosy maple moth familiar, maybe normal moth size (cute) or maybe human face-sized (terrifying and also still cute).

Witch of the Warrior's Might - I haven't had a deep look into the mechanics of the Witch class so I don't know if there are some viable martial options, but I think it'd be fun to have a witch whose whole thing is courage and strategy (and perhaps has a big-ass sword) while still using witchy magic in the way she fights. Silvery white Newfoundland dog familiar.

[soubidou]

I keep thinking back to the discussion between Ame and Indri because

What. A. Scene.

But also! When talking about her potential death/destruction of her station, Ame said that she could imagine going from 5 to 3 witch being some level of problematic and Indri didn't bat an eye!! Except the math is wrong here. If only Ame disappears then it's down to 4... But she said 3... She suggested that two witches would be taken out and Indri didn't react.

So it could just be, you know, math.

It could be that I heard wrong.

or it could be a thing.... Coz that dialogue was so many levels of intense and playing the game of witches

[plantmommoonbaby]

Hello, there. I'm currently high (both on cannabis and having freshly info dumped about WBN to someone, and in doing so, I churned my mind up into a frenzy that is better than psychedelics to me) and can't stop thinking. So, please, have:

Some Cannabis and Overenthusiasm-fuelled Fan Theories about Worlds Beyond Number (Part 1)

Theory 1: We might go to Spirit (or at least the Near Spirit) Very Soon ™️

So... this one might be a stretch... But as I previously mentioned, I was infodumping to a friend of mine this morning, and I noticed a trend:

Chapter 1 was introducing us to the PCs (The Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One), very standard and, dare I say it, proper practice for any long form AP production worth it's salt. It takes place in a relatively neutral setting, in that there is a great diversity of kinds of people our heroes come across, and it really gives just a cursory first glance at the kind of world we are playing in

Chapter 2, we visit the Citadel, home of Suvi (The Wizard), and receive context for what exactly wizards--at least the wizards like our wizard--are all about. We see, in great detail, what expectations are placed upon Suvi; how she should act, speak and think. And we also gain glimpses into the Citadel's function, and the way it interacts with the world that hint at the disconnect between what Suvi believes about the institution that raised her and the actual impact of said institution upon the world.

Now, in Chapter 3, we have stepped into what should be Ame's (The Witch) world, despite her never having really experienced it before this moment. Again, we get a very in depth look into how Ame is expected to act and react as the Witch of the World's Heart, as well as how this very specific faction of witchcraft performs together. Same as with the Citadel, we see that not every witch is the Ghibli-esque cutie we previously thought, and we see the ways that not all witches' actions have the same impact upon the world at large as even the witches believe they do. Also, we get to see that it's not just one baddie here in Umora.

If pattern and logic are to be trusted (and I want to trust my fellow ND comrade BLeeM to make it so, I really do), it seems like the next step for Chapter 4 would be for the gang to follow Eursulon (The Wild One) into some version of his world. Currently, I think the gang fleeing to the Near Spirit where his family tree is would be the ideal; a happy medium between the best outcome (they are actually able to travel into the spirit realm because Eursulon somehow becomes unwayshadowed??) and what seems the most logical next step based off where the last episode (#29) left us (The King of Night drags Eursulon away to the Near Spirit to irrevocably change the trajectory of his life and Ame and Suvibhave to find a way into the Near Spirit to save him). But it feels like it's time for us to start really digging in to how the Spirit leaves its mark on Umora. Plus, with that little teaser of the frontlines of a war that could be heard in the distance from the burrow, I am desperate to know the third side to the story, because then we can start sifting through all this information we have snippets of and see if we can piece some things together.

Damn. This got longer than expected... I think I'll just make a part 2 with my truly unhinged theory next... if you made it here, thanks for reading. I need a snack, you should also have a snack

[exandrianpunk]

i'm so 🥹 about the gifts the ink demons left for Ame!!

and the fact that they tucked a blanket around Suvi when she fell asleep at her desk is just 🥰

[cookiebeard]

Another moment in this wonderful story from @worldsbeyondpod really hit me. When Suvi @quiddie tried to put hands on Ame and was made all too aware of the dangers in trying to control a Witch. This moment, just as much as what would follow, really felt like a massive turning point in their relationship and how they viewed each other.

[cowgirls-blues]

One of them knows how to install a doorknob.

[countrynerddancer]

Oh god oh god i just heard Ame walk directly into a verbal trap!!! Like poor Fox must have his hackles so very raised

[thewizardsarcasm]

Added some new stuff to the store!!!

[whoopseydaisy]

[thedeadhead]

I’m sorry I have an order here for anotha one ??? Addressed to a mr. ur mom ??

Is this anything ??? It’s always sunny in the Umora??

[meticulousfragments]

Not to be a geologist about everything but “mountains grow small as they grow old” is such a killer opening line.