#althaea

[elidyss]

Style practice

[abimee]

They don't quite convey what they should, so I look to you as the only one to trust

[botaniqueer]

[thekimdelacreme]

[meadowfoam-smores-seleuss]

SELEUSS - ALTHAEA MEADOWFOAM S'MORES

BATCH 1541, 1542

NO puffed Sugar & Air here! Made with real Marshmallow Root (Althaea Officinalis) paired with Meadowfoam Honey (which has notes of Marshmallow) from our friend Dave at Puyallup Valley FARMS! It is combined with organic cream and our specially formulated 30%+ BAUTA™ White to complement this exotic amalgamation. Enrobed in a smooth 71%+ MORETTA™ Dark Chocolate and rests on a bed of either dark or white chocolate crunchy pearls.

ALTHAEA MEADOWFOAM S’MORES INGREDIENTS: ChocolateS (Cacao Beans, Sugar, FULL CREAM MILK, LACTOSE, Cacao Butter, Sunflower & soy Lecithin, Vanilla), MEADOWFOAM honey, organic cream, glucose, marshmallow root.  DARK  PEARLS (CHOCOLATE 84% (COCOA MASS, SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, MILKFAT, SOYA LECITHIN, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVORING), CRISPED CEREALS (WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, WHEAT MALT FOURS, WHEAT STARCH, BAKING SODA, SALT, COCOA BUTTER, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVORING), GLUCOSE SYRUP, SUGAR, GUM ARABIC. WHITE PEARLS (sugar, cocoa butter, skimmed milk powder, milkfat, soya lecithin, vanilla, rice flour, wheat flour, sugar, wheat malt, wheat gluten, Arabic gum, glucose syrup, saccharose, vegetable oil, citric acid). CONTAINS: SOY, MILK, LACTOSE, gluten, honey and MARSHMALLOW ROOT. THIS PRODUCT IS PROCESSED IN A FACILITY THAT CONTAINS MILK, EGGS, WHEAT, HAZELNUTS, ALMONDS, PEANUTS AND OTHER NUTS. WARNING: Do not feed honey to infants under 1 year of age. Ingredients From: USA, Belgium, France, GERMANY, MALAYSIA, VIETNAM, ECUADOR, Peru.

[gooseberry-n-lilac]

The Map of Althaea

I haven't shared this before, but I love drawing maps lol. This here is the world of Althaea, where my swashbuckling adventure with (mostly) lady pirates -> aka my novel, takes place. I know this isn't the prettiest map out there, but I like how it turned out. Also, it reminds me of adding my old verse of "Navigating" in which Jack can jump between worlds both real and fictional if he has a map of the place. It was inspired by a book titled The Girl From Everywhere, which is an excellent read I do recommend for those who like fantasy adventures (and ships & maps, lol)!

[llizsch]

omg i posted something here

the way that i'm doing everything but my assignments that i just ended up redrawing my first ever dnd oc 😔💪

old ref:

[astariondisapproves]

“Astarion, my beloved! Quick— totally hypothetical— question! What does one do if they were maybe turned into a vampire? Asking for— a friend.” Althaea smiles at Astarion was she waits for his answer, staring at him with bright red eyes and two sharp fangs slightly poking out of her mouth and causing a lisp.

- @althaea-roserun

As soon as the question left his companion's mouth, his hands abruptly grabbed her shoulders. Astarion's usually bright crimson eyes now darkened before his grip on Althaea's shoulders tighten, glancing over her newly acquired fangs and crimson eyes, "WHO—," he begins to shout before catching himself (Perception check: Successful!) He was trembling.

"Who did this to you? Was it...was it him?" He asks now in a hushed whisper.

[absorbing-misfortune]

@izzyfromdeadspace

Due to having no place to stay unfortunally and no family left Althaea laid asleep on the couch inside of the house that Izzy and Idem had let him stay at much to Idem's disapproval.

His messy brown hair was drooped over his small same doted eyes that Idem had that were closed at the moment and he seemed to be dreaming.

[eliteseven]

Did Serena ever tell Shadowheart that she'd fought Sharrans before? I could see her not wanting to bring it up to avoid causing intra-party drama but I could also see it slipping out because she's a bad liar so Shadowheart might catch on that her opinions of Shar are based on personal experience. Also what were her experiences going up against the Netherese? Ooooh, is this actually why she cut Shadowheart so much slack? She knew instantly that this girl was NOT at all a normal Sharran? Aaaaaaaagh I have so many questions now lol.

Well, I admittedly only learned about the Sharrans and Thultanthar later, when I was trying to expand the depth of Serena’s backstory. Apparently, the Harpers and Cormyr took issue with Shadovar presence for some time! So I think it would be fair to assume that killing Netherese/Sharrans was Serena’s bread and butter, while serving in Cormyr’s military.

Let me begin with a disclaimer that I am humbly still learning!! So if I get something wrong, please do let me know and I’ll try to adjust Serena’s life accordingly! 😊

In my eyes, it solidifies Serena’s outlook on Shar and better explains why she resents it so. She’s lost friends and comrades to Shar’s evil long before she ever met Shadowheart.

Serena wasn’t ever really meant to survive. Joining the military was her only choice; her mother’s house no longer had any influence or power. (Her mother was NOT keen on sending her baby girl to war!)

And Cormyr was recruiting just about anyone to help, swamped as they were on two fronts, right? So it backs my idea that she was meant to be cannon-fodder. It would take her years of survival to reach the rank of a purple dragon knight. But she had time. And Althaea, to keep her from dying 🥹

I read that war wizards were a massive force (in strength, not numbers) in Cormyr’s military and worked closely with the purple dragons. So closely, that officers and knights were often given rings that could summon the war wizards at any given time to face any magical threats (assuming there are plenty of those, when Netheril strikes). So it could be a fair assumption to say Serena was paired with a war wizard, and while she provided physical protection, they were the magical forces. It gives Serena experience in battle leadership, and a deeper understanding of mages, and a healthy respect for magic.

I think, by the time she meets Shadowheart, she’s seen her fair share of Sharrans. Killed so many, watched her allies get killed by them in turn…. And here is Shadowheart. The worst Sharran ever™️ Serena is determined to dislike her, but she’s sweet to animals, she heals wounds, she’s got a cute laugh- rare as it is-, she’s fucking gorgeous and Serena doesn’t know what to make of her. She is the worst Sharran ever, and Tav can’t stop thinking about her. Poor girl is in love.

Shadowheart often mocks Serena’s chivalry and sense of nobility early on in their relationship. It’s much richer when we look at it through the lens of Shadowheart realizing the woman before her is a purple dragon knight, decorated for her efficient and effective eradication of Sharran presence in Cormyr.

It would also make visiting that Sharran temple traumatizing for Serena, I think. So many reminders of war….of bloodshed….

The first time she writes Althaea about being fond of a Sharran, Althaea probably spits whatever she’s drinking onto the letter in shock 💀

[elidyss]

Some doodles of the paladin girl~

[abimee]

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING TO WOL AND TELL!!!!!!!

[botaniqueer]

Welcome To Babytown (2023 edition)

[thekimdelacreme]

[sweetearthandnorthernsky]

some of my favorite photos of my newest (oldest???) bbg <3