#ars magna reign

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Another Shima

[kanohivolitakk]

Hi I wondered?

Would you guys be interested if I like, had this “watch diary”, where I watched a show (or read a book/played a game) and then wrote my thoughts/and some analysis after I watched a couple of episodes?

Really want to do this as I have a hugeass backlog, but suck at watching/reading/playing things. I usually start a show/book/game and then accidentally drop it after a few episodes. In addition I have a memory of a goldfish, so I can easily forget what happened in those episodes. So having a watch diary could give a bit of motivation

Most of it won’t be Bionicle related (obviously given that I already have read most of the canon material at least once and while I am in progress of rereading/reading the material I haven’t read, it won’t be that interesting to go through), but it would still have the style to the Bionicle meta I write so hopefully not that alienating. In addition a lot of the media I’d consider have this “watch diary for” do have some similarities to Bionicle, so it’s not that it’d be alienating a f.

Right now, I have a few animes and books in mind. The main animes would be either some kind of superhero, tokusatsu esq show (Cyborg 009, Cashern Sins and Gatchaman Crowds come to mind) or somewhat niche yet beloved scifi/fantasy/mecha show (for scifi I’m thinking Kaiba, for fantasy either Kemono no Souja no Eirin, Seirei no Morbito for some slower stuff or Saint Seiya Lost Canvas for shonen fare, for mecha deef Eureka Seven tho there are a couple of other mecha shows I want to chck out). A lot of these shows are either shows I started a while back or shows that are VERY HIGH UP MY WATCH LIST. A friends also recced me Durara so may go for that too. As for books, I do want to check out Redwall, been curious of those funky mices. I also borrowed a scifi book thats about ants, could read that too. Or some other weird scifi-fantasy thing. As for games/VNs,... Utawaerumono maybe??? Not really sure what ame I’d watch diary like this, except it’d probably have to be something that’s story driven to some extent. I don’t think any of you guys would be interested in seeing me liveblog my tireless attempts at trying to clear a Touhou Game. In addition most of the VNs I want to read...don’t really fit the aesthetic this acc kinda has as they can be rather dark, edgy and..adult. Even besides the NSFT ones that are for younger audience s too(like Zero Escape) are still not really that fitting for this blogs aesthetic if that makes sense.

That being said, while I am mostly leaving Bionicle out of this, there are a couple of exceptions as there ar. The main one by far has to be most of 2009 story, including Raid on Vulcanus, the sole Bara Magna novel that has been praised by some as some of the series best. Really want to check that out, along with 2009 as whole since if I’m being honest....Legend Reborn and Reign of shadows are the only storythings I have actually consumed. It’s possible I have consumed the other two serials nad MAYBE one of the comics, but I remember barely nothing of them. There’s also some odd novels I haven’t read, believe it or not I haven’t read the Kathy Hapka Books, Tales of the masks or most of the 2006/7 novels (and if I have it has been such a while I don’t remember much of them).

So, anyone interested? If so, tell me which media of the ones I listed would you be the most interested in seeing me covering? Alternatively, do you have any recs?

I think I will do the Bionicle stuff first but since I am going through the series in semi-order (read want to be done w all 2001-2008 material before 2009) it will take a while before I get to 2009. So I may check out some of the other stuff first before getting to the 2009.

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MUSES

BY FANDOM:

9-1-1:

Lucy Donato Harvin Jacobs (OC)

BAD BOYS:

Kelly Lewis

BITTEN:

Elena Michaels BRIDGERTON:

Daphne Bridgerton                                                     Kate Sheffield/Sharma Sophie Beckett Emma Ashwell (OC) Eliza Montgomery (OC)

BUFFY/ANGEL:

Cordelia Chase                                                           Faith Lehane 

CHICAGO FIRE:

Stella Kidd Sylvie Brett Lucianna Garcia (OC)

CHICAGO MED:

Jenna Isaacs (OC) (v)

CHICAGO PD:

Hailey Upton Kim Burgess                                      

CRAZY RICH ASIANS:

Astrid Leong

DCEU

Harley Quinn (Selective)

DEMI-GODDESS

Cleopatra Kent (OC) Daughter of Ares Mika Bishop (OC) Daughter of Athena Alba Murphy (OC) Daughter of Iris Lorelai Lakes (OC) Daughter of Hecate Sullivan Thromby (OC) Daughter of Hades

DISNEY: (live action fcs)

Princess Jasmine                                                     Megara

DIVERGENT

Christina

FANTASTIC BEASTS

Lally Hicks

FEAR STREET

Cindy Berman

GAME OF THRONES:

Margaery Tyrell                                                       Seraphina Varley (OC) (v)

HANSEL AND GRETEL:WITCH HUNTERS:

Gretel (With AU verses)

HARRY POTTER:

Astoria Greengrass          Demelza Robbins                     Ginny Weasley Hermione Granger          Padma Patil                                                           Parvati Patil Pansy Parkinson                 Victoire Weasley     Lily Evans/Potter      Rowena Ravenclaw                                        Everly Keeler (OC) Violet Kerrington (OC)

HEMLOCK GROVE:

Letha Godfrey

HUNGER GAMES:

Madge Undersee

JAMES BOND

Paloma Becka Leithold-Bond (OC)

KINGSMAN:

Roxy Morton

KNIVES OUT: THE GLASS ONION:

Whiskey

LAST KINGDOM:

Eadith of Mercia Katri Mäkinen (OC) (v) Magna Sigurdsdottir (OC) (v) Renia Leifsdottir (OC) (v) Seraphina Varley (OC) (v) Freya Rixon (OC) (v) Rosalia Menendez (OC) (v)

LITTLE WOMEN

Amy March

LOCKWOOD AND CO:

Lucy Carlyle Rylie Theakston (OC) (v)

MCU:

Kate Bishop                                          Maria Hill Michelle ‘MJ’ Jones                                               Natasha Romanoff Sharon Carter              Yelena Belova Amelia Hudson (OC)                                             Peyton Coyle (OC) Seraphina Varley (OC) (v)

MUSKETEERS

Anne of Austria Constance Bonacieux Bea Browne (OC) Prudence Mallorey (OC)

MYTH/LEGEND/LORE:

Amphitrite (Greek)                                                 Artemis/Autumn (Greek) Hera/Helena (Greek)               Persephone (Greek)            Athena (Greek) Aphrodite (Greek)      Mina Harker (Dracula) Guinevere (Arthurian)

NATIONAL TREASURE: EDGE OF HISTORY:

Jesusita Valenzuela

NARNIA:

Susan Pevensie Freya Rixon (OC) (v) Seraphina Varley (OC) (v)

NIGHT AGENT:

Rose Larkin (Currently Single Ship)

OUTER BANKS:

Kiara Carrera Kelsey Heyward (OC) Cece Roachford (OC)(v) Morgan Kendell (OC)(v)

REIGN:

Mary Stuart Lola Narcisse Katri Mäkinen (OC) (v) Rosalia Menendez (OC) (v)

ROBIN HOOD (BBC):

Marian of Knighton Seraphina Varley (OC) (v)

The ROOKIE:

Grace Sawyer Lucy Chen

SECRET CIRCLE

Diana Meade (Book based)

SHADOWHUNTERS:

Tessa Gray (Infernal Devices)           Izzy Lightwood (Show based) Sawyer McIntrye (OC) (v)

The SHANARA CHRONICLES

Eretria

The SOCIETY

Helena Wu Kelly Aldrich

STRANGER THINGS:

Chrissy Cunningham Nancy Wheeler Nicole Holloway (OC) Katherine Hopper (OC) Cassandra Meyer (OC) Audrey Meyer (OC) Flora Cartwright  (OC) Morgan Kendall (OC) (v) Walker Benson (OC)(v) Heather Ryder (OC)(v) Eva Timothee (OC)(v) Leah Teverson (OC)

SUPERNATURAL:

Bela Talbot                                         Claire Novak Lisa Braeden                                     Jo Harvelle Donna Hanscum        Sarah Blake       Alana West: (OC)                          Grace Harrington (OC) (v) Oria Hernedez (OC) (v) Gretel (Canon with Verse) Henley Knight (OC) Sawyer McIntrye (OC) (v) Harper Tripp (OC) (v) Isla Perkiss (OC) (v) Rylie Theakston (OC) Maya Rallings (OC) (v)

TEEN WOLF:

Lydia Martin             Hayden Romero Cora Hale Laura Hale Julia Hale (OC) Dani Delgado (OC)              Harper Tripp (OC) (v) Emmy Janson (OC)(v) Rylie Theakston (OC) Maya Rallings (OC) (v) Sofia Perez (OC) (v)

THIS IS US

Sophie Inman

TITANS:

Dawn Granger                               Donna Troy

TRUE BLOOD:

Jessica Hamby                           Nora Gainesborough Sookie Stackhouse

The UMBRELLA ACADEMY:

Sloane Hargreeves Lila Pitts                       Samara Akerman (OC)

VAMPIRE ACADEMY:

Rose Hathaway                       Sydney Sage Lissa Dragomir

VAMPIRE DIARIES:

Bonnie Bennett Caroline Forbes Katherine Pierce Rebekah Mikaelson

VIKINGS:

Amma Katia Lagertha Katri Mäkinen (OC) (v) Magda Sigurdsdottir (OC) Renia Leifsdottir (OC) Seraphina Varley (OC) (v) Freya Rixon (OC) (v) Rosalia Menendez (OC) (v)

VIRGIN RIVER

Mel Monroe

WEDNESDAY

Wednesday Addams Astra Kernals (OC) (v) Violet Kerrington (OC)- can fit into fandom

The WITCHER:

Renfri Seraphina Varley (OC) (v)

WOLF PACK:

Luna Briggs   Emmy Janson (OC) (v) Sofia Perez  (OC) (v) Maya Rallings (OC) (v)

OTHER OC’S: though all OCs can be fandomless too

Sidney Hemmingway: Abilities- Sense and Water Augmentation Sloan Hemmingway: Abilities- Camouflage and Projection  Adrian Houston - Cop - works in - stranger things, 9-1-1, One Chicago Paige Temple: Paleontologist/Archaeologist Lara Matthews: Abilities: Empath Jenna Isaacs - Med Student Ava Jackson: Bartender/Owner of the Cellardoor Bar Cameron Yates: Bartender at Cellardoor Bar Meredith Price: Museum Curator Gabriella Diaz: Mechanic Sierra Wesley: Traveller  Odette Sevigny: French Heiress Harper Tripp: Phoenix - works in: Supernatural, Teen Wolf Avery Collingwood - Marketing executive Lizzie Marsden - Vampire Sawyer McIntrye: Nephilim - works in: Shadowhunters, Supernatural Juliana “Jules” Silva: Teacher Keely Sumners: Art Dealer Taylor Brockhart: Multiverse (Powers, Werewolf, Fandomless) Sofia Perez: Werewolf - works in: Teen Wolf, Supernatural, Wolf Pack Brooke Wilsher: Witch Kate Steiner: Fandomless - works in: Cobra Kai Charlotte Deighton: CEO Isla Perkiss: Witches Familiar - works in: Supernatural, Charmed Emmy Janson: Wolf - works in- Teen wolf, Supernatural, Wolf Pack Lucianna Garcia - EMT OC  - works in - One Chicago, 9-1-1      Grace Harrington - Witch OC - works in: Supernatural Oria Hernedez - Demon OC - works in Supernatural Kennedy Waite - Single mother/waitress OC  Walker Benson - Precog OC - Verses in - Stranger things, Supernatural Tallulah Spencer - Abilities- Elemental Sadie Hart - Half Fae Faye Sibley - Journalist OC Delia Costillo - Events Planner Rylie Theakston - Abilities - works in - Teen Wolf, Supernatural, Lockwood &Co.  Quinn Ashwood - Student Norah Parrish - Yoga Instructor/Fitness Instructor Greyson Ferris - Marine Biologist Amy Hartwell -Single Mum Clara Pennington - Interior Designer Kamile Acer - Hotel Manager/Receptionist Kayleigh Brunton - Singer/Songwriter Blair Kytes - Movie trailer producer Selene Underseth - Water Nymph Maya Rallings - Werewolf Sarah Foster - Photographer Morgan Kendell - Lifeguard - works in - Stranger things, OBX, has Nymph verse Beatrix Browne - Historical OC - works in - Merlin, Last Kingdom, Musketeers Aiyla Kartal - Multiverse - Harry Potter, Royalty, fandomless

SINGLE SHIP Winnet Mallorey: (Single Ship) Second Gen Musketeer child Olivia Isaacs: (singleShip) Chef May Page:  (Single Ship) Abilities: Gravitokinesis Ryan Loughman: (Single Ship) Cop Ember Rodriguez:  (Single Ship) Pyrokinesis Alyson Kent: (single ship) English Professor - Mother of Cleo Nicole Robinson (Single ship) Sister of Cassie Robinson Zoey Upstead (Single Ship) Ex Fiance of Peter Sutherland

[salus-in-arduis]

AR denarius Septimus / Septimius Severus, Rome mint 202-210 A.D.

Obverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG

Reverse: FELICITAS AVGG, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae

Born in Leptis Magna in the Roman province of Africa, Severus advanced under the reigns of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, seizing power after the death of Pertinax in 193 during the Year of the Five Emperors.

Severus travelled to Britain in 208, strengthening Hadrian's Wall and reoccupying the Antonine Wall. In AD 209 he invaded Caledonia with an army of 50,000 men but his ambitions were cut short when he fell fatally ill of an infectious disease in late 210 dying in early 211 at Eboracum (York). He was succeeded by his sons, thus founding the Severan dynasty, the last dynasty of the Roman Empire before the Crisis of the Third Century.

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[eatersgrin]

More supporting character art. A nice variation on Shima.

And some concept art of Mr. Arkana, that decidely looks like Matt Mercer and Trent Reznor had a baby.

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Soft Bogey, Warm Bogey,

Little Ball of Mur(der)

Hungry Bogey, Sleepy Bogey,

Mur Mur der

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Finally figured out what would comprise one of their earliest outfits. A Firefighter's pants, a random Ill fitting but appropriate top and so much blood that isn't their's.

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Concept Art for the "Lady of Shadows" abilities in Reign.

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Okay I think I found Shima's look for Reign.

[eatersgrin]

So this was an interesting version to make. While they're very much the child of the 'Fear of the Dark/Unknown' they're still a being, a person, so they have their time as being fun or lighthearted, sometimes even sweet but they're very much built around terrifying and tricking humans.

To consume one on occasion.

So they sometimes are hungry, to the point of becoming... hungry and terrifying. So here they are as the actual 'Bogeyman'. For their siblings in the past who targeted children they'd simply yank out of windows after hearing them being loud and disobedient. In the youngest version, they target anyone who disobeys or who act out of natural order, people with no head for their own safety.

Also here's a Che Guevara version that I find, myself, off-putting to look at.

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Some character concept art for my future project.

I've had this concept for a tongue-in-cheek magical trickster man-eater for a while now. I just really liked the idea of the bogeyman but a modern, aware version of the bogeyman. They know what they are and just embrace this pop culture version of themself to disarm their meals.

More after the cut...

Here is their 'Blood Tree' monster form, a homage to that Tree from The Evil Dead and the one from the 20 year old Sleepy Hollow movie

I've had this character kicking around in various incarnations over the years. Originally as a City of Villains mutant that used illusions and toxins as their way to deceive and weaken. Then made a demon possessed version for short stories. Before really leaning into the bogeyman aspect where I played with the Black Annis version that had a massive Oak Tree outside their cave where they snatched children.

Overall, in 'Reign' I'm aiming to take this character in a new direction that is less a terrifying villain and more a force of nature that has embraced the Hot Topic and Ghost Hunters zeitgeist.

[eatersgrin]

So it looks like I'm dipping my toe back into original fiction and doing a sequel to my old series from the early 2000s.

Now that I'm in the habit of making my own art its pretty fun doing it for an actual serial and characters that are of my own design. Sadly due to my memory issues I'm going to have to reread my own stuff and relearn Sheila, Cheryl, Lina, the Sin Sisters Seven, and the rest of the Talisman / Ars Magna cast.

Plus Stephen King apparently has dibs on Talisman I'll just roll them all under the Ars Magna banner.

More details under the cut

From my broken recollection my Talisman serial was my go at a magical version of Pokemon. Mostly written for an audience of one, my editor at the time back in 2002. Sheila Torrance was a young Aussie girl and ends up buying a statuette from a curio shop and gets into all sorts of danger.

Ars Magna came out about a year and a half later with Sheila having moved and gets embroiled with her Father's extended family and a roguish twenty-something Mage who acted as her mentor. Seraphim Wing was an alternate universe take on Sheila where she embraced the duty of her marriage and became The Lady of Shadows, or I could be wrong and that's the other Alternative Universe where a Sheila variant is a Talisman mecha pilot. Either way, Sheila's enemies start coming from alternate worlds and space.

Time skip came in the later half of the story and she was Eighteen trying to escape an arranged marriage by her Dad's family. With later one off stories having Sheila with a daughter of her own still in hiding. She's working various jobs living like a magic John Connor trying to avoid her fate: taking care of the family duties and serving as the wife of a cruel monster, protecting her daughter from the possibility she may or may not be her arranged husband's.

Ars Magna: Reign is me taking all that craziness from my college days, and applying all my experience and the like retraining myself to write again, to turn the above into the fuel for an adult former 'magic girl' to turn her experience, traumas, and power around and go after her enemies.

I showed my former editor my cover and they were demanding details, so that's a good sign I'll have at least one reader for this.