#artorin damara

[sarcasticbeanie]

something about a dream come true

[piyo13sdoodles]

and sliding in at 7pm baker island time, october 31st, we have another scene from chapter 79:

At one point Cliopher heard the plinking cascades of his Radiancy's harp, and felt his heart overflowing again with gratitude, that his family could make his Radiancy so happy, that he was so happy, that his Radiancy was happy, that his family was happy, that they were playing all sorts of things including all his favourites, that his efforts to make time for his oboe meant that he could keep up. The last notes of one song led so naturally into one of Fitzroy Angursell's banned songs that he started to play it, realizing several incriminating bars in that only one other person was playing along.

AND IT IS DONE!!! thank you to everyone who joined the journey this month, it's been great <3

[taryo88]

Just like a wizard out of a storybook 🥰

[queereads-bracket]

Queer Fantasy Books Bracket: Round 1

Book summaries and submitted endorsements below:

The Simon Snow series (Carry On, Wayward Son, Any Way the Wind Blows) by Rainbow Rowell

Endorsement from submitter: we love a book that started as a fanfiction concept in ANOTHER book and spiraled into an actual three-part series! featuring loveable characters, the problems of no-longer being the chosen one and a kiss that was literally ON FIRE! we love vampire/human romances with long pining. we love the building of an entire now friendship and we love the concept of a magic school that is happy(ish) and much better than that of JKR's.

Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor's avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon's face. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here — it's their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon's infuriating nemesis didn't even bother to show up. Fantasy, young adult, romance, mystery, series

The Hands of the Emperor (The Hands of the Emperor, At the Feet of the Sun, and other stories) by Victoria Goddard

An impulsive word can start a war. A timely word can stop one. A simple act of friendship can change the course of history. Cliopher Mdang is the personal secretary of the Last Emperor of Astandalas, the Lord of Rising Stars, the Lord Magus of Zunidh, the Sun-on-Earth, the god. He has spent more time with the Emperor of Astandalas than any other person. He has never once touched his lord. He has never called him by name. He has never initiated a conversation. One day Cliopher invites the Sun-on-Earth home to the proverbially remote Vangavaye-ve for a holiday. The mere invitation could have seen Cliopher executed for blasphemy. The acceptance upends the world. Fantasy, secondary world, politics, romance, adult, series

[alfgifu]

Inktober 13, in which your local alfgifu found a pack of fine felt tips and things got a little out of hand

[wrishwrosh]

‘i made a joke, my lord.’

the new secretary / the last emperor of astandalas

[becausethecat]

This is from october 17, and is another favorite because it was the first time I added a lot of details to the clothes and I took some liberty to add HR behind Cliopher. Also (and even better) its obvious in this scene that The Hands of the Emperor was Tipsy, which just was a lot of fun to draw honestly!

Chapter 48 Cliopher emerged blinking into the public study. Conju and Ludvic were still hovering there; Ser Rhodin was now on duty with Elish. Ensuring that the door was closed behind him, Cliopher rubbed his face and smiled ruefully at them. “His Radiancy will be out shortly.” Conju’s prim reserve broke sufficiently for him to utter. “And …?” “And he has drunk the better part of three bottles of wine.” “Three?”

[dedeuteros]

blurb a la @iniquiticity ^_^

[ruinconstellation]

Chapters: 13/13 Fandom: Nine Worlds Series - Victoria Goddard, The Lays of the Hearth-Fire Series - Victoria Goddard Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Artorin Damara | Fitzroy Angursell & Cliopher "Kip" Mdang Characters: Cliopher "Kip" Mdang, Artorin Damara | Fitzroy Angursell, Rhodin an Gaiange, Conju an Vilius, Ludvic Omo Additional Tags: Adventure, Heartbreak, Canon-Typical Treason, Canon-Atypical Treason, it's a process and Cliopher is going through it, me-typical emotional turmoil, Crimes & Criminals, (literal and figurative), unhealthy relationship vibes, (not really the intent but just as a content warning), so much lore i just made up, don't think about time

Summary:

When the Last Emperor and Lord Magus of Zunidh declares Cliopher an enemy of the world, a threat to peace and prosperity, a Terror to rival those of the fallen Empire, what else can he do but live up to the legends?

Rec reasons:

episodic, non-chronological format

beautiful prose

some of the most hilarious moments I’ve ever read

gorgeous narrative and themes

have I mentioned the prose yet?

[sleepyfey]

Woodlark

[rattyjol]

A folk song which arose in Old Damara near the end of Lord Emperor Artorin's reign, and which remained popular well into the reign of Lady Aurelia.

A rewrite of the English folk song "The Soldier and the Sailor".

[hydraxx]

common and ordinary goods: a playlist for the life (so far) of fitzroy angursell

i've been working on this since early 2023, finalized it over the summer, and at long last am sharing it here! please enjoy a musical journey through the eras and emotions of fitzroy "artorin damara" angursell, outlaw and emperor.

the tracklist with selected poignant lyrics below.

for the red company: the tower, future islands*

there's a tower in the ocean pouring through me that's my will and testament

for the emperor: cosmic love, florence + the machine

the stars, the moon, they have all been blown out you left me in the dark no dawn, no day, i'm always in this twilight in the shadow of your heart

for the lord magus: the mask, matt maeson

were you ever here? or just lost on the surface that at the first touch just evades in the dust and it pulled me down and showed me my demons lined up in the secrets forming a crowd it was so long with a piece of happy home that they stripped from the bone i did not react i settled my grievance by crafting a mask and i never looked back

for a competent secretary: first day of my life, bright eyes

yours is the first face that i saw i think i was blind before i met you i don't know where i am i don't know where i've been but i know where i want to go

for a vacation to the vangavaye-ve: change, nf

lookin for somethin in my life to be inspired again i like to walk around and act like i don't know what it is but i know what it is, i just never wanna commit runnin from (change)

for fitzroy angursell's return: poet, bastille

i can't say the words so i wrote you into my verse now you'll live through the ages i can feel your pulse in the pages

for the red company's reunion: growing up, run river north

growing up, child is just a matter of time for giving all you've got so won't you dance under the sun growing old feels like you're giving up your soul i'd rather give it freely to the ones that i call home

for meeting a viceroy in an inn: 3 rounds and a sound, blind pilot

they're playing our song they're playing our song can you see the lights? can you hear the hum of our song? i hope they get it right i hope we dance tonight before we get it wrong

for painful discoveries: unknown / nth, hozier

you know the distance never made a difference to me i swam a lake of fire i'd have walked across the floor of any sea ignored the vastness between all that can be seen and all that we believe so i thought you were like an angel to me

for a future: rivers and roads, the head and the heart

been talkin bout the way things change and my family lives in a different state if you don't know what to make of this then we will not relate

*full credit to my sibling for sending me this song to have fitzroy feelings over!

[piyo13sdoodles]

inktober day three! this time we're at hote chapter 10:

They went out to the inner reefs, where they floated over brilliantly coloured corals and fish and all the other wondrous creatures who inhabited them. They could not talk with the snorkels in their mouths, but occasionally one would catch the other's eye and point to something particularly astonishing.

the fish is a triggerfish :)

[meles-merrivale]

Ecstatic to be in a fandom that’s like 20% second person

[novaauster]

It is my bones that hurt this time. I prefer it to the just-under-skin pain, the pain that itched and squirmed like a living thing, separating my skin from me like a child tearing the fine layered top off of a baklava. That magic moved up, and down, and up, and down, ever-changing, never-ending. This magic simply sits, heavy as an atmosphere. This magic is the weather like the weather is a god.

You are that god.

or, the Emperor passes out for magic reasons, gets pissed off about it, and waxes philosophical about Fitzroy Angursell

[alfgifu]

Inktober 31 - "Have fun."

The end of the book for the end of Inktober. It's been fun! Excellent for stress management, 10/10 would recommend.