#astaroth icons

[lordiavolo]

i was going to make this a private post bcuz i need these for toyhou.se but they actually look so cute together so im posting

bonus astaroth/majolish guy under the cut

[crimsonicons]

100 icons of Astaroth from Makai Ouji for @spurioussun

Open for commissions | $8.00/100 icons

More commission info here!

[infernal-feminae]

And since I'm gonna be adding Hestia back as a muse soonish, I have a new faceclaim for her! Cassandra from Lor.e Olympus

[small-and-evil]

Ave Satan

Also Astaroth is so iconic, I can't, just look at him

[electric-hydrangea]

Istaroth is Paimon (ft Venti & Mona's Master)

disclaimer: the amount of comments i've gotten on reddit saying "Istaroth isn't paimon, she's a branch of istaroth!!" that is literally what i'm saying

Who Is Istaroth?

Istaroth is a God who can control time & wind, a shade of Phanes (Primordial One). She was known in Mondstadt and Enkanomiya, but the people of Mondstadt gradually forgot about her. When Enkanomiya sank, she continued to be worshiped because she was the only shade who responded to them. The worship stopped when Orobashi arrived and banned Sun & Moon (a book all about Phanes, Enkanomiya, and Istaroth.)

The statue in Inazuma is Istaroth. I also believe that the Battle Pass Icon is her. The article itself ties connections between her and the Welkin Moon girl. Ignoring how their appearances are identical, they also have connections with the moon. Istaroth is associated with the moon through “Sun and Moon”. Additionally, “Astaroth” (goetic demon) is the personification of the moon and can control it.

Istaroth’s aliases are “The Thousand Winds”, “Tokoyo Ookami”, and “Kairos”.

The Theory:

It’s better if I compile this more into a list. Starting with the smaller stuff…

The Paimon menu allows you to control time. I honestly feel like this is the best evidence.

Paimon is in all of the marketing, emails, she’s the one who delivers us messages outside of the game itself, but no one in the game knows who she is. When people see her, they think she’s a balloon, a fairy, or a pet.

Paimon jokes about being the God of Protection

Paimon’s outfit has the same details as a fully-leveled Statue of the Seven. Her crown has the same design as the golden bar on the statue. Her boot also looks like the nails sent down by Celestia. 

Canotila the Melusine described Paimon as a balloon floating in the air with her string extending upward above the sky itself.

Phanes created Istaroth; she is a being of Teyvat. Since she is affected by the Irminsul tree, it would explain why Paimon is affected by the tree.

Astaroth is depicted as having a crown, which Paimon has. 

Astaroth and King Paimon both specifically teach sciences and answer any question asked of them.

In Gnosticism, which is where Genshin gets a lot of its inspiration from, Barbelo is a part of Bythos, and Barbelo is both male and female.

In Genshin, Istaroth is Barbelo, and Phanes is Bythos, having created her as a shade. Paimon and Venti are parts of her.

In Ars Goetia, King Paimon is aware of all past and future events, anything that has happened or will happen. This includes “secret things”. 

In Genshin, Istaroth has similar powers; control over time and the whole thing that happened with Makoto and Ei (more on that later).

In Venti’s Character Demo, it says that he is “born from the branches of time.” 

In “Sun and Moon”, they say that Istaroth, “Was the measure of a thousand winds and the sun and the moon”, with Venti associated with the wind and Paimon associated with the moon.

In Gnosticism, Barbelo is one of the most important figures of Gnosticism. She is known as the “triple androgynous name”, or as the “three times spirit”, having three parts of herself. Barbelo/Asherah is another name for Ishtar, who is one of the parts of Istaroth’s name. Barbelo is depicted as a figure that looks similar to the Welkin Moon girl. 

Two paragraphs ago I said that Istaroth is referred to as a thousand winds, a sun, and a moon; Venti is the wind, Paimon is the moon. So who is the sun?

There’s a character in Genshin named Barbeloth, Mona’s master. I believe it’s possible she could be the sun. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out why she has the name of this important figure connected to Istaroth. Genshin has a theme of “three”, and Mona’s master renamed herself to be “Astromancer Barbeloth Trimegistus”, which could also tie into the three identities of Istaroth. 

In Venti’s Character Story 3, it says that he was a “single thread of the thousand winds that roared through the northern lands.” Notably, Istaroth goes by “the thousand winds”.

In the quest “Time and Wind”, you’ll hear a voice saying “An ancient tale comes whisked away in the wind.. In time it will grow and sprout again.” Which could be referring to the samsara cycles and how Istaroth (Paimon/Venti/Possibly others) will continue the story. Additionally, the sundials are actually more likely to be moondials.

In 2023’s Lantern Rite, Venti shows up introducing himself with the saying connected to Istaroth. Paimon completes the saying, and then remarks “Did Paimon just unconsciously complete that saying?”

The statue of Istaroth in Inazuma wears a necklace with an Eye of the Storm on it, which is most prominent in Mondstadt. It’s also noted that this statue and Venti’s statue are 6666 meters apart from each other. Additionally, this statue is called “Statue of the Omnipresent God”. This perception of Istaroth is supported in the Ars Goetia as well as in Genshin; Paimon is everywhere. The statue’s moniker is “Thousand Armed, Hundred Eyed”, which is a reference to real-life Guanyin, but I take note of the “thousand”, a theme with Istaroth. 

The Sacred Sakura was planted with the help of Istaroth. When Makoto died, Ei went into the Realm of Consciousness  and said goodbye to her sister. When she came back, the tree was there, and all the people acted like it had been there forever. The Realm of Consciousness is also a domain (not the one we’re used to for battle), where time flows differently. Another example of a domain would be the Eternal Oasis.

The ancient Near Eastern goddess Astarte (Istaroth), she works closely with Baal. I thought that detail was cute considering the story quest.

In Raiden’s 2nd Story Quest, Rifthounds attack the Sacred Sakura’s roots which cause it to ooze glowing blue stuff, and Paimon asks what it is, but there was never an answer. 

This might be a stretch, but it could have something to do with what I call Celestial filth. For example, the Lumenspar is Celestial filth. Like the Abyssal goop, it’s invasive to the Chasm and spreads quickly. The description of it is “A sky-blue crystal that glitters so brightly that it brings forth echoes of the heavens above.” Having your Lumenstone equipped causes the Abyssal text to fade away. The Celestial filth comes from the nails sent down from Celestia, but the fact that the tree goop is blue and glows reminds me of the Lumenspar.

When Yae takes us through the Realm of Consciousness, we see Inazuma being built, and the memories are all of Inazuma, except for these Cecilias. Cecilias only grow in Mondstadt, on the Starsnatch Cliff “where harsh winds blow.” Cecilias are tied to Venti.

You could also say that Raiden storing the visions on the statue is symbolic, considering that visions are tied to both Celestia and the Archons.

Also, when it comes to Paimon’s design, she has a cape-thing with the galaxy on it, and in the Paimon menu, when she floats, she leaves behind a constellation trail. I also tie this with Istaroth’s theme of the moon, but it also reminds me of the general concept of otherworldliness. 

There's a Mesopotamian symbol named the Star of Ishtar (Istaroth), which looks similar to the Deshret symbol and the Khaenri’ah star and it's also closely tied to the crescent moon.

Why doesn’t Paimon remember she’s Istaroth?

The answer could be Samsara cycles. With every samsara cycle, the same roles are always present, but it’s new people playing them. Something happened to Istaroth, and we don’t know what it was, but she’s disappeared and now we’re stuck with the twerp Paimon. I’m not sure how to answer this question. Maybe it’s like the Sumeru archons.

Something To Note

In the beginning of Genshin, we start the game at Starfell Lake. It’s never said where we fish Paimon out, but we could imply that it was at this lake. The lake, which isn’t too far away from the Nameless Island associated with Istaroth. People have pointed out that the background of the Paimon-fishing-out-CG is actually Guyun Stone Forest. In the beginning cutscene, we can see the nameless island in the distance. Paimon says nothing about where we fished her, so who knows. It’s our first time being in Liyue, but she knows that the statues look different because we’re in Liyue, so personally it doesn’t make sense that we got her in Guyun Stone Forest.

More About Welkin Moon Girl

This part is at the end because it’s me just playing with an idea. So it’s called “Blessing of the Welkin Moon". Welkin means “the sky” or “heaven.” She’s blessing us with primogems. Primogems are… From the Primordial One? 

They’re described as “beyond the mundane world” and have the same chinese lettering as the phrase Primordial One and Allogene. Considering that the Gnoses are made from the 3rd descender's remains, would it be out of reach to say that Primogems could be created by/from the Primordial One?

Anyway, you could read it as Istaroth blessing us with pieces of Phanes (or, by association, herself). 

The Welkin Girl’s cauldron has the triquetra on it, a symbol of Phanes and his shades, the same symbol on Paimon’s tummy. The Genshin Impact logo itself has Paimon’s crown, the circlet, above it. Genshin meaning allogenes, and thus tied to Phanes. 

reposted from my reddit & hoyolab

[mywitchcultblr]

Baldur's Gate romance is ridiculous

I wish there's an option to say that "it's just platonic" to companions who get the wrong signal without rip away their heart, people like Gale and Astarion take it well but others like Wyll is just OUCH.

There's should be a heart icon to indicate whatever a dialogue is flirty or not. The fact that Tav can accidentally romancing nearly every single person they met including the fucking squid is just ridiculous, utterly mind boggling.

Please take a hint that just because someone is being nice to you, doesn't mean they want to bang you or ride into the sunset with you

People be like "It's easy to romance Gale the guy keep hitting on Tav, please stop" meanwhile Gale said to Astaroth (my fave Tav) that they are not close enough to do the weave thing at the tieflings party despite their approval being good. Astaroth accidentally romanced Karlach and Shadowheart plus Halsin despite the fact he's gay and into Astarion only but people keep getting the wrong signal because he tried to be helpful to his friends

La'Zel also been eyeing him for god knows how long

• Karlach, do not offer to cool her down as it will lead her to kiss you. Please understand that he just doesn't want you to blow up

• No Shadowheart, it isn't about romance, your friend just supporting your religious choice because he doesn't see Gods as good or evil but as aspects of nature, he couldn't care less about Selune vs Shar

• Halsin please don't get the wrong idea, STOP trying to hump random people. Oh god the offering to distract you at the camp was meant to be platonic, what do you mean you want to kiss? No

• *Squirt Lae with water gun* No, stay back

• Astarion please notice your part elf part human part dragon sadomasochist boyfriend who slowly sliding into the dark side despite trying to help people oh and he will totally support you to ascend

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Seasonal theme: Magical summer (beginning)

This summer will be a season of wonders and enchantments, of spells and wizards - a magical summer!

Here is a list of beings, entities, objects and concepts you can check out if you want to add some magic to your summer:

In the myths, legends and so-called “real” world...

In the Arthurian literature: Merlin the enchanter, most famous of all wizards, derived from the legendary Welsh figure of Myrddin. Morgan le Fay, the ever-so-ambiguous enchantress of Arthurian mythos. Excalibur, the greatest and most iconic of all magical swords.

In Greek mythology: Hecate, the goddess of magic and witches. Circe, the divine enchantress of the Odyssey. Medea, the most frightening sorceress of the Greek legends. Lamia, a Greco-Roman bogeywoman that medieval times assimilated with various monsters and witches.

In Norse mythology: seidr, the old Norse magic, and its patron goddess Freya. Loki, expert shapeshifter and trickster supreme.

Christian legends, myths and beliefs: the Malleus Maleficarum, the unfamous manual used by many witch-hunters during the great witch hunts throughout Europe - a manual which was not accepted by the Church, unlike what many people believe. The Ars Goetia, both the art of invoking demons and the grimoire containing the secrets of said art. Astaroth, a demon often associated today with witchcraft. The famous witches sabbath, that was the great terror and fantasy of devil-fearing men of the Middle-Ages and the Renaissance. The paintings of Goya, which illustrated the various superstitions and beliefs surrounding witches in Spain.

The folklore of the British Isles: the British Grimalkin, with its cousins the English King of Cats and the Celtic Cat-sith. Lugh, the Irish Celtic god that mastered all of the arts, including magic.

Vaïnämöinen, the great bard-enchanter of Finland, and one of the sorcerer-heroes of the Kalevala alongside the magical blacksmith Ilmarinen, all fighting against the evil witch-queen Louhi.

In fairytales: the fairytales of the brothers Grimm brought many of the famous fairytale witches, from the evil queen with her magic mirror in Snow-White to the witch living in a house of bread and sugar in Hansel and Gretel. In Slavic fairytales, the great and iconic witch is the dreaded Baba Yaga. The French fairytales also brought the archetype of the fairy godmother: Cinderella, Toads and Diamonds, Donkeyskin, Cunning Cinders, The Hind in the Woods/The White Doe, Prince Marcassin... And let’s not forget Carabosse, the wicked fairy of the fairytale Princess Mayblossom, that became thanks to Tchaïkovsky’s ballet the old antagonistic fairy of Sleeping Beauty. Plus: the seven-league boots, one of the most famous magical items of French fairytales, appearing in Little Thumbling or The Orange Tree and the Bee.

The world of alchemy: the famous philosopher’s stone, elixir of life, and panacea that formed the ultimate goals of alchemists. Hermes Trismegistus, the mythological patron and ancestor of all alchemists (himself a mix of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth). Nicolas Flamel, the 14th century book-seller everybody believed to be the discovered of the philosopher’s stone.

Some famous grimoires of our world: The Book of Abramelin, a tome of sacred Jewish magic. The Lesser Key of Solomon, a demonology grimoire of the 17th century inspired by the older book of sacred spells known as The Key of Solomon. The very famous duo of French grimoires known as the Grand Albert and Petit Albert. The Book of Shadows, a type of grimoire originally part of the Wicca religion, and that became popularized in America media thanks to the television series Charmed.

Principles, beliefs, personalities and practices of our world (which, as you will note, frequently mix magic with religion and folk-healing): Nostradamus, the great French prophet. The magi of Persia, Zoroastrian priests and astronomers that gave birth to the concept of the “mage” as we know it today. The original mana - not the video game mechanic, but the supernatural force of Oceanian beliefs. The Celtic druids and the most famous of their sacred sites: Stonehenge. The marabout, a type of Muslim holy man from Africa to whom was attributed some magical powers in folk-belief. The shamans of Siberia, the ones from which the very principle of “shamanism” was codified in the West. The medecine people of the First Nations in Northern America. The sangomas of Southern Africa, one of the most famous types of African “witch-doctors”. The Haitian Vodou and the Louisiana/New-Orleans Voodoo, folk-religions and magic beliefs deriving from the Vodun religion of West Africa (not to be confused with their various “cousins”, such as the Vodu of Cuba, the Jejé of Brazil or the Hoodoo).

More general magic tropes and concepts: the magic potion. The flying broomstick. The magic wand, or its variation the wizard’s staff. The familiar of the witch. The trope of the wizard duel, which, despite its prominence in modern literature and contemporary folk songs, has roots in ancient mythological fights and legendary magic hunts. The tempestarii, or the belief in weather-influencing, weather-changing sorcerers.

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You, what's crazy? It's been soooo many years, and YET we still DON'T know who that character is on the Majolish icon! The one with turquoise hair. Looks like a female character? Maybe it's the manager of Majolish? Even though they look like mint coloured Asmo, lmao.

I've seen fans' theories saying that could be Astaroth.

I mean, it's definitely a recolor of Asmo's OG battle sprite, right?

I'm not sure who Astaroth is... was that a name they mentioned once in OG that we never heard of again??? Because if so, I've forgotten all of them lol.

Anyway, yeah, I doubt they're ever gonna give that little Majolish demon a name, so I say you can make them whoever you like! Astaroth, Majolish's owner, Asmo's evil twin, the possibilities are endless!

I haven't really considered who I think they could be, but I kinda like the idea of it being Majolish's main model. Like they use them on all their advertising and they're the face of the store. Of course if Majolish's owner is the type that likes the spotlight, then perhaps it's just a cartoonified version of them. That'd be pretty funny, too, I think.

Once again, the lack of worldbuilding details allows us to come up with so many options of our own!

[archoneddzs15]

Sega Saturn - Arthur to Astaroth no Nazo Makai Mura: Incredible Toons

Title: Arthur to Astaroth no Nazo Makai Mura: Incredible Toons / アーサーとアスタロトの謎魔界村 インクレディブル トゥーンズ

Developer/Publisher: Capcom / Magical Formation / Dynamix

Release date: 30 August 1996

Catalogue No.: T-1209G

Genre: Puzzle & Action

You could be forgiven for thinking that this is another Ghouls 'n' Ghosts platformer from looking at the front cover when it is actually a very interesting puzzle game. The idea is to basically get from point A to point B. You are told before each round what the goal of that area is. You then have to use the limited icons available to complete that goal. The icons available change from stage to stage with a limited amount to complete the goal. There are no extras whatsoever. This is actually quite a bonus though since you don't have to worry about if you are using the right items or not. Everything given in the inventory must be used.

I found this game quite fun if not a little easy for the 2 hours I played it. I must have completed a good 30-odd stages with only two giving me any sort of real thinking challenge on where to place my items. I guess this is a good point since the goals for each level are explained in Japanese. I just wish that there was an option to skip the earlier levels and go straight to the more difficult ones. At least I got to use my Saturn's mouse with this game.

[sw33t-oubliette]

changed icons 2 astaroth/john yolo idgaffffff

[smoqueen]

who are your favorite and least favorite soul calibur characters. and are there any you think are over- or underrated

favorite - does yoshimitsu count? if not, astaroth. rarely does a game get to have such a TRUE BRUTE.

least favorite - outside of 2b, azwel... hes so disappointing, i was a gigantic fan of algol

overrated - taki. she was replaced with natsu for one game and people were acting like the sky was falling. it was just peppy taki with different hair, the only thing iconic about her is 'the ninja' and 'skintight red suit with big boobie'

underrated - cervantes. zombie pirate, awesome, sick fucking moveset with the dual wielding weapons, the gunshots he can do with one of the swords are fucking awesome, and he can psycho crusher for no reason.

never see ANYONE talk about that dude

[furryprovocateur]

maybe it's just me being a biased astaroth main but he's been in every single game and he's just as iconic to the series as nightmare for me so saying he should've been replaced by rock is just stupid as all shit. like it's one thing if you wish rock had been given more attention and been in more games but saying he's just astaroth but better is just insane to me

[lordiavolo22]

my ver of astaroth aka the majolish icon guy

[darngoodmead]

Wish I could add every fighter in the franchise, but I settled on the icons. Please reblog

[sunnetrolls]

Hi!! I’ve not been online much and thought I’d just drop by to say hi and ask what you’ve been up to!

Hi!!!!!!!!

Uhmmmmm I haven't been up to a lot recently! But here's some story updates from the last little while, aka most recent guys:

Just cooked up Lesath and got his sprites done. Hes fleet guy

Also whipped together some Glimra icons a little while ago, they work at ANCR (fun story thing w friends, it's like SCP but Alternia)

Before that I got Iphoth drawn, he's Astaroth's descendant and does magic stuff just like his dad (among other things)