#astrid skyrim

[skyrim-forever]

[freekifran]

[baileybooradly]

Local Dragonborn and Listener is a stoopid clown kisser

[aquicat]

Game Theory: Astrid is either dumb AF (as Farkas) or playing 4d chess.

Astrid asks you to hide in the Night Mother's coffin while you spy on Cicero, because 'he'd never think to look in there'. Think about this for more than three seconds and it doesn't make any sense.

Cicero is the keeper. It's his job to tend to the Night Mother, which obviously involves opening her coffin for rituals and such regularly, and presumably Astrid knows this.

This leaves us with a few options: A: Astrid has a brain the size of a flipping Nirnroot (Likely) B: Astrid assumes Cicero is terrible at his job (How dare she??!) C: (My personal favourite) Astrid knows that Cicero will open the coffin, and knows he will blow up in your face, destroying any sympathies you had for him. Then of course she comes in and saves you from him, and you become loyal to her for life. (How convenient)

What she doesn't expect is for you to be named Listener, and Cicero essentially worshipping you, which ruins her plan and ultimately her life.

Thank you for Listening (haha) to my tedtalk

[thetvar]

I cannot unsee the parallel between Astrid and the Night Mother. Can't explain it either, it's more like a feeling Her being a Matron. Her insisting on forgetting the old ways just like her Mother once stopped following the ways of Morag Tong. Her killing those who she cared the most for. Her burning alive- it all just makes sense

What DOES NOT HELP ME to stop thinking about it: while listing reasons to leave Cheydinhal, Cicero writes "we must leave here [...] before the Night Mother burns" - like that's something that could happen soon. And what happens shortly after he writes that? ASTRID BURNS ALIVE

Also Astrid left a remarkable body after herself like she burned but her hair and eyes are perfectly fine unholy shit how did she manage?

(her having such huge conflict with her Evening Relative is such a mamas girl thing and who doesnt understand that is either have never been mamas or have never been girl)

[dzirrat]

This always makes me laugh)

[areggo]

more of this.. enjoy........................

[stellarsightz]

I mean, you really expected the guy who’s been ogling that jester ass 24/7 NOT to do that? This is all your fault, Astrid 🙄

Bonus: a non-blurry version of the blorbos sucking face

[charactersmashorpass-2]

"her voice is so sexy i have to take my earbuds out when she speaks to focus on what she's saying"

[makalyta]

"What matters is: I ordered you to kill someone, and you obeyed."

I don't get all the hate this woman gets. I mean, she isn't the only questionable character in the game (?). Real girlboss, love her. Absolute queen.

[skyrim-said-that]

Astrid: the most important thing when fulfilling contracts is to have fun and be yourself

[espionn]

"Sell your heart and soul to charity

'Cause the rest of you,

The best of you. . .

. . .Honey, belongs to me"

(NFWMB, Hozier)

ok this is like super super outside my usual ballpark so sorry about this to my followers lol. these two have fascinated me for a little while though. astrid is probably my favorite skyrim character, and her relationship with arnbjorn is one of the things i think makes her really interesting. she is a cutthroat and calculated assassin who's fully willing to sacrifice members of her guild for her own power... and yet she has a husband, and real tangible affection for him. she obviously cares about him. and he, though a very minor background character, is kind of interesting too. he's the only known companion to have been kicked out for abusing his werewolf form for violence, and he seems to equally return astrid's affection for him. you don't very often see two murderous evildoers in fiction who are genuinely in love, in an apparently healthy relationship, and seemingly just bonding over their love of bloodshed and chaos. i think they're really fun and surprisingly unique for skyrim of all games. (i could talk a lot more about astrid in particular and why i love her, but i don't want to waste anyone's time with that here.)

so. have my impulsive indulgent ship art of two minor skyrim characters. they probably just killed a guy and they're kissing about it. good for them

[strangelittlelad]

[hadvarandralof]

you pretty , he ugly , you swan , he frog !

[skyrimlesbians]

Astrid is a lesbian!

[cosmictyto]

Things Gabriella has Knitted (or Crocheted) for Everyone:

First, (nearly) everyone has gotten a pair of socks from her as a “welcome to the brotherhood” gift.

(In alphabetical order)

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🐺 Arnbjorn: A bright red knitted sweater as a wedding present. He’s only worn it once. (He jokes that it's not his style but he secretly loves it. He doesn't want to ruin it on accident.)

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🔪 Astrid: A black and red striped knitted cowl. As a wedding present. Also a matching pair of gloves.

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🩸 Babette: A crocheted doll to better help her "innocent child" ruse + several knitted dresses in many colors. Gabriella loves trying out new patterns. And because Babette’s small, she doesn’t need as much yarn. Win win.

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♥️ Cicero: Nothing. Though she was working on her “welcome to the sanctuary” socks for him before he attacked Astrid and Veezara.

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☄️ Festus Krex: Black, knitted fingerless gloves (his hands get cold and stiff sometimes.) They look simple at first, but actually have a quite complex stitching pattern on them. Also a black scarf and hat (with string pom-pom.)

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🦋 Nazir: some hard-soled slippers and a deep red tote bag (with black hand print artfully knitted in.)

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🦎 Veezara: Bright, garish horn cozies. It was a gag gift. He loves them.

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Bonus round

🐈‍⬛ Sajjah (OC:) A thick n’ chunky, mottled black & gray blanket (crocheted.) as well as a matching cowl + gloves set. They were working on a hat design but couldn’t figure out how it would work with her ears before the sanctuary was attacked.