#attolis

[emerydraws]

whats he lookin at ??

[shrimpchipsss]

gold light shining

[hvacinth]

here is eugenides. the thief of eddis. king of attolia. he is genius. he is a fool. he is ruthless. he is a clown. he is full of spite. his heart is too big. he is loving and kind. he is utterly cold-blooded. he is stubborn as a mule. he is giving up too much. he is the butt of every joke. he remembers all. he is never where he needs to, and he is everywhere all at once. he is full of rage, he is full of hope. he is sad. he knows to recognise joy. he offends the gods. the gods love him. he is the hero of the story. you love him. if you don't, then you don't love him yet. you will love him.

[ardenetoile]

The king of Attolia

It wasn’t what the king saw that was important

[stop-handing-me-knives]

Aris: how’s your morning going?

Costis: well, Attolis just asked me what my favorite color is and then told me I was wrong, as usual.

[characterswithgodsnamesbattle]

Finals

Eugenides is the god of thieves from Eddisian mythology, fantasy Greek style pantheon mythology of the little peninsula of the book series’ nations (description provided by a submitter)

Eris, is the goddess of discord in Greek Mythology

[just-a-mouse]

Little sketch of Gen.

RIP braid

[healerqueen]

Tell me this doesn't look like Eugenides.

The cheeky grin, the chair tipped back, the hair. He's surely got his feet on the desk.

In fact, it's a young Orlando Bloom, if that wasn't immediately obvious.

I'd personally never cast him as Eugenides. He isn't the right type to play the part (IMO). But in this one picture, he looks a little like our boy. I think it would be a good art reference. I'm longing to see someone draw Eugenides from this picture. If you're an artist, I'm calling on YOU. Ah! But don't forget to flip the image if you want his right hand to be the one at his side! IYKYK. Either hand would work, but it's got to be right...er, correct. Flipped image reference under the cut!

I really want to see this as art.

orlando as eugenides flipped.jpeg

[artbymyth]

Entry three for #WinASignedSetofTheQueensThief2024 !

Scene of Gen and Costis on the roof from the King of Attolia 2020 vs the matching Gen portrait (unfinished) 2022

[emerydraws]

finally finish this drawing from way back early last year, love these dudes

going to have to reread soon

[cogentranting]

The thing about Queen's Thief is that the reveals that come with Gen's trickster type, don't just reveal that he is smarter or more skilled than the people around him (or the readers) thought, but also that he is more good than they originally thought. Gen's goodness is a part of the twist.

This is probably most prominent in King of Attolia where his surprising mercy is a huge part of the plot (and his genuine love and friendship). But it happens over and over again.

In The Thief we are led to believe that he is motivated primarily by self-interest and we are surprised by the depths of his loyalty, the generous affection that comes out for the Magus, and by the fact that he is actually primarily motivated by duty and love for his queen/favorite cousin/reigning bestie.

In Queen of Attolia the twist is that his actions which looked like generalized mischief and political power plays actually all spring from love, and that love arose initially from empathy with a girl's loneliness.

Or when he becomes king, and then it's revealed that yes he got what he wanted but actually this is an act of self sacrifice (for the sake of Irene and Hellen and Eddis).

And on and on.

The pettiness and the pride and the mischief for its own sake are all still there, but they coexist with this deep undercurrent of loyalty and duty and love and mercy and kindness. And when push comes to shove that undercurrent will always win out and its that which makes the twists so triumphant and satisfying.

[regretssweater]

meme i made for my coworkers :3

[ardenetoile]

Eugenides after a long day of 1.planning intricate war strategies that baffle human comprehension, or, 2. Making fun of the Mede ambassador

[stop-handing-me-knives]

King of Attolia incorrect quote

Gen: fight me Teleus, standing behind him, shaking his head, mouthing: do not

[vegetable-soup-wizard]

Since I can’t help myself-

The Queens Thief books as John Mulaney quotes:

The thief

The Queen of Attolia

The King of Attolia

A Conspiracy of Kings

Thick as Thieves

Return of the Thief

[characterswithgodsnamesbattle]

Round 1 Poll 6

Eugenides is the god of thieves from Eddisian mythology, fantasy Greek style pantheon mythology of the little peninsula of the book series’ nations

A/N : this description was provided by a submitter

Gaia, Greek goddess, represents Earth