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Chipping away at smth long and very self indulgent hehe

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✨🌊TA-DAH!🌊✨ Presenting the newest members of The Triumph crew! 

(AKA the PC line-up I did like a year ago, but never posted because I had grand dreams of drawing an NPC line-up to accompany it and then... didn’t because I got tired lol, I hope you enjoy regardless!!)

From left to right: Aveline Blackwood (and Snapper): @merrigel Patrick E’Choux (and Meringue): @/pondpaws on twitter Frath Hornraven: @nikitatheninth Tiller Jakobie: Me!

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For Aveline: 2 (BACK ATCHA!), 15, 32, 58 (very volatile question I know) and 87

MEGANNNN YOU SPOIL ME WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO YAMMER THANK YOU!!

2. Who in the party would your character trust the most with their life?

OOHH THIS IS A CRUNCHY ONE.... I'm not counting the captain since he's not TECHNICALLY a party member so.... Okay I swear I'm not just saying this to pander, but I think it really would be Tiller!! Av trusts all of the party well enough at this point, but she has more faith in Tiller as a person than Pat, and I think Av sees Frath as like... More someone who needs to be protected?? Which is very silly to realize lmao BUT YEAH!! She knows Tiller has her back AND that Tiller can fuck a person UP if she needs to!!

15. What battle in the campaign has been most memorable to your character?

That's such a good question omg..... I'm torn between two!! First is the gladiator battle in the mermaid kingdom (A solo battle where she got to show off and be really cool!! Even tho she also got bit by a big shark. Owie), and the snermaid battle just recently (Baby's first magic!!!!)

32. What is your character the most insecure about?

This is such a good question, especially bc one of Av's Main Things is that! She is confident!! I'd say.... Surface level, she's a lil insecure about her like, ability to connect to people?? If that makes sense?? Like, she knows she's intimidating and also kinda prone to fumble a conversation if it doesn't go Exactly To Plan, which is a recipe for a lil embarrassment hehe

Beyond that tho, she's been losing a lot of her confidence in like. Her ability to determine what's Right to do. Which is very concerning and uncomfortable for her jkdfslfsd and her growing insecurity about that, I think, is making her go Even Harder on the calls she feels more sure about

58. If somebody (an NPC, someone from their backstory, etc.) your character trusts/loves asked your character to do something against the party’s best interest, who would they side with?

Now Megan what are you talking about, why would this be volatile?? Don't you twust hew??? 🥺🥺🥺

LMAO NAH BUT LEGIT, this would be. Very Difficult™️ for Av, especially at this point in the campaign!!! Earlier on she woulda done it with very little hesitation, but now... I think it would really, Really heavily depend on if she could convince herself that what she was being asked to do would Actually be GOOD for the party, you know, in the long term?? Even if they don't see it right now?? It'd be a toughie!!

87. What major arcana tarot card best represents your character?

Oh you KNOW I've thought about this before >:3c Either Strength or Justice!! (Tho also I could see a case for the Chariot too)

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August Books

(I'm going to skip the reading journal notes. Just for the sake of sanity. I think my ratings and the quotes that I post frequently speak for themselves.)

From Blood and Ash - Jennifer L. Armentrout ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire - Jennifer L. Armentrout ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Crown of Gilded Bones - Jennifer L. Armentrout ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The War of Two Queens - Jennifer L. Armentrout ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Soul of Ash and Blood - Jennifer L. Armentrout ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Babymoon or Bust - Ava Hunter ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Saving Rain - Kelsey Kingsley ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Temporary Wife - Catharina Maura ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Billionaire's Baby - Nadia Lee ⭐⭐⭐ House of Lies and Sorrow - Emily Blackwood ⭐⭐⭐ Prince of Sins and Sorrows - Emily Blackwood ⭐⭐

(Now on to books that I haven't already posted about.)

Bound and Barbed - Samantha Goode ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Gorgeous Villain - Saffron A. Kent ⭐⭐ Rewrite Our Story - Kat Singleton ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Interview - Donna Alam ⭐⭐⭐ Choosing Theo - Victoria Aveline ⭐⭐⭐�� Heartless Heathens - Santana Knox ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Boomerangers - Heather M. Orgeron ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Monster in my Bed - M. L. Smith ⭐⭐⭐ Scream for Us - Molly Doyle ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Contractual Obligations - Elle Rivers ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Her Soul to Take - Harley Laroux ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Strictly for Now - Carrie Elks ⭐⭐⭐ The Stars are Dying - Chloe C. Peñaranda ⭐⭐⭐ Court of Dragons and Crowns - G. Bailey ⭐⭐⭐ The Flame King's Captive - Chloe Chastaine ⭐⭐⭐ Court of Shadows - C. N. Crawford ⭐⭐⭐ Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ACOMAF: Rhysand's POV - illyriantremors ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heir of Fire - Sarah J. Maas ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Queen of Shadows - Sarah J. Maas ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Empire of Storms - Sarah J. Maas ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tower of Dawn - Sarah J. Maas ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Kingdom of Ash - Sarah J. Maas ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bow Before the Elf Queen - J. M. Kearl ⭐⭐⭐ Long Live the Elf Queen - J. M. Kearl ⭐⭐⭐ Fairydale - Veronica Lancet ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reckless - Elsie Silver ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

39 total books read for August 2023

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Bored so throwing around some old misc RWBY Fan team names I had. Feel free to use ‘em.

Just random team names and names to fill ‘em, anyone can use them.

SNMN (Cinnamon) Sitron Fjord - Lemon/Yellow

Nigella Seedler - Nigella Seed/navy

Moka Sanani - Mocha/Brown

Natsume Natsumi - Jujube/brown + Green

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LVDR (Lavender)

Lobelia Harding - Lobelia flower/blue to purple

Vanilla le Meilleur - Vanilla/cream and brown

Dahlia Dale - Dahlia/pink to orange

Rika Amamiya- Pear blossom (利佳)/green and white

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VINE (Vine)

Valencia StClemens - Valencia oranges

Ione Nereus - A violet coloured stone and flower

Nero Lupa - Italian for “black”

Esmerelda Campana - Spanish for Emerald

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MAUV (Mauve)

Menthe Potami - Mint/Green and blue

Aveline Levesque - an old french name for Hazelnut

Umbra Pendragon - Latin for shadow

Victoria Harvard - Both are names for types of plums

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ZKRA (Sakura)

Zakuro Kawakami - Can mean 石榴  garnet or ざくろ  Pomegranite

Kiryu Tenjou - Kiryu means “Yellow/Gold Dragon”

Ruka Hanazono - The Ru 瑠 in Ruka means Lapis Lazuli

Ai Ishi - Ai when written as 藍 means Indigo

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HAZL (Hazel)

Hiyoko Takami - Hiyoko ひよこ  means “Chick” as in baby bird.

Alabaster Nobel - Alabaster is a type of white stone.

Zelda Blackwood - From “Grizelda” meaning “Dark Warrior”.

Lucy Dae - Lucy from the Latin word “Luce” meaning light.

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MRGD - Marigold

Melissa Vespa - Melissa comes from the Greek word for Honeybee and Honey.

Rowan Vale - A tree known for it’s red berries

Graham O’Rourke - Graham can mean grey/gravel homestead.

Duncan Broch - A Scottish name meaning “Dark king”

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IVRI - Ivory

Inque Penrose - A corruption of the word “Ink”

Vinca Gardiner - Vinca’s are a type of pink perriwinkle.

Rue Walker - Rue is a yellow type of flower

Ianthe Koliada- A greek name meaning “Purple flower”

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DENM - Denim

Dara Malone - Irish for Oak

Ellen Reid - From the Greek name “Helen” meaning “Bright, shining light”

Nephele Jupitus - A type of nymph. Associated with clouds.

Margaret Orland - From the greek word for pearl

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CRZA (Cereza)

Columba Pax - Latin for dove

Ravus Leonis - A latin word meaning grey

Zanna Lys- From Suzanna, a hebrew name meaning lily.

Arden Vulcan - Arden is from the latin word for burning.

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HONY (Honey)

Hortensia Irons - Hortensia is an old name for the Hydrengea flower, it’s said that a rusty iron buried in the ground will make Hydrengea’s blue.

Orla O’Rourke - Orla is an old Irish name meaning “Golden Prince/ss” (Though typically a girls name, the meaning itself is a gender neutral child of a ruler).

Neve Khione - From Latin/Italian name meaning “snow”

Yolandi Galatea- Anglicized form of IOLANTHE, meaning Violet Flower.

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EMRD (Emerald)

Electrum Ambrette - Considered “white gold” or an alternate name for Amber

Margaret Akti - From the greek word for pearl

Rubius Zinnberg - from Ruby

Dory Desjardins- From D’or, the french word for Gold.

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Alexander Hamilton and the Grave of Blades

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Author’s Note: So, I don’t know if anyone is even interested in this (so I would greatly appreciate feedback from anyone who chooses to read it), but this is an AU in the Harry Potter universe, but which takes place at Ilvermorny in the year 1776. Enjoy! 

“Do you really believe there is going to be a war?”

 There was a small crowd gathered around one of the most praised students in the entirety of Ilvermorny. George Washington, now entering his seventh and final year at the school, was leaning against one of the columns that lined the entrance hall, watching as students milled about greeting one another. He turned his head towards the boy who had been speaking to him, a young Thunderbird who was just beginning his second year. George subconsciously recalled that his name was Dallan.

“Yes, Dallan, I believe that there will be,” he replied, shifting his position so he was standing up straight. “Anti-monarchial sentiment has been growing for years among the colonies, in both the wizard and no-maj communities.”

 “Such sentiment peaked when the Declaration was written,” piped up Alexander Hamilton, a fourth year Horned Serpent who was deeply invested in the politics of the revolution. “The king isn’t going to stand for such a rebellion. He will surely send an increase in forces to meet the army that has been pulled together.”

 George nodded his head in agreement as a collective gasp sounded from the younger students who had been taking part in the conversation. Another Horned Serpent, fifth year Thomas Jefferson, raised his voice amongst the chatter.

“The chances of a war are extremely likely, but it is not something that we will have any involvement in,” he declared, shooting a pointed look at Hamilton. The younger boy just glared at him indignantly.

“No, we will not have any part in this war, but it doesn’t hurt to remain informed, Thomas.” George mediated the pair, attempting to cut off the fight he could sense was brewing before it even began. They both bowed their heads apologetically and took a step back from each other, moving to opposite sides of the crowd. A flicker of a smile crossed George’s face as he watched the two; he was one of the few people who could manage to contain their consistent bickering. The chatter died down slightly as the students surrounding him broke off into their own conversations.

“Students, if you will, please proceed upstairs and take a place on the balcony. The sorting ceremony will be beginning soon.”

All conversations taking place amongst the students fell silent at the words of Ilvermorny’s presiding headmistress, Professor Kestrel Loxias. The students all began to move at once, migrating towards the staircases that were positioned on both sides of the entrance hall. In a matter of minutes, the hall had been cleared of people, the students separating into their individual houses and moving to stand on the side of the room that was directly behind their corresponding statues. Alexander Hamilton ended up standing at the very edge of the railing, nudging himself between a pair of fifth years to claim a spot on the balcony. He looked down at the primarily empty entrance hall, watching as the professors began to assemble for the ceremony.

Professor Loxias stood in the middle of the room, a step away from the Gordian knot that was engraved in the very center. The gold shimmered in the light of the candles that were floating in various positions around the room, providing light to the entire space. The rest of the professors had formed a circle just around the outer edge of the statues, with a space left facing the direction of the massive wooden doors that stood at the front of the castle. There was enough room for all of the first years to stand as they waited to be sorted to their house. 

Once everything was in place, Professor Loxias raised her wand, flicking it gracefully towards the doors. At the touch of her magic, they began to tug themselves open. From Alexander’s position, he couldn’t see the group of first years as they walked into the hall, but he knew that Charms professor Jonathan Rappaport was leading them. Professor Loxias smiled warmly at them as they assembled before her, the speech she repeated year after year rolling off her tongue.

“Welcome, students, to Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. We are pleased to invite you into our midst, and are honored that you have chosen to accept. As most of you know, Ilvermorny is made up of four distinct houses, which compete against each other throughout the year in contests of both sport and intelligence. As is tradition, your first task of the year will be choosing the house you will join, or rather being chosen to represent it. Your house will take on the role of an extended family, as you and your housemates work together to achieve your goals.” 

She paused for a moment as the older students began to clap politely. The new first years looked up in wonder, most of them looking surprised at the sheer number of students lining the balcony.

“Now, we will begin the sorting ceremony. As your name is called, you will step forward to stand upon this Gordian knot. You will then be judged and measured by the representatives of the four houses. When one chooses to claim you, you will be alerted by their equivalent statue. Once sorted, you will step through the doors on this side of the hall so you can begin with the choosing of your wand.” 

Alexander’s eyes turned at the flash of movement from just below him. Professor Bryony Hale, of magical theory, stepped forward to take a place next to Professor Loxias by the Gordian knot. She held a rolled up piece of parchment in her hand, which she proceeded to unroll after a sweeping glance over the pack of first years. Her voice rang clear throughout the hall as she called out the first name.

 “Electa Aveline.”

 An eleven year-old girl stepped forward, her shoulders stiff and her hands clenched into fists. Alexander recognized her posture as that of a no-maj-born witch, attributed to her obvious fear of magic and reluctance to be on display in front of such a large number of people. But she strode bravely to the center of the room, moving to stand in the middle section of the knot. Her head turned in curiosity to gaze at each of the four statues, wondering how long it would take for them to respond to her presence. She didn’t have to wait long. Almost immediately, the bellowing roar of the Wampus statue echoed through the hall; it was closely followed by riotous cheering and clapping from the side of the room opposite Alexander. Electa looked up at her new housemates and smiled, already feeling accepted amongst the community of warriors.

“Simon Blackwood.”

Electa walked across the room as the boy following her stepped to its middle. Alexander began to tune out the sorting ceremony as he became lost in his mind. He barely heard the cheering of his fellow Horned Serpents as this boy was claimed for his house; he only clapped politely to keep up the appearance of interest. He was reeled back to his senses as he heard Professor Loxias announce the end of the sorting ceremony some time later.

“Alexander, are you coming?”

 His head turned to the right as someone tapped on his shoulder. He didn’t have to force the smile on his face as he realized it was Angelica Schuyler that had spoken to him.

“Yes, of course. I’m sorry, Angelica.”

Together, the pair followed the rest of their house around the balcony and down another set of stairs that lead into the great hall. They sat next to each other at their houses table; it was customary for the houses to sit together during the welcoming feast, but for the rest of the year, students changed tables to sit with their friends, regardless of house associations. Alexander could never understand why Angelica had chosen to be friends with him, approaching him on the second day of his first year, but nevertheless, he was extremely grateful for her company. She was one of the few people in his house that he had become close to.

“Aaron told me that you were with George earlier, discussing the war.” Angelica spoke nonchalantly as she began to pile food on her plate, looking away to where Burr was sitting with Thomas, engaging the new first years in a conversation. Alexander turned his head, an eyebrow rising at her choice of topic. 

“Is that all he said?”

It was a well-known fact amongst the Horned Serpent house that Aaron and Alexander were often at odds with each other. While they had been friends in their first year, their opposite ideals and choice of friends had fractured their relationship, leaving them mere acquaintances who spoke only when necessary. Angelica shifted in her seat, stabbing at a piece of meat on her plate with her fork.

“He said that he sided with Thomas, and thinks you shouldn’t consider yourself so involved.”

“Of course he sides with Thomas,” Alexander groaned in annoyance. “All he ever does is side with Thomas. I swear, he has no thoughts of his own in his head.”

“You shouldn’t say such things so loudly, Alex,” she chided, her eyes darting between the students that sat closest to them to gauge their reaction. He didn’t respond, instead choosing to shovel food into his mouth as he looked up towards the table of professors. After finishing his mouthful, he looked back to Angelica.

“Do you think they know more than they’re letting on?”

“About the war? Of course they do. I wouldn’t be surprised if they disapparated out to the battlefields each night.”

Alexander murmured his agreement, taking another bite of his food.

 “I feel something coming, Angelica,” he confessed glumly, staring down at his plate. “Something greater than just a war over independence. Something that is, by far, inherently more sinister.”

“As do I. And I also feel that whatever it is, they won’t be able to keep us out of it.”

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Been obsessed with Dungeon Meshi lately so... I had to 👀 (Arc's appearance is still a spoiler tho so they get the Silhouette Treatment™️)

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Doodles from last session- local pirates get forced into going to therapy

Bonus:

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The Av project continues (What's the context of this one? Don't worry about it!!)

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HALFWAY THERE GANG!!

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I love stumbling back on the crunchy scanlations I read as a kid 🥺

(Without effects under the cut!)

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Been updating my portfolios lately, which means these ladies have some reference slides!

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Well it's Tiller time : ] (with cameos from Mayday and Av!!)

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Oh my god how did I forget to post this here??

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I wanna know more about tiller she’s amazing

AW! Thank you so much! :') I'm so happy others get a kick out of my sweet pirate girl! I'll put a general summary of her under a read more because I tend to ramble about her hehe! If you have more specific questions after reading, feel free to send those along!! I love talking about her!!! <3

SO! Tiller Jakobie is my character from a DnD 5e pirate-themed campaign I play with my friends, called "Cape Curiosity"! She is a druid, navigator, and, of course, a pirate! She travels with the main party as apart of the crew for The Triumph, captained by Jacques Calico, and accompanied by her new best friends; Aveline Blackwood, Frath Hornraven, and Patrick E'Choux! (And many others!! But those are the DMPC and the other PCs respectively).

Tiller is 23, so young in her pirate career but already excited by all the things ahead of her! She is extremely extroverted, and quick to make friends (both of the human and animal variety). She has a curious and humorous view of the world, and loves exploring and spending time with those she cares about more than anything.

For a little history: Tiller was adopted by her two dads, Jimmy and John (lol). Her dads own a restaurant on Nassau (just guess the name), and Tiller grew up there and helped them with the family business. After taking an interest in sailing and navigation, Tiller joined the Royal British Navy to get out on the open seas and help finance her dads business. Fast forward 3 years, Tiller realizes the Navy fuckin sucks, and mutiny's with the help of some pirate prisoners on her ship!

Those pirate prisoners turn out to be her first pirate crew!!! A crew called The Sea Dragons. Now would be a good time to mention that Tiller has had a ~ mysterious ~ tattoo of a sea dragon on her arm since birth, and her dads claim that it was there when they adopted her. So Tiller joins immediately in hopes of solving this tattoo mystery. (And also The Sea Dragons rule, and are nice to her! And they become her second family! Yay!!!)

Tiller eventually links up with The Triumph crew in hopes of deceiving them into trusting her, and then robbing their ship under Sea Dragon orders. However, she has a change of heart a couple weeks into the mission, as these Triumph people are really cool! AND The Sea Dragon crew has gone MISSING! :0 *gasp* Cue 4 arcs of trying to find them and rescue them from a fate most foul.

SO! That's a VERY quick spark notes version of Miss Tiller! Turns out when you play someone for like 4 years, you... add a lot to their story PSDJGLH:SGKSHGSG cause we didn't even scratch the surface on a couple things, like:

Tiller has a girlfriend named Mayday that she met on a similar deceitful Triumph-like mission. They did the whole friends > enemies > friends > lovers song and dance, and Mayday is staying with The Triumph crew at the time while we search for HER crew which is ALSO MISSING.

ALSO ALSO! Remember how I said Tiller was adopted and had that sea dragon tattoo since birth? Well it turns out there is an ocean deity that is a REAL sea dragon, and created Tiller from the ocean (per request from her dads who wanted a daughter :') So Tiller is more of a water spirit rather than a human, and that's the source of her druid magic as well. AND her mom is a dragon.

And there’s so much juicy story outside of Tiller! The main story arc with the Triumph crew is traveling across the seas in search of 7 keys which will unlock a map that leads to the reader’s greatest treasure.... And I’m sure all of the crew members have different ideas for what they would use that power for.

That's all I got for now! Here's some speedy Tiller fun facts to tide y'all over: - Her birthday is June 8th (she's a gemini) - She was the first to drop to 0 hit points in the party (don't worry she got better) - She is slowly making friendship bracelets for the party - She has a pet jellyfish named Snapchat - Her middle name is Kickflip and she invented skateboarding - Her favorite ice cream flavor is cookies and cream - She is a HUGE gossip - She speaks English and Spanish - She loves singing shanties and having karaoke night with her crewmates

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So it turns out my sharpshootin’ pirate fighter Aveline might have a bit of magic in her after all ⚡️⚡️⚡️