#aventus arentino

[thenopequeen]

Aventus Arentino: Look Pa, it's the good cush!

Esper Ironhand: Son, this is Belethor's how good could it be?

[lotus5eater]

Missing stich and flowers on a headstone

[wilcze-kudly]

While I enjoy the Southern Raiders tremendously as an episode, particularly loving the focus on Katara and her trauma, I always hated that at the core, it was essentially a fetchquest for Zuko to "gain Katara's allegiance."

Look, there's characters organically bonding over one character's trauma. That's not happening here. This is a clumsy attempt at tying up a loose end and continuing the pattern of Zuko's life changing fieldtrips with Sokka and Aang.

Aang and Sokka's "field trip destinatons" come up rather organically, for Aang it's the necessity of learning firebending and for Sokka, it was a very fresh, even current worry for his father's safety.

While Katara and Zuko's bonding (if you can even call it that, they don't really bond, just go on a murder road trip and barely speak lol) in Southern Raiders feels very... forced.

As much as I love the Southern Raiders, I think Zuko and Katara's relationship was done dirty in it. Their relationship is fascinating because they're very similar people, pushed apart by a ton of animosity and age old hurt.

And then all this is just resolved as if someone were checking a box off a list.

Essentially Zuko in the Southern Raiders episode is me in Skyrim playing through a fetch quest so I can unlock a follower lol

Also if we're being honest the episode kinda made Zuko super unlikeable with the whole "digging up a girls tragic backstory from her brother in order to use it to get her to like you" and the dismissive shitty comment about Aang's culture.

[cringelordofchaos]

Sweet Mother, sweet Mother, send your child unto me, for the Sins of the unworthy must be baptized in blood and fear.

Sweet Mother, sweet Mother, send your child unto me, for the Sins of the unworthy must be baptized in blood and fear.

Sweet Mother, sweet Mother, send your child unto me, for the Sins of the unworthy must be baptized in blood and fear.

Sweet Mother, sweet Mother, send your child unto me, for the Sins of the unworthy must be baptized in blood and fear.

DIE, GRELOG, DIE

Sweet Mother, sweet Mother, send your child unto me, for the Sins of the unworthy must be baptized in blood and fear.

[dynamite124]

hello! may I ask how would taliesen feel about LDB adopting aventus arentino? and if you're comfortable answering a question regarding his potential romance, would he co-parent?

He has a whole book of Dad Jokes ready for fatherhood.

LDB: Aventus, what do you have there?

Aventus Arentino: A Knife!

LDB: NO!!

Lydia: Who gave him a knife?

Taliesin: (smiling proudly while reading Dad Jokes 101)

[what-is-fanart]

Lavinia Reborn

I'm starting a new Skyrim file which means I've got a new Dragonborn but surprised it's actually going to be Lavinia. Also, she's not even the Dragonborn but oh well. Her story is a huge mess and I wanna revamp her and talk about her again. Her entire personality and backstory are going to be under major construction but I'm super excited! There's literally a changelog at the very end 

Background:

Race: Bosmer

Birthplace: Skyrim

Childhood Home: Birth parents cabin in the rift (0-9), Honorhall Orphanage (9-10), Thieves Guild (10-?)

Current Home: Dawnstar Sanctuary

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Bisexual

Personality

Brash, Manipulative, Guarded, Secretive,

Appearance:

Hair: Ginger. Full undercut

Skin: #e09e6c (warm beige/tan with freckles)

Build: Lithe and agile but not without some muscle. 

Factions:

Brotherhood

Thieves guild

Family:

Birth parents: Bosmer (Deceased)

Other family:

Brynjolf (Father Figure)

Nazir

Babette

Gabriella (Girlfriend) (Deceased)

Friends and Associates: 

All Guild members (friends/associates)

Farkas

Elgrim (Alchemy master)

Aventus Arentino 

Mjoll and Aerin

Backstory and further information under the cut (and bonus Changelog!)

 Lavinia murders Grelod the kind upon learning of the abuse the children there are subject to, both for Aventus and out of guilt for not realizing sooner despite living in Riften. She is kidnapped 3 weeks later, and the events of the Dark Brotherhood plotline follow. She grows close to every member of the brotherhood, eventually falling in love with Gabriella. The two of them are nearly betrothed when the brotherhood begins falling apart. Her dedication to the brotherhood leads to her killing Cicero, and when Gabriella and most of the brotherhood are murdered she forms a bond with Babette and Nazir that is borderline codependent. Together they rebuild and regroup in Dawnstar and after a period of time get back on their feet. She becomes a devout follower of Sithis and leader of the Dark Brotherhood in Skyrim. 

Her assassinations are swift and unexpected, often acting as a barmaid and slipping undetectable poisons into bottles of ale. She remains somewhat of an honorary member and associate of the thieves guild though she is very rarely active in their work. She communicates between the two often and gives them tip-offs and information where she can, as well as taking over Delvin's role as the connection between the two groups, The only one aware of her position from the guild is Brynjolf. 

Faction Relationships (By FNV faction standards):

Companions: Neutral

Blades: Neutral

College of Winterhold: Unpredictable

Dark Brotherhood: Idolized (leader)

Nightingales: Liked

Stormcloaks: Vilified

Imperial Legion: Unpredictable

Thalmor: Mixed

The Thieves Guild: Idolized (member of the leading council)

Favoured Holds:

Riften

Dawnstar

Whiterun

Hated holds:

Markarth

Winterhold

Falkreath

Changes to character with revamp:

Hair is simplified. More focused on being an undercut without trying to also be a mohawk.

Removed adoptive parents. Instead, I've moved the timeline back a bit, so she is taken into the Thieves guild earlier in her life.

Lavinia is now a master alchemist, with a decent knowledge of enchantment as well. In her teen years, she apprenticed under Elgrim. Her mother was an alchemist and it is one of the few connections she has to her birth family. She continues her studies until there is nothing more Elgrim can teach her, eventually working alongside Gabriella to create undetectable but deadly poisons. This is now her style for assassinations.

I made her a bit older when she starts the brotherhood questline (24) because now that I'm not 15 I realize there is no reason for her to be 18

Lavinia is no longer the dragonborn

Lavinia is no longer the guild master. Instead the duties of the guild master are shared between Karliah and Brynjolf, with Lavinia weighing in when she can. Her sole focus is now being the listener.

[blasphemyisjustforyou]

Another skyrim thing that's really funny in context is the fact that the quest to meet Aventus Arentino (Dark Brotherhood quest line) has been active in my journal for like a month of in-game time, and yet the Brotherhood is still gonna get mad at me about stealing their kill--

I just need you guys to know as soon as I finished typing this post out a frost rune *that I placed ages ago* finally went off in Riften except I was TYPING A POST so now Im being hunted but it's fine.

-like babygirl you had a whole ass month to get to this boy before me it's not my fault you wasted all that time.

[salamansir]

My first time joining the dark brotherhood in Skyrim was so silly.

Like, I didn't know how that mechanic worked.

I killed Grelod the Kind, got the plate from Aventus Arentino in Windhelm, and then NEVER SLEPT

I abandoned the game for about 6 months for some personal crap, come back, and love it all over again

I decide to keep playing where I left off I stead of making a new character

I play for aesthetics at this point because I had done pretty much all the main quest lines, so I decide to go to sleep in the Bannered Mare in Whiterun

I WAKE UP SO CONFUSED IN THE ABANDONED SHACK

I then play the story like normal (and obsess over an npc for the first time)

But I can just imagine Astrid walking in being all "Where is he?" Walking upstairs, hauling my "sleeps like a brick" ass downstairs and into a wagon being all like "he's really drunk and I'm taking him home, we're good friends"

And then HAULING ASS across Skyrim to get me in the abandoned shack.

It's just silly to think about XD

[wispstalk]

Can we hear about Mr. Completely Fucked Guy

Ok so I was thinking of the quest where you assassinate the Emperor. Thinking that having a Cyrod Listener would be interesting.

Then I thought... The Imperial cult has some militant wings like the Order of the Hour and the Vigil of Stendarr. what if Cyrodiil saw a rise of insurgent priests of Talos after the white gold concordat.

Mr. CFG is one of those priests. His cell was flushed out and he fled to Skyrim where he thought to find sanctuary among the Stormcloaks. He carries an axe and doesn't say shit and kills with efficiency. Ulfric sees his value as an attack dog. His presence in windhelm eventually leads him to Aventus Arentino.

CFG, like any violent religious wackjob, believes Talos speaks through him. Aventus's plight was a sign. The lagging Sithis worship in the Falkreath sanctuary is a sign. And finally, the contract to kill the whole-ass emperor of Tamriel, the spawn of some pretender with not a drop of dragon blood in his veins...

I don't know that I'm actually going to write up the story but he is rattling around in my brain like an empty spray paint can.

[odinspattern]

👀🛒😅😬📚🎨🎢🏆 and 😈 for the fanfic ask meme!

Oh man, thank you! This was really hard but also fun.

👀 Tell me about an up and coming wip please!

So many!

Currently writing about a character coming up against Dragon Age demons for the first time, greatly enjoying that.

A character study about Michael the Distortion and also Helen.

Oh, and I am also writing about two characters discussing asexuality and relationships.

🛒 What are some common things you incorporate in your fics? Themes, feels, scenes, imagery, etc.

Trauma, grief and mentall illness is a cornerstone in anything I write. There are so many things to consider with it, and what it means for your life. Like was it always with you, or did you develop it? Was it a violation and what does it mean now going forward?

Furthermore I get a kick out of really obscure refrences in my work. Like I have referenced Koschei the Deathless, The Killers lyrics, Karen Sundt, Laika, Ivo Caprino jokes… it’s fun not only for me but to see the rare case where people make the connection. I get the enjoyment either way.

😅 What’s a story or scene you’ve created that you’re a smidge embarrassed exists?

Redbark No-Chief.

Let me explain. In the Kahvi comics, which are not considered mostly non-canon anyway, we saw a minor character be pronounced chief of Two-Spears splintergroup of Wolfriders. Redbark, said character, looked to be same age as Kahvi, and his design was similar to Graywolf, who had recognized Willowgreen II. So naturally I concluded that he was their child.

In the comic we had a big Flash forward, and was told that Willowgreen had cleaned out their wolfblood, and that every chief after Two-Spear’s descion had been left wanting.

I was very intruged and was trying to write about Redbark holding the legacy of his mother’s crime… but turns out it was incorrect. It was just a coincidence that he looked like the same age and design. Redbark was no one. Which I discovered bust as I was going to publish the third chapter.

It completely took the wind out of my sails. To loose that familiar connection between them made my story fall apart to the point where it never recovered.

So yeah. You live and learn.

📚 Would you ever want to turn writing into a career?

Writing books has always been my dream, but honestly, the last few years I have heard stories about how publishing really works and. It is really discouraging and confusing? It is putting me off writing proffesionally for the first time since I was six =/

🎨 How do you feel about fan art of your stories?

Love it.

🎢 Which of your fics would you call your wildest ride?

Oh, hmm. I am actually uncertain of how to judge this one. Maybe Shade of Smiles? It is a fanfic that explores a happening that is treated as small in canon but is really anything but just that.

🏆 What’s your most popular fic?

In all honesty it’s a Harry Potter crack fic. 🙃

The other most popular I made was a Skyrim fanfic where my Listener had a hard time breaking into Aventus Arentino’s house; https://www.archiveofourown.com/works/8044882

😈 Has there been a point in a story where you did something just to be playfully mean to your readers?

I used to always end with cliffhangers, but that was mostly because I needed that to propel me forward. I had to finish a new chapter to find out what happened next than being cruel =P

[nighting-crow]

Elder Scrolls As Quotes From School

After Crow (LDB oc) defeats Alduin Sorayne (Vestige oc): You’re-You’re on vocal rest. Stop talking!

Crow: Lost voice screeches

Crow, frustrated: Hold on. I just gotta nuke the Thamlor Embassy to make my speech.

Ma’Krel (Khajiit oc): Why have a smoker if I’m not going to use it?

Inigo: I have a smoker. It’s called my bow.

Dog (Friend’s Khajiit oc): Uh-that’s not a smoker actually…

Within Arkmgthamz

Crow, refusing to look at Katria’s journal at the tonal lock: We’re playing stupid games trying to win stupid prizes.

Based on a glitch where Taliesin was bald when I fast traveled to a city

Crow, going to Windhelm to see if the rumors surrounding Aventus Arentino are true.

Crow, turns around and notices Taliesin: Taliesin—WHY ARE YOU BALD!?

What it’s like travelling with 16 modded followers

Crow, having a conversation with Gabrielle:

Random follower in the background: You should sell yourself on the black market.

Crow, after assassinating Vittoria Vici, and the guards kill the Snow-Shod family: Which is really unfortunate for a newly wedded man if about…three hours.

[skyrim-said-that]

Aventus Arentino: I wanna be just like you when I grow up!

The Listener, panicking and confused: um... thanks?? But please reconsider??

[lotus5eater]

i was right burnout has onset

[mazurga]

Aventus Arentino getting his summoning on

[cryptid-called-ash]

there’s an entire page of my sketchbook that’s just the dark brotherhood. 

Fun Fact: Breyth is not a member of the dark brotherhood, though he is still the listener. the night mother can speak to him no matter where he is and he in turn sends the brotherhood anonymous tips. he is good friends with Babette and Cicero. he has never met the other members and will likely not do so for some time. he did still kill Gerlod the kind, it’s just that Babette covered for him.

[what-is-fanart]

“I’m Sorry Mommy...”

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