#belu?

[nerd-artist]

(Doodles of the finalist pairs following this)

The promised illustration for the winners of the rare pairs poll: Talanah/Kotallo

I wonder what will happen when they meet in Meridian

But I couldn't resist to sketch also the other most-voted pairs!

Second place shared by Talanah/Petra and Morlund/Abadund

At first, they were winning, but finally these cuties got the third place: Beta/Milu

Thank you all for voting!!

[mint-tea-ashes]

Can I offer you an Ash holding different berries in this trying time?

[sarafangirlart]

Andromeda’s race/ethnicity and why it’s not inaccurate to interpret her as black/African

Now you’ve seen how I draw my babygirl as Afro Palestinian Egyptian so you know where I personally stand on the subject. However, my interpretation isn’t the only one, ancient authors, from mythographers to historians to poets to playwrights, have proposed various different locations for Andromeda’s homeland, often times contradicting each other, what I’m trying to do here is correct some misinformation as well as argue that even if Andromeda isn’t black/ethiopian, she still wouldn’t be considered white or ethnically European.

I would like to reiterate like I did with my Hephaestus/Aphrodite post that I’m not a mythology or history expert, I just read a lot. So do your own research and come up with your own conclusions.

Let’s go.

The etymology of “Aethiopia”

Aethiopia means "of burned face" which yes is pretty racist be modern standards but basically means that its inhabitants are dark skinned, so even if you go by sources that it isn’t in Africa, the inhabitants still wouldn’t be white or Greek.

Location of the Kingdom

You’d hear the statement that the Aethiopia in mythology is not the same as Ethiopia the modern country, which is true. You’d also hear that it’s a completely fictitious location, that’s only partially true, while Aethiopia existed mainly as a mythological location (mentioned as early as the Iliad) that didn’t stop ancient historians, mythographers and poets from placing it in real locations or calling pre-existing nations Aethiopia. It’s hard to pick which one is more “accurate” bc they all contradict each other, not only that, but these writers didn’t actually visit these locations and ancient ppl weren’t as well versed in geography as we are today so they’d be weirdly vague or confusing about these locations, I mean just look at an ancient map and you’d see what I mean.

So personally, I think you can go with any version you personally prefer, the options are quite limitless, she could be from the Arab peninsula, the Levant, North Africa, Persia, hell maybe even India if you are like Ovid.

Andromeda’s genealogy

(I just realized that these are the Waterson kids color palette while writing this lmaooooooooo)

Yes Andromeda is descended from Zeus (no family tree can escape that man lol) and she’s also the great granddaughter of Poseidon, which adds a whole new layer to the fact he tried to kill her.

Now for a bit of history: The Trojan war (which didn’t happen irl obviously) was dated as taking place in the 12th or 13th century BCE by some ancient writers, that war happens a few generations after Perseus’s story, which means that Egypt was in the New Kingdom era, also called the Egyptian Empire, when Nubians (who would be considered black by today’s standards) were a very important part of society, even becoming Pharaohs. Ancient Egypt was a lot more diverse than modern ppl give it credit for, there were multiple ethnic groups living there. Not to mention that you can’t get more Egyptian than being descended from the god of the Nile River lol

Libya is (obviously) the personification of the region of Libya, not the modern country Libya, but the general area in North Africa west of Egypt. The name Libya comes from the Libu, a berber tribe. So once again, even if Andromeda wasn’t black, even if you interpreted that her kingdom is placed in Asia, she’d still be of African decent.

Cassiopeia is a tricky one, her origins are obscure, she’s called a nymph by Nonnus, while Stephanus of Byzantium (a very late source) states she’s from Ioppa and that the city takes its name from her. However, Ioppa/Jaffa was identified as Andromeda’s home much earlier in Periplus attributed to Scylax, which was composed in the late fourth century bc.

Conclusion

You can make Andromeda black it’s ok. Ancient writers couldn’t agree on her country’s location but we can still speculate. Anyways ummm… I think that’s it? Maybe I’ll add to this if I find or remember more interesting information.

Have a great day.

[setsailforbyacona]

Beggar's Luck - Information Post

Your father has always been regarded as the greatest pirate hunter to have ever sailed the waters of the tropical Byacona.

But now the unthinkable is happening: Your father is charged with piracy!

So it is up to you, his only child, to travel to the Byacona and help prove his innocence, or at least get him to reveal what happened.

Which is easier said than done, because whatever your father was doing seems connected to the sightings of a ship long thought sunk:

The Beggar's Luck, ship of the fabled Alistair Moray, King of Pirates.

Has Moray risen from the dead to seek revenge? And has your father something to do with it?

It's up to you to find out.

Hope you know how to swim and wield a cutlass.

Where can I play the game?

(No link to the NEW version yet. The game is still undergoing a massive rewrite and should be up sometimes in December '24/January '25)

Extremely Old, extremely short version is HERE

The world, Sildrys, the game is set on is home to various races besides human, allowing you to play as human or a mix of human and elves, dragons and other decently strange beings (as long as you can swim).

The age is set to 20.

All genders are playable.

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ROs (Details bound to change):

Lieutenant Elliott Sewell (24, human, cis man): Elliot is a young Navy-Lieutenant working as Admiral Géroux’s secretary after a leg-injury send him into very early retirement. He’s as headstrong as he’s handsome.

He’s been a great admirer of the MC’s father, and seems dead-set on becoming a renown pirate hunter, filling the empty space the Commodore’s alleged treason left.

Midshipman Noah Paget (18, human(?), cis man): Mr Paget is commonly seen as a lost cause. Eager, ambitious and honest, but clumsy and scatterbrained. Has several rumours surrounding his heritage which weights down on him in addition. When push comes to shove he takes up the chance to prove himself to find the fable pirate port of Lobo Marino.

Lucy Kerrigan (19, human, cis woman): Lucy is regarded as the ‘soul of the Shredded Sail’ the scummiest tavern on all of Lobo Marino. She takes great pride in the fact that her missing father’s the new King of Pirates, even though no one else agrees with her on that.

She’s headstrong and boisterous, though no one can say what happens when her shell should be cracked one day. Great affinity for fire and explosives.

Florentina 'Shipwreck' Espinosa (26, Half-Elf/Half-human, trans woman): Regarded as the unluckiest captain to have ever sailed the waters of the Byacona, Florentina is good-natured but very sarcastic soul. And she has absolutely no patience for people betting behind her back how long her current ship, the Windmill will last.

(more to come)

Death

Guns

Alcohol

Blood

Piracy

Public Executions

(TBC)

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Enjoy the stories <3

The author is currently working on the following games as well:

Ballad of Devil's Creek: A Weird West adventure @devilscreekballad

Curious Cuisine: A superhero/cooking slice-of-life romp @cornucopiagazette

Ashenmaw - Dragons of Marrowoods: A dragon adventure/mystery romp set in the same world as Beggar's Luck. @ashenmaw-if

[mugbearerscorner]

Belus-07 Locomotive

Here's a MOC of a locomotive from one of my favorite indie games, The Final Station.

It's a dystopian game about a train conductor trying to survive an apocalyptic event by riding this experimental locomotive across the vaguely Eastern European countryside.

The artstyle feels very inspired by Simon Stahlenhag.

Belus was a series of experimental locomotives within the dystopian apocalyptic fictional universe of The Final Station.

There was only 8 locomotives in total, with the series discontinued after the main project supervisor went missing and the project team going bankrupt, ceasing production and maintenance of the Belus locomotives whatsoever.

According to the game wiki the train's wheel arrangement is supposed to be 6-2-0 (I am not versed in train wheel patterns).

Please support me and my hubby:

[bright-red-sunsets]

attack on @milkcandy's character Belue! they're so shaped i could not resist drawing them :]

[captainmazzic]

Blah blah blah something something overpowered OCs blah blah

[creditdawg]

He’s saving his strength for the next round of @fat-oc-battle

[promptuarium]

BELUS Jupiter, when his father Nimrod had ruled for 56 years, the son himself reigned, in the 1844th year of the world and the 2118th year before the birth of Christ. He built up the marked-out foundations of Babylon, more like a fortress than a city. He enjoyed constant peace around the borders of his empire. Consult Berossus book 5, as above.

[kulvefaggoth]

idk why i took this screenshot but i love the "go girl give us nothing" energy it has

[tjerra14]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Horizon (Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Beta/Milu Characters: Beta (Horizon), Milu (Horizon) Additional Tags: One-Shot, Post-HFW, Post-Canon, POV Second Person, Established Relationship, Fluff, they just deserve the world, and hold some hands Summary:

Space and the horrors it bore are far away and fading further, matter less by the day. It is over. You are safe. In her arms, you can believe it. Her presence has a gravity like Earth’s. It’s a tether, to ground and bind you to the present, to allow for a glimpse of the future: the change firmly in your hands, a lifetime of endless possibilities; and the constant of her at your side. Starry-eyed fantasies, and all of them—yours, to make true.

Beta receives a gift from Milu.

Based on a prompt by the amazing @loumauve. So grateful to have you in my life.

[foibles-fables]

for the fic title I'm just going to utilize one of mine. “Lab Grown Opal”

Beta/Milu, easily. An exploration of their respective "cultures" (if you count "raised by shitty Zeniths" a culture re: Beta) when it comes to gift-giving, affection, and other general aspects of cute teenage courtship.

[setsailforbyacona]

Just a quick note, in your intro post the MC would need to prove their father’s innocence, not innocents.

thank you. english still isn't my first language, so typos are bound to happen <3

[galesinterlude]

# 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑: 𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆, 𝒕𝒏. ( @bowwies )

@lottienatendgame: GOWIE NATION ARISE!! @keithoceanisadck: ah here we go again... @kaylorsversion: i was behind them, they were kissing during sparks fly omg 💘 @dudegirls: didn't they DESPISED each other? fake @gaylersfam: i mean what could possibly go wronG?? @yovngexwife: if this is real then the next album's gonna be 🤌💋

𝚋𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚢 𝚐𝚊𝚕𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚜𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚎𝚗 𝚗𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎 𝚢 𝚟𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚜 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚜 𝚕𝚊𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚊𝚗 𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚜 𝚢 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚊́𝚗𝚍𝚘𝚜𝚎. 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚗 𝚟𝚒𝚛𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚎𝚗 𝚍𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚊𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚎𝚜 𝚢 𝚕𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚎𝚘𝚛𝚒́𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚘𝚋𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚞 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚘́𝚗 𝚗𝚘 𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚐𝚒𝚛, 𝚜𝚎𝚗̃𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚘 𝚍𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚎𝚗 𝚎𝚕 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚍𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚎 𝚍𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚜 𝚌𝚞𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜 𝚍𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚔𝚝𝚘𝚔.

[fridge-04]

Huge fan of the Exif and Bilusaludo being callbacks to classic Showa era alien races. Like you got the manipulative Exif who have Ghidorah as their monster (like the Xiliens) and the more rugged Bilusaludo who lost their planet due to a black hole and use Mechagodzilla as their monster (like the Black Hole Third Planet Aliens)

[captainmazzic]

“I admit, your proposition is... intriguing, Belus. I was unaware there were yet still so many Sith who strive to break the chains of useless doctrine and embrace true freedom. Yet I still wonder how welcome I would be.”

Adrestin sighed inwardly, allowing his trepidation to waver through his aura in the Force. “It is... not my proposition, Malgus. It is the Tribunal’s as a whole. You know that you and I do not quite see eye to eye. Your methods are brutish, often cruel, and far too overtly aggressive for my own taste.”

There could have been a smirk, or maybe just a scoff, under that mask. “So you have mentioned.”

“Mm. But as I have said. The Shadow Imperium values diversity of opinion. Sith culture is not as rigid or so easily codified as the Sith Empire would purport it to be. It takes a myriad of forms, and whether or not I personally embrace some of those forms is irrelevant. The Tribunal does embrace them, in fact craves them, for in our riot of voices and passions comes the blossoming of the deepest powers in the Force.” He chuckled. “And that is something we can both agree, is a mutual - and potent - desire.”

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What’s the point of having overpowered OCs if you can’t occasionally throw them in the mix with all the other overpowered characters lol

Adrestin is one of the very few people who can make Malgus look short XD

Fun fact, Malgus and Sivin are the exact same height tho, who knew