#briak

[cakeinke]

A sketch of Briak and Sola's first meeting aboard their rogue trader's ship. Might actually render this and make something more... for now, sketch

[witchcraft-in-wonderland]

Minecraft Diaries: The Descended (Pt.2)

The trio wasn't quite sure how long they'd been camping in the ruins of Phoenix Drop, only that it was still cold dark and fairly miserable.

"Well. . . At least we have one house built now?" Porter said, shrugging, an uneasy laugh exiting his throat.

"And thank goodness for that- I'd hate to think what would happen if we were caught out in a storm or something- or if that thing came back." Ophelia responded, dusty and yellow-paged books clutched tightly in its arms.

"I wish I could remember what it is. . . Something about it is familiar but I- I don't know how. . ." Cori was situated outside, drawing shapes in the dirt with a stick they'd splintered off from one of the trees.

It was strange- the powers they'd unlocked didn't seem to follow any sort of natural logic- knocking trees down in a single punch- building houses without having to use screws nails or hammers. It felt almost like living in a video game.

"The pages in these books are all to old for me to understand- not to mention the language they use- all these weird. . . Symbols," Ophelia muttered, looking through yet another unearthed tome.

"Not like there's much to get- we're camping out with a goddess who has pissed off what I can only assume is some freaky incarnation of the devil," Porter said, tossing a rock at a nearby group of logs.

"I should get going- if I build up more houses we won't all be in the same space- and maybe we'll be able to attract someone who knows what's going on," Cori said, standing up. Porter and Ophelia followed close behind, each holding what seemed to be makeshift axes made of stones.

Two more houses were constructed with little to no effort on the part of the young goddess, beds were constructed out of wool from passing sheep and wood from leftover logs.

"Ugh- never thought I'd have to butcher my own meat- but I guess at least we have food now huh?" Porter said, turning some raw mutton on a spit over a campfire.

"Yeah. . . This is like some freaky survival game now- you think any of our parents were expecting this?" Ophelia said, currently working on constructing a pickaxe.

"I guess ma probably was- sure would've been nice if she'd at least mildly explained what any of this was supposed to mean," Cori muttered, working on a bow and arrow using some loose string they'd found on the outskirts of the little village.

The abandoned mines that existed within the woodlands of Phoenix Drop were quite frightening to explore, but it was the only way the trio could get material for their village- so if they had to brave spiders of unreasonable size and hordes of varying undead, it would have to be worth it.

Perhaps more frightening than the caves however, was the sounds that would be heard outside at night.

Some were recognizable as the same creatures that lay within the mines, but the howling, screeching, and more animalistic sounds- the trio certainly didn't recognize.

Porter, ever impulsive, had dubbed himself a guard, and as such had positioned himself to watch over the encampment over night. Cori didn't ask him where the scars and bruises came from, if anything they were afraid to. But they had gotten ahold of many of their powers much quicker than they'd anticipated, so healing injuries was little more than an inconvenience for them.

Of course, as the shadow had said, this hadn't come without consequence.

Cori's dreams as of late had been. . . Strange.

The most recent of which detailing the adventures of what they assumed had been Lady Irene's first incarnation Aphmau, specifically, an extensive venture with local werewolf tribes.

"Werewolves. . . I can't believe they're actually real- I thought they made them for all those teen novels. . ." Cori muttered to themselves as they took up the bow, aiming for a chicken that seemed keen on escaping its makeshift pen. The chicken gave a weak cluck as the arrow made contact with its body, collapsing to the ground. Cori approached it, picking it up by the feet and taking out a small knife to begin removing its feathers.

"What? Not a fan of mutton?" Porter asked, laughing.

"It's not for me- I'm going wolf stalking." Cori said determinedly.

"We'll come with you-"

"No, you won't, I don't need you two endangering yourself, you're safer in the village." Cori said, rushing off into the woods before the two could protest.

What seemed like several hours had passed before Cori came across a huddled figure, it had ears and a tail like a wolf, but it'd body was entirely human. It was shaking, whimpering, like it was cold.

Cori dropped the raw chicken next to themself, backing up slightly as the werewolf roused itself from its slumber.

"I-I promise I'm not here to hurt you- I'm- I'm trying to find allies- for my village-" Cori said, trying to sound assertive.

"We haven't had a village in these woods for many centuries. . . I have only heard of your kind in stories. . ." Said the wolf.

"My kind? Mortals? Er- humans?" Cori replied quizzically.

"Lords. . . You smell of royal blood." The wolf replied, now finally making its way over to the chicken carcass. It's eyes were a stark icy blue, contrasting the darkness of its hair and skin, like a full moon within the night sky.

"I. . . I suppose- thats what I am-" Cori responded.

"Briak, son of Sabrione, prince of the Werewolf Pack of Phoenix Drop Woods," Briak said, attention now fully focused on eating the chicken.

"Cori Irenia- Lord of New Phoenix Drop- I suppose-" Cori responded. At this, Briak looked up, his eyes wide.

"You must come with me- now." He said, finishing off the chicken in rather impressive fashion before approaching Cori at an alarmly fast pace.

"I- what?- I just met you!." They managed to squeak out, clearly alarmed.

"You won't be harmed- I swear- but the return of a descendant of Lady Irene after so many years bodes ill omen for you and any who may call you an ally," Briak said. He began to shift, Cori cringed at the sound of creaking bones and stretching muscle before a rather large wolf stood in front of them.

Cori reached a hand out cautiously, digging their fingers into the soft fur.

"Ok, I'll join you, as long as it helps me learn more about what I am,"

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@cryptid-in-your-closet

@twilight-skies

@kistunegdx

[ollydrawings]

I think the craziest thing about LPS Popular Remake’s conflict with the group assuming that Brooke is dating Briak, thus propelling the storyline forward, is that if they remembered that Brooke is a lesbian, I’m pretty sure this all would’ve been resolved quicker lol

Unless you’re thinking Brooke is a bisexual, I just think it’s crazy that they would’ve thought that she was going after boys again after high school.

Anyway, imagine being Brooke and learning that the best friend you’ve been pining for, who is getting married, has feelings for you too but didn’t act on them cause everyone thought you were dating your gay French friend.

[marqnet]

Wow wow wow.. After last weeks show with over 500 plays and downloads in the the Disco chart and one of the ONLY Radio shows up against Just Mixtapes i'm grateful for the love and listenership.. Unfortunately someone decided to report my radio show and it was removed from the listing for one reason or another so I will not be publicising a show in the disco chart anymore even though it’s more disco than most of the shows. Wow we had some Paradise Gems in the Program celebrating 43 years since the PG opened its doors.. I hope you enjoy them as much as i did playing them.. I Love you all... This show is always delivered with Love and Passion.. As always Presented with Love. Much love Marky Paradise Sessions P Tracklisting Love Break is the Message (Return to the Garage Paradise Reprise) MFSB Mainline Black Ivory Main Line (Butch Le Butch Mix) Black Ivory Let No Man Put Asunder (Alan Dixon Remix) First Choice, Lets Go Dancing (MAW Remix) Sparque You Gave Me Love Crown Heights Affair Take My Love (Long Version) Melba Moore All Right On the Night The Ritchie Family Holdin' On Wanda Walden Best Love Rose Royce At Midnight T-Connection It's True (Dj ''S'' Remix) New York Disco Orchestra Any Love (feat. Chaka Khan) Rufus & Chaka Khan Never Give You Up (Michael Gray Remix) Sharon Redd, Michael Gray Free Your Mind MAGOO You've Got My Heart (Dj ''S'' Remix) Ronnie Barnes & Rush Hour On The Beat (87 Bronx Remix) B.B. & Q Band I Can Love You Better (DJ 'S' Remix) Cliff Dawson So Pretty your so Dirty - Ft The world Famous Supreme Team ( Paradise Discovolver Mix) Disco Buffalo's "Try It Out" Gino Soccio Come Let Me Love You Jeanette "Lady" Day Magnetic The Apx GQ - Disco Nights (Briak Re-Edit) GC Keep The Fire Burning Gwen McCrae Backstabbers (Dr Packer Remix - Extended) O'Jays Armed & Extremely Dangerous First Choice https://hearthis.at/ydb6cwcv/20230129-1100-recording/Qoi/ (at Funky Towers of Cruise FM) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoAkRfEIFwn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[aneverydaything]

Day 1297, 10 January 2022

[inkmaze]

found this book at the library, I'm only a little way in but I already am really enjoying it! (blurb description below)

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"The Secret Life of Bones" by Brian Switek.

"Bone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over 500 million years of evolutionary history.

The Secret Life of Bones frames the history of our species through the importance of bone as instruments, jewellery, objects of worship and conquest, from the origins of religion through to the genesis of science until this very day. Briak Switek, an enthusiastic osteological raconteur, cuts through biology, history, and culture to understand the meaning of what's inside us, what our bones can tell is about who we are, where we came from and the legacies we leave behind."

[horacio-oliveira-74]

I need to wash myself again to hide all the dirt and pain Cos I’d be scared that there’s nothing underneath ....

[cakeinke]

hehehe you weren't expecting the OTHER ANGLE!! Briak was actually kinda terrified when he crossed paths with Sola for the first time. One near death situation later and the two developed an unexpected kinship, and their rogue trader promoted Briak to be her personal guard not long after.

[witchcraft-in-wonderland]

Minecraft Diaries: The Descended (Pt.4)

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It had been a few months since the werewolves had made an alliance with the renewed Phoenix Drop, together they had managed to set up a few new shelters, both for the new wolves, and for any new villagers.

But Cori still felt something. . . Off. . . About the whole thing. About that shadow, what had it meant about another descendant? How much of their own ancestry did they not even know?

Ophelia was keen on finding that information out for itself, it would share that information with them when it found something interesting, but there's only so much information one can learn when that history was buried under thousands of years of debris.

"Ladrie Cori?" Cori gave a jolt as Briak's voice interupted their thoughts.

"Oh uh- what is it- Briak-" they said quietly, tugging un the rabbit ears of their hoodie.

"I've- got your new armor ready if you'd like to come see it," Briak said, raising a concerned eyebrow.

"Oh- of course-" Cori responded, standing up and averting their eyes.

"You know you can tell me if you have questions, our tribe does have history with your lineage," Briak stated, Cori gave him an awkward side-ways smile.

"It's not that it's just- from what I do know about my history. . . How am I supposed to fight a man that can't. . . Die? I mean if Shad has been reincarnated as many times as I have- with these- descendants- or whatever we are. . . Even if I do find people to represent the other Divine Warriors. . . This is modern day, and we're still working with. . ."

"Magic is much stronger than you think, my ladrie," Briak said, finishing the sentence for them.

"Maybe your's is- I barely know how to use mine- and we have no idea how much time I have to get the hang of any of it." Cori said bitterly.

"If you'd like I could try to teach you some, werewolf magic does work a little differently- but it's not too different from the type of magic you'd be used to," Briak smiled, tilting his head.

"But I thought we could only learn one kind of magic?" Cori replied, thinking back to some of Ophelia's studies.

"That was then, magic was thinner, with less people it's less spread out, you can specialize in many things," Briak replied with a laugh, stopping in front of the armory.

"After you," Briak said, stepping out of their way.

"Oh! Such a gentleman!" Cori joked, walking through the door.

The armory was lined with weapons and armor of all kinds, both for human and werewolf builds.

But in the center of it was a more familiar armor set, a mix of black, purple, and magenta, fit to Cori's exact build. The undercloth was built to their tastes as well, with rabbit ears under the helmet and a more skirt-esque accenting to the bodice.

"If you wouldn't mind Briak? I'd like to change," Cori said, waving a hand in Briak's direction.

"Of course-" Briak said, turning and closing the door.

The fit of the armor was indeed comfortable, and practical enough even with the more stylized accents.

"Alright Briak! You can come in!" They called, listening got the creaking of the door.

"How does it feel?" Briak asked.

"Well- certainly better than that dirty hoodie I've been wearing-" Cori laughed.

"Well hopefully we can attract a tailor from one of the other villages, Phoenix Drop has always had a way of bringing villages together, now how do you feel?" Briak said.

"I feel. . . I feel like a Lord, a real one." Cori said, smiling.

"Well than, my Lord, why don't we go show off your new armor?" Cori nodded, following behind Briak as he left the armory.

"Perhaps we should focus on sea travel- there are plenty of water formations around this area- less so than the old maps- but still-" Ophelia and Porter were busy pouring over old books and maps to notice the two enter the library, Cori gave a short cough to signal their arrival.

"So when do I get armor that good?" Porter said, Ophelia gave him a hard nudge on the shoulder.

"What! I'm a personal guard, I should have customized armor too!" Porter exclaimed, rubbing his shoulder.

"You and I both know Briak is more of a guard then you've been, thats why you've been researching with me," Ophelia laughed.

"Maybe I'm guarding you," Porter pouted.

"My knight in shining armor," Ophelia said sarcastically, though they were smiling.

Cori laughed "guys guys relax- you're all very important ok? Now is there any updates from my favorite historian?"

"Not much, we're just working on updating the maps," Ophelia responded.

"That's good- I'd like to start making more allies and expanding the village-" Cori said.

"You're really taking this whole Lord thing seriously huh?" Porter said.

"Well- quite frankly I'd like to avoid anyone else getting hurt because of me," Cori said quietly.

"Cori. . ." Ophelia said sympathetically.

"Don't- it's- I'm fine- just- been thinking a lot-" Cori replied, looking away.

"If you say so. . . But if you need to talk we're all here for you, ok?"

"I know- and I appreciate you guys for that- but I don't want to talk about it right now," Cori said with a low laugh.

"My ladrie, did you want to go ahead and get a head start on those magic lessons?" Briak asked.

"Magic lessons?" Ophelia questioned.

"Briak's going to help me concentrate more of my power- in case that- thing- comes back-" Cori answered.

"Oh- well uh- have fun- I guess-" Ophelia said, it sounded a little jealous.

"I can teach you too if you'd like," Briak chuckled.

"Maybe later- I have books to focus on right now- see you two later-" Ophelia said.

Briak and Cori made their way toward the nearby barracks for practice, Cori felt uneasy as they went, like they were being watched. But it couldn't be anything too serious yet. . .

Could it?

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[jeffreystewart]

Challenge Day 277 Year 5 Long ago, Briak had been tasked with doing it’s families laundry right before everyone left the colony very suddenly. It had long exceeded it’s programming however. Living a vastly more fulfilling life doing all the laundry it could find. Going from house to house collecting, washing and folding ever piece around. What I used: Muji Light Blue 0.275mm nib pen on Moleskin Sketchbook. What this is: Daily Character Design Challenge, 2020-02-26 Year 5 - No277, by Jeff Stewart

[ir-egipto-travel]

Este es el trono de oro del rey Tutankamón. Fue construido en 1330 a.C. y presenta detalles hechos con lapislázuli y piedras preciosas. Lo encontró Howard Carter en 1922 en el interior de la tumba de Tutankamón donde permaneció oculto durante miles de años. https://www.instagram.com/p/BriaKS-Am_s/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=d8vl3v3o69rr

[dudleysaintdudley]

Just listened to Bon Entendeur : "Charlie", Winter 2015 by Bon Entendeur -- english translation below -- A circonstances exceptionnelles, mixtape exceptionnelle. En ce qui nous concerne, nous étions tout simplement sans mot. Du coup on a préféré se réfugier dans ce qu’on sait faire de mieux : une mixtape. On n’a pas vraiment eu envie de suivre « les codes » habituels c’est pour cela que vous entendrez de nombreuses voix appartenant à Charb, Cabu, Wolinski mais aussi Philippe Val. C’est aussi pour cela qu’on la publie ce mercredi, une semaine après les faits, jour de la sortie du journal des survivants. On a un peu fait l’intro au ressenti, comme elle est venue, sorte d’exutoire. C’est donc la « Winter2015 » qui dure pas loin d’1h30 pour compenser avec le mois de décembre. On a plein de choses à vous dire et des nouvelles excitantes à vous annoncer mais ça attendra la semaine prochaine. Aux disparus, aux blessés, à la France, à tous. ---- english version ---- Exceptional circumstances call for an exceptional mixtape. As for us, we were just speechless. That’s why we prefered to seek refuge in what we do best : making mixtapes. As we didn’t really want to follow the usual rules, you’re gonna hear a lot of voices, those of Charb, Cabu, Wolinski and Philippe Val too. That’s also the reason why we publish this mixtape today, one week after the events, for the publication day of the survivors’s newspaper. The intro was made depending on our mood, just as it came, like a kind of outlet for our feelings. So here is the « Winter2015 », which lasts almost 1h30, as a way to compensate for the last month. We have a lot of things to tell you and exciting news to announce, but this will be for the next week. To the lost, the wounded, to France, and to all of you. (pic by Martin Argyroglo) Mixtape made by @pierre-della-monica tracklist : 00:00 – 04 :30 // Valentin Stip – Nwia 04:30 – 07:10 // Cheese Naan feat. Fakear - La Boulangerie 3 07:10 – 10:15 // Our Samplus – Blue bird 10:15 – 11:00 // Ben Beal & Flitz suppe – Run to 11:00 – 12:15 // Ours Samplus – Bouton de manchette 12 :15 - 13:15 // Com'Art - Two scotches please 13 :15 – 14:45 // Jazz et thé vert – Souleance 14 :45 – 19:30 // @bon-entendeur-records France Gall – Musique (Turban dub edit) 19 :30 – 21:15 // Donald Byrd – Change (Whiskey Barons edit) 21:15 – 24:00 // Candi Staton- Night on broadway (Jeremy Sole edit) 24:00 – 28:00 // Electric Light Orchestra – Last train to london (BP’s electric extention) 28:00 – 31 :50 // Eddie Amador – House music (Robosonix remix) 31:40 – 33 :50 // Funkin in your Mind (Karim 6AM dub) 33:50 – 38 :40 // Moi Je – Ricane 38:40 – 42 :40 // Closed Paradise – You got it goin on 42:40 – 46 :30 // Jacob Korn – Fahrt Durch tal ft Phillip oertel 46:30 – 50:00 // N’to – Bonjour 50:00 – 51:30 // Inside my head (Dombrance remix) 51:30 – 54:30 // Mammals – move slower (Johnny Green – Less than zero remix) 54:20 – 58:20 // La Fleur – Kattflickan (Jesper Ryom remix 58:20 – 60:40 // Kevin Duane – Marble (Original mix) 60:40 – 62:50 // Osunlade n momma’s groove (Jimpster’s hip replacement mix) 62:50 – 67:30 // Stimming – Challenge the air (original mix) 67:30 – 73:40 // Royksopp – Sordid affair (Maceo Plex remix) 73:40 – 76:40 // Diana Ross - It’s my house (briak 2013 edit) 76:40 – 79:20 // Thieves feat qzen – don’t turn it off ( greg wilson version) 79:20 – 86:20 // Paradis – Hemisphere

[karmastartarot]

Weird Deck Wednesday: Self-Published Decks C

Weird Deck Wednesday: Self-Published Decks C

A couple of weeks ago I started on the theme of self-published decks. Since there’s so many awesome ones, I couldn’t put them all in one post. So I’m slowly working my way through the alphabet. You can see letter A here and B here.

Celestial Stick People Tarot Image Credit: Dangling Pentacles Tarot

The Celestial Stick People Tarotfeatures a combination of adorable stick figures and…

[divasandotherbeings]

(The Real Music Divas)