#bribe the crows

[ohthisisgonnasuck]

I do a thing 2-3x a year and one of my favourite days for it is Feb 15.

I start my day by loading a broom and rake into my vehicle... then, go to local businesses, offering to buy their leftover flowers in bulk. The rest of my day is spent at local cemeteries / mausoleums.

I usually bring some biodegradable tissue paper for writing notes, or folding flowers, if I can't get any from the shops. Morbid as it may be, it's one of the few days I look forward to.

If you have any words for the dead, feel free to share them. I usually spend time on those with a living partner, children, unknowns, and the ultra cheap markers.... everyone deserves to be remembered.

[socialjusticeinamerica]

🤦🏽🤦🏾🤦🏻

[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

[thecrowsnestp5]

roomies 💫

[aunti-christ-ine]

[23rdhunter]

[worldwide-blackfolk]

[crow-posting]

In honor of my delusional theories about next season:

Ahamcatra ghost

[doomspaniels]

Oh, what naughty thing did you find out in the field, honey?

Whatcha got? Show me.

*Gwyn rolls over on her back to give me a very clear view of the T-bone in her mouth, without letting go in the slightest*

Ah. Melodrama. You have melodrama. And also something dropped a T-bone inside our fences for some reason. Okay.

Since Tristan was still out on Sniff Patrol, we practiced "show" and "give" of very precious treasure, with lots of treats AND getting the precious treasure back immediately.

[forestofforever]

It's funny, because when you think of which one of my muses would be the most protective, the most willing to put themselves in danger for someone else, you would probably think of Etienne or Wester.

And you'd be wrong, because it is Sylvester, 100%. Sylvester is willing to lose all his morals and to put himself in serious danger for others if he feels in any way connected to them. He loses any sense of self preservation in that moment, he's willing to go too far, if the situation asks for it.

[chanbig]

the idea that infamous, well-connected, still fucking rich kerch crime boss Pekka Rollins who, in-universe, has ALL hellgate guards except one on his payroll, would not be sitting in a well-appointed room in hellgate with kaelish tapestries on the walls and fine kerch ale in his hands, waiting for his 'sentence' to be carried out à la al capone or whatever, but is instead suddenly at the mercy of being beat up by random hellgate prisoners, is soooo fucking laughable. so funny. yeah right. one episode ago this man was sitting in the best seat of the house for the matches and could pay a guard to kill you and make it look like an accident and everyone fucking knows it. he didn't even need to try to make prisoners join his gang. he should've just beaten someone up for dramatic effect

[sucka99]

[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

[nando161mando]

"Clarence Thomas ruled in favor of Citizens United. Harlan Crow and his family's political contributions then went up 862%. Then we later find out Thomas let Crow take him on lavish trips, buy his mom's house, and help fund his wife's conservative nonprofit. See how this works?"

[filosofablogger]

Get Ready To Growl ...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been in the news quite a bit lately for his apparent taking of bribes by wealthy businessmen, most notably Harlan Crow, but others as well.  You’re likely to hear even more about him in the coming days, as ProPublica published an article today that should make you growl. First off, though, let it be noted that Clarence Thomas’ net worth is…

[dalishious]

Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Familiar Faces and Factions

The trailer for Dragon Age: The Veilguard has dropped, and I couldn’t be more excited. It’s like a new breath of life has entered my lungs!

Within the trailer, we now have confirmation of who our seven companions are going to be, and among them are a few familiar faces from the book Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights. We also have some name-droppings of a couple factions featured in the same book and the comics, Dragon Age: The Missing. So, here is what knowledge is established about these faces sand factions.

Neve Gallus & The Shadow Dragons

Neve Gallus was first introduced in the Tevinter Nights story, “The Streets of Minrathous”. She comes off as a no-nonsense and a little intense kind of person. Neve is a Tevinter mage who works as a private investigator. For example, if someone wants some detective work done but doesn’t want the public to know, they would hire Neve. On occasion, she’s even been hired by the templars, who act like just regular cops in Tevinter �� and yes, that includes their corruption and primary goal of simply protecting the elite – but Neve prefers to work alone because of that corruption, and has a personal grudge against the order for taking bribes to cover up crimes.

Neve has a prosthetic leg below the knee, made of dwarven-crafted metal.

In The Missing, Neve says she is friends with the Shadow Dragons. In the article shared by EA, as of The Veilguard, she is officially a member. The Shadow Dragons are a group of concerned Tevinter citizens who help those in need. This includes supporting escaped slaves, for example.

Emmrich Volkahrin

Emmrich Volkahrin was first introduced in the Tevinter Nights story, “Down Among the Dead Men”. He is a necromancer from Nevarra, and therefore naturally a member of the Mortalitasi – specifically, a professor in the Mourn Watch. The Watchers serve as elite guardians of the Grand Necropolis. Emmrich is on the eccentric side, personality-wise, but kindly and informal.

Emmrich has a skeleton assistant name of Manfred, who helps him with different office tasks. He also has friends in Myrna, a fellow Watcher, and Audric, a dead guardsmen who looks after the library.

Lucanis Dellamorte

Lucanis Dellamorte was first introduced in the Tevinter Nights story, “The Wigmaker Job”. He is the favourite grandson of Caterina Dellamorte, First Talon (leader) of the Antivan Crows. As such, he was raised from birth to be the perfect assassin in a ruthless and torturous environment, knowing only cruelty from his family. This has led to him feeling less like a person and more like a living weapon – and he is treated like one by everyone who knows of him. He has “the Demon” as a nickname.

I know a few people are curious about the “mage killer” title in the trailer. Rest assured that Lucanis specifically kills evil blood mages. In his own words: “If someone wants to pay me top coin to kill a bunch of racist blood mages—who have it coming—I’m not going to complain.”

Where his cousin Illario has a “silver tongue” as Lucanis puts it, he himself is a lot blunter. His reputation of a killer is spotless, except for one small problem: He has a heart under all that black leather.

Lucanis and Illario get along quite well, except for the fact that Lucanis is destined to be the next First Talon, after Caterina dies. Illario wants the job far more than Lucanis, but Lucanis isn’t sure he’s capable of making a decision for himself that goes against the wishes of the Crows.

The Veil Jumpers

The Veil Jumpers were first introduced in The Missing #3. They are a group made up of primarily Dalish elves, though also inclusive of other folks of any walks of life willing to help, working to try and control the new threats within Arlathan Forest. The forest has become a ground of chaotic magic, with the Veil so thin that time and place is jumbled together. Thus, the Veil Jumpers move in and out of the spots that bleed into one another.

The Veil Jumpers do have a headquarters called “The Sanctum”, but we know nothing else about it.

The Lords of Fortune

Despite the Lords of Fortune being mentioned in more than one Tevinter Nights story, as well as the show Dragon Age: Absolution, we don’t know a lot about them. The only concrete information provided is that they are a loose group of people who collect trinkets and glory. They come out of Rivain. They typically wear a lot of their collected trinkets like badges of honour. That’s really all there is, so I can’t wait to learn more.