#c: bran morgan

[ascalonianlightbringer]

I wrapped up the finale of the "Speaker of the Dead" phase of "The Orders of Tyria," complete with a very important choice!

When Gwen reached the Salma District, Josir was still agitated about the possible loss of Queen Jennah, "the last of the royal line." Ihan hinted that she's not, actually (????? is this ever explained?), but that she is critical to the peace with the Charr.

I think that's the most urgent point for Gwen. Her parents were fervent Ascalonian partisans who left her and Deborah with their grandfather to go fight against the Charr in the Fields of Ruin, which is where they died. Deborah resented it (all the more after they ended up on the streets), and though proud of their people, became committed to Kryta. But Gwen is more sympathetic to their parents and Ebonhawke looms large for her. So the possibility of losing it would have a particular oomph for her—she accepts the peace, painful though its concessions may be, because it means the survival of Ebonhawke and human Ascalon, but also because it makes her parents' choice and deaths mean something.

Hiroki, meanwhile, remarked that Kryta would lose hope without Queen Jennah. Maaaaybe? There's a lot of dissent tbh.

Logan, predictably, wanted to rush off to protect Jennah, but Gwen quite justifiably pointed out that they can't just think of Jennah's welfare. If Kellach leads his army to Divinity's Reach, he'll devastate every town from Lion's Arch to Divinity's Reach. IIRC, none of the orders' plans actually account for this in the end, but it's been a long time.

Yeah, I know. Everyone knows.

This time, at any rate, each order had a plan. Hiroki wanted to go in with brute force, Josir wanted to neutralize the threat with the Priory's enchantment, and Ihan wanted to lure Kellach into a trap. Each order also wanted Gwen to formally join their ranks, which Logan strongly encouraged: "You've been a boon to Kryta, but you can do more with one of the orders."

Since the orders are working to fight the dragons and not specifically concerned with Kryta, I feel like this actually represents character growth for him.

He gave a rundown of each order, including the hilariously in-character line "I have no use for libraries," and a kind of tepid "They certainly know a lot of secrets" about the Order of Whispers. He's such a Vigil type that it's honestly funny to see him trying to be neutral.

But as one might guess from the user name, Gwen chose the Order of Whispers!

[anghraine]

I've been poking at the GW2 fic and it's at seven pages now. I'm not sure how interesting those seven pages are, but it's fun, anyway.

Here's a bit:

“Damn it,” said Helen. “I’ll tell Jack. We’ll need a new place, and you’d better make more use of those illusions.” She paused. “I’m sorry about Debs. I know it was complicated.” Gwen just nodded. It had been complicated. They might not have spoken for a year, but Deborah was still her sister. She remembered how fiercely Deborah had protected her after their grandfather died and his landlord took everything, then threw them out. Gwen had been nine, Deborah only two years older.  Even before then, Deborah looked after her. A year prior to their grandfather’s death, their parents had returned to Ebonhawke to fight for Ascalon, saying they’d bring Deborah and Gwen home once Ascalon was free. But it never happened, and eventually their grandfather admitted that Bran and Mara were dead.

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Shake It Up (2010)

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[parttimeghost]

A B O U T M E ; a writeblr intro

call me taylor

19, she/her

uni student

i like to write mythological retellings, fantasy, and literary fiction (mostly ya)

C U R R E N T W I P S

an ode to the destined is an arthurian retelling. morgan was raised on the isle of apples (avalon) by nyneve, along with eight of her adopted sisters. when one of the original high priestesses informs her that the veil between worlds is fraying, morgan must travel to camelot and defeat the source, king uther's purge.

the subtle art of counting crows is a rewrite of my hsc project. based in the town of wrenwood, three teenagers die in unrelated accidents on january the thirteenth. only they don't stay dead. against all odds, bran wren, melissa kennedy, and clancy culpa find themselves opening their eyes to feburary 4th with a more than three week memory gap. found family shenanigans ensue.

[midnight-blue-blood]

(✒️ can I ask for either henry or ozymandias if you'd like? c: )

These aren’t necessarily written down, but are indicative of how Fina keeps a mental dossier:

Name: Henry Morgan

Alias: unknown

Type: 🏹

Threat to Domain: Moderate

Uses: Removal of rivals and enemies.

Current standing: Not in my domain. 

Notes of interest: Grew up in a cult. Supported by several of the 🩸 community.

Known weakness: His family, particularly Bran.

Future course of action: Maintain distance. Discourage any and all attempts to encroach upon the domain. Eliminating the threat could prove politically tricky with the greater community.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Name: Ozymandias

Alias: Ozzie, Oz

Type:  🔥   ☀️ 🦔

Threat to Domain: Moderate

Uses: Artifacts. Potential removal of rivals and enemies

Current standing: Actively trading arcane artifacts. Receptive

Notes of interest: Travels extensively.

Known weakness: None located so far outside of standard ☀️.

Future course of action: Investigate potential weaknesses.

[abalonetea]

Ok, first, let me just say WOW because you have the coolest page and I love the theme. This is.... so cool.Ok, but yes, back to the question. I was asking about horses because, yeah, I ride occasionally, but I don't really know cool horse terms. Trying to write about them and didn't know if there's good lingo for such. Or like, long term traveling no-no's. Obviously food, water, and distance, but if there were other tricks of the trade. Have any pointers?

thank you!! i’m absolutely in love with the lay-out of it, and how the theme ended up looking! i wanted something new and figured, hey, why not fully embrace the video game aspect of my wip? c:

i’m always down for horse chatter, no matter what it’s about! i’ve been working on horse farms since i was nine - which sounds strange to say, i realize, but i used to do farm work in exchange for lessons, and then it just evolved to paid farm work, haha. so, yeah, knowing how amazing your writing always is, the thought of you doing some horse related scenes just makes me incredibly happy and excited?

for long term traveling inspiration, i would check out endurance rides! it used to be primarily dominated by Arabians and half-Arabian breeds, but a larger variety becomes prominent in the circuit every year. we’ve had Morgan’s and quarter horses win the Nationals before and everything.

outside of food, water, and distance, some of the biggest things that i see forgotten about (but might not be relevant to your writing!) would be the soundness of a horse, and whether they’re still being groomed. and all this rambling is just! me guessing at the setting and situation! so it may or may not be helpful but - well, i like rambling about horses, so i hope you don’t mind! i’m mostly going under the assumption that by long distance you mean cross country, or something close to that, spanning several days or at least a week’s worth of riding. c:

depending on the setting, the thought of grooming a horse during a long distance travel might come across as strange. but if the same sweaty blanket, cushion, or saddle pad is left on the horse’s back for an extended amount of time, the sweat and the friction can rub sores - which then make the horse irate, and sometimes can even result, depending on the temperament of the horse, in being bucked off. 

solution for a desperate time - hop off, undo the girth on one side, slide the saddle back onto the haunches or up onto the neck (if a well trained horse, otherwise if the horse is young or antsy, the saddle may need to come off completely) and take a dry rag to the coat. if a hard brush or curry is available and time allows, a quick rub down wouldn’t hurt, but a dry rag will work if time and supplies are limited.

then flip the pad over, so the dry side is against the horse and tack back up. if time is extra limited, just flip over the saddle pad and skip the rag.

the other big thing is that a horse can easily injure itself on a trail. i love them, but half the time i feel like horses are held together by used chewing gum and some old string? so even if your horse doesn’t actually injure itself during the story, it might be something to keep in mind. they can pull leg muscles, bruise their frog, damage their hoof, and even cut their coronary band if the foliage is particularly thick and thorny!

so if you’re looking for extra drama, just nudge the horse into a situation that will leave it lame for a little bit, haha!

and some of favorite horse things that i love to include when writing about horses!

*when you’ve been riding for a really long time and your back is starting to hurt so you lean forward, draping yourself over the horse’s neck and it’s sweaty and dirty but the smell of horse is a comfort so you both just stand their silently for a few moments

*after a really hard ride but you can’t get off just yet so you do stretches in the saddle, like bending backwards so your shoulders are on the rump of the horse, and bending your legs in weird ways because they’re cramped

*a horse that’s too scared to walk through tall grass on its own but trusts you so much that as long as you walk in front of it, he’ll follow behind you

*horses playing with each other! halter tag, anyone?

*the specific sound of horse hooves hitting the ground, especially when it’s hard packed earth, especially if there are a lot of them

*hot horse breath on your hand when you give the horse a treat or hold up a bucket of water for them to drink out of

*that one horse who fills its mouth up with water and then purposefully dumps it on the rider’s shoulder

*the sheer exhilaration that comes from galloping a horse through a wide, open expanse where there’s nothing keeping you confined and the wind is cutting against your face and your heart is pounding and it’s like the both of you are the same being

*if you’re going long distance and are able to plan ahead of time, the pack you bring needs more than just food for the horse. pack smart and light! hay string is invaluable. so is vet-wrap (or an ace bandage swiped from the med bay) and duck tape. those three things can fix nearly any problem that occurs during your travels.

some facts from my personal life experience!

*did you know that you can fix a horse’s injured hoof with a preemie diaper and some duck tape

*did you know that you can fix their knee the same way

*did you know that you can make a sweat wrap for a horse’s swollen leg using clingwrap

*braiding a horse’s tail all the way to the tip is actually really ineffective for a horse that’s outside for any length of time. if you braid it down halfway, they still have the loose hair at the bottom to use as a fly swatter!

*horse bites are incredibly painful and not just when they nip your hand. i still have scars and tissue damage from being bit on the shoulder and thrown across the ten foot stall by a horse that was in pain and lashing out at me. it turned into a massive hematoma and i couldn’t lift my arm up past my breasts for almost three months

*getting kicked by a horse is incredibly painful but certainly not a death sentence and might not even leave you out of the field for a long time. i was double barreled out in the field one day, got the stitches put into my chin, had x-rays taken, and then went to finish my day’s worth of work. 

*that being said it absolutely can be really awful. my first trainer was thrown by a horse and landed the wrong way, so it completely shattered her arm and she ended up needing five surgeries. my second trainer was kicked in the face by a horse and it ended up breaking off parts of her teeth.

*night riding is asking for trouble, because the eyes of a horse have a hard time distinguishing things in heavy shadow. it’s why they tend to freak out over seemingly little things; the cones in their eyes just aren’t meant for distinguishing things in the dark.

*if your horse has never seen a cow or donkey before, it will terrify them. 

*ive never met a horse who didn’t like gatorade and that really has no relevance to anything, and probably is no use to anyone, but it’s still something that i wanted to share! i’ve worked with over 500 separate horses at my various farm jobs, and i’ve never met a single horse that turned down gatorade when i offered it to them

*rice bran tastes like vanilla cookies

*bute powder might smell like fruit loops but it does not taste like fruit loops

*sweet feed is edible for humans but the molasses gives it a very bitter flavor. alternatively, non-sweet feed kind of tastes like you’re eating dry bran cereal

i don’t know if any of this is even slightly useful to you, but it sure was fun to write up! and i am always up for talking about horses or answering any questions that you (or anyone else) might have! i’ve basically worked in every aspect of the horse industry at some point or another, and while i’m not a specialist by any means, i am most certainly a jack of all trades when it comes to farm work, barn work, and horse work

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Hair Hues of Radiata Stories

Here is the complete list of all the Radiata Stories characters (both recruitable and NPCs) taken from Fuck Yeah Radiata Stories​ and sorted by hair colour. There are a couple things I want to add. 

First off, while most of the characters fit neatly into one of the eight categories, there are some characters whose hair colour was more ambiguous (i.e. dark blonde vs. light brown hair). I placed them where I thought they were best fit.

Black and blue are the same category because some of the black-haired characters like Cairn have a bluish tint and technically speaking, black pigment is really just a dark blue anyway.

There are some characters who are either bald or have their head covered so you can’t tell the colour of their head hair. Instead of classifying them as bald or unknown, I classified them based on the colour of their facial hair and eyebrows. This is why Dynas is in with the brunettes instead of the baldies.

While I could have made a separate category for pink hair, I ultimately decided it should just belong with red/orange because pink is just light red anyway.

Overall, there is a wide, diverse spectrum of hair colours and not all characters fit perfectly into their respective category. So if you think certain characters are miscategorised, well that’s your opinion and you’re entitled to it.

Long post under the cut.

Brown

001 | Jack Russell | Knight, Warrior | Male

002 | Ganz Rothschild | Captain, Bandit | Male

004 | Dynas Stone | Knight, General | Male

006 | Charlie Green | Knight | Male

010 | Putt Menzel | Jail Watchman | Male

013 | Gerald Nixon | Warrior | Male

014 | Caesar Wallace | Warrior | Male

022 | Gordon Napier | Warrior | Male

023 | Bruce Agard | Warrior | Male

026 | Rolec Cheney | Warrior | Male

030 | Thanos Baines | Warrior | Male

032 | Cecil Welles | Mage | Male

033 | Genius Weissheit | Mage | Male

039 | Christoph | Mage | Male

045 | Rachel (Nami Tamaki) | Mage | Female

049 | Franklin DeMille | Mage | Male

051 | Kain Garfield | Priest | Male

056 | Rocky Mayvern | Priest | Male

057 | Achilles Johnson | Priest | Male

058 | Flora Penn | Priest | Female

062 | Cosmo Doyle | Priest | Male

063 | Grant Altman | Priest | Male

065 | Miranda Neame | Priest | Female

066 | Edgar Dante | Priest | Male

067 | Clive Parket | Priest | Male

069 | Eugene Edwards | Priest | Male

073 | Iris Anderson | Bandit | Female

074 | Nocturne Reiner | Bandit | Male

077 | Alba Redford | Bandit | Male

078 | Lily Milius | Bandit | Female

079 | Flau | Bandit | Female

080 | Jared Carter | Bandit | Male

081 | Pinky Frears | Bandit | Male?

084 | Joaquel Rieman | Bandit | Male

089 | Adele Russell | Villager | Female

090 | Paul Studd | Townsfolk | Male

092 | Lyle Jefferson | Townsfolk | Male

095 | Dan Tyler | Townsfolk | Male

096 | Elef Bordor | Townsfolk | Male

097 | Ryan Blan | Townsfolk | Male

098 | Hip Dyke | Townsfolk | Male

099 | Nick Agard | Townsfolk | Male

100 | Goyle Bartle | Townsfolk | Male

101 | Butch Necker | Townsfolk | Male

102 | Sarval Fulton | Villager | Male

103 | Sunset Fulton | Villager | Male

107 | Leban Morrison | Villager | Male

108 | Mook Harris | Villager | Male

109 | Wal Irving | Villager | Male

112 | Howard Rogers | Villager | Male

113 | Astor Bostwick | Townsfolk | Male

114 | Synelia Bell | Townsfolk | Female

115 | Tony Basil | Townsfolk | Male

116 | Bran Farmer | Villager | Male

117 | Stefan Neill | Villager | Male

119 | Garcia Rooney | Villager | Male

121 | Naom | Dwarf | Male

139 | Lufa | Dark Elf | Female

140 | Coco | Dark Elf | Male

NPC | Jasne Colton | Chamberlain | Male

NPC | Reynos | Jail Watchman, Plague Victim | Male

NPC | Sarasenia | Queen of Radiata | Female

NPC | Testa | Child | Male

NPC | Theresa | Supply Store | Female

NPC | Toma | Child | Male

NPC | Lezard Valeth | MAD SCIENTIST OHOHO | Male

NPC | Brood | Alkaiko General Store | Male

NPC | Camuse | Verontier Armory | Male

NPC | Josef | Ok Hand Accessories | Male

NPC | Kira | Warc’s Daughter | Female

NPC | Lunbar | Dead End Armory | Male

NPC | Sayna | Vareth Chef | Female

NPC | Sonia | Chic Records | Female

NPC | Startis | Black Town Lottery Booth | Male

NPC | Yuri | Begin Eatery | Female

NPC | Zeke | Mysterious Creatures Inn | Male

NPC | Lauren | Mook’s Wife | Female

NPC | Louis | Travelling Merchant | Male

NPC | Mint | Tria Village Vendor | Female

NPC | Pommelie | Sarval’s Wife | Female

Blonde

003 | Ridley Silverlake | Knight, Captain | Female

012 | Elwen | Warrior | Female

021 | Aldo Winner | Warrior | Male

025 | Conrad Jefferson | Warrior | Male

028 | Carlos Monroe | Warrior | Male

037 | Ursula Cameron | Mage | Female

040 | Claudia Hamilton | Mage | Female

042 | Dimitri Lucas | Mage | Male

043 | Leona Weissheit | Mage | Female

045 | Cornelia Griffith | Mage | Female

060 | Alvin Moore | Priest | Male

061 | Vitas Young | Priest | Female

070 | Nyx Crowe | Bandit | Male

087 | Star Etoile Stern | Townsfolk | Male

131 | Clarence | Dark Elf | Male

132 | Serva | Dark Elf | Male

133 | Hyann | Dark Elf | Male

136 | Franz | Dark Elf | Male

138 | Marsha | Dark Elf | Female

144 | Mikey | Dark Elf | Male

NPC | Salute Larks | Commander-in-Chief | Male

NPC | Jorn | Child | Male

NPC | Margaret | Chambermaid | Female

NPC | Nuse | Child | Male

NPC | Ravil | Librarian | Male

NPC | Roy | Job Desk | Male

NPC | Torenia | Ghost | Female

NPC | Zion | Teacher | Male

NPC | Freija | Eisenhower Pharmacy | Female

NPC | Jasmine | San Patty Accessories | Female

NPC | Leann | Vareth Librarian | Female

NPC | Rabi | Morfinn’s Daughter | Female

NPC | Silvia | Club Vampire | Female

NPC | Sora | Sarval’s Daughter | Female

NPC | Donovitch | Earth Valley Gate Guard | Male

NPC | Stein | Boulder Frog Inn | Male

Red/Orange

011 | Gawain Rothschild | Captain, Deserter | Male 

015 | Alicia Allen | Warrior | Female

024 | David Gore | Warrior | Male

034 | Morgan Humphrey | Mage | Female

036 | Jill Kazan | Mage | Female

044 | Aidan Welles | Mage | Male

047 | Marietta Sturges | Mage | Female

053 | Anastasia Ryan | Priest | Female

086 | Elmo | Bandit | Male

118 | Yack Jones | Villager | Male

120 | Grigory | Dwarf | Male

122 | Dyvad | Dwarf | Male

134 | Chatt | Dark Elf | Male

135 | Zida | Dark Elf | Male

137 | Romaria | Dark Elf | Female

142 | Santos | Dark Elf | Male

NPC | Parsec | Fire Dragon

NPC | Robin | Belmont General Store | Male

NPC | Roche | Vareth Secretary | Female

NPC | Servia | Club Vampire | Female

NPC | Sheila | Vancoor Square Lottery Booth, Plague Victim | Female

NPC | Virginia | Peaceful Pony Inn | Female

NPC | Baade | Earth Dragon

NPC | Albert | Treasury Guard | Male

NPC | Gehrmann | Dwarf Blacksmith | Male

NPC | Oleg | Dawnbay Diner | Male

NPC | Vladimir | Triston Armory | Male

NPC | Yevgeni | DwarFun General Store | Male

Black/Blue

007 | Nina Harlin | Knight | Female

019 | Walter Stokes | Warrior | Male

072 | Sonata Fourier | Bandit | Male

177 | Valkyrie | God | Female

NPC | Cairn Russell | Captain of the Blanc Chevalier, Deceased | Male

NPC | Lucian Hewitt | Advisor | Male

NPC | Barbena | Swords and Silver Coins Inn | Female

Grey/White

009 | Patrick Davis | Jail Watchman | Male

027 | Daniel Arthur | Warrior | Male

029 | Gene Madison | Warrior | Male

031 | Curtis Agnew | Mage | Male

035 | Felix Hayes | Mage | Fema–*brick’d*

038 | Derek Quayle | Mage | Male

048 | Ernest Smight | Mage | Male

050 | Johan Pierce | Mage | Male

052 | Fernando McKinley | Priest | Male

055 | Godwin Hyams | Priest | Male

059 | Elena Richter | Priest | Female

064 | Adina Richter | Priest | Female

068 | Lulu Ritchie | Priest | Female

071 | Ortoroz Taft | Bandit | Male

075 | Herz Ashby | Bandit | Female

085 | Eon Herek | Bandit | Male

091 | Giske Terestat | Townsfolk | Male

093 | Morfinn Martinez | Townsfolk | Male

094 | Bligh Hinds | Villager | Male

104 | Keaton Schmidt | Villager | Male

105 | Tarkin Schmidt | Villager | Male

106 | Gonber Nanashiino | Villager | Male

110 | Wyze Meyer | Villager | Male

111 | Zeranium Prester | Townsfolk | Male

141 | Martinez | Dark Elf | Male

NPC | Belflower | Princess of Radiata | Female

NPC | Cross Ward | Captain of the Noire Mouton | Male

NPC | Jiorus | King of Radiata | Male

NPC | Junzaburo | Knight Selection Trial Referee | Male

NPC | Ethereal Queen | God | Female

NPC | Epoch | Job Desk | Male

NPC | Raymond | Steward | Male

NPC | Sakurazaki | Knight Selection Trial Judge | Male

NPC | Cherie | The Last Word Book Store | Female

NPC | Lantana | Blade Pharmacy | Male

NPC | Maddock | White Town Lottery Booth | Male

NPC | Nalshay | Elena and Adina’s Brother | Male

NPC | Nask | Waldo General Store | Male

NPC | Rose | Black Rose General Store | Female

NPC | Thyme | Faid General Store | Male

NPC | Warc | The Survivor Armory | Male

NPC | Daria | Nuevo Villager (Bligh’s Wife?) | Female

NPC | Saron | Sora and Sarval’s Grandmother | Female

NPC | Aegenhart | Dwarf Miner | Male

NPC | Brockle | Dwarf Blacksmith | Male

NPC | Gonovitch | Dwarf Elder | Male

NPC | Marke | Reader, Lazybones | Male

NPC | Sergei | Dwarf Miner | Male

Purple

008 | Leonard Ford | Knight | Male

016 | Dennis Tenet | Warrior | Male

017 | Gareth Walker | Warrior | Male

018 | Gregory Julia | Warrior | Male

020 | Jarvis Mondale | Warrior | Male

041 | Ardoph Rockefeller | Mage | Male

046 | Faraus Buchanan | Mage | Male

076 | Rynka Quince | Bandit | Female

NPC | Al | Steward | Male

NPC | Cody | Rynka’s Son | Male

NPC | Garbella | Levante General Store | Female

Green

005 | Natalie Nanette | Captain | Female

123 | Gil | Light Elf | Male

124 | Shin | Light Elf | Male

125 | Fan | Light Elf | Female

126 | Row | Light Elf | Female

127 | Pitt | Light Elf | Male

128 | Few | Light Elf | Female

129 | Alan | Light Elf | Male

130 | Keane | Light Elf | Female

143 | Rika | Dark Elf | Female

NPC | Hap | Light Elf Messenger | Male

NPC | Nogueira | Dark Elf Elder | Male

NPC | Zane | Light Elf Leader | Male

Bald/Unknown

054 | Dwight Hill | Priest | Male

082 | Interlude Rodriguez | Bandit | Male

083 | Solo Frankl | Bandit | Male

088 | Sebastian | Golem | Male

145 | Gobrey | Green Goblin | Male

146 | Gob | Green Goblin | Male

147 | Lin | Green Goblin | Male

148 | Brie | Green Goblin | Male

149 | Gonn | Green Goblin | Male

150 | Golly | Green Goblin | Male

151 | Den | Green Goblin | Male

152 | Ben | Green Goblin | Male

153 | Aesop | Green Goblin | Male

154 | Monki | Green Goblin | Male

155 | Gabe | Green Goblin | Male

156 | Mason | Green Goblin | Male

157 | Goo | Green Goblin | Male

158 | Donkey | Green Goblin | Male

159 | Gruel | Black Goblin | Male

160 | Ricky | Black Goblin | Male

161 | Drew | Black Goblin | Male

162 | Doppio | Black Goblin | Male

163 | Pietro | Black Goblin | Male

164 | Jan | Black Goblin | Male

165 | Marco | Black Goblin | Male

166 | Niko | Black Goblin | Male

167 | Danny | Black Goblin | Male

168 | Dominic | Black Goblin | Male

169 | Bosso | Black Goblin | Male

170 | Georgio | Black Goblin | Male

171 | Luka | Black Goblin | Male

172 | Sonny | Black Goblin | Male

173 | Giovanni | Black Goblin | Male

174 | Polpo | Black Goblin | Male

175 | JJ | Green Orc | Male

176 | Galvados | Blood Orc | Male

NPC | Aphelion | Silver Dragon

NPC | Cepheid | Wind Dragon

NPC | Kelvin | Water Dragon

NPC | Quasar | Gold Dragon

NPC | Radian | Paper Dragon

NPC | Bull | Galvados’ Follower | Male

NPC | Drago | Galvados’ Follower | Male

NPC | Ray C. Ross | President of Vareth | Male

NPC | Gabriel Celesta | God | Male

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NAMM Memorial Industry Tribute 2019 Jon Hammond Coverage

#WATCHMOVIE HERE: NAMM Memorial Industry Tribute 2019 Jon Hammond Coverage Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/NAMMMemorialIndustryTribute2019JonHammondCoverage My dear friend Andreas Meer master rock photographer sadly passed last year, here's my photo of Andreas on this year's NAMM Industry Tribute Memorial reel:

NAMM Memorial Industry Tribute 2019 Jon Hammond Coverage

by Jon Hammond 

NAMM Show​ Memorial Industry Tribute 2019 Jon Hammond​ coverage - thanks Dan Del Fiorentino​ + NAMM Oral History Team - is there an official list? - JH 

*Note: Music from "Hammond's Bolero" for purposes of copyright, Youtube flagged me for the bagpipe music 2 yrs. ago - Jon Hammond Band​ - songs:

"Soon I will be Free", "Jennifer's Song" (partial) "Six Year Itch"

composed by yours truly Jon Hammond 

**Special Thanks to Mike Mullens​  NAMM Team for list of the deceased on 2019 Industry Tribute  

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ROY CLARK Interview with Jon Hammond: https://youtu.be/dPFiUlSe-98 Roy Clark Television Interview with Jon Hammond just before Roy appeared on the American Eagle Awards in Nashville Tennessee during Summer NAMM Show - Roy Clark an American Living Legend and long-time member of The Grand Ole Opry and The Country Music Hall of Fame - Roy's wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Clark Roy Linwood Clark (born April 15, 1933) is an American country music musician and performer. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1992. Roy Clark has been an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and helping to popularize the genre. During the 1970s, Clark frequently guest-hosted for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show and enjoyed a 30-million viewership for Hee Haw. Clark is highly regarded and renowned as a guitarist and banjo player, and is also skilled on classical guitar and several other instruments. Although he has had hit songs as a pop vocalist (e.g., "Yesterday, When I Was Young" and "Thank God and Greyhound") .. Namm Tribute, Industry Tribute, Deceased musicians, Musical Instrument companies, Anaheim Convention

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I'm wrapping up "The Accusation," after Minister Arton claimed innocence and agreed to surrender himself to the custody of the Shining Blade. Logan sent Gwen off to question Sergeant Hal, a former member of Falcon Company who transferred out and currently patrols eastern Divinity's Reach.

Specifically, he's found in Rurikton, the Ascalonian district of Divinity's Reach. My headcanon is that Gwen spent so much time struggling to survive in the Salma District with her friends that she's unlikely to have participated in the Rurikton community, despite her fierce Ascalonian loyalties.

I imagine her parents were very strong Ascalonian partisans who met in the Vanguard hospital, and ultimately left Gwen and Deborah with the girls' maternal grandfather in DR before rushing off to fight for The Cause in Ascalon and getting themselves killed. Deborah, the older daughter, resented her parents' abandonment and was committed to making a new life in Kryta, while Gwen is more sympathetic to their parents, loathes the Charr with particular fervor, and is curious and eager to see Rurikton and Ebonhawke properly.

Rurikton, showing the age a bit, but still cool.

But she has other priorities now, so she briefly takes in the lions and memorials as she's hurrying to find Sergeant Hal.

Hal immediately assumes that Gwen is an agent of Tervelan out to kill him, which he figured would happen eventually once he put the pieces together. It's not clear how long it's been since Falcon Company was ambushed, but my impression is a pretty decent while—months, maybe even a year or two. But he must have thought Tervelan was taking his sweet time if so.

Gwen assures him she's from Logan and asks why Tervelan would want him killed, and he immediately opens up and says he was Tervelan's messenger. He wasn't told any details about the messages he carried to the woods or their ultimate recipients, but he figured out that it had something to do with the ambush and transferred out as soon as he could. He thinks another former Falcon, Dansky, might know more. She left the Seraph altogether and joined the Lionguard (who don't even answer to the Krytan government, just the melting pot city-state of Lion's Arch).

So, off to the south to find the Lionguard haven Dansky is posted at these days. It's in the next zone from the entire Queensdale zone outside DR, but I'd be putting distance between me and Tervelan if I were her, too.

Sure enough, as the mission starts, a bunch of bandits attack the haven without even pretending they're there to steal anything. Gwen, level 80 mesmer that she is, didn't have much trouble wiping them out with, well, pink greatsword lasers (mesmer greatsword is the best greatsword, change my mind).

Dansky is fine, but a bit rattled and confused about the aimless attack. Gwen suspects it was directed specifically at taking out Dansky herself to halt Gwen and Logan's investigation (our mystery minister's reach is long, apparently). In any case, the moment Gwen mentions the investigation, Dansky is incredibly relieved to hear that Tervelan is corrupt, as she always suspected.

Dansky was the other messenger back in the day. She carried messages to the Ministry, which seemed to be directed to Minister Arton's office, but she discovered afterwards that the person who received them from her was a total stranger to Arton's people. She survived because she had been injured when Falcon Company was ambushed, and left the Seraph altogether afterwards. Smart, honestly, though maybe reporting all this enormously suspicious information to someone at the time would have been helpful.

At any rate, she tells Gwen where the Falcons were headed when they got ambushed.

It's also possible to get slightly different information after the cut scene. There's an option to threaten her with an accusation of treason (...), request help with a legal matter, or ask for help in a slightly flattering way, the last of which seemed most Gwen's style. Dansky is eager to help—apparently Tervelan would punish the soldiers with "corporal discipline" for ever asking questions and terrorized them into keeping quiet.

She tells Gwen that if any members of the company were taken captive, they'd be sold to local slavers. Although human slaves seem mostly kept by centaurs in general, some of the human bandits trade in captives, so she directs Gwen to a camp that seems in the right general area.

And that concludes "The Accusation"! Onto the finale.

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26 FOODS THAT MELT LOVE HANDLES

Whether you call it a spare tire or a muffin top or just “my junk,” the ring of fat that collects around the top of your waist can ruin the line of a perfect dress, make even the coolest T-shirt look schlumpy, and generally make you feel F-A-T fat.

Fortunately, having love handles is more of a style risk than a health risk. Unlike belly fat, which infiltrates your internal organs and is linked to everything from diabetes to heart disease to liver failure, that spare tire is made of subcutaneous fat, a type of fat located just below the skin, and which just sort of sits there; in fact, some studies suggest subcutaneous fat may even help protect us from certain health issues. But that doesn’t mean we have to love the way they look—or live with them.

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OAT BRAN

If you like to start your day with oatmeal, it’s time to give yourself an upgrade. While oatmeal is a terrific breakfast, with 8 grams of fiber and 12 grams of protein per cup, oatbran is a whole other level. It packs a whopping 18 grams of fiber and 20 grams of protein, for the same number of calories. (What’s the difference between the two? Oatbran is made from the outer husks of the oat, while oatmeal is made from the inner portion.) Don’t screw it up by dumping brown sugar or syrup on it. Low-fat milk and cinnamon are the best accompaniments. Love oats?

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SWEET POTATOES

The king of slow carbs (meaning they’re digested slowly and keep you feeling fuller and energized longer), sweet potatoes were a breakfast staple for Morgan Minor, a 24-year-old firefighter from Coalinga, California, who dropped 7 pounds in her first week of Zero Belly. And after just 21 days, a sculpted stomach emerged—Morgan had shed four inches off her waist. “I had plateaued at 160 for over a month, and Zero Belly helped me lose more than ten pounds in 3 weeks!” Among the magic ingredients here are carotenoids, antioxidants which stabilize blood-sugar levels and lower insulin resistance, which prevents calories from being converted into fat. And their high vitamin profile (including A, C and B6) give you more energy to burn at the gym.

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SHREDDED WHEAT

To melt your love handles, look the a cereal with the most fiber and the least sugar. It’s hard to top Shredded Wheat; with its 9 grams of fiber per serving, and zero sugar, it’s one of the absolute best commercial cereal brands for people specifically looking to lose fat around their midsections.

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MINESTRONE SOUP

Most commercially prepared soups, especially bisques and other smooth soups, have added sugar or other unsavory ingredients that will mess up your middle. Opt for thick, chunky soups like minestrone, which are higher in fiber and tend not to come with additional sugars.

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BLACK RICE

Also known as “forbidden rice” because only emperors were allowed to eat it, black rice may be the cheapest source of antioxidants around. According to the American Chemical Society, black rice has more antioxidants than a spoonful of blueberries, with more fiber, more vitamin E, and less sugar. More antioxidants means less inflammation, which means less fat storage for you.

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WHITE TEA

White tea works in three distinct ways to help strip away fat from your body. A study published in the Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism showed that white tea can simultaneously boost lipolysis (the breakdown of fat) and block adipogenesis (the formation of fat cells). Another group of researchers found that the tea is also a rich source of antioxidant that triggers the release of fat from the cells and help speed the liver’s ability to turn fat into energy. Who needs Spanx when you can just sip on this powerful brew? If there’s such a thing as a muffin-top-melting tea, this is it. In fact, we at Eat This, Not That! love tea so much, we made it part of our bestselling new diet plan,

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BLACK BEANS

High in fiber and low in fat, beans are a Zero Belly power food because they’re great source of resistant starch, meaning that they “resist” digestion, sticking around the digestive tract and helping you feel fuller longer. By feeding your healthy gut bugs, beans help your body generate the chemical butyrate, which encourages the body to burn fat as fuel. A study at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center even found that beans can lessen the accumulation of body fat. All beans do the trick, but the darker the bean, the greater its concentration of phytochemicals, which is why black is best.

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CORN TORTILLAS

This simple swap can make all the difference: Two corn tortillas can deliver 3 grams of fiber for a mere 80 calories and 1 gram of fat. Two flour tortillas will give you just 2 grams of fiber, but they’ll cost you 260 calories and 10 grams of fat. So which should you make your next quesadilla out of? At Mexican restaurants, ask them to replace the flour tortillas with corn in all your dishes.

9

JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES

In one Canadian study, subjects who were supplemented with a type of gut-healthy insoluble fiber called oligofructose not only lost weight but reported less hunger than those who received a placebo. Researchers discovered that the subjects who received the fiber had higher levels of ghrelin—a hormone that controls hunger—and lower levels of blood sugar. Jerusalem artichokes–which are actually the roots of a type of sunflower–are one of the best sources of the fiber. Ogliofructose is also found in onions and leeks, as well as rye and barley.

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GUACAMOLE

High in fiber and heart-healthy monounsaturated fat, guacamole. A half cup of guac—assuming you didn’t go and blow it by mixing in sour cream or something else that doesn’t belong—gives you more than 7 grams of fiber. For a super quick recipe, mix 1 ripe avocado, the juice of one lime, 2 Tbs chopped fresh cilantro and a pinch or two of sea salt.

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TIGER NUTS

No animals were harmed in the making of this food! Tiger nuts are made neither of tigers nor of nuts; they’re actually tubers, which means people with nut allergies can eat them safely. They look a bit like toasted corn kernels and taste kind of like coconut. A serving of 20 tiger nuts delivers 4 grams of fiber for just 60 calories.

12

CHICKPEA PASTA

With double the protein and four times the fiber of wheat pasta, Banza—made from chickpeas—turns a traditional carb into a muscle-building fat fighter. For anyone avoiding gluten, it’s a better choice than pastas made from corn, rice or potato powder, which are often devoid of any real nutrition.

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PEPITAS

It’s the Spanish term for pumpkin seed, and if you consider them just jack o’lantern innards, you’re in for a treat. One ounce of seeds has eight grams of protein — more than an egg or almonds — and is rich in flat-belly nutrients like fiber, zinc and potassium, which are key to muscle building and recovery. Sprinkle them in salads or over oats.

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FROZEN PEAS

Looking for a cold, crunchy snack? Keep a bag of peas in the freezer and pour some into a cup for a filling nosh. A cup of peas has 7 grams of protein and 6 grams of fiber, and because you pop them a few at a time, they’ll keep your hands and mouth busy, preventing you from seeking out more sinful treats.

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RASPBERRIES

Red fruits are an important part of the Zero Belly plan, but even among these nutritional powerhouses, raspberries stand alone as the single best source of insoluble fiber. A cup of the little ruby jewels has 8 grams of fiber, compared to less than 3 grams in the same amount of strawberries. Insoluble fiber helps feed the healthy bacteria in your gut, triggering the production of a fatty acid that reduces fat-causing inflammation throughout your body. And in a Canadian study, researchers discovered that those whose diets were supplemented with insoluble fiber had higher levels of ghrelin—a hormone that controls hunger.

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OYSTERS

Resolve to do more prying. Oysters are one of the best food sources of zinc, a mineral that works with the hormone leptin to regulate appetite. Research shows that overweight people tend to have higher levels of leptin and lower levels of zinc than slimmer folk. A study published in the journal Life Sciences found that taking zinc supplements could increase leptin production in obese men by 142 percent! A half-dozen oysters only has 43 calories but provides 21 percent of your RDA of iron—deficiencies of which have been linked to a significant increase in fat gene expression.

17

DARK CHOCOLATE

A recent study found that antioxidants in cocoa prevented laboratory mice from gaining excess weight and actually lowered their blood sugar levels. And another study at Louisiana State University found that gut microbes in our stomach ferment chocolate into heart-healthy, anti-inflammatory compounds that shut down genes linked to insulin resistance and inflammation. To enhance the effects, try pairing your chocolate with some apple slices: The fruit speeds up the fermentation process, leading to an even greater reduction in inflammation and weight.

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EZEKIEL SPROUTED 100% WHOLE GRAIN BREAD

What’s unique about the Ezekial breads is that, unlike most brands, the company doesn’t use sugar in their loaves. With a combination of wheat, barley, millet, lentils, and spelt, this low-gluten brand packs 8 grams of protein and 6 grams of fiber into every sandwich.

19

SPA WATER

You see it sitting there every time you’re sitting around waiting for a massage. Spa water–a pitcher of ice water with sliced whole lemons, oranges or grapefruit–is a great substitute for pretty much anything else you might be tempted to drink. The citrus fruit peels add a compound called d-limonene, a powerful antioxidant that stimulates liver enzymes, helping to rid the body of toxins and flush fat from your system. And don’t forget: delicious smoothies really can help you lose weight!

20

ALMONDS

As much as 92 percent of Americans eat a diet that’s deficient in vitamin E. And that trend seems highest among obese people, according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Almonds are among the best dietary sources of vitamin E, packing about 20 milligrams per half cup, and are also high in monounsaturated fats and fiber.

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QUINOA

It’s a complete protein, meaning that it contains the complete chain of amino acids that are necessary for muscle building and fat loss. (Brown rice is an incomplete protein.) In a 2015 study in the Journal of Diabetes Investigation, researchers discovered that patients who ingested higher amounts of vegetable protein were far less susceptible to metabolic syndrome (a combination of high cholesterol, high blood sugar, and obesity). It’s also high in the amino acid lysine, which helps you burn fat and maintain healthy bones and skin. According to a study published in the journal Food Chemistry, quinoa has the highest level of betaine, a chemical that revs your metabolism and actually shuts down the genes that encourage fat to hang around.

22

GRAPEFRUIT

Like a marathoner stretching before the big run, eating half a grapefruit before a meal can enhance your body’s fat-burning performance. A study published in the journal Metabolism found that this “warm-up” tactic can help whittle your middle—by up to an inch—in just six weeks! The scientists attribute the powerful effects to the grapefruits’ fat-zapping phytochemicals. The fruit can interact negatively with certain medications, so as long as you get the green-light from your M.D, plan to have half of a grapefruit before your morning meal.

23

WALNUTS

Polyunsaturated fats like those found in walnuts activate genes that reduce fat storage and improve insulin metabolism. At about 13 grams per one-ounce serving, walnuts are one of the best dietary sources. A small Pennsylvania State study found that a diet rich in walnuts and walnut oil may help the body respond better to stress and can also help keep diastolic blood pressure levels down.

24

TUNA

Tuna or to-not? That is the question. As a primo source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), canned light tuna is one of the best and most affordable fish for weight loss, especially from around your waist! One study in the Journal of Lipid Research showed that omega 3 fatty acid supplementation had the profound ability to turn off fat genes. And while you’ll find two types of fatty acids in cold water fish and fish oils—DHA and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)—researchers say DHA can be 40 to 70 percent more effective than EPA at down regulating fat genes and preventing fat cells from expanding in size.

25

PURSLANE

What the hell is purslane? While not a common food in most of the U.S., this sour, slightly salty green is often used in Greek and Turkish cooking. You can find it at health food stores throughout the year, and in farmers’ markets in spring and summer, but the most likely place you’ll encounter it is growing in the cracks of your driveway. A weed to most, it was a regular part of Gandhi’s diet, and a mere half cup has more than 1,000 IUs of fat-fighting vitamin A. This might be the cheapest stealth health food in the world!

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OMEGA-3 EGGS

Eggs are the E in “ZERO BELLY” for a reason: They’re the single best dietary source of a fat-fighting nutrient called choline. But you can improve their fat-fighting powers by choosing omega-3 eggs. Omerga-3 enriched eggs are laid by hens that are fed flaxseeds, chia seeds, and fish oil, thereby automatically improving your cluck