#cainhurst potato infant

[fantomette22]

Oh ! Really interesting idea ! 👀 Really cool

I am so conflicted and so crazy about THIS damn painting ahhhh XD

(still on the idea that canonically it's probably Maria but let's screw canon who doesn't have a clear answer for 5mins in a fic XD)

Also Annalise drama backstory hc ? 👀 👀 Damn poor Anna 😔 I wanted to said that my hc for her is probably way less tragic than yours but I do actually have 1 or 2 really "tragic" moments 😰

WAIT HOLD ON. If that's Arianna and she's Annalise's daughter. DOES THAT MEAN. Sorry I'm gonna loose it trying to figure out your Cainhurst family tree 😂 don't say a word I want to have the surprise !!! 👀

Ok, I have been torn on who that blond-haired child in the Cainhurst portraits is for so long now, but I finally settled on Arianna, which was my original theory. Furthermore, I have decided that I like the idea of Arianna being a lost daughter of Annalise (naturalborn, not a child of blood dregs), and that’s why Oedon specifically chooses her to bear a supernatural child. So, that means the portrait would be the former queen holding her grandchild.

I mean, it’s an interesting theory and I think it’s the only one that I am finally willing to accept and keep.

[fantomette22]

Headcanons about the Cainhurst portraits

@heraldofcrow wanted me to share some of my thoughts on it (but I will only talk about 3-4 of them because I have no idea who are this other people...and we will never know... it's making me crazy at times) So, here's all the ideas/theory about the potato baby especially 👀

First, we need to establish that is painting below, represents Annalise. Ok? I'm not gonna explained it but if you lore dig + look at the concept arts I add. I really think it's her. (Short ver : She lost her melanine like Arianna (yep her hair turned white not blonde after the birth of the celestial larvae. Probably because of the failed birth of the child of Blood).

Now, about this one there's 2 possibilities for the woman.

it's an older/more recent Annalise painting.

It's Annalise's mother, the precedent Queen of Cainhurst.

I tend more on the mother idea but I need to take into account it could still be Annalise. The big problem is that we don't know if all the painting have been made around the same time or not... so who knows...And I'm really bad at telling if it's the same person or not... But anyway I'm here to discuss more about the infant in her arms (so I will take into account both possibilities + The woman might/ might not be the mother of the child too);

If the Queen holding the child is Annalise :

The Child of Blood : I heard this idea on one on Sinclair lore podcast. (I don't remember which one). They said it could be a representation of the child of blood of the Vileblood before it's birth (the one Annalise tried to have and highly didn't make it). They explained that at the time, people didn't do painting everyday and sometimes children were painted to look older than what they actually looked like.

Arianna / Alfred ? : If the cainhurst massacre happened a few decades ago + Arianna age that could fit. Same with Alfred if you believe in the Alfred=Vileblood theory. But why would Annalise hold them in there ?? I don't know

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Others : I can only think of 2 others (3 with the next speculation below) on who that could represents. I don't think it's him but Vileblood hunter Leo (a cut npc? chalice dungeon enemy) have white/blond hair so.... and an idea of mine is that it would be another known character from the game linked with Cainhurst you might have seen pass... and fight.... Yes, I have HUGE thoughts about Baby Crow !!!!! but I don't want to develop it too much because it's for a fic idea!!!!

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If it's the late Queen

I can only see one character in that case... but who know maybe the baby is really someone we don't know... (I mean it's a baby it's complicated to figured who it would look like later) So... in that case I wouldn't be surprised if this is in fact Lady Maria. That would be the most hilarious and angsty thing ever. If Mr Miyazaki came to tell us that, I would believe him in one instant.

Now 2 more possibilities if it's Maria, because why would she have the Queen hold her as a baby in an official portrait ??

We know Maria is a "collateral" relative of Annalise (closer and correct translation from the Japanese). A collateral relative means there's no descendance link between the two (not parent/child/grandparent links) so it could be : cousins (of different degrees, could be 1st, 2nd...) uncle/aunt & nephew or... siblings... yep. wouldn't that be fun ?! extremely drama if her and Annalise are actually freaking sisters (or half sisters I dunno). And maybe it's just me but I feel the clothes the woman wear are more practical to nurse too.

In that interpretation pretty sure this is the the dad then XD I mean come on they're both blond and have the same red clothes. Don't they share a similar vibes ? (there's lot of interpretations/theories on this guy too but I won't dig into that today).

Personal headcanon of mine : her and Annalise are just cousins or smt but Maria is like really not far behind in line of succession/ or well a human pyromancer (like the pthumerians) (if she could really do her fire blade before dying and getting trap in the nightmare) and it could have been seen as a sort of miracle. So she's special.

Bonus :

I believed that guy is the cut king of Cainhurst / Annalise's husband too (I have some headcanaons about him but it will be for another day. Mr royal guard too + maybe a few other paintings as well...)

[fantomette22]

Hey guess who just had another headcanon/fic idea for the mashed potatoes baby that's me lol

So I have 2 possible ideas now : depending if that's Annalise or the last queen on this portrait

I'm a genius ! and probably a bit dumb too. I want to talk about it but I don't wanna spoil my fic too...💀 I might never get to write to that point too... and it's not like really important too or relevant as well. it's just could explain a bit more a character backstory...

[fantomette22]

I am... so sorry... for this....

Bryrgenwerth Visitors at Cainhurst :

Alternative version of the first one :

It's because of the tags reblog on my post too !

And inspired by this too...

Oh no I’m laughing so hard right now i just have the dumbest memes idea 😂😭

I'm so sorry for what is going to happen

[fantomette22]

So this looks terrible and if i’m motivated i might try smt else today but here

Happier day. This, just gives me lot of serotonin

The 2nd part of the cainhurst portrait headcanons lol (with the royal guard, the young noble woman + potato baby) + the queen & king (yes they made the baby their heir just in case too lmao because life is complicated). And I let you guess who this little angel or future killing machine is hehe (I have a drawing for that I haven't share)

Maria : Look at you ! My godson is so adorable ! ❤️❤️

The baby : 😐 (have no idea what is going on)

Gehrman : dies from cuteness overload (what he is doing here in the first place ? I have no idea. But people are sure so tease him for his reaction) the funny thing is that he’s gonna kick the ass but also save this infant life in like 20years

I'm sorry gehrman but your dream can only come true in another life perhaps 😔 or an AU of mine kof kof

so I did try to draw a bit earlier but I was just too tired... it looks like shit so I might just try to redo it another day or share later (maybe)