#caladir

[nolofinweo]

Caladir, Maiar of Death

Caladir was one of the larger Maiars. He had very long, jet-black hair and his skin was pale gray, but his eyes shone bright white. His strong black spiral horns ran up from his forehead and curved slightly backwards. His raven-black wings were soft, strong and large. His robe was blue-black and was made of a material that supported his ability to move between worlds. When Caladir moved into the afterlife, he disappeared in a dark, eerie mist. His unusually huge scythe was his constant companion.

Caladir was once the herald of Mandos before Morgoth seduced him with a pretext and later imprisoned him. Before the elves awoke, Morgoth had already tried to win some Maiar over to his side. This included Caladir, whom he desired because of his abilities, but he was stubborn and very loyal to Mandos. With a devious pretext, Morgoth lured the Maia into the backlands of Valinor, where he wanted to seduce the Maia and bring him to himself. But Caladir remained stubborn, so Morgoth overpowered him. A fight broke out, which the Maia lost. After the Maia lost consciousness, Morgoth kidnapped him and took him to the deepest dungeon of Angband. There he locked him up and tortured him as Morgoth pleased. Sometimes it was Sauron who took out his anger on the Maia.

Only when Beleriand was sunk by the Valar and Angband was completely destroyed was Caladir able to escape. Due to the long imprisonment and torture, the Maia was so weakened that he could no longer maintain his original form. So his form dissolved into dark mist and his fea was released. He was able to escape to the surface through a needle's eye in the ground before this access was completely flooded by the raging waters of the sea. Due to his weak aura and the strong activity on the surface, no one noticed him. After a while of fleeing, he was drawn to Eriador, where he used his last strength to take on a dead body. At first it was a dwarf who had been killed by orcs. Later, when the body was no longer suitable for him, he took on the dead body of an elfling who was very young but had died at the hands of orcs and goblins. With his last strength he wandered to a human settlement that took him in for the time being.

With every dead body he took on, the Maia lost strength and thus became weaker and weaker, so his Fea was forced to seal his true powers within himself until the spirit was strong enough to shine again as a Maia.

Unfortunately, this also sealed his memories and his true origins. He grew up as an elf, not knowing what he really was. The only thing that was left of his Maia power was his healing powers of the soul and body.

Later in adulthood, he went travelling because he had a recurring nightmare in his years, the details of which became stronger and clearer. To find out more about it, he had to find someone who knew about it. He found the person which able to help him, even if it took decades. In one of the larger battle, where Caladir was used as a healer, he was confronted with so many dead people for the first time that his Fea dissolved his own seal and revealed his true power. The elf transformed into the Maia, but his former beauty from ancient times had completely disappeared. Almost half of his body was skeletonized. His black hair hung in front of his face and covered his bony face. Because of his skeletonization, he had to hold on to his oversized scythe and his black wings gave him the necessary balance. When he screamed, everyone felt his pain. They covered their ears because his scream sounded almost like that of a Nazgul.

Only when he used his ability to extract souls did the Valar know that Caladir was returning. After this battle that awakened him, he returned to Valinor, but out of fear of ruining the beauty of the land, he withdrew to the afterlife from that day on and only stayed there. Only in the most necessary times would he briefly enter this world to help. Mandos was the only one who was allowed to see him as he was now. Vaire, Namos' wife, wove him a black silk cloak, which Caladir threw over himself head and his whole body was covered in a silky, misty veil. Since then he has worn this veil and his face has been covered ever since.

Since the battle he has been called by various names. The Death. The Grim Reaper. The Judge. The Angel of Death.

[automatayaoi]

ik there’s not really anything i can do to help you but i hope you’re able to make it through this ok, that all sounds really difficult,,, feeling like that is already miserable but doing so at work is like a billion times worse. imo you’re doing great just by continuing to put one foot in front of the other!

thank you,,,i wish i could say smth more meaningful or elegant but my brain is so fried. so thank you,,

[bisexualmaedhros]

CALADIR → BISEXUALMAEDHROS

(also ps my art blog is @finiel and my oc blog is @needletongues they’re side blogs to this one ok love u bye)

[outofangband]

Building Materials and Methods in Beleriand Part One

for @caladir I’m so sorry for the delay

part one of a series on architecture in Beleriand! Part one will explore various construction methods and later parts will explore more about architectural styles!

World Building Masterlist (contains a lot of headcanons on buildings and architecture too!)

The elves and humans of Beleriand employ a variety of methods to construct and design both temporary and permanent homes. These are dependent based on location, culture and lifestyle, environment/climate and available materials.

I didn’t go through each group or culture so please feel free to send one and I’ll tell my ideas of their building methods!

-The Wattle and daub method  (which a lattice is woven of wooden strips is “daubed” with clay, mud, sand or straw to create walls and other parts of buildings) was commonly employed by the Noldor in Eastern Beleriand (Himlad, Estolad and parts of Thargelion mostly) as well as by the Sindar in Nevrast during their construction of more permanent homes. 

-Timber framing or post and beam construction is another common method for both elves and humans. This method can involve multiple forms of frame constructed from joined timber structures. Joinery or the practice of using wood or other materials to join to produce more complex structures is itself an art form. Timber framing can be used to create lattice walled houses with strong supports. This is primarily used in Dor-lómin and by the Sindar of Mithrim

-Post and lintel stone structures are used throughout the March of Maedhros  with the exception of the watchtowers. These are ancient masonry techniques that use stone as beams and/or frames designed to hold up a roof. 

-Cob or adobe, used historically from Iran to Wales, is utilized throughout Beleriand including by the Haladin though mainly outside Brethil forest. Avarin groups East and West of the Ered Luin also use it. Cob is a material made from subsoil, water, straw or other fibrous and in some places, lime. It can be used to construct walls for shelters. 

-Mudbricks are also made from subsoil or loam, clay, water and sand with rice or straw used to bind. These are primarily used East of the Ered Luin as well but communities on the Western side of Beleriand including on Barad Nimras and the Isle of Balar also use these. Barad Nimras might have been partially constructed with these. 

-Earth shelters are used by humans, elves, and dwarves. Earth shelters primarily use packed earth which acts as a thermal mass, maintaining temperatures. They can be constructed from the earth of hills or else created entirely underground Earthen shelters can include rammed earthen shelters where packed soil, clay or lime are used to create above ground shelters

The elves of the region of Nargothrond who live outside the caves in the hills employ this method most often. There were small outpockets of the Bëorians who lived in the Southern parts of Dorthonion closer to the Ered Gorgoroth who built earthen shelters in the hills and mountains. Naturally this method is also commonly used in warmer climates as well such as places East of the Ered Luin

[caladir]

caladir → @bisexualmaedhros

[needletongues]

which oc does and doesnt fall for the coin glued to the ground.

putting under a cut in case it gets long hehe

FALLS FOR IT:

vihaara

tyrrek

varhac

dante

amorro

miru

richard

mallore

anja

nadia

DOESN'T TRY TO PICK IT UP:

delilah

ethan

caladir

THE ONE WHO PUT IT THERE:

irraya

amiiya

avi

taake

[jonbinary-archive]

no pressure to answer this right away or ever, but after ur tag on that music post, i wanna know ur thoughts on marina and the diamonds 👀 were u thinking abt any song in particular with that tag? what are ur thoughts on it if so?

HIIII. so. i only know a few marina songs tee bee atch, i think i missed out on the formative experience of listening 2 her at a young age and having ur brain chemicals altered but. i do enjoy a lot of her older stuff esp on electra heart and the family jewels !! fun stuff <3

also re: that post, i'm always putting like. bubblegum bitch or starring role or i am not a robot on playliists but i do it in a way that is so special and understanding of themes . tbh

[belphesnore]

oh mc stuff? hmmm this might sound silly but my friends and i like the hc that the brothers can kind of sense instances of their sin nearby if that makes sense? (whether it's just like a gut feeling or some more noticable thing depends on how we're feeling in the moment. ie we once joked abt them hearing the "ding" of like a microwave or smth and it gets louder/more dings the stronger the sin is) and like my mc is generally pretty quiet and levelheaded but when satan meets them he's like intrigued bc he can just feel this like. low current of wrath just constantly. and he'll like see them in class talking to some asshole and they're like :-) but there's like waves of pure rage rolling off them and he's one of the only ones who isn't rlly surprised when they eventually snap and tear someone a new one lol. that all feels pretty "edgy repressed 13 year old" to say but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ i think it's especially funny if they can hear a ding or smth so satan would just hear like. tinnitus most of the time around them. also they become rlly good friends bc of all that sjdndgh

i don’t think that’s silly or overly edgy at all actually!!! sin detector is such a good headcanon w lots of fun potential, i LOVE satan being able to sus out undercurrents of unmitigated rage and being like “oh same” & then bonding over being repressed. lots of beltex’s lore centers around growing up not being allowed to express anger or discomfort outright too so they can create a happy little trio of ticking time bombs.

+ gay asmo self care feels so soft EVERY TIME, i think he’d love having the opportunity to teach mc about something his brothers don’t show any particular interest in but he loves 🥺

[malscare]

∞ :-)

FUCKIGN

AMONG US BALS IN YO JAWS BY DA SWAGGERZ

red is the color of sus

[mrmeatys]

i hope itekei knows he's loved and that every time u mention him i start cheering in my head. loudly

he's just a little guy.....

🍇 <^ same thing

[lvlcurrent]

HIII i just wanted to say i absolutely adore everything about ur art + sense of humor, it always gives me the energy to make more comics/obey me art, which are things i love doing, so thank you! i really like when you draw ur mc's hair like. idk how to describe it but like spiking up at the ends kinda? like when they're surprised? it adds so much energy and is just a fun little detail that makes me laugh! also i've been really loving ur black designs for the brothers, they're wonderful!!! i'm always looking forward eagerly to new ones, haha. idk if you've mentioned this somewhere so i'm sorry if this is redundant, but do you plan on also doing the undatables? (no pressure ofc just curious!) no matter what, i hope you take good care of yourself and have an absolutely amazing day!!! 💕

💗💖🥰️!!!!!!! thank you so much!!!!! glad i was able to inspire you ^///^ ++ for my mc i was inspired from posts talking abt expressive hair in ghibli movies and stuff so i wanted to try out a version of it w black hair// happy you like it😋💦!! 

as for the undateables idk if i’ve said but i wasnt rlly planning on it! i have messed w/ an alternate version of solomon’s design but i’d probably leave diavolo simeon and luke alone haha// i may do barbatos but no promises😉

thank you again!! ++ hope you have a good day as well💐

[marowreck-archive]

hi sorry if i've said this already before, i forget, but it's so surreal every time you post/tag smth in portuguese, bc i speak spanish (as a second language) so it's like. i can make sense of a few things here and there, but most of it i don't get lksjdflk that doesn't stop me from sitting there for like a full minute trying to see what i can understand though lol. i always love to see it, i wish i followed more people who spoke smth other than english ;v; anyway i hope ur having a nice day! :3

oh!! that's extremely awesome and cool! i do the same when people post things in spanish. im glad you find it fun! i actually wouldn't mind posting more often like this c:

my day is going fine! i hope so is yours!

[mentosmorii]

how about number 3, 9, 33, and 99 for the spotify thing! because i like those numbers :-)

ugh tasteee 3 + multiples of 3 are the Best numbers (also, ty!)

3) No Vampires Remain in Romania by King Luan

9) "An der schönen, blauen Donau", Op. 314 by Johan Strauss II, Berliner Philharmoniker  

33) Solfeggio in C Minoe by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Eugen Cicero

99) Vals, Op. 9, No. 4 by Augustín Barrios Mangoré, Vieaux

[sasster]

gotta say, persep addressing askers by name has got to be the most unsettling thing i've seen today, and i just finished a video commentary on an animated movie that made me almost physically ill

Y(x)u sh(x)uld all st(x)p thinking s(x) little (x)f me. I was never b(x)und by the f(x)urth wall bef(x)re I died, I d(x) n(x)t see why it w(x)uld be any different n(x)w.

:x

[mortuo-trolls]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRO

fortnite dances. THANK U BROMIGO kiss kiss. id add emojis but im on my computer now so

[jonbinary-archive]

oooh omg what have u been reading, if you're down to share?

zomg hi!! yes i'd love 2 !! :]

i just finished re-reading the devil in the white city by erik larson, which i rread in high school 4 class. it splits between both the architects of the chicago world's fair and h. h. holmes' fucked up murder hotel, super good book !

i'm currently reading station eleven by emily st. john mandel (another book i read in high school actually lol), which centers around a deadly flu and jumps forward/backward in time surrounding the lives of a few select connected people in the years both before, during, and after the breakout. i actually think my perspective on it has changed a bit after the whole um. covid thing lol. the way it's written makes something in my brain go insano mode in a good way i LOVE it

next i'm thinking of either reading american psycho (of course) or pet sematary .. my gf and i are also looking 2 find a book 2 read together in a sort of little book club :] tho we haven't picked one yet