#connected. ☆ meli

[andrxsmarty]

cont from x | @4fter-hours

Meli smiled almost triumphantly as she turned to Charlie. The expression of glee on her face could not be wiped and let out a giggle. Placing a hand on his arm briefly she lead him forward a bit. "Oh, come now, I didn't peg you for a scaredy cat. It's not that bad." Lies. The house didn't look much of one but it had potential. Given a little tlc from her brother in law.

"I'd only hate you if you stopped bringing me the good candies." Whatever she couldn't get from the island she'd ask him to get from the states. "Are you really telling me you're not the least bit curious? If you like how it looks on the inside, Andy's company can take care of it. Technically this property is up for grabs. Tell me you can't picture Anna and your kids here? If you take out the cobwebs and the dust. It has potential. This supposedly has two floors. If you don't come with me you'll have to tell my wife that you left me with the ghosts."

[andrxsmarty]

"Baby, there are so many things that make us soulmates. That one didn't even cross my mind." She nodded her head with a smirk on her face. "Yes, I do. I have been calling him Koa. It means strong and it is related to the koa tree." She chuckled and shook her head at the whine. She knew her wife was ready to have the baby at home. She was already in love and she could tell. "A couple of weeks so that we can make sure he is okay. You can come visit him every day." She caressed the baby boy's head. The fact that he had a head full of hair made her smile. She knew that most babies that were born early were bald but not their boy. "I do think he will be able to breathe on his own. So, we will start to wean him off the oxygen in the next couple of days. If he keeps his oxygen level where we like it we will get him off of it completely. I don't think he will have an issue with breathing. We can do x-rays but they could change as they grow." She could see the concern on her wife's face. "It'll be okay. Wally rescued this boy and I was his first call not just to take care of him in here but also forever. We will find the balance."

Lena couldn't help but laugh at that. "You know, it makes us soulmates since our best guys share a middle name. Have you ever thought about that? A tree name? You have one in mind don't you? Damn my girl's brain just never rests." She smiled softly as she glanced away from the baby and up to her wife. Her face fell slightly at the mention of a couple weeks. " I think so. I'm already excited! But a couple weeks? Why so long?" That small whine was passive. She knew why it had to be that long but still felt impatient. "Do you think he's gonna be able to breathe just fine on his own?" She knew that having this little baby would be an added thing to their plate. With Wally's current condition and this little guy's, it was gonna be a lot.

[maranull]

I think it's almost funny, in a bit of a sad way, that this tiny plastic (or wtv) thing has helped me more than all the therapists I've worked with combined. It has carried me through actual panic attacks, depressive episodes and hell, it was my most constant support during my first appointment for hrt.

Why pay thousands of euros and dozens of hours in therapy when you can give twenty five once and a bit of time rubbing its tiny head with your thumb? Checkmate therapists.

[lionesslyra]

abaixo do read more estão algumas conexões que eu gostaria de desenvolver, mas também estou olhando as listas de vocês; todas são adaptáveis e estou sempre disposta a pensar em coisas novas! 

não irei desenvolver temáticas inapropriadas e/ou pesadas com personagens ou players -18.

gerais

colegas de estudo (khajols, nível II)

tutoria (khajols, níveis V-II)

inimizades com changelings pautadas no fato de que Aleera é filha do Imperador e da Imperatriz

amizades por interesse e status

amizade/inimizade

I. childhood friends (m/f/nb - khajols - ilimitada)

Aleera e MUSE se conhecem praticamente desde o berço. Quando mais novos eram inseparáveis, iam aos mesmos lugares e faziam as mesmas coisas. (Podem não ser tão próximos hoje em dia ou esta ser uma amizade puramente política, pela proximidade das famílias)

II.  bad influence (m/f/nb - 0/2)

Aleera gosta de se divertir. Ponto. Ela não mede esforços, e não tem medo de usar e abusar de seus privilégios de princesa para desimpedir seus caminhos e arranjar novas fontes de diversão. Sequer pensa se isso pode lhe acarretar algum problema depois, já que sabe que um favorzinho aqui ou ali sempre irão livrar sua barra. MUSE, coitade, é sempre arrastade com ela, para fora de sua zona de conforto com o intuito de que, nas palavras da Essaex, elu “experimente e conheça o mundo”.

III.  good influence (m/f/nb - 1/2)

A tendência de Aleera a fazer o que não condiz com a imagem pristina de princesa que exibe é algo que vem de família (de uma irmã em específico). @aemmc e muse são es responsáveis por tentar mantê-la fora de problemas e conter suas atividades.

III. enemies turned friends (m/f/nb - 1/2)

@corvinhc , MUSE e Aleera não vão ume com a cara du outre, mas acabam de sendo forçados a interagir por determinada situação, e acabam percebendo que e outre não era tão ruim quanto pensavam.

IV. friends turned enemies/strangers (m/f/nb - 0/3)

Uma amizade que, a princípio, era maravilhosa, mas que, após inúmeras discussões, MUSE e Aleera perceberam que a relação estava totalmente desgastada e não havia outro caminho que não o fim daquilo. (motivo e status atual da ex-amizade a serem combinados)

V. rivalry (m/f/nb - khajols - ilimitado)

Aleera é competitiva. Isso é um fato conhecido entre os estudantes e professores de Hexwood. Por buscar sempre um desempenho excelente em tudo o que faz, ela acaba encontrando rivais em seus estudos e atividades extracurriculares. MUSES são alguns deles; o que pode ter iniciado como uma competição amigável ou como algo silencioso com comparações discretas rapidamente evoluiu para enxergarem umes aos outres como rivais - o que pode ser algo saudável e divertido para alguns, mas o início de uma inimizade para outros.

românticas

I. unrequited feelings (neutral ending) (m/f/nb - 0/1)

Aleera acredita que não há espaço para o amor quando se tem em seu futuro um casamento arranjado, tampouco quer ter qualquer coisa com o sentimento para que não acabe frustrada. MUSE, porém, acreditava que poderia mudar isso sobre a garota, mostrando-lhe que frustração não é o único final possível quando se tratando da inomináveis quatro letras. Aleera, porém, seguiu com suas opiniões e os encontros casuais chegaram ao fim quando MUSE percebeu que não passaria daquilo.

II. keep it casual (m/f/nb - ilimitada)

Apesar de não estar aberta para um romance digno de livros, Aleera ainda adora flertar e não deixa passar uma oportunidade de se divertir com alguém, mas tudo muito simples, todos as cartas na mesa e, o mais importante, sem sentimentos. MUSES entendem isso (e podem até compartilhar de suas ideias sobre o amor ou não) e eles se encontram diversas vezes para tanto.

III. unrequited feelings (bad ending) (m/f/nb - 0/1)

Quando Aleera concordou em encontrar-se casual e frequentemente com MUSE, ela sabia que aquilo poderia ser um incentivo aos sentimentos alheios, mas sempre foi sutil e discreta em sua forma de dizer que jamais passaria daquilo. Quando MUSE encerrou o que tinham, sentindo-se enganade e iludide, Aleera não tentou fazê-lu ficar, ainda que nutrisse muito carinho por elu. 

IV i hate that i want you (m/f/nb - 1/2)

É um eufemismo dizer que @rcgnvndr e Aleera não se dão bem. Sempre que estão no mesmo espaço, é apenas uma questão de tempo para que a faísca entre os dois surja e uma série de alfinetadas (e uma possível discussão) se inicie. Contudo, a atração que sentem ume pelo outre é inegável e, por vezes, es dois escolhem dar vazão à toda a animosidade acumulada entre eles de forma diferente. 

[usermuller]

i finally have time to listen to after hours, dawn fw and hurry up tomorrow in order

[tommasopraxis]

Mesmo que Circe não fosse simpática ao contato entre homens e mulheres, havia alguém que Tommaso gostaria de ver naquela noite. Por isso, após voltar ao quarto e se colocar em roupas um pouco mais confortáveis, acabou enviando uma mensagem a @melisezgin, convidando-a para as dependências do jardim após o jantar. Ainda era um lugar aberto, mas tão bonito quanto o que o Beneviento normalmente procuraria para frequentar em qualquer outra situação normal, além do fato de que sentia-se em dívida com a filha de Hermes levando em conta a última vez que haviam se visto: não fora tão gentil com ela devido ao trauma e à quantidade de estresse no próprio corpo, mas isso não justificava seu comportamento na concepção dele mesmo. Por isso, no fim das contas, acabou aguardando a chegada da amiga enquanto finalizava um cigarro e, na outra mão, segurava alguns lírios que havia conseguido na conveniência. Provavelmente eram enfeitados para que durassem mais. E ele também era do tipo que acreditava no simbolismo das flores, por mais irrelevante que isso pudesse soar no século atual.

[andrxsmarty]

@clubsmarties - Lena

Meli loved her wife more than she'd ever be able to show. The start of their relationship had been rough but she would never be ungrateful that they found their way back to each other. She was so grateful they had kept their friendship going and strong despite the issues they faced. She was even more grateful that their friendship had grown into so much more.

She smiled watching the love of her life rock their darling boy in the rocking chair. Their sweet yet strong little miracle boy. "You were made to be a mama. I have never once doubted that." She knew her words held truth but also knew that the words could sting. "I love watching you with him. Let him get a little older and I would like to give you another baby. If you want another one that is." She knew her wife wasn't able to carry a baby for them but she also didn't want to believe that their family was done.

[hymnoeides]

Puppy Zag........ Do you have a Meli version? Is she also a puppy? Is she cat? Completely different animal?

I haven’t been able to like draw anything but chiikawa style guys, pls forgive me for not having a proper doodle but BUT

HWKDJSJE First instant thought was indeed cat, but as I thought about it more I def see a puppy fitting her!!!!! Hekate connection with her having hounds as one of her symbols :3 also Melinoë’s character just vibes as one to me… hear me out… just like her dedication but also kindness like like🥺🥺🥺

More of these thangs too bc I can’t stop

[changingplumbob]

When I got back to the accommodation everyone was ready to head to the beach. We couldn’t have been luckier with the weather. Coraline was desperate to dive in the ocean while I watched over Emily. Mum and Art hung back, having a moment.

I couldn’t deny I’d been wrong about the two of them, they did love each other. I could see it in how she gravitated towards him, and how intensely he looked at her, like he was trying to permanently etch her in his mind. You may think with a love like theirs I believed in ever after... but they hadn’t taught me that.

Mum’s love had taught me you can get it wrong. You may think you’re in love but you might have not even met your person yet. So should I settle on the first girl I felt such a strong connection to? Maybe I was wrong, as wrong as she was when she thought she loved Malcolm. I can still remember her telling toddler me how much she loved him, like she believed it with her whole heart.

And Art, well he taught me that love won’t always be stereotypical. What’s more stereotypical than high school sweethearts? So many tacky romance movies or novels follow a couple who meet young. Ignoring my Landgrabb blood for a minute, would I just be blindly following tradition to stay with Meli?

[leafbaked]

some things from the trailer remind me of unused or early concepts from the death stranding 1 artbook. here's some of them and my thoughts! okay to reblog & expand ideas!

so lou after dying becomes a 'beached thing' or at least we're expected to 'think' she is the thing in the pod now or something. pods already spoke to the odradek so perhaps no longer being part of both worlds and solely on the beach she loses her 'baby' shape.

in the artbook we have fragiles duffle bag for equipment. we know she carries a bb in this eventually because she brings back higgs doll in ds1 to show sam. its interesting that neil appears to have an amelie bb in pre stranding if we are not being mislead, much like cliff had once and also i think neil will be cliffs commander or something similar due to the oddness of the same soldiers, etc. now, i think this is a curious connection and i just wanted to put it out there. perhaps like amelie x higgs and the 'madness' this bb x neil is seemingly 'disturbing him' as he shakes his head oddly. also his soldiers have a sort of ludens-esque 'skull face', much like higgs golden face mask later.

Higgs does harken back to his original design which i hope is shifted forward to help fit the 'out of ' order timeline/plot were sort of seeing. so perhaps him and lou on the beach or just in general a baby. It seems to be more in line with his white make up face. You can also see in the top left initial design he appears to have longer blong hair, maybe bangs? and has had a neck lace of sorts since the beginning of 'his concept'.

i'm thrilled to see them going back to their more original designs. they spoke about how in ds1 they needed them to be less fleshed out to make them more scary. now that people have seen ds1 they can go more in depth and flesh them out as bts are more background to plot now. the top right resembles what we say young tarman seeming to view?

we saw a 1 to 1 of this from mama's concept bb mobile in the art book in the ds2 trailer.

still mother original concept art vs mothers what appears a similar lighting situation. and a young sam maybe bridges i looking at a blanketed body but no pregnancy i dont think. i actually think this could be higgs somehow or someone similar that we know but dont realize. it looks very coffin like.

these i think are important. they were supposed to be the last cut scene of the game but they didn't use it. you have a bb 'as the world', bridget, a melie esque one, and then a sickly/stillmother nursing gown. but they are also very higgs esque and now tomorrow esque with the chiral tears and face paint.

while i am so pro dad! higgs or him raising her on the beach if it's lou, i am also keen on her coming into her powers like he did, suddenly and without much control. in the game he is called king midas and said to have a golden death mask . tomorrow comes out of the 'egg' with a gold facemask of sorts, and the matching make up. i also know the king midas lore includes him having a daughter that he cannot touch/kills with his golden touch and then ofc the one where king midas starves to death because he can't eat, everything is gold when he bites it....

[r3dblccd]

Oh, the other had earphones on, Blue should have realized that sooner. However, even if she did, maybe tapping the other on the shoulder would have been a bad idea since it could have startled her. But the other guessed correctly about her being a little bit lost. Blue's never really been to this area before, so she wasn't quite sure where it go and Google Maps kept making her go in circles and couldn't help her. "A little bit, yeah. Do you perhaps know where building number 117 is supposed to be? One of my friends lives there but I can't find it."

@r3dblccd | Meli starter

"Hm?" It had taken her probably too long to realise someone was speaking, longer still to realise they were speaking to her, but she tugged an earphone out of her ear when she did, broom awkwardly held in her hand. She was stood out the back alley of the restaurant she lived above - helping out was part of the agreement for her living there - sweeping up whatever had been torn out of the rubbish bags by foxes, so someone being there was... strange. "Are you lost?" Short, sharp, to the point. That was Meli in a nutshell.

[jalluzas-ferney]

NINJAGO AU ALERRRTTTT

AU where Nya escaped Garmadon on her own (don’t ask me how I still have to think about it) and eventually ends up being found my ronin and gets taken in by him, basically becoming his adopted daughter. With him she basically trains to become a thief, and practically turns into a more traditional ninja, since ninja are tradionally known for being thieves, spies and assassins.

(More info under image)

Difference is they do it in a more robin hood kind of way, where they usually steal either from the wealthy or bad people to then sell the items or just keep them for themselves. They also have a mechanic shop, kinda like a cover up, where Ronins wife, Melis, mostly worked at. And now with Nyas help she has even more hands to help and further their business! Ronin does still scam people, at least from time to time, even though Nya doesn’t really approve of it, but does it less and less as Nya continues being part of his family. (If you’re wondering if Melis approves of it, she doesn’t really care lmao. She wouldn’t do it herself but she’s not against it.)

And ah yes! Ronins family! Remember how ronin mentioned that he has a wife and a daughter? Well while I didn’t draw ronins wife I did draw Nya bonding with Ronins daughter, aka Nyas now adopted younger sibling. Her name is Amparo but they usually call her Pachi. She’s a very sweet and outgoing girl. Loves talking to small talk with anyone and adores watching Nya fix cars and even ronins helicopter. (By the time Nya meets her she’s 9 years old.) obviously they grow really close to each other and Nya loves her to DEATH (and vice versa).

since she goes on missions to steal things, Nya travels pretty often, so she visits many smaller villages or even larger cities. Because of this, I like to thinks she’s come across many characters we know, like Chamille, Dr Saunders ( :0 ), griffin turner, Dareth, Twitchy Tim, and he’ll even Ed and Edna. Who yes, after seeing Nya do mention her to Jay once he comes visit, but they can’t remember he name, probably accidentally messing it up in the process and calling her something else like “Mia”, so Jay doesn’t rreally make a connection between her and Kai’s missing sister he can’t stop grieving for, Nya.

Which OH YEAH. LETS ADRESE THE ELEFANT IN THE ROOM. KAI. and the ninja. You see, after Nya escaped, of course she made a grueling journey back home where she was expecting to find Kai at four weapons, but upon seeing that he wasn’t there, and everyone at the village had previously believed Garmadon and the skulkin had taken them both in the midst of the chaos, which clearly wasn’t the case which basically just pronounced Kai as missing. Because of this, Nya grieves her brother but also lived with the hope that he is still out there somewhere. She really misses him and her (other) family knows, providing her love and support whenever she’s feeling especially down because of Kai’s disappearance. Although she tries her best to hide her grief from Pachi, and even sometimes copes by telling Pachi funny stories about Kai and her childhood. Choosing to think about the happy moments and make Pachi laugh with them rather than cry about the. Of course, whenever she’s traveling she makes sure to ask almost every person in the places she visits if they’ve seen her brother.

I’d also like to clarify that the ninja in this au hide their identity. So while the ninja are well known for being heroes, no one knows who they are under their masks, due to master wu believing it’s better for their safety, which it pretty much is. This is how Nya basically DOES know the ninja and really admires them, although she’s only ever seen pictures or heard countless of stories about them. She dreams about meeting the elemental masters and seeing them fight and use their powers up close. Of course she does eventually! By the time season 5 aka possession rolls around…..TO BE CONTINUED BECAUSE I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THEIR MEETING BETTER

feel free to ask me any questions ab the au in my ask box!

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Jahaerys, Rhaenys, Aegon, and Cole: The Brutality of War

(this is one section of my House of the Dragon Season 2 Review)

Like the other sections of this review, I have named this one after the principal characters discussed. This section, however, is in truth less a discussion of certain characters and more a discussion of certain events. Here we will analyze the consequences of the defining incidents of the beginning and middle of the season: Blood and Cheese and Rook’s Rest.

            The Blood and Cheese incident is the name given in the book to the murder of Aegon’s son, Jahaerys. Daemon, seeking retribution for the death of Luke at the end of last season, travels to King’s Landing to speak with a guard of the city watch and a ratcatcher of the Red Keep. He hires them to sneak into the Red Keep and kill Prince Aemond, but he does not give clear instructions on what to do if Aemond cannot be found. So long as blood is spilled, any blood will do. And so the two assassins, after encountering a series of obstacles and disruptions to their plan, finally stumble upon Helaena and her children, the twins Jahaerys and Jahaera. They decide that killing Jahaerys would be the best way for them to achieve their goal, a son for a son. After a moment of confusion, Helaena tells them which child is which, and they cut Jahaerys’ head off.

            The death of Jahaerys ripples out among the members of the Green faction. Aegon is driven to fury, desperate to exact revenge against Rhaenyra for what has been done to his family. Criston Cole is also motivated to act, but out of guilt. He was with Alicent when the incident occurred and therefore could not prevent it, but he cannot admit this fact, so he projects this onto Ser Arryk, sending him on an assassination mission to Dragonstone. Aegon promotes Cole to Hand of the King for this, dismissing Otto who is pushing for a more measured response, and thus his grief leads to the inevitability of greater bloodshed and the death of the possibility of more diplomatic solutions. Ser Arryk, for his part, is spotted by Ser Erryk, and so brother kills brother in an act of tragic violence that produces no greater ends. Helaena, meanwhile, says to Alicent that she does not feel as though she can grieve Jahaerys since so many others are also suffering in this war. She is correct in her understanding that everyone in the city is a victim of the war, just as Alicent is correct in saying that Helaena still has the right to grieve. When Rhaenyra first meets with Alicent this season, the death of Jahaerys is a major reason why they are unable to stop the war.

            The second event I want to discuss is the Battle of Rook’s Rest. In this battle, Cole and Aemond conspire to set a trap for the Black faction. They attack the seat of a member of Rhaenyra’s council in the open, hoping that a dragon will come to lift the siege. When one does, Aemond will attack with Vhagar. The plan starts off successful, with Rhaenys arriving on her dragon Melys, but before the trap is sprung Aegon shows up on his dragon Sunfyre. In the end, many die, including Rhaenys, and Aegon is left horribly burned.

            Rhaenys’ death is deeply felt among the Black faction. Rhaenyra looses her most capable dragonrider and one of the only members of her council who does not constantly doubt her, but more relevantly to the theme we are focusing on in this section, Corlys mourns her loss deeply. He questions his support of Rhaenyra, having already lost his daughter and, he believes, his son. In his eyes, the connection to Daemon and Rhaenyra has cost him his entire family. He begins to consider the future of his house in this difficult time, asking Baela to be his heir, but she turns him down. She is a Targaryen, not a Velaryon, eager to follow in the footsteps of her grandmother. Through this war, even one of the most powerful houses in the

            Aegon’s story after Rook’s Rest is the story of a discarded veteran. Before the battle, he was eager to fight, wanting to contribute to the war. Afterward, he is told by Larys upon waking that he will forever be remembered as someone who survived dragonfire, but materially he has been pushed aside, his throne taken from under him by the brother who burned him. The only one who seems not to forget him is Larys, who understands what it means to exist as a disabled person in the society of Westeros. Larys informs Aegon of the harsh reality of what his new life will be, consistently pushing him to improve faster so he may survive in an uncaring world.

            It is through Cole that we see the effect of battles such as Rook’s Rest on the common people. Cole is deeply traumatized by the destruction he witnesses, men burned to death and left as suits of armor filled with ash. He begins the season eager for war, doubling down once Jahaerys dies and he is made hand. After, he is unable to think of anything but the agonizing death that awaits so many when dragons are led into war.

            The question now is whether or not these stories and this theme worked in the show. Let us start with Blood and Cheese. I did not like Blood and Cheese, but my disappointment largely comes from comparing it to the book, and I want to try and examine the show on its own merits here. The beheading of Jahaerys was a truly horrific act, and it does serve to highlight how the cycle of revenge and the decent into war causes the death of innocents. But I do feel the gravity of the moment was somewhat undercut by the comedy of errors that was the infiltration of the Red Keep. One could read it as being part of a broader theme of poorly thought-out actions having serious consequences, in line with the death of Luke at the end of last season, but I just don’t think it really lands here. Helaena’s reaction to the death of her son, both in the moment and afterwards, seems to have been a matter of controversy among some fans. She shows very little outward reaction and later says that she does not feel like she can grieve. I personally had no issue with the immediate reaction, it seemed very clear to me that she was shutting down in response to the event, clearly traumatized even if she was not crying and wailing. As for her later statement, I read it at the time as Helaena not allowing herself to grieve rather than genuinely feeling no grief, but that is admittedly a charitable reading and I don’t know that her later scenes really supported that interpretation. The battle between the Cargyll twins was excellent, however, and solidly supported this theme with how tragic and ultimately pointless it was.

            In contrast to Blood and Cheese, I thought the actual event of Rook’s Rest was very well done, displaying not just incredible spectacle but also showcasing the horrors of war. As for the aftermath, each story supports the theme in a different way. Rhaenys dies, leaving behind a void that cannot truly be filled. Baela is inspired to follow in her footsteps, showing the ways in which the drive for war spreads and ensnares further generations, an ever-descending spiral of tragedy and revenge, while Corlys is left alone, his whole family lost to Rhaenyra’s war. Aegon lives but is physically disabled. He is given credit for the victory and for the death of Rhaenys and Melys, and Larys tells him that he will be forever remembered for the extraordinary feat of surviving dragonfire, but these platitudes do not change the position he is in. He has been discarded, left in his bed while his brother rules the kingdom. If he were to become to inconvenient to Aemond, he would be killed. The Grand Maester works to heal him, but it is Larys and only Larys who understands him. Finally, Cole is physically unharmed, but mentally he has been scarred by the battle. The things he has seen, things that he himself helped bring about, haunt him. Of everyone, Cole’s post-battle story epitomizes this theme the most strongly, though I think of them all Aegon’s story is the best done and one of the strongest in the entire show. It does stand out to me having written this that this particular theme is shown with the Greens far more than the Blacks, but I think that may just be an accident of where we are in the story, and we cannot forget that the season begins with the reaction to the death of Luke. Neither side is devoid of loss, and both will experience more, for that is the inevitable consequence of war.

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Maiar in 'The Lady of Ithilien'

(to be updated with new information as the story progresses. As such, things may change)

Eönwë

Herald and banner-bearer of Manwë, the High King of Arda. He's among the most powerful Maiar in Valinor and the mightiest in arms. Military leader and High Commander of the Host of the Valar, he was one of the key fighters during the War of Wrath, which marked the end of the First Age of the Sun.

Birth: he entered Arda shortly after it was created.

Married to Elenna of the House of Húrin.

Fancast: Daniel Sharman

Ilmarë

Eönwë's younger sister and handmaiden of Varda, Queen of the Valar and Manwë's wife. Along with her brother, she's one of the chiefs of the Maiar.

Birth: she entered Arda shortly after it was created.

Eventually married to Eldarion, Crown Prince of Gondor and Arnor.

Fancast: Matilda Lutz

Olórin

Also known as Gandalf (one of his many aliases), he has served several Valar throughout the various ages of Arda. He's mainly associated with Manwë and Varda, but he also served Nienna, Valië of sorrow and compassion and Irmo, Vala of dreams and visions. (Olórin is a Quenya name and its meaning is something along the lines of "dream of mind")

Birth: he entered Arda shortly after it was created.

Fancast: Sir Ian McKellen (as Gandalf during the War of the Ring. He sticks to this form for a little while longer before switching back to his usual one); Bradley James (as Olórin)

(they give the same vibe tbh)

Wilwarin

Maia serving Irmo and occasionally Nienna. She's had a major crush on Olórin ever since she met him. She's not the sharpest tool in the box (sorry girl, I still love you), but she's kind-hearted and keeps to herself because no one wants to befriend her due to her perceived stupidity. SHE NEEDS LOVE AND AFFECTION, which no one has ever given her because most Maiar are stuck up and arrogant. Extremely naïve and completely clueless at times, she's been nicknamed "Wilya" (meaning airhead) by her fellow Maiar. She's obsessed with Olórin because he's the only one who's ever actually interacted with her.

Birth: She entered Arda at the beginning of the Second Age of the Sun, following the War of Wrath.

Fancast: Tuğba Melis Türk

Isilmë

Maia of Vayanna. Considered among the most beautiful Maiarin women to ever enter Arda, she has been obsessed with Eönwë ever since she first saw him. They had a brief fling following the War of Wrath, which, needless to say, ended very quickly (and badly). She's firmly convinced he's still in love with her and will do anything to get him back. Her name is Quenya for "moonlight".

Birth: she entered Arda following the War of Wrath (around the same time as Wilwarin)

Fancast: Beste Kökdemir

Isilya

Maia of Yavanna. She's Isilmë's close friend (or so she believes). She fails to realize Isilmë doesn't really love her or value their friendship, but simply uses her for her own purposes. She blindly follows her "friend" and indistinctly agrees with everything the latter says or does, as she's been brainwashed into thinking she's perfect. She doesn't seem to have a mind of her own, modeling her own behavior after Isilmë, as she's afraid to lose the connection they share. She's petty and very annoying, but not inherently evil and might even redeem herself eventually. Who knows. Her name is Quenya for "the third day of the week" according to the Númenórean calendar.

(It might sound odd, but I picked the name purely because it sounds similar to Isilmë and because I like the sound of it, not necessarily because I had a specific idea. I'm terrible at naming characters, I know. Please don't be mean)

Birth: she entered Arda following the War of Wrath.

Fancast: Dilara Aksüyek

Elenna's household

Four Maiarin ladies enter her service after her marriage to the Herald.

Handalimë

Originally a Maia of Vána, she is thoughtful, level-headed, smart and highly practical. Elenna is entrusted to her and she quickly grows fond of her new lady, becoming one of her most trusted servants and her main confidante. She's usually calm and collected and makes it her mission to protect her lady from anyone who might wish her harm—namely her sister Isilmë and a few of the Noldorin elves— and constantly worries about her. Her lady's well-being is her utmost priority.

Birth: she entered Arda sometime before the end of the First Age.

Fancast: Gülcan Arslan

Naráel

A Maia of Aulë, she's spunky and crafty but also naive and shy. She loves making rings and necklaces and will be gifting many jewels to her new lady. She can often be found chatting with Gimli, as she's never seen a dwarf before and wants to know all about dwarf customs and traditions (for fairly obvious reasons, I'd say). Kind-hearted and wiser than she lets on, she loves sitting by fireplaces (and lighting them).

Birth: she entered Arda at the beginning of the Third Age.

Fancast: Sophie Turner

Aranwen

A Maia of Nessa, she loves dancing, nature and poetry. She's not a great conversationalist, but when she does speak, one had better stop and listen. She loves reading and will spend many hours discussing books and history with her lady. She enjoys needlework and she's quite a good painter as well. She respects Elena greatly and often reassures her. Even though they get on each other's nerves quite often, she's great friends with Naráel. She too will spend a bit of time with Gimli, but only to try and convince him that ripping down trees is inherently bad. Nevertheless, she grows fond of the lord of the Glittering Caves- she and Legolas will try and teach him how to dance. Whether they will succeed is still unknown.

Birth: she entered Arda at the beginning of the Third Age.

Fancast: Rose Williams

Elenya

Maia of Varda (the name is kind of a giveaway).

She's sweet, kind and very protective of Elenna. She often likes to remark how similar their names are and loves to recount stories that most have forgotten (star-related, of course). She was lady-in-waiting to Ilmarë before she volunteered to join Elenna's household.

Birth: she entered Arda during the Years of the Trees.

Fancast: Yasemin Allen

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