#consuming of the flesh

[hollow-ground-underneath]

when I am dead, eat of my flesh, and you will be strong enough to wander into the woods on your own

the woodsman is not coming.

[sleepy-hijinx]

Man, too bad we never got this deleted splatfest theme before final fest

I’d probably choose team divine, and I’m not even a big shiver fan!

[snufk1nn]

Sleepy boys

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

I hate it when bugs bite me. stop reminding me I'm edible

[dunmeshistash]

Yes I said the winged lion was seducing Laios, look at him, he was almost making the Nala face

[taxus-fraud]

My opponent just called upon the Oracles and scattered most of my pieces across space and time. Does anyone know the best counter in this situation?

[cxlandine]

it's so fucking funny how quickly the bad kids switch from Battle Mode. less than a minute ago you were burning/suffocating pawns alive in lava but initiative drops and suddenly it's all nooo ankarna you need to forgive people! violence is not the answer! and yet it took them a solid hour of roleplay to be okay with bringing back the rat grinders because they were so pissed lmao

[pixelprofligate]

yea fuck it here's all the ones I've made so far yippee

[corpseaten]

[teotheratking]

Y'all aren't canibalistic enough, I need Harry to eat Jean. What then?

[patrothestupid]

Thoughts on biting/marking?

Best part of big bars tummies/pecs are how easy you can put bite marks on em imo >;3

[antisolanum]

It would be extremely funny if the ultimate human solution to the Ork problem in 40k was for humans to just start eating them en masse. Fuck "corpse starch", making sure the orks know that now humans are eating them for sustenance and making cuisine out of Ork flesh would be the most incredibly demoralizing thing, I imagine. Just look the raw rage and fervor of the orks right in the eye and say without a hint of fear "my god you would be delicious with honey mustard and a slow roasting over the course of hours". Propaganda posters of imperial guardsmen grinning and cheering with their faces stuffed with stewed Ork meat.

[serpentface]

does rabies play a role in wardi perceptions of dogs?

Yes it does for sure

Mentioned this briefly in another post, but rabid animals are interpreted as being animals that have killed and/or eaten a person and are now possessed by their ghost (who has been prevented from moving on to the afterlife through their corpse's desecration and consumption, and twisted into a very powerful evil spirit). Being bitten by one may pass the spirit on to the bite victim.

The animal, whose body has been ravaged by the physical disease enabled by possession, soon dies, and the bite victim is now possessed by the same evil spirit (which has taken on traits of their host animal via inhabiting its body). Victims of bites who start exhibiting symptoms will VERY often commit suicide or be killed by others, to the point that human deaths directly due to rabies running its full course is relatively rare- one who is fully possessed by an evil spirit has their afterlife in jeopardy and will likely be trapped as a wandering ghost under the spirit's control, and killing oneself before the possession fully takes hold will be preferable to most. It's better than a tormented eternity as a soul trapped in the world of a living, deprived of rest among loved ones and God's full domain in the afterlife.

Feral dogs are by far the most frequently encountered rabid animals and are uniquely associated with this type of possession, sometimes to the point that most other rabid animals encountered are assumed to have themselves been bitten by feral dogs (ie a beloved and well bred hunting dog who becomes rabid certainly has not eaten human flesh, so must have been bitten by a feral dog (which, in practice, is often correct)),

This heavily reinforces cultural disdain for feral dogs as all-around unlikable, unclean, diseased animals, and bites on humans (whether actually by a rabid animal or not) will often be responded to by mass localized culls. In villages, towns, and small cities, this is usually done by members of the public, but most major cities have specially devoted dog hunters who respond to reports of possible rabid animals, other problem dogs, and potential man-dogs (see next paragraph). In Godsmouth, this position is of enough importance that a certified dog hunter will be issued their own firearm, which they can legally carry while out on culls.

This is also the source of regional lycanthrope-esque folklore- someone who becomes fully possessed and is strong enough to fight off the physical disease associated will now become completely under the control of a doglike evil spirit and behave like a vicious wild dog, becoming a man-dog. (In reality, there is no rabies vaccine here and someone who has been bitten by a rabid animal has virtually no chance of survival unless they are lucky enough to avoid the infection to begin with).

Most variants of the folklore include that the possessed human physically transforms into a dog (depending on folklore this is either permanent, or the man-dog is human during the day and a dog at night). The man-dog then wanders at night, killing people and livestock as their possessing spirit compels them. Man-dogs do NOT spread their possession or create other man-dogs via bites, but are instead dangerous as particularly violent and bloodthirsty beasts that kill at random and mutilate the bodies of their victims.

Man-dogs may mate with normal feral dogs. The resulting pups are mundane, but assumed to be unusually powerful and vicious. In theory they should be killed, but believed man-dog feral pups are sometimes adopted to be kept as guard dogs, to be used in combat, or for dogfighting.

Vagrants (especially those that are mentally ill or otherwise have difficulties with communication) unlucky enough to be caught up in a man-dog scare may be accused of being the beast in human daylight form, and become victims of mob violence. Actual dogs accused of being man-dogs are usually not rabid (a man-dog would have fought off the physical disease and not exhibit symptoms), but rather healthy and notably aggressive individuals, especially those known to have attacked or killed people. There are no surefire visual methods of identifying a man-dog, though a dog having particularly human-shaped eyes is compelling evidence.

Note my dog's relatively narrow, humanlike eyes, visible whites, and haunted, distant gaze. This may very well be a man-dog.

Once killed, a man-dog (whether in human form or dog form) should be buried in barren earth (which prevents spiritual contamination and 'traps' the spirit in the ground) and the ground should be consecrated by a priest to prevent any chances of the spirit wandering further. Anyone who has touched the body should undergo a full purification and blessing to remove any lingering attachments and impurities.

There are also (rarer) man-lions, man-wolves ('wolves' here are naturalized wild descendants of ancient domestic dogs), man-jackals, man-hyenas, man-king hyena, etc. An individual wild predator that is NOT rabid but shows an uncharacteristic propensity for killing and eating people is often assumed to be a possessed and transformed person. These wild variants are equally feared, but may garner a sort of terrified respect and awe that is not afforded to man-dogs.

This is especially the case for man-lions (given lions are highly venerated animals in this cultural sphere). They will be hunted and killed just the same as other assumed man-beasts, but their bodies may instead be cremated with the same full rites as a human- a proper funeral as an act of respect for the slain foe may cause the man-lion spirit to be soothed and to favor its killers, and remain as a localized guardian, patrolling its territory like a lion and fighting off malicious spirits and living man-beasts. This specific treatment is unique to lions, as they are the only potential man-eaters widely held as sacred, and this sacred quality may allow the evil of their possessing spirit to be tempered and shifted into benevolence via proper respect.

[yeetusthemighty]

YIIIPPPPIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE

(Alts undert the cut + click for better quality)

[dredgesnails]

scar and skizz’s dedication to being the Permit Enforcement Team is so funny. even funnier is everyone’s reactions to them i have seen at least three hermits look at their violations and on purpose try to test them. pearl wants to see how far they’ll go in forcing her to provide ender chests. beef and xb are expanding half foods to include anything a player can physically consume (even if it isn’t strictly food) because honey was flagged as Not Food (it’s edible!!!!)

[sluckythewizard]

[PUT INTO PLACE, TIED DOWN AND ARRANGED, AND IS NEVER THE SAME, AGAIN.]<-listen to my favorite songs. VAMPIRES ARE WONDERFUL ARENT THEY. THE FLESH IS SO MUCH MORE DURABLE. SO MUCH STRETCHIER THAN HUMANS. THE STRESS DOESNT KILL A VAMPIRE THE SAME WAY IT DOES A HUMAN. YOU CAN TAKE THEM APART THREAD BY THREAD AND LEAVE THEM WIDE AWAKE WITHOUT WORRY OF THE BRAINMATTER SPOILING UNDER VINEGARY AGONY.