#desert dwellers

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Journey Through the Desert by Matrixias

[lunawolfewolf]

Chupacabra

Described by many as a Mangy sort of Dog like Creature... The Chupacabra eats or sucks the blood of a variety of live stock like that of a Vampire...

[beskarfrog]

he convinced him to get in

[madsciencestudent]

Revisiting the Youtuber Dead Sound's web series Sauria again after the most recent, excellent installment was released and-

Look, if David DIDN'T want me to have a Blue Song and Kindred of the Tusk oc running around in my head being a dynamic duo trying to uncover the dark secrets of the Forefathers and Blue Song Empire, then he shouldn't have made their species the iconic Red-Blue color palette!

[ode-on-a-grecian-butt]

Art by Fabrizio Carminati

[randomnameless]

Devnotes + rants for Drakengard characters (ft Virginia) !

Under the cut, Virginia, Leah, Berengaria, Aramis, Primm and Gilbert!

I feel like I already rant a lot about Virginia lol, as for her devnotes, it's more about her outfit and design, based on the prototype of the "unicorn knight" seen in the beta, and I find it a nice coincidence that since Alain also borrows from this prototype, there's a unity in the Cornian royal fam's designs!

The only thing that really bothers me with her design is the, uh, Lyn-tier slit of her skirt like come on, why not giving her shorts like Leah has? - but comparing her base sprite to her promoted one, I noticed she got a lot more accessories like earrings, a tiara and the golden accessories on her outfit (the belt and armbands?) which sort of make sense from narrative standpoint, pre-promoted Virginia is basically on the run for the last 6 years after her second home was overtaken so I guess she didn't brought jewels/accessories with her (assuming she had any, since she ran to Drakengard as a kid, without her retinue and I suppose, most of her royal belongings!) but in the Liberation Army, while she's also fighting, Cornia has already been mostly liberated, so I guess it is easier to find bling/accessories.

Unit wise she's a physical tank who can deal reasonable damage and retaliate with true strikes (aka strikes dodge tanks can't avoid) so yeah, she's a really good unit!

She also comes with self-heal shield that also increases her durability!

Leah!

Virginia's Gilbert's vassal and the second named swordfighter you recruit! Devnotes reveal that her concept was designed because one of them wanted a "small" swordsman with blue hair so... Here she goes!

TBH I expected some sort of revelation about her parentage, since she was apparently abandonned in the castle as a baby, and in an odd move, the Drakengard King rescued her and raised her - we're told he liked to pat her "blue" hair and Berengaria remarks on her "blue" hair too, since only the Cornian royals have blue hair, are we supposed to believe she's from a bastard line, or King Hugo's weird "fatherly" tendencies to what is basically a random orphan meant that she is one of his bastards? We will never know.

For someone who's basically Virginia's retainer, I really liked her role in Virginia's chapter (which is the intervention that make her start to reconsider quitting the army, when she was still deadset on leaving after the Knights of the Rose's passionate pleas!) and what she does in her own chapter/map, trying to mend the relationships between Drakengardians (even if they are green units who acted like green units!) and the Cornian Liberation army. I could talk more about Leah, but I'm sure a point could be made about her being a relatively major character in the Drakengard arc, given how she has ties - and rapport convos! - to every plot important character!

Ah, Berengaria.

TBH, given how mine refuse to use her fucking shield even if I raised her guard stat, she died way too easily and I really couldn't find what Reddit found so amazing - unit wise - about her since, well, she couldn't tank for shit.

Design wise... Yeah, the Zenoiran armors are ass (who wants a metal thong?) and only here for fanservice - save for Narcesse's who was borrowed by Alcina.

Berengaria was designed as a "strong woman with heavy make up" who also loves pretty white dresses - but bar the "ice queen who uwus 4 u" trope, I sort of bought it more easily than if this was pulled out for a mercenary character of no standing, because Berengaria was basically high Drakengard nobility before the fall of the country - and her father's death. Maybe during her tenure as a Count's daughter she used to wear nice dresses and make-up?

Her character arc is higly reminiscent of something straight out of Kishi's book (older sibling wants to avenge her dead parents and tells to younger sibling that he's too weak to do anything to push him away while she'll do the dangerous stuff, younger sibling doesn't listen and fights his own battles, she takes a bullet for younger sibling and ends up brainwashed but returns thanks to younger sibling's efforts, and they make up and swear to remain by each other's side), if Berengaria wasn't a woman.

Bonus point for her being the only maiden (as far as I've checked) who, after being picked by the Lord/Player as their waifu, ditches them to spend time with her younger brother instead. I included a pic of Berengaria when she was a merc (along with her bro Travis and Bruno!), i still find it a missed opportunity that she can't reclass in the merc line lol

Primm was designed for the "always hungry but cute short woman" trope, but she stands out thanks to her relationship with her sister and her role to recruit her - remember the plague subplot? Despite looking and acting like a klutz, Primm investigated and discovered that this plague isn't natural, but something gharnef Zenoira made, she hopes to convince her sister with those facts and logic, but it doesn't work so we still have to fight her.

She's also an easter egg to the Lena archetype, given how she's rescued by a "mysterious" swordsman - who dumps her in the middle of a battlefield, and I liked how she pointed that out lol

Finally some French representation!

Aramis - whose name and clothes were inspired by a famous french novel - was designed to have long hair, so the devs tried to cook around it lol and lo, it is revealed that his long hair was actually part (or not?) of a disguise to hide his identity! Just like his antics and "theatrical" tone of speech now define him, compared to being "stiff" and "formal" in his former life.

Aramis doesn't have a chapter to himself per say... but his "chapter" is actually, if you recruited him and don't play Alain as a moron who ignores his allies' advices, the last chapter of the arc, where he reunites with Gilbert and puts his past to rest, knowing well that his younger brother will rule in his stead as the King he would never have been.

I really liked his rapport convos with Gilbert - if he wants to stop being Ludwig to become Aramis, does it mean he will stop being Gilbert's older brother? - and yet no matter how complicated and convoluted their relationship is, Aramis will still try to help him whenever he can! Special mention to the NPCs in Drakengard who tell you, after liberating their areas, that they were helped by a swordsman with long hair, someone even mistaking him for a woman - he might have abandonned his title and his throne, he doesn't abandon the people, his brother or even the random Drakengardians. Aramis is cool.

he was inspired by french characters, of course he'd be cool

did i also mention how he is voiced by ryotaro okiayu??

Ending with Gilbert, the King of Drakengard who was never supposed to sit on the throne by virtue of being a second son, but still does it with the cheers and love of his people!

Some people called it before, but yeah, Gilbert's arc and design really feels like he had been designed, at one point, as the protagonist, but the idea was scrapped (in the few beta panels, we can see drawings where he was the prince and was helped/scolded by the unicorn knight!). I can say much about his trousers, but what kills me is the sorry excuse of armor he wears, dude took his regular/usual clothes (he's wearing them in the cover of the artbook!), slapped a breast plate on them and called it a day.

Visually, I like how his moveset/animations are inspired by fencing, even if he doesn't usually sees much fighting, since his role is to support his allies by being, what we would call in FE14, a rally bot.

I could write an entire post about Gilbert lol, but I really liked how the game tackled, through his plot convo with Leah and his supports with Alain (and to some extent, Virginia) how he's still the King of a nation that used to be at war with Cornia for ages for ressources, and how his prejudice and inferiority complex regarding the Cornians is something that exists, but he wants to grow beyond that - because they have a common enemy, but also because he wants to build a better relationship with his neighbours - which makes his relationships with Cornia/the Cornians complicated.

I liked that angle, usually the trope is "common enemy means everyone becomes friends and forget the bad blood existing before the common enemy appeared", but this time it was developped in another way. Too bad Gilbert has no support with the rulers/heads of the other nations but on his own, in the Drakengard arc, he's a really nice twist on the archetype he's based on.

[sitting-on-me-bum]

The Majestic Desert Dwellers

by Antonio Coelho

Fine Art Photography Awards 2023

[sunofaraven]

Oneshot - Let It Be the Last Time

What's this? An angsty retelling of Grian and Scar's Limited Life Ep8? You betcha, it's me after all.

“Wait, you killed Mom,” Scar choked on the realization. He was right in front of Grian now, reaching for him. Whether for revenge or comfort, Scar wasn’t sure. “Scar.” Grian’s tone was a warning. “Don’t make me take you too.” There was a sharp blade angled at Scar’s neck but he lifted a hand and gently wiped blood from Grian’s cheek with his thumb.

[astrowarr]

the ghosts we knew

double life/life series scar & grian character study

summary:

"To love is to burn," Scar suggests. "That's what it is for you?" "Yeah," he whispers. And then, "Perhaps a bit like falling, too. Falling and burning and… dying, probably." The words are horrifically grim, even to Grian's ears, even with added context. Context like this: loving is falling, but sometimes it means falling in a different way. Sometimes, it's falling like I didn't mind the gap, like a bouquet of wild lilacs and poppies cultivated by scarred hands. Grian doesn't say this, but love hurts a lot like Scar. — Knee deep in their soul bond, Grian and Scar have a lot left unsaid.

word count: 3,044

warnings: none

a/n: character study is the love of my life and i be STUDYING. set in early double life, written with romantic intentions. rbs appreciated for exposure !

ao3 link again

[0ystercatcher]

i wish rain was more enjoyable here. we had a nice hour of rain and my roof almost started leaking and also it feels like a sauna outside now

[fxery-mixologxst]

You don't seem too fired up. Need a little spark~?

Hello ZZZ RP community! Mod Serenia here, from the HSR community, and this is my first ZZZ muse! Burnice is the main muse here, but I do have some other blogs which are here~

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Health update: my body is still feeling always tired weak from my condition. BUT- I finally mustered up enough strength to use my brand new GoPro to film myself riding my bicycle through a town* my region! I have a YouTube channel that I will upload the videos to. I will send out a notice to those interested (please comment down below) when I get the vids uploaded. Thank you for the few of you that believe in me! Lol

Обновление здоровья: мое тело все еще чувствует себя всегда уставшим, слабым от моего состояния. НО!! Я наконец-то набрался достаточно сил, чтобы использовать свою новую GoPro, чтобы снять себя на велосипеде по городу* в моем регионе! У меня есть канал на YouTube, на который я буду загружать видео. Я отправлю уведомление заинтересованным (пожалуйста, прокомментируйте ниже), когда я получу загруженные видео. Спасибо за тех немногих из вас, кто верит в меня! Лол

Оновлення стану здоров’я: моє тіло все ще відчуває постійну втому, слабкість через стан. АЛЕ!!! я нарешті зібрався достатньо сил, щоб використати свою новеньку GoPro, щоб зняти себе на велосипеді через місто* мого регіону! У мене є канал YouTube, на який я буду завантажувати відео. Я надішлю сповіщення зацікавленим (будь ласка, прокоментуйте нижче), коли я завантажу відео. Дякую тим небагатьом із вас, хто вірить у мене! Лол

*It’s not a town, just a trail in the middle of a desert followed by a tiny little town/Это не город, а просто тропа посреди пустыни, за которой следует крошечный городок./Це не місто, а просто стежка посеред пустелі, за якою йде маленьке містечко

[ajxrn]

I want dumplings