#dryad!semi

[bahdface]

zombie dryad commission for my college prof

[atlas-nsfw]

Monster Ark

The Ark is a ship on a 1000 year voyage to take the survivors of a dying fantasy world to a new home. They live in a massive biosphere without knowing it. The ship is controlled by The Captain. A radiation leak caused massive fertility decline in the specimens so The Captain has been kidnapping humans to be used to encourage copulation among the specimens. The humans have womb tattoos that act as tags to keep track of individual humans. The womb tattoos also send vitals back to The Captain so they can track the progress of the mission. Furthermore, the tattoos have color cycles to indicate fertility on those with wombs, glowing pink when ovulation is occurring.

The humans brought to the Ark and the creatures living in the Ark have no idea this is a ship. Many of the sapient monsters think the gods have given them humans to be able to reproduce. The world is functionally a fantasy world.

Monsters fall into three distinct categories: Sapients, Semi-Sapients, and Non-Sapients. Sapient species have cultures, complex language, and larger society structures with hierarchies. Semi-Sapient species have small family pack units, very limit tool use, rudimentary language use, no formal chosen hierarchies. Non-sapient species have no indication of higher intelligence or formalized socialization and only function on instinct.

Below the cut is a list of the creatures so far and their pregnancy details. Will also be linking them to lore posts for the creatures as I make lore for them! Some of these rankings and classifications will probably change. Had a close friend help me a lot with the world building ^^

You can ask to be added to my taglist in the replies!

The below links take you to information posts that include master lists.

Sapient:

Orcs : livebirth 9 m gestation

Minotaur : livebirth 9 m gestation

Lamia/Naga (may have cultural differences) : egg laying 5 m gestation

Fae : flowering 7-12 w gestation

vampire : livebirth 9 m gestation

witches : livebirth 6 m gestation

Demons: livebirth 5 m gestation

Semi-Sapient:

gnoll : livebirth 3-4 m gestation

harpies : egg laying2 m gestation

Yokai : (varies greatly) gestation

pixies : flowering 7-12 w gestation

ghosts : goop 1 hr gestation

Centaur : livebirth 1 yr gestation

Merfolk : varies but many egg laying 1 w gestation

dryads : flowering 7-12 w gestation

werebeast : livebirth varies gestation

cyclops : livebirth 1 yr gestation

satyr : livebirth 5 m gestation

angel: livebirth varies gestation

sphynx : livebirth 3.5 m gestation

succubi : egg laying gestation

goblins : livebirth 2 m gestation

shifter : livebirth 2.5 m gestation

Non-Sapient:

Slime : goop 1 hr gestation

tentacles : egg laying 1 w gestation

chimera : livebirth 3.5 m gestation

Hellhound : livebirth ve 3 m gestation

insect : parasite 1 m gestation

parasite : parasite 9 m gestation

unicorn: livebirth 1 yr gestation

jackalope : livebirth 1.5 m gestation

fungi : goop 1 hr gestation

dragon : egg laying 1 yr (3 m to lay)  gestation

mimic : egg laying 1 w gestation

rat beast? : livebirth 1 m gestation

kraken : egg laying 1 m gestation

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[p0ssywhippedcream]

Can u do a Percy Jackson x reader where he’s like trying to impress her by doing something and reader is just like “yeah ok pretty boy keep talkin”

babe idk but this reminds me of that one scene from ATLA where Aang is doing the rock spinny thing in his hands and NOBODY’S impressed. They’re like yeah airbender air bending wow so cool

Percy feels like a magician being pulling out of a rabbits mouth by a hat. He impresses everyone else at camp, everyone, but not you. This is just wrong. He’s cool? He’s a child of the Big Three? He’s cool?

Okay fine, he thinks, I’ll just summon a mini hurricane.

And now half of the dryads at camp are pissed at him for messing up their hair and the lake is in semi-disarray.

You’re standing at the beach, sneakers kissing the water as you watch him attempt to juggle balls of seaweed and fail miserably. He’s got that cute charming smile on his face as usual and he totally thinks you’re into him until you shake your head and turn around.

He speeds towards you on his personal storm of H2O, plants and confusion.

“Y/n!”

“Percy.” You turn back towards him and shove a lock of hair out of you face.

Now, he doesn’t know what to say. He’s exhausted his vocabulary already. You save him the trouble.

“Need something?”

“What’s your issue?” Wow, great going Percy. Really awesome of you to start that way.

“I’m kind of hungry but otherwise, I don’t have any.”

“Well then why are you… why are you so-”

“So unimpressed with your circus act? Because, Percy, I don’t care.”

His heart dropped. His hurricane slowed and quieted down. He wanted to say he didn’t care either but you continued.

“I don’t care about seaweed juggling or completely-water squirt guns or manatee love triangles,” He was going to say that it was actually a love square but you cut him off, again. You were pretty good at that. “That’s superficial. And it’s not you. You, Perce, are more than water tricks and badly timed jokes. I’m not impressed with those things because I don’t care to know what makes other people laugh, I care to know what makes you happy.”

Percy’s heart regained its footing and found itself in his chest again, a little bit higher now but maybe that was from his puffed-out chest. At some point in your speech, you hands had landed on his cheeks. You pulled him out of the water and the hurricane died instantly, washing away without a trace.

He stood next to you on the beach, speechless.

You nudged his mouth close with an index finger on his chin. “You don’t have to say anything witty. I’m just happy you heard me.”

You almost closed his mouth another time as it hung open before it started speaking. “Yeah, me too.”

There was a pause, his hand found your nape.

“I like you.” He confessed.

“I know,” You agreed, “I like you too.”

He kissed you softly, you tasted like marshmallows and juice.

“So I guess this means I can tell the sea lions we don’t need to hear their cover of ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’?”

You laughed and it made his eyes crinkle. Maybe he couldn’t impress you, but at least he could make you smile.

[dungeon-meshi-tournament]

Another annually repeating tournament, it's the

Most Delicious Meal in the Dungeon Tournament 2024

This is the masterpost for the tournament. I'll pin it and update it with every new round, so you'll be able to find all polls easily.

The rules are very simple: You just vote for whichever meal you think tastes better, for whichever reason. The meal with the most votes advances to the next round.

Propaganda is encouraged! Please put it in the body of the post so I can reblog it. I don't reblog propaganda from tags or replies.

Spoiler warning: This tournament contains material up to the end of the manga. If you haven't caught up yet, you may be spoiled.

Finale:

Red dragon meal vs Falin's dragon cock (Falin's dragon cock won)

Battle for the bronze:

Changeling dumplings from fairy ring vs Marcille's home town local cuisine (Changeling dumplings from fairy ring won)

Previous rounds under the cut

Semi-finals:

Red dragon meal vs Changeling dumplings from fairy ring (Red dragon meal won)

Marcille's home town local cuisine vs Falin's dragon cock (Falin's dragon cock won)

Quarter finals:

Red dragon meal vs Head-chopping rabbit curry (Red dragon meal won)

Changeling dumplings from fairy ring vs Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich (Changeling dumplings from fairy ring won)

Marcille's home town local cuisine vs Soul eggs benedict (Marcille's home town local cuisine won)

Falin's dragon cock vs Boiled Hippogriff potstickers (Falin's dragon cock won)

Round 4:

Red dragon meal vs Phoenix confit (Red dragon meal won)

Head-chopping rabbit curry vs Huge scorpion and Walking mushroom hotpot (Head-chopping rabbit curry won)

Stolen vegetable and chicken stew with plundered bread vs Changeling dumplings from fairy ring (Changeling dumplings from fairy ring won)

Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich vs Dryad potage and sauté (Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich won)

Marcille's home town local cuisine vs The breakfast menu (Marcille's home town local cuisine won)

Soul eggs benedict vs Faligon gratin (Soul eggs benedict won)

Hamburg steak with Changeling sauce vs Falin's dragon cock (Falin's dragon cock won)

Boiled Hippogriff potstickers vs Faligon cream stew (Boiled Hippogriff potstickers won)

Round 3, part 2:

Boneless dragon ham vs Marcille's home town local cuisine (Marcille's home town local cuisine won)

The breakfast menu vs Ice golem savoury egg custard and cooked fish (The breakfast menu won)

Soul eggs benedict vs Faligon meat pie (Soul eggs benedict won)

Court cuisine full course meal vs Faligon gratin (Faligon gratin won)

Hamburg steak with Changeling sauce vs Tentacle gnocchi (Hamburg steak with Changeling sauce won)

Golden castle meal vs Falin's dragon cock (Falin's dragon cock won)

Boiled Hippogriff potstickers vs Exorcism sorbet (Boiled Hippogriff potstickers won)

Mushroom and cheese risotto vs Faligon cream stew (Faligon cream stew won)

Round 3, part 1:

Red dragon meal vs An eastern meal (Red dragon meal won)

Phoenix confit vs Rolled Harpy egg omelette (Phoenix confit won)

Head-chopping rabbit curry vs Roast Basilisk (Head-chopping rabbit curry won)

Huge scorpion and Walking mushroom hotpot vs Faligon stew (Huge scorpion and Walking mushroom hotpot won)

Stolen vegetable and chicken stew with plundered bread vs Grilled Kelpie (Stolen vegetable and chicken stew with plundered bread won)

Fifth floor meal vs Changeling dumplings from fairy ring (Changeling dumplings from fairy ring won)

Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich vs Looted grain porridge (Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich won)

Dryad potage and sauté vs Egg and carrot porridge (Dryad potage and sauté won)

Round 2, part 4:

Cockatrice eisbein with Dryad sauerkraut vs Hamburg steak with Changeling sauce (Hamburg steak with Changeling sauce won)

Tentacle gnocchi vs Stone dish (Tentacle gnocchi won)

Golden castle meal vs Shinkei-jime Marcille (Golden castle meal won)

Hippogriff soup vs Falin's dragon cock (Falin's dragon cock won)

Cockatrice and egg ankake vs Boiled Hippogriff potstickers (Boiled Hippogriff potstickers won)

Exorcism sorbet vs Barometz stew (Exorcism sorbet won)

Tentacle and Kelpie stew vs Mushroom and cheese risotto (Mushroom and cheese risotto won)

Baked Senshi vs Faligon cream stew (Faligon cream stew won)

Round 2, part 3:

Boneless dragon ham vs Falin and Warg skeletons (Boneless dragon ham won)

Portable meal set for adventurers vs Marcille's home town local cuisine (Marcille's home town local cuisine won)

The breakfast menu vs Chilchuck ruibe (The breakfast menu won)

Stewed Dullahan's horse's head vs Ice golem savoury egg custard and cooked fish (Ice golem savoury egg custard and cooked fish won)

Soul eggs benedict vs Treasure insect snacks (Soul eggs benedict won)

Living armour full course meal vs Faligon meat pie (Faligon meat pie won)

Court cuisine full course meal vs Nightmares steamed in sake (Court cuisine full course meal won)

Seawater-pickled Izutsumi vs Faligon gratin (Faligon gratin won)

Round 2, part 2:

Man-eating plant tart vs Stolen vegetable and chicken stew with plundered bread (Stolen vegetable and chicken stew with plundered bread won)

Grilled Kelpie vs Mandrakes simmered in sweet sauce (Grilled Kelpie won)

Fifth floor meal vs Green dragon's acqua pazza (Fifth floor meal won)

Grilled Cockatrice vs Changeling dumplings from fairy ring (Changeling dumplings from fairy ring won)

Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich vs Mandrake kakiage and Big bat tempura (Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich won)

Looted grain porridge vs Roast Walking mushroom (Looted grain porridge won)

Dryad potage and sauté vs Mysterious bavarois and some kind of tea (Dryad potage and sauté won)

Warm Succubus milk vs Egg and carrot porridge (Egg and carrot porridge won, with exactly 1 vote difference)

Round 2, part 1:

Red dragon meal vs Let's cutlet the dragon to pieces! (Red dragon meal won)

An eastern meal vs Steamed Mimic with rice wine (An eastern meal won)

Golden country dragon vs Phoenix confit (Phoenix confit won)

Rolled Harpy egg omelette vs Succubus and Bicorn brain doria (Rolled Harpy egg omelette won)

Head-chopping rabbit curry vs Skyfish and chips (Head-chopping rabbit curry won)

Roast Basilisk vs Faligon blood sausage (Roast Basilisk won)

Barometz balut vs Huge scorpion and Walking mushroom hotpot (Huge scorpion and Walking mushroom hotpot won)

Faligon stew vs Stir-fried Walking mushroom with medicinal herbs (Faligon stew won)

Round 1:

Let's cutlet the dragon to pieces! vs Orc medicinal concoction (Let's cutlet the dragon to pieces! won)

Skyfish and chips vs Special interfaith holy water (Skyfish and chips won)

Barometz balut vs Boiled Mimic (Barometz balut won)

Grilled Giant parasite vs Man-eating plant tart (Man-eating plant tart won)

Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich vs Mandrake and Basilisk omelette (Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich won)

Frog suit vs Portable meal set for adventurers (Portable meal set for adventurers won)

Griffin soup vs Treasure insect snacks (Treasure insect snacks won)

Nightmares steamed in sake vs Kelpie oil soap (Nightmares steamed in sake won)

Tentacles with vinegar dressing vs Cockatrice eisbein with Dryad sauerkraut (Cockatrice eisbein with Dryad sauerkraut won)

Boiled Hippogriff potstickers vs Golem field fresh veggie lunch (Boiled Hippogriff potstickers won)

[theamazingmaddyas]

One completely untapped part of the Greco-Roman Riordanverse fandom, especially in fics that include the demigods getting technology is the amount of parodies of modern media Rick adds to his series, especially in TOA above all the others, and in the Senior Year Adventures.

In Wrath of the Triple Goddess, the show The Great Witch's Brew Off (a parody of The Great British Bake Off of course), is mentioned, so for the last two months I've been thinking of shows that could air on HephaestusTV. (Note, while I just reread TOA, I have a bad memory, and I know for a fact there are parody medias in that series, like I'm pretty sure there's an Instagod in TON, but there isn't a collective list and me a few months ago didn't think to write it down, something I regret already)

So, here's a list of six shows I believe have a chance of airing on HephaestusTV! I would love it if other people could make lists and add to it.

Disclaimer, I rarely watch reality TV, so some of these I haven't watched myself, and am basing my ideas off of my vague understanding of the plots. For that reason, my bolded explanations aren't in depth for any, to keep it consistant:

1) Dancing with the Gods (Dancing with the Stars) pros are probably nymphs, dryads, and satyrs

2) Keeping up the the Olympians (Keeping up with the Kardashians) note: I feel as though I've heard this before, but I don't remember where or why

3) Domain-ly Feud (Family Feud) instead of families, each team consists of gods/dieties with similar domains

4) Demigodly Ninja Warrior (American Ninja Warrior) Instead of Las Vegas, the final four stages are held in Olympus. Qualifiers are in CHB and Semis are in Camp Jupiter.

5) Say "Yes" to the Peplos (Say "Yes" to the Dress) a peplos is a garment worn by Ancient Greek woman, for those who didn't know.

6) The 100,000 ₯ Pyramid (The $100,000 Pyramid) note: I'm like 58% sure I used the symbol for drachma correctly, but if not, tell me

[saiintofawe]

after reading the sun and the star my semi-dormant pjo obsession has risen and is infesting my brain side by side with bsd. so.

bsd percy jackson au: a series of self indulgent hcs

skk is the percabeth of the situation. iconic duo. unstoppable. EVERYBODY has heard about them. literal legends among the demigods baby

dazai is a child of athena, chuuya a child of ares

dazai's team beat chuuya's during capture the flag once and chuuya went aight bet. and kicked dazai's ass during the next capture the flag. his team still lost but at least he got an excuse to fight that annoying know-it-all bandaged and beautiful son of athena

the rest is history

the akutagawa sibilings are children of hades. goth mfs

now imagine them having the same storyline as the di angelo sibilings... now in this au you can see why akutagawa talks like he belongs to another age

gin would consider joining the hunters of artemis, but in the end they end up refusing to not leave their brother alone. plus, being immortal would mean seeing him and all of their loved ones die, and gin has had enough of her loved ones dying

if skk is percabeth, shinskk is solangelo

does atsushi fit the standards for a child of apollo? idk but i can't think of another godly parent for him so be it!

unlike will solace, healing is not atsushi's strongest task but he still spends a lot of time helping in the infirmary

and that's where he meets ryūnosuke

unlike solangelo the initial hostility is NOT one sided. ryū behaves like a bitch? atsushi gets bitchy right back.

cue to atsushi looking extremely pissed while bandaging ryū's arm and them muttering insults at each other

ryūnosuke swears he hates that fucking failed doctor and atsushi would almost believe him if it wasn't for the amount of times ryūnosuke has tried sacrificing himself to save him during their quests

also in this au rashomon is a hellhound like mrs. o'learly. she's a sweet doggo that devours space and souls

or she's one of ryū's cocoa puffs? (does this count as a tsats spoiler taken out of context?)

you know that one scene in tsats where nico kisses the back of will's neck and says "i'm proud of you"? now picture that as atsushi to ryūnosuke. yeah.

also atsushi has plague powers bc i say so

yosano is the real will here: overworked healers who feel extremely guilty for every patient that died under their watch to the point of considering themselves murderers

she runs that infirmary like it's the navy

she's also a hell of a fighter, both with bows and arrows and with her own fists

bff with ranpo, who's the oracle!

they gossip abt apollo (boyfail) and complain abt their respective fundamental but hella hard roles at chb

also besties w/ chuuya

also hear me out on kousano in this au... yosano falls helplessly in love with hunter of artemis!kouyou. kouyou tries to convince herself that she's not falling for that bossy and selfless and brave doctor because she has an oath to keep and she couldn't let love knock at her door again. so everytime the hunters come to chb kouyou keeps yosano company and it's all longing looks and painful yearning. yosano wishes she could convince the redhead to break the oath and stay.

but she won't. i <3 kousano angst

moving onto happier lesbians. gin loves wandering by themselves in the forest or by the lake. people know them as the demigod who just fucks off to take a stroll in the woods and disappear there for an indefinite amount of time

and that's how she meets an awkward, stubborn but lovely dryad: you guessed it, it's higuchi!

gin was having a bad day and kicked a tree because they were just so angry— anger turned to guilt when the tree fucking yelped

gin immediately apologized and higuchi asked them what was bothering them. gin never loved to talk, so they were very surprised by themselves when they started rambling about their problems to a dryad they just accidentally hurt

from that day gin began spending even more time in the forest

sometimes they bring higuchi to camp

it isn't unusual for dryads to wander around camp, but higuchi usually kept on her own before meeting gin

higuchi helps gin to open up about their emotions and lower their walls, gin helps higuchi to make friends and to value and love herself

chuuya's fatal flaw is loyalty, dazai's is pride, ryūnosuke's is holding grudges, atushi's is holding too tight onto the past, gin's is also loyalty, yosano's is guilt

tachihara is a child of hermes. parallels between two regretful traitors el oh el

except that luke fucking sucks while tachihara has my heart

OKAY NOW OPEN YOUR EARS. STORMBRINGER ENJOYERS RISE. RIMLAINE AS SILENA AND CLARISSE..... CAN YOU SEE WHAT IS SEE........

lucy is deffff a child of aphrodite but she's so lovely she doesn't even need to use charmspeak to get what she wants. whatever you say beloved princess

idk why but i can picture her throwing an hairbrush at an ancient titant like rachel... her and rachel are acc pretty similiar imo but i will not elaborate

poe is an athena kid! the biggest loser in cabin 6!

lucy and yosano tease him on his crush on ranpo

ranpo is there like damn. is this guy gonna confess or do i have to tell him we are going to date via prophecy

poe is a surprisingly good archer, the apollo kids are almost jealous

nikolai is an hecate kid. a little trickster. a silly magician. he will steal your nose but like in the literal sense and he might not give it back

his best friend is sigma from the aphrodite cabin. sigma cannot fucking stand him

nikolai is actually the reason why sigma has split colored hair. it used to be fully white but one day nikolai went heyyy girlie look at this new hair trick my sibiling taught me :] and sigma ended up actually loving the look? so they kept it

the dryads love sigma and he spends a lot of time with them. they braid flowers in each other's hair and chill

nikolai on the other hand somehow befriended the arpies

fyodor is a child of nemesis. edgelord

jouno is a child of hermes, the eldest in the cabin

half of the camp wants him, the other half wants him gone

teruko is a child of hebe, the goddess of youth!!!!

she's ones of the oldest campers along with jouno, but she prefers to keep her child form for unknown reasons

also i can see her joining the hunters tbh

that's it for now folks i hope someone appreciates my brainrot xoxo

[chuckeroo777]

Dungeon Meshi Volume 5 Part 2

Continuing from chapter 33!

This seems out of continuity. Why is Falin an adult, but ambrosia is still incomplete? Regardless, a blessed image.

Did you know Marcille is 50 years old? Somehow, this information makes me more confused as to her relative age.

I don't know how to feel about the fact that they can express emotions like that. Also, why so sexy? Mimicry isn't exactly their MO.

I mean, if fish-men were a gray area despite being fish, than surely a plant is fine. That's not even close.

I love how the male dryads are feminine and the female dryads are masculine, purely so Kui could put silly man faces on the fruit.

See? Laios has standards. He (almost) draws the line at eating babies.

Depending on the spear, it can be a makeshift chopper. Or just grab a halberd and split the difference.

Gotta love how the moment Marcille acquiesces to semi-cannibalism, she discovers her new favorite dungeon food.

Technically it works. Those two are young adults, and you two... are not.

An important image.

Daw, it's the same spell Marcille showed her back in the day.

I know I've said I head-canon Laios as aroace, but I would find it really funny if he was aroace, but really had a thing for ears for some reason. He even mentioned elf ears when backpedaling with Zon.

She's beauty, she's grace, she will punch you in the face.

Look Marcille, if you had met Asivia, you'd probably agree.

Don't worry, it's cool. You can just draw as much power as you want, and nothing lives there to yell at you. Probably.

You know you're in some shit when the boss comes with a dark souls style title card.

Don't worry, he'll always be with you in spirit.

An important panel.

As seen in that one Izutsumi extra, Senshi's greatest fear is getting crushed by a pickling weight.

What are they doing? Their best.

Clearly, if you use a different weight, it won't work.

Which of these idiots came up with "Big Ears". Also, you can tell Laios respects him the most since he settles for just a lil' poke.

Hm... I noticed one in the grave yard but didn't think much of it. But here is another winged lion statue with horns. Eh, I'm sure it's nothing.

You know how it is. You get called cute once, and suddenly it's your favorite outfit.

Wait, it took them a whole week to catch up with the Touden party?

I was going to complain more, but this is actually pretty interesting.

One day, you too could generate the gametes to make an idiot like Laios.

Look on the bright side! With all your practical experience, you could write the new definitive guide!

Just imagine how many frog suits you could buy with that sort of money.

And another volume is complete! See you guys next time for volume 6!

(Also, I apologize for making an inaccurate joke in my chapter 0 post. Izutsumi arrives in chapter 40, not 42. I hope you can forgive this error.)

[mumms-the-word]

Okay don’t come for me Halsin-enthusiasts and werebear truthers because like for the most part I agree with everything you say, and this is not one of my usual well-thought out deep dives, this is me rambling because I have questions BUT

One thing I love that hasn’t really been talked about (unless I missed it) is how good Halsin is with kids and how that’s distinctly NOT a male bear trait? Like, actually, Halsin deciding to adopt 30 kids actually kind of goes against what he says is his well-defined and very established nature. It’s very un-bear-like of him to want to raise kiddos

I mean maybe it’s a female bear trait but like hear me out

Male bears tend to mate with female bears and then leave. In some rare cases they will outright attack and kill cubs to mate with female bears (but this doesn’t happen often because mama bears WILL fight you and male bears aren’t looking for a fight they’re looking for fun). But for the most part a male bear dips out after mating and does his own thing for several months until it’s mating season again and then he’s like “knock knock guess whose back again no I will not be paying child support”

So like

If Halsin is a werebear, do wearbears have different behaviors? If not wearbear, then what else is influencing this desire to build a big family and settle down?

Are Halsin’s affections for/talent for raising a whole gaggle of kiddos a wood elf thing, a Druid thing, or something else?

I mean it could just be that this is an accidental overlooked thing despite that Halsin’s writer(s) are pretty intentional about writing him with a lot of “haha what a bear thing to do” traits (loving honey, etc) but we can probably headcanon our way into an explanation right

I’m only making a big deal out of this confusion in my mind because Halsin makes such a BIG DEAL about things being “in his nature” or “because of his nature” and so on. And obviously his nature is influenced by many things, not just his cave bear form, his identity as a druid, or him being a wood elf. I just think it’s interesting that for all his talk about stuff being “in his nature” and insinuating that at 350 he’s kind of established everything he likes and dislikes, that maybe he forgets he’s still capable of growth and change

On the same note, I find it so interesting that when you romance him he’s specifically like “the wolf mates for life, but the bear roams free and partners as its instinct dictates. I need to stay true to my nature and you to yours.” I mean, he’s being a bit reductive about wolves and bears alike here, but my point is that he’s constructing his polyamory as a bear-like behavior instead of being like “I was raised this way” as a wood elf, because wood elves are super poly too and that could have easily been the reference he went with

If I recall, his preference for roaming is also considered a bear-like behavior? In the dryad love test, the question “When is he most comfortable” has two correct answers: when he’s in the form of a bear, clad in nothing but fur (he says that’s a fair assumption but not the truest answer) OR saying that comfort doesn’t come naturally because he’s always restless and roaming (he approves of this answer more and says “Comfort is for the farm animal, snug in its pen.”). Roaming is…well a trait for any wild animal, but could be coded to a male bear specifically I guess…but anyway at the very least he makes this connection to being like a roaming wild animals over a settled domestic animal

So we have a Halsin who admits that roaming and avoiding comfort are things that are true to his nature…and yet he decides he’s going to build a community/commune out in the ruins of Thaniel’s lands and raise like 30 kids on his own/semi-communally. Which is not really a bear or wood elf thing to do (if we’re being super reductive about bears and wood elves, neither of which are monoliths, and also I could be wrong about wood elves because I can’t find much about their familial structures)

I’m not saying it’s inconsistent—because it’s not inconsistent to Halsin’s overall character. The minute I heard Halsin say that was his plan I was like “this is absolutely something you would do you great mad bear take me with you” (and then I was upset when I couldn’t go with him because it was patch 3 days and I was SAD). Like if you listen to him talk enough in Act 3, especially after visiting Jaheira’s house, that man has wanted a family for forever, and he has a big heart for refugees, the displaced, and children in particular

So, speculation, I think Halsin choosing to build a community and go from 0-100 on the family-building process is actually indicative of him realizing that now that he’s not an archdruid, and now that the shadow curse is fixed, he can remake himself into something of HIS choosing. Something that isn’t “dictated by nature” but aligns with his desires and motivations as a complex person. He says comfort is for the farm animal, but he builds a home in nature where his children will be safe and comfortable. He’s not making them a big nomadic tribe, they’re all in one safe space together. That could be seen as contradictory, but instead I think it just shows that he’s still a malleable person who needs a minute to grow into the idea that he can now be whatever he wants

And he chooses to be Daddy Halsin. He doesn’t even wait to see if his romanced partner (if he has one) is coming with him on this sudden about-face venture. He’s like “I’ve got nine wagons of kids who are already calling me Daddy and we’re leaving in two hours” like this dream is SO IMPORTANT for him. It overdrives nature and druidic duty and everything else. It very nearly overrides his love for his romanced partner

I mean it did kind of override it in earlier patches but the epilogue now lets us join him and patch 6 now let’s us openly be like “Halsin you ass I’m coming with you” when I say I slammed that button so hard let me TELL YOU but anyway his romance is not really going to influence his dream of having a family. He’s gonna raise those kids whether his current romantic partner there or not (but he will be disappointed and sad about his partner not joining him tho because obviously that stings)

Anyway I’m just rambling at this point. My question is this: do you think that Halsin’s desire for kids comes from a specific “part of his nature” (bear, werebear, druid, wood elf) or does it come from some other part of him as a person, or do you think it’s a moment where he realizes he can just decide things for himself and that he doesn’t always have to let nature dictate who he is?

Thoughts??

If you made it this far congrats you get a Golden Halsin :’)

[searchingforserendipity25]

huge shout out to the the new episode of dungeon meshi tho. scariest monster of the week so far imo.

it's not just the mood-switch from hot nymph-like ladies kissing, tho that was vr hot and the effect of their introduction was very enchanting.

but moment the dryads lifted their heads in eerie synchronization and moved their too-long limbs in disjointed fashion, the camera's eye drawing back sharply, something primal clicked. a monster that looks like a human really is the most frighting kind.

which is the point, of course: what counts as monstrous is a matter of language and convenience, not to mention perspective. everyone seeks food the way they can, everyone can be consumed equally. the party themselves are the outsiders intruding on the dryads' ecosystem, they are the inimical intrusion.

the fact that the dryads' trap depends on beguilement, pretending (?) at an interrupted intimacy. female-presenting beings enjoying themselves openly in a natural setting, 'asking' to be interrupted by an intrepid and weary hero - something out of a thousand travelers' accounts and heroic romances, siren-like.

it's not a subtle criticism of the genre. is that so recurrent an idea that it sank into the stones of the dungeon and seeped into the dryads' existence? how did that even develop as a trapping strategy, from an evolutionary point of view of, like, semi-sentient vegetation? very interesting for what it says about the dryads and the dungeon itself. i wonder if their presentation would alter if the people stumble upon them were different.

but the beautiful long limbs jerking with the sudden possibility of violence? viscerally alarming. not human, but convincing enough that it jars. the play on tropes is very fun, and delicious food for thought.

[michellecee0]

KinderFantasy Doodles

Mainly Ms. Lovelett (ft. Lily)

Lineless drawing (this took me 3-4 hours to make..)

Fully body of My Beautiful Dryad! And Little Fairy Lily next to her!

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(Semi Old drawing of mine but still fairly the same thing ⬇️)

[lelanida]

After the warm hills of the Hidden Forest, we climb higher and higher until the raindrops become snowflakes. When a cold wind blows in our face, we will see stunning views of the most developed region and the cultural capital of the ancient kingdom - the Valley of Triumph.

Life on the cold cliffs, where winter takes up most of the year, seems impossible, but the inhabitants of the mountains had their patron, who stood between warm-blooded people and winter blizzards. Ognivo.

One of the most important holidays held in honor of Ognivo was days of fortune. The inhabitants of the mountains believed that once a year, Ognivo dies out and is reborn in a new body. This day was considered the beginning of the new year and was celebrated with a big festival. In this way, people demonstrated their gratitude to Ognivo for their patronage by creating masks symbolizing the new appearance of the deity. All the appearances of the Ognivo included various animals, which were repeated, making up a cycle. This cycle was depicted as a golden ring and was similar to the zodiac known to us. According to it, they also made a kind of horoscope and believed that the year in which you were born affects your personality.

In the Valley of Triumph, writing appeared before everyone else, and therefore, the myths about Ognivo were re-read from generation to generation. It can be said that Ognivo were not just a god. They were the national hero of the Valley. They were a friend and relative of any inhabitant of the mountains, from young to old. But with no one did they have such a friendship as with Elder Priestess. When the future elder appeared in the Valley, of course, she found out about the Ognivo. Not every deity could boast of such love. Priestess, being a semi-divine entity, could see inhabitants of limbo and, accordingly, Ognivo themself. Ognivo was wary of the guest at first but soon realized that Praistes is a pure soul who loves the Valley with all her heart, just like them.

It can be considered that the union of Ognivo and Priestess is the opposite of the confrontation between Teth and Dryad. The Priestess ruled the people, leading them to the Megabird, and Ognivo ruled the valley itself. After all, why should they divide something if together they will bring much more benefit?

One day, everything changed.

The cult of Ognivo lasted much longer than the other gods of the pantheon. That's because when Daleph and Alef arrived in the Valley, the Priestess refused to get rid of Ognivo. "They are part of the Valley. They were here, even before me. We have no right to drive them away." Aleph was not happy with such an outcome. He did not want the cult of the Megabird to compete with any other. But he did not argue with Priestess. Time passed, and Ognivo outlived the pantheon, seeing how the Four of the Isle, Prismix, and Dryad fell one after another. Alas, even Ognivo were destined to go out forever at one moment.

It was a great joy for the whole Valley when the elder had children. But it was also a great shock for the Family because no one thought that such a thing was possible. The mischievous twins won the hearts of the inhabitants of the mountains, and everyone was waiting for the moment when they would rule the Valley on an equal footing with their mother. But unfortunately, this was not destined to happen. After the birth of the twins, the Priestess's core received too much damage and began to gradually lose strength. Priestess did not die in a bang. She've been fading away for a long time, year after year. Until her inner star has completely outlived its light.

Ognivo was inconsolable.

The orphaned twins were too young to rule the Valley on their own. And while they were mourning for their departed mother, the Family assumed responsibility for the mountain kingdom. They decided to get rid of the Ognivo first. It's not like the old deity had the strength left to fight. They were not defeated. They were imprisoned in their own altar. After that, at the state level, people were forbidden to celebrate the days of fortune. However, Alef soon realized that the days of fortune were not just a celebration in honor of the deity but an important event for the people themselves. It was a celebration of family unity, folk festivals, and gift exchange. It cannot be so easily erased from history. For this reason, the prince appointed a new holiday - days of feast. The meaning is exactly the same, but the date is different, and all mentions of Ognivo have been erased. And so the last god of the pantheon fell ingloriously.

Recently, those new crystals from the Vault have become popular among skykids for recording messages. But I hope that despite this, we will not forget to periodically leave candles on Ognivo's altar. After all, they actually read them.

[dirtsoilmulch]

forgot corruption dryad is an actual semi canon thing

either way i hate the design we have n i made a new one

[weepingjesters]

Epic art time!

Just like I am doing with Trollhunters, I'm going to do a lil rewrite/rework of the world for Epic. Plotlines and all kinds of stuff is going to change.

Anyways, not much to show, but I thought I'd share anyways.

Art below the cut.

First things first, my friend---who is also working on this au with me---didn't really like the helmets the Leafmen wear in the movie, so I just did a little redesign.

Not really needed and probably not going to stick, but it's Epic related, so it's included.

A random arch fae I sketched out.

I want to lean farther into the fantasy aspect of Epic, while still keeping it semi-grounded in the premise of life vs decay.

Solution? Dark fantasy with random other fantasy creatures sprinkled all around.

There's going to be nymphs (The flower people and the mimics of the story), Dryads (very few still around. They're saplings that faeries enchanted to come to life), and Naga (a lot of different reptiles and such). And of course Boggans and Leafmen/Jinn.

And finally, we have Dagda, Mandrake's head general and the heir to Wrathwood's throne!

Boggans are way more creepy and bug-looking in my redesigns so far. Dagda's mother is still a WIP but I'm pretty sure she's gonna be some type of spider Boggan. Dagda inherited her mandibles, and the extra eyes.

I didn't really manage to capture his canon personality very well in this headshot, but I like the outcome anyway. The skull needs a little bit of work, though. A little wonky looking.

Also, Dagda could totally rock the snakebites piercing.

That's all, hope you enjoyed 😁

[dungeon-meshi-tournament]

I'm doing a throwback to the start of this blog with the

Most Delicious Monster in the Dungeon Tournament 2024

This is the masterpost for the tournament. I'll pin it and update it with every new round, so you'll be able to find all polls easily.

The rules are very simple: You just vote for whichever monster you think tastes better, for whichever reason. The monster with the most votes advances to the next round.

Propaganda is encouraged! Please put it in the body of the post so I can reblog it. I don't reblog propaganda from tags or replies.

Spoiler warning: This tournament contains material up to the end of the manga. If you haven't caught up yet, you may be spoiled.

Finale:

Basilisk vs Chimera Falin (Chimera Falin won)

Battle for the bronze:

Treasure insects vs Red dragon (Red dragon won)

Previous rounds under the cut

Semi-finals:

Basilisk vs Treasure insects (Basilisk won)

Chimera Falin vs Red dragon (Chimera Falin won)

Quarter finals:

Basilisk vs Cockatrice (Basilisk won)

Treasure insects vs Walking mushroom (Treasure insects won)

Barometz vs Chimera Falin (Chimera Falin won)

Red dragon vs Minotaur (Red dragon won)

Round 3:

Demon vs Basilisk (Basilisk won, surprisingly)

Jackalope vs Cockatrice (Cockatrice won)

Dungeon rabbit vs Treasure insects (Treasure insects won)

Walking mushroom vs Phoenix (Walking mushroom won)

Barometz vs Nightmare (Barometz won)

Chimera Falin vs Familiar (Chimera Falin won)

Red dragon vs Sea serpent (Red dragon won)

Chimera Laios vs Minotaur (Minotaur won)

Round 2, part 2:

Barometz vs Kelpie (Barometz won)

Succubus vs Nightmare (Nightmare won)

Mimic vs Chimera Falin (Chimera Falin won)

Dire wolf vs Familiar (Familiar won)

Red dragon vs Flying pig (Red dragon won)

Sea serpent vs Leviathan (Sea serpent won)

Hippogriff vs Chimera Laios (Chimera Laios won)

Minotaur vs Doppelganger (Minotaur won)

Round 2, part 1:

Demon vs Man-eating plant (Demon won)

Basilisk vs Wyvern (Basilisk won)

Jackalope vs Tentacles (Jackalope won)

Mandrake vs Cockatrice (Cockatrice won)

Dungeon rabbit vs Shapeshifter (Dungeon rabbit won)

Green dragon vs Treasure insects (Treasure insects won)

Walking mushroom vs Living picture (Walking mushroom won)

Phoenix vs Undine (Phoenix won)

Round 1, part 4:

Red dragon vs Big walking mushroom (Red dragon won)

Flying pig vs Fish-man (Flying pig won)

Sea serpent vs Ghost vs Huge scorpion (Sea serpent won)

Leviathan vs Eastern dragon (Leviathan won)

Hippogriff vs Bicorn vs Magic mirror (Hippogriff won)

Chimera Laios vs Ice golem (Chimera Laios won)

Minotaur vs Warg (Minotaur won)

Hag vs Doppelganger (Doppelganger won)

Round 1, part 3:

Barometz vs Changeling vs Ivy tentacles (Barometz won)

Kelpie vs Fairy (Kelpie won)

Golem vs Succubus (Succubus won)

Nightmare vs Wurm (Nightmare won)

Mimic vs Unicorn (Mimic won)

Chimera Falin vs Gargoyle (Chimera Falin won)

Dullahan vs Dire wolf (Dire wolf won)

Familiar vs Giant parasite (Familiar won)

Round 1, part 2:

Dungeon rabbit vs Griffin vs Ghoul (Dungeon rabbit won)

Shapeshifter vs Green slime (Shapeshifter won)

Green dragon vs Huge spider (Green dragon won)

Treasure insects vs Skeleton vs White dragon (Treasure insects won)

Harpy vs Walking mushroom (Walking mushroom won)

Living picture vs Dungeon cleaners (Living picture won)

Phoenix vs Mermaid (Phoenix won)

Undine vs Eyes of the magician (Undine won)

Round 1, part 1:

Demon vs Bladefish vs Dryad (Demon won)

Werewolf vs Man-eating plant (Man-eating plant won)

Basilisk vs Coatl (Basilisk won)

Wyvern vs Giant frog (Wyvern won)

Living armour vs Jackalope (Jackalope won)

Tentacles vs Jack Frost (Tentacles won)

Mandrake vs Big bat (Mandrake won)

Kraken vs Cockatrice (Cockatrice won)

[literallyjusttoa]

I couldn't stop thinking of Meg today so here is my design for Older Meg (tm) + some headcanons

Meg is a lot more interested in the mythological side of her life than the mortal side. She goes to school and does all the things she needs to do to fit into mortal society, but her interests and passions lay in the mythological.

Speaking of, she keeps up work at the Aeithales, and works closely with satyrs and dryads to keep the forests safe in California. Some of Meg's closest friends are dryads, and she takes her role as the protector of Aeithales very seriously.

She drops by Camp Jupiter semi-regularly and is known by any newcomers as the Camp Cryptid (a spot she shares with Nico). Lavinia is overjoyed anytime she visits.

If you're having trouble with a quest or difficult monster, most campers know Meg is the one to call. A lot of times she'll be glad to help out, no payment necessary.

As she gets older, Meg is seen as the honorary "big sister" of many demigods and young dryads around California, simply due to her willingness to give people a helping hand and a place to stay.

After the trials, Apollo spent a lot of time worrying about Meg, especially since he couldn't visit often. For both of their sakes, he ended up crafting an amulet for Meg. The necklace (called a phylacteries) is made of wood, stone, and precious gemstones. The invocation on the wood panel is dedicated to Apollo, and if it ever breaks, he'll know immediately.

After many MANY years of practice, Meg is now an accomplished horse rider, and she will often ride her unicorn Hemlock from Aeithales to Camp Jupiter (This adds even more credence to her status as Camp Cryptid)

Listen, I want Meg to become immortal, and this is MY blog so I get to pick the comfort au. I think if Meg were a goddess she would be similar to Pan, with control over wild places. She'd be known as a protector, especially to mythical creatures and spirits. Also I want one of her symbols to be crows. Bc one of the first things Apollo compares her to is a crow and one of his symbols is ravens so they'd be ravens and crows and it would be amazing.

anyways here's some extra sketches I made for funzies.

[randomrabbidramblings]

Rabbid biology

[My headcanons for Rabbids' biology. Since this is more of a "scientific" take on them, I'll be using male/female/intersex to refer to biological sex. Slight NSFW warning for the reproduction part]

Part 2 is here

General

Rabbids are sentient odd rabbit-looking mammals. They are not rabbits nor true lagomorphs, but a sister group on their own and share traits of both lagomorphs and rodents. Rabbids are a very diverse group, but their general body shape is that of a bipedal furry creature with long ears.

Rabbids have very unstable genetics. As such they are often used as lab rats and guinea pigs (with or without their consent). Mutation processes can vary from laboratory-made to magic.

Appearence

Rabbid's fur is usually white with it being sparser around the nose, mouth and belly where the pink skin is visible. While white is the most common color, their fur can come in browns, greys, blacks and can have some light patterning as well. Unnatural colors are a result of genetic manipulation or simply dye. Their fur can be straight (common), wavy(uncommon) or rex/curly (rare) and can be divided in these categories based on their lenght:

Short: the most common one, the fur can be any texture and short, medium-short.

Lionhead: common, the fur can be any texture, it's medium-long only on the head and sometimes ears too while on the rest of the body is short.

Angora: very rare, the fur is straight or wavy and very long, usually hiding the Rabbid's body shape.

Lionhead and Angora Rabbids are able to style their head fur as hair. Dying it it's very common too. Standard fur Rabbids can have some "hair" fur as well, but only as short tufts, for this they are commonly seen wearing wigs. Facial hair can be seen in males and intersex of all fur types (being shorter in Short fur Rabbids) while Lionhead and Angora females can get a beard.

Rabbids come in all shapes and sizes, but they can be classified in these general groups (height measurements counting the ears too):

Standard: the most common shape. They have a small body relative to their head. This size does not surpass 1.50m of height.

Brute: this group of Rabbids are stocky built, with long arms and very short legs. They are usually very strong and can easily reach and surpass 3m in height. (ex. Rabbid Kong, Sweetlopek, Momma)

Dwarf: the rarest Rabbid shape. They're not very different from standard sized Rabbids, but they are very short, less than 1m in height, and usually they have baby like appearences. (ex. Bwario, Professor Backpack, Dryad)

Mutated: as Rabbids are very common lab rats there are a lot of them that have been genetically manipulated. They can have virtually any shape one can imagine, so in this group fall all the Rabbids that cannot fit in any of the previous. (ex Phantom, Madame Bwahstrella, the Sparks).

Rabbid eyes' natural color is usually blue ranging from deep blue to almost green, mutated ones can have more variations in colors.

Biology

Rabbids are a very social species, they usually search for eachother when alone and form very strong bonds. They are also very adaptable and nowadays colonize multiple planets, everyone with their own cultures.

Rabbids can be biologically male, female or intersex. The three genders are more or less equally distributed. There's very little sexual dimorphism: females and intersex's fur is usually softer. As such, depending on the individual, Rabbids express their gender with behaviours, clothes and accessories.

Rabbids are natural burrowers, they can dig a hole to fit in in less than ten seconds. To do this they have large palms on their hands and small black semi-retractable claws on each of their fingers (on their feet too). They're usually hidden behind the fur, but they can be easily be seen if the fur is brushed away or they can be made come out by pressing the Rabbid's fingertip, much like a cat's. These claws are also used for defense and while they're not so sharp, on a very angry Rabbid can cause it's fair share of damage.

Rabbids are very durable creatures. They can endure a lot of physical damage and still be unscatched. To do this they have a very odd skeletal system: some of their bones are able to bend and their skeleton is very flexible like a mouse's. This means a Rabbid can both reduce the damage on the bones and squeeze in very narrow spaces with no repercussions. With such a skeleton, they are also very flexible with even the most bulky ones being able to contort themselves.

Rabbids are omnivorous and will try to eat anything they find appetible even non-food items. For this they have very strong incisors and a remarkable bite force. They have pouches in their cheeks used to store and transport food. These pouches can also be filled with air to appear more threatening when the Rabbid is angry.

Reproduction

Rabbids aren't strictly monogamous, but they prefer sticking to one partner. They don't have mating seasons: females and intersex Rabbids experience heats lasting about a week once or twice at any time of the year and are fertile only in that periods. Intersex Rabbids can both impregnate and get pregnant. All sexes' reproductive organs are hidden inside a slit for protection with only the males' penis coming out for the mating (the testicles are internal).

They build a nest where the pregnant Rabbid will give birth. Both of the parents help with the nesting, with the birthing parent shedding the fur on their belly and the other providing soft building materials.

Rabbids can have up to six kits. Litters of single kits are less common and are usually seen in individuals on their first pregnancy. With so many kits, Rabbids have six teats in total: two on the chest and four on the belly. They are always hidden under the fur and are only visible on pregnant or nursing Rabbids. Only the two on the chest are considered femminine as they may form small breasts (more commonly seen in females and never in males).

Rabbid kits are very small in relation to their parents and they're born with very sparse fur and both eyes and ears closed, opening them only a week after birth. They tend to huddle together or on their parents to stay warm, but in litters with fewer or single kits the parents need to constantly keep them safe from the cold. Both parents take care of the kits, often taking turns as they start being active quite quick and wander out of the nest just as their limbs are strong enough. Rabbid kits make very distinct squeaky noises, but they can also scream when startled or agitated. Among all Rabbid cultures the kits' first "bwah" is always celebrated.

Behaviour

Rabbids talk in Rabbidese, an odd language composed of yells, grunts and "bwaah"s. After the events of Kingdom Battle, Beep-0 and Spawny came up with a translator, but it's unknow how it works as Beep-0 regretted creating it so much he deleted it's creation process from his memory. After this creation, Rabbids have shown to be able to pick on accents. They can make various other sounds as well: a content Rabbid can be heard purring, when very happy or playing they can make odd honking sounds and they can make brief hissing sounds when enraged. Rabbids express their emotions through body language too: they flop by throwing themselves on the floor when particularly relaxed and stomp their feet when angry or irritated.

Among Rabbids, clothes are mainly used to express the individual's style and/or gender. Nakedness is not considered obscene as a lot of them are fine walking around with little or no clothes. However, it usually depends on which Rabbid culture we're taking in consideration, as some of them are more prone to wear clothes than others. Also the environment they're in affect them wearing clothes or not as in colder climates all Rabbids will wear them, while in hotter places they may not do so.

Rabbids are known to be very curious and often they put themselves in danger due to their desire to explore. Nowadays they colonize multiple planets, everyone with their own means of transportation to get there. Their adaptableness and resistance allowed them to thrive in almost any enviroment.

Rabbids' intelligence varies a lot. It usually depends on the individual, but in general they don't seem very bright at first glance: they seem to behave in an almost childish way. However, this behaviour is jst a result of their curiousness. In fact they love problem solving, even if they often don't end up with the easiest or most logical solution. They have shown to be very productive building houses, tools, weapons and engaging in arts of every kind.