#dunmeshi aus

[quitealotofsodapop]

Laima Touden Au - family life:

+May also apply to FTM Laios.

Timeline:

At 14, Laima deserted the village and joined the army, only to be discovered and reclaimed by her parents after a few months. Despite the harassment and bullying she received in training, she still thinks it prepared her for a future career in fighting.

Laima was married off to the son of a wealthy merchant at the age of 16, having her first child soon afterwards. Laima tried to find happiness in her role as a housewife, but grew increasingly despaired by her husband's dismissive and later abusive behaviour.

When her husband became physically abusive during her second pregnancy, Laima fled the village with her daughter in tow. The last contact she's had with her husband or her parents was a letter containing divorce papers.

Laima has since been enjoying her life as an adventurer, whilst also making time for her kids. Is still muscled up, chubby, and decked out in plate armour like OG!Laios. Romantic relations with anyone are off the table unless her kids are ok with it.

Laima has sort of a "doomed anime mom"-hairstyle, not wanting her hair to flow freely like her mother's but also not really caring how it looks.

By the time of 513, Laima has two children.

The Kids (OCs):

Tove; a 9/10-year old mage-in-training attending the all-girls magic school. Tove believes that she and her mother fled the village because Tove's powers were discovered, not wanting her to be ostracised like Aunt Falin was. Tove is skilled and creative, if not a little overconfident. She recognises that there's something "different" about her family from other people (i.e neurodivergence), and overcompensates in trying to appear "normal" to her peers. Her magic isn't particularly easy to control, failing at the most inopportune times. Tove sneaks out of school to help save her beloved aunt after receiving a prophetic vision of the fight with the Red Dragon. Presents herself as a grown halfling to trick other adventurers into taking her seriously. Idolises her Aunt Falin and Marcille. Has a very idealised view of romance and relationships (no doubt fostered by her mentor), and has a book of embarrassing poetry she's composed. Appearance-wise: Is fairly tall for her age. Has Laima's/Laios' mom's red-auburn hair colour. Very sharp chin and high cheek bones - all covered in freckles. Hazel-gold eyes. Hair is typically in an elaborate braid, especially if Aunt Marcille is around to help. Wears her school robe with the insignia covered. Character Inspiration: Aiko from Little Witch Academia + Wirt from Over the Garden Wall. Likes: Strawberry Pancakes ("Mom makes them special on my birthday!"). Dislikes: Lettuce. ("It tastes like water.")

(image above: Laios and Falin's mother in a dream sequence)

Pilypas; a cheerful 6-year old who only really knows The Island and its Dungeon as his world. Was born on the road when Laima was working for the trade caravan. Pilypas has never met his biological father, and is currently deciding on who to choose for the role (Mr Chilchuck is high on the leaderboard). Frequently wanders off from his caretakers, and was supposed to be in the care of a babysitter when his mother went back down into the dungeon for aunt Falin. Thankfully, his sister found him and begrudgingly agreed to let him come along on her mission. Is frequently mistaken for a gnome/halfling due to his name and build - which his older sister uses to dupe others. Will react to the emotional distress of others by offering them (or the current threat) food from his pockets. Also will ask other adventurers if they're married, to which he will mention his parent's current relationship status. His mother gets extremely embarassed whenever she sees this happen. Appearance-wise: Chunky and short. Has very short blond hair like Laios in canon. Round face with big hazel eyes. Very much a tiny double of his mom/dad when they were younger. Character Inspiration: Greg from Over the Garden Wall + Gene from Bob's Burgers (when older). Likes: Cheese ("I can hide lots!"). Dislikes: Uncooked fruit. ("Yeech!")

(image above: baby Laios held by his father in a Daydream hour comic)

???: Unidentified. Came into being within the dungeon. Laios/Laima is unaware that they exist just yet. Other parent unknown. Likes: Monsters. Dislikes: Squid and shellfish.

Changes in canon:

Instead of directly fleeing the magic school, Falin instead insisted for the school to take Tove in her place after she dropped out; wanting her niece to have adequate magic training before she went out into the world.

Marcille became a mentor figure to Tove in the magic school. Marcille was still upset that Falin left her grave-keeping job to pursue the life of an adventurer - but decided to watch over Falin's niece in her stead. For all Marcille taught Tove, the most impactful was how to braid her long hair.

Tove and Pilypas are in the Dungeon searching for Aunt Falin, having tricked other adventurers into believing that they were grown-up halflings. They finally reunite with their mother and her party around the same time Falin is resurrected. The Winged Lion now smells easy prey...

Zon and the other orcs aren't fooled for a second when Tove claims she and Pilypas are halflings. As a parent, Zon knows a child playing around when he sees one. Before he can gather them up and find wtf their mom is, the pair wander off to continue their journey.

Kabru and his party are pretty sure the two adventurers they just met aren't adult halfings/gnomes, but they seem to be having better luck than they are. Mickbell finds Tove's scam hilarious.

The Winged Lion had tasted many types of desires and wants. But is curious to understand those of a fresh mind...

Thoughts?

[fumiku]

Marchil AUs I’m not sure when/if I’d get to so might as well share! Gonna present 3 I’ve jotted down:

pilot & researcher AU sphinx Marcille AU vampire & vampire hunter AU.

1~

Pilot & researcher AU, inspired by the ff13 or ff tactics artwork here with the flying machine by @aatom87

2~

Sphinx!Marcille AU, inspired by the sphinx Marcille art also here by @aatom87. Brainstormed with @dayundying hehe~

3~

Vampire x vampire hunter AU. The vampire Chil & hunter Marcille bit was thought of by @room-surprise ~

[abinitioart]

it’s like the one human in a cast of muppets dynamic

[now available as a print and sticker! shop in bio]

[when-sanpape-arts]

every day i am plagued by visions (thoughts about a dunmeshi restaurant au)

part 1

bonus

[dunmestuffy]

[dayundying]

Theyre trying their best

[benjingler]

My take on this post

Bonus

[pebblume]

omg do you guys remember that beach episode where chilchuck got cockblocked by a mimic?? …no? just me?

[vickychendraws]

a very unserious idea that got out of hand ;_; i didnt mean to make it this long

(Disclaimer: pls dont lick other ppl’s wounds)

[pien-art]

head full of Them :3

I wanted to post this with some other sketches but then those turned angsty so i will be posting that later fhfhjs

[quitealotofsodapop]

Assorted fem!Laios fic ideas;

My hc name for fem!Laios is; Laima.

Reasons:

Laima is the name of the Baltic goddess of fate, luck, motherhood, pregnancy, and children. Fem!Laios' life is defined by her role as a wife and mother, to the point that only a miracle could break her from the cycle.

Same amount of syllables. Laios = Lai-us. Laima = Lye-ma.

Move over the "I" and what do you get? Lamia. Aka; a mother driven so mad by the loss of her child that she is transformed into a man-eating monster. 👀

Special interests were shut down hard as a child. Parents steered her towards more "traditional" goals of marriage and motherhood. Still extremely adventurous - she's ultimately still the odd child who put bug egg cases in her cupboard.

Marriage was arranged by her parents. Going by Laios' timeline in the Adventurer's Bible; he was engaged even before he deserted the military

There's two ways I can see fem!Laios going;

A: She has two or three children, as her canonverse fiancé has, and took the kids in the divorce. Her kids 100% sneak away from their babysitter to help find and save Aunt Falin, pretending to be grown halflings. One child is a powerful magic user, while another has feral child-strength.

B: One where due to fertility issues she simply never had a child within her marriage, but really wanted one. Was pretty much exiled by her husband's family due to being "cursed", causing her some personal trauma. Her greatest desire is intertwined with her want of children - even a monster such as a Harpy can be wonderful mothers, why can't she?

Kabru alludes to there being abnormal results when a pregnant person is revived within the dungeon, but is cut-off before he can fully answer. Fem!Laios better be keeping it safe if she decides on splunking, less she accidentally create a host for an unknown horror seeking escape from the dungeon. (*wink*)

The imagery of motherhood and monsterhood intertwining to turn Laios/Laima from a "mere" housewife to a horror befitting primordial maternal entities like Echidna or Tiamat. (*chef's kiss*)

Thoughts?

[borkchoi]

this has probably definitely been done by now

[crownorclover]

i'm in me smartcar broom broom

[when-sanpape-arts]

gay old men? in MY restaurant? its more likely than you think.

1 / 2 / 3

bonus laios pov

[dunmestuffy]

[lemongogo]

demon king laios silliness