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mrkida-art · 2 years ago
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My take on elves
I imagine elves as being beautiful but in a very uncanny way. Humanlike but still clearly inhuman. And just like dwarves, very androgynous, but instead on the other side of the spectrum. In the picture, we see an elvish man and a dwarvish woman for example.
Also censored nudity (body reference) under the cut.
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modeus-the-misanthrope · 2 months ago
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Dwarf at the dwarven mess hall: Fine day for a mead, right brothers!
Fellow dwarf: Aye, fine day...twas also the day for the "Elf Hater's" meeting. Ya weren't there, again.
First Dwarf, visibly sweating: Oh, uh....that twas today? Had no idea, was too busy plundering the depths for ore I suppose.
Third dwarf snickering: Aye? Not the only depths you've been in lately, I bet!
First Dwarf: Wha-
Second Dwarf: We seen ya hanging around that Elven lad. You not gonna pull a "Gimli" on us, are ye?
First Dwarf:...All I am saying is, maybe Gimli had some good poi-
*Eruption of angry swears from the Second Dwarf, and laughter from the Third Dwarf. The phrase, "Elven Man Coochie" is used multiple times.*
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porphyriosao3 · 1 year ago
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This. I know that all the documentation Tolkien produced was essentially designed to be elvish propaganda, but imagine how they would have reacted to the loss of Aman? Yeah, you can't sail West because there's no West any more. Sorry about that, big bad took it. Now what? Better not hear the gulls, because then you'll pine for a place that's no longer there. Sucks to be you.
the sheer scale of khazad-dûm's existance is so unimaginable…! it existed longer than any elven realm in middle-earth (from what i know), it is older than the hobbits as a whole, it saw númenor rise and then sink back into the ocean. khazad-dûm was built by the literal first dwarf that awoke, it is older than the sun and moon. it encompasses nearly all of their existance. and it was brutally taken from them!! of course they want it back!!
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aerial-ace97 · 2 years ago
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Insane Controversy Time
Any good leftist knows that picking elves over dwarves is a liberal mindset and the true based answer is to choose the gay bears that are dwarves.  And I will die on that hill.
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ambrosiagourmet · 8 months ago
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Marcille didn’t use illegal magic to resurrect Falin bc she just loves Falin that much, she was able to resurrect Falin bc she already knew illegal magic bc she doesn’t respect elf cops.
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Elves don’t see elves as humans see elves.
I really like the idea that elves, when they look at other elves, don’t see each other with the same kind of awe inspiring beauty as humans that would look upon elves do.
In an elves eyes, other elves look just as unremarkable as a human would find most other humans unremarkable.
The reason is because of an elf’s vision. They see everything in extreme detail, so while we humans might see unblemished skin, an elf would be able to see every minute scratch and dent that graced the elf’s skin just as easily as a tattoo.
A human will look at an elf and see perfect skin, perfect hair, perfect grace.
An elf will look at another elf and see a canvas of scars crisscrossing over the skin, telling the tale of the centuries they’ve lived.
A human will look at an elf’s face and find it as though it was cut from marble.
An elf will look at that same elf’s face and see a stark, angry scar dragging across the elf’s face.
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took this to one o my besties, as always she proves an excellent muse <3
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apparently also his name is gorges now
currently reading an excerpt from "gorgias" and while i had been pronouncing it "gor-GEE-as" my mom just proposed the alternative pronunciation of
✨gorgeous✨
and now i can't stop imagining him like doing one of those instagram girliepop poses where he's like blowing a kiss over his shoulder while winking, and a variety of other model poses
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spotlightstudios · 2 months ago
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Shout-out to my other English professor who somehow has not interacted with the Percy Jackson series. At all. Completely unaware. Blissfully ignorant.
(And to me who is apparently more mentally ill about the collection than others because I have read every single series by uncle Rick and that is apparently *not* a common theme among the English Majors)
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caluski · 1 year ago
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So what you've been up to these days? Wow you've made a vampires vs werewolves poll? Ohhh but yours is meant to put a definite end to the discussion? I see, I see. That's great man, good for you
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sunprophets · 2 years ago
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rereading eragon & taking notes on it for fun and you can really tell this was written by a 15 yr old. like it’s quite apparent at times
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salad-juice-enjoyer · 1 year ago
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@elfdragon12
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escapistcatontheinternet · 7 months ago
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i love the extras of dungeon meshi in how it fleshes out the world because they make it so much more evident how race affects every part of the story while avoiding the zootopia racism problem. like obv a main theme of the story is like, humanity and desire, 'to eat is to live', etc, but since the majority of it takes place in the dungeon isolated from society and thru the lens of laios, the racial aspects play out more like shadows on a wall for most of the story.
then in the extras we get comics like this
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which at a glance fleshes out the racial aspects via a character explaining the racial rules of universe - humans have x amount of bones, while orcs and kobolds have more. however, if u take it less straightforwardly, it points out how the concept of 'human' is a constructed concept in the world. the fact that there are different categories of human in different parts of the world based off of what types of humanoids occur there is already a demonstration of this. in response, the bones explanation seems to kabru and the characters as an objective way of measuring humans vs nonhumans.
but obv, when the culture was deciding what humanoids were humans and nonhumans, they weren't blindly analyzing skeletons and then deciding. just visually, one can glean that orcs and kobolds look less like the ingroup of tallmen, elves, dwarves, gnomes, etc. the bones explanation appears as a justification for that immediate prejudice under a scientific guise - I'm sure that one could come up with the same number of physical differences between a gnome and an elf that they would find between a tallman and an orc. it sounds a lot better to say 'well, an orc has 230 bones while a human has 206' then 'well, an orc looks ewwww yucky yucky to me while a human looks normal'.
and what i like abt the comic is that the characters take the explanation at face value for the most part. when a contradiction is brought up in the oni, kabru can neatly slot them into the predetermined number of bones framework. bc that's kinda how it works irl - there r cultural prejudices that we can posthumously justify, and if we find something outside of it, we can twist it to fit into our predetermined binary. however, since the reader does not live in a world where there are orcs and kobolds to be prejudiced against, we can see that flaw in the cultural logic. when the party encounters the orcs, the number of bones has no bearing on their humanity. They r shown to be cliquish and distrusting of outsiders, but not any more than the elves are later in the story.
tldr dungeon meshi worldbuilding is so good
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sabertoothwalrus · 8 months ago
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Your tags on the Elven Queen vs Laois "close to a mixed race child" and the differences and. The fact that Marcille as well half elf head magic advisor, him canonically wanting his misfit friends help him run the country (whether capable or not). She can't even pull the "older and wiser" card with Yaad "I'm older then all you long life races" around. She thinks about how somehow this all boils into a fairly successful kingdom and gets a migraine
Godddd I spent so much time thinking about dungeon meshi politics yesterday.
I genuinely don’t think the Queen of Elves would have a change of heart towards mixed-blood people. I think it would stress Kabru the FUCK out because the political tensions this would cause (but also he’d be a smug about making the elves angry, serves them right.)
The dwarves are a different story. Even if the King also hated mixed-bloods, most dwarves look to their local governance than the King. It’s also common for dwarves & gnomes to have families together, so at the very least, dwarves are accepting mixed-bloods as long as they’re both long lived races.
Even if they weren’t, it’d be funny if dwarves became more progressive culturally just because they hate elves so much shfhshdhsjs AGAIN. THE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THIS.
Imagine. Marcille feeling guilty and targeted simply for being mixed-blood on a royal council. Trying not to feel like her whole existence is undermining the legitimacy of Laios’s new kingdom.
And the worst part? she’s GAY
LIKE!!! we don’t know how accepting this world is of gay people. And ngl I sometimes think it’s more interesting when stories have homophobia. We know the village the Toudens grew up in was fairly conservative. We know Otta is a canonical lesbian, but she was, yknow… arrested.
What if Laios, wishing the best for his little sister and one of his closest friends, legalizes gay marriage in Melini. What if their marriage isn’t recognized in other countries? What if people start to move to Melini BECAUSE they want to get married. What if Melini is seen as some silly, backwards, laughing-stock of a kingdom. God, Kabru would be like “listen I love what we’re doing here but I’m trying not to start an outright WAR. 😭”
Oh god I haven’t even touched on Falin’s chimerism. That’s probably also a sore subject. WHEW!
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dunmeshistash · 6 months ago
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Dungeon Meshi Human Interracial offspring (Mostly Spoiler Free)
As you might know, in Dungeon Meshi "human" is a term that refers to not only "tallman" (the equivalent of our world humans) but also Half-Foots, Ogres, Dwarves and Elves.
Besides the weird bone counting classification Kabru made I think one of the defining "human" aspects might be being able to have offspring with each other (unclear if that's possible at all between human and demi-human).
That said the Adventurer's Guide has some information about it that I wanted to share.
First, Humans in dungeon meshi are divided between short and long lived races, those are:
Long Lived Human Races:
Elf
Dwarf
Gnome
Short Lived Human Races:
Tallman
Half-foot
Ogre
As a general rule mixed offspring seems to be infertile but there's some exceptions.
Confirmed mixed race offspring that can leave descendants (Fertile offspring):
Tallman x Half-Foot
Tallman x Ogre
Dwarf x Gnome
An easy chart with the info! (It's not that complicated but its easier for me to see like this) (edit: added info what mixes have confirmed and speculated characters)
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Seems like short-lived species can only have fertile offspring with each other and the same for long lived. Although there's no information about elves being able to have them with any other races, maybe because they live so much more than the other long-lived species (400 vs 200 & 240)
There's also no information about Ogres with Half-foot but I don't imagine the logistics to produce offspring would work there 😳
Another thing is that the Adventurer's Bible describes that the tallman have had an explosive growth due to having fertile offspring with half-foot and Ogres , so I wonder if that means their offspring are tallman too? Or are they still half-half-foot (a funny name) and half-Ogre? Unclear!
some of the confirmed mixed characters:
Corpse Retriever Leader - Half-Dwarf (Dwarf x Tallman)
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Corpse Retriever Priest - Half-Gnome (Gnome x ? [Probably Tallman])
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Fionil - Half-Elf (Elf x ? [Probably Tallman])
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For the chart I added them as confirmed half-tallman due to their height/looks, I'm just being overzealous here.
Speculated mixed from the race portraits
In order: Half-Foot page: possibly half-dwarf | Elf Page: possibly half-foot or gnome mix | Dwarf page: possibly half-gnome.
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Sources and Spoilers Bellow the cut
From the page about tallman in the adventurer's bible (p134)
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From the page about dwarves in the adventurer's bible (p140)
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From the page about Ogres in the adventurer's bible (p140)
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Page about 'other characters' (p098)
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Fionil Profile (p096)
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Spoiler And ofc I did not forget Marcille! I just don't want to tag this as spoilers since that would be pretty much the only spoiler
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rs-hawk · 3 months ago
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Master List
This will be consciously updated so check back periodically. Enjoy!
A:
Átahsaiais
Angels
Angel Boyfriend
B
Beast (Beauty and the Beast)
Big Foot
Big Foot Camping
C:
Centaur
Virgin Centaur
Centaur Ranch MtF WLW
Centaur Handjob
Crow Girlfriend
D:
Dragons
Dragon Girlfriend WLW: Part One, Part Two
Dragon Girlfriend Gold Strap WLW
My Brother's Hot Friend (now exclusively on Patreon): Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four
Dragon Guard
Dragon Queen MtF
Dragon Lover Nonbinary
Dwarves
Dwarf Boyfriend
Dwarf Lover
More Dwarf Boyfriend
Demons
Demon Church
Dullahans
Dullahan Boyfriend
Deathclaw
E:
Elves
Elves (Christmas)
Enchanted Armor: Part One, Part Two
F:
Fey
Fey Wife MtF
Fog Monster
G:
General Monsters
Short Monsters
Ancient Spirit
God Lover
God Husband MLM (Disabled Reader): Part One, Part Two, Short
Gorilla-Like/Missing Link Lover
Giants
Hiking Adventure (FtM Reader)
H:
House
I:
Icarus x Apollo: Part One, Short, Part Two
J
K
L:
Loveland Frog
M:
Merpeople
Siren Boyfriend
Octopus Merman
Mishipeshu: Part One
Minotaurs:
Minotaur Husband: Part One, Part Two
Minotaur Neighbor FtM
Nobleman Minotaur: Part One, Part Two, Part Three
Commission: Healer in the Dungeon Male Reader): Part One, Part Two (contains additional Monsters)
N:
Nagas
Naga Husband
Naga Girlfriend
Naga Husband (FtM Reader)
Naga Wife
Nymphs
River Nymph
O:
Orcs
Orc Husband FtM
Orc Mate WLW
Orc X Saytr MLM (third person)
Orc Mate MtF
Oracle Girlfriend
P:
Piasa Bird: Part One, Part Two, Short
Q
R:
Raven Mocker
Robots
Andrew Android
S:
Slime
Straggle
Shapeshifter
T:
Tentacles:
Tentacle House
Pet Tentacle
Two or More Monsters
Vampire and Werewolf Boyfriend (Plus Size Reader)
Vampire and Dragon Girlfriends WLW
Thunderbirds
Thunderbird Lover (on hiatus): Part One
Thunderbird Partner
U
V:
Vampires
Vampire Boyfriend
Vampire Boyfriend FtM
Vampire Boyfriend (Werewolf Girlfriend Reader)
Vampire Boyfriend (Anemic Reader)
W:
Werewolves
Werewolf Girlfriend MtF WLW
Werewolf Boyfriend FtM (MtF Reader)
Werewolf vs Human Boyfriend
Winter Wolf
Bestie's Werewolf Brother (Liwanu): Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six
Bestie's Werewolf Brother Alt (Ahiga): Part One, Part Two
Witches
Witch Girlfriend
Your Witch
Werehyena (Male Reader)
Writing Tips
Top Ten
Filler and Self Publishing
X
Y:
Yeti
Z
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apoloadonisandnarcissus · 1 month ago
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I’ve already addressed these “Halbrand vs. Sauron” or “whenever Sauron has the ability to love or not” debates on two posts: here and here.
In short: “Halbrand” was pretty much real. He was repentant Mairon. Mairon in seek of redemption. Mairon who wanted to atone for all of his past sins and crimes under Morgoth. Mairon who wanted to remain in Númenor (a island gifted by the Valar to Men) sweeping floors and chopping wood in servitude, at the forge.
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When Thangorodrim was broken and Morgoth overthrown, Sauron put on his fair hue again and did obeisance to Eönwë, the herald of Manwë, and abjured all his evil deeds. And some hold that this was not at first falsely done, but that Sauron in truth repented […] But it was not within the power of Eönwë to pardon those of his own order […] to receive from the Valar a sentence, in might be, of long servitude in proof of his good faith.
The Silmarillion
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When the petals of Nimloth, the White Tree of Númenor, fall, according to Queen-regent Míriel, the Faithful see in them the tears of the Valar, “a living reminder that their eyes and judgment are ever upon us.” This is reason why Mairon wanted to stay in Númenor, to prove his good faith to the Valar and sought their forgiveness.
This is with whom Galadriel fell in love with.
And she’s also the one who blew it thanks to her “pride and prejudice”, really. In one of my posts, I already analyzed how Mairon wasn’t manipulating her and how their shared connection wasn’t a deception on his part (based on visual clues and color code on the show itself).
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And “Halbrand” is one of those names.
“Sauron” is the name the Elves gave him. A mockery of his true name: “Mairon”, which means “The Admirable”. “Sauron” means “The Abhorrent”. In some versions of the lore, he absolutely hates this name (“Sauron”). Yeah, because who wants to be called “the abhorrent”!?
Season 1 of “Rings of Power” gave us peak Mairon, the Maia of Aulë vibes. This is Mairon, with his reddish hair, beard and his Dwarvish-inspired necklace (the Dwarves are the Children of Aulë):
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“Rings of Power”, pretty much like Peter Jackson trilogy, took some liberties with Tolkien canon (these are adaptations), but this is one of my absolute favorites.
With this being said, if fellow fans want to think of “Halbrand” as a “separate identity” from “Sauron”, you do you. That’s what fanfiction is for, after all. And there is no “good” or “bad” way of enjoying characters or ships, on a personal level. Just don’t go around policing fellow fans or creating guidelines, because that’s distasteful. Throwing around big words like “problematic” or “toxic” is so 2010s. We are in 2024. Move with the times.
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