#elisabeth liones

[mur1an]

I need Tristan with big sword, I NEED IT!!!!

If Tristan comes back with a big sword, doing the Viego thing, oh... I'll scream!

Meliodas and Eli in the one shot were fucking sick bruh, Meli was much more serious and wasn't sticking his hands down Elisabeth's pants every five seconds and Elisabeth was much less passive and shy, their dynamic was so fun !

Not that I don't love Canon Melizabeth but this was different in a really cool way !

How sick would it be if we could see Meli use this again or even better if he gave this sword to Tristan ?

[yume-tsuki]

It was Tristan's birtdhay yesterday :) so here my little picture I doodled for it

[roehenstart]

Archduchess Maria Elisabeth (1743-1808), daughter of Maria Theresa, as a child in a pink dress. By Pierre-Joseph Lion.

[florida3exclamationpoints]

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[the-bafflement-of-scotland-yard]

A novel that is apparently an American classic but I'm not American so nobody around me has heard of it

Sissi but not the cheesy movies

A vampire hunter and his apprentice who fuck up and everyone ends up being a vampire

A high school boy invents a friendship with a kid who committed suicide to bang said kid's sister

Fraternity guys during the Second World War

Magical nanny

Getting friends in to musicals is hard because when they ask what it’s about you have to be like “15 year olds having sex” or “a plant from outer space that takes over the world” or “teenagers killing people for fun” or “Alexander Hamilton”

[behindthecrowns]

Rare photo of the Wedding of the Duke of York (future George VI) and Elisabeth Bowes Lion

[animeyanderelover]

Can I get another round with Yandere Merlin,Diane and Elisabeth, Derieri and Melascula with a human darling. Only this time the darling is a member of the sins being the eighth son of melancholy so unlike other humans he's actually very strong instead of being helpless.

I was trying to think of a fitting animal to represent melancholy and came up with a donkey... If you've watched Winnie Pooh you know exactly why.

Tw: Yandere themes, possessive behavior, obsession, delusional mindset, clinginess, manipulation, isolation

Donkey's Sin of Melancholy

Elizabeth Liones

👼​Elizabeth as a person has always cared for the people around her even if they were her enemies and this nurturing nature is amplified in her obsession. The princess wants her darling to be happy physically and mentally so having you being the embodiment of melancholy only stokes the flames of obsession within her. You're always draped in thick sheets of unexplainable sadness and sorrow and even you can't give her a reason to why you're always feeling so dejected which only encourages her obsession to make a fuss over you. Since there is no real problem for your feelings she has no way to approach the problem and help you with your gloomy emotions. Other sins like Ban tell her that she shouldn't fret so much over you since this is how you have always been yet Elizabeth strongly objects. She doesn't want you to dwell all the time in such dark emotions as she yearns to see you leaving that grim place your mind always seems to stay in. She swears to herself that she will make you happy and that she will free you from your own thoughts.

👼​That wish of her is going to push her to be overbearing sooner or later depending on whether we're considering her before she regained her memories or after she regained her memories. Elizabeth before remembering who she really is would be quick to coddle you, clinging to you all the time and doing everything to make you smile and make you happy. She's insecure, knows that you are very strong as a part of the eight sins whilst she isn't yet she still strives to be helpful to you somehow. If that can't be on the battlefield then it will be emotionally and because she is so eager about assisting you even if you deny her help more than once that can quickly turn into her being a tad bit too attentive and overbearing. If we're talking about Elizabeth as a goddess she would approach you more thoughtfully, emotionally more prepared to read your current mood and attempt to cheer you up from there. She's more subtle with everything she does but upon recalling her memories she has also learnt how to use her abilities again which means that she might use her empathic powers in an attempt to influence your emotions.

Diane

🐍​Growing up Diane has made acquaintance with loneliness, a terrible feeling that she has over the years learnt to utterly despise. She doesn't want to be alone anymore which is one of the major reasons why she ends up as clingy as she does when she falls in love with you. You have never once made any comments about her height nor her clinginess though, maybe because you are often elsewhere with your mind and your thoughts yet it is the fact that you don't speak up about it that ends up encouraging her tendencies to escalate. She thinks that your quietness and thoughtfulness are very attractive and only add to your coolness. Her feelings have never been a secret to the other sins because she can barely hold back the red blush on her face as soon as she sees you and instantly starts twirling her hair around with her fingers, trying to make herself look cuter so that she might be able to make your heart skip as much as you always make her heart skip.

🐍​It is your reserved personality that still makes her most jealous though. Even though she is definitely on a delusional side she knows that you tend to avoid conflict and never disagree even when someone asks you to do something that you don't really want to do. This is where she takes it upon herself to act like the protective wife and speak up for you instead even if she never asks you for your real opinion on the topic. Additionally her already quite bad jealousy only increases because she knows that you are not the most social person out there and prefer spending time in your own head rather than with the people around you which makes every slice of attention you give others so much more special and by extension even worse. Why did you pay attention to that person and not to her just now? It's such thoughts that only add to her pushy clinginess as she wants to hoard all of your attention as soon as you snap out of the place in your mind you find yourself stuck in on days. As your future wife she should after all be the one person you may most attention to.

Merlin

🐗​Merlin's interest in knowledge, science and everything she doesn't know of is an unquenchable thirst that has led her to suspend her own age so that she may have all the time in the world to learn everything she desires to know. Often refered to as a mysterious woman since no one can truly tell what she is really after it is perhaps no surprise that the woman shrouded in mystery takes an interest in the other sin who is often just as hard to understand as you. Despite being a normal human you possess strength that has allowed to join the ranks of the sins and it is your personality that only adds to her interest as you are not very talkative nor do you spend much time with others. If Merlin takes interest in something she is going to pursue it even if she has to use more underhanded methods yet her ambigious morality has never truly been something that has bothered her. She knows what she is doing yet she prioritises her own interest above any laws or morality that others may criticise her for.

🐗​She uses the information she has to her own advantage and attempts to manipulate you so that she can spend more time with you. Her laboratory is a place where people rarely enter, mainly because she uses spells to keep people out and it is a place you find yourself often coaxed into with the promise of receiving your peace in there without being surrounded by the other sins whose personalities can be a bit exhausting for you at times. Whilst she keeps up the polite and kind facade around you her eyes are constantly observing you and note every twitch of your muscles when she makes some smalltalk with you whilst subtly attempting to understand you and the way your mind works better. Sometimes your gaze meets her for a short moment before you retreat to the place in your mind she has yet to understand and when this happens she wonders slightly amused if you perhaps have caught on to what she is doing yet have decided to ignore the topic in favor of avoiding a confrontation and continue your current lifestyle.

Derieri

🔶Whilst Derieri is a demon who has never really respected humans and feasts on the souls of your kind she will begrudgingly give you some respect after she has clashed with you on a battlefield. You are not just a puny human who she could easily squash under her feet, you have experience when it comes to fighting and possess abilities strong and respected enough to let you be a part of the sins despite only being a human. She keeps such thoughts to herself though as she would never want to admit that she holds secretly such respect for you. The both of you have most of your encounters whilst fighting each other since her kind is considered the enemy and she gets very aggressive when she sees you and instantly assaults you. Partially because she absolutely despises the way you make her feel and the nonchalant behavior you keep up even whilst fighting for your own life. Another part of her though can't contain the excitement pumping through her veins every time she sees you as she finds herself enjoying the thrill of clashing with you, her seven hearts beating wildly inside her body whenever your bodies get close to each other.

🔶The more her feelings grow the more aggressive she finds herself getting when fighting with you as her hatred as well as her excitement only get stronger as a result of her growing obsession. Derieri finds herself in desperate need to know what you really think of her kind and if you share the same thoughts as most other humans have about her own kind. She doesn't want to get her hopes up yet a part of her can't help but think that perhaps you will be different. After all you are quite different from other humans with a thought process that she can't even comprehend and it partially frustrates her about you. Having clashed with you multiple times during fights and having witnessed your strength with her own eyes though her frustration only continues to grow as she realises that you are truly not an easy person she could simply get her hands on. For a mere human you possess an annoying amount of strength that she may enjoy during fights yet that also means that she won't be able to just easily take you even if she desires to do so. Intentionally or not, everything about you seems to be something that she adores yet finds frustrating at the same time.

Melascula

🌫️​Melascula's experience is going to be even worse than Derieri's is and this demoness handles it even worse. Whilst Derieri will simply brood and lash out if someone mentions you Melascula needs no such direct trigger to have an outburst. She refuses to acknowledge you and respect you despite having seen your powers on display and doesn't want to accept the growing feelings she has whilst thinking about you. She would accept every other excuse that could help her to deny her growing feelings for you and in such frenzy attempts to convince herself and everyone around her that her feelings aren't real she turns into a conspiracy theorist. You bewitched her somehow and maybe Merlin helped you by putting a spell on her because her obsession for you can't be something that was born out of her own feelings she secretly harbors for you. She experienes constantly short and frenzied meltdowns as soon as something even vaguely reminds her of you to the point where the rest of the Ten Commandments starts to leave her alone as no one of them wants to be the next victim of her ridiculous rage.

🌫️​Everything you embody she tries to ridicule all in an attempt to deny her own feelings, in distraught hopes that her attraction may disappear if she were to just remind herself enough that no power you possess will change the fact that you belong to the weakest and most useless race on this planet. Her twisted feelings are always revealed though as soon as she's around you, her dark eyes observing you and her body language almost lecherous as fighting against you only fawns the inferno of obsession within her. She wants to be adored and worshipped by you yet your attitude which is only utterly disrespectful in her eyes only enrages her further. Just because you are a little bit more powerful than the normal human doesn't mean that you can just casually disrespect her! You just wait until she gets her hands on you sooner or later. She will properly educate you on how to treat a sublime woman like she is with the respect and the worship she deserves all whilst keeping you by her side like a human pet.

[healerqueen]

Fortnight of Books 2024: Day 1

Overall - best books read in 2024?

My Top Fiction Books of 2024:

Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell (my first time reading the book after loving the movie and the story all my life)

Chase the Legend by Hannah Kaye (a thrilling epic fantasy retelling of Moby Dick, with a sea dragon as the white whale)

Crack the Stone by Emily Golus (a fantasy retelling of Les Miserables, featuring an escaped goblin convict as the Valjean character)

Urchin and the Raven War by M. I. McAllister (the fourth book in the Mistmantle Chronicles, a cozy adventure fantasy series I began reading only last year, that is now an all-time favorite)

The Heir of Mistmantle by M. I. McAllister (the third Mistmantle book, see above)

The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsberg (a clever and heartwarming contemporary book about four intelligent middle schoolers, their teacher, and other people in their community)

The Smoking Iron and Other Stories by Elisabeth Grace Foley (an anthology of Western short stories by one of my favorite historical fiction authors)

Bandit’s Moon by Sid Fleischman (intriguing, spirited historical fiction about a girl who meets a famous Mexican outlaw in California in the mid-19th century)

Two Excellent Non-Fiction Books I Read in 2024:

One Soldier’s Story by Bob Dole (a memoir of one soldier’s journey of healing physically and emotionally after life-threatening injuries, paralysis, and permanent disability in World War II)

Reflections of One Army Nurse in World War II by Gladys Bonine (an American nurse in England during World War II shares her memories in a memoir)

Best series you discovered in 2024?

The Extension Squad series by R. M. Scheller. (She’s @anythingforstories on Tumblr.)

Best reread of the year?

I had many amazing rereads in 2024. Winter Cottage by Carol Ryrie Brink and The Secret Garden and A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett were particularly moving rereads. I enjoyed rereading the first few books in a few of my favorite series, which I plan to continue: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in the Narnia series, Eagle of the Ninth and The Silver Branch by Rosemary Sutcliff, in the Dolphin Ring series, and Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder, in the Little House series. All of these rereads were very satisfying.

I also had a wonderful experience rediscovering Princess Academy by Shannon Hale and loving it even more than I did many years ago. It is now an all-time favorite. Other wonderful rereads of my favorite books included The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright, Courage in Her Hands by Iris Noble, Bridge to Trouble by Elisabeth Grace Foley, The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye, Derwood, Inc. by Jeri Massi, The Reluctant Godfather by Allison Tebo, The Key to the Chains by Allison Tebo, and Buffalo Brenda by Jill Pinkwater.

[emmaross85404]

“Emmet Reese & Roger” Trivia: #24

Eleven of the main cast members of Emmet Reese & Roger also starred in animated feature films: Matt Damon (Emmet Reese) as Cale Tucker the space man in Titan A.E.; Kim Basinger (Lisa Simons) as the cartoon character Holli Would in Cool World; Drew Barrymore (Lucy Brewster) as Akima Kunimoto in Titan A.E.; Whoopi Goldberg (Stephanie Currin) as Shenzi the vicious hyena in The Lion King; Tony Goldwyn (Randall Jean) as the titular ape-man in Tarzan; Minnie Driver (Heather Diamond) as Jane Porter in Tarzan; Kurt Russell (Benny Van Helsing) as Adult Copper in The Fox and the Hound; Scarlett Johansson (Michelle Brewster) as Mindy the mermaid in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie; Patrick Swayze (Charlie Ross) as Cash the hound dog in The Fox and the Hound 2; Elisabeth Shue (Devi Van Helsing) as Jazz Barkin the daughter of Charlie and Sasha in All Dogs Go to Heaven 3; and Laurence Fishburne (Rick Lopez) as Thrax the virus in Osmosis Jones.

[hiswordsarekisses]

“I believe that the yoke Jesus talks about is the will of God. Jesus said He came to do not His will, but the will of the Father Who sent Him. The yoke is double, Jesus is on one side, and He asks us to take this yoke - His yoke - upon us.

As Mary said, “behold the handmaiden of the Lord, be it unto me according to Your Word” - His Word is His will. She was saying “whatever You want Lord, Your will, not mine.”

To learn to walk with Jesus in meekness… To walk with Him and allow His love to pierce my hard, crusted heart.

I pray for the piercing of that love.

The minute my time and my space is invaded, or some aggression comes toward me, or a mast letter comes in the mail, what is my reaction?

Do I lift my eyes to His face? I must immediately lift that thing up to the light, to the face of Jesus. “How does it look to You Lord?” And He reminds me, “How did my tormentors look to Me?”

Dwell in that light. Bring the insults, the hurts ~ all of them ~ “learn of me” He says, “learn of me.”

Meekness is completely detached from self-assertion. How are we to learn this in a world that tells us to “learn to assert yourselves” - “do your own thing” - “be aggressive” - “stand up for your rights” - “protest for your rights” - “love yourself…”

I was appalled a few months ago when I received in the same mail, two magazines. One was a Christian magazine and the lead article’s title was “Learn To Love Yourself” - there were many suggestions: be good to yourself, be proud of yourself, learn to praise yourself, on and on… And you know what the other magazine was? I think it was “US News and World Report” and the lead story was called “The Curse of Self-Esteem!” I found a wonderful quote in there, and I hope I never forget it. It was from Gerta, the German philosopher, and he said “I don’t know myself. Only God knows who I truly am, and may God deliver me from ever finding out.” 💥

“Learn of ME,” Jesus says - not “learn to love me” or “learn who Elisabeth Elliot is” - God forbid I ever find out what she is really like.

I want to learn of Him.

I want His meekness.

I want to be entirely detached from self-assertion.

I want an utterly different and new response to those things which would naturally make me lash out.

Nothing could be more remote from feminine fragility than than a phlegmatic temperament, a “don’t care” attitude, a weak sentimentalism, than true holy meekness. But this meekness is indissolubly linked to the lamb of God and the Lion of Judah.

Remember when John saw the Lamb that looked as if it had been slain? Can you think of anything meeker? The King of Kings, The Lord of Lords, The Lion of Judah, in meekness a lamb, which before her shearers is dumb.

He opened not His mouth.

When He was reviled, He reviled not again. He was taken to prison and to judgement. He gave His back to the smiters, and He gave His cheeks to those who pulled out His beard. That’s my savior.

Come to Me, you who are heavily laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me. For I am gentle and humble in heart. Meek and lowly, and you will find rest for your souls.

~ Elisabeth Elliot

Lord, bend my stiffened neck, and bow my head - put Your yoke upon me. Put Your finger on the sorest place of my heart, and replace it with Your meekness - cause my heart to want not my will, but only Yours to be done.

[walkswithmyfather]

‭‭“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” —2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:7‭ ‭(ESV‬‬)

“Faith is not an instinct. It certainly is not a feeling – feelings don’t help much when you’re in the lions’ den or hanging on a wooden Cross. Faith is not inferred from the happy way things work. It is an act of will, a choice, based on the unbreakable Word of a God who cannot lie, and who showed us what love and obedience and sacrifice mean, in the person of Jesus Christ.”

—Elisabeth Elliot

[13keithxpidge13]

*breathes heavily* The size difference is size differencing

I'm absolutely obsessed with Banelaine and Melizabeth and think that both pairings are matches made in heaven but there's smth about Ban and Meliodas which makes me wonder what if....

And also if they've ever drunkenly made out lmao .

[scotianostra]

On 9th July 1745 while en route from France to Scotland, Bonnie Prince Charlie looked on from his ship Du Teillay as his other ship, Elisabeth, engaged in a five-hour battle with HMS Lion.

When Charles Stuart boarded the French ship ‘Du Teillay at St Nazaire bound for Scotland on 7th July, he was joined by her French escort ship the Elizabeth.

Two days later they were intercepted by the English ship HMS Lion commanded by Captain Piercy Brett. A close action began at 17.00 between the Lion and the Elizabeth. The Du Teillay attacked the Lion several times and, at 18.00, the Lion’s’mizzen topmast came down. The Lion continued to fire at the Elizabeth until she broke free at 22.00 to join the Du Teillay. The Lion was too damaged to follow; 52 of her men were killed and about 110 wounded. The Elizabeth lost about 57 men with 175 wounded, with her commander, Captain Dau, among the dead. The painting, by Dominic Serres the Elder, shows the third phase of the action at about 20.00. On the left of the picture the Lion is in close action with the Elizabeth shown in the centre. The Lion's mizzen top and topmast is shot away and hangs over the side. On the right the Du Teillay is firing at the Lion who is retaliating with her guns at the stern. Painted many years after the event, the artist may have referred to three related drawings by Captain Piercy Brett, for this work.

The damage to Elizabeth forced it to return to France holding much of the essential arms and men that the Jacobites needed to kick-start the ’45 Rising with a show of strength, to lose it would be a big loss. With the damage it had incurred the Elisabeth was said to be listing quite badly in the water, so any attempt to try to move supplies across to the Du Teillay would have been too dangerous. Some aboard the Du Teillay suggested they should head back alongside the Elisabeth and regroup to try again another day. However, Prince Charles was seemingly against this as he feared people would see it as another failure and he would face ridicule. Thus the Elisabeth slowly struggled back to Brest whilst the Du Teillay continued on heading for the Western Isles.

[posttexasstressdisorder]

Sunday, 11-24-24, 7pm Pacific

'Evenin' all, Mr. Baggins here with your Sunday Serenade, some music to soothe your achin' nerves and help ease us all into a good night, as we head into the new week. I thought we'd start this week's program off with Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48. Neville Marriner and The Academy do the honors.

Let's stay with Marriner and the ASMF, and hear their 1968 recording of Elgar's Serenade for Strings in E-minor, Op. 20.

Now let's travel back to 1953, for this historic first LP recording of Beethoven's Concerto No. 3 in C minor, by a young Rudolf Serkin with Eugene Ormandy and The Philadelphia,

Now let's hear Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, in E-flat, Op. 55, the "Eroica" or Heroic Symphony, with Lenny and The Vienna from his "Old Lion" years...even better than his earlier recording with the NYPO!

Now let's hear a little Bach, this time his Orchestral Suite No. 1, BWV 1066, played by Marriner and The Academy. Simply divine!

Now let's hear from Rudolf Serkin and Eugene Ormandy with The Philadelphia Orchestra again, this time with their sparkling performance of the Piano Concerto No. 2 in D-minor, Op. 40, of Felix Mendelssohn.

Here is another of Leopold Stokowski's transcriptions of famous pieces, this one his Tannhauser Overture and Venusberg Music, with massive orchestra and chorus, recorded for RCA Living Stereo in 1961. While I don't get into Wagner a great deal, this is the ultimate performance of this piece, and the ultimate recording, as well!

Now here is Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in a rare recording from 1946, of an absolutely gorgeous aria from Mozart's opera "Il Rey Pastore", K 208, "L'amero saro costante." Schwarzkopf's instrument was so young and fresh at this point, this recording as well as others made at the same time ("Martern aller arten", which I will post next) are amazing documents of her musicianship even in her early years.

And here from the same group of recordings, is "Martern Aller Arten" from Mozart's "The Abduction From The Seraglio". 1946.

And with that lovely and triumphant piece our Sunday Serenade draws to a close. I do hope you've enjoyed the selections for this evening, and maybe even heard something new to your ear. This is Mr. Baggins signing off for tonight. I'll return at 8am Pacific with Morning Coffee Music.

Until then, dream sweet dreams, babies, dream sweet dreams.

Baggins out.

[folkdevilfables]

⟡ Everything About Umbra ⟡

1k words | original character | lore & worldbuilding

Umbra’s drabble

author’s note: For anyone curious/wanting to do fanart or what have you, I thought I’d go into a little more detail about Umbra and Tenebris. Please note that Umbra (or Zekhan’s demon mimic for that matter) were never made with the thought of their carer being a relationship and any potential interactions with their partner in mind. I will however add a little section at the end about their behavior in such a situation, since I know jes encourages shipping with the OCs and some might be curious.

Design & Lore

First and foremost, Umbra is the Latin word for shadow, matching Tenebris meaning darkness.

Conceptualizing a demon mimic for Tenebris of course means taking his character and lore into account - his relationship with Diavolo, his family history, his occupation, his likes and dislikes, his several truckloads of trauma, noteworthy ties to other cast members coughs Solomon coughs and the like, as well as looking at the established demon mimics and figuring out what criteria most likely led to the choices for the main cast and then going from there.

Gryphons are commonly used in royal or noble crests - lions, eagles, horses/unicorns and bears being some of the other notable choices coming to mind. Being a mythical creature, gryphons are a hybrid between a lion and a bird, though depictions differ and more modern interpretations play more into the lion side than the bird aspects, at least as far as I can tell. Umbra probably falls more so into the former category, looking like a - let’s call it - rather ‘old-fashioned’ or classic gryphon used in heraldry, but more on that later.

15th century etching of a gryphon (top left) vs. a more modern depiction (top right). Royal coat of arms of Queen Elisabeth of Austria with gryphons as crest bearers (bottom).

The creature choice manages to emphasize three very important points when it comes to Tenebris’ character:

Tenebris’ stronger ties to magic than most of the main cast

His connection to Diavolo and their familial relations

The similarities between Tenebris and Solomon

Allow me to elaborate.

Aside from Lucifer and Solomon’s creatures, every other demon mimic looks like a regular animal (Ignoring their colors. And yes, I am ignoring Bella’s horn here as well. Asmo essentially wanted it for the convenience of decoration so I say it doesn’t count), so a mythical creature emphasizes the bigger focus Tenebris has on magic compared to the other characters with him being the Devildom’s archmage.

In terms of Diavolo, their familial bond is shown by the fact that Ryan, Diavolo’s demon mimic took the form of a black lion and Umbra is a hybrid between a lion and a bird. Additionally, both gryphons and lions are used in royal emblems, emphasizing their royal heritage (or in Tenebris’ case, half royal heritage matching Umbra’s status as a lion hybrid if we're working off of the assumption that lions symbolize royalty.)

Tying into both of the points above is Tenebris’ connection to Solomon. Both of them are extremely powerful magic users that heavily focus on their extensive magic studies and have… quite the history. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that their demon mimics are very similar in a lot of aspects. Connor is described as a cat-like creature with wings and rainbow-colored fur (What type of wings exactly Connor has was never specified in the event or the Devilgram) and what is a gryphon but a lion (beeg cat) with wings (and other bird features)? I don’t think anyone would argue with me when I say that demons are inherently more magical than humans - hence why Tenebris got the real deal cat-with-wings with gryphon Umbra and Solomon got the bargain bin neopets version.

The fact that Tenebris’ creature has wings could also be seen as a nod to his sin, Gluttony. It can symbolize the need to 'reach for the stars' or speaking in more accurate terms, 'flying too close to the sun' like Icarus in his pursuit for power and acknowledgement by any means necessary in his younger years.

I honestly don't have too much reasoning in terms of Umbra's gender. Tenebris would work with a male or female demon mimic in my opinion, but since he is on the more feminine/androgynous side himself (his hair and earrings most notably), I chose to go with a male demon mimic in the end.

Physical Description

Umbra looks like a gryphon with deep crimson fur and feathers. He has the head, wings and upper body of a bird and the lower body of a lion. Eye colors for the demon mimics were never specifically mentioned in the event, so I chose to forego them as well - If you need that information for either Umbra or Zekhan’s demon mimic down the line, I implore you to bother jes about that, I already handed all the responsibilities for the two over to her, hehe~

In terms of size, Umbra grows to at least six-and-a-half feet in size (about 2 meters for anyone who uses the only sensible metric system), but it is mentioned in the short ending of the event that this was only the first growth spurt and there are likely more to come.

Personality

In a nutshell, Umbra really is very much like a younger (or just less reserved and depressed) Tenebris - The same crippling need for validation and acknowledgement and undying thirst for knowledge. His enthusiasm for studying never ceases and even if the tasks put in front of him are more difficult or frustrating, Umbra usually stubbornly proceeds to work on them until completion.

(This is a little off topic, but I think the fact that Tenebris is able to give Umbra what he had never gotten from his father might heal or at least soothe his inner child and trauma a little.)

Umbra’s attitude towards romantic partners

In stark contrast to Zekhan’s demon mimic, Umbra has no issues with Tenebris dating or being in an established relationship with someone. The gryphon is mostly interested in his studies, so any significant other wouldn’t really spark any sort of curiosity or intention to get to know them better in him.

If you plan on winning Umbra over, I’d recommend helping Tenebris with his training whenever possible or giving encouragement and feedback to the demon mimic when appropriate. Give it some time and at some point he might go out of his way to come to you to show you what he just learned or for treats/cuddles as well. On the other hand, obstructing their research or trying to have Tenebris for yourself at the expense of said research one too many times is a surefire way to antagonize him.

If you’re dating Tenebris while Umbra is present and don’t want him to despise you, you’ll have to live with the fact that most of the time spent with Tenebris will also necessarily include Umbra (and research by extension).

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[thethirdromana]

My journey is all mapped out: a two-week Dracula tour of Europe

A fun fact about me is that I enjoy planning holidays that I have no intention of taking. So, if I had two free weeks and more money than I actually do, here's the Dracula-inspired journey around Europe that I might consider.

(Spoilers under the cut)

Days 1-3: Whitby

This is the opportunity to visit all the key Dracula locations, from a coastal walk to Robin Hood's Bay to gazing out over the village and the sea from Mina and Lucy's favourite spot in the graveyard of St Mary's.

In non-Dracula things, Whitby Goth Weekend happens twice a year in April and October. I recommend the Magpie Café for fish and chips.

Day 4: travel to London

Most of the long train journeys in this plan are delightful overnight sleeper services that will make you feel like you're right there with Jonathan and Mina rattling across Europe. Unfortunately, the journey from Whitby to London is not one of them.

Services are infrequent and the journey takes a solid 5 hours. But the start, where you go very very slowly through the beautiful North York Moors, isn't too bad.

Days 5-7: London

There's a whole heap of things to see in London on a theme by either Dracula or Bram Stoker:

The Lyceum Theatre, where Bram Stoker worked for 27 years

The various houses that Bram Stoker lived in

Golders Green Crematorium, where Bram Stoker's ashes can be visited by appointment

Assorted Dracula settings, such as those the Harkers visited on their London day trip

I'd also suggest a visit to Highgate Cemetery, which may have been part of the inspiration for Lucy's tomb (pop in on Karl Marx and Douglas Adams while you're there), and the British Library for general literary joy.

Exeter is a 2.5 hour train journey from London, so you could also go there, either overnight or for a speedy day-trip, if you're a completist. But personally I'd skip it and spend the time going to see the Lion King at the Lyceum or a Shakespeare play at the Globe instead.

Day 8: Paris

The characters in Dracula take a number of different routes to get across Europe, but I've gone with the route that the Crew of Light take as they go to hunt Dracula down in his home.

That means following the Man in Seat 61 guide for travelling from London to Romania by train, taking an early Eurostar to get yourself to Paris. You'll only have a few hours in Paris before the evening sleeper train, but it should be enough to visit Père Lachaise Cemetery, where Oscar Wilde is buried.

Day 9: Vienna

You'll arrive in Vienna around 10am, then have the day to spend there until another evening train. Personally, I'd spend the time visiting the Hofburg Palace and Sisi Museum; Empress Elisabeth (Sisi) of Austria was famous in the late 19th century and her tragic life story feels fitting for a Dracula tour.

Yes, this plan involves fast trains crossing multiple European countries without much of a breather. Just like they do in Dracula :)

Day 10: Cluj-Napoca

Note: I've visited all the other destinations in this guide, but never been to Romania, though I'd really like to go to Cluj in particular. So from this point on, this is based on googling, not first-hand knowledge.

Cluj, referred to by the German name of Klausenburg in Dracula, is the unofficial capital of Transylvania. Your sleeper train from Vienna should get there around 8.20am, in time to hop on a tram to the Old Town's cluster of breakfast places. I've been told that Cluj is a lively, student-y city with great nightlife and festivals.

Days 11-14: Romania

Time to explore Romania! At this point there's a decision to make. On the one hand, there's strict adherence to the settings of Dracula, in which case you'll want to head to Bistrița, or maybe even extend your journey on to Varna or Galați.

On the other hand, you could go more on vibes. In which case, hire a car to drive through the remoter parts of Transylvania, then turn south to Bran Castle, which has very little actual connection to Dracula but certainly looks the part.

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In the unlikely event that anyone actually does this journey off the back of this post, please let me know how it goes. I'd be so thrilled to hear about it!