#enderal shards of order

[sheyri]

Enderal had such a big impact on my life! I wish I could play it for the first time again. I wish I could play certain quests over and over again, not just once per playthrough.

And I'm so glad I found people, and met some of them irl, who share my obsession love.

I'm so fucking mad that I know that there is one of the most incredible, complex and beautifully haunting stories I have ever seen and I will probably never get to see a single person enjoy it because it comes in the form of a FUCKING SKYRIM MOD

Like. It's so fantastically written. The worldbuilding is insane. The characters are insane. The plot and the lore and EVERYTHING is so wonderful. It's one of the pillars of my endless love for cosmic, eldritch, psychological and body horror and every character is so interesting and unique and AGAIN IT IS A FUCKING SKYRIM MOD HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO ADVERTISE THAT TO PEOPLE

here's a link to the main theme instead. it's worth taking a minute to listen to this song its really good okay. okay.

[manahtheprophetess]

Enderal: Forgotten Stories — Tharaêl Narys

[luciasatalina]

Prophetess. My baby

[kryp-does-random-stuff]

Jespar fanart, from Enderal: Forgotten Stories. Tbf, I hate this one. So much fundamentally wrong shit happening here I wouldn't be able to finish the list until tomorrow evening. But hey, it exists as a reminder, that in art, are also ups and downs.

[forevermarked]

The lips of time leech to the fountain head; Love drips and gathers, but the fallen blood Shall calm her sores. And I am dumb to tell a weather's wind How time has ticked a heaven round the stars.

[platform-soul]

Something I love about Enderal is how both romance options are bi, and not in a “their sexual orientation is the player” way. The writers actually buckled down and created not one but two bisexual disasters and I love them both.

[sideshow-cellophane-blog]

Honestly leveling up to 30+, getting Tharael and playing the Rhalata quest line sets you up to kiiiiinda be prepared for the main story's similar themes. Nessa left Tealor Arantheal waiting for her answer for literal months so she could at least start a life in Enderal first. She gets through the Golden Sickle, does bounty missions, explores Riverville and the Sun Coast before finally drinking enough to take on the Monster in the Arena.

And then everything you experience during the Rhalata quest with the Father mirrors the main story. Pride, hatred, obsession, unethical experimentation (not the Order itself, but Calia's father), body switching, dealing with the cruelty of the world and madness, finding that ONE person who understands you and dealing with them being taken away by the world (mirroring what happened to Yero and his wife, the Aged Man, Letho, Sirius, etc).

The trial during "Part of Something Momentous Part II" is a piece of cake for Nessa, who already knows of psionic illusions and the mind games that evil magic can play. Not much in Enderal tops what nightmares happened in the Rhalata's excavation site. Her and Tharael share that trauma and they have definitely talked through nightmares and ideas and psionics, they are probably more informed than the Order is since psionics and The Butcher of Ark are banned. A lot of Keepers and Novitiates seem ignorant of a lot of Enderal's darker secrets.

Aixon feels like someone the prophet once knew, rather than a total figment of your imagination. He represents the fear that holds you from escaping. You can pick up that skull at the end, "Regret," and instead of picking up the human heart or empty wine bottle at the altar you leave Regret on the stone that frees you. You leave Regret behind and it frees you. Nailaq left behind Qalian, Tharael left behind Brother Wrath. You kill Aixon, who represents fear and anxiety, and it frees you from the trial (I personally tried to kill him every time he opened his annoying mouth).

Then the High Ones meet the prophetess, and because you're level 30+ it's a sobering experience...for them. They may have brought the prophet back into this world, but like The Father and Tharael, you are fucked up because of it and stronger than you were. If Tharael can continue on, so can you.

Honestly having gone through the Rhalata quest and have Tharael by your side after is my favorite way to play. It adds a feeling of readiness instead of hopelessness at being called pathetic over and over again by the High Ones, who need to read a thesaurus and get more colorful words.

Nessa gives them the middle finger. How about you guys?

[flailingart]

every item of clothing here is stolen

read more for a little vatty lore :)

Vatyra's half Skaragg. That's a whole story on it's own, let's say for now that it hasn't done her any favors. She meets Lishari and suddenly Vat wants to grab everything green. It's not solidarity for Nehrim, it's solidarity for their heritage and shared creator cult bullshit. They drink together a lot.

You remember the godawful 'madame/myser deLuna' clothes right? turns out with enough dirt and roughing up, parts of it can be nearly salvageable.

Vat spends most of her 'free time' either in ark's market or at the docks. She's a decent ship hand, after all she was a pirate before she fled Nehrim. No one has to know that though. She's not ashamed of it, not in the slightest-- you just don't go showing your entire hand to everyone you meet, yea?

As much as she loves the sun, she's drawn to the Undercity like a moth to flame. It takes her no time to find the Silver Cloud and the Dust Pit, and even less to make herself a regular at both establishments. It does her no favors that she shares her name with The One and Only Vatyra, so most people think she's giving a really bad fake name when she meets them. She takes it with audacity and stride when she finally enters the Dust Pit as a competitor, strumming out her name sake's song on a 'borrowed' lute.

It's.... certainly something no one forgets.

[thewirewitch]

I always love watching people play Minecraft, but I always end up feeling sorry for all the Endermen that have to get killed to go to the End.

My poor lanky boys...

[the-big-cheese]

SECOND ENDERAL PLAYTHROUGH, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS

Playing Enderal rn, what do you guys think of my donkey’s name?

[manahtheprophetess]

[aasteraarts]

Uuuu… (￣y▽,￣)

I carried this idea in me for so long and finally I was able to bring it to life. Ψ(￣∀￣)Ψ Calia really sunk into my soul that I can't stop drawing her o(*￣▽￣*)o

Sweet little angel (❤´艸｀❤)

[sheyri]

Fan art of my favourite song from my favourite game? Hell yes!

Art inspired by the song "Winter sky"

[sideshow-cellophane-blog]

Shhhh they can't afford Ambrosia but they can get high on self medication and sugar shhhh

[flailingart]

This is so sad. Hey Vatyra play Despacito!

[sideshow-cellophane-blog]

He jumped my first time and I cried. Didn't make that mistake again and now he goes everywhere with my prophetess! I love his follower mod!

...that's crap

Or what other emotions did you experience after completing Tarael's quest?

I'm fucking shocked.