#foxglove legacy

[foxglovevibes]

Ominis, after finally being convinced to have a friendly duel with MC: I warn you, I've been trained to kill since birth.

MC, blindfolded to help level the playing field and absolutely elated at the situation: wow, and how long have you been training to be a prat?

Ominis: you can't address me like that!

MC, remembering Ominis is from a pureblood family and looks in Sebastian's direction with a shit eating grin: oh, sorry.

Sebastian, watching from the sidelines: 😂😂😂

MC, bowing/curtseying low with a sultry smirk on their face: how long have you been training to be a prat, my lord?

Sebastian, having not expected that reaction: 😳

Ominis, being absolutely flustered by the purring tone of their voice: 😳😳😳

[athymhormia]

So, it's Hogwarts Legacy time! Thanks to borked facial animations, gave up trying to make a fine looking witch, and made a fancy wizard instead. And now I absolutely adore him! Now if only game was better optimised and supported widescreen in cutscenes too, I might actually be bothered to try to take proper screens again. Still, a much needed fantasy quality time.

[ice-creamforbreakfast]

Poppy - A Collab by Ice-CreamForBreakfast & Surely-Sims

::Download:: (Patreon - Free)

You know I never pass up a chance to delve into 60s mod fashion, so when the wonderful Surely-Sims asked me to collab on this set for her character Poppy, the answer was always going to be yes!

This collection of seriously sixties (and like one eighties dress but shhh) fashion is perfect for that dinner party, stakeout or just looking better than Beryl at the local potluck.

Item descriptions below:

Wolfsbane Dress - A suspiciously 80s, woven mini-dress with diamante detailing and contrasting colours. Did you time-travel to the future for couture? Naturally.

Daphne Set - A sweater and pants set, perfect for day to day comfort while still looking better than Doreen Parker who works the reception at the local doctor's practice.

Foxglove Dress - A sleeveless mini-dress with a pleated hem and bow detail on the neckline. Perfect for a summer garden party, but breathable enough for a casual heist.

Heliotrope Dress - Why bother keeping up with the Joneses when you can simply make Marjorie Jones jealous enough to curse the day you were born. This button-down, belted dress is simple, chic and classic.

Larkspur Dress - The Larkspur Dress shows just enough while leaving the rest to the imagination. Made with a fine, but surprisingly sturdy fabric, you can be sure that your secret weapons remain concealed.

Cardosanto Bikini - Looking for fun in the sun, with enough space to conceal your throwing stars? The Cardosanto bikini has you covered. The belt ring? Emergency parachute cord.

Daffodil Sunglasses - Why bother with rose tinted glasses when you can see the truth (and through walls) with these floral frames?

Hyacinth Hair - Cleaning up the scene of a crime, but want to look chic while doing it? Look no further than this flippy 'do with a rather fashionable bandana!

Triffid Sunglasses - These sunglasses look really cool. That's it! No secret powers....or are there?

Nightshade Gloves - Not only are these heart-cutout gloves incredibly stylish, they don't leave fingerprints anywhere! Jessamine Earrings - These fabulously mod earrings make a statement, but could also take someone out...so don't whip your head around too quickly.

Holly Earplugs - Block out his snoring while tuning into your favourite bugged phoneline to lul yourself to sleep with these very stylish earplugs.

Holly Earrings - Love your Holly Earplugs, but prefer to hear what's going on around you? These earrings are perfect for you. Sadly they can't pick up radio signals, but they can pierce skin!

Oleander Earrings - These earrings will set you squarely on the list of Oasis Springs' most stylish sims! If they don't, simply take them out and throw them at the journalist who dared to write the list.

 Looking for more? Grab Surely-Sims' part here! And check out the amazing Plott Legacy while you're at it

[genericpuff]

think rachel needed the hire a bunch of writers instead of drawing assistants after season one so she could focus on one part and not get burnt out while someone else kept track of and developed all her plot points in a lore Bible or something

Honestly yeah, LO is a huge example of why the Webtoons' editors don't actually function as editors, more so just messenger pigeons between the creators and the company who are there to make sure creators are following ToS and otherwise answering questions on behalf of the higher-ups for the creators. And this is especially wild for something like LO because 1.) you'd think the #1 webtoon on the platform would be given all the resources it needs to succeed, and 2.) LO's editor in the end was Bre Boswell who actually has a background in television writing (and yet ironically, the series only got worse after Bre suddenly replaced the previous editors around Ep 100).

Rachel's strong points have always been in conceptual design and illustration. Despite this, LO's own iconic design and illustration aspects that made people fall in love with it in the first place were lost after it became as big as it did. I know folks will argue that LO's production was purely the fault of Webtoons' insane deadlines, but her writing has always been her weakest point and that's evident in all of her previous works prior to LO. She's good at coming up with standalone ideas - again, concepts - but executing them and finalizing them through an actual conclusion beyond the initial idea is always something she's struggled with.

This is also apparent to a point in her art as well, as much as her strengths used to be in illustration and conceptual design, she also clearly struggled in staying committed to the same character designs and concepts for long periods of time and was never good at coming up with efficient ways to reproduce her own art - even gorgeous comics like The Doctor Foxglove Show started off strong just to inevitably slip into the same habits of inconsistent half-assing that LO did, and it wasn't even an Originals series.

Back to the writing though, she absolutely would have benefited from having another writer or two on her team, but unfortunately she also doesn't seem like she's aware of her own faults in her writing or willing to let anyone else in on her process, especially considering she's even admitted that her own writing process is "chaos" and has supposedly convinced herself that the faults in her writing are a good thing.

There's "embracing the chaos" of your own process (my process is chaotic too, I get it) and then there's just going "oh well, sucks to suck, I don't want to bother doing better for the sake of my own dedicated audience so it's fine if I totally whiff the comic's plot".

The reality is that if you've never learned how to identify and break your own bad habits, you'll inevitably think that those bad habits are the norm and/or are what makes you good at what you do - all the while, you wind up missing what could have actually helped you. Rachel started off on a very strong foot with the concept of LO, but then inevitably fell into the exact same bad habits she had with previous works but was now enabled by the contract and money and fame she got through Webtoons to never change - after all, if she was going to keep being rewarded Eisners and merch deals anyways regardless of the quality of her writing/art, what point would there be in improving? From my perspective, she clearly doesn't really have the integrity to improve for the sake of herself and her audience, so as long as the end result is to her benefit, the means don't really matter.

Of course, in the long-term it makes for a very horrid legacy especially in hindsight, but as far as I'm concerned, she got what she wanted regardless.

[hattiestgal]

SHOW ME YOUR LINEUP!!! 🫵🫵🫵💖

Oh boy oh boy!!!

Riley Foxglove (They/It/She): Fennec fox full of trauma and mischief. My sona, and the menace of Little Pocket. Bassist and vocalist for her band, BOY GIRL MISCHIEF! (<3 with Violette)

Violette Burrows (She/Her): Rat equally full of trauma, but also goth sass. Finally feels like she found home after an entire childhood spent traveling the country with her parents for business. Car mechanic and drummer for BOY GIRL MISCHIEF (<3 with Riley)

Omen Poe (He/They): Raven that is very much the falco type. Employee of a local hobby shop, tsundere but if you called them that they'd punch you, and the biggest egg you'll ever meet. Guitarist for BOY GIRL MISCHIEF! (<3 with Finnegan)

Finnegan Oakes (He/Him): Red fox soft kind boy. Wildlife photographer and trumpet player, and the carrier of many family legacies. Has a bit of an obsession with with historical aircraft, despite being avidly against war. A baker at heart (<3 with Omen)

Alex Lyn (She/Him): Spotted hyena washed out uni student who's finally figuring out his life. Avid hockey player, occasional strongman competition participant and ever sleepy. (<3 with Harlow)

Harlow Reese (They/It/Xe): Black cat equally washed out on uni, but being so silly about it. A complete nerd and appreciator of butches. Occasionally competes in super smash brothers competitions, but otherwise generally collects old obscure manga and video games (<3 with Alex)

Jack Foxglove (He/Any): Wolf tired gayboy, and older brother of Riley. A kind soul looking to help others by studying to become a therapist. Very full of punk swag and an absolute role model all round

Cake (She/It): Shiba inu girlthing. Consumer of many burgers and knower of an absurd amount of obscure facts about early generation game consoles. Collects a wide variety of retro games

Kiera (She/Her): Dragon sleazy cursed artifacts saleswoman. Actually the result of a god's divine punishment turned gender euphoria. While what she sells is cursed, she more realizes peoples fantasies while delivering justice to those who abuse their money

Lizzy (She/They): Taur arctic fox and the result of one of Kieras cursed artifact sales. Originally down on her luck, becoming a taur allowed her to capitalize on the novelty of being one to attract customers for a wide variety of services. Often appears at parties and is very well fed.

Lucy Diggs (He/Him): Rabbit loaded to the BRIM with trauma. Caught in a world constantly at war, given a new headmate with lightning powers and then quickly thrusted into the spot of figurehead for a freedom fighting rebellion to topple the system that perpetuates it he's being so brave about it.

Allison Dudz (She/Any): Albino alligator ex military soldier and mech pilot. Holds down a refuge in the abyss for those who walk it. Is actively on the run by a military force called ELIAS and the sort of kind of parental figure for Lucy. Another figurehead in the rebellion

(Currently Unnamed) (She/Her): Grey cat full of yuri related injuries. Also ex military but then she like kinda joined back in a way under a new name. Fought her way up the ranks to become the head of ELIAS

VUL-TURE (It/Its): Robot bounty hunter thats also a bit of a girlthing. Sucks at its job like really badly but tries its best. Has tried to assassinate the head of ELIAS twice to absolutely no avail

Scribley (It/Any/All/Your Pronouns): ??? BADASS AND INSANE. A BEING BEYOND GODHOOD MADE OF PURE MAGIC. UNSTOPPABLE BY ANY KNOWN MEANS

[dubljarnasims]

Gershwin Schmidt

Part of the 5th generation of my legacy, Gershwin married Marana Dubljarna. They live two apartments down from Winter Dubljarna and Holbrook Mayer. No CC included in the download - please see the list and links below.

Partner(s): Marana Dubljarna

✨ DOWNLOAD HERE (Google Drive)

Clothing/Accessories:

Earrings - Simomo | Abyss ear plugs

Glasses - Suzue | Kaiden v2

Pants - Liliili | Cliff pants

Piercings - Magic Bot | Face piercing circular ball #1-30

Shoes - Miro | Stretch chunk boots

Top - Dyoreos | Adios t-shirt

Hair/Makeup/Skin Details:

Blush - RemusSirion | N31 derivate

Body Hair - Luumia | Body hair v5 plus

Eyebags - Tamo | Basic eye bags

Eyebrows - RemusSirion | Eyebrows n40

Eyelashes - Kijiko | 3D lashes version 2 uncurled

Eyelids - Obscurus | Eyelids n3

Hair - Joshseoh | Dante reboot version

Tattoo - Moonmoonsim | Tattoo n201

Tattoo - Unidentifiedsims | Foxglove

Teeth - Yooniesim | Imperfection teeth set

Defaults:

Skin - Luumia | Vanilla default skin

Eyes - Pralinesims | Oasis v2 default

Sliders & Presets:

Body - Northern Siberia Winds | Male body preset n3

Butt - CmarNYC | Enhanced butt slider

Chin - Magic Bot | Default chin slider

Chin - Miiko | Chin slider

Eyebrows - Magic Bot | Default eyebrow slider

Eyes - marsosims | Eye size slider

Face - Luumia | Face asymmetry slider

Face - Obscurus | Face presets

Forehead - Bloodmoon | Forehead height slider

Hips - Luumia | Hip shape slider

Mouth - Magic Bot | Default mouth slider

Nose - Magic Bot | Default nose slider

Nose - Obscurus | Nose slider n2 & n6

Thighs - CmarNYC | Enhanced thigh slider

🐌 Many thanks to the CC creators! 🐌

@o0corruptedghoul0o @bloodmooncc @dyoreos @joshseoh @kijiko-sims @luumia @magic-bot @marsosims @miikocc @miro-sims @moonmoonsim @northernsiberiawinds @obscurus-sims @pralinesims @remussirion @suzuesims @tamo-sim @unidentifiedsim @yooniesim

[cats-of-eden-valley]

How about the OCs that aren't morphed from canon WC characters? :O

OH YES there are a few in Goldspring now .o. Hemlock, Fuchsia, Juneberry, and Lilac are all OG

Hemlock and Fuchsia are mother and daughter, and Hemlock specifically exists for a few reasons: one, I wanted her to be the mother of Foxglove (p. Dust) and Aspen (p. Raven) to make everyone a little less related; two, I wanted to make sure the concept of Splinter Families (families that live inside a prides territory) was established in the setting; and three, I needed another voice to add to the crowd, because Goldspring needs to be full of dissenting opinions.

Fuchsia is there because I still needed someone to terrorize Foxglove and Aspen, and Hemlock is chilled compared to the mother they had in the rewrite (who is now Teasel, and doing smth a lil different). Also because the prides emphasize having a daughter to "carry on your legacy" and that influences differing mindsets wherein Fuchsia is like. Mom why did you have more kids when you already have me. And they're both boys. What's the point.

(Hemlock wanted another litter because...she liked being a mom! Fuchsia does not get this.)

Juneberry and Lilac are...they're tough because I haven't really figured out where they slot into the dynamic of the pride. What roles they play in day to day life. How they'll affect things.

But they are only a year older than Lotus n friends, so they are! Somewhat peers! And I think Lilac's bitter view of the pride vs Juneberry's wanting to see the bright side could both impact Lotus and how their view of the prides develops .o.

[thecreaturecodex]

Daisy Moonblossom

"Ice Queen" © Xavier Collette. Accessed at his gallery here

[This is going to be the last of the PCs from the Rise of the Runelords game I post; I'm going to move onto other campaigns, like Curse of the Crimson Throne, Legacy of Fire, and Council of Thieves. Daisy Moonblossom was a very fun character, with her quotes like, "you would be happy if you thought less" and "I didn't think it would kill him; I only thought it would torture him forever!". She told me later that she didn't want to play a healer, she wanted to play a fighter, and so decided to be kind of a brat about it when it was decided by the group that it was "her turn". Everyone loved it anyway. So much so that the same player played her surly goth little sister, Belladonna, in Curse of the Crimson Throne, and the Moonblossom clan has been a recurring name drop in my games, and spawned multiple PCs and NPCs in the games run by @canwefixitnoitsfucked. Here's the original art for Daisy, done by one of the other players in that game:

Art © Heather F., accessed here

Because of the whole "don't really want to heal" thing, a warpriest was the perfect choice for converting Daisy from D&D 3.5 to Pathfinder 1e. The Icicle Crown was a personal addition to Rise of the Runelords. The art for Lamatar Bayden was so cool, it seemed a shame that he was just a wight (especially up against a 9th level party). So I gave him an artifact, and then Daisy got it, and she got to go from "magical girl inspired" to "full on transformation sequence". The original version used various spells from Spell Compendium, so has been updated for Pathfinder applicability.]

Daisy Moonblossom CR 14 CN Humanoid (cold, human) This woman is short, muscular and beautiful, her arms bearing delicate Varisian tattoos. She appears to be made of ice, with inhumanly pale skin and hair, with a crown of icicles growing out of her brow. She carries an enormous mace in the shape of a rose, and wears the holy symbol of Desna prominently around her neck and on her clothing.

Daisy Moonblossom was born lucky. Although never very smart and with a penchant for solving her problems with violence, she was both charming and perceptive, and was a natural to enter the priesthood of Desna. There, she received training as a warpriest, a traveling crusader to bring dreams and joy to those who needed them, and a pummeling to those who deserved it. And she was able to do all of those things, joining up with a team of adventurers to defend Sandpoint from first a goblin incursion, and then a ghoulish serial killer. Aldern Foxglove, the Skinsaw Man, became obsessed with Daisy. Perhaps this is because she reminded him of his murdered wife, or perhaps because he detected her bloodthirsty streak. Appropriately, she was the one who freed the revenant of his wife, and then bashed Foxglove’s skull in.

On Hook Mountain, Daisy made two discoveries that would change her life. First was the friendship of the star monarch Roramoru, who happily serves her as a mount and confidante to this day. The second was the Icicle Crown, a lost artifact made by the White Witches of Irrisen in centuries past, sitting on the brow of the wight Lamatar Bayden. Daisy didn’t realize its true magical potential when she put it on, thinking it would just protect her against the cold, but it transformed her into a being of elemental ice. As a divine caster, Daisy can use remove curse to take off the crown and resume her human appearance when she needs to, but does so less and less these days.

Rather than explore the dungeons of Runeforge and take the fight to Runelord Karzoug, Daisy chose to remain behind at Jorgenfist to learn more about her Varisian heritage and to help rally an army of giants against Karzoug’s influence. Daisy is considered by many of the giants of the Kodar Mountains to be somewhere between a guardian angel and a bogey, as she will gladly aid giants who play nice and slay those who don’t. The legends that have built around Ice Princess Daisy vary from clan to clan. Some giants claim she is an unusually beautiful cold rider, or maybe a miniature frost giant, or possibly a divine agent of Desna herself. Daisy is happy to keep them guessing.

Although she is a talented healer, Daisy Moonblossom would rather inflict damage than cure it. She usually spends a round or two casting enhancing spells on herself, then wades into melee. If enemies keep their distance, she pelts them with ranged spells cast from the Icicle Crown, or simply uses air walk to close the gap. Daisy isn’t a very skilled combat rider, so although she does use Roramoru’s support, the star monarch typically drops Daisy off rather than carry her into the fray. 

Icicle Crown (minor artifact) When not worn by a creature (occupying the head slot), this appears to be a delicate silver tiara studded with diamonds and sapphires. When put on, it transforms into ice, and transforms the wearer as well, affecting her as per an ice body spell for as long as the crown is worn. The Icicle Crown allows the wearer to cast the following spells with charges, as if it were a staff: Snowball (1 charge) Frigid Touch (1 charge) Wall of Ice (2 charges) Cone of Cold (2 charges) Icy Prison (2 charges) The Icicle Crown has 10 charges, and regains 1d4 charges a day. If its last charge is expended, the Icicle Crown falls off of the wearer’s head and becomes dormant for 30 days. This is the only way to remove the Icicle Crown without the use of remove curse or a similar effect, or the death of its wearer. CL 13th; Weight 4 lbs.

Daisy Moonblossom    CR 14 XP 38,400 Human warpriest of Desna 14 CN Medium humanoid (cold, human) Init +5; Senses Perception +7 Defense AC 21, touch 11, flat-footed 20(+1 Dex, +10 armor) hp 136 (14d8+70) Fort +14, Ref +6, Will +13 Immune ability score damage, blindness, critical hits, deafness, disease, drowning, electricity, poison, stunning Defensive Abilities ice body Offense Speed 20 ft. (30 ft. unarmored), burrow 20 ft. (ice only) Melee +1 spell-storing heavy mace +16/+11 (1d10+7) or slam +13 (1d6+3 plus 1 cold) Ranged starknife +11 (1d10+3/x3) Special Attacks channel energy (positive, 5d6, based on fervor), sacred weapon (+3, 14 rounds/day) Spells CL 14th (CL 15th for conjuration), concentration +17 (+21 casting defensively) 5th—flame strike (DC 18), righteous might 4th—air walk, blessing of fervor, divine power, neutralize poison (DC 18) 3rd—communal resist energy, inflict serious wounds (DC 16), magic vestment (cast), prayer, sacred bond 2nd—align weapon, bull’s strength, inflict moderate wounds (DC 15), lesser restoration, owl’s wisdom, spiritual weapon 1st—bless, divine favor (x2), remove fear, shield of faith (x2) 0th—create water, guidance, light, resistance, stabilize Spontaneous casting—cure spells Spell-like Abilities CL 14th, concentration +17 (+21 casting defensively) 3/day—acid splash Statistics Str 16, Dex 12, Con 18, Int 8, Wis 16, Cha 16 Base Atk +10; CMB +13; CMD 24 Feats Combat Casting,Dazzling Display (B), Greater Weapon Focus (heavy mace) (B), Improved Initiative, Selective Channel, Shatter Defenses (B), Skill Focus (Intimidate), Spell Focus (conjuration), Trailblazing Channel, Toughness, Varisian Tattoo (conjuration), Weapon Focus (heavy mace) (B), Weapon Specialization (heavy mace) (B) Skills Diplomacy +9, Heal +9, Intimidate +24, Knowledge (local) +3, Knowledge (religion) +6, Linguistics +1, Perception +7, Ride +6, Sense Motive +9 Languages Celestial, Common, Giant, Varisian SQ blessings (10/day, freedom’s shout, liberation, lucky presence, unlucky enemy),fervor (10/day, 5d6),legendary, no breath, sacred armor (+3, 14 minutes/day) Gear 38,400 gp, +1 spell storing heavy mace, starsong mail, Icicle Crown, belt of physical prowess (Str, Con), rod of extend spell, cloak of resistance +1, scroll of speak with dead, wand of cure light wounds (20 charges), 4 starknives, 500 gp worth of diamond dust, 2 gold bracelets (for sacred bond), 2 flasks holy water,15 gp Special Abilities Legendary (Ex) Daisy is built on 25 point buy. In addition to her NPC equipment, she possesses an artifact, the Icicle Crown. These advantages increase her CR by +1.

[silversims]

CAS Legacy Series: Disney Princess Rainbowcy (rules smashed together from @SamsSims, @AnxiousMoodlet, and @clumsy.romantic

Generation 1: Snow White

Snowdrop Blossom x Sunrise Gleam Peony Blossom | Dahlia Blossom | Carnation Blossom Amaryllis Blossom | Foxglove Blossom Azalea Blossom | Camellia Blossom

[cynthffxiv]

Cynthia Foxglove

Nickname: She doesn't have one! I affectionately call her "Cynth" but nobody does in-universe.

Age: ~100 years old

Nameday: 32nd Sun of the 5th Umbral Moon (Yes her birthday is the Eorzean equivalent to Halloween. Look, I'm goth, okay?)

Race: Rava Viera

Gender: Nonbinary (Still uses she/her pronouns and feminine labels)

Orientation: Bisexual

Profession: Please stop picking up weapons White Mage/Dark Knight/Fisher

Physical Appearance

Hair: Green (The length and style changes throughout the expacs, around the start of Dawntrail it'll be the Gyr Abanian Plait)

Eyes: Green, they gain the Ancient/starburst pattern in post-ShB

Skin: Dark

Tattoos/Scars: She has the legacy player tattoo! (My account does not, for the record) For scars, she has various scars everywhere but the big one is a large jagged scar covering a large portion of her chest/abdomen, in the same pattern as the hole put through Emet-Selch at the end of ShB.

Family

Parents: Mother's status unknown; assumed to have died in the fire that caused Cynthia to leave home. Father's fate is a toss-up since there's no telling how close/far he was to the village at the time of the forest fire.

Siblings: Has one brother living in Sharlayan as a gleaner; the fate of the others is unknown.

Skills

Abilities: Incredible instinct for magic/aether manipulation (but incredibly impulsive and struggles to control the exact amount of aether needed for a spell) Very lucky skilled at fishing, as well as weaving.

Traits

Most positive trait: Good at seeing the brighter side of things and people; can usually stay positive, at least while things are chaotic.

Most negative trait: Considers herself lucky moreso than skilled; has issues recognizing her own skill. Struggles to say no.

Likes

Colors: Green, but she favors most cool colors. Prefers to accent with silver rather than gold.

Smells: Pastries/sweets, old books, petrichor.

Textures: Soft and smooth textures; silk or satin, certain types of fur, soft fluffy fabric.

Drinks: Fruit teas, lemonades and juices.

Other Details

Smokes: Never

Drinks: Had a drinking problem shortly after coming to Limsa Lominsa, recovered and doesn't drink too often anymore.

Drugs: None

Mount Issuance: Cares heavily for her chocobos and a Eurekan Petral. I've debated giving her a Megaloambystoma but alas I do not have one yet so,

Been arrested: Yes. Got into drunken bar fights in Limsa and started fights with racist authorities in Gridania.

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Thank you @zerelth for the tag! I will use any excuse to gush abt Cynthia I wuv her

Tagging @eorzeanpages @uldahstreetrat @motheatenscarf (Apologies if you've already been tagged or don't want to be tagged in stuff !)

[you-are-my-neverland]

*disclaimer: will this actually decide my fate? who knows, but it's fun to do it anyways.

option one: eight years ago, helena yang died, taking cian byrne with her and ending the horror. the red revolution won, and the doomsday prophecy was fulfilled. in the new commonwealth, all magic users are created equal, and people no longer have to suffer under the previous reign of terror.

but everything is not what it seems. there is a coffin in the woods that should never be opened. the white wraiths, a terrorist organization, haunt the streets, and a mysterious assassin called the magician eludes capture. and in the corners of the city, the rot slowly creeps back in...

in which helena yang was the chosen one, cian byrne was the antichrist, and when they died, they left legacies behind that have yet to be filled. alice yang, helena's younger sister, has made it her mission to hunt down the elusive magician, while kellan st. trinita grapples with being handed a legacy he doesn't know what to do with. and in the woods, someone wakes up...

my baby for the past couple of months. i'm 16k into a draft (and 26k into the planning doc lol), but i ran out of ordered plot so it's at a bit of a standstill despite the numerous ideas bouncing around in my head. definitely want to work on it, but it has a ton going on with character threads and plots, etc etc.

option two: in a world where the earth, sky, and sea were created from the bodies of gods in a sort of sacrifice-creation-by-dismemberment cosmogony, the 'hearts,' the power sources of the gods, are lost. whoever finds them will possess unimaginable power. the search for the sea goddess', nisa's, heart has led to a surge of piracy in the past decades - in a world where you become a pirate or live under them, many turn to the sea for better options and opportunities.

for arete, the quest for nisa's heart is not what she wants, but rather her destiny. daughter of a famous pirate captain, arete's skin bears a map that will lead her to the heart - if she can make it out to sea first. saved as a child by akane and her mother, then separated from akane later when pirates attack their village, the two promise to find one another. they travel different but parallel paths as akane struggles to survive and become the strongest warrior, and arete strives to find the pefect crew to become the strongest on the seas and free herself from her cursed destiny.

currently worldbuilding on this one, and there's sooo many interesting elements that i really like (and that are too hard to explain in a little summary so sorry if it reads confusing). the first little bit would be sort of a precursor to the actual story, taking place in the five-six years akane and arete are living together up until their violent separation. the present timeline would begin six years later, when arete starts to actually build her crew.

option three: set in a futuristic world where sensors - those born with certain enhanced senses - exist. saing knows who killed her brother, but with no body ever found, there is nothing she can do about it. her search for justice brings her to the seedy underground, where a vigilante assassin who goes by the name of foxglove is said to exact revenge for those who can convince them.

however, when one of the suspected culprits behind her brother's death - noe, the head of sca (sensor control agency) - falls into a coma before she or foxglove can get to him, the situation becomes more complicated. pilar, the successor to noe's position and his protegee, becomes embroiled in the mystery surrounding the man she considers her savior, and in the hunt for foxglove.

still very much planning this one, but it's been an idea in my head for a while, i just haven't had time to dedicate to it. there's so much i like about it, and a lot of scenes jumbled together, plus the basis for the plot is pretty much there. again, there's a lot more going on than i can succinctly explain in two paragraphs (this was my first time trying to summarize it), but basically there's human experimentation (always a hallmark of my wips i know), children who never escape the cycle of abuse, class differences, characters making bad decisions, and some really complicated relationships (hurt people hurt people and then help them hurt other people or something like that...)

option four: i work on all four at once and the only thing i draft completely are my history papers (the most unproductive option, because if i don't focus on one i won't really make serious headway into any of them. but in all honesty i'll be thinking about all of them during the month anyways so?)

[foxglovevibes]

Sebastian, preening like peacock: I am an excellent secret keeper, I have kept ALL of our secrets.

MC: . . . .

Ominis, looking over at them suspiciously: what secrets?

Sebastian: oh no, NO, Ominis! I'm not gonna tell you because I am an excellent secret keeper.

Ominis: 🤨🤨🤨

MC, watching Ominis walk off before leaning in to whisper: you'll tell me later?

Sebastian: you already know-

[foxgloveinspace]

@excelsior9173

*pulls out cardboard fold outs, a laser pointer, and fake glasses*

Reasons why Exie should rewatch Tron: Legacy, besides just the fact that Foxglove is going manic about it again:

1). Masked/helmeted characters.

The end.

Jk, the real reason is that it’s a very well shot, aesthetically pleasing, tragedy about how perfection is unobtainable, and striving for it will only lead to failure. With a soundtrack by daft punk, and amazing vibes. It still blows my mind that they made this movie in 2011, and looks this good, the only thing that is dating is how the cgi looks for Clu and Tron.

[sarahemilyduff]

Non-Work Reading, 2022

Sybille Bedford, A Compass Error

Jonathan Franzen, Crossroads

Isabel Colegate, The Shooting Party

Penelope Fitzgerald, Innocence

Deborah Levy, Real Estate

John le Carré, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Call for the Dead, Tinker, Taylor, Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy, Smiley's People, A Legacy of Spies

Elif Batuman, Either/Or

Leonardo Sciascia, The Day of the Owl

Paula Fox, Desperate Characters

Laura Cumming, On Chapel Sands

Yukio Mishima, The Sound of the Waves

Esther Freud, Hideous Kinky

Lily Dunn, Sins of my Father

Monica Baldwin, I Leap Over the Wall

Felicity Cloake, Red Sauce, Brown Sauce

Barbara Trapido, Brother of the More Famous Jack, The Traveling Horn Player

Alex Michaelides, The Maidens

Mark Prins, The Latinist

JL Carr, A Month in the Country

EM Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread

Sarah Perry, After Me Comes the Flood

Cho Nam-ju, Kim Ji-young, Born 1982

Sheila Rowbatham, Promise of a Dream: Remembering the Sixties

Salman Rushdie, The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey

Auberon Waugh, The Foxglove Saga

Emily Ogden, On Not Knowing: How to Love and Other Essays

[plumbieyt]

Hi, I just wonder what lifespan you currently play on in your foxglove legacy and honeybrew legacy, or if you have a custom lifespan for them?

I play with the lifespan on long for both of them, but I sometimes delay ageing if there are still some loose ties with their story in that stage of their lives.

[savinggracemusic]

Saving Grace Music proudly presents Highest Frequency Vol. 2, an album repping vibrant UK electronic music culture to the fullest. The LP collects 11 high-grade tracks from music legends, bubbling talents, and currently undiscovered artists. KoDean Productions opens things up with a cold serving of his trademark Sci-Fi Drill sound on the enigmatic Dreams. While Saving Grace upstart Slinki comes with a true dancefloor destroyer known as ANX BNX is a hyperactive footwork riddim with an arresting melody and a thunderous kick drum. Murk stays true to name on Slowwww, a high-octane, jump up drum & bass roller. UKG & Bassline legend DJ Q brings us his epic track All Mighty, combining elements of dub, dubstep, drum & bass, and a powerful reggae vocal sample the track the track takes you on a journey through his music inspirations. On Fantasmo Circuitry, 11-year-old DJ Marcel displays influences beyond his years from 80’s electronica and jazz & Hip Hop, skillfully executed with meandering piano, slap bass, and 808 beats. Mighty Funk'Houser reminisces about a fine lady on his soulful deep house/bruk joint, Chantay Had A Vybe. Krash displays his unique bassline style on Going Home, featuring a bittersweet piano rift and handcrafted bass. Positive_Con flips a classic sample into the anthemic bass-hybrid banger Underground. Shaun Dean's bouncy garage riddim Like It is a fresh and flavorful take on a classic oldschool sound. Eclectic, weird & comical production duo Foxglove Riot takes us foraging for Subterranean Garlic on a forest moon - to the sound of rugged drums, enchanting melodies, and nostalgic vocal harmonies. For the album's cinematic conclusion we enter the Austerity Chamber, Tony Phorse's simulation of a near-future dystopia, soundtracked by distorted techno beats and apocalyptic synth. Highest Frequency Vol.2 continues the legacy of solid sounds from up north. From hypnotic beats to dancefloor bangers, Highest Frequency Vol.2 slaps hard and deep. All you gotta do is press play. The Highest Frequency vol2 OUT DECEMBER 14TH 2022