#i have the urge to make this a magic item in one of my games

[nerds-of-the-random-fandoms]

It's just a lil fella

everyone loves Predynastic Egyptian Terracotta Bowl with Human Feet. shout-out to a real one

[lackeyhenchman]

"Deep Dive" tag: TY-TY TIME

Belta found an excuse to talk about our durges! Oh nooo, anything but that! (I tag whoever wants to, but the catch is that you have to show me.)

Phobias and Other Fears

Honestly, not a lot. He gets animal fear reactions in the moment, but this man is very psychologically prepared for death. He even gets a complicated rush when people he likes are in danger.

The Urge feels correct to him, but illithid/vampire powers are an unnerving affront to his faculties. And the closer he gets to reclaiming his old life, the more he falls into old anxieties around responsibility and controlling his surroundings. (Forgetting who he is was really, really good for him, alas.) And of course there’s disappointing Father. Which will NOT happen.

Pet Peeves

Barricades, locked doors, secrets in general. His tail touching the ground. Little sisters. Loses patience for children easily, and sometimes cats-- basically anything he can talk to that can’t be made useful. And though he’s loathe to say it outright: closed relationships.

3 items you could find in their bedroom

Well, among the stuff he found discarded by Orin: Handwritten “medical” journals, a concerning number of crotchless pants, and a piece of someone special who he's forgotten entirely.

First thing they notice in a person

“I could take them.” “In a fight?” “Yes, that too.”

On a scale of 1-10, how high is their pain tolerance?

Weirdly good for his middling CON. I imagine he makes up for that by not liking to complain, so like an 8? Once the blood gets flowing he’ll take a few blows to the head and still laugh, but for the most part he just tries not to get hit.

Do they go into fight or flight mode when under pressure?

Fight or fawn, baby! "Are you absolutely sure we can’t be friends? All right, death it is then."

Do they come from a big family/are they a family person?

Family is everything.

What animal represents them best?

Very difficult question! A cuddly snake? One of those cats who plays fetch?? Tom Wambsgans???

What is a smell that they dislike?

Not a useful question for most characters! Plus Durges are canonically always around rot, sewage and bile, so like. What's left, daisies?

Have they broken any bones?

Oh, surely. But I subscribe to the “extra-good demigod healing” kind of Bhaalspawn headcanon, so it’s trivial.

How would a stranger likely describe them?

These days, it's as a contradiction! Scary, sweet, nosy. "I thought he was here to shake me down, but we ended up having a long conversation about my garden plot and my gout." Or just "the reddest guy in the room".

Are they a night owl or morning bird?

This man has never been on the sleep schedule binary in his life. I heard once that in medieval times, people would sleep for a few hours, wake up in the middle of the night and work/fuck/whatever, then sleep some more. Ty is like that. Perpetually murder-napping, woken up frequently by his slasher POV dreams that tell him it's time to work.

What is a flavor they hate and a flavor they love?

He's over the "drinking bile" thing, doesn't remember why that was fun. But one thing he is looking forward to post-game is eating a lot more people. That dwarf meat was quite restorative! Outside of that, his special treats are prawns (yay coastal hometown) and melon.

Do they have any hobbies?

He's the type to structure his life around his love interest, does that count? He's also a voracious nonfiction reader, magic and science and wars and stuff. And dead people's diaries.

Boom, surprise birthday party! How do they react to surprises?

Oh, his heart would explode. Might start crying. Would hug and/or shake everyone's hand. Might even forget to ask why they think today’s his birthday.

Do they like to wear jewelry?

Little bit? He appreciates a good regal look, but that kind of dress-up was mostly reserved for Temple events. When your bedroom exits to an altar, you may as well give the people a decorated, dangerous thing.

Do they have neat or messy handwriting?

Pretty neat! I imagine elegant, confident strokes and evenly-sized letters. But gods only know what “neat” means within the disaster that is written Common.

What are the two emotions they feel the most?

Excitement and confusion. Often at the same time!

Good thing you didn't say three, because then I'd be forced to say "boner".

Do they have a favourite fabric?

Don’t tell anyone this, but: fur. The snugglier the better.

What kind of accent do they have?

Uhhhhhh fantasy British, innit?

[jasina85]

✶ oc deep dive tag game: Olivia Heller-Adams, Dragon of Philadelphia, doctor of cardiology.

Tzimisce -🐉- 11th Generation - 🩸- Koldun -🔥- Neonate

- what common/uncommon fear do they have?

Olivia used to fear death a lot, or more specifically, dying alone. Being a terminally ill orphan and having difficulty making connections meant that fear drove her for the majority of her life. She never really considered immortality though. She always put her hopes in medicine and getting a heart transplant.

Now though, she fears hurting people she cares about without realizing it. Her Beast is an insidious thing that wants to own and control everything and everyone in her life, and it can sometimes be difficult for her to tell when her Beast is giving her a nudge.

- do they have any pet peeves?

She hates people who are both self-righteous and condescending, and those who refuse to acknowledge the achievements of others. Especially that last one, since she got to be on the receiving end of it a lot during her time with the Camarilla.

- what are 3 items you can find in their bedroom?

Her wedding photo, a lot of yarn, and her favorite plushie (which she made herself when she was younger).

- what do they notice first in a person?

While it may be a shallow answer - their clothes. Olivia's not that great at reading people, so she tries her best to compensate with trying to gleam something about a person by how they dress. Quickly followed by - are they a threat to me and my loved ones?

- on a scale of 1 to 10, how high is their pain tolerance?

A solid 8 or 9, I think. Between discovering she's a bit of a masochist after her Embrace, and joining the Bahari, Olivia's no stranger to receiving pain and learning from it (and taking pleasure in it, of course).

- do they go into fight or flight mode when under pressure? (or freeze and fawn)

Fight. She's yet to find herself in a combat scenario where she felt the overwhelming urge to run away. The Dragon has claws, and by the Goddess, she's not afraid to use them. When her life is not directly threatened however? She has to actively resist the urge to run away, if she believes she's hurting, or might hurt, someone she cares about (Bahari rituals notwithstanding, obviously). She did run away once, after nearly lashing out and being this close to diablerizing her then-girlfriend, now-wife, and she still hasn't truly forgiven herself for it.

- what animal represents them best?

Dog. She's loyal to a fault, and she will fight to the death (preferably of whoever is trying to start shit) to protect her wife. And her other partners. And friends. She considers quite a few people to be under her protection.

- how would a stranger likely describe them?

Very formal, polite, possibly stuck up. In public, she likes to stand on ceremony. Her softer, more emotional side doesn't really go on display around strangers. "Hey wait a minute, doesn't she kinda look like Dracula?"

- do they have any hobbies?

Fiber arts! She loves knitting and crochet. Her craft corner is full of yarn of so many colors. She also enjoys gardening with her wife, and runs a blog where she talks about fiber arts and magic (in a non-masquerade-violating way, of course).

Thank you @findingtarshish for tagging me into this! Seeing as a lot of people got tagged already, I'm not gonna tag anyone in particular, feel free to simply hop in!

Dividers by @diableriedoll !

[omgshiftercat]

BG3 Blogging: Karlach on the Beach

I had to replay a lot of this campaign twice: once after having realized I'd missed the tiefling party (and all the important character interaction therein), and later because of the huge Patch 7 update making old mods unusable.

But hey, more replay means more details to observe.

Stuff I noticed upon deciding not to skip the opening cinematic: the very first thing we see is an engraving of a huge brain, with an illithid standing in front of it in an authoritative pose, and a lot of humanoids bowing before it. I don't think this mural is actually on the nautiloid ship, though: you can find it in the illithid colony under Moonrise Towers.

One of the rune slates you can pick up on the nautiloid ship mentions an individual not connected to the overmind, and advises caution.

Also, one of the victims on board the ship is wearing what we later find out to be an amulet of the Absolute.

I'm not sure how randomized the book drops are, but while going through the "starter dungeon" near the beach this time I got, like, six copies each of The Curse of the Vampyr, The Unclaimed (about a Sharran who sacrificed her entire mind to her goddess and got nothing for it), and that one with short interviews about Bhaalspawn (a hint about the Dark Urge, and also telling a bit of the story of BG2).

I get it, Withers, you're dropping hints about some of the companions.

Even before I got the mod to show Origin-specific dialogue, you can often tell which options are Karlach's because of how sweary they are. Which... relatable.

As I mentioned, I did a lot of rambling on Discord about this game. I'll be indicating my friends' input with animal emoji.

Me: The Infernal script on Karlach's horn reads: "My champion, the Demonsbane. My blood is her strength."

🐇: The other horn says, "Property of Zariel. If found, please return to #3 Zariel Way, Avernus, Hell." Me: Thankfully, that's the horn that got broken off.

Apparently the default subclass for Karlach is Wildheart, but that doesn't make much sense to me. "your powers come from your strong bond with nature"? She's a city girl who became the Fury of Avernus. Where's the nature? Previously I went the Wild Magic route, but didn't find it all that useful. (Protective Lights? Great! Vines that entangle everyone but her? Less great.) This time I went with Berserker, so she can knock people down by hurling random items at them.

This means I'm mostly relying on Wyll to hear the animal dialogue, but 🤷‍♀️. Me: ...Ok, now I want someone to do a video of Karlach yelling "SPOOOOOOOOON!" like the Tick before she yeets a spoon at someone. 🐍: Which spoon? Is it the eyeball spoon? Me: BG3 does not have eyeball spoons! It has eyeball knitting needles!

[wildwinterlunas]

I want to share what the dynamics of my BG3 party with my character, since I've nearly finished ACT 1. I will probably do this at the end of every act cause I am so excited to see how all these dynamics develop.

(Slight Spoilers for BG3 ACT 1)

Medea - My Durge character, often goes with the diplomatic approach, she's charismatic and hides her urges well (except with Alfira but everyone thinks it the tadpole). I'll probably make a separate post going into detail, this is more just to give context

Shadowheart - Second person Medea met, saved her from the Nautiloid, they both have an insane amount of trust in each other. Romance is also blooming between them. With Medea as the leader of the party, you could say that Shadowheart is her second in command. Medea is also getting a lot of bad vibes from what Shadowheart says about Shaar but is trying to be open minded while trying to subtly convince her that maybe she should leave and that what she's going through with Shaar isn't good. They also bond over their shared memory problems.

Astarion - Second person Medea met after the crash, pulled a knife on her when she went to help him, no blood was spilt though. After that they basically started bickering like siblings, Medea being the responsible one, Astarion being the bad influence, both of them chaotic. Also in my mind, since Medea is also an elf and has the same sleep schedule as Astarion, she was suspicious of him sneaking off at night. Though she didn't think he was a vampire, speaking of which, she will never not make fun of Astarion for trying to bit her even though she is literally the one other person who traces, meaning she was the worst person to bite from if he didn't want to get caught. Basically they act like siblings, also Medea has only heard the basics of who Cazador is and already wants to kill him.

Gale - Third person to join the party and the person Medea has the highest approval rating with. When she found out about Gale's condition she instantly sought out magical items that he could use, she was also very stunned when she found out about him a Mystra. Medea was never the studious type, even without a majority of her memories she knows she has a distaste for casting the magic wizards cast, however, casting that magic with Gale is different. She genuinely enjoyed it, and something tells her that he's the best teacher she's ever had. Honestly, even though this is act 1, I didn't expect Gale and Medea to become so close or like each other so much.

Lae'zel - First person Medea met (cause that's how the game goes) and honestly when it comes to her urges, Lae'zel is the one she thinks will take her out if needed. She's even considering telling Lae'zel about the urges. They have a lot of respect for each other even if they disagree on sertain situations, and they probably want the tadpoles out of their head the same amount as at this point Medea thinks her urges could be influenced by the parasite, so she wants it out. Honestly compared to the others there isn't much to say, mostly because I play in character, which means I choose which characters join me based on how close my character is to them or how important they are to the mission lore wise. Their dynamic will probably change in act 2 though.

Wyll - Medea and Wyll have had a slow burn to their friendship, though there is trust between them, they haven't known each other long enough to form a distinct bond (though I am tempted to get them a sibling bond because of what Wyll said after she said they will get his dad back). However, Medea does feel guilty about Wyll's dad being captured, feeling as though she could have done something. It's been added to her ever growing mountain of guilt (at this point she's dealing with the urges, she's killed Alfira, and she's killed Mayrina's brothers), she's also determined to help Wyll get his father back. She has also made it her goal to see Wyll dance.

Karlach - Her and Medea have not interacted much (that will change in Act 2), but so far I think Karlach is on the fence on whether to trust my character or not, because she says a lot of fucked up shit she doesn't mean in order to manipulate her enemies and Karlach tends to take it at face value so she obviously disproves of what Medea is saying. I like to think the displeasure shows on her face and every time Medea looks back at Karlach and gives a look of "I'm not actually going to do it".

Halsin - Like Karlach they haven't interacted that much but that will change in Act 2. As for now though they like each other and Medea wants to get to know him more.

And that's it for now!! I'm really excited to see how the game progresses and how these dynamics develop.

[devildaisies]

Au'liver L'Place RP Guide

People seem interested in playing Au'liver in their home games! Here's a guide for you.

Au'liver is the proprietor of an inter-dimensional magic shop named Au'liver's. He sells magical items, scaled to the level and tone of the campaign you are running.

Appearance

Au'liver is a white-haired, purple skinned elvish man.

He wears clothing that looks like an over the top approach to a magician's getup. He wears gold jewelry, including a set of rabbit-charm earrings.

His age can be ambiguous, but he is somewhere in the elvish equivalent of the 40-50 age range. Though vanity is one of his flaws, so he either has a great skincare routine, or may use a glamor.

His casting, visually, is a combination of flashy wizardry and stage magic. For instance, he typically retrieves items by manifesting a magician's hat with a flourish, and pulling it out from there.

He is very expressive, especially with his hands.

Personality

He is melodramatic, eccentric, and more clever than you would think. Willy Wonka type.

Do you best to be quick witted and funny. Easier said than done, but so worth it when it lands.

He has a white rabbit familiar named Smau'liver.

Prone to holding grudges. He once created and sold a ring that was enchanted to do double damage, specifically on the player that stole from him.

Conversely, Au'liver can be quite sentimental, and is genuinely touched by thoughtful gestures.

There is a seldom-addressed melancholy to him. Keep the fact that he's been isolated in a demiplane, in mind.

Au'liver will maintain an air of showmanship if more than one player is around, and circumvent any melancholy or personal topics.

He is gay. RARELY a flirt, but when he does, he does not pull any punches.

Obviously he can break the fourth wall. I would recommend doing this sparingly, or it kind of looses it's humor.

Mechanics

Mechanically, Au'liver is a max-level wizard.

His spells can NOT cross the threshold of his shop. This is to prevent him from becoming your PC's game-breaking ally.

His magic items can, however, be used outside of the shop.

He can do just about anything within the confines of his shop that a wizard can conceivably do. This does not include healing or resurrection spells.

He CAN casts spells for the players on top of selling items, but he upcharges significantly, and requires that they bring him spell components. I usually price it up from the DM's guide price for a spell scroll of that level.

Players can access his shop from rare, well-hidden doorways in their world. They shouldn't be able to access two portals within 3 days travel.

As the DM sees fit, they can have him gift them with a summoning card. When it is swiped in a closed doorway, an hour-long ritual spell commences. Once it is completed, a portal to his shop will be opened. The entrance will disappear if the door is closed. If the door is opened during the casting, it will be interrupted.

He does not like to be stolen from, and can NOT be stolen from through traditional means. If a player is caught stealing, he will enact immediate retribution. For example, an upcast Plane Shift, sending them to the astral, just long enough for them to pass out.

Plot

He is trapped in his demiplanar shop.

Why is he trapped in the shop? Answers change every time you ask! Have him commit wholeheartedly to whatever you say in the moment.

If you have a good idea for the REAL reason he's trapped, I encourage you to use it in your game.

My players have always felt the urge to try to free him from his demiplanar curse.

I encourage you to indulge them, but do not make it an easy to solve problem. What weight does a problem that can be solved with a "dispel magic" even have?

Conditions

Don't use him commercially / for public shows.

If you make art of him, or have fun moments to share, please make sure you tag me. 'Cause I wanna see.

And for the love of god, always remember.

[atimefordragons]

ROOP AISA SUHANA MERA CHAAND BHI HAI DEEWANA MERA

☾♔; March 12, 2024 ☾♔; 12:19pm ☾♔; sotd: Chammak Challo (iconic forever Akon) ☾♔; cotd: Artizea Rozan Evron ☾♔; Thistle Grove Academy ☾♔; Audition

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: adapted lyrics from Bole Chudiyan, the original lyrics are "roop aisa suhana tera, chaand bhi hai deewana tera", basically translates to "You're so pretty, even the moon is crazy about you", and I just changed the you to me.

urg, remembered why I do not like making sets on urstyle. the page fucking AUTORELOADED, got stuck, had to reload my draft and of course, items shifted. luckily I only finished one tiny corner and didn't have to start over. what bakwas yaar. and I forgot to do the zoom trick the first time I published! I can't see it, but shit probably shifted somewhere. 😩😩😩😩😩

https://urstyle.fashion/groups/thistle-grove-academyhttps://urstyle.fashion/groups/thistle-grove-academyhttps://urstyle.fashion/groups/thistle-grove-academy

a not insignificant amount of my inspiration came from the Ambani wedding, because holy fuck. you might be rich, but are you not THAT rich. And fr, it really highlighted a lot of vieux vs nouveau riche differences, cause the richest man in the world is again Jeff Bezos, but he would not be able to get celebrities to pile onto greyhound buses to attend AND perform at his wedding.

𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: Peony 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: Laila Raichand (hindi: लैला रायचंद, arabic: رايشاند ليلى) 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞(𝐬): Lulu, Laddo (not a fan of either, use of the latter is limited to Dadi and Daddy) 𝐀𝐠𝐞: 17 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫: cis-female 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬: she/her 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: heterosexual 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲: Feb 19 𝐙𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐜: Pisces

𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬: her family. asoiaf (always with daenerys, the one true EMPRESS). dior. cold coffees. caramel. journaling (she does exchanges with her cousins, it's fun and cute watching bade bhaiyah try). red lipsticks. seaside views. karan johar films. yash chopra films. FROZEN (lovesss Elsa, though relates more to Anna). villainess manwha. sailor moon. chanel. disney.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬: game of thrones. the goddamn patriarchy, like come on. america (just as a whole, she's written it off, just become a new country and try again). western perceptions of south asia and the middle east. culottes. bugs, just no. oversharers, like people who've known you for only 10 minutes and proceed to dump their WHOLE tragic life story on you, buddy, I don't know you, I don't want to know about your traumas.

𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭: Recruit.

𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: Laila is headstrong, opinionated, and very stubborn. She knows what she likes and doesn't like, and has no qualms about making those feelings known. She does not believe in "giving grace" to people's bullshit, you can have grace if you're a kid, if you're old enough to know better, you should act better. She can seem mean, and that's not unfair, she's VERY biased towards everyone who she considers as part of her circle, if you're outside of that, she can be extremely vicious, especially if you dare to hurt even a hair of one her people. She's not a big believer in forgiveness or second chances. One and done, hun.

Laila is very much the spoiled youngest child, and spoiled only child. She's the only child of her parents, and the youngest of all her cousins, thus getting double doting, and that shows. She's always done whatever she's wanted and gotten away with it very easily. She can be a little (a lot) narcissistic, and vain, but she's not naive nor does she live in a delusional, la la land fantasy where everything is about her and she's the centre of the universe. She does not think that, HOWEVER, she is very aware that due to her very lucky circumstances, a loving, powerful family, she can do whatever the fuck she wants, she doesn't have any pressure to do anything, there's no "you must marry a good/rich man, you must do this job, you must inherit this magic or this business", she's the baby princess, and she knows well how to take full advantage of that.

Laila is a little aloof and not particularly easy to get close to, though she can get along perfectly fine with people, she doesn't really bother to get to know them herself, and considers anyone outside of her circle as simply an extra in her life. She's not interested in being the centre of everyone's attention, except of course when it comes to her family, but that's just youngest child things. She has no problem speaking up in class, but prefers to do her own thing with her friends, and can be a little snobby, especially towards strangers. While she's not inconsiderate, she also won't act to spare someone's feelings. If you're not her friend, you're not her friend, she'll absolutely help a girl out in a sticky situation (always be a girl's girl), but you don't need to have brunch with her afterwards.

𝐒𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞: Laila's personal style is "whatever I like", but in general her wardrobe tends towards classic, chic, and preppy clothes. When it comes to "ethnic" wear, she generally prefers Pakistani salwars, and relies on big brands like Sabyasachi and Manish Malhotra for more oppulent event wear. She also prefers salwars and lahengas over sarees, they're pretty but a hassle to wear. She can wear it so long as someone puts it on for her. She also HATES that the culotte trend is back and cannot wait for it die again. Laila is also very much a heel girl, from the first moment she ever got a pair. She's tiny, she needs that feeling of power.

𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲: Daughter of Turkish business woman Aleyna Burakgazi and Indian RAW Agent Vikrant Raichand, Laila is a djinn through her mother, though her father's family is no stranger to the supernatural either. While her father is by all means a normal (aside from his abs, they are not normal), her grandmother is an Astradhari, the bearer of an astra, a divine weapon, specifically the Agneyastra, the astra of the God Agni. She is also deeply knowledgeable about Kala Jadoo (black magic), but claims she does not practise it. It's a very unreliable claim 'cause it's well known that Dadi (paternal grandma) will fuck you up. While their grandmother has not yet decided which heir to make her successor and pass her astra on to, she has made sure to educate all of them of the power of Astras, the Gods, and kala jadoo.

Laila lived with her mother and more immediate extended paternal family (so her father's brother, his family, and their mother) in India until she was about 7, at which point she and her mother moved to Dubai, where her mother took over Raichand Industries Middle East interests. Her father often travels for work, and cannot maintain contact for extended periods of time, so his presence wasn't as constant as his family's, but whenever present he is always doting and spends time with her and her mother. She is definitely a daddy's girl, he's not the whole cause, but a significant amount of her being spoiled is absolutely his fault. But she is also very close to her mother and admires her very much.

Laila does not exactly have the best track record of controlling her djinn abilities, especially when she's angered. It wasn't too much of a problem growing up, she's mostly a homebody and surrounded by family, and people who know about the magical world, so losing control could be easily covered up and often didn't even need to be. However, one time, she, her best friends Kiran and Isabella, and some other friends went to a concert and as they were leaving, some grown ass adult kept hitting on Kiran, and they were literally 12 years old at the time, how disgusting. It was a kids concert too, like what is that guy even doing? Trash. In her annoyance, Laila exploded his hands, she wasn't aiming to do that, but she has no regrets either. That was a little bit harder to cover up, since it was in public, but ya know, it's Dubai, they're rich, buh-bai pedo. This was not the only time she lost control, but she assumes it was probably this incident that got her on the academy's radar.

Before getting the email, Laila was all set to continue her high school level education at the private school she was attending. Honestly, at first she thought it was spam, all the magic training she's received so far has been passed down generation to generation within family, so she wasn't even aware of Thistle Grove Academy's existence. She was unsure of whether or not to attend, she's already got her dadi and taiji (paternal aunt-in-law) for deeper magical instruction, her mommy for the basics, and she's a Raichand, she can get anything she needs at any time. Ultimately, she was convinced to attend by her one of her besties, Isabella, who is a legacy at Thistle Grove and also got the email.

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬: Djinn (also romanized as jinn, anglicized as genies, as a being can also be analogous to an angel, demon, or fairy, but none are entirely accurate)

𝐀𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜: Laila has a number of abilities as a Djinn, such as shapeshifting, mind control, astral projection and body possession, however, ultimately each distinct ability is governed by the same factor and all of them can be classified under the singular power of "Essokinesis", the ability to control reality, though Laila was taught that her power is to make HER wishes come true. Some guy touches her friend and she wants his bones to explode? Okay, boom. Papa's work trip is taking too long, oops, suddenly he's back in India. She wants Valyrian silver-gold hair, she got Valyrian silver-gold hair, that one can at least be hidden easily, you know how awkward it is when you're in the middle of a gun fight in an undisclosed location, and then suddenly poof into the centre of a massive Diwali celebration?

Because her magic is linked to her thoughts and desires, it's hard for Laila to control her abilities and prevent herself from making the silliest thing reality, to forcibly keep her powers from manifesting, she usually wears a simple gold taweez (amulet) given to her by her aunt-in-law's father, Zafar Khan Qadri, who is a Sufi of an Indian branch of the Qadiri Order (as a VERY quick, oversimplified explainary, a Sufi is basically someone who practices Islamic mysticism, honestly of the ones I've met and have been told about, they're more like nerds about magic in relation to Islam rather than a magical priest, but whatever, also Sufism is divided into a bunch of orders which all eventually trace back to Mohammad cause he the OG of everything).

𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬: Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Turkish, English, French, Portugese (Brazilian), Italian, Russian

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲? Pretty chooses pretty? She honestly doesn't know, the general meaning of Peonies is shame, bashfulness, and anger, and like, anger makes sense, but shame? bashfulness? Laila is opposite of that, she's not cinderella, she's the Prince, what does she have to be ashamed about? The meaning of Peonies in China however fits her more, or rather her family, prosperity and honour certainly vibe with the Raichand's and how they value and market their family name.

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦: Bahar Şahin

𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝: https://urstyle.fashion/styles/3630790 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: https://urstyle.fashion/collections/229400 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭: https://www.pinterest.ca/evewinterdragon/villainess-barbie/ 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1CHLJ7232UMzgbBRjmzTuh?si=bbaeb3521df34663

[noirleo]

Ooh, are we sharing TMNT OCs? Mine is a fluffy Ragamuffin cat mutant with white fur, pink curly hair and blue eyes. She's a bit tall, plus-sized and is an anxious cinnamon roll. At her best she's a lot like Pinkie Pie from MLP: Friendship is magic, but she also deals a lot with anxiety, depression and some PTSD..

She eventually acquires a mystic item called The Heart of Healing, which heals wounds, cures poison and illnesses, and places a force field around a wounded comrade to protect them while healing in combat.

Over time she learns basic self-defense and takes fencing lessons from Senior Hueso. She has a long way to go as far as being allowed to be in combat, but she's getting at least to the point where the boys and April aren't quite as worried.

She loves drawing, singing, writing, dancing in the kitchen, swimming, watching nature documentaries, reading, cosplay, collecting stuffed animals and anime figurines, taking "cat-naps", video games and cuddling.

She's very physically affectionate and comforting, and loves giving and receiving physical touch and words of affirmation. She gets incredibly flustered when people flirt with her, but she loves exchanging cheesy puns and dad jokes. She sometimes makes art for her friends and likes to cook simple meals for them.

She's much smarter and better educated than she lets on, and will info-dump about her passions if she's not careful. She also really enjoys it when people get excited to talk about projects with her!

She was human before, but engages in some feline behaviors (rubbing her cheeks unintentionally on someone or something to "mark" them, purring, tacking carpet pieces to her wall for her to scratch, being chased by dogs/Gus the demon dog, curling up for naps almost anywhere, and needing to obsessively be clean/brushed/smelling nice).

She does not have a raspy tongue, thank goodness, and she blunts her claws to keep from accidentally hurting herself or others. Otherwise most of her body looks surprisingly human.

She has a younger sister (based on my own sister!) who was mutated into a mystic spider girl and temporarily taken under Big Mama's wing, until a team effort convinced her to leave and find her own place in the city. I ship said spider sis with Cassandra "Casey" Jones.

I'm kind of struggling on who I want to ship her with out of the boys. I'm actually writing a fan fiction with her and to be honest, I love all the boys so much. ❤💙💜💛 Any suggestions would be so appreciated!

I have a strong feeling she and Mikey would at least be besties for resties.

Sorry if this is a lot! I have a bit of art for her too.

Michan, the Ragamuffin cat girl mutant, is the one with the pink hair and blue dress on the right. Her friend Rumiko is the fox girl on the left.

as an older sister the urge to add your siblings into the mix is so real i always add mine in somehow lol

ok i know you said she keeps her claws dulled but, for your consideration

boom. claw caps.

anyways

does she do that thing where cats go up to someone to help them stretch and they raise their arms up in the air? i feel like raph would really get a kick out of that

she sounds like such a cutie, and i love that she’s a healer which is a totally underrated role for characters to play imo

[wingedscribe]

1, 6, 15 for Tav backstory asks! Your choice or do one for each of them, whatever you prefer!

I'll do each for all of them because I love any excuse to talk about my OCs! For a brief overview of the three, Akakios is my Dark Urge playthrough and is a half-drow Paladin of Devotion; Hithala is. well. Hithala uses the wood elf body but is a hexblood druid of the circle of spores; finally, Tanith is a half-elven Cleric of Selune.

Is your Tav Baldurian? If yes, did they grow up in Baldur’s Gate? If no, where are they from?

Akakios is Balduran, growing up in Baldur's Gate -- although they can't remember it, given the uhhh. [Gestures toward the cranial trauma in the Dark Urge's past.] Hithala is not Balduran and grew up in the middle of a forest (I haven't decided which Faerun forest it is, it doesn't particularly matter) and spent most of his time pre-game wandering in less civilized areas. Finally, Tanith is from the area around Baldur's Gate, but didn't grow up in the city itself, although she has visited it multiple times.

6. When did your Tav learn their abilities/skills?

With Akakios they can't actively remember it, but they learned their abilities -- if that's the right word for them -- as the Dark Urge when they were around fourteen years old, proceeded to swear off using them forever (this did not work) and joined an order of Paladins, learning how to channel divine power to aid others through their adolescence there. It wasn't enough to stop their blood from taking its due, but when they woke up with no memory it was their Paladin's oaths that they clung to.

Hithala learned some basics of nature magic from the hag that raised him, although it was largely through observation -- the hag wasn't really interested in teaching what she saw as an unfortunate step on the path to making another hag. However, once he left her house, he took refuge in a local druidic circle, and that was where he learned most of his skills as a druid.

Tanith's entire family are Selunites, so once it was clear that she had both a lot of faith and a deep connection to the goddess she became an acolyte of the local temple, and from there her cleric powers came into focus as she devoted her time and energy to serving Selune. Her specific focus as a Tempest Cleric came from her conviction that someone had to strike at Selune's enemies before they could do harm to the innocent.

15. Do they have any sentimental items?

Akakios has a battered old book on the oaths of Paladin orders that they woke up with; the more they learn about themself pre-amnesia, the more confusing the fact that they held onto this was, but as the player I can say it's because there was always a part of Akakios who still very much wanted to be the strong, noble paladin who protected people and wanted to be the hero, and even though pregame Akakios had been convinced that they could never be anything but the villain, they kept that book of oaths anyway.

Hithala has a few things that he is emotionally attached to, but the main one would be a necklace with an amber pendant, holding a leaf from the forest he grew up in. It was a gift from his first love, a fellow druid named Rowan Tavverin -- Rowan was human, so Hith has long outlived him at this point, but in lieu of a wedding ring keeps the necklace with him at all times.

Tanith doesn't have a strong attachment to many things -- a lot of her belongings she sees as stuff she's been given by her goddess/the temple she typically works out of, and so she's happy to give them to someone who would need them more than she does and just make her way to wherever she can find the next thing she needs -- but her holy symbol, a Selunite pendant she's kept since childhood, is extremely precious to her. She had one of a matched pair with a childhood friend of hers, to the point that they swapped them before that friend went out into the woods for her coming-of-age ceremony -- where she was, Tanith assumes, killed by Sharran hunters, along with the rest of her family (if this sounds similar to a companion's backstory, there's a reason for that! Neither Tanith nor Shadowheart know it, though), so Tanith holds onto the pendant as the last part of her best friend she has with her.

Thank you so much for the questions -- if anyone else wants to ask about these three gay adventurers feel free to send me questions from this list: https://wingedscribe.tumblr.com/post/736382006258253824 or, you know, whatever questions you have.

[plethomacademia]

9, 15, 24

Thank you for the ask, sorry I got weird about tadpoles yesterday instead of answering LOL.

Answering for this meme and I might do 21 even if no one asks because I want to talk about Maeve songs.

9. How does your Dark Urge feel about the city?

I think pre-tadpole Maeve probably felt super constrained by the city! She was raised on the road by Sceleratis and didn't like how she never got to sit still, but then once she was forced to sit still, I think she started wanting to go again. Maybe pre-tadpole Maeve was just miserable in general!

Tadpole Maeve likes the noise of the city. She doesn't like when sometimes she turns on a street and gets a feeling that she should know it. But in general, she loves noise and people and sights and smells. She doesn't know it but she's making up for lost time.

15. What is your Dark Urge's greatest fear?

Same for all versions of Maeve: lack of control over her choices. Their definitions of control are different since pre-game Maeve never has full control and never expects to, but when agency is taken from her, when her body just does things, it really gets to her. Too bad she's like a body created to eventually contain the spirit of her god father lol.

24. Does you Dark Urge have a treasured item with them? If yes, what is it and why is it special? If no, how do they feel about item sentimentality in general?

F L U T E

Pre-game Maeve gets to keep her flute because it doesn't do any harm, she is doing her job, and Sceleratis notices that just letting the idiot play for herself keeps her from acting stupid. It's a concession and she treasures it because she knows it's something that could be taken away. She wishes she could figure out how to fit it in her life, how to use it to focus her magic like she really wants to, but she can't figure out how to make it fit.

I head canon (and will likely write this) that in game, Maeve comes out of her pod, she's freaking out, she's looking for a weapon and instead she finds a pretty gross looking wood stick that was in her pod with her? But then she realizes she knows how to hold it, how to use it. Interacting with her flute is a huge way she orients to the world in those first days. I think she even first remembers her name while playing it. Music is a very tactile thing, a very emotional thing.

I actually head canon that one of the reasons Maeve is able to resist is because she gets that flute so early. When I play her bad girl run, I will be playing as a sorcerer in a way to mimic more how she is in my long fic.

[thelordofblades]

ryker locksworth my fucking BELOVED - gen 3 + 7, story 3 + 15, romance 9

Does your Tav have any comments or advice when you recruit other companions?

generally he's easygoing- comments towards shadowheart, lae'zel, and gale are pointing out eccentricities like the others, covering for how he can't read them off the bat. karlach gets his most enthusiastic response where he'll say that woman could throw a rager that would put me under. i'm here for it. wyll also gets unique dialogue where ryker mentions as a fellow pact-bearer that he worries for wyll, and that he's too young to be doing this kind of thing (to which the pc can point out he was also doing the same thing at the same age, stop treating wyll like a kid, and he just goes Hey.)

Do they have their own personal quest that spans the course of the game? Can it take different branching paths depending on the choices the Player Character makes?

YES and he also likely reaches the culmination of it in ater the shadow-cursed lands after revealing his pact and the odd nature of the deal to the pc (the raven queen has my heart because my soul is already claimed), and helping him face off against raphael to strike a second bargain to mephistopheles to exchange a missing item stolen from him for ryker's soul. branching routes: forcing ryker to deal for his soul back, Persuading ryker to deal for his soul back, faiing a deal for his soul, and striking a deal for a different but powerful magic item. it's not the full package but it hits ryker somewhere deep regardless of if you get it or not, and his behavior in act 3 will change if he gets it back to be more cautious after having a huge mental breakdown of what was i risking myself for all this time.

How do they react to Astarion biting the Player Character?

ryker perhaps has one of the strongest reactions as a monster hunter who has made a career off of vampire hunting- those two do Not get along at all after the fact, and ryker does try to urge the player to watch the fuck out.

How do they react when the Dark Urge first reveals their amnesia and murderous thoughts to them?

natural instinctive cautious reaction- ryker will respond Kindly about it but with spectacularly high insight the pc can read that being a "fuck me are you going to get me next, let me get on your good side/see what's up". if durge reveals yeah i have no fucking idea i cannot remember shit, that gets sideswept for Total Curiosity and a diligent man on the case to figure out what the fuck is going on with you

How do they react if the PC has sex with Mizora? The Emperor? Haarlep?

mizora: BAD. he will scold the pc for being fucking gullible, and being lucky all she did was get you off with a billion soul deaths. if you're in a romance with him, he ends it there, not because you cheated (he's very polyam with a "whatever goes" policy) but because he does not trust your judgement. the emperor: ...curiosity and reluctance. he's clearly not thrilled about it at all but he definitely thought about it. haarlep: BAD BAD BAD!!! another romance-ender for similar reasons to mizora, but more you never engage with an incubus without knowing the terms you're agreeing to.

[lemonhemlock]

Good luck on your BG3 journey!! It's a good game with great characters, the only drawback is the fact that the fandom can be as insane as the HOTD one (if not even more so) with the discourse it generates, although once you find your place in it with other like-minded people whilst ignoring the crazy ones, all is going to be fine.

I only played the game once (and now I'm doing my second playthrough as a Dark Urge) as a sorcerer so I'm far from being an expert when it comes to giving advice but: you're right about Astarion not needing the Gloves of Dexterity since you can max his DEX really fast and by the time you get those gloves, they will be totally redundant. For him, I would go with the Gloves of Power or the Gloves of Thievery (the latter are great since they give advantage to Sleight of Hand checks which is especially good if you use him a lot to steal from merchants, lockpick and disarm traps). You can get both of those quite early in Act 1.

The Gloves of Dexterity will serve your character better. Like you said, you can dump your DEX stats once you get them and put those points into WIS instead. There are no magical items so early in the game that could help get higher WIS stats so, you either do what you suggested already or…get Shadowheart to help you (the Enhance Ability spell can be really good), which you clearly don't want. Oh and since you mentioned you are going to fight Ethel, well, without spoiling too much, you can get a +1 to an Ability Point of your choosing if you accept an offer she is going to make to you.

I personally didn't bother with the wisdom checks that much, they're not that many to begin with (compared to the charisma checks you get in almost every dialogue) and failing some of them throughout the game isn't such a big deal. IIRC, there's really one one consequential WIS check that you have to pass later in game if you want to refuse something that will be given to you but even that can be avoidable (you can refuse without needing to pass the check) if you resist indulging in a certain thing (I'm keeping this vague for spoiler reasons). Other than that, I wouldn't worry too much, just have fun playing as you see fit.

omg anon thank you so much for this message!!! <333333 i'm really getting into it, i don't really want to do anything else. is this brainrot what being a GAYMER is like???

the only drawback is the fact that the fandom can be as insane as the HOTD one (if not even more so) with the discourse it generates, although once you find your place in it with other like-minded people whilst ignoring the crazy ones, all is going to be fine.

you see i find this hilarious because my boyfriend insisted the other day that (with a few exceptions, as per his words, referring to the astarionwives) this fandom was "wholesome". 😂 i am squinting my eyes v hard at that statement

I only played the game once (and now I'm doing my second playthrough as a Dark Urge)

so fun! yeah i am thinking of maybe going Dark Urge myself one day, depending on how long it takes me to go through the game. the teacher's pet in me feels like i have to do every quest LOL it's gonna take me ages to finish

but: you're right about Astarion not needing the Gloves of Dexterity since you can max his DEX really fast and by the time you get those gloves, they will be totally redundant. For him, I would go with the Gloves of Power or the Gloves of Thievery (the latter are great since they give advantage to Sleight of Hand checks which is especially good if you use him a lot to steal from merchants, lockpick and disarm traps). You can get both of those quite early in Act 1. The Gloves of Dexterity will serve your character better. Like you said, you can dump your DEX stats once you get them and put those points into WIS instead.

oh thank you so much! ikr?? i'm gonna give astarion 18 DEX as soon as i can level him up anyway so why bother? i was really vehement to dump the stat altogether, because i was thinking there was nothing in it FOR ME as a wizard, but then i realised i'm really getting pounded in fights because of my low dexterity!! "i'm just a girl" energy fr. currently i'm using Gloves of Missile Snaring and Sidestep Boots on Mirta (my tav) (i'm gonna go back to the spider cave, which is why i need them)

i did give astarion some fancy gloves, though, perhaps even the gloves of power, i'll have to check but he does have something on

There are no magical items so early in the game that could help get higher WIS stats so, you either do what you suggested already or…get Shadowheart to help you (the Enhance Ability spell can be really good), which you clearly don't want.

I personally didn't bother with the wisdom checks that much, they're not that many to begin with (compared to the charisma checks you get in almost every dialogue) and failing some of them throughout the game isn't such a big deal.

yeah, i'm really set on having high charisma because my hope is to manipulate these rugrats into doing what i want. but the wisdom checks have proven annoying, i have to say. and i don't really want to be dragging shadowheart with me all the time because... i can't stand her! 😂 my bf is a shadowwife and keeps telling me to be patient with her but she is just getting on my nerves 🤌i respecc'd her to be a Life Cleric and she is more useful now, at the very least.

but i want to rotate my companions so it's kind of important to be able to progress without shadowheart

Oh and since you mentioned you are going to fight Ethel, well, without spoiling too much, you can get a +1 to an Ability Point of your choosing if you accept an offer she is going to make to you.

exciting!! i wouldn't know where to put it exactly, though, since i read online that having odd numbers is not really giving you a bonus in bg3. so, for example, if i were to have DEX 9, the game would consider it the same way as DEX 8, and if i had WIS 11 it would be the same as WIS 10. one of my friends (who is the wisest bg3 expert out of our group) told me that having 18 for my main ability (INT) is the roughly the same as being maxed out, at least on easy mode (which i'm playing, as it's my first foray into DnD)

anyway, first of all, i'm gonna go find the soap mod asap since i just found out today you're supposed to clean yourself so you don't stink ☠️ and i have found exactly 0 bars of soap and 0 sponges so far, so i'm not gonna bother with that 😂 then i'm gonna keep my party of shadowheart, wyll and lae'zel to check out the shipwreck marker on the map

after that the plan is to go back to camp, switch lae'zel out for astarion and go back to ethel (since astarion expressed interest in her so i'm curious if he'll act out in some way)

[rottenbrainstuff]

BG3 playthrough: Alfira, Karlach, and companion approvals.

(Major dark urge spoilers)

The game is forcing me to get going and move forward now - there’s nothing left for me to do in this area, and it seems that crossing the bridge towards the Blighted Village, or going farther north into the forest, are what triggers the dark urge Alfira camp scene. I was forced to finally do it.

Tav had so much fun with Alfira, it was such a touching scene with her back in the grove. Being a bard doesn’t give you the option to learn how to play musical instruments from her, but what you can do instead is do a duet with her and help her finish her song. Very moving. I loved it. The Weeping Dawn is a beautiful song. My tav has been making such good friends with the tieflings, I’ve really enjoyed the grove SO MUCH, I feel so protective towards the tieflings and I want to help them get safely to Baldur’s Gate. And then this happens. Tav is absolutely inconsolable to be responsible for such senseless and brutal murder, and to have hurt the people he only wanted to protect. We won’t be going back to the grove for a little while… Tav is going to explore the forest for a bit, he is too ashamed to show his face back there right now.

Apparently there’s tricks you can do to stop Alfira from coming to your camp, for instance knocking her out before doing the rest will trigger a different NPC coming, apparently. But like. In game, why would your Tav just randomly knock her out? If you don’t want the dark urge stuff to happen, why play dark urge then?

I knew this scene existed, but I was confused. The youtube cutscene I watched had that funny dragonborn bard showing up at camp instead. Apparently she’s the one who shows up if Alfira is not available. I was not aware though, I was ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATED to learn, it is Alfira who normally shows up. Ugh! I’m so sad! I got so attached to the tieflings, how awful, how awful it was. Now my campsite has this horrible shameful stain that won’t go away. I wonder if it will stay there the entire game as a constant reminder of how badly Tav fucked up.

It was a very somber camp chat after that. Gale in particular had some very cutting words. Which I deserved. RIP Alfira. I saved a little tab so I can go back anytime I want to play a duet with her.

Funnily enough, Astarion is almost at 40 approval right now and it’s going to trigger his first romance scene very quickly here. (who says he’s hard to romance? I actually find myself wishing it was going a little slower. I’m having a much worse time impressing Shadowheart right now. You don’t HAVE to do all the bad shit that he thinks is funny to do) It’s funny. Almost immediately after it’s apparent I’ve brutally murdered someone for unclear reasons, Astarion is throwing himself at me. I see it as: when tav is revealed to possibly be extremely dangerous, Astarion figures it’s time to hurry up and ally himself with the biggest bad in the room to save his own skin, kind of thing.

(I also triggered Gale’s first romance cut scene, which I totally didn’t realize at first was a romance scene - I can see how people got trapped in, lol. After an update they apparently added in some more dialogue options though and I think I picked a route that is, I like you just fine Gale but not in That Way, maybe, and we can still be good friends. Gale seems so friendly and chatty at first, but really, he gives away less personal details about himself than anyone else in camp. He feels at first like just a generic wizard dude with an unfortunate need to snack on my magic items, but he’s got just as much of a sad story as any of them, and it takes some effort to learn about it)

Lastly, I’ve finally gotten Karlach, so my main team is now complete. She’s amazing. I love her. It’s a bit stressful having so may awesome companions when I can only walk around with three of them at a time. Every single one is such an interesting character with an interesting story. …however…. My approval with Wyll suddenly shot up to an insane amount. I wasn’t really keeping an eye on but, but before getting Karlach, I was in the low 20s I think, and now suddenly, after all the cutscenes are said and done, I’m at 69. (nice) I guess getting Karlach bumped me up to the 40s, which I guess is what triggered his Mizora scene, which bumped me up another 20. So yeah, Wyll is now suddenly my bestest friend in the whole entire world. He’s an interesting character. Seems at first like a generic swashbuckling hero, but things aren’t what they seem at all, just like all of them.

Coming up next: I think I’m going to be forced to chat with Raphael very soon.

[dragonsfell]

There's definitely something off about this drow, what she can't quite place and the gnat is urging for her to take a peek. Had the girl learnt nothing about how they conducted business of any sort? Yassarra ignores the tugging at her moment to open her mind to pry into his; considering he was looking for psychic resistances though. They may yet get a peek as a suggested test even if she did have items for mind shielding.

They were quite necessary for adventurers wanting to go out into the jungles of home, after all her not-so-friendly kin might prey upon a traveler and use them as nightmare fodder for the serpent gods. Yuan-ti were a people talented in psychic torture after all. ❝ Mediation may work for some, but rarely can one afford the price of patience. ❞ She suggests, and she does know that immediate need for change and action as well as the Merchant Prince knows how to play a long game.

However, people rarely sought out magical solutions if they had to wait for results; normally everyone turned to magic, or manipulating the Weave if times were dire. ❝ Not necessarily, a slaad tadpole is makes its self a home inside, festering in its host flesh. ❞ And surgical removal was far more lethal than that. Floki should by all means be a slaad, but magical intervention prevented that.

❝ You need something more permanent, a potion won't cut it, but other solutions come at a cost. I don't accept buyer's remorse; we'll make sure that the solution works for you first. ❞ Though the cost didn't always mean money. ❝ My talents include psychic intrusion, but first what is the concern against intrusion? Paranoia, an enemy, something else? ❞

lolth's web,   he didn't know how to respond to her questioning.  a fucking resounding yes to all of the above?  something trying to get in and something and already inside.  the illithid had said that the parasite was wrapped in powerful magic which made its extraction difficult,  or which made shielding from it difficult,  but he wasn't certain he believed the creature.  all he knew was that having it intrude upon his memories once was enough.  

“even if i did have months,”   sol'rys responded dryly,  “i am not the meditative type.  surprising,   i know.”  deflect,  as always.  always make the situation less dire than it was.  all creatures were united in their love of exploiting the desperate.  the chance of extra coin or an owed favor or something else entirely was irresistable,  having learned it well in menzoberranza,  and he could not claim that he was an exception to its allure.  

“but the nature is outside,  as it usually is,   no?”   half a lie,   but he didn't think it would hurt to try.  like hells was he broadcasting to anyone in the city that he had an illithid parasite squirming around torturously in his skull.  “some way to resist.  magic is also clearly not my strong suit.”

[books-and-catears]

Hi! I was wondering if you could write some headcanons on how the brothers would react to the alternate timeline MC (the one killed by belphie, rip) haunting the house of lamentation? I just think some angst would be neato. Keep up the good work! I love your writing <3

Oh how much I love this concept. With all the ghost MCs I've been writing this fits in perfectly. How I love writing angst hehehe thank you for this wonderful ask

Thank you so much for your kindness. I hope I can do this justice :')

It has been months since you've been gone. Your body buried in the human world, and yet your soul still felt like it was lingering.

They could see you - a glimpse here, a whisper there and your presence everywhere. Almost as if you just walked past them into your room, and lay curled up in bed with Satan's new books or Levi's new manga. Only you weren't.

The bumps in your bed were just pillows and blankets. The extra chair stood out like a sore thumb. They would so often call you and then feel stupid for expecting a response. Except you had started answering back now.

Lucifer could often hear paper rustling in his sleep. And when he woke up he found the paper work was done more than he remembered doing.

He found his favourite tea brewing whenever he was too tired. And it tasted exactly how you used to make it.

At first he thought it was some sort of sickening joke from his brothers so he threatened to punish them if they didn't come clean. But it was none of them.

Then...MC? Did you come back somehow?

He went into a secret frenzy, looking for you everywhere. Sometimes when the house was empty, he screamed out your name, he could hear your voice softly calling back from your room.

Soon those soft vague sounds became his only comfort - he became super strict about silence in the house. He refused to have any other tea than the one he found magically brewing. He'd always kiss the cups before drinking from them, and his eyes would sting with unshed tears.

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Mammon might be scared of ghosts. But not you. Never you. Especially when he could feel your weight in his arms whenever he missed you too much.

Maybe the sensation was more vivid, since he was the last one to hold you alive. He could also see you. A faint shadow that walked beside and waved to him whenever he was in your room.

And though the shadow had no face, he could tell it was smiling. He felt calm around it. Like you never left. He denied your death the most and now there was reason to.

He barely left the house and most of the time he just stayed in your room. That's where he had most memories with you. Sometimes he found coins and Grimm strewn around your bed, as if you'd left it there for him. He took them and stored them away, never to spend them.

He was overjoyed when he saw your shadow in his room. He started talking to it like it was you, pressing his lips against the walls where you appeared and watching your shadow reaching up to touch his shadow, holding it tight. In those moments he swore he could feel your arms around him again. And on those nights, his pillows would be drenched with his agony.

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Leviathan first noticed it when he saw that Player 2 was always logged in, in all of his games. Even the ones that came months after you were longer there.

And while player two didn't actively play, he found boost items in his game inventory that he didn't achieve himself. You used to hunt down boost items to help with his battles and he protected you during the fights.

He starts getting even more into gaming, to the point where he forgets to go out for meals. Mammon and Satan have to drag him out to eat. He often just sits there talking to himself as if you're still there.

Then one day, in the group texts of the game, he sees you text. Player 2: 'Go get him Levi! I got your back; we have a lot of ammo!" He forgot the game altogether desperately typing back a message.

You don't text as often as he would like, but he's always waiting for whatever you say. It's easily the best part of his day. If he fell asleep in front of the screen, he would wake up covered with a blanket and good morning message on screen. His brothers claim to never have gone inside so he knows it's you. He cries into the blanket you covered him with cause he misses you.

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Satan came to feel your presence in the strangest way. There was a particular cat that you were attached to. That cat started finding ways to sneak inside the house, in the library or Satan's room, holding small books in its mouth.

When Satan opened them up, he found petals of your favourite flowers tucked away in some particular pages. It resembled the way you marked your favorite chapters using colored bits of paper or bookmarks.

He figured out a way to talk to you. He made something that resembled an Ouija board and left a little cat shaped button on it. He tried it out in your room, and it worked. You were talking back. Not whole sentences but broken phrases and words. So he used yes and no questions from then onwards.

He often found new books in his room, a hint that you wanted him to read them. While reading, he could swear he felt your head rest on his shoulder as if trying to read with him. He also left books in your room to read. Though he missed your touch and your voice, the fact that you still talk to him gave him so much joy. He often kisses the books he gives you, hoping they reach your fingers and litters the pages with tear stains in hopes you'd see them and come back.

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Asmodeus screamed the first time he saw you behind him in the mirror. You were transculent, barely visible. But it was you and your distinct smile and wave of the hand, leaning against his bathroom wall, long streaks of dried blood near your neck. He could even smell you - your scent like flowers, firewood and old books.

He tries to talk to you, even tries to hold you but you're just an image. A reflection that reflects nothing but empty space. You don't seem to talk but you nod or shake your head in reply. He presses himself into the mirror as if trying to hug you tight.

But lately he hears whispers, very faint and barely there but he hears them. Always calling him somewhere where there is a mirror. Cause that's the only place he can see you. If you thought he was obsessed with mirrors then, you should see him now.

He almost covered his whole room up with mirrors so he could see you from all angles, making you feel as alive as he possibly could. He screams your name into his pillows. Maybe you would respond if he was louder?

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Beelzebub often passed by you room, all covered now, just like Lilith's. The door was always kept open but he didn't dare enter. But one day, a strong gust of wind blew it wide open as if urging him to enter. So he did.

On the bed he found some fresh treats placed right in the middle of your bed. It was the treats he loved to eat together with you. How did they even get here?

He sat on the bed and absent mindedly started eating. When he ate, he could hear your laughter and you talking - a surge of memories flooding his senses. And when he was done, he could swear he felt your fingers wiping his mouth.

Eversince then he refused to eat anywhere except your room and his brothers had to drag him to the table during breakfast and dinner. But whenever a new bakery or restaurant opened, he would bring all the food back only to eat it in your room. And he would smile, listening to saying how delicious the food is. He would often clutch at his chest and cry, missing the way you used to hold him whenever he was sad. Won't you come hold him now, MC?

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Belphegor couldn't feel a thing. The only way he knew you were still here was when he brothers acted strangely. He'd ask them of course, but they'd never reply to him. He was the reason MC was gone. Why would MC show themself to him?

So he observed his brothers, always cautious for every little thing that was out of place. He'd caught all his brothers crying at some point or the other. Especially in your room. So he'd curl up in your room to spend the night in there hoping to feel you like his brothers. Only he never did, and Mammon and Satan would scream and drag him out the next morning.

None of the brothers would let him inside of their own rooms either. They couldn't save you when it mattered. So now it was their way of protecting whatever essence was left of you.

Feeling dejected and guilty he went and locked himself inside his old attic. He rested his against the bars that locked him in. Isn't this where he first met you, MC? Sigh. You'd been nothing but kind to him so why did he-

"Belphie.." Then he heard it. For the first time in forever, he heard your voice again. Soft and kind - just like before. He looked up and through the bars, he saw the most familiar sight. You smiling at him through the bars, your fingers wrapped around yours. And just like that he broke down. He started howling in pain, as he tried to reach you, but his fingers slipped right through you. "I'm sorry I'm sorry come back please come back!" He cried as you disappeared into thin air again.

My Masterlist .

[starleska]

Expressionism and Red Academia for Jack? 👀

hehehe oh my goodness what a great set you've chosen!!! okay, here they are for 'Big' Jack Horner 😉

😱Expressionism😱 ~ Describe to us exactly how your F/O makes you feel! Or, for a twist, describe how you make your F/O feel! Or do both!

oh…Mr Horner makes my gut twist with excitement 😖💖 he's just so imposing and forthright, with absolutely no qualms when it comes to speaking his mind and taking what he wants…it's that domineering, single-minded focus that leaves no room for distraction or inadequate results which really gets me;;; i know if i met the man in real life i would be a trembling mess and wouldn't be able to get a word in edgeways…something he would doubtless exploit, either for his own gain or amusement 😳 take a shot for every Jack fan who enjoys being bullied by a big, awful man!! 😂 because the idea of Jack holding any feelings for me makes me want to fold up into a pretzel shape, i'll answer with how he feels towards my OC, Aspen Branch 😉

i think Jack is quietly horrified with himself for giving in to what he considers his 'baser urges' - and he can't even begin to think about being in love. he tries to rationalise his desire to be with Aspen as a natural reaction to a beautiful woman, and that it's a strong, powerful emotion…but in reality, he's scared. intimacy is something Jack feels he has no room for, not anymore...he discards people with ease now he's so big and powerful. love is something which makes him feel small, and weak, and powerless...and to not be in control of who he falls for - especially such a delicate, soft individual? it's something which makes him tear his hair out 😖

🍷Red Academia🍷 ~ What’s your favorite fun-fact about your F/O?

haha, less a fun-fact and more a personal headcanon!! i like to think Jack artificially enhanced his enormous body with magical items - kind of Shrek-universe equivalent of steroids. i just find it very unlikely that Jack ended up that huge when his parents are a very normal size!! after all, we do see Jack tinkering with the Alice in Wonderland size snacks…i really love the AU some folks have come up with, where Jack meets The Fairy Godmother and they strike up a highly unethical deal to get Jack his desired size. i imagine The Fairy Godmother sizes Jack up as a useful 'friend' - a wealthy connection with a pie empire which almost certainly smuggles illegal circumstances in its pastries 👀 ahhh, i love answering for Jack!! thanks so much for this one :3c [ask game]