#i was holding a lot in

[rosewoodroad]

Hmm... For the Commander asks, how about 1, 7, and 15 if anybody else hasn't sent them yet.

Thanks for asking!! This was fun to explore. Maybe too much fun because this turned out much longer than I intended.

1. Which dragon scared your commander the most?

Kralkatorrik. To LS4 Wysma, the Crystal Dragon was the embodiment of all his mistakes, his arrogance to dare assume the Elder Dragons were nothing more than rabid beasts, and that he could beat them all. Mordremoth had been his wake up call, and LS3 taught Wysma that Zhaitan's defeat had only served to create a disastrous domino effect, but to see the sheer destruction Kralkatorrik had been capable of? It almost felt like it was his fault it happened, no matter how much he told himself he could do it- what's one more Dragon?

Then Aurene died, and he broke.

He’s since gotten over his guilt about the whole mess (and Aurene's alive! Whew). He understands now that it was nobody’s fault that he, the Pact, even Trahearne didn’t have the full picture until it was too late. Accusations that he was inadequate still sting, though.

(Jormag is a close second; while Kralkatorrik made Wysma feel responsible, Icebrood Saga felt like things were truly and entirely out of his control no matter what he did. He doesn’t know which is worse- to be guilty, or to be helpless.)

7. How does your commander feel toward their position of power?

Currently? He's a little dismissive of it. Avoidant, even. He knows he’s influential, that he is (was?) a beacon of light for many. But subconsciously, he's trying to distance himself from the persona of The Commander after the stress of it bubbled over during the Gyala Delves incident. It's why he accepted the title of Wayfinder so easily.

At first, 'the' 'Commander' was an honour. Then it became a position he rightfully earned, critics be damned. Then it started feeling like a performance he was putting on for the sake of himself, then for others. Then the ‘Commander’ kind of took on its own life and Wysma was left in his own shadow. But with the Commander’s irrelevance (as Wysma sees it) after the Elder Dragons were defeated, being just Wysma felt... empty. So he tries to be useful in ways he knows he’s good at (like punching things really hard) but without being ‘The Commander’ despite knowing the influence, the honour, the blood and war and scent of death it carries.

Wysma’s wrong, of course. He is always will be a bleeding heart of a hero. His itch for adventure and sense of justice will prevail, his pride will heal, and if you asked if he could turn back time and never become the Commander, he would reject you. He will eventually recognise that it's all always been him, but for now, it's a bit of an uphill struggle!

15. How has your commander changed overtime?

He's changed quite a bit! Wysma's entire story is just a big humbling moment for him as he grows into his role as Commander, then Champion.

Initially, he was a dorky, kinda timid kid who broke out of his shell to try to become a Peacemaker, then joined the Vigil and the Pact, and then Zhaitan is dead.

His was at his most cocky post-Personal Story through LS2, where he felt invincible —until HoT served him a bad dose of reality. By LS3, despite his attempts to maintain control (or maintain denial), Balthazar forced him to confront the true weight of his role as Commander. He fails, Tyria is dead.

Humbled (and more than a little stressed out), he was at his lowest in LS4, wrestling with doubts and guilt over everything in the past. He had a moment of reprieve once Aurene ascended, but then he was invited to a Charr party and then things were chaos again. He was genuinely frustrated with the public dissent against Aurene and Aurene herself for her inaction. But, in the end, seeing the chaos Ryland wrought as Champion... Wysma became a bit more understanding, more patient with his and Aurene’s role in the balance of power.

Now, Wysma is wiser, but still lost. His pride is subdued, but it's there. He does feel that 'The Commander' is a bit redundant but loathes feeling useless, so he’s resolved to step back from Commander-y things for his mental health... as he joins a secretive wizard task force and transports himself into a demon realm to fistfight a demon king.

[starrysharks]

ghanaian miku

[moxie-girl]

im so normal abt sibling relationships in media i swear

[cryptocism]

that half-blank, half-apocalyptic look

"i can b ur angle or yuor devil" etc etc "get a man who can do both" etc etc

obsessed with this vamp i think he should get to do whatever he wants forever

[ariazou]

"Who are you to tell me how to hold it!?"

Persian Izutsumi strikes again and I'm dragging Senshi down with her 😼

I really love the head pieces on the women in Persian miniatures of the iconic Qajar era (if someone knows what theyre called please let me know 😭) And I definitely want to keep exploring the different looks on Izutsumi

[vita-divata]

Gym bro Korra…..give me gym motivation 🙏

[pirateprincessjess]

I feel the need to periodically remind people that Idiocracy is a eugenics movie.

One of the things that eugenicists believe is that it is bad for society when the “wrong people” breed.

The entire premise of the movie is that “stupid people” kept having kids while “smart people” didn’t have kids, and it ruined society because stupid genes propagated while smart genes died out. This is eugenics propaganda.

I know people will read this and their response will be “actually it’s satire” but the movie isn’t satirizing eugenics. It’s satirizing anti-intellectualism, and consumerism, and it proposes eugenics as a solution.

When eugenics was first conceived, it was used as a way to justify inequality. The idea was that people who held privilege were able to do so because they were smarter and genetically superior to lazy and stupid people who don’t have privilege. Obviously this is bad and wrong, but it is also the core lesson of Idiocracy.

The movie literally ends with the main character becoming president and having “the smartest children in the world.” Because he and his wife have smarter genes than everyone else. The proposed solution for the things that Idiocracy is satirizing is for the smart people to have children that can be in charge of the world.

I know it’s fun to use this movie to dunk on anti-intellectualism and the MAGA movement, but we need to stop. When you quote and reference this movie you are spreading eugenics propaganda.

[qifreyplushie]

can i see your necklace for a second, your highness? ^__^

[bacchuschucklefuck]

no more fan-ta-sizing about it! everything's already changed~

[parisoonic]

pals drinking together (hand practice that got out of control)

[chloesimaginationthings]

The death of Vanessa and the birth of Vanny in FNAF

(Inspired by this art by Yuto Sano)

[aarchimedes]

for context: I read the hobbit first over the course of two years when I was like 13, but I'm only now starting to read lotr. having a blast tho!

anyways, reblog if you feel like it 🙌🏻

[paintedcrows]

Holiday Classics

Been thinking about Ford watching the 70s Animated Lord of the Rings Movies... (companion comic to this post!)

[aroaceleovaldez]

Nico referring to his mom as "Mama" implies he most likely at least used to refer to Hades as "Papa" and i 100% headcanon he still does but mostly in the manner of him having the entire Underworld wrapped around his finger for being the baby of the family

[proxycrit]

(I point. Gently, in the voice of somebody who’s mind touched by the outer gods, i whisper truth in your ears:

Your honor the horses are now lesbians

(Anyways here’s the designs)

[egophiliac]

ENG PLAYERS I BESEECH YOU

I have been informed that you guys are getting part 4 of episode 7 tomorrow, which means we are FINALLY going to get the official romanization of Revaan's name, somebody please tell me because I need to know what it is.

like, yes, it's probably just Revan/Levan, but look, I'm sitting here with my finger over the button of all these Laverne and Shirley jokes and just waiting for the opportunity to deploy them --