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In the Plain of Nysa (Trigun Greek Mythology AU)
Nicholas D. Wolfwood
Priest of the Twins' Cult
Lives pretty much in the Sanctuary of Nysa by himself but gets occasionally visited by other Members of the Cult, his younger brother Livio or people in need of the Twin Gods' Blessings.
A (Kinda?) normal Priest living in his tiny Sanctuary offside from Civilisation on a small Island in the Aegean sea called Nysa.
His Duties for the most Part consist of Prayers and Sacrifices for the Gods And keeping the Temple and Statue of the Twins clean and occasionally doing a Ritual on thr Request of the odd Visitor.
Did not expect one of the Gods he is serving to be dropped off at his Temple by the goddess Meryl and her Satyr companion Roberto and to be stuck Body-Guarding said God but oh well here he is.
May Or May Not Regret Giving Vash That Short Chiton.
For more Information/lore about this AU just look at the in the plain of Nysa tag on my page or just send me an ask in my inbox.
Also shout out to my best pal Stephan for teaching me how to draw.
Additional Ramblings about the lore and WW’s design under the cut
This is btw what a Penennular Fibula looked like and I only now noticed that WW is wearing it wrong in my drawing 🥲 The needle is supposed to rest on the Bow of the brooch and not in the opening in the middle.
Also this Fanfic takes place approximately around the time of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE), however Penennular Fibula were primarily worn by either Celts and Romans. So as you can tell while I am trying my best with historical research and keeping things somewhat historically accurate, there are still creative liberties being taken for this AU.
As for why this AU and Wolfwood‘s Sanctuary are called "in the Plain of Nysa“: It‘s actually a reference to the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, aka the most complete version of the Myth of Hades and Persephone we have. In this Hymn it says
In other words it was "in the Plain of Nysa“ in which Persephone was kidnapped by Hades. On a fun note, Nysa is actually not a real place anywhere in Greece. It was instead meant to symbolise "a place far away“ the same way we tend to say "in a kingdom far away“ when starting to tell a fairytale. However that did not stop some Ancient Greeks from guessing where Nysa might be located. Some thus point it to be situated somewhere in Macedon or today‘s Balkans, others claimed it was around the area of the Black Sea or…. That Nysa was on the Island Naxos. Which is why in early drafts the Sanctuary was meant to be located on Naxos itself but as I have never been to Naxos in my life it felt disrespectful to the actual people who live there so I just changed it to the Sanctuary of Nysa being on a lone non-existent Island near Naxos instead.
On a smaller note Nysa was also said to have been the Birthplace of Dionysos, with his name meaning "God of Nysa“. In other Stories however Nysa was the name of a mountain on which Dionysus had started his cult.
I am also taking some creative liberties with how Priesthood functioned in ancient Greece. Unlike how it works in Catholicism and other religions, Priests in ancient Greece were not a separate social class. Heck apart from a few Cults and sanctuaries, being a priest was not even seen as a main occupation of job for that reason. And a priest usually wasn‘t chosen by some council, but in many cases you just paid a certain amount of money to become a priest. They did not even have an official attire like catholic or shinto priests do nowadays. However they were still expected to dress somewhat formally compared to WW‘s Exomis, which is basically the ancient greek equivalent of a priest showing up in shorts, flip flops and an old Tshirt.
The Twins Cult in this AU is by the way HEAVILY based on the Eleusinian Mysteries, aka the Mystery Cult dedicated to Demeter and Persephone. I will some day make a post dedicated to them and priesthood in ancient Greece as a whole.
And yes I still fucking hate drawing feet and shoes.
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Wait wait leg prosthetics?! I know its a big headcanon (which i love) but is it confirmed?? Did i miss it in the episode hrgrgrhr
oh my god anon hello !
ITS ALSO A HEADCANON I LIKE SO I WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE THIS ON MY TWITTER FEED
spoilers below!
every since i saw the promo art, before the first ep dropped, i KNEW his ankles were too thin to be human. this had to be prosthetics, or he really doesnt work out his leggies somehow lol. but then during episode 11, today's [03/18/23] ep, someone pointed out this
mechanical leggies! it looks like the one on the left reaches above the knee, mid thigh height. and the one of the right stops at the knee joint. that is just my guess from this image so i may be wrong. idk much about prosthetics and amputations or anything like that. but i think its interesting that they end/start at different lengths !
It is hard to miss, in between his memory manipulation and Knives' whole deal, so I don't blame anyone for missing it. I didn't notice it either lol
it makes me wonder what happened in the last 130ish years for him to lose two more limbs. and clearly, if im right, he could've lost his legs during two different instances. but yes! it looks to be prosthetics!
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*politely offers you a microphone so you can’t see how my hand is shaking*
Please tell me more about your kl thoughts. My first thought is that this is livio but idk might be Legato but if it’s about livio
How does vash feel about it. K going “ok you’re fucking the big brother time for ME to fuck the little brother”
If Legato
How does vash handle his rage and jealousy. Has he attempted Legato murder over this. When would nai give in to the desperate blue haired pining
it was definitely about legato but depending on the au vash could either be mildly jealous or absolutely stoked + livio would have that pathetic and unsightly softheartedness vash has and nai would be soooooo susceptible to it
w legato however vash would hate his guts in EVERY universe and nai being interested in his cringe and swagless ways would drive him crazy
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