#isle of thorns

[the-toastyverse]

OC Fun Facts #1:

Ferrum and Cinis are the tallest characters in Isle of Thorns.

Ferrum is 8' 11", and Cinis is 8' 6".

[aroaessidhe]

aro & ace books: aroace boys/men

in some of these it's explored significantly, in others it's only vaguely/briefly implied!

Sailing By Orion’s Star - historical trilogy, 3 aroace MCs

The Stones Stay Silent - high fantasy

Fallen Thorns - urban fantasy/paranormal

The Wolf Among The Wild Hunt - dark fantasy

The Siren The Song and The Spy - YA fantasy, one of various MCs (in book 2)

Wander The Night - urban fantasy

Lord of the Empty Isles - scifi/fantasy

Sinners - dark fantasy duology

The Dragon of Ynys - fantasy

Royal Rescue - high fantasy

City of Exile - high fantasy series, one of many MCs (other aspec chars too)

The Loudest Silence - YA contemporary, 1 of 2 MCs

See also: Rick, The Rhythm of My Soul, Party of Fools, The Chronicles of Nerezia

#aspec books / aspec database / tumblr masterpost

info included here is brief! please see my database for full details of the books

[fourteentrout]

Updated Tamlin design + Isle of dogs sound

[janamensch]

Ilmera knight OC!!! This is Ser Valerie, she’s a knight errant from the Suncrest Isles!

[historyfiles]

Churches of Cornwall: Hicks Mill Bible Christian Chapel in Cornwall was opened by William O'Bryan and James Thorne in 1821, in an important Bible Christian centre for mid-Cornwall.

[thievinghippo]

🌻 for all your Rooks!

🌻 How old is your Rook? How do they feel about celebrating their birthday? What gift has meant the most to them?

These will all be when the game starts! It is amazing how many of my Rooks aren't sure of the date of their birth!

Edda is my youngest Rook. She is 23 at the start of the game. At least she thinks she's 23. She never met her mother and her father died when she was a toddler. She was raised by other servants in the noble house her parents worked, and none of them ever celebrated a birthday. So she never did, too. Emmrich is horrified and basically demands she choose a day so he can have a very specific excuse to spoil her. She chooses the day they defeated Elgar'nan. Like, while they're fighting, she tells him that she's decided today is her birthday. As a gift, he gives her one the gold bangles he wears on his left arm, the one he purchased for himself when he was promoted into the inner circle of the Watchers (that's the thicker one with the pattern)

This got long, so the rest goes behind the cut!

Sonnet is 27 at the start of the game. The day that they celebrate is the day she was found in the crypt, not her actual birthday. They don't know the actual day. When she was a child, she desperately wanted a stuffed animal of some sort. One of the orphanage workers made a nug plushie and gave it to her on her birthday. I envision that it was in her pack and sits in a place of honor in her room at the Lighthouse

Isle is 24 and never really cared all that much about birthdays. They were just another day for her. But that changed when she and Lucanis started their relationship. Suddenly, he had a perfect good reason to cook her absolute favorite meal and dessert. I mean, he would do that all the time anyway, just because. But this was an official reason! It's technically not a birthday gift, but Viago declared her a full-fledged Crow on her birthday, which was quite memorable for her

Oanez is 29 and grew up in a really poor alienage in Ostwick. Once their magic appeared, they were sent to the Circle until it fell in the mage/templar war. They fought in that war. (Oanez was all of 19 at the time). They still hate Templars. Yes, even Rana and Tarquin. After that war, they joined the Wardens for reasons they couldn't even tell you at this point. Long story short, they never celebrated birthdays. Just a number to them. After the gods are defeated, Davrin likes to take them on a trip for their birthday. A little family vacation with Assan

Laire is 30 at the start of the game loves birthdays. Loves celebrating them and celebrating her friends birthdays. She ends up making a HUGE fuss over Taash on each birthday they say it's too much, but secretly they're really, really pleased. Laire's best gift was from her mother, also a Lord of Fortune, who gave her her first turret, which completely changed the way she fought on the battlefield

Yichen thinks he's in his late 30s? Before joining Varric's team, he was an enforcer for the Dwarven ambassador's office for almost 20 years, and he was basically an adult when that started. Celebrates his birthday on First Day, because it's easy to remember. After the game, be basically becomes a bodyguard for the detective agency, and Neve gives him a notebook so he can keep his own notes, and they could work on notes together (and he would stop stealing hers). For whatever reason, he found that incredibly romantic

Daahir is another Ingellvar, so another crypt baby, so no idea what his actually birthday is. He's the oldest of my Rooks (because I wanted Harding to have a silver fox. It's what she deserves!) He's 46 at the start of the game, only 12 years younger than Emmrich. I headcanon that his last name is Ingellvar because he was found at the Ingellvar family tomb in the Necropolis. Eventually, he decided his birthday was the 'death day' of the last Ingellvar entombed in that specific crypt. His most meaningful gift was when Emmrich did his corpse whispering thing on that one skeleton that turned out to have rescued Rook when they were a baby. Emmrich didn't even know it was Daahir's birthday. Daahir kept that information to himself

Aahan also has no idea when their birthday is or honestly? Even how old they are. Their best guess is early 30s. They never celebrate an actual birthday until they were with the Veil Jumpers. The team they was out in the field with said they needed a reason to celebrate, so Aahan said it was their birthday. Even though they had absolutely no idea if it was or not. But the team set up a bonfire that night and drank and ate their best rations and had a wonderful evening. After that, Aahan always made sure they celebrated that specific day with their friends. They've only ever gotten one birthday gift, a really nice hair comb from Bellara. They treasure it

[acourtofwhatthefuck]

yeah, he said the same to feyre 😤😤😤

[gh0stlyscooter]

Doodle of my boyyyyyyys

[quitethepirategal]

Tag Fix  ~  { 4 / 8 }  ~  ship tags  { a }

[terrorsmade]

this is kq's fault !!

⋞thread⋟ ( azalea gothel. ) ⋞all my flowers grew back as thorns⋟ ( azalea gothel. )  ⋞headcanon⋟ ( azalea gothel. ) ⋞aesthetic⋟ ( azalea gothel. ) ⋞the isle of the lost⋟ ( verse. ) ⋞auradon⋟ ( verse. ) ⋞thread⋟ ( pelessaria b'sayle. ) ⋞the milky way was so been-there-done-that⋟ ( pelessaria b'sayle. )  ⋞headcanon⋟ ( pelessaria b'sayle. ) ⋞aesthetic⋟ ( peebee. ) ⋞mass effect andromeda⋟ ( verse. )

[feroshgirlsims]

The Haunting of Crumbling Isle

The Ghost Gang is back in a Halloween special brought to you by FeroshGirl Studios!

Will the crew survive their investigation of Windenburg's Crumbling Isle? Or will the monsters prove to be too much? And just how many times will they get distracted by kissing each other? Paul Romeo and Sierra Moss star alongside their spouses and newcomer Thorne Bailey in a crossover featuring the crew from The Save File Chronicles.

Track(s): Shadows in the Savoy, Sleepy Head, Skeletons (KINGS + Drew Ryn) | Music provided by https://slip.stream

SFX + VFX from Footagecrate

I had so much fun putting this together, even though I kind of wanted to tear my own hair out. I challenged myself to learn Davinci Resolve instead of sticking with my beloved Final Cut and, um, it was a JOURNEY, babe, let me tell you.

I'm glad I did it, though! I mean, yes, I do love Halloween, but I also wanted to make something special for the indomitable, always fabulous @sirianasims. I love this community, and since joining, I've met so many lovely simblr friends. But I wouldn't even be here with Siri. Not only is she a patient sounding board for all my (admittedly unhinged) ideas. She's super fucking generous with all her talents and never hesitates to help me out. She is a baddie, and I'm lucky to count her as a friend.

No sims were harmed in the filming of the machinima, but they did look good as hell thanks to some incredible cc creators (@sentate, the collab by @ice-creamforbreakfast and @surely-sims, @lady-moriel and billion more things I have in my game, so pls don't hesitate to ask if you see something you like).

Also, I'm obsessed with this lot by @rheya28. I had to destroy a few things to make it spooky, but I swear, if you download it, there is no blood on the walls or cobwebs.

Ok, that's all! Happy Halloween!

[aroaessidhe]

faves of 2024: books with no romance

Calling of Light

Fallen Thorns

The Stardust Grail

Edinburgh Nights series (so far in the series, anyway)

Pluralities

The Scarlet Throne

Moth To A Flame

The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette’s

Small Gods of Calamity

Lord of the Empty Isles

The Chronicles of Nerezia

Far Removed

[estcaligo]

Sebeshka's kids sketches + some lore yay

Not adding names yet, but they have them. I only added the names of two Crocodile-Guardians of the Zigvolt Household - Boyar and Kathos (might change later)

The oldest is Sebek's pride. He follows his father's steps and is already getting ready to be a royal guard.

Grumpy lol (bro is only 13 but already soo mad ah)

He acts kinda cocky sometimes because he was the first child LORD MALLEUS blessed (yes Malleus be blessing all their kids, imagine how happy Sebek is omg).

And when Malleus first blessed the boy, he didn't control his "blessing power" so it came out super strong.

Basically, now the boy has lots of strength and magic AND DRAGON BLESSING.

Also, his hair has the unique "laurel wreath", which is considered a sign that he will be a great warrior.

I mean, he has all the right to act cocky.

Will sometimes go "I'm the Son of the General" at other kids who disrespect him (which are few, because he initiates a fight and most of the time wins).

The second son is a funny guy. Unlike the oldest, he isn't interested in guard duty much, mostly because he was born with INSANE electrical powers. It has to do with the way... he was conceived.......

And because of that, mother now has a lightning scar wow. It's a funny story actually.

Anyway he is interested in electronics and wants to visit Isle of Woe to meet tech genius Idia Shroud :)

He respects Malleus but only because he thinks he is SOO COOL!!

Which makes Sebek a little mad - he would love the boy to respect Malleus fully.

He also likes Thorn Witch because she is SOO COOL!!!

He also likes and owns a lot of Thorn Witch merch

"Gotta go fast"

Mama's boy (mostly because he feels guilty that, because of him, mama got a scar) :(

The youngest one is heavenly beautiful - she got Sebek's mint hair and his wife's salmon-pink eyes - and everyone thought that she would be a gentle lady and the most desired maiden to court, but she has only a huge interest in crocodiles (Boyar and Kathos have been really close with her since birth) and isn't afraid to get her hands dirty.

Wants to be a crocodile researcher etc, so interested in vet medicine.

Really likes uncle Silver, but thinks "he is too soft". Uncle Silver wanted to introduce her to his animal friends when he learnt she likes animals, but she got a little bored with bunnies and squirrels.

Such a sweet girl, really!

[ventique18]

Malleus book recommendations (⚠️ Warning: Adult novels)

Are you a MalleYuu simp? Are you tired of their endless pining that never goes anywhere? Are you frustrated and just want the Yuu♀️ to bed the Malleus? Well you're in luck because I've sacrificed my sanity to comb through heaps of trash just to feed my brethren's delusions!

If your fave is his temper tantrum: Rurik - The WitchSlayer. This is only one book, but very cute and satisfying. Not very heavy on the plot; more on a fantasy slice of life between a dragon shifter and a sweet part-dragon witch.

If your favorite is the playful in Malleus: Rhysand - A Court of Thorns and Roses Series. Note: Do not stop reading until you get to Book 2, at least. It's the actual start of the series.

If you like both Malleus and Silver and want to merge them into one person: Creon - Fae Isles Series. IMO the best out of all of them.

If you like Evil Malleus: Valroy - Maze of Shadows Series. From the most well-written book out of all of them, but requires the most open mind. This is a dark novel with an evil hero. When I say evil, he is EVIL.

Some rankings below:

Note that all of these are personal preferences.

Ranking the best boys:

1. CREON (Fae Isles). He's THE best hero out of all romance books I've read so far. He's complex. He's devilish. He's thoughtful. He has a unique feature about him that no one else possesses. You'll understand.

2. Rurik (The WitchSlayer). He's annoying, has a bad temper, grumpy most of the time, but he's very cute. He's a literal dragon. He's also smart and actually thinks things through to actively resolve misunderstandings because he understands that feelings can muddle the truth.

3. Rhysand (A Court of Thorns and Roses). He's perfect. That's all. Sometimes a bit too perfect, but he's much better than many fictional male leads.

4. Valroy (Maze of Shadows). This does not mean he stinks. He's literally just extremely evil, which in itself makes him very interesting and better than most cookie cutter heroes.

All of them are great characters. They're the main reasons why you would read these novels.

Ranking the stories:

1. Fae Isles. Its magic system is unique. A lot of it is unique. Just excellent all around and definitely my favorite.

2. Maze of Shadows. DARK romance. Toxic. But very interesting and a refreshing read for those who have the strength to stomach it and remind themselves that this is only fiction.

3. The WitchSlayer. Just a one-shot so you can't expect much, but its pacing is unique in that the conflict resolves fairly early, leaving enough room to tackle what happens after the big bad evil has been defeated. It also has a cute epilogue! Definitely read this if you only have time for one of these. You won't regret the sweet dragon moments, both in his tiny form and his giant form.

4. A Court of Thorns and Roses. I generally just enjoyed it for Rhysand tbh.

Do you know other stories with Malleus clones? Let me know because I need it 👀

[thievinghippo]

🌿 for all of them please!

(hi i have my internet back. thanks again for checking in! <3)

YES GOOD I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE SAFE

Ahem. Here we go! Almost all of them have tattoos, just not visible ones

Edda has a casteless tattoo on her shoulder, as a reminder of how close she became to actually being casteless before joining the Wardens (Emmrich got into the habit of putting his hand on her shoulder and letting his thumb run across where the tattoo was before big fights)

Sonnet has a tramp stamp of the Mourn Watch symbol (Emmrich is a little obsessed with it)

Isle has no tattoos, doesn't want any distinguishing features (once she was firmly out of the seduction game, she still didn't get any. doesn't like needles)

Yichen has a bunch of dwarven tattoos, including an actual casteless brand on his cheek, cause he used to be casteless (Neve eventually got a dwarven tattoo herself, on her kneecap of her amputated leg)

Oanez did not have any tattoos until the gods were defeated. Then they got griffin wings tattooed on their back (Davrin very much approved!)

Aahan wears body paint instead of tattoos (Bellara likes to help put it on when it needs refreshing)

Daahir has a full sleeve of Mourn Watch tattoos (One of Harding's favorite things is to trace the tattoo. She always makes sure she's on that side)

Laire gets a small tattoo once she and Taash are fully committed. They both get the other's name on the inside of their right wrist

[jonsnowunemploymentera]

This part in Jon III AGoT when he’s realizing that he means to swear his life to a celibate institution at only the age of 14, before he could explore all the options the world has to offer him.

“I don’t care,” Jon said. “I don’t care about them and I don’t care about you or Thorne or Benjen Stark or any of it. I hate it here. It’s too… it’s cold.” “Yes. Cold and hard and mean, that’s the Wall, and the men who walk it. Not like the stories your wet nurse told you. Well, piss on the stories and piss on your wet nurse. This is the way it is, and you’re here for life, same as the rest of us.” “Life,” Jon repeated bitterly. The armorer could talk about life. He’d had one. He’d only taken the black after he’d lost an arm at the siege of Storm’s End. Before that he’d smithed for Stannis Baratheon, the king’s brother. He’d seen the Seven Kingdoms from one end to the other; he’d feasted and wenched and fought in a hundred battles. They said it was Donal Noye who’d forged King Robert’s warhammer, the one that crushed the life from Rhaegar Targaryen on the Trident. He’d done all the things that Jon would never do, and then when he was old, well past thirty, he’d taken a glancing blow from an axe and the wound had festered until the whole arm had to come off. Only then, crippled, had Donal Noye come to the Wall, when his life was all but over.

This part in Jon V, only two chapters later, when he’s finally about to become a man of the Watch but he can’t get too excited because he’s realizing that there’s a great big world down there, yet he’s all the way up here at the Wall - a cold, unwelcoming home; a prison with no escape unless he wishes to die.

He had no destination in mind. He wanted only to ride. He followed the creek for a time, listening to the icy trickle of water over rock, then cut across the fields to the kingsroad. It stretched out before him, narrow and stony and pocked with weeds, a road of no particular promise, yet the sight of it filled Jon Snow with a vast longing. Winterfell was down that road, and beyond it Riverrun and King’s Landing and the Eyrie and so many other places; Casterly Rock, the Isle of Faces, the red mountains of Dorne, the hundred islands of Braavos in the sea, the smoking ruins of old Valyria. All the places that Jon would never see. The world was down that road… and he was here. Once he swore his vow, the Wall would be his home until he was old as Maester Aemon. “I have not sworn yet,��� he muttered. He was no outlaw, bound to take the black or pay the penalty for his crimes. He had come here freely, and he might leave freely… until he said the words. He need only ride on, and he could leave it all behind. By the time the moon was full again, he would be back in Winterfell with his brothers. Your half brothers, a voice inside reminded him. And Lady Stark, who will not welcome you. There was no place for him in Winterfell, no place in King’s Landing either. Even his own mother had not had a place for him. The thought of her made him sad. He wondered who she had been, what she had looked like, why his father had left her. Because she was a whore or an adulteress, fool. Something dark and dishonorable, or else why was Lord Eddard too ashamed to speak of her? Jon Snow turned away from the kingsroad to look behind him. The fires of Castle Black were hidden behind a hill, but the Wall was there, pale beneath the moon, vast and cold, running from horizon to horizon. He wheeled his horse around and started for home.

Yes Jon could leave the Watch, but he has no place! Because where would he go, bastard that he is?

That’s why the most underrated endgame theory is ‘Traveling Diplomat Jon’. Yes he’s a talented politician and he would do very well as a ruling lord, but there’s so much he’s yet to discover because he struggled to see where his illegitimate status could take him. But even in his bastardy, Jon is connected to so many important locations all around Westeros. Forget Winterfell. He could visit Harrenhall where his parents met. He could go look for rubies in the Trident and see where his father died. He could visit the Vale, the place that raised his adoptive father and the man he’s named after. He could take a trip to Starfall and visit his milkbrother, then visit the Tower of Joy’s ruins. He could got to Dragonstone and Summerhall, his father’s birthplace and home. If he wishes, he can cross the Narrow Sea and visit his friend (and personal banker) Tycho Nestoris in Braavos. And if his suicidal tendencies get stronger, why not visit the smoky ruins of Valyria where sleeping dragons were once brought to life, just like himself?

Jon has spent five books earning his ‘Lord Snow’ title. And though it’s an oxymoron everyone, from baseborn bastards to mighty kings, calls him that and not all of them do it as a sign of mockery. He’s put in a lot of work towards coming to terms with his bastardy. So it’s finally time for him to take that in consideration and realize that there’s a great big world out there that’s ready to welcome him, bastard as he is.