#ivor the brewer

[zuliuli]

MCSMtober Day#14!!!!

-fav old order member-

He's so silly :]

He's technically not wrong 😭

Prompt by @bumpkin-bug (　＾▽＾)

[whataboutsimple]

Someone asked, who'll win in a hand-to-hand combat between Magnus and Gabriel. Let's see!

Ellegaard: blondie going to be beaten up!

Ivor: I'm making healing potions not for this..

The winner is.. Magnus! (Gabriel didn't want to upset him)

Soren: I was gone for three minutes..

Ellegaard: How in the world-

Magnus: happy TNT nosies

If you want Gabriel to fight his own friends, you should know he'll let them win.

[adventuringalchemy]

--------------- " you can say that again. " there was a tone of irritation in his voice. anya had no business trying to shoot a random traveler, and yet here she went, pulling back a creaking bow and trying to shoot him square in the face. he had died once before. it was a terrible, horrible sensation -- ivor would do anything in his life to ensure that doesn't happen again. especially in a world where respawning isn't a confident option. with a furrowing brow and a frown, the alchemist continued to speak. both hands landed on his waist. " all i said was a mention of her kind's history and she raises her bow at me! talk about polite. "

--------------- a roll of the eyes. at least now, ivor could be with someone of similar aptitude. he huffs and shrugs, letting off the tension with a roll of the shoulders. without another thought, the man steps forward. the satyr and the baby behind him were lost now, to the midst. when passions got in the way, the world disappeared, and all that was left was his delicate, bony fingers, his intelligence, and the will to make just about anything. the alchemist had crafted potions of which the world has never seen.

--------------- that annoyance shifts. instead of an exasperated frown, in its place is a rejuvenating smirk. lidded eyes that seem coy and confident. in his pocket is a shining potion, glistening betwixt the blackness that swirls in the bottle.

--------------- " actually, i am here for a map. i'm an adventurer and i was too excited to stop and think about crafting one! " he hands over his potion to lazurus, allowing the man to inspect it closer. it is quite possibly the most prestigious and well-crafted potion of invisibility there could possibly be. the perfect mix of ingredients, just the right color and potency. the amount within the bottle was perfect -- just over the spherical bubble at the body. as it swirled, there were no remnants of the carrot or the fermented eyes. just a beautiful, dark liquid that shimmered as if stars had birthed within.

--------------- ivor couldn't help himself. by this point he began to bounce. body jumping from left to right a few inches. hands clasped together and lifted to his chest. he chuckles a little as the old man judges his craft.

--------------- " ohhhhh, i can hardly contain myself! it's been so long. too long for me to count! i needed to stop by here and see what sort of alchemy you can craft, " hair bounces on his robes as he continues to jump. dark eyes shift from the potion in the cleric's hands to the old, tired eyes upon his wrinkled face. " i wanted to compare our works! i want to see what you have in store! "

🪷The satyr didn't really notice that he was falling behind. She was not doing it on purpose but rather that people kept coming up to her to speak. Different tongues and dialects spun around like folk songs yet she kept up. It seemed they didn't hold back when asking or insisting she take something. Soon a tiny basket hung from her arm filled with odds and ends. As Ivor caught up, the group seemed to return to their stalls or daily tasks.

"Pardon them, Good thing we didn't get separated too far now ..." Anya led the way once more to the far end of the village, a great church structure reached past the tops of the forest's canopy. A great needle of a point rather than a lookout tower though the large blue glass windows could assist in such a feat if someone wished to.

Then again who would expect a small church from the size of the village? The great oak double doors opened up into a grand room of pews and lanterns. Polished marble and behind the podium was a large wall of amethyst from floor to ceiling.

"Father Lazurus?" Anya called out her voice carrying in the large room. " Father Lazurus can I have a moment of your time please?" Silence filled the room before a side door opened and a rather short older man came out, cane in hand. He was worn with age as the wrinkles cracked his face. Long white hair was worked into several strange braids that were collected at the middle of his back by a gold hair clasp.

"Anastasia is that you? I thought you and little Esther were on a walk this morning?" The cleric spoke in a soft voice, the click of his cane hitting the marble floor as he slowly moved toward her. "Oh, you've brought a visitor? A traveler in need of help?"

"Yes, though I think he might be able to tell you better than I could. Father Lazurus this is...." Anya took a moment turning her hooves clicking below her and then realized she hadn't bothered to learn the alchemist's name before bringing him here.

The cleric laughed. The odd pause told him everything he needed to know. "Pardon Anya, She's used to shooting and asking questions later.... what brings you to our village?" 🪷

[sillysnaildraws]

Favorite headcanons about Ivor, go! (Mine is that he speaks Russian)

This is less of a headcanon and more "this is canon." Ivor definitely likes destruction. I mean, he has a house with lava, has probably made lots of structures with lava and created a while Wither Storm for revenge. Gotta love old men that love destruction.

Ivor definitely likes brewing potions! He also kind gives me vibes of being a wizard, which is just a silly thought. He probably was the designated brewer of the Order as everyone else didn't know what to do, especially Magnus. Last time Magnus used a brewing stand, it somehow blew up so Magnus was banned from even touching Ivor's new brewing stand.

Him speaking Russian sounds great. I would imagine that Jesse doesn't like him swearing at the people who annoy him, so he'll instead use Russian to cuss them out while gaslighting Jesse into thinking that he just said have a good day to the person. (P.S. It never works.)

[fruitcakebro]

Sibling: Wait, if the new order of the stone is supposed to line up with the members of the old one, then Axel is Magnus, Olivia is Elleguard, Petra is Gabriel, and that leaves Soren and Ivor. Of those two, Jesse has got to be Soren, but that leaves Lukas as Ivor. And like, Lukas CAN'T be the brewer, I don't even think he drinks!

Me: Though Ivor and Lukas definitely both fill the role of being the group's manwhore.

Sibling:

Me:

Sibling:

Me: I just said that out loud.

[tippedarrows]

Oh yeah, Soren, my precious ginger boy! Love him so much (but Gabriel though..).

Honestly in my AU Soren take place like "the Philosophy". It's like.. complicated, but a guess I can ramble a bit one time-

So, basically every member of the Order of the Stone had their own "special" place, even Ivor.

Gabriel, the Warrior, was doing lots of job keeping all the cities and villages safe. He basically was court system itself. Keeping track of crimes, protecting people and stuff.

Magnus, the rogue, probably couldn't do much, right! NOPE, he has control of greifers and that's what we call power. In really bad cases he was a "back up" plan, sending his people to help Gabriel to deal with criminals or illagers. You could call him the Army.

Then there's Ellegaard the redstone Engineer and Redstonia. Smart people, smart stuff. All the trading and monetary transactions went through Redstonia. Banks, documents, all the smart and important stuff.

Soren the Architect. I like to imagine that he basically built lots of libraries and temples in the mountains and kept different types of books there, providing people the access to ancient knowledge. There are people, monks, who lives there and help people to understand their way of life.

Finally! Ivor the Brewer. He lives around swamps, he makes potions, he.. teaches people to heal other people? Yeah! Nearby villages produce the best doctors and brewers. The medicine.

What we have so far? Justice, strength, trading, philosophy and medicine. It's honestly makes MC:SM world more alive AND provides a good reason for people to be upset over Order's lies. My English is so bad that I can't explain things the way I want, but I really hope you got the point here, hahaha

- Mr. C

Oh hoooooo... I think I've heard a little bit about this au somewhere... ;) winky face!!!!

Hah!!!

My screen words can comprehend it but that is REALLY WELL THOUGHT OUT!!! I LOVE THIS SO FAR! That makes so much sense - and not to mention, in the concept art for MCSM there's an undestroyed Order Temple. I always wondered just HOW popular they were... with your explanations, it really makes the betrayal of the lie SO much more impactful ....

[keltherealone]

I've been thinking about mcsm object show designs and while I dont have many, these are the ideas i do have:

The Admins are command blocks, each one being a different type (Fred is a chain command block, Xara is a repeat command block, and Romeo is an impulse command block), and when their powers are removed, they turn into normal run of the mill blocks/items (ex: I've been drawing Romeo as an oak log)

You expect Cassierose to be a white pumpkin, however I think that it'd only be when she is The White Pumpkin (as a regular mask like how it is in the game (or maybe you already thought of that)), but I cant figure out what I want her item/block to be. A rose would make sense, it's in her name, but the rose flower feels too tall, I'm not sure how she'd put the pumpkin on.

DanTDM would probably be different colors of wool depending on his hair color in that scene. Either that or just the dye itself.

PAMA would just stay the same, it is a computer after all.

I imagine Magnus would probably be a block of TNT or something. Maybe an item/block that's less explosive, just for the sake of knowing he won't blow up in his own town.

I think Ivor would be related to brewing, possibly an Awkward Potion, or maybe a Mundane or Thick Potion (taking these from the wiki, I'm no brewer). I don't think he'd be a potion with any effects on it, maybe he'd just be an ingredient.

[adventuringalchemy]

Just because it got mentioned, I actually recommend the 'Rise of the Archillager' book! I haven't fully read it myself, but it does indeed give an insight to villagers and illager mentality.

Villagers are overwhelmingly often headcanoned to be under some sort of virtue, oath or vow to never use violence (maybe with exception of defending themselves or their loved ones), much in contrast to their rough, hostile counterparts the illagers who even fight and bully amongst themselves (at least Archies tribe seemed so in the book). Villagers value hospitality, community, peacefulness. o3o

Although they can have negative views on things like players (heroes in dungeons) or illagers, they don't physically fight them. Just make remarks and are relieved when the leave.

There's also a headcanon I saw somewhere that those who went against the vow or otherwise did something ill-willed, undesired, they'd become nitwits and wear green robes (not sure if that changed in the villager rework, probably, yeah), just to signify their lower status now. They can't have jobs or contribute to the community no more. Like a soft banishment. (just mentioned it because I think it makes some semblance of sense)

Since villagers are largely about community, it does make sense that they have tight-knitted relationships and expectations/rules. Of course it can differ from village to village, from villager to villager, from biome to biome- but most agree, villagers are altogether the most peaceful kind to find.

Just imagine, players and villagers don't even speak the same language (canon) and they still agree to trade and welcome them, even if it's understandably a scary encounter since Players/Heroes are alien and unpredictable to them! Dangerous! o0o

Does make one think! owo

ANONYMOUS SENT AN ASK .

first and foremost -- the green robes thing. i don't know if that would necessarily be true. at least in ivor's case. the idea of it happening could be true i mean, but i don't think they did that to ivor. i don't agree with how fanon calls him arrogant and entitled -- i just think he knows his stuff and knows his worth. but there are multiple times where he admits that there are people out there who are better at things than him. regardless, he is the best potion brewer in the world and he knows that. he owns up to it and loves it. if the villagers were to make him an outcast and they were given green robes, ivor would no longer wear the green robe he wears now. if in fact, he was given that from a village. especially since he knows that he's excellent at what he does. at least in my backstory, the moment he knew his mentor was fucking him over, he wouldn't wear those robes anymore. he would even wear his silly undergarments compared to that robe. because to him, it would be taught as a symbol of weakness. and ivor knows he isn't weak with his passions.

and yes, i am aware that they speak a different language! i know that the minecraft logic in mcsm is a little different. because milk can cure wither sickness, there is no such thing as a formidi-bomb, and jesse could have mined above the lava to save xara after drinking milk to get rid of the wither sickness. like, there are so many loopholes in the story that could have easily been solved. or situations that can just never happen. i take that into account always, but i still make it so that ivor can craft potions and enchantments you can't normally do. that's one of his shticks!

but in mcsm there is a villager. nurm. he doesn't speak english, but jack can understand him. and nurm can make body language clues to help make jesse understand him better. considering the history that my ivor has, i imagine that either his mentor knew of the languages that the human spoke of or ivor learned the villager language. i wouldn't be surprised if he learned the villager language; he is very adept with history so he would want to connect with villagers, especially clerics, to learn more about the past of the world and their history. see if there's anything he can learn or grow more with.

as much as i hate the gimmick they did with season 2 ivor and making him a ninja, he does hint in the scene of saving nurm that he can discuss and talk with nurm because he thought with him about a plan to escape. so he knows the villager language. so regardless of whether or not his history was within a village, he does know his way around talking to them. (though frankly the scene also makes him out to be puffy and overexaggerated, which he wouldn't normally do unless he's super duper excited about something but that only comes with alchemy/enchanting/exploring)

i'm sure that ivor's mentor had to have a big talk with the village about letting him in. but this is something that i really want someone else to work with, right? i want to rp with the mentor i made for him and have someone flesh out the character. i want to give this character to someone for free. if villagers are meant to be peaceful, what made him an absolute piece of shit? is he just racist and hates humans? does he have his own history of abuse? i want to see someone flesh this character out. partly because i don't know the BASE minecraft lore all too well, but mostly because i want to give his mentor out for free and have fun building the character and the village they're in with someone. did his mentor automatically accept ivor's parent's request? did he take his time?

in any case, ivor definitely knows his way around villages and villagers. if you take the backstory i made for him or not, he definitely at least goes there to trade and to learn from them. he is super interested in their culture, the history of the world, and what makes them who they are. to me, the best way to make sense of his love for knowledge would be to have him be taught in a village for years.

[nesonkin]

Headcanon: Jesse is very sensitive to smells.

She has an extreme reaction to certain smells compared to other characters. Sometimes her hypersensitivity to smells distracts her and stresses her out. But sometimes it's a nifty feature that helps her identify things like potions and stuff.

Goes in hand with my other headcanon about her being an amateur potion brewer. Doesn't do much potions herself but enjoys the science of it. Every potion has a special smell to it as demonstrated by Ivor.

And Jesse can identify them easily if she knows the ingredients. Having Ivor around definitely helped her learn more about potion brewing than she could ever do on her own.

[absentmoon]

i think the contrast between potions & the command block is especially interesting. soren describes needing the command block bc it ""gave them an edge"" but they HAVE an incredible potion brewer in their team. ivor also seems to have a special affinity for buffing potions; swiftness, leaping, invisibility, etc. with the use of it on the end dragon being the most extreme its more obvious why soren would be using it (as a cheat; and because he didn't trust his friends to be able to win). however for the way he described using it in other situations it does make me question the reliance on it vs the block seemingly doing things potions could easily accomplish.

[arte-e-homoerotismo]

Ivor Novello

Ivor Novello (nascido David Ivor Davies ; 15 de janeiro de 1893 - 6 de março de 1951) foi um ator, dramaturgo, cantor e compositor galês que se tornou um dos artistas britânicos mais populares da primeira metade do século XX.

Ele nasceu em uma família musical, e seus primeiros sucessos foram como compositor. Seu primeiro grande sucesso foi “ Keep the Home Fires Burning ” (1914), que foi enormemente popular durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial . Seu show de 1917, Theodore & Co , foi um sucesso de guerra. Após a guerra, Novello contribuiu com números para várias comédias musicais de sucesso e acabou sendo contratado para escrever as partituras de shows completos. Ele escreveu seus musicais no estilo de opereta e frequentemente compôs sua música para os libretos de Christopher Hassall .

Na década de 1920, ele se voltou para a atuação, primeiro em filmes britânicos e depois no palco, com considerável sucesso em ambos. Ele estrelou dois filmes mudos dirigidos por Alfred Hitchcock , The Lodger e Downhill (ambos de 1927). No palco, ele interpretou o personagem-título na primeira produção londrina de Liliom (1926). Novello foi brevemente para Hollywood , mas logo retornou à Grã-Bretanha, onde teve mais sucessos, especialmente no palco, aparecendo em suas próprias produções luxuosas de musicais no West End . Os mais conhecidos deles foram Glamorous Night (1935) e The Dancing Years (1939).

A partir da década de 1930, ele frequentemente se apresentou com Zena Dare , escrevendo partes para ela em suas obras. Ele continuou a escrever para cinema, mas em sua carreira posterior seus maiores sucessos foram com musicais de palco: Perchance to Dream (1945), King’s Rhapsody (1949) e Gay’s the Word (1951).

O Prêmio Ivor Novello recebeu seu nome em 1955.

Novello nasceu David Ivor Davies em Cardiff , País de Gales, filho de David Davies (c. 1852–1931), um cobrador de aluguel do conselho municipal, e sua esposa, Clara Novello Davies , uma professora de canto e regente coral internacionalmente conhecida. Quando menino, Novello foi um cantor de sucesso no Eisteddfod galês . Sua mãe se estabeleceu como professora de canto em Londres, onde conheceu artistas importantes, incluindo membros da companhia Gaiety Theatre de George Edwardes , músicos clássicos como Landon Ronald e cantores como Adelina Patti . Outra associada de sua mãe foi Clara Butt , que o ensinou a cantar “ Abide with Me ” quando ele era um menino de seis anos.

Novello foi educado em particular em Cardiff e depois em Gloucester, onde estudou harmonia e contraponto com Herbert Brewer , o organista da catedral. De lá, ele ganhou uma bolsa de estudos para a Magdalen College School em Oxford , onde foi um solista no coro da faculdade. Mais tarde, ele disse que essa exposição prolongada da juventude à música coral sacra inicial havia transformado seus gostos, em reação, para a música romântica exuberante. Embora Brewer tivesse dito a ele que não teria uma carreira na música, Novello desde sua juventude mostrou facilidade para escrever canções e, quando tinha apenas 15 anos, uma de suas canções foi publicada. Depois de deixar a escola, ele deu aulas de piano em Cardiff e depois se mudou para Londres em 1913 com sua mãe. Eles alugaram um apartamento acima do Strand Theatre , que se tornou sua casa em Londres pelo resto de sua vida.

Em 1914, no início da Primeira Guerra Mundial , Novello escreveu “ Keep the Home Fires Burning ”, uma canção que expressava os sentimentos de inúmeras famílias separadas pela guerra. Novello compôs a música para a canção com uma letra da americana Lena Guilbert Ford , e se tornou um enorme sucesso popular, trazendo dinheiro e fama a Novello aos 21 anos. Em outros aspectos, a guerra teve menos impacto em Novello do que em muitos jovens de sua idade. Ele evitou o alistamento até junho de 1916, quando se apresentou a um depósito de treinamento do Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) como subtenente de voo probatório. Depois que Novello caiu com seus aviões duas vezes, Marsh organizou sua mudança para o escritório do Almirantado no centro de Londres pelo resto da guerra. 

Compositor e ator

Novello continuou a escrever canções enquanto servia na RNAS. Ele teve seu primeiro sucesso no palco com Theodore & Co em 1916, uma produção de George Grossmith Jr. e Edward Laurillard com uma trilha sonora composta por Novello e o jovem Jerome Kern . No mesmo ano, Novello contribuiu para a revista See-Saw de André Charlot . Em 1917, ele escreveu para outra produção de Grossmith e Laurillard, a opereta Arlette , para a qual contribuiu com números adicionais para uma trilha sonora francesa existente de Jane Vieu e Guy le Feuvre. No mesmo ano, Marsh o apresentou ao ator Bobbie Andrews , que se tornou o parceiro de vida de Novello. Andrews apresentou Novello ao jovem Noël Coward . Coward, seis anos mais novo que Novello, tinha muita inveja do glamour sem esforço de Novello. Ele escreveu: “De repente, senti-me consciente do longo caminho que tinha de percorrer antes de poder entrar na atmosfera mágica em que ele se movia e respirava com tanta indiferença”. 

Em 1918 e depois da guerra, Novello continuou a escrever com sucesso para comédia musical e revista. O primeiro incluiu Who’s Hooper? (1919), uma adaptação de uma peça de Pinero , com um livro de Fred Thompson , letras de Clifford Grey e música de Howard Talbot e Novello, e The Golden Moth de Thompson e PG Wodehouse (1921), para o qual Novello forneceu a partitura completa. Para Charlot, ele contribuiu com números para as revistas Tabs (1918), A to Z (1921) e Puppets (1924). Para o segundo deles, suas canções incluíram um de seus poucos números de comédia conhecidos, “And Her Mother Came Too”, com letras de Dion Titheradge , escritas para Jack Buchanan . 

Ao mesmo tempo em que seus sucessos como compositor, Novello estava fazendo carreira como ator. Com “um perfil clássico que lhe rendeu status de ídolo de matinê entre o público cinéfilo”, ele foi procurado, com base em uma fotografia publicitária, pelo diretor de cinema suíço Louis Mercanton . Mercanton ofereceu-lhe um papel no cinema mudo como protagonista romântico em The Call of the Blood (1920). No mesmo ano, ele fez outro filme para Mercanton, Miarka . Novello fez seu primeiro filme britânico, Carnival , no ano seguinte. Nina Vanna e Novello em O Homem Sem Desejo (1923)

Novello fez sua estreia no palco em 1921 em Deburau de Sacha Guitry , e, entre outros compromissos no palco nos anos seguintes, ele interpretou Bingley em uma adaptação beneficente de Orgulho e Preconceito . Nessa época, Novello teve um caso com o escritor Siegfried Sassoon ; durou pouco, mas nas palavras do biógrafo de Sassoon, John Stuart Roberts, Novello “era um flertador consumado que colecionava amantes como colecionava lilases”. 

Morte e legado

Novello morreu repentinamente de uma trombose coronária aos 58 anos, poucas horas depois de completar uma apresentação de King’s Rhapsody . Ele foi cremado no Crematório Golders Green , e suas cinzas estão enterradas sob um arbusto lilás e marcadas com uma placa que diz “Ivor Novello 6 de março de 1951 ‘Até que você esteja em casa mais uma vez’." Ele deixou um patrimônio no valor de £ 160.000  (£ 6  milhões em 2023).

Apenas algumas semanas antes da morte de Novello, Coward escreveu sobre ele: "O teatro - bom, mau e indiferente - é o amor da sua vida. Para ele, outros empreendimentos humanos são meras sombras. … A recompensa do seu trabalho reside no facto indiscutível de que sempre que e onde quer que ele apareça, a vasta maioria do público britânico se aglomera para vê-lo." O Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians escreve sobre Novello que ele foi "até ao advento de Andrew Lloyd Webber , o compositor de musicais britânicos mais consistentemente bem-sucedido do século XX”. 

Os Prêmios Ivor Novello para composição, estabelecidos em 1955 em memória de Novello, são concedidos a cada ano pela The Ivors Academy (antigamente a Academia Britânica de Compositores, Compositores e Autores (BASCA)) a compositores e compositores britânicos, bem como a um escritor musical internacional de destaque. Uma bolsa de estudos em memória de Novello foi estabelecida na Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , e em 1952 um busto de bronze dele por Clemence Dane foi inaugurado em Drury Lane. Em St. Paul’s, Covent Garden , conhecida como a igreja dos atores , um painel foi instalado para comemorar Novello, e em 1972, para marcar o 21º aniversário de sua morte, uma pedra memorial foi inaugurada na Catedral de St. Paul . 

Em 1993, o centenário do nascimento de Novello foi marcado por vários shows comemorativos em todo o Reino Unido, incluindo um no Players Theatre em Londres. Em 2005, o Strand Theatre , acima do qual Novello viveu por muitos anos, foi renomeado para Novello Theatre, com uma placa em sua homenagem colocada na entrada. Em 27 de junho de 2009, uma estátua de Novello foi inaugurada do lado de fora do Wales Millennium Centre em Cardiff Bay . Placas detalhando algumas de suas canções mais conhecidas são colocadas no pedestal, junto com uma dedicatória a Novello. A memória de Novello é promovida pelo The Ivor Novello Appreciation Bureau , que realiza eventos anuais em toda a Grã-Bretanha, incluindo uma peregrinação anual a Redroofs todo mês de junho. Redroofs foi vendido após a morte de Novello e agora é uma escola de treinamento teatral. 

Novello foi retratado no filme Gosford Park de Robert Altman de 2001 por Jeremy Northam , e várias de suas canções foram usadas na trilha sonora do filme, incluindo “Waltz of My Heart”, “And Her Mother Came Too”, “I Can Give You the Starlight”, “What a Duke Should Be”, “Why Isn’t It You?” e “The Land of Might-Have-Been”. Jeremy Irvine interpretou Novello no filme Benediction de Terence Davies de 2021 , sobre a vida de seu antigo amante, o poeta de guerra Siegfried Sassoon .

Ivor Novello by Paul Tanqueray, 1932

[brookston]

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Wild Hyacinth Day

World Book Day (UN; except Ireland, UK)

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World Laboratory Day

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Allagash Saison Day [original date]

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National English Muffin Day

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St. George's Day (traditional end of Bavarian lager brewing season)

4th Tuesday in April

National Library Day [Tuesday of Library Week]

National Library Workers Day [Tuesday of Library Week]

School Bus Driver’s Day [4th Tuesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning April 23 (4th Week)

Global Road Safety Week (UN) [thru 23-29]

National Princess Week (thru 4.29)

Independence & Related Days

Australland (Declared; 2021) [unrecognized)

Conch Republic (Declared; 1982) [unrecognized)

Israel (a.k.a. Yom Ha’atzmaut; Declared; 1948)

National Sovereignty Day, Day 2 (Turkey)

Festivals Beginning April 23, 2024

Les Printemps de Bourges (Bourges, France) [thru 4.28]

London Marathon (London, England)

Feast Days

Adalbert of Prague (Christian; Saint)

Antoine Vollon (Artology)

Cervantes (Writerism)

Chance Day (Shamanism)

Cynical Bastards Day (Pastafarian)

Day of the Glorious Fuckup (Church of the SubGenius)

Feast of Hephaestus (Greek Blacksmith God & Brewer)

Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus (Christian; Martyrs)

Festival of Saint Sarah the Egyptian (Sara Kali the Black Queen; Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France) begins [until 25th]

George [England, traditional end of Bavarian lager brewing season] *

Gerard, Bishop of Toul (Christian; Saint)

Giles of Assisi (Christian; Saint)

Gerard of Toul (Christian; Saint)

The Goddess is Alive Day (Everyday Wicca)

Ibar (a.k.a. Ivor) of Beggerin (or Meath; Christian; Saint)

Ji-Young (Muppetism)

J.M.W. Turner (Artology)

J.P. Donleavy (Writerism)

Miltiades (Positivist; Saint)

Shakespeare Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Snood Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Toyohiko Kagawa (Episcopal and Lutheran Church)

Vinalia Urbana (a.k.a. Vinalia Prima or Priora; Ancient Roman wine festival)

Vulcan's Day (Ancient Rome)

Walpurgisnacht, Day I (Pagan)

William Shakespeare (Writerism)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Full Moon [4th of the Year] (a.k.a. ... 

Awakening Moon (Neo-Pagan)

Breaking Ice Moon (Traditional)

Budding Moon of Plants and Shrubs (Traditional)

Egg Moon (Alternate)

Fish Moon (Alternate)

Flower Moon (Cherokee)

Gold Star Spouses Day

Grass Moon (Alternate, North America)

Growing Moon (Celtic)

Hunter’s Moon (South Africa)

Moon When the Ducks Come Back (Traditional)

Peony Moon (China)

Pink Moon (Amer. Indian, Traditional)

Planter’s Moon (Colonial)

Seed Moon (England, Wicca)

Southern Hemisphere: Blood, Harvest, Hunter’s

Wildcat Moon (Choctaw)

God of Medicine Day (Taiwan) [15th Day, 3rd Month]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Prime Number Day: 113 [30 of 72]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It, by Richard Hofstadter (Political Theory; 1948)

Benny & Joon (Film; 1993)

Black and Blue, by The Rolling Stones (Album; 1976)

The Black Marble, by Joseph Wambaugh (Novel; 1978)

Cherrybomb (Film; 2009)

Dogville (Film; 2003)

Election (Film; 1999)

The Excursions of Mr. Brouček to the Moon and to the 15th Century, by Leoš Janáček (Opera; 1920)

Fall Out - Fall In (Disney Cartoon; 1943)

Frog Jog (Tijuana Toads Cartoon; 1972)

Gregory’s Girl (Film; 1981)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou (Autobiography; 1969)

Indian Summer (Film; 1993)

A Jolly Good Furlough (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1943)

Lemonade, by Beyoncé (Album; 2016)

Man on Fire (Film; 2004)

Merry Wives of Windsor, by William Shakespeare (Play; 1597)

Nexus, by Henry Miller (Novel; 1959) [Rosy Crucifixion #3]

The Penguin Parade (WB MM Cartoon; 1938)

Ramones, by Ramones (Album; 1976)

Return to Paradise, by James A. Michener (Novel; 1951)

Shadow and Bone (TV Series; 2021)

Sita Sings the Blues (Animated Film; 2010)

Snow Place Like Home (Chilly Willy Cartoon; 1966)

Sticky Fingers, by The Rolling Stones (Album; 1971)

The Stories of John Cheever, by John Cheever (Short Story Collection; 1979)

Symphony No. 1 in C Major, by Mily Balakirev (Symphony; 1898)

Symphony No. 2 in D Minor, by Mily Balakirev (Symphony; 1909)

Teen Titans Go! (Animated Film; 2013)

There’s Good Boos To-Night (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1948)

13 Going on 30 (Film; 2004)

Touch of Evil (Film; 1958)

Two for the Record (Disney Cartoon; 1954)

When I Was Cruel, by Elvis Costello (Album; 2002)

Who Scent You? (WB LT Cartoon; 1960)

Today’s Name Days

Adalbert, Georg, Jörg, Jürgen (Austria)

Toma, Tomislav, Tomislava (Bulgaria)

Adalbert, Đurđica, Đuro, Juraj (Croatia)

Vojtěch (Czech Republic)

Georgius (Denmark)

Georg, Jürgen, Jürgo, Jüri, Jürjo, Jürnas, Jüts, Ürjo (Estonia)

Jiri, Jori, Jyri, Jyrki, Yrjänä, Yrjö (Finland)

Georges (France)

Georg, Gerhard, Jörg, Jürgen (Germany)

Georgios, Giorgos, Thomas, Yorgos (Greece)

Béla (Hungary)

Giorgio (Italy)

Georgs, Jorens, Jurģis, Juris (Latvia)

Adalbertas, Daugaudas, Jurgis, Vygailė (Lithuania)

Georg, Jørgen, Jørn (Norway)

Adalbert, Gerard, Gerarda, Gerhard, Helena, Jerzy, Wojciech (Poland)

Gheorghe (Romania)

Vojtech (Slovakia)

Jorge (Spain)

Georg, Göran (Sweden)

George (Ukraine)

Brayan, Breana, Breanna, Breanne, Brian, Briana, Brianna, Brianne, Brielle, Brien, Briona, Bryan, Bryana, Bryanna, Bryant, Brynn, Bryon, Shirlee, Shirleen, Shirley (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 114 of 2024; 252 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 17 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Saille (Willow) [Day 10 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Wu-Chen), Day 15 (Ding-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 15 Nisan 5784

Islamic: 14 Shawwal 1445

J Cal: 24 Cyan; Threesday [23 of 30]

Julian: 10 April 2024

Moon: 100%: Full Moon

Positivist: 2 Caesar (5th Month) [Leonidas]

Runic Half Month: Man (Human Being) [Day 14 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 36 of 92)

Week: 4th Week of April

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 4 of 31)

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Holidays 4.23

Holidays

Alfred G. “Alferd” Packer Day (Colorado)

Aragon Day (Spain)

Army Reserves Day (US)

Asian Corpsetwt Day [Every 23rd]

Boice Day (South Korea)

Book Day (Canada)

Book Day and Lover's Day (Spain)

Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day

Castile and León Day (Spain)

Children’s Day (Turkey)

Community Day (Spain)

Content Creator Day

Copyright Day

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Day of Books and Roses (Catalonia, Spain)

Drive It Day (UK)

Electric Mixer Day

English Language Day (UN)

Flag Day (England)

George Castriota Day (Albania)

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Impossible Astronaut Day (Dr. Who)

International Choro Day

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International Day of the Book

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La Diada de Sant Jordi (Catalonia, Spain)

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London Marathon Day (UK)

Lover's Day

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National Lugaw Day (Philippines)

National Read Me Day

National Sovereignty and Children’s Day (Turkey, Northern Cyprus)

National Take a Hike with Nick Day

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Penny Day

Pet Tech CPR Day

Psychologist Day (Ukraine)

Public School Day

Sigurd the Dragon Slayer's Day

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Spanish Language Day (UN)

Take a Chance Day

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Teach Your Children To Save Day

Veterans Day (Estonia)

Visalia Priora

Wild Hyacinth Day

World Book Day (UN; except Ireland, UK)

World Book Night (Ireland, Germany, UK, US)

World Laboratory Day

World Table Tennis Day

YouTube Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Allagash Saison Day [original date]

Bavarian Beer Day

Biertag (Germany)

Cherry Cheesecake Day

German Beer Day

International Cava Day

International Reinheitsgebot Day

National Asparagus Day (UK)

National English Muffin Day

National Licorice Day

National Picnic Day

National Taffy Day

New Coke Day

St. George's Day (traditional end of Bavarian lager brewing season)

4th Tuesday in April

National Library Day [Tuesday of Library Week]

National Library Workers Day [Tuesday of Library Week]

School Bus Driver’s Day [4th Tuesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning April 23 (4th Week)

Global Road Safety Week (UN) [thru 23-29]

National Princess Week (thru 4.29)

Independence & Related Days

Australland (Declared; 2021) [unrecognized)

Conch Republic (Declared; 1982) [unrecognized)

Israel (a.k.a. Yom Ha’atzmaut; Declared; 1948)

National Sovereignty Day, Day 2 (Turkey)

Festivals Beginning April 23, 2024

Les Printemps de Bourges (Bourges, France) [thru 4.28]

London Marathon (London, England)

Feast Days

Adalbert of Prague (Christian; Saint)

Antoine Vollon (Artology)

Cervantes (Writerism)

Chance Day (Shamanism)

Cynical Bastards Day (Pastafarian)

Day of the Glorious Fuckup (Church of the SubGenius)

Feast of Hephaestus (Greek Blacksmith God & Brewer)

Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus (Christian; Martyrs)

Festival of Saint Sarah the Egyptian (Sara Kali the Black Queen; Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France) begins [until 25th]

George [England, traditional end of Bavarian lager brewing season] *

Gerard, Bishop of Toul (Christian; Saint)

Giles of Assisi (Christian; Saint)

Gerard of Toul (Christian; Saint)

The Goddess is Alive Day (Everyday Wicca)

Ibar (a.k.a. Ivor) of Beggerin (or Meath; Christian; Saint)

Ji-Young (Muppetism)

J.M.W. Turner (Artology)

J.P. Donleavy (Writerism)

Miltiades (Positivist; Saint)

Shakespeare Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Snood Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Toyohiko Kagawa (Episcopal and Lutheran Church)

Vinalia Urbana (a.k.a. Vinalia Prima or Priora; Ancient Roman wine festival)

Vulcan's Day (Ancient Rome)

Walpurgisnacht, Day I (Pagan)

William Shakespeare (Writerism)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Full Moon [4th of the Year] (a.k.a. ... 

Awakening Moon (Neo-Pagan)

Breaking Ice Moon (Traditional)

Budding Moon of Plants and Shrubs (Traditional)

Egg Moon (Alternate)

Fish Moon (Alternate)

Flower Moon (Cherokee)

Gold Star Spouses Day

Grass Moon (Alternate, North America)

Growing Moon (Celtic)

Hunter’s Moon (South Africa)

Moon When the Ducks Come Back (Traditional)

Peony Moon (China)

Pink Moon (Amer. Indian, Traditional)

Planter’s Moon (Colonial)

Seed Moon (England, Wicca)

Southern Hemisphere: Blood, Harvest, Hunter’s

Wildcat Moon (Choctaw)

God of Medicine Day (Taiwan) [15th Day, 3rd Month]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Prime Number Day: 113 [30 of 72]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It, by Richard Hofstadter (Political Theory; 1948)

Benny & Joon (Film; 1993)

Black and Blue, by The Rolling Stones (Album; 1976)

The Black Marble, by Joseph Wambaugh (Novel; 1978)

Cherrybomb (Film; 2009)

Dogville (Film; 2003)

Election (Film; 1999)

The Excursions of Mr. Brouček to the Moon and to the 15th Century, by Leoš Janáček (Opera; 1920)

Fall Out - Fall In (Disney Cartoon; 1943)

Frog Jog (Tijuana Toads Cartoon; 1972)

Gregory’s Girl (Film; 1981)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou (Autobiography; 1969)

Indian Summer (Film; 1993)

A Jolly Good Furlough (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1943)

Lemonade, by Beyoncé (Album; 2016)

Man on Fire (Film; 2004)

Merry Wives of Windsor, by William Shakespeare (Play; 1597)

Nexus, by Henry Miller (Novel; 1959) [Rosy Crucifixion #3]

The Penguin Parade (WB MM Cartoon; 1938)

Ramones, by Ramones (Album; 1976)

Return to Paradise, by James A. Michener (Novel; 1951)

Shadow and Bone (TV Series; 2021)

Sita Sings the Blues (Animated Film; 2010)

Snow Place Like Home (Chilly Willy Cartoon; 1966)

Sticky Fingers, by The Rolling Stones (Album; 1971)

The Stories of John Cheever, by John Cheever (Short Story Collection; 1979)

Symphony No. 1 in C Major, by Mily Balakirev (Symphony; 1898)

Symphony No. 2 in D Minor, by Mily Balakirev (Symphony; 1909)

Teen Titans Go! (Animated Film; 2013)

There’s Good Boos To-Night (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1948)

13 Going on 30 (Film; 2004)

Touch of Evil (Film; 1958)

Two for the Record (Disney Cartoon; 1954)

When I Was Cruel, by Elvis Costello (Album; 2002)

Who Scent You? (WB LT Cartoon; 1960)

Today’s Name Days

Adalbert, Georg, Jörg, Jürgen (Austria)

Toma, Tomislav, Tomislava (Bulgaria)

Adalbert, Đurđica, Đuro, Juraj (Croatia)

Vojtěch (Czech Republic)

Georgius (Denmark)

Georg, Jürgen, Jürgo, Jüri, Jürjo, Jürnas, Jüts, Ürjo (Estonia)

Jiri, Jori, Jyri, Jyrki, Yrjänä, Yrjö (Finland)

Georges (France)

Georg, Gerhard, Jörg, Jürgen (Germany)

Georgios, Giorgos, Thomas, Yorgos (Greece)

Béla (Hungary)

Giorgio (Italy)

Georgs, Jorens, Jurģis, Juris (Latvia)

Adalbertas, Daugaudas, Jurgis, Vygailė (Lithuania)

Georg, Jørgen, Jørn (Norway)

Adalbert, Gerard, Gerarda, Gerhard, Helena, Jerzy, Wojciech (Poland)

Gheorghe (Romania)

Vojtech (Slovakia)

Jorge (Spain)

Georg, Göran (Sweden)

George (Ukraine)

Brayan, Breana, Breanna, Breanne, Brian, Briana, Brianna, Brianne, Brielle, Brien, Briona, Bryan, Bryana, Bryanna, Bryant, Brynn, Bryon, Shirlee, Shirleen, Shirley (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 114 of 2024; 252 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 17 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Saille (Willow) [Day 10 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Wu-Chen), Day 15 (Ding-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 15 Nisan 5784

Islamic: 14 Shawwal 1445

J Cal: 24 Cyan; Threesday [23 of 30]

Julian: 10 April 2024

Moon: 100%: Full Moon

Positivist: 2 Caesar (5th Month) [Leonidas]

Runic Half Month: Man (Human Being) [Day 14 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 36 of 92)

Week: 4th Week of April

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 4 of 31)

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MCSM Origins Book I: Enter Lapilisia Lazul - Part 2

Summary:

Lapis and Emerl arrive in the Nether to find Magnus and Ellegaard, two members of the Order of the Stone, fighting some ghasts. After aiding in their defeat, Lapis receives an offer that chnages everything.

Previous Chapter: Here

Next Chapter: Here 

Lapis held tightly to the edges of the minecart as she prepared herself mentally for whatever chaos was awaiting her and Emerl. Lapis was sure that if she had a heart, it’d be beating out of her chest. As the carts got closer, Lapis and Emerl heard the cries of the ghasts, explosions and yelling.

“Magnus, watch where you’re exploding those things!”

“Hey, it’s not my fault you keep getting in the way!”

Lapis heard Emerl sigh as she muttered, “Those two, I swear…” Emerl then turned back to face Lapis, “Get ready! It’s showtime!”

The carts turned a corner and grinded to a stop as Emerl noticed a large crater where the tracks should be. Floating above were three ghasts – one with two arrows in it. Another arrow just barely grazed the ghast as Lapis turned to see where it had come from. Bow and arrow in hand, Lapis saw a woman with brown hair and pale skin, wearing brown, black and gold armour with redstone embedded in the chest armour, along with brown pants and dark red boots.

“Fire in the hole!!!”

Lapis jumped in surprise as a TNT block went flying into one of the ghasts, destroying it. Standing behind what looked like a hastily-put-together TNT cannon was a bald man with a black bandanna tied around his head with holes for his eyes. He wore green armour with a leather belt and four yellow buttons on his chest, along with brown and gold gloves and boots.

“Ha! What were you saying, Ellie?” Magnus yelled with a cocky smirk. Emerl saw one of the ghasts launch a fireball at Magnus. “Magnus, heads up!” Emerl yelled out as she dived between Magnus and the fireball, blocking it with her shield. “Nice timing, Emerl.” Ellegaard nodded to the emerald Gem as she aimed her bow at the ghasts, “These ghasts ambushed us while we were building the rails.”

“Where’s Ivor, Soren and Gabriel?” Emerl yelled out as she reflected another fireball with her shield. “Up ahead finishin’ the rails!” Magnus replied as he loaded another stack of TNT into the cannon, “They told us to distract while they finish it off.” Magnus noticed Lapis as she climbed – albeit clumsily – out of the minecarts, “Who’s the noob?”

“That’s Lapis. I found her while patrolling the forest.” Emerl replied before turning to Lapis, “Alright, Lapis. Show me what you got!”

“R-right!” Lapis stuttered as she summoned her weapon. It was a long whip with small blue crystals encrusted in the whip. The handle was also blue with golden markings. Lapis held onto the handle with both hands as she wound back and flung the whip forward like a fishing rod. It wrapped itself around one of the ghast’s tentacles. Lapis ran over to where Emerl, Magnus and Ellegaard was and began pulling the whip towards her, reeling in the ghast, “I got it! Go ham on it before it destroys us!”

“Not bad, kid!” Magnus smirked as he launched another TNT at the trapped ghast, destroying it. “One more left!” Emerl called out. “Look out!” Ellegaard yelled as the last ghast fired a fireball at the group. “I got it! Stand back!” Lapis flung her whip at the fireball, causing it to wrap around it. She spun it around like in hammer-toss, until she finally released it – falling onto the ground in the process – and the fireball went hurtling back towards the ghast, killing it. Lapis breathed heavily as she got to her feet, staring at where the ghast once was. “Ok…that was pretty freakin’ awesome!” Magnus laughed as he gave Lapis a hearty slap on the back, causing her to stumble a bit, “What was your name again, kid?”

“Lapilisia Lazul.” Lapis replied with a smile, “But you can call me Lapis.”

“Pleasure to meet you, Lapis.” Ellegaard gave a small smile as she walked up to her, “My name is Ellegaard, and the reckless nutcase here is Magnus.”

“Well, at least I’m not an egghead know-it-all!” Magnus argued.

“Oh, is that the best argument you could think of? Maybe if you emptied all that gunpowder out of your head, you could actually make a logical thought.”

“Well your head is so full of redstone, I sometimes wonder if you’re actually human and not some redstone creation!”

Lapis glanced back and forth between Magnus and Ellegaard as they argued before turning to Emerl, “Are they-”

“Always like this? Yep.” Emerl finished with a sigh before interrupting the two bickering humans, “If you two aren’t busy acting like children, the rails got damaged during the fight and need to be fixed before the others get back.”

“Oh, of course.” Ellegaard nodded as she walked away from Magnus who just glared at her, “This ain’t over, Ellie!”

“It never is…” Emerl muttered under her breath as she went to help Ellegaard with the rails. “So you’re like Emmie, eh?” Magnus asked, motioning to her gemstone, “My guess is a Lapis?”

“Nope. Azurite.” Lapis grinned. “Oh. I thought since your name is Lapis, it’d be a…” Magnus seemed genuinely surprised but was cut off by Lapis giggling, “I’m just kidding. I’m a Lapis Lazuli.”

“Yeah, I knew that! I was just…playing along! Yeah!” Magnus grinned smugly, “Anyways, I’m Magnus – greatest griefer in the world and king of Boomtown. Ellie over there is our redstone nerd and ruler of Nerdtopia.”

“Redstonia!” Ellegaard called over her shoulder. Magnus just stuck his tongue out at her, earning a chuckle from Lapis. “I can hear your insufferable bickering from down the rails!” A voice called out as three minecarts clattered down the rails just as Ellegaard and Emerl finished the repairs. The first to climb out, who Lapis assumed was the one who called out, was a man with long, slick black hair, an unkept beard, and pale skin that looked like it hadn’t seen the sun in years. He wore a long olive coat with black shoes and a leather belt with a lapis stone on it.

“At least you managed to get rid of the ghasts. I would’ve been able to take them on, but we needed to finish the rails first.” A man with dark skin, dark brown eyes and a dark moustache said as he climbed out of the cart. He wore dark blue armour with diamonds embedded in it.

Another man with ginger hair with a moustache and beard with tanned leather armour, grey gloves and pants climbed out behind him, “Well, we got the rails to the ice spikes portal finished, that’s the important part.”

“Glad to hear that the rail is the important part and not the fact that we nearly got roasted by ghasts.” Magnus rolled his eyes as he folded his arms. “You know Soren didn’t mean it like that, Magnus.” Emerl sighed. Ivor glanced at Lapis, “And who’s this?”

“Uh, hi! I’m Lapis! And I guess you’re Ivor?” Lapis smiled. “How’d you guess that?” Ivor asked narrowing his eyes at the Gem. “Emerl said Ivor was a person who looked super grumpy but was actually really nice.”

“W-WHAT?!” Ivor seemed taken aback, his face turning red, as Emerl turned away quickly to hide her face from Ivor. Magnus burst into laughter as Gabriel, Soren and Ellegaard chuckled a little. “Oh…oh geez! That face…haha!!” Magnus wheezed while pointing at Ivor, “Lapis, that was awesome!”

“I mean…she’s not wrong, Ivor.” Soren shrugged. Ivor just shot him a glare before sighing, “Let’s just head back before more of those ghast show up.”

Lapis went to follow the rest of the Order back to the carts when her gem and eyes suddenly began to glow. Lapis saw herself push Magnus out of the way as a fireball hit her in the shoulder, causing her to poof. Lapis snapped out of her vision and sighed, “Poofed twice in one day? It’s better than that time I was poofed five times in that tournament back home…” Lapis climbed into one of the minecarts as she and the Order zoomed back to where the main portal was.

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 “So you survived the creeper explosion, but was poofed by hitting the ground?”

“Yep. Pretty silly, huh?”

Emerl and Lapis were explaining how they met as they approached the portal. “Don’t beat yourself up.” Ellegaard replied, “Emerl once got poofed by a baby pigman on our first trip to the Nether after beating a large army of them.”

“The lil’ brat snuck up on me! How was I supposed to see him?!” Emerl called from the back of the carts, earning a laugh from the rest of the group. “I have to say, however,” Ellegaard continued, “Your skills were pretty impressive back there.”

“Aw, ‘twas nothin’” Lapis blushed a light shade of blue – which made her gold freckles stand out – as she scratched the back of her neck sheepishly. “Whoa! Cool markings, kid.” Magnus pointed out, looking at Lapis over his shoulder. “Oh, you mean my freckles?” Lapis asked, motioning to the small golden dots on her cheek, “Some lapis Gems have gold markings or specks on their gems that carry over to their physical form. And I’m one of them. It’s pretty rare back home, so I’m pretty proud of my babies!”

Magnus laughed as Lapis poked both of her cheeks and stuck out her tongue. “So where are you off to next?” Gabriel asked. “Dunno.” Lapis shrugged, “I’ve been kinda wandering aimlessly ever since I got here.”

“Well, if you like,” Soren began, “From what Emerl, Magnus and Ellegaard are saying, you seem like a capable fighter, and I’m sure Emerl wouldn’t mind the extra pair of hands. You could stay with the Order if you want.”

“Really?” Lapis exclaimed, “Th-that’s alright with-?”

Lapis was cut off by a familiar cry from behind as the carts arrived at the steps to the portal. “Uh oh. We have company!” Emerl called out, seeing a ghast giving chase to them. “Quick! To the portal!” Gabriel yelled as everyone clambered out of the carts and dashed up the steps. As the Order began to jump through the portal, Lapis remembered her vision and quickly ran at Magnus, “Magnus, watch out!” She pushed Magnus out of the way as the fireball slammed into her shoulder and poofed her, sending her gem clattering onto the ground. “Lapis!” Magnus exclaimed as he quickly grabbed her gem and dashed into the portal after the rest of the Order.

 Upon reaching the other side, Emerl glanced around to make sure everyone got through, “Wait. Where’s Lapis?”

“I have her.” Magnus replied, holding up Lapis’s gem, “She got poofed saving me from that ghast. It was kinda weird though. It was like she knew it was gonna happen.”

“That’s because Lapis is a Shard like me. Except her power is the ability to see future events before they happen.” Emerl explained. As she said this, Lapis’s gem began to glow brightly. “Um, Magnus? You might wanna put the gem-” Emerl was cut off as Lapis reformed and landed right on top of Magnus.

“ACK!”

“OOF!”

“…down.” Emerl finished with a sigh. Lapis rubbed her forehead before noticing she was on top of Magnus and quickly got off him with a small blush on her face before helping him up, “Er, sorry! Are you okay?”

“Yep, I’m good!” Magnus replied, dusting himself off, “I’ve had worse.”

“He’s not joking about that, by the way.” Ellegaard added, “He nearly dies every Tuesday.”

“I think that’s kinda exaggerating a bit.” Magnus rolled his eyes. “It’s not.” The rest of the Order replied in near unison.

“Anyway, since we were rudely interrupted by that ghast before,” Soren began, “What’s your decision, Lapis.”

“I think the proof’s in the pumpkin pie.” Emerl chuckled as she motioned to Lapis’s robes. They were the same as before, but now bore the same symbol Emerl had on her cloak, except hers was blue and gold. Lapis smiled proudly and nodded. “Alright!” Magnus laughed as he wrapped an arm around the gem and gave her a noogie, “Welcome to the Order, kid!” Lapis laughed before being eventually released from Magnus’s noogie hold. She could feel excitement bubble up within her. This was the beginning of a brand-new adventure…

 …but not in the way she was expecting.

 To Be Continued...

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Ivor Novello

Ivor Novello (nascido David Ivor Davies ; 15 de janeiro de 1893 - 6 de março de 1951) foi um ator, dramaturgo, cantor e compositor galês que se tornou um dos artistas britânicos mais populares da primeira metade do século XX.

Ele nasceu em uma família musical, e seus primeiros sucessos foram como compositor. Seu primeiro grande sucesso foi " Keep the Home Fires Burning " (1914), que foi enormemente popular durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial . Seu show de 1917, Theodore & Co , foi um sucesso de guerra. Após a guerra, Novello contribuiu com números para várias comédias musicais de sucesso e acabou sendo contratado para escrever as partituras de shows completos. Ele escreveu seus musicais no estilo de opereta e frequentemente compôs sua música para os libretos de Christopher Hassall .

Na década de 1920, ele se voltou para a atuação, primeiro em filmes britânicos e depois no palco, com considerável sucesso em ambos. Ele estrelou dois filmes mudos dirigidos por Alfred Hitchcock , The Lodger e Downhill (ambos de 1927). No palco, ele interpretou o personagem-título na primeira produção londrina de Liliom (1926). Novello foi brevemente para Hollywood , mas logo retornou à Grã-Bretanha, onde teve mais sucessos, especialmente no palco, aparecendo em suas próprias produções luxuosas de musicais no West End . Os mais conhecidos deles foram Glamorous Night (1935) e The Dancing Years (1939).

A partir da década de 1930, ele frequentemente se apresentou com Zena Dare , escrevendo partes para ela em suas obras. Ele continuou a escrever para cinema, mas em sua carreira posterior seus maiores sucessos foram com musicais de palco: Perchance to Dream (1945), King's Rhapsody (1949) e Gay's the Word (1951).

O Prêmio Ivor Novello recebeu seu nome em 1955.

Novello nasceu David Ivor Davies em Cardiff , País de Gales, filho de David Davies (c. 1852–1931), um cobrador de aluguel do conselho municipal, e sua esposa, Clara Novello Davies , uma professora de canto e regente coral internacionalmente conhecida. Quando menino, Novello foi um cantor de sucesso no Eisteddfod galês . Sua mãe se estabeleceu como professora de canto em Londres, onde conheceu artistas importantes, incluindo membros da companhia Gaiety Theatre de George Edwardes , músicos clássicos como Landon Ronald e cantores como Adelina Patti . Outra associada de sua mãe foi Clara Butt , que o ensinou a cantar " Abide with Me " quando ele era um menino de seis anos.

Novello foi educado em particular em Cardiff e depois em Gloucester, onde estudou harmonia e contraponto com Herbert Brewer , o organista da catedral. De lá, ele ganhou uma bolsa de estudos para a Magdalen College School em Oxford , onde foi um solista no coro da faculdade. Mais tarde, ele disse que essa exposição prolongada da juventude à música coral sacra inicial havia transformado seus gostos, em reação, para a música romântica exuberante. Embora Brewer tivesse dito a ele que não teria uma carreira na música, Novello desde sua juventude mostrou facilidade para escrever canções e, quando tinha apenas 15 anos, uma de suas canções foi publicada. Depois de deixar a escola, ele deu aulas de piano em Cardiff e depois se mudou para Londres em 1913 com sua mãe. Eles alugaram um apartamento acima do Strand Theatre , que se tornou sua casa em Londres pelo resto de sua vida.

Em 1914, no início da Primeira Guerra Mundial , Novello escreveu " Keep the Home Fires Burning ", uma canção que expressava os sentimentos de inúmeras famílias separadas pela guerra. Novello compôs a música para a canção com uma letra da americana Lena Guilbert Ford , e se tornou um enorme sucesso popular, trazendo dinheiro e fama a Novello aos 21 anos. Em outros aspectos, a guerra teve menos impacto em Novello do que em muitos jovens de sua idade. Ele evitou o alistamento até junho de 1916, quando se apresentou a um depósito de treinamento do Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) como subtenente de voo probatório. Depois que Novello caiu com seus aviões duas vezes, Marsh organizou sua mudança para o escritório do Almirantado no centro de Londres pelo resto da guerra. 

Compositor e ator

Novello continuou a escrever canções enquanto servia na RNAS. Ele teve seu primeiro sucesso no palco com Theodore & Co em 1916, uma produção de George Grossmith Jr. e Edward Laurillard com uma trilha sonora composta por Novello e o jovem Jerome Kern . No mesmo ano, Novello contribuiu para a revista See-Saw de André Charlot . Em 1917, ele escreveu para outra produção de Grossmith e Laurillard, a opereta Arlette , para a qual contribuiu com números adicionais para uma trilha sonora francesa existente de Jane Vieu e Guy le Feuvre. No mesmo ano, Marsh o apresentou ao ator Bobbie Andrews , que se tornou o parceiro de vida de Novello. Andrews apresentou Novello ao jovem Noël Coward . Coward, seis anos mais novo que Novello, tinha muita inveja do glamour sem esforço de Novello. Ele escreveu: "De repente, senti-me consciente do longo caminho que tinha de percorrer antes de poder entrar na atmosfera mágica em que ele se movia e respirava com tanta indiferença". 

Em 1918 e depois da guerra, Novello continuou a escrever com sucesso para comédia musical e revista. O primeiro incluiu Who's Hooper? (1919), uma adaptação de uma peça de Pinero , com um livro de Fred Thompson , letras de Clifford Grey e música de Howard Talbot e Novello, e The Golden Moth de Thompson e PG Wodehouse (1921), para o qual Novello forneceu a partitura completa. Para Charlot, ele contribuiu com números para as revistas Tabs (1918), A to Z (1921) e Puppets (1924). Para o segundo deles, suas canções incluíram um de seus poucos números de comédia conhecidos, "And Her Mother Came Too", com letras de Dion Titheradge , escritas para Jack Buchanan . 

Ao mesmo tempo em que seus sucessos como compositor, Novello estava fazendo carreira como ator. Com "um perfil clássico que lhe rendeu status de ídolo de matinê entre o público cinéfilo", ele foi procurado, com base em uma fotografia publicitária, pelo diretor de cinema suíço Louis Mercanton . Mercanton ofereceu-lhe um papel no cinema mudo como protagonista romântico em The Call of the Blood (1920). No mesmo ano, ele fez outro filme para Mercanton, Miarka . Novello fez seu primeiro filme britânico, Carnival , no ano seguinte. Nina Vanna e Novello em O Homem Sem Desejo (1923)

Novello fez sua estreia no palco em 1921 em Deburau de Sacha Guitry , e, entre outros compromissos no palco nos anos seguintes, ele interpretou Bingley em uma adaptação beneficente de Orgulho e Preconceito . Nessa época, Novello teve um caso com o escritor Siegfried Sassoon ; durou pouco, mas nas palavras do biógrafo de Sassoon, John Stuart Roberts, Novello "era um flertador consumado que colecionava amantes como colecionava lilases". 

Morte e legado

Novello morreu repentinamente de uma trombose coronária aos 58 anos, poucas horas depois de completar uma apresentação de King's Rhapsody . Ele foi cremado no Crematório Golders Green , e suas cinzas estão enterradas sob um arbusto lilás e marcadas com uma placa que diz "Ivor Novello 6 de março de 1951 'Até que você esteja em casa mais uma vez'." Ele deixou um patrimônio no valor de £ 160.000  (£ 6  milhões em 2023).

Apenas algumas semanas antes da morte de Novello, Coward escreveu sobre ele: "O teatro - bom, mau e indiferente - é o amor da sua vida. Para ele, outros empreendimentos humanos são meras sombras. ... A recompensa do seu trabalho reside no facto indiscutível de que sempre que e onde quer que ele apareça, a vasta maioria do público britânico se aglomera para vê-lo." O Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians escreve sobre Novello que ele foi "até ao advento de Andrew Lloyd Webber , o compositor de musicais britânicos mais consistentemente bem-sucedido do século XX". 

Os Prêmios Ivor Novello para composição, estabelecidos em 1955 em memória de Novello, são concedidos a cada ano pela The Ivors Academy (antigamente a Academia Britânica de Compositores, Compositores e Autores (BASCA)) a compositores e compositores britânicos, bem como a um escritor musical internacional de destaque. Uma bolsa de estudos em memória de Novello foi estabelecida na Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , e em 1952 um busto de bronze dele por Clemence Dane foi inaugurado em Drury Lane. Em St. Paul's, Covent Garden , conhecida como a igreja dos atores , um painel foi instalado para comemorar Novello, e em 1972, para marcar o 21º aniversário de sua morte, uma pedra memorial foi inaugurada na Catedral de St. Paul . 

Em 1993, o centenário do nascimento de Novello foi marcado por vários shows comemorativos em todo o Reino Unido, incluindo um no Players Theatre em Londres. Em 2005, o Strand Theatre , acima do qual Novello viveu por muitos anos, foi renomeado para Novello Theatre, com uma placa em sua homenagem colocada na entrada. Em 27 de junho de 2009, uma estátua de Novello foi inaugurada do lado de fora do Wales Millennium Centre em Cardiff Bay . Placas detalhando algumas de suas canções mais conhecidas são colocadas no pedestal, junto com uma dedicatória a Novello. A memória de Novello é promovida pelo The Ivor Novello Appreciation Bureau , que realiza eventos anuais em toda a Grã-Bretanha, incluindo uma peregrinação anual a Redroofs todo mês de junho. Redroofs foi vendido após a morte de Novello e agora é uma escola de treinamento teatral. 

Novello foi retratado no filme Gosford Park de Robert Altman de 2001 por Jeremy Northam , e várias de suas canções foram usadas na trilha sonora do filme, incluindo "Waltz of My Heart", "And Her Mother Came Too", "I Can Give You the Starlight", "What a Duke Should Be", "Why Isn't It You?" e "The Land of Might-Have-Been". Jeremy Irvine interpretou Novello no filme Benediction de Terence Davies de 2021 , sobre a vida de seu antigo amante, o poeta de guerra Siegfried Sassoon .

gay actor Ivor Novello, photographed by Paul Tanqueray, 1934

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