#khunbish

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More lil doodles!

My friend and I have been playing BG3 and this is our character's dynamics. (They're childhood best friends and Jochi is Khunbish's bodyguard) Jochi is a Drow Paladin and Khunbish is a Teifling Sorcerer.

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[chapter 7]

Khunbish: You’re crazy!

Roland: And handsome. If you’re gonna be critical be fair.

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various doodles from class

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A gallery of what Khunbish has been up to lately

[nikitakapitunov]

Hey tumblr! This is my first post here :) I'm Nikita, digital artist with passion to fantasy creatures and characters, DnD and Warhammer. Will be happy to see you and your feedback on my blog! Let's start with one of my favourite dragons that I was able to draw more than one year ago. Her name is Khunbish, a Hollow One who is, to explain it simply, possessed by the spirit of a dragon and came back to life because of it. Deepening this connection means she could one day tap into its power to temporarily turn into a dragon herself. The dragon is a Topaz Dragon. Yes, my client wanted to pretty much redesign the classic Topaz Dragon from DnD canon because the wings are backwards in the official book and she can't look at them without imagining a dragon flying backwards.

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List of aph mongolia hcs and my thoughts of him

His name is Khunbish! Literally translates to "Not human", names like these are usually used when a child is born in a family who previously lost their child, it's to let demon or monsters think its not a human.

He HATES his bosses. He has several attempts to running to the countryside and living there.

Has several records or drink driving.

He hates CU & GS25s....... expensive ass stores he prefers them small cheap ones that are beside bus stops

He acts like he hates inner mongolia (after she ran away) but he really does not n misses him.

He can speak multiple asian and some eastern European languages, but only the old ones.

Adores random animals on the street... bro has brought big ass bird, mastiff and some animals to meetings.

Refuses to go to doctors. He's scared + he says "I'm immortal what is some sickness gonna do to me"

Has some of the WIKDEST curse words in his dictionary.

I'll add to tgsi later in the comments or not

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Tanks and healers!

Dzoldzaya "Zaya" Qalli :: PLD

Khunbish "Una" Bayaqud :: DRK

Khova'to "Vato" Epocan :: GNB

Black Moss :: WAR

White Lichen :: SGE

N-Cae-Rulea :: WHM

Anya Amariyo :: AST

M'Zehba Rahz :: SCH

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Mongolia and his sons (The Golden Horde, Chagatai Khanate, Ilkhanate)

What was Mongolia's relationship with his children (golden horde, Chagatai Khanate, Ilkhanate) like? I say those three Khanates because I see Mongolia himself being the personification for the yuan, however he existed far before the yuan was established. I don't think he was born as a result of the Yuan, just that he was both the rep for himself and the yuan. I have a post explaining my reasoning.

This post is going to be quite historically dense.

The Golden Horde, Chagatai Khanate, and Ilkhanate were all part of the Mongol Empire that started in the 13th century. The Golden Horde was in the west and led by Batu Khan, a grandson of Genghis Khan. The Chagatai Khanate was in Central Asia and led by Chagatai Khan, Genghis Khan's second son. The Ilkhanate was in Iran, Iraq, and Central Asia, and led by Hulagu Khan, another grandson of Genghis Khan. These khanates were all made by conquest and were run by different members of the Mongol family. The Mongols allowed local rulers to keep some power but still had to answer to the Great Khan, who was the top leader of the Mongol Empire.

The first of the three to be born was Chagatai Khanate was founded in 1226 by Chagatai Khan, the second son of Genghis Khan. Golden horde was next, which was founded in 1242 by Batu Khan, son of Jochi Khan who was Genghis Khan's first son. The Ilkhanate was last, established in 1256 by Hulagu Khan, another grandson of Genghis Khan.

Historically speaking, the relationship between the other Khanates (Golden Horde, Chagatai Khanate, and Ilkhanate) and the Yuan Mongols (the yuan dynasty wasn't established until later in 1271, so technically I'm talking about the east Asian Mongols here however I'll simply be referring to them as the yuan Mongols throughout this post) started off well due to their shared ancestry and the Mongol Empire's practice of allowing local rulers some autonomy.

This is true for when Mongolia's sons were first born too. I believe they appeared a few years before the official establishment of their respective kingdoms.

As I've already established, golden horde was the first to be born. When it comes to the names that Mongolia have them, it looks like this

Golden horde - Ogtbish: Not at all

Ilkhanate - Khunbish : Not human

Chagatai Khanate - Khenbish : Nobody

All these names sound similar and have similar meanings right? But why would Mongolia give them names that mean "nothing?"

In short, these names were given to children to ward off bad spirits, almost like giving a kid a name like "not this one".

Mongolia gave his children these names to protect them in a way. Mongolia's childhood itself wasn't ideal (no nations really is) and he didn't really have any set person or people to take care of him, so it did feel lonely (not that he didn't have friends but they were never permanent obviously). He practically jumped at the idea of being able to have sons/children that he could take care of and who could rule alongside him. All nations know that different factions of their kingdoms rising usually is never a good sign, and at first, it was at the back of Mongolia's mind. That only made it bite him harder in the ass later.

During their early lives, Mongolia was more present for them than when they were older. Obviously because they were babies/very small children so he felt more obligated to take care of them. However, despite Mongolia wanting to be there for them because he knew what it was like to have no one, when they got older, he became less involved.

This is a bias from his own life seeping in, subconsciously he saw them began to mature and thought "oh well when I was that age I had a much harder life so maybe it's not bad if I just focus on campaigning a lot now lol" and yeah, when it came to personal relationships, this put a strain on them, especially with Ogtbish (golden horde). He felt like Mongolia didn't do enough to defend him against Khenbish (Chagatai), who would antagonise him and his legitimacy as a Khanate. This is due to Jochi, Genghis' eldest son, being speculated to be of a different father (it was Jochi's son Batu Khan who established the golden horde). Ogtbish and Khenbish's strained relationship reflects the strained relationship between Jochi and Chagatai (Genghis' second son who was the ruler of the Chagatai Khanate). On the otherhand, Khenbish (Chagatai Khanate) was frustrated at Mongolia for recognising Ogtbish (golden horde) as a legitimate kingdom and son in the first place.

Ilkhanate (Khunbish) joined in on the teasing against the golden horde however it was never as vitriolic as Chagatai's bullying. He was the more chill one of the brothers however he did feel a bit left out of the dynamic (even if it wasn't ideal) as he felt as if Mongolia was spending too much time trying to make Golden Horde and Chagatai get along. Kinda like a neglected youngest sibling.

Though Mongolia cared about them, he was similar to Genghis himself in a way that he was very much occupied with campaigning rather than parenthood. Let's not forget that Mongolia himself was quite mentally young at the time too, being physically and mentally in his late teens/early twenties. Though, when he did spend time with them, it would often be about Mongolia teaching them what it meant to be clever rulers and warriors.

Mongolia cared about them nonetheless, and he was uncharacteristically shortsighted as to the future of his empire in regards to it being split into different khanates (as I said before, usually never a good sign) and pretty much let them reign in their own lands, as long as they answered back to him. That didn't last particularly long.

Historical context:

After the death of Möngke Khan in 1259, the Mongol Empire split into four parts due to fighting among his relatives for the title of leader. The four parts were the Golden Horde in Eastern Europe, the Chagatai Khanate in Central Asia, the Ilkhanate in Southwest Asia, and the Yuan dynasty in East Asia.

Möngke Khan's brothers Hulagu and Kublai fought for the title of Great Khan, leading to a civil war. Kublai emerged as the victor and became the Great Khan, but faced challenges from his cousin, the ruler of the Chagatai Khanate (one example of inter-khanate conflict and I will touch more upon this later), and from his brother Ariq Böke. Kublai's army defeated his opponents and he became the ruler of the Mongol Empire.

These four parts pursued their own interests and fell apart at different times. Although some of them asked Kublai to confirm the enthronement of their new leaders, the four parts functioned as independent sovereign states. The Ilkhanate and the Yuan dynasty had closer diplomatic relations, but military cooperation between all four parts of the Mongol Empire never happened again.

The Yuan dynasty had nominal power over the other three khanates, but conflicts and border clashes persisted. The four khanates remained separate states and eventually fell at different times.

Historically speaking , there are a myriad of factors that lead to the other Khanates splitting from the yuan. One factor was that the Yuan dynasty was based in China and had a different culture and way of life compared to the other khanates. This made it difficult for them to understand and relate to each other.

When I say this, this isn't me implying that the Mongols of the Yuan were sinicized, they weren't. The Mongols of the Yuan adopted and improved upon Chinese systems and even adopted some parts of Chinese culture, however they still retained their own identity. They created a caste system which put them on top and Southern Chinese on the bottom, imperial letters were written in Mongolian etc.

So basically, Mongols had conquered different regions with their own unique cultures and traditions.

The Mongols did try to impose their own cultural and religious beliefs within their own khanates to an extent, but they were met with resistance, especially in regions where Islam was the dominant religion.

For example, many of the Yassa laws that applied to Mongols of Mongol religion like Tengrism (established by Genghis Khan himself) were incompatible with the Muslim way of life for example (thought they did allow for some degree of legal pluralism, allowing people to follow their own religious laws in some cases).

It was difficult to manage such diversity. However we should remember that the Mongols were more religiously tolerant than other empires, and so allowed people to practise their beliefs for the most part. This was more for pragmatism rather than being open minded, but it was better than other empires nonetheless. This was also another factor in why the other Khanates became so different from their father; leniency towards the locals continued practice/culture and eventual assimilation to the culture.

The different Khanates got into conflict with one another, and competed for resources and power, which sometimes resulted in conflicts and wars (e.g, Berke-Hulagu war, the Golden horde vs the Ilkhanate).

The Mongols were essentially a minority trying to rule over many different groups. There are other reasons why it eventually fell, and to blame it all on this is an oversimplification, but I just wanted to elaborate on this reason in particular.

This is brief and is a bit of an oversimplification, but here are other reasons why the Mongol Empire divided and fell:

1) The empire was vast and the Yuan Mongols were stretching their resources too thin

2) Again, with the vastness of the empire, it made it difficult for yuan Mongols to keep control over such a vast land, this made it easy for the other khanates to question and challenge the yuan's authority

3) The Yuan dynasty suffered quite a few military losses which weakened the power and prestige it once had

4) The Yuan couldn't even control itself as they did not win over the loyalty of the Chinese people

5) As the Yuan dynasty weakened (because of the reasons above and also, inflation, natural disasters, bad economy, incompetent leaders), local elites took this as an opportunity to seize power.

The next part is going to be quite historically dense. It's following the timeline of each Khanate and how each eventually disintegrated. This is to give more context as to what I'm saying.

Golden horde (Ogtbish):

1242: Batu Khan founds and governs the Golden Horde in Russia.

1236-1242: Mongol armies launch offensives across western Asia and Europe.

1238: The Mongols invade Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia.

April 9, 1241: Henry the Pious, Duke of Silesia, leads an army that is defeated by the Mongols near Legnica.

April 10-11, 1241: King Bela IV of Hungary's army is defeated by the Mongols at the Battle of Mohi.

1251-1259: Mongke Khan rules over the Mongol Empire.

1257-1266: Berke rules the Golden Horde.

1260-1264: Kublai Khan engages in a civil war with his brother Ariq Boke for control of the Mongol Empire.

1262: Nogai leads the Golden Horde to victory over the Ilkhanate at the Battle of Terek.

1266-1280: Mengu-Temur rules the Golden Horde.

1271: Nogai's Golden Horde forces invade the Byzantine Empire.

1299: Nogai, the de facto leader of the Golden Horde, dies.

1313-1341: Uzbeg rules the Golden Horde and makes Islam the state religion.

1327: Uzbeg switches the Golden Horde's allegiance from Tver to Moscow.

1342-1357: Janibeg governs the Golden Horde.

1362: The Golden Horde is defeated by the Lithuanians at the Battle of Blue Waters.

1380: The Russians defeat the Golden Horde at the Battle of Kulikovo, turning the tide against Mongol rule.

1380-1395: Tokhtamysh briefly revives the Golden Horde as its ruler.

1382: Tokhtamysh and the Golden Horde pillage Moscow.

1465-1481: Ahmed becomes the last major ruler of the Golden Horde.

1480: The Russians decisively defeat the Golden Horde at the Battle of the Ugra River.

Chagatai Khanate (Khenbish):

Around 1227 to 1242: Chagatai Khan, the namesake of the khanate, holds the throne.

1242: Chagatai Khan dies, leading to a series of successions.

1251 to 1260: Mongke Khan is the leader of the Mongol Empire. During this time, Queen Orghina serves as regent of the Chagatai Khanate.

1260 to 1266: Alghu Khan becomes the ruler of the Chagatai Khanate.

1260 to 1264: Kublai Khan and his brother Ariq Boke fight for control of the Mongol Empire in a civil war.

1264: Alghu Khan marries Queen Orghina, who was once the regent of the Chagatai Khanate.

1266 to 1271: Baraq Khan is the khan of the Chagatai Khanate.

1270: Abaqa of the Ilkhanate defeats Baraq at the Battle of Herat.

1271 to 1275: Marco Polo embarks on his famous journey across Asia to China.

1272 to 1301: Qaidu II dominates Central Asia and installs khans to rule the Chagatai Khanate.

1273: Abaqa sacks Bukhara, a city within the Chagatai Khanate.

1318 to 1327: Kebek Khan rules over the Chagatai Khanate.

1331 to 1334: Tarmashirin Khan becomes the khan of the Chagatai Khanate.

1347 to 1363: Tughlugh Timur is the final khan of the Chagatai Khanate before it disintegrates following his death.

Ilkhanate (Khunbish):

1251-1259: Mongke Khan reigns as the ruler of the Mongol Empire. In 1253, a Mongol army led by Hulegu invades Persia and the Middle East, leading to the defeat of the Ismailis in Persia in 1256.

1258: The Mongols conquer the Abbasid Caliphate, sacking Baghdad and murdering the caliph during the campaign.

December 1259: The Mongols capture Aleppo in Syria after besieging it.

1260-1265: Hulegu rules the Ilkhanate, which dominates Iran and neighboring territories. During this time, Kublai Khan fights a civil war with his brother Ariq Boke for control of the Mongol Empire.

1262: Golden Horde forces under Nogai defeat the Ilkhanate at the Battle of Terek.

1265-1291: Abaqa rules the Ilkhanate from, followed by Ahmad Teguder from 1282 to 1284, and then Arghun from 1284 to 1291.

December 1288: The Ilkhanate agrees to a trade deal with Genoa.

1291-1304: Gaikhatu rules the Ilkhanate from

1291 to 1295, followed by Baidu in the same year. Ghazan then rules the Ilkhanate from 1295 to 1304, during which time he converts to Islam.

November 1299: The Ilkhanate briefly captures Mamluk-controlled Aleppo and Damascus, but the Mamluks ultimately defeat the Ilkhanate army in Syria at Marj al-Suffar in 1303.

1304-1316: Oljeitu rules the Ilkhanate from

1304 to 1316, followed by Abu Said from 1316 to 1335.

1322: The Ilkhanate and Mamluk Sultanate sign a peace treaty.

1335: The Ilkhanate disintegrates into smaller states following dynastic disputes.

Yuan dynasty (Mongolia/Baatar):

1268: Kublai Khan renews the Mongol attacks on China's Song Dynasty.

1270: The Mongol Empire conquers a portion of northern Korea.

1271: Yuan dynasty is established.

1274: The first invasion of Japan by Kublai Khan's forces ends in failure.

Late 13th century: Marco Polo serves in the Mongol Yuan Dynasty's administration.

1276: A Mongol army captures Lin'an, the capital of China's Song Dynasty.

1277: The Mongols/Yuan Dynasty launches an invasion of Burma.

1279: The Mongols secure their conquest of Song Dynasty China by defeating them in the naval battle of Yaishan.

1281: Kublai Khan's second invasion of Japan fails.

-1281: The Mongols/Yuan Dynasty invades Vietnam for the second time.

1286: The Mongols/Yuan Dynasty re-invades Vietnam.

1292: A Mongol/Yuan Dynasty naval force attacks Java.

1355: Zhu Yuanzhang takes charge of the Red Turbans Movement, a rebellion against the Yuan Dynasty.

1356: Zhu Yuanzhang takes control of Nanjing, a crucial city in China.

1360: Zhu Yuanzhang defeats Chen Youliang at the Battle of Poyang Lake, solidifying his position as a rival rebel leader.

1367: Zhu Yuanzhang defeats Zhang Shicheng, another rival rebel leader.

1368-1644: The Ming Dynasty reigns over China.

1368: Zhu Yuanzhang establishes himself as Emperor of China, using the reign name Hongwu.

1370: The last Yuan Dynasty emperor, Toghon Temur, dies in Karakorum.

So, what did Mongolia think of all this? While he enjoyed seeing how they took after him in terms of their military achievements, he was not pleased when his sons stopped regarding him as an authority figure in their lives. In 1304, there was a peace treaty among the four khanates that gave power to the yuan, however this did not have the strong backing as previous Khagans. They essentially began to function as separate states and, as I've pointed out before, they even came into conflict with each other, and never co-operated in military campaigns after a certain point.

As we can see, the Mongolia did keep in closer contact with the Ilkhanate initially, and this is (usually) when it came to scientific and cultural developments, so when he looks back on things now, he usually looks back on Ilkhanate the most favourably out of his sons (not by a huge margin though).

On Ilkhanate's personality, as I've said before, he felt left out of the (not exactly ideal) dynamic of Mongolia, golden horde and Chagatai Khanate because he felt as if Mongolia spent a lot of time trying to make them get along, however this doesn't mean that Mongolia neglected him. In general, Ilkhanate was quite relaxed personality wise and was arguably the most studious out of his brothers (though they were all intelligent). Being a bit closer to his father than his brothers later in life made him feel a bit better about the earlier relationship he had with Mongolia however like his brothers, he stopped answering back to his father eventually.

Mongolia saw/sees Ilkhanate as the easy son, the child that didn't really give him a headache for the most part. However Mongolia wrongfully would vent his frustrations about his brothers onto him because of this, almost parentifying him in a way. But it's important to note that Mongolia himself was young during this time too so he didn't exactly know better.

Ilkhanate was the first of his sons to die, however during this time, the Yuan dynasty was already in decline, so Mongolia could not mourn him (or Chagatai) properly during that era. I will talk about how exactly Mongolia mourned them later on.

On Chagatai Khanate, Chagatai was a bit more fiery compared to Ilkhanate, and quite stubborn about his beliefs; this was similar to Mongolia's personality at the time. Chagatai initially tried to prove himself more loyal/respectful to his father, and perhaps outcasting the golden horde was part of his attempt to do so. His loyalty to his father was shown through the culture of the Chagatai Khanate, which was the Khanate which retained its Mongolian cultural roots the most (remained largely nomadic until late 15th century). Like the others though, he too, broke away from his father's authority.

Mongolia saw a lot of himself in Chagatai Khanate personality wise, and was fond of him and still fond of his memory. However Chagatai Khanate did give him the most headaches when it came to his fighting with his brother. Chagatai Khanate's stubborn personality probably now gives Mongolia insight as to what it was like for others to deal with him at the time.

Okay let's get onto the most famous of the brothers, Golden Horde. Mongolia has quite a few feelings about him. Out of all of his brothers, he was the most aloof/introverted, however this isn't me saying that he was shy. Mongolia cared deeply about the golden horde, however the golden horde felt like Mongolia didn't love him enough, because although he chastised Chagatai Khanate for bullying him, he could not or did not fully stop it. Due to claims of Jochi, the father of Batu Khan, being not of Genghis' lineage, the golden horde already was insecure about his legitimacy as part of the greater Mongol Empire. He felt different from his brothers in that way and also personality wise, he was more introverted and so could not relate much to his brothers. While initially he sought approval from his family, he eventually learned to detach himself from them. Mongolia took notice of this, and while he tried to reign him in again, Mongolia felt as if he didn't do enough to make the golden horde feel supported (probably didn't, he busied himself with campaigns and then the yuan). Golden horde was the first to stop answering to his father, and was the longest lasting out of all of his brothers.

Looking back on him now, Mongolia feels a mixture of admiration, regret and, a few centuries ago, anger. This is true for all of his sons, as he is proud of what they were able to achieve and their legacy. However it's especially true for the golden horde, the Golden horde being the most famous out of all the Khanates other than the yuan.

Earlier, I talked about how Mongolia grieved the death of his sons at the time of their deaths. When it came to Ilkhanate and Chagatai khanate, they died during a time in which the yuan was beginning to decline. Because of this, Mongolia could not fully mourn their deaths. Also, let's not forget that Mongolia felt anger towards them for disregarding not only the authority of the Yuan, but his authority as a father, and blamed their disobedience for the decline of his empire. Yes, the division of the Mongol Empire was the beginning of the end, and inter-khanate warfare didn't hell, but there were a myriad of reasons as to why it fell. Mongolia knows this now and at the time he knew it too but was in denial.

I'll use the Esen Buqa–Ayurbarwada war as an example of inter-khanate warfare that took place in between them. This was a conflict between the Chagatai Khanate led by Esen Buqa I and the Yuan dynasty led by Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan (Emperor Renzong) and its ally the Ilkhanate under Öljaitü. The Yuan and Ilkhanate emerged victorious (adds to the reasons why Mongolia remembers Ilkhanate most favourably), but peace was not achieved until Esen Buqa's death in 1318.

There were a number of inter-khanate wars that took place which soured Mongolia's relationship with them at the time (and relationship with each other). This only further the degradation of their relationship with each other. Mongolia was unable to fully control them again despite attempts.

Let's get to the 15th century, when the golden horde finally died. Mongolia was still in conflict during this era, but the golden horde died quite a bit later than his brothers. Though Mongolia thought of Ilkhanate and Chagatai khanate from time to time, it was when his last son died that he finally tried to reflect on it. His feelings by now were a lot more forgiving as time had passed, almost like he was looking back with rose tinted glasses, especially when they were younger children. Memories of when they were children is what brought him the most sadness. This doesn't mean that he was blindly positive about them though.

I think this quote says everything and the mentality behind this quote is how Mongolia deals with his complex feelings towards his children for the most part:

"No nation has friends, only interests." - Charles de Gaulle.

This quote rings true when you see the conflicts the khanates got into with each other, and Mongolia acknowledges that he was short sighted in thinking that his sons would be extensions of himself, ruling alongside him, when in fact they were their own personifications who, like him, had their own goals and interests. This mentality is what made him let go of his bitterness towards them upon remembering them; it's just the nature of being a nation.

Nowadays he doesn't dwell on them too often and he accepts what's happened, he doesn't live in the past. But that doesn't mean that he doesn't have some moments, like, if he goes into a store and the cashier looks eerily similar to one of his sons or he hears someone speaking with a voice that's similar to one of his sons he'd probably be a bit taken aback.

If someone asks him about them he'd talk more about their achievements and personalities to be optimistic, but if someone asks him how he feels about him outlasting his own sons he would probably feel a bit uncomfortable answering it. It's not something he dwells on and it's not because he's trying to hide it, but asking anyone about their feelings about their dead children is a bit uhh well personal to say the least so he's reacting like anyone else would to that question.

When it comes to his son's personalities, it's almost as if they were mirrors of him.

Depending on the era/circumstances/situation, he can be aloof like, golden horde, stubborn like Chagatai Khanate and chill like Ilkhanate. Though all of his children broke away from him in the end (not saying they somehow managed to get rid of their Mongol roots lol), the influence of their father still shone through in their personalities.

Talking about the parallels Mongolia shares with his predecessors, this was both similar and vastly different to what happened to Xiongnu and his sons.

I'm basically incorporating @absolvtely-barbaric 's canon into mine right now lol. Chanyu, the ruler of the Xiongnu, his lands were divided after his death amongst his sons. This is similar to what happened to Genghis Khan and his sons. Xiongnu purposefully created his sons to carry on his lineage. Mongolia also hoped that his sons would carry on his rule or rule beside him. Both Xiongnu and Mongolia taught their sons about what it meant to be good rulers and warriors. And both Xiongnu and Mongolia both lost control of their sons.

However, unlike Xiongnu, Mongolia did not purposefully create his sons, they were born out of circumstance. Xiongnu saw his sons more as more of a power/political tool, whereas Mongolia, at least wanted to, be more fatherly towards them. Sorry, I love drawing parallels between Mongolia and his predecessors lol.

This is the post that the Xiongnu headcanons come from https://www.tumblr.com/absolvtely-barbaric/187052482856/for-more-background-information-on-the-xiongnu?source=share

So, in short, nowadays, Mongolia looks fondly back on them, and while he does have moments of remorse, he doesn't dwell on what happened and there is no anger left, just acceptance.

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For King and Country (11/122)

For King and Country | saratogaroad rating: T total wordcount:  280,466 characters: Evan Pettiwhisker Tildrum, Roland Crane, Aranella, Batu, Tani, Lofty, Leander Aristidies, Bracken Meadows relationships: Roland Crane & Evan Pettiwhisker Tildrum, Aranella & Evan Pettiwhisker Tildrum, Roland Crane & Aranella, Batu & Tani, Batu & Evan, Tani & Evan, Evan Pettiwhisker Tildrum & Lofty, Rolander other tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon-Typical Violence, Mother-Son Relationship, Father-Son Relationship, Place Slowly Becomes Home People Slowly Become Family, Found Family, For Want of A Nail warnings: none

Pulled from his world by mysterious powers, former president Roland Crane finds himself caught in the middle of a coup meant to take the life of the young King Evan Pettiwhisker Tildrum. Joining forces with Aranella, the pair of them set out to aid Evan in making his dream of a kingdom where everyone can live happily ever after a reality.

But the road to peace is a long and treacherous one and there is no promise of success in a world where darkness spreads ever thicker with each passing day. If they are to stand a chance, they must stand together, for king and for country.

(A retelling.)

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"We’ve got the fields laid out, Yer Majesty,” Munokhoi said, his hand shaking only a little as he tapped places on the map of the area that had been laid out across a large crate of supplies that the Pirates had packed up to bring to the site of their new Kingdom. “Here and here, and a couple here, too. Seeds are in the ground and first crop’ll be grown by fall-time.”

“Gosh,” Evan said, his tail waving casually behind him, “You all work so fast! We don’t even have the boundary finished and you’re all done with the fields?”

“For now,” Munokhoi smiled. Roland watched him as he explained to Evan what else the Pirates had been up to, the unusually gentle and shy man having been shoved into the role of ambassador between King and people for the moment. For all his nerves, he seemed to be taking to it quite well, though Roland was sure that he’d much prefer to be in the fields he was talking about rather than talking to people about them. Even if that person was Evan.

But, other than a couple of Dellians that had come to the Heartlands to escape the mess in Ding Dong Dell, Munokhoi was the only one who legitimately knew how to grow anything that could be called edible. The rest of the Pirates, Roland had found out by asking Tani one night, usually ate a whole lot of monster meat spiced only with the occasional stolen supply from a merchant or caravan passing through the Canyon. Those days were clearly over, and out of the Canyon, away from the desperate clawing for survival, they were all displaying a wide range of skills and abilities that Roland hadn’t given much thought to.

At least, most of them were. Khunbish had appointed himself to guard duty and heaven help anyone who tried to get him off of that. Roland thought he was doing it to avoid having to cross paths with the still furious Aranella, who kept watch over Evan like a mother bear whenever a pirate came up to talk to the boy-king. Evan had said that Aranella was awfully kind, and most of the time she was. It was just that Evan had likely never been on the other side of his adoptive mother’s wrath.

She would have fit right in on the political circuit, and been a right terror. If he’d still has his old job, he’d have hired her on the spot. As it was, he really couldn’t cast any sort of judgment, not when he was doing the exact same thing that she was. The pair of them were also involved in this discussion, such as it was, even with his doubts that Munokhoi would have laid so much as a finger on Evan’s head

Some things, he thought, you just don’t get over in a hurry.

Not that they’d hurried. In the two weeks since breaking ground in what would become their kingdom, very little actual work had been done. They’d made a sturdy camp, sure, and Evan was blossoming under Aranella and Roland’s lessons, but in terms of becoming a proper, livable kingdom? Munokhoi’s fields were the biggest step they’d taken. That needed to change.

With his status report delivered, Munokhoi ran off back to work. Tani laughed from where she, too, was leaning against their crate table.

“No getting around it now,” she said with a smile, “That one’s definitely got a green thumb.”

“He does, doesn’t he?” Evan grinned. “Still, I’m glad that’s over. Now we can go to Goldpaw—”

"Absolutely not." Aranella interrupted firmly, the first words she’d said all day. Roland snapped his eyes towards her and grimaced. Even in the late morning sun, she looked awful. Pale and leaning heavily on her crutch, it seemed to take too much of her strength to speak. Lofty watched her, oddly quiet. Evan slammed both hands to the crate.

"Nella!" Evan cried, leaning over, "We're so close! We have to--"

"You have more than just me to think about, Evan." She said, "You have people who need you to look out for them now."

"B-But--!"

"Your leg's getting worse, Miss Nella," Tani said with a worried frown. “Can we really wait to get it treated?”

It wasn’t a baseless question, Roland thought. In the time since leaving the Hills, she had slowly gotten worse. Martha had given them herbs to help dull the pain before they’d left, but it seemed to Roland that they weren’t working very well any longer. There was something wrong with this, and it wasn’t just the curse. It was how fast it was progressing. How long did she have? Would she simply die? Or would she turn like the Black Knight had?

Though he didn’t dare say it out loud, the question still made Roland shiver. Before the argument could escalate, he shook his head.

“Aranella’s right,” He said, gritting his teeth against a flinch as Evan turned a betrayed look on him. His heart ached for Evan as he said, “Goldpaw is still two weeks away. Two weeks there and two weeks back is a month we don’t have. We need to fortify our position before Tyran comes back."

Evan’s ears drooped. “I know,” He said, clenching his fists, “But we can’t just…” He looked up at Aranella. “You’re…”

"I'll be alright, Evan," Aranella said, reaching out to put a hand to his arm. "Don't worry."

Somehow Roland doubted Evan would stop worrying until Aranella was healed. If it had just been them making their way to Goldpaw that would have been one thing, but with a fledgling kingdom to protect and land to claim, they didn’t have time to focus on just one person. As much as he disliked the idea, too, he had to keep them on track.

“Alright. The sooner we finish with this, the sooner we can make for Goldpaw.” He said. “And we can’t live in tents forever. We need to get something more permanent set up soon, and that means natural resources.”

Evan took a deep breath, staring at the crate. Then, slowly, he let it go. He spoke with his eyes closed.

“Like quality building materials, right?” He asked in a small voice. Working his fingers into the material of his coat, Roland nodded.

“Right. Some good quality wood would be a start.” Though where they would get enough of it…that was the question. The camp was sheltered beneath some trees but they’d be lucky to get a cabin out of that amount of wood. “But we’re going to need a lot of it…”

“Well now,” Batu said, walking up behind Tani. “That’s easy enough. The Forest of Niall’s just down the way. We’ll go an’ chop ourselves a few choice logs, shall we?”

Violence was always Batu’s answer, wasn’t it. Tani turned a flat look on her father, hands on her hips.

“You can’t just go chopping down trees willy-nilly!” She said, and Batu looked away with a sheepish grimace. “What do you think Niall would have to say about that?” She shook her head with a sigh. “You call him a skinflint now, but after cutting down half his woods? Even he’d have a word or two to spend on us.”

“I’ll take it Niall is the owner of this forest?” Roland asked before the two could get into it again, as they had the habit of doing. Tani nodded, but it was Aranella that spoke.

“I’ve heard the name before,” Aranella said, “I believe that Niall is the leader of a village of Greenlings that live deep in the woods.” A wry smile crossed her face. “You could call him a King without a Kingmaker. It’s doubtful anything happens in those woods without his permission.”

“Then we must go and speak with him,” Evan said with a bit more firmness to his voice than before. “Surely he’ll give us his blessing if we simply explain the situation.”

Batu snorted out a laugh. “Mark me words, lad, you’ll get nothin’ out of Niall for free. He’s tighter than a hangman’s noose and about as stubborn as three a yer mum ‘ere.”

Aranella gave Batu a hard look that had him quailing all over again. Roland swallowed back a laugh and spread one hand.

“Then we’ll just have to cut a deal with him. I’ve brought a fair share of hard-nosed customers to the negotiating table in my time.” Which may have been too much to say, since Batu turned and gave him pensive look. Roland quickly looked away and asked, “How far is “down the way”, anyway?”

“Not too far,” Tani said. She leaned on the crate to get a better look at the map they’d spread out over the rough wooden surface, tracing the river south and west. “About a week this way until…here!” She tapped a fully wooded area roughly halfway to Goldpaw. It looked small on the map but these things were never to scale. Hopefully this Niall would be willing to talk. “Shouldn’t be a problem with the weather this good.”

“That’s springtime for ye,” Batu said, crossing his arms over his chest. “I’d just as soon have this place built up ‘fore the summer squalls roll in, if it’s all the same.” He looked to Evan. “We’d best be leaving soon.”

“Yes.” Evan nodded. He held his tongue for a moment, then slowly turned to Aranella. “Nella,” He said sadly, “Maybe it’d be best if you stay here. We can…make better time without you and once we have the wood we can make for Goldpaw so—”

“It’s alright, Evan,” Aranella said with a kind smile, “You don’t have to explain. I know I can’t keep a good pace anymore.” She glared down at her leg, giving it a shake that took another shade of color off of her face. She took a deep breath to steady herself and looked her son in the eye. “But don’t worry. This won’t be the end of me, I promise.”

Evan’s chin quivered. He sniffed hard, then excused himself from the meeting to go and gather his things. With one last oddly pensive look at Aranella, Lofty bounced off after him. Tani and Batu soon followed, leaving Roland and Nella the only ones at the crate-table.

“Roland, I need you to promise me something.” She said before he could leave. When he met her eyes, the pain in them was obvious and he frowned. It was worse than she was letting on to Evan. How much longer did she have before it got so bad she could no longer stand?

Would Evan have to watch her die?

The thought was like a cold hand squeezing his heart. He swallowed back a sickening feeling.

“What?”

“I…” She swallowed hard. “I can’t hide the fact that this is getting worse, and I’m more than a little concerned about what’ll happen to Evan if something happens to me. If I don’t…” They both looked toward her leg. She took a breath and finished, “If I don’t survive this curse, I mean.”

If she died. Roland looked to where Evan had slipped into the tent he shared with Aranella and thought of Trevor. They were the same age. The thought of Trevor going through something like this made the thing gripping his heart squeeze even tighter and his throat tighten up with it. He looked back to Aranella.

“I’ll take care of him,” He said, surprising himself at just how firm his voice still was. “I give you my word. If anything happens, I’ll make sure he’s safe.”

Not that he wouldn’t have done that anyway. Still Aranella’s face softened with relief. With a gentle smile, she reached out and laid a hand on his arm.

“You’re a good man, Roland,” She said, “Never let anyone tell you otherwise.”

Not anyone else, he thought, just himself. Thoughts once again turning to his own son, Roland wondered what was happening in his world. Had Trevor survived? Had Alex? Were they together now? Who was looking after them? Was there anyone helping them the way he was trying to help Evan?

For the first time in a very long time, Roland found himself praying.

Maybe this time, he thought, someone would listen.

[incorrect-ninokuni]

Khunbish: What if you die, Boss?

Chingis: How will we get in?

Batu: If I'm dead, you've both been dead for weeks.

[m0th-gh0st]

and now, a visual retelling of my emotional state while playing chapter 7

[khunbish-avagnar]

I present to you Kaerwyn Ehlcryss, the man that replaced Khunbish as my main officially...

Duskie, Author, just a tad clueless about the world

[khunbish-avagnar]

The blueberry nerd Kaerwyn (formerly Khunbish)

[king-xineohp]

Lakeside

This is an edited repost from an old, old multifandom fic I used to have up on wattpad just to get this sideblog launched 😳

Main Masterlist Ghibli Masterlist

Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom Khunbish x Sky Pirate!Reader

I sat on the ground, my legs dangling off the edge of the cliff. The bustle of pirates was a calming sound to me. Having grown up around these people, I swear I could tell you who was who just by hearing footsteps. I knew everyone well, save for maybe Munokhoi, but we were on good terms despite his constant nervousness.

Someone plopped themself down right next to me heavily and heaved a sigh. I grinned.

"Long day?" I asked.

"Aye," Khunbish groaned. "An' it ain't even noon."

"What've ye been doin'? Seems like you do an awful lot sometimes, seems like you do awful little at others," I noted.

"Well, I was goin' through yer stuff earlier an' found these," he said, handing me my own earrings. "They're awful pretty, it'd be a shame if someone was to take 'em."

"Why were you goin' through my things?" I asked. "An' keep 'em, I don' wear 'em. They're too heavy, I like these ones more."

I gestured to the dangly earrings I wore made from clear crystals and feathers.

"Well, those sure are nice, too," Khunbish said. He grinned. "But I think we both know who got the best earrings around."

I reached out and flicked the triangular gem of his earring.

"Yeah, they're nice," I said. "If ya want to look stupid. Why were you goin' through my things?"

"Uh, Boss's orders," he said quickly.

"Want to get away?" I asked, standing up.

"Where'ould we go?" He asked, standing up with me.

"The lake in Snaketooth Ridge," I said. "S'a nice place to relax aft' a long day. Whaddya say, Khun?"

He smiled softly, giving me that look he'd give me when he just couldn't say no. He could never resist when I called him Khun. It was a trick I'd picked up from his partner, and Chingis and I were the only ones who knew about the greenie's soft spot for nicknames.

"Daredevil," he muttered, grinning. "Sure, I'll go. Boss'll kill me when I get back, but it's worth it."

"You say that like the Boss don't already got hundreds o' reasons to throw you off the cliff and leave you for th' wyverns," I said, laughing. "But we're glad he ain't that cruel. He'd never say it, but the Boss likes ya. Thinks you got some potential in you yet."

"Potential?" Khunbish repeated.

"Rumor says you'll be Boss when he gives in," I said. Khunbish stared at me in shock.

"Me!? Takin' over for the Snake?" He asked. He scoffed. "I could never."

"Yeah, you could never be a snake," I said. "Maybe ye'd be the Cloud Frog."

"Hey!" Khunbish exclaimed, glaring at me. "Thought we said we ain't mentionin' the frog thing ever again."

"Sorry, mate," I said, chuckling. "Let's get t'the lake, Greenie."

"Oi, don't call me mate like ye've not told half the folk yer in love wi' me," he said, giving me a flat stare. I grimaced.

"You caught wind o' that?" I asked. He rolled his eyes.

"Rumors spread fast an' wide," he said.

The walk to the lake seemed much shorter than usual, and I couldn't place why. When we got there, I untied my belt and let it fall to the ground with a clunk. I could feel Khunbish's eyes on me as I took off my shirt and rid myself of my shorts.

"What?" I asked. "Stop staring and take yer damn pants off!"

I took a running start and jumped into the lake, doing a flip underwater once I was below the surface. I came back to the surface to see him standing where I'd just been. His hat and shirt were off, as were his shoes, but he was still wearing his pants.

"The pants're stayin' on," he said, walking over to sit down and dip his feet in the water.

"Don't be lame, Khunbish, come on!" I said. He huffed. "Just be rid of 'em and join me!"

"No. Maybe if I had a few drinks in me," he said. I gave him a questioning look. "I don't got anythin' on under! I ain't gonna expose a lady to that. It's indecent."

"Oh," I said simply. "Well, then either jump in with 'em on, or I'm takin' off my undergars an' we're skinny dippin' together."

"What?" Khunbish asked, clearly taken aback.

"You heard me," I said, crossing my arms. "Yer either gettin' those precious pants o' yers wet, or we're both gonna be indecent."

Khunbish looked like he was frozen to his spot, so I sighed heavily and reached behind myself to untie my fabric bra. I swam over to the shore and threw it at my pile of clothes. Khunbish stared at me in shock.

"Yer really just gonna...?" His eyes were comically wide.

"So? Pants on or off, Khun?" I asked. He gave me a quick glare, his eyes saying 'seriously?' but then he looked at me with those eyes he wore when he couldn't say no.

"How 'bout pants on, bra off?" He asked, sliding into the water. I laughed.

"Y'know what? Sure," I said, rolling my eyes. "Nothin' wrong with showin' a bit o' skin to the guy I love, right?"

"What was that poem you used to recite all the time when you got nervous 'bout flyin' again?" He asked, swimming a little further out and trying to float on his back.

"The breath of the bird is the breath of the wind?" I asked. He nodded, closing his eyes and basking in the sun as he floated. "Yeah... Imagine a sky pirate 'fraid o' flyin'. What a coward."

"You wasn't a coward," Khunbish said. "Jus' afraid o' fallin' out."

"Yeah," I said slowly. "So, uh, what'd you think 'bout that rumor 'bout me lovin' you an' all?"

"Thought it was fake," he said. "Never loved a woman who loved me back before."

"What?" I asked, surprised. Next thing I knew, he was splashing me in the face. "Khunbish!"

He just laughed as I splashed him back, then he lunged at me, making both of us fall beneath the surface. His hair fanned out in the water, looking softer than I think it really was, and the both of us locked eyes for a moment before he kissed me. I pulled away instinctively, pushing myself to the surface.

I could tell he was going to ask me why I'd pulled away when he popped up from the water, so I just kissed him again instead of letting him speak.

"What was that about?" He asked once we broke apart.

"I'm not 'bout to drown myself just because a green-haired frog wanted to kiss me in the lake," I said, grinning.

"Hey!"

Both of us turned to look at the lakeshore when we heard the loud cry. Khunbish paled.

"He's gonna kill me for sure this time," he muttered as I covered my chest.

"Hey, Boss," I said nervously.

"Please, do explain what this is," Batu said demandingly.

"Well, Khun was having a bad day, so I-"

"Khunbish? Don't ye've got work to do?" Batu asked.

"Y-Yes, Boss," Khunbish said, swimming back to the lakeshore. Batu eyed my pile of clothes and he froze when he saw my bra. Even though I was covering myself, my chest was below the water, and I guessed he hadn't noticed.

"You know what?" Batu asked, narrowing his eyes at me for a moment. "Take the rest o' the day off."

"I told you, Khunbish!" I said excitedly. "He does like you!"