#lotus the bearded dragon

[bymiar]

@sapphanimates

@sci-twi @val-va2 @kuroshirae

I guess this is my last attack. I really wanted to draw more of this characters, but I don't have enough time. Thank you very much for this opportunity, really. Later I may return to some drawings with fankids, but for now have these:

[exhausted-archivist]

Cut Content: Plants

I'm slowly making my way through my Herbalist's Handbook project and through the process I've been yanking out references of all fauna in dai, cut or final. So, I thought I'd share some of the cut plants/fungi I've found. They fall into three categories: Cut but Canon through other sources, Cut but Canon - different design, or Cut Entirely.

Personally, I enjoy finding the remnants of such assets in the game files, there is a bittersweet joy in it. Knowing that BioWare did consider adding in the elements and variety I craved but also knowing they likely got cut due to time, scope, or mechanic limitations. I really hope they continue to add new flora for us, and I hope to discover even more in the next game. I'll be interested to see if any of these make an appearance later and if they'll have any of the uses I'm outlining in my herb project.

For more plant posts see: Flora of Thedas Real Plants in Thedas

**Edit - changed the language because tumblr decided to post the image arrangement differently than I had it.**

Cut, but Canon Plants

These first two are actually the same plant- or rather fungus. On the left is a weird one that technically falls into the cut but canon - different design but wanted them side by side.

This is spongeroot. A little surface mushroom that we only know by name thanks to the World of Thedas (WoT) vol. 2 book and by the file names. The left is the cut design, the right is the final design (sans colouration) that we actually see in WoT. It's found in the Trespasser DLC files.

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The second is called ghoul's mushroom. This is a deep mushroom codex. It is one of the most commonly used mushroom by herbalists. [source] Other then that we don't know much about them, but they're found in the base game Inquisition files. Given that they have garden cards, we can presume they were at the very least harvestable at one point.

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Cut, but Canon - Different Design

From top to bottom we have the cut designs of Ghoul's Beard - Short, Blightcap, and Spindleweed - Landform.

Ghoul's Beard Short This has no real difference from the final game version other than it is stockier and bushier than what we see in-game. Personally, I enjoy the exploration into such a simple variation as it would be rather common to have differences in length.

Blighcap This is another common deep mushroom used by herbalists in Thedas. We also see mention of blightcap in WoT vol. 2: "Flat-capped and gray that grows in clay: Blightcap, the hunter's bane." Given the image is stylized, I can't tell accurately the colours, but it isn't flat-capped and thus why it's placed here.

Spindleweed - Landform Interestingly, DA2 had a similar model for when it introduced spindleweed. Though the leaves here are only a single lobe instead of three lobes on the DA2 spindleweed. This is an interesting variation to me because it would lend more variety in the spindleweed family but it would also explain how people could grow spindleweed in their garden away from water.

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Cut Entirely

From top to bottom we have blade lotus, desert bloom, and desert rose. There is no information on either as they seem to be completely new plants that were intended to be introduced into Inquisition's base game.

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[sci-twi]

Set in the same universe as my SonAdow fankid, Spark the Sable (with a cameo here!), Blaze and Amy have been together for a little longer than Sonic and Shadow and eventually adopt their own daughter: Lotus the Bearded Dragon. She is the crown Princess of the Sol Empire.

She's a spunky, adventure-loving, hopeless romantic like her momma Amy. While also being kept to herself, stubborn, and independent like her mother Blaze.

Much like her momma Amy when she was younger, Lotus has found herself infatuated with her best friend, Spark the Sable. Unfortunately for Lotus, much like Spark's dad, Sonic, the sable does not return the feelings.

Lotus has a companion Jade Wisp named Clover who likes to play pranks on people and helps Lotus (get into trouble).

[thatshowthingstarted]

Sword (jian) and scabbard, probably made in the court workshops of the Yongle Ming Emperor. Chinese, Ming Dynasty, early 15th century.

The hilt is of gilt iron. The grip is of gibbous rectangular section, punched with small circles to imitate ray skin. Down the centre of the front is a raised spine bordered by tiny flames at either side.

The pommel is of trilobed form, bordered at the front and rear by bands of golden scrolls. The front panel of the pommel is chiselled and fretted with a dragon surrounded by interlacing flames, with triple claws on each paw. At the rear of the pommel, the central panel is decorated with a monster mask (kirtimukha), surmounted by a silvered crescent and golden disc, and with human hands, also surrounded by flames. At either side of the pommel are the Eight Buddhist Emblems of Good Augury (ba jixiang): the wheel of law (dharma), the standard, the treasure jar, the pair of fish, the endless knot, the lotus, the parasol and the conch shell of victory.

The guard is embossed in the form of a monster mask, surmounted by a silvered crescent and golden disc. The face is punched with circles, the canine teeth silvered, the eyebrows and whiskers chiselled and gilt. The horns are in the form of crab claws. At either side of the mouth is a paw in the form of a human hand. The head is surrounded by scrolling curls of mane. The rear of the guard is rendered as the underside of the jaw, with a set of silvered teeth, and a narrow beard running into a throat of alternate silvered and gilt bands.

The blade is associated but is probably a later replacement of Tibetan manufacture. It is formed of pattern-welded steel, of diamond section, straight and double edged. The pattern welding produces a mirrored pattern of addorsed crescents at either side of the medial ridge. The tang is of rectangular section, tapering towards the pommel, with a large expanded peg-hole towards the end. The edges have been ground and sharpened.

The scabbard is of wood covered in green stained leather and bound with gilt iron. At the throat is a V-shaped cut out at the front for seating the blade, and a scalloped cut-out in the leather to accommodate the guard. The throat retains traces of the scarlet silk with which it was lined. The iron binding comprises a long, facetted strip running all the way round either edge.

There are eight transverse bands at the rear, the uppermost and fourth of which are wider than the others, and extend round the front of the scabbard forming suspension loops. The edging strip has four main facets, with an additional narow facet at either side. It is decorated with scrollwork in gold running down each facet, and matching that on the pommel. At either end is a set of three golden lotus leaves.

The front panel is divided stylistically into upper and lower sections. The upper section is decorated quite plainly; a series of five beaded transverse bands divide it into six sections, and there are three vertical bands of fretted four-petalled rosettes in each section.

At the throat is a cusped section with a beaded border, below which is a band of flames. The ornate lower section has six smaller segments, divided vertically and horizontally by fretted 'vajras', each with a 'yinyang' symbol in the central knop. The half-'vajras' at either side emanate from the heads of lions, and the vertical bands of decoration at either side are formed by rows of flames.

Above and in the middle of these divisions are two square panels, each containing a cusped lozenge shaped central medallion, the corners decorated with interlacing flames. The uppermost of these two panels contains two dragons intertwined amid flames, with the heads at top right and bottom left; the lower has two similar dragons, with thicker bodies, and with their heads confronted at the left and right.

The chape section is decorated with a large panel of interlacing flames, within a beaded border. At the rear of the scabbard, the upper band is decorated with alternating gold and silver scrollwork, and terminates in a rosette at the front. The next two narrow bands are decorated with silver scrollwork only. The fourth is decorated at the rear like the top one, but is extended accross the front in a broad band; it is chiselled with four medallions decorated with gilt characters on silver grounds, and surrounded by interlacing gilt flames. The three lower bands are decorated in gold scrollwork.

The rear chape panel has a small, flat piece of rather coarse, scrolling interlace at the bottom, and narrow bands of petalled rosettes at either side.

A four character Tibetan inscription on the lower suspension loop reads 'khi'u ga ral gri' (honourific sharp sword).

China, 15th century (About 1420),

Leather, Ferrous, Gold, Silver, Semi-precious stone, Silk, Wood,

Dimensions:

Blade Length: 30 inches

Overall (sword) Length: 35 inches

Courtesy: Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, United Kingdom

Sword (jian) and scabbard, probably made in the court workshops of the Yongle Ming Emperor. Chinese, Ming Dynasty, early 15th century.

[lilapplesheadcannons]

Non-feline pets:

Lotus pier: Pomeranians, legacy of Jiang Cheng. Each and every one of them has a 5 words long name, flower accessories, and more diva-ish attitude than the met gala assemble. Also, any random stray dog from Yunmeng dropping by for treats and pets is enthusiastically received by Jiang Fengmian.

Nie HuaiSang: A bearded dragon and 2 budgies and a cockatoo that has a vocabulary to shame an average sailor. Has stopped keeping hamsters after many heartbreaks and frantic tearing down of drywalls and reaping out floorboards. Is trying to get a python but Da-ge has finally put his foot firmly down.

Madam Jin: Lhasa Apso that travels in her purse and judges everyone they come across. Only accepts pets from Madam Jin and once in a blue moon from Jin Ling. Likes to pee in Jin Guangshan's shoes.

Cangse Sanren and Wei ChangZe: Own a sanctuary farm with rogue goats, an arthritic horse, a murderous gaggle of assorted ducks and geese, 2 mild alpacas, bunch of agoraphobic hens and a donkey that's massively crushing on Cangse Sanren and will move into the house the moment Wei ChangZe kicks the proverbial bucket. Also a colony of feral farm cats and 2 farm dogs who think they are the boss of this outfit.

Xue Yang: A pet rock that he has already put a crack in.

Jin Ling: Fairy, the bestest best girl.

[o-wyrmlight]

What's up, you've heard of Dragon Dark Cacao. Now get ready for... my spin of it.

I don't really have a solid name for Dragon Dark Cacao at this point, but here he is! Some information about him:

His crown rests on his horns, so it doesn't fall off

The tufts of hair around his face are meant to be reminiscent of the beard many East Asian dragons tend to be depicted with

The locks of hair looping over the crown in the reference image are actually whiskers

Some depictions of East Asian dragons are depicted with ears

He is very much inspired by East Asian dragons, down to the fact that he has a long, relatively thin tail and no wings

Fandom wiki claims that Snowfall Village decorates their clothes with red camilla flowers, which I decided to add into the reference image's clothes to represent how he cares for all members of his kingdom, including the villages along the boarder *

I'm playing with the idea of giving him golden blood/jam as 'ichor', to represent him not quite being a cookie but rather more akin to a 'god' who walks among men. He's not really a god, but the idea of dragons having differently-colored blood could be interesting.

Among the other dragons (Lotus, Longan, Ananas, Pitaya, Lychee), he might be the youngest among them. It's dubious whether or not the dragons even know that he exists.

* I headcanon Snowfall Village to be in Dark Cacao Kingdom, but in a rather remote place that potentially boarders another kingdom and/or is right before the deadliest passage through the mountains, where Frost Queen Cookie is fabled to exist

And yeah! That's him so far. It took me 3 days or so to do that rendered art. It as neat to do.

I wanted to finish up a few more doodle sketches before I posted this, but. My wrist is hurting. So this will have to do.

What do you think?

[konnorhasapen]

I HAD AN IDEA AND NOW I AM EXERCISING THAT IDEA

ASSIGNING EACH LISTENER AN EXOTIC PET AND ALSO NAMING THAT PET

I think this may have turned into an oc thing💀

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Lasko's listener: I just established the other day that they own an axolotl named Cella (that Freelancer is hellbent on calling "Celery" and Huxley loves her ((the axolotl))sm) and this is canon to me now. They also have a Chinese water dragon named Lotus bc I said so :)

Freelancer: do rats count as an exotic pet?? (Google says they do-) They named her Gribby. This is also canon to me.

Angel: they 100% have a sugar glider named Goblin (and David is terrified of him.) They want a fennec fox and they will get a fennec fox and they will name her Deedee. Short for Speed Demon.

Baabe: snake. They own a snake and they named her Rory and Asher loves her to death.

Sweetheart: chameleon. His name is Karma and he and Aggro are besties to the max.

Darlin': a fucking raccoon. Or a badger. Either one named Cujo.

Lovely: they own a bat named Valentina.

Bright Eyes: also owns a rat, but they didn't him Remi. They couldn't remember the rat's actual name so instead they ended up naming him fuckin Ratatouille💀

Starlight: albino ferret albino ferret albino ferret and she's named Carina :)

Seer Obscura: literally owns a barn owl named Tiresias.

Cutie: they have a couple mice they named Allen and Atlas.

Honey: iguana named Geechee, but he also responds to the name Bee for some odd, unknown reason (*cough* Guy-)

Warden: snake. Burmese python. I feel like they would want to name her, but wouldnt know what to name her, so they'd settle for Mesii (to base it slightly off "burmese")

Mentor/Baby: four ferrets. Four ferrets that are specifically named Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde.

Smartass: they have a bearded dragon named Ivy and she vibes with Aaron.

Sunshine: they have chinchilla siblings named Nimbus and Nebula :3

Anton's listener: they have 2 tree frogs named Mika and Aivo, and a chinchilla named Seria (I like my chinchillas, okay?? I've always wanted one-)

James' listener: hedgehog named Morose and he's the cutest little baby James has ever laid his eyes on.

Asset: they found a mouse in the vents one time and they've kept it ever since. They named her Thias. They like to show Thias to Anton. Anton likes to see Thias(Thias reminds him of Seria). They have also introduced Thias to Brian. Brian also likes Thias. Most of the people working with/on Asset know Thias.

Precious: they aren't allowed to own a pet. Because owning a pet means giving their love and affection and attention to someone other than Regulus.

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Bonus Bits!

Damien: ...Freelancer, I think you have rats.

FL: huh?? Oh, no, that's just Gribby.

Damien: *petting Gribby* who names a pet "Gribby"?

FL: I do. Oh- don't touch her left back leg.

Damien: why? Is she hurt?

FL: I got her checked out first few times it happened, but they said nothin' was wrong.

Damien: then why..?

FL: she just starts screaming.

Damien: what.

☆

David: Angel, I'm—

Goblin, who escaped his habitat: *zooms up the fridge and soars straight towards David, landing on his face and getting comfy on his head*

Angel: Goblin, where'd you go!? Oh! Aww! He loves you!

David: *frozen with fear*

☆

Sam: Darlin'?

Darlin': hm?

Sam: why's there a raccoon/badger on your kitchen counter?

Darlin': that's Cujo.

Sam: ...Cujo was-

Darlin': "mEhMeHmEhMeH cUjO wAs a dOg tHoUgH" let me name my trash panda/rage skunk whatever tf I want.

☆

Vincent: you got a pet bat?

Lovely: yeah! I wanted to name her Vincent as well, but then I thought you might get confused, so I went with Valentina instead! ^-^

Vincent: *teary-eyed* you wanted to name her after me??

Vincent: ...wait- you thought I'd get confused-

☆

Vincent: did you buy a rat?

Bright: I found it in the trash can and he's mine now.

Vincent: o..kay. Does he have a name?

Bright: um, duh. Anyone who owns a rat and doesn't name it Ratatouille is committing an actual crime against humanity.

Vincent: ...hold on.., wasn't the... wasnt the rat's name Remi?

Bright: ...

Vincent: ... I-

Bright: y'know what Vincent?

Vincent: wha-

Bright: shut the fuck up.

☆

Chat: you have a pet!??

Honey: yeah *fetches Geechee from his habitat* His name's Geechee

Chat: YOU HAVE A PET LIZARD!?!?

Honey: iguana*. Anyway, this is Geechee, but I've noticed he also responds to the name "Bee" and I have some speculations as to why that is.

Guy, in chat: I haven't the slightest clue what you could possibly be talking about.

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Baby: I found these poor little guys in a box thrown in a trash can.

Ollie: OHMYGOD CAN WE KEEP THEM? HAVE YOU NAMED THEM SO WE CAN KEEP THEM??

Baby: yes, we're keeping them and no, I haven't named them yet.

Ollie: ..suggestion?

Baby: I suppose.

Ollie, immediately: Inky Blinky Pinky and Clyde!

Baby: *sigh* goddamnit, those are gold.

Ollie: Inky Blinky Pinky and Clyde?

Baby: *nods* Inky Blinky Pinky and Clyde.

Ollie: YES!

☆

Asset: hi Marcus!

Marcus: jEsus chRIst- you scared me half to-...

Marcus: what do you have?

Asset: I found someone!

Marcus: you... found someone..?

Asset: *opens their hands to show a petite lil mousey* I've decided to name her.

Marcus: oh- y-yeah? And.. what did you...name her..?

Asset: Thias!

—

Asset: good evening, Anton.

Anton: good evening

Asset: Thias says hello, too!

Anton, with a tired but genuine smile: hello and good evening to you as well, Thias.

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This was fun. I had much fun. This was so much fun :3

[unikittybigbrightworldau]

My OCs In My Friends’ AUs

This was part of my presentation for a presentation night that @askthechronoverse, @masterjacobofficialblog and @unikittybeforethereign had in a Discord server. I’d been waiting to show them these for so long.

Imogen, in the Chronoverse, would be from the island of Alexythemia, since that’s where Charm Valley would be if it were in that AU according to Fabri. They also came up with the design for Chrono!Imogen. In Master Jacob, even though that AU is a next-gen AU, I think Imogen would still be a teenager. She’s still learning and growing, so she has this witchy student style. The blueprint for my OCs in Master Jacob are these anthro designs I drew a while ago. Imogen doesn’t have a Before The Reign design yet because StayCute is still thinking about what Master Frown and characters like him look like in that AU.

Germafrost in the Chronoverse and in Master Jacob were based on the ways Fabri and Mamækin draw Unikitty and Puppycorn, since I’ve always thought that lots of dogs and cats in their world look like them. In the Chronoverse, Ice Cream Land would be way up in the North Pole region of Meraki. On MJ!Germafrost’s sleeves, there are the patterns of the three flavors (strawberry, vanilla and chocolate). In Before The Reign, he’s a long-haired German shepherd who looks like a puppy because he’s canonically babyfaced. I think I might’ve put his icicle horn too high on his head.

Piano’s Chronoverse design is based on Fabri’s Valentine for me. Her dress is patterned like wedding cakes because she’s partly a wedding cake-flavored ice cream creature. In Master Jacob, she wears a stylish winter coat I found on the web, but with lots of extra sparkles and crocuses because she wouldn’t just wear it like it is. For Before The Reign!Piano, I had trouble deciding what species of sheep she was. I found this white, long-wooled type of sheep called Heath sheep, which have horns like her dad does. Her wool looks creamy because, again, it’s ice cream. StayCute said that BTR!Dr. Fox is still bipedal and still wears a lab coat, so Piano would also stand on two legs and wear her usual attire.

Fabri said that the Marevian merpeople in the Chronoverse would live in the Commuovere Sea and have a candy/ice cream theming. Chrono!Waterlily has satellite wafers for her bell, cotton candy and dragon’s beard candy to represent her light, dreamy nature, and candied lotus seeds for her jewelry. Master Jacob!Waterlily is wearing a dress with motifs of her namesake flower. As for Before the Reign!Waterlily… I tried. She’s a combination of a moon jelly and a sea nettle, but she looks more humanoid because she’s a mermaid. Apparently, those clover-shaped marks in moon jellies are supposed to be where their mouths (and also their butts) are, so I moved that down to where Lily’s mouth is.

Chronoverse!Spike’s candy themes are black licorice and honey. I did the licorice motifs for his spines and legs, and honey motifs for his torso. (He’s also wearing a honey yellow headband.) I picked honey because it has a sunny yellow glow and because it’s supposed to be good for your throat. I tried to imagine how Mamækin would draw his spines in Master Jacob. In any anthro version of Spike, I’ve always imagined that he has a bunch of rings and long black sea urchin-y fingernails. Before the Reign!Spike is a combo of a Caribbean reef octopus (because he was born in a coral reef) and a black sea urchin. But, again, he’s more humanoid because he’s a merman.

Botania in the Chronoverse is hidden within the enchanted Matutolypea Forest and extends out into the desert. Fabri said that if they were running things, they would take influence from Lego Elves for the fairies. So, for Chrono!Allegra, I combined a trapeze artist’s outfit with motifs of Aira, the wind elf. I feel as though Fabri would make her hairstyle look more like the hair hang. The fairies’ size doesn’t change in any of the universes, so they’re still really small. Before the Reign!Allegra has this looping braid. She’s supposed to be a clouded yellow butterfly, so I tried to replicate their wing pattern. I actually found this image showing what females’ wing patterns look like. Just like with the merpeople, she looks more humanoid being a fairy.

Chrono!Zora’s outfit is influenced by Azari, the fire elf, because he travels around drier areas and is comforted by fire. In Master Jacob, Zora has that same adventurer/desert garb look I gave him in his anthro because it suits him to a T. He’s supposed to be a dragontail butterfly, and it was pretty tricky for me to get his wings right for his Before the Reign design. He also looks more humanoid, being a fairy and all. His braid goes over the top of his head and falls behind his wings in the back.

[paimonial-rage]

hi! hope you're doing great! i saw your game post and i'll give you the "dragon househusband" title :) 🤍

((This is a kinda weird Genshin title prompt request, but I’ll do my best!!))

Dragon House-Husband

[title ask game]

You yawned softly and curled even tighter around your pillow. The sun shining through your window warmed your bed, but not even it could replace the presence that was usually at your side. In the back of your mind, you wondered where he was. Making breakfast, perhaps? He usually woke up before you, opting for a walk before starting the day.

As if to confirm your suspicions, a smile pulled at your lips as your nose caught the scent of fried lotus crisps in the air. Really, your husband was too good to you. After such a long week of building houses, only he would be so sweet as to make a such beloved dish from your childhood. You honestly had no clue why he preferred to spoil you rotten so often like this.

Another yawn pulled itself from your throat as you finally stood and stretched your limbs. With the amount they were popping and cracking, you wondered if you would visit the city later on for a massage.

Though you were an illuminated beast, your parents did not wish for you to make a contract with Rex Lapis as an adeptus. They wished for you to live free like the wind. To ensure that, they set you up with a job at a carpenters’ guild. With your enhanced strength and experience with Sister Tubby, you were perfect for the job. That being said, it was hard and busy work. You were glad you had someone to care for the home while you were gone.

You were sure not to put everything on your husband though. While the job that kept him busy in the past was no more, he still enjoyed keeping himself occupied with things to do. Perhaps you could make something from your homeland tonight. He always enjoyed trying new things. Perhaps Dragon Beard Noodles? Maybe he would get a chuckle out of that.

A warmth filled your heart upon stepping into the kitchen. There at the sink washing the dishes was him, your husband. Prancing forward, you wrapped your arms around him from behind. He laughed, though didn’t bother to stop with his cleaning.

“You’re up earlier than usual.”

You mumbled into the back of his shirt, breathing in his calming scent. You didn’t want to remain for too long in fear his warmth would lull you back to sleep, but it seemed pulling away would take more effort than you were willing to expel. After a minute or so, you heard the faucet stop, then a bit of rustling, before he twisted around and wrapped you in his arms. There was a kiss at the top of your head.

“Eat breakfast before you fall asleep again, First,” rumbled his low voice in your ear.

You gave a long sigh, then pulled back. But before you could get too far, you stood on the tips of your toes and kissed his cheek.

“Thank you, Dvalin.”

[janetbrown711]

Fine, Great

Part two: electric boogaloo

It's MK's perspective time !

tw for smoking

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 8.5 Part 9

Ao3 Link

“OoOOOooo, who’s callin’?” Mei asked, pinching her last bean dumpling shut.

“Ah– no one. I’ll call back later,” Pigsy hung up and set his phone on silent. “You two done?”

“Yes sir Mr. Piggy,” Mei gave a big old grin. MK panicked at that– quickly twisting the last five in front of him and placing them on the tray with a nervous smile and thumbs up.

Pigsy chuckled. “Alright, how’s about you go set the table then?”

MK didn’t know how to set a table. It wasn’t really practice at his old home. It was more of a “paper plates and utensils if you’re lucky” kind of deal– if there even was food, because there was a solid amount of days there straight up wasn’t anything.

“Do we gotta?” Mei flopped onto the kitchen counter, making MK giggle but also get nervous about how Mr. Pigsy would react.

When the chef rolled his eyes, he nearly flinched, though relaxed when he said, “If we finish early and you two’re still up for it, we can get you some dragon’s beard candy, alright?” instead of threatening them.

MK looked to Mei for their next course of action, which was when in an act of pure betrayal, she dashed off to the plates, starting a silent race without him that he struggled to catch up.

“HA HA! They should call you MK the Slowpoke,” Mei smirked as she slammed her plate down.

“Well they should call you Mei the… um…” MK thought furiously for a good comeback before snapping.

“They should call you Mei the Meany Dragon Girl,” He smirked and crossed his arms in his victory.

“Original,” Mei raised her eyebrows in mockery.

“Yeah, well so is ‘slow poke’,” MK rolled his eyes.

Mei just blew a raspberry at that, before the kids both erupted into a laughing fit.

“Being mean really isn’t our thing, is it MK?” Mei snorted.

MK shook his head. “Looks like we’re stuck on the good guy team.”

“Rats. And here I thought I’d look really cool in red and black,” Mei shook her head ‘solemnly’.

MK shrugged with a grin. “Who knows? Maybe we can find a cool bad guy who can turn us evil for us– maybe with mind control OooOOoOoo,” MK wiggled his fingers.

“Ooo! Yeah! And they can have cool fire or ice powers,” Mei grinned. “And then it’ll be all like ‘Oh MK-! Please wake up! Who will be my bestie without you?!”

“Oh puh-lease, as if I’d ever turn evil without you,” MK elbowed her.

“Yeah you right,” Mei elbowed her bestie right back. “C’mon– let’s go get the other plates and stuff.”

MK nodded and the two were gonna head out to the kitchen when they saw Mr. Pigsy and Mr. Tang standing very close together slicing the lotus root.

MK was going to just keep walking in, but Mei grabbed his arm and yanked him back.

“What the heck was that for?” MK rubbed his arm, but Mei shushed him.

“I wanna see what they’re doing and you were just gonna walk in and ruin it!” Mei whisper-yelled, getting low and peaking around the corner.

“They’re just slicing lotus,” MK looked back at the demon and scholar, not finding anything all that interesting.

The two men broke apart and started laughing, which made Mei’s eyes narrow.

“Somethin’s weird about them, MK, I can feel it,” She said.

“Weird? What’s weird?” MK was genuinely lost when Tang suddenly exclaimed, causing Mei to jump back to her feet.

“Well, guess that’s over now,” Mei dusted herself off. “Still weird though.”

“Mei, I have no idea what you’re talking about,” MK stated flatly and Mei rolled her eyes.

“Maybe you’re now MK the Oblivious Kid,” She teased again, watching as Pigsy hovered behind Mr. Tang, and there was a knock at the door. The kids looked at each other in confusion, before deciding to step out and watch as Tang disappeared to the bathroom and their guardian didn’t open the door.

“Who do you think it is?” MK whispered to Mei.

Mei shrugged. “Hope it’s not cops again– I can’t even think of anything bad we did.”

MK hoped it wasn’t cops either.

And then Pigsy opened the door, whereupon a large female pig demon burst through and started showering their guardian in kisses and affections, startling all three of them.

“Ah– there’s my widdle Pigsy-wigsy! My, you’ve gotten so fat– why are you wearing your glamor at home? Also why didn’t you tell your father and I you moved??? Oh I missed you so much,” She had said as she did.

“Pigsy-wigsy?????” Mei had to physically hold back her laughter by slapping a hand over her mouth.

“Ma– Pops– you really shouldn’t’ve come,” The guardian said, straining.

Mei and MK shared a look at that.

“Oh I know, I know– but that’s why I called– you know, I really didn’t expect you to suddenly move into a place like this– is that a genuine Bluthner piano? Oh, you know your nana and I used to own a piano in the house Papa bought– wasn’t genuine ivory or anything but it was real lovely. Oh, you know that one song that–”

“Wow, that ‘Ma’ can really talk,” MK had no interest in piano and so easily tuned it out, instead looking at the absolutely hulking demon standing in the door, whom he made eye contact with.

“Who’re the humans?” The demon asked and Pigsy glanced at them anxiously.

Hm.

“Ah– well– um– it’s complicated, but I’m their– uh– legal guardian now,” Pigsy said, and the bigger demon stepped inside, an ice cold stare still over MK and Mei. MK didn’t know why he said it was complicated– seemed pretty straight forward to him.

MK met the demon's gaze, and decided maybe complimenting him would make him relax or smile or something.

“Wow– you’re really tall Mr. Pops, sir.”

Wow that sounded stupid.

“I like your tusks! They’re cool!” Mei went along with MK, much to his relief. It helped she was right too– he had biiiig tusks that MK once thought Pigsy had but he’d only seen them when the chef had been asleep in the old apartment.

Just then, ‘Ma’ emerged from around the corner, and practically rushed to ‘Pops’ side.

“Oh my great sage– Who are these absolute cuties? Are they like your little delivery boy and girl? Oh you know that’s just the sweetest little idea– I’m Zhu Jiayi, and this is my husband Zhu Hangleng– we’re Mr. Pigsy’s Ma and Pa,” She all but pinched their cheeks.

MK’s face lit up. ““Woah! We got grandparents?” he jumped and looked to Mei, who was equally excited at the prospect.

“Grandparents? That’s–” Miss Granny Jiayi looked at Pigsy before letting go of her husband's arm and hugging her son. “Oh Pigsy– why didn’t you tell me? I could’ve brought gifts-!” She clapped before suddenly turning to anger and punching his arm. “How long have you kept this from me?! I remember tellin’ you specifically if you ever gave me grandbabies you were supposed to call me immediately.”

“Wow– talk about nice,” Mei snickered.

“She’s just like you,” MK smirked and she elbowed him.

“Woah– woah– I– it’s not like that– they’re full human– if dragon counts as that–” Pigsy broke the hug and shook his head. ““It happened so fast and strangely– I couldn’t explain it if I tried.”

Ignoring that, MK looked back at Jiayi and Hangleng and smiled. “This is so cool! I’ve never had a granny or grandpa before.”

It was true– of, at least he thought so. Being randomly found on the street probably meant he had no original grandparents and his ‘parents’ didn’t have any either.

“Oh please, call me your Nainai, you absolute cuties,” Again the female demon fawned over them.

“Oh sweet! I’ve never had a Nainai and Yeye bef–”

“Just call me Mr. Zhu,” Pigsy’s father interrupted coldly.

Oh…

“Hangleng– don’t be a pain,” Pigsy’s mother elbowed Mr. Zhu, but the elder demon just kept looking coldly at MK– making this all feel strangely familiar.

Thankfully, Mr. Tang finally emerged from the bathroom, and Mr. Pigsy’s parents focused their attention on him instead.

Well. Except Mr. Zhu.

“MK, is this guy still staring at us, or is that just me?” Mei whispered to him.

MK shrugged and made a face that made Mei snort but keep her focus foward.

After about a minute of this weird standoff, Mr. Zhu’s attention was finally given to Tang, who was looking pretty uncomfortable now that MK looked at him.

He started listening to the conversation just as Miss Jianyi was saying, “...I mean– seriously– the least you could do is let us meet our little grandbabies after turning off your phone and not telling us about ‘em in the first place– not to mention barely answering any of my calls this past year.”

“Well that sounds kinda mean of Mr. Piggy,” Mei remarked.

MK kinda understood though.

“Of course,” Their guardian sighed. “MK? Mei? Could you set the table for two more?” he turned to them, making MK jump and nod.

“Ah– actually, maybe just one– I-i should get going–” Mr. Tang stopped the two from moving as they looked on in even more confusion.

“What-? You can’t go– you won’t get free food like this anywhere else,” the chef said, and while Mr. Pigsy’s words were funny, his voice sounded sad.

“Oh, I just–” Tang looked at Pigsy’s parents, then MK and Mei, and then barely at Pigsy. “I-i can’t intrude on this whole ‘family’ business– ‘Sides I think I might need stitches for this cut so I should head to an urgent care–”

“Ah, I see. You got folks that can pick you up?” Pigsy’s mother looked at the scholar.

Tang took another step back. “I– I really should go–”

“Tang, wait–” Pigsy grabbed his arm, but Tang yanked it away, startling even MK and Mei.

“Okay, this is definitely weird now,” Mei whispered and MK couldn’t help but nod.

“Oh, well I supposed I could drive you if you’d like– we can be back here in just a jiffy,” Mrs. Zhu said, digging through her purse.

“A-Actually-! I-I’m fine! Totally fine! I just— I need some… air,” He glanced at Pigsy before speed walking to his room.

“This is weird weird,” MK whispered back to Mei. “Think I should ask?”

Mei shrugged, and MK raised his hand.

“Mr. Piggy, why is Tang acting weird?” he asked.

Their guardian’s eyes were forced away from his bedroom door with great difficulty as he cleared his throat and scratched his neck. “Ah, well–” Poor Pigsy couldn’t get two real words out before Miss Jiayi interrupted.

“Seems like the boy doesn’t have any manners,” she answered for Pigsy with a huff.

“I take back what I said Mei– you’re much nicer,” MK whispered and Mei bobbed in agreement.

His mother wasn’t finished though. “Seriously– who wants to leave a feast they’re invited to and then declines a ride? And then he just needs ‘air’ – you know, I’m just glad he’s not your boyfriend or somethin’ because he just seems–”

Boyfriend??? Is that allowed???

Now it seemed it was Mr. Pigsy’s turn to interrupt with “MK, Mei– why don’t you two go freshen up a bit and I’ll call you when the food is ready, alright?”

Freshen up? What was “freshening up”?

“What if I don’t wanna?” Mei probably knew what the word meant.

“D’aww, these kiddos are precious Jiejie,” Pigsy’s mother walked over to Mei and patted her head. “And I know you didn’t teac–”

“Kids. Rooms. Now.”

Now there’s an order MK didn’t need to hear twice. The boy immediately took Mei’s hand and scampered off to their rooms– where they decided to sit on Mei’s bed to talk instead of “freshening up”.

“So– uh– they seem… weird,” Mei said, flopping on her bed, causing the springs to bounce a couple of times.

“Yeah– I thought grandparents are s’pposed to be nice and stuff,” MK agreed, picking up one of Mei’s dragon plushies and lifting it above his head to look into its beady eyes.

“Eh,” Mei shrugged. “It’s about equal I’d say– plus if Mr. Piggy’s a big grump, makes sense his pops would be too.”

“He’s not a total grump, right?” MK dropped the plush on his face.

Mei took her plushie back with a laugh. “Guess not– maybe that’s his ma’s half.”

“Ooooh, makes sense,” MK agreed, picking up one of her pillows and holding it above him again. “You think that means his dad’s got a secret good side?”

“Who knows,” Mei shrugged and took the pillow from MK before he could drop it on his face again. “All I know is that I’d rather meet his Nana instead.”

“Yeah. Sucks that she’s dead,” MK agreed.

“Man, why do people gotta die? It’s so lame,” Mei huffed and sat upright in her bed.

“Yeah– sucks your parents are dead too,” MK sympathized.

Mei nodded, looking at the dragon plush in her lap. “Sucks your parents didn’t die sooner. I bet I could’ve convinced Mama and Baba to adopt you.”

“You think?” MK smiled a little.

“Totally– even if you are a total slowpoke,” Mei grinned and MK picked up a pillow and hit her with it.

That escalated into something of a pillow fight until one of Mei’s pillows ripped open and feathers went flying– to which MK and Mei quickly scrambled to try and shove feathers back in before deciding to bury the pillow under her bed and take this to their graves.

“So… how long do you think ‘til Mr. Piggy’s gonna call us back in?” Mei asked, flopping back onto her bed after successfully hiding the evidence.

“Heck if I know– I’m just surprised I haven’t heard shouting yet,” MK picked up a dragon action figure she had on a shelf and started messing with it. Mei laughed despite it not really being a joke.

“Maybe he’s done talkin’ with them and went to Mr. Tang?” Mei suggested, which made enough sense.

“You think that means we can go out now? I’m starvinggggg,” MK grabbed his stomach dramatically.

Mei snorted and sat up, “Do you wanna talk to– uh– “Nai Nai” and Mr. Zhu?”

“Kinda..?” MK scratched his neck. “I dunno why– I mean– they seemed kinda mean, but Mr. Piggy can be kinda mean too so– I dunno.”

“Alright, I’ll go if you do,” Mei hopped off her bed.

“Cool cool,” MK grinned as Mei took the action figure from his hand and put it back on her shelf before they quickly crept out of their room.

Pigsy had indeed left, as his mother was working in the kitchen and Mr. Zhu was–

Smoking.

MK hated smoking.

“C’mon, let’s go,” Mei grabbed his arm before he could refuse and so forced him to walk into the kitchen.

“Oh there you two little angels are,” Pigsy’s mother smiled down at them. “I was just checking on the spiced bean dumplings– they still need a minute to cool,” She said, taking them out of the oven and MK’s stomach growled.

“Miss Nai Nai, do you know where Mr. Piggy is?” MK asked her.

“Mr. Piggy? Miss Nai Nai? What’s with all the formality kid?” Jiayi looked at him strangely as she set the tray down on the island.

“Um– respect?” MK scratched his head.

“We’re family, kiddo, no matter what Bajie says,” She patted MK’s head with an oven mit.

“Oh but Mr. Zhu–”

“Mr. Zhu was being rude earlier,” She raised her voice so Pigsy’s father could hear from the couch, no doubt. When he didn’t respond, she growled. “Just call him Hangleng, dear. We don’t need any ‘misters’ or ‘missus’ around here.”

Mei and MK looked at each other.

Calling Mr. Piggy that was fun, and calling him just “Piggy” felt wrong though, so maybe they’d just have to use his actual name now.

“Okay Miss– um… okay Nai Nai,” MK said, and she smiled at him briefly before taking off her oven mitts and checking on some of the other foods.

Mei raised her hand. “Can I still call you just Miss Jiayi though? I already had a Nai Nai– kinda feels weird.”

The female demon sighed and nodded. “I guess whatever makes you comfortable.”

Mr. Hangleng huffed in content from the couch, which got him a look from his wife.

“Ignore him, dears, he’s just kind of like this,” She said, adding a pinch of salt to a noodle dish.

Mei tilted her head. “Then why’d you marry him?”

Jiayi’s face turned red. “Ah– well– that’s um–” she cleared her throat. “Maybe when you two are older.”

MK and Mei didn’t know how to interpret that.

“Nai nai, when is Pigsy gonna be back? I’m starving here,” MK asked, looking around for the chef again.

“I’ll say– you’re far too skinny, kid,” She snickered. “He’s out talking to that Tang fellow wherever ‘air’ is.”

“Ughhhhhhh, it’s gonna take forever til then,” MK groaned, sitting on the stools by the kitchen island, where Mei joined him.

“Well then, I suppose it’s a good thing I brought these then, isn’t it?” Jiayi smirked and pulled out bags of white rabbit candies, jingling them a bit before giving them to the ‘absolutely starving’ children.

“Thanks Miss Jiayi!” Mei said, tearing open the packaging with her teeth, making the elder demon laugh.

“No problem, firecracker,” She said, opening MK’s packaging for him since he was struggling. “So… Pigsy was rather light on the details of the adoption. What can you two tell me?”

MK thought a minute. “Well, our parents both died in a huge fire and I was on the streets for a day or two before Mei decided she wanted to run away.”

“Oh you poor things,” She shook her head and checked on something else.

“Yeah and then these cops found us, but they weren’t normal, they were tiger demon cops who apparently had it out for me,” Mei added, inspecting a piece of candy before popping it in her mouth. “So we hid at Pigsy’s Noodles and that’s how he found us.”

“It was super cool Nai nai! He fought off those tigers like it was nothing while Mr. Tang took us and ran! And then Mei showed off her dragon form and scared ‘em away! And it was so big!” MK gloated about his friend.

“Tigers, huh?” Mr. Zhu spoke from the couch now, standing up and approaching the kitchen, lit cigar still in mouth.

“U-uh, yes sir,” MK got quiet.

The male demon chuckled to himself. “Sounds like something that Sandy would’ve done for him.”

“It’s true! Pigsy totally hit one in the face with a frying pan,” Mei informed.

“Yeah! And now he’s got a big old scar in his shoulder from a claw,” MK agreed.

Hangleng thought a moment, taking a long drag before puffing out a huge cloud that made MK shrivel a bit inside.

“Makes sense. Kid’s a dipshit who doesn’t know how to stop trouble– ‘course a kid has to handle it for him,” He laughed, making MK wince.

“Hangleng, you’re been an ass again,” His wife scolded.

Mei leaned over to MK. “I didn’t think adults were allowed to curse around us.”

“My parents did.” MK whispered back.

“Yeah, but your parents sucked.”

True.

“Not my fault if the kid’s an ass,” Hangleng argued and Jiayi just shook her head.

“Pigsy isn’t an ass, he’s a pig,” Mei crossed her arms, getting her a look from Pigsy’s father that would’ve shut MK up in an instant but Mei just stared down defiantly.

Hangleng muttered, “Celestials,” under his breath before bringing the cigar back to his lips.

Mei was clearly coming up with a snappy response when Tang and Pigsy both came back into the kitchen with puffy eyes but soft smiles nonetheless. That was, until Pigsy saw his father smoking right next to Mei.

“You know, you really shouldn’t–”

“Yeah, yeah,” Hangleng smothered his cigar in the sink before tossing it in the trash, clearly startling the chef.

“Uh… thanks,” Pigsy blinked.

His father acknowledged it with a brief nod.

“Pigsy! We told your pops all about when you fought off those tiger demons,” Mei told him with a smile.

Tang laughed a little. “Did you now? Did you tell them about my brave heroism?”

Pigsy snorted. “Last I checked, all you did was run when I told you to.”

“It was very brave running,” Tang defended. “Besides, everyone ended up alright.”

Pigsy’s father smirked. “Only because a little girl saved your ass.”

“Pops–” Pigsy’s eye twitched. “Please don’t swear in front of the k-i-d-s.”

MK didn’t know he bothered spelling when he and Mei were still right here, and also knew how to spell.

“Oh- Sorry-! We completely forgot– our bad honey,” Jianyi apologized, wiping her hands on her apron.

“You both– stars above–” Pigsy rubbed his nose and Tang patted his back.

“So, is anyone hungry? Because I know I’m absolutely starving,” The scholar asked, instantly shifting the energy of the room.

And so after MK and Mei actually finished setting the table, the family gathered around the table and had an actually decent meal. Well– decent in conversation, excellent in food quality. It even turned out that Mr. Chronic Grump was a lot better on a full stomach and even had some funny stories to share about “him and the guys” and his past. Plus, Pigsy’s mother had one or two embarrassing stories from Pigsy’s childhood– plus a photo of him when he was just a widdle Piglet, which was cute (even if it made Pigsy mad and drink quite a bit of that wine Tang brought).

After many, many hours of eating and talking, Pigsy’s parents did have to leave, and so it was just Tang, MK, Mei and Pigsy again, and boy that felt a lot more right.

“Ugh, I don’t know about you three, but I simply cannot move a muscle– say what you will about your mother Pigsy, but she can cook a mean duck,” Tang joked as he lounged on the couch close to the chef, who laughed a little.

“You can say that again, Mr. Tang,” MK laughed, curling up next to Pigsy, who absentmindedly wrapped an arm around him.

“I’m just glad the feeling of doom is over now” Pigsy rubbed his entire face. “Those people are never gonna sneak up on us ever again, you hear?” He pointed to the ceiling for drunk emphasis.

“Yes, yes, I hear you Pigsy,” Tang smiled this weird ooey gooey smile MK had only caught once or twice that he now took the opportunity to study– especially when Pigsy had an equally gooey smile to give back (probably from the drinking).

“Good, because you lil’ kiddos don’t deserve Pop’s ssstupid face,” Pigsy made a face at MK that made the boy laugh.

“Pigsy?” MK sat up a bit.

“Eh? I thought I was ‘Mister Piggy’? What happened there kid?” Pigsy placed a hand on MK’s head that he removed with a laugh.

MK just kinda shrugged with a smile. “I dunno. All I know is my old parents made me call ‘em ‘Mister’ and ‘Missus’ – and I like you a lot more than them,” MK curled up again.

“Yeah, well I like you more than my parents too kiddo– both– er– all of you,” Pigsy patted MK’s back.

“Same here,” Tang rustled MK’s hair a bit.

“Eh, my jury’s still out,” Mei stuck her tongue out as she sat next to Tang. Pigsy gave a drunk and offended gasp, which made Mei laugh and confess– “You are definitely above most of my old nannies and butlers, so yeah.”

“Hear that Tang? We’re better than people gettin’ paid– now that’s a mid autumn festival miracle,” Pigsy finger gunned MK with the arm that wasn’t wrapped around MK.

“Ooh! Speaking of– can we get that Dragon Beard candy now?” Mei suddenly jumped up. MK had a feeling she wanted him to jump up too, but he was far too full of food to be moving now.

“Haha! Busted,” Tang laughed at Pigsy who rolled his head.

“Can’t we just watch Cooking with Chang’E? It’ll be the special Mid Autumn episode and I don’t wanna miss it,” Pigsy pleaded with the girl.

“I’ll take her Pigsy, you two little hogs rest,” Tang rolled his eyes before standing and patting MK’s back.

“Yippee! Let’s go, Mr. Tang!” Mei eagerly took the man’s hand and they were out the door in a flash.

And there were two.

“Pigsy?” MK spoke up and looked at his guardian.

“Yeah kid?” Pigsy’s eyes were still closed.

MK looked down. “I… I meant it, you know? I really, really like it here– and I even liked it at the old apartment too– I– I feel safe with you.”

Pigsy placed a soft hand on the back of MK’s head and stroked it with his thumb.

“I meant what I said too, kid– it ain’t just the alcohol talking; You’re a really cool kid, and I’m glad to have you ‘round.”

MK smiled and cozied up even more, the warm feeling of the chef’s hand on his head lulling him to sleep.

“Thanks, Dadsy.”

A pause.

“...You’re welcome, kid.”

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26, 27, 34 please 💜

26. I do have some pretty dorky interests so alot of them can be viewed as childish lol. Anime, video games, dungeons and dragons, pro wrestling, amonst other things. People make call them childish but i call those people boring😚

27. There was a Harley Quinn comic series that i read pretty regularly as a teenager! So thats what came to mind first as a favorite book:)

34. I have 2 favorite flowers! White Lotus (because of avatar lmao) and the Blackwater Bearded Iris!

[noro-noro-noro]

the dreams I had got mixed up also.

taking the bus 1.5 they changed refinery missions in drg

big party with my relatives 2.5. some people noisy outside my window

some drunk girl takes my boots & teleports away

fantasy world crusade

i have to find hentai with the tags "bearded dragon"

why are the half dreams that i added in later indented. this is annoying

1. taking the bus home from highschool again & that guy was there but the bus stop was now at the bottom of my driveway instead of the bottom of his driveway. my sister was also on the bus and she was telling me the bus stop was at our driveway instead of Alex's but I didn't believe her until it actually stopped. then I was like jaylene when did it become this bus stop!??? when??? also there were lotuses growing next to the driveway so I was cheerful wbout that bc I like them, but then my mom yelled at me for eating lotus root and scattering the seeds around the yard last year bc now she has to dig up all the lotuses & I was like why :( I like these... then there was likr a little hole under the house with blue lighting that looked just like a picture I drew, down to the shitty lineart that I started overpainting instead. I overpainted some of the water in the pond. it was purple.

1.5 something drg related. they changed how pipes in refining worked. scout couf build his own pipes they were blue and placed faster. and also there were 6 geysers now so 6 pipes.

2. a big party with my dad's side of the family, but it happened again in my mom's house. that's always the house I see in my dreams so whatever. one of my smaller cousins C was trying to play piano. i was surprised at how they got such a nice piano onto the driveway and was worried it was gonna rain. everybody was drinking a bit & being a little rowdy , so I decided to keep at eye on my little cousins instead. she tried playing the middle part of a famous waltz that had been simplified down to child level, but then part of it was also just in the hall of the mountain king. which I should look back into playing again bc it was a lot of fun. anyway!! I was trying to help her out but I only had a shitty light blue colored pencil to make notes with. then as people were leaving I heard shouting from inside, a dude named Zach was being a pain in the ass. my brain immediately was like "do you know rhis guy? he's a white gsmer mustve been one of your ex's friends that you forgot to remove on social media" even though he was literally a dude I saw 10-15 times on campus bc he was in Industrial Design which was the huilding next to ours. anyway idk his crimes but he was just chilling in the living room and I kind of wanted him to leave.

2.5. just remembered this, it was also in my mom's house. I was sleeping in my old room when I heard people yelling from the patio (directly under my old room) & it was 8am so I turned the light on & peeked out & there was some family down there who lookrd up a me a bit sheepishly. I like gestured at them & then turbed my light back off.

3. this kinda takes place in the post party zone. it was a similar vibe to the last day of thing I volunteered for in Taiwan, where all the rules went out the window bc half the people "leading" the groups were younger than the college students, and everybody wanted to be drinking, and we were 7 to a room & one of the girls I was with kicked us all out bc she wanted to get with a guy so I was just wandering around the area like :-/ I want to go to bed.... the night market is already closed by now.....anyway it was like that vibe. we were in a similar hotel now, if slightly nicer. some drunk girl in a white fur coat and very fancy strappy heeled sandals showed up with her friend & they sat next to me & talked really loudly for a while, and then the girl was like um. hey. can I borrow your boots to go to the bathroom I don't wanna walk in these heels. so I was like ok sure just bring them back.... & she was like omg thanks babe :D & then as she was taking her sandals off I noticed she had abnormally small feet. whatever. she took my.boots & then like teleported away.

4. there was some kind of sci Fi fantasy aspect leaking in now. like fantasy where the magic is old abandoned scifi stuff like sword of shannara. I was on some quest to do something. there was a machine of some sort? some kind of thing I had. I downloaded something that turned me invisible Just in time since some mafia guys were about to walk up. their girls were also wearing strappy heels. cut to the rest of my stupid stupid party seeing the girl who took my boots also hanging onto MY dimensional gate bow that we were LOOKING FOR. and they were just like oh cool! & let her g on her way

5. it was really vital that I accurately typed in tags to look for some kind of hentai that had a bearded dragon in it..not participating or anything, just that the main girl had one & you got to see her feed it before she went off to get railed or whatever. unfortunately I couldn't spell bearded properly.

[exhausted-archivist]

Complete Post of the Poisons of Thedas

Updated: June 2024

I have the time and the energy (as in I've had this info sitting in one of my various spreadsheets) so let's get into the poisons of Thedas. I've also split this apart from a much shorter version so if you want a TLDR, please see this post.

For the purpose of this list I'm including any weapon coatings as they can be multiuse. Additionally, Inquisition has "tonics" which include poisons, potions, and actual tonics; so things described as poison are listed there. As well as anything mentioned in Tevinter Nights short story "Eight Little Talons" that is connected to Viago as he is a poison master, he makes and keeps poisons and various toxins, or other caustic substances. I've also included bombs, grenades, and traps as they use the same poisonous ingredients and sometimes share similar effects.

The definition of a poison that I am using is: "A substance that causes injury, illness, or death, especially by chemical means. Or a substance that inhibits another substance or a reaction."

Known Coatings and Poisons

Brief note, there are some general mentioned poisons not listed here, such as "contact poison" which is far too general for me to feel like I could add it here. Things like this, and other notations of poisons I will list at the bottom under additional info/trivia.

Acidic coating

Adder's kiss

Aquae Lucidius

Arcane poison

Choke powder/Choking powder

Crow Poison (regular and concentrated)

Crow venom

Deathroot Extract (regular and concentrated)

Deathroot Toxin

Debilitating poison

Deepstalker spit and aqua regia mixture

Demonic poison (regular and concentrated)

Dispel coating

Elemental coating

Exotic dwarven poison

Fell poison

Flame coating

Fleshrot

Freezing coating

Hale's Dust

Havard's Grief

Knockout Powder

Maferath's Embrace

Magebane (regular and concentrated)

Marrow lock

Odorless Crow Poison

Pillow Talk

Qamek

Quiet Death

Saar-Qamek

Shock coating

Soldier's bane (regular and concentrated)

Soulrot coating

Spider venom (regular and concentrated)

Tears if the Dead

Venom (regular and concentrated)

Vitaar

Wyvern venom

Known Bombs, Grenades, and Traps

Acid Flask

Acidic Trap

Acidic Grease Trap

Antivan Fire

Choking Powder Trap (Mild)

Choking Powder Trap

Choking Powder Cloud Trap

Combustion Grenade

Confusion Grenade

Fell Grenade

Fire Bomb

Fire Trap

Freeze Bomb

Freeze Trap

Jar of Bees

Misdirection Cloud Trap

Pitch Grenade

Poisoned Caltrop Trap

Shock Bomb

Shock Trap

Sleeping Gas Trap (Mild)

Sleeping Gas Trap

Sleeping Gas Cloud Trap

Soulrot Trap

Tar Bomb

Ingredients That are Poisonous or Used to Create Bombs, Grenades, and Poisons

Adder Venom

Aqua regia

Black Lichen

Blight

Blood Lotus

Bulbs of the Frostback Mountains

Concentrator Agent

Corpse Heart Ichor

Corruptor Agent

Deathroot

Deep Mushroom varieties

Deepstalker Spit

Demonic Ichor

Distillation Agent

Dragon Venom

Felandaris

Fire Crystal

Firedust

Foxite

Frostrock

Frozen Lightning

Gaatlock

Ghoul's Beard

Glitterdust

Heatherum

Lifestone

Lyrium

Lyrium Dust

Madcap Bulb

Rashvine

Rashvine Nettle

Redmoss

Snake Venom

Spider Venom

Toxin Extract

Vasanthum tree

Varghest Blood

Wyvern Venom

Descriptions of Crafting Ingredients

The only discriptions included are those provided in game or text.

Adder Venom

A snake native to Antiva, known for its quick acting and deadly poison. It has a paralyzing component and works to shut down the heart and lungs of the victim. There is an antidote, created by Viago known as "Up and Adder".

Aqua regia

Not defined, but presumably another highly caustic alcohol made of wyvern venom like aquae lucidius or lyrium like aqua magus.

Black Lichen

Mentioned in the Official Dragon Age Cookbook: Tastes of Thedas, this is a lichen used to make bread and can be toxic if not cooked before consumed.

Blood Lotus

Awakening Description: This flower is famous for surviving in almost any climate. DAI Codex: Do not try to get out of this. We were told you were the best. That is why you were contracted. Was it not you who obtained the two hundred white blooming rose bushes for the Empress's winter ball last year? The comtesse has been infinitely patient 'til now, but she doesn't understand why it is so hard to fill the garden pool. She wants no more excuses. And no, she will not compromise with the dawn lotuses. They're white! The flowers have to match the silk canopies. It is crucial! Dark purple. Dark red. Do not try to frame this as a safety issue. The guests will be perfectly safe. Why, if they experience any hallucinations from the concentration of lotus essence in the air, I'm certain it will only make the evening more thrilling. I don't care if you have to send someone to some Fereldan peat bog to get it all. Just do it! —A note from Chamberlain Laurent to Grand Gardener Umbert Vauclain, over the decorations for Comtesse d'Arnee's summer garden party According to gossip in Val Royeaux, the chamberlain did succeed in convincing Grand Gardener Vauclain to provide four hundred and twenty lotus plants. The party was considered by most to be a roaring success, even though the evening concluded with at least twelve guests asleep on the lawn, three in the pool, and one lady losing several teeth trying to take a bite out of a marble statue of the comtesse's father, which she was convinced was made of cake.

Concentrator Agent

DAO Description: Heatherum and Foxite are both common herbs in Ferelden. When distilled to be sufficient purity, they may be used as herbal agents to concentrate the effects of many potions, salves, and poisons.

Corpse Heart Ichor

Used in concentrated demonic poison, this thick, black ichor comes from the heart of corpses that have been possessed by demons. Seperated from demonic ichor as that ingredient can come from other sources aside from a corpse heart.

Corrupter Agent

DAO Description: Said to have been made from lifestone that has been corrupted by the darkspawn taint in the Deep Roads, this powdery agent is required to create some of the most powerful poisons and traps known.

Deathroot

DAO Description: A harmless enough plant on its own, deathroot's thick leaves contain an extract that the Chasind have used to induce hallucinations for centuries. Sufficiently concentrated, it can be made into a deadly poison. DA2 / DAI Codex: Deathroot has been used in magic and potion making for centuries. It's a fragile-looking plant with a thin stalk and purple flowers, which fruits once a year developing bright red fleshy pods that cause disorientation and dizziness if ingested. There are two varieties. The more common Arcanist Deathroot was first found by Archon Hadrianus when he discovered it growing on several dead slaves. The other, Lunatic's Deathroot, is most closely associated with the story of the courtesan Melusine, who sought revenge on a powerful magister and his family. She harvested the plant, baked it into small pies for the magister's banquet, and presented them to the magister at a banquet. All the guests were seized by terrifying hallucinations after eating the pies and tore each other to pieces. —An excerpt from The Botanical Compendium, by Ines Arancia, botanist

Deep Mushroom

DAO Description: Fungi found underground in close proximity to lyrium veins. In addition to their restorative properties, they can also be made into poisons. DA2 / DAI Codex: "Deep mushroom" refers to the entire group of fungi that grows underground in caves and many parts of the dwarven Deep Roads. Collection can be a dangerous task, as the Deep Roads are often infested with darkspawn. Because of this, dwarven merchants often recruit "casteless" hirelings for the job, and pay them a meager percentage of what they earn selling the mushrooms to surfacers. The most common varieties used in the herbalist's trade are the Blightcap, Ghoul's Mushroom, and Brimstone Mushroom, almost all of which tend to carry the darkspawn's corruption. While they cannot transmit the disease, this trait often makes them quite poisonous. Deep mushrooms should only be handled by experienced herbalists and should never be consumed without first being adequately cleaned and prepared. Careless consumption has been known to cause insanity, severe abdominal cramping, and even death. —An excerpt from The Botanical Compendium, by Ines Arancia, botanist

Demonic Ichor

DAO Description: Understandably difficult to find, this ichor can sometimes be found in the hearts of corpses that have been possessed by demons and is naturally both thick and black. In the right hands in can be made into a very potent poison. Note: Can only be looted from darkspawn, usually alphas and emissaries.

Distillation Agent

DAO Description: One of the three rare bulbs found in the Frostback Mountains, when dried and powdered they become an excellent distillation agent required to evoke magical properties in crafting.

Dragon Venom

Mentioned to be an ingredient in gaatlok.

Felandaris

Used to craft poisons. DA2 / DAI Codex: The name felandaris is elven, meaning "demon weed," which is fitting for this rare plant because it grows only in places where the Veil is thin. Felandaris is easily identified. It's a twisted, wicked-looking shrub with long, thorny shoots, and no leaves: a skeletal hand, reaching out from an unmarked grave. Many swear the plant radiates a palpable aura of malevolence, so it comes as no surprise that it unnerves many a junior herbalist. —An excerpt from The Botanical Compendium by Ines Arancia, botanist

Fire Crystal

DAO Description: These shards of lifestone are infused with magic, either naturally or by one of the Tranquil. They're white-hot and useful in many fire-related potions and traps. DA: TTRPG Description: Fire crystals are lifestones that have been infused with agitated thermal energy, either naturally or by one of the Tranquil.

Frostrock

DAO Description: These shards of lifestone are infused with magic, either naturally or by one of the Tranquil. Frostrocks radiate cold and can be used in many cold-related potions and traps. DA: TTRPG Description: Frostrock is lifestone that has absorbed some of the cold of the Frostbacks, either naturally or through the efforts of the Tranquil.

Frozen Lightning

DAO Description: Frozen lightning is a common name for a crystal that can naturally store electricity, which has made it a sought-after ingredient in the composition of several items and salves. DA: TTRPG Description: These are crystals that store natural chemical energy, effectively making them electrical batteries.

Glitterdust

A mineral used to craft poisons and bombs

DA2 Codex: Glitterdust is the powdered form of a rock found along the Wounded Coast. When explorers brought the sparkling rock to the markets of the Free Marches, it became immediately popular among wealthy ladies who crushed it and applied the powder to their faces. The added brightness and lustre to the skin, however, soon paled in comparison to the developing rash and coughing fits. As it turned out, glitterdust is dangerous if ingested or inhaled. It's also extremely flammable, as several ladies discovered after powdering their hair while standing next to a candle. Unfortunately, this resulted in a dozen deaths by conflagration. These days, glitterdust is used sparingly, and only by experienced alchemists. The most common form of the substance is Volatile Glitterdust. If gathered from caves where darkspawn dwell, the rock produces a powder known as Tainted Glitterdust. —An excerpt from The Alchemist's Encyclopedia, by Lord Cerastes of Marnas Pell

Lifestone

DAO Description: These rare rocks have existed in close proximity to lyrium ore, and as such, they have absorbed some of its traits. Lifestones enhance the natural properties of other materials used in item creation. DA: TTRPG Description: Lifestones are chunks of rock that have lain in long proximity to lyrium ore and gained unusual properties from the exposure. They are invaluable for enchanting a wide variety of objects.

Lyrium Dust

DAO Description: This is lyrium found in a natural powdered state, ready to be incorporated into potions. DA: TTRPG Description: Lyrium found in a naturally powdered state, far easier to employ than lyrium ore.

Madcap Bulb

Awakening Description: Fereldan youths sometimes try eating madcap bulbs. They rarely repeat the experience.

Rashvine Nettle

Awakening Description: This plant burns the skin, but surprisingly not the tongue. It has no flavor whatsoever.

Spirit Shard

DAO Description: Spirit shards are enchanted lifestones that are used in several potions and poisons that affect the mind.

Toxin Extract

DAO Description: As one would expect, extracted venom from various creatures often makes potent poisons. Dropped by Giant Spiders Note: It is deemed a "venom" in the item id of the game

Descriptions of Poisons and Their Effects

I focused mainly on their descriptors provided in games and novels. I only include the gamified elements and effects for completeness of the entry as well as to elaborate on additional effects.

Acidic Coating

DAO Description: A small vial that contains a warm, lime-colored liquid.

Adder's Kiss

DAO, Awakening Description: An Antivan noble killed his adulterous wife by coating his lips with this poison and kissing her. He died as well. DA: TTRPG Description: Adder's kiss was the principal agent in the great Antivan tragedy Rosetta & Javier, supposedly a historical account of a nobleman who believes his wife has been having an affair. After a series of apparently innocent misunderstandings, Javier at last kisses his wife with lips coated with this poison, and neither survives.

Arcane Poison

DA2 Description: Weapons coated in this potent poison weaken the ability to resist magical effects on any enemy they touch. Ingredients: Deathroot, Deep Mushroom, Glitterdust

Aquae Lucidius

DA: TTRPG Description: Its venom makes the wyvern widely sought by potion-makers, alchemists, and crafters of potent liquor called aquae lucidius. A miniscule quantity of wyvern venom remaining in the aquae after distillation results in a unique hallucinatory effect. Just how effective wyvern venom is at enhancing potions and alchemical recipes is either a closely guarded secret or a continuing mystery; opinions differ. Making a batch of aquae lucidius requires 1 dose of wyvern venom per 10 servings, plus additional brewing supplies such as water, sugars, herbs, and yeast (costing about 10 silvers for a 10-serving batch). Crafting any sized batch of aquae lucidius requires an advanced TN 15 Cunning (Brewing) test; each roll represents about an hour’s work. Those who drink a serving of the stuff must make a TN 13 Constitution (Drinking) test, the result of which determines the drinker’s general reaction to the brew. Increase the TN by 1 for each additional serving consumed after the first. Any character who fails the test passes out after 1d6 minutes of dizzying, ugly hallucinations that leave him rattled and uneasy (–1 to Cunning and Perception) for 1d6 hours. Characters who succeed react to the drink based on their Dragon Die result, compared to the table below. (No actual magic effects take place but drinkers may be difficult to convince of that.)

Choke Powder / Choking Powder

Both a type of poison and a class of poison. Fleshrot is an examole of a choke powder, other descriptors used for the traps are powdered rock, metal, or spices.

Crow Poison

DAO Description: This poison is a favorite of the Antivan Crows, whose efficient administration of death has built a nation's reputation. DA: TTRPG Description: The poison is mainly derived from the venom of a particularly deadly Antivan serpent

Concentrated Crow Poison

DAO Description: An enhanced version of the Crow original, this poison turns its victim into a veritable sitting duck for an efficient killer. DA: TTRPG Description: This wicked brew results from a long, complex distillation process. A character suffering its effects immediately moves to the end of the initiative order. Additionally, the victim must make a TN 15 Constitution (Stamina) test or cannot use any stunt costing more than 2sp from the remainder of the encounter.

Crow Venom

DA2 Description: Weapons coated in this potent poison slow the movements of all whom they touch. Ingredient: Deathroot, Deep Mushroom

Deathroot Extract

DAO Description: Even a quick sniff of this sludge is enough to cause hallucinations. DA: TTRPG Description: Deathroot is a common and relatively harmless plant. The Chasind Wilders use a distillation made from its root bulbs to induce vivid hallucinations in which they seek mystic knowledge. When concentrated the substance can be used as a weapon. Those exposed to deathroot extract must make a TN 15 Constitution (Stamina or Drinking) test. Those who fail suffer hallucinations according to the Deathroot Hallucination table.

Concentrated Deathroot Extract

DAO Description: Although the deep blue-black color is attractive, clothing dyed with this liquid has proven unpopularly fatal to wear.

Deathroot Toxin

DA2 Description: Weapons coated in this potent poison deal additional nature damage with each hit. Ingredients: Deathroot

Debilitating Poison

DA2 Description: Weapons coated in this potent poison undermine the combat effectiveness of every enemy they hit, reducing the damage the foes inflict. Ingredient: Deep Mushroom

Deepstalker spit and aqua regia mixture

A caustic substance used by Viago to eat away at metal. It is highly potent.

Demonic Poison

DAO Description: The appearance and smell of this liquid are entirely unnatural, to say nothing of its effect.

Concentrated Demonic Poison

DAO Description: An extremely powerful poison derived from the thick, black ichor found in the hearts of corpses that have been possessed by demons.

Dispel coating

Awakening Description: This liquid in this flask reflects no light whatsoever.

Elemental coating

Awakening Description: A vial that contains a dark, viscous liquid.

Exotic Dwarven Poison

DAO Mentioned in Dwarven Regicide Antidote.

Fell poison

DA2 Description: Weapons coated in this potent poison leech life from every enemy they hit, transferring it to the poisoner instead. Ingredients: Deathroot, Deep Mushroom, Felandaris

Flame coating

DAO Description: A flask containing a white-hot liquid.

Fleshrot

DAO Description: The nasty concoction somehow rots flesh while the victim is still alive, accompanied by the usual stench. DA: TTRPG Description: Nasty stuff, fleshrot causes a victim's skin to immediately begin to slough off, which is horribly painful and grossly noxious. Each round for 2d6 rounds, a victim must make a TN 15 Constitution (Stamina ) test at the beginning of their turn to overcome the pain. If they fail they can only take a minor action that turn. A –2 penalty to social tests where a disgusting appearance would be relevant persists for a number of days equal to the number of rounds the immediate effects persisted.

Freezing coating

DAO Description: A small vial with a thick, frosty liquid.

Hale's Dust

DA: TTRPG Description: Originally used by the eponymous healer to help subdue and quiet wounded or troubled soldiers who were too much for him to handle, others have since come up with more sinister uses. Its effects last for the duration of the encounter.

Havard's Grief

A poison derived from wyvern venom, an unsubtle but a reliable one that is very popular in the Grand Game.

Knockout Powder

Mentioned in Dragon Age: Inquisition, it is mentioned in the ability "Knockout Powder" that this will put enemies to sleep for a short amount of time. There is another version of this powder that will additionally make it so the enemies are slow to wake up.

Maferath's Embrace

A toxin that increases the blood pressure of the victim, causing the veins and organts to rupture. It is a particularly rare and expensive poison. It was used once in a famous assassination done by the Antivan Crows during the Towers Age; they were hired to eliminate the highest members of the Templar Order in retribution for covering up the slaughter of mages during the Right of Annulment, where the crows spiked the lemon cake. This earned the job the moniker "Just Desserts".

Magebane

DAO Description: The Chantry's templars keep whole vats of this substance in Val Royeaux. DA: TTRPG Description: Developed by the Templar Order, this violet liquid is anathema to apostates, draining their arcane energy. Circle mages aren’t exactly fond of it either.

Concentrated Magebane

DAO Description: Most experienced spellcasters feel their stomachs drop whenever they see something whose color reminds them of this fierce substance. DA: TTRPG Description: A more potent version of magebane, templars supposedly keep huge vats of the stuff in Val Royeaux.

Marrow lock

DA: TTRPG This insidious poison runs ice through its victim’s limbs, all but locking them into place. Marrow lock’s victims can only take minor actions without consequence for the remainder of the encounter. To take a major action they must make a TN 15 Constitution (Stamina) test. On a success they suffer 1d6 penetrating damage and can carry out their action. On a failure they suffer 2d6 penetrating damage and can do nothing but howl in agony.

Odorless Crow Poison

This poison is a gas, heavier than air that will steal the breath of those sleeping but it leaves those seated or standing unharmed.

Pillow Talk

A creation of Viago's, it is a rose-coloured ointment with a greenish tint in the candlelight. This ointment is comprised of varghest blood and something from a gurgut. Viago implies it might not be effective on vashoth (qunari). It is administered anywhere on the skin.

The poison is an influencer substance that makes a person believe they can say or do anything, that the individual is safe.

Poison

DAO: Awakening Description: A deadly toxin smuggled from Antiva. Ingestion is inadvisable.

Qamek

It is not exactly known what makes qamek, though it glows similar to lyrium. This poison is used by the Tamassrans to help reeducate, neutralize captured mages, or on those who refuse to convert to the Qun to mindless laborers. Its effects will allow the mind to be easily shaped in small doses, in larger doses it renders victims mindless and causes irreversible damage.

Quiet Death

DAO Description: A foul mixture of poisons that are each deadly even on their own. Quiet Death is so potent it unnerves even the most experienced assassins. DA: TTRPG Description: A foul mixture of poisons infamous even in assassins’ circles, quiet death kills instantaneously—or doesn’t, if (say the legends) its intended victim is destined for greater things. Victims must make a TN 19 Constitution (Stamina) test, but also add their level to their roll. Those who succeed shrug off the effects. Those who fail fall immediately to 0 Health and soon expire according to the normal rules for dying. Attempts to stabilize victims of quiet death suffer a –3 penalty.

Saar-Qamek

A lethal poison that can be a gas or a substance converted into one. It is lethal to all races except the vashoth (the horned race / qunari). It drives its victims mad before they die; it can set the enemies of the Qunari into a blind rage and cause them to turn against themselves.

Shock coating

DAO Description: A small vial with a strangely glowing substance.

Soldier's Bane

DAO Description: Whenever nations find themselves at war, envoys of the opposing generals inevitably discuss a ban on this effective toxin, but the talks never result in a lasting pact.

Concentrated Soldier's Bane

DAO Description: This effective anti-infantry poison is too thick to pour from the flask. Smashing the glass is the only way to get it out.

Soulrot Coating

DAO Description: A small vial that contains a dark viscous liquid.

Spider Venom

DA: TTRPG Description: Extracted from the massive arachnids the dwarves call deep crawlers, this poison can take the edge off a warrior's skill. Its effects last for the duration of the encounter.

Concentrated Spider Venom

DA: TTRPG Description: A concentrated distillate of an already-deadly natural poison. Its effects last for a day.

Tears of the Dead

DAI Effects: The next 3 hits inflict poison on the target, causing 44 damage per second for 15 seconds. The poison remains on the weapon for 10 seconds before expiring. Noted in the item id as "Crow Poison"

Venom

DAO Description: A potent poison extracted from deadly plants and the venom of several reptiles.

Concentrated Venom

DAO Description: A complicated distillation process has made this poison much thicker than any of its individual ingredients.

Vitaar

Known as "poison armor" in Qunlat, it is a mixture that is magical in nature and hardens the skin of vashoth to an iron-like quality without hindering flexibility. The mixture contains poison and an unknown neutralizer (thought to be their own blood). But it is only for use on their physiology, all other races would perish instantly.

The process of making vitaar activates the protective effecst in the poison in a similar manner to lyrium ruins.

It is notable that currently all vitaar names stem from either a poisonous plant or animal, or in a few cases like the dragon hunter and cretahl vitaar, dangerous predators.

Notable descriptions:

DAI Description: This strange Qunari face paint is created from deadly poison—fatal when applied to anyone other than a Qunari, whose unique physiology somehow not only neutralizes its effect but also allows the paint's magic to harden the flesh and provide other protections. Arishok's Vitaar According to stories out of Kirkwall, the military leader of the Qunari spent a number of years marooned in the Free Marches city of Kirkwall – without once receiving supplies from his people or calling for help. Why he did so, and how the Qunari got along without an arishok, is unknown. The Qunari in Kirkwall did, however, have to trade considerable supplies from their sunken ship… including the Arishok's personal face paint, created from a rare and venomous snake in Par Vollen known to kill a person in seconds.

Wyvern venom

Both a poison in itself and an ingredient to many. It is potent and has given rise to a family of poisons developed in Antiva. It can be recognized by the crimson speckling of the skin on its victims.

DA: TTRPG Description: Wyvern venom slows prey and kills gradually. Once afflicted, a target is in mortal danger. After a few moments, however, venom exposed to air becomes far less dangerous. Thus it is essential to harvest wyvern venom quickly and carefully if it is to be stored for future use by, say, poisoners. A TN 17 Cunning (Poison lore) test, requiring the remains of a freshly slain wyvern, harvests 1d6 doses of viable venom, leaving none behind for a second attempt. When using the Poison-Making Mishap rule, wyvern venom adds only a +1 to the mishap result with a maximum result of 6—it never slays outright. A character poisoned with wyvern’s venom must make a TN 15 Constitution (Stamina) test or be subject to its effects. A poisoned character drops to 0 Health after a number of hours equal to 1d6 + Constitution (minimum one hour), dying unless they receive a dose of antidote before their time runs out. During this time, victims are subject to fever, visions, and a -4 penalty to Dexterity. The antidote to wyvern venom is a potion (crafted with a TN 15 Cunning (Poison lore) test) made from a mixture of three particular herbs: Andraste’s mantle, drakevein, and winterberry. Andraste’s mantle, drakevein, and winterberry are not particularly rare, in general, but may be out of season or found mostly in distant lands if you want to increase the difficulty of such a quest.

Descriptions of Bombs, Grenades, and Traps

Acid Flask

DAO Description: A flask of corrosive acid. DA: TTRPG Description: Corrosive fog that burns skin and corrodes everything else emerges from these flasks. Armor worn by those in an acid flask’s attack radius permanently loses 1 point of Armor Rating (before the acid damage is applied) until it is repaired. Increasingly severe damage to armor can accumulate from the effects of multiple acid flasks.

Acidic Trap

DAO Description: The surface of this device has been terribly etched by small leaks of its corrosive contents.

Acidic Grease Trap

DAO Description: The acid burns nicely through leather, cloth, and skin. The grease clings to anything. It's a perfect combination for a sadist.

Antivan Fire

DAI Effects: Spreads sticky fire at the target location, causing 46 burning damage every second to enemies inside the fire. The fire remains for 30 seconds.

Choking Powder Trap

DAO Mild Choking Powder Trap Description: The packet of dust contained within is surprisingly heavy, as if it were powdered rock or metal. Choking Powder Trap Description: A debilitating kitchen accident with expensive imported spices led to the development of this trap. Choking Powder Cloud Trap Description: The inventor who devised this trap can no longer speak, so powerfully did his throat object to the mishaps along the way.

Combustion Grenade

DA2 Description: When thrown, this grenade explodes with flame, dealing fire damage to all it hits. Ingredients: Deep Mushrooms

Confusion Grenade

DAI Effects: Enemies within the area of effect will attack other enemies for 20 seconds.

Dispel Grenade

Awakening Description: This flask is meant to shatter when thrown, and not before.

Elemental Grenade

Awakening Description: A flask of corrosive acid.

Fell Grenade

DA2 Description: When thrown, this grenade explodes with flame, dealing fire damage to all it hits. Ingredients: Deathroot, Felandaris, Glitterdust

Fire Bomb

DAO Description: A glass flask filled with a flammable liquid. DA: TTRPG Description: Often made using dwarven firedust or gaatlock (Qunari black powder), this combustible liquid sets flammables in its attack radius ablaze, which is generally a minor (1d6) or moderate (2d6) hazard, but varies depending on the exact circumstances.

Fire Trap

DAO Description: In its current state, this trap is cool to the touch, but the substances contained inside are certain to react violently when mixed.

Freeze Bomb

DAO Description: A glass flask filled with an ice-cold liquid. DA: TTRPG Description: An ice-cold liquid distilled by using powdered frostrock, these grenades blast cold through the limbs of their victims, slowing their movements until the end of the encounter.

Freeze Trap

DAO Description: When packed next to each other, this trap can keep a cut of meat fresh for days longer than otherwise. But its primary use is still as a deadly weapon.

Jar of Bees

DAI Effects: Summons a swarm of bees at the target location for 30 seconds. The swarm attacks the first enemy that comes near it, for 163 damage per second for 15 seconds. A target affected by the swarm has a 10% chance every second to become panicked.

Knockout Bomb

DAI Description: You hurl a grenade containing a powerful concoction that put nearby enemies to sleep. Sleeping enemies awaken after taking damage.

Misdirection Cloud Trap

Awakening Description: Forming a coherent thought about this trap is nigh impossible.

Pitch Grenade

DAI Effects: Coats the target location with pitch, which remains for 60 seconds, slowing any enemies that enter it.

Poisoned Caltrop Trap

DAO Description: Poison on the surface of the skin is one thing. Poison deep within the veins, courtesy myriad deep punctures, is quite another.

Shock Bomb

DAO Description: A glass flask filled with a strangely glowing substance. DA: TTRPG Description: A brilliant fluid that scintillates with raw energy, these flasks contain powdered frozen lightning and explode with a burst of light and the stink of ozone. They cause penetrating damage to anyone clad in any kind of metal armor.

Shock Trap

DAO Description: Even packed safely, this trap causes hair to stand on end.

Sleeping Gas Traps

DAO Mild Trap Description: Even the tiny amount of gas leaking out of this trap causes a tingling sensation. Standard Trap Description: The original formulation of this trap induced snoring too often. The new design makes it a more a dignified weapon. Cloud Trap Description: This trap is swaddled thickly in cloth, lest the owner bump it too hard during transportation and lose half the day to an unwanted nap.

Soulrot Bomb

DAO Description: A flask filled with a murky green potion.

Soulrot Trap

DAO Description: To know this trap is to know despair.

Tar Bomb

DA2 Description: This bomb explodes in a thick tar that immobilizes nearby enemies for a short time. Ingredients: Deathroot, Deep Mushrooms

Antidotes and Antivenoms

Up and Adder

An antidote created by Viago.

Wyvern Venom Antidote

One well known antidote is comprised of three herbs: Andraste’s mantle, drakevein (a deep mushroom variety), and winterberry. It is not the most accessible cure as you can find yourself in need while either out of season or not in the range of the ingredients.

Wyvern Antivenom

One way to treat wyvern poisoning is to craft an antivenom using fresh venom from a wyvern and various herb. It will create a bone white paste that will help save the victom.

Tables and Text Provided by the TTRPG

Aquae Licidius Effects

1 - "I can see through time!”

2 - “You’re all just made up of firelight and shadows, you know, flavored like blue and yellow. If I douse you, you might go out. Wouldn’t want that.”

3 - “I had a brief vision of my great-grandmother, though she was eating turnips with a modest dragon and Andraste was there putting salt on everything.”

4 - “It was as though my soul took wing and floated about my head.”

5 - “I feel strange but also good!”

6 - “That stuff works well enough. ‘Nother round, anyone?”

Possible Deathroot Hallucinations

Roll 1 - "Even the birds are Mocking Me!" The character spends the next turn raving at and attacking something innocuous like a tree, barrel, wagon, shrub, or bird.

Roll 2 - "Get it Off! Get it Off! Get it Off!" The character is convinced they are covered by bugs, leeches, snakes, or the like. They spend the next turn swatting at non-existent creepy-crawlies.

Roll 3 - "You did this to Me!" The character believes one of their comrades has backstabbed them or is otherwise plotting their demise. On the next turn the character can only take the defend action and yell in outrage at their “betrayer.”

Roll 4 - "The Sky, the hideous Sky!" The character believes that some malign creature from the sky is about to carry them off (or, for dwarves, that they are going to fall into the sky). The character spends their next turn dropping their weapons and grabbing something solid.

Roll 5 - "The shadows are alive!" The character is overcome with fear of the surrounding shadows, including their own. They spend the next turn running at top speed away from the closest concentration of shadows.

Roll 6 - "Foul darkspawn!" The character is suddenly convinced that a random nearby ally (determined by the GM) is a darkspawn or other natural enemy. The character spends the next turn attacking that “enemy,” with a +1 bonus on attack rolls for their fervency.

Poison Texts

Heart of Fire This substantial tome was written by an anonymous priest of the Imperial Chantry. In it, he discusses the most and least proper methods for raining the wrath of the Maker on His enemies. It contains recipes for shock bombs, magebane, and concentrated magebane.

On Combustibles and Corrosives This book by a dwarven miner named Grundrak discusses the use of combustibles and corrosives for best effect. It contains the formulae for both acid flasks and fire bombs. Grundrak wrote it in the Trade Tongue, certain that humans needed its advice most of all.

Riaan's Hammer A noted work by the templar Riaan, this book mostly concerns subjects other than poison making, most notably the effective torture of maleficarum to save their souls. Even so, the chapter on magebane contains its recipe. The Chantry supposedly has copies that also contain the formula for concentrated magebane, but none are known to exist outside its cathedrals and it would be heresy to possess one.

Thoughts on Fragrance Supposedly written by the Antivan poetess Evelina, this book is a masterwork of cunning prose. Those who know the correct Crow ciphers are aware that, along with its fancy turns of phrase, it contains recipes for crow poison, concentrated crow poison, and adder’s kiss.

Unusual Diseases This large physician’s reference tome was written by the Tevinter physician-mage Telregard. Not only an invaluable study of the many strange ailments that afflict Thedans, it also contains detailed notes on substances that can cause the semblance of such diseases. These notes include the recipes for fleshrot and marrow lock. The book also gives a +2 bonus to Cunning (healing) tests for those treating the more outré diseases of the world.

The Web of Decieving This folio by the Shaper and naturalist Orgaard contains extensive notes—in the Dwarven tongue—on deep crawlers, which he studied extensively. It contains the recipes for both regular and concentrated spider venom.

Additional Notes/Trivia:

While aquae licidius is a liquor it is mentioned and shared in the poison section and so it is included here. As alcohol is technically poison, but if you want a complete list of alcoholic beverages please reference the drink post I have.

According to the Dragon Age Tabletop, some creatures may be immune to the effects of certain poisons, or of all poisons. The guide says the ruling should be based on logic over biology. Using the example of the incorporeal nature of shades and ash wraiths would logically render them immune to the effects of toxins. Where in contrast nothing in the nature of blight-tainted beings would suggest they're immune to the effects of poisons.

According to the Dragon Age Tabletop, most noble houses of Orzammar employ one or several poisoners at all times. As well as herbalists who develop complex antidotes to counteract the poisons.

Poison Text mentioned in Dragon Age Tabletop Core Rulebook; "Heart of Fire", "On Combustibles and Corrosives", "Riaan's Hammer", "Thoughts on Fragrance", "Unusual Diseases", "The Web Decieving".

"Poisoned weapons" in Dragon Age: Inquisition uses a "deadly toxin".

"Toxic Cloud" is an ability in Dragon Age: Inquisition that states you "unleash a cloud of toxic dust" that damages all enemies

"Explosive Toxin" is an ability in Dragon Age: Inquisition that states your "poisons curdle the blood of your targets."

Sources:

Dragon Age: Origins + Awakening

Dragon Age 2

Dragon Age: Inquisition

Dragon Age: The Last Court

Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne

Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights

Dragon Age Tabletop RPG

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welcome 2 my masterlist for my lowes paint challenge !!

this was a complete original idea spawned from mi & my wife’s mind,,, if there are ppl out there doing this before mi, im sorrie!! this is jvst a fun lil challenge i started so i can get out of writers block !

cherry mocha ⨯

lotus flower ⨯

romance ⨯

la la love ⨯

snow flurries ⨯

pebbles ⨯

horseshoe ⨯

dream weaver ⨯

misty memory ⨯

blue twilight ⨯

sparkling sage ⨯

lush sage ⨯

café blue ⨯

gargoyle ⨯

garden flower ⨯

angel touch ⨯

ghost story ⨯

gentle soul ⨯

snake charmer ⨯

teddy ⨯

creamy mocha ⨯

dust bunny ⨯

je m’apelle missy ⨯

twilight jungle ⨯

epic ⨯

lovely bluff ⨯

gotham gray ⨯

cat’s meow ⨯

lighthouse shadows ⨯

wisteria snow ⨯

misty morning dew ⨯

palace walls ⨯

heart’s aflutter ⨯

pinch me, im dreaming ⨯

angelic blue ⨯

emerald enchantment ⨯

peach tickle ⨯

romantic rose ⨯

magician’s cloak ⨯

crystal noir ⨯

embarrassed shadow ⨯

mystical gray ⨯

soul searching ⨯

tomcat ⨯

tuxedo ⨯

porcelain shale ⨯

blush of morn ⨯

whisper soft ⨯

frisky whiskers ⨯

iron frost ⨯

soft panther ⨯

sleepy kitten ⨯

elephant in the room ⨯

gravity ⨯

voyage ⨯

mr. kitty ⨯

soft-spoken ⨯

crushed out ⨯

night light ⨯

cuddle down ⨯

santas beard ⨯

visionary ⨯

fragile blue ⨯

blue kiss ⨯

moon shadow ⨯

gleeful joy ⨯

scarlet sun ⨯

fire-breathing dragon ⨯

mon cher ami ⨯

whipped strawberry ⨯

rosy cheeks ⨯

hello dolly ⨯

awe ⨯

dreamy memory ⨯

playful petal ⨯

edwardian rose ⨯

special peach ⨯

peaches and cream ⨯

frolic ⨯

poseidon’s gold ⨯

pirate’s treasure ⨯

heart of palm ⨯

meadow morn ⨯

kiss of mint ⨯

on butterfly wings ⨯

twilight mist ⨯

air kiss ⨯

love crystal ⨯

sparkling sage ⨯

champagne pink ⨯

cabin plank ⨯

dark kettle black ⨯

mountain midnight ⨯

ghost ship ⨯

wedding mint ⨯

noble eric ⨯

catnip ⨯

classical violet ⨯

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Cuckoos: Favorite Foods

Malaea Koi- Honey Malasadas, Honey Custard Tarts, Spam Musubi

James Smith- Maple custard pie, crab cake, coffee milk

Lyra Guerra- Wine, gelato, Agnolotti, Bicerin, risotto

Haruki Igarashi- Mochi, green tea, Onsen tamago, gyoza

Zosia Jacobs- Chicken and waffles, biscuits with honey, beignets

Francois Hubert- Macarons, Quiche, chou à la crème

Sue Ellen Hazel- BBQ, hotdish, pancakes, apple juice

Steef Timpert- Stroopwafel, Chocolate, Bitterballen

Hye-Sun Jo- Naengmyeon, pheasant, BBQ clams, lotus tea

Pandu Fadnavis- Dal bhat, Darjeeling tea, dried fruit

Rehema Khalsa- Ras malai, Gulab jamun

Ragnor Hilmarsen- Cinnamon and caramel pastries

Penelope Asper- Carac, Cordon bleu, Fondue, Muesli, Swiss chocolate

Lamar Fullwood- Spicy curry goat, beef patty, rum ice cream

Loukia Relloulis- Lokma, Chamomile tea

Gryffyn Sambell- Saffron bun, cream tea, savory pastries

Babes Maalouf- Halva, Mint Tea, Knafeh

Saul Olloqui- Churros with chocolate, Paella de marisco

Flora Phillips- Caramel shortbread, puff candy, mince pie

Alfie Clemens- Witchetty grub, yogurt, pavlova, trout

Szalai Varga- Sour cherry soup

Hakan Yucel- Rose Water Turkish Delights

Verona Schober- Liège waffles with strawberries and chocolate spread, Fries with mayo, Belgian chocolate

Xiaobo Hong- Egg tart, Shrimp dim sum, Quail eggs, Lotus tea, Dragon’s beard candy

Tania Dulce- Ube (Ice cream, cake, crinkles, halaya, cheesecake), Kaldereta, sapin-sapin

Birch Cypress- “strangled” veal, s’mores

Ivete Araújo Lobo- pastel with guava filling and sugarcane juice

Clovis Dupuis- Bananas Foster, Crawfish boil, Gumbo

Emelie Fritzl- Apple cider donuts, kugel, babka

Dominik Murray- Scone and blackberry jam, Shepherd’s pie

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Was talking to @kyannnite yesterday about how Jiang Cheng would be the type of guy who wouldn't want to adopt a small dog because he'd think it would make him look girly, but the second he got a shih tzu he would absolutely fall in love with it and braid its fur into elaborate Jiang hairstyles