#master metalsmith

[crispy-ghee]

More Zelda AU stuff. Jaeti's family members.

Master Solomon, Metalsmith Jaeti's father, a skilled metalsmith who packed up one day and took his son to go live w/ the Gorons. A mountain of a man (for a Hylian). A man of few words, stern, brusque, but caring under it all.

Jaeti's younger Goron step-brother Kayvin. The family works the mines, but Kayvin likes brawling and feats of strength. He's known for his fists--sometimes you see him punching thru rocks in the mines instead of using tools. Which is less efficient, but...*you* try getting him to stop.

The bandana around his neck and the one around Jaeti's are from their 'father'. They were childhood tokens that they still keep around.

[portraitsofsaints]

Saint Eligius

590-660

Feast Day: December 1

Patronage: goldsmiths, metalworkers, ironworkers, blacksmiths, mechanics, locksmiths, taxi drivers, horses

Saint Eligius was born in France and became a skilled metalsmith. His fame spread and he was appointed “master of the mint” by King ClotaireII for his honesty and skill. With the wealth he acquired, Eligius ransomed slaves, built churches and monasteries and was generous to the poor. After serving in the French court to Clotaire’s son, Eligius became a priest in 640 and eventually a bishop and preached throughout France and Belgium, converting many. He used his talents and wealth for society and the people. He was widely venerated during the middle ages.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

[yellowhollyhock]

Thinking about Donatello in tmnt III and how his brothers want to stay back in time.

Especially Mikey wants to, but Raph also made some meaningful connections and after Mikey brings it up he’s on board. Leo mostly seems to be waiting for a verdict until Donnie straight up tells him he had to convince them to go home, at which point what Leo comes up with is “It’s our duty.”

This scene just gets to me because. Well for one thing it is really sweet how much Mikey and Raph have integrated into the community, and it’s so beautiful that they’re in a place where they can. That opportunity is worth giving up a lot. And when Mikey first says it he does seem willing and determined to give up everything.

But then it’s also Donnie and April’s increasing desperation as the votes add up. April has a life to go back to that the turtles don’t have, and they would send her either way. But she wants them to go together, they’ve become so much a part of her life (and also who wants to explain to Splinter that his sons have decided they live in the sixteenth century now).

Anyway I’m especially obsessed with Donnie in this scene because. Idk we’ve never seen this version of him this assertive, he’s usually very much the one to sit back, wait for a decision, and go along with it no matter what it is. But now he’s got a choice between Splinter and his brothers (a choice I’m surprised Leo didn’t bring up or outwardly seem to struggle with?). Not only that, but out of all of them he’s had the most difficulty integrating into a society where he is in fact allowed to just walk around and meet people. Raph connects with the kid, Leo rescued the kid and learned horseback riding, Mikey seems to have a crush. Donnie poooossibly made friends with a metalsmith who’s gonna try to rebuild the scepter for them (based on Donnie’s best guess at its design I guess?). He definitely hasn’t enjoyed the horses, and he tells them directly he’s frustrated trying to live without any technology.

There’s a lot of fun play space with where the movie leaves off. Mikey is heartbroken he had to leave his crush forever. Raph I’m sure is also going to be affected, though he doesn’t immediately show it the way Mikey does. Leo is the one who made the decision in the end, he was the swaying vote and he was much more successful at persuading Raph and Mikey than either Donnie or April. He probably is still gonna think about that, equally haunted by the fact that he considered leaving Master Splinter and the fact that he chose to take his brothers away from their one chance at living freely on the surface, in the sunshine. And Donnie. I think would harbor some hurt feelings that his brothers were either going to ditch him for the past or strand him in the past.

[cozycryptidcorner]

I get you, and i think cis men are just... how do i say this? Thaught not to care, ask or express themselfs. I don't know if it is a matter of the society we live in, but many of my ex boyfriends had dificulty with gifts and anything related to showing a soft side to them. Like being emotional and things like that. They also have a thing on thinking they wont understand hobbies that are not the "manly" common ones that i do not understand nor know how to deal with.

Don't get me wrong some exes were just downright uninterested and that was a terrible experience.

My current partner for example, likes to give me games i like, but does it under the pretence that "i need someone to play this with me" so it is not considered a gift. But on my birthday and other gift giving occasions? Blank, he mostly gives me "things everybody will like".

But WHY are women so conditioned to understand the cis man’s hobbies but it’s not the other way around? Why are men so incapable of putting in effort? Like a cis man can tell me all about his logic behind his fake football team or explain to me his intricately designed dnd game as a dungeon master it shows they they can be good at planning if they put the effort in. Why can’t they put that same effort into the people they date?

Idk. if my best friend is sending me something she made for me, specifically designed with me in mind, in a metalsmith shop halfway around the world then what am I even doing with someone who doesn’t know me that intimately. What is the purpose of dating if my own best friend can outdo my partner in every which way when we don’t even live in the same country?

Oh you’re planning on getting me a knife? Are you forging it yourself with designs I like or getting it off of Amazon? This kind of thing makes me so mad I’m glad that I’m fine with being single. I live in a place with a super low lgbt populace so I’m kind of stuck with cis men in the a dating pool which is less than ideal honestly.

[mightymizora]

If you take requests... I'm obsessed with Manva and Gortash, what about if they held hands? When would it happen? How would it happen? Why would it happen? Love you!

Listen, I was absolutely VIBRATING with excitement waking up to this ask. Thank you for letting me write more about my horrid darlings. So here we have a little, kind of sweet (?) thing.

Hand in Unloveable Hand

Pairing: Manva Warhelm (The Dark Urge) x Enver Gortash

834 words. CW from the first sentences for violence. Stop reading now if you don't want that!

There is a bite mark between her thumb and forefinger, still raw even as the flesh is knitting back together. He remembers when she got it from the Miyar boy, Kriston, who bit down on her with all his might as she ripped his jaw from his face.

The first time they met, after months of coded messages, of offerings, of displays and promises and desires.

There are deep, deep callouses on her knuckles and cracks in the skin from her work. Her hands are instruments. She uses them with precision. 

There is a freckle larger than the others that he always leans in to kiss first, right beneath her ring finger.

He takes off the rings from his own; the vulgar diamond from Lady Jannath and the signet he had designed by the master metalsmiths of the gate. His crest, his seal, his power. As he lays them down on his bedside table a sweeping thought comes and goes; he will have to take a wife soon, one of the patriar’s daughters. Perhaps Jannath’s daughter with her hair of flame would be a fair substitute. If she has the fervour of her mother, at least he won’t want for some fun.

Manva is naked in his bed having washed away the viscera of their hellish escapade, her hair still wet and stuck to her skin. His servants prepared her a bath; he took the time to add lavender oil, the finest soaps, and he can smell it on her now he is close. She is laid out on his bed like a corpse in a coffin, and her skin is cold as he touches her, as she watches his hand run down the deep scar that sits from under her breast down to the softest part of her abdomen. A gift from her sister.

“You were perfect today,” he tells her, taking her hand to kiss. “Perfect.”

They tore through the defences of the vault of Mephistopheles, his knowledge and foresight, her talents unleashed against any foe that dared to stop them. She tore the heads from imps, broke through the ribcages of hellsboars with swift, strong kicks. 

She laughs at the memory of it and it is pure joy, pure glee, and he cannot help himself but to laugh with her. It is an after-glow, her desires sated, and he wants nothing more than to give her everything she needs so he can keep her here, keep her like this, in his bed like this. But she will want more. She will always want more, and so will he.

He looks at his hand, balanced carefully under hers as their laughter fades. She has scrubbed the blood from under her nails, but her hands are still a worker’s hands. He has fought to lose such trappings of poverty. He has soaked, filed, scraped away any sign of it. He picks the skin from around his nails until they bleed.

He turns her hand in his and, as if they were not connected to his body, his fingers start to lace with hers. Her hands are as big as his, strong weapons that envelop him.

“Enver,” she says, the dark rich sweep of her voice piercing the silence. “What are you doing?”

He should be scared 

he should be scared 

he should be terrified.

But he is mesmerised. 

“I do not know.”

“It is not like you, to have no plan.”

“Forgive me.”

She could tear his arm off, but she does not. Instead her fingers close around him, her thumb strokes his, and she leans in to kiss him close to his temple. 

“I can hear your heart, Enver. It is deafening. I want to tear you open. I want to touch my lips to your heart.”

He pushes her hair from her face where it sticks to her, and presses his lips to her throat. She does not move, but he is close enough to feel her swallow.

There is a knock at the door. 

He had forgotten they had sent for them, but it was the ritual, after all. Rumours had started to swarm through the common folk; do not go to Lord Gortash at night, they go in and they do not come back out. But it was a simple thing to remedy. Offer more gold. In the weight of mortality and riches, greed always won. He well remembered the weighting of it, the constant stream of souls into the hells, the simple act of transaction. 

He feels something stir in him at the dark look that passes over her. He will place the bag of money in sight, he will see the balance of fear and greed in the eyes of this poor young girl with the flame red hair. Manva will let them please him and she will rip them apart with her beautiful hands. It is a perfect sacrifice to their lords. An offering, an apology even, for their greatest sin. 

The sin of loving each other.

[captainkurosolaire]

Tales of the Goldbrand

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Cap'n, Captain, Z

Contend with a fair amount of chronological health issues, but I do intense distraction therapy for pain management.

I do everything strictly for passion. Even if for my own amusement and enjoyment. Primarily exclusive to Tumblr, been here awhile... Let’s hope this site gets their act together, otherwise, I’ll have to befriend the bots.

Do a ton of writing here or challenges to better improve myself with a destination in-mind.

Out to tell a massive large-scale Story going to take me years to finish. These stories written from an In-character perspective of Captain’s Crewmate named “Casta.” Putting this Tale into every medium.

I’m going until I am dead or homeless; I feasibly can’t anymore. My dedication to my craft isn’t ordinary.

I take random hiatuses often when stressed. There no interest on being around unless I can be positive. Or provide something unique.

My age is physically and mentally between 28-76+

I speak my mind and will never pander. This blog is forever mature as this site lets me go but I’ll always try to -tag- to be respectfully considerate.

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We are Tales: - Crew Collective Screenshots & concepts in one-tag. 😎 Wild Crew: Profiles: - In-depth Crew Profile Sheets. Wild Crew: Gif-Sets​: - [1] - (~) Once get full crew-cast, will redo portraits. Aiming for a consistent 20 Members and MAX 25. So I may do outlandish, Seasonal Sets, Factions, etc as future projects. (~) Any Crewmates with a 🏴‍☠️  flag have been introduced thus far in Chapters. While other’s with X’s have-yet to appear in their Chapters or Arcs. Spoilers: If you visit their Carrds they contain a ton of info. Judas Caesar - First Crewmate - Carrd - 🏴‍☠️ Van Gah’d Sinbad - Second Mate  - Carrd - 🏴‍☠️ Ya'chi Aarushi - Third Mate - Carrd  - 🏴‍☠️ Ubylagynn Gark - Quartermaster - Carrd  - 🏴‍☠️ Slafhota Guhtgeim - Counselor  - Carrd  - 🏴‍☠️ Klethera “Sunkiller” Solaire - Enforcer - Carrd - 🏴‍☠️ Shelah Valiyzena - Sniper - Carrd  - 🏴‍☠️ Zieton Luiard XII - Historian - Carrd - 🏴‍☠️ Casta “Of the Heart” - Surgeon - Carrd - 🏴‍☠️ Nihlius Brood - Cerberus - Carrd - 🏴‍☠️ Layla Grey - Navigator (PC) @layla-grey​  - Carrd - 🏴‍☠️ Sol Nan ‘Ak’ami - Shipwright (PC) - Carrd  - 🏴‍☠️ Me-Me-Worthy - Gremlin - Carrd - 🏴‍☠️ Whyte Wabi - Messenger - Carrd - 🏴‍☠️ Sheik Sphere - Minstrel - Carrd - 🏴‍☠️ Sha Dragonheart - Silent Guardian (PC) @sha - Carrd - 🏴‍☠️ Asumi “E.d.e.n” Yatao - Master Gunner - Carrd - X Morene Ruma - Cook - Carrd - X MoXXi - Entertainer - Carrd - X Rahelif Forge - Metalsmith - Carrd - X Larry Butler  - Vassal  - Carrd - X Bea Nebula - Dockhand - Carrd  - X ??       - Idol - Carrd  - X Invicta Maximus  - Vacant for NPC/PC - Carrd  - X ??       - Vacant for NPC/PC - Carrd  - X

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[budapestbug]

T

he herm of Saint Ladislaus

SACRAL RELICS

The herm means head-reliquary. In this case, it holds Saint Ladislaus King’s sculpture and we definitely can say that it is the most valuable piece of Hungarian metalsmithing.

The head of the herm is made of gilded, embossed silver. The sculpted reliquary was put inside, in a silver case. The work on the shoulder and chest was crafted with the wire enamel technique. This technique is from 14th century of Byzantium which from there spread to other parts of Europe thanks to Venice. And what is the wire enamel?

Artisans put plates on the subject they are decorating and they solder twisted silver wire to make subdivisions. Then they fill the subdivisions with enamel. While the enamel burns out, it shrinks and the twisted silver wire bulks from the surface.

Experts have argued a lot about the makers of the herm. Some think it was made by Márton Kolozsvári and György Kolozsvári and portrait of III. Béla is seen in the herm by that group. Saint Ladislaus was blessed during III. Béla’s reign. The others think that the head part was made around the 12th-13thcentury at Dénes master’s workshop.

We know as following the old traditions his grave was opened and his head and arms were put in separated shrines so they could make them religious relics before he became blessed in 1192. The next time it is mentioned in records was in 1273 that his sculpture was kept in the shrine in the Cathedral of Nagyvárad where Saint Ladislaus was buried. They used it at the vows. According to one of King Zsigmond’s certificates the herm was destroyed in the great fire of 1406 but the relic survived it. This is when the new herm was made with the technique mentioned earlier between 1406 and 1443. We know this because they held the herm under the tower of the cathedral in Nagyvárad. This tower collapsed but the herm did not get damaged at all.

According to legend Saint Ladislaus’ grave was robbed in 1565 but Bishop Demeter Náprági was able to get the shrine back. When he needed to leave Várad because of the persecution of the catholic people, he took the shrine with him to Gyulafehérvár, Bratislava and in 1607 to Győr. Not too long after Bishop Walter Lynch arrived in Győr and brought the Weeping Madonna painting that wept blood.

Bishop Demeter restored it in Prague. This is when the roller neck and the neck ring got on it that we can see today and this is when its gothic crown was changed. The crown is decorated with Czech grenades and glass and uncolored quartz insets.

Knight King’s personality cult was not foreign for the citizens of Győr before the arrival of Demeter Náprági. Győr town looks at the Saint King as its personal patron since that moment that Győr gave home to this national relic. The story of the earthquake in 1763 belongs to it also. Thanks to that Győr has a tradition since then and the town got a new legend that you can read about here.

They opened the herm for 4 days in 2011. The scientists (doctors, anthropologists and boffins) started a research project to get answers for the following questions during this 4 days: is there a sculpt relic in the herm? Is it a full sculpt or just pieces of it? And does this relic really belong to the Knight King?

The lower jaw and most of his teeth were missing and also little pieces of his sculpture, likely because others took small parts of this relic before as well. János Simon bishop of Győr who became diocesan bishop of Esztergom in 1867 took a tooth of Saint Ladislaus that is kept in a shrine in the Basilica of Esztergom. The shrine was made in Vienna. A little piece of the sculpt and one of the remaining 3 teeth were taken to do some research. The first fact that was figured out that Saint Ladislaus was totally healthy when he died.

The anthropology examination made sure that the herm holds the sculpture of Saint Ladislaus. We can see the colored part on the top of the sculpt and that matches the openings of the shrine that is a strong proof that the original sculpt was kept in it for centuries. Also it shows that it is Saint Ladislaus’ sculpt that it has rugged features of a man who was between 45-55 years old that is shown on the face reconstruction. This face reconstruction is very similar to the one that was made by the sculpt of the III. Béla.

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[secret-engima]

Preview of OG story: Love (Takes a Little Work)

The metal felt cold as it clicked into place around his neck. It was snug, pressing faintly against his skin, and though Kazimir knew it had been meticulously measured and fitted, it still felt too tight. Like it was going to strangle him if he breathed too deeply. Or maybe that was just the lump of emotion in his throat, the knot of nerves, fear, and faint resentment tangled inside him as he knelt on the grass of the sacred grove and listened to the priest give the final rites while the younger priests stepped back into place behind them. Their job was done now that the steel marriage necklace with its silver owl pendant was permanently locked around his neck. Fastened there with a tiny, intricate lock to which only the priests had the key, insurance against infidelity.

As the priest bade them to stand and turn to face each other for the first time, Kazimir wondered if she thought it was unfair too. Then again, she wasn’t the one forever leaving her family and home country to seal this alliance. Such a fate would be beneath the Crown Princess of Fidelitaina, home of the finest metalsmiths, miners, and weapon makers in all the elf kingdoms. Princess Mirjana was beloved of her people, a master metalsmith in her own right just like all of Fidelitaina’s royal family, hailed as stunningly beautiful and fiercely loyal to her people. Even the great elder dragons of legend wouldn’t have been able to pry her free of her country without a fight.

No, when the negotiations between his country and hers had begun, there had been no question that one of his family would be the one leaving to join hers, not the other way around. His eldest brother was king and already married with children, the second eldest sibling was a sister, and very firmly settled in her position as the admiral of their navy, their third (another brother) had dedicated his life to the study of magecraft and was ineligible, and their fifth sibling was only in his twenties, far too young to marry anyone. And really, one of his brother’s councilmen had told him as he made to board the ship that would take him to Fidelitaina, with his eldest brother already king, with several children of his own to rule if anything happened to him, and the other elder two fulfilling such essential roles for the kingdom, what else were they going to do with the third prince that would be more advantageous than this?

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[pencil-urchin]

Doodle of my Mirialan OC, Iria. She's a scholar--Peofessor of Cultural Anthropology/Archaeology, with a minor in Art History: all centered on what she calls "The Culture of Warfare" and how it defines and shapes those cultures which engage in war.

She also put herself through school as an exotic dancer in a not-very-nice place, like you do.

(Hold on because I'm about to word vomit)

***

She has a list of other skills and knowledges, but I don't want anyone crying "Mary Sue!" so a quick note:

All but a handful of her knowledge and abilities are skills I currently have or had at one point, and I promise I am not anyone's idea of a "Mary Sue."

These skills and achievements include:

-Multiple Advanced Degrees (I have an Associate's, a Bachelor's, and 3 Master's degrees)

-Art (I am a professional artist, and although I have a long way to go and a lot of room to improve, I have worked hard to get where I am, and obtained both an MA in Visual Development and an MFA in Concept Art in the process)

-Martial Arts (I stopped one test shy of a black belt when I was 17 because I started college)

-Fencing (I started fencing when I was 21, which is how I met my husband; we were both competitive until and somewhat during grad school, but now we mostly just coach)

-Music (clarinet and vocal primarily, then violin and piano for a short time)

-Writing (creative and academic, my second degree was in Literary Studies)

-Multilingual (I have studied Spanish, French, Latin, and Russian)

-Organization schemes/data analysis and curation (my first Masters was in Library Science, and I was a librarian for over ten years)

-Handling of rare/historic artifacts (I studied special collections, collection management, and rare books in my MLS)

-Cooking (my husband and I love cooking together)

-Fashion (as part of my MLS I worked in a designer and historic fashion archive)

-Metalwork (I have taken metalsmithing classes, worked as a jeweler's apprentice, and even got to try blacksmithing once upon a time)

-First Aid (through my first two years of grad school I was Healthcare Provider certified to offer assistance with CPR, use of a defibrillator, assisting with someone choking, etc)

-Emergency Response (for a while in my late teens, I participated in a program meant to prepare young adults for Firefighter I training, which included a rigorous exercise routine, specialized training in the use of emergency equipment, and learning the most basic foundations of Fire Science)

-Acting (listen I don't think I'm good, but I was in Improv as a kid, love to RP at the game table , and was even a mime once)

-Field Ecology (loved this class, caught so many snakes, frogs, turtles, and lizards: I do not do spiders or insects, and therefore neither do my characters)

Skills I ABSOLUTELY do not have that my OC has:

-social grace (I'm an awkward weirdo)

-physical grace (despite all I have done, I am so clumsy)

-beauty (I am a swamp witch without the swamp)

-confidence (see above)

-dancing (I did dance and drill team when I was in junior high, did swing choir in high school, did the "shimmy" belly dance workout, and took a pole-dance workout class once which was an absolute blast, but JFC I am NOT a dancer, I promise)

***

I'm sure there's more, but you get the idea. A multifaceted character with a collection of experiences that seem disparate isn't different from what we are IRL when we break ourselves down into a list like this. In addition to all the positives, I'm also old (35), neurodivergent and mentally-Ill.

So yeah, not a "Mary Sue."

[mybeingthere]

Leslie Matthews, Australian jeweller.

"I have been a practising contemporary jeweller and object maker for 22 years. Throughout my career I have participated in local, national and international exhibitions, having solo and group shows. I have a Bachelor of Design (Jewellery and Metalsmithing) and a Master of Visual Arts (Research), both degrees gained through the University of South Australia.

Since 2007 I have been Studio Head of Jewellery and Metal in the South Australian School of Art, at the University of South Australia, and I am also a partner of Gray Street Workshop (since 1986), a Jewellery and Objects Collective which was established in 1985."

[vanaglori-ah]

INTRODUCING...STACIE AND VIV !!

full name

constance thongprasom

preferred names

stacie

age

27

pronouns

she/her

gender identity

cis woman

sexual orientation

asexual

currently identifies as being biromantic, but she feels that she may be on the aro spectrum as well

ethnicity

southeast asian, thai

hometown

bath

current occupation

pr agent at a pr agency

definitely has never done work for the royals

height

168cm / 5′6″

personality

as noted in the application, stacie is described to be both a homebody and workaholic. she enjoys mundane, domestic things like cooking, cleaning, crochet, and embroidery. it offers a sense of calm and control that allows her to decompress from her work. on the contrary, she is a workaholic. she practically brings work everywhere with her. this, of course, is the nature of her job. stacie often is calm and composed out of necessity. if she isn’t, then she may end up making her client anxious and act out. as a pr agent, she knows that would cause more messes. due to her work, stacie is a very private person. she doesn’t open up a lot and keeps things to herself most of the time. outside of work and work related events, she’s often seen alone. while it is a good thing for her to relax, at times it does get lonely especially because she is too exhausted to go out with friends. despite everything, stacie is an incredibly loyal person. she will drop everything for her friends and family, especially as someone who cherishes platonic relationships. she also has a strict set of morals and beliefs which has caused her to jump around pr agencies and clients for a while. she also is noted to have high standards by her friends and be high maintenance, but stacie knows what she wants in a partner.

hobbies

legos

woodwork

metalsmithing

crochet

embroidery

three fun facts

she has a large mug collection (currently 72 and counting).

her celebrity crush is sofia boutella.

she has never watched love island.

family

father and mother (in contact)

younger brother, younger sister (in contact)

bio

constance thongprasom was born in the united states and raised there for most of her childhood. when she was thirteen, the family moved to the city of bath, england. stacie’s childhood was relatively stable even if they didn’t have much money. for that reason, she did her best to go to a local university. she did get a scholarship to help ease financial burdens and worked on the side as well as be a full time student. eventually, she graduated and moved to london for her master’s and found a job right after finishing said degree. stacie, due to her moral beliefs, ended up jumping around jobs and clients.

education

university of bath - social sciences ba

middlesex university london - ma in media management

quirks

stacie’s favorite food is yen ta fo and instant noodles.

stacie only has an instagram account, with her handle being staciet.som. despite having one, it’s on private and has very few photos. it was a little frustrating for the editing team to put together a montage for her.

due to her upbringing in the states, she has an american accent. she does use british slang and pronounces certain words the same way her peers do.

stacie speaks three languages: english, thai, and arabic. she’s also casually learning italian on duolingo.

heavily afraid of birds.

has two pets: a chihuahua named hank and a sphnyx cat named shiv. both are named after her favorite characters from some of her favorite shows.

really enjoys succession. really, really does.

her current favorite artist is jann.

stacie’s favorite movie is but i’m a cheerleader (1999).

full name

vivien jameson

preferred names

viv

age

26

pronouns

he/they

gender identity

genderfluid man

sexual orientation

omnisexual

ethnicity

scottish

hometown

aberdeen

current occupation

virologist for the nhs

height

180cm / 5′10″

personality

viv is someone who knows what they want. he’s tenacious and ambitious, refusing to give up on something they desire. such an attitude is beneficial but also detrimental. on one hand, he’s extremely dedicated to his work. they get the job done and they are a reliable person. this even extends to domestic activities and chores. however, because viv is so work oriented, it becomes hard to separate his personal life and his work life. there’s nothing wrong with blending the two of course! but it does get exhausting because it appears that all they can talk about is his work. it also leaves them to be fatigued a lot of the time and they rarely take time out for themselves. he is easy to get along with however and considered to be very charming. viv is pretty funny and he’s also caring, willing to take time off to take care of his friends and family. he is, however, extremely modest to a point that it frustrates all of his friends. they tend to downplay their own achievements and themselves as a person. viv is also a cautious person and super clean. they’re always insistent on properly disinfecting everything. happens when you work in a field like virology.

hobbies

reading (particular fondness for philosophy, self help, medical, social, and fantasy books)

table top roleplay games

mixology

mycology

three fun facts

he’s a mushroom parent! so they grow mushrooms and harvest them for food.

they went vegetarian for their ex.

their celebrity crush is david tennant

family

father and mother (in contact)

older brother (estranged)

younger sister (in contact)

bio

vivien jameson was born in aberdeen, scotland to a lower class family. for the most part, he had a good childhood. albeit he never had the best relationship with his older brother, especially after his older brother stole money from his university funds to marry a woman he got divorced from six months later. they don’t talk to their brother anymore and any calls or messages they get, they promptly delete. they did earn a full scholarship to university and did their undergrad in anthropology and philosophy. after finishing undergrad, viv briefly moved to england to finish their msc. on the side, they would model to help pay for rent, groceries, and bills. he also worked at a nando’s.

education

university of aberdeen - anthropology and philosophy ma

exeter university - pathogen evolution msc

quirks

viv has an instagram account with the username vivjameson and a twitter handle of the same name. they came out as genderfluid on twitter.

viv really wants a pet but due to their busy schedule, does not have the time to get one. their plan is to adopt a cat from a nearby shelter.

ever since game of thrones ended, he rewatches the show in its entirety yearly. (he’s an avid hater of s8) his favorite characters are sansa, cersei, and brianne.

doesn’t use dating apps. has never used dating apps.

viv speaks four languages: english, spanish, polish, and scottish gaelic.

originally, viv wanted to be a fashion designer. they learned early on though that they kind of sucked at color theory.

most of his wardrobe is filled with black, white, and neutral colored clothes.

their favorite artist is mitski and rammstein.

viv’s favorite movie is suspiria (1977).

[fanelectricboogieloo]

My current DF50 experience so far.

being able to scroll across the world in fort mode had led to events such as

- being able to scoop the dark fortress master demon and bring them to the player fort as a citizen, and some goblin nobles and escaped prisoners - doing so caused a whole bunch of goblins to show up when unretiring the nano fort - thought up a plan to ‘migrate’/move my citizens to a different spot to get away from the fps draining goblin horde and did so in a human town’s field - learn about how the game handles retiring in a different location if one kept the size of the fort the same as the original embark size (nomad movement is tied to stretching and shrinking the site’s global embark size via messing with the min and max x,y, coords) - decide to map out the human town building placements to pin point the castle by diving into the town’s realization data and drawing it. - park the void fort that took over a human town’s field to move into the human town’s castle and just prep for making the location a permanent stay. - realize with all the navigating around the world might have left the anvils behind -seek out a dwarf fortress entrance site to break down their metalsmith forges and steal their anvils - after setting up the metalsmithing industry realize the tower project probably can go even higher now that the ceiling has been raised from how low the void fort is compared to the dwarven fortress entrance

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- remembering that the sky isn’t the limit overall I feel like my current experience is probably closer to how I felt playing adv mode and doing research in adv mode. a sandbox feeling of I’m not restricted to one spot at all times and able to encounter interesting folks along the way.

[lacependragon]

[RWBY] When the Stars Go Out: Witch Houses

Introduction

In When the Stars Go Out and the Starmont Universe as a whole, witch houses are not arbitrary sortings for your school years. Instead, they are lifelong callings to a specific form of magic. A calling that will strengthen you for the rest of your life. Houses have overlap, which is to be expected, and they are also broad, providing a wide spectrum of possible specialties for every witch.

Sproutlings

Your first year at Beacon Academy is as a Sproutling, a witch before they have received their calling. For the entire first year, you will learn about magic in all its forms and expand your understanding of yourself. At the end of the school year, the Choosing Ceremony is held, where each Sproutling steps up to choose a house and must see if the house chooses them back. From second year through the rest of your life, this house is where your magic is strongest and most alive.

House Rose 🗡️

The house of protection, combat, loyalty and justice, and curses and cursebreaking. Those in House Rose are known as thornwitches and spend their days learning to protect the people around in them in a variety of ways. Thornwitches are uniquely suited as cursebreakers and hexbreakers, due to their in-depth knowledge of both spell types and trained fortitude.

The official thornwitch colour is rose red. Thornwitches, alongside Wildwitches, are the second most common witch houses in the kingdom of Vale.

House Hibiscus 🐺

The house of animals, survival, communication, and travel. Those in House Hibiscus are known as wildwitches and spend their days learning to care and tend to animals both magical and mundane, to commune with the world and magic as a whole, to travel across ley lines, to unite people, and to care and tend to others in a variety of ways. Many wildwitches take on secondary animal forms in upper years.

The official wildwitch colour is a warm orange. Wildwitches, alongside thornwitches, are the second most common witch houses in the kingdom of Vale.

House Zinnia 🎨

The house of the arts, of creativity, of creation and light, of the senses, and of stories. House Zinnia witches are known as craftwitches. Craftwitches dabble in many arts, and while some choose to learn as many as possible, others learn to specialize early on. From sculpting to textiles to painting to writing books to carving musical instruments to building castles and far more, craftwitches are the heart of witch art culture and for very good reason.

The official craftwitch colour is a sunflower yellow. Craftwitches, alongside hedgewitches and tinkerwitches, are the most common witch houses in the kingdom of Vale.

House Yarrow 🌳

The house of nature, of food, of potions and poultices, of growth and change, and of alchemy. Witches of House Yarrow are known as hedgewitches and their crafts begin largely in the dirt. Their magic focuses on the plants in the dirt, the clouds and storms in the skies, the smell of new mushrooms in the distance. They are cooks, gardeners, expert potion makers, and even masters of alchemy, given the opportunity. A hedgewitch sees wonder and harmony in nature.

The official hedgewitch colour is a deep green. Hedgewitches, alongside craftwitches and tinkerwitches, are the most common witch houses in the kingdom of Vale.

House Delphinium ⚙️

The house of tinkering and innovation, of curiosity and electricity, of mechanics and discovery, and of scientific and magical exploration. House Delphinium witches are known as tinkerwitches and their studies focus on all things both mechanical and magical, including the highly useful and extremely adorable magibots. Tinkerwitches are inventors, artificers, architects, metalsmiths, and magineers. They are curious, they are inventive, they are creative. And they spend so much time in the workshops that a lot of them permanently smell like metal grease.

The official tinkerwitch colour is a bright, mid-to-light blue. Tinkerwitches, alongside craftwitches and hedgewitches, are the most common witch houses in the kingdom of Vale.

House Wisteria ❤️‍🩹

The house of health and healing in every form, of divination and connection, of empathy and compassion, and of love and safety in all its forms. Those in House Wisteria are known as heartwitches and they spend their days learning to heal the body, the heart, the mind, and a person's connection to magic, itself. Heartwitches may soothe painful emotions, help with mental illness, heal broken bones, mend and stitch skin, focus on tending a certain age group, and much more. There are some heartwitches working alongside dustwitches in an attempt to heal the shadowed parts of the aether, to limited success.

The official heartwitch colour is a warm purple. Heartwitches are the third most common witch house in the kingdom of Vale.

House Marigold ✨

The house of magic, the aether, of gifts and treasures, of energy and life. Those in House Marigold are known as dustwitches and their studies and craft focus on the various magical flora and fauna that stem directly from the aether. In particular, the aether and taeliswood trees. Dustwitches learn to tend the trees, to trim them, to harvest the dust and the wood safely. Dust is used in almost all magic and in many of the everyday amenities around the world. Dustwitches are also the only witches who can directly manipulate Dust and make Dust crystals.

The official dustwitch colour is gold. They are the third rarest house and are moderately rarer than those above them. There are between a third to half as many dustwitches in Beacon as there are heartwitches.

House Oleander 💀

The house of death, of the nether, of the monstrous, of all that comes after, and of memories. Those in House Oleander are known as veilwitches and they learn about the cycles of life and death, of the workings of disease and decay and rot. Of their necessity and beauty. They learn to pass on souls, to listen for harm, to heal memories and mend relationships, and to breathe life into that which shouldn't leave quite yet. Veilwitches may be many things, but their calling is the passage between this world and the nether.

The official veilwitch colour is a pale pink. They are the second rarest house and are far rarer than House Marigold. Currently, there are two Veilwitch students and one Veilwitch professor at Beacon Academy.

House Lily 🌌

The house of knowledge, of the unknown and the beyond, of a seeking that cannot be fully understood, of protection and compassion, and of patience. Witches of House Lily are known as starwitches and they are revered as the most powerful witches of all. Starwitches can read the stars, the planet, the winds, to know things no one else can, they hold the unique ability to create powerful knowledge runes, and they are thought to be the oldest witches of all. In the last several hundred years the number of starwitches has decreased rapidly, and no one knows why. Furthermore, no new starwitches have been chosen in over fifty years.

The official starwitch colour is an overlapping dark blue and dark purple, all of which is overlaid with flecks of white. They are the rarest house of all. Only one Starwitch remains in the entire world - Magus Fria Ironwood - and she is a faculty member at Beacon Academy.

[altairtalisman]

Malik's Bio

"Everyone has a place in Ratein, even our enemies… unfortunately."

More details on Malik is under the cut

Name: Malik Sørensen

Age: 481

Height: 202 cm (21 m in true form)

Birthday: 30 Tierna 1541 (Da'asja)

Orientation: Cisgender Gay Male

Pronouns: He/Him

Species: Polar Bear Spirit

Country of Birth: Tanasaq

Likes: Being left alone, meat, cold weather

Dislikes: Most Rynns, penguins, crowds, hot weather

Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, swimming, playing the flute

Personality: Extremely independent, which complements his surliness... though deep down, he's actually capable of tolerating Rynns as seen with his acquaintanceship with Daedir. Key phrase being 'deep down' though

Style: Wears durable clothing that is able to withstand frigid temperatures, with a fairly bright-patterned cloth around his waist as it is eye-catching enough for lost beings in Tanasaq (mainly non-Tanasuqi) to notice in snowy weather

Status: Alive

Abilities: Possesses enhanced strength, able to shapeshift into a large polar bear and is a master of rune magic as he is capable of summoning runes in thin air

In his true form, he has a greater reach when attacking but is also much slower than in humanoid form and he's unable to use rune magic in this form. His claws, however, emit a frosty air which allows him to freeze enemies when clawing them

Background: At 75 years old, he became a polar bear spirit and spent numerous years deterring Rynnholmen's attempts to claim it as its territory as well as serving as a reluctant guide to those who visit Tanasaq

When he turned 115, he chanced upon a lost reindeer spirit who he initially believed to be a spy from Rynnholmen. The reindeer spirit, Astrid, explained to him that she had recently became an animal spirit and had no idea what was going on. Wanting to chase her away from Tanasaq as quickly as possible, Malik gave her a crash course on her new existence as an animal spirit and escorted her to the Tanasuqi Postal Service as she mentioned that she used to be a postal carrier before she was dismissed for reasons she didn't share nor did Malik care for

At 150 years old, he was introduced to rune magic by his elders per Tanasuqi traditions and met a practitioner of arcane magic 200 years later. While Malik chose to not learn arcane magic from him, he remained in contact with him and occasionally exchanged letters

His contact with the practitioner turned out to be useful when he encountered Hisui in Alstas 1899, which surprised the Tanassaqi as raijūs were rarely seen outside Asanoku, let alone in freezing Tanasaq. After learning that Hisui didn't actually have a place to go following the aftermath of the Asanokian Civil War, Malik suggested to them about applying for a position at the Hallowed Hotel, where the practitioner's teacher worked

After sending the raijū off, he continued to live a relatively peaceful life in Tanasaq until Rynnholmen formally waged a war against Tanasaq 11 years later. Like every other Tanasuqi, he participated in the war and came out victorious in protecting their independence. Following advice from Hayato, which Hisui relayed to Malik after news of the war reached Wulfenz, Tanasaq was able to get Rynnholmen to sign a peace treaty that influenced the latter country's eventual neutral position in future global affairs

Years after the war ended, he encountered Daedir while patrolling the Rynnholmen-Tanasaq border. Recognising the dwarf as someone who participated in the war, Malik was initially hostile towards him but upon learning that Daedir was on his own due to the saturated metalsmithing industry, Malik decided to teach him rune magic mainly to chase him away from Tanasaq

Once the dwarf was deemed ready to use rune magic, Malik left Daedir and went back to his solitary life in Tanasaq, with the occasional exchange of letters with Hisui as well as saving hapless travellers in the frosty Tanasaq. Strangely enough, an unknown woman who goes by Alexia visits him every month at midnight to play the flute. Malik knows nothing about the woman, but obliges her in their shared hobby as not once does she expects any conversation

True Form:

[mannatea]

sings the tune without the words, a Tales of Symphonia ‘fic in the Our Aselia series (Chapter 3)

Current Word Count: 11,474 Summary: 4,000 years after the events of Tales of Symphonia, our heroes have been reborn. Chapter Summary: Lloyd visits Colette in college (and has a question for her)! Pairing/Characters: Lloyd/Colette, Sheena, Zelos, mention of Presea and Genis. Background ships that I won't tag in the story to avoid disappointing people are: Sheena/Zelos, Genis/Presea, and Regal/Raine. Extra Info: Done for @colloydweek 2023, prompt #3: kiss/confession! Rating: T Genre: Friendship, eventual romance, and a lot of fun (I hope!).

The title is the link to Ao3. Please leave a comment if you have time!

Notes beneath the cut.

I swear, calling people 'hot' isn't a running theme in this story. LOL

I also love imagining Raine wearing long pants/cardigans/etc as a teacher. She dresses so specifically in the canon I had to carry it through to here.

Also, promenade = old-fashioned term for prom. But it sounds cooler, so I chose to use it. As to why she chaperoned despite not technically being in the same building: Iselia probably isn't a very big school district, so the buildings are most likely connected. #smalltownlyfe

Regal's hair being straight when Colette met him and now a bit curly = he used to straighten it, but wears it more naturally now.

Al is obviously Altessa, haha. I loved the idea of Dirk being a master carpenter and Altessa being a jeweler and/or metalsmith!

Emerald is the May birthstone (Colette's).

A journeyman carpenter has to present a "masterpiece" to be considered by his or her guild to ascend to the rank of 'master.' Lloyd submitted his ring + box he made for that purpose. (Fun random fact: one of my grandfather's was a master carpenter.)

[the-down-upside-finch]

Find the Word (Tag Game)

DOING ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE I CAN! Ping-ponging off of @k-v-briarwood's post, my words this time are proud, glass, shine, and young.

This time I'mma use my WIP, Stained Integrity! (Managed to keep it relatively spoiler-free with a few minor tweaks haha) Here we go:

Proud

“You should get some sleep while you can,” Clover said. “No, no—I need to keep watch in case--” “I thought you trusted the crew.” “Trust has nothing to do with it, my dear.” Laurie made his way to the door. “I’ll be all right. I’ve gone without sleep before.” “That’s not something you should be proud of.” “Did I say that I’m proud of it?” Laurie’s fingers brushed over the door handle. “Really, my dear—you worry too much.” “I worry too much?” A laugh escaped Clover. “You’re the one that’s about to stay up all night because you’re worried something bad will happen!” “…Touché.” Laurie lightly chuckled. “I’ll see you in the morning, darling.” “Don’t you dare walk out of this room.”

Glass

“Oy—what’s this fuss about accents?” Myrna scoffed, coming up from behind LeRoy. “Just listen to him!” the lady cried, pointing at LeRoy. “That unrefined commoners’ talk has no place here!” LeRoy looked like he’d been slapped. “LeRoy,” the prince started to say. “Now see here--” Myrna began at the same time. LeRoy abruptly got to his feet. “You don’t want me here? Fine.” He picked up his other drink and knocked it back, noisily slamming the empty glass on the table as he set it down. “I don’t feel like putting up with your kind of shit right now—so it’s your lucky day.” With that, he pushed in his chair and strode toward the exit.

Shine

“How,” Ser Hunter said to Myrna, “in Stell’s name did you make that happen?” He gestured across the ship towards the prince and metalsmith’s lively conversation. “Simple,” Myrna replied. “I told Blondie to ask the prince about frogs.” “Oh, of course—why didn’t I think of that?” Ser Hunter chuckled. “He really took a shine to His Highness, despite his… temperament, didn’t he? But still—I hope you warned that commoner what he’s in for.” “Will you stop with your ‘that commoner’ nonsense?” Myrna scoffed. “I’m sure he would prefer that you use his name.” “Myrna.” Ser Hunter stifled a sigh. “I’m just calling a spade a spade. He’s a commoner. Or would you rather I call His Highness by his name, too?” “That’s different—and you know it.” “No, I really don’t see how it’s any different.” Ser Hunter folded his arms. “You call His Highness ‘the prince’ and I call the lowborn ‘the commoner.’ Now, tell me how those two things are different.”

Young

“What exactly are you implying, Dame Starspear?” Captain Lael quietly said. “I’m implying nothing,” she replied. “But I’m telling you that there is a high likelihood that someone was nearly murdered on the night of Stell’s Rise.” “Someone nearly was murdered,” Ser Blaine spat, rising to his feet. “There is a young woman lying unconscious in her chambers, being tended to by our best healer, right now, as we speak.” “Oh, goody,” Master Malina sarcastically said, rolling her eyes. “I was hoping that would be the case.” “Your foreign sense of humor is not one that we appreciate,” Ser Blaine snapped. “Well, I don’t particularly care what you think,” Master Malina breezily responded. “What is the nature of the injuries that the young woman sustained?”

Do I get extra points for the doubles? /j

Aaaannnd I'mma tag (with no pressure!) @card-queen, @lordcatwich, @maskedemerald, @da-na-hae, @fire-but-ashes-too, and leave the tag open for anyone else that wants to join! (If you wanna ping-pong this back, @k-v-briarwood, you are totally welcome to, but I won't make you haha)

I'll give you guys the words snap, slump, deny, and moment!