#mianite season two

[springbudeyes]

have you dropped the world historian lore yet?? they were one of my favorite characters from season 2 and i would LOVE to be able to learn more about them so many years later. i convinced my gf to start watching mianite with me and so far she's absolutely in love with the silly lore and would also love to know any other bts lore tidbits or stories that you have to share (:

hope you're having a great day!

I haven't dropped the lore yet, but I'll take this chance to explain a wee bit.

The lore drop will be a story. It will appeal very much to anyone interested in what World Historian has been up to since Season Two.

I will post on Substack – complete with pictures and an audio reading – and link it on Tumblr.

I'm working on it RIGHT NOW!

It's so cool to hear about new Mianitees entering the fold in 2024. I hope you and your gf have a wonderful time. Let me know if either of you has questions about anything.

[luciddreamingstuff]

I Now Have Beef with this RAT

(Not really I'm just dramatic . . . Please don't actually fight me.)

*Slams down Minecraft Coffee mug*

In the 12 years I have been with Minecraft, I have only cried once for a Minecraft Server/RP/SMP.

ONCE!

Until today, when that stupid rat in a maid outfit had to stick that scene in the last hour of the three hour video THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BACKGROUND NOISE!

[conwayfamilytree]

Rewatching season two I forgot how poorly the streamers follow and put together the story

[transandor]

I. U have given me so much Mianite brainrot I wrote a poem/song thingie abt it. I haven't seen like. Even a single episode of Mianite-

Anyway uhhhh, hab thing ig:

Three by three, they made the world you see

One by one, they'll make it come undone

Three by three, they'll hold the world you see

One by one, they'll fight to change the way it's run

Chaos, Order, Balance, work against the darkness

Darkness, whispers, secrets, work against the gods

Three by three, to save the world you see

One by one, an enemy undone

- ^_^ anon

OOOHOHO :3

[antimony-medusa]

MCYT on Ao3 — January '24

The state of MCYT on Ao3, just for fun. Yes I do this every month, I like numbers. This time the period we're covering will include many holiday exchanges, so I'm excited to see if that's represented!

The Cube SMP (8 works)

Slamacow Minecraft Animations (Web Series) (10 works)

iDots SMP (23 works)

30 Day SMP | Free Trial SMP (27 works)

Legacy SMP (28 works)

Cogchamp SMP (29 works)

Content SMP (30 works)

Epic SMP (32 works)

Art of Survival SMP (36 works)

Dominion SMP (38 works)

Shady Oaks SMP (49 works)

X Life SMP (51 works)

100 Hours Hardcore SMP (54 works)

IvoryCello's Prison Escapes (Web Series) (56 works)

Bear SMP (60 works)

SadSMP (66 works)

My Inner Demons - Aphmau (Web Series) (67 works)

Mer SMP (82 works)

Area Unknown SMP (89 works)

Kaboodle SMP (91 works)

Tortillaland SMP (115 works)

House Builder Gang SMP | HBG SMP (135 works)

New Life SMP (169 works)

Slimecicle Cinematic Universe (Web Series) (174 works)

WitchCraft SMP (182 works)

Pirates SMP (213 works)

Rats SMP (234 works)

SMPLive (295 works)

SMPEarth (304 works)

Mianite (Web Series) (379 works)

Outsiders SMP (393 works)

Afterlife SMP (395 works)

MindCrack RPF (504 works)

MyStreet - Aphmau (Web Series) (543 works)

Evolution SMP (693 works)

Minecraft: Story Mode (Video Game) (824 works)

Karmaland SMP (842 works)

Fable SMP (1,012 works)

Lifesteal SMP (1,546 works)

Origins SMP (1575 works)

The Yogscast (3,215 works)

Empires SMP (6,408 works)

QSMP | Quackity SMP (7,375 works)

3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series (10,336 works)

Hermitcraft SMP (20,093 works)

Dream SMP (85,051 works)

Minecraft (Video Game) (110,119 works)

Video Blogging RPF (279,422 works)

Some notes:

No new tags that I saw this month, though as always I could have missed something! As you can see, we already have quite the assortment of canonized tags.

Fics are still primarily in english, but we have three exceptions with significant spanish fics. Karmaland (740 of 842 are in spanish, from 731 last month), Tortillaland (110 of 115 are in spanish, the same as last month), and QSMP (752 of 7,375 are in spanish, from 668 last month.)

QSMP also shows 39 fics in French, up from 30 last month, and 405 in Brasilian Portugese, up from 375 last month. While I did not check every language this month, I checked on the languages I knew had a fic in QSMP and we see 1 fic in ASL (probably a misclick as it appears to be in english), 1 fic in Bahasa Malaysia, 1 fic in German, 1 fic in Esperanto, 1 fic in Filipino, 5 works in European Portugese, 5 fics in Русский (Russian), 1 fic in Suomi (Finnish), 1 fic in Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese), and 3 fics in 中文-普通话 國語 (Mandarin Chinese, I believe), all the same as last month. New is two fics in Polski (Polish), one fic in Svenska (Swedish), and one fic in Dansk (Danish).

In the small and micro fandoms (under 200 fics), some of the most active small fandoms have grown out of this category so we only saw small amounts of growth. The standout fandoms all saw an increase of 6 works, and that was a tie between Content SMP, New Life SMP, and Witchcraft SMP. Note that Content SMP was coming up from only 24 works, so 6 new works is an increase of 25% of the fandom, truly impressive.

In the midsize fandoms (200-1000), Fable SMP has broken that 1000-fic mark and can no longer qualify for our standout fandom! Instead, our most active fandom was Evolution SMP, with 33 new works, followed by Mystreet with 20 fics and Minecraft: Story Mode with 24 fics. Mystreet and Story Mode are both new fandoms so it's unclear whether that's people retagging old work or true new fics.

For the post-canon big fandoms: Empires went up by 178 works, singificantly more than last month's 117, but not beating the previous month's 240, and Dream SMP's increase of 918 beat the previous month's 767, but is still only the second time I've seen this fandom fall under a thousand works plus a month. Hermitcraft is between seasons right now, but still experienced that holiday exchange boost, as its increase of 784 beat both last month's 574 and the previous month's 651. For active fandoms, traffic series posted a staggering 831 fics, which is its highest ever number, beating April 2023's 671 fics. QSMP saw 865 fics, which is part of a three month decline (894 last month, 913 the month before), but still posting numbers that are only exceeded by DSMP.

Overall, the number of fics posted under Video Blogging-RPF (the umbrella fandom that contains all MCYT) is 4,223 fics, a significant increase from last month's 3,489, and the previous month's 4,035, but still exceeded by October's record 4,702. Notably, it's higher than the summer numbers and almost exactly the same as the number we saw last January, 4,235 new works.

Detailed breakdown under the cut

The Cube SMP (8 works, 8 last month, 0-fic increase)

Slamacow Minecraft Animations (Web Series) (10 works, 10 last month, 0-fic increase)

iDots SMP (23 works, 22 last month, 1-fic increase)

30 Day SMP | Free Trial SMP (27 works, 27 last month, 0-fic increase)

Legacy SMP (28 works, 28 last month, 0-fic increase)

Cogchamp SMP (29 works, 29 last month, 0-fic increase)

Content SMP (30 works, 24 last month, 6-fic increase)

Epic SMP (32 works, 32 last month, 0-fic increase)

Art of Survival SMP (36 works, 36 last month, 0-fic increase)

Dominion SMP (38 works, 33 last month, 5-fic increase)

Shady Oaks SMP (49 works, 47 last month, 2-fic increase)

X Life SMP (51 works, 50 last month, 1-fic increase)

100 Hours Hardcore SMP (54 works, 54 last month, 0-fic increase)

IvoryCello's Prison Escapes (Web Series) (56 works, 54 last month, 2-fic increase)

Bear SMP (60 works, 59 last month, 1-fic increase)

SadSMP (66 works, 66 last month, 0-fic increase)

My Inner Demons - Aphmau (Web Series) (67 works, 64 last month, 3-fic increase)

Mer SMP (82 works, 80 last month, 2-fic increase)

Area Unknown SMP (89 works, 87 last month, 2-fic increase)

Kaboodle SMP (91 works, 87 last month, 4-fic increase)

Tortillaland SMP (115 works, 115 last month, 0-fic increase)

House Builder Gang SMP | HBG SMP (135 works, 134 last month, 1-fic increase)

New Life SMP (169 works, 163 last month, 6-fic increase)

Slimecicle Cinematic Universe (Web Series) (174 works, 169 last month, 5-fic increase)

WitchCraft SMP (182 works, 176 last month, 6-fic increase)

Pirates SMP (213 works, 195 last month, 18-fic increase)

Rats SMP (234 works, 229 last month, 5-fic increase)

SMPLive (295 works, 286 last month, 9-fic increase)

SMPEarth (304 works, 289 last month, 15-fic increase)

Mianite (Web Series) (379 works, 373 last month, 6-fic increase)

Outsiders SMP (393 works, 374 last month, 19-fic increase)

Afterlife SMP (395 works, 390 last month, 5-fic increase)

MindCrack RPF (504 works, 503 last month, 1-fic increase)

MyStreet - Aphmau (Web Series) (543 works, 523 last month, 20-fic increase)

Evolution SMP (693 works, 660 last month, 33-fic increase)

Minecraft: Story Mode (Video Game) (824 works, 800 last month, 24-fic increase)

Karmaland SMP (842 works, 824 last month, 18-fic increase)

Fable SMP (1,012 works, 945 last month, 67-fic increase)

Lifesteal SMP (1,546 works, 1,461 last month, 85-fic increase)

Origins SMP (1,575 works, 1,541 last month, 34-fic increase)

The Yogscast (3,215 works, 3,213 last month, 2-fic increase)

Empires SMP (6,408 works, 6,230 last month, 178-fic increase)

QSMP | Quackity SMP (7,375 works, 6,510 last month, 865-fic increase)

3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series (10,336 works, 9,505 last month, 831-fic increase)

Hermitcraft SMP (20,093 works, 19,309 last month, 784-fic increase)

Dream SMP (85,051 works, 918-fic increase)

Minecraft (Video Game) (110,119 works, 438-fic increase)

Video Blogging RPF (279,422 works, 4223-fic increase)

[blueishspace]

Looped Sun 5

Loop #177

Scott had decided to take one vacation loop and this happened? A null loop? In an empires world where Xonorth won? Without an arm? ... The world tree was very very mean.

Loop #179

Grian had decided to take a vacation loop, nothing too big of course but something relaxing... of course this plan did not predict for a null loop stuck in the end with the most sadistic version of the Watchers possible. Grian would never set fire to the world tree...but the tree is making it really hard not to want to.

Loop #182

Pearl wanted to just have a good loop, being trapped for twenty years in a tower was not part of that plan. It being a null loop even less. Being a damsel in distress is extremely boring without something to do.

Loop #184

This is war, after almost 200 loops Scar had yet to have a Star Wars loop and now he instead had a Star Trek one... To be fair it was a good one but it's the principle! The world tree did it on purpose.

Loop #187

Scott: Guess Grian Isn't going to be the only god now...

Pearl: I guess so... So whose place did we take?

Scott: I know a bunch about this place, I took Mianite's place as god of order and you took Dianite's as god of chaos.

Pearl: Where's Scar?

Scott: According to the loop's memories he's taking Ianite's place as balance god.

Pearl: Wait, wasn't Ianite imprisoned for like...centuries?

Scott: ...

Pearl: Let's go get him.

Loop #189

It was two in the morning when Scar crashed trough the window of Grian's apartment. Grian was not excited to see him.

Grian: Another hero loop?

Scar: What? No! This is a villain loop! Watch and fear, I am the wizard!

Grian: The wizard? Really?

Scar: What!? It's straight to the point.

Grian: ... I'll stop bullying if I can join the villany. I still got a mother spore outfit from last time we looped into season 7.

Scar: Welcome on board!!

Scott: No chaos magic this time?

Pearl: Nah, decided to go waterbending for this hero loop. Get better at healing. Maybe if I get a villain next time.

Loop #191

This was early, Grian had gotten used to sometimes waking up in Hermitcraft season 6 or 7. He wasn't too surprised when he woke up as a Watcher or in Evo. But this? He didn't even think he could loop back to high school. Fortunately this wasn't a null loop so he could actually do something but still...

Loop #193

Pearl didn't mind being an hyena, it was the why that annoyed her the most. At the same time, she should have expected this to happen considering Scar's name. She tried not to sigh as she recites her part.

Pearl: And where to we feature?

Scar: Just listen to teacher. I know it sound sordid but you'll be rewarded when at last, I'm given my dues. And injustice deliciously squared, be prepared!

Loop #193

It's been a while since Grian had gotten to start in the desert, as much as he hated waking up here at the beginning of the loops now it was a bit nostalgic. He knew this was going to be a relaxing loop.

Loop #195

Bdubs: She's losing her freaking mind-

*Boom*

Bdubs didn't get to finish that he became smoke while his items fell to the ground... The spectators weren't happy.

Grian: ...Who decided to give Pearl a gun?

Scar: I did!

Grian: ...why?

Loop #196

Rendog: Give us back that banner!

Grian: Nev'r! If thee need t then cometh h're and taketh t thee phony king.

Ren: Phony? How dare thee, thee damn hippie! I'll showeth thee the wrath of the r'd wint'r.

Grian: Nay, I wouldst winneth.

Skizz: What's going on dude?

Scott: They are talking in shakespearian english.

Skizz: I got that. Why?

Scott: I have no idea. Ren isn't even looping, he's just going along with it.

Skizz: Looping?

Scott: It's nothing.

Ren: Cometh h're and visage mine own wrath thee heathen!

Grian: Is yond a dare? Prepareth thyself f'r a vanquish.

Mumbo: Grian?

Grian: There is a way we can still be friends.

Mumbo: Ther-

Grian: þū meahte geunon mē!

Mumbo: ... What?

Grian: What? It's just some Old english.

Tango: Jimmy? Jimmy? What's wrong?

Jimmy: It's Scar and Grian! Make them stop!

Tango: What do you mean-

Grian: 𒁠 𒂠𒀭𒋠𒍦𒋀 𒆭𒋠𒂠𒄀𒊠𒊀𒋀𒀀𒋠𒂠 𒆤𒄠𒀀𒋀 𒋀𒄠𒄀𒁠𒊠 𒁭𒊠𒀭𒁀𒇠𒄀𒈀

Scar: 𒁠𒊀𒍤Y𒄀𒀀𒄠𒌋 𒈀𒄀 𒋠𒄀𒁠𒋀𒄠𒄀𒊠𒍤

Joel: Grian, mate, please stop this.

Jimmy: You'll get used to it eventually.

Grian: 𓃀𓄿𓂧 𓃀𓇌𓋴 𓃀𓄿𓂧 𓃀𓇌𓋴 𓅃𓉔𓄿𓏏 𓄿𓂋 𓇌𓅲 𓎼𓇋𓈖𓎼 𓏏 𓂧 𓅃𓉔𓈖 𓏏𓉔𓇌 𓎢𓅓 𓆑𓂋 𓇌𓅲

Joel: I really doubt it.

Grian: ⊑⟟ ⏁⊑⟒⍀⟒ ⋔⏃⍀⏁⊬⋏!

Martyn: You do know I speak ender right?

Grian: ... I forgot.

Loop #199

Listen, Grian didn't mean to start a religion really. That was more Joel's thing then his. It's not his fault he went god mode right as Gem started her Dawn church. At least he turned the god war between him, an unawake Pearl and Joel into a prank war. Which he was winning by the way. But that didn't stop it from being... Annoying at certain times. At least now he could teleport, that's a plus.

Loop #200

Grian: People! We got an expansion to our loop!

Scar: We did?

Grian: Check your loop memories!

Scar: Why- oh! We are after Secret Life!

Pearl: Finally, we get see season 10!

Scar: Look Joel and Skizz are Hermits.

Grian: Good for them, kinda hardcore that their first month of the season is demise 2.

Pearl: I mean, they are used to the Life Games so It's actually a good way to introduce them mate.

Pearl: Mate.

Grian: I know...

Pearl: I'm so sorry for you.

Grian: I'm going to have so many fishing loops now.

Pearl: It's ok...

Grian: Curse you unawake baseline me! Curse you!

Pearl: ... Snails?

Grian: Snails.

Scar: ... What are we talking about?

Grian: Snails.

Pearl: Snails snails.

Scar: ... Ok then, I'm out of here now.

Pearl: Snails!

Pearl: Is it me or is there something up with the season 10 water?

Grian: It's not you... it might like a moon big thing.

Pearl: Not another moon big, please.

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[apollos-boyfriend]

every time i remember mianite’s female cast i lose it a little because it’s just. comedic how bad it was.

because okay. we have three (count them! three!) female characters introduced in season one. one of them is one of our main protagonists. cool! the other two will serve the same narrative purpose as a fridged wife for the majority of the story. only one of them will actually die but we will never see the other one again. 2/3 women lost

and then we get to season two, and suddenly a brand new world of seven (7!!!!) named female characters get introduced to us. two of them are kids, one of which is never seen and the other of which almost gets genocided (long story) and we don’t actually know if she lived or not. three of which are dead before the story starts (one technically is never stated to be dead but we never see her so it’s largely presumed). one of the three is a genuine fridged wife. of the two remaining, only one survives. 6/7 dead/never seen characters, 5/7 if you want to be generous. overall that’s an 80% - 70% loss rate. like i don’t think i’ve ever seen anyone do it worse man, great job

[thedailypaper]

ignore that this post should have been made like two months ago

but here, finally, is my final piece for the 10th anniversary mianite zine! this was a wonderful project to work on, and i'm really proud of what i managed to put together!

i was a little iffy on doing a mianitian isles-themed piece, because i know people have Thoughts on this season/spinoff, but it's what got me into mianite and made me finally get a twitch account and meet a lot of my online friends. so i'll always have a soft spot for it <3

image id in alt text!

[nebula-blank]

Mianitian isles…… was 4….. years ago….

Mianite Season two was……… 10 years ago……

Mianite season one…. was….. almost…. 11…. Years…. Ago….

[megabuild]

MCYT RELIGIOUS GUILT OFF R3 MATCH 4

CAPTAINSPARKLEZ (MIANITE) VS MYTHICALSAUSAGE (AFTERLIFE SMP/EMPIRES SMP SEASON 2)

CaptainSparklez: "he did everything to prevent (ianite's) death, and yet it wasn’t enough. instead of accepting that there was nothing he could’ve done, that he did all he could, but she was dying from the moment he stepped foot on these lands, and maybe even before then, he still blames himself. he apologizes to her grave for not being enough. he blames himself for her death, for not being enough for his goddess, when he went above and beyond to do everything he could in an attempt to save her"

MythicalSausage: "this man has been reincarnated so many times and he does it all for pearl every time. he had SUUUUCH a breakdown when he met her on esmp season two. threw him off for the whole rest of the day. i know this guy spent his whole childhood praying to a goddess he Needed to believe in with all the shit he was going through because when he came face to face with her he was NOT normal"

[licantropa]

I would love to hear more about this season 2 gods as the four horseman idea 👀

From left to right you have Death, Famine, War, Conquest

(painting by Viktor Vasnetsov.)

Fair warning, I ramble for about all of this, and it's all my opinion. I am going to explain from right to left.

Conquest—Mianite

The word conquest as defined by the oxford dictionary is “the subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by use of military force.”

And throughout the season, that is exactly what Mianite and his followers do. His most prominent place of worship, his cathedral, is a prison. A factory that has been molded to be a place of fear, where his followers get the final say and anyone who does not fall in line gets met with pain.

“A person whose affection or favor has been won.”

In Dagrun, it's the same. It is through Lt. Alister and King Helgrind that Mianite sees his control over the town. This is possible because both of them are also under his control, and no amount of second thoughts or regrets can change that. They, and all those who follow him, belong to him forever, not even their deaths are their own.

He gains Tucker through attention, one he didn't receive through his season one counterpart, and gains Jordan through deception. (I do not count Sonja because, to me, at this point in the story she's following herself more so than any god.)

“The overcoming of a problem or weakness”

Mianite views his humanity exactly like that, a weakness to overcome. Exchanges flesh for metal, sacrifices his heart for the 'good' of the world, and yet he was still capable of being slain by a small spider, is still not loved/cared for/respected like his siblings. He needs it. Craves it even. But he can't get it the way they do, so he dominates and controls, gives up his connections for his authority.

War—Dianite

This version of Dianite doesn't really encapsulate the idea of war as much as his season one counterpart. Is he an asshole? yes. Underhanded? yes. Capable of doing the worst? yes. The personification of war? no.

Dianite can prod and poke the wrong person at the wrong time to start a problem, but he does this to give the solution. He is a problem-solver (for a price). He enjoys being owed, especially by people who have gained his attention (good or bad). Dianite, as we meet him during season two, feels closer to 'conflict' than outright 'war'.

However, it is his death that starts the beginning of the end.

Pestilence/Famine—Ianite

Pestilence in some interpretations rode in place of Conquest on the white horse, but I am counting both of them for Ianite, because I think she embodies one in her actions and another in her (and her followers') personality.

Between her brother dying and her champion leaving, Ianite has lost two people she feels she has genuine care for, through the anguish she feels over this, she corrupts her town. Although, I do not believe it was as 'out of her control' as she stated.

Ruxmor's Ianite hungers. She is starving for attention, praise, affection, and companionship, and the closest she got to having all of this was through The Tree of Katsir and Spark. Neither were ever going to be enough.

Ianite slept for a year in the hopes of getting what she wanted, and when she didn't, The Tree burned. When she saw Spark's admiration through Dagrun, married him, had children with him, maybe then she finally felt full, but Spark was always going to age, always going to leave her. And when she fixed that, he left her anyway.

Ianite's wants to feel fulfilled supersede anybody else's wants, leading to corruption both in her relationships with others and the land itself.

In her final appearances, Ianite had a sickly demeanor, and stated she felt hunger and more mortal.

Death—Botan

Death is many things, in tarot it is the card of endings and letting go of attachments.

For Botan, he went from a lackluster mortal man to something more. Having had a hand in each of his children's demise, and then his own short term death, inciting the actual end of the realm.

According to the wiki, his appearance is one of a rotting corpse.

[springbudeyes]

Please enjoy the first installment of a new series I'd like to call Gamemode 0!

If you're waiting for Mianite Season Four (ha), this will hopefully tide you over. Gamemode 0 is a highly produced mini-series that tells a story through text, dramatic audio narration, a musical score, and images. It stars a villain who was an edgy Grim Reaper in 2015 and it poses the question—how much has Kikoku Botan really changed since 2015?

That question will be answered over the course of – I'm guessing – seven-ish chapters? The first chapter, which you're about to read and hear, is based on a Minecraft RP session held in a single night. Those present for the session include World Historian's original writer (me) and a group of talented role-players. More info under the cut!

Here's the cast:

Moth @robotmothpie as Ginkgo Belshem

CloudF11 @silent-moons-camp as Cloud Endernatus

Metal @mx-metal as Omu Vulcan

Honor @cult-of-athar as Fateshaper (the Big Bad)

Matthew (me) as World Historian

(All characters are voiced by me.)

Background:

The project was Mianite Etherealis. We played on a private 1.12 server for two years, ending in early 2023. The chapter you're about to read (titled Session One) covers the RP session that brought World Historian into the narrative.

I would almost go so far as to say that you're about to experience a canon World Historian mini-series with implications for all World Historian content in existence.

Is it actually canon? I don't know. It's as authentic as you'll ever get for WH, that's for sure. I've spent the last nine years developing the cosmology being used here. I planted the seeds for it when I created World Historian in 2015.

But no, Gamemode 0 isn't Dec-and-Tom-approved canon. And my astounding co-writers aren't offical Mianite writers. And Etherealis isn't a piece of lost Mianite media, though you can think of it that way if you'd like.

Vision:

Gamemode 0 will follow the plot of Mianite Etherealis for one more session, then embark on its own original plot centered on World Historian.

That being said, my aim with Gamemode 0 is to dig up a piece of the past and link it to the future. This series is one of many projects that could result from that effort. If it sees enough support, it could grow beyond text, images, and audio. We have endless headroom here.

If you're looking for Botan's history in Ruxomar, you'll find it. If you're hoping for a glimpse into Akemi and Mina's lives, you'll get it. If you seek all manner of strange World Historian lore, consider it yours. If you just wanna sink your teeth into a juicy hunk of Mianite meat, go get a napkin, you menace.

We have plenty of chapters to take us from the past, to the future, and back again. I could just list the plain facts about World Historian in a lore post, but I could never be satisfied with that. I'm a storyteller.

Disclaimer:

The players own their characters. Most of the dialogue and actions in Session One come straight from the corresponding RP session. I'm just putting it all to a narrative and making readability tweaks for first-timers.

Shout-outs:

Happy birthday yesterday, Honor! We love you!! I guess this is one of your presents. Thanks for letting World Historian take over as the big scary dude for a session. And sorry for writing out our best boy, Oleander. We should co-write something someday.

Cloud, thanks for going back to our defunct Minecraft world to set everything up and take the awesome shadered screenshots for Session One. Also thanks for making c!Cloud such a great POV character. He carries Gamemode 0.

Thank you, Moth, for the un-shadered screenies, for being my PR person, and for supporting me generally all the time. PDA PDA aaaaa!

And thanks, Metal, for being the cool one. B)

Calls to action:

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[ID: Digital drawing of a side profile of Captain Sparklez’ minecraft character, kneeling down, facing right, head in hands. He has long long black hair that is covering his face, a white shirt, black pants, brown belt, and brown boots. In the background are the black and teal lines of a reactor. At the bottom of the drawing is Minecraft dm text that reads “[Intuition -> me] You feel as though a warm light has been extinguished.” /end ID]

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Golden Thread - Part One [Mianite Oneshot]

Characters: Captain Capsize, Skipper Redbeard, Lady Ianite, Guardian Furia, Earl Bluebeard, Tom Syndicate, Tucker Jericho

Relationship: Captain Capsize & Skipper Redbeard, Captain Capsize/Lady Ianite, Captain Capsize/Guardian Furia (onesided)

> Part One < 🧵 Part Two

It was supposed to be a harmless joke; one Redbeard had made probably a thousand times before of a nonsense ability that his sister apparently possessed. Truly, if he thought there was any danger to his words, that they would put Capsize at any risk, he would not have said them.

However, when this joke of Capsize being able to spin straw into gold attracts the attention of the local tyrant, there is nothing he can do to stop her being dragged off towards her likely execution. Now desperate to fix his mistake, he heads into the woods hoping the local fae may be able to help his sister, no matter what a deal with one may cost him.

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The bustle of the market crowd was all but extinguished as the golden glow of sunset began to coat the square. As buyers dwindled, most sellers were beginning to pack away their stalls so they would be able to return to their homes before night fully set in. Capsize and Redbeard were no different.

It had been quite an excellent day of business for the two, as it always was when they had spun a fresh batch of golden thread. Even today when they hadn’t even sold all of their stock, they had still made enough profit to last them until next season.

The fine strands of gold woven into thread was by far the most popular item they sold, attracting crowds as even those who had no interest in buying wanted to see what all the fuss was about. And, with crowds, came questions of how precisely the two made the glittering spools.

‘An old family technique,’ they’d tell the curious customers, ‘passed down to us by our aunt.’ Then they would lay on quite thick how she had sworn them to secrecy so they couldn’t share the exact method, lest her soul come back and haunt them.

That tended to be enough to satisfy those asking. After all, demanding a family secret would be beyond rude. Besides, the price that the two offered the precious stuff for was more than reasonable, so they couldn’t particularly complain.

However, day in and day out, the question would still be asked. And there was still time to be asked once more today.

“But really, how do you two make this stuff?” This time, however, the question did not come from a customer. Rather it was Earl Bluebeard, a long-time friend of Redbeard who had taken to helping the siblings on their increasingly busy market days.

At this moment, he had paused in his task to examine one of the golden spools. While he had for quite a number of markets now helped with the handling and selling of them, he hadn’t truly looked and considered the work that must go into the creation of such a precious item.

However, as one spool had fallen from the box, a small amount of thread coming undone as it bounced along the cobbles, he stared in brief wonder. He now found it impossible to miss the skill that must go into the craft. It was so thin, yet he could see every strand that made it up so clearly as it shone in the pinkish light of sunset.

And the question had fallen from his lips before he could stop himself.

“Oh, Capsize spins it from straw,” Redbeard answered without missing a beat, a laugh on his lips. His smile only grew from the bewildered look on his friend’s face and the deep sigh from his sister as she rolled her eyes.

“Are you ever going to get sick of that joke?” Capsize asked with the exasperation that one only holds after hearing a comment a good thousand times beyond when it was originally funny. Admittedly, it had been a while since he had made such a joke, though the entertainment on his face immediately brought forth her exhaustion as if the last time she’d heard it had been merely hours ago.

“Joke?! You mean that you don’t use your womanly witchcraft to enchant straw into gold?” Redbeard exclaimed in mock shock. He’d tug a smile onto her face. He was sure he could. “But Father always said—”

“Many things because he was a damn fool that couldn’t figure out the technique himself,” She finished his sentence for him, calmly and plainly as if telling a story to a young child. A tone that her twin brother, just as much as an adult as her, should perhaps be insulted by. But there was a smile playing on her lips and he did quite enjoy hearing her insult their father.

Earl looked between the two of them, beyond confused and without an actual answer to his question.

“Is it not alchemy?” He asked, knowing it was how most assumed the spools were made. After all, it was hard to imagine a regular technique that would allow gold to be shaped into such a delicate yet flexible form. Without the knowledge of the siblings, it did truly seem like magic.

“No, if anything it’d be easier. Certainly be cheaper,” Capsize said, causing a snort to escape from her brother. Honestly, the costs they could cut down if they didn’t need actual gold to create the thread would have them living a far more luxurious lifestyle. “We’ll be happy to show you once we’ve packed up. So if you two could quit slacking off.”

“Aye aye, Captain,” Redbeard laughed, carefree as ever.

Had he realised his innocent joke had been overheard by a royal guard passing through the square, he certainly wouldn’t have been.

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Only a few days later, the result of the innocently made comment came to pass. Around midday on what was turning into a remarkably successful market day, the peace was completely disturbed.

It was not an easy task to quiet the midday crowds of the city market. So, as they were parted and set into utter silence by a carriage pulling into the square, it was understandable that an air of fear descended. It would’ve been understandable on its own for unease to form from such a vehicle driving through the crowd without any regard for the people they were putting in danger. The guards moving alongside it adorned in royal regalia only increased the worry in all present.

The royal court was not entirely disliked. In fact, among the people, the king was incredibly well-liked. However, currently he was out of the kingdom due to the discussions of a peace treaty with one of their neighbouring kingdoms. As such he had left a regent in charge in his absence, and she was a tyrant in the making.

Hence any in the crowd that didn’t take the opportunity to flee shuffled as far as they possibly could from the carriage. Though none knew why she could possibly be here, not a soul wanted the attention of Lady Furia. All just prayed that they had not been the one to draw her here.

The carriage door was opened, and the feared noble woman was helped outside by one of her guards onto the cobbled streets. Nothing about the woman belonged among the common people, wearing fine silks and shimmering gems. She was marked as one of a social standing far higher than the rest of them, and the way she looked at them all made it clear she saw them more as insects than people.

With the eerie silence of the crowd as Lady Furia walked forward, armed guards on either side of her, their footsteps echoed and haunted the air. Those she was walking away from could not even breathe a sigh of relief as it became clear who she had come for. As she approached the market stall of Capsize and Redbeard.

The siblings remained frozen, each gripping the forearm of the other, as the far too powerful woman picked up one of the spools of golden threads. They had no idea how they had gained her attention and all they could do was fear as greed filled eyes looked up at them.

“So, the rumours are true. There is a witch in our kingdom,” She said with eyes boring into Capsize.

Quiet murmurs of confusion rippled through the crowd. While many would’ve compared the creation of golden thread to magic, the accusation of witchcraft was a grave one.

Whatever confusion the siblings held was drowned out by fear. This was an absolute nightmare. A thousand defences against the accusation were running through their minds, but their actual voices were frozen. What argument could they make that wouldn’t make them look guiltier?

Their panic only increased as Furia snapped her fingers. One of the guards left her side, quickly approaching Capsize. “Luckily for you, your talents will be greatly appreciated in the royal court.”

“What?! No, I don’t want—” Capsize protested, only to end up yelping as the guard grabbed her by the arm and tugged her roughly away from her brother. Though she was by no means weak, this was a trained soldier. She found herself unable to resist being dragged towards the noble.

“Oh, you really don’t have a choice in the matter,” Lady Furia said with a wicked smile, looking at her as if she was a won prize as opposed to a person. Capsize had never been so scared from a simple look.

As her grip was forcibly wrenched from his arm, leaving scratches stinging his skin, Redbeard managed to break from his frozen fear.

“Wait! Please! My sister’s no witch! We’re just merchants!” He had no idea if his words had any chance of swaying the noble. From all the tales he had heard of Lady Furia, he sincerely doubted it. Yet what else could he do? He certainly couldn’t fight the royal guard. Even if he tried and by some miracle succeeded, they would only be able to run for so long. Somehow stopping this with words was the only hope he had, however slim.

The noble looked at him with the joy of a hunter watching their dying prey.

“So sweet of you to attempt to cover for her,” She said, patronising and cruel. She was taking delight in mocking his protests, which was enough to knock Red sick. He could almost sense that she was looking for an excuse to physically wound him too. It was utterly undeniable in this moment that the noble was just as cruel as every rumour spread of her suggested. “But one of my most trusted guards heard the words from your own mouth. Your sister spins this gold from straw.”

A smugly sweet smile remained in place on Lady Furia’s face as horror descended upon Redbeard. This was all happening because of his joke?

Murmurs rippled through the crowd. None quite believed that Capsize was indeed a witch – not that she would deserve to suffer under the hands of the noble woman if she was – but the look on her brother’s face… It was clear that he had indeed said those words.

Red’s entire world was crumbling, but it set in him a desperation. His sister would not be dragged away because of his idiocy.

“That was nothing more than a joke!” He called out. His words cut through the air. They were enough to get the guards dragging Capsize away to stop. Lady Furia looked as though he had struck her.

Capsize, in her captor’s shock, managed to slip free of the guard’s grip. She stumbled away, leaning against the front of her stall. She was so caught up attempting to just process what the hell was happening that she didn’t yet process that it was far from over. Only when the noble woman stepped closer, did she force herself back to reality.

However, Furia was no longer paying attention to her. Instead, her entire fury-filled focus was on Redbeard.

He was just about managing to stand his ground as he faced one of the most dangerous people in the kingdom. Just about managing to not have a shake in his breath as he kept reminding himself that all he’d done was tell the truth. With how utterly murderous the woman before him was, that knowledge was little comfort.

“You believe it acceptable to lie to a royal guard?” Lady Furia asked with an icy edge to her tone.

He knew he was meant to grovel a response. He had embarrassed her, and he was supposed to beg for forgiveness. A smarter man would’ve done just that.

“I didn’t lie to anyone. I told a joke to my friend,” Despite how it must’ve seemed to those watching, it was not a response made from idiocy or foolhardiness. No, Red knew quite well what an ill-made decision it was, but better that than being backed into a corner where he had to take back his words.

He was perfectly okay with putting himself in danger to protect Capsize. She was only in danger because of him after all.

That did not stop his throat from drying up as the noble woman, now accompanied by one of her guards, came right up to him. He couldn’t back down; he couldn’t allow his expression to change from the annoyance that he was forcing himself to display. But the fear inside his mind remained in full force.

“What an entertaining joke you made,” She said with a tight smile.

Redbeard could taste the utter disdain in her words. This was the stupidest thing he’d ever done. He was going to be arrested or worse, but still he found himself saying more.

“Clearly you found it funny. Why else would you be here?” He said what he was sure would seal his fate. His words sent another ripple through the crowd, most beyond shocked that anyone would say something so suicidally stupid.

The flash of anger across Lady Furia’s face was clear and undeniable. It was vicious enough for Red to actually take a step back, but all he did was back into an armoured wall as another guard had moved behind him. Despite how he knew he had been walking into a punishment, his stomach still dropped as he realised just how screwed he was.

“Seems you need a lesson in the consequences of having a smart mouth,” She said, still sickly sweet but with nothing but murder in her eyes.

Red’s forearms were grabbed from behind. He struggled on instinct, his fear beginning to overwhelm his mind. Just as Capsize’s had been, his struggling was fruitless.

Satisfied that he was secure enough, Lady Furia closed the gap between herself and the idiot that had dared to embarrass her. “I think your tongue should be payment enough.”

As yells of panic and shock rippled through the crowd, she shot a grip towards his jaw. Her other hand reached for the dagger hanging from her belt. However, neither hand met its target.

She was pulled in a jarring transition to a position where her wrist was held in an iron grasp by Capsize. Furia attempted to process how on earth the woman could’ve slipped past her guards and grabbed her, only for the noble woman to finally process her surroundings. Then it became clear that she had not been simply pulled but rather teleported.

“Leave my brother alone,” Capsize said with a cold fury in her eyes. She had little care that her act of magic would most certainly have her dragged off to the royal court as originally intended. Just as her brother, she cared little for her own safety if it meant ensuring his.

Lady Furia recognised that cold stare, this sort of magic. She ripped her wrist free.

“So not a witch, but a fae,” She said, unable to believe her luck. This was far better than any mortal practitioner.

“Perhaps,” Capsize said, caring little how she was perceived by the tyrant. Her powers were a gift from a fae, so it seemed close enough to the truth. Hopefully it was enough of a half-truth to not give herself away and save Red from the noble’s anger. “But I’ll never use my powers to aid one like you.”

Again, Lady Furia had rage flare across her features. She would not be mocked by this creature and her human thrall. She grabbed a hold of the fae’s neck.

“You don’t have a choice. You will spin the gold for me, or you’ll be bound in iron and burnt as creatures with magic should,” She spat at the woman as she squeezed her throat. If she wanted to remain alive, she would bend to her rule.

Capsize, though struggling for breath and knowing full well that refusing to back down would end with her execution, still just stared defiantly. One of herself and Redbeard would suffer the noble woman’s wrath. At least she would be able to rest knowing vengeance would be had for every injustice she had to suffer. Better her than Red who would have no such avengement.

However, her brother was not privy to the fact that Capsize held the eyes of a being of great power. Nor did any of her thoughts reassured by that fact reach him.

“Capsize!” He yelled as he tried to push through to her. He had barely made it a step before being knocked to the ground by one of the guards. He could only watch disorientated as his sister was dragged into the carriage towards her likely death.

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Red knew this was likely a terrible idea, but as night had descended with no other viable ideas entering his mind, he had found himself desperate.

He still couldn’t believe it. Capsize was gone, dragged away to the royal court to be executed if she couldn’t do a feat that he made up. He knew if he didn’t do something to help her then her death would be squarely on his shoulders. However, his options to help were quite limited.

He was an ordinary man. He couldn’t storm or break into the castle. He couldn’t help her sneak out or fake the ability in any way. But he had listened when Capsize would talk of the local fae. He knew the direction to head to find them. At the very least he could attempt to acquire their favour.

He knew that Capsize snuck out at night to talk with the fae. He thought she was beyond ridiculous for doing so when one wrong move could have her disappear without a trace, her very soul stolen by the powerful beings.

But clearly his worries had been for nought as the power she had demonstrated at the market was obviously a gift from one. So at least one fae in the area was willing to make trades. Hopefully he could get the attention of one that already liked his sister.

So, with nothing to lose, Redbeard walked towards the edge of the woods, praying for his sister’s sake that he could find anyone willing to barter with him.

The closer he got, the more silent the night became. It was akin to entering a different world, at least that’s how his aunt had always described crossing into a fae’s territory. Now actually experiencing it, he could understand the comparison. To Red the most similar experience he had had to walking closer to these woods with the intent of meeting the fae was diving underwater. Except the tightness in his chest had nothing to do with a lack of air.

Despite having vague directions from when Capsize had spoken of her walks, he still had no idea where precisely he should be going. He’d never joined her on her nighttime outings – nor had he any particular want to – but now that left him walking blind. The only sense he had that he was going the right way was the unease of the air and the distinct feeling of something watching him.

“Hello, sir,” He jumped as a voice came from just out of his view. He spun unevenly on his feet to face towards its owner, but seeing who had spoken didn’t release the breath held in his throat.

At the very edge of the treeline stood a woman who he just knew wasn’t human. She was taller than him. Her skin was shimmering ever so slightly in the moonlight as she approached him. Her hair and eyes were purple, which somehow looked natural despite how utterly unnatural such a thing was. Despite how she was emerging from the woods, she looked completely pristine.

For the second time that day, Red found himself facing a noble woman. However, this one held far more power than the human he had faced earlier.

She smiled brightly at him. “May I have your name?”

“No,” He said carefully, unable to forget the one rule that his aunt had all but hammered into his and Capsize’s minds about dealing with the fae. Give no part of yourself away, they won’t give it back. “But you may call me Redbeard.”

“It’s so rare to meet a clever human,” The fae said, smiling more genuinely now. Though, of course, hearing his name it did make sense that he understood the rules. She had heard of the man from his sister. She held quite the curiosity as to why he was here rather than her.

However, she had to hold said questioning close to her chest. This was still a new human, and she had no idea of his motives. Humans that understood the fae were always the most dangerous. She had to play her cards close to her chest. “You may call me Ianite. I am the Lady of these woods. What brings you to my lands?”

“I come to barter for aid for my sister,” His words sent an icy shock down her spine. Her Capsize was in trouble? But they had only spoken the day before.

She had half the temptation to force an explanation out of the man by magical means, but she didn’t exactly have due cause and felt little like upsetting her Capsize who – from how she talked about him – did quite care for her brother. “You might have seen her before. She comes to these woods to see the fae quite often.”

“Yes, I have witnessed the woman. She is quite interesting and to my judgement quite intelligent. How has she gotten in trouble?” She asked.

Red had the distinct notion that the question was a trap, though he had no idea why. It was just something about the tone of her voice, the way her smile didn’t reach her eyes. But such was par for the course when facing a fae, everything could be a trick that would leave him unable to leave their lands. He couldn’t let it scare him off what he needed to do.

“A few nights ago, I made a joke to a friend that she could spin straw into gold. It was a joke I’d made before, but that night it was overheard by a royal guard and taken as fact. They reported it back to Lady Furia, the current regent of these lands. This afternoon they appeared at the market to arrest her for witchcraft and now, if she can’t prove herself useful with the power I pretended she had, she’ll be executed,” He explained, unable to bring himself to say how she had handed herself over to save his skin. He already knew himself at fault enough without adding on that detail.

Ianite could tell he was hiding details; she had been alive long enough to know when mortals were attempting to. However, he did not appear to be lying.

So, Capsize was in danger. That, obviously, could not be allowed to stand. She would destroy the noble who dared to threaten her Capsize.

“So you wish for me to save your sister,” She said, tilting her head and placing the ball in his court. She would save her regardless, but she was curious as to what he was going to propose. It may well decide his fate.

“Yes, I… I can’t help her myself but if you could teach her to spin straw into gold, her life will be spared at least,” He had no idea if what he was asking was even possible, but he had no choice but to at least ask. It was the only way he could think to save her life.

Ianite found the ask perplexing. She could turn the noble into a slug if he so wished, but he was instead merely asking to amend the lie he had told. Perhaps the near immediate threat of execution had affected his thinking, but still she had little reason to reject the deal. It would keep her Capsize safe.

“Of course, I could teach her such a skill. Though it is not much of a deal if only I am giving something,” Her smile reminded Red of a cat playing with a struggling mouse. That didn’t give the best impression for his chances, but all he could do was swallow his unease

Deals with the fae were tricky. They were as likely to give a mortal what they wanted as they were to trick one into becoming their pet. But, for once in his life, Red was not stumbling blind. He, just as Capsize had, had grown up hearing stories of the fae. He knew what he could and could not offer if he wanted to keep his own freedom.

Even if he did not particularly want to give up what he had brought with him, he knew trading it was better than trying to barter without thought.

He removed the pendant he was wearing. It was an old pewter thing, hanging from a chain that was barely holding together. He’d get nothing for it if he tried to sell it, but it was the most precious item he owned. He held it out towards the fae.

“This is the last gift my aunt gave to me before she passed… It’s irreplaceable… Please, help my sister,” He begged, hoping to the gods it would be enough.

Ianite carefully took the necklace from him, treating it as though it was the most precious diamond. Memories latched onto it so strongly she could almost hear them. To him, he was giving up the last link he had to a lost relative. Yes, this was beyond anything she would’ve expected to weasel out of him.

“Very well, I will teach your sister,” She said, sealing the deal. She intended to do far more, but regardless she would teach her Capsize this skill. She did quite enjoy teaching her magic and it would ensure her safety while she dealt with this noble that thought she had any right to touch those under her protection.

Redbeard could’ve cried from relief. He just prayed that this would be enough for Capsize to escape Lady Furia’s wrath.

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Capsize shifted on the pile of straw, attempting to find any comfort in the small cell she had been thrown inside. She knew that attempting to sleep was illogical when all that awaited her in the morning was an execution, but she had nothing else to do.

All that there was within this tiny stone room was a pile of straw and a spinning wheel she was supposed to use to transform it into gold. She was not supposed to do anything save the impossible task set before her. Seeing that was not actually something she was capable of, she might as well attempt to rest.

But, of course, sleep was not coming. How could it when she knew her own execution was looming? The impossible unfairness of it was utterly overwhelming. She wanted to scream, to weep, to just break down as none of it would matter soon, but she could not allow herself to. She still wished to appear strong even if she did not feel so. And so, all the thoughts remained and forced her awake.

This inability to sleep ended up being a blessing in disguise as another presence entered the room. At first she froze, terrified that one of the guards had appeared already to drag her away despite how dawn was not close and she had not even heard the door open. There was just no one else she could imagine coming to check on her.

“My Capsize,” Her voice jolted her out of her curled up position. She was flooded with a great relief as the one person who might be able to help her was here.

“Ia,” She breathed as she pushed herself off the floor and realised her ears had not been deceiving her. Inside her cell, a glowing light in the dark, was the archfae she had come to know since she had begun exploring the woods. It was beyond a relief to see her now, though she would be lying if she said she understood her presence.

She had expected Ianite would realise something had happened to her when she failed to visit her for more than a couple of nights. However, that would’ve been when it was too late to help her in any way, when all that was left to do was avenge her. “How did you know I was in trouble?”

“A new visitor came to my wood. He told me of the danger you were in,” She said, softly as she took the scared woman into an embrace and tried to soothe away the fear of the day. She wished that she could say she had felt something was wrong from the moment she was taken, but she would not lie to her in this moment. It would be wrong.

“Wait, who--?” A cold shock ran down her spine. She pushed out of the embrace. “Red?! Is he okay? You didn’t hurt--?!”

She hated to even need to ask, but she knew the danger of interacting with the fae. Just because she had Ia’s favour and protection, that didn’t mean her brother did. That was why she was always so vague about her interactions with the fae, so he did not follow her and get himself into trouble.

After all she had done to try and protect him, if he’d then walked blindly into Ia’s territory and gotten any part of himself stolen… She’d be devastated.

“He is fine. I have taken nothing of him, only an item he willingly traded…” She paused after her reassurance. “Though I could have taken more. He admitted to putting you in this danger.”

Her second statement was far colder. Though she wouldn’t harm the man as it was clear that Capsize cared for him, it would’ve been well within her rights to do so when he had harmed one who held her favour. Though the frown that quickly sprung on Capsize’s face made her somewhat regret her words.

“He didn’t put me in danger. He risked his own life to tell Lady Furia that what the guard had overheard was a joke. She was going to cut his tongue out for embarrassing her!” She knew she shouldn’t be angry at Ia, it was not her fault and she knew her to be protective. But her anger towards the monster that had imprisoned her sprung forth in her tone.

She was still utterly horrified at what he had almost lost. Given that Lady Furia had been attempting to do the deed herself, she may well have killed him there in the street. “I dragged her away from him with the magic you taught me. It stopped her hurting him but made her believe I’m a fae.”

Ianite wrinkled her nose.

“So she wishes for a war with the fae,” She said, already plotting the punishment that she would be inflicting upon this Lady Furia. She had assumed the human had merely been foolishly oblivious to imprison and threaten one protected by the archfae that ruled these lands, but apparently her harm towards the fae was quite intentional.

Clearly this noble was wishing for her destruction. “I will ensure she gets it.”

Capsize laughed and Ianite was glad to give her some comfort in this dark place. Though, her captor’s belief that she was a fae made destroying her more difficult. Any obvious fae magic used to punish her would quite quickly be blamed on Capsize and likely lead just as quickly to her execution. A lengthier process would be required.

But in the meantime, she had a deal to fulfil. Seeing that it would keep her Capsize safe, she really had no reason to delay.

“But, for now, sit with me. I’ll teach you to spin,” She said, guiding her to the stool in front of the spinning wheel. Even if she would likely need to finish the task herself, she had to at least begin teaching her. Given how quickly Capsize had taken to other magics, this sort of alchemy would likely be simple for her.

“Wait… You can actually spin straw into gold?” She asked, honestly shocked that an idea she only knew as her brother’s tired old joke was in any way possible.

Ianite smiled at her as she began to gather enough straw to get them started.

“Yes. There’s an odd trick to it, but otherwise it’s simple enough alchemy,” She said, her confidence enough to baffle Capsize. There was still so much she didn’t understand about Ia’s powers, but she was beyond curious.

Though all the other powers she had been taught… Though, she would call them gifts for the ‘price’ she had actually paid, Ia had still presented them as trades.

“What do I need to give you?” She had physically very little right now, but that was rarely what Ia wanted from her. She could quite easily pay any of the prices she previously had.

“Nothing, the price has been paid,” Ia said simply before taking her position behind her Capsize and beginning to guide her hands.

Capsize realised, of course, that this meant Redbeard had made this deal. Even with the earlier reassurance from Ia that no part of his personhood had been taken, she still found herself concerned for what he may have given up in his want to help her. Hopefully she would be able to persuade Ia to return it.

However, on this night, she found herself quickly distracted as she was instructed on the task before her, Ia’s head resting on her shoulder whispering directions into her ear. She was set on asking afterwards, but long before the task was over, her energy was spent. She fell asleep in the archfae’s arms, who added just yet more debt to the noble woman as she was forced to lay her love on cold stone.

However, as much as she wanted to immediately begin forming a plan for the worst of punishments to be inflicted on this apparent Lady Furia, she could not risk Capsize’s death. So, she continued spinning the straw herself until the task was done. Then, with a kiss to the sleeping woman and a gentle replacing of her on the pile of transformed straw, she reluctantly left her alone so she could begin her research on what could befall her newfound foe.

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Lady Furia smiled widely as she entered the fae’s cell to find her sleeping upon a pile of shining strands of gold. For all the defiance she had shown, she had valued her own life in the end.

Admittedly, there was a small spring of disappointment within her. She had been rather looking forward to watching the spiteful little thing burn. However, the gold was more than enough to dissuade this. Simply from straw, she had gained a small fortune. Riches like this would make it all the easier to overthrow the idiotic moron that called himself king and claim her rightful throne.

Though, that would require more that this pile was worth if she was to pay mercenaries strong enough to take down any royal guard that chose to remain loyal to his Majesty. But that would be but a trifle to get now. If the fae had worked this magic once, she would do it again. Either she or that pitiful man she thought of as family could still be put down if she refused.

However, looking down at the sleeping girl, Furia couldn’t help but think executing her would be such a waste. The loss of the riches she could bring was the most obvious, but she could admit she looked quite beautiful now she wasn’t fruitlessly lashing out. What a waste it would be to merely kill her when there was so much renown that came with having a fae bride.

However, the fate of the little pest was only something she needed to consider once she had all the riches she needed. She turned to the guard accompanying her.

“Give her some food and some furs to rest on. Tonight give her double the amount of straw to spin,” She said. Despite remaining stoic, she did have such an excitement within her.

Perhaps an execution would come tomorrow, and that would give her all the entertainment that she wished for. But she quite hoped that the fae would succeed in all the tasks and prove her worth in gold. Furia would get oh so much more enjoyment from shaping the girl into a treasure in her own right.

[saiintvalentiine]

Saiiiint

Idk abt this mianite ianite thing

Could you perhaps explain it to me?

If that's ok

ofc I can!

Mianite was a livestreamed MCRP series from the early 2010s mostly protagonized by Tom (Syndicate), Tucker (iiJERICHOii), Sonja (omgitsfirefoxx), and Jordan (CaptainSparklez). The gimmick of it was that there were two gods in the world, Mianite god of Order and Creation and Dianite god of Chaos and Destruction, and everyone on the server was a believer of one or the other. People would sacrifice things and pray to their God to get miracles, favors, items, etc from them.

However, Jordan joined a little later on. By that time everyone had chosen their sides and were trying to recruit him. Jordan kinda just wanted to play with his friends tho and said "uhhhhh I'm a believer of Ianite." and Ianite was basically popped into existence by Team Mianite soon after. She became the dying goddess of Balance, Justice, and Vengeance, and Jordan became her sole believer in season one.

This is an extremely short overview of a long ass series from ten years ago LOL there's a really good Mianite Directory here on Tumblr if you wanna check it out some more :) it also explains some stuff better than I did here rip

[kiwibirdlafayette]

✨💫welcome to the space jam its mianite’s gayest block people ‼️🔥

✨what up my gamers its me :3 I'm your fav chaos scrunkly Jay-Monty (im chill w either name); i also go by Kiwi and Grail! all i do here is be a menace but if you're into that welcome in to my hubris. i'm an artist, cosplayer, (occasional) writer and professional silly guy who loves me a good gay people and a good lore :D

Main Fandoms: MCYT (Mianite, Captainsparklez, Hermitcraft, Life Series are the current favs, but I also love Empires/New Life/SOS, and Origins SMP), Watcher Ghoul Boys (Ryan and Shane), Hollow Knight, Arthuriana, Monty Python, and Good Omens

Yar there be shippin here! I love gay people! My favs are syndisparklez, ethubs, ranchers and foxxsize <33 (always only the characters, if i engage in rpf content, its in a joking way or something the CC said first!) (directed heavily at thomas george cassell /threat)

@grailknightmonty for art-only + me me big boy masterpost (ft. all boundaries and other social links)

@arthurshuge-tractsofland is my Tales of Arcadia sideblog now but all my trollhunters posts are still here under the fandom tags <33

Tagging System, AUs/Fanon Masterlist and more below :D

Tag Directory

#gkm arts / #lafakiwi draws - my art tags! the gkm has all my work from 2021 on, lafakiwi draws has everything from when i joined this hellsite in 2014

#lafakiwi talks - general tumblr posting from ya boy! asks i answer are also tagged under here

#lafakiwi writes - all my writing from fics and character analysis, to lore headcanons and theories C:

#lafakiwi cosplays - cosplay posts! tiktok is for cosplay videos, but i'll post stills and photoshoots here, and the occasional CMV

#verdigris musings - rambles related to ideas I have! can be art ideas, AU pitches or just hey. this is a cool idea that came to mind but i dont have the energy to do anything with it right now

#rambles from the heartsgone - consists of me shouting into the void mostly! rants also tend to live here

I mostly just rb shit whenever i see it but if I queue posts its under #yar queue a worth appointent , asks are just tagged with "asks" and the user who submitted (anons are under "anon" ) For a bonus #things to keep in mind is where i store all the feel good posts and

AUs/Headcanon Projects

Trollhunters AU Masterpost (because it would be a pain in the ass to list them all)

Starborne Kingdom of Dianite :: My MCYT Starborne AU! Builds off Jordan's origins smp lore, continuing the story (since he fucking won't /lh /j) and adding worldbuilding to the realm of the starborne (in my headcanon, its a version of the Aether!) How the Aether and the cast works comes off a tidbit from non est ad astra (see below) so we got two tiem reesters + hermits + lifers and the canon OSMP cast

Masterpost | AU Tag

Tales of Aitheaca/Gays on a Boat :: Mianite Post-canon/post-Isles fanstory! Gays on a Boat follows tiem reester after season 2 and goes up through Isles (following everyone else but tom and jordan). Tales of Aitheaca picks up where Isles leaves off (if i pretend like the end of Isles doesn't exist it can't hurt me) and takes them to another relative universe in pursuit of a multiversal anomaly, where ultimate balance rules. also the boat is a dimension traveller and to everyone's shock not the only one

Gays on a Boat | Tales of Aitheaca

Mianite Godswap :: Joke AU I made during Octobernite, but also has a bit of story tied to it. mostly an excuse to make syndisparklez between a dianitee and mianitee because that concept is fascinating to me

Mianite x Life Series :: Fan season of the Life Series that builds off a funny little game that Ianite, Dianite and the Watchers play with their casts and swap them around, putting the lifers in a blank slate world of Mianite S1 with the objective of being the last one standing, and Jordan and Tom in a hardcore world where of they die, the world dies

Death’s Scale of Justice :: Headcanon for cEmeraldduo in the Mianite universe! :D Inspired by when Philza showed up at Jordan’s witch hut, Phil is a priest for Ruxomar Ianite and former friend of Spark lookin for his goddess when he disappears. Also includes the backstory for cTechno where he unearths Bellinite, the god of anarchy, revenge and blind vengeance (aka the Blood God) from the depths of the S1 World

HC10: Upon the Mountain of Magic :: WIP, expansion and theory on the story behind Magic Mountain in Hermitcraft season 10 using Joel's temple to Lizzie and Mumbo's mined lab lore as a baseline. no tag yet but is in reference to the mosaic of lizzie and jim on art blog + canary in the iron mine painting

Original Projects

non est ad astra, mollis e terra via :: Multiverse lore dev, work in this is used mostly in reference to MCYT fanon, but also is a project i'm using for some OC stuff (includes worldbuilding for my Mianite RPG characters Ophi and Aurelia, and concepts for the Nightmare Spectrum)

For Good Measure :: Story of my stream sona, Sir Monty Jones aka where he was prior to becoming the wanderer of the outerverse. Takes place prior to Arcadia of Avalon and is basically monty python but if they were my ocs and silly knights and also minecraft

Arcadia of Avalon :: Original Arthurian retelling but i don't gaf I just think knights deserve to be stupid, gay and full of angst as the gods intended. Mostly an excuse to write my rarepairs and do some funky worldbuilding where the land of King Arthur is a war over the power of creation. i can't explain it better than that but trust me its a good one

Wide Awake in the Witching Hour :: Current set of lore and story for my sona Sir Monty Jones. Continues where For Good Measure leaves off and is, relatively time wise, lines up to the current timeline of HC10 and the Mianite RPG