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oddarin · 4 years ago

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It is one of the most meaningless thing I’ve done in time - all least-to-most ranks and just characters’ fact answers (those that with no pictures) from oficial Ask Arcana gathered in one place. Have no idea what that information could be used for and if it even useful but it kept me occupied and distracted from some life shit for a while, so let it be.

who is most to least likely to enjoy the movie Frozen? Lucio, Portia, Julian, Asra, Muriel, Nadia

Out of the cast, who is the most to least likely to be the jealous type? Portia, Lucio, Muriel & Nadia (tied), Julian, Asra

would you like to rank the characters from who cries most to least ugly? like from sniveling to shoujo manga tears? Muriel, Lucio, Julian, Portia, Asra, Nadia

who is the most to least superstitious Portia, Julian, Nadia, Lucio, Asra, Muriel

most to least excited to be at a WWE event Portia, Lucio, Asra, Julian, Nadia, Muriel

From worst to best at handling children Nadia, Lucio, Muriel, Asra, Portia, Julian

From worst to best for alcohol tolerance Muriel, Asra, Lucio, Julian, Portia, Nadia

Character ranking from best at keeping secrets to loose-liped gossip? Asra, Muriel, Nadia, Lucio, Portia, Julian

best to worst dancers? Asra, Portia, Julian, Nadia, Lucio, Muriel

Most to Least likely to slap you for stealing a mcnugget Nadia, Lucio, Asra, Portia, Julian, Muriel

Least to most likely to eat something weird (read: probably shouldn't be eaten) because of a dare? Nadia, Julian, Muriel, Lucio, Portia, Asra and not even on a dare

how old are each of the revealed characters? everyone is old, but in order of least old to most old: Asra, Portia, Muriel, Julian, Lucio, Nadia

Who's the best kisser? Who's the worst? Best kisser: Faust (good snake smooches) Worst kissers: Mercedes and Melchior (too much cronch)

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If the main 6 played MTG what color decks would they play? Asra: Blue Nadia: White Julian: Black (Portia made his for him) Portia: White/Green Muriel: Green Lucio: Red

How did cast look as babies? Nadia: The best baby, perfect in form and function Asra: A cute baby, always looking around Julian: Not the most handsome baby, a little gangly Portia: Round, squealing delightful baby Lucio: Red-faced screaming awful baby Muriel: Sturdy and well insulated for the long winter

Of the main six characters, which ones are capable of juggling and which ones would absolutely love doing needlepoint? capable of juggling: Portia, Asra, Muriel absolutely love doing needlepoint: Nadia, Julian incapable of juggling/ absolutely hate doing needlepoint: Lucio

what would the cast choose as their job in the mmo final Fantasy XIV? Julian: Dragoon Asra: Astrologian Lucio: Ninja, but he messes up the mudras Nadia: Machinist Portia: Summoner Muriel: Paladin

What would be the favorite attractions/rides of the cast at Disney? Julian: Pirates of the Caribbean Asra: Astro Orbiter Lucio: Tower of Terror (RIP) Muriel: Matterhorn Portia: California Screamin' Nadia: Carousel of Progress

What do the rest of the cast smell like? Nadia: Les Larmes Sacree Du Thebes by Baccarat Asra: Lord of Misrule Lush Shower Cream Julian: Leather seats in a rental car Portia: Cocoa butter and laundry soap Lucio: Fireball, Axe body spray & ass Muriel: myrrh

What board game would The Arcana gang be? Nadia: Clue Asra: Twister Julian: Sorry! Portia: Mouse Trap Lucio: Monopoly Muriel: Guess Who

Who do all the cast main in over watch? Nadia: Ana Asra: Sombra Julian: Reaper Portia: Zarya Muriel: Bastion Lucio: Genji

If everyone participated in a Winter Olympic sport, which one would they be in? Nadia: figure skate (singles) Asra: snowboarding Julian: alpine ski Portia: freestyle ski Muriel: luge Lucio: ice hockey

Main casts Starbucks orders? Julian: Black coffee and he flirts with the barista until it’s ready. Nadia: London Fog Latte. She comes in at exactly 8 every morning. Asra: Matcha latte unless there’s a new radioactive-looking Frappuccino flavor and then he gets that. Muriel: Waiting outside in the car, asks Asra to get him a water. Asra comes back with a hot chocolate and a cake pop. Muriel grumbles but accepts them every time. Lucio: Salted Caramel Mocha extra whip extra sprinkles nonfat no foam soy upside down actually coconut milk instead and then he yells at you if you get it wrong. Portia: Pink Drink and all the baristas get excited when she walks in because they love her and she always tips.

The cast as Kanye songs Nadia: Power Lucio: No Church in the Wild Asra: Love Lockdown Julian: Heartless Portia: Paranoid Muriel: Coldest Winter

Which characters would be in the fire, water, earth, and air nations? Slightly different from what you asked, but: Asra - waterbender Nadia - airbender Julian & Portia - non-benders Muriel - Earthbender Lucio - Firebender

What kind of parents are the cast at their child’s soccer game? Nadia: standing on the sidelines in sunglasses and heels biting her thumbnail and watching every move on the field because she doesnt trust the ref Asra: cheers whenever anything happens, takes as many kids as can fit in the car out for ice cream but doesn’t check with the parents Julian: chats up the other parents relentlessly and isn’t watching when his kid gets hit in the face with the ball Portia: “cmon cmon cmon cmon cmon cmon cmon AW WHAT WAS THAT” Muriel: watching from the parking lot inside the car Lucio: yelling on the phone the whole time, spills all 24 oz of his salted caramel mocha on the bench and doesn’t do anything about it

Which Disney movie is the favorite of each of the cast? Nadia: Fantasia 2000 Asra: The Emperor’s New Groove Julian: Muppet Treasure Island Portia: Muppet Treasure Island Muriel: The Fox and the Hound Lucio: Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True

what kind of youtube channel would each character have (letsplay, cooking, craft, etc)? Asra: very unstructured mostly-cooking channel that also features videos of him just eating weird things, and videos of Faust existing and being cute Nadia: beauty guru with very polished high-end editing Julian: doesn’t know how to use youtube but Portia made an account for him and uploads her shaky/blurry phone videos of his jazz performances Portia: likes and comments on all of Nadia’s videos while occasionally posting cute cat vids Muriel: does not have an internet connection Lucio: extremely loud letsplayer, mostly FPS

What would the cast be as animal crossing villagers? Muriel: Cranky Bear Julian: Smug Eagle Portia: Uchi Cat Nadia: Snooty Ostrich Asra: Lazy Wolf Lucio: Jock Goat

What Fire Emblem Fates' classes would each character be? Asra - Diviner Nadia - Priestess Julian - Adventurer Portia - Maid Muriel - Wolfskin Lucio - Berserker

if the arcana cast were naruto characters, which ones would they be Portia: Naruto Muriel: Gaara Lucio: Orochimaru Julian: Itachi Asra: Kakashi Nadia: Fancy Shikamaru

If the characters of arcana watched rupaul's drag race who would be their faves? Nadia: bebe, raja, peppermint Asra: yara, aja, adore Julian: nina bo’nina, sasha, raven Portia: chichi, bob, ginger Lucio: willam, kimora, mimi imfurst Muriel: Latrice Royale

WHAT ARE THE CHARAS PREFERRED FLAVOR OF ICE CREAM? Nadia: Lavender Lemon Asra: Rainbow Sorbet Julian: Pistachio Portia: Cookie Dough Muriel: Rocky Road Lucio: Red Velvet

Please please arcana cast as mcr songs Lucio: It’s Not a Fashion Statement, It’s a Deathwish Julian: Thank You For The Venom Asra: Welcome To The Black Parade Muriel: House of Wolves Nadia: You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison Portia: Give Em Hell Kid

What are the characters going to be for Halloween? Asra - glow-in-the-dark mermaid Nadia - [elegant ballgown interpretation of] a swan Julian - tortured vampire/werewolf hybrid Muriel - sheet ghost Portia - ninja turtle Lucio - slutty angel Faust - a very long hot dog

If you had to assign the characters from the Arcana to characters from Labyrinth who would they be? Nadia: Jareth Asra: Sara Julian: Sir Didymus Portia: Hoggle Muriel: Ludo Lucio: The Chilly Down birds

What's each character's favourite fruits? Nadia: Concord Grape Asra: Blue Raspberry Julian: Fig Portia: Banana Muriel: Lemon Lucio: Pomegranate

what's everyone's favorite season? Asra - spring Nadia - summer Julian - autumn Muriel - winter Portia - spring Lucio - summer

Who would the Arcana cast be in a cliche Noir Film? Nadia: boss with kinetic ball bearing desk ornament and brandy in the drawer Asra: first love turned old flame that you run into halfway around the world Julian: haggard scientist with an unbuttoned shirt scribbling on the walls Portia: wisecracking secretary who takes a bus a train and a ferry to work Muriel: ominous farmer that lets people use the phone after a car breaks down Lucio: raging starlet shattering a vase after being blacklisted by every studio

The Arcana cast as Michael Jackson songs? Nadia: Man in the Mirror Asra: You Are Not Alone Julian: Smooth Criminal Portia: Will You Be There Muriel: Ben Lucio: Bad

What would each character be in cats? This probably wasn’t supposed to be Cats the musical but if you think i’m gonna pass this up Nadia: None they’re all awful/ Munkustrap Asra: Mister Mistoffelees Julian: Macavity Portia: Jennyanydots Lucio: Rum Tum Tugger Muriel: Grizabella

what would their favorite emojis be? Asra: 🌚 Nadia: 🍷 Julian: 🎷 Portia: 👀 Muriel: 👁 Lucio: 💃💸😏👑

What panic at the disco songs describe each character best? Julian: Death of a Bachelor Asra: I Write Sins Not Tragedies Portia: She’s a Handsome Woman Nadia: Northern Downpour Lucio: Victorious Muriel: From a Mountain in the Middle of the Cabins

What stereotypes for a super cliché highschool do the characters fall into? Nadia: Valedictorian who has been doing independent study and hasn’t set foot in the building for the past two years Asra: Shows up late every class with loud ass Sunchips, does homework in glow in the dark gel pen Julian: Eats lunch with his teacher so they can keep talking about mitochondria Portia: Gets really hype about dances, always ends up fighting at dances Muriel: Puts away all the folding chairs that everyone left behind Lucio: Gets on the intercom to talk shit about the teacher who gave him a D+ on his plagiarized essay

What sports would the characters play? And would they be any good at those sports? Muriel: Any solitary sport. He likes track and shotput. Nadia: Swimming. She isn’t on a team, she just likes the water. Portia: Wrestling. She’s got a few championship belts. Julian: Grandma Devorak forced him to take One Sport in high school, and he chose long-distance running. Asra: Beach volleyball and snowboarding. He’s just there to have a good time. Lucio: Ice hockey, but he spends it mostly punching other players.

what dragons from books/movies/games match each character best, would you say? As for dragons, one of our writers plays Flight Rising obsessively so here’s every character as a Flight Rising breed. Asra: Fae Nadia: Imperial Lucio: Wildclaw Muriel: Guardian Julian: Skydancer Portia: Snapper

What is each character most likely to do with the mc when they're feeling 'unusually affectionate'? Nadia: feed them champagne grapes and engage them in conversation so she can watch them try to talk with their mouth full Asra: stare at them and stop acknowledging anyone or anything else Julian: preen and spoil them to the point of being a public embarrassment Portia: constant cuddly contact Muriel: follow them at a respectable distance Lucio: belt out an aria at the sight of them

What's everyone favorite manga if they read any in this world? Nadia: Rose of Versailles Asra: Yugioh Julian: Blackjack Portia: Ranma ½ Muriel: Hunter x Hunter Lucio: Berserk

how much does faust like all the characters? like, who does she like the most/least? does she like the main character at all? Faust adores the main character almost as much as she loves Asra. But if she had to choose from the rest: Most good smelling: Nadia Most fun to squeeze: Julian Most too big to eat: Muriel Most hard to hide from: Portia Most attackable: Lucio

what kind of drunk is everybody? Nadia: capable, professional drunk on the move. Never in the same room twice Asra: touchy-feely but won’t leave the couch, still somehow manages to catch on fire Julian: morphs into The Storyteller, everyone in earshot ends up caught in a dramatic reenactment of his life story waiting for him to take a breath but he never does Portia: makes 6 new friends in the bathroom line Muriel: moody, talks to no one, keeps taking everybody’s empty bottles out to the trash Lucio: the loudest, the drama, the legend, the first to dip out when the cops show up

Of the Characters: Who tells a dirty joke? Who doesn't understand it? Who is disgusted? Who laughs? Who hides a smile? Who gets annoyed? Lucio: tells a dirty joke Muriel: doesn’t understand it Julian: is disgusted Asra: laughs Portia: hides a smile Nadia: gets annoyed

What are the characters usual reactions when subbing their toes? Nadia: It Does Not Happen Asra: hops it off Julian: hissing, closes his eyes while he savors the pain Portia: (string of curses) “ok………. i’m fine” Muriel: doesn’t notice because his toes are too far away Lucio: shrieks, revenge kicks the wall, shrieks harder

what you think everyones deadly sin would be? the deadly cliches: Nadia - Pride Asra - Lust Julian - Wrath Portia - Envy Muriel - Sloth Lucio - Gluttony

On a scale of good to bad, who sings karaoke? Nadia has a silky voice with impeccable vibrato. But she only sings karaoke alone in the bath. Asra has an airy, intimate voice. He’s the worst at karaoke because he doesn’t even get up off the couch. Julian has very limited singing ability, but he will talk sing the whole way through if he has to. He’s great at duets, somehow. Portia has a throaty, powerful voice. She brings the house down with Heart and Bonnie Tyler ballads, even if she squeaks on the high notes. Muriel has a gravelly grumble that he is convinced is useless for singing and if you hand him the microphone he’ll drop it and go stand in the corner. Lucio has an overdone musical theater voice but he is tone deaf. He will shout out the high notes and power through the rest and if you try to skip his song there will be hell to pay

which social media platform which each character Prefer™ ? Asra - twitter (RTs a lot of memes and shitposts, posts incomprehensible dril-like tweets at 3am) Nadia - instagram (flawless makeup and aesthetic™) Julian - yahoo answers Portia - snapchat Muriel - what is social media Lucio - LinkedIn (you will NEVER stop getting email notifications from him)

what dnd classes would the cast be (like mage, assassin, cleric etc)? Nadia: Paladin Asra: Warlock Julian: Rogue Portia: Bard Muriel: Fighter Lucio: Barbarian

what would each characters spice girl name be Asra: Mystery Spice Nadia: Boss Spice Julian: Suffering Spice Portia: Sassy Spice Muriel: Surly Spice Lucio: Spicy Spice

how complicated is each character's personal hygiene routine? Nadia’s personal hygiene routine: an exact science and takes a practiced team of servants to execute. Julian’s personal hygiene routine: splashing his face 5-7 times and gargling with his famous mint vodka peroxide formula Asra’s personal hygiene routine: sticking his head underwater until he’s awake Portia’s personal hygiene routine: putting her hair in a bun and scrubbing herself with a cloth and bucket down by the frog pond Lucio’s personal hygiene routine: milk and caviar bath every 13 hours Muriel’s personal hygiene routine: standing in the pouring rain

What's everyone's favorite alcoholic drinks? Asra - St Germain, tequila, blue curaçao, lime juice, hibiscus syrup (serve in a champagne flute or martini glass, garnished with a wildflower or tiny umbrella) Julian - whiskey, Kahlua, Grand Marnier, lemon juice (serve in a highball glass) Nadia - Chambord, white wine, seltzer (serve in a wine glass, chilled or on the rocks) Portia - beer & apple cider with a shot of rum (serve in a lowball glass) Muriel - Baileys, butterscotch schnapps, hot chocolate (serve warm, in your coziest mug) Lucio - Jägermeister & Goldschläger topped with overproof rum (serve as a flaming shot)

what would be each of the characters' favorite genre of music? Asra: Bossa Nova and EDM Nadia: Obscure Opera and Calming beach sounds Julian: 20 minute tracks of Quality Jazz Portia: Reggae and dad rock Muriel: New wave and white noise Lucio: Top 40 and Dark Funky Disco

who would the arcana characters be from mean girls?? Asra: the guy who asked what day it was Nadia: cady Julian: gretchen weiners Portia: janis Lucio: regina george Muriel: damian

Which Hogwarts house would each of the Main Cast belong in? Asra & Julian - Ravenclaw Nadia - Slytherin Portia & Muriel - Hufflepuff Lucio - Gryffindor

What would the characters modern!au job/career of choice be? Lucio owns and manages several nightclubs and has a trashy daytime talk show Asra does really low-budget magic shows at kids’ birthday parties by day, and DJs at one of Lucio’s clubs at night Nadia is the city mayor, an international chess champion, and concert pianist Portia works at Home Depot (used to be a waitress at Red Lobster but the tips were terrible), but she wants to be a zookeeper Julian is a doctor at an underfunded hospital with lots of drama Muriel lives off the grid in a broken-down van in the woods

Just due to mild curiosity what would be the casts favorite musicals? Asra - Legally Blonde: The Musical Nadia - Chicago Julian - Les Mis Muriel - Wicked Portia - Cats! Lucio - Phantom of the Opera / Kinky Boots (it’s a tie)

what cryptid is every character Asra = Chupacabra Julian = Mothman Nadia = Nessie Portia = Loveland Frog Muriel = Bigfoot Lucio = Jersey Devil

how would the game's characters celebrate the MC's birthday with them?? Asra would take them on a long journey without telling them where they were going (but would keep them entertained with riddles) to a scenic oasis, where he would pretend to drown so MC has to dive into the water and at the bottom is a magic flute that can summon a swarm of bees (their favorite!) Nadia would throw a tastefully brief festival in their honor. MC would be lavished with pampering (by professional pamperers) from dawn to dusk and when the clock struck midnight, they would be presented with seven bejeweled eagles (one for every day of the week) Julian would meet them for dinner in a shady tavern, bring them heaping plates of food and offer unsolicited advice for the coming year. About halfway through the meal he would have to scramble out the back door because law enforcement arrived on the scene but he’d put it an order in the kitchen to bring them something for dessert Lucio would declare the day a holiday and call it Day of the Beloved One of Lucio. They would have to sit uncomfortably still while a master artiste painted their portrait and a mile-long line of peasants laid gifts at their feet. Muriel doesn’t celebrate birthdays because time is a human construct Portia would throw a big loud party with a barbecue :D

Since it is soon, what would the characters do for Valentines day with us (the MC)? Nadia would take you on an elegant river cruise stocked with 130 varieties of tiny cake and a private crooner hired to serenade you but she would end up throwing them overboard for not hitting the high notes Asra would take you to the mall and splurge on all the stuff you both can’t afford but wait way too long to get lunch so you get into a fight and he proposes in the food court Julian would show up on the 15th after with all the candy he scored at 75% off, pretend it was on purpose that he got the day wrong, and wake you up at 3 am to come clean because the guilt was eating him alive Muriel would light some scented candles, cook up a sensual meal and throw a bearskin rug in front of the fireplace for you to enjoy alone while he escapes into the woods Portia would pack a picnic of chicken and tortilla chips, take you to the beach where you could splash around until the sun goes down and lull you to sleep on the sandy blanket with her acoustic guitar Lucio would have servants fill your room with floor to ceiling flowers while you sleep and wait impatiently for you to wake up like

Would you roommate with any of the characters? it’s hard to decide, so here are some pros and cons Asra - pro: never home / con: leaves dishes in the sink for weeks Nadia - pro: your home will be spotless / con: it’s spotless because she orders you to clean it for her Julian - pro: medical professional / con: half of your apartment is now this

rate the characters on how #extra they are Muriel: 4/10 Lucio: 13/10 Everyone else: 10/10

Which character could be best described as "tender"?? "Spicy"??? “tender”: Muriel “tender”/“Spicy”: Asra, Portia “Spicy”/”tender”: Julian, Nadia “Spicy”: Lucio

what the favorite Pokemon of all the characters were. Asra - Ekans, Delphox, Espeon Nadia - Noctowl, Gardevoir, Musharna Julian - Absol, Bisharp, Murkrow Portia - Chansey, Politoed, Hoothoot Muriel - Pangoro, Aggron, Wigglytuff Lucio - Houndoom, Pyroar, Skarmory

#what I spend my life on #the arcana #the arcana game #asra alnazar #nadia satrinava #julian devorak #muriel #portia devorak #count lucio #asra the magician #the arcana muriel #ask arcana #I just like to organize information too much

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sunshinesteves · 3 years ago

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alright y’all time for the ultimate list of moments from the harry potter books that should’ve been in the movies here we go:

christmas 6th year at the weasleys where their dinner is rudely interrupted by percy and scrimgeour showing up. scrimgeour proceeds to kick the weasley family out of their own dining room and lecture harry about...something or other i cant remember and then harry gets pissed and goes off on scrimgeour and then we get the ever iconic “dumbledore’s man through and through, aren’t you potter?” it’d be so GOOD UGH

speaking of which, the whole thing with percy’s estrangement from his family and eventual redemption...we got none of that in the movies

any of the quidditch season in fifth year. especially harry’s ban

more quidditch in general really

harry’s quibbler article about voldemort’s return (written by rita skeeter)

cho’s weird jealously of hermione. actually any of her and harry’s relationship

the hinny first kiss

also the events leading up to the hinny first kiss, specifically harry’s detention that morning with snape where he’s organizing james and sirius’s old punishment cards

peeves in general

those dwarves from chamber of secrets who were giving out valentines. HIS EYES ARE AS GREEN AS A FRESH PICKLED TOAD

dumbledore’s funeral

harry visiting his old house in godrics hollow with hermione, and seeing everyone’s messages on the sign out front

POTTERWATCH

st mungos!!

harry shouting at dumbledore after finding out about the prophecy

he just needed to shout more in that movie in general tbh

apparating lessons

the blast ended skrewts

professor grubbly plank

firenze becoming a divination teacher

they fucking cut from fudge starting the quidditch world cup right to the end of it. I WANTED TO SEE THE VEELA AND LEPRECHAUNS FUCK YOU

ludo bagman!!!!

the golden trio visiting sirius in his cave

degnoming the garden

aunt muriel

the big remus harry fight at grimmauld place in deathly hallows even tho it caused me immense amounts of pain

feel free to add on!!

#hp #harry potter

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magicianapprenticelyra · 3 years ago

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At the Ready (Part I)

[Finding Space and Time] | [Counting the Days] | [At the Ready]

Timeline: Muriel’s Route; The Sun

[Featuring @vesuvianoak‘s fan apprentice Ąžuolas]

“Hey, Ąžuolas?” James looks up from the base of the tree. Bảo’s settling into his spot as Ąžuolas leans over the edge of the platform.

“Yeah?” Ąžuolas replies.

“That’s my husband you got there . . .” James murmurs. “Please watch out for him.”

“JAMES!” Bảo exclaims, “Don’t put so much pressure on him! You so mean!”

His husband laughs, shaking his head. Hand on his sword’s hilt, James replies, “Just making sure. I know you both can take care of yourselves, and each other. I just . . .”

“Aw baby,” Bảo chuckles. “I know, you worry . . .”

“We’ll have each other’s backs,” Ąžuolas interjects. “That I can promise you.”

James nods at his fellow Southernlander and pulls the hood of his cloak up. With a wave, he’s off to check in on one last group: his wife and daughter at the cave.

O*O*O

“C’mon everyone, please keep in line!” Walt calls out, marking down whoever passes her by on a large pile of parchment. “File in towards the back, stay out of the pond with the giant lily pads, don’t stray from the marked paths, and I’ll be in there with the rest of ya shortly!”

“Walt!” James calls, weaving in and out of the foliage.

“Hey babe!” Walt continues to sign people in as she and her husband share a quick peck. “Bảo situated?”

“Yeah,” James nods. “Neha inside yet?”

“Done and done.”

“Good, good . . .”

“You see Ly and Muriel?”

“Back at barricades with the Countess,” James murmurs. “Gods be with us all today.”

Walt checks in the final person to the cave, exhaling in relief.

“I better get in there myself,” she murmurs.

Before she goes in, James pulls her into a tight hug. He’s shaking.

“Hey, hey, hey,” Walt soothes, gently rocking on her heels. The pair sway back and forth together. “You’ve been practicin’ with Ludo and Blumilda. You’ll be fine. Grab a shield on your way to your post.”

“Ach, right,” James groans, hiding his face into her shoulder. “I hope there are some left.”

“Get to it,” Walt encourages, stepping back. She squeezes his shoulders, giving him an earnest smile. “You got this!”

James nods, coming down to give her a proper kiss. With that he leaves, making haste to the weapons storage to grab a shield.

As he fades from view, Walterine starts activating all the protection sigils around the cave.

Neha is waiting for her at the mouth of it. She’s armed with her batting stick, shifting her weight from side to side as her mother strides in. Walt’s eyes glow a deep magenta.

“You didn’t have to wait for little ol’ me,” Walt chuckles.

“I wanted to see it all light up,” Neha replies. She walks backward, eyes pointed toward the nearest rocky surface.

As Walt passes the sigils she’s drawn into the walls, they come to life. A magical wall forms behind her, sealing the front of the cave in a solid mixture of illusory defense. Foliage appears in front of the cave’s mouth, hiding it from discerning eyes,

Before long, Walt sits down among her fellow Vesuvians. She blinks, her glowing eyes flickering in time with the shield’s walls.

As the war horns and drums sound outside, she’s focused on maintaining the shield.

The battle’s begun.

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FWIP! SWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-PAP!

The pebble smacks into an enemy soldier’s forehead. It stuns them enough to crash into their fellow compatriots. The group of them fall right into a hidden trap nearby, knocking even more of their soldiers off their feet.

“Nice one!” Ąžuolas crows, pelting others with hailstones the size of his fist.

“Thank you!” Bảo makes quick work of the contents of the giant leather sack between them. His aim is impeccable, his pebbles the perfect distraction and an actual danger to the exposed skins and craniums of the invaders.

There seems to be five mercenaries for every citizen of Vesuvia. Despite this, none of the enemies have made it anywhere close to the barricades.

When arrows start whizzing by their heads, Ąžuolas switches over to creating his ice traps. Buckets and barrels full of water had been hidden amongst the bushes, allowing Ąžuolas and other water-leaning magicians to make the most of it.

He catches some arrows in balls of ice, redirecting them to the archers that sent them. Down below, soldiers attempting to cut down their tree have Bảo busy.

As he shoots pebbles between several soldiers’ eyes, he hopes James is faring better.

O*O*O

One mercenary managed to disarm him. James is at a severe disadvantage without his sword. With their dagger and his weapon in their hands, the mercenary has him pinned against a nearby tree.

James has his shield up, gritting his teeth. With the other driving their blades into the splintering wood, it’s making it severely difficult to concentrate. The exertion of him pushing back against the enemy is starting to take its toll.

His gaze is locks with this mercenary’s own. Their eyes are wild, reveling in all the bloodshed they wrought upon the fallen Vesuvians around them both.

“Any last words?” they grin, watching as the shield begins to fall apart in James’s hands.

“Go ndeine an diabhal dréimire de cnámh do dhroma ag piocadh úll i ngairdín Ifrinn!” James swears, bracing for when steel would sink into his chest.

Before the mercenary could end him, blurs of white and orange slam into their ankles. James freezes, jaw dropping as recognition falls over him.

Corgis?! What in the world, he hasn’t seen any since—

The merc drops to the ground, trying to shake the dogs off. They bite harder in retaliation, growling and snapping at the mercenary’s offending hands and ankles.

James grabs a piece of his broken shield. Without ceremony, he smashes it over the mercenary’s head. Dusting his hands of the wood dust, he inspects them. He properly knocked them out; they aren’t dead, no, but at the very least concussed.

Seeing that the aggressor was down, the dogs turn around to face James. Their mouths are open, tongues lolling out amicably.

“Madra maith!” James praises the dogs, petting their heads and flanks. “Madra maith—ach, sorry for the blood, little ones!” He turns to find a dewy patch of grass, wiping his hands, wrists and arms free of red.

“Now then,” James looks over the stout little dogs, trying not to frown. “I think you’re all friends, but if you’re with the mercenaries I may be in troub—”

“James?”

He freezes, watching as the corgis trot off toward the direction of the new voice. Slowly, he gets to his feet. He stares at the tall woman approaching.

“James!” she exclaims, dropping her spear and rushing toward him.

His reply is lost in the din of war horns in the distance, but the newcomer sees it on his lips all the same.

Mum!

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“Is she going to be okay?”

Lyra peers in through the tent flap, looking at Walterine. On the floor of the tent is her aunt, effectively knocked out. Curled up in Walt’s arms is Neha, who is just starting to fall asleep.

“She will be,” Bảo reassures. He’s sitting beside Neha, legs crossed as he looks on at Lyra. “Thank you for checking in, con.”

She nods. “If any of you need anything, Muri and I are just up the hill.”

Bảo laughs. “We know!” As she and her uncle laugh a bit, weighty footsteps come up behind Lyra. Bảo leans over to the side; it’s just enough for him to see that his niece’s beau just behind her.

“Đi con, đi,” Bảo urges, waving her off. “We be okay. I promise.”

Lyra nods at him before stepping away from the tent. Bảo listens as she and Muriel walk away. Before long, the only sound he can hear is the noise of Tent-Vesuvia going through its nightly routine. The man sits back, sighing softly.

James isn’t back from his meeting with the Countess yet. After Bảo and Ąžuolas got down from their perch, a messenger had found Bảo and told him that his husband was in the middle of an extremely important meeting with the Countess.

Apparently, James had encountered someone from his family on the battlefield.

That was as much as Bảo knew of the situation. While the Countess is known for her fairness these days, the fact James encountered his family as they were on the side of the enemy . . .

It puts quite a few thorns into the situation, doesn’t it?

A/N: It’s good to be writing again! This has been in my drafts since January. Thank you so much for reading—it means a lot to me.

#The Arcana #Muriel #muriel x apprentice #fan apprentice #magicianapprenticelyra #vesuvianoak #OCs #oc x oc x oc #Uncle Bảo #James Aster #Walterine Aster #Neha Aster #the scribe writes

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monstrumpologin · 3 years ago

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Randome Headcanon #3 :

Muriel and Ludo, Faust and Sir Didymus and julian and sir didymus would get along.

with portia i am not sure. she would eather get along with him great or hate him i think.

#julian devorak #the labyrinth #the arcana #sir didymus #muriel #portiathearcana

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isidar-mithrim · 5 years ago

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Exclamations in ‘Harry Potter’

So, the last couple of days I looked for the most common types of exclamation in the ‘Harry Potter’ saga (Book 1-7, US edition) and drew some hopefully helpful conclusions ^^

Let me know if there are words missing, and feel free to add your own considerations or to ask for specific quotes ;)

[Now in alphabetical order and with new exclamations: Crikey, Damn, Good Lord, Goodness, and ‘Implied exclamations’]

Blimey

This is the most used exclamation. Ron, Hagrid, Fred, George, Lee and Stan use it a lot. It is also used a couple of times by Harry (once in HBP, twice in DH) and Mundungus, and once by James, Neville, Moody, Amos Diggory and some random wizards.

It is worth mentioning that no witch uses it in the books.

Bloody

It is only used once, by Aberforth (‘bloody fools’); there is no mention of ‘bloody hell’.

Crikey

It is only used once, by Hagrid in PS (“Crikey, I’d like a dragon.”).

Damn

It is used by a variety of characters, including Ginny (who isn’t mentioned to say any of the other exclamations). Moody and Vernon seem to be the ones who use it the most. It is used as an exclamation on its own (‘Damn!); as an adjective (‘damn good’), especially by Moody; as an expression (‘he/she doesn’t give a damn’; ‘a damn sight + comparative adjective’)

Gargoyles and Gorgons

They are very sparingly used in expressions like ‘Galloping gargoyles’ (used three times), ‘Gallopin’ Gorgons’, ‘Gulpin’ gargoyles’ (both used only once by Hagrid).

They are used by adults, and their social status doesn’t seem to matter, since we have Hagrid, Fudge and Professor Tofty using ‘Galloping gargoyle’.

They are only used in PS and OotP.

God

Ron uses it a lot, mostly as ‘Thank God’; Draco, Fudge and Harry use it twice; Molly, Remus, Hermione and Ted once; it is also used by Muggles as Vernon and Tom Riddle’s senior love interest, Cecilia.

Notice that ‘God’ is not used in the first two books.

Good Lord

It is used by a variety of characters throughout all the books except PoA, but not even one student or generally young character uses it (except Tom Riddle senior, but he belongs to an older generation than Harry&co). Ludo Bagman is the only one to use it more than once: he uses it three times.

Goodness

It is mostly used by women, like Hermione and Molly (both use it several times) but also Minerva, Ginny, Fleur, Aunt Petunia, Aunt Muriel, Rosmerta. It is also used by Arthur (twice), Perkins, Neville, Lockhart, and even by the Sorting Hat.

It is used in all the books, on its own or in expressions like ‘(oh) thank goodness’ (the most used), ‘(oh) my goodness’, ‘goodness knows’, ‘goodness me’, ‘for goodness’ sake’.

Heaven(s)

Hermione, Molly and Minerva are clearly the ones that use expressions involving ‘heaven/heavens’ the most. We also see Madam Pomfrey and Fudge using it, plus other random characters as Quirrell. In general, it is mostly used by women and older men.

The most used expression is ‘(Oh) for heaven’s sake’, but we also have ‘good heavens’, ‘thank heavens’, ‘heaven knows’, ‘in the name of heaven’.

Implied exclamations

I looked for these keywords: swore; swear; curse; rude; gesture; finger (it turned out the word ‘finger’ is never used to describe a ‘rude hand gesture’, though).

The characters mentioned to swear/curse are Quirrell (only after revealing himself), Ron, Lee, Harry, Peeves, George (and the twins’ fireworks), Dean, Bagman, Mundungus, Vernon, Snape (as a student, in his worst memory), and Arthur.

Those mentioned to do ‘rude hand gestures’ are Ron, Peeves, the leprechauns (‘they formed a giant hand, which was making a very rude sign’) and even a couple of Headmaster/Headmistress from their portraits (to Fudge).

Merlin

It is only used in expression like ‘Merlin’s beard’ (the most used), ‘what in Merlin’s name’, ‘Merlin’s most baggy Y Fronts’, ‘Merlin’s saggy left –’, ‘Merlin’s pants’ and never on its own. It’s used by a large range of characters (but never before GoF, and not as often as blimey, for example): Ron and Arthur use it several times; Fudge and Slughorn use it twice; Hagrid, Moody (Crouch jr), Amos Diggory, Aunt Muriel and even Dumbledore and Hermione use it once.

Notice that Merlin as an exclamation is not used in the first three books.

I think it is worth mentioning that Fudge appears in four categories, and Ginny in none of them only in ‘damn’ and ‘goodness’.

#writing #writing tips #fanfiction #harry potter meta #meta #harry potter #blimey #merlin's beard #galloping gargoyles #for heaven's sake #thank god #bloody hell #Merlin’s most baggy Y Fronts #damn #good lord #crikey #exclamations

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apprenticehasana · 4 years ago

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My personal design for Nadia's royal guard Ludovico (aka. The Rabbit Guard, for those who read The Arcana before they changed the prologue and removed the Emperor Card Game [which is a pity because I really liked the concept of it and the small interactions we used to get with Ludo])

I originally imagined him white haired (because I wanted him to resemble an albino rabbit), but I didn't want him to look like Asra, so... blonde it is.

So now we know he's about the same age as Muriel (which I headcanon to be 31 years old) and I imagine him being around 6'5" tall. Hope u guys like him

#the arcana #the arcana game #ludovico #ludo #royal guard #nadia's royal guards #the rabbit guard #rabbit #hasana art

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dreams-of-the-arcana · 4 years ago

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Let’s start with a warning: ANGST

When everything is said and done, Lucio is put away and Vesuvia can begin to heal. But first, Cleo needs to know who she was before her death. Only one person has those answers, the former Count of Vesuvia Lucio Morgasson.

⚠️Warnings: Angst, Mentions of Death, Mentions of Abuse, Mentions of Suicide⚠️ This is about Cleo healing and first she has to find out what happened.

Who Am I Now? (Pt 1/2)

Vesuvia still stood.

Despite the pain and suffering that the city had seen in such a short time, it stood. In the years to come the residents would call it the “Unbreakable city” or the “Stalwart city”. For now though, the people were only thinking of reclaiming their homes and picking up what was left of their lives.

Lucio’s reign left dark scars everywhere. Even the end of that reign wasn’t enough to pull everyone back from the safety of Muriel’s land. Although, perhaps it was because of the prisoner locked away in the palace dungeons more than anything.

Cleo paused in front of the large metal doorway that led down to those dungeons. In her mind she weighed the pros and cons of descending to face the man who had tried to destroy her home. The man she watched rip the heart from Khamgalai and even his own Mother, Morga.

Lucio Morgasson was down those steps and Cleo knew he held the secrets of her past. The only question for her though was if she wanted to know.

Cleo moved towards the gate and hesitantly reached out for the handle.

A sudden snap behind her caused her to release it and jump around in a panic. Only to see a small bird hopping around the low wall nearby.

Cleo straightened her dress and chastised herself. It wasn’t like her to be so indecisive or jumpy. If she wanted to do something then she usually did so without shame or doubt.

Pulling herself together, Cleo turned on her heel and threw open the rusted gate so she could finally take the steps.

The stone walls only held a few candles on the way down but the main chamber was well lit. The guards sat at a low table with a deck of playing cards and laughed at whatever joke passed. It warmed Cleo’s heart to hear laughter. One guard spotted her and quickly jumped up.

“Miss Cleo! Whatever are you doing here?”

“It’s alright, Ludo. I’m here to speak with the prisoner. The Countess is aware of this meeting.” Cleo produced a short note with Nadia’s seal. Ludo took it to look over.

“Yes, ma’am...” Ludo rolled the note back up and handed it back. “But Miss Cleo, I can’t see why you’d want to talk to him.”

Cleo only gave him a small smile in response. Ludo bit his lip but led her to a small chamber with another metal door. The inside featured some plain furniture and means of entertainment but the occupant was nowhere to be seen.

“I’ll give you some privacy but we’ll be right around this corner if you need us, Miss.” Ludo gave Cleo one last look in hopes she’d change her mind but her eyes were already searching the room.

Far in the back corner she spotted him.

Without The Devil inhabiting his body, Lucio looked so much more human and tired. Golden blonde hair hung limply all over his head, makeup was smeared around his eyes, and he had only been given a simple outfit to wear.

Cleo recalled the moment she first saw him. The Count made his grand entrance during the masquerade at the height of its revelry. Pure white and red clothing stood out against the colorful world around him and he seemed to shine from all the gold. A shudder of fear ran through Cleo then along with the indescribable feeling of familiarity that she’d noticed whenever they met.

It didn’t take long for The Count’s inhuman eyes to land on the partygoers. Cleo would never forget the look of shock then insatiable hunger that reached his eyes when he spotted her.

“Cleo, my darling! My Princess! I did not recognize you before but now I see, it really is you!”

Muriel moved in front of her in an attempt to hide her from that horrible gaze.

“Scourge! My greatest executioner! I see you’ve been keeping my girl warm for me. How thoughtful.” Lucio sneered.

Muriel stood firm though, not allowing Lucio even a glimpse of Cleo.

“Now now, Scourge. I only loaned her to you as a gift. Now I think I’d like her back!”

Cleo gasped as the tendrils of magic snaked around her body like rope then pulled her. She desperately tried to fight the invisible force but it was too strong.

Muriel grabbed her arm though and their magic entwined. The ropes failed and an angry frown appeared on Lucio’s face.

“I said! I want her back! She’s mine! I bought her and she promised me!”

Cleo’s head was reeling with the confusion but all her energy was focused on keeping The Devil’s magic away. No moment could be spared for these nonsense declarations.

... at least she had thought they were nonsense.

Once the group had escaped to the safety of Muriel’s hut, Cleo began to think on what Lucio had said. The more she tried to search her memory, the worse she felt about the whole thing. Her dreams became strange moments that she didn’t recognize.

Flashes of elegant rooms, feelings of soft skin, the sounds of loud lascivious moans, the smell of blood. the sting of bruises.. the hopeless fear and regret in a pair of beautiful silver eyes...

She confronted Muriel about them and he’d told her a little about her past. At first, it was an overload of information. Lucio and her had been together for over 10 years? They’d been in love? Cleo met Muriel many years ago in the palace? They were a couple there? And probably the hardest to wrap her mind around, Magni was her son... and Lucio’s. None of it made sense and she only had more questions that Muriel couldn’t answer. Only one other person could answer them.

“‘Lo? What are you doing here?” His voice even sounded different now that he was human again but a wave of familiarity came over her. Cleo held her ground in front of the metal door.

“... My name is Cleo.”

Silence.

The man finally moved and sat down at the little table in his cell.

“Of course.”

More silence.

The tension was almost suffocating.

“I... I have some questions. Questions that only you can answer.”

Lucio tilted his head to look at her.

“Your giant protector isn’t talking? Well he never was chatty.”

“His name is Muriel.”

Lucio’s mouth opened like he was about to comment then thought better of it. Cleo took that as a good sign.

“He said that we only met after I’d been with you for some time.”

Lucio made a light humming noise she assumed was confirmation.

“... you know who I was... before. And what happened to me...”

Lucio’s eyebrow raised at that part.

“You... don’t remember?” There was something underneath his usual tone, something so much deeper. Suddenly he was up and moving towards the door.

“What are y-“

He wrapped his hands around the bars and stared into her eyes, silencing her mid-sentence. For a moment, the cold silver seemed to hold a strong determination but after a moment he blinked and it was gone. The gleam in his eyes had faded.

“No... you don’t know who I am...”

Cleo shook her head.

“You’re the Former Count of Vesuvia, Lucio.”

Lucio made a face and recoiled as though she’d slapped him. The pain was clear in his eyes even though he refused to look back at her.

“... why would you want to know?” He whispered towards the wall.

“Well,” Cleo was confused. “It’s... my life.”

Lucio gave her a dark chuckle.

“No. It wasn’t.”

Cleo paused, more confused now than before. She had to think a moment before proceeding.

“This is my choice. There are really important pieces of the past that I,” Magni’s face flashed in her mind. “I just have to know.”

Lucio’s shoulders slumped. He pinched the bridge of his nose between his eyes and leaned against the metal door.

“Is this part of my ‘retribution’? Noddy has a sick sense of humor.”

They both waited. For what? Probably for the other to back down. Unfortunately one of them remembered how stubborn the other could be.

“... we met in Celtica,” Lucio began. “I beat up some bandits that were hanging around the capitol and the council promised me a girl from the ‘best brothel in the world’.

Rosehyn Brothel, you were the madam’s little darling. You were quite a flirt,” he smiled a bit at the memory. “When I picked you the madam didn’t want to let you go. I ended up having to throw in some gold to get you out of the hag’s place.

You were pretty young.”

He paused, hoping it would be enough for Cleo. But she held firm.

“We spent ten years together, most of it back when I was a mercenary. It all felt so easy back then,” he sighed. “We loved each other and we had a promise... it isn’t important now. I broke it...”

His voice held a tone that he was talking about more than just a promise.

Cleo searched Lucio’s face, trying to remember any of it. Something definitely seemed so familiar but she could never place it.

“... why did you break the promise?”

Lucio let out a humorless snort.

“Bad counsel... fear...”

“What were you afraid of?”

Lucio was quiet. He wanted to atone, to be able to move forward. But he couldn’t look at this stranger in the woman he loved and betrayed’s body. Not when down here at his lowest, all he wanted was to throw himself in her arms. So he avoided it for now.

“I thought you’d betrayed me... I.. I didn’t... I never meant for it to... to get so bad.” He almost choked on the words.

“... how bad did it get?” Cleo’s voice was soft.

“I swear! I was just... just so angry! Then I felt like that damn scar was a reminder!”

He pointed at her chest but still didn’t look at her. Cleo brushed her hand over her sternum. So he did know.

“You know how I got this?”

Lucio scoffed.

“Of course! It felt like you’d stabbed me every time I saw it!”

Cleo recoiled a bit at the harsh words.

“Stabbed? What... I don’t...”

“You did it,” he cut her off coldly. “When I was in Prakra. Valdemar said you’d tried to use my knife but couldn’t. Then when he turned his back, you swallowed his pills.”

Valdemar? Prakra?... she almost died?

“Wha... what? Why was Valdemar there? Why was I in Prakra?... why would I do that?”

“You and that pesky Doctor were always close, well that was before he was possessed. You were in Prakra because I was and you went wherever I went. I didn’t want to leave you here in the palace.”

Cleo looked at the walls around her.

“I... lived here? Before Nadia?”

Lucio shrugged.

“Noddy was just a pawn to satisfy rumors. I had been told my men were turning against me. Soldiers were sent to clear out the camp... you knew they were coming and you...”

He couldn’t say it. All these years later and yet, he couldn’t say it.

Images flashed in his mind, seeing Cleo barely alive, seeing his own dagger covered in her blood, and the way she looked so pale and limp when he put her in the carriage back to Vesuvia.

“That’s when it fell apart...”

“What fell apart?”

“Us,” he finally turned and looked at her. “You never really came back to me. Each time I saw you, all I could think of was that stupid promise.”

“... what was the promise?”

Lucio sneered.

“That I would always come back to you and you would always wait for me. We were young... so very young. All that mattered when we were together was us.”

Cleo couldn’t imagine it, even being so in love with Muriel she still knew that others mattered. They couldn’t get lost in their own world.

“Then you died and-“

Ice water flooded Cleo’s body and she turned back to Lucio with wide eyes, he stopped mid-sentence.

“You... you didn’t know that?”

She shook her head. Lucio could have happily kicked himself, he wished he could take the words back. What would she say once she knew? Would she leave? Would he ever see her again? She couldn’t forgive him.

“I... I just...,” words failed Lucio.

A deep old pain settled inside his chest and the only words he could say fell out of his mouth.

“I’m sorry, ‘Lo.”

To be continued

#the arcana #the arcana game #fan apprentice #arcana apprentice #arcana oc #cleo the apprentice #arcana fanfic #the arcana fanfic #arcana fan fiction

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