#octurne

[octurne]

ms 66 – 29

[passation]

ms 66 – 4

[mask131]

Fragments of fright (6)

From Edouard Brasey's "The Great Encyclopedia of the Marvelous"

Some Greek undeads

Vrukolak

[Note by OP: The name of the creature is a bizarre subject... You see, the original Greek term for them is "vrykolakas" or "vrukolakas" - which is why I take the English form "vrukolak", even though they are also sometimes known in the English world as "vukodlak". Note however that, in France for example, the term became "Broucolaques" - which is also found in other European countries. Take for example The Witcher who uses the Polish version that in English becomes "brukolak".]

The vrukolaks are found in Greek islands - most notably on Santorini in the Egean Sea. A vrukolak is a person who died in a "state of sin" (not confessed, not receiving the last Christian rites, having committed crimes for which they they were not purified), but also a person who wasn't properly honored during their funerals, or a person who died with a debt to pay, a revenge to perform or a question of honor to settle. These undeads do not rot like a regular corpse - rather, their still living and un-rotting bodies haunt the living and drink their blood like vampires. However, unlike vampires which are octurnal creatures, vrukolaks act as much during the day as during the night. The vrukolak will keep terrorizing the living until either their "mission" is accomplished, or until they obtained reparation for whatever offense they received.

Collin de Plancy wrote about the "broucolaques" that they were Greek vampires, most of them being the "spectres" of excommunicate people - unable to rot in their graves, these wraiths appeared during the day as during the night, and it was a very dangerous thing to meet one. Léon Allatius, in the sixteenth century, wrote even more about these creatures. He explained that in the island of Chio, the inhabitants only anser to their name being called if it is called twice - because the vrukolak are only able to call someone's name once, and cannot repeat it a second time. The inhabitants also believe that if a vrukolak calls the name of a living person, and if this person answers, the wraith will disappear - but in return the person who answered the call will die in a few days. It is something that was common with the vampies of Bohemia and Moravia. Collin de Plancy added that, to prevent the vrukolaks, the Greeks unburied the ghost of the assumed wraith and burned it after reciting some prayers. Once the body was turned to ashes, the vrukolak stopped appearing. Another way to get rid of a vrukolak as to exile them to a small, deserted island - like all demons, vrukolaks cannot stand salt and so they are unable to cross the sea.

Sometimes, however, the vrukolak do not return to terrorize the living - they can return because of some debt of honor. In this case, no frontier, no limit and no obstacle can stop them from preventing their mission - they can cross the sea as they crossed the world of the dead back to the living. A famous story from the Sporades islands tells of a young girl name Arete, who lived with her mother and nine brothers. A wealthy Persian merchant who was passing by wanted to make her his wife - but the girl's mother refused to let her daughter leave her household despite the potential husband being a very good suitor. Her younger son, Constantin, then solemny promised her, if there was such a need, to go fetch himself his sister and bring her back home, wherever she was - and it was thanks to this vow that Arete's mother allowed her to leave with her husband. Years passed, and Arete never sent any news of her situation back home. Her mother hadn't forgotten her, and regretted sending her away. Even worse - a deadly epidemic stuck the island, and the nine brothers of Arete died. Their mother doubly cried - she hadn't just lost her sons, but also her daughter since Constantin now could never bring her back. However, enraged, she went to the cemetery and before Constantin's tumb she said "Constantin, I remind you of your word. Go seek your sister, and brng her back. May you never rest in your grave until you made well of your promise!" She then went back to her home, and stayed in bed for three days.

The fourth evening, a violent wind blew over the island. The door of the house opened itself brutally and Constantin appeared there, half-rotten, his clothes in tatters. He held in his arms his asleep sister - he had turned into a vrukolak, and had gone to Persia to bring her back. Afraid, the mother tried to banish the ghost, and did so by throwing a handful of salt in a jar of water saying "My son, may your curse dissolve like this salt in water. Rest n peace now." Immediately, the vrukolak left home and returned to his grave, while the mother died in the arms of her daughter.

Kallikantzaros

Also called Karakonzule, Karkantzari (Macedonia), karkansoli, kakanxholi (Albania), karakondzi (Bulgaria), karakondzuli (Serbia), karanjoloz (Croatia) and carcazol (Armenia)

The kallikantzaros (in plural, kallikantzari) is an undead that drinks the blood of humans and beasts. It is found all over the Balkans, but is most prominent and dominant in Greece. Three types of people become kallikantzari after their death: children died without being baptized, foreigners dying on local ground, or the people born between Christmas and the Epiphany. The kallikantzari appear in the shape of hairy man, with goat feet and goat ears (making them similar to the satyrs of Greek mythology). Just like these ancient beings, the kallikantzari are said to greatly love dancing, and enjoying the pleasures of the flesh with women. But a kallikantzaros can also take animal shape - turning into a horse, a dog, or a wolf. In the latter case, they are called likokantzari, a Balkanic variation of the "werewolf". The kallikantzari have a leader - the Koutsodaimonas (Kutsodaimonas), who is identical to a kallikantzaros except for the fact that he has horns, and looks wilder, savager, more demonic than the others. The koutsodaimonas protects the kallikantzari from any attacks against them, and encourages them to perform evil deeds. The only way to repel or banish this entity is by brandishing before him a burning "Christmas torch".

In the island of Lesbos, the kallikantzari are rather human-looking imps or dwarfs, with hooked nails, and pointy caps. They enter human houses between Christmas and the Epiphany - during thosefifteen days, they turn the house-upside down, break everything, make all sorts of noises, steal precious jewels, kill pigs by drinking their blood and eating their entrails - and they also collect the pigs' hair, with which they make their caps. To force these invaders to flee, one must spread ashes alongside every wall, and hang above their doors a pig's head.

[gideongrovel]

When C/astlevania N/octurne comes out later this month and im hoping somehow someway V/arney will show up alive

[burlveneer-music]

My WVUD playlist and stream, 5/13/2023

Penguin Cafe - In Re Budd (Strings Version) Quinteto Armorial - Ponteio Acutilado Carnascialia - Gamela Ligeti Quartet & Anna Meredith - Nautilus Marta & Tricky - Today Sexmob - Banacek Echoes of Zoo - Quarter Tone Starlings EABS Meets Jaudi - Sun Orchestra Gold - Gende Leagus - Hyperion (feat. Nordnorsk Jazzensemble) Octurn / Ictus - Jung, Pt. 3 Dave Lombardo - Journey of the Host Dave Okumu & The 7 Generations - My Negritude Leyla McCalla - Le Bal Est Fini Atsuko Chiba - So Much For Kendo Nagasaki - Drumbeat Micro Onions Cavern Deep - Koyaanisqatsi ¡Pendejo! - La Reina de la Ametralladora The Exorcist GBG - Kronos Morkobot - Zorgongollac Jack White - What's the Trick? Altin Gün - Rakıya Su Katamam Sunbörn - Metropolis Savana Funk - Elephant Cazayoux - Wrecking Krewe

(listen on Mixcloud)

[jtownraindancer]

Oh I love this idea; thabk you luv! My phone's at 16% but fuck it we're going for it!

(pulling these from a library with over 20k songs in it; RIP my sanity)

J ust One Yesterday- Fall Out Boy

T eeth- 5 Seconds of Summer

O verachiever- Louden Swain

W alk The Other Way- Bend Sister

N octurne (Pierce Fulton Remix)- EDEN

R adio Nowhere- Bruce Springsteen

A nother Summer Night Without You- Alexander 23

I f I Didn't Love You- Ben Abraham

N ight Drive- All American Rejects

D oki Doki Morning- BABYMETAL

A pple Pie- 2FeetBino

N ever Knew Ya- Taylor Bradshaw

C 'est La Vie- Weathers

E go- Willy William

R ebel Rebel- David Bowie

Idk if these say anything specifically about me, but hope you enjoy~

Tagging: uhhhh... You know what Imma change it up a bit~ @jac-jon @wizard-alijah @fantabulouskilljoys @hipstercanada @alientrade @mxrphy @theyellowotter @mythicallore3 @car-overlord-fagen @biggdummie @fuego1969 @thebreakfastgenie & of course any one who wants to play along ♡

PS: Made a mini playlist on youtube in case anyone's interested~

Rules: pick a song for each letter of your URL and tag that many people.

Tagged by @sailforvalinor, and thank you this looks like fun!

Remember and Proclaim (Andrew Peterson)

All I Ask of You (Jackie Evancho)

Innocence (Nathan Wagner)

Níl Sé'n Lá (Celtic Woman)

I Still Need a Savior (Billy Sprague)

No Strings (Ed Sheeran)

Take Me Back Road (Tim & the Glory Boys)

How Great is Our God (Chris Tomlin)

Everything Sad is Coming Untrue (Jason Grey)

El-Shaddai (Amy Grant)

Voice of Truth (Casting Crowns)

Endlessly (Amaranthe)

Not Alone (Red)

I'm an Open Road (Paul Brandt)

Never Leave Your Side (Sam Tinnesz)

Good to Be Alive (Skillet)

Hoo boy, can I think of sixteen people?

@griseldabanks @kraytwriter @kingofattolia @catkin-morgs @clawedandcute @nerdychristianfanboy @steampunk-archer @sergeanttomycaptain @smhalltheurlsaretaken @scribblermerlin @authortobenamedlater @stainedleather @mrtobenamedlater @mrgartist @get-loved-nerd @a-fount-of-blessings (Ignore if this is a repeat tag. Unless you want to do it again. Up to you. :)

[midnightmoonbeams]

Takobox drew this mashup artwork of an Octoling in Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne style.

June 18th, 2019

I stream on Twitch on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Splatfest Saturdays. I'd love to say hi while showing off some of my favorite video games! You can find my Twitch channel here.

[octurne]

ms 66 – 28

[passation]

ms 66 – 3

[heatobrienswife]

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[crossgartered]

I just realized that if my character dies next session then I could very easily play his mother as a backup or temporary character

[belairsilkandlinen]

𝒥ust

𝐸 very

𝒩 ever

𝒩 octurnal

𝐼 f

𝐹 antsy

𝐸 existing

𝑅 iver

🍰 ,

𝐌y

𝐀dorable

𝐃ear

𝐋aughing

𝐄ndlessly

𝐍ow

[burlveneer-music]

Octurn / Ictus - Gamelan - I’ve only just discovered the fantastic Paris-based label Onze Heures Onze - check out this meeting of a 9-piece fusion band and a 5-member percussion ensemble

recorded live at kaaitheater, brussels, on 16 april 2009, by alexandre fostier additional recordings at studio sextan, paris, in october 2011, by dré pallemaerts mixed by alexandre fostier octurn : laurent blondiau : trumpet guillaume orti : alto saxophone bo van der werf : baritone saxophone jozef dumoulin : fender rhodes fabian fiorini : piano gilbert nouno : electronics nelson veras : guitar jean-luc lehr : bass xavier rogé : drums chander sardjoe : drums ( on jung 1 ) ictus : gerrit nulens, georges-elie octors, gery cambier, miquel bernat, tom de cock : vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, thai gongs, cow bells, celesta, crotales, glockenspiel, temple blocks, tibetan bowls, tubular bells and low gongs music by bo van der werf with the help of the flemish government of belgium with the help of the spes foundation

[psi-onic]

ok so i have shit i'm supposed to be doing but i absolutely cannot stop having brainrot about the inherent pompep potential of N/octurn being able to see their dreams, like... you just know that N/octurn's enough of a little shit to place one directly in the path of the other's naughty dreams

like if y'all motherfuckers ain't gonna confess ur feelings ur gonna get found out by force lmao

[madasrabbits]

seren? :)

(s)unday shoes - lady lamb

(e)leven 11: / 11 - rob curly (my #1 breakup song absolutely timeless)

(r)ight red ankle - the decemberists

(e)pitaph - hippo campus

(n)octurn - kate bush

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[the-east-art]

Here's my girl Minikin Octurne!

https://sta.sh/01sr190q9mi0

Trying to do one of these a day