#old vanguard

[the-posh-life]

[orphetoon]

aichi sendou you will always be famous to me

[echosong971]

Tangled Up In You

[rkdvanguard]

[khainovo]

twitter trend w/ aichi

[mitiafrapp]

Tempus Atsume

[topaz-mutiny]

I feel like every time I hear "Bells Hells broke their word", there's this omission or forgetfulness (and I get it; this campaign feels like it took forever and it's easy to tune out conversations that feel circular and unending) that Bells Hells knows that if the Raven Queen and the Arch Heart were forced to comply by the rest of their family, the Divine Gate would be rent asunder and there would be a second Calamity in order to wrench things back to the status quo – that being the gods are all safe and protected and no one knows about Predathos.

The only reason it didn't happen already was the gods had hope Bells Hells would kill Ludinus (which they did); if Ludinus had defeated Bells Hells then the Gods would have immediately busted down the Gate and commit another Calamity in order to stop him... but the Raven Queen and the Arch Heart made it sound like the Second Calamity would happen regardless of who won, and all because the knowledge of Predathos the GodEater, their most feared predator, was out there.

But, Ludinus disseminated that information across all of Exandria, and there's been information exchange between Ruidians and Exandrians. The only way to take that information back would be to kill all the Ruidians AND kill every single Exandrian, just to be sure. Wipe the slate clean. Start over. Destroy every magical and non-magical record, including the people.

There would be no bargaining with the gods without Predathos, for they are too strong and would have no reason to listen. Any parley of "can you Gods leave forever, or can we leave the Hallowed Cage alone or have Vasselheim turn Kreviris into a military-religious controlled state colony" (that's a Bad Thing) would be met with "or we just kill the entire planet and moon so the information is guaranteed to be lost and there can be no more attempts at freeing Predathos". The Prime Dieties would grumble about it, but they would still go through with eradicating the mortals they love because they prioritize themselves and their Betrayer siblings more than mortals. We have proof of that.

I feel like the Gods broke the social contract first. If we want to point fingers at someone breaking their word, they should be included as well.

[bloodysticktape]

Drum Corps Stamps I made since the internet lacks them. (Free to use)

[guildtree]

Gray-haired, all of five feet tall, and in her mid-50s, Rhea Ingull isn't what most people expect of an Ebon Vanguard warrior, especially in plainclothes and with her scars covered by a mesmer illusion. It's an open secret that she's the bastard daughter of the head of House Ingull, one of Ebonhawke's most influential noble families, who left home and joined the Vanguard when the birth of her legitimate half-brother meant she'd never see a scrap of inheritance. In her youth she was a metaphorical as well as literal firebrand, who won renown by killing the old Ash Legion imperator in a gambit so risky it could accurately be called a suicide mission. She lost an eye and gained a streak of white hair thanks to Malice Swordshadow, a tribune at the time, but came out alive and with the new nickname of the Badger thanks to her stocky build and sheer determination. It's the Old Badger now, much to her chagrin, and her reputation has shifted to that of a brutally intelligent and ruthless tactician. She likely saved Ebonhawke multiple times in the decade of so before the peace treaty, simply by out-thinking Bangar's brutal offensives and being willing to do whatever was needed for the sake of her city. After losing her lower right leg, she has officially retired, but that hasn't stopped Commander Samuelsson from bringing her in for "unofficial counseling," and Ebonhawke understands that should the city be under siege again, she'll be there drafting the war plans.

This decorated and brutal military history is balanced by a shockingly maternal outside life. Unable or unwilling to have biological children, Rhea has instead adopted a veritable menagerie of kids - a norn she found on the streets, Loretta, a runaway sylvari daughter, and an abandoned asura son. She loves all her children dearly and raised them kindly, even if they did learn basic combat techniques alongside their ABCs. Most strangers who meet her outside of the military think of her as a kind old lady - those in the know see her as the embodiment of the warrior-poet: speaking several languages, possessed of a great knowledge of literature and music thanks to her noble upbringing, and sometimes a little too wrapped up in the philosophy around war and death. She keeps herself sharp and presentable at all times, and whether it's navigating high society as a captain or cursing out new recruits as a drill sergeant, she always carries herself with intention. She was married once, before her husband succumbed to alcoholism, and now she lives with her younger children and the one living member of her old squad, Captain Phillips. History will remember the two of them as brothers in arms, or very good friends.

Rhea also had one other adopted child a long time ago, Laurel, who went missing in action and is now presumed dead. Whether her first daughter's death was her own fault depends on how you see it, and maybe more importantly, who you ask.

[somewhatsentientspellbook]

ludinus scrying on bells hells, realising 80% of his 1000-year-long plan was pointless:

[that-cryptic-kay]

Rubber Hose Style

[the-posh-life]

[wackachewbacca]

Marisha asking “is the dirt wizard here?” even though it’s been maybe a decade since the end of the Mighty Nein just goes to show Caleb will never outrun or live down his reputation of being a complete and dirty magic mess of a man

[echosong971]

old sketch/drawing wips i thought i'd post cause heaven knows when i'll actually finish these ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

[midorikawawas]

It's already the 31st in Japan so Happy birthday to the best deuteragonist!!

[knightofspades]

Happy birthday, Am!

me and this 14 year old girl have beef bc of what she did to shion but i'm choosing to ignore that for now .... she gets a pass for pride month