#queen calanthe

[witcherladies]

Money can't undo the Law of Surprise. Kings who've tried to outbid destiny end up on pikes.

[w-i-t-c-h-y-g-i-r-l]

when someone needs an actress to absolutely devour the role of a queen, they call her

[tiffanyachings]

hey remember tim aslam’s costume design for the witcher s1? remember how he incorporated parts of calanthe’s armour into her court attire? that was some next level costuming

[laurikarauchscat]

calanthe

7 millionth attempt at drawing Calanthe.

Still not happy. But whatever. I will just keep trying, and as we know ... she will be vanquished eventually.

.....

Btw - I decided to do something different:

I got these for my birthday recently (🤪) and because I love the person who gave them to me I am actively pretending to love them. So this entire picture and all the ones that follow will be created entirely by using these (and one, 1, red pencil) untill the box is empty. We are 2 down - 98 to go.

[ahistorart]

sun, moon, stars. the royal family of cintra for @bookcalanthedaily <3

[ormakona]

Calanthe Fiona Riannon of Cintra, known also as the "Lioness of Cintra" and "Ard Rhena" ("High Queen" in Elder Speech), was a queen of Cintra, the mother of Pavetta, and grandmother of Ciri. Her nephew, Crach an Craite, called her "Modron". She was known for her bravery and beauty.

[sparrow-in-boots]

“You have fine tastes, don’t you, córeczko?”

@cerbin-aen-feainn​ asked me for Calanthe holding baby Pavetta, and if I don’t post it then I’ll just keep fussing with it until it’s not a sketch anymore, so here we are!

The idea of Calanthe using polish terms of endearments is by @bookcalanthedaily​

[face--the--strange]

The Witcher + wolfpupy (part 2/?)

[angelellipsis-devilofdots]

this is a real quote from the witcher subreddit on a hatepost about the netflix show.

you don't like strong women? find another piece of media you fucking bastard. did you even open the books? did you play through the witcher games for more than an hour? apparently you fucking didn't

[xejune]

little request for @bookcalanthedaily of her calanthe & ciri (+ an additional tiny comic), thank you for your patience! ✨

sketches + process shot underneath the cut!

[bookcalanthedaily]

" what's that, mama? " the little princess tilted her head with curiosity. pavetta's lips curled into a soft smile as she opened up the shawl she's been weaving for her mother. " it is a present for your grandmamma. " she explained. ciri gasped loudy. " a present! do i get one too? " she asked, and her mother only put her hand tenderly on her little head. " no, my sweet. it is grandmamma's special occasion. " she said. ciri puffed out her cheeks. " what ocassion? " a soft chuckle like gentle chimes on the wind left the crown princess. " it is mother's day, ciri. "

mother's day.... ciri thought about it for a second or two, and then realized. her mama was mother too. her mother. and if mama was making a gift for grandmamma, then should she not make one for her in turn?

with sudden surge of energy, she ran out of the room without a word.

***

" grandpapa!! " the little princess ran into the stables with a shriek, unable to stop her run she collided with the king's legs with a quiet 'umpf'. small arms wrapping around his thighs as she looked up at the bushy beard. " it's mother's day!! " she exclaimed.

eist laughed, nodding his head. leaning down to pick up the little rascal, so they could be on the same eye level as they spoke. " aye, so it is. " he agreed. ciri's cheeks filled up with air once more, turning pink.

" i have no gift for mama. " she whined with complaint. an exagarrated gasp entering the skelliger's lungs. " oh no! whatever shall we do? " he asked. willing to give the earth, the heaven and the sea to the little girl in his arms.

" take me to the beach! " she demanded. without question, the king mounted his horse, sitting the princess safely in front of him. always happy to go along with whatever the little she-devil made up in her mind.

***

" happy mother's day, mama. " pavetta said, shyly presenting the hand-woven shawl of emerald green to the queen. calanthe smiled, pulling her daughter close, red lips pressed to her forehead as she accepted the silken fabric. brushing her fingers against it. " oh, thank you, my dear. this is most thoughtful. " she said, pavetta fidgeting softly with her hair, but happy, clearly. pleased with herself.

the moment was nearly ruined, as cirilla, sand in her hair, clinging to her dress and hands, ran into the solar. " mama!! " she yelled. the scream startling the crown princess slightly, and she turned to face her daughter. " what happened? did you fall? " she asked with concern, but there was no tears, only a self-satisfied grin on the five year old's face.

" for you! for mother's day! " she said, producing the biggest, most colorful conchshell she could find. pavetta, stunned by the gesture, accepted the gift with gentle hands.

[silverflameataraxia]

From not caring to all this in one episode is pretty great 🥰

[ultimatemilvesbracket]

TESTIMONIALS

"no one is doing it like her: literally the worst mother in the entire series, and will never change. fucked her twin brother next to their son's corpse. emulates her father's politics and doesn't realize he's the rot plaguing the country and her family both lol. played by LENA HEADEY. in the books, she also hired a guy who looked like her middle school crush and he stole her entire fleet, and sent everyone who mildly inconvenienced her to the Frankenstein Dungeon. she's even bisexual"

"that time she walked into her own party 15 minutes late covered in blood and downed a flagon of ale? heLLO???"

[0dde11eth]

Alternate universe where geralt hears that babies bring good luck.

He borrows baby ciri for one glorious summer and DOMINATES at every gwent tournament across the continent

He even tries to bring her to kaer morhen so he steal win all his brothers rare cards

Unfortunately calanthe and pavetta draw the line at him hauling their baby up a mountai.

[laurikarauchscat]

Strength at Origin

Even on days she feels like a fish out of water -

She never walks alone

[chaosandorder46]

For @daerienn who once blogged that Tissaia and Calanthe needed to have sex in a church. The idea STUCK in my head...took me a while to write it though.