#realm of ancestors

[padawan-historian]

“If you live in an oppressive society, you've got to be resilient. You can't let each little thing crush you. You have take every encounter and make yourself larger, rather than allow yourself to be diminished by it.”

~ James Earl Jones (1931-2024)

[charlotte-family-apologist]

I am Desperate to hear more of your mk worldbuilding headcanons (also, your art is stunning)

Aaaa thank you 💕 Don’t worry I got you

Zaterrans are modern human’s missing ancestor.

Male Osh-Tekk are teal while females are brown. They also have feathers instead of hair with bird hands and feet.

Edenia has a huge veiling culture.

The Kollector was the one who brought Sento to Outworld, Shang Tsung purchased it from him.

Khao is made entirely of islands completely disconnected from each other (ex. desert island right next to a swamp island). On the other hand Seido is one large continent with little biodiversity.

Omegis is the baba yaga.

Cyromancers naturally have fast heartbeats because their heart is trying to compensate for how cold their bodies are.

Most folklore creatures come from races and animals from different realms accidentally crossing a rift.

There aren’t many coastal settlements in Outworld because the merging of realms always causes flooding.

[lionheartapothecaryx]

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[hometoursandotherstuff]

[amy---pearson]

Baking bread and growing flowers and drinking tea while watching the sun set in the woods while becoming local folklore is a dream to come true

[howtodrawyourdragon]

Viking Ancestor

Summary: Written for July Break Flash Bingo 2024. Set after The Nine Realms. Tom can’t help the anxiety he feels. He’s just showing him the guest bedroom of the house. There’s no reason why he should be this nervous, none whatsoever.

Well, none if one were to discount the fact that he’s literally standing next to his Viking ancestor, Hiccup Haddock, himself.

Warnings: /

Rating: General

Prompt: Location: Guest Room

Words: 1 116

Fandom: How to Train Your Dragon

Characters: Hiccup, Tom

Pairing: /

Author's Notes: Idk, I just really wanted to write a fic like this before. I think it would be really fun to have Hiccup and Tom interact. The boy was basically trying to make a thousand year old dead guy proud.

Enjoy!

The card is below the Keep Reading

[graniteknight]

The knights have just entered ninjago?!?

[ebonyseuphoriatarot]

[blueiight]

Weird question to ask but how insane is lestat for Louis? I never read the books I only watched the show so I don't know if it different in the novels

i'd say lestat is deeply in love with louis and is just as insane about him as vice versa. in the book interview we’re mainly exposed to louis’s limited pov, with none of claudia’s diaries supplementing or anything else that we saw in the show. so we see lestat , armand + claudia solely thru his eyes. lestat in the first book manages to find beauty in louis's most banal, cruel self, toying on the qualities in him that already existed, and we learn in the later chronicles lestat had such an adoring perspective on louis in these moments (+ onward in the later story).

i think the show does a good job of preserving the beats of their early dynamic, with the opera singer serving as a subsitute for the dead sex worker lestat killed here, with lestat begging for louis to realize he is a killer too. 👇🏾

and the show does a good job of working with the romance. i’ve talked before or alluded to how in the second cour of interview book louis was haunted by lestat’s specter because of what he didnt know about lestat (especially considering he knew far less of lestat then), regretting the answers he never gave or received in their relationship& also longing for the familiarity of lestat in the face of such an unfamiliar environment. but lestat in his quest for fame in the vampire lestat, is also in part motivated by the urge to respond to what louis said in the in universe iwtv, and to reunite with louis.. just alone u can see how loving lestat is in his thought of louis, almost prideful in louis breaking the rules as he did too, and his recollection of it all, that in his violation of marius’s teachings, he managed to create this unholy family with a man he loved so passionately.

lestat describes gabrielle and louis as his “two greatest loves” in n qotd, and in tobt this 👇🏾is how he recalls his pov in when he first fell /thought of the louis he met in interview.

im mainly setting u up w references to the first four or so odd books bc u seem to have very little if any reference of them so far. but a lot of other things happen, louis is part of lestat’s motivation to escape damnation in mtd, when louis attempts suicide in merrick 2000, lestat ends up giving louis his 2x superpowered blood[ qotd+mtd stimmy packages ] to save louis’s life.. long story short lestat is just as crazy about louis as louis is about him, they express that in different ways bc theyre different characters. lestat may have had his good bit of paramours thru the chronicles, but ultimately lestat will always find louis again in a sordid romance, and/or louis will find his way back into lestat’s life + watch pulpy dramatic romance movies with him together. so i guess id say the show isnt that different so far from the wider chronicles in how lxl relationship go outside of actual sex but we dont have show!lestat’s pov exactly yet for fans who do not know the book/s. i hope this helped ^^

[bleakbluejay]

new oc. i don't have a real name for her yet.

she's nicknamed the "Spider Hag". she's the warden of a supposedly haunted forest. "wardens" are high lords of historic families tasked with protecting regions of the realm. people think her forest is haunted because she has filled the place with an intricate web of traps -- snares, pits, nets, and so on -- to keep poachers and trespassers from passing through the forest, making it seem like those with ill intent never come back from the forest. most who see her see only her dark silhouette in the gloom of trees, and mistake the flaps of her coif for horns, and her dark cloak as shadow wrapping her up. they spread rumors that she is a witch or a demon that guards the forest. those that have met her know she is very kindly. she's polite, generous, gentle. she has a strong relationship with the local villagers, who maintain her reputation as a demon, and she provides them with high quality game and forage in return. as kindly as she is, though, there's something... off... about her. the way her wide, pale eyes scan a room, look right through you, track your every move. the way she lingers in the treeline and watches you as you pass through her woods. the way her soft, polite smiles never quite reach her eyes.

[sleepyorchidmonster]

Ok but what if Silver's ancestors are still around?

What if they abandoned their mortal shell and now live in the realm of dreams?

What if they orchestrated the Overblots, in an attempt to destroy the Draconia bloodline for good?

By "orchestrate", I mean they might have used their power over dreams to create nighmares/negative energy so as to increase blot and trigger the state?

If that's the case, I don't know how they managed to miss the overblot victim 6 TIMES before getting to Malleus... Maybe they're targeting Yuu's general vicinity, since they live in Ramshakle and are friends with the Prince, being a much easier prey than a literal fae...

Hopefully I'm wrong, but if they ARE in the realm of dreams, then we're not the only dream walkers in chapter 7.

[bonefall]

I can see Firestar attempting to channel a Skyclan Ancestor while trying to rebuild Skyclan and accidentally getting Skystar, and both him and Brokenstar are like: "Wow, this guy's a major dick. I'd rather be stuck listening to anyone else. ANYONE."

Brokenstar: "We CANNOT allow the warriors to act so outrageously, being so close to twolegs is a sign of weakness and a violation of the code, these 'day light warriors' have to be chased out like any outsider! Your softness will be the downfall of--"

Firestar: "Fine, I'm ringing an ancestor so they can tell you how stupid and shortsighted you're being"

Skystar: "YOUR SOFTNESS WILL BE THE DOWNFALL OF--"

Brokenstar: *Cancels the ritual completely* "If he agrees then I change my mind, but only a little, because that doesn't mean you win, it means I LET you be correct."

[ladyrijus]

Okay, so I know the Twilight Princess manga is not considered canon, but there is one aspect of the comic that I find very interesting for Princess Zelda's characterization.

In the manga, she's the reincarnation of Ocarina of Time Zelda from the adult timeline where Link defeated Ganondorf at the age of 19, and then was sent back to the past to warn everyone about the Gerudo King. But Twilight Princess Zelda, despite being this reincarnation, lives in the child timeline.

So far, so good?

If you're confused and trying to track how exactly Twilight Princess Zelda is reincarnated from Ocarina of Time Zelda from the adult era despite being from an entirely different timeline, I vaguely recall that the manga says the Triforce of Wisdom allows Twilight Princess Zelda to remember her previous life. With that in mind, we can assume Triforce of Wisdom transcends time due to the virtue of wisdom being existent in past, present, and future.

Anyways, as I was saying. So Twilight Princess Zelda's past life is Ocarina of Time Princess Zelda from the adult timeline and she gains her past memories, thus synthesizing two Zeldas into one. For that reason, I'm going to refer to her as Twilight Princess / Ocarina of Time Adult timeline Zelda.

Now I don't know how far into the story Twilight Princess / Ocarina of Time Adult timeline Zelda remembers. But I can't stop thinking about how once she does, she is now primed for the realization that her child self (Ocarina of Time Zelda from the child timeline) fucked up. Even after learning what she could from an experienced Link, she fucked up so bad that she turned out to be in part, if not fully, responsible for the mass genocide/exodus of the Gerudo people.

And sure, we can argue that's not technically Twilight Princess / Ocarina of Time Adult timeline Zelda, because she never did that. Link had not yet fought Ganondorf to tell her what could happen, and she didn't possess the political influence to stop Ganondorf alone because she was still a child no adult felt like taking seriously.

But it was for that exact reason why she sent Link back. Notwithstanding the guilt she felt for stripping away Link's childhood innocence, she desperately desired to pass the wisdom she shared with Link in her adult years to her past self (the child timeline Ocarina of Time Zelda) so that she could have stopped Ganondorf from laying hand on the Triforce and trying to take over Hyrule under better circumstances.

But that's the fucked up part, isn't it? In the timeline Twilight Princess Zelda / Ocarina of Time Adult timeline Zelda is now living in, the child timeline, Ocarina of Time Zelda tried.

And she still failed.

[kaerinio]

this is my reminder to write a thing about the dragon skulls in the red keep and what dany's gonna do with them when she takes the throne. spoiler alert . . . those skulls are going to dragonstone, where she believes they should have been in the first place.

[crimes-against-creativity]

You tap the blackboard, not with a wand though, those tacky sticks. Nearly all teachers used their wands or staffs to help keep student's attention, but your chalk did the job fine. The students all kept their focus on the words "Bastards Class" in fancy letters, some look confused, some look annoyed, a few look like they just kind of don't want to be here, you don't blame them, only one raises a wand to ask a question.

"Yes?" You point to her, chucking the white chalk back in the box, and taking a red one this time.

"W-why are we here?" She stuttered in seeming confusion, not any of the sass those words normally came with.

"Well, you woke up, took the tra-" You began to ramble, and would continue if she didn't interrupt.

"I mean like, why do we need to take this class? All of us?" She clarifies, her wand going back down, it had a redwood body and a depleted uranium tip, either she was taking a Destruction & Purging course or had the magic for it.

"Yeah, she's right, mate here isn't even close to my course? Why are we both here?" Another one, likely from the north, judging by the accent, spat out, a bit more exasperated, pointing to the first girl, their fingers covered in a sort of knuckle duster, spiked, made of iron, likely from Exorcism course, with a customized focus.

You still had the chalk in your hand, looked at the two, it wasn't the best start you've had, but it wasn't the worst. You took a good look at the two, atleast they paid attention. You wrote the usual "example" you liked to use to clarify that years old question.

"May I have your name?" You said the words aloud, before turning to the two. "Both of you, preferably" You added, as you pointed at them again, it was part of the process.

"Mary Hawks, why the question?" The girl answered first, her nose flared a bit, clearly not seeing what that had to do with anything.

"I'm Rayleigh Whaler, mate" The second one said with little reservation, they looked like it was a fact of reality, which may as well be, you can't tell.

Too easy as always. With a sigh, you tap the blackboard, and with a glow of the red dust, faint, but noticeable, you now find yourself holding two marbles between the fingers of your other hand. As you clean the awful chalk dust from your left hand, it reveals that the green on the tip of your fingers was not just chalk, that mixed with yellow nails and eyes were, to anyone who took your class, a faeblood. The two seemed to notice something off with themselves.

"In simple words, you are here so people like me won't trick you two out of your names ever again." You admitted, holding the marbles with care, you knew if they broke, it wasn't a good thing to look at. The two seemed to try to "get it", but when they finally seemed to notice that their focuses seemed too light, as in, dead, they seemed to get it.

"Cause if they do, no more magic for you, and in a scuffle between a magic-less mage and a faeblood, the faeblood wins" You followed, as you threw the marbles at the respective owners, it was easy to guess, the warm, tingly and heavier orb was from Mary, Rayleigh had the one that seemed to give your finger pins and needles, both chucked right at their foreheads, as soon as it entered contact, they were undone, leaving only a faint smell of melted mozzarella.

"Oh, I get. Bastard's class, you forgot the apostrophe…" The Whaler mumbled as they rubbed their forehead, where the marble had gotten back to them, a dimpled and giddy smile coming to their face. Mary seemed to have that glow in her eyes you'd only see when a child discovers where the cookie jar is hidden, her tooth window clear in a dumb smile. Seemed you've found their attention, alongside the rest of the class, for now at least.

You turn back to the board, the chalk clacking on it. "That's just a demonstration, if you ever get face to face with a faeblood, they'll be sneaky about it, and that's besides other types of non-magical bastards." You explain over your shoulder, as you finish writing your 'name', tapping at it with green chalk, 'J. Doe', it read. "You may call me Teacher Doe, and in my class, you'll be learning every manner of cheat, dastard action and dirty trick… only to defend yourselves from it, of course!" You hastily clarified mid phrase, you have got to keep that tenure.

"I had heard you had no magic. Seems the rumors were wrong." Another student chimes in, with an uppity face and nose of someone who will either change the world, for better or worse, or just wash out in seven years tops, a fancy tome resting at his desk, thick, clearly from upper caste, the surname "Godbane" on it.

You smile for the first time, it was normal for someone to assume what you used was some sort of magic, it was unusual after all. "No, no, I really don't." You clarify to him as you gestured a dismissal. "A folk just got to have their tricks." You admit.

"Now, shall we begin?" You ask the now, awfully interessed class.

You teach at a magic school, but you do not teach any magic. In fact, you are not even a mage. Yet your classes are among the few that every student has to take, no matter what kind of magic they are studying.

[optimalmastery]

Samhain Tarot Spread: Divination for Transformation

Print ShareCopied to clipboard Facebook Pinterest X Jump to Spread As the days darken and the cold sets in, Samhain marks the Wheel of the Year turning. The veil between the worlds of the living and the dead thins, making it easier to communicate with unseen realms. Traditionally celebrated October 31st – November 2nd (in the Northern Hemisphere), Samhain is a time of endings and…