#rovan

[undyingmedium]

Who is Anika's patron? What are they like? What is their relationship like?

Straight to the point, are you not? There's sooo much to discuss about the Deep One~

His appearance might be nightmarish to those who ignore his presence, but Anika grew up with him by her side, so she's more than used to the shadow tendrils spreading their reach on occasion, and the alien cracked skull that is his mask. It doesn't resemble any known living creature, and the shape of the mandible doesn't seem to match the one of its cranium at all, nor it seems able to move other than little tilts. And yet, his voice is deep and clear, collected and somewhat stern when he speaks, only to be cracked with sincere affection towards Anika when the fatherly attitude takes over the entity.

But who is he, really? Anika was promised an explaination in her youth when the time would be right; but the pressing investigations of a marine ally of her former party forced a complicated truth out, risking the wrath of the angels of Drana, the goddess of Light and first of the Erasian pantheon, who so strongly fought to banish him from existence centuries prior.

The water genasi known as Mikatosh, cleric of Rovan, now lies petrified at the bottom of a lake close to the city of Bazel, in Derum. He sealed a promise with the Deep One, Anika, and Eksirias, a powerful Seer that watches over Maera with the strongest forces of the continent: when the knowledge he gathered is safe to have, the Patron and his daughter will personally find him again to undo the curse and give him back his humanity, so that everyone can safely continue their lives on. Of course, such secrets were shared with Anika in hopes that she could become aware of the reality she was involved in: a special protection was applied to her instead, so that she could carry the secrets without being detected by the divine, and without losing her chance at fulfilling the pact she still strongly believes in. Besides, it doesn't matter who the Deep One used to be in his past life to her - not to the extent of turning her back on him and stand against him despite his real identity. She is still very much convinced of wanting her father in the physical world, enough to give part of her divine blood and her wings up to the cause during a special ritual which involved more than 30 people.

Today, she can proudly summon a tangible version of the phantom by her side, and fighting together has deepened their bond even further. (Summoner class of Pathfinder 2e was the best replacement for the Warlock, keeping the lore intact and developing it so delightfully~)

More fun facts:

~ At the beginning of their journey, when Anika was still a teen, she went through a phase of rebellion towards the Deep One because of the feeling of being just used. On multiple occasions, however, the Deep One proved his strong bond by putting himself inbetween her and danger: while it might have been a matter of interest over all in early times, he certainly proved his attachment when he and Eksirias saved her from insanity after being forced through a ceremony by an unknown cult praising Void, chaos and destruction. She has been calling him father since, and Eksirias a mother, despite her relationship with her is far less developed than the one with him.

~ While her duties tripled in depth, Anika often finds time to chat with the Deep One about matters of all kind, also personal ones now that she's allowed to discuss his past and condition. Her curiosity and thirst for knowledge have known little boundaries so far, and he's been happy to indulge ever since.

There is much more about him to uncover, but I'll leave you to find the details out one by one. Ask the right questions, dear Anon; pry into forbidden matters at your own risk, but don't leave any ask unanswered~

[theskyehealers]

Abelie knew.

It was love.

She vowed never to return to Hillside, but now, as her sister Alynne and brother in law Jezyk planned, the missive in Nathaniel's hand offered a chance for reconciliation. A family reunion in The Stony Hills & Oxbow Lakes.

Abelie still didn't know if she wanted that. She was thriving with Lily by her side, and now Nathaniel.

Love and romance in Rovan had her content, and now family was calling.

[importantdestinydefendor]

TACIT propaganda spam post!

This is going to be more propaganda for TACIT using screenshots I took. Mainly Bevrian and Ruby (I just lllooovveee their dynamic!) but other characters will appear as well!

The beautiful:

The silly:

The in-between:

Ruby, my baby! She is so happy here! (She is holding chocolate. Same, Ruby, same)

[rainebowevee]

[echoingkarma]

Tacit - Trust

Reblogs are appreciated!

Pre-playing with lighting!! Drawing their hair was fun :D Pretty proud of this one honestly

[casadegiordano]

Temptation was so real on Rachele's island... while he had spotted the testa rossa first, the statuesque Abelie, it was Lily Davenport that he found himself focusing on... and focus he did, even if Lily played aloof.

[ladyelainehilfur]

So this new chapter of Tacit, amirite 🥹

Edit: UMMM WHAT THE FRICK????? THIS BETTER BE A JOKE !

[celticsalternia]

“Happy Quadrants’ Day, sweethearts! Don’t get too crazy now.” 

The tealblood celebrity sits upon his little stage, casually leaning back to address his crowd of adoring fans. 

“If you stay a little after the show, I’ll be doing autograph signings... you might even get a kiss, if you’re patient.” 

happy valentines’ day to the fantroll community!! 

[cheekedupwhiteboy]

the way i turned my phone to show this post and my wife recognized and could name this doll on sight

[galehowl]

Doodle from some days ago that was the result of an earlier silly conversation about whether or not Illithids can become were-something, which later devolved into "but what if one is bitten by a werewolf?", so I had to draw my astromancer Rovan as one just for fun lol

[branches-and-thorns]

Realised I’d never drawn any of the Otherworld adults before. Decided to draw a few of them, though there’s several that aren’t in this!

Alt versions and lore under the cut. Fair warning, lore’s off the rails.

So starting on the far left we got Guinevere ‘Gwen’ Daniau (she/her), an alien hybrid with the ability to summon and control lightning who was previously part of an anti-hybrid task force. After it was dismantled, she’s raising a teenager with her girlfriend, both of who are hybrids, and trying to atone for what she did when she was on the force.

Over on the far right is Marcus Asher (he/him), a PI with the ability to see the past of objects he touches. After escaping and destroying the facility he and his siblings grew up in, the trio intended to stay away from further trouble. That didn’t end up happening, as the dimensional cracks threw them right back into turmoil.

Next to Gwen is assassin Deliah Moringbloom (he/she/they) third of the Moringbloom children and current heir to the business. After his father’s death, Deliah is busy with both the family business and the otherworld business, but she’s never been happier. Specialising in poisons, Deliah spends what spare time they have inventing, and is responsible for the Moringblooms’ infamous darts.

Next to Marcus is Kiki Rovan (she/her), a bodyguard for the Moringbloom heiress that found herself rising to become the most important member of the syndicate that isn’t in the founding family. No-nonsense and quick to react, Kiki spends most of her time nowadays running the day-to-day operations of the empire, while her boss focuses on the otherworld operations.

And last but certainly not least, in the centre is Artemis Moringbloom (she/her), the current head of the Moringbloom syndicate. Haunted and emboldened by her father’s murder, Artemis threw herself into managing the interdimensional mess she’d found herself in. While she finds herself clashing with her new allies due to her background, she doesn’t plan to go anywhere anytime soon.

[artsy-xavier]

I couldn’t help myself with these pieces. (Storm belongs to @lind-artist-work and Klaro belongs to @the-tigrou I highly suggest checking out their artworks they are amazing)

Blaze is that one Teenager that shows how Little he cares about, like a random Na’vi clan member of the Ash People blaze sides and lives with (In the villain AU of Blaze, Varang found him not too far from the clan’s borders and took him in, I’ll shed more like about this topic sometime later).

Storm for example told Blaze who was close by to talk about something specifically between her and Rovan—the person who is her teacher for the ash people, but Blaze had very little interest and like a rude 13 year old he is, shows it along with how much he cares so little.

When someone like Klaro accidentally crosses paths with Blaze, it would usually be their last or they survive the sadistic pyromaniac 13 year old. But Klaro was very unlucky to have not only Blaze, but also Varang being the one spectator and audience to Blaze’s work torching and literally flambé roasting any human or Na’vi from a random clan that intervenes with blaze and suffers their fatal consequence.

[theskyehealers]

Abelie had been close to all her siblings, loving Aviva's gentle ways, Alynne's protective nature, Alden's stoic yet knowledgeable actions, but it was Arendt she missed most.

They had been raised almost like twins, always wandering about together, sharing their happiness with other residents of Hillside, but especially the kitchens, where the cooks were very familiar with the raven-haired boy and titian-haired girl .

She laughed gently at the memory, of those puffy little pastries she loved so much and just couldn't match with her own baking.

She missed being a little child with Arendt, but Rovan was home for now, and she would make the best of it.

[importantdestinydefendor]

I rarely post anything else other then Arslan Senki on this blog and only mention other manga/media here and there but I have never talked about my favourit manhwa of all time!

And I really need other people to read and talk with me about it because nobody I know irl have read it and it is not really popular so there isn't much discours online (╥﹏╥).

The manhwa I am talking about is:

If you like stories in an post-apocalyptic world and zombies - this is for you. The manhwa conclued last year with 85 chapters and three seasons, was drawn by Kim Dazzi (also on Instagram if you want to see more bonus art) and published via Webtoon.

Summary from Bato:

In the near future, the world is a desolate place occupied by the undead. Strange crystals emit a deadly zombie virus as the last remnants of humanity struggle to avoid infection and survive. Despite all this, life is relatively peaceful for young Ruby, who lives in the Amina Safe Zone with her father and a small band of other survivors. All of this changes when Ruby encounters Arvan, a white-haired young man with pale skin and no heartbeat. This meeting sets off a series of events that force Ruby and her father to embark on a journey to discover the truth.

My propaganda:

The art is gergoues - especially the backgrounds. The designs are immaculate and the snowy landscape contrast so well with the pop of colours from the crystals. Said environment also fits the story like a glove. It gives it this airy and cold mystery feeling. Now to the story. It isn't something we haven't seen before but it still feels so fresh not only due to the cold environment (I am sorry...) but because of the characters! The youngest in the cast is Ruby, who is fifteen. The rest of the characters are between late thirties to early fourties. The oldest is 65 years old! And she acts like a teenager so do be warned if you do not like that. I did not inclued Arvan as there is not a lot we know about him but I guess he is around Rubys age. The relationships between the characters are so versatile! Like Ruby does not behave the same in front Rovan as she does with her dad (extreme case) or with another older father-like figure like Pasco. Same goes for her father, bevrian. He treats Ruby and Arvan slightly different. He also interactes with other adult characters differently in context of their situations! Like, he treats everyone with kindness but there is still a difference if they are or were from the Amina safe zone or from outside that.

(I am very bad at this propaganda, me thinks lol)

Only points off are that it ends so abruptly and that there were so many things that still could have been explored. For example the lifes of the adults in the Amina safe zone before the apocolyps or during. The (full) story on why Rovan got banished. More on Arvan and his backstory. But the manhwa is just too short to have told all these stories and Kim Dazzi was the only one working on the manhwa (it is their debute manhwa after all) so there wasn't much they could do.

Art propaganda:

(One of my all time favourit panels of the manhwa (⸝⸝ ♡﹏♡⸝⸝). And there are a lot of those lol)

Another thing I noticed while writing this is why I like Albrecht von Nürnberg from A Stepmother's Märchen so much. It is because he and Bevrian (Rubys dad) look very similar and Bevrian is my favourit in Tacit.

Like, do you see this??? @stepmarchen @tired-reader-writer I am not the only one, right?? I'm not going of the rails??

Oh, dilfs who have brown hair, blue eyes and a mustache, save me! (The only thing Albrecht could learn from Bevrian is how to be a better dad lol)

And also this pic of Bevrian is so- *swoons*

PLEASE, SOMEBODY READ THIS AND YAP TO ME ABOUT IT! I NEED SOMEBODY TO TALK ABOUT THIS TO OR ELSE I'M GONNA EXPLODE T-T

[rainebowevee]

[theheartofrovan]

Umberto made it to Rovan’s Palace in Evander finally. He had tried his best to return as soon as he heard Clarissa was in residence. He had not seen her since the wedding of Balveer and Sky. She was likely to be displeased for waiting so long but hopefully his sisters had made her welcome. His work in Concordia on new Aquaducts had been delay after delay and in spite of his impatience to return he was needed where he was to fine line the details. He went directly to his rooms to get cleaned up but only after first sending an invite to Clarissa to please have dinner with him that evening that he had just returned…